I turned reality into a romantic comedy

"...So she's still eavesdropping?"

"I think that's no longer the case. She told me that she used to only occasionally come over to listen to our conversations to get to know me, but now that we know each other, there's no need for that anymore."

"It's hard to imagine that there were other people eavesdropping on our conversation... But if it's really as you say, I can't completely understand it."

Zhu Wenyun glanced down a few more times, still a little worried, before sitting back down next to Chen Junqian. Since the ground was always a bit cold in winter, Zhu Wenyun had brought a cushion with her. She would put it on her chair during class and bring it with her when get out of class ended, which was quite convenient. Anyway, she sat in the last row of the class because she was tall, so she didn't have to worry about blocking others after using the cushion.

"To be honest, my parents sometimes have this kind of tendency, but they are not always by my side. Sometimes I think that this way of getting along might be good. There is a saying that distance makes the heart grow fonder. If I lived with them instead of my grandmother, I feel that there would only be more conflicts."

"I think I heard you say, Yun, that your mother doesn't really like you reading extracurricular books. Do you still say that now?"

"Things got much better after I won the essay award. Although they don't really know much about essay competitions, it's enough that I got published in the local newspaper and on TV and was recognized by the school. They even said they would bring me a gift when they came back for Chinese New Year this year."

In fact, looking back from this point in time, Zhu Wenyun can clearly see that most of the psychological pressure she had in the past stemmed from herself. It can only be said that the more books she read, the more she would overthink. Moreover, as her abilities and mindset improved, many problems that she felt helpless to solve in the past became easy to resolve.

"So, what Wenyun means is that if parents really dream of becoming the wolf king, then becoming the wolf king is all that's needed, is that right?"

"These are just my parents. Every family has a different attitude towards their children. And who knows, when you become the wolf king, your parents might want you to be the king of beasts."

After shaking his head and stacking up a layer of armor, Zhu Wenyun took the initiative to ask again:

"So, has Junqian met that girl's parents?"

"Not yet, since neither of our families has officially moved in yet. My mom should have met her mom a couple of times."

"Actually, I think it should be quite easy for you to get close to her, because the more parents like this, the more they would like a good student like Junqian to be their daughter's good friend."

"Gu Linguo said something similar to me."

After giving that reply, Chen Junqian recalled a conversation he had with Gu Linguo a couple of days ago.

[Actually, I think there are generally two situations where romance works deliberately emphasize the male protagonist's gentleness. One is that the male protagonist doesn't actually have any other reasons to convince the audience and make the female protagonist like him, such as Makoto Itou in "School Days." The latter is that in addition to his so-called gentleness, he has many other good qualities, but considering that most viewers can only relate to this aspect, they will deliberately emphasize this point.]

For example, if you, my brother, were to visit as a neighbor, Mom definitely wouldn't dislike you. You're first in your grade academically, good at sports, a model student every year, and have received banners and awards from the city and school. Plus, you're good-looking and have a great personality. These are all things that can be seen and known without any further interaction, and that's enough.

"Because this type of person is the kind of person that parents like. My grandma is one of them, isn't she? She was asking me the other day if it was my birthday."

"I think it's just because someone was knitting a scarf at home in front of their grandmother. Actually, if they were really too busy with writing, it wouldn't be a problem to send it over a month later, around the Lunar New Year."

As he spoke, Chen Junqian glanced again at the small bag that Zhu Wenyun had specially brought over and placed beside him.

"That won't do. This is the birthday present I promised to give you."

Seeing that Chen Junqian had already turned his gaze over, Zhu Wenyun took the opportunity to unzip the small bag and take out a navy blue scarf from inside.

"Come a little closer, let me tie it for you and see how it goes."

Following her instructions, Chen Junqian moved a little closer to her. He then saw the girl in front of him gently wrap the scarf around his neck with both hands. The cashmere felt like a cloud warmed by the sun, softly against his skin. His fingertips brushed against it, causing a slight tickle, but Chen Junqian made no attempt to pull away, letting the girl, who was now almost as tall as him, do as she pleased.

Zhu Wenyun stretched the two ends of the scarf, one long and one short, and skillfully intertwined her fingers, first wrapping it around once, letting the thick fabric loosely pile up at his collarbone, then pinching the longer end and turning it from the inside out, her movements as gentle as if she were opening a precious love letter.

As the end of the scarf emerged from the loop, she instinctively hooked it with her index finger to make sure it wasn't too tight or too loose.

"Lower your head."

