296: Chapter 296 Crying Mi-yeon

"Do you have a grudge against Seulgi? You're messing with her so much," Lim Yoona spoke before Kim Ji-soo and the others.

"Doesn't it look like her?" Xu Zhiyou didn't notice their caution because there was no need for it.

Seeing her still using that indifferent tone, Lim Yoona carefully studied her expression.

Look at those cheerful corners of her mouth, and that puzzled "Can't you really tell?" expression.

"Sigh~!"

Case closed. Lim Yoona slapped her forehead and let out a deep sigh, too lazy to speak further; there was no saving such a "pig teammate."

Xu Zhiyou was provoked by her "looking at trash" gaze and immediately became annoyed. "Hey, hey, what's that supposed to mean? Da Jun..."

"Stop 'hey'-ing," Kim Ji-soo interrupted her and began to urge, "Quickly throw out the meat in your hands; we're almost at the exit."

"Show Ge, I..."

"Yeah, Jisoo is right. Hurry up and throw it; we're at the entrance," Kim Jennie echoed.

The cameras were rolling; if this was broadcast, Xu Zhiyou would definitely get flamed, but she didn't care what others said.

But seeing those comments scolding Xu Zhiyou would make her very angry. For the sake of living a few years longer, she'd better pay attention.

"I'll help you."

Lisa was more direct, reaching out to grab the meat chunks from her hand. Her thoughts were similar to Kim Jennie's.

"Ouch, I..."

"'I' what? After we finish feeding, we're going to eat," Park Chaeyoung also reached out to join Lisa's actions.

"Fine."

As soon as Xu Zhiyou heard about eating, her attention shifted immediately, and she began tossing the meat chunks from the bucket in front of her.

"Seulgi-ah," she waved at the performing big black bear like she was teasing a puppy. "Come, come, come over and gobble up Zhu... Joo-hyun... mmm~"

Kim Ji-soo hurriedly covered her mouth before she could finish the rest of her sentence.

Lim Yoona patted Kim Jennie's shoulder and spoke with a tone of slight sympathy, "It's hard on you guys to deal with this 'living ancestor.' Hang in there."

"Sigh~!"

Park Chaeyoung, Lisa, and Kim Jennie looked at each other and let out deep sighs.

...

Meanwhile, the five members of Red Velvet were doing a live pre-warmup for their comeback on a radio program.

Host: "Irene-xi, I heard your comeback title track was changed at the last minute a few days ago. Is that true?"

Seeing the host cue her, Bae Joo-hyun pulled the microphone closer and began to speak softly.

"Yes, because the theme of our comeback this time is 'Dark Aesthetics,' and this style of music is quite novel."

"Senior Kenzie revised it many times, but in the end, felt that 'Psycho' was more suitable, so we changed it."

Host: "Oh? Do Kenzie-xi and Zoe-xi communicate often in private?"

Bae Joo-hyun shook her head and smiled, "Mianhae (Sorry), I'm not very clear about that."

"Then, do you think it would be convenient to have a call with Zoe-xi? After all, she is the producer."

"It might not be very convenient. They're filming their group variety show right now, so let's not disturb her."

Xu Zhiyou even skipped her own group's radio show; there was no way she'd have the patience to listen to them chatter.

"Oh, in that case, let's forget it. Although it's a pity, we shouldn't disturb their work, hahaha~"

The host was just trying his luck; it would be great if they could call, but no loss if they couldn't.

In the backstage control room, the director lamented, "Sigh! What a pity."

The program planner also nodded, "Yeah, it really is a pity. Maybe next time; if we invite her enough, we'll eventually get her."

A newly transferred staff member poked the colleague next to him in confusion and exclaimed, "The PD-nim is so respectful of the artists!"

The colleague gave him a massive eye-roll, indicating he didn't want to talk to an idiot.

Red Velvet's comeback live chat room.

"I was waiting to see Seulgi and Zoe bicker. Why didn't they call? Wuwuwu~"

"I don't want to watch this. I just want to know when the song will be released. Being mysterious every day is so annoying!"

"Me too. When will the song be released? I heard some snippets, and it seems quite good. Looking forward to it."

"That's nothing. The song from iKON next door is the real deal. One snippet has had me hooked all day. A total brainwashing hit."

"Hey, hey, hey, sister, you're going a bit too far. YG fans go next door; you've entered the wrong room."

"They're all from the same producer, so what's with 'this group' or 'that group'? Speaking of which, Red Velvet and iKON are both warming up, but what about our Chaeyoung and IU's collaboration? Did it fall into a rice ball?"

"Exactly, I knew something was off. Turns out one was missed. Hurry up, start pushing for it."

"Stop pushing. I just saw them teasing monkeys at the zoo. They probably don't have time to check their phones."

"When did Chaeyoung become so carefree? That's her collaboration song, yet she's so chill about it!?"

"What can you do? Their leader is in such a 'let it rot' state; do you really expect the members to be hardworking? Psh~! *picks nose*.JPG"

"That's nothing. Look at our T-ara. It was said centuries ago that they'd make a comeback with Zoe as the producer, but now? Not a damn piece of news."

"Our Zoe isn't taking the blame for this. They just successfully terminated their contracts. Without a company, who's going to give them a channel to release songs? Do you think good songs are like rotten cabbage on the street?"

"That doesn't count. Then what about BLACKPINK's four solos? There's no excusing that. Promised centuries ago, and still no news. Bah~!"

"Uh... about that, I personally suggest asking on Old Yang's Instagram. It must have been blocked by him. Yeah, blame him."

"The sister before was right, it's all Old Yang's fault. Go attack him..."

Cube Company.

Song Yuqi clicked her tongue while looking at the comments. "Tsk tsk, these fans are really good at making excuses. I'm impressed."

Minnie was typing away and asked back without looking up, "Isn't it the truth?"

"Are you obsessed?" Song Yuqi expressed, once again shocked by the logic of a die-hard fan.

"You're the one who's obsessed." Minnie pulled up her chat interface with Lisa and showed it to Song Yuqi. "Here, see for yourself."

"What is it?" The first sentence she saw was 'Our EP was blocked by the CEO.'

"'But Zoe said to let us go solo first, then release the EP. After establishing our personal styles, we'll head to the US. Staying in this small pond is boring...'"

After reading everything, Song Yuqi, Cho Mi-yeon, and the others were once again deeply envious of BLACKPINK.

Song Yuqi sat on the floor and sighed in Chinese, "The ancestors were right; following the right person is indeed very important. Sigh~!"

While Song Yuqi was lamenting, a sudden wailing sound came over. Looking over, she saw Cho Mi-yeon lying on the floor, crying her eyes out.

"Uh???"

"Wuwah, why is my life so miserable? What bad things did I do in my past life to have such bad luck in this one?"

She reached out her right hand, rubbing her thumb and index finger together, sobbing, "Just by that much, just that little bit. I'm so unwilling! Wuwuwu~!"

"*Pfft!*"

"Ya~!" Cho Mi-yeon glared at Song Yuqi. "I'm already this unlucky, and you're still making fun of me? Wuwuwu~"

"No, Mi-yeon, you... forget it, you really are quite unlucky. Go ahead and cry. 'It's not a crime for a woman to cry.' *Pfft!* Hahaha~"