Chapter 20: The Legendary Bonding (Part 2)

  When spring arrives and hundreds of flowers bloom, amidst the countless purple and red hues, the flowers compete in beauty and fragrance. As the chaotic flowers gradually enter the enchanting eyes, who would care about the shallow grass that has just been trampled by horse hooves?

  "Senior, you seem to be very nervous?" Kim Hyeong-jun and Mok Jae-uk sat in a bakery across from the practice room where Jeong Su-yeon and Mok Jae-uk had gone together last time. Mok Jae-uk gazed out the window through his large black-framed glasses, waiting for Jeong Su-yeon, as well as another girl who might have made his heart flutter that night, while constantly fidgeting with a water cup in his hand.

  "Is there?" Turning her gaze back, Muzi Qiu picked up a small bread and took a light bite. Under the large black-framed glasses, she couldn't hide a hint of panic.

  "Is there a girl you like?"

  "Hmm..." Is that right? Do you like it?

  "Hehe."

  "They're here!" With just a glance, Muzi Qiu was the first to spot Zheng Xiuyan, and then Yuri, who looked like a piece of chocolate. As soon as he saw Yuri, Muzi Qiu's expressionless face slowly melted away, and his entire body straightened up involuntarily. The change in Muzi Qiu didn't escape Jin Hengjun's eyes, who had been sitting beside him all along.

  Soon, Jung Soo-yeon and Yuri walked into the bakery and sat down across from Mok Ji-hyun and Kim Heng-jun.

  "Hello, I'm Kim Hyeon-joon, a friend of... ah, cough, Joo's." Kim Hyeon-joon almost let it slip and immediately covered his mouth with a cough to conceal the title that was about to come out.

  "Muzi Qiu." Muzi Qiu's eyes behind his glasses didn't dare to look directly at Yuri, after glancing at Yuri introducing himself, he turned back and stared blankly at Zheng Xiuyan in front of him.

  "My name is Kwon Yuri, but you can also call me Yuri!" Yuri said with a big smile, in a straightforward and neat tone.

  "Jung Soo-yeon." Jung Soo-yeon was surprised that her unsociable deskmate had such a handsome friend. Were all of them easy to get along with? Although she was surprised by Kim Heng-jun's appearance, she wasn't a flower boy fanatic. After briefly introducing herself, she looked at Mok Ji-ah across from her.

  "Yuri, what a great name, shining like glass, just like sister Yuri!" Last time, Muzi Qiu was emotionally turbulent and didn't hear Zheng Xiuyan's nickname for Yuri, but he found out today!

  "This autumn, Muzi came to the gathering and was still as gloomy as ever. But surprisingly, he seemed to have taken a liking to Xika! His eyes were fixed on her the whole time! Hmph! However, his friend is really handsome though! Sigh, I've been influenced by Xiao Lu's tastes, and now I'm into flower boys too." Yuri had always thought that there was some unspeakable secret between Muzi and Zheng Xiuyan. Seeing Muzi staring at Zheng Xiuyan only confirmed her suspicions.

  "Hehe, senior is indeed fond of this girl, but it's quite suitable, isn't it? Both are so cold and icy." Kim Heng Jun was very happy. He and Muzi Qiu were the two people in DSP who had the worst relationships with others, and neither of them had many friends. Now that Muzi Qiu had found a girl he liked, he was genuinely happy for him.

  "Let's go practice singing." Compared to the other three people's thoughts in their minds, Zheng Xiuyan now only wants to enter the practice room.

  "Hmm." Muzi Qiu responded with a slight nod and stood up first.

  They entered the karaoke room, and the four of them opened a relatively better private room. This karaoke house was considered to be one of the better ones, with much better soundproofing than others, and the speakers were also good, which is why Jung Soo-yeon liked coming to this karaoke house.

  "Everyone has to sing at least one song today!" Yuri was the first to grab the remote control, and she started with an upbeat dance track that got the party atmosphere going.

