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Chapter 1095 Apology
A bright smile appeared on his face, as if the surrounding environment was no longer so important and curious to Mingjing Nan as soon as he saw him.

Chi Jingyuan also took the opportunity to look at his girlfriend.

Maybe because it was a formal work day today, Mingjing Nan's outfit looked rather plain, with a solid-colored short-sleeved shirt and jeans. She was not as beautiful as she was at the private gathering a few days ago.

But one can also feel her meticulousness in some details, like the slightly shorter hair and the delicate little earrings on her earlobes.

"Coming~"

Without avoiding eye contact with Ming Jingnan, Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to stand up and greeted them with a smile. While chatting casually, he asked them to sit down.

Mingjing Nan's eyes shifted slightly, and it seemed that he just realized that there was another person in the room. He smiled and walked over to greet her obediently: "Ouni~"

"Mina, let's go...Is this place hard to find?"

Kim Taeyeon responded with a smile on her face, but rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking to herself, "You saw me."

She could see clearly what Mingjing Nan did after she entered the room. This Japanese girl had no eyes for anyone else.

"What a coincidence! I was just about to call Brother Zaiming to ask where you guys are. Was there no traffic jam when you got here?"

"Just sit anywhere. There's a refrigerator over there. Just take whatever you want to drink. There are also some snacks over here. I think this brand is the best..."

Chi Jingyuan exchanged a few pleasantries with several managers, then went to the small refrigerator next to him and took out a few bottles of coffee and handed them to them: "I'll ask the vocal teacher to come over now, and we'll practice here in a while. I have a full set of music equipment here... According to the previous arrangement, we'll practice together for two days first, and if we feel it's ready, we can start recording directly."

The managers at JYP were very enthusiastic towards Ji Jingyuan. They didn't treat him like an ordinary idol, but rather treated him like a superior. Facing Ji Jingyuan's greetings and enthusiasm, they smiled and even felt a little flattered. One of them even stood up when he received the drink.
After handing the drinks to a few people, Chi Jingyuan took a cup from the coffee machine next to him, took a drink, and handed it to Ming Jingnan.

One is ordinary bottled coffee, the other is specially picked up juice to suit the taste, and the difference in attitude between them is immediately apparent.

Looking at Ming Jingnan who happily took the juice and sipped it, Chi Jingyuan then explained to the people next to him: "As for Taeyeon-noo...we don't need to care about her. She has nowhere to go. She can sit here for a while and give some suggestions. Her level is even better than the teacher."

"..."

Kim Taeyeon accepted all the compliments from Chi Jingyuan, but felt a little unhappy about the phrase "too free to go", especially because the other party's tone always made her feel weird.

Only then did Ming Jingnan move his eyes away from Chi Jingyuan's face. While holding the juice in his hand, he looked around the music room again and even began to admire it.

The music room in Ji Jingyuan's new company building is really big, much more luxurious than the one in the old building. It is equipped with all kinds of musical equipment and they are obviously high-end brands. It is much more luxurious than the several JYP composition rooms she has been to.

Although Ming Jingnan had never been to the music room in the old building before, she had seen it in the variety show "Infinite Challenge Music Festival"... She has basically watched all of Chi Jingyuan's variety shows.

The area is quite large, divided into several rooms, and the decoration has a unique style. As soon as she saw the anime figures, dolls and pictures hanging on the wall, she laughed in her heart and immediately recognized that it was definitely the work of her boyfriend.

What a great place...

Maybe because of the close relationship, although it was her first time here, Mingjing Nan fell in love with it immediately.

Whether it's the style or the people.

……

Because they had serious work to do, they didn't talk much. After the initial greetings, they soon started to work. Several assistant managers and Kim Taeyeon sat aside, while Ji Jingyuan and Ming Jingnan sat opposite each other on the sofa in the middle of the room, each holding a music score. Next to them was an SM music teacher who came to give guidance.

"I think you've all practiced this before... Then let's practice together first. I'll listen to what you think."

Under the guidance of the teacher, Chi Jingyuan and Ming Jingnan looked at each other, looked at each other's appearance, and looked at the light music score in their hands. At this time, they inexplicably had a subtle feeling in their hearts.

The song "Fireworks" was released in August last year. Since then, both the creator Chi Jingyuan and Ming Jingnan, who got the music score later, have sung this song privately countless times.

But this rehearsal was really the first time the two of them sang together.

This song was originally a duet between a man and a woman, and the lyrics and the origin of the song have extremely special meanings to them.

So even though the two of them were already extremely skilled at this time, this time they suddenly had a completely different experience.

"I still think back to the coast I looked at that day."

"The words carved on the beach, and your back."

Singing these opening lines of the lyrics at this moment made Ming Jingnan's heart move slightly. She felt as if she was not singing, but telling a story.

