I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"I really like that line. Have you considered adding it to any new book?"

"It'll be perfect for the book you asked me to write."

What's the difference between the prototype and the original? In Zhu Wenyun's opinion, the former sounds like finding a vague basic template in reality and then processing and beautifying it with words and plot. But in reality, each male protagonist in her works is just one aspect of Chen Junqian. So compared to the prototype, the original is indeed more accurate.

For a literature-loving girl, this was probably the most romantic and exciting foreplay. After all, just as Chen Junqian had initially envisioned, it would only be nine o'clock after all three episodes were aired, which was still quite a distance from the end of evening self-study.

Her conversation with Shen Nianqiu resurfaced in her mind, followed by her conversation with Lin Mu, which took place after Chen Junqian suggested she talk to Lin Mu again.

At that time, Zhu Wenyun was still being deceived by her childhood sweetheart's diary and wrote a false story that did not reflect her true thoughts. Chen Junqian's original intention was to let Zhu Wenyun understand Lin Mu's true thoughts, but he did not expect that his childhood sweetheart would say other things to Zhu Wenyun. Or rather, some things are indeed easier to say to someone of the same sex.

Simply put, Zhu Wenyun was asked to write something that could never be published or submitted to an editor. But in fact, this wasn't the first time she had done something like this. In the words of Shen Nianqiu, who had read all of her rejected drafts, it was probably something like, "Now I can understand why literary youths throughout history have liked to sanctify themselves. Wenyun has a lot of strange and repressed thoughts in her head too."

You're clearly just as good as anyone else.

I can definitely be tolerant of my childhood friend. After all, I've seen my childhood friend cry in my arms before, so I'll find a way to get used to it, right?

The previous woman who had this idea even boldly chose to take the lead from the beginning, but her subsequent report included, but was not limited to:

[Startled by the foreign sensation in her lower abdomen, she surrendered shamefully, unlike a typical older sister, and even almost ran away. She had originally wanted to appear more composed and at ease, but in the end, she was plopped down on the bed, completely lacking any sisterly demeanor, in a position of utter submission...]

It's true that you tend to think about these things when you're in a hotel.

Fortunately, her actions always preceded her thoughts and words.

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: From Today Onwards, We'll Be Childhood Sweethearts

As we all know, domestic youth dramas have three treasures:

Fighting, abortion, running in the rain.

However, upon closer reflection, most youth dramas, including those from other countries, are not immune to these scenarios. After all, high school students are at this age, and even ten years from now, with the further development of the internet and the pollution of mixed information, the age range where these situations occur will further decrease. Chen Junqian himself had already experienced many of these situations before his rebirth.

Zhu Wenyun has always hated the term "puppy love" or the way it's called. Just like she said when she confronted her homeroom teacher, Ms. Shen, even if she did have that kind of relationship with Chen Junqian one day, it would be a normal relationship, not something that sounds like a derogatory term like "puppy love".

If Shen Nianqiu hadn't existed, perhaps she really could have endured until two years later? But now it seems that this is just a complete assumption. The relationship between the two was only a small step away from breaking through the final barrier, so perhaps one day it would be ignited by a small opportunity. After all, Zhu Wenyun never really felt that she was having a platonic relationship with Chen Junqian.

On the contrary, she has always been the most mature girl since elementary school.

This is true both physiologically and psychologically, and the two complement each other. In fact, with her frequent participation in so-called 'work' and 'social affairs' as a well-known writer in the past two years, this sense of social recognition, coupled with economic independence, makes it hard for Zhu Wenyun not to feel that she is more mature than many adults, at least more mature than her biological parents.

Isn't Chen Junqian the same?

Therefore, two people like them should have no worries or concerns about dating and getting married. If a responsible party has to be found, it should be Chen Junqian. After all, he didn't treat her like another childhood sweetheart and pamper her like a child until now. So, she, who grew up and became independent too early, would naturally want to reach this point.

Under Zhu Wenyun's close, wet gaze, Chen Junqian felt he could easily guess and understand her thoughts. At least one thing was true in the fans' imagination: if we only consider mutual understanding, the two of them were indeed the closest to each other. Even the thoughts and plans that belonged to the male protagonist of a romantic comedy that he had kept buried deep in his heart since his rebirth were first noticed by Zhu Wenyun, who then served as his most reliable wingman to help him carry them out.

Rather than the literary girl's constant talk about "getting the taste after eating the marrow," it's more accurate to say that once this switch is turned on, the principles she firmly believed she could uphold for a long time will gradually disappear. Putting aside the fact that Shen Nianqiu herself had been hinting at this throughout the past summer, the reality is that compared to all the other girls, Zhu Wenyun is the one who would give him the least psychological burden.

Whether it's appearance, personality, or family considerations, the other party has already laid the groundwork. So if he still refuses here, he might become a wooden puppet like many of the male protagonists in romantic comedies that are often criticized.

The girl's eyes were shimmering with tears, her emotions seemingly about to overflow.

