The meat slices in the hot pot were rolling up and down with the boiling soup, but at this time, Shirley had no intention of taking down her chopsticks.
Marriage? No way. She had imagined such a day, but she never expected it to come so quickly.
So Shirley was silent for a moment. Faced with this question, her mood was extremely complicated and she didn't know how to respond.
Objectively speaking, regardless of Zhou Jing's sister's identity, Shirley doesn't think it's a good idea for Crystal to discuss marriage at this time. After all, this matter is very important to artists, especially female artists.
To give a ready-made example, Han Ga-in, who is ranked among South Korea's top five beauties along with Son Ye-jin, Kim Tae-hee and others, won the title of national goddess with a series of film and television works just three years after her debut, and her popularity was unparalleled.
As a result, she suddenly announced her relationship just as her career was on the rise, and held a wedding to actor Yeon Jung-hoon at the age of 24, which shocked the entire South Korean entertainment industry.
Countless male fans were heartbroken. For example, TVXQ's Shim Changmin cried and fainted in front of the computer, unable to extricate himself for a long time.
Do these have any impact on Han Jiaren's career? The answer is beyond doubt, the impact is definitely not a small one.
In the following years, although Han Jiaren occasionally published good works, there was a very obvious gap with those four in terms of national popularity and popularity.
Although Han Jiaren's agency has repeatedly claimed that she is returning her focus to her family, this explanation is too weak, and everyone still attributes the reason to marrying too early and having an unstable foundation.
After all, Han Jiaren is still a popular actress, while Crystal has just transformed from an idol to an actress, and can only be described as a rising star. It is unwise to choose to get married at this juncture, so Shirley is very confused.
It is true that the crystal function is not very career-oriented, but it is impossible to be obsessed with love and ignore everything.
"Xiujing, did... someone tell you something?" Shirley asked after pondering for a moment.
In her opinion, Xiao Jingshu's moral character was not up to par and she started to get jealous after hearing rumors. When she looked up, Shirley's scalp suddenly felt numb.
"Mora... Gu? Didn't... hear clearly." The mixed Korean words in Crystal's tongue were already loud.
"Liecao..." Shirley blurted out the Chinese quintessence of Chinese culture without holding back.
Anyone could tell that Crystal was drunk. Her drinking capacity was average, plus she was busy traveling and traveling, and the most important thing was that the two taels of white wine were boring. Even Zhou Jing might not be able to hold it, let alone her.
Therefore, Jing Jing's appearance was reasonable, but Shirley was quite frightened. The reason was very simple. Zhou Jing would only stay quietly if he drank too much, but Pi Pi Jing... would go crazy with alcohol.
Once the commotion started, Haha, Shirley covered her head with her hands and couldn't imagine it, but Crystal picked up the wine bottle and decided to continue drinking because of her posture, so...
"Yeah, yeah, damn Snowball, you...rob my man?"
"???"
"Ah, you said it wrong. You were trying to steal my wine. What a snowball. I want to drink it. Do you want Ernie to give it to you? Haha..."
"Zheng Xiujing, do you have the guts to say it again, who are you?"
"Slightly, slightly..."
"..."
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The next morning, Crystal woke up from her sleep with a splitting headache. When she opened her eyes, she saw a very unfamiliar white ceiling.
"Where is this?"
Crystal blinked her eyes twice and gradually regained consciousness. Fortunately, there were no fragments. She vaguely remembered everything that happened yesterday.
"European cake..."
Crystal exclaimed and immediately stood up from the bed, just because scenes of memories that made her break into a cold sweat flashed through her mind.
In the same room, she first ignored Shirley's dissuasion and insisted on video chatting with Jessica, and then kept complaining about the other person's stinginess through her mobile phone.
"Jessica, you are so stingy. You refused to give me even 12 items."
"I'll ask the stinky oppa to ask for it later, and we'll see if you dare to give it to me, hum..."
There were so many of them that Jessica was so angry that she almost wanted to crawl over the Internet and beat her. Of course, there was also Lee Soon-kyu beside her who just fainted on the floor with laughter.
