I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

However, upon closer reflection, this wasn't the first time he and Xu Youwei had sat in the back of the same car. On that rainy day that Chen Junqian still vividly remembers, the two of them rode home in Chen Junxin's newly bought car.

The only difference is that today Xu Youwei doesn't have to endure the discomfort of constantly rubbing her rain-soaked shoes and socks. She simply leans in, so much so that the driver in the front seat doesn't even glance at her the entire time, not saying a word, not even glancing at the rearview mirror. If he wore a hat, he could have gone to the set of the movie "Death Note" next door and acted as vodka.

They sped to the vicinity of the hospital, where the driver parked the car, while Xu Zhiling, carrying the fruit basket that the other party had bought in advance, led the two children straight to the inpatient ward.

Just when Chen Junqian thought it was just a visit that would be resolved in a few minutes and then he would go home, someone he never expected suddenly appeared in front of him.

"...No way."

Watching that figure flash by at the ward door, Chen Junqian felt a rare pang of sympathy.

However, the person he saved tonight was indeed surnamed Gu, and his age seemed to match.

Having prepared himself mentally, when Chen Junqian followed Xu Zhiling into the ward carrying a fruit basket, leaving Xu Youwei alone in the corridor, he saw Gu Lingguo, the girl who lived next door, once again by the bedside of the middle-aged man with his wounds bandaged.

Gu Lingguo, who was peeling an apple for her father, seemed equally surprised to see Chen Junqian among the two who entered. She momentarily froze, but no one else noticed them, because Gu Yong had already called out to Chen Junqian the instant he walked in.

"I heard from someone that you are the son of Director Chen from our workshop, right? Thank you so much today."

Then he turned to Gu Lingguo and said:

"This is the person who saved Dad today."

"Ah, um... thank you."

Well, it seems that even the precocious Gu Lingguo herself couldn't accept such information in just a few seconds. After all, she had already gone through a rollercoaster of emotions tonight: "Your dad had an accident at the factory and is in the hospital now," "He got caught in a machine," "But it's nothing serious." This was completely unlike her mother, who immediately started arguing with the workshop director who brought him to the hospital and hadn't stopped since. Her mind was still numb.

After all, according to her father, it was just a hair's breadth away from being the last thing the other person said to her before leaving home today: "Dad's going to work."

In that instant, Gu Lingguo seemed to truly feel a thread of destiny binding her and the boy in front of her. By the time she realized it, the apple she had been peeling for so long was already being handed to him—the only thing she had on hand to express her gratitude.

Do you two know each other?

Noticing the unusual interaction between his daughter and Chen Junqian, Gu Yong, sitting on the hospital bed, subconsciously asked this question.

"Yes, he is Chen Junqian, the one my mother often talks about who lives next door to our new house and is currently tutoring me."

After explaining this in a low voice, Gu Linguo subconsciously took two steps closer and bowed her head solemnly to Chen Junqian:

"Thank you for saving my dad."

There is no doubt that Gu Linguo has a genuine emotional bond with her parents, and the relationship and way the three of them interact have always maintained a fragile balance in this family of three. Therefore, if something really happens to Gu Yong tonight, it will undoubtedly be an extremely heavy blow to her and the whole family.

Even Gu Lingguo, who thought she had lost the ability to cry, felt an urge to shed tears at the thought of this.

After all, the place standing in front of her wasn't the bathroom or her father's arms, but the place she considered a place to cry, so she looked like she was about to hug him and do it at any moment.

Just then, Xu Youwei, who had been idly playing with her nails and admiring her smooth, mirror-like dress that Chen Junqian had praised so highly, frowned as she heard the increasingly loud argument.

At the other end of the corridor, the workshop director and Gu Lingguo's mother, Lin Su, were arguing. Even from a distance, one could feel the intensity of their argument rising. Xu Youwei, who subconsciously wanted to get closer to watch the commotion, moved her feet. After taking only a few steps, she heard the statement, "I want to talk to your Chairman Xu."

Just then, the workshop foreman also saw Xu Youwei and hurried over as if he were getting rid of a plague:

Has Chairman Xu arrived?

"Hmm, he's in the ward. Shall I go get him?"

"This is troublesome. The other party insists on discussing the aftermath with Chairman Xu."

"Oh, I'll go then."

Xu Youwei nodded and walked back outside the ward. Just as she turned the doorknob, Gu Lingguo, whose last bit of restraint had been broken by Chen Junqian's subconscious pat on the head to comfort her, actually hugged her.

"Dad, someone's here..."

"Huh? Hu ...

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Chapter 8: The Immeasurable Heroine (Two Chapters Combined)

Ever since learning about Gu Linguo's existence from Lin Mu, Xu Youwei has never let up on her attention. However, a while ago, an older sister named Shen Nianqiu suddenly appeared, and the attention of the three childhood friends of Guo Ning, including Xu Youwei, was all drawn to her.

It was early morning when she and Chen Junqian bought a new bicycle together, and she was being taken for a ride on the back.

Okay, even if Xu Youwei tries to close the door and open it again to refresh the scene in front of her, no matter how many times she goes through it, she will still see her childhood sweetheart being held by another girl.

