Chapter 54 [Including the Second Male Lead] A Trip to the Amusement Park + ...
Han Sang-hee pretended not to notice what the unnie was thinking and continued talking to Kim Hee-sun unnie as usual.
This kind of thing is probably impossible to explain clearly. Besides, there's no need to explain it too thoroughly. Living for other people's opinions every moment is exhausting.
If that's the case, why should she trouble herself?
Having just left the worried gaze of senior Kim Hee-sun, Han Sang-hee turned around and bumped into another acquaintance.
When he saw her, Park Jae-beom smiled brightly.
The natural intimacy in their greetings effortlessly bridged the distance between the two, who hadn't seen each other since the recording of their collaboration.
It's as if he wasn't the one who was repeatedly rejected.
Listening to Park Jae-beom's words, Han Sang-hee became somewhat curious about the person in front of her.
He appeared perfectly normal, and his eyes showed none of the emotions that Han Shangxi had become so familiar with over the past few days.
Are they unaware of those rumors?
Han Sang-hee did not develop any further feelings for Park Jae-beom after Kwon Ji-yong pointed out her inner emotions that day.
If there's any wish she hopes will come true right now, it's that her day be extended to forty-eight hours.
She wants to do her best in everything, whether it's school, work, or life.
It sounds a bit greedy, but Han Shangxi always felt that he could do it.
Park Jae-beom had naturally heard about the gossip circulating in the industry recently.
However, he didn't take it to heart.
Whether the gossip is true or false, he only needs to pay attention to the attitude of the person in front of him.
For him, Han Shangxi's identity is first and foremost herself, and only secondly her status as his friend's junior and possibly ex-girlfriend.
As for why he acted differently from everyone else, it was because, rather than making Han Shangxi remember that person, he wanted her to only have eyes for him.
The two had a pleasant conversation.
At the end, Park Jae-beom brought up the topic of inviting him out again.
"You've rejected me so many times, you should at least say yes once, right?"
Han Shangxi thought for a moment and then agreed.
Since she'd gone this far, and tomorrow was supposed to be a free day for her anyway, and she'd originally planned to go to the movies, having other plans was a good alternative.
The next day, when Han Sang-hee arrived at the agreed location, she not only saw Park Jae-beom alone, but also two men and one woman who claimed to be Park Jae-beom's friends, all of whom were celebrities.
During the subsequent activities, Han Sang-hee spent most of her time with the young woman.
Two people with high emotional intelligence naturally get along well.
Before long, the two of them exchanged contact information.
The destination is an amusement park.
The theme of the amusement park that day was an animal carnival, and most of the visitors were wearing animal masks. Han Shangxi and his group were no exception.
Choosing a mask and changing into it at the entrance saved the need for disguise.
Since they were born in the same year, the girls and Han Shangxi, who had become familiar with each other, stopped using honorifics and spoke to each other in a more intimate manner.
Lin Yuan, who originally intended to find out Sang-hee's thoughts for Park Jae-beom, completely switched sides to Sang-hee's side after getting in touch with her.
Who is Jay Park? She didn't quite recognize him.
Aside from the joking tone, Lin Yuan also seemed somewhat serious.
From a friend's perspective, she felt that Park Jae-beom was not a good match for Sang-hee.
Cough cough, that's how easily attitudes can change.
It's not uncommon for people to be picky about the opposite sex who want to get close to their same-sex friends.
Despite saying that, Lin Yuan still mentioned Park Jae-beom to Sang-hee a couple of times when they were alone together.
The beginning was objective praise, but Lin Yuan added a couple more sentences at the end, revealing a bit of personal bias.
She personally felt that this person was suitable for dating, but not for long-term relationships.
After speaking, Lin Yuan, who had received recognition from Han Shangxi, was somewhat overjoyed.
Han Shangxi felt he had a great time today.
With Lin Yuan and the others around, it's always much better than her and Park Jae-beom going out alone.
Actually, she regretted it a little after agreeing, but Park Jae-beom was more careful than she had imagined.
They're just out having fun today.
The lack of a clear ulterior motive actually made it easier for Han Shangxi to accept the other person's affection.
Of course, it was only in my heart.
She is different from Park Jae-beom and G-Dragon.
They can easily express their liking, but she can't.
Han Sang-hee is still aware of her status as an idol in her rising phase.
With his solo debut imminent, some goodwill can only remain at the stage of goodwill.
Han Shangxi has always been good at making choices.
Keeping the appointment today is the most she can do.
That's all.
The matter seemed to end with Han Sang-hee throwing herself into her upcoming comeback, but it didn't end there.
The photos taken a month ago were leaked a month later, just as Sanghee was about to make her official solo debut.
When the news broke, Han Sang-hee was busy practicing in the practice room.
She was summoned to Yang Hyun-suk's office and saw those press releases for the first time.
