Peninsula: Who taught him to make that connection?!

Chapter 14 A Glance That Lasts a Lifetime!

Her voice is so beautiful.

Even though everyone was just sitting and listening, they unconsciously quieted down, as if afraid of missing the slightest change in her voice.

When the melody reached its climax, Kim Tae-yeon's clear and lively voice suddenly burst forth.

That penetrating feeling seemed to burst straight out of her chest, carrying a touch of a girl's unique stubbornness, and also a sadness that was impossible to ignore.

"This is the last thing I can give you."

So please remember me.

Even if you leave, don't forget me.

She sang the sense of farewell in the lyrics to its fullest extent.

She clearly didn't cry.

But it's more painful than crying.

Yoona stared blankly at Kim Tae-yeon's comment in the center of the comments section.

When Kim Tae-yeon was dancing to "No.1" just now, she looked like a trainee trying hard to catch up with the stage.

But now, as she stands there, it's as if the entire evaluation room has become part of her voice.

The lights, the judges' panel, and the trainees next to them were all gently drawn to that voice.

As Choi Soo-young listened, she gradually relaxed, as if she had completely forgotten that it was the end-of-month evaluation and was simply listening to a live performance that she didn't want to end.

Jessica Jung looked at Taeyeon Kim, who never liked to praise people easily.

But at this moment, she had to admit it.

Kim Tae-yeon's voice has a natural power to make people stop and listen.

The music teacher's pen froze in mid-air, her eyes filled with a sigh.

"That's really amazing."

When the music ended, the evaluation room became eerily quiet.

There was no awkward silence; rather, after the song ended, no one wanted to immediately break the emotional connection they had formed.

A few seconds later, the vocal teacher gently placed the pen on the scoring sheet.

The sound of the pen tip falling was very soft, but it seemed to bring Kim Tae-yeon back to her senses.

She then realized that everyone was looking at her.

The almost immersive state I was in while singing has faded, and a sense of nervousness has belatedly crept back in.

She took a deep breath, her ears turning red, as if she wanted to lower her head, but then she muttered something to herself.

"Kim Tae-yeon, be brave."

The dance teacher first opened the evaluation form, his voice still serious.

"Taeyeon, you could tell you were very nervous during the first half of 'No.1.' You still have a long way to go before you're perfect."

Kim Tae-yeon looked up at the teacher, her lips slightly pursed.

When the dance teacher saw her like this, her tone softened.

"But there has been significant improvement since I first joined."

"You're starting to know how to perform on stage."

Kim Tae-yeon's tense shoulders relaxed slightly.

That sentence was enough for her to feel that the extra practice she had done late into the night for the past two weeks had not been in vain.

"Dance: C+"

After the dance teacher finished speaking, she paused for a moment while looking at the scoreboard.

"Considering the extent of progress, we will temporarily observe it at B- level."

Kim Tae-yeon paused for half a second.

Then, as if she had finally realized what was happening, a look of surprise welled up in her eyes!

The dance teacher looked at her and added seriously:

"I want to see an even better stage performance next month."

Kim Tae-yeon immediately bowed.

This time, she moved quickly, even with a hint of barely suppressed joy.

Yes! I will continue to work hard!

The dance teacher pushed the evaluation sheet to the vocal teacher.

The vocal coach stared at Kim Tae-yeon for a long time.

Kim Tae-yeon was a little flustered by his gaze.

She had just released almost all her emotions in the song, and now that the teacher was staring at her like this, she seemed a little embarrassed.

The vocal coach smiled when he saw her reaction.

"Teacher Jung Joon-won would be very happy to hear you sing this song today."

Kim Tae-yeon was slightly taken aback.

She looked up, a moment of confusion in her eyes, which slowly turned into an undisguised joy.

"Really?"

As soon as she said it, she seemed to realize that she was being too childish and quickly took her voice back.

The vocal coach nodded with a smile.

"real."

He then wrote down his score in the vocal section.

"Kim Tae-yeon, vocal grade—A+!"

When this result came out, all the trainees were shocked, yet felt it was also reasonable.

Kim Tae-yeon's singing voice truly captivated everyone.

After she finished writing, the vocal coach looked at her and sighed.

"Your voice is very unique."

"It's not just pretty, it's distinctive. The moment you hear the first line, you want to keep listening."

Kim Tae-yeon's eyes suddenly felt a little hot.

She lowered her head, then quickly raised it again, as if afraid of missing what the teacher said next.

"Of course, you still need to practice your breath control. You were a little rushed at the end of the chorus. Your mood was good, but you need to learn to be more stable in the future."

