I turned reality into a romantic comedy

The third scent is the summery aroma of Nice coastline, a blend of sea breeze and citrus; the fourth is the rich aroma of red wine oak barrels from a Burgundy winery; and after passing through the elegant base notes of Chanel perfume in the fifth luxury store, the final scent is Paris after the rain, composed of damp cobblestone streets and chestnut trees.

After walking out of this sensory corridor filled with six iconic scents, the first thing Chen Junqian and Lin Mu saw was a fragrance wall displaying perfumer manuscripts and perfume bottle art installations. Not far away, there were also shops selling the corresponding perfumes and even more adorable perfume samples.

Lin Mu and Chen Junqian, being their age, weren't particularly interested in the product itself, since neither of them had really been exposed to makeup yet. However, Chen Jun and his wife, who had just followed them out, were different. Since they were already there, they figured they should buy some souvenirs, so Chen Jun promptly bought his wife a bottle of French perfume.

It can only be said that the two of them don't care about anniversaries when giving gifts. They are the type who will buy whatever they see outside that they think is suitable for each other. Otherwise, Chen Junqian would not often express the sentiment that his parents are his true love and he is the unexpected one.

Watching Chen Jun receive the perfume and a small sample (only a few milliliters) from the sales clerk, Chen Junqian tilted his head, as if he had just remembered something, and ran over to take the sample, then handed it to Lin Mu beside him.

"How about giving this to Mumu? I saw you seemed to really enjoy the scent of that perfume while you were inside."

"Okay, thank you, Qianqian."

Whether it was because she was moved by what Chen Jun and his wife did, or because she genuinely accepted Chen Junqian's gift without hesitation, Lin Mu readily agreed.

However, before he could even warm it up in his hands, Lin Mu opened it and, after taking a quick sniff, sprayed it on himself and Chen Junqian, letting them both get soaked in the atomized perfume.

After doing all this, Lin Mu first raised his hand to smell his own scent. Perhaps feeling that he couldn't smell it clearly enough, he then leaned over and sniffed Chen Junqian's neck from his chest. Only after confirming that the two of them smelled exactly the same did he finally smile and say:

"This smells so good!"

"It tastes a bit like the lavender from before, but there should also be a hint of rose."

Chen Junqian was a little stunned when Lin Mu suddenly approached him. However, this was not only because of the girl in front of him, but also because of the sound effect of unlocking an achievement that suddenly rang in his mind.

You smell so good

As we all know, the male protagonist of a romantic comedy is sometimes like a human aphrodisiac. This is not only reflected in how they can easily win the favor of the female protagonists just by patting their heads, but also in the scent they exude.

That's why there are female protagonists who can wear their boyfriend's shirt and say that the scent makes them feel at ease, female protagonists who can throw themselves on the male protagonist's bed, hug his bedding and pillows, and bury their heads in the scent. If you want to be a bit more daring, there will also be mysterious characters who secretly take away the clothes you just took off.

Of course, the above scenarios could also lead the story in a strange direction; please see the related entries for this achievement for details.

Conditions for achieving this: The female protagonist, who is adaptable to romantic comedies, takes the initiative to smell her clothes, bedding, pillows, and other personal items and makes statements such as "it's reassuring" or "it smells nice."

Other achievements associated with this one include: 【Why does it smell like another girl?】

Ignoring the system's consistently godlike judgment and the ominous-looking related keywords, this twentieth achievement triggered by Chen Junqian marks another milestone for him.

It has to be said that this Shanghai World Expo was indeed a wonderful trip. After all, before setting off, Chen Junqian had only triggered thirteen achievements. However, in less than two days, he had already won seven new achievements. In terms of scoring efficiency, Lin Mu and Shen Nianqiu really scored seven points together.

After all, two of the achievements were triggered around the same time, one after the other.

Lin Mu originally wanted to spray a little more, hoping that when Chen Junqian went out with Shen Nianqiu tomorrow, he would smell exactly like her now, just like the lyrics of that song that you can hear every day in your ringtone: "You have her perfume on you, it's my nose that's guilty—".

