I turned reality into a romantic comedy

It seemed he thought Chen Junqian knew about the machines in the workshop because of Chen Jun. Feeling that it was indeed a valid reason, Chen Junqian didn't refute it, nodded, and then closed the car door.

Chen Junqian initially wanted to sit alone in the front passenger seat, but Gu Lingguo looked like she was about to break at any moment, so after thinking about it, he followed her into the back seat and was then sandwiched between two girls on his left and right.

From just a fleeting glimpse in the ward, Xu Youwei had already sensed an unusual atmosphere in Gu Lingguo's home, which made her mood unconsciously drop. Gu Lingguo was also not in the mood to talk. The two of them sat there and leaned their heads together, looking rather symmetrical.

Xu Youwei's home was closest to the hospital, so she got off the bus first, planning to talk to Chen Junqian about today's events at school tomorrow.

Then came Gu Lingguo. Considering that his family hadn't officially moved yet, they were temporarily taken back to their hometown. But before he got out of the car, the other person quietly asked him one more question:

"After I get back... can I call my brother on QQ?"

"Of course, if you have trouble sleeping."

With her parents not home, Gu Lingguo could indeed use the home computer. Being home alone so late at night would be a bit scary, and with what happened today, Chen Junqian was quite understanding.

After Chen Junqian returned home, washed up, and lay down on the bed, Gu Linguo called him on QQ. Unlike Zhu Wenjun, who was always worried about waking her grandmother and would subconsciously keep her voice down, Gu Linguo, who was also home alone at the moment, spoke much louder.

However, it was limited to that very first address, because after saying "brother," she seemed to run out of things to say, just breathing in and out repeatedly on the other end of the phone.

So Chen Junqian decided to put aside today's matters for the time being and talk to her about other things that she was more interested in in order to distract her.

"It's already September before we know it, and the new October anime season is about to start. Is there anything Lin Guo particularly wants to watch?"

"...I'm very interested in the setting of the original anime that my brother translated the PV (trailer) for."

"The original anime I translated for the PV? Oh, Lin Guo should be referring to Psycho-Pass, right? It's mainly because the original story concept and script were written by Gen Urobuchi, so I was particularly interested in it. After all, I still remember the plot of Madoka Magica."

"Hmm, I think the currently revealed setting is very interesting. In the future, an artificial intelligence system will be used to detect people's crime scores, and people who exceed a certain score will be directly identified as potential criminals or current criminals... It's a science fiction setting that is very suitable for developing a story, but it is simply impossible to implement in reality."

It was probably around this time that Chen Junqian understood why the system had not officially included Gu Lingguo as the female lead in the romantic comedy until now.

"What Lin Guo is trying to say is that a person's mental state cannot be roughly judged by numbers, right? Because even the same person's thoughts and feelings will change from moment to moment."

Gu Linguo himself is the most prominent example.

Even without seeing the system's assessment, Chen Junqian could tell that the other person's adaptability to romantic comedy was likely to be a rollercoaster ride, which was the key reason why she hadn't been included yet.

"Yes, it is like that."

Gu Lingguo, sitting in front of the computer, was curled up in the chair with her legs drawn up to her chest, the screen emitting a cold, eerie blue light.

Pitiful.

She suddenly felt sorry for her father, who had almost lost his life that night, but also for her mother. She realized that no adult living in this world was without pitifulness.

But she didn't feel sorry for herself.

At least that's the case for now.

Everything before my eyes has lost its history and names; the whole world is left with only the other person's words and some vague tenderness.

The girl, alone at home, secretly gave herself to the other person without his knowledge. She sat there measuring her own psychology. In reality, there is no Silabi system that can quantify all human psychology and personality, but the romantic comedy system in Chen Junqian's mind is still tracking and reporting in real time. The elusive data has become unusually stable.

The bad news is that they all stabilized at the lowest point, D.

That is, the worst personality traits, the most unpleasant remarks, and actions that are most inconsistent with the worldview of romantic comedies...

Therefore, the system is still unwilling to officially record her as the female lead.

Even if the other party's appearance and basic ability adaptability are all fixed at the highest level of A.

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After the second day's morning exercises, Chen Junqian bought Mu Mu milk tablets, which came in slats like taro candy. This was enough for her to eat for the whole morning, and she could even pop one into her mouth during class.

