I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"I am Chen Junqian's..."

Just when everyone in the know thought she was going to talk about her sister, she uttered three Chinese characters that they never expected:

"fiancée?"

Actually, she originally wanted to say "fiancée," but she felt it was too Japanese, so Chen Xi finally chose the term "fiancée." Although she had also considered "sister as fiancée," it was just too embarrassing for her, a non-anime/manga fan, to even talk to herself in front of the mirror.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment, and the entire classroom was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Teacher Shen stood by the podium, stunned for a full two seconds:

"……what?"

The classroom erupted in chaos the next moment.

"fiancée?"

"Chen Junqian?"

"seriously?"

"Whose fiancée did she just mention?"

"Chen Junqian actually has a fiancée?"

"No, isn't Chen Junqian only a sophomore in high school?"

"Are all students who skip grades this direct?"

"Did I wake up too early? Is there something wrong with my ears?"

A series of suppressed gasps and discussions spread through the classroom. Everyone's eyes subconsciously turned to Chen Junqian, the male protagonist who had been tricked by his sister in public. He sat by the window with no particular expression on his face, while Chen Xi looked calm, but there was a hint of cunning hidden in her eyes.

She's definitely doing this on purpose.

Fortunately, the homeroom teacher, who had been bombarded with messages from Zhu Wenyun and Lin Mu, and had even actually met all sorts of ridiculous fiancés and engagements, was the first to come to her senses. She cleared her throat and tried to bring order back to the class:

"Chen Xi, school is a place for learning. What exactly do you mean by 'fiancée'?"

Chen Xi nodded cooperatively and then gave an explanation:

"Teacher, I'm talking about the arranged marriages made by our elders when we were children."

Okay, this explanation sounds a little more reasonable than before, but only a little. After all, this setting sounds quite rare, and would anyone really say something like this so openly?

"A betrothal between children?"

"Does this really happen in real life?"

"I thought it only happened in TV dramas."

"Don't she and Chen Junqian have the same surname? I remember someone saying they were siblings."

"Just because they're not the same Chen doesn't mean they're related by blood."

"But I've never heard Chen Junqian mention it before."

"This is a very private matter, didn't you see that Lin Mu didn't mention it?"

The murmurs started to rise again, and Teacher Shen rubbed her temples.

Having been a homeroom teacher for so many years, she has taught students with good grades, lively personalities, and quiet and reserved personalities, as well as many difficult students. She thought Zhu Wenyun and Lin Mu were already invincible, but who are these subordinates of?

On the first day of school, a new student who skipped a grade announced in her self-introduction that she was the class monitor and the fiancée of the top student in the grade. You probably won't encounter this situation once in your life.

Teacher Shen took a deep breath and tried to speak calmly:

"Chen Xi, regarding the jokes between elders, the teacher respects your family relationships. However, at school, everyone should still treat each other as classmates. As for the term 'fiancée,' try not to mention it in formal settings in the future."

"Okay, teacher."

Chen Xi answered quite decisively this time, and after a pause, added:

"I understand."

Teacher Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, then please sit down first—"

"May I sit there?"

When Teacher Shen heard Chen Xi's words, she almost choked again, fearing that the other person was referring to Chen Junqian's deskmate. But when she looked closely, she realized it was the front row seat. However, she immediately felt a pang of unease because Lin Mu was sitting next to her, the other party who had talked to her about her fiancé last semester. What was going on? Were the two fiancées going to have a showdown?

However, it must be said that everyone's personalities are always in sync. Compared to the other person's suggestion to sit with Chen Junqian, Teacher Shen thought about it and felt that sitting with Lin Mu was already a good thing, so she nodded and agreed.

As Chen Xi walked past rows of desks, many people's eyes followed her, but she didn't seem to care. She sat down in her seat, put down her bag, and slowly began to organize her textbooks. Lin Mu next to her even helped her move to a different spot, and they seemed to have a good relationship.

