I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

After all, although Chen Junqian had temporarily set aside his student status to accompany Zhu Wenyun and Gu Linguo on trips over the past six months, he had mostly been acting as an escort to help them fulfill their wishes or handle their work. So, he naturally hoped to simply have a good time during this hard-won summer vacation.

This has nothing to do with whether he was reborn or not. After all, even in his previous life, he had never been to the beach during summer vacation. Putting aside those romantic comedies from model operas, Chen Junqian now wanted to play in the water and sand or surf and dive like a child.

The moment Chen Junqian uttered that answer, Lin Mu, who had already rushed out to choose her room, ran back. She pulled out a pair of oversized sunglasses with a yellow duck pattern from somewhere and put them on, along with a matching swimming ring around her waist. Seemingly oblivious to the atmosphere, she raised her hand and loudly called out:

"Everyone's packed their luggage, right? Qianqian, when are we going to the beach?"

It has to be said that Lin Mu's unexpected appearance revived the somewhat stiff atmosphere in the hall. Zhu Wenyun and Shen Nianqiu exchanged a glance, then lowered their heads in unison. Chen Junqian slowly glanced at the time on his phone and spoke as if coaxing a child:

"It's the hottest time of the year right now, and everyone has just arrived and hasn't had lunch yet. Let's rest for a while and talk again when the temperature drops a bit."

Lin Mu's smile vanished instantly. His eyes widened behind his sunglasses as he looked pitifully at Chen Junqian.

"Qianqian..."

Chen Junqian walked over, smiling as he took off the comical little duck sunglasses from her nose, and casually pinched her soft cheek:

"As a compromise, Mumu can soak in the private pool next door for a while first. For lunch, you can order the hotel's catering service, and it will be delivered right away. After lunch, play in the water for a while. After the sun goes down at 4:30, I will take you to the sea. By the way, is Mumu satisfied with the room?"

"Yes, it's fine!"

"Then everyone should choose their rooms. This one is fine with me."

Seeing that Chen Junqian had already said this much, the other girls dispersed, taking Shen Nianqiu's words as just a small joke. Lin Mu, who had already chosen her room, leisurely followed her childhood sweetheart into his room.

Chen Junqian specially chose a master bedroom in the center, directly facing the main entrance, so that anyone who came in could see it. As soon as the door was opened, there was a huge round bed facing the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside the window was a private infinity pool and a rattan swing chair suspended in mid-air. The walk-in closet was so big that it seemed like you could run in it. There was also a double whirlpool bathtub in the bathroom with a direct view of the horizon.

"Wow, Qianqian's room is amazing too. You can take a bath while looking at the sea."

Lin Mu looked left and right, and then picked up the little swan made of towel that was used as decoration on the bed and hugged it to his arms, as if he was studying how it was folded into this shape.

"Mu Mu didn't stay with You You this time."

"Because there are so many rooms here, it would be a waste to leave them empty. Actually, I did invite Weiwei, but she said she wanted some private space, just like you, Qianqian."

Did you hear what I just said?

"Yeah."

Lin Mu found a sofa and sat down, shrinking into the soft cushions and backrest, which made her look even smaller. She used the swimming ring that she was wearing as some kind of cover to cover her face, with only the lower half of her face showing through the hollow part.

"When we used to go out together, we would share a room, right? Because we were just kids back then."

"Before coming here, Mu Mu kept saying that she wanted to recreate her previous travel experiences."

"But the more we get here, the more we realize we can't do it anymore. The snacks we used to love are nowhere to be found. Even if we buy other things, we're traveling by plane, so we can't just put our things on the table in the middle and share them like we used to when we were on the train. And because Qianqian has to lend his shoulder to Sister Shen, we can't watch the TV series we downloaded together."

At this point, Lin Mu paused briefly, but then continued:

"So of course we should have a lot of fun. All of the above are part of the trip, but the most important part is definitely having fun. Is there anything you particularly want to do, Qianqian? I'm fine with anything. Even if we're just jumping up and down in front of the waves, I think it'll be a lot of fun."

"This is too childish of you."

Despite his complaints, Chen Junqian still smiled and patted his childhood sweetheart's head.

The other girl would no longer, like she did a few years ago, angrily cover her head and refuse to let him touch her when he first made a move, saying things like, "Qianqian is trying to stunt my growth again." Now, the girl would simply lower her head, hiding her eyes, which were now the same azure as the view outside the window and seemed to shimmer with a beautiful, watery light, behind her swimming ring, as if squeezing out a soft, whimpering moan.

"...You mustn't say that."

When it comes to the special foods of Sanya, seafood is definitely one of them. Therefore, before coming here, Chen Junqian specifically asked around to see if anyone was allergic to seafood. Fortunately, no one had any symptoms, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Before the official start of the banquet, the most exciting part was the talent show in front of the booths.

Unlike the clean, transparent seafood tanks in hotels, illuminated by spotlights, the seafood stalls Chen Junqian brought here were much more down-to-earth. What you could see were rows of large blue plastic baskets, with water pumps whirring and spraying bubbles into them. The styrofoam boxes scattered all over the ground and the splashing water filled the air with the fresh, muddy smell and the scent of the sea.