She gave the order in a soft voice, her tone leaving no room for refusal. She reached out and smoothed the back of his neck, then focused on the area around his collar. Finally, she pinched the end of the scarf and gently lifted it up, making it fit snugly around his chin. Then she stepped back half a step, admiring how the scarf she had knitted made Chen Junqian's silhouette even more defined in this winter-limited edition.

Judging solely from the actions and the scene, this was definitely the most fitting achievement description for "Don't be so sloppy" that Chen Junqian had encountered since his rebirth. It was many times more standard than the time he tricked the system into starting his era of deception by tying his shoelaces. However, since Zhu Wenyun was not the childhood sweetheart type character recognized by the system, he could not achieve this achievement again.

However, it didn't really matter. For Chen Junqian, the most important thing was never so-called achievements, but the girls' feelings. So he nodded and smiled as he thanked Zhu Wenyun:

"Thank you for the birthday gift, Wenjun. I love it."

"Hmm, what are your plans after school tonight?"

"Let's go celebrate Gu Linguo's birthday together."

Although Chen Junqian had told Zhu Wenyun about Gu Linguo, he hadn't told her everything, including that they were both fans of anime and manga and that it was their new birthday. So he explained it again:

"She and I share the same birthday, the second day of the twelfth lunar month."

"That's quite a coincidence. Please wish her a happy birthday for me. I feel like she's working even harder than I have before."

"Yes, I'll pass it on to you. Actually, she asked me to thank you, because, in terms of that stampede incident, Wenyun and I both helped her, as well as many other people."

Actually, at that time I only wanted to help that person.

Zhu Wenyun didn't say those words aloud; she simply continued to ponder the girl who had suddenly appeared beside Chen Junqian.

Without knowing Shen Nianqiu, and only considering her own situation with Lin Mu and Xu Youwei, the other party's appearance was actually more of an invasion of their existing territory, so it had nothing to do with her in essence. After all, this girl named Gu Lingguo was completely different from her, and could not shake her position in reading and writing, which Chen Junqian cared about most.

She will still be the only person in Chen Junqian's heart who can help him realize his wish, so there is absolutely no need to care or interfere.

"My sample copy will arrive in a few days."

"So, do you want me to write a book report, Professor Zhu?"

"Need not."

Zhu Wenyun looked in Chen Junqian's direction, then reached out and smoothed the new scarf around his neck. She herself wore a similar scarf of the same style and color. Her long, flowing black hair was lightly bound by the scarf, the front of which curled slightly near her face, complementing the fluffy bangs on her forehead. The soft curves seemed to accentuate the girl's gradually maturing features.

"Junqian isn't a reader."

"You're the male protagonist in the story."

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Just as Zhu Wenyun had thought, Lin Mu and Xu Youwei's reactions to Gu Lingguo's sudden appearance were obviously much stronger than hers.

Or more precisely, it was Xu Youwei, who was already somewhat upset these past two days and had been hit by a series of blows. After all, Lin Mu had met Gu Lingguo at least twice and his first impression of her was definitely positive.

"So what's the deal with that girl?"

Surprisingly, Xu Youwei didn't spend time "whispering" with her deskmate Chen Junqian during break time. At this moment, Xu Youwei, who had been trying to form a protective alliance, went to her best friend Lin Mu to inquire about the matter.

Lin Mu felt a little embarrassed for not explaining to Xu Youwei that Qianqian was moving. She mainly thought that Chen Junqian would tell Xu Youwei about it on his own initiative, but she didn't expect that the other party thought the same way, which led to the current misunderstanding.

"She's Qianqian's new neighbor. She's in the same class as his sister, and she was saved by Qianqian during the stampede early last year."

"...She said she was saved, so she was saved."

It must be said that Xu Youwei and Lin Mu were surprisingly in agreement on this point. The main reason was that neither of them was actually present that day, so when they heard about a new character who suddenly appeared in an event that was not happening in front of them, they naturally felt a strange sense of anxiety and crisis that was beyond their control.

After all, once something like this happens, it will happen again and again. What if Chen Junqian really does transform into some kind of four-armed Stitch or three-headed, six-armed Nezha, grabbing a girl with one hand, and then the girl keeps coming back to him in junior high and high school?

Moreover, compared to Lin Mu, Xu Youwei was even more speechless because the reason she wasn't there that day was because she had promised Chen Junqian to help him hold off Mu Mu. She was already hit hard once then, and now she was hit hard again. This could be considered a second injury.

"But Qianqian told me that they are indeed gone. At least at that time, the only people he personally saved were Gu Lingguo and his sister."

"Even so, they haven't known each other for very long, yet they're planning to celebrate their birthdays together after school tonight."