Then the rest will naturally follow.

"So, did they both take leave because the production crew pulled them over to watch the premiere together via live stream?"

Since someone wasn't at school tonight, Lin Mu once again took on the role of best friend, accompanying Xu Youwei home. She also mentioned to her that Chen Junqian and Zhu Wenyun had asked for leave.

"Yes, the reason I gave Teacher Shen was that I wasn't feeling well, but that's the real reason. Wen Yun told me this in private. 'We Live in Guoning' premieres tonight."

As Lin Mu spoke, he also scrolled through the various comments that had appeared online on his phone:

"It seems like the current reputation is pretty good? A lot of people like it and say they want to come to Guoning, the filming location."

"I don't think there's anything interesting to see in our small county town."

For Xu Youwei, who has traveled from the city to the countryside countless times since childhood, she has now entered the second year of high school syndrome, where she is eager to get into university and leave this place to see a new city. It can only be said that Youwei's true nature has always been to be reckless when things are going well and cowardly when things are not. Now that everything seems to be on track and all the things she was worried about before have been properly resolved, she has begun to look forward to her university life.

However, Shen Nianqiu, who shared her daily university life in the group chat every day, also deserves credit for this.

"If Weiwei is in the honors class now, I feel she will have a chance to be admitted to the special admissions class later. Weiwei had such good grades in elementary school, and she is smarter than me. I believe in you."

Although it sounded like some kind of nonsense at first glance, Xu Youwei, who knew her best friend's personality well, knew that the other person was genuinely comforting and encouraging her, so she smiled nonchalantly upon hearing it:

"Yes, I will definitely try my best to join you guys in Class 1 later!"

After escorting Xu Youwei home, Lin Mu turned back and walked towards her own house. The road was full of parents picking up their children and students returning home from school. As a result, there were many late-night food stalls catering to students. Many students who had been studying all night were starving and gathered in twos and threes in front of various stalls to buy food. The lively scene full of life made her subconsciously tighten the shoulder strap of her backpack and suddenly she inexplicably thought of her childhood sweetheart.

More precisely, it was about the past life that the other person had told her.

Because of family changes when she was young, Qianqian's personality was completely different back then compared to now. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was introverted. Moreover, after entering high school, due to the pressure of studying, she gradually lost contact with Zhong Yu, her only and best friend since childhood. So, starting from high school, she was basically alone on her way home from school, just like she is now.

Lin Mu has always enjoyed reading romance novels with childhood sweetheart themes. One of her favorite passages is the plot where past experiences are used to suppress the unexpected arrival of a new love interest. For childhood sweethearts, precious memories are indeed like bricks that can be used to build a city wall, firmly enclosing the two of them inside.

Most couples in love have a past that neither of them shared. Perhaps during his saddest moments, you were riding high; perhaps during his most helpless times, you weren't there for him. It's only when his sadness becomes your sorrow, and his joy becomes your happiness, that you suddenly begin to regretfully reflect on these past experiences.

Therefore, childhood sweethearts can perfectly solve this problem, because they are both deeply involved in each other's growth... that's how it should be.

Although Chen Junqian himself said that he had no contact with her after elementary school, one can imagine that he should have continued to live a peaceful life under the protection of his family, just like in elementary school. He probably wouldn't have been admitted to the special admission class, and might not even have gotten into Ningzhong. But even if he had gotten into Jinzhong, his family wouldn't have cared at all, and would never have brought it up against him.

One night after learning the truth, Lin Mu sat at her desk, biting the end of her pen, and wrote a diary entry from Chen Junqian's perspective:

While I was still figuring out the most cost-effective way to buy snacks with 50 cents and a dollar, you already had your own piggy bank, able to drink whatever you wanted.

When I was bullied at school and cried in a corner because of my parents' unexpected death, you didn't come to see me.

When I ran away from home after a minor argument with my grandparents and found myself wandering aimlessly through the streets with nowhere to go, why didn't you tell me where you were?

When I was wondering if someone like me could be treated sincerely, why didn't you jump out and tell me that if no one gets married when we grow up, we should just make do?

Mu Mu and Lin Mu were girls who only briefly crossed paths in elementary school because they were in the same class and the same after-school care center, and then parted ways. That was all.

Walking back to the apartment complex where she rented a place, Lin Mu subconsciously glanced at a window on a certain floor of the building next door. That was Zhu Wenjun's apartment, and there were no lights on inside, indicating that no one was home at that moment.

However, after taking one look, Lin Mu returned home with light steps and went to her bedroom, where she was greeted by her parents as always with warm concern.

The sample copies of Zhu Wenyun's next book have already been printed. As the original author, Zhu Wenyun specially requested a copy and gave it to her. At this moment, it is placed on a shelf, next to the Ali doll that has begun to fade and is no longer used as an emoticon by many people.

The girl stroked the spine of the book and looked at its title.

Actually, she came up with the name herself at Zhu Wenyun's invitation:

Let's be childhood sweethearts starting today.

