I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

Chen Xi asked softly, her voice now gentle and soft, devoid of her usual aloofness.

"It floated up. See, you've learned the first step."

As he spoke, Chen Junqian looked down at his younger sister.

At this moment, Chen Xi's long hair was spread out on the water's surface, like a splash of ink on a piece of satin. Her usually stern face was slightly flushed with nervousness, and she would occasionally open one eye to peek at Chen Junqian's gentle gaze before quickly closing it again, muttering to herself:

"If you dare let go, I won't wake you up for a year."

"This threat is too powerful, don't worry, Xiaoxi."

"It's good to know."

Chen Xi gave a slightly arrogant hum. The sense of dependence she felt when she was alone with her brother and sister naturally filled her heart with sweetness. In her mind, she was already switching her identity to the second column, just like changing professions in an online game, and she even abandoned the title of 'brother'.

However, the good times did not last long.

"Now, try waving your arms to move your legs."

Chen Junqian continued to patiently guide her, and Chen Xi began to rehearse the graceful posture of a swan in her mind. However, in reality, when she tried to paddle hard, her already unskilled coordination collapsed instantly. Her two slender legs suddenly pushed off underwater, and her originally stable body immediately tilted to one side.

"oops--!"

Chen Xi gasped, instantly losing her balance. She instinctively clung tightly to Chen Junqian's neck, hanging on him like a sloth. The sudden movement splashed water directly onto Chen Junqian's face.

"Help! I'm sinking!"

"Don't move, don't panic, don't kick, you're stepping on my foot."

"I don't care, I'm going to sink!"

"Waaaaah, I'm sinking too!"

In the chaos, Chen Xi buried her face in Chen Junqian's neck. The warmth, a mixture of sunshine and youthful energy, made her momentarily lose her composure. But then, another wave crashed over her, startling her so much that she buried her head even deeper.

After finally managing to stand firmly in the water, the girl's hair was disheveled, and her once neat bangs were now a mess on her forehead. She looked disheveled but also a little cute. If his phone hadn't been nearby, Chen Junqian would have wanted to record his sister's appearance in real time.

"Cough cough... You scared me to death."

She choked on a little water, leaned against Chen Junqian's chest, her nose felt sore, and her tone unconsciously began to carry a hint of coquetry.

Chen Junqian abandoned his playful intention to deliberately scare his younger sister, gently wiping the water from her cheeks, his tone excessively gentle:

"It's alright, it's alright. You were moving too fast just now, did you choke?"

Chen Xi looked up, her eyes red-rimmed, like a wronged little white rabbit:

"I feel like throwing up... Seawater not only has bacteria, but it also tastes awful. I hate it."

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, it's my fault for not teaching well."

As Chen Junqian apologized with a smile, he reached out and casually tucked a strand of wet hair from Chen Xi's temple behind her ear. This action made her subconsciously pause, suddenly realizing that she and he were already so close under the sea breeze and the sunset, close enough that Chen Xi could see her reflection in Chen Junqian's eyes, close enough that she could clearly count his eyelashes.

She quickly turned her face away somewhat embarrassedly, but didn't pull away from Chen Junqian's hand, only muttering stubbornly:

"...Don't treat me like a child."

"Aren't you just a child to me?"

Well, when he said this, Chen Junqian himself wasn't very confident, afraid that the other person would suddenly stand up and ask him something like 'Is it small or not', like some romantic comedy heroine.

However, Chen Xi naturally didn't have that kind of courage. Instead, she was still trying to hide herself. All she could think about was her best friend's words in the fitting room not long ago: "Xiao Xi knows what people say in the fitting room in romantic comedies... Hmm? Why are you so big?" Luckily, she was soaking in the cool seawater, otherwise she felt her body temperature would rise again.

"Let's go, let's swim one more time. This time I'll hold your hand, and you can try paddling."

After seeing that she had calmed down, Chen Junqian spoke again.

Chen Xi nodded while submerged in the water. She quietly took Chen Junqian's hand and practiced with him in the water for a while before the last rays of the setting sun disappeared into the sea.

Although she ultimately failed to learn freestyle, and even her breaststroke resembled that of a crab fleeing for its life, the whole process wasn't particularly unpleasant. It was only when she was about to leave that she belatedly raised her chin in realization:

"You go first, I'll go up in a bit."

