Chapter 11: The Universe's Invincible Ultimate Adorable Pink Girl Group

Netizens were so excited their blood boiled, with the entire screen flooded with [Pink Girls].

In this massive livestream room, twenty million people were watching online, all typing the same phrase, proving just how deeply "Pink Girls" had penetrated the national consciousness.

As they spam-posted, everyone's minds drifted back to four years ago, when the Pink Girls group debuted like a comet.

That was truly an incomparably brilliant and glorious era!

In that year, Pink Girls released one single every month, totaling twelve singles, each of which topped the monthly music bestseller chart at No. 1.

A single sold for more than an entire digital album, yet its sales volume exploded even higher than that of full albums.

Pink Girls' songs played on television; their stage performances lit up the giant screens in major commercial CBDs; people of all ages hummed their tunes while walking down the street; even the square-dancing aunties couldn't escape the law of "true fragrance," choreographing spicy dances to DJ remixes of their songs.

This girl group infiltrated people's lives in every possible way.

And yet, they dominated everyone with absolute strength.

Among them, Jin Li was universally acknowledged by the group's fans as the member with the weakest capabilities.

The reason was simple: Jin Li's health was poor; she couldn't withstand high-intensity stages, so choreographers often placed her at the back to slack off during the latter half of performances.

Thus, fans jokingly nicknamed Jin Li the "Half-Stage Diva"—a diva in the first half of the stage, a nobody in the second half.

Only Jin Li's own fans could touch their hearts and say, without batting an eyelid, that her professional skills were strong, super strong, the strongest in the industry.

When Jin Li said this, she didn't realize she had dropped a bombshell; she simply informed her fans in a casual, friendly tone, as if chatting with friends.

And then, there was nothing else.

After notifying everyone, Jin Li changed the subject: "Now it's study time. I'm going to start studying; feel free to do whatever you want."

[Baby Li, what about that lucky scratch card you won?]

[Baby Li, Baby Li, we want to rub off some luck by entering the lottery!]

[Baby Li, can you teach us some more lottery-winning techniques?]

Netizens spam-posted furiously, but Jin Li was just that formidable; the moment she said she would study, she lowered her head and switched the screen to her online class.

Netizens could only stare blankly, caught between watching the online class and gazing at Jin Li's lowered, round little head.

Fortunately, Sui Lingfang was on-site to handle the emergency; without disturbing Jin Li, she entered the livestream room in her capacity as an assistant, posting necessary announcements and managing the lottery draws.

Sui Lingfang thought that giving away just one already-scratched and redeemed lucky card would be far too stingy.

It is better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish; since Jin Li was famous for scratch cards, why not just give away lottery tickets directly?

Thus, an announcement appeared at the very top of Jin Li's livestream page.

[A draw will be held every half hour, giving away 100 scratch cards each time.]

[Among them, the lucky card Jin Li won will be randomly gifted without a separate draw.]

[Let us accompany Jin Li in her studies. Go! ヾ(°°)!]

At this, netizens who had intended to switch channels twisted their bottoms right back, obediently camping in front of their screens to study alongside Jin Li.

Who would turn down a chance to win a prize?

No one can resist the temptation of winning a prize!

The three-hour study session passed quickly; as the sun slanted westward, a mischievous streak of golden light slipped through the window to illuminate Jin Li's cheek, signaling that evening had arrived.

Jin Li stretched lazily as usual, blinked at the screen, and offered a playful smile.

"Today's recharge is complete. I'm going offline now; feel free to do whatever. I'm slipping away first."

The screen instantly went black.

[Hehe, Jin Li's company really knows how to handle things. That half-hour draw earlier was too hard to catch; later they changed it to 100 tickets every half hour, then 10 tickets every ten minutes.]

[I won ten tickets~]

[I won a hundred tickets plus the lucky card Baby Li already redeemed...]

[Don't run, upstairs! Quickly stick out your koi tail so I can touch it!]

After leaving the livestream room, Jin Li walked toward her manager's office, encountering He Yixuan, the company's only second-tier rising star, along the way.

