Chapter 60 The Board Member's Reminder—ET…
The car is almost at the company.
Just then, the female employee received a phone call.
The call wasn't long, but the man's expression turned somewhat serious after the call ended.
She turned around and interrupted Han Shangxi, who was engrossed in her lyric book, and told her something.
Director Jiang wants to see her.
I heard that Director Jiang has already met with the other two ETE members at the company. Apparently, something happened, and Director Jiang looks very angry.
The following words were Li Xueya's personal thought; she wanted to remind Sanghee.
Actually, she had just received more information from her familiar colleagues at the company.
It is said that during a high-level meeting, President Yang suddenly confronted Director Jiang about something.
After returning, Director Jiang called over the two ETE members from the company.
It looks like the company's top executives are having another power struggle.
However, it's best to be reserved when offering advice. Although she had developed some feelings for Sanghee during this time, there were some things she couldn't go too far with. After all, she was a company employee.
Han Shangxi naturally understood Li Xueya's reminder.
After thanking the other party, Han Shangxi's phone, which was placed aside, immediately displayed a call notification, with the name "Cheng Zhihui" flashing on the screen.
Be careful when you go to the board later.
She's trying to cheer us up by showing us evidence of our relationship.
Minjin and I are both fine, it's mainly you.
Don't argue with her later; just pretend to back down.
Shangxi, my friend, is always very opinionated, but since it's her promotional period, we'd like to minimize things.
As Cheng Zhihui spoke, he kept an eye on whether Li Minzhen had successfully stalled Minister Li.
There's nothing we can do; it seems the board members are doing this specifically for Shang Xilai's sake.
The board members and the company have always known about her affair with Min-jin. This time, they're just letting it slide.
However, it's really hard to say what will happen when her friend Shangxi goes to the board. That's why she wanted to inform Shangxi in advance.
Cheng Zhihui spoke rapidly and quickly, and Han Shangxi barely managed to keep up with her pace.
After listening, she roughly understood what had happened.
As is President Yang's habit, today is the day for the company's senior management to hold their routine meeting.
If a director is at the company, they will definitely attend the meeting.
The problem is almost certainly related to this.
"Are you and Minjin alright...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Cheng Zhihui interrupted her.
"Minister Li is here again. I'm not talking to you anymore."
The other person's voice was somewhat hurried, and Han Shangxi could even imagine the expression on their face when they said it.
The tone of the call ending confirmed to Han Shangxi that it was all true.
Instead of panicking and worrying about what would happen next, Han Shangxi focused her gaze on the changing objects outside the window, in which her figure would occasionally appear.
She now feels a sense of relief, as if everything has finally settled down.
President Yang might turn a blind eye to some of her actions or even be happy about them, but Director Jiang, who knows about these things, will not.
Even if Director Jiang no longer focuses her energy on ETE, she will not let certain things happen.
For example, Sanghee attempted to violate the "ETE exclusive no-dating rule" set before their debut.
When she arrived at her floor, Han Shangxi saw Minister Li, who was already waiting for her at the elevator entrance.
Li Chuxia looked at Shang Xi apologetically and told her that she needed to hand over her phone for safekeeping while she was talking to the director.
Han Shangxi nodded in understanding and then randomly pulled his phone out of his pocket.
As I was handing the phone to the other person, a call notification suddenly sounded.
The original movement stopped in mid-air. Han Shangxi apologized to the person in front of her and then glanced at her phone screen.
It was indeed the one she had expected.
After hanging up the phone, Han Shangxi thought for a moment and then quickly tapped a few times on the screen to send a message to the other party.
—I'm fine, senior, don't worry about me.
After seeing that the message had been sent, Han Shangxi didn't care what the other party replied and neatly handed the phone to Li Chuxia.
"Thank you for your help, Minister."
Han Sang-hee has never made a mistake in etiquette, no matter the occasion.
Facing the girl whose true thoughts were unclear, Li Chuxia whispered a few words of comfort to her as she led her toward the board member's office.
"I will turn off my phone."
The company will not look at the specific contents of your phone.
Once you're inside, sincerely apologize to the board member; things will eventually pass.
Ultimately, these are the children she watched grow up.
Even the most capable person needs comfort in such a situation.
"Thank you, Minister."
Before entering, Han Shangxi thanked the person in front of her again.
It seems the board member is really angry this time, she thought.
Director Jiang has been rarely seen at the company lately. Sitting in front of Han Shangxi, she exuded an undeniable sense of fatigue.
“I remember when ETE debuted, the company made a promise with the members that they were not allowed to date popular seniors before they became successful.”
Upon seeing Han Shangxi enter, Jiang Suxian immediately got straight to the point and brought up today's topic.
After saying that, she didn't wait for Han Shangxi's reply, but instead turned the laptop in front of her around.
The laptop screen displayed CCTV footage of the outdoor corridor outside the practice room.
While Han Shangxi's gaze fell on the screen, Director Jiang was observing the changes in the expression of the person in front of him.
After a long time, the other person seemed quite different from the child she remembered.
