Peninsula: My mentor Kim Tae-yeon

"Su Xia-nim, Manager Park."

Su Xia and Park Hee-min entered the private room, and the people who were sitting down all stood up to greet them.

As Su Xia listened to Park Hee-min introduce these people, her peripheral vision fell on Liz, who was standing quietly beside her manager.

After washing up, Liz changed into a black off-shoulder top with white floral and gray vine prints. The off-shoulder design revealed her shoulder line, and the edges of her inner clothing were visible. The overall outfit was simple yet stylish.

With a light blush on her cheeks, her face still exuded a unique beauty that combined sweetness with a mature, sophisticated aura.

Wow, so beautiful!

Su Xia was slightly distracted and didn't notice that Liz was also looking at him.

She wore a loose-fitting printed short-sleeved t-shirt in charcoal gray, which was more oversized than the MLB shirt she wore in the afternoon. It was printed with a blurry black abstract pattern, giving it a casual yet stylish look.

She paired it with light khaki cargo shorts, the legs of which were loose and had two large pockets at the knees, adding a touch of street style.

Liz was immediately struck by the casual, just-woke-up-looking outfit.

Besides his outstanding looks, what really caught Liz's attention was Su Xia's fashion sense.

Leaving aside celebrities who have stylists, most men don't really care much about their outfits, often opting for formal wear or classic black and white or denim combinations.

It's not that it's not visually appealing, but looking at it too often can lead to visual fatigue.

But Su Xia is different; every outfit he wears perfectly matches Liz's expectations of how men should dress.

Her fluffy bangs covered a large part of her forehead, and below that, her high nose bridge and thin lips that seemed to be smiling, made her look both casual and straightforward.

This is a really cool street style look!

Liz's eyes lit up slightly, but unfortunately everyone's attention was on social events, except...

Kim Tae-yeon moved closer to Liz and followed her gaze, just in time to see Su Xia.

"How is it? Handsome, right?" Kim Tae-yeon said happily. "I practically begged him to buy it."

After the video revenue was settled, Kim Tae-yeon asked Su Xia to buy clothes. Su Xia was extremely unwilling to spend the money, but in the end, Tae-yeon forced her to buy them.

This bastard abandoned his old clothes after buying them, and the first thing he asks her every night before bed is, "What are you going to wear tomorrow?"

In reality, the outfits Liz saw had absolutely nothing to do with Su Xia; they were all designed by Kim Tae-yeon.

"Hmph." Kim Tae-yeon glanced at Su Xia and snorted in dissatisfaction, but when she thought of Jeonju that Su Xia had mentioned in the car, her dissatisfaction was quickly replaced by a smile.

After a brief introduction, everyone took their seats. As the main partners in the collaboration, Su Xia and Liz naturally sat together.

As soon as she sat down, Su Xia smelled a faint grapefruit scent on Liz, and upon closer inspection, there was a hint of gardenia at the end. It smelled wonderful.

"Liz, what perfume are you wearing? It smells so good!" Su Xia asked curiously.

Liz had barely sat down when she heard Su Xia's question.

"It's a Bulgari rose quartz, a gift from a member," Liz replied.

"It smells nice, and it suits you quite well," Su Xia commented.

"Thank you," Liz replied with a smile.

"I remember Taeyeon also used Bulgari, I think it was something like amethyst?"

"Ms. Amethyst?" Liz said in surprise.

"I think so."

Kim Tae-yeon: "?"

"When did I start using Bulgari? How come I didn't know?" Kim Tae-yeon asked, her eyes wide.

"Do you know Taeyeon sunbaenim?" Liz asked excitedly. "I'm a huge fan of Taeyeon sunbaenim! I've been listening to her songs since I was little!"

"Have you heard about this since you were a child?" Su Xia laughed. "Taeyeon is indeed quite old."

Kim Tae-yeon: "Nuwa!"

"I don't know Taeyeon personally; I heard it from other fans."

I know Kim Tae-yeon from the old Deng, but I don't know Tae-yeon, who is an artist in this world. That's reasonable, right?

"So, you're a fan of Taeyeon too?"

"Of course." Su Xia nodded with a smile. "Look how well I know Taeyeon's songs and dances, I must be a fan."

Kim Tae-yeon: "?"

Which fans criticize their idol every day? Or even criticize them face-to-face?

"Me too!" Liz had no idea what her idol was thinking; she was a well-known die-hard fan of Kim Tae-yeon in the industry.

"Since we're both fans, how about I call you Chestnut?" Su Xia seized the opportunity.

"Chestnut?" The Korean word "Liz" and "chestnut" are not pronounced the same. To the ear, it sounds more like "ba-m".

Liz looked at Su Xia, puzzled. "Why is that?"

"Liz sounds a lot like chestnut in Chinese, so your Chinese fans like to call you Chestnut. I also quite like IVE, so I'd like to call you Chestnut too. What do you think?"

"Chestnut..." Liz repeated the nickname. It was the first time she had ever known she had this nickname. She then readily agreed, "Okay."

Seeing Liz's beaming smile, Su Xia also smiled.

Kim Tae-yeon, standing behind them, rolled her eyes and retorted, "Chestnuts, my foot! You two should just make a chestnut pastry combo."

Upon hearing this, Su Xia's eyes lit up, and she looked at Park Hee-min and Liz's manager.

"How about we use chestnut pastries in our promotion?"

Apart from Su Xia's two assistants who understood Chinese, everyone else had a question mark popping up on their foreheads.

What's the connection between chestnut pastry and its advertising?

"Ban Li is chestnut, in China..." Su Xia explained the situation between Liz and chestnut, "Su and my surname Su are homophones, which fits the logic of homophones."

After Su Xia explained it this way, everyone finally understood.

"Absolutely!" Park Hee-min's eyes lit up. "Our main distribution point is China, so this kind of Chinese homophony is very suitable."

Su Xia and Park Hee-min both agreed, and Liz's manager had no objections either.

IVE's situation in China hasn't been very good lately, and they're already very grateful that Su Xia is willing to take Liz out to play. They'll do whatever she wants with them.

"Okay, it's settled then." Su Xia clapped her hands.

Kim Tae-yeon stared in disbelief at the scene.

I knew Su Xia could copy, but I didn't expect her to copy so easily.

She just finished speaking...

"Do you have Taeyeon's contact information?" Liz asked, her hands on her thighs, her bright eyes looking at Su Xia.

"I really don't have that," Su Xia said, glancing at Kim Tae-yeon and shaking her head.

She follows me around all the time, so there's no need for contact information.

"I do!" Liz said happily, "It's just that I'm not very close to Taeyeon. We haven't chatted much since we exchanged contact information."

"We chat occasionally. Taeyeon is a bit... well, aloof."