I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

That kind of format always feels like it has a stronger desire to share, while Lin Mu's diary obviously doesn't belong to that style. In addition, she has become accustomed to handwriting, so it has never changed over the years. One after another, the diaries are filled up, filling an entire drawer. They are neatly stacked and arranged in chronological order. Every time she sees them, Lin Mu herself is surprised that she has written so many diaries.

In her diary from around Christmas last year, she could even find parts of the Christmas card she wrote to Chen Junqian at that time. Just like when she was learning a new text called "Vanka" in her Chinese textbook, she imitated the beginning of the card in a very serious manner.

“Dear Grandfather, Konstantin Makarich! I am writing to you. Merry Christmas and may God bless you with all the best.”

This is the beginning of the text, and this is what she wrote at that time:

"My dearest Qianqian, Chen Junqian! I am writing to you to wish you a Merry Christmas. May God, Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Mazu bless you with all the best."

What followed was a jumbled mess of content that she had only written in her diary but never actually included in the greeting card:

"However, even though I say that, I'm a little unhappy right now, so I don't want you to be happy when you see this card. If you're happy, you won't know how unhappy I am."

"Actually, what makes me even angrier is that when I'm unhappy, I can't just go to your house and tell you I'm unhappy. Instead, I have to write you a greeting card. By the time you receive the card, I might have already forgotten about it. And when we meet again, I might have something new to tell you. So in the end, I decided not to put it on the card. Yeah, that's it."

Looking back at last year's entries a year later, even Lin Mu herself was a little confused. In a sense, she was indeed just like her self-evaluation in her diary, 'maybe she has already forgotten about this,' at least at this moment she couldn't remember anything unhappy she encountered when writing the greeting card last year.

Even the most favored child will encounter things that don't go their way in this world, but the biggest difference between her and them is probably that she forgets them very quickly.

More precisely, they always remember those who are good to them and the things that make them happy, but they can forget about unhappy things in an instant.

Fortunately, she still has the habit of writing a diary.

Just like how, even though she had almost completely forgotten the details of that pecan festival in Guoning back then, as long as she turned to those pages of her diary and saw the words like, "If someone had told me back in the broadcasting room that I could find Qianqian immediately if I cried, I probably would have cried without caring how many people were around. At that moment, I wouldn't feel ashamed anymore. It's strange. It's probably because Qianqian is such an important person to me. I don't want to lose him, I don't want to, I really, really don't want to... Just thinking about it makes me feel disgusted," she could vividly recall her feelings from that time once again.

With this little bit of curiosity, Lin Mu turned back two pages of her diary, trying to find out where the subtle emotions she felt when writing Christmas cards last year came from.

On the eve of Christmas 2012.

Ah, found it.

The scene from that time, along with the written record left on December 20th, was brought back to mind.

She was also sitting at the desk in front of her, resting her chin on her hand and looking out the window at the gloomy winter sky.

If tomorrow really is the end of the world, Qianqian will end up with Weiwei.

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Xu Youwei was repairing and patching up the wall in front of her. That's the downside of the fluorescent ink in the invisible pen refills. Not only can it not be replaced, but once one pen is used up, you have to buy another one. At the same time, it will show signs of weathering, fading, and blurring along with the wall over time. So every now and then, she has to go back and repaint it. The old and new colors and lines accumulate layer by layer, making it look a bit like fossils in geological strata or plant rings.

If we were to evaluate her performance in 2013 using the 360 ​​Security Boot Report that automatically pops up in the lower right corner every time she turns on her computer, we would probably get the following data:

"In the past year, you tried to confess your feelings bravely, which is 50% less than the previous year. You surpassed many girls across the country. Please keep up the good work next year!"

However, Xu Youwei always felt that quality was more important than quantity. Compared to the fireworks display at the beginning of 2012 and the doomsday at the end of the year, her confession during this summer vacation was definitely better, and could even be said to be the best solution to deal with that kind of unexpected situation.

So if things continue on this trend, at the latest by the time they're both in their final year of junior high, I should be able to truly become Chen Junqian's girlfriend.

And to be honest, the year isn't over yet, whether it's the lunar or Gregorian calendar. Xu Youwei had even already prepared a brand new confession line around this time last year:

"I want to be with you from this lifetime to this eternity!"

Without a doubt, this is a confession line that can only be used once every hundred years. Although it is unknown who will use it in the next hundred years, she will take the share in the 21st century first. After all, this is a pun that Xu Youwei herself strongly disagreed with and came up with. Copyright belongs to her!

