Peninsula: I, a chaebol! I will never follow hidden rules.

Being a trainee can last for several years. In order to debut as a star and make big money, many of them drop out of junior high or high school.

If they debut and become famous, that's fine. But what about the trainees and idols who don't debut, or those who become complete flops after debuting?
You could continue training at the company and wait for your next debut opportunity. Alternatively, you could switch companies and wait for another chance, or sign up for a talent show, or become an online influencer.

However, all of these options require money and youth to support them.

Cosmetics, clothes, and similar items all need to be brought by oneself. If it were just about spending money, many people could manage. But what about age?
Krystal Jung debuted when she was less than fifteen years old, while Joo-hyun Bae debuted at the age of twenty-three and was already an older trainee.

Normally, South Korean idols debut in their teens. After that age, unless they are exceptionally beautiful like Bae Joo-hyun and have outstanding singing and dancing abilities, they have no choice but to change careers.

Those from wealthier families can choose to continue their studies. Those from poorer families have no choice but to work. But without education and a diploma, what good jobs can they find?

They can only work in convenience stores or coffee shops, or do manual labor such as delivering milk.

Doing these jobs is fine. After all, we're just ordinary people. No matter what job we do, as long as we can support ourselves and make life better for ourselves and our families, that's good enough.

But these former trainees and idols spent so much time and energy training, and then ended up delivering milk. Wasn't all that time and energy wasted?

Now these people have a chance to change their destiny!

Shin Yong-joon invited Lee Chi-heon to invest in a film and television base in Jeju Island, which would have three advantages for Lee Chi-heon.

First, he can accomplish 100% of the task with 40% of the money.

Secondly, with this film and television base, Star Entertainment no longer needs to travel all over the country to film.

Third. This film and television base can directly and indirectly create at least tens of thousands of jobs. This is a huge boost to Li Zhixuan's plan to control Jeju Island.

It is foreseeable that this film and television base on Jeju Island will need a lot of extras in the future, and even a group of lead actors for short dramas.

Since major entertainment companies provide acting lessons to their trainees, the completion of the film and television base will definitely be a huge attraction for former trainees and idols.

For them, this is another way out. But if this isn't handled properly, it could become a breeding ground for unspoken rules.

Li Zhixuan never uses underhanded tactics when dating, and naturally he doesn't want such a thing to happen in his company.

As for how to avoid this kind of thing, that's for Kim Jun-hyun and the others to figure out. After all, Lee Chi-hyun is the boss and only responsible for strategic issues. Besides, he's on paternity leave and can't possibly manage every little detail.

"Won Young was sent by Shin Dong-bin to get close to you?"

Before falling asleep that night, Lim Yoona asked Li Zhixuan why he had brought Zhang Yuanying home alone that day.

Li Zhixuan then told Lin Yun'er that Zhang Yuanying was an undercover agent planted by Xin Dongbin, which greatly surprised Lin Yun'er. She quickly asked, "What is Xin Dongbin trying to do? Is he crazy? Isn't he worried about Dad's revenge if things are exposed?"

The "father" here refers to Li Zhengxian.

Li Zhixuan smiled and explained, "I have a reputation for being lecherous and amorous, so that old guy targeted me by arranging beautiful women to be by my side. His purpose was nothing more than to get some business secrets from me."

As for retaliation, risks and rewards go hand in hand. Wanting only the rewards without taking the risks? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Upon hearing this, Lim Yoona nodded, then asked with a serious expression, "Did Won Young personally admit to this to you?"

"Ah."

"Could she be a double agent? Or did she expose herself to gain your trust? Is she actually still working for Shin Dong-bin?"

Li Zhixuan was taken aback by the question, because to be honest, he had never thought about this question before.

Hearing what Lim Yoona said, Li Zhixuan had to think carefully for a moment, then shook his head slightly and asked with a smile, "Which is more powerful, the Li Group or the Lotte Group?"

"Among all the conglomerates, the Lee Group firmly holds the top spot, while Lotte Group can only rank fifth. Of course, the Lee Group is more powerful."

