Peninsula: You've been chosen here for producing girl groups.

Fanxing Entertainment.

A temporary Chinese classroom.

The active female trainees sat in a circle, engrossed in doing their exam papers.

Faced with Chinese exam papers that seemed like gibberish, everyone was scratching their heads in frustration.

Unfortunately, everyone's exam paper was different, eliminating the possibility of copying.

Fortunately, the team includes two Chinese members, Ni Ni and Nazar, as well as two Korean members, Shin Yoon-joo and Kang Han-na, who have a certain level of Chinese proficiency.

With the help of the four people, everyone gradually completed their homework.

"It's finally finished."

"Exactly, I've never been this serious when I was learning Mandarin."

Is Chinese difficult?

That little head of hers showed her incomprehension: "Why do I feel like Korean is still a bit more difficult?"

Shin Yoon-joo teased her, "You know, anything you don't know yet is difficult for you."

"Hehe," Naza said with a self-aware sense of being a good-for-nothing, "that's true."

She sat on Shin Yoon-joo's lap, snuggled up to her best friend, and complained, "Korean is hard, singing is hard, Mandarin is hard, and what's hardest is that I'm completely overwhelmed."

"I really envy Eunhye unnie and Yoonji unnie."

"One of them was able to take a break, while the other went to film a music video."

His gaze inadvertently swept towards the doorway, where he met the eyes of someone peering inside: "Eunhye unnie~"

"Has the teacher left?"

Jiang Enhui walked in, carrying large and small bags, her movements swaying slightly.

As if he had been resurrected with full strength, he quickly went to meet them.

Jiang Enhui gave the reason for taking leave as feeling unwell, but look at her rosy complexion and glowing face, she doesn't look sick at all.

"Oh, so you actually took the day off to go shopping."

"Watch out, or I'll tell on you!"

After hearing Shin Yoon-joo's translation, Kang Eun-hye took out a box of face masks and handed it to Naza: "If you accept my gift, you can't betray me."

Of all the people in the room, she was closest to Naza.

The reason is also very simple.

These sisters are really silly and have no ulterior motives.

At most, he can't keep things to himself and is a bit of a blabbermouth.

It just so happens that the other person doesn't speak Korean, and is like a mute, but this clumsiness makes up for it, making Naza the most worthwhile person to get to know among all of them.

Naza, holding the face mask, smiled slyly: "This secret... I'm going to eat you..."

"Here's another box for you."

Naza was successfully won over: "Eunhye unnie, I love you the most~"

Jiang Enhui carried a tote bag and handed out a box of face masks to everyone.

Such a generous gesture unsurprisingly aroused everyone's curiosity.

"Eunhye unnie, what's going on?"

"Did your family win the lottery?"

"Just take it as that," Jiang Enhui giggled, "After all, something good happened to me, and I just wanted to share it with everyone."

Don't be fooled by her smiling face; her heart is bleeding inside.

This is all my money.

My money!

Actually, all of this was instructed by Han Shuo to help her get along well with everyone.

Especially with her roommate Wen Xuanya, with whom she didn't get along at all.

She can ignore what her parents say.

The only thing I can't ignore is what Han Shuo says.

She had already made up her mind. Han Shuo was handsome, had a bit of money, and could bring her pleasure. She was going to cling to him for the rest of her life.

But that's all she can do.

It's absolutely impossible for her to bow down and apologize to Wen Xuanya.

With Han Shuo giving her preferential treatment and his favor, she was practically a boss's wife. The fact that she didn't attack Wen Xuanya directly was already quite restrained.

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Wen Xuanya was both surprised and puzzled.

She had overheard Kang Eun-hye and Kim Yoon-ji chatting in their dorm, talking about how her family was in debt from stock trading and how she was borrowing money from Kim Yoon-ji. She wondered how she had suddenly become so rich.

Why did she suddenly change her mind and even bring a face mask to someone she doesn't get along with?

Then again.

Even if she accepted Jiang Enhui's gift, she would not forgive her.

Unless Jiang Enhui gives back the master bedroom and sincerely apologizes to her.

Otherwise, at most she would stop targeting Jiang Enhui and maintain a normal working relationship with her.

As for this box of face masks...

Sending it back directly would be tantamount to slapping someone in the face. She figured that since it was Jiang Enhui's birthday soon, she could just send her a gift of roughly the same value.

Putting the face mask aside, Wen Xuanya focused her attention on the Chinese textbook in front of her.

As the company demonstrates its growing strength and provides increasingly promising resources, she must work even harder to gain Han Shuo's attention as soon as possible.

On the other side.

