After the fan meeting slash fan signing slash mini-concert of YXY's C-line in Shanghai, the both of them spent the remaining days with Daxiaoqiao and Ma Yuling. Y/n already rejected Ma Yuling's offer to have a blind date as Kiki and Xiaoting told her so.

"You sure? It's Song Xinran" Ma Yuling tried to ask her again but she still refused. "She looks straight"

Ma Yuling also introduced Y/n to some of her teammates as well as the twins. All the time Y/n would meet her idols, she would go shy and hide behind her small friends.

"Yang Y/n? She's that quiet and shy?" Ma Yuling's teammate asked her.

"If you're a fan, you will know. She doesn't talk yo much in public, jie-jie. But in her Live, she talks a lot"

Many former classmates also camped on Weibo explaining to the new fans how quiet Y/n is.

The reason? Y/n's parents don't want her to talk to strangers and to those they don't know themselves. Classmates are fine but Y/n is naturally taciturn although she's friendly through social media platforms.

After a whole week of chilling with the other c-girls, both of them finally went back to Korea without telling to the other members. Both of them were also inactive on Social Media that made their fans sick.

Shen Xiaoting
Where are you?
How is Y/n?
Are you two back in Chengdu now?
When are you two coming back?

Su Ruiqi
She said stop asking things and focus on your work

Shen Xiaoting
Okay
But one more question
Are there any guys and girls asking her out?

Su Ruiqi
A lot
But don't worry
She rejected them all
💀

Shen Xiaoting
Why?

Su Ruiqi
YOU'RE ASKING WHY SHE REJECTED THEM?

Shen Xiaoting
Yes?

Su Ruiqi
STOP ASKING OBVIOUS STUFFS
GOODBYE
☠

sury🐺
girly is asking why you rejected your suitors
LOL 😆

not-so-engaged😪
I don't have any suitors anyway

sury🐺
I saw that girl confess to you at the party we went to
And that one in the KTV
And that guy on the streets
And you refused to give your number to a BEAUTIFUL LADY CASHIER

not-so-engaged😪
I can't just give my number to strangers,
You know that, Sury
And
I'm engaged

sury🐺
not-so-engaged

not-so-engaged😪
Shut it

sury🐺
Fine
But when are you going to tell them?
That we're in Korea already

not-so-engaged😪
I'm still busy
I don't want someone to bother me
If Xiaoting knows I'm here already, she'll go here to our quarantine house

sury🐺
Fine fine
But what are you doing exactly?

not-so-engaged😪
Project

sury🐺
You can tell me

not-so-engaged😪
I cant
It's a surprise
It's for our group too

sury🐺
I know
MUSIC!
😛

not-so-engaged😪
No
I've been working on this since the beginning of our vacation
I'll reveal it once we go home
Bye, ttyl

sury🐺
Bye-bye

Unknown to them, Y/n was creating this app with the help of his father's workers. She wants to communicate with the fans in a private way, not on Twitter because some things will make chaos there.

The app she's building is like the app Bubble or Universe. It's an interactive app where only fans can enter. No need to pay anything for entering but needs to pay for subscriptions to send messages. Of course, there should be money involved because Sina (Mr. Yang's company) will be handling it.

"You know, you should've taken Software Engineering in college," her father told her via FaceTime. "What? You told me to do business first them Computer Engineering" Y/n counterpart. "You can study while at work, daughter. But it'll be hectic. You can study during vacations, I will let my engineers teach you" and with that, Y/n started studying the basics and since she's fast, like very fast (can't relate), learner, she's studying advance now. So the things she's currently studying altogether are App Development, Japanese language, and Dancing. 

"What do you want to call it, Miss Yang?" One of her instructors asked. They're already finishing the project after a month. It was fast because the Sina Corporation developers are already well trained. "Can you suggest anything, Meng Xiaojie?" She asked the Miss who asked her earlier. Miss Meng was the very first engineer who assisted her. "How about Youth-ATCUTS"

Youth-ATCUTS sounds peculiar. "What does it mean, Xiaojie?" She asked her instructor. "In math, it means Along the corridor, up the stairs" the word was still confusing Y/n. She likes math but she never encountered these words.

'Did I sleep in class?' She thought.

