Chapter 4

She was kneeling on the practice room floor, holding her phone to her chest, her eyes sparkling! A total money enthusiast!

Just a moment ago, she was lying on the floor looking lifeless, as if she had no will to live. But the next second, she was fully revived!

Jin Youxi felt that her life wasn’t just for herself, but also for her original self and her family. She couldn’t just occupy someone else’s body without giving something back.

The others in the practice room were also amused by Jin Youxi and laughed for a while before they began filming the practice version of “Cheer Up.”

The uniform pink sportswear paired with her own black pants.

Jin Youxi silently cheered herself on in her mind! She was working hard now for the future life where she could just enjoy the rewards. After “Cheer Up,” TWICE would become popular, and she could just lay back and relax!

But she couldn’t let herself down now; what if TWICE didn’t become popular?

Jin Youxi got even more focused! When the music started, her body moved along with the rhythm.

She also kept her facial expressions in check—she had to look energetic!

“Cheer up, baby~ cheer up, baby~”

Jin Youxi had been listening to this song for days, nearly sick of it. She didn’t have many parts to sing, but as one of the vocalists in the group, she still participated.

Actually, it was only two lines of lyrics—besides the chorus parts, just two lines.

The team’s formation was also a simple left-right arrangement, which made Jin Youxi feel more at ease.

Once the filming started, it went surprisingly smoothly! After finishing one take, Jin Youxi stood still, shocked.

Did I actually pull it off? I kept up the whole time?

Everyone rushed to check the recorded video, and Jin Youxi went over too.

She was actually pretty good! Her expression management was on point. Her smile was really sweet~

Hehe~

Jin Youxi was a little happy, but deep down, she knew it was because she had inherited a beautiful face from her original body.

After all, when you’re good-looking, even a simple smile looks great.

She touched her face, thinking that with this appearance, she could definitely make a living off her looks!

She was taking full advantage of this face.

By the time they switched to film the second version in front of the mirror, Jin Youxi felt a lot more confident!

Looking at the camera wasn’t so scary anymore. In fact, with the song playing, she could just let loose and add her own touch.

She made sure to look even cuter and more energetic!

That night, after returning to the dorm to rest, Jin Youxi wondered if she had been too eager. Wasn’t she supposed to just “lay back and win”?

But when it came down to it, her dreams of being in a girl group and performing on stage had completely dazzled her.

When the ordinary her stood on stage as a beautiful idol, the desire to perform would occasionally bubble up.

People are just that greedy.

However, her personal skills were still at a basic level, and her popularity in the group wasn’t very high, so Jin Youxi didn’t have lofty expectations.

In the end, Jin Youxi decided!

Let things happen naturally~

Why worry about these things? Just go with the flow.

She decided to let go and quickly fell asleep.

She hadn’t eaten much and had been jumping around all day, so tomorrow she would definitely find time to go to the supermarket…

—-

The next evening, after practice, Jin Youxi went to a Chinese supermarket by herself. She didn’t call anyone; everyone had been tired from practice all day.

Her personality was also like that—everyone wasn’t close enough for her to call them along.

Plus, Jin Youxi wanted to be more comfortable on her own.

She had already found the location of the Chinese supermarket, so she went there wearing a mask and a hoodie with the hood up.

By this time, it was already dark, and she wanted to finish shopping quickly and get back to the dorm.

Jin Youxi was listening to music with headphones. She was listening to BigBang’s 2015 comeback album, known as the “God Album” by fans, the MADE album.

She knew that three more new songs would be added to the complete album at the end of 2016.

But for now, she couldn’t listen to those. Tsk~

Walking down the street while listening to BigBang’s music, she couldn’t help but bob her head to the beat.

Entering the supermarket, seeing the familiar shopping baskets, carts, and shelves, Jin Youxi felt content!

The arrangement of the shelves was exactly the same as back in China. Haha

She pushed her cart and picked up several bottles of sauces: Lao Gan Ma, mushroom sauce, and doubanjiang…

There were also noodles, pickled mustard, and spicy snacks like “Lazi” (spicy strips). Hehe.

She also grabbed a few bottles of AD calcium milk, and even some hawthorn juice for an appetizer.

