Peninsula: My mentor Kim Tae-yeon

Chapter 80 A Heart Flutter

Chapter 80 A Sudden Flutter of the Heart (1.2 words long chapter, please subscribe!)

After returning to mainland China from Hong Kong, Su Xia once again entered the work mode of "recording videos - shooting GG - selecting videos".

In fact, given Su Xia's current scale, live-streaming e-commerce is the most profitable way, but he did not choose to do so. Bloggers who make a living from K-pop should not do live-streaming e-commerce. First, their ability to sell products is limited, and second, what can they sell?

Even for CJ Entertainment, obtaining the rights to promote K-pop merchandise isn't easy. Park Hee-min's side stated that the company is currently negotiating with various entertainment companies and platforms regarding promotional activities, and the specific outcome will depend on the results of these negotiations.

Even without live-streaming e-commerce, Su Xia easily earned over a million yuan just by shooting various GG videos and earning commissions from commercial orders.

It's only been four months since Su Xia released the video at the end of March, and this speed at which she makes money is practically like printing money.

Although her work was tiring every day, Su Xia enjoyed it.

The law firm doesn't require him to do anything, so he can focus entirely on his work as an online influencer.

Moreover, it's not like this every day. Although CJMCN also wants to make money, the concept of sustainable development is one of the conditions for cooperation between the two parties. Therefore, the number of GGs selected is not large. After a busy week, Su Xia also ushered in a time for rest.

Su Xia had originally planned to stay home and relax for a day, but unexpectedly received a message from Director Wang, so she came to the law firm, which she hadn't visited in a long time.

When I met Director Wang, my mentor on my path to becoming a lawyer, he was beaming with pride. This pillar of the law firm was now the mainstay of the firm's income.

Thanks to Su Xia's promotion during this period, the law firm's business has increased several times over, and its staff has expanded from a few dozen people at the beginning to more than forty people now, with as many as twenty-four practicing lawyers.

In other words, the timeframe is too short, and the recruitment of administrative staff has not yet been put on the agenda; otherwise, the number of people would be even greater.

"Master, what do you want?" Su Xia asked casually as soon as she entered the room, seeing Director Wang looking at the computer screen at his desk. Then she sat down on the sofa as if she were in her own office.

Kim Tae-yeon, who was following behind Director Wang, strolled leisurely up behind him.

"Hey, playing Dou Dizhu (a card game)?"

"Wait until I finish this hand," Director Wang said without turning his head.

"Oh, then you can keep playing." Su Xia took out her phone and started scrolling.

Director Wang's wife and Su Xia's father were classmates, so Su Xia was actually somewhat related by connections. But in the legal profession, connections are useless. No matter how close the relationship is, people won't give you cases and fees. They're not your father.

After about two minutes, Director Wang finished the hand of cards and turned to look at Su Xia.

"The Provincial Lawyers Association has issued a notice that there will be centralized internship training for trainee lawyers before their professional qualification examination. The training will be held in the Provincial and Municipal Administration Bureaus, and the training will be conducted in five batches throughout August," Director Wang said.

These are things that intern lawyers pay attention to on their own. At most, the firm will send out a notice in the group chat, but no one will specifically tell you about them.

But Su Xia was a special case, so Director Wang called him over separately to speak with him.

"Provincial and municipal administration bureaus? Isn't that in Nanjing?" Su Xia was taken aback. "I have several videos to shoot in August."

"There are five internship batches; can't you even spare a week for that?"

"I'll ask later." Su Xia wasn't sure either; he didn't care about such things, he was used to not using his brain.

"You need to take this seriously. Without a certificate of completion of internship training, you cannot participate in the professional qualification examination."

Upon hearing this, Su Xia scratched her head.

"Does the training cost extra?"

"Of course, but the office will reimburse you," Director Wang said with a smile. "You've made quite a bit of money these past few months, why don't you buy a car to drive over? You can park at the provincial and municipal vehicle management bureaus."

"Should I buy a car?" Su Xia thought about it and realized that it was indeed a good idea. Taking the subway all day and riding a shared electric bike to work wasn't a good idea.

"I'll consider it."

"Nothing else. Your ten internship papers are all ready. They're in your office. Take a look at them before the professional qualification exam in September. The exam isn't difficult; just familiarize yourself with the files."

"it is good."

After chatting for a while, Su Xia returned to her office.

Su Xia is the only non-partner lawyer with an independent office, but others don't seem to have any objections.

The benefits Su Xia brought were significant, impacting the entire law firm. Every lawyer in the firm had received cases directly or indirectly from Su Xia.

"Where is your provincial/municipal administration bureau located?" Kim Tae-yeon asked curiously. "Suzhou?"

Su Xia's lips twitched, and Suzhou said yes.

"Nanjing."

"Oh, oh." Kim Tae-yeon clearly didn't understand the joke, but immediately perked up when she heard it was Nanjing. "A week of training, perfect timing to spend a week playing in Nanjing!"

"Indeed." Su Xia nodded in agreement. These paid training programs are basically just a formality, purely for making a quick buck, and there's no real assessment involved.

