Chapter 459: The Overwhelming Arrival of "Tomboy" (Thanks to the Mathematics Expert Alliance Hierarch! 2/4)
"Hahahaha~"
"If I'm free, I'll come. If I really can't make it, I'll trouble Juhyun to bring the gift to you for me."
Kim Taeyeon waved her hand with a smile, just joking: "Do your thing, the thought is what counts."
Then, Bae Juhyun went around greeting a group of beautiful female artists and handsome male artists, and finally came to the protagonist of the day.
Compared to Bae Juhyun's low-key and simple attire, Kim Yerin was rather stunning today.
Upon seeing Liu Xin'an, a brother she's very close with, Kim Yerin wasn't shy at all. She opened her small white hands, with an expectant look on her face.
"Where's the gift?"
Liu Xin'an handed the gift he brought to Kim Yerin.
"I didn't prepare anything particularly expensive."
"Ah~ I thought you'd prepare gold for me."
"???"
The gift was a pretty hairpin. Of course, in terms of thoughtfulness, it definitely couldn't compare to what he had prepared for Bae Juhyun before.
Kim Yerin was still very satisfied, at least it was quite practical.
She casually pinned the hairpin on, and it was only then that Liu Xin'an noticed Kim Yerin already had several hairpins on her head.
"Uh... were they all gifts?"
Kim Yerin shrugged, but was cheerful: "No worries, I don't mind having more."
After greeting the protagonist, Liu Xin'an was pulled to a corner by Bae Juhyun.
"I'm fine, you can go play with Yerin and the others."
Liu Xin'an wasn't someone who's never seen the world; his social skills were actually not bad now.
"Ani, do you remember that project?"
Bae Juhyun didn't just pull Liu Xin'an over to accompany him, she also had her own things to tell him.
"Your variety show project?"
"It got approved!"
"...It got approved?" Liu Xin'an was stunned for a second, then he showed a delighted smile.
He knew how much his girlfriend disliked the previous project, so her new project's approval was indeed something that made him feel happy for her.
"Yes, yes!" Bae Juhyun nodded excitedly, with her little fists clenched, cheering softly.
"Will you start filming after this comeback?"
"Yes! But we can't go on a trip to Europe, which is a bit of a pity."
Although she was very dissatisfied with the previous project, there was one thing she was looking forward to, which was the original plan to let her travel.
But after changing to her own project, the chance for an overseas trip was gone.
Gains and losses, I suppose.
"Can't we go to our own country later, it's the same."
"True, ah~ going to China~ so looking forward to it, I wish time could pass faster~"
"Don't rush, take it slow~"
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Time continued to move rapidly.
Another nine days passed, and on the day when there were two weeks left for Red Velvet's comeback, the new song from (G)I-DLE, where his friend YUQI is, was about to be released.
Watching YUQI and the others slowly reveal news about the new song on the official account was really making one increasingly full of anticipation, and for Liu Xin'an, this was the first time he was anticipating a new song's release with no selfish interest.
So this is what being a fan feels like? He kind of understood Li Chenglu's feelings a little bit.
As time ticked closer to six in the afternoon, finally, after refreshing YUQI and their official account one more time, an MV video appeared on the account.
"Oh? It's out."
Liu Xin'an clicked on the video, and a red car came into view.
[Here it comes, here it comes]
[Isn't YUQI over here sending any gifts to Brother An? This promotional effort is really maxed out]
[How do you know there aren't? Maybe the alt account on the chart is YUQI's little brother's, she did say on the variety show that she had a label]
[Double chef ecstasy!!]
The video continued to play, and the first person to get out of the car was YUQI, with pink hair, wearing a red leather jacket, looking dashing and cool.
"Oh? Is it this style?"
Although this fangirling feeling was making Liu Xin'an really excited, ultimately his understanding of the so-called k-pop songs was still quite limited.
It was obvious that this was a song with a style very different from Red Velvet, where Bae Juhyun was, but undeniably, the moment the prelude started, his senses were instantly captivated.
Along with it came a slight sense of foreboding.
Then, the red song title appeared on the screen.
"Tomboy"
Liu Xin'an obviously didn't understand music, but as a listener, he could clearly give his answer.
Simply using 'nice' to describe it felt a bit dull, but after just one listen, he could already unconsciously nod along to the beat.
And when the music entered the chorus, and the moment when the line in the chorus that made people involuntarily widen their eyes sounded, Liu Xin'an opened his mouth wide, exclaiming in shock with a phrase alluding to cultural quintessence.
"Holy crap..."
Even with censorship, Liu Xin'an could clearly hear the "fxxking" in the lyrics. Such profanity appearing so unabashedly in such an infectious song brought a level of impact that surpassed even the handsome and beautiful girls in the video.
[Holy crap! This is good!]
[So addictive, I've briefly hopped the wall]
[Silly little doggie YUQI turned into a queen?]
Liu Xin'an took out his phone, excitedly messaging YUQI.
"Awesome! Really awesome, this song!"
Whether it's good or not, he could at least judge that. Without a doubt, in Liu Xin'an's own playlist, this song could definitely be classified as "good."