On her way home, Ji Niandong deliberately bought a physical copy of "Choked Love." After dinner, she sat on the sofa in the living room, turned on the recording, and started reciting the lines.
Pronunciation is off!
The speed is too fast!
No emotion!
...
She recorded it over and over again and found that what she said sounded very different when played back.
Finally, she leaned back on the sofa with her eyes closed, stewing in her frustration.
Lu Beichen was in the study handling documents, but upon hearing her repeated failures, he came out, poured her a cup of tea, and handed it to her, "Have a sip to soothe your throat, take it slow, don't rush!"
Ji Niandong took the cup and sipped it, like a deflated balloon, "I never felt reciting lines was this hard before, now it seems the more I say, the worse it sounds!"