  "I'll sing first!" Yuri grasped the remote control, flipping through the menu for a while before finally selecting a more upbeat and energetic song, Lee Jung-hyun - "Crazy". If Koreans consider Lee Young-ae to be the epitome of beauty with her elegant and unique style, then Lee Jung-hyun represents the pinnacle of pop. Since her debut, Lee Jung-hyun has been winning awards every year without fail, taking home at least one major prize each time. She is Korea's Ayumi Hamasaki, a trendsetter in the Korean pop scene! Yuri, this lively and bright girl, brought an entirely new flavor to this song...

  Every practice room has a unique setting, that is, a small stage-like platform. The platform isn't very big, but it can give people the feeling of standing on a real stage. Yuri imitates the dance moves of this song on the stage, and her direct and cheerful personality makes it easy for her to perform the crazy parts of the song, especially the unique hammering action in this dance, which she performs as if she's really gone crazy...

  It's this fragrance again, why does it make me so drunk! From start to finish, Mokuzi Aki never looked straight at Yuri, but when Yuri was wiping sweat on the small table, the chocolate fragrance that came out with the evaporation of sweat rushed into Mokuzi Aki's heart, making him even more dare not look at Yuri...

  "It's your turn!" Yuri's energetic performance earned a warm applause from the two, and as soon as she finished, she walked back to her position and handed the microphone over to Mokuzo Aki. Earlier, Mokuzo Aki had been expressionless, but Yuri had seen it all. Although she wasn't some big star, at least give some applause or a reaction! This lack of response was unacceptable! To get revenge, she decided not to react at all when Mokuzo Aki sang his song!

  Muzi Autumn really wanted to take it, but as soon as he thought of his duck-like voice, he didn't know how to take over the microphone coming from the chocolate sauce. Due to tension and panic, the muscles on his face had already started twitching slowly, and his large black-framed glasses were moving up and down...

  "I'll go first!" Kim Hyeong-joon knew that Muzi Chuu wasn't good at singing, and seeing him spaced out for a long time without taking the mic, immediately snatched it over. "What song should I sing? Alright, I'll just sing this one then!" Kim Hyeong-joon smiled as he flipped through the directory of songs, choosing one called "Couple", a song included in Seo Taiji and Boys' 3.5 album from '98.

  "I hope you like it!" Kim Hyeon-joon's interjection made Mok Jae-hyun take a deep breath, while Yuri listened intently to Kim Hyeon-joon's song, no longer paying attention to Mok Jae-hyun.

  For singing, Kim Heng Jun has a maturity that is different from his age. He can perfectly interpret high and low notes, although compared to the members of Crystal Boy, he still lacks some, but what he lacks is just stage training. "Couple" is a lyrical song, under Kim Heng Jun's singing skills, the whole song is interpreted very perfectly!

  "He's handsome! Tall! And he sings well too! A guy like this is a bit too much, right? If those two girls, Xiaolu and Chuding, saw him, they wouldn't be able to help but fall for him! Hehe, luckily it was me who saw him, what a treat for my eyes! Yuri had a very good impression of Kim Heng Jun, listening to him sing "Couple" made her feel that today's trip wasn't in vain. She glanced at Muzi Qiu beside her and compared the two men, finally unable to resist whispering into Zheng Xiuyan's ear, "Xika, this guy is way better than your short and ugly boyfriend!"

  "Yuri, look at that handsome guy!" Zheng Xiuyan wrinkled her nose and glanced sideways at Mu Ziqiu.

  "Thank you, mic for you!" After Kim Heng Jun finished singing, Yuri's reaction was huge, with both palms clapping loudly. Kim Heng Jun handed the microphone to Jung Soo Young, smiled politely and nodded before returning to sit down beside Muzi Chao.

  "I'll sing that Chinese song, Muzi Qiu, help me press it down!" Zheng Xiuyan took over the mic and said to Muzi Qiu, who came back from his daze, picked up the remote control, pressed a few buttons, and the TV immediately switched to that Chinese song - "At Least There's You", a song Zheng Xiuyan had been practicing recently.

  "Xika, when will you sing Chinese songs?" Yuri was surprised. Zheng Xiuyan's Korean is still not very fluent until now, how can she learn to sing Chinese songs?

  Jung Soo-yeon ignored Yuri's inquiry, took out a notebook from her bag, opened it to the lyrics section, walked to the TV, held up the mic, and waited for the intro to finish...

  I'm afraid I won't make it in time

  I want to hug you

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