"Hey, you could invite Liz over to play," Kim Tae-yeon suddenly thought of Liz and said to Su Xia.

"I'm doing an internship, why would I call her?" Su Xia looked at Kim Tae-yeon blankly.

"Are you stupid? What's the point of chatting online every day? No matter how well you chat online, it can't compare to a one-minute offline conversation where you're on the same wavelength."

"No, you really intend for me to pursue Chestnut?" Su Xia finally realized what was going on and looked at Kim Tae-yeon in disbelief.

"Huh?" Kim Tae-yeon was also stunned. "You're not planning to pursue Chestnut, yet you're chatting with her so enthusiastically every day? Are you raising fish?"

"Isn't this just a chat between friends?"

"Damn it, friend!" Kim Tae-yeon's eyes widened. "Do you think celebrities have so much free time? If we were just ordinary friends of the opposite sex, they would have stopped talking to you a long time ago, given how often they message you!"

"Even if Chestnut doesn't like you, she would never object to having in-depth conversations with you, which is why we communicate so frequently."

"If you're not interested in her, just say so. Don't be so attentive."

"How could I not be interested?" Su Xia frowned. "But Chestnut is a celebrity, and who am I? What right do I have to pursue her?"

A question mark appeared on Kim Tae-yeon's forehead.

"Does your status have any impact on whether you pursue Li Zi or not? Isn't a relationship just about two people liking each other?"

"Besides, your income levels are not that different, and your quality of life is comparable, so why would you feel unworthy?"

Kim Tae-yeon didn't understand what Su Xia was worried about.

"But I'm an internet celebrity, and Chestnut is a star. How can they be the same?" Su Xia asked hesitantly.

"What's the difference? Many celebrities don't even earn as much as you. Besides, that guy, JJ Lin, his girlfriend is an internet celebrity." Kim Tae-yeon even pulled out a piece of evidence to convince Su Xia.

"Who?" Su Xia looked at Kim Tae-yeon in surprise. "JJ's girlfriend is also an internet celebrity?"

Ok?

Why did I say "also"?

Oh, Aaron Kwok's girlfriend, Huang Xiaoming's girlfriend, and Wang Feng's girlfriend are all internet celebrities.

Hey me #?

Su Xia's spirits lifted.

He does seem to be a bit too disdainful of internet celebrities.

The reputation of these two online celebrities isn't great, but if you really want to compare them, the difference isn't that big.

Moreover, Liz is a K-pop idol.

Idol artists aren't much better off than internet celebrities.

"You're a lawyer, and in terms of professional dignity, who can match yours?"

It really is.

Although lawyer Su Xia is a poor guy, outsiders who hear the word "lawyer" will immediately think of "rich".

Don't worry about whether I'm poor or not, but my job is considered quite respectable by outsiders.

"You really should open a talk therapy center," Su Xia exclaimed, looking at Kim Tae-yeon. "You untangled my knot in just a few words!"

Kim Tae-yeon rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"What kind of knot is this? At most, it's just a petty feeling of inferiority."

Su Xia scratched her head.

"To be honest, it's normal to feel a little inferior when facing an artist from a popular group, since I was just an ordinary person four months ago, right?"

"What are you insecure about?" Kim Tae-yeon scoffed. "Who are you?"

Kim Tae-yeon raised her head high.

"You're my apprentice, Kim Tae-yeon's apprentice!"

"In terms of standing in the martial arts world, even Zhang Yuanying would have to treat you with the utmost respect, like a junior!"

Su Xia looked at Kim Tae-yeon suspiciously and said, "I don't believe it."

"Ahem." Kim Tae-yeon blushed slightly and coughed dryly. "Then let's choose another one. Anyway, your chestnuts are definitely not as good as yours!"

"But our relationship isn't much better than having an affair; it's all something that can't be brought into the light," Su Xia said quietly.

"Cough cough cough!"

Kim Tae-yeon almost choked on her own saliva.

What the hell is this about cheating?!

"What we're doing is just a clandestine rendezvous, how does that count as having an affair?" Kim Tae-yeon said, dissatisfied.

Su Xia's eye twitched slightly.

"Hooking up is worse than having an affair. At least I'm only talking about a moral issue. You're taking it to the level of illegality and crime, my friend."

"That doesn't mean I can't have an affair. I'd rather not have an affair with you than with anyone else!" Kim Tae-yeon's attitude was quite firm.

Su Xia smiled dismissively.

"So, who do you want to be with? With."

"Shut up!" Kim Tae-yeon anticipated the name Su Xia was about to utter. "Would you die without him?"

Su Xia blinked.

"The main issue is that you've only publicly acknowledged this one boyfriend. Why don't you tell me about another one, and I'll give you a change of pace?"

"Get lost!" Kim Tae-yeon punched Su Xia on the head in annoyance. "Instead of wasting your time arguing with me, you should look at some more cases, or invite Chestnut to Nanjing to keep you company."

"Oh right, I need to ask Park Hee-min when she can squeeze out a week of time in August."

Kim Tae-yeon's words reminded Su Xia, who immediately took out her phone.

After briefly describing the problem, Park Hee-min gave his answer.