Unlike senior high school students who only have a pitiful half-day of Sunday mornings during the week's holidays, junior high school students can still barely enjoy a two-day weekend, which means they have to go to school for evening self-study on Sunday evenings. This is why Zhu Wenyun chose to go last night, because the next day is the weekend, and she can have a good two-day rest.

However, the moment Chen Junqian regained consciousness, he was transported back to summer vacation and was met with his younger sister's online urging for updates. Chen Xi, who was sitting above him through the air conditioner, exuded a completely different sense of pressure than when they were children. Her leaning posture reminded Chen Junqian of the scene from last night, so he had no choice but to look away for the time being.

"Lin Guo has already told me that the second volume of 'My Sister's Life' has been released. Brother, get up and translate it for me."

It's only been a few days into September, hey! Where's the promised autumn? This weather is so hot, it could easily be called summer. Iruma Hitomi, can you learn from that manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi, whose four-character name is a compliment but becomes an insult when put together? Why are you updating so fast...?

Somewhat reluctantly, Chen Junqian got out of bed, yawned as his sister urged him to wash up, and after having breakfast, he immediately sat down at the computer. Indeed, some group members in Japan had already scanned and uploaded the original text of the book.

As before, I first glanced at the table of contents, which, like the previous volume, was arranged in order of age:

"26, 27, 30... What are the Japanese characters for these numbers that aren't numbers?"

"Let me see, it means 'Sister's Diary'. It seems Xiaoxi guessed right before, there really is a description from the sister's perspective in the second volume."

"Hehehe, because I am the real sister."

It has to be said that although she learned some mysterious interjections from Gu Linguo, the way her sister said them gave a completely different feeling. There was a subtle sense that it was like a character with no personality traits was using a human verbal tic on the spot.

"Could you translate this one first, brother? I'd like to read my sister's diary first."

"You yourself never keep a diary."

"That would create a repetitive character setting. Lin Guo has been saying this a lot lately, and she proudly stated that after I skipped a grade, she became the only junior student in the character setting."

"All right……"

With a helpless sigh, Chen Junqian opened the corresponding document. As Chen Xi had expected, this document was written from the younger sister's perspective, sharing her views on her experiences from childhood to adulthood. The wording and sentence structure were deliberately childlike, for example, each brother was followed by a long dash, roughly like "brother—".

"elder brother--"

"You've started dragging out those sounds too, haven't you?"

"But it does sound so cute! Did I really call myself that when I was a kid?"

"I think so, I remember."

"Then I'm relieved. After all, I feel like this way of addressing someone is more suitable when you're a child. It feels so artificial to imitate it now, right, brother—"

"Isn't this still just imitation?"

"Because it also feels a bit like acting cute? Let me think about it some more. Maybe saying 'Onii-chan' would be better? Onii-chan—"

With the nickname "little sister" playing in the background, Chen Junqian continued translating the document.

Wow—that's great, my brother—is patting my head.

At times like these, I feel how soft and warm my brother's big hands are, and even the wrinkles on his hands and the questioning marks on his fingers become incredibly clear.

"Ah, I agree with that."

My sister's voice and little head squeezed in front of me at the same time.

Her eyes were fixed on him, her eyelashes fluttering.

"I actually like it a lot too, so, brother—do you want to touch it?"

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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Shall we team up?

It has to be said that this statement, which might lead to an immediate misunderstanding, is something even a top-tier mother would find hard to believe. However, putting aside the fact that there is no one else in the house besides the two of them, Chen Junqian even felt that his mother wouldn't think anything of it even if she heard it. After all, she knows the personalities and temperaments of the two children she has watched grow up. She has already accepted that the two of them sometimes sleep together during their afternoon naps, so everything else is really a piece of cake for her.

"Want me to pat your head?"

Chen Junqian, who was complaining to the system when he was first reborn that touching his sister's head in real life would only result in greasy hands, being criticized for messing up his hairstyle, or being told he wouldn't grow taller, is now actually encountering a female protagonist who actively wants to pat his head. He feels a mix of emotions, including curiosity.

"So, does Xiaoxi really like having her head patted?"

"No, but the way my brother feels when he touches it is different from other people's."

Although he had heard of people who were particularly good at petting cats and dogs, able to get kittens and puppies to swarm around them and beg for petting and scratching in no time, he figured it must require specific techniques. Chen Junqian didn't think his head-patting technique was anything special; in fact, he usually used more varied methods when petting Senmu. After all, this little cat required attention to its head, chin, and back, and he would occasionally roll over to let him rub its belly. But when petting its head, he would simply place his hand on it...

"call--"

"Even if there's no one else at home, there's no need to make such a sound... I feel like Mom is really going to beat me up, no, I mean Mom is going to beat me up."

Chen Junqian was startled by his sister's reaction the moment his hand touched her head, but he quickly remembered seeing jokes about this kind of "head-patting" scene, so he tentatively asked: