257: Not suitable for crowded places

“Zoe is preparing an album, so she might not have time to write songs, but I’ll pass on the message to her…”

Seeing her hang up the phone, Becky Ouni handed her a document: “Leah Unnie, these are the results compiled by the company.”

Leah Unnie had just reached out to take it when her phone rang again. She sighed, “What’s the impact?”

“Their fans are very rational and weren’t swayed by the internet trolls. The CEO said it’s best to let nature take its course.”

Leah Unnie nodded: “That’s good.” She thought of those who were taking advantage of the situation to piggyback on Xu Zhiyou’s popularity.

“Release an announcement stating that Zoe’s main focus will be on filming the group reality show and producing her album. She currently has no plans to collaborate with other artists.”

“Yes, I’ll go do it now.”

“Wait.”

Becky Ouni, who had just reached the door, was called back. She turned to Leah Unnie: “Leah Unnie, are there any other arrangements?”

“Also, mention Rosie and IU’s collaboration song, and notify Kim Ji-soo to keep an eye on Zoe and make sure she doesn’t say anything out of line.”

She couldn’t guess Xu Zhiyou’s thoughts, so she figured it wouldn’t hurt to have Kim Ji-soo keep a close watch.

“Yes!”

After Becky Ouni left, Leah Unnie finally answered her phone: “Yeoboseyo, may I ask…”

Thailand.

Xu Zhiyou was taking photos when her phone in her pocket rang. She pulled out her phone and waved it at Kim Ji-soo: “Show Ge, Becky Ouni is looking for you.”

“Looking for me?” Kim Ji-soo didn’t even bother to pose, she ran over in a few steps and answered the phone, “Becky Ouni, is there something wrong?”

“Kim Ji-soo, keep an eye on Zoe. Don’t let her say anything reckless online.” Becky Ouni was concise. After giving her instructions, she also had a lot of things to do.

“Huh?”

Kim Ji-soo’s big head was in a big daze: “Becky Ouni, I remember Zoe didn’t do anything out of line, did she?”

When Xu Zhiyou heard it was about herself, she gestured for Kim Ji-soo to put it on speaker. The first sentence she heard was:

“Go online and see for yourself. After you’ve seen it, remember to keep a close eye on Zoe and don’t let her go crazy. That’s all, beep beep…”

Xu Zhiyou’s mouth twitched. She felt offended by Becky Ouni. Was her image really that bad? No, she had to correct it.

Park Chaeyoung looked at Xu Zhiyou’s constipated expression and just wanted to laugh. “Don’t let her go crazy,” what a phrase. Her image was indeed quite bad.

“Pfft ~” Kim Jennie covered her mouth, lowering her head to stifle a laugh.

Kim Ji-soo, on the other hand, snapped back to reality and clicked on NAVER to search. The trending topic: “BLACKPINK causes fan dissatisfaction.”

Kim Ji-soo initially thought something was seriously wrong. She took a few deep breaths and pressed down with a serious expression.

“Hmm?” She scrolled down again, and after reading, she covered her face and sighed, “Siba, damn clickbait, you scared me.”

Seeing her muttering, Xu Zhiyou poked her: “Show Ge, what are you doing?”

“See for yourself.” Kim Ji-soo handed her the phone, “You’re trending again in a strange way.”

Xu Zhiyou rolled her eyes at her: “Can you even talk? You’re the strange one. Besides, me trending isn’t an everyday occurrence? Don’t make such a fuss.”

Kim Ji-soo’s eyes were practically rolling to the heavens. She couldn’t be bothered to talk to her and just put the phone in her hand: “Just look at it yourself and you’ll know.”

“I…” Xu Zhiyou was about to look, but Park Chaeyoung snatched the phone away in a flash, “She’s not looking, I’ll look.”

“Other idols: stage, endorsements, three new songs in a row; my idol: missing person. Chaeyoung, do you know how pitiful your fans are now? My heart aches!”

Kim Jennie leaned her head over, seeing the fan messages about herself.

“Waiting and waiting, but no sign of you. Where are the new songs and dances? Jennie, Jennie, hurry up and get to work! Fans are waiting online for a response! Write your ‘lazy cancer’ into a rap and put it online, let the whole world know you’re bullying your fans, hmph! Arrogant.JPG”

The two exchanged glances, then silently shook their heads. Kim Jennie spoke first: “Let’s think of a way to shift it to Zoe.”