In addition to the usual GG and cover video shooting, I also have several gatherings with Bilibili and Yin Fu bloggers to attend at the end of the month and the first half of August.

"Okay, then let's do it at the end of the month." Su Xia nodded, then suddenly changed the subject, "Does the company provide a shuttle bus here?"

Park Hee-min on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, seemingly not expecting Su Xia to have such a question. After a two-second pause, she probably went to ask someone else.

"Our Shanghai branch just purchased a batch of vehicles eligible for tax deduction. I'll send you the catalog shortly; please take a look and choose one."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Su Xia met Kim Tae-yeon's speechless gaze.

"When Director Wang told you to buy a car, I thought you were going to pay for it yourself. I didn't expect you to be trying to take advantage of the company."

"I just bought my dad a G8, and I only have a little money left in my pocket. Besides, you still owe me two cars. Why should I spend money to buy myself a car?"

Kim Tae-yeon's brain, which was over forty years old, was stunned for several seconds before she remembered that she seemed to have indeed promised Su Xia two cars.

This guy remembers it so clearly?

Ding dong.

Park Hee-min sent over the list, and Su Xia clicked on the photo to take a look.

This batch of vehicles consists of five units, all of which are high-end models priced above 500,000 yuan.

The usual price range is between 10 and 30 yuan, but the entertainment industry has very high profits, and there is also a high demand for business vehicles, so the choice is between 50 and 100 yuan.

Some companies even buy cars in the 100 million to 500 million range, but that's too high and could easily trigger the review mechanism.

"Why are they all commercial vehicles?" Su Xia frowned as she looked at the five vehicles on the list: three MPVs, one SUV, and one sedan.

"Entertainment companies definitely buy vans," Kim Tae-yeon said with a disdainful look. "Let's choose this 5."

"Well, it's much more understated than that A8."

Su Xia: "?"

"Does the BMW brand have anything to do with being low-key, do you ask me?"

This was the first time he had ever heard of BMW being so low-key.

"Then you should choose A8."

"Then let's go with 5."

He drives that A8 like a chauffeur.

"That's right, the 5 has plenty of space. When Chestnut comes, she can sit in the passenger seat, and we can bring a few little girls in the back. You can have a party then," Kim Tae-yeon said cheerfully.

Su Xia rolled her eyes.

"Impact, huh? So that's what it is."

"Isn't that great?" Kim Tae-yeon said cheerfully, "It'll solve it for you all at once, so you don't have to do it secretly yourself."

Seeing Kim Tae-yeon's mischievous look, Su Xia's face flushed red at a visible speed.

"You fucking peeked at me while I was showering again!"

"Is that what you call taking a shower?" Kim Tae-yeon scoffed. "A shower usually only takes five minutes, but that day it took half an hour. Wouldn't you be curious to take a look if you were in that situation?"

Um----

I am genuinely curious.

wrong!

"Even if you're curious, she's still a member of the opposite sex. Have some shame, Kim Tae-yeon!" Su Xia said angrily.

Kim Tae-yeon waved her hand dismissively.

"What haven't I seen on your body? What are you pretending for? If you were any younger, I could have given birth to your child. And you're acting shy now."

This is fucking amazing!

Su Xia fainted.

Is there any difference between him and Kim Tae-yeon being completely naked in front of her?

Oh, I've already seen you stripped naked, so it's alright then.

"Don't act like Xiao Chunan." Kim Tae-yeon fanned Su Xia's face with her hand. "You're a public figure now. Isn't there a risk of being exposed for using a public vehicle for personal purposes?"

"Don't ruin your career for the sake of petty gains."

Hearing Kim Tae-yeon's question return to the main topic, Su Xia's numb expression softened somewhat, but when she looked at Kim Tae-yeon, she still felt an urge to kill her.

"CJMCN and I are partners. I use their cars for business purposes!" Su Xia said firmly.

Kim Tae-yeon ignored his tone and nodded in realization.

You can even do this?

That makes sense. Su Xia isn't an employee of CJMCN; he's a business partner. So, it's just commercial use for him to drive CJ Entertainment's company car.

The exquisite prelude to the opening of "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion," featuring the erhu as the main instrument and the violin, cello, and piano as secondary instruments, suddenly began to play. It was Su Xia's cell phone ringtone.

Upon picking it up, I saw it was Park Hee-min, who had just hung up the phone not long ago.

Su Xia answered the phone with a puzzled look on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"I just received a message from STARSHIP Entertainment. After today's Summer Song Contest, STARSHIP hopes you can do a live stream with the members of IVE. Do you want to agree? The live stream will be on Music Notes, and all the proceeds will go to us." Park Hee-min quickly explained the purpose of the call.

"Didn't STARSHIP not care much about the Chinese market? Why are they thinking of doing a live stream together now?" Su Xia asked in surprise.

"Many K-pop companies have tasks they can't refuse to complete, but companies like STARSHIP complete them most thoroughly. Perhaps they saw the profit motive in the last joint live stream with Lizi, which prompted them to make this decision," Park Hee-min speculated.

"Who are you doing a live stream with?" Su Xia glanced at Kim Tae-yeon, who hadn't said a word. Since the Tsar wasn't speaking, the sand soldiers started poking people on their own.

