I turned reality into a romantic comedy

"Does Mumu want to come up? I've checked, it should be fine."

"Me? That might be a bit difficult."

Lin Mu was clearly not the kind of girl like Xu Youwei who was skilled at everything from scaling walls to climbing trees, so she was subconsciously a little timid. Chen Junqian smiled and encouraged her again, then moved down a little, indicating that Lin Mu should take his hand for leverage to get up a bit. After confirming that her feet had landed on the foothold he indicated, he nimbly jumped down, supporting Lin Mu's thighs from below. With a push of his shoulders and upper arms, he easily lifted the petite girl up.

"Just stay there and hang there for a little while, I'll be right back."

After giving this instruction, Chen Junqian moved around to the other end of the tree without stopping. After climbing up the tree again from a different angle in a few quick movements, he pulled his childhood sweetheart up in three sections and helped her sit down beside him.

"Will the view be excellent?"

Although Mu Mu's fear of heights wasn't that severe, it was still her first time sitting in a tree, so she was noticeably nervous. Therefore, Chen Junqian reached out and placed his hand on her back to help her maintain her balance, while using words to guide her to look into the distance instead of down at her feet.

With this two-pronged approach, Mu Mu's tension quickly eased. After all, sitting next to her was one of the three people she trusted most in the world. Her tense nerves gradually relaxed, and she turned her gaze to the winter forest with Chen Junqian.

Perhaps when she writes her diary again tonight, she will be able to think of more suitable and beautiful words to describe it, but for Lin Mu right now, all she can say is the simple three words, "So beautiful."

After gradually mastering her balance, the girl sitting there seemed to dare to make some small movements on her own. Her two little legs dangled there, swaying slightly back and forth, while she began to look around. As a result, she actually found something treasure in the crevice between a branch and the trunk. She reached out and took a look, and found it was a dried walnut shell with the fruit inside eaten.

"It must have been eaten by a squirrel."

"Hmm, you can even see the bite marks here, the teeth are really strong."

Holding the dried, dark shell in her hand, Mu Mu seemed to have a strong desire to collect such things, just like any other child.

Although this winter wasn't very cold, sitting in the tree and feeling the wind for too long wasn't a good idea. After experiencing it for a while, Chen Junqian lightly jumped back to the ground, then directed Mu Mu to come down a little before opening his arms and catching his childhood sweetheart, who was still a bit off the ground, steadily in his embrace.

However, Lin Mu did not let go immediately after getting off. Instead, she held him and buried her head in his arms for a while before reluctantly taking a step back. Her little face was red from the wind, and Chen Junqian reached out with both hands to hold her on the left and right sides to warm her up a little.

"How was your first time climbing a tree?"

"Fun."

A few minutes later, Lin Mu finally came to her senses from what she had just experienced. She would never normally do something so outrageous or even dangerous, but when she came to her senses, she found herself on a tree, and she was in a daze the whole time.

But it should be the host who's showing Qianqian, the guest, around.

Thinking of this, Lin Mu perked up again and pulled Chen Junqian toward another place she had seen earlier.

"By the way, Qianqian, let me tell you, we also have clover here, and because it's warmer there, you can still find it on the grass even now."

Clover?

"Yes, it's the clover that grows on the lawn at our elementary school."

When Lin Mu mentioned clover, Chen Junqian recalled the mysterious legend that had once been popular in their elementary school. It was said that someone had found a one in ten thousand four-leaf clover, a symbol of good luck, among the clover on the school lawn. As a result, a large number of elementary school students would run there to look for it after school, and Mu Mu was naturally one of them.

However, in the end, apart from gaining a completely useless piece of trivia, "Qianqian, this clover is sour," there was nothing else to be gained.

But judging from Lin Mu's appearance, he clearly still can't forget that experience.

"So, is Mumu going to find a four-leaf clover again?"

"Yes! Because four-leaf clovers are lucky clovers, and the four leaves symbolize... what did they symbolize again? Anyway, they all have very good meanings. I want to find one and make it into a bookmark to put in my diary. I have a feeling I'll find one today."

