I turned reality into a romantic comedy

There was nothing he could do; the system, which was still charging, couldn't possibly explain the difference between White Album series one and two to him. Feeling like he was watching a melodramatic period drama with a messy entertainment industry background, Chen Junqian could only continue searching. Over the next ten days, he watched all sorts of anime, some good and some bad, to the point that he wanted to switch careers and become a blogger on Mikufuns (which wasn't Bilibili yet) to complain about them.

However, casting a wide net did yield some results. After watching a series of works that even a complete outsider like Chen Junqian, who was new to the genre, found quite good, such as "Kizumonogatari," "Kimi ni Todoke," "Heaven's Lost Property," and "Baka and Test," which premiered this year, he gradually gained a deeper understanding of the unlocked achievements in the achievement list that clearly referenced related memes, as well as what kind of person the male protagonist of a romantic comedy should be.

And he finally understood what the 'gentle' word that the system kept repeating to him meant, because the word's appearance rate in this type of work was indeed so high that it couldn't be ignored.

In short, Chen Junqian, who was "forced" to develop the habit of watching anime on time because of a certain system, started to catch up on anime by following the timeline and following the various keywords in the achievement list to watch a series of works such as the animated film "5 Centimeters Per Second" and the TV anime "CLANNAD", stayed at home until the end of the winter vacation.

Primary school students' winter vacation is usually extended to after the Lantern Festival, and this year is no exception. Registration is on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and classes officially begin on the 17th. However, since the Lunar New Year is relatively late this year, the first day of the Lunar New Year is already the 14th day of the second lunar month, so the day school starts will be in early March.

For Chen Junqian himself, the first important day he had written down in his notebook when he was reborn half a year ago was drawing ever closer.

There's still one week left.

He confirmed this by looking at the calendar.

Before knowing how many chain reactions his reborn butterfly wings would bring, Chen Junqian would always keep himself on the highest level of vigilance, because the butterfly effect never necessarily means things will turn out for the better, and he had to be prepared for the worst.

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As a stampede incident that was repeatedly explained as a safety accident that happened around us during the last two years of elementary school, Chen Junqian, who was also a survivor, has a very deep memory of everything that happened that day. It can be said to be one of the most memorable events of his elementary school years.

According to the investigation results released by the school and teachers afterward, the main reasons for this incident were as follows.

Firstly, there was no staggered dismissal time system for all grades at that time; whether it was the first grade on the first floor or the sixth grade on the sixth floor, they all left school at the same time.

In other words, the moment the bell rings, most students who haven't been kept late will simultaneously crowd into the stairwell to go downstairs and leave the school building to go home, concentrating all the pressure of the crowd within those few minutes.

The second reason, which was also the direct trigger for the accident, was that after the new semester's timetable was updated, two sixth-grade classes had physical education as their last class in the afternoon. At the same time, with a large number of people going downhill, dozens of students needed to go uphill through the same stairwell to return to their classrooms.

The third point is the specific reason why the incident occurred at the stairwell between the third and fourth floors. On that day, the lighting system at the stairwell of that floor malfunctioned, making that section of the stairs darker than usual. After the first student accidentally missed a step and fell, the darkness further fueled the panic among the elementary school students, ultimately leading to the stampede.

However, unlike the stampede that occurred in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea, twelve years later, and most other stampedes that resulted in more serious casualties, this stampede did not cause particularly serious consequences. This was mainly because the location of the incident was not completely sealed off. After realizing that something was wrong, the students quickly evacuated to the corridor on the same floor via the stairwell.

In addition, the flow of people was not that large, and the crowds did not reach the most severe squeezing effect. Most of the injured students were tripped and fell or had their hands and feet trampled.

Since it was after school, many teachers were still in their offices in the teaching building, so they quickly arrived and brought the situation under control, preventing it from escalating further. This prevented the incident from having more serious consequences.

The school quickly implemented a staggered dismissal system, stipulating that lower-grade students on the first to third floors would be dismissed five minutes earlier, while higher-grade students on the fourth to sixth floors would be dismissed five minutes later, thus artificially dispersing the flow of people.

On March 11th, Chen Junqian intentionally stomped his foot while chatting with Zhu Wenyun in the stairwell. Sure enough, the sound-activated stairwell lights didn't turn on immediately, so he went to tell the homeroom teacher.