The prices were generally higher than in China, and Jin Youxi couldn’t help but mutter under her breath, “It’s almost a lifetime’s worth more expensive, so rip-off.”

After all, these were “foreign” products.

But when she reached the fresh produce section, she noticed that the beef and pork were cheaper than in Korea.

She picked up two packs of pork and two packs of beef.

When it was time to check out, she instinctively said “scan” in Chinese while pulling out her phone.

“Over here, we accept WeChat or Alipay,” the Chinese-speaking cashier responded, thinking she was another Chinese person.

Hearing the familiar language and voice, Jin Youxi smiled, and chatted with the cashier a bit.

It was only when she took out her phone to scan that she realized… she didn’t have WeChat or Alipay anymore. She couldn’t scan. She was now Korean.

She helplessly pulled out her card, feeling embarrassed, and said, “I don’t have money in WeChat.”

Kkkkk

Jin Youxi, so obsessed with face.

There was a line of people behind her, and she heard someone laughing.

Were they laughing at her?

Her face turned red, and she felt so embarrassed.

After paying, she quickly left, carrying a bag of things and taking a taxi back to the dorm.

She thought she needed to buy an electric bike for more convenience in getting around. All these taxi rides were costing too much.

Once back at the dorm, she shared some snacks with everyone and put her meat and vegetables in the fridge.

Sana was curious, “Youxi, can you cook? You couldn’t cook before, when did you learn?”

Jin Youxi was shocked!

“Ah, I looked it up online and asked my mom a lot. I wanted to try cooking some ingredients.”

Sana didn’t think much of it, “Oh, these sandwich biscuits are delicious, but I can only eat two pieces.”

The others also came over to try the snacks, and Lin Nayoung looked at the packaging: “Did you buy all this from the Chinese supermarket?”

“Yeah…”

Duoxian: “What is this? It’s pretty good.” Jin Youxi quickly leaned over to see.

Zhou Ziyu, though, kept looking at Jin Youxi, but she was the type not to meddle in others’ business. The biscuits were indeed good.

Others noticed that Jin Youxi had changed a lot lately, but no one could have guessed that her “heart” had changed.

Day after day of practice, when Jin Youxi had some free time, she went to a bookstore and bought several Chinese language books, telling everyone that she was very interested in China and wanted to learn Chinese.

Captain Park Jihyo directly told her, “You can just go to the company’s Chinese lessons. Why did you buy so many books?”

Oh…

Jin Youxi: Right, I’m an idol now. I have a company, and the company has Chinese teachers.

The captain continued, “You can practice speaking Chinese with Ziyu.”

“Okay, I will.”

Though Jin Youxi’s sudden enthusiasm for Chinese seemed a little strange, no one cared too much since the Chinese supermarket had already laid the groundwork.

—-

The next day, Jin Youxi went to the company to find a teacher and signed up for the company’s Chinese lessons.

There were also idols studying other languages.

Even the teacher was surprised that someone from TWICE was coming to learn Chinese?

After all, with what happened with Zhou Ziyu earlier that year, TWICE had practically given up on the Chinese market. Fans and the public in China were still angry. The company planned to focus on the Japanese market.

So why was someone still learning Chinese?

Jin Youxi thought: I’m originally Chinese.

How frustrating it was to have to hide the fact that she wanted to speak Chinese.

And so, Jin Youxi began her Chinese lessons.

But such a simple action led to endless questions from her manager and the company.

Jin Youxi: I just want an excuse to speak Chinese in the future! If they don’t let me speak Chinese, I’ll suffocate!

JYP probably never imagined that the one who would open up the Chinese market for TWICE wasn’t a Chinese member, but a real Korean person.

The Japanese members had Japan to back them up, but Jin Youxi… ended up becoming a favorite of Chinese fans.

Many Chinese fans didn’t even know why, but despite not being Chinese, they just felt an inexplicable affinity for her.

In fact, some Chinese netizens even started saying they wanted to marry Jin Youxi and bring her to China.

It was so close, just a little bit! Youxi could have been China’s daughter-in-law!

But of course, that was all years later.

At the end of April 2016, TWICE returned with their second mini album, and their title track “Cheer Up” had its first performance stage.