However, considering that the two of them would need to take a shower after returning to the hotel, Lin Mu temporarily abandoned the idea of ​​doing so, put away the perfume sample, and walked with Chen Junqian towards the outdoor courtyard.

At this time, the courtyard has started its exclusive nighttime light show. Four thousand hidden miniature LED lights illuminate the entire garden like dancing fireflies, and Monet's "Water Lilies" are projected onto the building facades in sync. Accompanied by the musical fountain not far away that rises and falls with the piano music of "Moonlight Sonata", it truly achieves a multi-sensory enjoyment.

After finding an empty seat on a carved bench under a shaded walkway made of French sycamore trees, Chen Junqian and his family first enjoyed the five-minute musical fountain show. Then they each started taking photos, as every view in front of them looked quite photogenic as a backdrop. They could also see many other tourists taking photos here.

First, they asked a passing tourist to take a group photo of the four of them. Then, they automatically split into groups of adults and children. After borrowing their father's phone to contact each other and take photos, Chen Junqian and Lin Mu strolled leisurely in the outdoor courtyard.

Whether it's the herb garden planted with classic Provençal herbs such as rosemary and thyme, or the embroidered flower bed built with colored gravel and outlined by LED light strips at night, both bear the footprints and commemorative photos of the two of them.

Without a doubt, Lin Mu has always been a child who likes to preserve memories perfectly in various ways using concrete objects, including diaries, photos, and gifts received from him.

Now, as she lowers her head and reaches out to curiously touch the lavender flower, she still believes that these solid memories are the most sturdy bricks, and the ever-growing wall formed by more and more of them will unbreakably guard her and her tree inside, making anyone who takes a look choose to retreat.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Cherry Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms, I Want to See You (Part Two)

As one of the most popular pavilions at this World Expo, the Japan Pavilion also attracted a large number of visitors. However, Chen Junqian and Shen Nianqiu were quite lucky today. They rushed to the Japan Pavilion to queue up as soon as the Expo Park opened and managed to get a relatively good spot at the front.

The Japan Pavilion is shaped like a purple silkworm. The semi-transparent purple exterior walls are actually solar panels that control the lighting. At the entrance, there are two mechanical crested ibis statues that constantly spread their wings to the visitors.

The crested ibis, a unique bird species in East Asia known as the "Oriental Gem," was once extinct in the wild in Japan, and the last wild crested ibis died alone in 2003.

Fortunately, with China's help, the once extinct Japanese crested ibis has been repopulated in captivity.

It is precisely because of this connection that the crested ibis was chosen as the prototype for the welcoming statue in front of the Japan Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.

After glancing at the crested ibis, Chen Junqian and Shen Nianqiu turned their attention to the promotional video for this year's Japan Pavilion, "A Day in Japan," playing on a small screen in the nearby corridor. The video showed the natural and cultural landscapes of various parts of Japan throughout the day.

At the Osaka World Expo, which was about to take place before Chen Junqian's rebirth, the promotional video for the China Pavilion, "The Twelve Hours of the Chinese People," can be seen as a callback to this promotional video for the Japan Pavilion.

However, what surprised Chen Junqian the most was that this level of promotional video actually featured quite a few scenes from anime, including cosplayers of anime characters, a maid café in Akihabara, and several scenes from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya".

"There's Haruhi Suzumiya in it."

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya?"

Compared to Chen Junqian, whom he recognized at a glance, Shen Nianqiu clearly hadn't seen the work, so he casually offered an explanation:

"It's a character from a Japanese anime. He appeared in the promotional video earlier, but that's all now."

"Oh, I thought a student like my brother who is so good at studying wouldn't be interested in this kind of cartoon."

"It's not that bad, I'll still check it on my own initiative."

Chen Junqian felt inexplicably embarrassed to talk about anime and manga in public, even though no one around them was paying attention. However, being a relatively new otaku himself, he quickly changed the subject.

"My sister said yesterday that there are limited daily gifts available at the Japan Pavilion. What exactly does that mean?"

