121: Self-disclosure

A mentally ill patient, Xu Zhiyou, plus a neurotic patient, Lalisa, now that's a perfect match.

“Uh?”

“What are you looking at? I've shown you the message, go quickly!”

“Why don't you go? Leah Unnie told you to go, I can't.” Lisa was a bit of a troublemaker in the group, but she was still an introvert at heart.

“Why can't you? With the three of us watching, you and Zoe won't go crazy, don't worry!”

Lisa's mouth twitched. She felt that remark was so rude. What did she mean, 'with someone watching, the two of them won't go crazy'? Wasn't that a personal attack?

“Jisoo…”

“Go quickly!”

“Yes!” She sighed, then obediently sat down and whispered to Xu Zhiyou, reminding her to speak.

She checked the time. She had been talking until her throat was dry, so it was better to finish early. She didn't really like live broadcasts.

“Just now I said I wouldn't leave the group. Now, let's talk about the origin of this matter. It wasn't easy for me to get into university. My parents were afraid I'd become a hopeless illiterate in the future, so they made me go to school.”

“That's how it is, it's not complicated, don't spread rumors, OK?”

“I'm very successful now, what's the use of a degree?” She adjusted her sitting posture. Her bottom was sore from staying in one position for too long.

“This fan, you said I'll get my degree in half a year. If it were you, would you want it? I'm just a common person!”

“Who told you I just started? Sister, I'm almost graduating, please, I'm 20 years old.”

“What school? Juilliard School, Piano Department, five-year bachelor's and master's program.” YG will talk about composition and vocals later, so she'll reveal a small part first.

As soon as she said it, a large portion of the bullet comments disappeared. Xu Zhiyou checked the number of viewers, which hadn't changed, so why did the bullet comments drop so much all of a sudden?

“Show Ge, the live stream is malfunctioning again, what's going on?” She handed her the phone and said, “Look, you often handle this stuff.”

Kim Ji-soo knew exactly why. “It'll be fine in a bit! No problem.”

…

“Irene, did you know?”

The five members of Red Velvet, who had been laughing uncontrollably moments before, suddenly fell silent. Finally, Kim Yerim broke the silence.

“Who goes around talking about this all the time?” Bae Joo-hyun thought she was just naturally talented, but she didn't expect her to be this talented.

“That's true.” Kim Yerim nodded.

“A max-level boss coming to the newbie village to farm fish, right?” Son Seung-wan felt it was ridiculous. No wonder she couldn't win against her. How could she win with that kind of equipment?

“Although I don't want to admit I'm bad, that's just the fact.” Kang Seul-gi chimed in.

“No wonder she said she was going to get her degree. No wonder she's taking a half-year break. With this, I could just leave K-pop and it wouldn't be a problem.” Park Soo-young finally understood the whole story.

“Sigh!”

Kang Seul-gi looked at the worried leader with some confusion. “Irene, why are you sighing?”

“I'm just worried that after she gets her diploma, she'll just debut directly in Europe and America. With her background, what's she doing here?”

“Maybe Park Chaeyoung thinks the same way as you, that's why she's so excited!” Kang Seul-gi sighed, realizing that a great master was by her side all along.

Thinking this way, Park Chaeyoung's reaction was very reasonable. As long as Xu Zhiyou was in BLACKPINK, the group would definitely succeed in America.

In the Peninsula, this small piece of land, there were so many artists, not only were they exhausted to death, but their income was also low. After succeeding in America, the treatment would completely reverse.

Leisure, high status, lots of money. Envy.

…

Back to Xu Zhiyou, the bullet comments gradually increased again. “I'm back, how was your search?”

“Ask any questions you have. Not just Juilliard School, but also Curtis, Hanover, Royal Academy of Music, etc. I'm familiar with all of them, so ask away.”

“Why are you familiar? Don't tell me I waited all this time for you to ask that. Of course, I received offers from all of them, and finally chose Juilliard over Curtis.”

The bullet comments were full of →_→ expressions.

“Hey, hey, hey! What do you mean? Don't believe me? Go check!”

“Why didn't I choose Curtis? That's a good question. Curtis has too few people, less than 200. Juilliard at least has over 900, and I prefer to go where there are more people.”

“Why did I choose piano? That's a good question, because my sister told me that playing the piano can make a person very ladylike.”

The bullet comments were again full of →_→

“Don't be quick to scorn, I'm not finished. Also, the academy has 275 Steinway pianos, and the feel is really super good.”

“If you get in, you also get a single room. Anyway, I was assigned a single room, with all sorts of facilities, it's just that the tuition is a bit expensive.”

“For ordinary families, I suggest going to Curtis next door. Getting in there is a profit; you don't pay a cent, and you even get a decent amount of pocket money. Plus, various masters will teach you hand-in-hand how to…”

Just as she was speaking enthusiastically, a glittering bullet comment, “Be careful not to get expelled!” floated by, displaying the words “Juilliard School Admissions Office.”

That choked her up a bit. “Um, teacher, I got a bit carried away just now. I'm promoting the school right now, haha!”

The bullet comments were no longer one by one.

“Oh my goodness, Zoe, you really are something. It was supposed to be half a year, but now who knows how many years it'll be delayed.”

“Even the school is involved, so it really is a student from a prestigious school. But how did this clumsy, funny person get in? It's truly baffling.”

“Is there something shady going on?”

“Shady my foot! You go try it. Besides, haven't you heard Zoe's EP? And her singing ability? Don't you have a clue whether there's anything shady or not?!”

“Upstairs, don't mind them. They just babble nonsense with their mouths open, they're all brainless types.”

“I'm thinking right now about the mental shadow area of the school teachers. Which school wouldn't be furious to encounter such a big idiot student, who praises competitors when they should be promoting their own school?”

“Look, what do I see? Turns out there's no difference between geniuses and ordinary people, hahaha!”

…

Xu Zhiyou looked at these bullet comments and said speechlessly, “Go, go, go, don't mess around. You people who love drama, how did I provoke you to harm me like this?”

Lim Nayeon finished watching and sighed, “Her musical talent is very high. Fortunately, her intelligence isn't. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to trick her into giving me her songs later.”

The others didn't quite understand, but Myoui Mina, who understood the details, looked at Lim Nayeon with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, and didn't speak.

Lim Nayeon got goosebumps from the stare. “Myoui Mina, why are you looking at me like that?”

“Nayeon-onni, you should really check her annual admission rate and admission requirements. Her academic performance isn't low at all.”

She thought for a moment how to explain the academic performance so that she could understand. She had it.

“With Zoe's academic performance, she could easily get into any top major at any school in your country. Do you understand it that way?”

“Is it that exaggerated?” Jeongyeon asked this. They really rarely paid attention to these classical music schools.

Berkeley College of Music was their dream campus for pop music.