The headline of the news was naturally: Sanghee and Jay Park visit an amusement park together.
The exaggerated, attention-grabbing descriptions are the same as usual, but this time the accompanying pictures are real photos.
Browsing through the press release, Han Shangxi, with a calm expression, silently critiqued the writing style of the press release in his mind.
Han Shangxi, who was waiting for President Yang to speak, had no intention of speaking first.
After all, this person's ideas can be quite amazing at times.
Who knows whether the other party will confront us or offer comfort today?
At least Han Shangxi was too lazy to guess.
After all, her relationship with this company president was purely business-related.
"Shangxi, is there anything you want to say about these things?"
Having learned from his previous experience, Yang Hyun-seok only met with Han Sang-hee alone this time.
Almost every time, Han Shangxi would shut him up in front of other high-ranking officials; he was also a person who cared about his reputation.
Looking up at President Yang, who had just finished an afternoon of practice, Han Shangxi wondered, "Why does President Yang always fail me and never learn?"
"I have no problem with the company's marketing strategy this time."
Han Shangxi attributed the news to the company's marketing tactics, distancing himself from the situation from the very beginning. And that was indeed the case.
Otherwise, should we make her recount every single detail of what happened a month ago, and then frankly admit her mistake and sincerely apologize?
Please, not everyone needs to be treated kindly all the time. For example, President Yang doesn't need to be.
Excessive tenderness only makes him arrogant.
[Li Tao, does Waiji have any amusement park KPIs?]
LZ: Here we go again, here we go again, here we go again. Even after changing my favorite character, I still couldn't escape the curse of the "Waiji Amusement Park".
Sister Shang, do you still remember that you were an idol during your rising period?
Please stop showing off, okay? I'd rather see you being photographed at a club. Shang Jie, please don't take this seriously.
1L: First it was GD, now it's Jay Park. One's a senior artist going to a club, the other a collaborator going to an amusement park—interesting. Could it be that the three of them were actually dating at the beginning of the year? [Watching the drama unfold]
2L: The way you said that upstairs, it's hard for the three outside companies not to start arguing.
21L: Shang Jie's new album is about to be released. This is clearly a publicity stunt by Waiji. There isn't even a single photo of them holding hands in the pictures they've been photographed together; it can only be considered a rumor at best.
22L: Please stop spoiling her, okay? Those photos were taken in April. You don't actually think your sister has been taking care of herself all this time, do you? Looking forward to her first solo performance!
32L: It seems that Sister Shang really cares about her fans, after all, she even announces her relationship to them in advance.
34L: They say they're dating, but where's the concrete evidence? The media has been following Shang Jie for two months; surely they couldn't have only managed to capture these utterly harmless photos? Even if we don't have kissing photos, there should at least be photos of them holding hands and hugging.
I didn't care when Shang Jie was photographed at the club, but I'll give a thorough analysis of the photos of them together at the amusement park.
LZ: Especially since the person I was traveling with was Jay Park.
Could they have actually started talking?
1L: I don't know if Sister Shang has talked about it or not. I only know that Sister Shang, who gets criticized as soon as there's any news about her, is still very popular and at ease.
7L: Assuming they really do talk, do you think it's a clash of gamers, or a good girl x playboy?
9L: If that's the case, why can't Jay Park be a naive young man being played? [doge]
15L: Shang Jie is really amazing that she didn't lose a large number of fans even with all this. What does this show? It shows that idols need to interact with fans more and "torture" them more often; it will pay off sooner or later.
16L: Not only that, Shang Jie's public image hasn't changed much either. Despite having countless scandals this year, which have now gone viral, Shang Jie is still seen by most people as the pitiful girl who was initially targeted by antis when she debuted.
21L: There's no way around it. Just talking about the resources that Sister Shang has, not everyone can have those. Her hit radio show ".T." easily captures the hearts of the general public. The production team of her previous show "Strong Heart" and now "Talk God" has made her a heartthrob.
34L: They say there's a response every time, but apart from the one direct response with his fellow student, the others are all just fan-made interpretations. "I went out with friends today," "I've been spending a lot of time in the practice room lately"—can these simple statements really be considered a response???
53L: This scandal is clearly a story involving two people, yet only Sister Shang has a name in your section.
56L: The other one isn't an idol anymore, is he?
61L: After reading all these posts about Sister Shang today, I can only say that your forum really hates her too much. Whenever there's even the slightest hint of trouble with Sister Shang, your forum starts magnifying the judgment from every angle.
66L: Whose fans are getting jealous this time? Whose sweetheart is this post for? But everyone knows that buying back on the forum can lead to a life of luxury. Don't worry, your sister Shang will continue to be a popular and successful person.
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Author's Note: Thank you so much, my little angels, for reading, commenting, and supporting me! [starry eyes]
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