Chapter 19: The Legendary Social Gathering (Part 1)

  Zheng Xiuyan's language talent made Mu Ziqiu dare not flatter, until the day before the weekend, she could only clearly recite the lyrics, but as soon as she sang, it immediately became a mess. This is also the reason why Mu Ziqiu never opened his mouth to demonstrate singing.

  Jung Soo-yeon

  "Hmm?" Looking at the notebook with a row of Chinese characters densely annotated with small Korean letters, Muzi Qiu responded from beside him.

  "Tomorrow is the weekend, we..."

  "What about the weekend? What are we... doing?" Zheng Xiuyan thought for a long time before she understood Mu Ziqiu's meaning. She didn't know why, but at this moment, the words on her laptop that had been so exciting just now seemed as tasteless as chewing wax.

  "Let's go to the karaoke house..."

  "Practice singing? Okay!" She stuffed her notebook into her backpack, at this moment she didn't have the mood to practice that Chinese song which gave her a headache.

  "We'll all bring a friend, okay......" Mu Zi Qiu felt a bit nervous, his hands tightly clenched the root of the gentian in front of him, and under his large black-framed glasses, his eyeballs kept darting back and forth. Fortunately, he was facing away from Zheng Xiu Yan at this time, so she didn't see his embarrassment.

  "Bring friends? Oh."

  "Uh, go back to class... Tomorrow, can I see her again?"

  "Attend class? Are you kidding me? There's only one more period left before school lets out!"

  ……

  "Zi Qiu, where are you going?" After dinner, Mu Zi Qiu had just washed the dishes and was dressing up, looking like he was about to go out.

  "Go find Brother Heng Jun and practice dancing."

  "This kid, there's been a lot going on lately." Lee Hyori lazily pressed the remote control a few times, lying on the sofa, "After eating, just sleep, really getting fat! Alas, the company, I don't know what they're thinking, are they really going to disband?"

  Muzi rushed to DSP trainee dormitory and found Kim Heng-jun.

  "Senior, what brings you here tonight?" Kim Heng Jun had just finished dinner and was thinking about what to do next. Tomorrow was the weekend, school wasn't needed, and companies usually gave trainees a day off too.

  "Dance!"

  "Really?"

  "Let's go to the company practice room." Kim Hyeong-jun had a lot of respect for Muzi, and when he first joined the company due to his personality, he couldn't make any friends among the large group of trainees at DSP. That was until one time when Muzi accompanied Lee Hyori on a visit to DSP and saw Kim Hyeong-jun being bullied by some senior trainees. As Lee Hyori's younger brother, everyone in DSP knew that Muzi was already standing at the top of Korea's entertainment industry, and he often came to DSP to practice dance with them, so the trainees would give him face or try to curry favor with him. Anyway, it started with just a casual conversation between the two, and they slowly became close. Both Muzi and Kim Hyeong-jun were introverted, so they spent all day practicing dance together and eventually formed their current relationship. Kim Hyeong-jun didn't consider their age difference an obstacle and sincerely regarded Muzi as his senior, although Muzi didn't want to be called that and said he wasn't a DSP trainee either, so he just called him "hyung" (older brother). And thus, the unusual duo of DSP was formed.

  "Good job, Hyun-joon." Muzi Qiu only knew popping and waving in dance, but Kim Hyun-joon was more skilled. However, Kim Hyun-joon still liked to ask Muzi Qiu for advice on popping and waving, as Muzi Qiu's understanding of these two dances was very thorough!

  "What's wrong, senpai?" After several hours of madness, the two lay on the floor of the practice room, letting their sweat slowly trickle down.

  "Tomorrow, come with me to the practice room." Muzi Qiu's friend, you could say that he was one of the most familiar friends, and it was Jin Hengjun. Apart from him, Muzi Qiu really couldn't think of anyone else to go with.

  "Practice singing? Are you going to practice singing, senior?" Kim Hyeong-jun knew about Mok-ja's singing voice, and although he respected him, he couldn't help but say that Mok-ja's voice was really, very bad.

