I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"I kept asking if Mu Mu cared a lot, because I myself don't really care about that aspect."

Chen Junqian shrugged innocently. He explained that a good romantic comedy should create a variety of female protagonists with completely different personalities and appearances. And what a good male protagonist should do is to sincerely love all kinds of female protagonists. In the end, it's the same as the idea that there are handsome men and beautiful women in the world of anime. In terms of external adaptability assigned by the system, all six female protagonists, including Lin Mu, are all A. This shows that they have equal charm, but they just express it in different ways.

Moreover, Chen Junqian really couldn't imagine Lin Mu's personality appearing in Shen Nianqiu, or rather, the other person piloting his sister's mecha to have their interactions over the years. Just thinking about it was too incongruous.

Does Qianqian really not care?

[Red bean paste, red bean paste, red bean paste (Really? Really? Really?)]

No, how can this inner voice come with its own Japanese translation?

Almost unable to resist answering "Red Bean (Really!)," Chen Junqian nodded earnestly and affirmed:

“I have never cared about it at all. To put it more bluntly, I like everything about Mu Mu, so Mu Mu has no need to worry about this or even belittle herself.”

It was clear that after Chen Junqian's sincere expression, or rather, confession, Lin Mu herself was somewhat shaken. Her slender fingers unconsciously played with the ends of her hair that fell to one side of her cheek, as if she was about to say, "Really? I don't believe it," but in the end, what came out of her mouth was something even more direct:

"If you like me, does that mean Qianqian also has feelings for me?"

The effects of the True Feeling Fruit weren't activated. Although it was still quite euphemistic, these words were indeed Lin Mu's honest thoughts. It was just that the atmosphere and scene at this moment made Chen Junqian inexplicably think of a lot of super weird domineering CEO lines, such as "I am a man after all," "Do you really treat me as a man?", "Why do you look so unguarded?", "Men are all big bad wolves, you know," "That's too much, saying such things to me with such a cute expression," "Who do you think I became like this because of?"

You know what, at first glance, although it seems quite greasy, its essence and core are actually quite similar. After all, the issue of relationships between men and women ultimately has to be decided by the House of Commons. The so-called sexual tension, sexual attraction, sexual attraction and so-called sexual tension are all just roundabout ways of evaluating a person in this regard. And what Lin Mu wants to get from him at this moment is also the answer to this question.

Seemingly seeing that Chen Junqian didn't answer for the time being, Lin Mu mustered up her courage and continued to press the issue, or rather, to relieve his psychological burden:

"In these kinds of situations, someone always needs to take the initiative. If no one takes the initiative and you just leave this final step to your childhood sweetheart, or if you're too familiar with each other and don't have the awareness or thoughts about this, don't you think that's too hasty, Qianqian?"

"Besides, besides, you definitely have experience. I know you have experience, and I allow you to have experience. Qianqian is definitely more experienced than me..."

She spoke incoherently, but she still conveyed her meaning accurately to Chen Junqian.

After crossing the threshold of "Why are you so skilled?", their relationship has become "Since you're so skilled, then you should act as a guide in our relationship."

Lin Mu has always been a girl whose views on intimate relationships are completely different from those of her peers. According to Zhu Wenyun, her pursuit of a certain intimate relationship has always been aimed at the highest level in the secular sense, because that is the kind of world she has come into contact with. After the release of "Starting Today, We Are Childhood Sweethearts", Zhu Wenyun updated a short epilogue on her personal social media platform, titled "Starting Yesterday, We Are Childhood Sweethearts".

More precisely, this is a recap of the plot from the male perspective.

In fact, in the man's eyes, she was never the childhood sweetheart he had always seen. The two of them had been best friends who often met each other since childhood. Then, naturally, they fell in love, got married, had children, and spent their lives together. However, he never understood why his wife was always more attached to the term "childhood sweetheart" than "husband and wife." So much so that in the end, when she was an old lady lying on her sickbed, she still wanted to say to him on her deathbed, "Let's be childhood sweethearts from today onwards."

This doesn't mean that she put herself in the position of a tragic heroine and then gave up on herself, singing and weeping to herself. It's just that the two of them couldn't reach a consensus on their understanding of intimate relationships. This was the final conclusion that Zhu Wenyun came to after talking with Lin Mu.

Childhood sweethearts are a complex relationship that blends friendship, kinship, and love.

That's how it is, at least for Lin Mu.

After realizing this, Chen Junqian took the initiative to reach out his hand to verify what he had just said. It wasn't because of any fall or accident, but by gently touching the hem of his clothes upwards.

If it's through clothing, of course there's no sense of touch whatsoever.

But the feeling is still very different when you come into direct contact with it.