"I'm not sure about that either. It seems like we have to complete four hidden challenges or collect four hidden Easter eggs in the museum. Look, the first one is the crested ibis statue over there. We'll go try it out in a bit and we'll find out."

As they spoke, the two of them slowly lined up at the entrance. Just as the crested ibis statue spread its wings to welcome Shen Nianqiu, she reached out and covered the sensor on the left side of the statue for a few seconds. As a result, the crested ibis wings that had just spread out suddenly paused, and then a cherry blossom pattern flashed on the projection screen. Sure enough, there was a hidden Easter egg.

Seeing this, Chen Junqian followed suit. After confirming that he had also triggered the same hidden easter egg, he and Shen Nianqiu entered the venue together.

"I heard from others that only the first 300 people to do these actions each day can trigger the hidden Easter egg. It seems we're pretty lucky today... Let me see, according to the guide I found online, the next Easter egg should be located there."

Following the direction Shen Nianqiu pointed, they saw a robotic musician standing on the stage, holding a violin with a mechanical arm. The vibrato produced by his metal fingers on the strings was the tune of "Jasmine Flower." The two of them found a seat near the right side of the stage as Shen Nianqiu suggested and sat down, then quietly enjoyed the robot's performance.

As the song ended, the robot stood up and bowed to the audience to take its bow. Just as the audience was about to leave, Shen Nianqiu, holding Chen Junqian's hand, quietly took advantage of the situation and ran to the voice control pillar on the right side of the stage. She whispered the Japanese word 'Sakura' to it, and then saw the robot on the stage turn its head and wink at the two of them. It seemed to be a hidden Easter egg after all.

"Then, there's that little game."

After successfully collecting the second Easter egg, Shen Nianqiu didn't stop and ran to the cherry blossom wall on the far left of the children's interactive area. It was an interactive mini-game similar to whack-a-mole, where players needed to continuously tap the cherry blossoms moving on the screen. They only needed to tap five cherry blossoms in a row within ten seconds to pass the level.

Of course, since it was originally a game designed for children, the difficulty was not high at all. Except for being distracted by the third cherry blossom that suddenly accelerated the first time, the two of them completed the game very quickly. Then, they put the blank Expo passport book on it as instructed. When they took it out, there was a dorayaki stamp on it.

"It's Doraemon, isn't it?"

Even someone like Shen Nianqiu, who doesn't actively seek out Japanese animation, could recognize this ridiculously popular work at a glance.

"I've been craving this dorayaki since I was little."

"Indeed, it looks incredibly soft, sweet, and fragrant."

With only one step left to collect all the items and redeem the limited-edition gift, Chen Junqian and Shen Nianqiu chatted as they continued walking towards their final destination, before stopping in front of the touchscreen in the exit corridor.

The game here is an electronic origami game. Players need to fold origami into the shape of a paper crane. Once successful, they can see their paper crane flying around Mount Fuji on the screen. To unlock a special Easter egg, players need to deliberately fold a paper crane with asymmetrical wings in the hard mode.

The only problem is that Chen Junqian doesn't know how to do this at all.

But Shen Nianqiu was quite skilled at it, to the point that Chen Junqian almost wondered if every girl knew how to fold such little things. After all, there was still a glass bottle of origami cranes and little stars that Lin Mu had given him on his bookshelf.

After following Shen Nianqiu's instructions step by step to complete a paper crane with crooked wings, it flew shakily on the screen for a while before suddenly exploding into a shower of cherry blossoms, and the words "Congratulations" appeared simultaneously in both Chinese and Japanese.

"Much more from Europe and America, much more from Europe and America?"

"So Qianqian can speak Japanese?"

"...just a little bit?"

After all, he had a Japanese-style anime system in his head, and he did have a mysterious achievement called "[Congratulations, Congratulations]", but it looked like something someone his age couldn't have accomplished, so Chen Junqian put it at the very bottom of his priority list to gather dust.

In any case, after collecting all four hidden Easter eggs, the two slowed down and chatted and laughed as they arrived at the souvenir shop on the basement floor. After showing their passports to the staff and explaining their purpose, they were given one of the three hundred daily limited-edition gifts without any hesitation.