This wasn't the end yet. The video was just cut off by Jessica. Without saying a word, Crystal called Li Jingshu to complain about Ernie's unreasonable behavior.
Unexpectedly, Li Jingshu didn't bother to listen to her chatter, and directly asked Shirley to answer the phone. The two chatted for several minutes, leaving Crystal confused.
What's going on, who is her biological daughter? Crystal was angry and was about to snatch the phone back, but Shirley's words made her afraid to move immediately.
"Auntie, I will convey your wishes to my father..."
Who is your father? Crystal suddenly woke up from drunkenness. Guess, who is the father in Shirley's mouth? Haha...
Speaking of which, Ms. Li Jingshu is amazing. She had just started thinking about getting married, but her own mother had no idea and took the initiative to send a message to Zhou Dingfa through Shirley. This is too incredible.
In fact, Jessica had already reported the situation to Li Jingshu in detail earlier, and at the same time told her all about her thoughts. The parents of both parties should seize the time to meet, and if everything goes well, they will get engaged first.
What? Li Jingshu was caught off guard by the sudden news. Fortunately, she was not unprepared at all, but she just didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Marriage is a big event, especially if you are the youngest member of the family, so Li Jingshu has to treat it with caution.
After all, Jing Jing is still young, and she has not been dating Zhou Jing for a long time, so it would be too hasty to talk about marriage now.
Of course, Jessica's reasons must also be taken seriously. After all, they involve Zhou Jing's career future, and Li Jingshu is quite satisfied with Zhou Jing, the prospective son-in-law, and does not want to see the relationship between him and Crystal become complicated.
Oudok and Li Jingshu couldn't think of a good solution for a while, and even vaguely felt that something was fishy.
Judging from what Jessica meant, Crystal seems to be still in the dark and has no idea about it, so something is wrong. Why is Zhou Jing keeping silent about such a big event? Is there any hidden secret?
So Li Jingshu thought about it again and again, and finally decided to ask Jessica to explore Zhou Jing's tone first, maybe she could find out something about it.
In addition, she doesn't object to meeting Zhou Jing's father. Now that things have come to a point, it's okay for everyone to meet. By the way, she can get a feel for the other parent's thoughts.
In short, both things happened to Jessica. Perhaps in Li Jingshu's inherent thinking, the eldest daughter was far more reliable than the younger daughter.
So Crystal called to complain, and Li Jingshu was furious. She was planning a plane, and the whole family was worrying about her. It was good for her, but what she was thinking about was the new item of Xiao Di Hao. It was incredible.
With this time available, Li Jingshu might as well take the opportunity to talk to Shirley about business, so as to save Jessica from having to think about how to pull strings and organize the situation. Shirley is not an outsider anyway.
But Shirley's expression when she answered the phone was wonderful. She was wondering what day it was. It was so magical.
Crystal was inexplicably complaining that she wanted to get married, so she could explain it on a whim, but Li Jingshu was not Pi Pi Jing, so she would not joke about such a big event as her parents meeting.
"Xiujing, what's going on? You suddenly proposed that you want to marry your brother, and your aunt asked me to arrange a meeting between her and her father. What happened?" Shirley asked in confusion while returning the phone to Jingjing.
"Mo? You said my mother is going to meet my uncle?" Crystal was so shocked that she almost forgot to take the phone.
"Well, that's why I'm surprised." Shirley nodded, "Xiujing, did you come here just to talk to me about this matter?"
Crystal didn't say anything. She seemed to be thinking about something else. After a moment, she suddenly sighed,
"It turns out that my mom also knows about it, alas..."
"Ah, I'm asking you a question, what kind of riddle are you trying to tell me?" Shirley covered her head with her hands and almost laughed in anger.
At this time, Crystal finally came back to her senses. Seeing Shirley looking angry, she hurriedly stepped forward and hugged him to explain,
"Miane, Snowball, how should I put it, yes or no. I don't know what my mother's situation is, but I am serious about getting married."
"Wei? What happened?" Shirley was full of doubts. Suddenly she thought of a possibility, which made her whole body feel bad.
