She was talking at ease with my members. I could not even mutter a single word. She is definitely that girl."Oh my goodness, you listened to my cover; that's embarrassing." Jinju blushed and covered her face with her palm."Oh, she's so cute!" Dal Rae and Seonhwa said this while holding hands and beaming with joy."You sing quite amazing for a rookie who is about to debut." Donghwa smiled at her. "Do you mind if I ask you something? But it's kind of not work related"This is not going the way I wanted; they will start asking her irrelevant questions."No, not at all. Since we might work in the near future, I don't mind." She sipped from the water bottle."Did you happen to be in Gwangju last year?" Donghwa did not spare a moment and asked her directly. Everyone is expecting an answer."Uhmm... Yes, I was there at the same time last year."Everyone was frozen by her answer. Minho and Donghwa broke out in laughter."We got our confirmation!" Dal Rae and Seonhwa were both celebrating; I, on the other hand, smiled."What confirmation?" Jinju asked in confusion."It's nothing; they're just a crazy bunch of idols who have never seen a female in their entire lives." I told her, and she finally got the courage to speak a word."Did you happen to meet a man while you were there?" Seonhwa asked"To tell you honestly, I don't remember much during my trip to Gwangju." Her smile faded.I didn't want to force her to tell us what happened back then. I was just happy to see her again."It's alright. By the way, they said you are debuting with a song collaboration with us." Minho stirred the subject away like a pro."Oh, yes, yes, I was told to do a duet with all of you." Jinju showed a message from her phone. "Our CEO wanted me to have individual recordings with each of you and one for the whole group.""You're saying that each one of us will record as a duet, then we will also do a group version." Seonhwa asked.Everyone became serious after what Jinju said. It was not what we expected from what we were told."Who will go first?" Seonhwa raised his hand after Minho asked."I'll go first; let Myeon Jin Hyung go last. He is our main vocalist in the group." Seonhwa walked toward the guitar. "Before that, can you sing Fine or any other song that I know of?""Wait, let me scribble something I can sing for you guys." Jinju started searching on her phone."Why not try A Million Pieces by Kyuhyun?" Donghwa looked at me."I think she can do it." I did not hesitate to answer Donghwa. "Jinju, do you know the song?""Yes, I heard of it." She quickly looked up the lyrics of the song. "Let's do it."Seonhwa started to play the intro, and in a moment, Jinju's voice filled the room. [Lyrics excerpt from the song A Million Pieces.]Everyone was listening to her sing, taking notes on her style and emotions in the song. I, on the other hand, was just mesmerized by her singing ability. Judging from her voice quality, she had been singing for quite some time. She was singing with all of my heart; not a single note was missed. I know that she is going to make everyone swoon over her talent; her visuals are no joke as well. The moment she stopped singing, everyone took their notes out."You have a beautiful tone." Minho said. "If I were to have a duet with you, it would be a great opportunity for me to learn more about tone changing.""Yeah, she's got the tone of our group; her pitch is well controlled." Seonhwa praised her.This was the first time my members gave serious and critical feedback. I have never heard such feedback from them in a long time."For me, there was something missing from it." Dal Rae commented.I was ready to fly and throw a punch in his face, but he is right; there was something missing."Care to tell, Dal Rae?" I asked immediately."Vocally, she is absolutely phenomenal, but I couldn't point out what was missing the whole time." Dal Rae brushes his hair with his fingers. "I kept thinking of it, but couldn't even say it."Minho stood up from where he was sitting."Soul; her song was soulless." It's rare for Minho to say that a song is soulless.Something isn't right, and I know for sure that Minho wouldn't dare say that to anyone without a reason."Minho is right. The soul is missing." I looked at Jinju; she had her face downcast, and I could see that there was definitely a reason for a soulless song. "Would you mind enlightening us, Jinju?""Uhmm... What can I say?" Still head downcast. "I can't remember anything about how I used to sing before."I was about to say something when we heard a knock at the door."Jinju, are you here?" Said by the person on the other side of the door.Jinju stood up abruptly and went to open the