108: The day before the EP was released

It was a good thing she spoke very softly and Lim Nayeon didn't hear her, otherwise she would have to teach her how to address her Unnie.

Minatozaki Sana saw Chou Tzuyu spacing out and asked curiously, "Tzuyu, what are you thinking about?"

"Sana Unnie, does she need to leave the team to create?" Xu Zhiyou, that little money-grubber, had no problem with the previous operations.

But this 'focusing on creation' part was a bit strange. She remembered Xu Zhiyou saying she had over fifty songs.

"Uh!" Lim Nayeon always had a filter for Xu Zhiyou and hadn't thought much about it, but now that she did, it certainly seemed problematic.

"Tzuyu, why don't you ask? I feel like something's up!"

Jeongyeon looked at Lim Nayeon speechlessly and said, "Na-yeon Unnie, don't forget you're also an artist. You understand the rules of the industry. Aren't you making things difficult for Tzuyu?"

"Uh! An oversight, I didn't think of it at the moment, haha!" She really was being a bit foolish; this was company confidential information, so she couldn't just snoop around.

Hirai Momo looked at Lim Nayeon and said, "I suggest you ask Jisoo directly next time, instead of always sending Tzuyu."

"Momo-chan, how do you know I haven't asked? Kim Hit Ball's mouth is too tight, I can't get anything out of her."

Hirai Momo continued to press, "Then why wouldn't she tell you?"

"The company won't allow it, what else could it be?" Lim Nayeon answered subconsciously, then immediately felt like something was wrong.

As expected, Hirai Momo looked at her and smiled, "Oh my, you also know the company won't allow it, tsk tsk tsk!"

"Yah!"

"Hahahaha~" Kim Dahyun couldn't help but laugh when she saw the dazed Lim Nayeon.

Jeongyeon also laughed and said, "Momo, she's already silly. Are you trying to wipe out the last of her brain cells? That's enough."

"Yu~ Ding~ Yan!"

......

Only a few people knew she had over fifty songs; others had no reason to suspect, so no one called Xu Zhiyou.

Back to Xu Zhiyou, finding that her mother hadn't laid a hand on her, she had no psychological burden and contentedly gnawed on her pig trotters.

While she was asleep, they had already discussed her future, deciding to let her complete her piano major at the music academy.

"I checked, your extracurricular practice expired two months ago. After you recover, go finish your piano studies."

"Okay!"

"Hmm?" The whole family looked at her in surprise.

They hadn't expected Xu Zhiyou to agree so readily, especially Xu Wen, who had prepared a whole set of arguments, which now seemed wasted.

"You just agreed like that?" Xu Wen still couldn't help but ask.

"Why wouldn't I agree? Not making me leave the group directly is the biggest concession. My studies have been dragging on, and that's not good, so it's better to finish them early."

"You do know some things, don't you? Why don't you ever use your brain normally?"

"Sis, let me analyze it for you. Firstly, in life, I don't need to grovel to anyone. Secondly, I can be self-sufficient with work resources. What's the point of thinking so much?"

Her parents also thought so. She had all of this, so why did she have to prove herself? Just living well was enough.

Xu Wen actually felt there was some truth in it after listening, but she couldn't agree. "Don't try to change the subject with me. Is that what I meant?"

"Alas! Others laugh at my madness, I laugh at their inability to see through."

"Pfft~"

Her parents almost spat out their food. Where did she learn all this? It actually sounded quite plausible.

If Xu Zhiyou hadn't been holding a pig trotter and had wiped the grease from her mouth, they might have actually fallen for Xu Zhiyou's trickery.

Xu Wen was also quite speechless. This deadpan expression, really. She threw a chicken foot at her head, and Xu Zhiyou didn't care, picking it up and gnawing on it.

"It's dirty!"

"I washed my hair, it's very clean."

"I... sigh! Whatever you want." Who wouldn't be confused by such a stubborn person?

......

There was another reason she chose to go back to school: Yang Hyun-suk, that old man, actually organized a tour in Japan. She didn't mind making a little money.

But her family would. If her family knew she was performing there, they would surely have a brain hemorrhage from anger.

With this incident, she could legitimately avoid it, and no one could find fault or blame her. Even heaven was giving her a chance.

When it was time to sleep that night, Xu Wen came into her room and saw Xu Zhiyou tinkering with her computer. She went over to look and saw 'network security'.

"You're interested in this?"

"Life is a program, and the problems we encounter in life are bugs. When we encounter bugs, we naturally have to patch them, and learning is patching..."

Xu Wen slapped her on the back of the head, "Speak human!"

"There are cameras everywhere on the streets now. If I learn this well, it will be useful for me to avoid fans chasing and blocking me in the future."

"Now it's clear. Why all that unnecessary talk?" Though she said that, Xu Wen was still quite speechless. The initial motivation for this kind of learning was really absurd.

"It's just for fun."

"Let me check your abdominal wound, don't let it get infected."

"Oh!"

After a thorough check, Xu Wen helped her re-bandage it, then said, "Go to bed early, you're injured now."

"I know!" Then she continued to tinker with her computer.

Seeing her so serious, Xu Wen said, "Tomorrow, you come to work with me. Our unit has several experts in this field. You'll learn and progress faster by following them."

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you? Hurry up and pack up; don't look at this pile of tutorials for now."

"I'll go to sleep right away."

Xu Zhiyou hadn't expected such a good thing. Was this considered pulling strings? The network experts at her sister's unit were truly amazing. This was connections!

Xu Zhiyou began to learn from those experts, and her days passed by. Her sharp mind became evident; she quickly learned to deduce from one example to many.

Over these ten-odd days, the company was both producing the EP and promoting it. As the other three songs were revealed, the buzz grew higher and higher.

"Oh my god, this time there are even Chinese songs, and two of them! It has to be our own people; little sister is reliable."

"Are you kidding me? After teasing foreigners, now you're teasing us? Is this appropriate? We're family!"

"Upstairs, that's nothing. Those foreigners are the ones who got teased badly. They cry on her Instagram every day, but she hasn't even logged in, hahaha!"

"God, can you let me feel it? Seeing as we can't let go of each other, so much love, super love!"

"Twilight Echoes," with a short chant at the end, woo woo woo, I finally waited for it.

"I thought 'Far Away From Home' was the swan song, but the remaining three songs are not inferior at all. No wonder they let her focus on creation."

"Damn, this 'Xuan Ni' is also good. Why only one lyric? I strongly suggest an advanced screening."

"It's being released tomorrow! You can't even wait for this? What's the big deal? It's only 13 hours, 34 minutes, 23 seconds. I'm counting it, not much, not much at all, woo woo, so hard to wait!"

"Hahaha, upstairs, you're too funny, hahaha!"

"Is no one discussing 'Heaven'? Is it that unpopular in our country? I super love this melody, and that high note is truly a killer."

"I like it, but I don't understand the lyrics. I still prefer Chinese songs."

"Anticipating, waiting. Why not do a pre-sale? Looking at this buzz, there are quite a few people waiting! I wonder if I can grab one, feeling nervous."

......

Over at Girls' Generation, Kim Taeyeon shook Lim Yoona's shoulder and said, "I can't take it anymore, go get me the audio source. I love that song 'Heaven' even more."

Lim Yoona couldn't be more speechless. What kind of situation was this? She rushed over, saying she had something important to ask her, only to find out it was for this. She wanted to die!