RPAGF Chapter 1: A Room Divided into Two
Chapter 1: A Room Divided into Two
According to weather forecasts, a total lunar eclipse, a rare event occurring only once every ten years, will occur around midnight tonight. Experts say this eclipse may have some impact on the Earth's magnetic field.
Peninsula, the second-floor balcony of a detached building in Cheongdam-dong.
Lying on the recliner, Chen Ran finished reading the news, glanced at the time 22:33 in the upper left corner of his phone, and then looked up at the moon in the sky.
It is very big, very white, and very round.
There's absolutely no indication that he'll be eaten by the Tengu in a little over an hour.
Hearing the faint noise coming from not far away, Chen Ran withdrew his gaze, not paying much attention to the total lunar eclipse.
For Seoul, a city that never sleeps, the impact of the total lunar eclipse is negligible.
He continued to lie there comfortably, scrolling through news online.
The early summer nights in May have neither the slight chill of late spring nor the sweltering heat of midsummer. Gentle breezes caress your face, bringing an indescribable comfort.
[The drama "The Moon Embracing the Sun" has become a huge hit, making Kim Soo-hyun a rising national actor.]
EXO, the 12-member boy group from SM Entertainment, is conducting activities simultaneously in China and South Korea.
Girls' Generation's TTS subunit released their first mini-album, "Twinkle," sparking a huge response from fans.
While scrolling through my phone, I lost track of time before a wave of drowsiness washed over me.
Chen Ran couldn't help but yawn.
I glanced at the time: 00:03.
Chen Ran got up from the recliner, stretched, and prepared to go back to his room to sleep.
He is a person who goes with the flow.
For example, if you feel sleepy, you should go to sleep as your body tells you to, instead of forcing yourself to stay awake just to play a little longer.
Just as he turned around, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed a little, and a series of exclamations rang out nearby.
Chen Ran seemed to sense something and looked up at the night sky.
The full moon, which had been shining brightly, was now gradually shrouded in shadow.
The shadow spread extremely quickly, engulfing the entire moon in less than half a minute.
Chen Ran watched quietly for a few seconds, then turned and left.
I'll just watch for a few seconds and that's it, I'll go back to my room and sleep.
Back in the bedroom, Chen Ran lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and automatically blocked out the faint sounds of discussion outside.
Soon, only the sound of even breathing remained in the bedroom.
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In the early morning, dappled sunlight streamed into the bedroom.
"Ring~"
The alarm clock suddenly rang.
Chen Ran immediately frowned, and with muscle memory, he raised his arm, fumbled around on the bedside table for a couple of moments, and skillfully turned off the alarm clock.
Then, as usual, he rolled over in bed, intending to take a nap.
The hand that was thrown to the side suddenly touched something.
Chen Ran subconsciously pinched it twice.
Soft, tender, and still slightly warm.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the side.
"Hmm... Soojung, don't move, let me sleep a little longer..."
The voice was dazed and had a childlike quality to it.
Chen Ran subconsciously stopped what he was doing.
I won't move, I want to sleep a little longer.
The bedroom fell silent again.
Ok?
wrong.
Where did that sound come from?
It seems to be a woman?!
Chen Ran's eyes suddenly opened.
A beautiful, charming face came into view.
Beside her, the woman seemed to sense something was wrong and groggily opened her eyes.
The air in the bedroom froze instantly.
"ah!!!"
Holy crap!
What's going on?!
Where did this woman come from?
Am I sleeping at home?
The woman pulled the blanket over her body and kicked him directly.
Holy crap!
Seeing the woman's foot heading straight for his face, Chen Ran quickly dodged.
The woman grabbed the blanket with one hand and picked up a pillow with the other, throwing it at him again.
"Get out, get off!"
"Don't hit me, don't hit me, let me explain first."
The woman didn't respond, so she waved the pillow even more vigorously.
Helpless, Chen Ran had no choice but to get out of bed.
Luckily, he's used to sleeping in pajamas, otherwise this woman would have been stressed out.
Maintaining a safe distance from the woman, Chen Ran continued speaking:
"Let me explain first. I don't know what happened either. I was definitely sleeping at home last night..."
As he spoke, his eyes subconsciously glanced around, then he suddenly paused, his eyes widening slightly as he looked in a certain direction.
The woman on the bed was breathing heavily, her right hand gripping the edge of the pillow tightly, glaring angrily at Chen Ran.
Seeing him suddenly stop talking and look in a certain direction with an incredulous expression, I subconsciously turned my head to look over as well.
Upon seeing this, Chen Ran's astonished expression was perfectly mirrored on her face.
The bedroom at this moment was only half as she remembered it, the other half was completely different.
A clear dividing line appeared on the wall in the middle of the bedroom at some point.
To the left of the dividing line was a light purple-style decoration that she was familiar with.
On the right, however, was a dark blue decoration that was completely unfamiliar to her.
It looked like two completely different bedrooms had each been cut in half and then pieced together.
"What... is going on?" Chen Ran murmured.
"I don't know," the woman replied subconsciously, her eyes glazed over.
The bedroom fell silent.
A few seconds later, Chen Ran seemed to remember something and quickly turned around to pick up his phone from the bedside table.
Turn on your phone.
【2012年5月3日周四，8:36】
That's right. In 2012, yesterday was May 2nd, and today is May 3rd, so he probably didn't time travel.
After confirming the time, Chen Ran turned to look at the woman, about to ask her something.
But after seeing the woman's face clearly, he was taken aback.
Soon, the face of the person in front of him gradually overlapped with a face from his memory.
"Jessica!" Chen Ran blurted out.
Isn't that the ice princess from Girls' Generation?
But looking at that face, he felt something was off.
The face in front of him was almost identical to Jessica's face on TV, but she seemed a bit older.
On the bed, Jessica ignored Chen Ran and, like Chen Ran, turned her head and picked up her phone from the bedside table.
Chen Ran blinked when he saw the phone in her hand.
He looked down at what he was holding.
Jessica also had an Apple phone, but it was much bigger than his iPhone 5 and looked much more advanced.
At that moment, Jessica murmured, "May 3rd, 2025, the date is correct."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ran was instantly dumbfounded.
What? !
2025?!
Silence fell over the bedroom for a moment.
After a long while, Chen Ran, having sorted out his thoughts, looked up at Jessica and was just about to speak.
"Boom!"
A muffled clap of thunder suddenly came from outside.
Chen Ran paused for a moment, then turned to look at his window.
Although the curtains were drawn and the outside was obscured, the few rays of sunlight filtering through the gaps and falling onto the floor of the room were undeniable.
So where did the rumbling thunder come from?
As if he understood something, Chen Ran slowly turned his head, his gaze passing over Jessica on the bed and looking at the window with light purple curtains drawn not far away.
Jessica then realized what was happening, turned to look at her window, then turned back to look at Chen Ran.
The next second, she got up from the bed and walked towards the window.
Chen Ran was the same.
The two of them grabbed the curtains and pulled them open almost simultaneously.