"Inside."

This time she answered very seriously.

The vocal teacher looked at the scoring sheet and added a line of text after the overall evaluation.

"We will continue to observe the candidates for lead vocalist."

Kim Tae-yeon was completely stunned this time.

She seemed not to have heard clearly.

Yoona was the first to react, her eyes widening slightly.

"Lead vocalist candidate?!"

These four words carry immense weight for a trainee who has only recently joined the company.

Finally, the teacher in charge of the review took a look at the scoring sheet.

Kim Tae-yeon.

Kim Tae-yeon suddenly stood up straight.

"Inside!"

"Monthly evaluation approved! Congratulations on completing your first monthly evaluation!"

Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon almost burst into tears.

"Thank you, teacher! I will continue to work hard!"

When she returned to the group, she seemed to still be in a state of surprise.

She desperately wanted to run away immediately.

She wanted to tell Jiang Tang that the teacher said she had improved her dancing and received a B-!

I wanted to tell him that I sang Jung Joon-young's "The Last Gift" and got an A+ in vocal performance!

I wanted to tell him that those sticky notes were really useful!

However, as soon as Kim Tae-yeon glanced towards the door, Im Yoon-a came over with a smile.

"Unnie".

Kim Tae-yeon guiltily looked away.

"What's wrong?"

Yoona smiled, her eyes crinkling, and said, "Congratulations."

"Thanks."

Cui Xiuying also walked over, her eyes sweeping across her face, and suddenly she smiled meaningfully.

"Taeyeon, do you really want to go out right now?"

Kim Tae-yeon's ears burned.

"I just need to go to the restroom; I'm sweaty."

Choi Soo-young gave an "oh" sound, drawing out the sound for a long time.

Im Yoona blinked gently: "Should we go to the restroom, or go see that boy named Jiang Tang?"

Kim Tae-yeon immediately retorted, "No!"

She denied it too quickly.

Jessica Jung, who was organizing lyric sheets, glanced at her upon hearing this and spoke in a nonchalant tone.

"She blushed."

Kim Tae-yeon: "..."

She suddenly realized that the end-of-month evaluation she had just received wasn't as difficult as being surrounded and teased by a group of girls.

Just then, the voices of staff members could be heard from outside the corridor.

"Group A male trainees, trial group, prepare for evaluation."

Im Yoona's eyes lit up.

"Perfect timing, let's go take a look too."

Kim Tae-yeon opened her mouth, looking somewhat anxious.

What are you going to see?

Cui Xiuying smiled and took her hand.

"Let's see what the boys in Group A say."

She paused for a moment, then delivered the finishing blow with swift, light movements.

"Let's also take a look at the person who's making Taeyeon so anxious."

Kim Tae-yeon was helpless against the group of people who loved to watch the drama, and finally just explained quietly, "I'm not in a hurry."

But she was already following them out.

The door to the large practice room was half open, and inside stood the male trainees from Group A and the trial group.

Kim Tae-yeon spotted Kang Tang almost immediately.

He stood in the middle to the back of the trial group, his practice clothes were simple and clean, and his hair was slightly damp from warming up.

The light fell from above, illuminating the profile of his face with an exceptionally serene glow.

Even though there were so many people standing around, her gaze seemed to be drawn by something, and it only fell on him.

As if sensing her gaze, Jiang Tang suddenly looked up.

Their eyes met lightly through the half-open door.

In that instant, Kim Tae-yeon suddenly remembered that night.

The mirror in the practice room, the sticky notes covering the corners, and the smile in the boy's eyes as he looked down at her against the mirror.

At that moment, Kim Tae-yeon felt as if her heart had been gently touched.

The next second, as if she could no longer contain her excitement, she forgot that there were other trainees standing next to her and excitedly opened her mouth towards him across the crowd.

"Jiang Tang, I passed!!!"

After saying that, she quietly clenched her fist, as if she were holding all her joy in her palm, and couldn't wait to show it to him.

Jiang Tang was taken aback at first, then her eyebrows slowly curved into a smile.

The crowd, the lights... all the sounds around seemed to fade into the distance at that moment.

One of them was standing inside the evaluation room, and the other was standing outside the door.

Even though they were separated by half a door, a distance that prevented them from getting close, it felt as if only the two of them remained in the world.

In the interplay of light and shadow, a glance can last an eternity.

Jiang Tang looked at Kim Tae-yeon's radiant smile and his lips moved slightly.

No sound.

But Kim Tae-yeon saw it clearly.

He was saying—

"Kim Tae-yeon, well done."