Chapter 99 She is also a pessimistic person
"Do you think I'm selfish?"
If there were another you in the world, what kind of relationship would you have?
Compared to Quan Zhilong's envy of himself, Song Yu and himself had a feeling of... a sense of familiarity from the moment they met?
Just ask yourself, who in this world can understand himself best?
Your lover, your parents, your partner, your friends?
None of them.
They just understand you, and that side of you that will show up when you face different kinds of people and relationships as an independent individual in society.
Being friendly in front of colleagues does not mean that he will not be indifferent to his family.
When people hear about cases of domestic violence by colleagues, most of them are surprised. How could such a good person do such a thing to his family?
Being well-behaved in front of family members does not mean that he will be a friendly person when facing strangers.
Generally, when fans hear about their idols’ criminal behavior, they don’t believe it at first. However, there have been too many such cases recently, and these people’s credit system has long collapsed.
Is it possible that such a high-quality idol is just pretending in front of the camera, at concerts, and at book signings?
Hey, it's possible.
Even in the most intimate relationship between lovers, and more importantly, in the relationship between husband and wife, there are things between them that the other party cannot see.
But it’s different when you’re facing someone who looks exactly like you.
When our eyes meet, they are looking into a new kind of mirror that is extremely real.
And the person on the other side is not fake, he is real.
They knew that the person sitting opposite them was also Song Yu/Kwon Ji-yong.
Such a strange scene happened in Quan Zhilong's home.
The four people in the living room sat facing each other.
A couple from 2023 confront a couple from 2025.
An absurd and magical scene.
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The three pet cats seemed to have sensed the subtle changes in the air. They had been curled up lazily in the corner, but now they sensitively pricked up their ears, with curiosity in their round eyes.
Compared to Song Yu who appeared in the cloakroom last night, with the return of the hostess of this house, there is another person with a strange smell in the house.
The two people in 2023 who are invisible to humans are real humans with entity in the eyes of cats.
But the smell on their bodies was that of strangers, and facing the new addition of Quan Zhilong in the family, they no longer had the usual treatment of rubbing their calves.
23 Zhilong first felt the first sense of loss after returning home.
This is not his home!
Following the extremely familiar smell in their memories, the cats took light steps and ran towards G-Dragon and Song Yu in 2025. Their furry heads rubbed against their owner's legs, their tails stood up happily, and they made soft "meow" sounds.
Fortunately, the three cute pets in the house can identify their owners by smell, otherwise the cats’ small brains would not be able to accommodate the two male and two female owners.
"Would you like something to drink?"
As the male owner of this family, 25 Zhilong asked with a smile.
He said he was asking for the customer's opinion, but his body's movements were faster than the instructions given by his brain, and he had already taken a step ahead.
The identities of these two guests are somewhat "special".
25 Zhilong knows the guests’ preferences without waiting for their responses.
Isn't it what you like?
No matter which timeline Quan Zhilong and Song Yu are in, he knows them well enough.
Watching Ziru walking around the house, the three cats under his feet followed 25 Zhilong's steps and circled around him. 25 Song Yu also followed her husband with a smile in her eyes.
As for No. 23 Song Yu beside him, he lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Such a scene made 23 Zhilong, who was in the same house the night before, feel like he had woken up and became a stranger in this house.
Ah Xi~ It’s really annoying!
Especially this 25th Zhilong, when the fans who met him on the plane thought of what he said on the show, they kept saying, "Brother is so lucky."
23 Even though Zhilong knew that this person was another version of himself, he still felt... so unhappy with him for some reason?
Yes, it’s not fun.
It feels like watching someone I know show off.
There is a feeling of jealousy when I see “myself” happy alone...
He came to Song Yu's home in Beijing last night. The two had not seen each other for several months. Quan Zhilong's excited reaction was to hug his girlfriend, but before he could confirm whether what he saw was a dream.
The next second, he was knocked to the ground by 25 Song Yu.
The place where he was elbowed is probably bruised today.
23 Zhilong accepted the magical truth of traveling through time and space, and was jealous of the overly happy life of "Kwon Zhilong" in this world.
Following 25 Song Yu to his home in Seoul, he finally met his only companion, his girlfriend whom he could not meet in real life. They finally met in person.
By the way, he saw his jealous "self" in 2025 on the screen.
With a head of silver hair, it may be because he paid attention to maintenance after his return. His overall condition is a little better than it is now!
23 Zhilong felt that it was because his 2023 self was severely affected after the incident. During the day, he cooperated with the police investigation, met with the legal team, was exhausted from dealing with new public opinions and rumors every day, and had poor sleep!
25 Zhilong looked at him with a smile on his face. According to the time point where they were both in, there was a two-year age difference between the two. 23 Zhilong felt a little uncomfortable with 25 Zhilong's "older brother" attitude.
It feels so weird that I feel like I'm a head shorter than you for no reason!
The same life, but after 2015, they lived two completely different life paths.
It's hard not to be jealous.
25 Zhilong was the first to break the silence in the room, trying to bring up their first topic, and asked, "Taotao didn't cause you too much trouble, did she?"
