60: Debut follow-up

“Leah Unnie, I didn’t expect Zoe, who is usually unreliable, to be so useful at critical moments.”

Leah also shook her head. She definitely wouldn't have managed a disobedient artist like Xu Zhiyou in the past.

No matter what Yang Hyun-suk said, it was useless; she was an ace manager. But after getting to know her, she slowly found her quite peculiar.

Completely relaxed, she refused PUA and all forms of internal competition, focused on her own tasks, and ignored everything else.

Yang Hyun-suk had approached her, asking her to give songs to Xu Zhiyou, but she hadn’t done so, nor did she have the ability.

Becky saw her shaking her head and thought she was unhappy with Xu Zhiyou, so she tried to say a few good words for her, “Leah Unnie, actually…”

“Enough! I know what you want to say. If I were unhappy with her, I would have quit long ago. No one can force me.”

Becky felt that was true. They weren't on the same level, and Leah Unnie's judgment was far superior to hers, so she wisely shut up.

Leah walked in when she saw it was about time. “Congratulations! You broke a record right after your debut, and now the internet is full of your trending topics.”

Then she gave them all their social media accounts. “I’m not worried about anyone else, but Zoe, don’t post randomly, understand?”

Xu Zhiyou wanted to roll her eyes at her. Was she that idiotic?

“Leah Unnie, do you think I’m that silly? I’m just easygoing, not careless. Why such a deep misunderstanding, honestly!”

“It’s precisely because you’re too easygoing that I have to remind you. Always remember you have four teammates. If you don’t care about their lives, then I can’t control you!”

“Uh? Arasso, I’ll be careful!”

“Don’t worry, Leah Unnie, we’re watching her. We absolutely won’t let her act crazy,” Park Chaeyoung promised, patting her chest.

Xu Zhiyou was too lazy to talk to her. How could she even manage herself? Where did that confidence come from?

“Chaeyoung! Take it easy, if you keep patting, there’ll be nothing left, and you won’t be afraid of the child starving to death.”

“Yah! I’ll kill you.”

… …

At CUBE Entertainment, Song Yuqi looked at Xu Zhiyou’s trending topics and had only one feeling: how could everyone be human, why was there such a disparity?

“Rainie, aren’t you doing your homework?” Minnie saw her holding her phone again. It was Sunday, their day off.

“Have you seen BLACKPINK’s debut stage?”

“No! I’m so tired, I just want to sleep. What’s wrong? Did they have their stage debut?”

Minnie was a more laid-back Princess of Thailand, without much ambition. Born with a silver spoon, she wouldn't have endured this hardship if not for her interest.

“Yes, I suggest you watch it first. Your fellow countrywoman is incredibly amazing.”

“Forget it, others’ amazingness is theirs. Why should I bother with that? I’d rather sleep.”

Song Yuqi understood her well. “They won first place on SBS’s Inkigayo with their debut stage. Are you really not going to watch it?”

Minnie, who had been listless, heard this and smoothly shot up from bed, snatched the phone, and started watching.

After watching, she put down the phone and said nothing, which confused Song Yuqi. Good or bad, at least give some reaction. What was with that lifeless expression?

“What are you doing?”

“It’s over!”

Song Yuqi was speechless by her expression, like she had eaten something foul.

“What exactly is wrong with you? What are you doing looking like this when they won first place?”

Minnie sighed deeply and slowly said,

“The first K-pop female idol from Thailand to win first place the fastest is out of the picture. Does Lisa have to be so competitive? She didn’t leave me any room to breathe.”

Song Yuqi had only one thought upon hearing this: this girl was absolutely insane. She snatched back her phone, too lazy to bother with her.

After finishing their schedule, TWICE was resting in the waiting room. They were also very interested in BLACKPINK’s debut stage.

If they hadn't had a schedule, they would have wanted to go to the venue to watch. A stage had to be seen live; live broadcasts were too dependent on the director's camera work.

Otherwise, no matter how strong their skills were, if they encountered bad camera work, there would be no place to cry.

“Damn! How can they be so amazing?” Lim Nayeon opened her phone and immediately saw their trending topic about winning first place.

Minatozaki Sana also saw her lifeless expression and curiously leaned over to look. After seeing it, she didn't say a word.

“These are monsters! They already won first place.”

“What first place?”

Sana handed the phone to Momo, “See for yourself.”

“Hahaha~” Kim Dahyun found the scene of Xu Zhiyou slapping herself so funny. How could that girl be so goofy?

“What are you laughing at? What’s so funny about this!” Sana looked at her speechlessly.

“Zoe is too hilarious. Who slaps themselves? I’ve really never seen anything like it, haha~”

Chou Tzuyu had been busy watching their skills just now. She opened her phone and seriously scrolled through the trending topics, also seeing the clip of her hitting herself.

Coupled with Bae Joo-hyun’s shocked expression, it looked funny no matter how you saw it.

Fortunately, they won first place with their debut stage, such an explosive achievement. The trending topics were basically 'monster rookies,' 'debut stage wins first place,' and so on.

Compared to these, her goofy behaviors were temporarily suppressed.

No matter what the outside world was saying, she was busy moving at this moment. She could finally have her own room, which was truly not easy.

While packing, Kim Ji-soo finished first. Being idle, she wandered around and saw Xu Zhiyou’s strange items.

“What is this?”

“A hand gripper!”

“And this?”

“An extendable baton!”

… …

“Are you really a girl? Did you get the wrong gender?!”

Xu Zhiyou heard this and stealthily went to close the door. She came back, grabbed Kim Ji-soo’s chin, and said mysteriously,

“How did you know? This is a secret, don’t let Dumpling Ni and the others find out, otherwise I’ll take care of you, understand?”

Kim Ji-soo rolled her eyes at her, pushed her away, thinking she was insane.

“Yah! What do you mean by that expression? You’re the one who said I was a boy, so I have to pretend.”

“I shouldn’t have asked. Hurry up and pack. The company seems to have a celebration.” With that, Kim Ji-soo walked out.

“Hey! Where are you going? Come help me pack my clothes.”

“Pack it yourself!” Although she said that, the gentle Kim Ji-soo eventually returned and helped her organize.

After packing, they came to the living room. Park Chaeyoung excitedly pounced on her, “Hurry up!”

Xu Zhiyou was confused by her. “Did you find money?”

“What ‘found money’? My song! You said that whoever guessed closest to the first place winner would be rewarded with a solo song.”

Xu Zhiyou asked doubtfully, “Did I say that?”

“Yah! All four of us were there. Are you trying to deny it?”

Lisa also planned to tease her, “Chaeyoung, when did she say that? How come we don’t know?”

Kim Ji-soo and Kim Jennie also nodded simultaneously, almost making Park Chaeyoung die of anger on the spot.

“Sigh! Just kidding with you, cool down, be careful not to burn your brain.” Seeing Park Chaeyoung’s face red with anger, Xu Zhiyou couldn’t help but laugh.

“Pfft! Hahaha~”

“Laugh, laugh, laugh! I have a solo song, and you three have nothing. How dare you laugh at me? Just wait and cry!”

The four who had been laughing loudly immediately stopped. What was with this feeling of being stabbed in the heart? It seemed Park Chaeyoung should be the one laughing, not them.