"You can choose two, or all members of IVE can choose."

What else is there to say?

"Let Liz choose one, either of them."

"OK."

The call ended again.

"Oh, so today is the SBS Summer Music Awards," Kim Tae-yeon finally said.

"What is this thing? Isn't the music competition at the end of the year?" Su Xia asked in confusion.

"The summer version of the Gayo Daejeon, you can watch the live stream if you're interested. Judging by the time, it should start in a few hours," Kim Tae-yeon said, glancing at the time on her computer.

"It's still early." Su Xia rubbed her face. "What do you think Starship is up to? Why did they suddenly decide to connect with me on a live stream?"

"Didn't your manager say that you saw there was money to be made?" Kim Tae-yeon shook her head. "STARSHIP"

This company isn't particularly interested in the Chinese market, but no matter how uninterested they are, they won't let go of any profitable opportunity.

"Just like some people aren't interested in new energy vehicles and believe that gasoline cars are the only true option, but if they could make money from new energy vehicles, wouldn't they want to make that money?"

Su Xia nodded in agreement.

"It's only because of your connection that Starship wouldn't have thought of this way to make money," Kim Tae-yeon added. "Their focus on this market used to be less than SM's, now it's less than Hybe's, and even less than JYP's."

"So they're a garbage company," Su Xiarui commented.

Kim Tae-yeon nodded in agreement.

She was dissatisfied with her husband in various ways, but if it was a cheap company like a boat—SM Entertainment was truly a model company.

"My stomach hurts, Run!" Su Xia picked up her phone and was about to go out.

"Hey, turn on your computer and let it autoplay before you go."

Su Xia's office was less than five meters from the restroom, and Kim Tae-yeon didn't want to go to the restroom with him.

"So much trouble!" Su Xia muttered, but her hands still dutifully opened a video on Bilibili, found a blogger that Kim Tae-yeon liked to watch, uploaded a movie review, and then she quickly made her escape.

It's past 6 PM at my new home.

The growing demand for video shooting was no longer sufficient for soundproofing materials, so Su Xia terminated her apartment lease early and moved to a detached villa next to Yunlong Lake. The rent was not too high and was well within her budget.

Su Xia rested her chin on her hand, yawning as she watched the stage on the TV screen. She only perked up when the word "IVE" appeared on the screen.

They walked the red carpet at 2 PM, but the actual performance on stage didn't start until 5:30 PM.

Before we knew it, it was already past six o'clock, and finally, IVE's performance began.

The opening scene features Zhang Yuanying.

Su Xia's eyes remained completely unmoved; she even seemed to want to fast-forward.

Yuan Shen is indeed top-notch, but once people have a bias, even the best performance becomes meaningless.

On the contrary, Kim Tae-yeon sat cross-legged on the coffee table with a cheerful smile, commenting on Jang Won-young's appearance on the screen without any ambiguity.

"She's too thin; if she were a little heavier, she would look several levels better."

"The dance moves still feature her signature long legs and long arms, but the blush is too pink; a lighter shade would have been better."

"Overall, she is as beautiful as ever. As expected of a representative of the fifth generation of female entertainers, she has done a perfect job."

The scene shifts to the other five members of IVE, who are being lifted up onto the main stage by a lift.

The main camera focused on Ahn Yu-jin in the center, but Su Xia saw Liz on the far right in the next panoramic shot.

The long, silver-white hair immediately caught Su Xia's eye.

Silver-white hair requires a high level of attractiveness, but Liz's looks are naturally beyond question. In addition, her temperament is a mix of cool and aloof, with a touch of mature elegance and cuteness. The effect of silver-white hair is not just a simple addition.

"It's such a waste to embellish such a beautiful chestnut," Su Xia couldn't help but sigh.

Kim Tae-yeon rolled her eyes.

"Should I make way for Ahn Yu-jin's chestnut?"

"Then let's forget about it." Su Xia smiled awkwardly. If Liz really got the center position, she'd be trending on social media for all the wrong reasons.

The music of "Heya" then began to play.

If we ignore the subtle elements in the music video and focus solely on the song itself, it's actually a fairly average piece—not particularly bad, but not particularly good either.

Although it sparked a wave of boycotts in China, the album received a positive response in South Korea.

Judging from the current upward trend, winning an award at the Gold Disc Awards at the end of the year shouldn't be a problem. The Grand Prize is quite difficult, but the Main Prize is still very likely.

Well, K-pop is, after all, a Korean phenomenon. No matter how much the domestic market opposes it, it won't affect its reputation in Korea.

The awards are also based primarily on data and feedback from South Korea.

There's nothing we can do about it.

The IVE performance consisted of two songs, totaling just over seven minutes. After the IVE performance ended and he left the stage, Park Hee-min received a message saying that his staff had arrived at his house immediately and asked him to prepare to open the door.

The staff arrived within minutes of the message being sent.

Nearly ten people arrived at the live broadcast room with ease and began debugging and setting up the equipment.

Su Xia————

I'll wait for Liz to finish up the gaming.