Han Shangxi watched the video playing on the screen quietly.
But a past event came to mind.
Because Han Shangxi and the others sometimes stayed overnight in the practice room, the original cameras in the practice room were removed with Director Jiang's approval.
When it comes to ETE, the board members are more genuine than others.
For this reason, Han Shangxi can be cold and confrontational when facing President Yang, but she is mostly peaceful when interacting with Director Jiang.
“Sang-hee, when you are Sanghee, you are not just yourself.”
Sanghee and ETT are just two examples of the hard work and dedication of their staff.
I know you're a smart kid and haven't done anything out of line. I'll take care of some things.
Director Jiang's voice continued to ring in Han Shangxi's ears.
After the video finished playing, Han Shangxi looked up and met Director Jiang's gaze. She suddenly felt like sighing.
She forgot again that a long time had passed.
The way Director Jiang spoke was becoming increasingly different from when they first met.
It was a very official statement, and it also sounded a bit like she was listening to President Yang speak.
I wonder what the board members have been up to lately.
Regardless, she will comply with Director Jiang's wishes this time.
Just as Han Shangxi was about to express his thoughts, he was interrupted.
At the same time, Han Shangxi's gaze also fell on what Director Jiang took out next.
"Things have come to this point, and continuing down this path will only hurt everyone involved—you, him, and the other person."
Director Jiang placed the items from the drawer onto the table one by one.
To be honest, she never expected that Han Shangxi would be the first to show signs of violating the dating ban that was set at the beginning.
She didn't expect Han Sang-hee to choose GD.
Jiang Suxian was aware of the news at the beginning of the year, but at the time she thought it was just the company hyping things up.
However, in Jiang Suxian's opinion, Han Shangxi's choice of this person would actually make things easier to handle.
Han Shangxi's personality is characterized by a strong will and pride.
This is easy to see.
Can such a person accept having their past choices laid bare before them?
The answer is no.
Who wouldn't care about these things when they're young?
She chose to tell Han Shangxi frankly that he was just one of his options.
You see, he can be deeply in love with you, but he can also be entangled with others repeatedly.
The evidence is right here.
Jiang Suxian's goal this time was simple: to completely extinguish Han Shangxi's feelings for that person.
Children who make mistakes always have to pay a price.
What was presented to Han Sang-hee again was the original material of the press release related to GD.
Because of Paracosm, Han Sang-hee could even roughly determine the time period of these photos.
Which ones are from this year, and which ones are from previous years?
Perhaps because of the different times and places he saw these things, Han Shangxi's state of mind also changed somewhat.
She does seem to have changed from being as indifferent as before.
However, Director Jiang's guess was correct; she is indeed finding it difficult to accept certain things right now.
Paracosm has already desensitized, but Han Sang-hee doesn't seem to have.
Han Shangxi heard a voice in her heart telling her to stop looking at the things on the table.
But we can't just ignore it now; the board members are watching.
Her gaze remained fixed on that page, occasionally flipping through it.
Is he the one you're willing to risk your life for?
Is he someone he would give everything for?
GD has been through far more than you have. In the end, you might just be one of his rumored girlfriends.
Seeing that Han Shangxi remained unmoved, Jiang Suxian raised her voice and spoke more bluntly.
She wasn't sure if Han Sang-hee was blinded by love.
But Jiang Suxian would not allow the artwork she created with her own hands to be destroyed halfway through because of something insignificant.
The kind of girl group she wants is one where, in the end, when people mention this girl idol group, the first thing they think of is that they are a legend, not the romantic rumors of a particular member.
ETE has been granted the freedom she has been given, and should also abide by the limited number of rules.
In Jiang Suxian's view, these are all reasonable and justifiable things.
As for the freedom Han Sang-hee had before her debut, how much of it turned into self-reliance?
How many of the things Han Sang-hee encountered after his debut were caused by this person's inaction and relinquishment of power?
That's another matter.
"Young children can play with it."
But you two are different. He's already achieved great success, and everyone speaks highly of him. But Shangxi, have you reached that level yet?
Are you really willing to be mentioned in the future with GD's girlfriend always being the first thing people think of you?
Han Sang-hee, who started training in middle school, trained for six years, failed to debut once, and even lost her health in her pursuit of a debut. Are you really willing to appear as just an accessory?
As Jiang Suxian finished speaking, her eyes were filled with obvious dissatisfaction as she looked at Han Shangxi.
Jiang Suxian felt she had made the seriousness of the problem perfectly clear.
She believed that the man in front of her would make the right choice.
After Director Jiang finished his performance, he left the stage entirely to Han Shangxi.
In this situation, it seems that Han Shangxi's only solution is to kneel down and apologize on the spot.
Han Shangxi remembered the reminders from Zhihui and Minister Li.
They also knew what Director Jiang wanted to hear.
But if she admits her mistake directly, will Councilor Jiang let her off so easily?
Han Shangxi looked up at the other person again, and in those few seconds, she seemed to be trying to get an answer from Director Jiang's eyes.
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