Every time her fingertips brushed against something, the girl would react accordingly, either by taking a deep breath and contracting her chest, or by tensing up her lower abdomen, like a mimosa that tries to hide itself when touched, but in her heart she is thinking not to hide, and her swaying back and forth posture is like a sunflower.

Facing his childhood sweetheart sitting opposite him on the bed, Lin Mu's legs unconsciously wrapped around the other's waist, but his calves were taut and swayed up and down from time to time because of his movements, landing on the other's broad back again and again, as if he were giving him a foot massage.

She sensed her own feelings, and she sensed his feelings as well.

This was probably the shortest and longest lunch break Lin Mu had ever had.

Compared to the two very, very large older sisters who were carnivorous enough to rival Tyrannosaurus Rex at the top of the food chain back in the Cretaceous period, Chen Junqian felt, for the first time in a long time, the confusion and excitement of a teenager experiencing first love from his childhood sweetheart. This kind of exploration of each other's bodies with curiosity and shame, like beginners, and the brief and tentative steps, was something he had experienced with his classmate Youyou before. So it's no wonder that these two became good sisters and best friends.

The same was true for Lin Mu. In a sense, this was a moment of extreme repression that exploded. Zhu Wenyun and Chen Xi, who were sitting at the same table as the two, quickly noticed the clues.

"Feeling great today?"

"Hmm? Is there?"

"Of course there are, and they're quite obvious."

"Would you believe me if I said it was because I saw that Wen Yun's public image had improved a lot?"

"I don't believe it, but this reason will make me very happy."

Zhu Wenyun smiled upon hearing this. The literary girl with long, straight black hair loved to tilt her head, rest her chin on her hand, and look at him in the sunlight streaming in through the window, especially after the summer filming ended. She had seen it through the camera lens, and the female protagonists from this perspective were often the epitome of the "white moonlight" (idealized, unattainable ideal).

"It seems my new book has been helpful to both of you."

"Yes, it must have been really hard work for Wenyun. This book was quite difficult to write, and almost all possibilities for subsequent adaptations were abandoned."

"That's alright. In fact, if we're talking about mixed reviews, there are still people criticizing that book, 'How to Be Absent.' You can't expect everyone to like a book."

"Too."

On the other hand, when faced with Chen Xi's similar question, "I feel great today," Lin Mu felt a rare sense of superiority welling up from the bottom of her heart. After all, she didn't believe that the other party could surpass her in this aspect. Although this was just a small step for Zhu Wenyun and Shen Nianqiu, it was a huge step that could be recorded as a milestone in the race between childhood sweethearts and younger sisters.

What's the use of being big? Can you be bigger than the two of them? You might as well learn from her and open up a new track.

"Hmm...it's probably because the sports meet is coming up soon?"

"I hope I don't get picked for the sports meet."

Although a whole bunch of fun activities were included, Chen Xi still didn't want to move an inch. If it were in the past, she would have just not signed up at all. But this year, the selection was done randomly by the whole school, so she would just say she was sick and not feeling well when she was chosen. Even if it was her brother... well, if it was her brother, she would try her best. Anyway, even if she really fainted, someone would carry her in a princess carry. She had childhood sweethearts, so she would definitely have no shortage of younger sisters.

"Doesn't Xiaoxi want to participate in the sports meet?"

"I'm just too lazy to move around."

She yawned lazily again. Her younger sister, who had fairer and more delicate skin than a certain literary girl and softer and more bouncy thighs than a certain homebody, had always been someone who hated trouble. The farthest she had ever been in her life was when Chen Junqian dragged her to Sanya last year. And once there, she would often just lie down under a beach umbrella. Swimming, jet skiing, beach volleyball, and all that was irrelevant to her.

Fortunately, although her exercise level was low, Chen Xi's appetite wasn't excessive either, so she didn't really become like David Dai. Her daily routine was quite healthy, so neither Chen Junqian nor Lin Mu said much. The latter could only smile at it.

"Well, the probability of drawing Xiao Xi is probably quite small."

"Oh yeah, I'll go read a book over there all day... Should I cheer for my brother? She probably doesn't need my support, but I might as well go and see, because I feel like Lin Guo might get picked."

"Lin Guo?"

"Yeah, she really wants to be chosen. Anime, sports festival, and unexpectedly becoming partners with the student council president—it all sounds perfect for her. I wish her all the best—" Likes romance novels? Just like Shen Nianqiu telling Zhu Wenyun about her relationship with Chen Junqian, although Xu Youwei doesn't seem like a literary girl with any strange hobbies, Lin Mu really wanted to share it with her best friend. After all, keeping such a big secret for a while had already made her feel really stifled.

