289: Look in my eyes

Xu Zhiyou ignored their eye-rolls, turned and grabbed Choi Sulli's hand on her own, and spoke with a chuckle.

"Annyeonghaseyo, Sulli-sunbaenim, I've heard so much about you."

"Uh… oh!" Choi Sulli froze for a moment before snapping back to reality, responding with a chuckle, "Zoe-xi, I've heard a lot about you too."

This wasn't a lie; she had indeed heard Xu Zhiyou's name quite often, and seeing her today, she thought to herself that she really was very pretty.

She was even prettier than Krystal and V-mom. Thinking of the other members, her expression visibly dimmed.

Xu Zhiyou noticed that her smile was a bit forced and her expression looked slightly weary, and she sighed inwardly, thinking, 'This is going to be troublesome.'

She reached out and waved her hand in front of her face: "Hey, Sulli Unnie, what are you thinking about?"

Choi Sulli shook her head and squeezed out a smile that she thought was bright: "I was just dazed by your beauty, haha~"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyou gave her a thumbs up: "Tsk tsk, you've got good taste, but you're not bad yourself."

"That narrow, long, pointed oval face paired with those crescent eyes, and then combined with your porcelain-white skin—it's just perfect. You're stunning."

Xu Zhiyou kept staring at her face and showering her with compliments, making Choi Sulli feel shy.

Lisa and Kim Jennie exchanged a glance, both of them getting the unspoken speechlessness in each other's eyes, but neither said anything.

Xu Zhiyou couldn't be bothered to care about what they were thinking and continued on her own: "I heard you took on a movie. Can you reveal a little about what it's about?"

She had read some analyses by bloggers stating that Choi Sulli's suicide was inseparable from that guy Kim Soo-hyun. She had to find out about this.

"A movie?" Choi Sulli was stunned, looking at her in confusion, "I didn't take any role. Where did you hear that from?"

Upon hearing that she hadn't, Xu Zhiyou went straight to the point: "Isn't it said that that scumbag Kim Soo-hyun invited you to play the female lead?"

As soon as Xu Zhiyou said this, before Choi Sulli could respond, Lim Yoona, who was watching the show from the side, spoke up first: "Zoe, do you have a grudge against Kim Soo-hyun? Why talk about him like that?"

Kim Taeyeon, Kim Jennie, and the others all looked at her in confusion. It was rare to see Xu Zhiyou so undisguisedly dissing someone; it was just too strange.

Facing their probing gazes, Xu Zhiyou said without reservation: "I just purely loathe him, and I don't want my friends to have any contact with him."

"Uh???"

Kim Taeyeon and Lim Yoona looked at her, speechless. What kind of bullshit reason was that? Speechless.

Conversely, Kim Jennie and Lisa exchanged a glance, looking thoughtful. The two of them had taken those words to heart.

Xu Zhiyou couldn't be bothered to care about what they thought, so she grabbed Choi Sulli's hand and urged her earnestly: "If he asks you to act in the future, you must not accept it."

Choi Sulli just found it amusing and teased: "So I've become your friend just like that?"

"Of course. All the beauties in the world are mine, hahaha~"

"Then what if I do accept?" Choi Sulli teased, because she didn't think anyone would invite her to act anyway.

Xu Zhiyou thought that wouldn't do at all; that guy was a human-shaped beast and couldn't be touched.

Knowing that was one thing, but she had to control her tone. After thinking for a moment, she grabbed Choi Sulli's hand: "Because if you accept his invitation, I will be sad."

"You are my certified good friend, and watching you partner up with someone I hate, wuwuwu~"

She pretended to be sad and started crying while covering her face. As for how much of it was genuine, only Kim Jennie and Lisa probably knew.

Lim Yoona and the others nearby felt disgusted to see her suddenly wailing.

But Choi Sulli, who was up close, couldn't help but soften when she saw her exquisite face, and she spoke subconsciously: "Don't worry, I won't accept, stop crying."