"It means x and y-axis, Miss Yang. Meaning that they should follow the x-axis first and then the y. Your group is named YXY, so it involves directions" she explained. Even the explanation made it more confusing to Y/n but she agreed anyway. It also doesn't make sense to the platform but she doesn't want to hurt Miss Meng's feelings.  "Also,  should we put Sina Corporation as the main developer? CEO Song?" Miss Meng asked the other line where Y/n's dad was shown. He's been helping too.

"No, we should not involve this application to Sina. It's for their safety too. Let's call the developer '2Y1C1A1M2S-CHN, I'll register this name so it'll be fine to develop apps"

"What does it mean, dad?"

"2 Yang, 1 Chen, 1 Adams, 1 Meng, 2 Song... engineers who helped to build this app, recognition"

"But there is only 1 Yang in the group dad, am I listed in the Song line?"

"You're a Yang too, makes it 2"

App Design (basically, it's  LINE lol)

"Welcome back from your vacations! Did you all spend it well? Rested well?"

"Ne!"

"Well then, now... back to work! I've seen a lot of you improve too. Yoon Jia practiced a lot in vocals, You Dayeon a lot in dancing, Hikaru wrote a lot of rap verses, Yang Y/n mastered Japanese and Su Ruiqi wrote songs... the 3 kids who stayed and trained improved a lot too... congratulations, team" Kyungsoo praised the group. "And as a prize of working hard, you all are going to have brand deals from different companies. Photoshoots and Endorsement won't ruin our timetable that much and this will promote our group more overseas and locally... I've already assigned you all for different brands. Check your emails now"

You Dayeon - Chanel Korea

Yang Y/n - Louis Vuitton China

Su Ruiqi - BVLGARI China

Yoon Jia - Burberry Korea

Ezaki Hikaru - Burberry Japan

3J - Converse Japan, H&M Japan, Penshoppe Japan

Wondering why they got these deals? Their seniors got it for them. Connections. It was well known that Kyungsoo's group are ambassadors of different luxury brands including those that are listed above. These products will also give them access to different styles they want to do while promoting. Also, some of those brands really wants the girls to endorse specifically the two Chinese members who's climbing up in popularity in China.

"What- is this for real?" Dayeon asked the CEO who's smiling ear to ear, proud of his daughters. "And... you guys are also having this app to interact with fans, especially made by Y/n herself"

"Jie-jie is a software engineer?!" Hikaru asked loudly, well, she's always loud. "Of course not, my dad is and he helped me create this for the group. It's my present because all of you treated me well after these 5 months of being together" all of them were in awe. Y/n loves the group and is very thankful they took her in eventhough she's not great as them.

"Expect more in the future, I'll give you tons of gifts"

Y/n's POV

Kim Bora
Hey
Xiaoting and Yurina are fighting
LOL

Yang Y/n
Why?

Kim Bora
Yurina forgot about their date

For split seconds, my smile fades away. Date? What date?

Yang Y/n
Date?

Kim Bora
Fan service
It's just for fans
Don't worry ㅋㅋㅋ

Yang Y/n
But why is Xiaoting angry if it's just only for fan service?

Kim Bora
It's just acting!
So she and Yurina will be distant from each other
Are you in Korea now?

Yang Y/n
Why

Kim Bora
Just asking
Because you're very inactive

Yang Y/n
I'm inactive because I'm very active in our interactive app, unnie

Kim Bora
We're the same age
And what app?
Never heard of it

Yang Y/n
Launched earlier
I'll send you the link later

Kim Bora
Okay, thanks
Be home soon, okay?
We missed you
And Doah is upset you're not texting her, lol

Yang Y/n
Why would she be upset about it?

Kim Bora
Because she has a crush on you?

Yang Y/n
Haha I thought she only thinks of me as a sister
Well, that's awkward now

Kim Bora
Oh and when you're back, I think she's going to ask you to hang out

Yang Y/n
It's fine
She's a friend

Kim Bora
But not in Ting's eyes
She's an enemy

Yang Y/n
But I'm not Xiaoting
It's going to be okay,

Kim Bora
What will you do if she confesses to you?

Yang Y/n
Reject
I'll tell her she's just a little sister to me

Kim Bora
Make sure you'll say that
Because Doah is scary if she's angry

Yang Y/n
Hmm
What are you guys doing anyway?
Practicing?