"If that's the case, what reason does Yuan Ying have to help Xin Dongbin instead of me?"

"But what if?" Yoona was still worried.

Li Zhixuan shook his head, then gave Lin Yun'er a reassuring look: "There's no 'what if,' because even if Yuan Ying wanted to help Xin Dongbin, she couldn't. Because when I'm with her, or even when I'm with them, we never discuss company matters."

The "they" here doesn't just refer to young girls; in fact, Li Zhixuan doesn't talk about company matters when he's with most of his girlfriends.

"Oh?" Yoona raised an eyebrow and asked, "So what do you do when you're with them?"

"Let's date."

You shameless bastard! You really dare to say that!

Im Yoona immediately straightened her face: "And what about when you're with me?"

Jealous.

Li Zhixuan chuckled inwardly, but outwardly snuggled into Lin Yun'er's arms and said in a coquettish tone, "I'm especially happy when I'm with you, because you are my love."

"Get out of here! You scumbag!"

Even though she knew the scumbag was just trying to coax her, Yoona couldn't help but be happy, her lips curving upwards in a wide smile.

Since neither of them was sleepy, Li Zhixuan then got down to business with Lin Yun'er: "After 'Hi! Girl' premieres, Xingji Entertainment can be officially split into Xingji Entertainment Group. By then, you'll have given birth. I'll hand over the new Xingji Entertainment to you to manage, and you can make a big splash."

"Forget it, I'm not interested."

"Huh?" Li Zhixuan was completely taken aback by Lin Yun'er's reaction. He asked in surprise, "You're not interested anymore? Why? Don't you want to become a full-time employee?"

Back then, Li Zhixuan made a promise with Lin Yoona and Bae Joo-hyun: whoever started a business and earned 100 billion first, Li Zhixuan would marry her.

Now Yoona is saying she's not interested anymore!

Seeing the scumbag's surprise, Lim Yoona reached out and touched her stomach, saying nonchalantly, "I already have a child. You can make me your official wife if you want, or not if you don't."

That's what she said, but can Li Zhixuan believe it?

"Give me a break! If I really married Joo-hyun, wouldn't you be devastated?" "Pfft! I wouldn't!"

Lin Yoona feigned disdain, then touched her belly with both hands, her delicate face glowing with maternal love, and said softly, "I've figured it out now. Whether we get married or not, you won't run away. Even if we register our marriage, what real change will there be in our relationship? Won't it still be the same as it is now?"
So instead of trying so hard to marry you, I'd rather focus on raising our child and helping him/her succeed. As long as he/she does well, all my hardship and exhaustion won't have been in vain.

Hearing what Lim Yoona said, Li Zhixuan frowned, gently stroked her belly, and said, "There's nothing wrong with what you're thinking, but there's one thing that needs to be clarified. What does it mean to be successful? For example, if someone likes playing games, becomes a professional player, and even wins an international championship, does that count as being successful?"

"Of course not..."

Im Yoona instinctively wanted to deny it, but she froze halfway through her sentence.

Yes, what exactly constitutes success?
Seeing his wife stunned, Li Zhixuan gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and then said softly, "If by 'Chengcai' you mean inheriting the Li family business, then you've fallen into a misconception. Children and grandchildren have their own destinies, don't think so much. As long as the children don't commit crimes in the future, let them be."

That sounds true, but who wouldn't want their child to be the most successful, the most capable, and the strongest?

"You're so open-minded? Aren't you afraid your business will have no one to inherit it?"

Upon hearing this question, Li Zhixuan laughed: "What's so great about conglomerates! What kind of foundation are they?"

Lim Yoona was surprised by Li Zhixuan's attitude towards her identity and quickly asked, "Isn't the chaebol powerful enough?"

Lee Chi-hyun explained with a disdainful look, "South Korea's current system is fundamentally flawed, which is why the chaebols have become such seemingly powerful entities. But it won't remain flawed forever, will it?"

Throughout history, countless warlords have vanished into thin air, let alone mere financial magnates. Once the world changes, these magnates are like shooting stars. Whoosh! Gone in an instant!

