Chapter 25: Iceberg and Chūdīng (Part 1) Daily Request

  "Is this really me?" Mu Zi Qiu stared at the figure in the mirror, asking herself repeatedly, "Are you kidding me?" Her hair hadn't been deliberately combed, only dampened with water when washing her face and then wiped dry. At this moment, it was very natural and quiet, like a leafy green in a flower bed, occasionally swaying slightly, with a slanted cut that completely distinguished the old Mu Zi Qiu from the new one; A light blue printed T-shirt and light yellow casual pants, worn on her body, compared to before, were like the difference between a country child and a fashionable trendy kid...

  "Zi Qiu, aren't you going to school?" Li Xiao Li rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned as she walked into the bathroom, only to find Mu Zi Qiu staring blankly at the mirror.

  "It's Sunday today! Don't have to go to school again, sis, do you want to use the bathroom?"

  "No, I'm washing my face, don't move, let me take a look." Li Xiaoli rubbed away the blur and saw Mu Zi Qiu turn around, immediately pressing down on his shoulders. "Hmm, not bad! Our Mu Zi Qiu is quite handsome, it's just that he's a bit short, seems like he hasn't grown at all in the past two years. Next weekend should be his birthday, right? Already 14 and still not growing!" Mu Zi Qiu was several inches shorter than Li Xiaoli, who could see over his head even when pressing down on his shoulders from behind, seeing their reflection in the mirror.

  "It's probably because I developed later than others, the books all say that some people don't start developing until they're 16...” As soon as he mentioned development issues, Muzi Qiu's face turned red, and he struggled free from Lee Hyori's grasp, escaping the bathroom...

  "Alas, little kid, what's there to be shy about? I also wish I could grow a bit taller!"

  ……

  "Why don't you take your little girlfriend out to play today?" Li Xiaoli asked with her mouth full, holding a sandwich and biting into it loudly, asking Mu Zi Qiu who was sitting across from her.

  "She's a friend of my deskmate, we went to the karaoke room together yesterday. But, you know my voice, and she's not my girlfriend. Plus, I've only met her twice..."

  "Isn't it love at first sight? If you like her, go chase after her! What are you afraid of? You have a sister backing you up! When will you bring your little girlfriend home, sister is a big star after all. Knowing you have a big star sister and not immediately throwing herself into your arms, what a waste of such great resources!"

  "I've given up..." Rubbing the spot on his forehead where Lee Hyori had hit him, Muzi Qiu couldn't help but think of Yuri's words again, that in her eyes, he was just a country bumpkin...

  Lee Hyori was initially taken aback, wasn't it love at first sight? Does this feeling come and go quickly? "That's okay, don't be discouraged, I'll introduce you to more girls!"

  "No need, next week is my birthday and I'll be 14 years old, I can take better care of my sister. Other girls will distract me." Fourteen years old, in this family, I'm considered a man now!

  "Stinky brat! I'm your elder sister, a grown-up. How dare you, a little kid, say that you'll take care of me?"

  "Hehe, that's a must!"

  "Hey, you're so young and already talking about taking care of me? Are you planning on not getting married for the rest of your life and just accompanying this old woman, your sister?"

  "If possible, I think like this, what's wrong with accompanying my sister? My sister is so beautiful that I've become immune to other girls. But why do I have feelings for that girl named Yuri when I didn't even notice Zheng Xiuyan who is also very beautiful?"

  "You're so sweet, you know how to talk!" There isn't a woman who wouldn't like it when others say she's beautiful, especially for someone like Lee Hyori who is in the entertainment industry where beauties are everywhere, this kind of talk is very useful!

  After breakfast, Muzi Qiu accompanied Lee Hyori to DSP. He still remembered the appointment with a future dance girl and a girl nicknamed Jinchuding tomorrow night...

  "Senior!" As soon as Muzi Qiu stepped into Kim Heng Jun's practice room, the two people inside immediately became excited.

  "Hyun Joong-ah, Min Woo-hyuk!"

  Park Jung-min is a recent trainee at DSP, and unlike Kim Hyeong-jun's calmness, Park Jung-min is like a hot air balloon with a fiery heart, free and unrestrained! Muzi Chaeon doesn't know how Kim Hyeong-jun and Park Jung-min got together, but in his speculation, it's like him and Lee Sun-gyu, two extremes! Muzi Chaeon has only met Park Jung-min a few times and isn't very familiar with him, but since he's friends with Kim Hyeong-jun, Muzi Chaeon also hangs out with them...

  "Senpai, are you coming to practice dance today?" Singing is definitely out of the question...

  "Uh, practicing dance. Today I practiced popping. That video I found online last month and sent to you, do you still have it? I couldn't find it at home."

  "Yes, senior, that dance may look simple, but it's actually very difficult! It starts with a tilt, which is really hard!"

  "Dancing is like that, the spectators will never understand the dancers, don't waste words, today we'll practice this dance, I've already thought of how to solve the tilting problem." Mu Zi Qiu also couldn't do the tilt, although he was short and his body was light, his foot strength had also decreased...

  ……

  In the practice room, outside of sleeveless training clothes, sweat droplets glistened on the skin, like sliding over a smooth mirror, leaving only water marks, dripping onto the floor, bursting open, splitting into several pieces...

  "Hey, isn't that enough practice for today?" Yuri stopped in her tracks, picked up a towel from the side and wiped the sweat off her forehead, gazing at Kim Hyo-yeon who was still practicing to the music.

  "Tomorrow night is the appointed day, I can't lose again!" As a future dancer full of hope, she also has her own persistence. She can lose once or twice, but never allow herself to lose for the third time!

  After getting Yuri's answer that day, she explained the situation to her dance teacher. Her teacher set a specialized hip-hop and popping course for her based on her current situation. This week, except for going to class, the rest of the time was spent practicing hard, practicing again and again, and still practicing after finishing! Where does strength come from? Isn't it just accumulated drop by drop through sweat?

  "Is that guy that strong? You're working so hard." Yuri has been with Kim Hyo-yeon for dance practice these days, and she knows that Kim Hyo-yeon usually stops only when he's exhausted to the point of not being able to move his whole body. Such high-intensity practice is something Yuri acknowledges she can't handle, which is also what she's lamenting about.

  Kim Hyo-yeon has been stuck on a dance move, which she accidentally discovered on YouTube. The development of street dance in Europe and America is far greater than in Asia. This dance was created by a black boy and uploaded to YouTube, but the uploader doesn't seem to be well-known and the video doesn't have many views. However, Kim Hyo-yeon only watched it once and fell in love with it! The dance is actually quite simple, popping or mechanical dance, which combines mechanics and vibration. The starting move is a high-difficulty action from mechanical dance, tilting at an angle of 30 degrees, not as extreme as MJ's 45 degrees, but still challenging. This is where Kim Hyo-yeon got stuck, lacking the strength...