"Qianqian bought a bicycle?"

He must have gotten the news from Xu Youwei or his mother, since both of them had good reason to tell Lin Mu. So Chen Junqian wasn't surprised at all. He casually nodded in agreement while chewing on a milk tablet.

"Hmm, Mu Mu, do you want to go out and play this weekend? I'll take you for a bike ride."

As someone who realized last summer that the question of 'laughing on a bicycle or crying in a BMW' was completely irrelevant to her, Lin Mu agreed without hesitation:

"Okay, okay, but Qianqian, you have to be careful on the road when you ride your bicycle to and from school. There are a lot of cars at the school gate at this time. It seems that some junior high students are secretly riding electric bikes. The head teacher has caught several of them."

"Well, I know."

After being reminded of this by his childhood friend, Chen Junqian thought of the club again and brought it up on his own initiative.

"Regarding our club, I'm planning to invite Wenyun to join as well. If everyone is free this weekend, we can come to my house to discuss the specific ideas and steps. Does Mumu have time?"

"Yes, any time that doesn't involve tutoring classes is fine."

"Okay, then I'll make an appointment with Youyou and Wenyun later."

Upon hearing Chen Junqian mention Xu Youwei, Lin Mu suddenly seemed to remember something, and whispered in her childhood sweetheart's ear on tiptoe:

"Weiwei seems to be being ostracized in class lately."

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Chapter Nine: One Punch (Two Chapters Combined)

First and foremost, it must be acknowledged that no matter what Xu Youwei's current feelings are towards Lin Mu, Mu Mu's opinion and attitude towards her best friend have never changed. She still watches over Lin Mu's surroundings with the same caring gaze she had in elementary school, and even the way she speaks to Chen Junqian now is just like before.

"Yes, I noticed that too."

In fact, this was something Chen Junqian had long anticipated. After all, it had been more than a week since the start of the semester. After experiencing the helplessness of entering a new environment, new social networks and interpersonal relationships were quickly established. Xu Youwei, who had been pursuing old but not classmate relationships since the first day of school, would naturally be excluded. After all, who would want to be friends with a strange classmate who is nowhere to be seen after class and after school?

Moreover, Xu Youwei's personality isn't exactly that of a charming and sophisticated beauty. She's neither like Mu Mu, whose personality is so pleasing to outsiders that even if they don't like her, they won't find her annoying, nor like Zhu Wenyun, who's completely immersed in her own little world and seems like an unattainable beauty... Ah, he seems to be getting more and more used to using these terms from Japanese romantic comedies to describe her.

"Does Qianqian think we should give Weiwei a little reminder?"

Even when Mu Mu frowned with a hint of worry, she looked adorable, effortlessly throwing out three reduplicated words in a single sentence. This made Chen Junqian subconsciously want to ruffle her hair again. His head-patting achievements were actually much slower than his feeding play achievements, mainly because two of the three girls who were most willing to let him pat their heads had not yet been included in the system's list of heroines.

"I think we should still ask Youyou what she thinks."

Although this kind of ostracism and passive-aggressive behavior can be considered a prelude to some kind of school bullying, considering Xu Youwei's personality and past experiences, Chen Junqian might even think that she was somewhat willing to endure it. After all, Youyou is the kind of person who wants to be unconventional and doesn't care about other people's opinions.

If the conflict were to escalate further, it would be clear that Hsu Yu-Wei is definitely not the kind of girl who would be willing to suffer a loss or back down.

"I'll be keeping an eye on things myself, so there shouldn't be any problems."

To reiterate, although Chen Junqian has always adhered to the principle of "creating events when there are none, and making stories happen when there are none," he has never actually been willing to create so-called events through the twelve characters of Chinese horror.

More importantly, unlike the eight words "original family" and "feudal superstition" that the male protagonist can no longer change, "school bullying" is definitely an event and topic that can be avoided from the beginning.

Tragedy in stories and on the stage is excellent, but tragedy in reality is absurd and unacceptable. He never intended to advance favorability by triggering such events; rather, he would try his best to avoid them from the beginning.

With this in mind, after school today, Chen Junqian picked up Xu Youwei at the school gate and took the initiative to talk to her about the matter.

Incidentally, after he bought the bicycle last weekend and let the eager Xu Youwei sit on the back seat, his first achievement since entering junior high school was thus illuminated.

