Peninsula: Who taught him to make that connection?!

Chapter 4 A girl's blush is more beautiful than anything else

Jiang Tang did not deliberately perform any popular dances.

That would only expose your weaknesses.

He followed the rhythm, relaxed his shoulders, shifted his weight, and moved his feet gently to the beat.

There are no complicated movements.

There was no forced attempt to look cool.

Yet every turn and every pause seemed to be pre-planned for the camera.

"The camera is chasing him, not the other way around."

"This child has a natural star quality."

The sound of rustling conversations gradually rose up.

Not only the dance teacher, but even the cameraman took notice of this boy.

When Jiang Tang sang the last line, his voice trailed off slightly, but his eyes did not immediately look at the judges.

He lowered his head for half a second, gathering his emotions.

It's like swallowing a regret that you can't express.

Then he raised his eyes.

The interview room fell silent for a moment.

The teacher's pen scratched as it recorded the notes.

The dance teacher whispered something to Yu Yongzhen next to her:

"His body is very photogenic; for an ordinary person, that's already quite impressive."

Yu Yongzhen did not immediately comment, but simply looked at Jiang Tang.

This child's voice is not the best.

The dance is also quite basic.

But he has something very strange about him.

He knows where he should put himself.

There are many people singing.

There are many people who can dance.

But very few people know how to make an audience remember them.

Lee Soo-man tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

"Can you perform?"

Jiang Tang thought for a moment, then nodded without saying a word.

"I know a little."

"Perform a scene," Lee Soo-man said calmly, his face expressionless. "The topic is up to you; perform however you like."

Jiang Tang was silent for two seconds.

He didn't rush to start in those two seconds.

Instead, they took a half-step back and found a new angle.

He tilted his body slightly towards the camera, but turned his face towards the judges.

Then, he looked up.

It was as if they had just heard the result from the staff.

"Jiang Tang, I'm sorry, you were not selected."

But there were also friends participating in the selection process next to me.

Jiang Tang paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

"Ah...I see."

He glanced down at his number plate, seemingly wanting to take it off.

But as soon as it touched it, it stopped again.

At that moment, the expressions of the teachers in the interview room finally changed.

Because this little gesture is so realistic.

When the sixteen-year-old boy learned that he had failed to be selected, his first reaction was not to cry or make a scene, but to instinctively try to remove his number tag.

But he couldn't bear to part with it.

That number plate was proof that he had come here.

It was also a possibility he had just lost.

Jiang Tang took a deep breath, raised his head, and smiled at someone in the air.

"It's okay."

"It's really okay."

His smile was genuine.

But her eyes gradually reddened.

He even raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the non-existent friend.

"Keep up the good work! Debuting at SM is your dream!"

After saying this, Jiang Tang turned around.

But after taking three steps, he suddenly stopped.

He lowered his head and quickly wiped the corner of his eye with the back of his hand.

without crashing.

It was just a boy who, in a place where no one could see, finally allowed himself to be sad for a second.

The next second, Jiang Tang looked up again, as if nothing had happened, and continued walking forward.

No one laughed in the interview room.

One teacher was about to smile, but upon seeing this, the corners of her mouth slowly disappeared.

Because they suddenly realized that this wasn't a child trying to gain sympathy on a whim.

He played the role of "holding back".

"Holding back" is much harder than "crying out," especially for a sixteen-year-old boy.

Yu Yongzhen leaned back in his chair, his eyes becoming serious.

Lee Soo-man did not speak immediately.

The air was so quiet it was as if it had been paused.

Jiang Tang snapped out of his emotions, turned around naturally, and bowed again at a 90-degree angle.

"Thank you, teacher. My performance is over."

Two seconds later, everyone's eyes fell on Lee Soo-man.

Soon, Lee Soo-man spoke.

"Jiang Tang, go outside and wait for our instructions."

"Inside."

Jiang Tang bowed again, without asking himself if he was qualified or what he had done wrong, and turned to leave decisively.

The quiet interview room was quiet until the door closed, at which point conversations began to fill the air.