25 Zhilong already knew that the little one in his Beijing home had disappeared.
But unexpectedly, she went to their current time and space and became their biological daughter who appeared out of thin air.
Just thinking about it, he knew that it must have caused them a lot of trouble. He remembered what Song Yu said on the 23rd last night.
They rekindled their relationship eight years after their breakup.
So...it was because of Taotao's sudden appearance that the two of them were able to reconnect and start over after eight years?
Little did he know that 23 Zhilong, who was already unhappy, felt as if his child was snatched away when he heard the father's words.
What does "Taotao didn't give you too much trouble, did she?"
A tone that clearly defines Taotao's ownership.
It also reminded him of what Song Yu had said in Yunnan: "Taotao is not their future child, and her parents are not them!"
The slight repulsion that welled up in Zhilong's heart intensified, and he spoke in a sly tone, "Taotao is very well behaved. She said she loves daddy the most."
Not the father here in 2025, but this father in 2023.
The terminator killed the topic in an instant, and even 23 Song Yu, who was thinking about something next to him, glanced at him in surprise.
The look in his eyes seemed to be saying: Brother, what are you doing?
Do you think no one present can hear the sudden sarcastic tone?
However, the man opposite just smiled.
25 When Zhilong faced this "self" who had just arrived, he could understand what the other party meant just by hearing the other party's words.
This is the benefit of facing another me.
Not only can you understand what "yourself" means in seconds, but you can also accurately guess what the other person is thinking.
25 Zhilong could tell at a glance that this was what stimulated 23 Zhilong during his stay here.
The couple looked at each other as if no one was around. There was no need to be shy. They could show their love to each other.
25 Song Yu winked at him, meaning: I'll tell you later.
Although they are in a close relationship with each other, the young couple opposite will soon discover that compared to their relationship as a couple, the two people opposite each other in a husband and wife relationship have an invisible and powerful tacit understanding.
They...were outdone.
The conversation between the four people mostly revolves around the missing child and what both parties are currently experiencing.
It was especially interesting to hear that Kwon Ji-yong and Song Yu from 2023 were also going through the same thing.
The little quarrel just now was quickly over between the two men. 25 Zhilong, who had overcome the difficulties, was still in high spirits to give guidance from his past self.
In just a short while, it turned into a conversation between men.
And Song Yu and others also had their own whispers to say.
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“The person who knows you best is yourself.”
This statement is absolutely correct.
Kwon Ji-yong and the others over there were like they had found their long-lost brothers. They could talk about everything from family and relationships to career development plans and musical creation ideas.
There are many talk shows that claim to allow you to have a conversation with yourself, but none of them can completely replicate an identical you to talk to yourself.
We can only invite guests who have similar personalities and careers to communicate with each other.
The timeline in this world is faster than theirs. If Quan Zhilong, who came in 2023, really wants to talk about it, he doesn't have too many things to ask the 25th Zhilong here.
Compared to the men's varied topics, the Song Yus here turned the conversation into a heart-to-heart talk among sisters.
It’s mainly No. 23 Song Yu who is comforted by No. 25 Song Yu.
23 Song Yu and 25 Song Yu, who were silent from the beginning, kept observing her.
It was obvious that I was carrying a lot of worries. How could she, who was equally intelligent, not notice it?
25 Song Yu took the initiative to ask: "What are you thinking about?"
"Tell me, maybe I can help you."
Facing the same balcony night view, it is hard to imagine that this is another world in time and space.
There is also a Song Yu here, living a life similar to hers, but different.
Not only did 23 Zhilong check the past development line of this world, but last night, 23 Song Yu made the same request to 25 Zhilong here.
She was so curious.
What kind of different life does "myself" live in another world?
After reading about 25 Song Yu’s experiences over the past decade, from her debut with SM Entertainment, to her relationship with Kwon Ji-yong, to their breakup and reunion in 2015, in the decade since then, they have each embarked on different life experiences.
They both transitioned to acting careers, but in the eyes of 23-year-old Song Yu, he could immediately see the gap between them.
It's the gains and losses of each of them.
Song Yu here divides her time with Kwon Ji-yong. After the breakup in 2015, she no longer had any attachment to anything in Korea. After returning to her country, she worked as hard as the most diligent cow in the field, joining one crew after another seamlessly, and her main focus was on her career.
It can be said that although Song Yu here also chose the path of transformation into an actor, compared to her, 25 Song Yu's career developed later than hers.
The height is not as good as Song Yu from 2023.
Public information on the Internet shows that there are several parts that are clearly her representative hit dramas, but the names in the actor columns have changed.
What does this represent?
23 Song Yu knew that it represented: 25 The career opportunity that Song Yu missed.
Although the lives seem to be similar, when you really compare them, there are huge differences.
23 Zhilong envies 25 Zhilong, but 23 Song Yu feels sorry for 25 Song Yu for the lost career opportunities.
As for the so-called gains and losses, Song Yu at No. 25 here is the one who lost.
