CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol-Chapter 438 - 430: Leaving the Group Due to Illness
Galaxy
Although it was unwelcome news, the announcement of Zhang Yu taking a temporary leave due to illness was released.
This was also the company granting her a final bit of dignity.
Only a few senior executives knew the real reason behind this.
As soon as the announcement came out, the fans were enraged once again.
They believed it was due to Galaxy’s low wages, lack of resources, and the inaction of management that led Zhang Yu to leave the group.
Many younger idols at headquarters were also extremely shocked.
There had been no prior hint of this.
However, the company had already instructed them not to discuss this matter.
"Thank you, Sister Qingjia..." Zhang Yu stood teary-eyed at Yu Qingjia’s dorm room.
"It’s better to leave. This place is like a monster, devouring our youth."
"Sister Qingjia, take care. You’ll definitely make it out of here, and by then I’ll come to see your concert, to watch you act."
Yu Qingjia, holding back the pain in her heart, gave her a hug.
"I won’t go out to see you off. Remember to call me when you have time."
"Mm!"
Zhang Yu knew that once she walked out of that door, their relationship would be over.
She had recorded those things and continued to keep in touch with Yu Qingjia, knowing that if it got exposed, it would ruin the latter.
Xu Mengchen was filled with sadness, mingled with anger and resentment.
She helped Zhang Yu carry the boxes out, but remained silent the whole time.
Zhang Yu wanted to speak several times, but ultimately held back.
She knew Xu Mengchen was hating and blaming her, yet still retained a friend’s love for her.
Despite the thousands of reluctances, she finally walked out of Galaxy’s backdoor.
"Xiao Yu, don’t forget, you were once part of this group, and you have us."
"...sob! sob!"
With the closing of the iron gate and the disappearance of friends from view, Zhang Yu could no longer hold back.
She covered her face, biting her lips, trying not to make a sound.
Her best years of youth were nothing but an illusion.
The spirit and vitality when she joined the group at sixteen, delicate like flowers with dew.
Watching the sixteen senior sisters dancing to "Under the Cherry Blossoms," her eyes glowed.
Then to the moment she could stand there too, hearing the fans shout her name for the first time.
In five years, there were joys, pains, sadness, and despair.
But she overcame them all, because she was not alone.
But now, everything was gone.
In the end, she was still all alone.
In the building
Yu Qingjia watched Zhang Yu dragging her suitcase, wandering aimlessly down the street covered in fallen leaves, her eyes red too.
This younger sister truly devoted herself wholeheartedly to their small group.
Her major fans leaving her was partly her own doing.
If it weren’t multiple times when she was made to play the role of a "fighter," her sweet image wouldn’t have collapsed.
"Qingjia, it’s good that she’s gone too. A lot of things won’t be brought up again."
Wang Yiran quietly came up behind her, gently holding Yu Qingjia’s shoulder.
"Yiran, I’m also responsible for Xiao Yu’s situation today."
"Everyone chooses their own path, no one forced her."
Yu Qingjia couldn’t help but smile bitterly. She knew Wang Yiran was trying to comfort her.
"Yiran, am I getting old? I never used to be this weak."
"It’s not that you’re old, but you feel your days here are numbered too."
Yu Qingjia fell silent, admitting that Wang Yiran was right; it was indeed a sense of shared fate.
She only had a year left until "graduation."
According to the contract, the conditions for graduation were either being in the group for eight years or reaching 27 years of age.
She joined at 17 and is now 24.
Leaving this group, she truly didn’t know what to do.
Besides singing and dancing and various idol skills, she wasn’t good at anything else.
She, along with Lu Bingbing and others, once invested in a jewelry store, which failed in less than half a year.
She knew she wasn’t cut out for business.
Despite her decent background, she didn’t want to be a useless person living off her parents.
Getting married to a man was not what she wanted.
"Yiran, are we too foolish, staking our youth on this?"
"Hehe, Sister Qingjia, this was always a gamble; it’s just that we’re about to lose all our chips."
Wang Yiran leaned her head on her shoulder: "But I still don’t want to give up. As long as I can stand on stage, I’ll fight, I’ll dance, even if I ultimately disappear like fireworks."
"Yiran, when we’re old, we can still see ourselves in those videos, see those moments when the fans cheered for the young us."
"Yes, and our MC moments on stage together, those clips are so interesting."
"Oh right, we’ve been on many variety shows too."
Their conversation sounded cheerful, yet the meanings remained filled with helpless sadness.
"Sister Qingjia, let’s go practice! The sports meet is starting."
"Alright! Maybe if we perform well, we’ll become famous."
"Right, who can say they’re not the next ’Shenlong Sister’!"
"Hehe, she’s really lucky, and so is Yezi."
"Let’s go soak up some of their luck."
They stopped dwelling on those sorrowful matters and started to numb themselves instead.
Long Group
"Mr. Long, I heard you have a scandal?"
"Yezi, you didn’t call me just because of that, did you?"
"What else? We both made the top of trending searches, along with you and that little fresh meat."
Long Zitao almost got infuriated hearing Ye Yuwei’s words.
"Don’t talk to me about little fresh meat; I’m a little fresh meat too."
"You, well, alright!"
"What’s with that tone, can’t you show me some respect?"
Long Zitao started shouting, tapping his pen loudly.
"Okay, okay, you’re a little fresh meat."
"That’s better."
"Mr. Long, what are you going to do about our trending search topic?"
"Isn’t this something your team and my team should be discussing? Why are you calling yourself?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"Because I want to know if there’s anything between you and that little fresh meat. Rich people’s preferences are usually quite peculiar!"
"Ye Yuwei, if you were in front of me, I would definitely pin you down and give you a good beating."
On the other end, Ye Yuwei was laughing so hard it hurt; she was deliberately teasing Long Zitao.
She especially enjoyed seeing Long Zitao’s irritated look.
"Mr. Long, my team said not to respond for now, because I’m about to appear on a variety show and want to gain some exposure."
"Don’t you want that exposure?"
"I don’t. Look at what they’re writing! And Yushen, she’s so young yet caught up in this too."
"Fine, I’ll issue a statement on my end, but you don’t address it..."
"I’ll respond myself; I won’t exploit this for hype."
Long Zitao couldn’t help but nod, knowing Ye Yuwei wasn’t someone who would disregard everything for publicity.
"Mr. Long, take care of yourself. I sense something complicated with this issue."
"Thanks for your concern, I’m aware of the situation. What are you busy with over there?"
"A fan meeting, and a sports event."
"It’s a pity Penguin didn’t invite me to be a coach this time."
"You want to be a coach? This is a sports event."
"I know martial arts! Don’t you have a martial arts segment?"
Though they bantered on the phone, they were having a very enjoyable conversation. Ye Yuwei didn’t even realize she could chat so happily with a man she barely knew.