Yu Yongzhen looked at the name on the form and suddenly smiled.

"Jiang Tang, K."

"Aren't you just picking the most eye-catching person in the crowd?"

Lee Soo-man did not answer, but simply flipped through Kang Tang's file and glanced at the video replay from earlier.

In the video, the boy's profile is lifted from the light, his eyes quiet yet captivating.

Yu Yongzhen continued, "Singing and dancing can be practiced, but camera presence and expressiveness are very difficult to teach. This kid may not be the lead singer or the main dancer, but he will stand out in a crowd."

This statement carries significant weight.

At SM Entertainment, there are plenty of people who can sing, dance, and have plenty of pretty faces.

But just being able to "get people to take a second look" is enough to surpass the vast majority of people.

Lee Soo-man finally raised his head, as if confirming Yoo Young-jin's statement.

"It's good."

Yu Yongzhen raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"Just not bad?"

Lee Soo-man seemed to remember something; his tone was calm, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

"There are people who are more suitable than him."

Yu Yongzhen instantly understood who he was talking about.

Kim Heechul.

That boy was so beautiful that he didn't look like an ordinary male trainee.

Yu Yongzhen looked towards the doorway again.

"This project is also very important to the company. Don't miss out on a kid who has the potential to become the center."

Lee Soo-man put Jiang Tang's information aside.

They weren't thrown into the elimination zone, nor were they directly added to the final list.

It was simply placed in the reserved area in the middle.

"SM Entertainment has no shortage of beautiful kids."

Lee Soo-man paused, then spoke calmly, "Even if I miss out, it won't be my regret."

Outside.

Jiang Tang returned to the corridor and looked up to see Kim Tae-yeon still standing in the same spot.

The girl seemed to have been waiting for a long time, but pretended to be just passing by.

When she saw him come out, her eyes lit up for a moment, but she quickly looked away.

"How is it?"

Jiang Tang looked at her feigned calmness and suddenly laughed.

The teachers didn't laugh.

Kim Tae-yeon was taken aback and couldn't help but ask:

"Is this considered a good review?"

Jiang Tang thought for a moment and then nodded decisively.

"I guess so."

After all, this is a place like this.

Having your work carefully reviewed by the teacher already puts you ahead of most people.

Jiang Tang spoke with a smile.

"Is this all you've asked?"

Kim Tae-yeon's earlobe seemed to be lightly touched by those words, and instantly turned a little red.

She whispered, "I...I'm not waiting for you."

Jiang Tang's lips curled up.

"Yes, I know."

The more he said that, the more uncomfortable Kim Tae-yeon felt.

Her lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to refute, but then felt that refuting would only make her seem guilty.

Finally, she simply said:

"Thank you, Jiang Tang."

This was the first time she had ever called out his name in its entirety.

Although his pronunciation was still a little unfamiliar, Jiang Tang found it exceptionally clear.

After saying this, the girl hurriedly turned and left.

The sunlight at the end of the corridor fell on her.

Jiang Tang stood there, watching her graceful back, when suddenly a system notification sounded in his ear.

[First encounter complete.]

[Event Anchor: Number Plate.]

[Link to target's emotional fluctuations successfully recorded.]

[Link to review: She remembered your name.]

[Current replacement progress: 3%]

As Jiang Tang read the last line, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.

"Isn't this a one-time time travel?" he pondered for a moment.

The system continued to display text.

A truly inescapable destiny is not born from a single encounter.

[Please look forward to future links.]

Before Jiang Tang could even complain, the corridor in front of him suddenly became blurry.

The light beam is elongated.

He heard the sound of a girl's footsteps leaving in the distance.

The sound traveled through the walls, through the corridor, through a long stretch of time, and into his ears.

The next second, Jiang Tang suddenly lost his balance.

He instinctively reached out, but only managed to grasp a shard of shattered light.

Finally, what came into view were the soft, bright eyes of the girl as she turned around.

And there was that one sentence she didn't say.

—I'm leaving.

—But you must remember me.