"Fireworks come into view."

"Summer must not be over yet."

Chi Jingyuan's voice also connected just right, and even though it had not been rehearsed, the harmony was extremely comfortable to listen to.

With the accompaniment, the two began to practice in perfect harmony, and soon the beautiful melody and singing were blended seamlessly together.

There is no need to mention Chi Jingyuan's proficiency in this song. He wrote the song and recorded the demo, so he is very familiar with it.

Ming Jingnan had already memorized the song by heart, and was extremely familiar with every lyric, every syllable, and even every breath.

And she seemed to not need to look at the music score at all. She would only pretend to look down at the music score when she was singing her part. When Chi Jingyuan was singing, she would naturally raise her head and stare at him with gentle eyes.

Maybe in the eyes of the music teacher, this was just an ordinary cooperative interaction, but from Kim Taeyeon's perspective, she felt helpless and hated Mingjing Nan's actions, expressions, and even eyes.

As for that, you guys have been dating for how long and you still can’t get enough of looking at each other?… Are they really that good-looking?
But she felt that the two of them were in harmony and had a tacit understanding, and there was a slightly ambiguous atmosphere. Watching them singing one sentence at a time, listening to the clear singing and pleasant melody, Kim Taeyeon could feel the romance and timelessness in it. She seemed to have arrived at that cool midsummer night with blooming fireworks along with the singing.

However, even though she can empathize and empathize with others, she is still just a passerby standing by and watching, whether it is the night in her fantasy or in the reality today...

But the protagonists were the couple who were singing a sweet duet a few meters away from her.

Looking at the two people singing duet not far away, Kim Taeyeon suddenly lost all thoughts of listening carefully, helping, guiding or giving any suggestions. All that was left in her heart was a strong feeling of speechlessness... and indescribable envy.

At the same time, she couldn't help but glance at the table on the left...that was where Ji Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan were sitting to discuss their lines.

Thinking back to the scene of the two people sitting so close to each other and whispering about the lyrics, she suddenly felt absurd and had a feeling of schizophrenia.

She was a little confused as to whether Chi Jingyuan was split or she was split.

But this song...

Kim Taeyeon smacked her lips and listened to the music around her with her ears pricked up, enjoying it very much. She couldn't help but feel sincerely moved in her heart.

This song is so beautiful!
If I were to sing...

Fantasy, YY and envy, all kinds of emotions are brewing in my heart.

Fortunately, Kim Taeyeon will no longer have to suffer this torture soon.

No matter how idle a street urchin is, his time will come when he stops. Twenty minutes later, she received a text message from her agent. She did not disturb anyone else and made a phone call to Chi Jingyuan before leaving.

……

But before long, the atmosphere began to become a little strange.

This time, the collaboration on "Fireworks" is actually quite simple, with no choreography or other special performances, so currently we are just practicing the song and then recording.

But after the initial harmony, problems arose after a while, and the biggest obstacle was actually... Naoki Minami's singing skills.

It is obvious that Ming Jingnan has practiced this song countless times in private, so there is no outstanding problem in singing it, especially in terms of emotional expression. Because it is a love song that he personally experienced, he is very natural in this aspect.

Compared with Bae Suzy's plain and loud voice in the 14 collaboration on "Some", there is nothing wrong with her emotional expression.

But other aspects are somewhat unsatisfactory.

Can sing.

But I couldn’t sing well, at least not up to Chi Jingyuan’s standards.

...This gradually changed the harmonious atmosphere that was initially a little ambiguous.

In fact, Chi Jingyuan knows the general singing ability of his girlfriend.

Because he had been in contact with Twice for quite a long time when they collaborated on "Cheer Up", Chi Jingyuan actually had a better understanding of their level. There were actually only two and a half people in the entire group who could sing.

...So even though I have a good relationship with several members of Twice, I still feel that the slander from black fans that they are not talented enough is not groundless, and sometimes I actually agree with it.

Ming Jingnan's position in the team is the main dancer. If she is in EXO, she has the same position as Kai and Wu Sehun.

When EXO was recording their own songs, if Ji Kyung-won was the producer, he basically would not make any demands on Wu Sehun.

Because he knew he couldn't do it.

Although Minami Nagato is not only the main dancer in Twice, she is also the sub-vocalist and seems to be quite talented.

But, isn't it a coincidence?

Yoona is also the lead singer~
...In fact, SM had also raised this issue when they were discussing the collaboration on this song internally. They felt that singing "Fireworks" was not easy. It could certainly be covered up during recording by means of audio editing, but if it was a live performance, Minami's singing level might not be up to the requirements.

But because of the special meaning of this song, Chi Jingyuan chose to ignore the company's advice.

