278: Find an opportunity to make an appointment

After Leah finished reading Xu Zhiyou's Instagram post, she gritted her teeth and said, "She's being self-assertive again without saying anything. I really... Ugh~"

Looking at Leah, who was covering her face in thought, Becky softly comforted her, "Leah Unnie, isn't Zoe always like this? You'll get used to it, haha~"

Leah looked up and glanced at her: "I was just lamenting her self-assertive style, why are you...?"

"Of course not, I was just..."

"Alright." Leah cut her off, "Zoe's sudden move like this means I really can't handle the EPs for the four of them. Each artist is responsible for their own work."

"Yes!"

Becky responded and went to prepare. Kim Jennie had already released an EP, so how could Kim Ji-soo and the other three not have one?

...Lim Nayeon, who returned after filming the show, felt like the sky had fallen when she saw Xu Zhiyou's Instagram post. Comparing herself to others was simply infuriating.

"Na-yeon Unnie, what's wrong?" Chou Tzuyu asked curiously, looking at Lim Nayeon, whose mouth was slightly agape and face full of shock.

"Just look for yourself, it's indescribable." Lim Nayeon handed her phone to Chou Tzuyu.

Chou Tzuyu curiously took the phone, and Minatozaki Sana and the others also curiously gathered around. When they saw Xu Zhiyou's Instagram post, they all fell silent.

"Envious, aren't you?" Lim Nayeon said, taking back her phone after seeing their expressions.

"Yes." The few of them nodded in unison.

"Aish, what kind of fate does Kim Hit Ball have? Not only is she beautiful, but her luck is incredibly good. Heaven is unfair, boo hoo hoo~"

"Cry." Hirai Momo patted her shoulder, "Cry my share too, sigh~"

"Uh???"

Lim Nayeon stopped her fake crying and looked at her speechlessly: "Are you sick? Can't you tell I'm faking it?"

"You're faking it, but I'm truly upset! Look, she's only been debuted for a year, sigh~"

Lim Nayeon pushed her hand away and said disdainfully: "I'm both afraid that Kim Hit Ball isn't doing well, and afraid that she's driving a Range Rover. What are you upset about?"

"Heh~"

Chou Tzuyu, Minatozaki Sana, and the others all looked at her with disdain.

"Tsk~"

Lim Nayeon didn't care at all, ignoring their disdainful gazes and continued scrolling on her phone.

Cosmic Girls, in a certain show's dressing room.

Looking at Xu Zhiyou's Instagram, they all had only one thought: having creative talent truly makes her headstrong.

Bao Na poked Cheng Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, why don't you hit me a few times too?"

"Ah???"

Cheng Xiao was momentarily stunned, then raised her hand to feel Bao Na's forehead: "You're not sick, so why do you have such a morbid thought?"

Bao Na pushed her hand away and said enviously: "We're both from China. Zoe is giving away an EP. I don't need much, just one solo song will do. Is that reasonable?"

"Heh~"

Cheng Xiao's eyes nearly rolled to the heavens as she said disdainfully: "You're not sick, you're just brainless."

"I'm your Unnie."

"You know you're an Unnie, so how can you ask such an idiotic question?"

"Yah!"

"Pfft! Giggling~"

Seol-ah couldn't hold back and let out a goose-like laugh. Setting aside her creative ability, Cheng Xiao's sharp tongue was quite similar to Xu Zhiyou's.

"Yah! Seol-ah xi, are you that happy?" Bao Na narrowed her eyes and glared at her, her tone unfriendly.

"Bao Na xi, I didn't provoke you, did I? Is it appropriate to take your anger out on me?"

She was only a few months younger than Bao Na, and they usually had a good relationship, so she wasn't afraid of her at all.

"I'm just making things difficult for you, can't I?"

"Get lost~"

"Yah!"

"Sigh~" Eunhee sighed, then kicked Cheng Xiao's chair, "You handle Bao Na Unnie."

"Forget it, they won't actually fight. I'm too lazy to move." Cheng Xiao looked down, scrolling on her phone, not even sparing a glance for the two childish girls.

"Alright." Eunhee thought what she said made sense; they wouldn't fight anyway, so whatever.

She leaned over to Cheng Xiao and whispered in her ear: "After we finish filming, let's go to the PC bang for some duo queuing?"

Cheng Xiao secretly glanced at Bao Na, and seeing that she wasn't paying attention, she whispered: "Quietly, don't let them hear."

"Got it." Eunhee raised an eyebrow at her, indicating she understood.

Compared to EPs, Eunhee was more eager to duo queue with Cheng Xiao. It was rare to find a gaming partner, so she had to make the most of it.

Thinking of games, Eunhee remembered that Xu Zhiyou played games incredibly well in BP HOUSE.

She poked Cheng Xiao again: "Xiao Xiao, Zoe seems to be good at games too. Shall we ask her to join?"

Cheng Xiao thought of Xu Zhiyou's dazzling plays when she played King of Glory, and narrowed her eyes, looking impressed.

"She's not just good, she's incredibly skilled." But then she remembered they were filming a group reality show and shook her head, "She doesn't have time. We can't ask her."

"If not offline, then online."

"Okay, I'll ask her later. She's been suffering a bit from Jisoo's antics these past few days, I wonder if she'll be in the mood?"

Eunhee thought of Xu Zhiyou's excuses, blaming network lag, blaming teammates for not cooperating, never blaming herself, and just felt a headache coming on.

She also feared bad players, so she only asked Cheng Xiao. As for the others, no thanks. She didn't think she had good enough self-control and was afraid of scolding people and affecting team relationships... Cube Company.

When Minnie saw Xu Zhiyou's Instagram post, she kept exclaiming loudly, which made Song Yuqi and the others speechless.

Cho Mi-yeon couldn't take it anymore and poked Song Yuqi: "Can you do something about her? If she keeps shouting like this, it'll be too conspicuous."

Song Yuqi spread her hands like a little bear: "How can I? Have you forgotten that she's always held a grudge against that Ahn Jae-wook?"

"That's true." Cho Mi-yeon couldn't refute it. Minnie had always been furious with that Coco Entertainment.

Now that she had received the answer she wanted, and it was even through directly dropping songs, it seemed perfectly normal for her to be excited.

However, thinking of the songs, she actually felt a bit envious of Kim Ji-soo and the others. Solo stuff wasn't that important.

What was important was the producer, Xu Zhiyou, who had created hit songs since her debut.

An EP tailor-made by her—the buzz would be unimaginable. To sum it up in two words: envy.

"Hey!" Song Yuqi saw her suddenly space out with vacant eyes and poked her, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how popular Jennie-oni's EP will be."

Song Yuqi could tell from her expression that she was definitely envious, but it was normal for her to be envious since she had just left YG.

She patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Do your own thing, there's no need to envy others. Who knows what the future holds, right?"

"Kamsahamnida, Rainie." Cho Mi-yeon hugged her. She was indeed feeling quite down.

Almost all of her close friends had debuted, and she was still here as a trainee. It would be strange if she didn't feel a sense of disparity.

"It's good that you understand."

Song Yuqi gently patted her back. Putting herself in Cho Mi-yeon's shoes, she actually understood her quite well.

They were all human, with their joys, angers, sorrows, and desires. Besides, she had been in BLACKPINK's pre-debut group.

Seeing BLACKPINK's current success, it would be strange if she didn't feel a sense of disparity.