With her busy schedule, Su Xia didn't even have time to play games. When she finally had some free time, she couldn't resist the urge to play.

After the chaotic battle ended, the staff noticed that Su Xia had stopped playing and immediately went over to her.

"Boss, everything's ready on IVE. When would you like to start the live stream?"

"Are you done?" Su Xia canceled the game queue. "Who's Liz with?"

"Golden Autumn i".

Su Xia nodded and sat down at the live-streaming computer desk. The other side of the desk only had a computer, while this side of the computer was equipped with a professional microphone and a high-definition webcam.

"Let's begin."

As soon as Su Xia finished speaking, her image appeared in her live stream.

Fans who were lying in bed playing music notes saw a pop-up window appear above them and immediately clicked to enter the live stream.

"Welcome everyone, good evening. If you haven't followed yet, please do so. If you have any popularity votes, please cast them."

Su Xia started with an opening speech, and then began the operation.

"Everyone, wait a minute, I need to connect with someone on the live stream first."

He then ignored the live chat and found the official IVE account among his mutual followers, inviting them to a live stream together.

The next second, Liz and Kim Chul-gu, still wearing their stage outfits from tonight's SBS Summer Music Awards, suddenly appeared on screen.

Su Xia's fans and K-pop fans are related, and a significant portion of these fans are also i.

VE fans.

Although Fu Fen has been in a losing situation lately and has been pretending to be dead, they can still be seen in Su Xia's videos and live streams, which can be considered as a de facto base.

When Liz and Jin Qiutian appeared on screen, all the fans who had been lurking in the live stream came out.

"Chestnut, Autumn, say hello to everyone," Su Xia greeted the two, her eyes fixed on Liz.

On his body.

Seeing Liz from this distance, her beauty was even more attractive to him.

"Hello everyone, I'm Liz from IVE."

"Hello everyone, I'm Autumn from IVE."

Their Chinese greetings were passable, but that was about it; they then switched back to Korean.

Fortunately, the live stream had real-time AI and Chinese-Korean translation to correct the subtitles.

"I watched the performance today, and it was pretty good," Su Xia said casually to the two people in the camera.

As idols, Liz and Jin Qiutian couldn't speak as casually as Su Xia, so they carefully considered their words before speaking.

"Thank you. It's our honor to present a satisfying stage for our fans and audience," Jin Qiutian said with a smile.

Su Xia was speechless at her official rhetoric, but she didn't care too much and then spoke up.

"We're facing our Chinese fans now, would you like to sing a Chinese song to thank them?"

The barrage of comments exploded. Liz and Jin Qiutian were also surprised that Su Xia would say something like that.

Kim Tae-yeon, who was slacking off, was stunned when she heard this.

"We're not prepared, can you teach us?" Off-camera, Liz pulled Jin Qiutian, who wanted to speak, and said cheerfully.

"No problem, what Chinese songs are popular in South Korea right now?" Su Xia asked curiously.

"Look me in the eyes and say it." Jin Qiutian answered instantly.

"What song is this?" Su Xia was taken aback, opened the music app, and searched for it.

When the familiar melody started playing, Su Xia immediately remembered.

"Oh, this song."

"Should Chestnut learn this song too? Or should we change to another song?" Su Xia asked Liz.

Liz looked at Su Xia on the screen, a signature dimpled smile appearing on her face.

"Can you recommend one for me?"

"Hmm—" Su Xia pondered for a moment, "Your voice is clear and bright, with smooth mid-to-high notes and a soft, gentle breath. When choosing songs, avoid heavy, screaming vocals and highlight your vocal strengths—"

"Second Brother's 'Big City, Small Love' is a light and sweet R&B tune with a catchy melody, natural transition between mid and high notes, and it also shows a little bit of breathy detail."

Su Xia selected a song that was familiar to the viewers of the live stream, taking into account Liz's vocal characteristics.

"Let's start with Zhang Yuan's 'Looking into Your Eyes and Saying It,' Liz, you should listen to it too," Su Xia said, opening the music app.

Jin Qiutian was still a little dizzy, how did it suddenly turn from a live chat into a teaching session?

However, Liz was already sitting up straight, ready to start the class.

"This song seems quite suitable for a male-female duet," Su Xia said suddenly after listening to the song once.

"How are you going to change it?" Kim Tae-yeon also came over and watched Su Xia open the music production software.

"The first verse will be sung by a male voice." Su Xia shared the screen with the viewers in the live stream and Liz Jin Qiutian.

"At this line—it seems like it's about to rain—the female voice takes over. Then at this line, it's 'Where did I go wrong?' The female voice rises in pitch, and then at the bridge, the male voice joins in, like this."

Su Xia demonstrated it to the two people and the more than 4,000 viewers in the live stream.

"Come on, Autumn, you try it, start with this sentence."

In the golden autumn, I suddenly felt like I was taking a vocal lesson, but this feeling—wasn't off-putting at all.

I followed Su Xia's rhythm step by step, learning to pronounce words while also reading the music score.

Liz listened quietly, her eyes fixed on Su Xia on the screen.

It's said that serious men are the most attractive to the opposite sex.