Ni Ni was equally puzzled.

This box of face masks has beautiful packaging and looks expensive.

With such a large quantity, Jiang Enhui must have spent a lot of money.

They said something good had happened to them, but they were mysterious and wouldn't say it outright, making them seem suspicious no matter how you looked at them.

In the past, if something good happened to her, Kang Eun-hye, who loved to show off, would have wanted to post big posters to announce it everywhere, as if she was afraid others wouldn't know.

Why have you become so restrained now?

With money, their ostentatious behavior has become more restrained...

Could it be that this woman is in a relationship and being kept by some man?

The more she thought about it, the more plausible her guess seemed.

The company has repeatedly issued orders strictly prohibiting romantic relationships.

Although the consequences are not explicitly stated, there are other companies' policies that can be used as a reference.

According to Park So-yeon, trainees who are in relationships will be either directly asked to leave the program or, in more serious cases, will be required to compensate for all expenses incurred during their training period.

This explains why Kang Eun-hye has suddenly become so low-key.

What a stupid woman.

How could she abandon such a promising prospect like Han Shuo and run off to steal someone else?

Jiang Enhui had no idea that Ni Ni had stumbled upon the truth of the matter.

She was calmly enjoying the compliments and feeling the center of attention.

Before her father became obsessed with stock trading, her family was relatively well-off, and she could be considered a "rich, beautiful, and successful woman" surrounded by a group of friends.

After her family faced financial difficulties, these people left her one after another.

Now everything is back to normal.

"Yoonji unnie, what brings you here?"

Kim Yoon-ji walked in with a radiant smile: "Why can't I come?"

She was surrounded by people as soon as she entered.

"Is the music video finished filming?"

"How are you feeling?"

"I heard there's a kissing scene, is that true?"

"Who did you kiss? Hanseok oppa?"

Seeing that Kim Yoon-ji had stolen her spotlight as soon as she returned, Kang Eun-hye was very unhappy.

She was just a little luckier and got together with Han Shuo a day earlier than her, right?

What's the big deal?

However, she still had something to ask Kim Yoon-ji, so she could only force a smile and squeeze through.

She ran into Kim Yoon-ji when she went out last night.

To prevent Han Shuo from finding out about all this, she had to inform Kim Yoon-ji beforehand and ask her to keep it a secret.

Like a close friend, she took Kim Yoon-ji's arm: "Tell us, what was it like kissing him?"

"Need I say more?"

Kim Yoon-ji said with no small amount of pride, "I can only say that I made a profit."

Wow~

A chorus of envious exclamations arose.

Some people were delicate and fragile, their pieces shattering into pieces.

Shin Yoon-joo silently put on her headphones.

I won't listen, I won't listen, you're just spouting nonsense.

Park So-yeon bit her lip and turned her back.

But his ears wouldn't listen; they perked up and listened intently.

"I can only say the experience was wonderful."

Kim Yoon-ji moistened her lips with her fingertips.

Another burst of infatuated screams erupted.

Naza tapped his chin with his finger.

Just as Han Shuo said, the kissing scenes in the MV were too stimulating and too explicit, and were simply not suitable for her to film.

The young Park Jiyeon spotted the key point: "The lyrics of 'Fiction' are more profound than 'Trap,' doesn't that mean Jihyun unnie will have even more kissing scenes?"

Everyone's attention immediately turned to Lee Ji-hyun.

The lyrics of "Fiction" and "Trap" share similar themes, both depicting protagonists clinging to the past and refusing to accept the cold reality.

Compared to the latter, the former's obsession runs deeper.

By using fictional novels, they force themselves into a fantasy, weaving sweet lies for themselves.

Since the "deep kiss" is used to depict the sweetness of the past and to contrast the unbearable loneliness at present, then the kissing scenes in "Fiction" will only be more numerous and deeper.

"Ji-hyun unnie, are you looking forward to tomorrow's kissing scene... no, the music video shoot?"

Lee Ji-hyun and Jeon Boram were both born in 1986, placing them at the top of the age pyramid of the entire trainee group.

He is a truly deserving senior.

However, because she is usually approachable and impartial, she gets along well with everyone.

Everyone was happy to join in the jokes.

"If it were me, I would brush my teeth every half hour and keep chewing gum in my mouth all the time, so as to give Senior Han Shuo a very good experience."

"Yes, yes~"

"This is our company's prized possession."

Some people can only understand the literal meaning, while others can understand the implied meaning.

It is clear that Lee Ji-hyun belongs to the latter category.

She knew Han Shuo's true identity very well.

