76: Noob

“Laugh at your grandpa! Luckily, I haven't had plastic surgery, otherwise that hit from you would be worth a lot of money. Ow, it hurts so much.”

“Pfft! Haha~”

Park Jiyeon could have held back, but Xu Zhiyou's words were just too funny. She was so obsessed with money that she could bring it up even then.

Kim Jennie went over to check. Aside from being a bit red, there was nothing serious. She had thought her nasal bone was broken.

Pushing Kim Jennie's hand away, she said, “It's nothing, luckily I'm tough. Show Ge, can you not be so reckless? Can you be a bit more dignified? What's wrong with you?”

“I'll be careful next time!”

“Careful, my foot! You want there to be a next time? This is the first time I, Xu, have ever cried in my life, and it's all thanks to you. That's enough for you to be proud of.”

Kim Ji-soo frantically winked at her, indicating that someone was there.

Lee Juri also felt quite embarrassed. If they hadn't bowed, Kim Ji-soo wouldn't have been so flustered. After all, they were asking for a favor.

“Mianhae, we didn't think that far. We're truly sorry!”

“No, no, no, please don't! I'm afraid Show Ge will get stimulated again.” The senior-junior system here was really quite intimidating.

In Kim Ji-soo's eyes, that action just now might have been like a centenarian bowing to her. Thinking about it from that perspective, she could understand why Kim Ji-soo was so flustered.

“Senior, she's a foreigner. She's only been here for less than a year and doesn't understand etiquette. I hope you won't take offense.”

Kim Ji-soo had a headache. If no one was around, it would be fine, but this was a music show, with people coming and going. She really appreciated it.

“No! You can just call us Unnie, no need to call us senior.” They were here to buy songs, so how could they put on airs as seniors?

“Alright then, Lee Juri, Unnie, please have a seat first.” Kim Ji-soo squeezed Xu Zhiyou aside to make room for them.

Xu Zhiyou just hated the constant bowing; giving up a seat was no big deal.

“No need to make room for us. We came here because we wanted to, um…” She suddenly got stuck. Buying a song was really hard to say out loud.

“What's wrong, Lee Juri, Unnie?”

“Nothing!”

Jeon Bo-ram knew it; this girl was unreliable. She had to do it herself. “Jisoo, can I add your KKT?”

Jeon Bo-ram also got stuck. Luckily, she didn't mention Lee Juri, otherwise she would have been embarrassed.

“Yes, Boram, Unnie!” Kim Ji-soo didn't suspect anything, pulled out her phone, and added her.

Kim Jennie felt like she had discovered something fishy. The six of them must have come to find Xu Zhiyou, combined with their recent album releases and song purchases.

Case closed. They were here to buy songs from Xu Zhiyou, but they were all too embarrassed to say it.

She had seen news while casually scrolling on her phone, about how no producers were willing to sell songs to T-ARA, and so on.

Although T-ARA had been vindicated, their popularity was gone, and their age was no longer suitable. Which producer would be willing to give their hard work to them?

“What are you doing, Dumpling Ni?” Xu Zhiyou was busy zoning out when Kim Jennie poked her lower back.

“Nothing!”

Kim Jennie just thought, 'This damn thing, why is she so loud?' Even if there was something, it could only be nothing now.

“Zoe, can I add yours?” Jeon Bo-ram looked at her.

Oh, Kim Ji-soo finally understood what was going on. So they were here for Xu Zhiyou. She had thought her charm had increased.

It turned out she had overthought it. Sure enough, talent was more important than looks, but it was still good. At least her KKT was requested, while the other three were directly skipped.

Kim Ji-soo was good at self-comfort. No wonder she could always smile, no matter what the haters said.

“Yes!” Of course, Park Chaeyoung and the other three also added her in the end. It would be too obvious to treat them differently, wouldn't it?

“Let's chat on KKT!” After adding, they left without saying anything.

“What was that about? So random!”

Lisa was indeed very confused. It was her first time seeing a senior bow to them. Even if they were not popular, they were still seniors.

“They came for Zoe's songs, but they were too embarrassed to say it.” Kim Jennie sat down and answered Lisa's question.

“Oh! No wonder.”

“Are you going to give them any?” Kim Ji-soo looked at Xu Zhiyou.

“No time.”

Whether they were miserable or not wasn't her doing. She had no obligation to help them escape their suffering. She, Xu, was not someone who could be morally blackmailed.

“Understood! That's great, it's good to have talent.” Kim Ji-soo was genuinely envious of her at this moment. She had truly been scared just now.

This belonged to the level of great seniors. They used to be able to contend with Girls Generation. If not for that incident, who knows who would have reached the top.

Someone of that stature came over and bowed to her. Anyone in the Peninsula who experienced it would know how it felt.

…

“Lee Juri, Unnie, why didn't you say anything?” They had agreed before coming that even if they had to knock their heads until they bled, they would make her agree.

Why did they just get a KKT and come back? Sure enough, the more fiercely the chicken blood was injected, the sloppier the work became.

“Jiyeon, I really couldn't bring myself to say it. They just debuted, and we're eagerly trying to buy songs. Is that appropriate?”

“Then why did you say so much to fool me before we left? So all that mental preparation was for nothing!”

“No, that's not it. Didn't we get her KKT? We can chat slowly. Once we're familiar and their popularity is stable, then we can bring it up to her.”

Park Hyo-min added. This was quite good. It was indeed inappropriate to immediately ask to buy songs. She hadn't publicly stated that she was selling songs, after all.

…

Kang Seul-gi and Son Seung-wan had already noticed them. As soon as the six members of T-ARA left, they walked in.

“Zoe, what's going on? Do you know the six seniors from T-ARA?”

Kang Seul-gi looked at the backs of the six T-ARA members. Her small brain capacity really couldn't figure out how they would have any intersection.

“No, we just ran into them. Where are Irene and the others? Why are only the two of you here?”

“Oh, Irene and Yeri are busy being angry with you in the waiting room. Joy is watching them.”

Xu Zhiyou was completely bewildered. How had she offended these two great deities? She didn't even know. “What did I do? Was I sleepwalking?!”

“Your music chart performance rubbed us the wrong way again this time. Irene said she was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist killing you if she saw you, so she didn't come over.”

“Huh? What does that have to do with me?! You guys are bad yourselves, and you're blaming me.”

“Who are you calling bad? I'll strangle you, believe it or not.” Bae Joo-hyun had been eavesdropping at the door. Everything was fine until she called her bad. This she could not tolerate.

“You're at the door, and you didn't come in. I'm not even going to hold you accountable for eavesdropping, but you're getting angry first.”

“Don't run, I'll kill you! Stand still!” Bae Joo-hyun grabbed a pillow from the sofa and chased after her, hitting her.

“Only a fool wouldn't run.”

“Yah! Irene, watch your hairstyle. We're about to go on stage. What if it gets messed up?”

Son Seung-wan quickly pulled her back. This ancestor really knew how to annoy people.

“We're not going to get first place anyway. I'm going to let out all my anger today. Let go of me.”