I turned reality into a romantic comedy

Unexpectedly, Shen Nianqiu's first action upon entering was to head towards the wardrobe. Mu Mu instinctively reached out to cover her eyes, peeking through the gap with her fingers while trying to verbally stop him.

"Of course I'm checking to see if there's anything weird or strange hidden here. Besides, I'm the older sister, what's the big deal about checking my brother's wardrobe?"

To be honest, the moment Shen Nianqiu slammed the wardrobe door open, Chen Junqian subconsciously assumed that the achievement of "holistic checkup" was about to be completed today. However, after opening the wardrobe, she didn't bother to rummage through it at all. Instead, she reached straight into one of his neatly folded shirts, took it out, unfolded it, and looked at it with great interest.

Then, another previously unlocked achievement, titled "Boyfriend Shirt," suddenly lit up.

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PS2: I've been too lazy since I finished paying off the bounty, and I'm almost regressing to a lazy bum again. People really do need to push themselves. I'll open another bounty at noon.

Unlimited bounty in July

To prevent myself from unknowingly reverting to a beast, I've decided to set up an unlimited bounty to push myself. The timeframe is from today until July 31st, which is about half a month.

Each update is still counted as a reward of 200 monthly tickets, 100 razor blades, and 10,000 cat cookies. Each update is still a two-in-one four thousand words.

After childhood comes adolescence.

Volume 3, "I Want to Be With You From This Lifetime to This Eternity," is about to be released!

Chapter 75: Mu Mu Through Her Sister's Eyes (Part 2)

Boyfriend shirt

In Chen Junqian's memory, there was only one rainy day two years ago that he remembered vividly, which was almost triggered by Xu Youwei. However, although it was almost triggered, the system's judgment mechanism was actually quite confusing, since the other party was only wearing his socks at that time.

However, judging from Shen Nianqiu's behavior and the increasingly bright achievement name, if Lin Mu hadn't been there, Chen Junqian might have simultaneously received this new achievement and another fan service segment in thirty seconds.

In fact, judging from her small actions alone, his sister had already triggered an achievement called "You smell so good." However, coincidentally, this achievement of deliberately smelling the scent of bedding, pillows, clothes, and other personal items had already been achieved by Lin Mu, who was by her side, two years ago during the Shanghai World Expo. It can only be said that the two of them were indeed competing for achievements back and forth at that time, and it is still considered to be the fastest period of achievement farming since Chen Junqian's rebirth.

However, it was clear that Shen Nianqiu's increasingly blatant and lewd behavior was intolerable to the childhood friend, who quickly stepped forward to try and take Chen Junqian's shirt back from Shen Nianqiu's hands.

"That's so rude."

It has to be said that even when it comes to describing people, little Mu Mu's vocabulary is quite limited. After struggling for a while, all she could come up with was this one sentence, which was weak and had no offensive power at all. So Shen Nianqiu smiled again:

"The person involved hasn't even said anything yet, why are you getting so agitated?"

"Qianqian—you tell her what happened!"

Faced with Mu Mu, who had turned around angrily and kicked the ball back, Chen Junqian decided to appease his childhood sweetheart first. He deliberately cleared his throat, signaling Shen Nianqiu to put the clothes back first:

"These are all clean clothes that were washed yesterday. I'll wear them after I take a shower tonight."

"Okay, I'll put it back now, since I'll wear it after I shower tonight."

Although Lin Mu didn't have an achievement system in her mind that could provide early warnings like a radar, she could still vaguely sense something was wrong just by looking at Shen Nianqiu's exaggerated tone and flamboyant actions. However, her little brain couldn't think of anything as strange as a boyfriend's shirt, so she could only stand by and urge him on, pretending to be intimidated.

"Put it back quickly and fold it neatly."

In fact, if the two of them had looked a little deeper into the wardrobe, or pulled open one of the drawers at the bottom, they could have easily discovered a whole bunch of mysterious anime merchandise. But the two of them had no interest in that at all. After putting the shirt back, they quickly closed the wardrobe door again.

"My brother's bed is so big!"

After closing the wardrobe door, Shen Nianqiu naturally sat on Chen Junqian's bed, leaned against the headboard, stretched her long legs straight, and comfortably stretched out a big yawn.

"Lying down on the bed without taking a shower... that's not clean."

Hey, Mu Mu, you don't seem to have much confidence in saying that, after all, the person next to him has been lying on the bed in his room the most, whether it's new or old.

Perhaps sensing Chen Junqian's gaze, Lin Mu also turned her head away, looking like she was being hypocritical. After all, it was true that only she would sit or lie on the bed at Qianqian's house. Even when Xu Youwei and Zhu Wenyun came here, they would just obediently move a chair and sit in front of the desk. But now Shen Nianqiu just naturally went up there.