As he said this, Lin Mu led Chen Junqian through a maze of paths to the bottom of a small hill. Sure enough, there was a patch of wild clover. In winter, all the leaves were pressed tightly against the ground at the base of the roots, but the overall color was still emerald green, making it stand out on the ground.

"So many people have gone looking for the lawn at our elementary school. Even if there were any, they would have been found and taken by someone else long ago. But there are definitely no other people here. They say that only one in 100,000 clovers is a four-leaf clover. There must be more than 100,000 clovers here, so there should be at least one."

Not wanting to complain about Lin Mu's amazing guaranteed reward calculation mechanism for the time being, Chen Junqian casually found a place to squat down and began to search for four-leaf clovers in the vast army of three-leaf clovers with Lin Mu. It felt a bit like playing a real-life version of "Spot the Difference".

It has to be said that, setting aside the legends of clover, four-leaf clover, and lucky clover, clover is indeed a plant that is easy to like. The heart-shaped leaves and their arrangement perfectly embody symmetrical beauty. If he hadn't learned from Lin Mu that it didn't taste good, he would have been tempted to put it in his mouth and try it.

"……Um?"

As his fingertips mechanically brushed across a patch of grass, Chen Junqian noticed a three-leaf clover and suddenly stopped. He then carefully picked it, stood up, went around behind his childhood sweetheart, and handed her the four-leaf clover that Mu Mu had been longing for since she was still in his outstretched palm.

"Mumu's intuition was right, we found it."

"Really!"

With her round pupils wide open like a small animal, Mu Mu, who was squatting there, wrapped both hands around Chen Junqian's outstretched hand. After examining the four-leaf clover closely for a while, she carefully took it, held it up to her eyes and shook it a couple of times before carefully wrapping it in paper and putting it in her pocket.

"We can go back now, it's getting dark."

While romantic comedies often feature unexpected events during outdoor camping trips or getaways, creating a "locked room mystery" scenario for the male and female protagonists to enhance their relationship and advance the plot, let's spare Chen Junqian in real life. Getting lost in the mountains at night is no joke, especially in winter.

"Yes, it's time to go back, it's almost time for dinner."

After glancing at the time on his phone, Lin Mu belatedly realized something and added regretfully:

"Oh dear, I forgot to take a picture when Qianqian and I were in the tree."

"Indeed, let's film it another time if we have the chance. I'm heading back now."

Actually, Lin Mu didn't need to lead the way. Chen Junqian had carefully memorized the route before they arrived, so he could find his way back on his own. By the time he brought Mu Mu, who had a lot of goodies, back home, it was time for dinner.

Generally speaking, a child of Chen Junqian's age would definitely sit at the children's table. However, since he was a first-time guest and many of the Lin family's relatives knew his background, they didn't treat him like a child at all and let him sit at the main table, making him the only one at the table who was drinking a beverage.

"Qianqian, help me pick up some food."

However, as soon as he sat down, a small bowl that had just been filled with rice was handed to him from behind. Children who couldn't sit at the table to eat during the New Year would ask their parents to put some food in their bowls. Many people felt it was troublesome or uncomfortable, so a considerable number of children didn't even eat as much as usual during the New Year. After finishing a meal at home, they would take their lucky money and run out to have a meal for themselves.

There was no need to even ask Mu Mu what she wanted to eat. As the person who knew this girl's tastes better than anyone else in the world besides her parents and family, and who cooked her her first meal after her rebirth, Chen Junqian simply stood up, glanced at the sumptuous table in front of him, and then skillfully picked up his chopsticks and served Mu Mu a bowl of her favorite dishes.

Moreover, unlike when relatives help out and point to a plate, they will just pick up everything with their chopsticks. Knowing that the other person has dietary restrictions, Chen Junqian precisely avoided all the seasonings and side dishes that Mu Mu didn't like. The whole set of actions was quick, accurate and ruthless, and there was no sense that he was stirring the food with his chopsticks. His table manners were also impeccable.

"Thank you, Qianqian."

Lin Mu, who was very satisfied with the whole bowl of her favorite dishes, ran to the chair next to her with a smile and sat down. While eating the rice in her bowl, she kept looking up at Chen Junqian's face from time to time. All the little details were clearly seen by her parents, who exchanged knowing smiles with each other.