25 Zhilong is a winner in life, and he is not wrong.
"Will you regret it?" Song Yu asked the other party softly after telling her experience in 2023.
25 Song Yu shook his head and laughed: "There's no such thing as so many regrets in life!"
No matter which Song Yu it was, they went through different life experiences, but in the end they all ended up in the same place.
23 Song Yu and 23 Zhilong started dating again, 25 Song Yu and 25 Zhilong got married and started a family.
Maybe in the near future, in 2023, they will also reach the stage of getting married and having children.
but…….
23 Song Yu always felt that she could not imagine herself marrying Kwon Ji-yong in the future.
Her eyes involuntarily meowed at the two men not far away. She turned her back to her lover and frankly said that she couldn't imagine her future life. Such words made her feel a bit like a scumbag.
But this is also what Song Yu really thinks.
In this case, she couldn't think of who would be the most suitable person to talk to.
What they didn't expect was that life actually gave them a chance to travel through parallel time and space.
Facing another "self", 23 Song Yu felt that there was no need to hide anything. If he couldn't be honest with his inner thoughts to "himself", who else could he tell?
From beginning to end, 25 Song Yu was like a caring older sister, listening to 23 Song Yu's inner thoughts.
Whether it was regret for her career here, regret for the opportunities she lost, regret for her early marriage and having children, and the compromises she made for her family...25 Song Yu always listened gently.
Without trying to refute her from another angle, "You are wrong to say that."
Finally, she confessed her current feelings. She was not confident about the prospect of continuing to be with Kwon Ji-yong.
Cherish the present, sounds like a good thing, right?
But if we interpret it the other way around, is it because we have never thought about the future?
23 Song Yu had never said such words to anyone else, not even to his best friend Cailin, who was not only a family member but also a sister-in-law who was like a good friend.
"Am I being selfish?"
"When he's pursuing me, just think about the ambiguity in your heart. Is it necessary to be in love?"
"But I also want him to admit first that he likes me."
After they started dating, every time Quan Zhilong imagined the future, Song Yu felt uneasy, because she knew that not only had she not thought so much, but she also had vague ideas.
Now, is it necessary to think so far ahead?
Can't we just live in the present?
Song Yu was a little confused as to whether this renewed relationship was more of a fresh start or more of a way to make up for the regrets and unwillingness left over from the end of the relationship.
Because we have a "dream-fulfilling" mentality, we cannot think about the future.
Moreover, because of her, I actually have no idea about their future...
If it weren't for Xiao Taotao from here who mistakenly came to their world, 23 Song Yu might never have had any new intersection with Quan Zhilong.
No matter how much reluctance and regret you feel about this relationship, it will still just be a scabbed wound.
It just itches occasionally, that's all.
Just leave it there quietly and never touch it again.
"If he knew about this, he would definitely be furious."
"Do you think I'm selfish?"
Yes! After all, Song Yu, 25, is already married to Quan Zhilong.
25 Song Yu still listened with a smile on his face, his expression unchanged, his eyes focused, always looking at her.
Like a best listener and also like a psychologist, she puts forward her views incisively and accurately.
"You're not selfish."
25 Song Yu, who has experienced different emotional experiences, feels that he has no right to blame 23 Song Yu. Matters of the heart are like drinking water, only the person who drinks it knows whether it is hot or cold.
23 Song Yu felt sorry for her career, 25 Song Yu felt that she was just experiencing gains and losses through different life choices.
As a human being, you can’t have it all!
If you think too much and regret not getting what you want, you will miss the happiness that is right in front of you and about to be obtained.
Similarly, 25 Song Yu would not think that 23 Song Yu was selfish in his relationship.
It is said to be selfish, but it is just a self-reaction under the self-protection mechanism.
23 Song Yu had experienced emotional pain that she had never experienced.
The amazing thing is that Song Yu also understood her approach.
Perhaps it is because, no matter which time and space they are in, the only thing they have in common is: their emotional background.
In the emotional world of Song Yu and Quan Zhilong, she is the pessimistic one.
There are many factors. It may be that the problems left over from a previous failed relationship are unknowingly brought into a new relationship.
Being affected again by previous feelings.
Even after eight years, both of them have changed a lot.
This situation is the most common phenomenon among reunited couples.
The broken mirror is mended, but there are cracks in it, and in the end it will become difficult to mend it.
In the past, Song Yu hid this pessimistic emotional tone deeply, unlike Quan Zhilong who showed it on the surface.
Someone who can say that in the early stages of a relationship, she was inspired to write songs by imagining her lover breaking up.
Song Yu didn't say it, but she was thinking about it.
What’s even worse is that the person with her is Quan Zhilong.
Two people who are pessimistic about love in their bones.
So, does the “future” here have any reference value?
Song Yu is still unclear at the moment.
【Author’s words】
There are not many chapters about parallel time and space. Let’s look at the explanation chapter about Taotao going back to her parents later [erect ear rabbit head]
After the episode, we will return to the main world line in 23 years.
Song Yu has the mentality of a complex person, with a sense of instant enjoyment and the desire to escape at any time.
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