Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 286 Ruin of Innocence
"I think that, strictly speaking, my reputation was ruined by Director Chen, so it's reasonable to call me his first love who's trending on social media."

Winter spoke to Zhimin with absolute certainty, her serious demeanor leaving Little Snake dumbfounded. What she said did seem to make some sense.

"Uh! You're going a bit too far, my oppa..."

If I had known it was winter, I should have stayed and taken advantage of the winter to teach this guy a lesson. I never expected him to stick around like this.

"Tell me if this makes sense. So give me his contact information, I want to ask him for compensation."

Actually, Chen Shijun handed Liu Zhimin a beautifully printed business card before she got out of the car; he was just teasing her.

"Why should I?! You want to claim compensation?! You must be crazy."

Ji-min stared wide-eyed at the little puppy in front of her, somewhat incredulous. "You little rascal, do you have a death wish? Your oppa isn't someone to be trifled with."

Winter is like a Maltese puppy that has stolen some dried fish, a wicked smile creeping onto its lips. Now, this wicked captain can no longer have the upper hand in their verbal sparring.

Seeing the other person's brows furrowing deeper and deeper, he was overjoyed. With a hint of smugness and provocation, he deliberately continued speaking in a sickeningly sweet voice.

"Look, he even touched my breasts back then! Although it's a negative trending topic, my clean reputation has been tarnished just like that!"

The little snake was so angry at Winter's robber logic that it almost laughed out loud, but it felt more annoyed at being coveted. It took a deep breath and decided not to get entangled with this little rascal on such twisted logic.

"I'm warning you! Don't get any funny ideas. You're so fierce, my oppa hasn't even asked you for compensation for emotional distress yet!"

As she spoke, she extended her tiny fist, as big as a mangosteen, and gently bumped it against Winter's chest. In fact, this little dog wasn't as she described; although somewhat barren, it still had something.

"No way! I don't even have my rumored first love's contact information! This won't do!"

The more Dong Tian provoked this guy's possessiveness, the happier he became. He pushed away Zhi Min's provocative fist and gradually tested the other party's limits of anger.

It wasn't until the guy's eyes reddened, his gaze gradually shifted from anger to coldness, and a furious smile appeared on his lips that he realized the captain might have to resort to force if the fight continued.

"I was just joking! Don't be like that, unnie. Don't you have any faith in your boyfriend?"

This move was perfectly executed; he completely shed his roguish demeanor, leaving only his characteristically charming, pleading eyes.

Zhimin's hand froze in mid-air. Looking at the guy's expression of knowing he was wrong, she felt both annoyed and amused. She knew perfectly well that Dongtian was playing a trick on her.

"If I really asked you to do something, you'd probably run faster than a rabbit. I think you're getting more and more lawless, and you don't respect me as your captain at all."

It is required that every time she is addressed after winter, her title must be added before her name, and she must be addressed as Captain Zhimin.

"I was just joking! Look, because of this stupid news, the fans are fighting like crazy, and it's awkward for us to be like this."

Winter moved a little closer and gently bumped Zhimin with her shoulder, her voice carrying a hint of coquetry, which quickly calmed Zhimin down.

These words struck a chord with Zhimin. Although the external turmoil seemed to have subsided, the subtle estrangement caused by the mutual attacks between fans still existed between the two of them.

Fortunately, it's all out in the open now. With a sigh, he reached out and pinched Winter's cheek. This time, the little dog didn't dodge.

"You know it's wrong, but you still provoke me. You have to annoy me to feel better." The tense atmosphere has eased a lot. Looking into Winter's bright eyes, in the end, Winter is just a little sister with a simple mind who likes to act cute.

Moreover, she was also a victim in this misunderstanding, and may even have taken the blame for herself.

"Alright, I'll let you off this time. After all, I'm the captain, and I have an extremely strong sense of responsibility towards the team."

He said one thing but meant another, implying that he didn't take it to heart, and that he was incredibly tolerant of this guy's minor offense.

It's just a temporary halt for today, but I'm afraid we'll inevitably have to bring up the "rumored first love" trope again in the future for a little bit of stimulation. However, I think as long as we keep things in check, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Since I've already taken the blame, it would be a shame not to make the most of this reputation and occasionally flaunt it, since I was wronged.

At least on the surface, that little unpleasantness was truly over at this moment, but in winter's heart, there was still a feeling that she had lost out big time.

Chen Shijun was unaware that he had caused a small problem for SM Entertainment, but even if he did, it wouldn't matter; it wouldn't make a difference.

Source Music's own internal affairs were enough to trouble Representative Su. The investigation into the trainee's situation was finally completed, and the result made the two of them feel a chill.

"The results from the Anti-Bullying School Committee are in. Director Chen guessed correctly; it's Level 5 bullying that will be on file."

After the final feedback came out, Representative Su's anxiety finally subsided. He wasn't powerful enough to silence public opinion; if the news had been leaked, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

In this situation, it would be unwise to stubbornly defend it, because it hasn't even debuted yet, so giving up is the right thing to do. Multiple-choice questions are always easier than open-ended questions.

"Level 5 bullying! This little girl seems to have done something serious. You can't judge a book by its cover."

Actually, it's not impossible to judge a book by its cover. This trainee is beautiful, but you can also vaguely see some evil intentions between her brows.

She's a year younger than Xiaoyuan, yet she's already committed such a terrible act without a word. You have to understand that level 5 bullying is extremely serious.

According to the "Act on Prevention and Countermeasures against School Violence," the full name of Punishment No. 5 is "Special educational training and psychological treatment by external experts." This punishment even includes the parents.

Although we don't know exactly what this guy did, we can analyze it through some related incidents. In some cases, the victim was beaten and detained for up to 6 hours, and the final sentence was only a No. 4 punishment, which was community service.

"This kind of character is something I never expected."

Representative Su felt a chill run down his spine. He had almost planted a huge hidden danger in the group. Fortunately, Chen Shijun gave him a reminder, otherwise it would have caused huge losses.

"From now on, we must conduct background checks on newly recruited trainees, the more detailed the better."

Actually, this rule was proposed a long time ago, but it has not been implemented very well. In addition, the feeling that such a good prospect has come from Starship and gotten a great deal has led to many rules not being implemented.

"Of course, we can't let bad guys infiltrate the team!"

Even in Chen Shijun's garden, there are only upright and kind garden babies. Mianmian Jie's accusation that Xiaoyuan's hostility towards her is more of a scare tactic. The little snake is also kind-hearted despite its sharp tongue towards Dongtian.

(End of this chapter)