"The goal I’ve set for Irene is to reach Yoon’ah’s level of Chinese."
After seeing Im Yoon’ah off in the elevator, Seong Taekyon lowered his voice and whispered this to Liu Xin’an.
Liu Xin’an imagined his girlfriend speaking Chinese with a sweet smile and shivered. It wasn’t that strange, just... hard to picture.
"Yoon’ah must be really good at studying, huh?"
"Depends on who you’re comparing her to. Compared to Irene..."
Seong Taekyon trailed off. The thing was, if Bae Juhyun hadn’t had bad grades back then, she might not have become an artist...
Why did she have bad grades? Simply because she didn’t like studying.
"You should motivate her more. Irene... if no one pushes her, she really won’t move an inch. She can be called laid-back, self-assured, but to put it bluntly, she’s just lazy and lacks motivation."
Right now, Bae Juhyun was indeed studying Chinese diligently, but even Seong Taekyon found it hard to believe she’d keep up that level of effort for long.
Liu Xin’an needed to keep a close watch on her.
That said, Bae Juhyun wouldn’t be going home to Liu Xin’an these days. What’s in front of her now isn’t studying Chinese, but preparing for a comeback.
It wouldn’t be too late to learn Chinese during the downtime after the comeback.
As they talked, Seong Taekyon led Liu Xin’an to a room with a closed door.
The door looked plain, but Liu Xin’an could faintly hear music coming from inside.
It was obvious that the people in the practice room were in the heat of practice.
The music made Liu Xin’an nervous. He swallowed, pointed at the door, and then turned to look at Seong Taekyon.
The latter gave him a reassuring nod and then opened the practice room door right in front of him.
As the door opened, the clear music flooded into Liu Xin’an’s ears.
It was Liu Xin’an’s first time hearing Red Velvet’s new song, but just a few measures in, he was quickly drawn in by its upbeat rhythm.
Even though he wasn’t particularly savvy about girl group songs, it was clear that the quality of Red Velvet’s comeback song was high.
Because of the full-length mirror, the people practicing immediately noticed Liu Xin’an and Seong Taekyon coming in.
Even with prior knowledge that Liu Xin’an would visit today, there was still a moment of surprise for Bae Juhyun when her "family member" appeared.
But she quickly set aside her distractions and returned to her practice with focus.
The rest of them ignored the two onlookers and continued moving to the beat of the music.
When the song ended, the one closest to the computer, Kim Yerin, walked over to pause the music. She then returned to Bae Juhyun’s side and, led by Bae Juhyun, bowed to Liu Xin’an.
"Hello, we are Red Velvet."
It wasn’t the first time Liu Xin’an met the full Red Velvet group, but such a formal occasion still called for some ceremony.
The overly formal greeting caught Liu Xin’an off guard. He quickly returned a bow, his somewhat awkward movements making the women giggle.
Since there were no outsiders and no surveillance in the practice room, Bae Juhyun’s slight laugh quickly gave way to a playful wink at Liu Xin’an. "Want to watch us practice?"
"If it won’t disturb you."
"Then stay and be an audience. Share your thoughts on our comeback song."
If before, Kang Seulgi was the one closest to Liu Xin’an within Red Velvet, aside from Bae Juhyun, then after a recent variety show shoot, it was now Son Seungwan.
She casually chatted with Liu Xin’an, who nodded, accepting without any intention to refuse.
He then wandered over to sit on the sofa.
Seeing this, Seong Taekyon sensibly pointed outside the door, nodded to Liu Xin’an, and stepped out.
Meaning he had to step out and wanted Liu Xin’an to behave himself while staying put.
With Seong Taekyon gone, Liu Xin’an sat on the side, watching the women dressed in sportswear with keen interest.
Honestly, he’d seen their stage videos. On stage, they were always beautifully styled and elaborately made up.
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But even dressed , as soon as the music started, the five seasoned performers moved in perfect sync.
The outfits didn’t diminish the song. On the contrary, even in such attire, the song’s cheerful and relaxing feeling remained.
Having seen Twice practice, Liu Xin’an couldn’t notice any less precision in Red Velvet compared to Twice.
Both were equally excellent and synchronized.
That’s what a mature girl group is...
Liu Xin’an couldn’t help but nod in admiration, then continued bobbing his head to the music.
The song was really addictive. Definitely a girl group song...
When the song ended again, and with the performers striking their final poses, Liu Xin’an instinctively clapped in approval.