"Minnie, go to President Hong's office when you go back later." Kim Sang-suk walked past the staff, came to the (G)I-DLE members, and said to Minnie.
Minnie put down the water cup, looked at Jin Xiangshuo strangely and nodded: "Okay!"
"What happened?" As the absolute authority in (G)I-DLE, Tian Xiaojuan still has a lot of weight in the hearts of these staff members.
Jin Xiangshu shook his head, hesitated for a moment and said to her: "I don't know either. It was President Hong's secretary who informed me." Then he showed them the text message he received.
Tian Xiaojuan looked at the text message, then looked at Minnie: "Indeed, then Minnie, you go."
The remaining members all looked at her with worried expressions. Minnie smiled. To be honest, she was not really afraid, although she was also very curious about why President Hong asked her to come over.
But guessing now is not a good idea. We will know when the time comes.
After (G)I-DLE finished the filming, the group headed towards Cube Entertainment.
After returning to the company, Minnie said goodbye to the members and went to Hong Seung-sung's office alone.
"Hello, President!" Minnie stood at the door and knocked, then gently pushed the door open and peeked in from outside.
Hong Shengcheng looked up when he heard the voice, smiled at Minnie, and waved: "Come in."
"Have you been busy lately?" Hong Seung-sung asked, putting down his work as Minnie walked in. (G)I-DLE recently released their second mini-album, "I Made," so they must be very busy.
Minnie covered her face with her hands in embarrassment and smiled: "It's not that bad actually. Most of the schedule these days is sitting and filming, so the intensity is not that high."
What she said was true. Compared to when she first debuted, there are indeed not as many activities now.
Hong Seung-seong smiled and nodded, took out an envelope from the drawer on the right and handed it to Minnie: "This is the envelope that D agency sent to the company this morning. It contains something about you. Take a look first." After that, Hong Seung-seong leaned back in his chair and looked at Minnie silently without saying another word.
As a patient with ALS and the head of Cube Entertainment, he doesn't have much time left. All he can do now is to try not to let the company fall into chaos while he can still work.
Hong Seung-sung is very sorry for CLC and the others, but there is nothing he can do...
Minnie took the envelope and reached into the opening. She felt a sharp touch from her fingers and took out a few photos.
He looked up at President Hong Seung-sung and found that he didn't react, so he turned his attention back to the photo in his hand.
What came into view was a supermarket that Minnie was familiar with, the same supermarket where she and Li Yuanbin went shopping a few days ago.
In the second photo, two figures appeared in the picture. Minnie recognized them at a glance. It was her and Lee Won-bin standing in front of the car, and he was wearing a mask.
Minnie felt that there was no need for her to read any further, and she also understood why President Hong Seung-sung called her to his office for questioning.
She took a deep breath, placed the photo on the table, and entangled her hands together.
"Because (G)I-DLE just debuted, your relationship will not be made public. Please be careful when you go on dates in the future." Hong Seung-sung carefully advised Minnie like an old father.
That’s right, Hong Seung-seong did not object to the relationship between the two of them. Moreover, even if he wanted to stop it, it was not something Hong Seung-seong could stop.
Minnie pursed her lips and nodded: "I understand."
"Okay, you can go back." Hong Shengcheng smiled and waved his hand, indicating that she could go out.
Minnie returned the photo to Hong Seung-seong, bowed slightly to him, and left.
Hong Shengcheng watched Minnie's back disappear from his sight. He called his secretary and said, "Go contact D Agency and buy the photos."
"Okay, President!"
After hanging up the phone, Hong Shengcheng threw the phone casually on the table, his face looking even worse.
Outside, Minnie left Hong Seung-sung's office and returned to the (G)I-DLE practice room. As expected, all her teammates were waiting for her there.
"How about it?"
"what happened?"
"Are you okay?"
"It looks like everything is fine..." The members expressed their concern after seeing Minnie.
Tian Xiaojuan, who was standing next to the water dispenser, had been concentrating on observing Minnie's expression since she came in. She felt relieved only when she saw that there was nothing unusual.
He walked over, patted Minnie's shoulder, and handed her a glass of water: "As long as you're okay."
She didn't ask what it was about. After all, everyone has their own secrets, and it's up to them whether they want to tell them or not.
If the protagonist of the matter feels that he or she can speak, they are happy to act as a close listener.
Minnie was sitting on the sofa holding a cup of water. Song Yuqi came over directly without saying a word. She just held Minnie's arm and stayed there quietly.
"Nothing, we were just photographed by Dispatch, and they sent the photos to the company."
Minnie blinked, but still spoke to the members.
"Wow... Is this D agency so pervasive?" Song Yuqi raised her head and looked at her with an uncomfortable expression.
Minnie shrugged: "It's okay, President Hong said he would take care of it and told us to be more careful next time..."
Song Yuqi nodded. As long as Minnie was fine, they were glad. The rest was not their concern. Even if President Hong was not able to do it, there was Li Yuanbin behind him.
On the other side, Lee Won-bin, who was sitting in the office of the chairman of Kering Group and listening to music, received a Kakao Talk call from Minnie.
"We were shopping at the supermarket the other day when a reporter from Agency D took photos of us, and they came to our company today..."
"Hmm? What did Hong Seung-sung say?"
"The president said that the company will suppress this matter, and also asked us to be careful when we go out together..." Minnie replied to the message very quickly, and Li Yuanbin received a reply basically as soon as he sent it.
Lee Won-bin nodded. He understood Hong Seung-seong's approach. After all, Cube Entertainment did not have the power to force Dispatch to give up filming their company's artists.
If we consider it from Hong Seung-sung's perspective, it is good news that he did not stop the artists from dating. Then they came forward to buy the photos and negatives, and everyone is happy about it.
But Lee Won-bin is not Hong Seung-sung, and Kering Group is not a company like Cube Entertainment. If someone dares to take a photo of him, even if CJ Group is behind D agency, it won’t be allowed!
"Okay, just relax and enjoy yourself. I'll take care of this."
"Okay, love you~"
"Love you~"
After replying to Minnie, the smile on Li Yuanbin's face disappeared. He silently lit a cigarette and leaned back on the sofa.
Half of the face blended into the darkness, and smoke was surrounding it.
Li Yuanbin lowered his head and played with the lighter in his hand, making a sound of metal collision.
He slowly said, "D Company, you are playing with fire..."
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