Chapter 1

If…

Now, imagine placing a cat in a sealed box, and then placing a Geiger counter inside the box…

Yes, I'm talking about the famous 'Schrödinger's Cat'.

This is a thought experiment in quantum mechanics.

It's the quantum mechanics that comes to mind when you're at a loss for what to do.

Regarding this thought experiment, there has been a particular interpretation derived from it.

It discards the special status of the 'observer' and posits that within the sealed container, both cats are real.

One cat is alive, and one cat is dead.

If the atom decays, the cat dies.

If the atom does not decay, the cat remains alive.

At this moment, a universe splits into two parallel and coexisting 'multiverses,' evolving independently and in parallel, like two parallel worlds.

This is Everett's 'Many-Worlds Interpretation.'

The original concept of parallel universes.

According to this theory, there should be infinitely many worlds that are similar yet different.

In each world, there could be infinitely many people with different appearances, names, memories, and even genders.

And just like Schrödinger's cat, which is both dead and alive…

A cat that dies in one world could, by some twist of fate, possess a cat that is alive in another world… which is also possible.

Hmm…

Don't worry about how far-fetched it sounds.

Isn't the idea of time travel also far-fetched?

Anyway, it doesn't cost anything, so just go with it.

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Lin Yao looked at her phone screen, her gaze lingering on the last line: "Anyway, it doesn't cost anything, so just go with it." Her lips twitched slightly.

The above answer…

She got it from a Q&A app.

She wanted to try to understand and explain her current situation.

And this explanation is clearly the most plausible and fitting for her current situation.

Although it is indeed far-fetched…

But as the answer said… it doesn't cost anything, so she believed it.

Of course…

The above long paragraph can also be summarized in simpler terms—time travel.

But the world she is in now is different from her memories.

In this world, martial virtue is abundant… war technology has developed rapidly, and everything in society last century served the war effort. Even though the war has stopped, this situation has persisted for nearly a decade due to inertia.

One can imagine how conservative the social atmosphere is in such a situation.

It's only been a few years since the fourth generation of newborns were born, and the third generation entered society, that such a conservative atmosphere has changed significantly.

But it's still quite boring.

In short—forget about lying around and playing with your phone all day in this world.

Forget about entertainment being the ultimate goal.

Entertainment is so backward…

Although, the entertainment industry is currently booming, with many new things emerging.

But this is for the natives.

For Lin Yao—very basic.

Because most entertainment methods… are only at the level of early 21st-century Earth.

"Parallel worlds…"

In the bathroom…

Lin Yao slowly put down her phone, lowered her head, and turned on the faucet, letting out a sigh of resignation.

She cupped a handful of water and gently splashed it on her face, then lifted her head again.

A flawless, perfect face appeared in the mirror.

The pale, smooth face, with a few water droplets, looked gentle and innocent, with no makeup, no pimples, no blackheads, and no spots.

Lin Yao looked at the face in the mirror, slightly stunned.

Then her gaze slowly moved down, carefully examining herself in the mirror, wearing a white dress, tall and slender, with a subtle and graceful figure.

Finally, her gaze stopped at her chest…

…

Lin Yao was silent for a moment, then suddenly covered her face with her hands: "What the heck, I can't believe I'm thinking about this."

Although she had seen herself two days ago…

But seeing it again, she still couldn't accept it.

She covered her face, feeling more and more angry, more and more unable to accept it.

She leaned forward, with a tragic heart…

She headbutted the mirror.

Then, the next second…

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"It hurts…"

She held her forehead with both hands and slowly crouched down.

She hit the mirror too hard…

She was just saying it…

"Meow~"

At that moment…

A ragdoll cat, walking gracefully, came to the door, its amber eyes looking at its silly owner, seemingly confused.

"What are you looking at!?"

Lin Yao turned around at the sound, glaring at the ragdoll cat.

The cat ignored her, licked its paw, shook its head, and left proudly.

"You wait and see."

Lin Yao, after threatening the cat, slowly stood up, holding her knees with both hands.

Finally, she looked at herself in the mirror again, took a deep breath.

She still hadn't figured out what was going on…

She only remembered eating hot pot and singing, then suddenly everything went black, and she was here…

It's been two days…

The initial stage of doubting life has passed, and now she's in the stage of accepting reality… she's too lazy to dwell on it anymore.

What else can she do?

Run to the street and beg the heavens to send her back?

Not realistic…

Buzz buzz—

The phone next to the sink suddenly vibrated.

It was an alarm.

It read [Go to work].

Lin Yao looked down, feeling a bit uneasy.

Going to work wasn't the problem…

But the original Lin Yao was the lead planner for an online game project.

A project that was about to shut down, destined to fail, where no one wanted to take responsibility. The original planners who could leave had already fled overnight, leaving only Lin Yao, who had just joined as an executive planner.

Then she inexplicably became the lead planner, forced to write failure reports every day.

The original Lin Yao was almost driven mad by it…

And perhaps because Lin Yao had the original's memories, she empathized with her…

Seeing the alarm…

PTSD kicked in…

She didn't want to go to work…

Of course, this feeling only lasted for a moment…

Lin Yao forcibly dispelled it.

With the thought that "life must go on," she sighed again, rubbed her forehead, picked up her phone, and walked out of the bathroom.

No one was outside…

But the tea on the living room table was still steaming.

Lin Yao walked over and took a look.

A note was pressed under the cup.

[Remember to wash the dishes after breakfast—left by Lin Xi.]

Lin Yao put the note back under the cup.

This was her sister…

But their relationship didn't seem very good…

"Meow~"

Suddenly, another cat meowed.

Lin Yao looked down.

The gray and white ragdoll cat rubbed against her smooth ankle, meowed softly, and looked at her with its amber eyes…

"I remember I told you to wait, right!"

Lin Yao glared at the cat, her expression turning fierce.

The cat, startled, ran away.

She started chasing the cat around the house…

And successfully caught it on the second floor, petting it wildly.

The cat, named Xiao Bai, endured for a while but finally couldn't take it anymore, bared its teeth, and struggled to run away, hiding from its owner.

Lin Yao searched for a while but couldn't find it, standing there in a daze.

Suddenly, she felt a bit bored.

"Whatever, let's go to work…"

Being alone makes you think too much…

Now that things are like this…

If you can't change it, you have to adapt…

Lin Yao looked at the time, patted her face, forced herself to cheer up, and returned to her room on the second floor, pushing the door open and walking in.

Ten minutes later…

Lin Yao came out again, wearing a dark women's suit and a white blouse.

This outfit accentuated her tall and curvaceous figure, naturally and beautifully…

But the blouse seemed a bit small…

Lin Yao clearly felt very uncomfortable in this outfit, looking at her white, smooth thighs under her skirt, then turning to look at her back…

Just like the cat she was chasing…

…spinning around, embarrassing herself.

"Who would wear this!"

She spun around a couple of times…

Finally, she stopped, frowned, and resolutely returned to her room.