Ted was appalled.
He couldn't believe the girl he liked was actually suggesting something so vile.
"So, you're proposing that a rookie group produce their own song for their very first comeback?" Ted couldn't watch his tone, so he sounded angrier than expected.
Mari pursed her lips. This was the exact reason why she didn't want to speak up in the first place.
However, as of the moment, she felt like she could do anything for June.
She could even drink toilet water or jump off a train if he asked her to do just that.
"Well, I feel like it's not common, but it's not impossible," Mari smiled. "If they want to do just that, then what could we lose?"
Ted pursed his lips.
He would lose everything!
He cannot, for his sake, have this song scrapped after working hard on it.
"We could potentially lose this title track," Ted said.
"It's not definitive," Mari responded. "We can improve this song, so EVE would like it more."
Ted opened his mouth to argue, but with Mari looking at him with her cute cat-like eyes, he found it hard to refute his suggestions.
"Right, Ted. We can improve the song even more, hmm?" she asked in a sweet tone, making Ted's breath get caught in the back of his throat.
Ted wordlessly nodded as if hypnotized.
June watched the scene before him with an amused smile. It seemed like Mari had a WhimsiLust potion of her own!
June never thought the potion would be of any use, but he actually benefited from it for two situations already.
Ted sighed as he faced the members of EVE. He felt humiliated, but his heart was dancing with joy since Mari talked to him so sweetly.
"Fine," he grumbled. "You can create a song or whatever. This song will still be the title track for now, but the A&R team will listen to the song you've produced and take it from there."
Relieved smiles arose on EVE's faces, and they were elated for the rare opportunity.
Ren patted June's back while June nodded in acknowledgment.
"If you don't have anything else to say, then let's end this meeting," Ted begrudgingly said before standing from his seat and walking out of the room.
However, as soon as he got out, his face reddened, and his knees buckled like a shy anime girl. He held onto the railings and felt himself gushing in happiness.
The door opened behind him, revealing Mari, who quickly paused when she saw Ted's position.
"Umm, are you alright?" Mari asked.
Ted froze and averted his gaze. He cleared his throat and straightened his posture before zooming out of the hallways out of embarrassment.
***
June sighed in relief as soon as the two producers were gone.
"I can't believe that just happened," Jay uttered, relaxing in his seat. "I've been trying to convince them to get you to produce even just one song, but they refused every time. I wonder what happened now."
"It was because of Mari," Ren replied. "We should thank her for giving us the opportunity."
"And we should create a good song for the opportunity they gave us," Jaeyong chimed.