However, Chen Junqian remained skeptical about whether the school could be efficient enough to bring in a repairman and fix it within a single day.

Perhaps because he was behaving in a completely different way than before, with a noticeable unease, Zhu Wenyun took the initiative to ask him:

"What's wrong?"

"I just have a feeling that something bad is going to happen today. To give you an example, it's like I saw the future through some kind of five-pointed flying saucer?"

"So you're thinking about how to stop it?"

For Zhu Wenjun, these somewhat whimsical topics were actually the ones she was most likely to accept.

"Like the protagonists in a story who silently prevent an impending tragedy?"

"If possible, of course I would want to stop it."

As he spoke, Chen Junqian pointed to the stairwell they were facing:

"Don't you think it's incredibly crowded here every time school lets out? It's a little scary to look at, and sometimes you even feel like you're being pushed along by the crowd behind you."

"Yes, so I always deliberately stay in the classroom a little longer to avoid peak hours."

"When I was on duty at the gate this morning, I heard two sixth-grade students say that their last class today was physical education. So I thought that if someone wanted to go upstairs to get their schoolbag at that time, the flow of people would be more difficult to walk through, and there might even be a stampede."

Rather than calling it a prophecy, Zhu Wenyun felt that Chen Junqian's words were more like a display of high security awareness, but she was willing to continue the conversation on this topic:

"How about talking to the teacher?"

"I just told the homeroom teacher this morning that the hallway lights in our building were broken today, and they still haven't been fixed by this afternoon. It's really hard to believe many things unless they actually happen."

"What should we do then..."

In fact, Chen Junqian was unwilling to involve the people he knew in this potential accident. After all, he was still unsure what kind of impact his rebirth would have on the incident. If, by some twist of fate, those who were not harmed at the time were instead harmed because of him, he would probably find it difficult to forgive himself for a long time.

Therefore, Chen Junqian quickly changed the subject, since if Zhu Wenyun was willing to stay in the classroom for a while after school as she had said, it shouldn't affect her at all.

According to the investigation results of several stampede incidents that Chen Junqian paid extra attention to afterward, girls, especially petite girls, are more likely to be injured in such situations than boys. Therefore, he asked Xu Youwei to keep Lin Mu in the classroom for a while after school, and then he went to the specific location where the accident occurred by himself.

Actually, his actions weren't entirely without purpose. Thanks to the tenth achievement he unlocked from Xu Youwei during the last few days of Christmas last year, Chen Junqian had already obtained the achievement unlock reward related to physical fitness from the system.

Although the description of "faster than Liu Xiang and taller than Yao Ming" seems like an exaggeration at first glance, the actual effect is even more exaggerated than Chen Junqian imagined.

He now has no doubt that the strength and speed he can unleash can surpass that of two adults. He can clearly feel this when he occasionally arm wrestles with Zhong Yu and the others. It seems that if he wanted to, he wouldn't even need to put the brick in a pressure cooker to steam it like Pipilu in the story. He could do it with his bare hands and there would be no more situations where Xu Youwei could easily pin him down.

Two minutes after the school bell rang, the usual flow of people began to converge from top to bottom, while the flow of people coming up from the first floor also began to gather. Just like in the last timeline, the two groups collided on the third or fourth floor in the middle.

Chen Junqian, who was squeezed against the wall and slowly following the flow of people down the stairs, was tense and his muscles were taut. Suddenly, he heard someone call his name from behind. He turned around subconsciously and saw Chen Xi, who had just come in from the third-grade entrance on the third floor, greeting him.

Seemingly wanting to quickly reach him and talk to him, Chen Xi subconsciously quickened his pace, trying to break through the crowd. However, he was bumped by a student who was running upstairs with his head down. In the dimly lit stairwell, he stumbled and fell forward.

Fortunately, from the beginning, Chen Junqian was mentally prepared that this butterfly might flap its wings in unexpected places. The moment his sister fell towards him and was about to trigger a chain reaction, he had already made the fastest reaction in a flash.

While catching his sister who had lost her balance, Chen Junqian quickly turned around and shielded her in front of him. At the same time, he used his forearm to create space in front of his chest. He also pulled back another girl he didn't know who had instinctively turned around to see what was going on after hearing Chen Xi's exclamation, but had also missed a step.

