I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"I'm thinking that maybe you really are a genius."

Standing at the beginning of 2015, if Zhong Yu hadn't suddenly uttered the words "MCing," Chen Junqian would have almost forgotten the experience of being brainwashed by a bunch of melodies over the next two years. Looking at his best friend's image, temperament, and internet troll personality, he really thought that the other person might be a natural MCing genius.

"So what's the most popular type of shout-rap right now?"

"There aren't any particularly popular ones, they're just played around in the old YY circle. Sigh, I'm just kidding, Qian'er, you don't actually think this is good, do you?"

"You know what, I really think it's possible. Why don't you sing a bit for me?"

"Oh, let me look. This should be the most popular one right now."

"Holy crap, nine minutes and forty seconds, that's incredible! Can he really finish singing it?"

"Then I can only say that you are not experienced enough, Qian'er. I have actually practiced it before. Come on, activate the 'Yesterday's Emperor' chapter!"

After Zhong Yu let out a loud shout, Chen Junqian quickly understood why shouting rap occupied a very important position in the internet ecosystem from 2015 to 2017. Mainly, compared with singing, as long as you keep up with the drumbeats of the accompaniment, it seems that no matter how you shout, it won't sound too bad. Moreover, those lyrics that pretend to be ancient style are actually quite catchy at first listen.

Take, for example, the song Zhong Yu is currently wailing about, "Yesterday's Emperor." The song is called that because a large section of the lyrics is entirely in the format of "Yesterday XXXXX," such as "Who took yesterday's glory lightly? Who sang yesterday's song to a halt? Who accompanied me yesterday? Who sighed softly yesterday?" Chen Junqian almost forgot what "yesterday" meant. Then, after "yesterday" comes "Beauty XXXXX," with lines like "Beauty's smile, beauty's face, still charming; beauty circling, beauty's path, beauty by my side, still aloof..."

In short, after the entire nine minutes and forty seconds of the song ended, unlike Zhong Yu who looked like he still wanted more, Chen Junqian felt a little numb, but still gave a warm round of applause:

"That's pretty awesome."

"That's right. So, whether you can make a living this way or not, I've already thought it through. My stage name will be MC Yuzhong, which is my name spelled backwards, and it's also super cool."

"...I just hope you don't end up in jail one day."

Although he said that, Chen Junqian did not stop him. After all, if stage names really had a mystical significance, then someone named Tianyou would not have appeared on CCTV with a bunch of big anchors in 2018.

"But Qian'er, do you really think this will become popular? You clearly haven't heard of it much before."

"There's no harm in trying it out. You seem to like it quite a bit, don't you?"

As he said this, Chen Junqian casually opened a document on the computer:

"I happen to be writing songs recently, so I can write you a catchy instrumental track when I have some free time. As for the lyrics, I already understand them completely."

"Do you understand now?"

"Yeah, let me summarize for you. The vocabulary is roughly heart, once, broken, love, forget, knife. And the idioms are farewell, Jianghu, brothers, mortal world, the world, war, immortals and demons... I feel like I could easily write several paragraphs for you."

"Damn, that's why I always thought you were the greatest literary figure in Guoning. Zhu Wenyun was taught by you, wasn't he? Let me see, wow, these few lines are really something. Qian'er, is this your first time listening to rap? What are these songs called?"

"All I can say is that if you become famous in the future, just don't expose your teacher."

It has to be said that after yesterday's baptism of various lines like "I drink alone, drunk, until I'm with a beautiful woman," "If you don't guide me to Buddhahood, then I'll guide you to demonhood," and "Several times I dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, my heart filled with endless sorrow," Chen Junqian, when he came to the recording studio today, seemed to have acquired a somewhat saintly and sage-like demeanor. So much so that Shen Nianqiu, who was recording with him, took off her headphones in confusion and asked him with concern:

"What's wrong?"

"Well, I just felt 'awesome! This is real music!' for two days in a row."

Shen Nianqiu definitely didn't understand what he meant. She thought Chen Junqian was just too absorbed in writing songs for her lately, so she nodded again and offered a comforting remark:

"Actually, I'm not in a hurry. The audience isn't that big yet. My little brother can take his time."

