Peninsula: My mentor Kim Tae-yeon

"Aloof...?" Su Xia looked at the aloof woman behind Liz.

"It's not that I'm aloof, it's that I don't know what to say." Kim Tae-yeon pouted. "The longer I think, the more aloof I seem."

Su Xia frantically suppressed the urge to smile.

So this is what aloofness is all about.

"But I can understand. I'm not familiar with Taeyeon. If I were in her shoes, I would have done the same." Liz was still making excuses for her idol, completely unaware that there was a guy eating Taeyeon right behind her.

"Chatting with your idol is just like dating. Why don't you try chatting with her as if she were someone you're pursuing?" Su Xia thought for a moment and offered an idea.

"That's not good," Liz shook her head in refusal. "It wouldn't be good if it displeased the seniors. It's fine as it is now."

"Whatever you think." Su Xia said casually, "Anyway, I don't think Taeyeon is the aloof type."

"That's right, I'm very kind and approachable." Kim Tae-yeon nodded in affirmation.

"So, who is Su Xia's idol? Besides Taeyeon?" Liz tilted her head and looked at Su Xia, asking.

"You," Su Xia replied instantly.

Liz was taken aback by his answer and instinctively pointed to herself.

"I?"

Seeing the astonishment on Liz's face, Su Xia immediately laughed.

"I used to be a K-pop fan, and IVE is a group I really like. If you had told me last month that I could have collaborated with Liz, I would never have believed it."

Liz felt a little embarrassed after Su Xia said that. In fact, in their team's view, Liz benefited from Su Xia's help in this collaboration. After all, they were willing to involve her in their current situation, which could be described as a timely help.

"Don't be shy, in my opinion, I've hit the jackpot by working with you. Of course, from your perspective, it's pretty good too."

"You don't need to say the second half of the sentence," Kim Tae-yeon retorted with dead fish eyes.

Such a great way to improve favorability, but they had to add the second half, which was superfluous.

Liz nodded in deep agreement, and said with a solemn expression, "Thank you so much for choosing me to cooperate!"

"Why are you using honorifics again? If you use honorifics again, I'm really going to switch to someone else," Su Xia threatened.

"Mianye~ I'll remember that!" Liz apologized with a smile, knowing that Su Xia was just trying to scare her.

"It's a win-win situation, no need for thanks, we're friends from now on." Su Xia said, picking up the soda on the table and waving it toward Liz's cup.

Give me the cup.

"I can do it myself!" Liz exclaimed in surprise, quickly picking up the cup and reaching out with her other hand to grab the cola.

"Give me the cup." Su Xia blocked Liz's outstretched hand with her right hand and pretended to snatch the cup.

Seeing this, Liz had no choice but to hand the cup to Su Xia.

"Chengna-xi, can Chestnut drink Coke?" Su Xia called out to Liz's personal manager, holding a Coke in one hand and a cup in the other.

The manager, who was talking to Park Hee-min, was taken aback. He looked at Su Xia, then at Liz, who looked helpless, and immediately realized what was going on.

"Sure, today is Liz's day of indulgence."

It doesn't have to be a day of indulgence!

"That's fine then." Su Xia nodded. "We won't drink alcohol today; we'll use cola instead."

Seeing that Su Xia had started pouring the cola, Liz quickly stood up, reaching out with both hands to take the cup.

"Sit down, sit down," Su Xia said immediately. "Why do I feel like I'm some kind of boss?"

"That's how we behave in Korea," the agent explained to Liz.

"Really?" Su Xia handed the cup to Liz with suspicion, and Liz thanked her as she took it.

"Of course it's fake." Kim Tae-yeon's voice drifted over. "Only when someone in a superior position pours water or drinks for you would do that. Of course, it's also possible that Liz simply didn't realize that you two are actually sitting at the same table."

The main reason is that Su Xia is a foreign influencer with two million followers and has connections with high-ranking executives at CJ Entertainment, which is quite impressive.

No matter how familiar they are, IVE is still an outsider to CJ Entertainment, while Su Xia, although a newcomer, is a true CJ Entertainment insider.

Su Xia understood, glanced at Liz who was sitting down with her hands holding a cup, her eyes flickered slightly, and she spoke with a smile.

"Here, chestnut," he said, raising his glass in invitation.

Seeing this, Liz quickly picked up the cup she had just put down and reflexively tried to stand up, but Su Xia, who had been waiting, placed her right hand on Liz's shoulder, forcefully stopping her from standing up.

Liz was wearing an off-shoulder top tonight, a style known for its incredibly smooth, white shoulders. When Su Xia pressed down, his palm made direct skin-to-skin contact with her fair and smooth shoulder.

Liz felt the warmth from her shoulder and stiffened instantly, but fortunately, Su Xia removed her hand immediately after helping her to her feet.

"Just sit down." He picked up his cup and clinked it against Liz's cup, then took a sip as if nothing had happened and put it down.

Liz snapped out of her daze, picked up her cup, took a sip, and couldn't help but glance at Su Xia out of the corner of her eye.

"Tsk tsk tsk, who did you learn this trick from?" Kim Tae-yeon's teasing voice rang out, and Kim Tae-yeon's big face suddenly appeared in front of Su Xia's eyes.

I boil!

Su Xia's body trembled, and she was so startled that she almost dropped the cup in her hand.

His eyes immediately turned cursing.

Kim Tae-yeon, however, didn't seem to care at all. With a playful expression, she continued, "This unintentional physical contact won't make people feel uncomfortable; on the contrary, it will only make Liz think that you are very easygoing and down-to-earth."

"Is this still my treacherous disciple with his venomous tongue? How can he be so skilled?"

"I don't recall teaching you anything like that."

Kim Tae-yeon's close-up questioning made Su Xia's face twitch, but he and Liz were sitting very close, so she could hear him no matter how low his voice was. She could only let this idiot teacher keep pressing his face against her and going all out.

"Su Xia...do you prefer Coke or Sprite?" Liz's voice rang out, and Su Xia's attention immediately shifted from the dazed teacher.

"I'd still prefer Coke," Su Xia said after thinking for a moment. "I always buy a bottle of Coke as a drink when I eat out."

"I like it too." Liz's sweet dimples immediately appeared. "It's just that I have to manage my figure and can't consume too much sugar."

"This is something celebrities really need to pay attention to," Su Xia nodded, then asked curiously, "Are you usually very strict about managing your figure?"

"Yes," Liz nodded. "I was out of control about my figure for a while, but now I pay a lot more attention to it."

Su Xia had wanted to ask about this for a long time, and seeing that Liz brought it up herself, she took the opportunity to ask as well.

Were you sick at the time?

"Yes, that's part of the reason." Liz nodded. "I had some thyroid issues, plus I'm prone to weight gain, and some psychological stress, which ultimately led to a loss of control over my figure."

"Is the psychological stress caused by those comments online?"

Liz remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.