287: Two big lumps on the sofa

Eunhee's call of "Unnie" made Kim Ji-soo's heart feel warm and fuzzy, and just like Xu Zhiyou, she couldn't resist reaching out and ruffling her head.

"Aigoo, so cute," she said contentedly after finishing the petting.

"Scum Soo, where does this leave Dumpling?"

Kim Ji-soo glared fiercely at her: "You are the least qualified to say that. Scram!"

"Tch~"

Xu Zhiyou couldn't be bothered to argue with her, so she pulled out her phone and shook it at Eunhee: "Since we know each other now, let's exchange Kakao IDs."

"Ah... oh." Eunhee was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled out her phone.

Actually, she had long wanted to add Xu Zhiyou on Kakao, but after hearing the rumor that Xu Zhiyou had even rejected Lee Ji-eun, she gave up the idea.

It was only because Xu Zhiyou didn't know what she was thinking right now; otherwise, Bae Suzy would definitely have gotten kicked a few times.

Four hours later.

Kim Ji-soo rubbed her aching lower back and spoke weakly: "Zoe, it's two in the morning. You have something tomorrow morning, let's wrap it up."

"That's Chaeyoung, not me," Xu Zhiyou replied, then turned to look at Cheng Xiao. "Do either of you have schedules tomorrow?"

Cheng Xiao's eyes remained fixed on the screen: "I have the morning off, so I'm free."

"Mhm, I'm free too." Eunhee implied that sleeping was nowhere near as important as gaming.

"Alright then."

Xu Zhiyou cared even less; her schedule was hers to command. If she didn't want to do something, no one could order her around.

She casually dragged Kim Ji-soo, who was slumped on the back of the sofa, to her feet: "E-sports doesn't pity the elderly, hurry up."

"My eyes can't take it anymore. You guys play first, I'm going out for a walk."

Kim Ji-soo's health bar was already low and now it was completely depleted. If she kept playing, she might become the first female idol to die suddenly from gaming—she couldn't afford that.

Xu Zhiyou turned around and saw that Kim Ji-soo's eyes were practically slits: "Forget it, let's stop here for today."

Cheng Xiao felt like she hadn't played enough and suggested: "Then how about we go out and wander around?"

Eunhee looked at the time: "I'm fine with anything, it's still early anyway."

Hearing this, Xu Zhiyou looked incredulously at the bottom right corner of the computer screen: AM 2:27.

"Aigoo, Little Yan, do you have no concept of time? You call two in the morning 'still early'?"

Cheng Xiao pouted enviously: "As if everyone can get off work early like you guys."

"Don't envy me, Sis. Sis is just a legend."

"Tch! Oh... right." Thinking of the invitation letter she had received the day before yesterday, she looked at Xu Zhiyou.

"The domestic iQiyi platform is preparing a male idol survival show. Did they send you an invitation letter?"

Since even she received an invitation, there was no reason Xu Zhiyou wouldn't. The first Chinese captain of YG—that title alone was enough to generate a wave of hype.

As soon as Xu Zhiyou heard about the idol survival show, 'Jī Nǐ Tài Měi' and basketball inexplicably popped into her mind.

"Yii~"

This damn memory attack.

Seeing her suddenly start shaking her head, Cheng Xiao asked confusedly: "What's wrong?"

"I just remembered something funny. It's nothing, nothing."

Cheng Xiao rolled her eyes at her, too lazy to ask what it was, and continued: "I'm the dance mentor. What are you?"

Xu Zhiyou spread her hands: "I'm nothing. The organizers didn't send me an invitation letter."

"How is that possible?"

"You have a management agency helping you operate in China, but I have no channels there at all. Why would they send me an invitation?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Given your popularity, what does it matter if you don't have an agency, huh?" She seemed to realize something.

She raised her hand and pointed at her: "You're definitely lying to me. Be honest, were you just too lazy to go and rejected it?"

It wasn't surprising that she thought this, as Xu Zhiyou's usual behavior made it entirely plausible that she would do such a thing.

Nothing else but that she was beautiful and talented, and crucially, she graduated from a prestigious school with a massive network, giving her the right to slack off.

Xu Zhiyou said speechlessly: "I really didn't. Plus, I haven't even heard of it, so how could I reject it?"

Seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, Cheng Xiao asked uncertainly: "Really?"

"Truer than real gold."

"That's a shame. I was planning on clinging to your coattails then. What a mess, sigh~"

"Cling to what? While I was gone, K-pop became the Cheng Xiao era. It's more likely that I should cling to your coattails."

Cheng Xiao blushed and glared at her: "Are you mocking me? Scram!"

She knew her own situation; most of that praise was fan hype, supplemented by the company buying promotions and marketing.

Only Xu Zhiyou right in front of her possessed genuine, dominant power. Whenever BP made a comeback or she released a single...

...no matter what trending group or anything else was around, they had to take a backseat. Take "Lonely," for example.

It had only been a few days, and it was already ranked first on the weekly chart, monthly chart, and other lists. They couldn't beat her, simply couldn't beat her.

Seeing that Cheng Xiao had started spacing out after telling her to scram, Xu Zhiyou reached out and waved her hand in front of her eyes: "Hey, girl, snap out of it."

"Sigh! Let's go, let's go drinking."

"Uh???"

This sudden change of topic was rather jarring.

"I can't mourn the fact that you can't go to the idol show, right? Besides, it's rare that we get together, and we have nothing tomorrow morning, so let's have some fun."

She came up behind her and pushed her forward by the back: "Let's go, let's go, we can talk on the way."

Kim Ji-soo and Eunhee stared wide-eyed at each other, mumbled something between themselves, and then walked out.

"Sigh~"

Kim Ji-soo sighed, reached out, and pulled Eunhee, who was still staring wide-eyed at her: "Let's follow them."

"Oh... okay."

At seven o'clock the next morning, Kim Jennie was the first to wake up. She opened her door and saw a lump of something wriggling on the sofa.

She moved cautiously closer and saw Xu Zhiyou and Kim Ji-soo sleeping soundly, curled up together.

She rubbed her temples, her expression utterly speechless: "Aigoo, I really give up."

"Mm mm~"

Kim Ji-soo heard the movement, struggled to open her eyelids to take a look, and seeing it was Kim Jennie, she said: "Jennie, make some hangover soup. We'll drink it when we wake up later."

After speaking, she closed her eyes again and continued sleeping soundly.

Hearing "hangover soup," Kim Jennie leaned forward and sniffed, twitching her nose.

She said disgustedly: "Aigoo, they reek of alcohol. Weren't they playing games? Why did they end up drinking?"

Park Chaeyoung was the second to walk out of the room, seeing Kim Jennie muttering to herself with her arms crossed.

She asked confusedly: "Drinking what? Jennie-oni, what are you doing?"

*Slap~*

Just then, Xu Zhiyou's right leg fell off the sofa, and Park Chaeyoung finally noticed the two lumps on the couch.

She looked at Kim Jennie and asked confusedly: "Aigoo, why are those two sleeping goddesses up so early?"

"Early my butt. Come over here and smell for yourself," Kim Jennie said with distaste.

"Smell?" Although confused, she honestly went closer. When she smelled the strong scent of alcohol...

...she delivered a flying kick right to Xu Zhiyou's calf: "ah shi! They went drinking without me... Ouch~"

Just as she was about to explode, she got smacked on the back of the head. She turned around and saw her second oldest sister looking utterly disgusted.

"Unnie, why did you hit me? Aren't you mad that those two went out drinking without calling us?"