191: I'm mad at you.

After they left, Yang Hyun-suk first opened Xu Zhiyou's demo of Peninsula, and was immediately captivated by the light and joyful piano melody.

The song blends pop, R&B, and hip-hop elements, with a fresh yet profound musical style, undoubtedly another massive hit.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Zoe, oh Zoe, you really did it. Who would have thought you came up with this song in three days? Amazing."

He then listened to the other two versions, which further solidified his resolve to tap into Xu Zhiyou's inventory. He found Leah's phone number and dialed it.

...Kamsahamnida!

Leah Unnie was currently visiting houses with Becky, as filming would inevitably disturb nearby residents, so a prior visit was essential.

"Leah Unnie, you're being too meticulous, aren't you? This is Hongdae Street, a commercial area; there's really no need."

"Details determine success or failure. The less necessary a place seems, the more attention you should pay, as things often go wrong in small matters. These... Ring, ring, ring~"

Interrupted by her phone ringing, she took it out and saw it was Yang Hyun-suk. Her heart skipped a beat, wondering if Xu Zhiyou had caused trouble again.

She rubbed her temples and sighed, looking at Becky: "Ugh! This little ancestor is truly my retribution."

Becky now adored Xu Zhiyou. In her eyes, what Xu Zhiyou did wasn't causing trouble; it was showing responsibility.

She looked at her eagerly: "Leah Unnie, how about you take Jisoo, and I'll take Zoe?"

Leah Unnie only complained about Xu Zhiyou verbally; inwardly, she greatly approved of her. She glanced at Becky: "Don't even think about it."

Becky was still not giving up and tried to argue: "You dislike her so much, why don't we switch?"

"Is this old lady disliking her? Others might not know, but don't you? Go away."

"Jisoo is also excellent, and the key is she's very easy to manage. You don't even need to..."

"Stop. You didn't think much of her back then, and now you're rushing to take her. You're dreaming."

"Oh, well, I hadn't truly understood her back then. Last time, she took on three people for her teammates, plus this solo incident. Her charisma is off the charts."

They couldn't speak for others, but those in their circle really liked Xu Zhiyou's style. Who wouldn't want a friend who puts them first?

Leah Unnie looked at the constantly ringing phone and interrupted her rambling: "Alright, I'll answer President Nim's call."

Yes!

Leah Unnie pressed answer: "President Nim, I was busy communicating with the neighbors just now. Do you have anything to tell me to do?"

"Has Zoe looked for you?" Yang Hyun-suk originally wanted her to tap into Xu Zhiyou's inventory, but that's what came out of his mouth.

"No, isn't she helping Jisoo and the others with choreography?" Leah Unnie found it strange but reported truthfully.

"Choreography?" He was momentarily confused, then thought of Kim Jennie's solo. "You mean Jennie and their solo songs are finished? Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, they were finished the night the company made the announcement. These past two days have been spent on the MV and choreography."

"And do you know about iKON's title track?"

"Yes, that was also finished that same night, President Nim. Is there a problem?"

"No, I'll hang up first. Let me compose myself." After he spoke, there was a busy signal. Leah Unnie looked at Becky with a puzzled expression.

"What is President Nim doing?"

Becky shrugged: "If you don't know, how would I know?"

In the President Nim's office, Yang Hyun-suk recalled Xu Zhiyou's troubled expression and sighed repeatedly. He now deeply regretted it.

Why did he arrange acting lessons for her? Now, all the acting she learned at YG was being used on him. What a sin.

Xu Zhiyou kept sneezing while riding her motorcycle. She felt like someone was talking about her, but had no evidence, so she just kept riding.

Arriving at Hongdae Street, she went directly to the house they were going to film in front of. She saw Leah Unnie's figure not far away and ran up in a few steps.

"Leah Unnie, are you finished here?"

"Zoe? What are you doing here?"

"I just wanted to confirm what time filming starts tomorrow. Your phone was always busy. Are you dating?"

"Dating, my foot! I'm cleaning up your messes every day; where would I find time to date?"

"If no one wants you, no one wants you, but you can't blame it on me, that's a bit far-fetched..."

"Yah! Say that again if you dare. Don't make me hit you." Older women can't stand such words the most.

"Mianhae, I didn't mean it."

Leah Unnie looked at her indifferent expression, rubbed her forehead, and sighed: "I'm sick too, why am I getting angry with you? I'll send it to your phone later, go home."

There were too many people in the commercial district. Xu Zhiyou was not well-liked on Peninsula's online platforms, but she had a lot of private fans, so it wasn't suitable for her to be exposed for too long.

"Since I'm already here, I'll go shopping."

"You're an idol, what are you shopping for? Go back quickly." Leah Unnie was just amazed by her big heart.

"Arasso, don't be so serious. I'll be careful. I'm leaving, you guys keep busy." She turned and headed towards the mall.

Leah Unnie suddenly remembered her President Nim's strange reaction and quickly called out to her: "Zoe, come back first."

"Leah Unnie, I'm just going to shop for a bit, it's really fine. Don't you trust my emergency handling abilities?"

"It's not about that. President Nim called me just now and asked if you had come to find me, and his reaction was a bit strange."

"He's always so neurotic, what's there to be surprised about?" Xu Zhiyou didn't care at all.

"Yah! If you keep that attitude, don't blame me for kicking you."

"Arasso, go ahead, I'm listening."

Leah Unnie recounted her conversation with Yang Hyun-suk and looked at Xu Zhiyou: "Is there anything strange about it? Why did President Nim react that way?"

"Uh! Well, actually... uh..." Xu Zhiyou knew perfectly well what it was. He was angry with her, what else could it be?

"Just say it. Why are you speaking like Jennie?"

"I lied to President Nim, saying that iKON's title track had drained my inspiration, and Chaeyoung and their solo songs had no direction yet. That's pretty much it."

Uh??? Leah Unnie and Becky were both speechless. No wonder their President Nim reacted that way; he was angry with Xu Zhiyou.

After about ten seconds, Leah Unnie waved her hand at her: "Go on, be careful."

"Isn't there anything you want to ask me?"

"No, hurry up and go. I still have things to do." Leah Unnie was on Xu Zhiyou's side when it came to song resources, so she had nothing to say.

"Then I'm leaving."

Xu Zhiyou was also happy about that.

"Go."

"OK, then you guys keep busy."

She walked to her motorcycle, locked her helmet to the handlebar, untied her ponytail, and let her hair down loosely. After doing all this, she headed towards the mall.

She skipped the clothing stores and took the escalator to the food floor. She took two selfies with her phone and sent them to the BP group chat.

After waiting a while and seeing no response on her phone, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "It's good that they're busy. If they came, they'd bore this old lady to death."

She sent another message: "Don't say I didn't tell you; this is the evidence." She put her phone away and walked towards a braised pork ribs restaurant.