Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 322 Unlucky Meiyan

After all, this is a special kind of colleague relationship in a strict sense. Who would willingly pay the price for a colleague's mistakes? The right thing to do is to get rid of the burden as soon as possible and get everyone back on the right track.

"However, it's probably going to be difficult for us to make a comeback this year. I heard that the company doesn't have any plans for us to return, and I don't know when this will end."

In other words, CUBE is a small company, and if they switch to a bigger company, they might already be preparing a new girl group debut plan. JYP is proof of that. ITZY, who debuted a year later than them, seems to have gradually lost trust.

"Don't rush, don't rush, Shuhua still needs to be patient."

As her former roommate, Meiyan kept comforting the youngest member, Ye Shuhua, who was also the first to express dissatisfaction with the situation.

Song Yuqi has some resources in China, though not many, but she still has some work to do. Minnie is the type of person who doesn't easily express her opinions, so only this youngest member is facing the most severe situation.

As for myself, the company provided considerable support in terms of personal resources, and with Chen Shijun's comforting words, I was doing quite well.

"That's true! If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be..."

If we're talking about strengths, this guy is brave and outspoken; if we're talking about weaknesses, he's just too tactless. The captain and the older sister's gazes were enough to stop him.

"Don't say that. Although she left the group, she didn't terminate her contract with the company and is still considered an artist under CUBE."

The team leader judged that the company might still be holding onto a sliver of hope, waiting for the official verdict, but the current situation was not optimistic.

Although the members have maintained a certain degree of unity, the fan group has split. In the six months since the bullying incident was exposed, countless fans have chosen to unfollow the group.

However, there are also some die-hard fans of Seo Soo-jin. The extreme members of these fans even concentrated their efforts on launching a new round of online harassment against Seo Shin-ae, the victim of bullying, which further deepened the public's disgust.

So much so that after being kicked out of the group, these fans even launched cyberbullying campaigns against the members, with the leader, Tian Xiaojuan, suffering the most cyberbullying.

This annoyed the captain, who was determined to support the family on his own and wanted to prove himself with a successful return to the five-man system.

"Just wait and see. Use this time to prepare properly. If we fail to make a comeback next time, those people will have even more to say."

The company may have considered this, so delaying the return as much as possible is not without its advantages. Time can gradually wash away the debuffs, otherwise it is easy to go from one failure to another.

"Honestly, I've done so many good deeds my whole life, why do I keep encountering things like this?"

Mianmian leaned back in her chair, pondering whether Zhang Yuanying's actions constituted bullying. She felt it definitely did; that brat was absolutely wicked.

Moreover, Chen Shijun was extremely biased towards her, believing that she was a good child. He thought that any good child would bang their head against the wall until it hurt.

But she was several years older than her, and it would be too embarrassing to be bullied by a junior under such circumstances. Besides, Meiyan was a person who cared a lot about her reputation.

"Chen Shijun, you must have killed Zhang Yuanying in your past life. You've come to pay for this debt in this life, and you're not even as good to me as you used to be."

He silently thought to himself that Zhang Yuanying would soon be making her debut again, and they would inevitably run into each other again, so she definitely wouldn't let him off the hook.

"Unnie! Unnie! Let's go to your house this weekend, please buy lots of drinks..."

"Yes, yes, let's go shopping first, and then..."

Seeing that Mei Yan was deep in thought, Ye Shuhua and Song Yuqi assumed she was in a bad mood, so they called out to her from both sides.

"Okay, okay... What? Is that alright?" Meiyan was still a little confused, but she quickly came to her senses. It wasn't a problem. Chen Shijun often came to her place, so it was best to hide some traces.

Dating isn't such a sensitive topic anymore, but it's not like I can openly talk about my relationship, even though the secrecy is already leaking everywhere.

Song Yuqi was also impressed by how loyal this older sister was. It seemed like this relationship had been going on for quite some time, and it was her second time dating someone else, which meant the time span was even longer if you counted the first time.

It's surprising that Director Chen is such a loyal person. This older sister is really lucky. However, she seems to be in a weaker position in this relationship and doesn't even dare to let others know.

"Let's go buy some alcohol. Unnie, prepare some good food. We're going to drink all night and then practice drunk."

Of course, this is just bragging. If they really did that, the company would probably scold them to death. Although they have been in the industry for almost four years, they still can't act too recklessly.

Currently, of the three Korean members in the dormitory, two have moved out and one has been expelled, leaving only the three green card holders still living in the dormitory, which is basically in a state of being unattended.

Ye Shuhua is a woman who particularly enjoys drinking heavily. Sometimes she goes to bars, and sometimes she buys a lot of alcohol to drink. Song Yuqi is also a person who likes to drink.

"Drink, drink, drink! I'll get them both drunk and sell them for a good price."

Seeing that these two guys were not at all formal, Mi-yeon had no choice but to accept it. However, her parents had also come to Seoul to see her today. As one of the few only children in her age family, Mi-yeon had been quite pampered since childhood.

After all, it was Chen Shijun's house, and to some extent, she was being kept as a mistress. If her parents found out anything, it would probably cause a huge mess.

So after thinking it over, I decided to take my parents out to eat. But my mother insisted that she had brought her some good food, so I had no choice but to go home first.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, she finally met up with her parents. Actually, Meiyan's family was an ordinary family, neither rich nor poor.

Her mother was a music teacher, which nurtured her artistic talent from a young age and laid a solid foundation for her future career as a singer.

"Is the rent expensive here? The security deposit must be quite high, right? Is your share of the profits enough?"

You see, Meiyan was afraid that she would squander the money, so she gave a considerable amount of money to her mother to keep, which was also the reason for her mother's suspicion.

"The deposit isn't high, but the rent is a bit expensive. Isn't the environment here great?"

Upon entering, there were no slippers or anything like Chen Shijun's. The clever Meiyan had already packed everything into bags and changed into new ones.

"It's really nice, the decor is new, and it looks very high-end."

At this point, Meiyan was a little guilty, since houses that are usually rented out wouldn't have such high-quality decoration, but generally no one would pay attention to that.

"Seeing that you are doing so well put our minds at ease. Even though we live so close by, we rarely come to visit you."

Mr. Zhao felt gratified, but when he saw the wine cabinet filled with bottles of liquor, he immediately frowned.

Meiyan has a decent alcohol tolerance and sometimes enjoys a little drink, which her family knows, but filling her up with so much at once makes her parents very unhappy.

"Drink less. You're a female idol, it's not good if you become addicted to alcohol. By the way, do you still smoke?"

A beautiful cigar box on the wine cabinet caught Mr. Zhao's attention. He picked it up with some surprise and looked at his daughter, whose face instantly turned slightly red.

(End of this chapter)