After the little incident during the house selection was over, everyone had composed themselves and wandered around the stalls in twos and threes, pointing and commenting curiously.

Today, Lin Mu was indeed full of energy in every sense of the word, leading the way with great enthusiasm like a general inspecting territory, stopping from time to time to examine the various creatures with bared teeth and claws around him.

However, whether or not one is allergic is one thing, and whether or not one accepts it is another. Chen Junqian, who was slightly behind, quickly noticed his sister's discomfort. Her walking style was quite stiff, and she didn't look to either side. Her hands were tightly gripping the straps of her shoulder bag. It was clear that she had a natural aversion to this kind of creature with a messy living environment, many limbs, and a state of constant movement.

"Weiwei, come quick! This octopus is stuck to the glass!"

Lin Mu excitedly waved to her best friend, and Xu Youwei followed. Zhu Wenjun and Shen Nianqiu stayed together, chatting about something. Gu Lingguo stood alone, uttering the same question that Chen Junqian had asked on a certain day: "Does this place count as an aquarium?" So Chen Junqian took the initiative to go over and pat his sister's head.

"If you don't like to be picky, how about you just sit over there and wait for dinner to be served?"

"Okay, I'll head over now."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly fled the place. She first went to the private room that Chen Junqian had booked and sat down. Fearing that she might be a little lonely there alone, Chen Junqian sent Gu Lingguo, who was still debating whether or not to go to the aquarium, over there. But when she turned around, she saw Lin Mu excitedly reaching out her hand to a certain crab's face.

Taking care of children...

Although most of the crabs in Sanya had their large claws tied with rubber bands, the moment someone reached out, the other person still stubbornly pinched the crab with the smallest possible amount of pressure, causing Lin Mu to frown and quickly release the crab, retracting his hand in a flash.

"Is Mumu alright?"

Xu Youwei, who was standing next to her, was startled. She leaned over to take a look and found that it was just a bruise that might not even be visible in two seconds, not even a wound. However, she still showed a very wingman-like attitude and tried to call Chen Junqian over.

"I'm fine. This crab is really strong."

Lin Mu didn't care at all, and even immediately showed a "forgotten the pain" attitude to tease the lobster in another bucket. As a result, this time, a lobster as long as an arm seemed to be disturbed by her behavior. With a sudden flick of its tail, it sprang out of the basin and, by sheer coincidence, fell straight towards Chen Xi, who was not far away.

With a thud, the lobster, carrying the salty smell of the sea, landed less than five centimeters from Chen Xi's feet. Its long antennae trembled, and its countless legs frantically scraped and rubbed against the wet ground, making a teeth-grinding rustling sound.

In that instant, Chen Xi seemed to have been put on pause.

Her once aloof and beautiful face turned deathly pale in an instant, her pupils contracted sharply, and the instinctive fear of arthropods overwhelmed her like a tidal wave. Her knees buckled, and she almost completely lost the ability to escape. She could only clench her lips tightly, her body swaying uncontrollably.

"Wah wah wah".

Lin Mu was also startled by this turn of events. Just as he was about to rush over to help, he saw Zhu Wenyun take a step forward to Chen Xi's side, easily reach out and grab the crawling lobster in her palm, immobilizing it and casually sending it back to its happy home.

Lin Mu then ran over and, feeling embarrassed, offered words of comfort:

"Xiao Xi, I'm sorry. Let's eat it to get revenge later!"

Xu Youwei was looking at Zhu Wenyun, who seemed completely unaffected. After witnessing what had just happened, she felt that Guo Ning and many people on the internet who thought she was some kind of chosen literary girl should be brought out and examined. How could such a girl be a literary girl? Even she, who had been hunting birds in the mountains and fishing in the rivers since childhood, might not have the strength and courage of the other girl.

Actually, Chen Junqian had seen it himself, but after seeing Zhu Wenyun go, he didn't choose to follow. After all, he still hoped that the girls could maintain a good relationship. It was good to give up such a small favor. So, since things had come to this, he decided to order the food first.

When eating seafood in Sanya, the seafood itself isn't very expensive; the main expense is the processing fee, which can even exceed the cost of seafood processing.

After waiting a short while in the private room, all sorts of seafood were served on the table.

The salt and pepper mantis shrimp were fried until crispy all over, their skins coated with golden-brown fried garlic and dried chili pepper pieces, piled up in a small, steaming pile; the ginger and scallion crab had a rich and tempting sauce, and its shells were bright red; the grilled oysters were still sizzling with oil, and the aroma of garlic was so strong it hit your nose.

Lin Mu had long forgotten about being a lady. She grabbed a huge mantis shrimp with her bare hands and opened her mouth to bite it, but she was pricked by the sharp barbs on the shrimp shell and cried out "Ouch!" She quickly withdrew her hand, and a small red spot appeared on her fingertip.

Be careful.

Xu Youwei shook her head helplessly, while Chen Junqian suddenly remembered the internet meme "Let's go, mantis shrimp!" which hadn't yet appeared yet, and chuckled as well, only to be met with a glare from Lin Mu:

"This shell is too hard!"