Anmuxi—probably.

Sitting in the back row, Chen Junqian rested his chin on his hand and looked at the two people in front of him, feeling a little complicated.

Is it true that having more scandals is never a bad thing? He's getting more and more used to being the male lead in romantic comedies. On the other hand, Zhu Wenyun next to him seems more interested. After all, her new book with Lin Mu as the female lead is in its final stages, and she's already considering the next one. It's time to restart the story of Chen Xi and Gu Linguo.

The morning reading bell rang, and Ms. Shen stood on the podium, finally bringing the class back on track. The classroom gradually quieted down, and the sounds of turning pages and reading aloud began to rise. However, after class, everyone started discussing again, and even the class monitor, Mr. Lu, couldn't resist coming over to watch the drama unfold.

"Hey, Old Chen."

"explain."

"Is she really your fiancée?"

"Not in the true sense."

"In what sense?"

"The daughter of the elders' godparents."

"So you're not related by blood?"

"No."

"OK, got it."

"You don't know anything."

Chen Junqian laughed and retorted to Lu Cheng, while Chen Xi was receiving similar treatment. However, since they weren't really familiar with each other, everyone could only subtly inquire about the relationship between the two. But Chen Xi seemed unwilling to answer, so Lin Mu was the one smoothing things over for her. As a result, many people shifted their focus and went to Lin Mu, her childhood friend, to inquire about the relationship between the two.

"So they really were betrothed as children?"

"From the perspective of the elders, could it be considered that there was a similar agreement?"

To be honest, I do have one with Qianqian.

"Will they really get married in the future?"

"Who can say for sure? We're all still students, right?"

I felt much more at ease than before, and even my tone was much more relaxed. If this had happened before, I probably wouldn't have reacted this way.

"So what exactly is her relationship with Chen Junqian? Are they siblings or childhood sweethearts?"

"Well... if I had to say, it's the same as my relationship with Qianqian."

Lin Mu thought this answer was very good, so he repeated it:

"Yes, that's pretty much it."

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Chapter Twenty-Five: True friends are meant to be found!

Since his younger sister also entered high school and even skipped a grade to join the second year of high school, Chen Junqian's commuting habits, which had been maintained for a year, were due for a major overhaul. The good news was that his childhood sweetheart, who had already sensed a certain status as the only person in the know or the "official girlfriend," showed a certain magnanimity. Chen Xi herself also generously gave up the walk home after evening self-study after joining them on the same way to school. So, Chen Junqian still slept between the two families at noon, accompanied his sister home after school in the afternoon or ate out together, with Gu Linguo joining them. In the evening, he continued to take Xu Youwei home.

Only in this era, when a certain celebrity surnamed Luo has not yet been exposed and is still enjoying immense popularity through the variety show "Go Fighting!", can Chen Junqian be considered to have transformed into a top-notch time management master ahead of time. However, the idea of ​​stretching one minute into two minutes might just be a metaphor or exaggeration for others, but for the male protagonist of a serious romantic comedy, it is something that can be done in a real way.

Therefore, Chen Junqian did not feel much pressure in terms of time. Moreover, as more and more things were opened up, his daily life was actually getting closer and closer to the campus romance comedy he had initially imagined. Even the female leads had all entered the stage called high school. The fact that older sister characters could not stay permanently was just an old tradition, as was the case with the "socialite" part.

And looking back now, a significant number of male protagonists in romantic comedies are actually set to be in their second year of high school.

On the one hand, this age, which is in the middle of high school, makes it convenient for both senior high school girls and junior high school girls to appear. On the other hand, just like the second year of junior high school, the teenagers in the second year of high school are also in a complex state that can be summarized as "second year of high school syndrome".

The internet explains "high school sophomore syndrome" as being more realistic than "middle school syndrome." People start thinking about macro-level things like life, society, and the future, but they are also prone to feeling lost, sentimental, or anxious. So they often put on a pretentious but actually anxious and insecure attitude.

