Chapter 48

Entertainment I Know: “Hello, fans who follow entertainment news. Recently, there’s been a sensation with an eight-member rookie idol group. Many friends claim to be fans of ‘Pengran Xindong’ and tonight on a certain music show, Pengran Xindong revealed news of internal conflicts and quarrels. Speaking of this, some fans might be asking, what is this new idol group, who are the members? What does ‘Pengran Xindong’ mean and where does it come from? Today, our editor is here to help you understand what ‘Pengran Xindong’ is all about… Alright, the above is the meaning and origin of ‘Pengran Xindong,’ do you all understand now? I hope this carefully compiled content by our editor can resolve your confusion.①”

“???”

“Who are you, and why are you on our CP circle’s homepage!”

“Who’s confused, what’s confusing? I’m only confused about who you are!”

“Clever, what a piece of redundant literature! Reading this section, you’ll realize you’ve wasted ten precious seconds of your time.”

“To save everyone’s time, ‘Pengran Xindong’ refers to my two daughters, and the internal conflicts are actually lovers’ quarrels. Alright, everyone, disperse!”

“So, did Nuo Nuo really have a fight with Little Pearl? They shouldn’t make it too obvious on stage.”

“Hahahaha, how could that be? It’s impossible for them to quarrel. Little Pearl was hopping around her big sister, making her looks and throwing kisses all the time. Big sister’s look of disdain wasn’t too obvious.”

“But I only saw three words on Nuo Nuo’s face—’Hurry, comfort me!'”

“Why are the little lovers quarreling? I just find it sweet! Could it be that the song is too sweet~ yaco yaco~”

“So, the ultimate boss of SGS, the eternal goddess Jian Yueyin! A woman who can make Song Fenghua bounce around, Laurel act coquettish, and Xin Nuo throw flirty glances! Hahaha, it’s worth it to see these three acting cute on stage in this lifetime!”

“Great captain, I still want to hear love songs, and see the internal chaos of their love, love, love, love, and love in a big fight. Can this life satisfy me?”

“Are you amazing or what!”

“Let’s not think about the future for now. This time, the babies’ first album includes 《Follow Me》 and they’re going to film the MV! Can I anticipate eight sexy people at once again!”

“Ah, ah, ah, Xu Pearl, the deity descending to earth, our lord above, we offer up Xin Nuo’s one and only. We beseech your mercy!”

“Whoa… I think my saliva is about to drool!”

“Do we need to shoot the MV for 《Follow Me》 first?” Xu Heran asked Cui Qi.

The manager nodded, “Yes, when the producer discussed the MV, it was decided that you all would keep your current hair colors for now. Then the MVs for the other songs will be recorded, and finally 《Yaco》”

Cui Qi sat on the sofa, glanced at the notes in her hand, and then looked up to ask the others, “Can you dye your hair?”

“Yueyin, Weining?”

“《Yaco》 is a lively song, so everyone’s hair color can be lively too. Fenghua, do you want to try a different hair color? Nuo Nuo, how about a milky white color, do you think it would suit you?”

Xin Nuo: “Is this a discussion or an announcement? Don’t look at me like that, Sister Cui, it scares me.”

“Hahahaha!” Jiang Qiong laughed heartily, ruffling her own red hair. Among the eight members, she was the only one with red hair; the rest had black hair.

“Well, let’s discuss the hair color,” Cui Qi reassured them, “You’re all so young, a bit of lively color wouldn’t hurt. Being in a girl group, the most important thing is to be happy.”

“Happy!” She emphasized strongly.

“Yueyin, as the captain, why don’t you lead the way for everyone?” Cui Qi’s pen tapped her notebook as she smiled and said, “Of course, it’s not a mandatory requirement, and there’s no need to push too hard.”

No one seemed displeased. Jian Yueyin held a glass of water and stood at the boundary between the living room and the dining room. She thought for a moment before raising her voice, “Ranran, do you want to dye your hair blue? If you don’t, I want to give it a try!”

Xu Heran’s excited voice drifted from a distance, “Ah—I’m up for it!”

Cui Qi immediately stood up, “Xu Heran, where are you? Come here!”

“Ah—”

Soon, a series of “thump thump thump” sounds echoed through the spacious area. Everyone turned their heads to see Xu Heran bouncing into the living room on a pink yoga ball. The yoga ball even had two vertical handles sticking out, and Xu Heran held one in her hand, riding the ball like a horse, bouncing forward.