Moreover, she was well aware that the small step she and Chen Junqian had taken was something that Xu Youwei and Chen Junqian had already agreed upon long ago, so sharing it was hardly a show of intimacy.

With this in mind, as Chen Junqian pushed his bicycle out of the bicycle shed as usual, preparing to take Xu Youwei home, he unexpectedly bumped into two people.

Chen Junqian glanced at his back seat, then at the two of them. Thankfully, when he bought his bicycle years ago, he specifically bought one of these extra-large models with a seat, and the seat was quite spacious. Besides, there were differences between two bicycles. Thinking of this, he smiled knowingly and asked, "..."

"Which of you will be gentler?"

"Don't ask that kind of question, and does it even matter who's more important?"

"The lighter one should sit in the middle."

The crowd at the school gate slowly dispersed, and the security guard urged the students who had not yet left the school to leave. Chen Junqian put his backpack on his chest to make room, pushed his bike out of the school gate, and Xu Youwei and Lin Mu followed him on the left and right. After they left the school gate, they squeezed onto the back seat one after the other.

Sitting in the middle, Lin Mu had one foot on the small pedals on either side of the rear wheel, and her other hand naturally rested on Chen Junqian's shoulder. Xu Youwei felt a little uncomfortable having someone in front of her at first, but later found that it was indeed spacious enough. Moreover, Lin Mu was quite small, so much so that she could reach past him and even reach out to grab the hem of Qinqin's school uniform in the front row.

"Hold on tight."

"Okay—"

Lin Mu deliberately dragged out the sound. The moment the wheels started turning, the back seat was indeed heavier than usual. After all, no matter how small he was, he was still an 80-pound high school student. However, Chen Junqian's physical fitness was quite good. After a little adjustment, he took control of the car as usual and even drove the two of them on the road at the same speed.

Groups of students were pouring out of the school gate, their dark blue school uniforms forming a continuous line under the streetlights, their schoolbags bumping against each other, and bicycle bells jingling.

Some people were pushing their carts slowly through the crowd, while others were sitting on the back of their cars swinging their legs and calling out the names of their classmates from a distance. Several boys who had just finished a night's worth of tests were gathered on the roadside, arguing about whether or not the last function problem should be solved by case analysis. They were talking heatedly, but each of them was holding a string of freshly fried rice cakes.

Night market stalls lined the sidewalk, their warm glow illuminated by incandescent lights. Sausages sizzled on the griddle, glistening with oil after being brushed with sauce. Small pots of oden bubbled and tumbled in the broth, while daikon radishes and fish balls tumbled. An auntie selling fried noodles brandished her spatula, causing flames to leap up and spurt, making the students queuing nearby scatter and burst into laughter.

The air was filled with the aromas of cumin, chili, fried dough sticks, and sweet corn, mixed with the cool breeze of the early winter night. The lively atmosphere made people forget their fatigue, and Lin Mu unconsciously recalled the scene last month when she walked back from here after taking Xu Youwei home alone.

My favorite person is right in front of me, and my best friend is by my side.

Xu Youwei's birthday was spent with the three of them during the summer vacation, and Lin Mu's own birthday was just recently passed, followed by Chen Junqian's birthday soon.

They grew bigger and bigger.

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Chapter 32: As everyone knows, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma is also a romantic comedy.

Unlike the best friends Zhu Wenyun and Shen Nianqiu, Lin Mu and Xu Youwei are probably the most concerned about each other's progress. After all, their relationship almost broke down last time because of the latter's sneaking off. This is also the key reason why Xu Youwei has almost completely given up on intimate interactions with Chen Junqian that go beyond friendship in the past year. She needs to wait for Mu Mu to come to her side so that the two of them can move forward together.

After nearly a year of reflection, the most obvious change in Youyou was her significantly improved academic performance. In fact, based on her exam results at the end of last semester, she was promoted from Class 9 of the regular class to Class 3 of the key class. So, don't be fooled by Zhu Wenyun's daily arguments with the homeroom teacher about how puppy love, or rather, how love has no impact on studies. That's just a lie told by a top student. After all, Xu Youwei herself has suffered a great setback in this regard.

After all, young people only have so much time and energy. If they spend more time on romance, they will naturally have less time to study. Moreover, Xu Youwei is quite clear-headed. In any case, Chen Junqian has already avoided the worst-case scenario. Compared to the efforts he has made, all she needs to do is wait.

That's why Xu Youwei didn't rush to declare herself as a good wingman for her best friend like she did last year. Firstly, she was a little worried that if she flirted with her wingman, she would end up repeating the same mistake. Secondly, she actually wanted to see how these two childhood sweethearts could naturally develop their relationship without her interference.