However, just like the previous timeline, chaos inevitably broke out at the front. After confirming that Chen Xi had regained her footing, Chen Junqian opened his arms at the entrance of the stairwell, trying to stop people from continuing down, while turning around and shouting loudly to those behind him:

"Someone has fallen down up ahead! Stop!"

Just as Chen Junqian was repeatedly shouting simple commands like "Stop! Back up!", he suddenly realized that the flow of people behind him seemed to have really stopped temporarily. Looking up, he saw that someone was doing the same thing as him at the entrance of the fourth-floor corridor.

Moreover, due to his greater height, he stands out more in a crowd, making it easier for others to convey his instructions in some ways.

This was the loudest sound Chen Junqian had ever heard from Zhu Wenyun, a girl who almost never made a sound in class, in a crowd since he had known her.

Of course, she was willing to accompany him to save the world, just like in the fairy tales she had read, even if it was something she was never good at.

Chapter 54: I Want to Be Different From Her (Part 2)

Although it still caused quite a bit of commotion, unlike in the previous life, thanks to the proactive intervention of Chen Junqian and Zhu Wenyun, this stampede, or more precisely, the attempted stampede, was nipped in the bud. The damage in all aspects was minimized. Apart from the two students who fell down earlier and suffered minor injuries, there were no more victims.

With the help of the teachers who arrived in time, the road was quickly cleared again. In the spirit of doing good deeds anonymously, after confirming that Chen Xi was alright, Chen Junqian escorted her all the way to the after-school care teacher who was waiting for her at the door.

However, Chen Junqian sensed that the other person seemed a little frightened, so he asked the teacher in charge of the other person's childcare for their phone number and made a call to his aunt.

After explaining the situation and asking her to come pick up Chen Xi, Chen Junqian continued to comfort his sister, who was still clutching his collar, at the door for a while until his aunt hurriedly drove over and took her away. Only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

When Chen Junqian turned around, he saw Xu Youwei and Lin Mu standing behind him without him noticing. However, before Chen Junqian could speak, they asked him with considerable anxiety:

"Did something happen when you left school just now?"

In fact, it wasn't just them; everywhere within sight, students were discussing the recent emergency that had just occurred around them. So even the two girls who were still in the classroom at that time basically knew what had happened.

However, unlike Lin Mu's simple worry, Xu Youwei pursed her lips and looked at Chen Junqian with a hint of suspicion in her eyes. After all, Xu Youwei was a little confused about why he suddenly asked her to find a way to keep Lin Mu in the classroom a little longer after school.

Now that this has happened again, it's really hard for her not to connect the two events. After all, Xu Youwei also knows that if they had been present at the time of the incident as usual, the one most likely to be hurt would naturally be Lin Mu, who is the least tall, courageous, and quick-witted among the three.

"I'm fine, I should go home quickly. I think our homeroom teacher will talk to us about this in detail tomorrow."

Lin Mu, who seemed a little nervous, offered this reassurance. If it weren't for the other students nearby, they would have all crowded around to check if his arm was still his arm, and his eyes were still his eyes. Chen Junqian then shook his head apologetically at Xu Youwei.

"I have other things to do today, so I won't be going back with you."

"Oh."

Whether it was an affirmation or a denial, Chen Junqian heard the other person respond with that sound, and then he turned around and walked over to Zhu Wenyun, who was waiting for him on the side.

If you think about it carefully, this should be the second time since last September that Xu Youwei has been intercepted by Zhu Wenyun on her way home from school. However, she seemed much more relaxed today compared to the last time.

Or perhaps, a detective's curiosity, driven by a desire to pursue the truth, overwhelmed the vague emotions she didn't want to confront, especially in Lin Mu's presence.

"So what exactly does Weiwei want to talk to me about? She told me not to leave after school when get out of class ended, but she hasn't said anything yet."

Perhaps because Chen Junqian's time after school was not within her own territory, Lin Mu was a little concerned about him walking with Zhu Wenyun, but she shook her head and thought it was good that he was alright. She then turned to Xu Youwei, who seemed to be deep in thought, and asked her this question.

"It's nothing really, I just wanted to ask if you've finished writing in the diary I gave you last year? After all, so much time has passed."

For some reason, Xu Youwei suddenly didn't want to tell Lin Mu that she didn't actually have anything to say to her alone. In hindsight, this was just Chen Junqian's protective measure for her, so after hesitating for a moment, she chose to pretend she didn't know and casually changed the subject.

