Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 321 So Soft It's Incredible
"Unnie, what are you thinking about? You look so mysterious."

Yuan Ying felt the movement in her hand and quickly shook off her sister, who seemed to be having some kind of illness, complaining somewhat angrily.

"It's nothing. I was just wondering why Director Chen likes our Yuan Ying so much. What is it about her that makes her so likable?"

This younger sister's personality isn't as bad as you might imagine; on the contrary, she's always been the kind of person who makes you feel comfortable. However, she has a unique sense of coldness at her core, which can be somewhat disappointing once you get to know her better.

This disappointment is the kind of regret that comes from the difficulty of gaining complete trust. Youzhen doesn't know how many people in this world she can completely trust. Apart from her family, perhaps Chen Shijun is one of them.

In fact, the sweetness that Chen Shijun brought her, coupled with the differences in the relationship between the sexes, made it impossible for Youzhen to realize that he was also this kind of person. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and Yuanying was greatly influenced by this during her growth.

"Of course it's because I'm cute, have a good personality, and am kind-hearted."

Xiao Yuan's lips curled up slightly. Some things can't be explained in just a few words. How could this older sister understand her feelings for Chen Shijun? A girl's adolescence is an epic, but it's just something hidden deep in her heart.

"Alright, alright, I know our Yuan Ying is cute and kind, let's have dinner together."

Before I got together with Chen Shijun, I would always tease her by saying that I was going to be her sister-in-law. But now that it's really happening, I don't dare to mention it anymore, for fear that she will find out any clues.

Yuan Ying felt relieved, thinking that her older sister had come to her senses, admitted her mistakes, and was still a good friend. Perhaps their sisterly relationship could even be restored to what it was a few years ago.

"Eat, eat, eat. I said I would treat you, so you don't need to pay."

Yuan Ying acted very generously, and in fact, she is not a stingy person. Under normal circumstances, she is happy to treat people to meals. The live broadcast during her IZONE days was just because she was put on a pedestal and got angry.

Because she was in the center position, she was constantly being urged to treat others to meals. At the time, she didn't have much pocket money. However, when she went back to her grandmother's house, her grandmother was very happy and gave her a large sum of money to help her recover her losses. She didn't plan to spend the money anytime soon.

The concept of voluntarily treating someone to a meal is completely different from being forced to do so in public. Although Yuan Ying was a bit angry at the time, she still treated her sisters to a meal later.

When Chen Shijun found out, he didn't blame her. Instead, he comforted his younger sister, and such incidents never happened again after that. It's quite normal for these kinds of troubles to occur in places with many girls.

Xiao Yuan pulled You Zhen into a high-end-looking Western restaurant, acting as if she could order whatever she wanted and pay the bill herself, which made An An chuckle.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I wouldn't choose such a high-end restaurant when I go out to eat with my friends! By the way, Wonyoung! How do you know that actress Jung Eun-chae who gave you flowers last time? I don't know her."

Actually, I could guess how we met. When I saw her long face when she received the gift, I knew she wasn't in a good mood.

"Um... Jung Eun-chae? We met by chance, we're not particularly close friends."

Xiao Yuan's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. Zheng Encai's name had long been on her kill list. Although she didn't actually hate her that much, she held a very important symbolic value in her heart.

As a woman who had been by Chen Shijun's side for a long time, Yuan Ying should have developed some feelings for even a cat or dog. She didn't believe that Chen Shijun was a heartless person.

Moreover, this woman is very clever and resourceful, much more difficult to deal with than Zhao Meiyan. She is three years older than Chen Shijun, which is neither young nor old, and she is very well-maintained.

Sometimes I would specifically search for news articles, and I was quite disappointed to find that these bone structure beauties still looked amazing as they aged.

To some extent, she represented Chen Shijun's aesthetic sense. Yuan Ying also knew that she couldn't always be Chen Shijun's younger sister, and the woman beside him couldn't be a naive and innocent girl who only knew how to amuse herself with her looks. Her mother had told her older sister that an excellent woman should share a man's burdens at crucial moments, rather than distracting him from important decisions. Zheng Encai, with her high intelligence and intellectual beauty, exuded a composure that was indeed somewhat like the image of herself in Yuan Ying's mind.

"I feel like she's old enough to be Won-young's mother. Do you and Jung Eun-chae have anything to talk about?"

An An was actually asking a question she already knew the answer to. The two were talking about Chen Shijun, but that woman sometimes gave her a deep sense of pressure. Although they had only dealt with each other once, she could feel that the woman was very capable.

"Never mind that, unnie. Just focus on your meal. Don't try to save me money today. A premium steak should shut you up, right?"

Xiao Yuan was unwilling to discuss this topic any further. However, it must have been Chen Shijun's idea for that guy to show weakness. Sure enough, she was the special one. In that case, she had won again.

"By the way, tell me what things I need to be careful about when I'm an MC on a music show."

Suddenly, I remembered something strange: I was about to take over as president of Music Bank, and there were some collaborative performances at the year-end awards ceremony.

If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be seeing Zhao Meiyan again soon. I wonder if she's ready to meet me.

In fact, she didn't take Zhao Meiyan seriously at all. This girl was just using her looks to amuse Chen Shijun. She had no skills whatsoever, and she could easily deal with her.

If all my opponents were Zhao Meiyan, I would be much less troubled. For a moment, my impression of Zhao Meiyan actually improved.

……

"Ah! Ahh!"

She sneezed twice in a row, startling Ye Shuhua who was standing next to her. This woman had a small body but a lot of energy.

"What's wrong? Did you catch a cold? But it's so hot today."

Song Yuqi fanned herself with a plastic folding fan. She was drenched in sweat after the outdoor activity and only felt alive again after hiding in the nanny van.

"No, I'm fine. I'm just reflecting on my mistake."

Meiyan quickly waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to worry about her, as she had not noticed anything unusual about her body and it was probably just dust or pollen irritating her nasal cavity.

Everyone made some mistakes today. More than a month ago, the company finally made the final decision to fire Xu Suizhen, who had been suffering from bullying in the team. With a strong chain of evidence, many of the defenses seemed weak.

Even so, they did not immediately terminate her contract, which surprised many people. Did they still think that she might make a comeback?
The six-person team has become a five-person team, and the choreography of many songs has to be redone. Since they haven't had group activities for a long time, everyone is a little unaccustomed to it.

“You’re right. We need to focus on adapting during this period. Nobody wants Xu Suizhen to leave the team, but the company has no choice.”

That being said, expelling the controversial member might not be such a bad thing. Since the beginning of this year, the group's activities have been greatly affected, and the members have all harbored grievances.

It's just that a few foreigners have no right to speak, and the two Korean women and the team leader are keeping quiet to maintain unity. If this drags on, it's very likely that an internal split will break out.

(End of this chapter)