My daughter has grown up.

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Chapter Twenty-Five: The Highest Mountain and the Longest River in Qingmei Realm (Part Two)

Unlike a certain unlucky guy who started experiencing China's unique drinking culture at the age of junior high school, Lin Mu, who was sitting on a small chair next to him, finished his dinner in no time. Then, taking advantage of the time when the two were not together, he went to his mother and asked her for her phone.

The main problem is that there's no internet in the mountains. Although she has a tablet that's fully charged, she can only play pre-downloaded single-player games. She can't use it to log into QQ and contact the outside world, so she has to rely on her mother's data. But it's just for sending a message. She's not the kind of brat who, after getting a phone, will spend hundreds or thousands of yuan on her parents' phone credit in "Burning Vegetables" within a few tens of minutes.

After successfully getting her phone and logging into her QQ account, Lin Mu checked again to make sure her childhood sweetheart was still completely absorbed in the adults' flattery and had no time to pay attention to anything else. Only then did Lin Mu open the chat window with Gu Lingguo and start praying that the other party would be online at this time. After all, she knew that this girl's family, or rather her mother, was very strict with her.

However, since it was still the first day of the Lunar New Year, the adults were all extremely busy. So Gu Lingguo was able to hide in her room as she wished and openly start using the computer. She immediately received a message from Lin Mu on her flashing QQ penguin.

After reading the whole story, the girl in front of the computer screen rested her chin on her hand and smiled somewhat amusedly. After thinking for a while, she reached out and typed a reply:

"So how can I help you?"

"Hmm... I've thought it all out. My address is Unit 3, Building 3, Green Gull Garden, Room 302. Although no one is home right now, the spare key for emergencies is under the doormat. My room is the one directly opposite the door, and there's a little sign hanging above it."

"Qianqian's spare key is in the first drawer of his desk. Lin Guo just needs to take this key to Qianqian's room to check. There should be no one home right now. If there is, just say that I asked you to go and get something."

Because Gu Lingguo had already made a good impression on her and was a familiar acquaintance, Lin Mu wasn't worried about what she said. Moreover, the most precious stack of diaries in her room was securely locked in another drawer, completely eliminating the possibility of the other party accidentally finding them.

"I understand, I'll go tonight."

"Tonight?"

"Well, because you said my brother would be back tomorrow, right? I think it would be better to finish this before he gets back."

"Yes, then I'll leave it to you. Thank you so much."

"It's alright, I'll get ready and leave now."

After ending her chat with Lin Mu, Gu Lingguo turned off her computer and slipped out of the room. Since this was their first New Year since moving into their new home, they hadn't gone back to their hometown for the holiday. Instead, they had invited their elders to the city. This made it easier for her to move around. While her mother was busy dealing with relatives, she simply greeted her father, who was still eating at the table, and then left the house.

Winter nights always come early. It was only about six o'clock in the evening, but it was already completely dark outside. There were few people on the streets on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and very few taxis. Even if you managed to flag one down, you would have to pay extra. However, considering that Yunqi Jinyuan was not far from Lin Mu's home in Green Gull Garden, Gu Lingguo decided to walk there after thinking for a while.

As she walked downstairs, passing by the bicycle and electric bike shed, Gu Linguo unconsciously glanced at one of the locked bicycles. It was Chen Junqian's usual ride to and from school. Although she hadn't actually seen him ride a bicycle many times because their school schedules weren't exactly the same, she thought she would have the chance to ride it openly in a few months.

If I remember correctly, this should have been bought by the other party and Xu Youwei together, so Xu Youwei should have been the one sitting there first.

Of Guo Ning's childhood sweetheart trio, Gu Lingguo knew the one she knew best was Zhu Wenyun, who had been eavesdropping for a long time, then Lin Mu, and finally Xu Youwei, the girl who made her sleep poorly on the night of December 21st last year.

Childhood sweethearts.