Kim Bora
Haven't you heard the news?
Oh, you're really inactive, huh?
Our management has conflicts

Yang Y/n
What?

Kim Bora
Vote rigging
We'll see
If the results are out, possibly our group will continue or not
Hey
If something bad happens, save Xiaoting

Yang Y/n
What do you mean?

Kim Bora
If the group disbands, take her in your group

I entered the house of my parents and I saw the lights inside are on. Planet Girls just moved out of their house next door and went back to their homes. Xiaoting stayed and went to our house instead.

The world was beyond shock after hearing the sudden news. It has only been 6 months (it's already June) since they debuted but the company was messed up.

"Hey" I called as I saw Xiaoting laying on her bed, covered with blankets. "Shen Xiaoting" I called once more then went beside her. I'm not sure if she's sleeping or crying though.

"Are you asleep?"

"Huh?"

"Oh, you were" she took off her blankets then sat up, her puffy eyes show how sad she is. "Since when did you get here?"

"3 weeks. I quarantined here then went back to work a week ago" I caressed her cheeks then she held my hand. She smiled painfully then pulled me in for a hug.

She started sniffling and then her body starts to shake. She's crying.

Xiaoting might look strong but she's very fragile. I am the opposite, I looked meh but I'm very strong at holding my emotions.

"Shh, it's okay... everything's going to be okay" I rubbed her back. It feels like those old days where she got eliminated from that show came back. She cried so hard thinking about the missed opportunity she got.

"That was my last chance to get be in a Korean group. The other companies are probably not taking in those who were above 2000s" that was she was worried about?

"I'll take you in mine, it's okay. I talked about it with Kyungsoo-sunbaenim"

"Really? But what about those waiting girls in the line-up?"

"I told you already that the company failed to get Fu Yaning jie-jie, right? Makes us 11 just yet... we need one more Chinese to make it 4:4:4"

"Are you sure you're taking me in?"

"Only if you want to"

"It's a yes then"

Third Person's POV

"Go audition in our company!" Jia told Youngeun and Doah, her friends. Youngeun thought about getting a break first but for Doah, it's an opportunity not just to be an idol, but to be with Y/n as well.

"Contact your CEO if they're looking for trainees first" Doah instructed Jia. The younger girls didn't hesitate and called her CEO immediately.

"Sajangnim!... I was wondering if you're still looking for trainees?... oh, really? wow... okay then, thank you sunbaenim" Jia ended the call with a frown. "Sorry guys, but someone was already appointed to join our group"

"Awe... it's okay, Jia. But who is it?" Doah asked.

"Xiaoting unnie. Y/n unnie brought her in" Doah was shocked but Youngeun was the other way round. "Why are you clapping your hands?" Doah asked her ex-co-member.

"Nothing... I just ship them both" she proudly said. "You too? Me too!" Jia and Youngeun high-fived.

"What are you guys talking about? They're cousins"

"Who told you that? They're childhood friends" Jia protested. Doah started to get confused. "But... unnie was the one who told me that..."

"Maybe she was just joking around... Unnie is a joker in the house too... she's quiet sometimes but cracks a lot of jokes"

"How is that a joke? That's a lie?" Doah raised an eyebrow. "Her mom told us that Y/n unnie is a liar sometimes... we all lie, she can lie about it too"

'A liar huh... or is there something happening between those two? Aren't Yurina and Ting unnie together? Is Ting unnie cheating?'

"Hey unnie, are you coming?" Youngeun snapped a finger in front of Doah that made the girl look back at them. "Huh?"

"Are you done eating? Let's go?"

"Ah, yeah... let's go" The three friends stepped out of the Cafe then walked down the streets to find a cab. While walking, Doah noticed these three persons eating inside of a Cafe and one of them got their mask and cap off. "Unnie?"

"Hey, Doah-unnie!" Jia shouted from the distance. Doah started walking again away from that Cafe where she saw Y/n with two other people.

Doah took out her phone then messaged the older.

Kim Doah
Unnie, where are you?
Are you free?

Yang Y/n
I'm at a company meeting, Doah-ssi
Busy

'Liar' Doah rolled her eyes in anger. 'Was she lying all these times?'

+ promoting trailer for my c-pop fic/ non-fic story!

The girl with pink hair is Zhou Shiyu, the one in this story too