"It's really amazing that the two of them have the same birthday. I wish my birthday and Qianqian's birthday were the same day too."

Well, all Xu Youwei could say was that, seeing her best friend's sense of crisis had vanished in an instant, or perhaps she hadn't even truly realized it yet, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

From just a few words the other person had said, she had already noticed that this girl was somewhat similar to herself in some ways.

As a girl skilled at lying and disguising herself, Xu Youwei has always been very sensitive to this type of Stand user. However, considering that Chen Junqian has always been a boy who is best at seeing through girls' thoughts, then since the other party made such a decision, it means that there must be some hidden reasons that she does not know.

After returning to his seat, he saw Chen Junqian chatting with Zhong Yu and Lu Cheng at the table behind him. After going out in the morning and coming back, he had a new scarf around his neck, which was undoubtedly Zhu Wenyun's doing.

"But my girlfriend also gave me a pair of gloves."

At the table behind him, Zhong Yu was proudly showing off his new gloves. Although they were common at the time, costing only a few yuan a pair and easily bought in small shops, he was still quite satisfied.

"Actually, the postage from her to mine was more expensive than the gloves themselves. I've been saving up for a long time, and I even bought the CrossFire style specifically. Anyway, I'm satisfied."

If possible, Xu Youwei would even prefer that Chen Junqian's social circle consisted entirely of men who already had girlfriends.

She endured this until after school ended, and after suppressing the urge to follow him, Xu Youwei went alone to the alley they frequented most, and took out the snow spray can she had brought to school that day from her schoolbag.

This time, she finally drew a pattern on the cement floor that she hadn't dared to draw before, encircling the two people's names in the middle with a big heart.

After staring at the 'snowflakes' for a while, Xu Youwei ruthlessly took out another box of matches, struck one, and threw it over.

Qinqin was right; de-icing agents are highly flammable.

But it's just like the handheld fireworks they used to play with.

It can only burn for a short while, and then it will quickly go out.

In the end, only a pile of ashes remained, and its original appearance could no longer be seen.

Reality is certainly not a fairy tale, because even in the brief burst of light, apart from her own expressionless face, Xu Youwei couldn't see a single illusion of happiness.

June Summary

I updated a total of 237,200 words this month, averaging 8,000 words per day, and only took one day off throughout the month.

For me personally, this is the month with the most updates in the three years I've been writing. On one hand, the pressure to achieve original results is indeed high, requiring more updates to attract readers. On the other hand, I'm genuinely enjoying the writing process, as this is a theme I've always wanted to explore. I'm truly happy to receive so much love from readers. Thank you all for your support over the past two months. I'm very grateful.

The second volume is already halfway through. With all six female protagonists making their appearance, more romantic comedy stories are about to unfold. I will try my best to maintain this pace for next month's updates. I hope you will continue to read and leave comments. I really can't come up with such amazing plots as Ai Mu Ti Wei without copying other people's posts, so please continue to follow along.

The cover of the next volume still features the adorable childhood sweethearts. A kind reader has already posted the artist's account information in the comments section. Although it's a work by a Japanese artist, some of the scenes and character designs are indeed exactly how I imagined Mu Mu, so I continued to use it. I hope everyone likes it.

Chapter 46: Whose Hero Are You Now? (Two Chapters Combined)

Thanks to his after-school activities with Xu Youwei over the past few years, Chen Junqian has become extremely familiar with the area around the school and even most of the urban area of ​​Guoning. He knows exactly where the best food and fun places are, and how to take shortcuts through alleys to get to any destination.

However, Gu Lingguo herself doesn't seem particularly interested in these things. Moreover, her family situation is indeed different from Xu Youwei's, who is fine as long as she goes home before dark. She has to go home immediately after school, and she will be scolded if she is even a little late. So, although it is called a birthday celebration, the two of them are just walking together and chatting on the way home from school.

Even so, it was still a rare experience for Gu Lingguo. After all, she had always had similar problems to Chen Junqian. Although she had a classmate and friend like Chen Xi, the two had fundamental differences in their most important interests and hobbies.

"Although there are historical anime works, I don't think they're really suitable to talk to Xixi about, like Hetalia or something."

"Actually, not to mention in our class, I feel that in the whole school, there are probably not many other students like my brother and me who would specifically follow anime season by season. At first, I wondered if older junior high and high school students would watch more, but it seems that they just don't watch anime at all."

As someone who was never into anime and manga in his previous life, Gu Lingguo's opinion wasn't without merit, because in his own memory, the expansion of the anime and manga community in China didn't really begin until a few years later.