At this moment, Su Xia seemed to be shining in Liz's eyes!

"Come on, three, two, one, let's go!"

Su Xia's teaching was extremely meticulous, completely copying the way Kim Tae-yeon taught Liz and him. One had a weak foundation, and the other had no foundation at all, so Kim Tae-yeon's teaching was naturally extremely meticulous.

It is precisely because of its meticulousness that even the viewers in the live broadcast room can understand some parts of it.

The teacher taught diligently, the students learned attentively, and the audience listened attentively. Time flew by, and before they knew it, more than half an hour had passed.

"Come"

"Look me in the eyes and say it."

You never loved me.

Jin Qiutian looked at the homophonic cheat sheet in her hand and sang the chorus according to what Su Xia had just taught her.

Although the pronunciation is still very strange, the audience who have been watching all along can tell that the sound quality is on a completely different level from the beginning.

[Is this the role of a vocal coach? I always thought vocal coaches were just accessories.]

[Are you kidding me? You can say Starship's vocal coach is useless, but you can't say all vocal coaches are useless!]

[I think I've learned it too?]

[Post a video if you've learned it!]

[Place an eye.]

[cy]

After broadcasting for almost an hour, the number of viewers in the live stream has increased rather than decreased, from a few hundred at the beginning to more than four thousand, and it looks like it will break five thousand soon.

Su Xia's teaching bureau also quietly became a trending topic on Weibo, attracting the attention of many passersby.

After watching a few clips of the live stream, people started asking about the identities of the three people in the video.

There are many vocal instruction bloggers who provide practical and useful information, but very few of them trend on social media. Why is this one able to trend?

Oh, the one being taught is a celebrity!

What celebrity are you asking about?

Liz from IVE and Jinqiu!

Who is this?

Um.

Zhang Yuanying's teammates.

Okay, now many people understand.

Those who frequently browse the entertainment section of Weibo have likely seen the name Zhang Yuanying. Not to mention, the incident two months ago when Zhang Yuanying spun around made her name a sensation on the Chinese internet. Frequent internet users will be familiar with this name.

Liz and Jin Qiutian don't know each other, but if you say Zhang Yuanying's teammate, then they do know each other.

Su Xia and her two companions were unaware of the buzz surrounding the trending topics.

After securing the rights to "Look into my eyes" in the autumn of the year, Su Xia finally turned to Liz.

In reality, Jin Qiutian was just a side effect; his main target was still our Chestnut.

"Your look is great today." Su Xia didn't rush to teach, but instead praised Liz as usual.

"It's alright, isn't it?" Liz chuckled as she tossed her long, smooth hair. "I spent a long time choosing this hair color."

"Beautiful." Su Xia gave a thumbs up.

Jin Qiutian, who was still savoring the teaching content, was speechless when she heard the conversation between the two.

You two are chatting so casually, even though you're still live streaming!

But looking at the comments, it seems—there's not much interest?

"My second brother's song 'Big City, Small Love' is not difficult. Even if you have never studied vocal music, you can sing it well as long as you pay attention to a few points."

"Should I sing it once?" Su Xia saw a fleeting comment on the screen.

Liz's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands lightly.

"Su Xia oppa, please give us a performance!"

The moment the phrase "Su Xia oppa" was uttered, the live chat exploded.

Jin Qiutian attended two dinner parties with Liz and had some understanding of their relationship, but the audience didn't know that.

[? ? ? ]

[Are they really that close? Have they reached the point where they call each other "Oppa"?]

[That's normal, isn't it? Chestnut was one of the first artists to work with Su Lu.]

[I hope it's just a good relationship, not so good that we become boyfriend and girlfriend.]

[No way, even if you don't trust Chestnut, can't you not trust a group with Madoka?]

[Although I'm a hater on the round face, you're right.]

Liz's level of attention sparked heated discussions, but not enough to generate widespread criticism, which Su Xia observed but ignored.

Find the song and click play.

Liz stared intently at Su Xia on the screen with her big eyes.

The lights in the live stream room were as soft as warm sunlight. Liz's gaze was fixed on Su Xia. The girl in the live stream seemed to be sitting quietly, but her heart was already churning with layers of emotions that she couldn't hide.

"I heard Su Xia oppa singing live again." Liz unconsciously rubbed the skin on her knee with her fingertips, her gaze fixed on Su Xia.

This was the first time she had heard a live broadcast since their initial collaboration.

Su Xia's voice was never a technically perfect one; it was relaxed and down-to-earth, like a gentle spring breeze that instantly touched the softest corner of her heart.

Just seeing him pick up the microphone completely captivated me.

"The ends of her jet-black hair were coiled into a bun."

"Entwined with all my longing for you"

As soon as the melody started, Liz in the live chat box subconsciously sat up straighter, resting her elbows on her knees, her fingertips unconsciously curling.

The gentle singing voice reached Jin Qiutian's ears. She turned her head to look at Liz and saw that Liz's eyes were bright and sparkling, as if they were filled with starlight. She was just looking at the camera, but Jin Qiutian felt for some reason that her gentle gaze was on Su Xia.

[No way——————]

"A tranquil scene of gray roof tiles."