In a way, she experienced firsthand what her best friend Mu Mu felt and thought at the Shanghai World Expo. However, unlike Lin Mu, who has probably forgotten everything by now, this scene will likely stay in Youyou's mind for a very long time.

Of course, Xu Youwei had met Gu Linguo before. After all, she had also been to Chen Junqian's new home and occasionally caught a glimpse of Gu Linguo, who would visit from time to time. However, unlike her impeccably polite demeanor each time they met before, Gu Linguo now seemed to evoke a sense of pity in Xu Youwei.

After calling Xu Zhiling out to handle the matter, Xu Youwei blinked twice and quickly deduced the ins and outs of the incident based on the situation at hand.

"...So, the uncle Qinqin rescued at the factory tonight is Gu Lingguo's father, is that what you mean?"

"Um, I'm sorry, I got a little too excited just now... because I was really grateful."

What calmed Xu Youwei down was Gu Linguo, who had immediately broken up with Chen Junqian after she entered. Faced with the pitiful, tearful girl in front of her, Xu Youwei felt that she had gone a bit too far. After all, if Chen Junqian had been by her side a few years ago when her mother had just had the accident, she would definitely have been more emotional than Gu Linguo.

Because Chen Junqian's emergency response was very timely, and the helmet he was wearing helped protect his vital parts, Gu Yong, who was sent to the hospital, was actually not seriously injured. He just leaned against the hospital bed and looked at the scene in front of him with a thoughtful expression. However, not long after, the door of the ward was pushed open heavily from the outside.

The person who walked in was Lin Su, who had first argued with the workshop director and then with Xu Zhiling. Her surname was placed in the middle of Gu Lingguo's name, and at this moment it was like a fishbone stuck in her throat, accompanied by the words "Your factory must bear the main responsibility" that seemed to be heard by the entire floor.

She subconsciously ignored Chen Junqian standing there, without even asking who he was. She simply raised her husband's bandaged right hand and placed it on a scale like a bargaining chip, then repeated the same words to Xu Zhiling, who followed her in.

"mom!"

This was probably the first time Gu Lingguo had spoken so loudly to her mother. Before she could even finish her sentence, Lin Su already sensed something from the volume and tone of her address. Then she stood there, sobbing loudly in front of everyone, her face contorted in pain.

It was almost like a psychological experiment like Pavlov's dog. As soon as Gu Lingguo saw her mother like this, she subconsciously roared at herself in her heart, "How could you do this? How could you treat your mother like this? Apologize to her right now!"

But Gu Lingguo just stood there, her whole body, including her tongue, rapidly turning to stone. She stood there blankly, unable to utter a single word, feeling a trembling pain in her heart, and thinking that she was a monster, not human at all.

Clearly, she didn't inherit any of her mother's genes in this respect, or perhaps two mothers like that simply couldn't form a family. So, Gu Linguo is more like her father. The more pain she's in, the less she can say, and she's lost the ability to communicate properly.

But unlike any other time, this time, along with the guilt, another strange sense of relief was born within Gu Lingguo. It gradually digested the guilt, a process that was both painful and pleasurable, and it was the first time Gu Lingguo had ever experienced such a feeling.

It was probably because of the person who stepped forward and broke the silence.

she thinks.

"It's always best if no one is hurt. I was there at the time. The factory and Uncle Gu are both responsible for this accident, but no matter what, we should focus on getting him well first, and then we can talk about the rest later."

Undoubtedly, in the current situation, Chen Junqian was indeed the most qualified and competent mediator, so he naturally stepped forward and sincerely addressed the middle-aged woman he had met before:

“My dad also works at the wear-resistant factory and has known Lin Guo for a long time. I saw the whole thing today myself. So if Aunt Lin can trust me, I guarantee that we can reach a mutually acceptable solution. Arguing here is useless. Lin Guo has to go to school tomorrow.”

Lin Guo has to go to school tomorrow.

Perhaps it was this last sentence he added that finally moved Lin Su. The woman quickly stopped sobbing, grabbed a tissue from the side, wiped her face, and then spoke to Gu Lingguo:

"Go back to sleep first. I'll stay here and take care of your dad. Here's some money for your taxi..."

"I'll take her home."

After saying this, Chen Junqian took the initiative to step forward and pull Gu Lingguo out of the ward. Before leaving, he politely said goodbye to Gu Yong and told him to take good care of his injuries. However, he vaguely noticed that the other man's eyes looked at him with a strange sense of familiarity.

Just like the complex emotions that Xu Zhiling saw in his eyes on the first day of the Lunar New Year in the past two years.

"I'll have the driver take you."

Xu Zhiling, who had also been through a lot with Lin Su, looked a bit tired. After stuffing all three children into the car, he patted Chen Junqian on the shoulder again:

"Thank you for today. Your dad will be so happy to know."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Of course, if you have trouble sleeping."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gu Linguo himself is the most prominent example.

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

"Yes, that's it."

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

How pitiful.

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

But she didn't feel sorry for herself.

At least that's how it is now.

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

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

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

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

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

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