"Oh, okay? Shall I go take a shower now?"

Shen Nianqiu's words easily silenced Lin Mu. After all, even she had never taken a shower in Chen Junqian's bathroom. Just imagining the scene made Mu Mu feel a little regretful.

After all, her initial thought was that Shen Nianqiu would just sleep here after moving in.

But once you get there, you realize that the process can be broken down into countless specific and minute steps, including waking you up to say good morning, making and eating breakfast, taking a shower, saying goodnight, and even having a late-night conversation.

As for why Lin Mu knows so much about this, it's mainly because she and Chen Junqian actually stayed in hotels for many days during their summer vacation last year, following this lifestyle and rhythm.

Thinking about this, even Mu Mu, with her good temper, felt a little wronged. After all, if Shen Nianqiu hadn't suddenly appeared, she and Qianqian would probably be in Tangshan now, just like last year. Even if they had already visited Qinhuangdao, there must be other places nearby to visit. And even if they didn't do anything, just living together would be enough for the two of them.

"No need... Let's eat first, it's almost six o'clock."

Even so, Lin Mu didn't show any unusual behavior or seem about to lash out. On the contrary, Shen Nianqiu felt that she was being too serious with a child, so she gave up on saying anything more, and stood up from the bed with a smile, placing her hand on Lin Mu's shoulder.

"Let's eat first, thank you for your hard work."

"It was all done by Qianqian, it has nothing to do with me."

"There's definitely no way there's not even the slightest connection. Thank you for your hard work."

Sensing that the atmosphere between the two had eased considerably, Chen Junqian also went out and took the initiative to change the topic to dinner. He casually talked about what dishes he had prepared for Shen Nianqiu's arrival that evening, what little tricks he had added while cooking, and also mentioned Mu Mu's help. In doing so, he managed to coax both girls into sitting down at the table.

Chen Junqian's cooking skills, as always, received high praise from both of them. Delicious food does indeed make people feel relaxed. After having dinner together, it was noticeable that the atmosphere between Lin Mu and Shen Nianqiu had improved significantly. This was mainly because after a brief test, the latter had naturally excluded the child from his sphere of threat and even started asking her about the other girls that he occasionally heard about from his younger brother.

Of course, you couldn't get any information from Lin Mu, since Mu Mu's comments were just, "Weiwei has a great personality, we've been really good friends for a long time," "Wen Yun is a little quiet but easy to get along with, and she cooks very well," and "Lin Guo is a very polite and endearing child." Shen Nianqiu just nodded casually in agreement, and once again solidified in her mind that this child was too easy to deal with.

It can only be said that if she hadn't been able to contact Chen Junqian only online, and if she had been in Lin Mu's position and stance, starting from that lost two hundred yuan, it's highly unlikely that any of the other girls would have had any role at all.

The only problem is that the hardware is a bit lacking. After looking at it for a while, Shen Nianqiu almost started to doubt what kind of girl her younger brother actually liked, since her and Lin Mu's styles were two extremes.

However, considering that her younger brother will continue to grow up, she can switch to the cute type at lightning speed. Anyway, although she calls him "older sister," she has already realized that he is much more mature than her. So of course she should take advantage of these two years when she is still taller than her brother to be a good older sister.

Lin Mu, unaware that Shen Nianqiu had already taken the opportunity to conjure up so many random thoughts, was still wondering where Shen Nianqiu would take people after arriving in Guoning. So, she offered her suggestion:

"Actually, Sister Shen can go and get to know everyone herself. It's summer vacation now, so everyone is basically free."

"Yes, that was the plan."

These words came from Shen Nianqiu's heart. After all, she had come all this way not just to see her younger brother. Having finally made it to Guoning, she naturally wanted to meet the other girls besides Lin Mu and see if there were any particularly noteworthy ones. The boy in front of her, who seemed to have not grown much physically or mentally in the past two years, had already passed the test, and it was indeed time to move on to the next stage.

After dinner, the three of them sat there and chatted for a while. Even though Lin Mu felt a little uneasy, he couldn't think of a reason to stay any longer. He called his father to pick him up and then went downstairs to leave. However, he kept looking back every few steps, which made Shen Nianqiu chuckle. She barely managed to resist the urge to tease him.

The encounters at the Shanghai World Expo two years ago were indeed a long time ago, and the time spent together was short. This time, after meeting and chatting with him again, Shen Nianqiu's feelings towards Lin Mu had undergone a subtle change. It was as if she had been thinking about this and that for a long time, only to find that she was actually fighting against thin air.

As soon as Lin Mu left, Shen Nianqiu had already reached behind Chen Junqian, who was washing dishes in the kitchen. Not afraid of delaying his work, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her entire upper body against him.