"Yes, I know. Don't worry, sister. Your singing is really good."

"Lin Guo said the same thing."

"What about Lin Guo?"

“Don’t you know, little brother? She came to see me here once before, and then I brought her here. That’s when she said those words, as if she felt accepted.”

As she spoke, Shen Nianqiu smiled slightly, seemingly quite satisfied with her performance that day.

There was no other way; after all, she had essentially been ridiculed by Gu Lingguo that day, who had even used the word "sugar baby" to describe it. So, she simply used actions instead of words, and only after seeing the other person's shocked face did she feel that her thoughts had been cleared.

"More people will recognize my sister's talent in the future."

"If that day ever comes, and I still want your approval, little brother, then it would mean I've truly fallen for you, right?"

"These are lines from Wenyun's new book that she just wrote at home yesterday, right? Sister, you've already used them so quickly."

"After all, she showed it to me. The next book is actually her own story. I thought it would be Lin Guo or Xiao Xi. After all, Wen Yun had mentioned it to me before, and I even had a little contact with them."

"Because no matter how many other people's stories you write, they are still other people's stories. Wen Yun is not some female classmate without a story."

"That's true."

Shen Nianqiu smiled upon hearing this, then sat down next to Chen Junqian, leaned back against the soft cushion against the wall, and stretched out in a big yawn.

"But you two are indeed going to be classmates soon, and Wenjun has been waiting for a long time."

"Yes, there's an early admission exam for Ningzhong High School in May. Wenjun and I should both be fine, which means we'll be in the same class for the rest of our three years of high school."

"It's great, it's just a pity about Mu Mu and You Wei."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"Is it possible that in novels, someone suddenly performs exceptionally well and makes rapid progress just to get into the same university as their crush?"

"In reality, there are many more cases where students' grades drop because they are distracted by early romantic relationships. Youyou herself has already experienced this once."

"Yeah, I can almost picture what she looked like and how she felt back then."

After resting and chatting for a while, Shen Nianqiu finished all her work for the day in one go, breathed a sigh of relief, and walked out of the recording studio before extending her hand to Chen Junqian:

"Okay, that's all for today."

"Okay, we should go on our date."

"Want to go on a date?"

"Eating out, shopping, and watching movies—this routine is indeed what dating looks like for middle school students these days, and Nianqiu is my girlfriend now."

Just like when the two watched "Frozen" last year, for Chen Junqian, who does have some connections in Guoning, renting out a theater to watch "Big Hero 6" with Shen Nianqiu was indeed a very simple thing.

He had actually watched this movie many times, but for Shen Nianqiu, it was indeed her first time. So throughout the entire movie screening, Chen Junqian was almost always turning his head to observe the other person's expression, enjoying this long-awaited screening for two.

As the lights in the theater came on completely, the final post-credits scene on the big screen finished playing. Shen Nianqiu rubbed her eyes, still wanting more, clutching the warm tissue Chen Junqian had given her.

"Baymax is so cute! If there really were such a chubby white robot in real life, wouldn't it be able to heal everyone?"

Shen Nianqiu turned her head, just about to share her thoughts after watching the film, when she found the seat next to her was empty. She looked around and realized that Chen Junqian had slipped away at some point. Just then, her phone vibrated; it was a message from him:

"I'm going to the restroom. Wait for me a moment. Go to the advertising sign in the lobby and wait for me. I have something for my sister."

"Very mysterious."

Shen Nianqiu muttered something like that, but still obediently stood up and walked from the empty screening room to the bustling lobby.

A huge promotional sign for "Big Hero 6" stood in the center of the hall, and just as Shen Nianqiu was looking around trying to find Chen Junqian, a small commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.

Wow! Look! What a huge Baymax!

"Was this arranged by the movie theater? The suit looks great."

"So cute! Can we take a picture here?"

Shen Nianqiu turned around in confusion and saw a huge, round, and shiny white "Big White" walking towards them in the distance, its movements perfectly capturing the clumsiness of the movie. Its two short, thick legs moved as it moved, and its two round arms swayed slightly with its body.