I sometimes feel like no one truly understands me, and I experience intense anxiety about the future, grades, and interpersonal relationships. I like to talk about ideals, freedom, and social rules, but my actions don't match. I appear calm and mature on the surface, but I'm actually very sensitive inside. Occasionally, I find the people and things around me boring and hypocritical...

"So it would be great if there really was some kind of puberty syndrome in real life, otherwise, these days would just be so boring..."

Looking at Gu Lingguo, who was chewing on red bean bread and talking like this, Chen Junqian suddenly felt very fortunate that he had already taken control of the will of heaven. Otherwise, being bothered by Gu Lingguo's words and the symptoms of puberty would be fine, but if he woke up one day and found that he had a love-hate relationship option in his mind, he would probably have to bang his head against a wall. Speaking of which, the name Prince You Ouge is really special. It's amazing that he has been able to remember both his surname and his given name to this day.

After entering high school, Gu Lingguo, who felt like she had suddenly become the female lead in a romantic comedy, loved to do one of the things she did most: just like countless male and female protagonists she had seen before, she would sprint to the small shop next to the cafeteria during lunch break or after class to buy a red bean bread. However, according to her, this was because she couldn't find a substitute for fried noodle bread. Chen Junqian would also occasionally come to buy things, so they would often run into each other on the way.

As we all know, just like in anime, the break time between the male and female protagonists can often last for an entire episode. Although theoretically it's only a few minutes, the two can still chat for a long time on the way. If this continues, it feels like Ningzhong High School might start spreading some kind of campus legend about one get out of class break being particularly long every day or two.

"Puberty syndrome... I remember it's a concept from Hajime Kamoshida's 'Blue Pig'?"

"The abbreviation 'Green Pig' is so strange."

"I think a good abbreviation is one that clearly refers to a specific work. Oregairu was originally abbreviated as 'Aoka' in Japan, so it's pretty much the same."

"That's true. Senior, where are you now? You should be on volume six or seven by now."

"It's roughly the volume before the latest one. I've finished reading the sister arc."

Although it sounds like a statement from someone who's obsessed with their sister, that's just how the story is. In fact, the fact that he didn't loudly proclaim the specific title, "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Pampered Little Sister," shows how restrained he was.

"Then the next volume is obviously a story that can't be told in one volume, so I'll leave it for now."

"Yes, as someone who has read the latest volume, I can tell you very clearly that it is indeed not finished, and it is interrupted at a very critical point, so it was the right thing for you not to read it, senior."

At this point, Gu Linguo made a wish with a hint of anticipation:

"I hope this will also be adapted into an anime, and not a terrible one. Although everyone says the Oregairu anime is pretty good, fans of the original manga say the second season's pacing was way too fast. Thirteen episodes covered the content of six volumes, and many parts that I found interesting when reading the novel weren't included..."

"I think there's a chance for Hajime Kamoshida. If it's ever adapted into an anime, I hope it can maintain the same quality as the previous work, Sakurasou."

"Okay, that's good."

After chatting about the light novels she had recently read, Gu Lingguo slowly finished eating the entire bread.

"By the way, is this year's sports meet the same as last year's? It's such a pity I didn't participate last year."

"I thought Lin Guo would say sports festival."

"I will still be able to distinguish between reality and the two-dimensional world. Sigh, our study tour this year is the same as in previous years. Now we can only look forward to the sports meet."

"It should be the same as last year. After all, there were quite a few positive reviews last year. There's really not much we can do about study tours unless Xiaoxi and I go to our families to talk to them. You know how exhausted I was writing the planning documents last year."

"Xiao Xi is such a lazybones that she wouldn't do these things. Besides, she's already a junior in high school and she's not participating in our year's study tour. Luckily, there aren't any weird senior-junior customs in China, otherwise I would have to call her Senbei when I see her, and I can't even stand the thought of it."