286: Sun Zhouyan, the Little Sun

Lee Ji-eun saved the recording and chimed in, "OK, no problem, you go."

The collaboration song was just an excuse; they weren't even shooting a music video. Today was mainly about getting to know Xu Zhiyou; simple recording didn't need to be this complicated.

Xu Zhiyou made an OK gesture, went to the protective gear area, picked up a boxing glove, threw it behind her, and then continued running.

"Zoe, you..." Park Chaeyoung's words stopped halfway. As she expected, an 'ouch' immediately came from behind her.

Seeing her suddenly go silent, Xu Zhiyou asked curiously, "Chaeyoung, what were you trying to say just now?"

"Nothing, just run fast."

Shaking off Xu Zhiyou's hand, she quickened her pace and rushed out. She was afraid that if she was too slow, the troublemaker would push her to Bae Suzy to be beaten to death.

After Xu Zhiyou and the other person left, Bae Suzy sat in a frog pose on the mat, sighing, which greatly amused Park Jiyeon.

"Suzy, have you been beaten silly? Hahahaha~"

Bae Suzy glared at her, "Laugh, laugh, laugh at what? Come pull me up." She was completely subdued now; she couldn't beat her at all.

Park Jiyeon stepped forward and pulled her up, "Didn't you see her well-defined abs? Going up to get abused, what for?"

"I thought she got them from protein powder. My mistake."

Upon hearing this, Park Jiyeon rolled her eyes, "Do you think everyone is like you, doing everything for beauty, which amounts to nothing?"

Lee Ji-eun heard 'abs' and remembered touching them just now—that sensation, *slurp*.

Park Jiyeon and the other person were drawn by her *slurp* and immediately saw her smiling with a dazed, infatuated expression.

"Huh! Jieun, what are you doing?" Park Jiyeon crossed her arms, looking at her warily.

Lee Ji-eun didn't care in the slightest, "Zoe's figure is even better than her looks, better than yours. Can't I be envious?"

"You better be."

"Hmph!"

...When Xu Zhiyou and the other person returned to the dorm, they saw Kim Ji-soo and two others sprawled out on the living room sofa, watching variety shows.

From the sound, it seemed to be their group's variety show.

Just as she was about to ask Kim Ji-soo if she had packed her things, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Cheng Xiao.

She answered, "Xiao Xiao, dinner? I just finished eating. Tomorrow."

On the other end of the phone, Cheng Xiao rolled her eyes, "Can't I find you for anything other than eating?"

"I'm straight, no date."

"Pfft! I'm straight too, no date." Cheng Xiao was too lazy to babble with her anymore and got straight to the point.

"Eunhee and I are at T-Base PC Cafe in Hongdae. Call Jisoo and the four of us can play PUBG."

"OK, I'll be right there." She hung up the phone, pulled Kim Ji-soo, who was slumped on the sofa, "T-Base PC Cafe next door. Cheng Xiao, Eunhee, PUBG."

Kim Ji-soo, who had just looked like a wilted eggplant, brightened up at the mention of the game, "I'll put on some shoes, I'll be right there."

Kim Jennie leaned against Lisa, looking at the two energetic people, and said enviously, "Such good stamina, sigh~"

Actually, Lisa wanted to go too, but she wasn't really interested in games, so she decided against it.

Park Chaeyoung was pretty much the same; she had just returned from a dinner party and declared her HP was at rock bottom.

While Kim Ji-soo was putting on her shoes, Xu Zhiyou looked at Lisa, "Hang up my clothes. I'll bring you a late-night snack when I get back."

Lisa made an OK gesture, indicating she understood.

T-Base PC Cafe.

Cheng Xiao nodded to Eunhee, "They said they'll be here soon. Let's get something to eat first, I'm hungry."

On the way, Kim Ji-soo saw that she had only let her hair down, "Zoe, what if you go out like this and get recognized?"

"Normal people don't have such good eyesight late at night. Masks and baseball caps are just unnecessary. Take yours off too."

Kim Ji-soo thought about it, "You're right." Taking off her mask made her breathing feel much clearer.

It's no wonder why celebrities are celebrities; their aura is very different from ordinary people.

As the two walked, they felt many pairs of eyes on them, and some even snapped photos.

Seeing this, Kim Ji-soo tugged at Xu Zhiyou's sleeve, "Have we been recognized? Many people are taking pictures of us."

Xu Zhiyou put her arm around her neck and comforted her as they walked, "Even when I wasn't an idol, many people liked to take pictures of me. Relax."

"That's true." Kim Ji-soo had experienced this many times before, otherwise, she wouldn't have even considered becoming an idol, right?

Passersby.

"Beautiful woman, wow, what a beauty! They say Hongdae is full of beauties, and they weren't lying."

"Why isn't anyone going up to ask for their Kakao? That's not right. Aside from the 'killer from behind' series, just their aura alone is worth shamelessly asking for a Kakao, right?"

"My bank balance isn't even as much as the price of that shorter girl's jacket. Wouldn't it be awkward to be rejected?"

"What are you talking about? What money? Didn't you see those bodyguards following them? Anyone who tried to approach was blocked."

"Bodyguards? Hmm... I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere before. Hmm, let me think."

"Could they be idols or actresses or something?"

"Nonsense! What idol goes bouncing around late at night? Even if they wanted to, their company wouldn't allow it."

"That's true."

"..."

As the people involved, Kim Ji-soo and Xu Zhiyou found it somewhat novel to hear passersby discussing them.

Kim Ji-soo was indeed worried about being recognized at first, but after hearing what the surrounding passersby said, it made a lot of sense—what idol goes shopping late at night?

The PC cafe wasn't far. The two walked for about ten minutes to reach their destination and found Cheng Xiao and Eunhee.

"Just letting your hair down, not afraid of being recognized by fans." Cheng Xiao secretly admired the two's boldness.

Xu Zhiyou waved at Eunhee, "Joo Yeon."

"Yes!" Eunhee, startled by her real name, instinctively responded.

Xu Zhiyou didn't wait for her to wonder, "Although you debuted a few months before me, I'm older than you, so just..."

"Unnie." Xu Zhiyou's words were cut short by her calling out "Unnie."

Xu Zhiyou couldn't resist reaching out to ruffle her head, chuckling, "Good, good, more promising than Xiao Xiao."

She had often heard Cheng Xiao talk about Eunhee; this little girl was the warm-hearted type, and now she understood.

Xu Zhiyou was happy, but Cheng Xiao was displeased. She slapped away her 'salty pig hand,' "Talk all you want, but why are you touching? And I'm not promising, pfft~"

"Joo Yeon is just better than you, so what?"

Cheng Xiao rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, "Please don't call me so intimately, okay? I hate girls with no sense of boundaries."

"None of your business. Do you want a beating?" She raised her fist, ready to hit her, scaring Cheng Xiao into shrinking her head.

Eunhee shook her head, forcibly abandoning the thought of watching the drama, and bowed to Kim Ji-soo, "Jisoo sunbaenim."

When Kim Ji-soo was filming commercials and guest-starring in TV dramas, she was still an unknown trainee, so calling her 'sunbaenim' felt completely natural.

Similarly, Kim Ji-soo also heard it without burden and responded with a smile, "You debuted even earlier than me. Like Zoe, just call me Unnie."

"Unnie." Eunhee softly called out again.