door. Manager Song, Jinju's manager, came into the room."Sorry for the delays; I was caught in the meeting." He looked at Jinju and gently whispered something to her. Jinju answered him by raising her head up and down. "I guessed that you all had been acquainted already.""Yeah, she also sang for us a while ago." Minho answered the manager's song."Can we reschedule the recording? I've got to bring Jinju to the hotel first so she can settle in."I was confused by what the manager said."She's staying at a hotel?" I asked."Just temporarily, I haven't bought her the apartment she is supposed to stay in.""Isn't she supposed to stay at the dorm because she's already been with the company for five or six months?" Seonhwa said."Oh, that. No, she was in China for that period; she just got here this morning."I'm getting way more confused by it."She doesn't need to stay at the hotel; she can crash in my apartment until she can move into her apartment." Minho offered while clearing up the lyrics and music sheets. "I've got a lot of spare room in my apartment anyway.""Oh, I can't accept that. I don't want to be a burden to anyone." Jinju immediately said"No, I insist, since we are now friends, and you don't know anyone else here. It's better than the hotel." Minho looked at Jinju. "Manager Song, if it's okay with you, she can stay there."Manager Song talked to Jinju. "Yeah, and I don't trust that she will be comfortable at the hotel anyway." He turned to Jinju. "Minho can be trusted, Jinju; you don't need to hesitate, and he is a good person. It's better to have someone you know by your side than no one.""In that case, I accept the offer. Thank you for letting me stay." Jinju smiled at Minho.What the hell was going on? She just freaking agreed with Minho. She can stay with me as well; why stay with Minho? Oh, yes, I forgot I didn't offer my apartment, and also, my apartment is a one-bedroom apartment."Let's go; we don't have any other schedule anyway. I can accompany you to do your chores." Minho walked past me and led Jinju out.Everyone stood up and started to go out."Let's all have dinner first and help Jinju settle in; she must be tired from her flight." Donghwa said as he picked up his backpack."Yeah, I'm starving anyway." Dal Rae added, He put on his face mask and cap. "Better to be ready than sorry." He gave Jinju a pack of masks. "Wear it; you don't want to be seen with us in public."Jinju chucked. "Thank you." She put on the mask and moved out of the room.I didn't mutter a single word, got my backpack and guitar, put on my cap and mask, and moved along with them.Minho and Jinju exchange chats as we go down to the parking area. I don't know what made me feel jealous of the scene.Donghwa nudged me. "Hyung, are you alright?""Yes." I said this while looking at Jinju, laughing at what Minho was saying."You can have the chance to talk to her later at the restaurant, Hyung." He looked at Jinju. "She's beautiful, Hyung. Not just beautiful, she also has a great voice; no wonder you remember her.""She's different; that's why I remember her. At the time I met her, she was also different; I could sense there was a story we didn't know.""Hyung, if you're trying to ask her out, don't do it yet, ok? She is about to debut, and it will be a scandal if you get involved.""I know, I won't." I looked at Donghwa. Donghwa is a friend I can trust and a person I can talk to."Let's use the group van to go to the restaurant." Dal Rae said."Yeah, so we can go all together." Seonhwa added"I'll follow you guys; I bought my car here." Minho said.As we reached the parking lot, I saw Minho grab Jinju's luggage and put it in his car. Is Jinju riding with him?"Jinju, go ahead with others, they will take care of you; I've got to go to this meeting." Manager Song said."Okay, I will. Thank you for today, Manager Song." She hugged Manager Song."You be careful, little girl; I don't want Xian to end my life." He laughed. "Call him when you settle with Minho, okay?""Yes, of course. He can be annoying." She laughed.We all got in the van, and Jinju sat down where Minho used to sit."Jinju, you don't mind if we doze off for a while." Seonhwa said. "You can sleep a little, and we will wake you up when we are near the restaurant.""Is it far?" She asked while removing her mask."We are going to a restaurant near Minho's place; it will be an hour and a half until we get there; he lives in Yongin.""If there's no traffic, it's usually 40 minutes." Dal Rae put on an eye mask. "Not that we complain, since we all live in Yongin, ha ha ha."Moments later, we departed from the agency for our destination. This is going to be a long ride to Yongin.