He Yixuan greeted her respectfully: "Hello, Teacher Jin Li."

Jin Li nodded at her, said "Hello," and brushed past her.

There are many rules, big and small, in the entertainment industry, but in society at large, things are much the same.

Take seniority, for instance; it exists not only in the entertainment circle but also in workplaces across major corporations.

Some believe long tenure makes one a senior, while others think outstanding ability defines a senior... Regardless of others' opinions, within Chenxi Entertainment, Jin Li's status was such that even if she encountered other managers, those managers would warmly address her as "Teacher" in return.

He Yixuan watched Jin Li's retreating figure for a long time, a deep longing flashing in her eyes; this was what a top-tier star looked like.

Even if they had faded, they could turn the tables at any moment and ascend to the peak of supreme popularity!

Jin Li bid farewell to Sister Fang and, escorted by bodyguards, returned to her apartment, where she took ingredients from the refrigerator and simply made herself some fried rice.

This body possessed excellent cooking skills; preparing meals had become muscle memory.

Even though Jin Li had never cooked before, after just one week of practice, she could make dishes that looked and tasted quite proper.

She made herself a pineapple fried rice.

This pineapple was actually a few pre-cut pieces she had casually picked up from the front desk when leaving the company that evening.

After eating, Jin Li collapsed onto the sofa and finally allowed herself to scroll through her phone.

Not looking was one thing, but looking was a shock; no matter where she scrolled, she could find news and videos related to herself.

#JinLiAnnouncesReturnToStage#

#JinLiHistoricalCompilationOfDancingAndSlackingOff#

#MostBeautifulVaseReturnsHuayuFansCanWashTheirEyes#

#JinLiRisesAgain#

#HowLongUntilPinkGirlsReunite#

Jin Li clicked in to watch; many netizens were discussing her, as well as her teammates.

It was not yet the group's anniversary, but today the collective fans were as joyful as if celebrating the Lunar New Year, exceptionally happy.

Jin Li scrolled through the comments and discovered a fact she did not want to admit, yet had to acknowledge—

If the team were likened to a wooden bucket, she would undoubtedly be the shortest stave within it.

She determined the team's lowest possible floor.

Thus, for years, the collective fans had worried not only about each member's career development but even more so about Jin Li's health.

As long as Jin Li's health remained unrestored, there could be no day of reunion for the group.

While scrolling through videos, her phone suddenly vibrated; it was a message from a WeChat group chat.

[The Universe's Ultimate Invincible Cute Pink Girl Group]

Lotus: [I heard Jin Li's health has improved a bit?]

NANA: [!!! Really? I've been so worried I'd scroll past news of her grave illness online that I haven't dared contact her QAQ]

Pearl: [I just heard from my manager; Jin Li is so lucky! She burned incense and scratched a card at a Daoist temple and won 200,000! Aaaah, let me touch her; lately I feel incredibly unlucky.]

Tongtong: [What? There's gossip I don't know about? I've been waking at dawn and sleeping at dusk filming lately, feeling nearly driven mad. Let me go check.]

Tongtong: [Aaaah, I saw it! What kind of absurd luck is this for Jin Li? I hate it!!!]

Mengmeng: [Popping up. I'm currently in a lawsuit with my company; my heart is exhausted. I'm negotiating with a new proprietor. Since Jin Li has just regained popularity through this incident, I can actually negotiate terms. *crosses arms and smiles*.jpg]

Jin Li ran through her impressions of her fellow group members in her mind.

Although outsiders often speculated that the members of the Pink Girl Group were discordant, the reality was the opposite; the relationships among the members were very good, quite united and of one heart.

It was just that none of them loved to flaunt things outwardly; the warmth and chill of their experiences were for themselves alone to know.

Jin Li: [Popping up to check the names~]

Jin Li: [I do not change my name when walking nor alter my surname when sitting; Jin Li has always been Jin Li. (grinning)]

No stored manuscripts; typos and word-order issues are generally corrected after posting. Once I have stored manuscripts, I will set up scheduled updates!

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