"Ani, Xiujing, you...could it be...pregnant?"
Well, this time Shi Qing was not calm anymore, her pretty face was covered with red clouds, and with the strength of the wine, she pounced on Shirley and pushed Shirley directly onto the bed.
"Damn Snowball, if you talk nonsense, I will fight with you today."
"Hey, Xiujing, it's okay that you're not pregnant. I was worried that you were getting married like a son, just like Sister Jiayi, hehe..."
The battle ended half an hour later. Crystal collapsed on the bed and had already fallen asleep. The exhaustion of her physical strength and the effect of alcohol made her fall asleep in an instant.
However, Shirley couldn't fall asleep for a long time, and the fights continued. Through Crystal's few words, she had almost understood the general situation.
The story started when Kim Tae Hee came to visit Zheng Zhixun in the Magic City some time ago. During the period, the two of them asked Crystal to have a meal together.
It was nothing at first, everyone was just chatting about the latest gossip in the entertainment industry, including of course the affairs of Han Ye-seul's leading role, Song Hye-kyo.
As Crystal was about to play the second female lead in that drama, Kim Tae Hee thought that Crystal might know some inside information, so she casually asked about it. Unexpectedly, Crystal knew more than just a little bit about it.
As expected, when Kim Tae Hee learned that the "mastermind" behind the casting controversy was actually Zhou Jing, she was surprised and couldn't help but express her heartfelt emotion.
"Xiujing, Xiaojing is so kind to you. No wonder so many people are urging him to get married, but he won't let go. It seems that he cares about your career."
What? Urging marriage? Crystal was even more surprised when she heard this, because Zhou Jing had never mentioned it even remotely in front of her.
So she quietly made insinuations and quickly found out the whole story from Kim Tae Hee. You must know that Kim Tae Hee is still serving as the director of DPS, so certain situations are not a secret to her.
Shit Oppa, such a big thing was hidden from her. Crystal was unhappy at first, but it didn't take long for her to figure out the reason.
In the final analysis, Zhou Jing has always felt guilty towards her. When faced with the decision regarding Chen Xingye's case, Zhou Jing did not choose her. If Crystal hadn't guessed everything on his own, perhaps their fate would have ended.
Zhou Jing can go without hesitation for the sake of the national interest, but now it only concerns his personal future. He is unwilling and unable to sacrifice Crystal's career to fulfill himself. That would be too selfish.
Unfortunately, Zhou Jing's thoughts were once again understood by Crystal, but this time Crystal was hesitant.
Crystal is well aware of the impact of marriage on female artists. Although she is not that career-minded, when faced with the moment when she needs to give up the stage and start a family, Crystal is still a little hesitant.
Will years of hard work be in vain? Crystal thought hard for many days and finally made a difficult decision, and she came to Shirley just to further confirm her choice.
Shirley is one of the few people who knows the inside story of Chen Xingye's case. In the crystal concept, only Shirley can understand the difficulties between her and him.
"Pabo, if it were me, I wouldn't worry about it. You know, Xiujing, I really envy you." Shirley looked down at Crystal, who was snoring happily, and murmured to herself.
"Smelly Oppa, if you treat me badly, I will... hum..." Crystal turned over and talked in her sleep.
She didn't know that Shirley had quietly gotten out of bed and came to the desk. The laptop screen was particularly dazzling in the dim room.
Shirley sat down gently, turned around and stared at the sleeping Crystal for a while, then sighed softly and started typing on the keyboard.
"Xiujing, you are oversimplifying the problem. Even if you give up everything and marry your brother, the Rhodiola rosea may not agree."
"And the company is not sure if something goes wrong, but it doesn't matter. I'll help you complete this puzzle. It's just... my wedding gift to you and your brother in advance."
What Shirley drafted was a temporary board of directors resolution. The content was not complicated. It only concerned the selection of shareholder representatives sent by Xuejing Media to SM Corporation's board of directors.
As the largest individual shareholder and general manager, she officially recommended to the board of directors that the shareholder representative of Jingfa Group be appointed as SM director, and this person is...