169: A different Kim Jenny

“Out of all the trainees from your batch, you were the only one left. The others weren't much different; basically, not many survived.”

When Kim Jennie heard this, she was quite proud.

“I am the undisputed number one. You should treat me better from now on. You should be happy to have the top-ranked person as your teammate.”

Xu Zhiyou gave her a disdainful look.

Kim Jennie felt offended. “Yah! What do you mean by that look?”

“You're just like a turtle, good at enduring. If I remember correctly, you didn't even make it into the Pink Punk plan originally.”

“You're the turtle! Can't you speak properly? If not, just donate your mouth! That was because I wasn't old enough. If I had been…”

“Tsk! Give it a rest. How did Miyeon get in then? I remember she's a year younger than you.”

Kim Jennie's eyes darted around, and she immediately retorted, “She joined YG before me; she wasn't in my batch.”

“She's a year younger than you.”

Kim Jennie's forehead was lined with black, and she said through gritted teeth, “She's the main vocalist, I'm the Ace. I'm stronger than her.”

“She's a year younger than you.”

Kim Jennie couldn't stand it anymore. “Aish! Is that the only thing you can say? I'll bite you to death!”

She grabbed Xu Zhiyou's arm, intending to take a bite, but Xu Zhiyou accurately pinched her chin. “Heh! Little rascal, you think you can bite me?”

“Fwree me!”

“No!”

Passing trainees saw the two bickering and cast curious glances. Seeing this, Xu Zhiyou pinched Kim Jennie's cheek.

“Let's go to the studio. There are too many people here; it wouldn't be good if rumors spread that we were fighting.”

“Tsk! Are you still afraid of that?”

“I just dislike having you as my opponent. It makes me look weak.”

“Yah!”

“Puhahaha!”

Looking at the red-faced Kim Jennie, this tsundere was quite fun to tease now and then.

“One minute of excommunication! I don't want to talk to you.” She stomped off towards the studio, pouting. Seeing this, Xu Zhiyou quickly followed.

After the trainees saw them leave, they started whispering.

“Didn't Kim Jennie Senior say in an interview that she hated it when others touched her face? Why doesn't she react when Zoe Senior rubs it?”

“She said ‘others.’ That ‘others’ doesn't include Zoe Senior and Jisoo.”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk! No wonder her fans say she's the most successful in Blackpink, monopolizing two great beauties.”

…

In the studio, Kim Jennie found a chair and sat down, looking at Xu Zhiyou.

“You said that after YG's whole process, it all ends up benefiting other companies. What's the point of doing that?”

Xu Zhiyou took a sip of water and said calmly, “Do you know about Gu breeding?”

“I know!”

“Because YG's resources are limited, artists trained this way are outstanding in all aspects, a cut above the rest.”

“Then I…”

“That's right, you're the Gu King of your batch. Congratulations.”

Kim Jennie glared at her. “Congratulations, my ass! You're the bug.”

She thought for a moment and then realized that if it came to excellence, no one could compare to Xu Zhiyou.

“When I first debuted, I didn't know how excellent you were, which is why I let you join Blackpink. But the CEO clearly knew, so why did he still let you join a girl group? According to your explanation, you should have gone solo.”

“First, Old Yang was afraid I'd run off to JYP and cause him trouble. Second, I genuinely came to fulfill a girl group dream, but unfortunately, none of you believe me.”

“I won't discuss the second point, but I have something to say about the first. Who told you to always run off? It's one thing if you run abroad, but if you run to JYP next door, you deserve it.”

“I'd rather go to S.M. There are more handsome men and beautiful women there, but Lee Soo-man's attitude towards Chinese idols makes me very unhappy. After comparing, Park Jin-young seems more agreeable.”

Kim Jennie rolled her eyes. “If the CEO had offered you some shares back then, and you'd accepted, wouldn't you be able to do whatever you wanted?”

“Then, once Lee Seungri's incident exploded, with me being a director, a Chinese national, Blackpink's leader, plus your people's hatred for the rich, I would have borne at least a third of the criticism.”

“Huh? Is it that serious?”

“Otherwise? Refer to T-ara for details.”

Thinking of T-ara's tragic situation, she shivered. “Then forget it; it's not worth it.”

“Right! Speaking of Lee Seungri, I forgot to ask, during my time at MIT, did he introduce any damned boyfriends to you? That bastard is just a pimp.”

“Uh? I'm still an innocent girl; I don't understand what you're saying.”

“There you go again, you fake innocent.”

“Yah!”

“If you dare to lie to me, I'll hang you on the balcony and turn your dumplings into pan-fried dumplings.”

“You're threatening me! No one has ever threatened me in my life…”

“Just tell me if it's effective.”

“It's quite effective, hehe!”

“Smart. Good. Tell me the details.”

“Attending the annual meeting last year, he subtly hinted at us attending his organized wine parties and gave each of us a VIP card. However, with your reminder, Jisoo took them all away. We all thought it was a small matter, so we didn't tell you.”

“Damn it, I didn't actively seek trouble with him out of respect for G-Dragon and Taeyang, but I didn't expect him to provoke me first. Bastards just need a beating.”

“Yah! He's a Senior! If you beat him up, do you still want to work in K-pop? No fighting!”

“Heh heh! Him? It's not that I look down on him, but those good-for-nothings abandoned by their families behind him? I don't even need to use any skills to deal with them.”

“Skills? What skills do you have?”

“Skill one is to call people from Juilliard School. Skill two is to call people from MIT. Skill three is to go home and cry on my mom's leg. As long as the tears are on point, nothing is a problem.”

“Uh???”

Kim Jennie was truly speechless. To describe leveraging one's background so refreshingly and uniquely, Xu Zhiyou was truly one of a kind.

“Don't you have any shame? Can't you rely on yourself? You're clearly so capable, but you always rely on this or that. I'm truly impressed.”

“Are you kidding? In this day and age, not using your background and suffering alone is either stupid or foolish. Who cares if you're capable or not? Having a background is the truth.”

“I can't argue with you. I don't care. If you dare to fight, I'll hug a pillow and cry by your bed. I'll cry until you're annoyed to death, if not dead. Try me.”

“You really scared me. Thinking of a female ghost by my bed every day is quite uncomfortable.”

“Who are you calling a female ghost? Believe it or not, I'll bite you to death! From today on, I'm watching you.”

“Whatever. Let's go, time's up, work.”

She definitely had to find an excuse to beat up that scoundrel Lee Seungri, or her Dao heart would be unstable, affecting her ability to muddle through life.

“Zoe! Can't we not fight? Let's try a different approach. Put thumbtacks on his chair, put superglue in his shoes, or at least replace his face powder with chili powder…”