Chapter 78

"During the climax, I think I can sing two more octaves higher."

"I also think you can, but I don't need you to sing any higher."

"Why don't you need it? The song would better express the melancholy and sorrow if it were a bit higher."

"Would it be appropriate to have such sorrow during the school anniversary?"

"Then how about we sing 'No.1'? This song is very cheerful."

"You can sing it yourself, remember to be happy."

"You don't want to collaborate anymore?"

"Yes, I suddenly feel like it's reasonable for you to be bullied by your senior."

"Alright then."

"Are you serious?"

"You were the one who suggested it first."

Wen Zhengyou and Kim Tae-yeon were facing off in the activity room. This kind of conversation had happened several times in recent days. On the surface, it seemed like they were evenly matched, each with their own reasons and for the sake of the performance. However, Kim Tae-yeon had more than once suspected that Wen Zhengyou was deliberately targeting her, though not out of malice.

Kim Tae-yeon understood his abilities and began to practice the performance with him seriously within the limited time. These days, both of them were very busy. Kim Tae-yeon had to go to school and also go to Seoul to practice with her teacher, TheOne, while also finding time to rehearse with Wen Zhengyou.

Wen Zhengyou was also very busy, as he had to take care of other performances. This school anniversary event was not just a simple performance for him.

Fortunately, both of them were very busy, but because they were both professionals in singing, they were quite in sync. There were no major issues, whether it was harmonizing or providing accompaniment for each other, the effect was excellent. Even a few times, other classmates who heard them wanted to back out.

Because when comparing their own performances to Wen Zhengyou and Kim Tae-yeon's, it seemed they were not in the same league.

There was only one thing that made Kim Tae-yeon very frustrated. After several collaborations, she gradually felt that the current key of the song "Love Song" was a bit low. She didn't think Wen Zhengyou had lowered the key, but even if she knew, it wouldn't matter. She could raise it back up.

So she proposed to raise the key, which would make the sad atmosphere more intense, with a hint of resistance and unwillingness. Instead of the current low key, which made her voice feel strained, only expressing a sense of despondency and gloom from start to finish.

How professional. Standing by the window, watching Kim Tae-yeon being picked up by a car, Wen Zhengyou couldn't help but sigh. They both still had their own classes, and it wasn't yet time for everyone to practice their performances. Having not gone to the abandoned teaching building on the back mountain for several days to relax, Wen Zhengyou walked over there, still thinking about his collaboration with Kim Tae-yeon.

How could Wen Zhengyou not see through Kim Tae-yeon's doubts? And he had long experienced the issues she raised about the song.

However, he had his own reasons, which he couldn't tell her. This key was already the limit. Wen Zhengyou could sing it to her satisfaction, but that was all.

To express the feelings of unwillingness and reluctance at a higher key, he was constrained by his voice. It was that simple. When he was at the company, Lee Soon-gyu had tried it, and this key was the highest. Any higher and it would easily break his voice, even affecting his vocal cords.

So whenever Kim Tae-yeon suggested raising the key by two octaves, Wen Zhengyou would change the subject. If he couldn't change the subject, he would drag it out, and if he couldn't drag it out, he would act childish.

Thinking about it now, Kim Tae-yeon had a good temper. Each time, she would just frown and look at him strangely, but she never said she was angry. So he felt even more apologetic towards her. Because Kim Tae-yeon admired his singing skills, and he was also deeply moved by her voice.

If Wen Zhengyou's voice had fully matured, their collaboration could reach 95% perfection.

One voice was deep and delicate, the other high and melodious. Performing "Love Song" together would be seamless. He himself was curious and had sung "Love Song" with Lee Soon-gyu several times, but it wasn't the same.

Lee Soon-gyu wasn't suitable for this song, and his doll-like voice would unconsciously throw Wen Zhengyou off key. His voice had a very high recognition rate and a very high assimilation rate.