For this generation, who have been exposed to countless fantasy dramas such as "Chinese Paladin 3," "The Living Buddha Ji Gong," and "Spring Bright Pigsy" on television since childhood, the classic settings of past lives, present lives, and loving only one person across three lifetimes are already deeply ingrained in their minds. Therefore, the idea of ​​being with one person for one lifetime is not enough for Xu Youwei in this life. After all, her mother cannot see all of this in this life, so it would be great if there could be a more perfect next life.

With a jumble of thoughts swirling in her mind, Xu Youwei, having temporarily put her work aside, stood up again, stretched her limbs which were a little sore and numb from squatting, and then walked to the full-length mirror next to the wardrobe.

She's starting to care more and more about her clothes and appearance, but the mirror in front of her isn't a talking, answering magic mirror from a fairy tale. Xu Youwei isn't the wicked stepmother who would ask the mirror, "Who is the most beautiful girl in the world?" Even if she really wanted to ask something, she'd probably only want to know how to make herself look better.

Among Guo Ning's childhood sweetheart trio, Zhu Wenyun simply didn't have any such thoughts. As for clothes, she always wore whatever her family had at home, and for most of the year, she wore the most ordinary school uniform. As for cosmetics, the only things she had ever come into contact with that could barely be considered cosmetics were the Ya Shuang cream her grandmother used and the prickly heat powder she used when she was a child, unless you're talking about cooling oil, floral water, and medicated oil.

Lin Mu, on the other hand, didn't need to worry about this at all, because her mother was the one who loved dressing her up beautifully. Both Chen Junqian and Lin Mu herself could clearly feel this in their daily lives. Even the style of clothes and hairstyles she wore were different in many different situations, such as when she was at school, at home on weekends, or when she went out with them. The frequency of her changing clothes was almost as high as many Barbie mini-games on 4399, and the treatment was comparable to that of Disney princess movies.

Xu Youwei herself is more like the one stuck in the middle. After all, her current situation is closer to a state of being willing but powerless. The problem of single-parent families often lies in the fact that children's adolescent troubles can only be talked to by a specific person, either their father or their mother. If the other is missing, it will definitely mean incompleteness. And her troubles should obviously be talked to by her mother rather than her father.

As a painter, Hsu Yu-Wei undoubtedly knows how to outline a character, color it, and paint clothes that match the character's personality. However, when the subject becomes herself in real life, she suddenly feels lost and helpless.

Would applying a little bit of lipstick or lip gloss make her lips look more moist and glossy?

Can the elastin eye serum really make her dark circles bounce away like crow's feet, just like in the TV commercials?

Should I cover a newly grown pimple on my chin with concealer or just pop it?

Which hairstyle would best complement my long hair that I've been growing for so long?

And what kind of clothes does he actually like to wear?

Even today, the girl, who still can't understand these things, remains alone in her room, feeling melancholy.

Qinqin's birthday is coming up soon...

The Gregorian and Lunar calendars of 2014 had a rather peculiar interaction: January in the Gregorian calendar was exactly the same as the twelfth month in the Lunar calendar, so January 30th was the eve of the Lunar New Year, and January 31st was the first day of the Lunar New Year.

That's why Chan Kwan-him's birthday this year is actually quite easy to calculate.

"The second day of the twelfth lunar month is January 2nd..."

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Of course, after making a promise with someone, the second day of the twelfth lunar month was no longer Chen Junqian's birthday alone. The girl whose real birthday was actually the first day of the twelfth lunar month, but which he had changed to the second day, was now standing in front of him, albeit in a rather special way.

He was taking her body measurements, which was necessary preparation for making the costume later.

The achievement titled "The Dressing Doll Falls in Love" flashed in Chen Junqian's mind, but at this moment, his heart was quite calm, even undisturbed.

After all, although she hadn't reached the level of Mu Mu, who was still a primary school student, Gu Lingguo's development was only average. Just like Chen Junqian's first impression of her, she was neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short.

Chen Junqian took out a measuring tape, a body measurement record sheet, and marker tape for temporarily marking key points such as shoulder and waist lines from the toolbox next to him. Then, glancing at Gu Lingguo's less-than-standard standing posture and demeanor, Chen Junqian took the initiative to reach out and straighten her back. He then used a level and plumb line to check whether her shoulders were level and whether she had any problems with body symmetry such as hunchback.

"Hold this position...don't move."

