190: In just a few minutes, you gave me two children.
Every time someone bowed to her, she felt like she was already hung on the wall; she really couldn't stand it, so she waved at the two young girls as a sign of politeness.
Then she walked to the side and stood waiting. Yang Hyun-suk saw her action and rolled his eyes in disgust: “Alright, what do you need me for?”
Xu Zhiyou saw his tone: “President Nim! It’s been three days, why are you still so resentful? Aren’t you being a bit petty?”
This scene left Ruka and Asa stunned. Was this something two little rookies like them should be seeing? After a moment of wide-eyed staring, they quickly lowered their heads.
“Aish! I…”
“Hey, hey, hey! President Nim, anger harms the body. You’re at the age where you should be steeping goji berries in a thermos, how can your temper control still be so poor?”
Ruka and Asa buried their heads even lower, with only ‘You can’t see me, you can’t see me’ floating in their minds.
Yang Hyun-suk picked up the papers on the table and threw them over. Xu Zhiyou dodged with a side step: “President Nim! I’m here to submit songs. If you keep this up, I’m leaving.”
“Give them to me!”
“Right away.” She took out a USB drive from her pocket and handed it to him, “Love Scenario in Japanese, Chinese, and Peninsula languages, all three versions are here.”
“So many?” Yang Hyun-suk had just plugged in the USB drive and was about to click it open when he noticed Ruka and Asa acting like ostriches, and looked at Xu Zhiyou.
“These two were selected by the company in Japan. Take them to the practice room; the trainee room manager will arrange them.”
“Yes!” She looked at the two of them, “Let’s go!”
Yang Hyun-suk saw her turn and leave, and called out to her: “Wait a minute!”
“President Nim! Is there anything else?”
“Pick up the papers before you go.”
Xu Zhiyou put her hand to her forehead: “I forgot.” Just as she was about to pick them up, Ruka and Asa quickly picked them up and neatly arranged them in two swift movements.
Xu Zhiyou was stunned by what she saw; their hand speed was as if a dog was chasing them.
Ruka finished and respectfully handed them to Xu Zhiyou with both hands: “Zoe Senior, here.”
“Oh, oh! Kamsahamnida.” She also took them with both hands and thanked them.
The two bowed even lower: “Aniyo! No need.” Xu Zhiyou felt like she was causing trouble; was she some kind of evil force? It was just a thank you, why were they so nervous?
She wanted to explain something, but then decided against it. Maybe it was because they had just arrived. When Lisa first arrived, she heard there were quite a few funny incidents too.
She placed the papers on the desk: “President Nim! What time do we start filming tomorrow?”
“It’s been sent to Leah Unnie’s phone; go ask her.” Yang Hyun-suk was busy looking at the lyrics and music, so he had no time to bother with Xu Zhiyou.
“OK! Then I’m leaving.”
She grabbed Ruka and Asa by one hand each and walked out. As soon as they left, they ran into Park Chaeyoung stealthily peeking through the door crack.
Seeing Xu Zhiyou come out, she first saw the two little girls she was holding. Before she could ask, the two again bowed ninety degrees: “Rosie Senior!”
“No need to be so polite.” After saying that, she looked at Xu Zhiyou. How long had she been gone, and she brought back two children? She was truly something.
Xu Zhiyou didn't care what she thought: “They were just selected from Japan. The President Nim asked me to send them to the practice room.”
“Oh! That explains it then. Well, you go ahead.” She had thought Xu Zhiyou was bringing in new trainees, which almost overturned her perception of Xu Zhiyou.
“Go your head, you help me send them. I’m going to find Leah Unnie to ask about the group variety show. President Nim said the filming plan was sent to her.”
“OK! Then you go ahead.”
Before Ruka left, she glanced back at Xu Zhiyou, with an internal thought: “This visual, this figure, simply amazing~~”
Ruka was quite outgoing, similar to Lisa, while Asa was like Kim Jennie, an introverted personality who liked to be alone when there was nothing to do.
Park Chaeyoung noticed her actions: “What’s your name?”
“Senior! My name is Ruka, born in 2002.”
“Senior! My name is Asa, born in 2006.”
“Oh my! Even those born after 2005 are starting to enter the workforce, and I’m still a flop. Sigh!” Park Chaeyoung genuinely felt the age shock at that moment, feeling like she was already old.
It was a good thing Xu Zhiyou didn't hear that, otherwise she would have scolded her to the point of being unable to take care of herself. Damn it, tens of millions of Instagram followers and still feeling like a flop, that’s ridiculous.
“Uh!!!”
Asa had no debut experience, but Ruka had debuted. Park Chaeyoung’s achievements were something she wouldn't even dare to dream of, and she still felt like a flop, ridiculous!
After her lament, Park Chaeyoung looked at Ruka with a smile: “Are you Zoe’s fan?”
“Senior! I am Zoe Senior’s fan.”
“Then tell me what she did in President Nim’s office, and I’ll get you her autograph, how about that?”
“I wouldn’t dare!” Ruka decisively chickened out. If she revealed her President Nim’s embarrassing moments, she was afraid she’d be packing her bags and leaving tomorrow.
“Ruka! Don’t be afraid, Zoe is just a bean sprout in front of me, I can easily handle her. Don’t worry, she won’t make things difficult for you.”
Xu Zhiyou never bullied the weak, plus she was open-minded and wouldn’t care about these comments teasing her, which is why Park Chaeyoung dared to speak so boldly.
“Senior! President Nim said not to.” Ruka was helpless and could only push the blame onto Yang Hyun-suk.
Park Chaeyoung immediately stopped gossiping when she heard that; she was very afraid of Yang Hyun-suk: “Then never mind. By the way, your trainee assessor is Zoe…”
“Senior! Is Zoe Senior strict?” Asa had heard that YG’s elimination rate was very high, so even though she was introverted, she couldn’t help but ask.
“Asa! Wait until I finish.”
“Mianhae! Senior.”
“It’s nothing, nothing! You’re lucky. Back then, we were constantly getting scolded, but Zoe never scolds people. She is…” She rattled off a bunch of good things about Xu Zhiyou.
Park Chaeyoung felt it was very necessary to establish a good reputation for Xu Zhiyou. After all, she was Xu Zhiyou’s best sister, so she had to set things up perfectly for her.
The more the two listened, the brighter their eyes became, especially Ruka. She was already Xu Zhiyou’s fan, and now hearing so much information about her idol, she was utterly satisfied.
Xu Zhiyou returned to the BLACKPINK practice room. Lisa didn’t see Park Chaeyoung: “Where’s Chaeyoung? Didn’t she go to find you?”
“I temporarily grabbed some strong labor for her; she’ll be back soon.” She looked at Kim Ji-soo, “Show Ge, I’m going to find Leah Unnie to ask about the group variety show plan. You all can go back on your own after practice.”
Kim Ji-soo, hearing about the group variety show, nodded and said: “You go ahead, you don’t need to worry about us here.”
“Alright then, I’m leaving.”
Leah received the notification and immediately went to arrange the group variety show. These matters could only be handled by her; the house, the neighbors, she had to sort all of it out.
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