"The light reflects your beautiful face."

When Su Xia sang this part, she looked up at the camera and smiled, as if she were looking at the audience, or as if she were looking at someone on the other side of the camera.

Liz suddenly remembered the roof of her old home in Jeju Island, and the lights of Seoul she watched from her dormitory balcony during her trainee days. How many unspoken longings were hidden in those twinkling lights?

Her throat moved, and she subconsciously wanted to hum along, but she was afraid of disturbing Su Xia, so she quickly suppressed her thoughts and tapped her fingertips lightly on her knees to keep the rhythm.

My mind is filled with you.

"You're all I can think about."

"Such small acts of love are so sweet in the big city."

Su Xia's breath is as delicate as silk, and her vocal transitions are as smooth as flowing water. It is this perfect balance that gives her a flawless interpretation of this seemingly simple song, which actually has several challenging parts.

Looking at Su Xia's near-perfect interpretation, Liz thought of herself when she first learned to sing, practicing in front of the mirror until her voice was hoarse, just to sing a simple trill, but self-studying was often much less effective.

The comments section was flooded with messages. Liz looked at the smile in Su Xia's eyes, the curve of her lips was incredibly gentle, and her eyes were full of tenderness.

Just as Su Xia was singing "All I think about is you, everything about you," she looked up at the camera, and their eyes met on opposite ends of the screen.

The singing in the live stream continued. Liz leaned back in her chair, her fingertips gently brushing against the skin of her legs, feeling as warm as if she had been soaked in lukewarm water.

As Liz watched Su Xia sing earnestly, her smile grew even wider.

On stage, she is Liz from IVE, but in front of Su Xia, she is first and foremost Chestnut, and only secondly Liz from IVE.

Liz cherishes this simple and pure tenderness, and this inexplicable affection.

As the last note faded, Jin Qiutian, who had already noticed the awkward atmosphere between the two, immediately clapped.

The quietly pervasive atmosphere shattered instantly, but at the same time, it also eliminated the possibility of the viewers in the live stream noticing this atmosphere.

Liz was stunned for two seconds by the applause that came from beside her, and then she met Jin Qiutian's reproachful gaze.

Only then did they belatedly realize that they were still within the view of the live stream audience.

"Autumn is a good child."

Kim Tae-yeon, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up and then glanced at Su Xia.

"Anyone who didn't know better would think you were confessing your love to someone on your live stream."

Su Xia's eye twitched, but now was clearly not the time to talk back.

The best approach in this situation is to act as if nothing happened.

"If you think the host sings well, please follow, please follow. If you're already following, please vote with your popularity vote and click the little red heart. Thank you, thank you."

A phrase from a formulaic dialogue switched the wonderful atmosphere that the audience couldn't understand before.

"Come on, chestnuts, let's start from—"

The audience's attention was naturally diverted to Su Xia.

After teaching Liz "Big City, Small Love", this live stream session came to an end.

Su Xia and the official IVE account both received a lot of gifts. Once the gifts are settled, the other party will transfer the proceeds. It's not a lot, but it's better than nothing, as long as Su Xia simply wants to chat with Liz.

After the broadcast ended, Su Xia ignored the incessant chatter of Kim Tae-yeon and took out her phone to send a message to Liz.

SuXia: I'm going to Nanjing for an internship and training from August 21st to 28th. Do you want to come to Nanjing for fun?

Chestnut: I'll ask my agent, if there's enough time, then yes!

"Are you even listening to me?" Kim Tae-yeon's voice came from afar, and the last two words reached Su Xia's ears.

The next second, Su Xia saw Kim Tae-yeon's head appear in front of her phone screen.

"Tsk." Kim Tae-yeon made a cryptic sound. "He really has forgotten his mother now that he has a wife."

"You haven't even started dating yet, and you're already ignoring your teacher. Calling you a rebellious disciple is not an exaggeration at all."

Su Xia looked speechlessly at the incessantly chattering Lao Deng, glanced at the staff who were packing up the equipment, picked up her phone, got up and left the live broadcast room.

"How can I deal with a room full of people?"

"And what does it mean to forget your mother after getting a wife? Who is my wife? Who is my mother?"

"Traitorous disciple? How dare you, such a foolish master, call me a traitorous disciple?"

"A teacher for a day is a father for life. I am a woman, so I am practically your mother!" Kim Tae-yeon also has something to say. Look how well she speaks Chinese.

Su Xia: "?"

"I never acknowledged you as my teacher."

"Whether you acknowledge it or not, we're still in a relationship. Don't you have some kind of common-law marriage? Then we're practically master and apprentice!"

Su Xia rolled her eyes, speechless.

"Common-law marriages are also based on the approval of those around us. Go ask around, who would know you're my teacher?"

"Oh, so someone can't even ask a question, let alone be a teacher," Su Xia said disdainfully.

"Hey! Su Xia! We should have a conscience." Kim Tae-yeon put her hands on her hips and looked at Su Xia with dissatisfaction.

"I put a lot of effort into training you to be successful. You used my skills, my dance, and my songs. Now you're famous and successful. You think you're so great? You don't recognize me anymore?"

