Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 157 Kind-hearted Zhimin (Please Subscribe)
As she strolled around, talking on the phone and breathing in the fresh, clean night air, Zhimin felt that she hadn't enjoyed such freedom in a long time.

They walked straight to a nearby park, where many passersby were exercising in the evening, and groups of two or three elementary school students were playing. The little snake found a swing and the thought of playing on it immediately came to mind.

"Get down! Sister wants to sit on the swing."

Zhimin's slender, upturned eyes and her inverted triangle face shape, which is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, are quite intimidating. Today, her bird-hair and red-lipped makeup further enhances the cold and aloof demeanor of this femme fatale. The elementary school student opposite her has never seen anything like this before, and he climbed down from the swing with trepidation.

"You brat, you're provoking elementary school kids again. I think your brain is about the same as theirs."

The older sister on the other end of the phone felt a wave of dizziness. Zhimin had a long history of doing this kind of thing. Beating up elementary school students in the park was one of the greatest pleasures of her life. It was already quite kind of her not to let the other party push her on the swing today.

"La la la! Sitting on a swing drinking cola, even the gods can't compare to me..."

This girl actually started singing while playing. Zhihui herself felt aggrieved for Chen Shijun. He was a young executive of a leading company in the industry and a top student from Seoul National University. How could he be acting so improperly with a little idiot like you?

"What do you know? This is love! Do you believe in love at first sight? I certainly do!"

Thinking back to their encounter at the Pentang Church, Zhimin never imagined that just staring at a handsome guy would lead to all these subsequent events; it truly was fate.

"You can't hide your feelings for someone, but you'd better keep your good oppa hidden, or your company won't let you off the hook."

Making mistakes is not terrible; what is terrible is making the same mistakes again and again. This younger sister definitely needs to grow, but can she really bear the price of that growth?

Let alone fans, even her own parents don't seem to know that she's found a big shot... Chen Shijun's age is considered young even in the workplace, and many of her male colleagues in the hospital have only just started their careers.

Thinking about it this way, there seems to be no reason to stop her. All I can do is wish her good luck and hope that she can balance her relationship and career.

I just hope he doesn't discriminate against idols and doesn't treat his sister like a plaything. But I'm not worried about that at all, because Chen Shijun's sister Yuan Ying is an idol, isn't she?

Maybe we'll run into each other at all these year-end events. When I greet Senior Yuan Ying, will she know that the person opposite me is her sister-in-law?

"Will her sister-in-law be able to accept bowing to her?"

As she gulped down the last mouthful of cola, Little Snake's heart swelled with boundless joy. Little did she know that in Yuan Ying's eyes, she was no different from Sister Mianmian, both of whom were targets to be eliminated sooner or later.

Meanwhile, Chen Shijun didn't forget about the big star who was about to debut. He had Eunhye prepare debut gifts early in the morning. As a witness at the Bundang Church, Secretary Li just felt that this man was never going to stop.

"Quail eggs are going to debut too? Last time they caused such a big commotion, it was really scary."

Unexpectedly, the leader of SM's new group was taken down by Director Chen in one round before their debut. From now on, all girl groups in the K-pop scene will have Director Chen's family members. This makes Eunhye wonder if he is making a big move.

"Stop calling her Quail Egg. SM Entertainment is inhumane; they're just using her as an account. The chat logs are all fake."

Chen Shijun immediately turned the little snake into a victim. The evil SM is truly wicked. He also instilled this idea in Zhimin, almost completely brainwashing her.

She didn't even consider that although the company was suspected of using her scandals to generate buzz, they hadn't really mistreated her. They insisted on using her as the core of their marketing strategy, and under these circumstances, they didn't punish her much.

If this happened on a project I was leading at Big Hit, she'd be in serious trouble, if not dead. Therefore, I significantly interfered with Jimin's judgment, placing myself in a very dominant position in their relationship. If I had any ill intentions, that girl would be in big trouble.

The secretary didn't care about any of this. Quail Egg had just said a few words to her senior, which wasn't a big deal and far from being considered unkind, although Chen Shijun didn't think she was a kind person either.

"Sigh, in the end I found out that I was the most miserable one. Not only did I have to maintain an improper relationship with Director Chen, but I also had to deal with work-related matters, and I couldn't avoid some dirty work."

He did the most work but received the least. It would be understandable if the other party was a big star, but a trainee received such high treatment.

"As the saying goes, an old ox dies when its strength is exhausted. I was exploited by Director Chen, which is really unfair."

Sitting on Chen Shijun's lap, the woman kept arguing and trying to reason with him. In reality, Chen Shijun didn't really control her or lower her standards.

"Have I been missing out on food or drink? You're making it sound so pitiful, it breaks my heart."

Sometimes it really is true that you become like those you associate with. Chen Shijun later reflected on why a female college student became sinister and ruthless. Besides possibly having this talent innately, he was horrified to find that she had been trying to move in a direction that satisfied her.

I have been trying to figure out his reasons for not wanting to make them public, and I have been proactively identifying some sensitive tasks and offering suggestions. These suggestions are not far-fetched, but are very feasible.

The most important point is that she can reveal his thoughts that he doesn't want to say, thus alleviating his moral anxiety. This allows him to make a decision without getting his hands dirty, which both isolates him from policy risks and relieves him of moral pressure.

This proactive way of taking the blame goes beyond just talking; it involves actively implementing these ideas, truly making it a model of a tool-type subordinate.

Logically, a leader's trust in a subordinate who is merely a tool should be very fragile, often leading to the fate of being discarded once the birds are gone and the bow is put away, and the dog is cooked once the rabbit is dead. But coincidentally, she also had the identity of Chen Shijun's woman.

This effectively mitigated these risks. Furthermore, although Chen Shijun was morally flawed in matters of love and sex, he was surprisingly willing to take responsibility as a leader, though perhaps he was only willing to do so out of gratitude.

This created a strange two-way flow of affection, which Chen Shijun also found very wonderful. He said that Secretary Li could be both the sword and the sheath, which was truly a commendable encounter between ruler and subject.

"Director Chen is really wicked. What kind of knife and what kind of sheath? How am I supposed to use it as a sheath?"

The woman certainly knew what Chen Shijun meant, but that didn't stop her from being a master of feigning ignorance. The man said that she had made rapid progress after her second stint in the palace, and this progress was reflected in every aspect.

The female secretary sitting at the desk is also a wonderful experience. Many idol groups have this kind of outfit. Perhaps Xiaoyuan, Zhimin, and Miyeon may also unlock this skin, but they may not have this kind of demeanor.

"You've been in contact with Kim Min-chi lately. Has anything unusual happened on Ms. Min's end?"

The slippery feel of the pantyhose made Chen Shijun's mind wander. The skirt suit he was wearing was very loose, not the tight-fitting style that idols wear, but it made him look more serious.

"Yes, yes, that girl tells me everything. The new group has no secrets from me."

The sound of tearing cloth was quite jarring, and Secretary Li was unable to report his work without changing his expression, but it didn't seem to matter. Director Chen felt that these secrets weren't urgent to return immediately.

(End of this chapter)