Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 258 Neither Acceptable nor Unacceptable (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Captain Shaoqing originally wanted to say that she was no worse than Captain Eunbi, but her mind went blank for a moment, and the words she uttered came out somewhat off-key.

"Uh...that's not what I meant. I meant I'm no worse than her...I'm better than her..."

It feels like the more she talks, the more outrageous and ambiguous it becomes. All these years of idolizing someone have really gone to waste. Even Captain Shaoqing herself feels like she's seducing this man.

Chen Shijun looked the woman up and down. He hadn't expected that after pretending for so long, she would finally stop. However, since she had come to him, he couldn't just accept her so easily.

After all, just as Liu Zhimin said, if these women could easily seduce Chen Shijun and succeed, wouldn't that be a huge advantage?

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but the company’s arrangements are all preordained. All the resources that Eun-bi has received are transparent, compliant, and fair. What you’re saying is false and untrue.”

Now it's hard to tell what's wrong with this woman. She likes this style, and she might as well take advantage of what's offered to her. Besides, Su Chengzhen was originally planning to renew his contract with them.

In this situation, it would be no problem to take her down by exploiting the information gap, but Chen Shijun was a patient man, and he did not have complete trust in the woman in front of him.

"I was wrong! I'm really sorry, Mr. Chen. I was just too anxious. I hope you don't take what I just said to heart."

Shaoqing felt incredibly embarrassed, wishing she could jump out of the window. What on earth had she just said? She couldn't believe how shameless she felt.

“I will pretend I didn’t hear what you just said. As a senior executive of HYBE, some things are not only related to my personal moral character, but also to the company’s image and the rise and fall of its business.”

Chen Shijun was clearly lying through his teeth, and Shaoqing didn't believe him at all. However, she kept her eyes fixed on the floor and didn't dare to lift her head, her pretty face flushed red.

She even felt this was a blatant humiliation, biting her lip tightly and not saying a word, but the man still didn't stop.

"Look at this calligraphy on my desk. Do you know what it means? My father gave it to me."

Chen Shijun pointed to his desk, where there was indeed a framed piece of Chinese calligraphy. It wasn't very long, and the writing wasn't very good.

"I don't know him..."

The woman stood up, blinked her big eyes at Chen Shijun, and didn't cooperate with the man's desire to put on an act. Her voice was soft and weak, lacking any of the demeanor of a captain.

"I don't recognize it... If you don't recognize it, let me explain it to you. This calligraphy says 'Cao Ding Bu Ke,' which refers to a clerk in the Ming Dynasty of China, probably similar to a policeman today. He captured a beautiful female thief while arresting a thief."

Chen Shijun had also heard his father tell this story. In the story, the colleague was leading a female thief they had captured. Because it was too late to return to the county government, they had no choice but to spend the night in an ancient temple.

In order to escape, the female thief tried every means to seduce Cao Ding in the ancient temple. As a man, it was naturally difficult to resist such temptation.

When he couldn't bear it any longer, he wrote the four characters "Cao Ding is not allowed" and pasted them on the wall to remind himself. But how easy is it to suppress human desires? He tore it down and burned it, then wanted to break down the door, but his inner morality made him struggle fiercely with his thoughts.

He would paste, burn, tear, and write again, repeating this process more than ten times, until dawn broke and he finally resisted the temptation of women.

The purpose of his father giving him this calligraphy was probably because he felt that he was in an entertainment company full of temptations and had a lecherous nature, which was like putting a wolf in a sheepfold. This was a subtle reminder to him.

But to think that this piece of calligraphy would make Chen Shijun behave himself would be a huge mistake; he didn't take it to heart at all.

As for the character in the story, Chen Shijun simply listened to the story and knew that the state of "stopping one's desires" was impossible for him; he was just an ordinary person.

"I'm not a female thief, and I have no bad intentions. I just want our team to receive fair treatment." Captain Shaoqing felt that this man was completely trying to whitewash himself. His claim that Quan Enfei's access to resources had nothing to do with him was utterly unbelievable.

She didn't want to listen to his nonsense. If she couldn't get the truth today, she would have to go back and find another job. But the free market was too complicated, and she, a powerless woman, couldn't get any decent information.

Some unscrupulous small companies tried to send signals, but luckily someone I knew revealed some information to me. For example, they promised high profits to bind young girls with contracts, then packaged them as sexual resources, and never delivered on any of those promises.

This situation made her more cautious about her choices, and she felt like there were pitfalls everywhere in the fog, so if she had a choice, she would definitely want to stay in the group.

"Actually, I also have great respect for GFRIEND's history of growing together with the company. After all, a company without human touch is hard to last. If possible, I will try to fight for you."

Now that Chen Shijun knew that Representative Su had made a decision, he felt more confident. As long as he didn't speak too confidently and didn't get bogged down in the details, there wouldn't be any problems, since he was in a hurry.

He took off his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and glanced at the long-legged captain who had no sense of boundaries and had repeatedly tried to sow discord between him and others.

"If that doesn't work... then I'll... what? Really?"

I was already very disappointed and was planning to split up my luggage with my sisters, with some going back to Liushahe and others going to Gaolaozhuang. But then this man suddenly changed his tune.

Could it be that he took her words to heart, but that's not what he meant, and he doesn't want to end up like Kwon Eun-bi?

Seeing the man's somewhat amused gaze, Captain Shaoqing felt that if that were the case, then the misunderstanding would be huge.

But if I try to defend myself, won't that just make him even angrier and then take his anger out on the whole team?
This hard-won glimmer of hope can't just vanish like smoke, can it? For a moment, a thousand words were stuck in my throat, and I couldn't say a word.

"Go home and wait for news. I have an appointment tonight, so I won't keep you any longer."

Chen Shijun glanced at his wristwatch. This woman had wasted a lot of his time; if he waited any longer, things would get delayed.

In Captain Shaoqing's mind, the implied meaning in her words and the amused look in her eyes were somewhat over-interpreted, but Chen Shijun didn't want to explain anything at all, and simply waved his hand to indicate that the guest was leaving.

"Tell me to go home and wait for news? What does that mean? Wait for what news?"

The woman walked forward in a daze, and only when she stepped out of the office and felt a shiver from the cool breeze did she realize what was happening.

This is likely a plan to get things done first and then expect something in return, which is quite fair in a strict sense, but I had no intention of engaging in such a transaction at all!
The thought of what she would have to do made Shaoqing slap her forehead repeatedly. If Chen Shijun thought she was fooling him, her life would be over.

But looking back at the closed office door, not daring to go back and explain, he could only stride away, thinking that things would work themselves out.

After draping his coat over his shoulders, Chen Shijun gathered some of his belongings and shook his head with a smile as he looked at the calligraphy his father had left on the table.

"Cao Ding is not allowed? I am not Cao Ding, so naturally I have no objection or disapproval."

He covered the words with a notebook to avoid seeing them, and he figured he should just follow his heart and do whatever made him happy.

(End of this chapter)