Upon hearing this, Lim Yoona suddenly understood something and said, "So that's why you wanted us to bring the kids to study and live in China, right?"

Li Zhixuan nodded and said, "I believe that for the next few decades or even centuries, China will be the safest place in the world. Even if war breaks out, the flames of war will most likely not reach Chinese soil. But South Korea is a different story, especially Seoul."

"Yeah! Listen to you."

In fact, Lim Yoona didn't understand why Li Zhixuan would make such a judgment, but she knew that she was definitely not as capable as Li Zhixuan, nor could she see as far as he could, so she chose to believe in her man.

In a few years, when the children are old enough to go to school, their careers will be more or less on track, and it will be perfectly feasible for them to accompany their children to China at that time.

We chatted for a while longer, then it was time to sleep.

But as soon as Yoona closed her eyes, she suddenly remembered something.

"Wait a minute! Shin Dong-bin couldn't have only assigned Jang Won-young to your side, could he?"

Seeing that his wife wasn't sleeping, Li Zhixuan sat up and had her lie on her side. While massaging her back, he replied, "Of course, it's not just Yuan Ying. There are at least Jin Qiutian and An Youzhen too."

Are they good-looking?

Li Zhixuan immediately shook his head: "I don't know, I've never seen it."

You've really never seen this before?

Yoona turned around and gave the scumbag a suspicious look, then said, "I reckon it shouldn't be too bad. Why don't you take the opportunity to win them over?"

Hearing this, Li Zhixuan reached out and gently pinched Lin Yun'er's delicate little face, then smiled and said, "No need to test me, I have no intention of taking them in."

"Why not accept them? It would be beneficial for you to accept them; you could use them to spread false information to Shin Dong-bin in the future."

Li Zhixuan shook his head and said seriously, "I'm already a father of two, and soon I'll be a father of four, then five. If I keep acting recklessly, will it ever end? It definitely won't. In the future, I might even be dating my son's female classmate."

"Pfft! Haha!"

Im Yoona was amused, but then she couldn't laugh anymore.

How could Lim Yoona still smile at the thought that Li Zhixuan would date girls who are the same age as her son and daughter, or even younger?
By then, she'll be an old woman. Will Li Zhixuan still like her?

Feeling a little wronged, Lin Yoona smiled and jokingly said to Li Zhixuan, "That's normal. After all, no matter how old a man is, he will always like an eighteen-year-old."

"That's not true, at least not in my case."

"why?"

How old were you when we got together?

"twenty four."

Li Zhixuan smiled smugly: "Not eighteen, right?"

"..." Lim Yoona was speechless.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan chuckled, then lay down and held Lin Yun'er in his arms, saying softly, "As the old saying goes, young couples grow old together. I do have quite a few women, and all of them seem to love me. But what about the future? How many of you twenty-odd people will be able to stay with me until the end? I don't know. But I hope you'll be one of them."

Upon hearing these words, Lim Yoona's nose tingled and her eyes reddened.

Li Zhixuan continued, "I think we shouldn't live too old. If we live too long, our bodies will break down and we'll feel uncomfortable all over. Living to seventy or eighty is fine."

Then neither of us will get sick. Just like now, you're in my arms, I'm holding you, and after we fall asleep, we'll travel together to the next life. What do you say?

Tears streamed down Lin Yoona's face as she feigned anger, saying, "Even after I transmigrate, you're still a scumbag, and I have to put up with you taking concubines. No way!"

Li Zhixuan wiped away his wife's tears and said softly, "Then you can be a scumbag and find a mistress. I'll make it up to you in the next life what I owe you in this one."

"No, I won't like anyone else, I only want you!"

After saying that, Lim Yoona kissed Li Zhixuan.

Yoona is almost seven months pregnant, and because she is carrying twins, her belly is bigger than the bellies of Bae Joo-hyun and Jessica Jung when they gave birth.

So, she really couldn't be there, otherwise that jerk would definitely have had a hard time tonight...

(End of this chapter)