Amidst the sounds of others taking photos, the large white car walked straight up to Shen Nianqiu and stopped.

Shen Nianqiu was stunned, looking at the nearly two-meter-tall, seemingly bouncy cotton candy in front of her, feeling both surprised and hesitant:

"...Junqian?"

Da Bai lowered its round head slightly, stretched out a round hand, and clumsily made that classic gesture: put its index and middle fingers together, gently tapped Shen Nianqiu's forehead, and then spread its five fingers open—"Bala la la la".

That's Baymax's unique way of greeting people in the movie.

"It really is you!"

Shen Nianqiu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The emotions she had been building up throughout the entire movie burst forth in an instant. Ignoring the kind looks from the passersby, she rushed forward and hugged Da Bai's round, soft belly.

The leather case was inflatable, elastic, and warm. Shen Nianqiu buried her face in the white outer shell, and in addition to the faint smell of new plastic, she could almost feel the unique aura of Chen Junqian.

"You're actually going to pull these kinds of surprises? I'm not a child anymore."

A slightly muffled reply came from the leather case, accompanied by a relieved smile:

"Then please treat me like a child, sister."

Shen Nianqiu lifted her head from his embrace, patted the large leather suit with her palm, and a quirky idea suddenly popped into her head. She leaned closer to examine the inflatable suit and found a long zipper on the side designed for easy putting on and taking off.

"I've discovered that this suit is huge! There's so much space inside, it could definitely fit two people!"

"what?"

Before Chen Junqian could react, Shen Nianqiu had already found the side zipper with lightning speed, pulled it open with a ripping sound, and then, like a nimble kitten, ducked and slipped inside amidst the gasps of the other onlookers.

"Hey! Nianqiu, don't... it'll leak air!"

Chen Junqian was startled inside the leather case and instinctively reached out to help her.

Inside the suit was a wondrous little world. Because it was inflatable, the space inside was even more spacious than it appeared from the outside. After Shen Nianqiu crawled in, the originally huge suit was stretched even tighter and rounder, and the two of them were instantly trapped inside this white membrane, breathing each other and very close.

Most of the noise from outside was blocked out, with only the faint hum of the silent fan circulating inside the leather case. Light streamed in through the white, semi-transparent material, making the interior appear both hazy and ambiguous.

Chen Junqian's familiar face was right in front of him. Because of the heat, his hair was a little damp and stuck to his temples. His eyes were full of surprise and disbelief.

"They actually got in..."

Shen Nianqiu zipped up the zipper with her other hand, and the space was instantly sealed off.

She smiled slyly, then casually hooked her arms around Chen Junqian's neck and tilted her head back.

"From here, the people outside can't see us, right?"

"Can't see it, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Nianqiu had already tiptoed and, under the cover of that white protective shell, accurately but clumsily kissed his lips.

All of Chen Junqian's rational words vanished instantly. In the center of the noisy crowd in the movie theater lobby, under the shell of a huge robot symbolizing warmth and healing, the two teenagers shared a secret kiss with the sweet taste of caramel popcorn, thus bringing their winter vacation to a close.

P.S.: Thank you for reading and subscribing.

PS2: Although shouting rap has existed for a long time, it only became popular between 15 and 17. Live streaming platforms also became popular around that time. However, like the career storyline, this will only be used occasionally as a nostalgic backdrop and will not be developed further. The main focus of this book is still on the romance storyline.

Chapter 81: Mu Mu in the Sports Warehouse (Part 2)

As we entered the final semester of junior high school, the atmosphere of graduation grew stronger. After all, unlike the situation when we graduated from elementary school three years ago, the high school entrance examination clearly divided everyone's future in the most direct way.

Whether they attend regular high school, vocational high school, or even go straight to work or become young men and women, compared to students who stand at the crossroads of adulthood and college entrance exams three years later, the age of fifteen or sixteen inherently means that their thinking will be more immature and naive, and their ability to withstand pressure and cope with stress will also be weaker.