"Oh, I finished writing this a long time ago. But I bought a new diary myself, not the kind with a lock that Weiwei gave me. I just put a small lock on my desk drawer and put it inside."

As he spoke, Lin Mu gestured to Xu Youwei to one of the keys in the bunch of keys he had tied to his bracelet.

"You wrote that fast!"

"Because I feel like I have a lot to write about every day. Just the cartoons that Qianqian and I watched at the after-school care center at noon each day are enough to fill my daily diary."

As Lin Mu said this, Xu Youwei also thought of her experiences with Chen Junqian, recalling every alley they ran through after school and every silly thing they did.

Indeed, as the other party said, they are all excellent diary material.

But they are different.

Xu Youwei clearly understood that a diary was meant to be seen by a specific person at a specific time, pretending to be unintentional, and to contain specific things.

At least that's what her diary says.

and so……

She absolutely cannot write anything related to Chen Junqian.

Because everyone she was with was a completely different version of herself from the one she wanted to present to her father.

and.

Xu Youwei then looked at her friend in front of her.

Now she's more inclined to believe that even without these diaries, she can still imprint all the memories of her relationship with him in her mind and never forget them.

She remembered every alley they walked together, every mark they tried to leave on every tree, and their experiences in front of every wall, every shop, and every amusement park ride.

So even years later, whenever Xu Youwei passes by those familiar places again, she has no doubt that she can instantly recall them, then point to them and smile at the boy who will definitely still be beside her then, saying:

"Hey, you remember, right?"

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In the past, Zhu Wenyun's journey home from school would probably have been quite stressful.

Of course, I'm referring to the time aspect.

Because she had to get home as quickly as possible, then help her grandmother load the vegetables to be sold at the evening market onto the tricycle, and then immediately head to the farmers' market.

Zhu Wenyun had always taken this for granted, assuming that such days would last for a long time. But since Chen Junqian appeared, this sense of entitlement was overtaken by another kind of entitlement.

After all, just as the other party pointed out, this was self-torture that didn't even qualify as self-pity. In the end, the person who is self-pity can at least truly move themselves, but what Zhu Wenyun did in the past couldn't move anyone. Instead, it only made her and her grandmother feel stuck and miserable.

However, precisely because of this, Zhu Wenyun's walk home from school became as leisurely as that of other elementary school students, especially now that Chen Junqian was with her.

"To be honest, I never expected to see you there."

"I thought you told me those things back then just to get my help, or did I misunderstand?"

"Although there was a slight misunderstanding, the final result was good, and it really helped a lot. Thank you so much."

"I don't think we need to say thank you to each other."

Even the best of friends should say thank you, though it might be a little casual, like "3Q"?

Like most students who have been swept up in the exam-oriented education of Chinese-style English, Chen Junqian essentially learned rather rigid written knowledge. In fact, his spoken English was also quite bad, about the same as Lin Mu's. But who can blame him when the exam doesn't test spoken English?

To Chen Junqian's surprise, Zhu Wenyun's spoken English was quite good. After hearing his pronunciation, she replied with a very standard "That's all right."

"Is it because I have a habit of listening to tapes to practice my spoken English every morning?"

Chen Junqian was also embarrassed by Zhu Wenyun's answer.

It's true that they do include related audio tapes with the English textbooks every year, but he never actively used them during all his years of schooling in his previous life.

For most elementary school students, this thing is not even as good as the little tools that came with their math textbooks in the lower grades. After all, those things can actually be played with as toys for a while, while cassette tapes are basically just left to gather dust.

Since it was already early spring, the daytime had once again overtaken the nighttime, so Chen Junqian didn't need to go home as early as he had before last year's winter break and could stay outside a little longer.

Perhaps sensing this, or perhaps simply feeling that today was indeed an auspicious day, after walking for a while, Zhu Wenyun turned back and took the initiative to invite him:

Would you like to come to my house for a visit?

"it is good."

If his relationship with Lin Mu was something neither of them knew, it was something they had visited each other many times on weekends over the past six months, and they had even become completely familiar with each other's parents.

His relationship with Xu Youwei was such that she only visited his home, not only his home in the city, but also his grandmother's home in the countryside, while he never visited her home.

Chen Junqian and Zhu Wenyun completely avoided each other's presence; from the time they met until now, neither of them had ever visited the other's home.

Therefore, this should be considered his first visit to Zhu Wenyun's home.