273: You understand the pain

“Still in the mood to watch a show? Looks like there’s no big problem,” Kim Ji-soo muttered as she took off her shoes, finding only slight redness and swelling.

“Ah~”

A crisp, loud slapping sound, accompanied by Lisa’s wail, instantly echoed through every corner of the room.

Kim Ji-soo rubbed her ears, looking at her with disdain: “Scream again and I’ll break your tongue, believe me?”

“Jisoo, I’m injured, can’t you have some public decency…” Seeing her older sister raise her palm,

she quickly covered her mouth and backed away, not stopping until she was pressed against the corner of the wall with nowhere else to go: “Mianhae, I’ll shut up.”

Her movements were incredibly smooth, making Park Chaeyoung and Lisa, who were peeking from behind the door, chuckle.

“Jennie Unnie.” Park Chaeyoung nudged Kim Jennie, who was peeking through the door crack with her, with her elbow.

“You know, even a fool knows not to provoke Jisoo when she’s angry, what was Lisa thinking?”

Kim Jennie glanced at Lisa, who was huddled in the corner, and shook her head, sighing: “Her head must’ve been sat on by her butt, she can’t think anymore.”

“You two aren’t much better.” Kim Ji-soo glared at the two peeking through the door crack, “Aren’t you coming out?”

“Uh????”

Park Chaeyoung and Lisa looked at each other, neither moving. Compared to being cooped up in the corner, they felt the bathroom was more spacious.

Seeing their stubborn behavior, Kim Ji-soo didn’t bother to scold them, walked over, and slammed the door shut.

If they wanted to stay in the toilet so badly, she’d be considerate and close the door for them, prioritizing out of sight, out of mind.

Bae Joo-hyun, who had been babbling on the phone, had already started enjoying the show after venting her emotions with a string of colorful words.

Only when Kim Ji-soo’s side went silent did she speak: “Zoe! You should stop causing so much trouble. Look how angry you’ve made Jisoo, sigh~”

In her eyes, Kim Ji-soo was a stable, honest, and well-behaved child. It was indeed a bit difficult for her to deal with a rogue like Xu Zhiyou.

Xu Zhiyou immediately retorted upon hearing this: “It was clearly Lisa, what does it have to do with me? Be careful, I’ll sue you for defamation!”

“Yah!” Lisa was the first to object to this. If she hadn’t been so loose-lipped and provoked her older sister, she wouldn’t have suffered this much. “Zoe, you…”

“You what you,” Xu Zhiyou interrupted her, “Look how angry you made Show Ge. Don’t do it again next time, okay?”

“Aish!”

Lisa’s face turned red, then green, then black with anger. A thousand words ultimately condensed into these two, showing how speechless she was at the moment.

“Pfft! Hahaha~” Seeing Lisa’s expression, Kim Ji-soo couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Kim Yerim, on the other end of the phone, silently mourned for Lisa. To encounter a rogue like Xu Zhiyou, how pitiful.

Coming back to her senses, she remembered the purpose of her call to Xu Zhiyou and asked: “Send me a copy of your and Dara Unnie’s promotional schedule.”

“Why do you want that… Oh.” Xu Zhiyou realized something, “You want to avoid overlapping?”

“Otherwise?” Bae Joo-hyun admitted frankly.

The number one spot on music shows isn’t just about honor; it also affects one’s status, future schedules, and endorsements. In short, the more, the better.

Xu Zhiyou had originally wanted to tease her, but she admitted it so straightforwardly that Xu Zhiyou felt a bit unaccustomed.

“What’s wrong?” Bae Joo-hyun saw her not speaking and thought Park Sandara’s side wouldn’t allow it, “If it’s inconvenient, then forget it.”

“No, not at all. You know my collaboration with Dara Unnie is more of a hobby, the kind where we’re too lazy to even shoot a music video…”

“Aish! I don’t want to know, don’t tell me.” Bae Joo-hyun felt a pang in her liver; this girl could really infuriate people with her words.

“Sigh!” Kang Seul-gi shrugged like a bear, “Unintentional bragging is the most deadly. I want to cry. Why don’t I have such a life, woo woo woo~”

“Mhm mhm.” Kim Yerim nodded repeatedly, “I really want to punch her a few times, but she’s just stating facts, sigh~”

Son Seung-wan and Park Soo-young exchanged glances, raising their eyebrows to express their helplessness. It was truly disheartening.

Xu Zhiyou was momentarily bewildered. Why was everyone speaking with such a sour tone? It was quite unfamiliar.

“No, what are you all saying? Am I wrong?” The cheat player couldn’t understand the sorrow of ordinary people.

Kim Ji-soo covered her face and said helplessly: “Zoe, you should really say less of such things in the future. You’ll really get ganged up on.”

“Sigh! Forget it.” If they talked any longer, Bae Joo-hyun was afraid their friendship would collapse, so she skipped the topic, “Zoe, just tell me if it’s convenient or not.”

Park Sandara, plus Lee Chae-rin, was more effective than any music show. Their popularity was undeniable, and there was no need to waste that energy.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhiyou said seriously: “Based on current data, there’s no need to promote the song. Don’t worry, we won’t be joining this round.”

Bae Joo-hyun didn’t doubt her. Xu Zhiyou might be a bit sharp-tongued, but she was quite reliable when it came to serious matters: “Alright then, I’m hanging up. We still have to practice…”

“Wait!” Xu Zhiyou called out to her, “You guys need to speed up your comeback schedule. ‘Love Scenario’ is no worse than ‘Psycho’.”

“As long as you’re not involved.” Bae Joo-hyun said indifferently, not taking it seriously, and then hung up the phone.

“Eh heh!” Xu Zhiyou looked at the disconnected screen, “Are they in such a hurry?”

“If they didn’t hang up, they’d probably be driven to self-isolation by you,” Kim Ji-soo said weakly.

“Nonsense, you four are with me every day and nothing happens. Don’t frame me.”

“Stop messing around, while there’s still time.” Kim Ji-soo pulled out a tablet displaying famous tourist attractions in Thailand.

She placed it in front of her: “Come on, let’s plan where we’re going tomorrow.”

... On the Peninsula, at Park Jiyeon’s house, the six members of T-ARA looked at Xu Zhiyou’s song ranking situation.

“No wonder Jieun said our confidence for a comeback lies with Zoe. These numbers are too impressive.” Park Jiyeon refreshed the page while clicking her tongue in amazement.

“Indeed impressive.” Park Hyo-min also nodded secretly. She scrolled for a while but found no news about their group reality show.

“Jiyeon, do they have a broadcast time for their latest group reality show?” She was more interested in BP HOUSE than the songs.

“I think it’s tomorrow, but I don’t know the exact time.”

BP HOUSE was a must-watch show for Park Jiyeon, so asking her about updates was always the right choice... The next day, when the five arrived at their accommodation on Koh Samui, it was already close to noon.

This was a two-story villa. Xu Zhiyou came in and immediately lay down on a random sofa.

The accompanying PD originally thought she was just resting, but then realized she had fallen asleep while filming, which was quite exasperating.

“Sigh!” With a sigh, he set up the camera to face her. They also understood how to slack off.

Among the other four, Park Chaeyoung was on the second-floor viewing platform, stretching her arms and feeling the breeze on her cheeks, her eyes closed in a state of rapture.

Kim Ji-soo was poking at the ornaments in the living room, like a curious baby, touching here and tapping there.

Kim Jennie observed the house layout, walking and explaining, as if she were a real estate agent, describing everything with great earnestness.

Lisa, with her hands behind her back, strolled around like an old man out for a walk, simply going wherever she pleased, focusing on the leisurely stroll.

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