  "No, my deskmate wants to learn Chinese songs and asked me to teach him, so tomorrow we're going to the music room. With just two people it would be a bit awkward, so we both decided to bring a friend along."

  "Okay, what time tomorrow?" Kim Hyeon-joon was delighted. Mokja's explanation, he clearly didn't believe! Cold shoulder? After years of getting along, when did his senior like noise? "Is it a girl?"

  A girl with a very pleasant flavor... just like sweet and fragrant chocolate.

  "When is tomorrow?" Kim Hyeong-jun was very happy. In Korea, it's not uncommon for teenagers to date, and in middle school, even elementary school, you can grab a handful...

  "After lunch..."

  ……

  "Bring a friend? Why bring a friend along?" Zheng Xiuyan lay on the bed, holding that notebook, Mu Zi Qiu's notes on the Chinese lyrics of "At Least There Is You", but her mind was thinking about this afternoon, when Mu Zi Qiu said he was going to the practice room.

  "Then who should I take? Chū Dīng? Chū Dīng has been stimulated recently, she's been practicing dance all week and can't be called; Xiǎo Lù? She's so beautiful, if we go, she'll definitely steal the spotlight from me; Yán Xī Jiě? She's even more beautiful! Then there's only..."

  "Yuri!" At the mention of Yuri, Zheng Xiuyan's calm face flashed a hint of a smile, "That black-haired Yuri, I've seen that guy before!"

  "Xi Ka? Are you calling me?" Yuri had just finished yoga when she suddenly heard a voice from inside Zheng Xiuyan's room, shouting her name.

  "Tomorrow..."

  ……

  "What jacket should I wear? Are casual pants or jeans better? Shoes, loafers or sneakers, which one is more suitable?" The closer it got to noon, the more anxious Mu Ziqiu became. She looked at herself in the mirror again and again, changed into a new outfit, sat on the couch looking at the clock, and then felt that her clothes weren't good enough, so she changed again. How did she look today? Normally, Mu Ziqiu didn't pay much attention to her appearance. Her hair was very long and covered her ears, but she never styled it, always having a messy hairstyle every day. But today, in her rush, she didn't know how to style it! Li Xiaoli had gone to work after breakfast...

  "It's okay, just be normal." Muzi Qiu changed back into his usual clothes and styled his hair as he normally did. "And these glasses..." This pair of large black-framed glasses actually belonged to Lee Hyori. When she first debuted, sometimes when she wanted to go out, she would wear them to hide her appearance. The lenses were plain glass with no prescription! Later, Muzi Qiu took the glasses and Lee Hyori bought a new pair. This pair of glasses that was once so trendy had become the most outdated glasses at this time, but Muzi Qiu just liked wearing them. "Just wear them..."

  Finally, although she changed her clothes in the morning, Muzi Qiu still wore the same ordinary and earthy outfit when she went out, especially with a pair of black-framed glasses hanging on her face.

  "Senior!" Kim Heng Jun was waiting for Muzi Qiu downstairs, dressed in a very handsome outfit, paired with his innocent and clean face, he was simply the white prince of the same age girls' dreams.

  "Wait, don't call me senior anymore, Hyeon-joong hyung, just call me Joo-ah!" He was almost two years younger than Kim Hyeon-joong and had already started developing physically, being a head taller than Moo Joo-ah!

  "Oh, senior, no, it's Zi Qiu."

  "Let's go..."

  The other side

  "I couldn't have imagined, haha, I really couldn't have imagined it! S and M's most famous ice queen, Zheng Jie Xi Ca, actually invited me to attend the mixer!" Yuri has been repeating this sentence since last night, of course, referring to Zheng Xiu Yan.

  "It's not a gathering, it's going to the practice room." Zheng Xiuyan was so angry that she wanted to beat up this Yuri, saying it wasn't a gathering, saying it wasn't a gathering! Still saying!

  "Legendary social gathering, I, Yuri, actually have a day to participate! Of course, it's our Xika who invited me to attend, which makes me even more excited, haha!"