Because she was shorter than me, it was relatively easy to measure her various measurements with a soft measuring tape. After measuring her neck circumference and shoulder width, I measured her bust circumference.

In a typical romantic comedy comic, this scene would have taken up several pages or even a whole chapter. But Gu Lingguo simply remained motionless, her breathing even slightly halting, as she looked down at Chen Junqian's equally focused profile—his eyelashes drooping, his lips slightly pursed, his fingertips carefully sliding down his shoulder to his chest, as if measuring some hidden secret.

After measuring all the core dimensions of the upper body—chest, waist, abdomen, sleeve length, and back length—and recording them on the form, Chen Junqian paused slightly before squatting down and focusing on re-wrapping the measuring tape around Gu Lingguo's lower body.

Waist circumference, hip circumference, pant length, thigh circumference, knee circumference, pant leg circumference—she still didn't feel any particularly alluring or ambiguous atmosphere in her lower body. So, after all that was done, Gu Lingguo, watching Chen Junqian fill out the various measurements, sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her legs with great interest.

"Your brother seems quite skilled at it?"

"This is my first time."

Chen Junqian paused in his work, then answered with this statement, before asking in return:

"Didn't you say you were going to wait a while? But today you came to me in such a hurry to take your measurements."

"I wanted it ready and delivered before my birthday. There's still about a month left, so it should be in time, right?"

Deliberately drawing out the last syllable, Gu Lingguo, full of energy, jumped back off the bed and swiftly closed the distance between herself and Chen Junqian, whispering in his ear:

"Didn't I already promise my brother?"

"For your birthday this year, I'll definitely wear the costume of your favorite character and do a cosplay just for you—"

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Chapter 97: Milestone Unlocked! (Two-in-One)

My pillow is sick, so I have to stay in bed with my blanket to take care of it today.

On every long winter morning, the warmth of the bedding always makes it hard to leave. Besides the fact that it is indeed incredibly cold outside, Chen Junqian has always felt that having to wear too many clothes is also a troublesome thing that makes people too lazy to move.

Just like a meme of a domineering CEO that he had seen online before his rebirth, which he later turned into a joke and incorporated into his account content—the other person tore open my cotton pants, fleece pants, wool pants, and a layer of red thermal underwear, and then tore open my cotton-padded jacket, sweater, fleece sweater, thermal underwear, and acrylic wool pants, which crackled and emitted static electricity in the dark, illuminating his cold profile... Sleeping in only the innermost layer of underwear, every morning when I get up I have to put all those clothes back on without any resistance, which is just a hassle to think about.

That's why Chen Junqian was somewhat surprised that his younger sister, who used to stay in bed until breakfast was ready every New Year and had to be dragged out of bed like a kitten to help him get dressed, would still run upstairs to wake him up during this time of year without fail.

So he immediately pulled the other person in to keep him company and take care of his sick pillow.

Although lying in bed wearing a thick cotton-padded coat would definitely be a disgrace to his mother, Chen Junqian had already noticed that his younger sister had simply put on a thick cotton-padded coat before coming up. It seemed that her process of getting up was not as resolute as he had thought. It felt more like she had been sleeping and waking up and sleeping again, and finally realized in a daze that it was already this time. She hurriedly put on her cotton-padded coat and rolled up her pants before coming up, only to find that her older brother was also staying in bed.

However, it needs to be stated seriously that Chen Junqian felt that his habit of sleeping in was entirely forced by the system. It's because the system only allowed him to achieve the two "Time to Get Up" achievements if the other person had to wake him up. If waking the other person up counted, he would have already completed them a thousand times in the past two years. He had no choice but to develop the subtle habit of "I can only get up if XX wakes me up," he was certain of it.

Speaking of the number of times he has achieved so far, Chen Xi, who was included at the end of summer vacation in late August, unsurprisingly achieved his sister's absolute dominance over his childhood sweetheart in this track. Today is exactly the 100th time, which is counted as another achievement reward, thus pushing his total reward count to the number 78. It can be said that he completely defeated Mu Mu, who has not been able to collect 50 times in all these years.

"Aren't you afraid of getting cold? Your feet and legs are freezing."

Suddenly pulled into the warm bed, the younger sister, who exuded a physical chill, instinctively shrank back, her legs instinctively touching Chen Junqian's ankles. She didn't even notice the achievement that unlocked in her mind: "[When you see me, should I say, "Are you covered up properly, baby?" instead of asking why you're in bed?]", a title almost as long as a light novel.