In fact, he knew very well about his girlfriend's level. Her dancing was okay, but her singing was only average. If measured, she was only slightly better than Bae Suzy.

Singing skills are actually something that depends a lot on talent. No matter how much Yoona practices, she can never reach Taeyeon's level. It's really too much to expect someone to suddenly improve in strength.

But... because he had high expectations for the song "Fireworks", Chi Jingyuan always took his work seriously.

More importantly, because of their close relationship, he seemed to have a beautifying filter for Mingjing Nan without even realizing it.

Overall, the difficulty of singing "Fireworks" is not high, but it certainly cannot be said to be easy. In fact, in comparison, Chi Jingyuan's male part is higher in pitch than Mingjingnan's female part, but the female voice has many ups and downs in pitch, and a lot of vibrato, which requires a lot of breath and technique.

This made Chi Jingyuan feel that reality was different from his imagination, and his mentality was a little shaken. He even felt a little anxious when expressing his opinions, speaking and commenting.

"Don't be nervous, and raise your voice a little."

"It still feels a little bit insufficient, relax a little, don't be afraid to open your mouth..."

"Breath! The most important thing here is breath! Are you listening to me?"

"Huh, I... do it again."

This part entering the chorus is the essence of the song and also the difficult part. From the beginning until now, Ming Jingnan has always been unsatisfactory when singing here. Either the voice is too sticky, or the breath is not enough, resulting in breaking voice and other problems. It has been repeated several times, and even the throat that was just singing is a little uncomfortable.

After stopping the practice again, Chi Jingyuan took a deep breath and looked at the student in front of him with his lips pursed, feeling a little annoyed.

I have mentioned this several times, but even after singing until my throat is hoarse, I still encounter various problems.

Ji Jingyuan has always been very strict in his official work. He has lost his temper countless times during EXO's own recordings, so even though he is a little anxious now, he still tries to control his temper and wording.

That was Ming Jingnan. If it was Lim Nayeon, he would have started cursing a long time ago... Although his impression of that rabbit-toothed girl has improved a lot, he won't care about what she says.

But even so, in the eyes of others, Chi Jingyuan may seem a little stern at this moment, which makes the JYP managers a little puzzled, and they secretly think in their hearts:
...Aren't they said to be a couple? How come I can't tell? Can a couple be so fierce?

It’s just… no matter how harsh Chi Jingyuan’s tone was, Ming Jingnan had no intention of making excuses, nor did she act like a spoiled child or show any dissatisfaction because of their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

She didn't seem to think that what Chi Jingyuan said was wrong at all, nor did she think it was too much to do this when they were obviously a couple. She seemed to just want to sing the song seriously. No matter what Chi Jingyuan said or how strong his tone was, she just pursed her lips and nodded and listened carefully. After apologizing quietly, she tried hard to correct it the next time she sang.

But I don’t know if it’s because my expectations are too high or my requirements are too high, there are always some unsatisfactory aspects.

It was almost dinner time, and due to time constraints, today's practice had to come to an end.

"Thanks for your hard work……"

After the work was finished, everyone thanked each other for their hard work. Ming Jingnan bowed politely to the two music teachers, while Ji Jingyuan talked about the next arrangements with JYP's agent, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at his girlfriend standing next to him.

Looking at her face flushed with nervousness and the sweat oozing from her forehead, Xinzhong calmed down.

He couldn't help but think about it. Today was just the first time they practiced together, and many things really couldn't be accomplished overnight... With the standards he had set high because of his high expectations for this song, no matter who Kim Taeyeon or Jung Eun-ji was, they wouldn't be able to fully satisfy him.

As for Mingjing Nan, he has actually done a pretty good job.

And even though her singing these times wasn't very good, if you listen carefully and objectively, you can actually feel that she is improving each time.

So...was he a little too harsh just now?
Chi Jingyuan suddenly began to reflect. Just now during the practice, perhaps because he was too serious about his work or because he was disappointed, some of his words did not take his girlfriend's feelings into consideration.

Thinking of this, he inadvertently glanced at Kim Jae-myung next to him and gave him a look. Kim Jae-myung immediately got what he meant. He smiled and took the initiative to pull the two JYP managers out to discuss the arrangements for the next events and smoke a cigarette.

Several managers didn't think much about it and followed him out. Soon, Chi Jingyuan and Ming Jingnan were the only ones left in the music room.

"Um……"

Just when Chi Jingyuan was feeling a little ashamed for his anxiety just now and felt that some of the things he said were not appropriate and wanted to say something to comfort his girlfriend, Ming Jingnan took the initiative to come over.

She came to Chi Jingyuan, first lowered her head and bit her lips, then raised her head and looked into his eyes, pursed her lips, and in her eyes flashed an apology that Chi Jingyuan had not expected at all:
"Sorry……"

"Gen-chan, don't be angry."