"Alright then!" Xu Zhiyou shook her head and looked at her with a grin, "This is what you promised me, remember to keep your word."

Xu Zhiyou was very clear that for this kind of rebellious girl, you couldn't force things; showing a bit of weakness was more effective than anything else.

Choi Sulli said with a smile: "I'll keep my word, is that okay now?"

Lim Yoona and Kim Taeyeon, who were on the side, watched the two chatting happily and exchanged a glance, nodding with satisfaction.

Their intuition was indeed correct. Previously, Choi Sulli wouldn't speak more than two sentences to them before choosing silence; there was simply no way to communicate.

Now, being able to chat freely with Xu Zhiyou was a huge improvement.

Leaving Lim Yoona's apartment, the three of them walked down the street.

Kim Jennie had held it in all night and couldn't help but ask: "Zoe, is Choi Sulli's situation called smiling depression?"

"How should I put it? Saying it is, is correct, and saying it isn't, is also correct. Anyway, it's very complicated, and I don't quite get it either."

"Huh? There's something you don't get!" Lisa looked at her in surprise.

Xu Zhiyou slapped her hand over her face: "What kind of nonsense is that? I'm not a psychologist, isn't it normal that I don't understand!"

Lisa took the opportunity to hold her hand: "Don't worry about it. Didn't you guys add each other on Kakao? Take it slow. The most important thing right now is to eat."

"That's right, where's my food?" Xu Zhiyou only then remembered that Lim Yoona hadn't prepared dinner.

Kim Jennie covered her face and kicked her in the butt: "You should just starve to death; all you have in your head is food."

Xu Zhiyou couldn't be bothered to deal with her, took out her phone, found Park Chaeyoung's number, and dialed it. The other side picked up in a second.

The first thing she said was: "Hurry up and come help me."

Xu Zhiyou was stunned; hearing that tone, it sounded like she had been violated or something. She asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"

"I've recorded it so many times but I still feel like it's missing something. Come save me quickly, wuwuwu~"

"Where are you?"

Park Chaeyoung's eyes lit up: "I sent the address to your phone. I'll wait for you here, come quickly."

Hanging up the phone, she looked at Lisa and shrugged: "Can't eat now."

"Aish, that useless Park Chaeyoung, she can't even figure out how to record a song. She's absolute trash."

Lisa expressed extreme disgust, and at the same time, she didn't hold back at all and started roasting her directly.

Kim Jennie, on the other hand, was indifferent. Just from how Park Chaeyoung acted when she left in the morning, she could have guessed the results wouldn't be too great. It was within her expectations.

Over at the recording studio, Lee Ji-eun heard Park Chaeyoung acting spoiled and asked in confusion: "Chaeyoung-ah, this version is actually quite good, there's really no need."

Park Chaeyoung put down her phone and gave Lee Ji-eun a shy smile: "The main thing is to get her to come over to eat. I don't have an appetite when I'm alone, hehe~"

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji-eun suddenly didn't know how to respond. This train of thought was very magical, but she decided to just let her be.

If Xu Zhiyou heard this, she would probably want to give her a few kicks; she was purely out of her mind.

Back with Lim Yoona and the others, ever since Xu Zhiyou and the others left, Kim Taeyeon and the other girl stared at her simultaneously.

Choi Sulli couldn't take it and spoke up: "Yoona Unnie, why are you guys looking at me like that?"

Kim Taeyeon didn't answer her question, but instead placed her hand on her shoulder and said fiercely: "Speak, do you have a problem with us?"

"Huh???"

Choi Sulli was completely confused; what was all this about?

"Yup." Lim Yoona nodded, "Taeyeon Eonni, Sunny Eonni, and I took turns trying to persuade you, but you were always indifferent."

She placed her hand on her other shoulder and said fiercely: "How come as soon as Zoe arrived, you chatted with her for so long? Look in my eyes! Why? Tell me!"