Although the two had lain in the same bed more than once in the past few years, this was the first time they had been so close together, head to head and foot to foot. The younger sister, who was used to dressing herself in bed like a pupa, was now trying to take off her bulky and uncomfortable down jacket. After a while, she finally took it off and put it out, and immediately felt a much warmer feeling. She didn't want to move a single finger while lying there.

"Anyway, it's the weekend today...and there are no tutoring classes."

In this situation, Chen Junqian's own voice became a little languid, as if he could fall back into a dream at any moment. However, his words immediately woke his younger sister up, who had clearly suddenly remembered something important:

"No, my mom wants us to go to her shop together today."

"I know, but there's no rush. Your mom's shop doesn't open early in the morning, and it doesn't sell breakfast anyway. Seriously, does anyone really eat something that looks weird and expensive for breakfast? I feel like it's better to just go to the side and buy a jianbing guozi, an egg guanbing, or a scallion pancake or a jiangxiang pancake. The same amount of money can buy a family-style meal or two."

The shop Chen Xi mentioned was the pizza investment project his god-aunt had confidently promised would make him rich. It's fair to say that starting a business is generally forbidden not only for the children of the wealthy but also for ordinary people. However, at least Chen Xi's mother wasn't at the stage of taking out a loan to start a business. After being dissuaded by both her husband and daughter, she temporarily abandoned her ambitious idea of ​​directly acquiring the regional agency rights for the entire Anhui region. Instead, she opted to open a trial store in Guoning first, keeping the costs within a range that the whole family could afford.

"That's what they say, but you'd better not say these things in front of my mom. She's already upset about it."

As she spoke, Chen Xi unconsciously squeezed closer to Chen Junqian, wanting to get even closer to this comforting aura. In Lin Mu's words, it was like a small animal wanting to hide under the shade of a tree to cool off, except that it was winter now.

"Of course, after all, just as we thought at the beginning, it was only popular for the first few days."

The residents of Guoning are certainly eager to try new things, and Hand-held Pizza is no exception. However, doing business is more about long-term, stable profits. In terms of retaining customers, Hand-held Pizza was undoubtedly defeated by other snacks in the same industry at lightning speed. After all the interested customers had tried the new product, it instantly went from being bustling with customers to being deserted.

The reason Chen Junqian and Chen Xi were called over to watch the store today was because their aunt was worried about this matter, so she planned to go to the headquarters again to have a talk with the 'professionals' there.

"Yeah, so even though my mom said she was going to the headquarters to consult something, she probably already realized that this project was doomed to fail. She's just being stubborn and refusing to admit it. Maybe she's going to the headquarters to ask if they can take back the store and equipment, or resell it to the next sucker."

After making these two complaints, Chen Xi complained again, a little annoyed:

"I finally get a weekend off, but I end up sitting in a shop that hardly has any business for hours."

"Hmm... then let's do our homework over there first. We should be free by around 2 PM. Then I'll take you to karaoke and invite Mumu along."

"Oh, that works too."

Chen Xi herself had no objection to Chen Junqian inviting Lin Mu along. After all, Gu Lingguo's weekends were always fully booked, making it difficult to invite her out. Among Guo Ning's childhood friends, Lin Mu was definitely the one Chen Xi was most willing to be around.

First of all, it's because of her personality. Chen Junqian always felt that even if someone might not like her, probably no one would genuinely hate Mu Mu. After all, in terms of emotional value and interpersonal relationships, sincerity and friendliness are always the best weapons. It would be very comfortable to get along with a child like that, especially when you go to sing karaoke together.

Although she was a little embarrassed to say it out loud, Chen Xi always felt that going to sing with Lin Mu was an easy way to become popular, just like how beautiful girls sometimes make two ordinary girls as best friends. Everything is highlighted by comparison.

Moreover, compared to Zhu Wenyun and Xu Youwei, Chen Xi really felt that Lin Mu was the kind of girl who would never have dated her brother in the past two years. Rather, it was more accurate to say that the girl simply didn't have that awareness in her mind at the moment, so naturally, there was no need for Chen Xi, the early romance supervisor, to report on her.

There was even a subtle feeling that going to Chen Junqian's parents to report on Lin Mu was a bit like setting a trap...

After lingering in bed for a while, Chen Junqian finally took the lead as the older brother, reluctantly abandoning the sick pillow and asking the blanket to take good care of it. He then got up, dressed fully, and put on his shoes before speaking to his sister who was still lying there:

"I'll go down and get your other clothes first, so you don't run down in just a cotton-padded coat and get cold."

"Uh-huh."