Chapter 29: Kim Min-hee's Request

  In the DSP office, Kim Min-hee stared ahead at Lee Hyori, the passionate and energetic leader of Fin.K.L, who was holding a notice she had just received. She wanted to speak but her dry throat felt like lead, her lips opening but unable to make a sound...

  "Really disband?" Lee Hyori leaned against the chair, her limbs had no strength, limp and lifeless, her eyes dull and blankly staring at the ceiling. Since Kim Min-hee called her in, she knew it was coming, but still...

  "This morning, I received a notice that the company plans to fully support you in continuing as a singer, while the other three will be converting...” Kim Min-hyuk also couldn't help it, he was the one who planned it out and was the first to touch on the girl group concept. To say there's no emotional attachment is impossible, but all the groups he planned at DSP have disbanded. Is it really impossible for a single group in Korea to escape the five-year curse?"

  "In their eyes, it's just a money-making machine... A dream? Lee Hyori had also cherished this when she first entered DSP. Although she didn't initially join for these reasons, she has completely fallen in love with the group. The three sisters, like family, holding hands and conquering the stage with music, is such an exciting thing. But now, it's going to disband..."

  "I've already decided not to stay in DSP anymore, I was thinking of dragging it out until this autumn, but now, I really can't bear to stay any longer. Rather than watching you all fall apart, I'd rather leave first..."

  "Director Kim! You, are you leaving?" Upon hearing Kim Min-hee's words, Lee Hyori, who had been staring blankly at the ceiling, refocused her gaze and looked at the uncle sitting in the office chair, who was taking step by step towards the summit.

  "Uh, I'm leaving, I can leave, but I won't be able to take you with me... sorry..." Kim Min-hee also felt helpless, after all those years...

  "Is it like this? The music ends and people disperse, the cups stop and people cease their activities..."

  "Haoli, before you go, I have a very important question to ask you."

  "What's the problem?" Everything has been settled, what else is worth worrying about...

  "Regarding Jia Qiu's issue, I'd like to ask you, as Jia Qiu's most beloved sister, what kind of person do you want him to become when he grows up?" Jin Minhe stood up from his position and walked in front of Lee Hyori, speaking very seriously and clearly.

  "Is it autumn? The future?"

  "I really like Zi Qiu and appreciate his talent. You probably don't know that he has made great contributions to get to where we are today, and they cannot be overlooked!"

  "Ji Qiu? Can't let it go to waste?" Towards Kim Min-hee, Lee Hyori has always been very respectful. She knows that Kim Min-hee wouldn't joke with her, so what did her younger brother do? Why doesn't even she know, Ji Qiu won't hide anything from her!

  "The unique color system was thought up by him, and he has participated in almost all of your subsequent large-scale activities. His ideas are very creative and not bound by conventions. Sometimes, a simple sentence can make me suddenly enlightened, allowing me to push you to the top of the girl group with the greatest confidence!" Kim Min-hee attaches great importance to Muzi Qiu's potential as a planner, but he knows that as long as Lee Hyori is there, Muzi Qiu will never follow him! After all these years, he also understands what position Lee Hyori holds in Muzi Qiu's heart.

  "Zi Qiu... " There are still such things, his own brother, has been protecting us all along. Heaven, thank you for giving me such a good brother...

  "So, Xiaoli, what kind of person do you hope Ziyu will become in the future? A child who always follows behind you or a great husband who can stand on his own?"

  "Ja-choon is doing really well now! He's not any different, very understanding..." Lee Hyori thought of her younger brother with pride. The other three members of the team often complained about how they didn't have a younger brother like Ja-choon.

  "Really? Are you sure? Don't you think that Zi Qiu's personality has become completely distorted now?"

  "Joo-ah's personality..." As the person closest to Joo-ah, how could she not know what kind of personality he has? Kim Min-hee's words reminded Lee Hyo-ri that Joo-ah's biggest flaw is being too good to himself, so good that he no longer cares about himself...

  "He can melt ice with a smile for the four of you, but what about outsiders? Aloof! Cold! Biased! I'm also one of the people who know Zi Qiu very well, but all these years, I've never seen him smile at an outsider! Do you think this kind of Zi Qiu is normal? His personality has become like this because of you, you're the culprit!"

  "I..." Kim Min-hee's words were like a heavy hammer, striking Lee Hyori's heart repeatedly. She also wanted her younger brother to change! After moving out of the house, she joined DSP as a trainee because she was the last confirmed member and had no prior training, so she had to put in more time and effort to catch up with her teammates, leaving her no time to take care of Muzi Chae; later, she even debuted as the leader. After debuting, the busy life of an artist made her even busier, and she rarely saw her younger brother, let alone guide him. At that time, Muzi Chae was very obedient and took care of himself, which put her at ease, and she didn't worry too much, thinking that he would change for the better as he grew older...

  "Zi Qiu will be fourteen years old in a few days, right? A boy's character is most important during puberty. Are you sure you can change Zi Qiu's character? Or do you have time to let Zi Qiu turn his character around? Or are you just going to let Zi Qiu spend his whole life following you, living only in the world of having only his sister?"

  "I... I'm confident, I'm his sister, the one he loves most! Lee Hyori wanted to say this, but thinking that Muzi Qiu's personality became what it is today because of her, made her unable to speak..."

  "I have the ability to change him and also pave a bright road for him! I'll be going to Japan in a few days, so, Hyori, I'm asking you, please teach me about Joo-ah...". Kim Min-hek had once had a son too, but his wife and child had both died in a car accident. Now he was all alone...

  "Brother Jin, are you asking me to hand over Zi Qiu to you?" Li Xiao Li couldn't believe it. This uncle she respected the most actually wanted to take away her own brother. But could she?

  "I won't let the four of you be together, but I can keep this name! I believe that before I leave, I can still do it, and it's the last thing I can do..."

  ……

  "Will you really be able to come tomorrow afternoon?" At the fork in the road, one side led to her dormitory and the other to Mu Ziqiu's home.

  "Tomorrow morning I'll go to school, let's talk about it tomorrow! That Chinese song, you sang it very well. Next time we have time, I'll teach you other songs." Zheng Xiuyan's language talent was not good, but her singing talent was perfect. Within two weeks, she not only sang the entire song "At Least There Is You", but also understood the meaning of the lyrics. Indeed, interest is the greatest driving force for learning.

  "Uh, thank you. See you tomorrow..." Turning around, facing the sunset, Zheng Xiuyan's calm and peaceful face was tinted with the colors of the evening glow, and even her entire body was bathed in this enchanting twilight.

  "Tomorrow, it should be good weather." Looking at Zheng Xiuyan's gradually disappearing back and the dazzling sunset, Muzi Qiu's mouth corners lightly rose, "A very pretty girl."

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