But because the key was lowered and not raised, the current level of perfection was far from 95%, probably around 70%. Of course, this was from a professional perspective. And this 70% was mostly due to Wen Zhengyou's performance.

Because Wen Zhengyou knew that Kim Tae-yeon was more suitable for the high notes during the climax. If the key were raised by two octaves, both of them would have room to shine and fit perfectly together. How great would that be?

But Wen Zhengyou stubbornly disagreed, only because of his own vocal cords. However, from Kim Tae-yeon's perspective, perhaps he was trying to suppress her? Although she hadn't said anything yet and didn't think maliciously about it.

But Wen Zhengyou always felt that this issue wouldn't just stay at this level, and it was a potential problem.

What kind of person Kim Tae-yeon was, Wen Zhengyou had a general understanding. When it came to singing, she was a very introverted girl. She didn't talk much, was polite to everyone, but had a subtle sense of caution. She seemed to be reserved in any environment. But when it came to singing, she was very persistent and serious, almost to the point of being obsessive.

Wen Zhengyou didn't know how long he could hold out, so he could only reduce the practice time by using the excuse that they were both busy. As long as he could hold out until the performance was over.

Although Wen Zhengyou knew she wouldn't be satisfied. With the title of the only trainee in the school, she naturally felt slightly inferior to him and wanted to prove herself.

After truly collaborating and understanding each other's singing abilities, they both admired each other but also wanted to compete, in a friendly way.

If Wen Zhengyou's situation were normal, he would be happy to do so. After all, practicing with the company and Lee Soon-gyu for a long time had lost its appeal. He was too familiar with it. And SW wasn't a big entertainment company, and Lee Soon-gyu was the strongest among the trainees.

Occasionally meeting a classmate who sang so well, Wen Zhengyou naturally wanted to compete with her. But now he was in a critical period of voice change, and it was a time to protect his voice, so he could only reluctantly let Kim Tae-yeon suffer a bit.

If he wanted to compete, he could, but he would have to wait for the next opportunity. After all, he knew Kim Tae-yeon's intentions. During the time they practiced together, she had already subtly expressed it. He had just been pretending not to notice.

Sighing, he sat there and picked up the diary to flip through it. It was a bit embarrassing, how could he be like this? Bullying Lee Soon-gyu was just saying a few honest words to打击her, of course, in her eyes, it was called being a "tongue-lash."

But he had never done anything truly wrong to others, nor did he think it was worth doing. He had never thought of being childish with a girl.

"Is this place nice? The second floor seems warmer than downstairs. If we come here in winter, we might as well stay upstairs. It won't feel cold at all. Also, I think you might have misunderstood something. We are just strangers who happen to share this place, but you suddenly raised the encounter to the level of exchanging phone numbers. Don't you think that's a bit too much? And... why did you scare me with a caterpillar, you bad guy!!! Do you know that I hate caterpillars the most!!! I'm telling you, if you dare to play this joke on me again, you're dead... Oh. I just saw the message above, it seems I was the one who suggested it first... But so what? I'm a girl, I have the privilege. I can say caterpillar, you can't! (PS: Since we won't meet face to face, what can you do? Hehe!)"

After reading it, Wen Zhengyou laughed and took out a pen to leave a message. The little girl was quite mischievous. But when he flipped it over, he unexpectedly found another message.

"Didn't you come? It seems you've been very busy lately. I should have thought of it earlier, someone will always come more often or less often. How could it be so coincidental that you come and then I come. Actually, I'm also very busy. Don't think I have a lot of free time and like to leave messages for you. That's it. The above."

Wen Zhengyou shook his head, took out a pen, and wrote. But it wasn't just one message, it was two. He wanted to make up for the time he didn't come, so she wouldn't have to wait in vain. But perhaps it was true, as she said, that someone would always come more often or less often. He didn't expect that the first time, it would be her who encountered it.

(Thank you to Zhong Ming for the support, much appreciated. O(∩_∩)O. Also, thank you all for your votes and favorites. zzangO(∩_∩)O)

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