“Mm!” Park Chaeyoung nodded, “I agree.”

Xu Zhiyou just felt baffled: “What are you two doing?”

“See for yourself!” Park Chaeyoung handed her the phone. These contents were already beyond their control.

Xu Zhiyou took the phone and saw a series of creative song requests. She exited the interface and scrolled through the trending topics about herself.

Scrolling through those bizarre topics: “Tsk tsk! Are the Peninsula editors also this witty when it comes to titles?”

As she scrolled, her gaze was drawn to a line: “The reason Zoe has never released a new song.” “This one’s interesting.”

She clicked in and found it was an interview video: “This can’t be my fans explaining my laziness… lack of inspiration, right!”

“Heh!” Park Chaeyoung rolled her eyes at her, “Little chick, your black feet are showing!”

“Go away.”

“Ya!” Park Chaeyoung raised her hand and pointed at her. The words were on the tip of her tongue, “Mmm mmm…”

Xu Zhiyou pinched her lips, ignoring her struggles, and clicked on the video, fast-forwarding to the part about herself.

“Many songs? Heh heh, just a promotional tactic. And slacking off? Hilarious. If she really didn’t care, why would she become a trainee? Don’t you understand hunger marketing? Open your eyes, don’t believe everything…”

Slap ~

Park Chaeyoung slapped her hand away: “Siba, who is this? Not a word about Zoe, but every word implies Zoe is faking… Mmm mmm ~”

Xu Zhiyou backhanded her mouth shut again: “How many times have I told you, you need to be calm in situations like this. You’re not mature at all, you still need practice.”

“Eww ~”

Kim Ji-soo shivered involuntarily. She was just afraid Xu Zhiyou would be ‘understanding.’ As far as she knew, none of those who bought negative publicity to slander her ever ended up well.

Park Chaeyoung pulled away Xu Zhiyou’s hand that was pinching her lips: “You can tolerate it, but I can’t.” She pulled out her phone, intending to start ranting.

Xu Zhiyou snatched it away in a flash and gave her a tap on the forehead: “Do you know who this person is?”

“Ya!” Park Chaeyoung covered her forehead, looking displeased at her, “Who cares who he is, just rant first.”

“I…” Xu Zhiyou was directly silenced by her. How did Park Chaeyoung seem even more reckless than her? This idiot, it was unbelievable.

“Sigh!” She sighed, “Chaeyoung! As a public figure, the first principle is to control your emotions…”

“Tch ~” Park Chaeyoung’s eyes were practically rolling to the heavens, “How dare you… Ouch ~”

Xu Zhiyou couldn’t bear it anymore and smacked her on the back of the head: “Park Chaeyoung, you’re simply a pig-brain.”

“Aish! … Mmm mmm ~”

Xu Zhiyou directly sealed her mouth: “We’ll talk about it after we go back.” She glanced at Lisa, who was still smiling with a flushed face.

She handed Park Chaeyoung’s phone and Park Chaeyoung herself into Kim Ji-soo’s arms: “Show Ge, keep an eye on her, don’t let her mess around.” She walked straight towards Lisa.

“Uh??? ” Kim Ji-soo was stunned, scratching her head, “Aigoo, why do I feel like something isn’t right?”

She couldn’t figure it out, so she gave up. She put the phone away and put her arm around Park Chaeyoung’s neck: “Let’s go back. It’s proven that we’re not suited for tourist spots.”

Seeing how calm the two were, Park Chaeyoung asked doubtfully: “Jisoo, don’t you feel stifled?”

Kim Jennie shrugged: “We can all control our emotions, we’re not children.” She said and walked away.

Leaving a speechless Park Chaeyoung: “Tch! What’s with the arrogance.” She kept throwing punches at her, “I’ll beat you to death.”

“That’s enough.” Kim Ji-soo interrupted her, “Chaeyoung, let me ask you one thing, have you ever seen any of the people Zoe beat up come back to cause trouble for her afterward?”

Park Chaeyoung thought carefully after hearing that and shook her head: “I don’t think so. Isn’t that because she spends a lot of money?”