The back seat of the bicycle is a designated area.

As she gently supports your waist and sits on the back of the bicycle, her hair fluttering in the wind, sunlight filtering through the leaves, this place becomes the most romantic and unique seat in the world at that moment.

The so-called childhood is actually when all human affairs are confined to a desk and a bicycle. The figure that your eyes follow is everything, and thus it stands in your heart and is imprinted on the hearts of two people when they are thirteen, fourteen or fifteen years old.

Conditions for achieving this: Have any female protagonist with romantic comedy potential riding on the back of a bicycle.

Regarding the ever-present bicycle scenes in youth romance dramas, Chen Junqian himself didn't feel anything special. After all, he had ridden a larger tricycle with Xu Youwei on countless country roads a few years ago.

If there really is any difference, it's probably that Xu Youwei, sitting on the tricycle, can no longer wrap her arms around his waist like she does now, nor does she enthusiastically give "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sounds for every downhill slope like she did when they were alone in the countryside. Instead, she tightens her grip in the wind and tries to press her head against his as if afraid of falling.

"Does Qinqin think I'm being bullied? But if you think about it the other way around, it's actually me who bullied them all by myself. Hmph, didn't I go through the same thing when I was in elementary school?"

As if she had stepped into the realm of "chuunibyou" (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) ahead of time, Xu Youwei seemed rather smug when faced with Chen Junqian's concerned inquiry, even giving the impression that she was somewhat proud and self-satisfied about it.

"But this time, Mu Mu and I aren't in the same class as you."

"Yes, so it's Qinqin and Mumu's problem."

Well, it's a complete nonchalant attitude, but that's exactly how Chen Junqian's Youyou always is.

Even so, Chen Junqian still seriously pulled the car over to the side of the road and turned around to emphasize to her again:

"If you sense anything is wrong, you must tell me first. After all, we're not in the same class now, so if something really happens, I won't be able to find out immediately."

Considering Xu Youwei's experiences in elementary school, Chen Junqian added a sentence he would never say to other girls:

"But don't play the boy who cried wolf. If you're really bullied, I'll definitely help you."

Although the topic wasn't explicitly stated, Xu Youwei immediately understood Chen Junqian's meaning. He was essentially telling her not to act like she did with Xu Zhiling in elementary school, actively placing herself in a position resembling a tragic heroine in an attempt to gain attention and genuine affection.

"……Know it."

It can only be said that Chen Junqian is indeed very experienced in dealing with Xu Youwei. If it weren't for his words, she might have really taken the opportunity to exaggerate. After all, Chen Junqian is not one of those villagers in the boy who cried wolf. No matter how many times she asks him for help, she can't just abandon this boy.

The memories and bonds built by the relationship of childhood sweethearts are indeed such a profound thing, and on the surface, it can even be said to be inexhaustible.

Have you told Mu Mu about Lin Guo?

"No, my dad told me not to talk about this with outsiders, and I don't think there's anything to say anyway. Mumu will just say, 'Qianqian is so amazing.'"

Well, I have to say, Xu Youwei's imitation of the tone was quite convincing; it seems she has indeed heard Lin Mu say things like that quite often.

Moreover, she herself didn't really want to recall what happened last weekend. She and Chen Junqian had their own private time during the day, but then she saw Gu Linguo hugging in the evening. And when she thought about how she had taken Chen Junqian into the wear-resistant factory that night, she had a subtle feeling that she was also a part of their play.

Moreover, this is not the first time; including the previous stampede incident.

Twice! Twice!

"Okay, get in the car, I'll treat you to milk tea."

"Oh, here it comes."

However, with Chen Junqian's call, Xu Youwei excitedly returned to her assigned seat.

In any case, she still retains a whole period of her after-school time with him.

The thoughts of teenagers are indeed like an unpredictable barometer. One second you might want to pin them to the ground, and the next you might want to hold them in your arms. However, it's always good to be a little sensitive, rich, and changeable.

After all, in this realistic world where it's hard to stay soft-hearted, becoming cold and indifferent to everything and losing interest in everything isn't really that difficult.

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As for why Xu Youwei had such a strange idea, in fact, a certain Zhu, who serialized an article in "Fireworks," should be held responsible.