Knowing that his younger sister was shy again, Chen Junqian readily agreed and prepared to go and check on Lin Mu and Xu Youwei again. Chen Xi, on the other hand, carefully waded in the shallow water by the shore, feeling embarrassed if others saw her walking ashore in her wet clothes.

After thinking for a while, she suddenly had an idea.

Before long, Gu Linguo heard her best friend calling her.

"Lin Guo, could you please bring me my swimsuit from my room?"

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Chapter 117: This is really ruining the atmosphere (4k5)

"Was Mumu unhappy just now?"

Upon hearing Xu Youwei's question, Lin Mu's first reaction was to turn around and look behind him twice. Only after confirming that no one else was nearby or approaching did he frankly admit:

"You noticed that, Vivi?"

"Is it because of Qinqin and Sister Nianqiu?"

"Hmm, I think so, but I don't feel anything anymore."

Xu Youwei didn't pay much attention to Lin Mu's explanation. After all, as long as she confirmed that Lin Mu would feel unhappy about this kind of thing, that is, jealousy, she had already achieved her goal.

As someone who's been through the "puppy love" phase, she knows very well that jealousy is a precursor to liking someone. Because we're not the kind of children who are purely self-centered anymore. Those feelings of "I only want you to play with me, not with anyone else" that we had as kids are essentially no different from whining and throwing tantrums to get a toy we like. But now we're high school students, so…

"Mumu is jealous of both of them."

Lin Mu quickly shook his head in denial at Xu Youwei's joking remark:

"No, no, I just happened to be thinking about what happened at the Shanghai World Expo and how I felt. Besides, Qianqian was the first person to apply sunscreen to me today."

As she said this, she touched her exposed shoulder again, her slender ankles wriggling restlessly in the water, splashing water everywhere. She almost couldn't help but tell others that the other person had secretly taken her out alone that afternoon.

However, just as Xu Youwei was about to mischievously press for more information, she suddenly heard the sound of a motorcycle engine starting up, followed by a roaring sound like waves crashing against the wind. A black and yellow, streamlined, and aggressively styled jet ski had already stopped in front of the two of them, and Chen Junqian on it was also fully armed.

He was wearing a bright orange professional buoyancy vest, and since he had just test-driven around, his swim trunks and vest were soaked through and clung tightly to his body.

The two sitting on the shore were seeing their childhood sweethearts in this pose for the first time, and they both gasped in shock.

Thanks to his long-term exercise habits, Chen Junqian has broad and upright shoulders. After stopping his motorcycle, he braced one leg on the sand in the shallow water, his wet, short black hair sweeping back without restraint, revealing his smooth forehead and handsome eyebrows. The last rays of the setting sun dripped down his well-defined jawline and fell into his broad chest, which was covered with water droplets and rose and fell slightly. The mixture of mature male composure and youthful wild hormones, after being baptized by the sea, had an almost destructive attraction.

"I just rented a jet ski. Would you two like to be the first passengers?"

As he said this, Chen Junqian waved to them, a casual yet confident smile playing on his lips.

"Qinqin looks so handsome, or rather, incredibly handsome!"

In front of Chen Junqian's new look, Xu Youwei seemed to forget her role as his wingman for a second, cheered and rushed into the knee-deep seawater, circling around the motorcycle and him like a fangirl.

"How about Yoyo first?"

Chen Junqian patted the extended leather cushion behind him, his gaze sweeping over the two girls before finally settling on Xu Youwei's 'I'll do it, I'll do it' little face with a half-smile.

"Me! I'll go first. Actually, I've always wanted to play this since I was little, but I haven't had the chance."

Xu Youwei raised her hand without hesitation, took the life jacket Chen Junqian handed her, quickly put it on, and then took a nimble step and sat directly behind Chen Junqian.

She didn't seem to care at all, brazenly reaching out to hug Chen Junqian's waist, and even making a face at Lin Mu on the shore:

"Mumu, get your phone over there and record me. Remember to capture my coolest moment."

Chen Junqian looked back and confirmed:

"Are you seated?"

"As long as Qinqin doesn't throw me into the Pacific Ocean, it's fine."

"Okay, let's go."