It is a metal cherry blossom petal, about the size of a coin, housed in a small transparent box. Its surface is coated with a nano-coating that changes color with the light. If you shine a mobile phone flash on it, you can also project the outline of the Japan Pavilion onto the ground. The craftsmanship is quite exquisite.

The souvenir shop next door also sells regular metal petals, but they don't have the color-changing function; that's what makes them so limited edition.

Since it was something she got for free, and it was a limited edition she got together with Chen Junqian, Shen Nianqiu seemed quite happy. She held the cherry blossom in her hand, held it up to the light, and looked at it again and again. She even asked the staff to take several photos of the two of them together.

The background music in the souvenir shop on the basement floor was very nice, but at this point, Shen Nianqiu could only understand the constantly repeated phrase "Sakura".

However, Chen Junqian recognized the music because after watching Clannad this year, he had seen a fan-made edit on an online video platform, and the background music of that video was the same song playing in his ears right now.

Facing the camera lens held up by the staff, Chen Junqian once again raised the cherry blossom petal in his hand and placed it next to the one held up by Shen Nianqiu beside him, freezing this moment in time.

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms, I want to see you.

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That evening, Chen Junqian and Lin Mu went to the Belgium-EU Pavilion, which was adjacent to the French Pavilion, mainly because they had heard on their way back the night before that they could get free chocolates every night.

However, when the family arrived at the scene, they found that the scene was much more spectacular than they had imagined. The liquid chocolate waterfall, which was only open from 8 pm to 9 pm, was 2.5 meters high. It is said that it consumes more than 200 kilograms of high-quality Belgian chocolate every day. The rich and mellow taste made Chen Junqian feel that if he didn't stop his little Lin Mu, he would jump in.

After receiving the chocolate from the staff who were making chocolate chips on the spot using copper shovels, Chen Junqian recalled a chocolate-related achievement in his mind.

Valentine's Day Chocolates

Whether it's Christmas, New Year's Day, or Valentine's Day, holidays always play a significant role in romantic comedies, resulting in a multitude of memorable scenes, with Valentine's Day chocolate being a prime example.

Whether it's the tsundere heroine saying, "This is just a obligatory chocolate," the straightforward heroine saying, "This is my special chocolate that I'm only giving to you," or the more mysterious younger sister character saying, "Choose either my obligatory cannon or my special chocolate," romantic comedies featuring chocolate and Valentine's Day are countless, making it hard not to look forward to them.

Condition for achievement: Receive chocolates from the female lead who is suited for romantic comedies on Valentine's Day.

Chen Junqian initially thought he could try to fool this embarrassing system again, so he swapped the chocolate in his hand with Lin Mu's, but as expected, he still couldn't trigger it.

It seems that the condition of Valentine's Day is still a bit too restrictive. I should have found an excuse to have Xu Youwei make a fake move to fool the system on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is also Valentine's Day this year. There are chocolates in my family's New Year's divination plate. After all, it is estimated that there will be no good opportunity for Valentine's Day to coincide with the Lunar New Year for a long time to come.

Like the French Pavilion next door, the Belgium-EU Pavilion here also has a central garden. In the evening, when the night falls, fifty glowing resin Smurf sculptures will be hidden in the bushes. You can collect five of them and exchange them for a badge.

And so, Chen Junqian and Lin Mu, who had already started humming "There's a group of Smurfs on the other side of the mountain and the other side of the sea," began to look for the Smurfs. Chen Junqian also managed to resist his habit of randomly changing nursery rhymes, which his younger sister had complained about before, and did not add any strange lyrics such as "They kill and set fires."

While the two children were searching for the Smurfs on the other side of the mountains and the sea, Chen Jun and his wife went straight into the Belgian beer laboratory next door and began to taste the Brussels Night Stout, a special nighttime cocktail.

There was no way around it. Since being promoted to workshop director, Chen Jun himself had a lot more social engagements involving drinking. Even though he wasn't particularly fond of alcohol in the past, he was forced to learn to drink a little due to work requirements. Not only Chen Junqian, but Lin Mu also deeply agreed with this.