Because in her own serialized work, there are related paragraphs and plot descriptions, which include things about Lin Mu and Chen Junqian, things about herself and Chen Junqian, as well as aimless imagination and digressions.

When it comes to school bullying, childhood friends may provide a greater sense of security than parents, especially when children are young.

For example, most parents wouldn't get angry and fight with the boys who bully her without any regard for her feelings, even if she mentioned to her parents at the dinner table that she was disliked by her classmates, or even if her parents weren't around.

If you try to confide in them, you'll probably get answers like "flies don't land on eggs without cracks" or "look for the problem within yourself," followed by a casual reassurance: "If only one or two people dislike you, it's not a big deal. After all, it's impossible to be liked by everyone."

Children are taught to come to their parents when they encounter problems they can't solve. This is how we all grew up. But when the female protagonist in the story finally mustered up the courage to tell them, they dodged away as if they had made a worthless promise.

Or rather, before the real wounds appear on the child's visible skin, accusations such as deliberately making a mess of my pencil case and desk; pretending to accidentally step on my hand when bending down to pick up a pen; deliberately falling silent when they see me even though they were chatting happily before; laughing louder than others when they can't answer the teacher's questions in class; assigning me the most tasks during cleaning duty and then playing by themselves, etc., are treated as pranks or just playing around.

Even though the person involved didn't think so, it's as if they can be certain just by listening to the description.

That's why you need a childhood sweetheart of the same age.

Just as every boy fantasizes about a hero rescuing a damsel in distress, many girls also harbor a prince charming complex, imagining their ideal man, a great hero, and auspicious clouds. However, some people only think about it, while Zhu Wenyun actually wrote it down herself.

She has always been happy to pile up all the popular and enjoyable plots into her stories, wishing that all the things that can happen between childhood sweethearts in the world could happen to the two protagonists in her novels.

Actually, this writing style isn't particularly sophisticated; it's basically carried by her own writing skills and plot design. However, Zhu Wenyun isn't exactly an experienced writer, and considering the audience of "Fireworks," her writing style is actually quite popular.

However, reality is not like the novel written by Zhu Wenyun herself, because her childhood sweetheart was not in the same class as her, and even went to a different school.

However, Zhu Wenyun herself is not the female protagonist she created in the story.

She had once read about a psychological social experiment called the "broken windows theory" in a book, and the essence of school bullying is actually similar to it, namely, unlimited kicking someone when they're down.

Once the first person takes the initiative, the victim is branded with a mark of humiliation, much like bees signaling to their companions with their scent. Others will then swarm in to commit a second act of violence, knowing that the person has already been bullied.

They might think, "We've already been bullied by others, so what's one more time?"

Bullying someone who is already being bullied at school only makes people feel more at ease, because they don't think it's their fault.

On the one hand, it's because of the sense of security that comes from placing individual behavior within a group behavior—everyone does it, and there's even a saying, "the law doesn't punish the masses." On the other hand, it's also because they can comfort themselves that since they didn't start it, the whole thing has nothing to do with them, and they're just joining in the fun and going with the flow.

Of course, all of the above comes from Zhu Wenyun's own reading, observations, and personal thoughts, since she has never actually experienced this kind of bullying.

Just as Chen Junqian had predicted, good students always receive certain preferential treatment and privileges from teachers within the class, especially at Hejin Middle School, which is not as good as Guoning Middle School and therefore places more emphasis on improving the college entrance examination pass rate. Moreover, Zhu Wenyun herself does not seem to be the kind of person who is easy to bully.

In fact, she was significantly taller than the vast majority of students in the class, and looked almost exactly like a high school student.

However, this does not mean that this phenomenon does not exist in the entire class, such as what is happening in front of her now.

Zhu Wenyun has always felt that the rhetoric of encouraging bullied students to take the initiative to fight back is itself a form of detached bullying. If the essence of bullying is forcing someone to do something they don't want to do, then this statement also counts. After all, some students really can't do such a thing even if they die, so it seems like a sarcastic remark, and people even add the saying that there is always something hateful about a pitiful person.

In fact, Zhu Wenyun had already planned it out. Her current task was to finish learning all the knowledge of the three years in the first two years of junior high school, and to prove her ability at school. Then she could legitimately skip the evening self-study in the last year and run from Hejin Middle School on one side of Guoning to Guoning Middle School on the other side to find Chen Junqian.