“Yahhoo~”

Little Pearl lifted both legs and hopped forward joyfully.

A thought bubble with a “cross” appeared above Cui Qi’s head. She dropped her pen and rushed to snatch Xu Heran’s yoga ball.

“This is a prop for shooting! I’m not hiding in the garage, how did you dig it out?”

Xu Heran bounced quickly, but due to the ball’s “size” and small steps, she was soon caught by Cui Qi. “Is it dangerous? What if you hit your face and can’t film the MV?”

“No problem, just use bandages!” Xu Heran said cheerfully, struggling towards Xin Nuo, “Girl group, happy~”

Cui Qi: “…”

Xin Nuo raised her hand coldly, “Don’t come near me.”

“Come on, come play!” Xu Heran shouted with a cheerful grin.

Xin Nuo’s foot stepped on the yoga ball beneath Xu Heran’s bottom, and she leaned over to tap her head.

“First, let’s talk about the hair… Where’s Haya?” Cui Qi’s heart pounded, she counted heads again, “Wasn’t Jiang Qiong here just now? Where did she go?”

“Oh hoho~”

Haya rode an orange yoga ball, laughing heartily as she bounced into the living room. Like riding a horse, she lifted one hand and waved, “Look at me, the majestic man riding the horse! Come play, my friends~”

Jian Yueyin rubbed her forehead.

Cui Qi took a deep breath, “Where’s Jiang Qiong?”

“Jiang Qiong went to cheer for the yoga ball,” Haya bounced on the yoga ball, bumping into Xu Heran, “Feel the might of my golden spear and iron horse!”

“Hey!” Xu Heran immediately turned her head, “Pink is the best in the world, Adah!”

The two of them treated the yoga ball in the living room like bumper cars, crashing into each other.

“Both of you, stop it! There’s a table here, you might hit your heads!” Cui Qi was getting a headache, grabbing one and then the other, “Get down from there!”

At this moment, Jiang Qiong, who had finally finished inflating the red yoga ball, happily burst in, “Wuhu, come play, sisters—”

Jiang Qiong stood up from the ball all at once, patting it and giggling as she said to Cui Qi, “I just wanted to test if it could handle it! Hehe…”

“Sit down, all of you!” Cui Qi shouted abruptly. The seven of them sat down neatly, hands on their knees, and Xu Heran stood in a penalty position behind the couch.

“Getting back to business, Yueyin wants to dye her hair blue. Does anyone else want to dye it blue?” Cui Qi asked.

All seven shook their heads.

Laurel raised her hand, “Sis, I’m not dyeing it for now. I wanted to dye my hair before, tried bleaching it twice, but it didn’t work out. It turned into a gold color, and it’s not great.”

Cui Qi nodded, “So, Laurel will keep her black hair, and Jiang Qiong will keep her red.”

Xu Heran stood behind Xin Nuo, bending down to grab a handful of Xin Nuo’s hair and examining it. Xin Nuo’s hair was of excellent quality, glossy black, soft and smooth. Little Pearl couldn’t resist touching it, sliding her hand into Xin Nuo’s hair and running it down.

“What color does Nuo Nuo want to dye?” Xu Heran was a bit excited, she hadn’t seen Nuo Nuo in any color other than black, “Nuo Nuo is fair and beautiful, any color will look great!”

Xin Nuo tilted her head, freeing her hair from Xu Heran’s grasp. She grabbed Xu Heran’s hand and told Cui Qi, “Then I’ll dye it purple.”

“Oh~” The group was curious about the purple-haired Xin Nuo.

Song Fenghua’s gaze shifted from the pink yoga ball by the French window to the floor. She lowered her eyes gently and said, “I want to try pink.”

“Wow…” Jian Yueyin looked surprised at Song Fenghua, “Pink?”

Song Fenghua blushed slightly and crossed her arms, leaning against the couch.

“Yeah.”

“It’s okay, Xiao Fenghua. Pink looks great!” Xu Heran said cheerfully, “I like pink!”

Song Fenghua pursed her lips, looking at Xu Heran and smiled softly.

Xin Nuo lowered her eyelashes, leaned her head down, and pressed her arm. She whispered, “You like everything.”

“Hehe.” Xu Heran immediately lowered her head and sniffed near Xin Nuo’s ear. Xin Nuo’s shampoo had a comfortable and light fragrance. Little Pearl whispered, “I like Nuo Nuo even more.”