She wasn't particularly nervous at first, but with everyone talking at her like that, she couldn't help but start to overthink things.

What's it like to kiss your own boss?

I'm asking online, it's urgent.

"Why is it so lively?"

A female employee knocked on the door: "You all, be quiet, or you'll get scolded again."

She looked at Lee Ji-hyun, who was in the center of the crowd's view: "Ji-hyun, the president wants to see you in his office. He says he has something to tell you."

The female employee did not specify what it was about, only saying that it might be related to tomorrow's filming.

This made Lee Ji-hyun's heart jump.

She nervously knocked on the door of the president's office.

"director?"

Somewhat surprisingly, the person in the room was not Lee Jong-seok, but Han Seok.

"Isn't the president here?"

Han Shuo gestured for Li Zhixian to sit down and talk: "I need to talk to you about something."

He routinely inquired about Lee Ji-hyun's trainee life.

Given that the two of them will become close friends at some point in the future, he should take care of Li Zhixian appropriately, instead of ignoring her like he does now.

However, it seems rather strange for the two of them to do that when they are only acquaintances.

Therefore, he ultimately chose to get to know each other again.

Now is the time to start a new relationship.

The first step in getting to know each other again is to help each other choose a name.

"Your current name sounds nice, but it's a bit too common. I'd like to give you a new stage name. What do you think?"

It's standard practice for trainees to choose a suitable stage name for their first appearance or before their official debut.

This is also a symbol of what the company values.

Li Zhixian, of course, would not refuse Han Shuo's kindness: "It would be my honor."

Han Shuo took out paper and pen, and while writing, he said, "By combining 'cute' and 'pretty', you'll be called 'Quri,' how about that?"

Cute and pretty are both great compliments.

Li Zhixian really liked the meaning behind the name: "Director, how should I write your Chinese name?"

Han Shuo carefully wrote down the three Chinese characters "Li Juli".

Lee Juri held the slip of paper with her name on it and examined it carefully.

Han Shuo's pen strokes are sharp and powerful, penetrating the paper like freshly stamped artistic characters; you can even feel the clear lines when you touch the back.

It looks so good it makes you feel good.

She raised her innocent little face: "Does your Chinese name have any special meaning?"

"This is not a fixed word and has no special meaning. However, I hope you can give this name your own unique interpretation."

"You have really high expectations of me."

Lee Juri smiled faintly.

She felt grateful to Han Shuo. If Han Shuo hadn't given her a chance, she might still be struggling in that band that was destined to have a hard time debuting.

"I will work hard to live up to your expectations and not let this name down."

"Yeah?"

Han Shuo handed over a document.

"The initial requirements for filming were not high, and there was no script, but it involves a lot of kissing scenes. I don't know if you mind..."

"I understand."

Not wanting to put Han Shuo in a difficult position, Lee Ju-ri considerately explained that it was all for the purpose of better presenting the theme of the song.

"I hope you can understand."

Han Shuo even felt that he was being a bit of a hypocrite.

He clearly had someone add a lethal amount of kissing scenes on his own initiative, and now he's putting on this act of being considerate.

"That's settled then. Go back and study it."

"yes!"

Lee Ju-ri, carrying the script, walked out, but after a few steps, she turned back and said, "Director, may I ask you a question?"

Han Shuo countered, "How presumptuous is it?"

"It's all for work."

Han Shuo raised his hand, indicating, "Then you can ask."

What flavor of chewing gum do you like?

Lee Juri blushed after asking the question.

She felt it was presumptuous of her to ask about the model of the small umbrella.

"Lemon flavor, thank you!"

"OK."

Having gotten the answer she wanted, she didn't linger for a second and ran out of the office as if fleeing.

Unsurprisingly, this script garnered a lot of attention.

All night long, all I could hear were my girlfriends screaming.

These guys, to make matters worse, used words to describe her kissing scenes.

The bold and steamy description kept her tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw scenes of passionate kissing. She finally drifted off to sleep in the middle of the night.

When she regained consciousness, she was already on the film set.

Han Shuo was standing opposite him.

Perhaps because she hadn't rested well, she felt dizzy and couldn't get into character for a long time, and the director kept calling "NG" during filming.

It caused a whole morning of no progress.

During the lunch break.

Han Shuo called her to the car alone.

Sudden change in painting style.

Han Shuo's gaze was sharp as a knife, aggressively scrutinizing her from head to toe.

Then he suddenly lifted her chin and said, "Juri, this can't go on. I have to increase the intensity for you."

After saying that, he ignored everyone and kissed her directly.

The scene then shifts again.

She clung to the back of the seat, her back to everyone.

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