"Actually, my dad sometimes comes home drunk, but luckily my mom doesn't drink, so she drives him home. I can hear her coaxing him to sleep like she's coaxing a child every time he comes home."

Unlike Xu Youwei, whom he had met at Lin Mu's birthday party last year, who vehemently opposed drinking, Lin Mu seemed less strict and even found it somewhat amusing, continuing with great enthusiasm:

"Qianqian, do you know? Don't let my dad's serious demeanor fool you. When he's drunk, he clings to my mom like a little kid and calls her by her nickname. It's so funny."

"Isn't there a saying that people speak the truth when they're drunk? This should mean that my parents have a pretty good relationship, right?"

At this point, Lin Mu glanced at Chen Junqian's profile again, wondering what he was thinking.

"Then your dad's drinking behavior must be pretty good. After all, many people just go crazy when they drink, and it's not uncommon for them to do things like domestic violence. Moreover, compared to speaking the truth when drunk, I think there's a greater chance that they'll subconsciously say something more hurtful when they're drunk."

"...Same."

Lin Mu felt a little wronged after Chen Junqian replied with such a long message. After all, she didn't really mean to say that drinking was a good thing. She just sometimes found it interesting that her usually manly father suddenly turned into someone who could only rely on his mother. After all, even people who are always taken care of have moments when they want to take care of others.

...I just want this kind of situation, whether it's getting drunk or accidentally getting sick.

She would also want to press her head against his forehead to check his temperature, then tuck him in, sit on the edge of the bed and pour freshly boiled water from one cup to another and back again to speed up the cooling process to the right temperature, then coax him by saying:

"Qianqian, you have to be good when you take your medicine. Don't be so careless with your health next time."

Just like the Little Prince in "The Little Prince" who watered the only rose on the entire planet every day, after all, there has to be a moment like that.

in case……

Unconsciously, Lin Mu wrote those two words in her diary again, but the next second, she erased them with her Miffy eraser.

Even during her trip, she never gave up her habit of writing in her diary every day. However, due to the complexity of her thoughts and the variability of her ideas over the past two days, Lin Mu had to change her writing method. She would first write it down with a mechanical pencil, and then copy it down with a mechanical pencil after she felt there were no problems.

How could she have such thoughts?

She quickly shook her head to clear the "what if" from her mind. She even felt a little ashamed for having such a thought, since it was practically the same as drawing a circle and cursing someone.

And so, tonight's diary entry comes to an abrupt end.

Chapter 69: The World Line Changed (Part 2)

In the following days, Chen Junqian and Shen Nianqiu went to the Swiss Pavilion to ride a real cable car, hugged an electronic koala at the Australian Pavilion, saw African mask painting and primitive dances, and touched the Charles Bridge and listened to the local classic fairy tales at the Czech Pavilion.

The two of them tried out almost everything they could in the limited time available. Unlike the previous two days when they rushed straight to the popular venues, in the latter half of the day, they opted for less crowded, less popular venues, in order to spread their footprints as far as possible across the entire global village.

Chen Junqian didn't miss out on the evening either. Whether it was enjoying free slices of Spanish ham and watching flamenco at the Spanish Pavilion, watching the simulated aurora borealis in the outdoor exhibition area of ​​the Canadian Pavilion, or appreciating performances from various European countries such as French chanson and Irish tap dance in the European Square, all of these were unique and exclusive memories between him and Lin Mu.

But even the longest vacation will eventually run out.

On the last afternoon, Chen Junqian and Shen Nianqiu did not visit any more exhibition halls, but instead wandered aimlessly throughout the entire Expo site.

Even though he had introduced his parents to Shen Nianqiu on the first day, Chen Junqian had not met Shen Nianqiu's family even once until the last day before he was about to leave, and they hadn't even mentioned them much.

However, since Shen Nianqiu herself didn't say anything, Chen Junqian wouldn't be so tactless as to ask. After all, every family has its own troubles, and his contact with her would return to the internet after today's event. Even if he knew the details, there was nothing he could do to help.