“Hmph.” Xin Nuo lifted her hand and pinched her slightly blushing earlobe.

Song Fenghua withdrew her gaze and gently flicked her hair.

“Alright, the rest of you, quickly sign up,” Cui Qi said.

Haya spread her legs, gripping the yoga ball between them and tugging on the little handles attached to the ball. She raised an eyebrow at Lin Weining.

“…Isn’t that too bold?” Lin Weining whispered.

“Just give it a try,” Haya encouraged.

“Okay.” Lin Weining thought of a color she’d like to try, “Then I’ll go for orange.”

“I’ll go for gold. Dye it orange from the shoulders down. How about a gradient?” Haya asked Cui Qi, “Let’s do a gradual transition.”

“Sure, anyway, you all are good-looking. No matter how you mess with it, it’ll still be beautiful, right, Ranran?” Cui Qi said. “Is Ranran’s hair okay?”

Xu Heran tugged at her hair, “No problem, let me dye it a couple more times! And then chop it all off!”

Cui Qi: “…”

Others: “…”

Xin Nuo opened her eyes slightly, tilted her head up, and looked at Xu Heran.

The black-haired girl with the bent eyes said, “I support you!”

“…Don’t tease her, Nuo Nuo. This little fool might take it seriously,” Cui Qi sighed, “At most, you can get a short haircut.”

“Hehe.” Xu Heran tossed her hair and recalled a certain scene from a children’s sitcom that Jiang Qiong had sent her when they were choosing hair colors earlier. It sounded like the voice of a little boy, “I want to dye this thing green!”

Everyone: “…”

“You dye it!” Jiang Qiong stood up excitedly, “If you don’t dye it, I’ll look down on you!”

“Exactly, green, healthy!” Haya clapped in approval.

Xin Nuo took a deep breath and said in a low voice, “Xu Heran, I’ve never offended you.”

Jian Yueyin raised an eyebrow and quietly watched Xin Nuo, then raised an eyebrow again with a meaningful expression in her eyes.

Cui Qi asked her, “Are you serious?”

“Yep!” Xu Heran nodded, “I think green looks pretty good, like deep green!”

“Or I could dye it with two colors, one side green and the other side purple!” Little Pearl still liked being involved in her own production process. She enthusiastically discussed with Cui Qi, “If that’s not enough, I can add more! Not just two colors, but also divide it into sections! I’ll bring in all the team colors, how about that!”

Cui Qi felt like she was having a heart attack. She asked for liveliness from everyone, not for Xu Heran to be sassy!

The manager’s tone was heavy, “Green… let’s go with green.”

“Okay, but can’t I dye it with two colors?” Xu Heran squatted in front of Cui Qi, tilting her beautiful face upwards, her blue-purple eyes blinked and blinked as if stars were about to float out.

Who could resist that look!

Cui Qi’s grip on her pen loosened, and she almost put the pen down to touch Xu Heran’s small face.

Xu Pearl coquettishly said, “I want to dye rainbow colors~”

“Squeak.” The pen in Cui Qi’s hand made a sound of being overwhelmed.

“Don’t even think about it!” Cui Qi snapped her notebook shut, stood up, “Green!”

“I’ll report everyone’s hair colors and let the hairstylist design the looks. We’ll start shooting the MV this afternoon. Pay attention to your diet and stay in good shape—no running and jumping at home, no playing with balls!”

“Ao!”

“Uh-huh.”

“Alright.”

“No way—”

“OK.”

“Not even a bit?”

“Fine.”

(Nodding)

“Goodbye, Sister Cui!” Xu Heran waved to Cui Qi. After everyone left, she excitedly turned her head.

Jian Yueyin, Xin Nuo, and others stood together, expressionless, staring at her.

The excitement on Little Pearl’s face slowly faded, and the corners of her mouth drooped, “Then I’ll play with my phone.”

With her hands behind her back, she leisurely walked in the direction of the elevator, but her eyes glanced towards the living room.

Jian Yueyin placed her hand on Xin Nuo’s shoulder and whispered, “Make it stop?”

Xin Nuo looked at Xu Heran, then at the restless Jiang Qiong and Haya, and raised an eyebrow towards the remaining few.

Everyone nodded and started rolling up their sleeves.

“…”

Well, today’s SGS was still a harmonious and blissful day.

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①Playing with tropes, the editor’s style.

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Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Sinensis

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