"Aren't you hot?"

"Anyway, you're going to take a shower soon, so it's okay to sweat. I'll wipe you down for you."

Reaching out to gently wipe the beads of sweat from Chen Junqian's forehead, Shen Nianqiu again brought up Lin Mu:

"My brother's childhood sweetheart is more interesting than I thought."

"What aspects are interesting?"

"As for her personality and the relationship between the two of you, she seems so sweet and gentle, making you want to pinch her cheeks. Speaking of which, have you ever seen her angry, little brother?"

"No, at least I haven't seen her since I met Mu Mu."

"Because she's the type of person who doesn't get angry in front of others. Even if she feels something is wrong, she'll probably just go back and sulk to herself. It feels like she's carrying a heavy burden, not that she's putting on airs."

"burden?"

"Well, to give you an analogy, after you know about my family situation, you should also find it natural that I lie to my family and travel all the way from Lin'an to Guoning. Your classmate Mumu has the same sense of naturalness, just the opposite of mine."

At this point, Shen Nianqiu thought for a moment before adding the second half of her sentence:

"She would think that her happiness and joy are a given, and that having those inexplicable troubles is abnormal and should not be noticed by others. After all, she would think to herself, 'My family treats me so well, my parents don't have any conflicts, and my childhood sweetheart is exceptionally outstanding and takes great care of me. If I get angry about the same things as other children, wouldn't that be inappropriate? Wouldn't that be too dramatic? Wouldn't that make people think I'm just whining for no reason?'"

"Of course, she certainly didn't think about it that way herself; she just subconsciously felt that it shouldn't be like this."

It must be said that Shen Nianqiu's assessment of the childhood sweetheart relationship between Lin Mu and Chen Junqian, from an outsider's perspective, did indeed have some merit, prompting Chen Junqian to naturally ask a follow-up question:

So is this a good thing or a bad thing?

"I certainly don't know now. On the bright side, this is called being optimistic and cheerful, like a little sun who doesn't take anything to heart. On the dark side, this is called quantitative change that will eventually lead to qualitative change. Many things don't disappear, they just accumulate, so it's impossible to make a simple judgment. But I think that people will definitely have troubles in life, and that's never something to be ashamed of."

After chatting with Lin Mu for a while, and as Chen Junqian finished washing the dishes, wiped them clean, and put them back in the cupboard one by one, Shen Nianqiu once again pestered him to play games with her.

In fact, Shen Nianqiu is also a girl who loves playing games, whether it's computer games or mobile games. After all, she and Chen Junqian first met and fell in love through online games.

Two years have passed, and touchscreen smartphones have become the mainstream of the era. Various mobile games have also entered a period of explosive growth, with a significant increase in the types and number of games to choose from. Shen Nianqiu herself has downloaded quite a few on her phone, and the game she is currently playing with Chen Junqian is "Find You, Sister," which she has been enjoying playing alone recently.

Hearing the name alone, the first thing that comes to mind is the game "Spot the Difference" that the two of them played together on QQ Games. However, the rules of "Find You, Sister" are actually closer to the kind of picture books that Xu Youwei used to like to play. The system gives a description, such as "something that can fly," and the player has to find the one that matches the description within a specified time. Some of the questions are quite imaginative. After all, if the system gives "pointed things," you can also pass the level by choosing a pointy human head.

However, Chen Junqian, who was already quite immersed in the world of anime, actually thought of 'using borrowed objects to race' at this moment. It can only be said that the system has indeed done a lot of harm.

Things that can fly, things that run on the ground, things that swim in the water, things we have at home, things we have at school...

While Shen Nianqiu tapped on the items matching the description on her phone screen, she hugged her own belongings, which she had already found, tightly. After a while, she gently breathed into his ear and said:

"I didn't bring many changes of clothes with me, so I'll take a shower in a bit."

"I want to wear your clothes, little brother... the ones you were wearing just now."

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Chapter 76: You Made Me See a Flower Bloom in the Barren Desert (Part 2)

Faced with Shen Nianqiu's premeditated remarks, Chen Junqian, who had already given up resisting and allowed the other party to lock him in place with his hands and feet, merely moved the only part of his body that he could still move—his face—and gave a wry smile at the large suitcase that Shen Nianqiu had brought beside him:

"What's in your huge suitcase, sister?"

"Clothes."

"Didn't I bring it with me?"

"But none of them are clothes for evening wear. I didn't bring any pajamas. They're all more formal clothes for going out."

As if to prove that she hadn't lied, Shen Nianqiu finally loosened her grip on Chen Junqian, opened her hands that were holding him there, stood up in her slippers, walked to the suitcase, turned it over, and unzipped it, showing Chen Junqian all sorts of neatly folded clothes inside. Indeed, as she had said, they were all kinds of dresses and even more intimate underwear.