It's no exaggeration to say that Xu Youwei was initially prepared for a long haul. After all, as the girl who had been closest to the two of them for several years, she was quite familiar with both Lin Mu's personality and Chen Junqian's way of thinking. The two of them often seemed like the childhood sweethearts in a romance novel, and she would often feel that it wouldn't be bad if this relationship continued.

But because of her, and because of many other girls, such an idea was unlikely to be realized from the beginning. If authors of romance novels have to go to great lengths to design one or two characters who suddenly appear out of nowhere to enhance the relationship between childhood sweethearts, then Chen Junqian probably already has an entire number of people parachuted in, and each of them has unique skills.

However, there is no doubt that these two people like each other. But if we are hoping for any real breakthrough in their relationship, we may have to wait until college or adulthood.

This was roughly Xu Youwei's idea at the beginning of this year, but it soon brought about its first change. If we were to pinpoint a specific time, it would be when Lin Mu started talking to her about topics like breasts and body shape. It can only be said that she, like Qinqin, subconsciously forgot that the other person was actually the same age as them.

Recalling the mysterious little games she and Qinqin had been playing for two or three years, Xu Youwei felt a little speechless. But she couldn't be entirely blamed. After all, Mumu had such a face and figure. She was cute, of course, but that was accompanied by a subtle sense of guilt and remorse.

But then again, does that mean that in a year or two, when the other person actually goes to university, they will suddenly become as mature as an adult in terms of facial features, figure, and temperament? So, to some extent, her thinking is the same as adults forbidding all romantic relationships before the age of eighteen, but then suddenly encouraging you to meet people of the opposite sex after you go to university, and then bringing someone home when you graduate.

After all, the so-called adulthood is just an artificially drawn line. In fact, the standards for this line are different in the past, present, and future, and in different countries and regions. So of course, it does not have the magical power to make someone like an adult the day they cross this line.

If Lin Mu hadn't repeatedly told her not to tell Chen Junqian those things, Xu Youwei would have genuinely wanted to prove that he wasn't as naive as she imagined, and in some ways, he was even remarkably self-taught.

I told Qinqin about it.

Because she felt that this was a chance for the two of them to break through their relationship, or more precisely, to change Qinqin's views and attitudes toward her childhood sweetheart. They were no longer elementary school students who could be considered to be dating just by calling each other husband and wife and changing their names to match. This kind of topic was unavoidable.

"Actually, Qianqian and I did *that* today."

Suddenly, Xu Youwei heard her best friend's whispers and was immediately brought back to her senses. The girl sitting in front of her was still holding onto Chen Junqian's clothes with one hand, while the other hand made a slight circle across her chest as if adding a hint. She looked somewhat similar to those boys in class who would stick their hands out the window during breaks and shout out how the wind temperature equaled some kind of wonderful touch.

"Really?"

Unexpectedly, after just a few days of not chatting, their progress had already reached this point by leaps and bounds. Although this was an achievement she had accomplished two or three years ago, and in the bathtub no less, for Lin Mu it was truly like Armstrong taking his first step on the moon. Xu Youwei even wanted to cheer for this great feat of mankind.

After all, the two of them were now like partners in a two-player cooperative game. If one of them got stuck, the other could only stay put and wait for her, otherwise they would both get stuck. So Xu Youwei immediately lowered her voice again and asked:

"So how did it feel? No, no, no, it should be, what did you guys do? Who took the initiative?"

"Actually, Qianqian and I were just missing a trigger. It was during lunch break today that I accidentally said something honest about breasts, and that's how we started talking. After a few more words back and forth, we... and then we officially got started?"

It was clear that even though it was already noon, Lin Mu still remembered it vividly. In fact, if she didn't sleep well at noon, she would be sleepy in the afternoon and during evening self-study. But she was very energetic in both the afternoon and evening. After all, it was different from any previous accident, and even their moods were different. The resulting physiological and psychological sensations were naturally completely different. Even now, when she thinks about it, she still feels her chest burning and her heart racing.

However, since the walk home from school wasn't very long, Xu Youwei didn't have time to ask for more details before Chen Junqian parked his bicycle in front of her residence. Feeling that the two of them wouldn't be able to sleep tonight if they left like this, Xu Youwei simply pulled them in as well.

"Next is a topic for girls to discuss, Qinqin, could you please excuse us for a moment?"

It had been a while since he'd seen Yoyo so energetically crossing her arms and making a "no" gesture towards him. Chen Junqian, who understood perfectly well what the two were about to discuss, couldn't help but shake his head with a slight smile. He put his backpack on the sofa next to him and then walked straight towards the kitchen.