In Gu Lingguo's subsequent investigation, although Chen Junqian, Xu Youwei, and Lin Mu were elementary school classmates, they only became familiar with each other in the fourth grade of 2009. Zhu Wenjun's situation was similar, but she was still two years ahead of Gu Lingguo. Excluding the stampede incident, she and Chen Junqian did not officially talk for the first time until the end of 2011.

If we extend the timeline to college or even further back, they could all say, "We've known each other since elementary school, we're practically childhood sweethearts." But right now, these nearly three years have been a constant reminder of the gap between her and them.

There is no inherent hierarchy or value in love, but there is always a first-come, first-served order, which is an unchangeable fact.

As she walked and pondered, Gu Lingguo unknowingly arrived at the entrance of Lin Mu's residential complex. She found Lin Mu's home, squatted down, and groped around under the doormat. She quickly found the key and opened the door.

Just like Chen Junqian a few years ago, after briefly remarking on how big the other party's house was, Gu Lingguo, who was about to change her shoes, noticed a pair of cotton shoes on the shoe cabinet. The shoes were neither the right size nor the right size for Lin Mu to wear, nor the right size for the other party's father to wear. After a moment's thought, she realized whose shoes they were, so she took them down and put them on, then walked straight into Lin Mu's room in the cotton shoes.

Compared to her plain room, where even the wardrobe and bedside table were old-fashioned and almost bigger than her, Lin Mu's bedroom strongly showcased the owner's personality and atmosphere in almost every corner and detail. And just like Chen Junqian's room, which was filled with many Lin Mu elements, this bedroom also had a large number of elements related to Chen Junqian that were clearly visible.

Subconsciously, Gu Lingguo reached out and touched the small Ali doll on the desk. She pulled out a chair and sat down, but instead of immediately opening the first drawer that Lin Mu had mentioned, she sat there with her chin in her hand, looking at the surrounding scenery. After a while, she pursed her lips, got up again, found the spare key to Chen Junqian's house in the drawer, and left the bedroom decisively. After carefully putting her shoes back in their place, she closed the door and went home.

At first, she genuinely felt that all of Lin Mu's actions and attitudes so far were wrong, and that things would be different if she were in charge. But then she suddenly realized that this might also stem from the other party's innate composure and way of thinking. Just like a four-card poker game with two against a pair of Aces, even if she played them separately, she could still win.

Just like the boy she was thinking about now, he was currently spending the Lunar New Year with someone in her hometown.

Feeling inexplicably down, Gu Lingguo returned to Yunqi Jinyuan. Her neighbor's house was still bustling with noise, and the loudest voice, so loud that she could hear it clearly from outside, was naturally her mother's. Her father's narrow escape from death had been turned into a lighthearted blessing in disguise, when clearly the cause of that accident was not only the factory machine malfunction but also Gu Yong's own mental exhaustion from working overtime.

I stopped in front of the doors of two apartments on the same floor, inserted the key into the lock of my neighbor's apartment, went in, and closed the door. The noise from my own home immediately subsided, and my mind calmed down. It was almost impossible to tell which apartment was actually mine.

Although Gu Lingguo had been to Chen Junqian's room many times, this was the first time she had been alone like this. It even made her feel like she had been usurped, because when she came to her senses, she was already lying on his bed, just like Lin Mu had done many times before.

Even knowing that there are secrets hidden under the other person's bed and in the closet that only Shen Nianqiu, who is not in Guoning, knows, sometimes they still want to do what Lin Mu did and openly display them.

Of course, what Gu Lingguo didn't know at the moment was that if Lin Mu, whom she was thinking of now, hadn't already triggered the achievement called "You Smell So Good," Chen Junqian, who was far away on the other side of Guoning, could have accurately located her—the girl who had come in and lay down on the bed—through the remote positioning of the achievement radar.

"Glass bottle..."

Gu Lingguo turned to her side on the bed again, not forgetting her business, and turned her gaze back to the conspicuous glass bottle on the bookshelf. After staring at it for a while, she got up from the bed, walked over and picked it up. Then she lay down on the bed again and opened it, pouring out a large pile of origami cranes and little stars inside.