However, the only thing that made Chen Junqian a little uneasy was that, besides constantly asserting his presence after Shen Nianqiu's arrival and repeatedly triggering the fan service, another rather mysterious achievement was also unlocked at the same time:

May the Holy Light protect you.

If there's anything better about the real world than the world of romantic comedies, it's probably that when beautiful girls are exposed, there's no holy light falling from the sky or any anti-physics phenomenon that would make Newton stand up straight from his coffin. If you see it, you see it!

When a sudden gust of wind lifted her skirt, when she bent over her waist her neckline opened slightly, when the swimsuit straps suddenly slipped down, that moment of unexpected exposure, like the wings of a passing angel inadvertently revealed, became an eternal image in the boy's heart.

And when the relationship between the two of you takes it a step further, you choose to openly tell her, "Rather than unexpected benefits, I would rather openly see the scenery that belongs only to me."

Condition for achievement: After seeing any female protagonist with romantic comedy potential accidentally reveal her underwear due to a wardrobe malfunction, she will shamelessly and voluntarily show it off again.

Putting aside the fact that the system judged the woman's behavior of openly displaying all kinds of clothes in front of him as a wardrobe malfunction, Chen Junqian's first reaction upon seeing this achievement was that it was a genuine piece of junk, because the earliest achiever of the first half should have been Zhu Wenyun.

After all, apart from the two offline encounters with Shen Nianqiu, the only person in Guoning who could trigger fan service was Zhu Wenyun. Moreover, Zhu Wenyun was also the first person to trigger the fan service achievement series. From last year to this year, Chen Junqian could basically achieve it once every time he went to Zhu Wenyun's house. The literary girl who mostly just stayed at home with the electric fan on was indeed quite unguarded towards him.

"...Why are you still standing there? How silly, haha."

Reaching out and waving to her younger brother, whose gaze was somewhat fixed on her, Shen Nianqiu then tried to get Chen Junqian to make a decision, holding up one dress in each hand:

"Which outfit does my younger brother think would be more suitable for him to wear tomorrow?"

"That depends on where we go. The clothes we wear to the movie theater are different from those we wear to go rafting."

"Didn't I mention it when Mu Mu was here? I plan to visit your girls these next couple of days: Xu Youwei, Zhu Wenyun, Gu Linguo, and oh, my brother's little sister. But there's no rush. I'll buy her a gift here first before I go."

It can only be said that, apart from Chen Junqian's family, everyone seems to have already accepted that Chen Xi is his cousin, so Chen Junqian is too lazy to explain, preferring to avoid trouble.

"Youwei should be at home tomorrow."

"Let's start with her. I'm quite interested in her anyway. I really need to see what kind of girl she is in person."

As she said this, Shen Nianqiu felt like she was playing the role of an older sister helping her younger brother make a decision. However, whether it was a genuine assessment or a way to understand him better, it was hard to say.

After confirming tomorrow's schedule, Chen Junqian stayed in the living room and used his phone to contact Xu Youwei, while Shen Nianqiu grabbed the shirt she had found in his closet and ran into the bathroom to take a shower. Soon after, the sound of the shower being turned on could be heard.

My sister is coming tomorrow and wants to meet you.

As soon as Chen Junqian sent the message on QQ, Xu Youwei instantly replied with a shocked expression in a default yellow face emoji.

[Qinqin actually has an older sister? I've never heard of that before.]

[Because she's not my biological sister, we met online.]

Just like Lin Mu's initial reaction upon hearing about Shen Nianqiu, Xu Youwei, who had been comfortably lounging in her computer chair at her desk, enjoying the air conditioning and watching a video from Children's Day, suddenly sat up abruptly and began typing with both hands:

How long have we known each other? How did she end up in Guoning? Are we meeting up in person?

[We've known each other for quite a while, and this is her first time coming to Guoning to see me. She's just here for tourism, but because I often talk to her about you, she's quite curious about Youyou and wants to meet you in person.]

If it were Lin Mu, she would have been easily fooled by the words "often tells her about you" and "sister" in that sentence. But Xu Youwei was different; she remained highly vigilant about even the slightest hint of anything related to Chen Junqian, so she continued typing to ask:

When exactly did you meet? How old is she? Is Qinqin available to answer QQ calls now?

It seemed she was planning to call him directly, but Chen Junqian glanced at the still-closed bathroom door and the sound of dripping water in the background, and chose to refuse Xu Youwei's request.

[Not really convenient, are you free tomorrow morning? It's at our secret base in the countryside... Youyou can decide where to meet.]