Peninsula: The idol by the bedside refreshes randomly.

Chapter 22 I Must Win Once

In the dark bedroom, it was so quiet that only their breathing could be heard.

"Adu"

Suddenly, a Kakao notification sound rang out, and Chen Ran's phone screen, which was on the bedside table, shone brightly in the darkness.

Chen Ran opened her eyes and reached for her phone.

"Whose message is this so late?" Jessica's voice rang out from beside her.

Chen Ran opened his phone and looked at it: "Oh, it's a message from Kim Tae-yeon."

Jessica suddenly opened her eyes, glanced at Chen Ran, and pursed her lips.

She wanted to ask Kim Tae-yeon what message she had sent, but that would clearly be a bit too much.

Chen Ran clicked into Kakao, and the message from Kim Tae-yeon was very simple.

【Hello Chen Ran, nice to meet you.】

A cute little emoticon was added after the text, making it a very formal greeting.

Chen Ran casually replied with a "hello" emoji and was about to put down his phone when it started beeping with message notifications one after another.

"A-Du" "A-Du" "A-Du"

Jessica, who was lying next to her, began to frown.

We just added each other as friends this afternoon, how come we're chatting so enthusiastically now?

She and Chen Ran had never chatted so enthusiastically before.

Could it be that Chen Ran really met all of Kim Tae-yeon's ideal type criteria, making that taciturn guy unable to resist taking the initiative?

impossible.

Jessica finally couldn't help but probe, "That Kim Tae-yeon actually sent you so many messages."

"No, she just greeted me, and then Tiffany, Yoona, and Soonkyu sent me messages, all of them greeting me."

I wonder if these people are together. It's like they made a pact to send him messages at the same time.

"oh."

Jessica let out a soft "oh," and her mind relaxed.

She had to admit that she did feel a sense of crisis.

The incident just happened because of a sense of crisis.

This was the first time in her life that she had deliberately poured water onto a man's bed.

Thinking about what she had done, Jessica's cheeks flushed, and she felt a sense of shame.

As she pondered, something came to mind, and she stared at the ceiling, her eyes gradually losing focus.

She didn't know when it started, but Kim Tae-yeon seemed to have become her nemesis.

Perhaps it started after she left the group that fans began comparing her to Kim Tae-yeon.

Or perhaps it started from the beginning of their careers, when the two, who were both lead vocalists, were frequently compared.

The two are like twins; they can always connect one to the other.

And it seems that their lives took two different paths after she left the group.

After leaving the group, she focused on developing her fashion brand, but encountered setbacks everywhere, and in the end, the brand went bankrupt.

Kim Tae-yeon, on the other hand, continued to focus on developing her singing career. She made her solo debut in 15 and successfully transitioned into a solo artist with the song "I". Since then, she has produced a series of excellent works, released albums, and held concerts, becoming one of the most popular solo artists on the peninsula, with enduring popularity.

Whenever Kim Tae-yeon achieves success, people online always bring her up for comparison.

Seeing those comments, Jessica sometimes wonders what her future would have been like if she hadn't left the group.

She admitted that, to some extent, she had indeed made a wrong decision.

So every time she sees Kim Tae-yeon's success, she feels resentful.

It's not just about blaming Kim Tae-yeon, but also about blaming myself for seemingly choosing the wrong path back then.

So after learning that the house connects the past and the future, her first thought was to change the past.

She wondered what she would be like now if she hadn't chosen that wrong path.

She wanted to prove that if she hadn't chosen the wrong path, she wouldn't be any worse than Kim Tae-yeon now.

She desperately wanted to win, so much so that it became an obsession.

Therefore, after learning that Chen Ran and Kim Tae-yeon knew each other that evening, she instinctively felt a sense of crisis.

Because she knew that in the future, Kim Tae-yeon would like Chen Ran.

What about Chen Ran in the future?

Does he also like Kim Tae-yeon?

Jessica didn't know, but this thought undoubtedly heightened her sense of crisis.

This led to her later cunning scheme, luring Chen Ran back to the bedroom as if to assert her dominance.

I was here first, Kim Tae-yeon, you're not allowed to take it!

Chen Ran, of course, had no idea about Jessica's complex inner thoughts.

After replying to Yoona and the others' messages, he silenced his phone and put it back on the bedside table.

Just as I was about to close my eyes, Jessica's slightly deep voice sounded beside me:

"Chen Ran, when do you think this house will be restored to its original state?"

"Um..."

Chen Ran pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know, but things like this kind of time tunnel usually show some unusual signs before they disappear. But the house is in a very stable state right now, so it shouldn't disappear anytime soon."

"Oh," Jessica responded softly.

"Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought, what if the passage disappears before we can change the past?"

"You've already told me all the things you want to change, so don't worry."

"Oh, you're so willing to help me."

"You also gave me a lot of information about the future, and that information was very useful."

"That's true."

"Don't worry, I'm a person who values ​​contracts. We agreed that if you give me information that will be useful for the future, I'll help you change the past. I won't renege on my promise."

"it is good."

The bedroom was quiet for a moment.

"Chen Ran".

"Um?"

"Who do you think is prettier, me or Kim Tae-yeon?"

"..."

Sister, isn't this topic transition a bit too absurd?

We were just talking about time portals, how did we suddenly jump to the question of who's more attractive?

Chen Ran thought for a few seconds and replied, "I think they each have their own merits."

"Ha...scumbag."

Chen Ran: ? ? ?

"You can't even answer such a simple question? Let me tell you, I'm the only one here right now. You should pretend to think about it for a moment, and then say I'm pretty, don't you understand?"

"...So, if Kim Tae-yeon were here and you weren't, I should answer that she looks good, right?"

"No, you still have to answer that I'm good-looking, otherwise you're a jerk."

"..."

"What if both of you are here?"

"Ha...scumbag, he's already thinking about how to handle the situation when both of them are present at the same time."

Chen Ran sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

I was just letting my thoughts wander reasonably.

In the end, they just had to pin this label of "scumbag" on me.

"Chen Ran".

"I'm already asleep."

"...Pah, what a scumbag."

"..."

You've gotten addicted to calling me that, haven't you? Believe me or not, I'll really scum you.

Seeing that Chen Ran wasn't responding, Jessica turned slightly to the side.

She rested her hands under her head, looking at Chen Ran's angular profile through the sparse moonlight.

I just watched quietly for a very long time.

At one moment, Jessica's somewhat unfocused pupils refocused, and a look of determination flashed in her eyes.

Chen Ran, I will not let Kim Tae-yeon take you away from me.

Even if I know that Kim Tae-yeon will fall in love with you in the future, I will not give you to her.

Because this time, I arrived first.

This time, I'm determined to beat Kim Tae-yeon.