Chen Junqian suddenly twisted the accelerator with his right hand.

"boom--!"

With a roar that seemed to tear the air apart, the front of the motorcycle suddenly lifted up, like an orca breaking out of the water, instantly drawing a violent white arc on the sea surface.

Lin Mu, who was standing on the shore, felt a strong gust of wind rush towards her. Then, she saw Chen Junqian carrying Xu Youwei, rushing up the crest of a distant wave at an almost gliding angle, and instantly leaving her a great distance away, almost disappearing from sight.

In that vast, shimmering sea, Chen Junqian displayed astonishing control, drawing some attention from the female lifeguards patrolling nearby on their motorcycles, who were there specifically for female tourists. He executed another nearly 60-degree sideways drift, creating a fan-shaped spray of water about three meters high that refracted rainbow colors in the sunlight, prompting Xu Youwei, sitting in the back seat, to cheer loudly.

"Ahhhhhh—that's amazing! Qinqin, go faster!"

Xu Youwei's screams were broken into joyful syllables by the sea breeze. However, after confirming that the two of them were quite a distance from the shore, she suddenly pressed her entire upper body firmly against the other person, signaling Chen Junqian to slow down.

"Mumu was jealous of you just now."

Just as Chen Junqian slowed down, he heard Xu Youwei stand up and whisper something in his ear.

"Someone should have split himself in two during the Shanghai World Expo, no, no, maybe three parts would have been enough. As for now, he would need to double his size."

"I thought Youyou came up to me before Mumu because she wanted to be affectionate with me. Is she still thinking about Mumu even in this time of just the two of you?"

Without giving Xu Youwei another chance to answer in a low voice, he immediately floored the accelerator again, and the motorcycle started up even faster than before, pinning Xu Youwei, who was about to say something, to the spot. In the sea breeze, she could only hold Chen Junqian even tighter to maintain her balance, as if their flesh and blood were intertwined. Xu Youwei felt his warmth and breath seep straight into her body, his breath brushing against her like animal fur, swirling around her nose and heart.

Even as wave after wave of icy seawater pounded against her, she still felt a strange, buzzing heat emanating from deep within her body.

In the blink of an eye, the outline of the beach disappeared from sight, and all around was the sea that seemed to stretch endlessly. It was as if there were no gaps or crevices between the sea and the sky, and that once you reached the end of the sea, you could walk directly into the sky.

"Actually, I rented it because I thought Youyou would like it!"

Amidst the deafening roar of the engine, Chen Junqian practically screamed those words.

Having fully understood the other party's intention, Xu Youwei stopped talking about Lin Mu and instead responded to him just as loudly:

"Okay! I like it!"

"I like it, I like it the most, okay!"

Lin Mu stood on the shore, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her swimsuit skirt. Looking at the graceful figure bobbing on the waves in the distance and hearing the faint shouts of "I like it!", she felt a surge of curiosity and unease that came even faster than when she had faced Shen Nianqiu earlier.

However, after only a few minutes, the jet ski gradually reduced its speed, and Chen Junqian and Xu Youwei returned to the shore covered in water mist and with a roar.

Because of the strong impact she had just received, Xu Youwei's legs were wobbling when she got out of the car, and her hair was completely messed up, sticking wetly to her face, making her look like a defeated, drenched rooster, but her face was filled with extreme excitement.

"This is so, so awesome... Mu Mu, this is a million times more awesome than a roller coaster!"

As Xu Youwei wiped the seawater off her face, she laughed heartily, as if releasing her emotions.

"That feeling of the whole world shaking beneath your feet... I can't take it anymore, I need to lie down over there and calm down, I feel like my brain has been shaken into a milkshake."

As she spoke, she gave Lin Mu a sly look that said "hurry up, hurry up," and then pretended to be exhausted, running back to the parasol, leaving Lin Mu standing alone by the water, looking bewildered.

The engine shut off, and the world suddenly fell silent, with only the gentle sound of the waves lapping against the shore.

Chen Junqian stepped off the motorcycle and waded through the undulating waves to stand in front of Lin Mu. He was much taller than Lin Mu and was radiating the heat of intense exercise. Water droplets ran down his brow bone and across the corner of his eyes, making him look both aggressive and inexplicably gentle.