"What an ungrateful traitor!"

"Hey, who else but you knows I'm ungrateful?" Su Xia didn't care at all, instead looking at Kim Tae-yeon with a smile, "Even if you talk until the end, no one else can prove that you are my teacher, or prove that I am an ungrateful ingrate."

"Damn it!"

Kim Tae-yeon was somewhat taken aback.

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Although Su Xia said that to tease her, the problem is—what he said was all true!

Kim Tae-yeon broke down.

Her fair skin turned visibly red, and in just a moment, it resembled a fully cooked lobster.

Ding dong.

When the notification sound rang, Su Xia ignored Lobster Sheep and picked up her phone to look at it.

Chestnut: You can go there after the 24th.

SuXia: Are you coming?

Chestnut: Come on.

SuXia: Then I'll book a hotel for you in the city center. I'll probably be staying at the training base, so you can explore on your own while I'm in class.

It's true that Su Xia has feelings for Liz, but things should be done one step at a time. If she immediately wants to share a room with him, then her intentions are as obvious as Sima Zhao's.

Although the pursuit of a relationship inevitably involves these mundane matters, it's best to remain pure and innocent like Xiao Chunan until then.

Chestnut: Then I won't stand on ceremony with you!

SuXia: OK.

Su Xia switched to a different page and opened Fliggy, preparing to book a hotel for Liz on it.

Kim Tae-yeon suddenly leaned closer.

"I've come up with a method to make you acknowledge my teachings."

"No matter what you do, only I can see it. I just don't acknowledge it, so what can you do about it?" Su Xia said without looking up.

Kim Tae-yeon, however, showed no sign of losing her previous flush; instead, she smiled confidently.

"In that case, I'll have to sing next to you whenever you book a room from now on."

Su Xia froze as she searched for the hotel, blankly raising her head to meet Kim Tae-yeon's smiling eyes.

As he and the girl warmed up and were about to discuss the meaning of life, Kim Tae-yeon suddenly appeared beside them and started singing loudly.

Holy crap!!!

Just thinking about it made Su Xia's face turn green.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Kim Tae-yeon asked with a smile.

"Can we reach a settlement?" Su Xia asked with a forced smile.

Kim Tae-yeon's smile widened, just as Su Xia was pondering whether she should go along with it—

"No!"

"You don't know you're wrong, you're just out of options." Kim Tae-yeon snorted twice. "Come on, let's hurt each other. Anyway, no one can see me except you. By then, the news that you, Attorney Su, have problems in that area will spread all over the country. I don't care about losing face."

"!!!"

The veins on Su Xia's forehead bulged.

Just thinking about that scene made Su Xia feel so indignant that she wanted to jump off a building.

"I was wrong, Lao Deng, no, Taeyeon noona!" Su Xia slid to her knees at lightning speed.

"Heh." Kim Tae-yeon glanced at Su Xia disdainfully, and then—

She! Has! Disappeared!

Su Xia was numb.

Kim Tae-yeon could scold him harshly or mock him sarcastically, whatever.

But the one thing Su Xia couldn't accept was simply running away.

Everyone's gone. How can he know if Kim Tae-yeon will really do what she said and run out to cause trouble while he's doing something good?

Given Kim Tae-yeon's personality, she's probably just talking nonsense, but what if she is?

Just now, Kim Tae-yeon's face was as red as a crab's. What if...?

"My dear sister! Stop hiding!!!" Su Xia was filled with grief and indignation, and had an urge to kneel down in front of Kim Tae-yeon.

The invisible Kim Tae-yeon stood in front of Su Xia, watching this scene with a gleeful smile, her face full of the satisfaction of a successful revenge.

She's finally found a way to control this kid; this will be her trump card from now on.

hum!

Let's see if this brat dares to disrespect the old man again!

wrong!

I'm still young, how can I be considered an old person?

Xiba Suxia!

It's all his fault for nagging about this every day; it's made me almost accept this premise myself.

That guy is a complete bastard, the root of all evil!

Looking at Su Xia, who was staring blankly at him, his gaze grew increasingly hostile.

On the other side, Liz noticed that Su Xia hadn't replied to her messages for a long time, so she figured he must have something on his mind and stopped waiting in front of her phone.

As I put my phone away, Jin Qiutian's voice suddenly rang in my ears.

"Liz."

"Unnie," Liz looked at Jin Qiutian, "What's wrong?"

"Chatting with Attorney Su?"

"How did you know, Unnie?" Liz asked in surprise.

Jin Qiutian looked at her speechlessly.

"You're holding your phone and looking as happy as if you've just eaten dessert; you're obviously chatting with Attorney Su."

"Is it that obvious?" Liz pursed her lips awkwardly, a slight blush creeping onto her face.

"Obviously astonishing." Jin Qiutian shook her head. "You two just finished a live stream, haven't you finished chatting yet?"

"Su Xia oppa invited me to visit Nanjing at the end of the month, and we're talking about it now."

"Just you?" Jin Qiutian raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Yeah." Liz nodded. "Don't worry, unnie. Su Xia oppa is there for an internship and training. He's staying at the training base."