277: Poisoned mouth

Clearing her thoughts, she interrupted her: "Joo-hyun ah, you're overthinking this."

"Yah!"

"My mistake, my mistake, Irene-nim, our beautiful Joo-hyun Unnie..."

Bae Joo-hyun rubbed her temples, saying exasperatedly, "Don't beat around the bush, get to the point, OK?"

Seeing that Bae Joo-hyun was indeed anxious, Xu Zhiyou stopped teasing her and said seriously, "YG isn't targeting me. It's fine."

Bae Joo-hyun subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. As long as she wasn't abandoned by YG, it was fine.

As long as a company was backing her, based on her understanding of Xu Zhiyou, she wouldn't fall to the point of leaving the industry.

With her mind at ease, her tone became lighter, and she teased, "Aigoo!"

"I thought you were disobedient and YG Entertainment had thrown you out, person and belongings included. You scared me."

"Heh heh! Even if you were kicked out by S.M, I wouldn't be. Wishful thinking."

"If I get kicked out, I'll come to you. Once your contract is up, we'll form a visual sub-unit and re-debut."

Kang Seul-gi and the other four next to Bae Joo-hyun looked at her speechlessly. Good heavens, she completely ignored their existence. Extremely annoying, but they dared not speak up. Weak! Helpless!

Xu Zhiyou asked curiously, "When does your contract expire?"

"Five more years, around 2022," Bae Joo-hyun replied, then casually asked, "What about yours?"

"Mine is in four years. Show Ge and them have six more years. So, I might have to renew for two more years when mine expires. Forget it, I'm getting old, can't dance anymore, sigh~"

"Yah! Are you hinting at me?"

"What's gotten into you again... Ugh!" Realizing Bae Joo-hyun was born in '91, she hung up with a whoosh before Bae Joo-hyun could explode.

"Phew~" She lightly patted her chest, with a frightened expression, "I almost got scolded. Luckily, I was quick."

Kim Jennie looked at her speechlessly and said, "I thought your mouth was just a little unhinged."

"I didn't realize it was poisoned. You should talk less in the future. You might get beaten to death, sigh~"

"What are you saying? I..."

Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~

Her words were cut short by her phone vibrating. Seeing the caller ID was Minnie, she answered, "Minnie, you're secretly hiding a phone? Aren't you afraid of being reported?"

"I, it's me."

"Rainie?" She took the phone away and saw it was indeed Minnie. She instinctively thought she had encountered some difficulty. "What's wrong?"

"Are you... okay?"

"Huh???"

Song Yuqi had been holding it in for a long time and only managed to squeeze out these four words, leaving Xu Zhiyou utterly confused.

Hearing that her tone didn't sound sad, Song Yuqi asked suspiciously, "You don't know yet?"

Xu Zhiyou was even more bewildered. She said directly, "Why are you playing coy? What exactly happened?"

"It's about you being suppressed by YG, and a lot of people online saying you're disrespectful to seniors."

Seeing that she had nothing more to say, Xu Zhiyou urged, "And? Tell me what I don't know."

"Huh???"

Now it was Song Yuqi's turn to be confused.

But Xu Zhiyou quickly realized that they had been on completely different wavelengths the whole time.

Song Yuqi also quickly caught on, slapping her forehead. "We were on the wrong channel."

Xu Zhiyou's mouth twitched. She had been so anxious, thinking it was something serious, but it was just this trivial matter.

Taking a deep breath, she said exasperatedly, "Rainie ah, next time you talk business, remember to include a subject. Otherwise, you might get scolded, understand?"

Song Yuqi didn't expect her to be so calm. She asked suspiciously, "Aren't you angry, or rather... not sad?"

"What are you saying? Which artist doesn't get scolded? Relax, relax. You get used to it after a while."

Seeing that she was truly fine, Song Yuqi said nothing more: "Alright then, send me a message when you're free, and we'll meet up."

"Okay, when I return to the Peninsula."

Seeing that they weren't about to fight, Park Chaeyoung, who had already slipped back, asked curiously, "What were you two mumbling about?"

"Just like Bae Daenai..."

Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~

Her phone vibrated again. Seeing it was Chou Tzuyu, she covered her face and sighed, "What are they all thinking? Am I that fragile?"

Park Chaeyoung thoughtfully pinched her chin and said, "Just looking at your appearance, it's indeed easy to gain sympathy."

"Shallow!" She tapped Park Chaeyoung's forehead, and under her disdainful gaze, began her busy task of answering calls.

An hour later, Xu Zhiyou finished another call. Just as she was about to slack off, she saw Kim Jennie tapping away on her phone and asked curiously, "Dumpling, what are you doing?"

"I'm appeasing the fans. If some irrational fans... no, they should be enemy infiltrators. If they stir up trouble, my public image will completely collapse."

Hmm? Xu Zhiyou's eyes lit up when she heard 'fans.' She immediately opened Instagram and started editing.

"I have deeply realized my mistake. To show my sincerity, I plan to produce an EP for Ms. Jennie. Mianhae, sincere face.JPG" Sent.

Ding dong~

All four of their phones chimed. Kim Jennie was the first to open it and saw it was Xu Zhiyou's Instagram post.

After reading the content and recalling her claim that she could handle the CEO, she immediately thought of the fan pressure tactic she had used before. That was just like her.

She silently admired her, but thinking of her CEO's grumpy face, she couldn't help but feel nervous: "Zoe ah, aren't you afraid of the CEO jumping up and down if you do this?"

Xu Zhiyou fiddled with her phone and said indifferently, "Don't worry, the CEO is practically begging you all to post."

"Huh???" All four looked at her in unison.

"What are you looking at? Look at your popularity. If it continues like this, you'll really become Zoe and her four backup dancers. What's the point of playing then?"

"Uh???"

The four of them felt a pang in their hearts. What was going on? Xu Zhiyou had taken half a year off, yet she was still overwhelmingly number one. It was ridiculous.

"Besides, he doesn't have to provide the songs for the EP. He just needs to provide the promotion channels and he can make money by lying down. Capitalists only care about profit, OK?"

Looking up and seeing their four adorable, bewildered expressions, Xu Zhiyou felt like she was talking to a brick wall. They just hadn't experienced enough; they needed more tempering.

While they were talking, the internet was in an uproar because of Xu Zhiyou's Instagram post, especially among Kim Jennie's fans.

"Aigoo, what am I seeing? What exactly does Zoe's Instagram post mean?"

"What does it mean? Can't you see? Our Kitty is releasing an EP, and Zoe is producing it! Wahahaha~"

"Aigoo, when I first heard her solo song was produced by Zoe, I was happy for days. I didn't expect happiness to come so quickly."

"Sure enough, a celebrity's backside is really valuable. Just a few slaps directly exchanged for at least four songs. Zoe, hit her a few more times, really, please hit her, wahahaha~"

"We Nini fans didn't even take it seriously, but we got an unexpected bonus. It seems our 'One Life, One You (Zoe), One Nini' is the real deal. Love it, heart.JPG"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Zoe really dotes on Nini. With her personality, to specifically post an apology on Instagram, it's unbelievable. So, this was the real purpose. I'm dying from the cuteness."

"So, all this was to help our Nini produce an EP. This is true love! No wonder our Nini unconditionally supports her. It's a real-life CEO and his pampered wife. Hehe, love to see it, bring more."