The girl pouted, looking longingly at the plate of fragrant shrimp.

Chen Junqian was never good at handling this kind of expression, so he pulled out two tissues to wipe his hands and directly reached out to take the mantis shrimp from Lin Mu's plate.

When eating seafood at a street food stall, there are no scissors or elegant knives and forks available, so he simply used his hands. He pinched the shrimp's tail joint firmly with his thumb, gently bent it left and right, and with a click, removed the tail. Then, along the seam on both sides of the shrimp's body, he deftly lifted it upwards with both hands.

A whole, plump, firm shrimp, with a strip of orange-red roe embedded in the middle, broke free of its hard shell and landed in his bowl.

Chen Junqian casually poured the shrimp meat into Lin Mu's bowl:

"Eat up, but be careful, it's hot."

"Qianqian is the best!"

Lin Mu cheered, picked up a shrimp, dipped it in the vinegar beside it, and bit off half of it in one bite. He slurped and sucked, his words muffled as he mumbled:

"Delicious! It's better than any shrimp I've ever had in Guoning!"

Chen Junqian didn't stop what he was doing and immediately peeled the second one. After he finished peeling it, he wiped his hands on a tissue and used clean chopsticks to put the shrimp meat into Zhu Wenyun's bowl.

Zhu Wenyun seemed surprised that the second spot was hers. Looking at the piece of tender white shrimp in the bowl, lightly dusted with salt and pepper, she glanced at Chen Junqian's oily fingers.

“I can peel it myself.”

"I know Wenjun can peel them, consider this my way of repaying you for all the meals you've cooked for me."

Zhu Wenyun didn't refuse again. She picked up the piece of shrimp, chewed it slowly, and the salty and savory flavor of the pepper and the unique sweetness of the seafood burst on her taste buds.

Chen Junqian smiled with satisfaction, his thoughts drifting back to several years ago.

It must have been 2009, the year he was reborn.

I remember the other person unlocked the achievement called "Essential for Heart-Shaped Bento Boxes" with a handful of sunflower seeds.

He thought back then that if he had the chance in the future, he would peel shrimp for her to eat.

And so, there's another one.

Under everyone's gaze, the achievement titled "[Scandal Field in Progress]" dangerously flickered in their minds.

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

PS2: Actually, at the beginning, I considered whether to incorporate some current social issues, since the Qingdao shrimp incident at 38 yuan a piece happened in October 2015. However, after thinking about it, I decided that the style of this book is more lighthearted youth romance, so I decided against it and decided it would be better to write a dokidoki romantic comedy.

Chapter 112: Let me help you (3k5)

Well, the truth is that ever since the seven-person team successfully assembled this morning, this thing has been flashing and making its presence known. It's just that if it weren't here one day, Chen Junqian might feel a little uncomfortable. Moreover, in his opinion, even if someone were to achieve this one day, it would definitely not be in such a large group setting.

After so many years of experience with romantic comedies and real life, Chen Junqian can now clearly recognize the so-called "battlefield" scenario. In fact, this kind of scene mostly occurs in a three-person situation with one man and two women, such as White Album 2, which has countless achievements in the achievement library. When the number of people increases, romantic comedies can certainly show a lively scene of "she is jealous, so I am jealous too," but in reality, it is actually the opposite.

Because everyone is a social being, a chaotic situation in reality is the purest form of interpersonal relationship destruction. If we remove the outer shell of anime and romantic comedy and look at it from an outsider's perspective, it might not be any different from the catfights between the women in "Tiny Times".

That's why, as the number of people increases, everyone subconsciously becomes more reserved. The emotions that lead to the chaotic situation, such as possessiveness, jealousy, and dissatisfaction, are inherently negative. They may really exist, but everyone wants to present a perfect version of themselves in front of others, especially in front of someone they admire.

Therefore, the few times when this achievement was most likely to be accomplished so far were when the male lead, Chan Kwan-him, was not present.

If he were present, the so-called "battleground" would naturally transform into a simpler, more tender scene, like a child asking a daycare teacher for candy.

...Isn't this just taking care of a child?

In short, watching the atmosphere on the field quickly change from a chaotic scene to a shy one, Chen Junqian actually wanted to complain. It was barely acceptable for a girl of Gu Lingguo's age to act cute, but how could there be a girl who was almost an adult and still liked to call herself an older sister, pouting and biting her lip like that?

"for you."

Although it wasn't about peeling shrimp, Chen Junqian still served each person a dish based on his understanding of them. Those who liked to gnaw on large squid went to gnaw on the large squid, those who liked to slurp clams went to slurp clams, and the large lobster that had participated in the attack had been cooked by the chef to the point that it could be eaten as soon as it was picked up.

During this process, Chen Junqian also explained why he peeled shrimp for Zhu Wenyun.

To be honest, all the girls present already knew that Zhu Wenyun had peeled melon seeds for Chen Junqian by hand. As for why, it can only be said that this scene was recorded in countless of her novels, and even Zhu Wenyun's own thoughts were clearly expressed in the books through the characters' words.

I never expected to see a call back here.

"I feel like Wen Yun's new book will have another plot to add."