In his previous life, as an outsider, the first anime he heard of was Sword Art Online in 2012. He hadn't watched it, but he knew the names of the male and female protagonists were Kirito and Asuna. Then there was Attack on Titan in 2013, and Tokyo Ghoul in 2014. He remembered that it was renamed twice.

"So, Lin Guo, which work first got you into being an anime/manga fan?"

"As for me... I'd say it's 'Toradora!'"

When this work was mentioned, Gu Lingguo seemed to suddenly remember something, and chuckled as she walked there, then waved her hand somewhat embarrassedly:

"Although it's a bit much, when I first saw Sister Lin Mu, I did think she was a bit like a palm-sized tiger in terms of height. But she's not a tiger at all; she's more like a kitten."

"It's best not to say that in front of her. Mu Mu is very concerned about her height."

"Of course! And it's just that the height is a bit similar. Do you think Sister Lin Mu will take a bamboo sword and fight another girl until her face is covered in blood? I can't even imagine that scene, and I'm not some fake delinquent with a fierce look that can scare people away, am I?"

As a seasoned anime fan who has watched countless anime, Gu Linguo was quite adept at discussing the cute attributes of characters. In fact, Chen Junqian felt that if this kid had met his embarrassing system back then, they might have had a much better conversation.

"Yes, the charm of tsundere is the moment when tsundere turns into tsundere, but Mu Mu has been tsundere from the beginning. From the time I met her until now, it's more accurate to say that the tsundere attribute doesn't exist in reality. You either like someone or you dislike them. To arbitrarily assume that someone is tsundere is no different from one of the three great illusions of life, 'She likes me.' Maybe she just really dislikes you."

"Yeah, and in reality, there's no such thing as those weird lines that only anime characters would say, like 'I-I didn't make this bento for you' or 'No, don't get me wrong, you idiot.'"

Watching Gu Lingguo effortlessly and effortlessly replicate and roast lines from anime, Chen Junqian suddenly had a new idea, and then tentatively asked:

"But wouldn't it be interesting to recreate these classic scenes in real life? For example, the kind of scene in romantic comedies where you bump into a mysterious transfer student with a piece of bread in her mouth on your way to school."

"It seems like my brother's otaku symptoms are even more severe than I thought. Or rather, it's almost to the point of delusion. There really are people like that in real life... wait, is my brother talking about me?"

Gu Linguo didn't understand Chen Junqian's meaning at first, but after realizing it, she subconsciously stopped there, reached out and cautiously pointed to herself, revealing a subtle expression that seemed to say, 'Should I go and kill Tang Sanzang and his disciples?'

"But there are many girls who are very close to your brother, right? For example, Sister Lin Mu, who goes back to after-school care with you every noon and travels with you during summer vacation; or Sister Xu Youwei, who walks home from school with you every evening; and Sister Zhu Wenyun, who chats with you at the stairwell every day, participated in the essay competition together, and even mentioned you in the award interview."

"...So how do you know so much about this?"

"Because this is also necessary investigation work. Actually, if it weren't for the sudden encounter during the move, I originally planned to observe my brother for another two years. Hasn't my brother heard the saying that being an extrovert once can lead to being an introvert for life? And even my brother himself, after being a homebody for so long, has never shared this with anyone around him."

"Okay, but what you said also answers your question about why I contacted you. After all, you can't talk about these things with people who don't understand, even if you're very close."

"So why would my brother do something like this?"

"Just consider it my personal preference? Just like those cosplaying characters and pilgrimage enthusiasts, it's just situational cosplay, yeah, that's it. And Lin Guo, if you've watched so many anime, there must be some parts that you remember particularly well, like the 'Toradora!' I just mentioned."

"Ah, my favorite parts are the confession and proposal scenes, the one where Taiga uses a curtain as a wedding dress and says to Ryuji, 'Look, a veil...' As for other parts, I'd like to hear similar confessions from Fullmetal Alchemist or Clannad, like 'Equivalent exchange, I'll give you half of my life, and you'll give me half of yours,' and 'If we woke up tomorrow and became a couple, would you find that interesting?' And also..."

As she spoke, you could even feel her pupils sparkling.

If Gu Lingguo has been officially registered and recognized by the system as a female lead with the suitability for romantic comedies, Chen Junqian could gain two or three achievements just from this short segment.

But just like the shameless system that's still pretending to be dead, even Gu Lingguo started to fall silent as she talked. The more she talked about these beautiful things that only existed in the virtual world, the more likely she was to suddenly wake up at some point and realize that this was just a story between other characters in another world who had nothing to do with her.

She is not the female protagonist in these stories.

But the boy in front of her was dazzling, like the leading man in her own life.