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Yoongi visited Suran at her house to talk about Jungkook's decision of backing out from the song.
"Noona, we have no other choice but to make it your solo song. Are you okay with that?"
"Well, I'm not that confident. It's been so long since I did a solo, but I'll give it a try."
"You can do it, Suran noona. I know you can."
"But you know what, I have a better idea."
Yoongi waited for Suran to share what's on he mind. He's willing to do everything for the sake of releasing the song that has always been very special for Jieun.
"How about you let Jieun sing it?"
Yoongi was surprised with such suggestion. "Jieun?...Sing?" He was almost speechless.
"Jieun-ssi's voice is perfect for the song. I don't think I could sing it the way she does. I mean she owns it. The song belongs to her." Suran tried to persuade Yoongi.
"I don't know, noona. I think I told you about this before, but Jieun already stopped performing for a very long time. The best thing she could do for Genius Lab was to write and record demos and samples. I can never convince her to appear on stage again."
"Why won't she give it another try? I'm sure this will be a big break for Jieun; like a comeback that she deserves to have."
Yoongi wanted to agree with Suran's idea right away, but he knew how Jieun would never return to singing again. He wished he could just convince her easily. Maybe if he tries so hard, Jieun would agree.
"We'll talk about it first, noona." Yoongi answered.
"Great!" Suran clapped her hands.
"But what about you? You've been waiting for this comeback."
"Don't worry about me, Yoongi. Actually, I was starting to write a new song. I'm trying to experiment on music and I'm loving it so far. I will be very busy and maybe Jungkook's decision was somehow a blessing in disguise since I can't do promotions while working on my own song."
"That's good to know, noona. I'm proud of you." Yoongi felt happy for his friend. "Anyway, I'll consider your suggestion. But if Jieun won't accept, I hope I can still count on you."
"Don't worry Yoongi, she'll do it. You just have to ask and talk to her. It's not like you gonna confess your feelings for her already."
"Aish noona stop joking." Yoongi started blushing. "I have to go. I'll talk to Jieun so that I could inform you as soon as possible. I will still send you the demo just in case you have to sing it."
Yoongi drove back to his office to talk to Jieun. While on his way, he tried to memorize the words he should be saying for Jieun not to be surprised with Suran's suggestion.
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"What? No way! I'm not gonna sing again!"
"Listen, Jieunie, I think Suran noona is right. Nobody could sing that song like you do. It belongs to you."
"Yoongi, anybody could sing it. If Suran-ssi can't, then we can just look for another artist. There are lots to choose from."
"But I want it to be you. Don't you remember when you first showed the lyrics to me? The way you tried singing the first lines that you wrote...I've always wanted to relive those moments." Yoongi frowned, hoping that somehow his friend could feel sympathy for him.
"Yoongi, that was years ago. Things have changed. Music was my first love, but music keeps on hurting me. Honestly, I just do my job because I need money. I'm no longer working on music out of passion. I don't think I can go back to doing it again."
Yoongi felt frustrated, but something in him doesn't want to give up. He believed that Jieun will accept his plea someday soon.
"What about we play a game?"
"Huh?" Jieun got confused.
"Let's play a game. Whoever wins will decide on what to do with the song."
"Yoongi, I already made my decision. I will never do what you want me to do."
"It's not yet final, Jieun. We both own that song. I also wrote parts of it so I think it would be unfair that you decide on your own. You choose: we play a game or we ask the team to vote?"
Jieun sighed. She would never choose voting since she knew what her fate would be in the hands of her workmates.
"Alright. Let's just play a game."
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a/n: What game could it be? 👀😁
Originally, I only had 2-3 chapters left for the ending, but after going through everything, I decided to extend it a bit more. I hope this is a good news for you readers💙
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