Peninsula Platinum Era

Chapter 4 Nuna
Chen Shijun loosened his tie. The crystal chandelier reflected light onto the exquisite tableware in the banquet hall. Looking at Song Zhiheng, who was talking eloquently, he was all too familiar with the hypocrisy of such occasions.

The older brother who is now talking about "brotherhood" is the same person who forced him out of the game before. But circumstances are beyond his control. Since he had already decided that he had no chance of winning if he turned against him, he could only put on a nonchalant attitude.

“We brothers are of one mind and will definitely break through the threshold of large enterprises in the next few years. Although I have changed roles, Shijun will work hard with us.”

Song Zhiheng was beaming. With Chen Shijun backing down, his plan to weaken the power of the princes was progressing rapidly. At the age of forty, he could not help but be proud of his achievements.

Although many people equate being rich with being a "chaebol," there are actually very strict standards for chaebols, large corporations, and near-large corporations. For example, a company with assets of 10 trillion won (530 billion RMB) or more is considered a large corporation, while a company with assets of 5 to 10 trillion won is considered a near-large corporation.

Many industry benchmarks, such as Nongshim and Amorepacific, are considered near-large enterprises, while Dunamu is slightly larger than these two and closer to the threshold of a large enterprise.

The criteria for identifying "chaebols," which are often abused, are even stricter. In addition to asset size, they must also meet the criteria of family control and significant influence within their respective fields.

For example, POSCO, which is based in my hometown, has extremely large assets and is a leader in the industry, but it does not meet the criteria of being controlled by the family, so it does not qualify.

"Of course, nothing is more exciting than seeing our company grow and thrive. I believe that day will come soon."

After all, he retained half of the shares, and if he could rise all the way up, it would only bring him benefits, so he drank a few more glasses of wine to dilute the disappointment of being dismissed.

……

"I went to Yisan Cave and drank a little too much."

One good thing about Chen Shijun is that he has excellent drinking manners. Even when drunk, he remains quiet and instructs the driver to take him to Yisan Cave, feeling that he really needs someone to take care of him.

This luxury apartment is located in an area favored by tech elites. It features a private unlimited pool, a hotel-grade fitness center, and a smart home system. The competition ratio for the subscription was as high as 40:1, which can be said to have attracted many elites in Gangnam District.

Feeling that she could still walk, she sent a text message to someone to come down and pick her up. When the tall figure, bundled up tightly, jogged down, she told the driver that they could leave first.

"Shijun, why did you drink so much? I'll make you some hangover soup when we get back."

The elevator ride to the twentieth floor made Chen Shijun frown due to the feeling of weightlessness. The tall woman supporting him showed some concern, but the man didn't respond much.

The night view of Gangnam District is beautiful. The apartment has a great openness. Chen Shijun sat on the window seat, enjoying the advantages of being on a high floor.

The woman changed out of her tightly wrapped-up attire. In her early thirties, she was at the peak of her womanhood. Mature women have a unique air of nobility, aloofness, and wealth. Her strong, graceful features exude both elegance and scholarly refinement.

Wearing a silk nightgown that accentuated her graceful figure and fair skin, she filled a foot bath with hot water and gently soaked Chen Shijun's feet to soothe them. Her movements were gentle, and her eyes were like those of a loving older sister to her younger brother.

As Chen Shijun knelt down to test the water temperature, he grabbed her chin and inserted his thumb into her mouth to feel her teeth and tongue. The woman frowned, but still appeared very compliant.

“I saw a fan’s comment about Eunchae Noona, saying that you are like the sun in winter, very dazzling but not very warm.”

He reached out and pulled the actress to sit on his lap. During junior high school, he moved with his father who was working, and later he was admitted to Central Saint Martins, a top art school under the London College of Art.

This experience endowed her with an intellectual calmness and restraint, as if she had a retro atmosphere like a film filter.

Chen Shijun loved her "cold yet compassionate" gaze the most, and he especially loved seeing this resilient woman, three years his senior, bow down before him and seek his favor with extreme submissiveness.

"Shijun...don't do this..." Today is his birthday, and Chen Shijun seems to have not forgotten, as evidenced by the gift box on the coffee table. But even so, the way he treats his toys remains unchanged.

Even with a clear understanding of their own status, they were still saddened by this indifference. Although the young patron was wealthy, he showed a hint of heartlessness.

"By the way, happy birthday, Nuna! I bought you a present, I hope you like it."

As his fingers were repeatedly sucked, and he saw tears welling up in Eun Chae's eyes, he felt an extraordinary sense of domination, as if he wanted to complete a ritual of disenchantment and reconstruction.

"Nuna likes it, Nuna likes it very much."

Although she said she liked it very much, when she saw the way the man looked at her, as if he were only looking at a beautiful object, the sorrow in her heart turned into tears.

Jung Eun-chae considers herself a latecomer to the industry. After more than ten years in the business, she won some prestigious newcomer awards and established a reputation in the art film field with her role as college student Hae-won in the film "Hae-won, Nobody's Daughter" at the age of 27. However, she subsequently fell into a lukewarm silence.

Although she spent a long time studying in the UK, her family was relatively poor. Born in Busan, her father was a construction worker and her mother was a middle school Korean language teacher.

Although her parents valued traditional education and described their family atmosphere as "full of warm laughter and friendly Busan dialect," she also lived in a school-run dormitory during her studies abroad. That simple life made her want to pursue material things to fill her insecurity.

The uneasy feeling caused by the harsh environment at the time, and the need to handle laundry, cooking and other tasks on her own, placed extremely high demands on the self-care ability of young international students, which also created her unique sense of alienation.

That's why she ended up in the hands of this younger, wealthy man. Chen Shijun is both talented and handsome, and he has a very generous personality. He doesn't have any particularly perverse hobbies, but the more so he is, the more inappropriate thoughts he might have.

Then the man would easily shatter all her illusions, and when she woke up, she would seem to still be in that remote English country dormitory, looking out at the vast starry sky.

Struggling to get up, she sat on the man's lap. Although drunk, Chen Shijun still held the actress's slender waist. It has to be said that he doted on this woman very much. She was very smart and knew how to keep her distance.

However, this emotional relationship has been distorted into a resource exchange system, fundamentally undermining the basis of equality. The one-way economic dependence has enabled Chen Shijun to firmly grasp the dominant power in the relationship.

I have to admit that sometimes I just treat her as a trophy to show off my status. Making this kind of aloof woman with a naturally wealthy face lose her subjectivity due to economic dependence is also a way to satisfy my vanity.

The value of a woman's physical attractiveness diminishes with age, and today's birthday only amplified this feeling. The actress didn't even realize that tears were streaming down her cheeks and onto her chin.

"Why is Nuna crying? She should be happy at a time like this! Is she crying because she's happy?"

Chen Shijun gently kissed away the older sister's tears. Zheng Encai forced back her sobs, forcing a smile, and kissed him passionately despite the man's strong smell of alcohol.

“Call me Solmi, Se-jun, call me Solmi.”

As his older sister's hair gently brushed against his thigh, Chen Shijun admired the night view of Jiangnan through the large French windows. It seemed that some minor dissatisfactions had vanished, and a sense of ambition returned to him.

"Alas, such a precious and beautiful person is ultimately trapped in the mire."

Chen Shijun touched Eun Chae-na's forehead, seemingly feeling a great deal of pity, but he made no move to make her stop. In the end, she did not hear the "Solmi" she wanted.

(End of this chapter)