According to Lin Mu, the origami cranes here were gifts she wanted to give to her mother a few years ago for her birthday. The ones she gave to Chen Junqian were some of the extra ones from that time, so there should be a few with messages of blessing written on them. What she needs to do now is to pick out these origami cranes and check them.

If there are no ambiguous items, then there's nothing to worry about. But if there are, then it'll be troublesome for her to pick them out and take them away. After all, even if there are, there probably won't be many, maybe just one or two at most. So even if she takes them out, no one will notice.

Speaking of which, she has certainly written birthday wishes for her mother before.

Or rather, it's practically a required course every year.

Thinking of this, it was as if she could hear the woman talking loudly in the next room again. Gu Lingguo's hands naturally slowed down. She simply lay back against the neatly folded blankets piled at the head of the bed, held up the origami crane that was already half-open under the light, and stared blankly at the words "Happy Birthday, Mom" ​​revealed on it.

Therefore, in every aspect, the other party should be far ahead of her.

You don't need to learn piano or anything else to achieve all of this easily.

She continued mechanically repeating the process of disassembling and reassembling the origami cranes. Before long, only one origami crane remained in front of Gu Lingguo. It was almost like some kind of safety net. When she opened it, it was indeed the kind of origami crane that the other party had specifically asked for, with a simple "I love you" written on it without any specific person or title.

I've heard that folding a thousand origami cranes can grant one wish.

If we convert it that way, the origami crane in her hand can probably grant one in a thousand wishes.

A person's day has 86,400 seconds, and one-thousandth of that is 86 seconds, which is about one and a half minutes. If you can be loved wholeheartedly for one and a half minutes every day, then the remaining 999ths of a thousand of time might not be so hard to bear.

But the truth is that neither Gu Lingguo nor Lin Mu, who folded the origami crane, are girls who can be satisfied with just that.

Therefore, Gu Lingguo never believed that the other party truly didn't care about anything. If he really didn't care, she wouldn't have invited Chen Junqian to her hometown for the New Year. The other party just took many things for granted and took them for granted. But not everything in this world is smooth sailing or taken for granted, and the earth never revolves around just one person.

Her strengths and weaknesses are actually intertwined.

As Gu Linguo put the origami crane into her pocket and returned the origami cranes and little stars that had passed the test to the glass bottle, she keenly noticed some faint marks on the glass bottle.

Invisible pen?

After examining it for a while under the light, Gu Lingguo sat up curiously from the bed and found an invisible pen in the pen holder on the desk. Although the pen refill was completely used up, the ultraviolet light on the cap was still working properly.

Shining it on, the handwriting, which must have been written a long time ago, has become less clear over the years. After all, fluorescent ink is different from normal ink and is far less clear than the words written inside the origami crane. But upon closer inspection, it is still the kind of love confession that makes people blush.

Did you write it not only inside the origami cranes, but also on the outside of the bottle?

Gu Lingguo, caught up in her habitual thinking, subconsciously assumed that this was also Lin Mu's doing, and then began to hesitate about whether to help her deal with it, since the other party's intention was for her to resolve such easily misunderstood words.

Can this be wiped off with a damp towel...?

Just as Gu Lingguo was starting to think about how to remove the marks on the door, she suddenly heard the rustling sound of a key being used to unlock it.

Another person is about to open the door and come in.

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Chapter Twenty-Six: I've already said that younger sister types and childhood sweethearts are mortal enemies (Part 2)

Who would come here at this time?

Even though Gu Lingguo had always been an overly precocious child, the current situation was something she had never imagined. She subconsciously thought that there was a problem with the information from Lin Mu's side. However, considering that Chen Junqian himself could not possibly teleport back from the mountains, it should be his parents who returned at this time.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, because Lin Mu had of course considered the possibility that the other party's parents were at home. In the end, she could just push all the blame onto Lin Mu according to the other party's wishes. Besides, she was Chen Junqian's neighbor and had met the other party's parents before, so she was definitely not a suspicious person.

However, we still need to clean up these marks on the bed first. After all, she is not the kind of childhood sweetheart who can freely rub against, lie down, and roll around on this bed, and that's not the image she has always projected to the outside world.