star of the peninsula

The river breeze at the end of October was already quite chilly, and the old couple did not huddle together arm in arm like young lovers in love.

With his arms folded across his chest, he blocked out the cold wind while also displaying a sense of laziness; his feet were walking in a crooked manner, swaying with every step to appear the most relaxed.

Bae Joo-hyun's style when going out is very classic, with a white shirt and jeans. She never wears her canvas shoes properly, and she has to put the upper of the shoe under her heel to feel comfortable.

"Help me take down my bag so I can tie my hair."

Bae Joo-hyun handed the brown bag on her arm to Chen Chen, untied the hairband on her wrist, and skillfully tied a single ponytail for herself.

"Why not make a ball?"

Chen Chen made suggestions on the side.

"It's easy to scatter in strong winds. It's very troublesome to fix it." Pei Zhuxuan stretched out her white and tender arms, "Give me back the bag."

"I'll hold it for you, so you can save some energy."

Chen Chen dodged to the side and didn't intend to give it to her.

"Bring it!"

Bae Joo-hyun glared at Chen Chen domineeringly and successfully got her bag.

"It's good to help carry the bag, but you don't have to carry it all the time." Bae Joo Hyun took this opportunity to teach her boyfriend a lesson, "It's obvious that such a bag is an accessory on me and an important part of my complete image. How can you take it away?!"

"Isn't it said that a boyfriend is the best accessory for a woman when she goes out?" Chen Chen joked, "I'm already here, so I don't need anything else."

"That's true, but you're not an ordinary boyfriend, and I'm not an ordinary woman." Pei Zhuxuan took out her bag while talking, "You are very good, but I can't go out and show off my boyfriend's idol, so there's nothing I can do."

After she finished speaking, Bae Joo-hyun found her glasses without lenses in her bag and put them on.

"A new fashion item?"

Chen Chen asked another question out of curiosity.

Bae Joo-hyun's answer silenced the whole world.

"It's to cover up the ugliness."

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"Why do people feel very tired after a day's work, but not tired at all after a day of playing with their phones or watching TV at home?"

Finding a relatively quiet place to sit down, Bae Joo-hyun expressed the same feelings as all working people.

"Because work requires you to output products and results from your body and mind, while watching TV, playing with your phone, reading novels and comics, etc., are inputting the results produced by others into your brain, which is inherently different." Chen Chen smiled and explained to her, "The most important thing is that you can freely choose the degree of acceptance and effort when receiving information."

"It's the same when we're in school, taking in useful knowledge from teachers and putting it in our brains. At that time, we were all trying to absorb as much as possible, so we felt more tired when we were in school and in class." "But now it's not like that when you watch TV or play with your phone. You can just take in the superficial information or even just watch for fun without taking in any superficial information. Aren't there many people who watch TV with their brains completely blank?"

"The most basic statement is that labor is harder than enjoyment. Work is labor. Er..." Chen Chen suddenly laughed at himself. "Haha, what am I talking about?! Playing with your phone or watching TV for a day is rest. Of course, work is much more tiring than rest. Otherwise, why is one called work and the other called rest?!"

"It's over, it's over, it's over." Chen Chen shook his head twice to try to clear his mind, "My brain is starting to stop working!"

"I'm just tired, don't mind it." Pei Zhuxuan put her hand on the back of Chen Chen's head and gently smoothed his hair. "This is the first time I see you so tired. I've never seen you so tired before when you had to be an artist and pave the way for your future."

"Because before, I didn't mind if I failed, but now I can't fail. The pressure is totally different." Chen Chen replied, "Also, my opponents are getting stronger and more cunning. I can't do everything as well as before."

"You mean to say that the first ones who stayed here were all rotten fish and shrimp?" Bae Joo Hyun teased, "It's not appropriate, she's a big shot."

"It's okay to say that they are all rotten fish and shrimp. Artists have troubles every year, and almost every group has one or two troublesome people. I don't know what to say." Chen Chen sighed deeply, "Maybe geniuses really have some bad habits."

"But when you think about it, there's nothing wrong with Waiji's approach. Putting character and personality last and prioritizing talent can also help the company develop well." Chen Chen took another detour in his words, "President Liang found his own path and firmly followed it. This may be the reason for others' success."

"So what is your path?" Bae Joo Hyun asked curiously, "You developed C headquarters from scratch into a monster in less than two years. You must have stuck to your path very thoroughly."

"That's a good question. It's great to have a girlfriend who can provide emotional value." Chen Chen stretched out his hand and scratched Bae Joo Hyun's straight nose. "The path I insist on is to use cheats. Adjust the cheat parameters to the maximum. I won't play without cheats!"

"You're being modest. Even if you're cheating, do your business partners and rivals have to listen to you and follow your lead?" Bae Joo Hyun snorted, "You're hiding it from me? Don't you love me so soon? You bad boy!"

"Then you can think of me as being particularly sensitive to the trends of the world. I know what to do and when, and I also know how to use the trends to tie others to myself to accomplish what I really want to do."

Chen Chen changed his way of saying it, which was a bit scary, at least it scared Bae Joo-hyun a little.

"So what do you really want to do?"

Pei Zhuxuan asked.

"Just eat and wait for death." Chen Chen spread his hands and said bluntly: "Didn't you notice that I let them develop freely after giving them a good start? This is so that you can support the company in the future! Supporting the company is supporting me, there is no difference between the two!"

"Good guy"

Bae Joo-hyun was suddenly speechless and could only stare blankly at the Han River in the distance.

"Let's go find something to eat." Bae Joo Hyun stood up. "It's easy to get hungry in the cold wind, and the couple next to us are already eating. We can't be a light bulb."

"Why can't we just bite one of them? Why are we afraid of them?!" Chen Chen stayed where he was and refused to leave. "As long as we don't feel embarrassed, they will be the ones who feel embarrassed!"

"You big head ghost!" Pei Zhuxuan slapped him unceremoniously, "Go to the restaurant over there and buy some pig's trotters to chew on!"

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it." Chen Chen patted his butt and stood up, "Let's go and find food."

...(End of chapter)