"Mom, you’re not helping her, you’re harming her. I thought this girl was smart, but now I realize I was wrong. She’s just too naive. Even if she can’t et soone she likes, she shouldn’t ever like soone she shouldn’t like."
"Then what do you think we should do? Can you make her let it go?"
Jin Father was left speechless.
"Since you can’t, why are you saying so much? The child has grown up, and she has her own ideas. Besides, my Zhu Xuan is clearly very smart. I think she’s very clear-headed. The child has been abroad for a long ti, all alone, and she needs sothing to hold on to."
"But Mom..." Jin Mother was worried and tried to speak but was interrupted by the elder.
"I understand how you feel."
The elder sighed, no longer so domineering and forceful.
"But you also need to understand and trust your own child. I think that young man just now is quite good. So young, yet already a president, and he’s so steady and reliable. Zhu Xuan has a good eye for people. Much better than that Junxiang."
"Mom, we know Junxiang very well, and he really cares for Zhu Xuan. It’s completely different. I’m really worried... that Zhu Xuan will get hurt."
Jin Father smiled bitterly.
"No one’s life can be smooth sailing. So experiences need to be lived through, even if they are painful; they are a part of life’s journey."
The elder’s tone was gentle and wistful.
The couple fell silent.
"You two, you need to see things more openly. The more you push the child, the farther she will drift away from you. Forcing her to pretend to agree—will that work? She already doesn’t co back often, and if you keep pressuring her, she’ll just avoid you altogether. I, this old woman, don’t have much ti left and I still want to spend more ti with my Zhu Xuan."
"Mom..."
Jin Zhuxuan had already gone upstairs into her room, unaware of the discussion her grandmother and parents were having.
But she didn’t care either.
She was an adult now and should learn to take charge of her own life. Even family can only offer advice.
Nothing is more accurate than her own feelings in the present mont.
While tidying up the bed, her phone rang.
Jin Zhuxuan glanced at it—it was Liu Junxiang.
Drinking, chaotic personal life, hanging around nightclubs, even drug use.
The person Xuejing described was worlds apart from the boy she rembered.
But hearing only one side, she shouldn’t blindly believe it.
The phone kept ringing. After a few seconds, Jin Zhuxuan picked it up and pressed the answer button.
"Oppa."
"Have you reached Xuejing yet?"
"Not yet, Oppa."
Jin Zhuxuan’s tone was calm, "I’m planning to go to Xuejing’s house to check tomorrow."
A heavy sigh ca from the other end.
"No need to go. Xuejing’s family is no longer there."
"No longer there? Have you been there, Oppa?"
"Yes. The neighbors don’t know where they went either."
It’s definitely not enough to protect the person involved.
Family and relatives can easily beco the way in.
As an expert in this area, Xu Kuan and Xing Jie definitely wouldn’t make such a basic oversight.
"Never mind, it should be nothing serious, otherwise the company would have put out a notice." Liu Junxiang changed the topic, "Zhuxuan, we have a performance next week, and I’d like to invite you as a special guest. It would definitely be a huge surprise for the fans. Would you like to co?"
"Oppa, wouldn’t it be inappropriate for to go..."
Jin Zhuxuan’s tone showed hesitation.
"Why not? Many fans are looking forward to your return. I believe the effect would be amazing then."
"Oppa, when I left, things didn’t go well with my company."
Jin Zhuxuan said tactfully, believing the other party would understand.
Although entertainnt companies are in competition, it doesn’t an they are opponents all the ti.
For example, if two lions fight and a hyena dares to join in, the lions would temporarily set aside their grudges and take down the hyena first.
The hierarchy of the food chain must not be challenged.
Capital may fight among itself, but when it cos to the grand endeavor of oppressing the common people, they are absolutely united.
Moreover, Jin Zhuxuan is not a hyena, she’s a rabbit.
She wasn’t challenging just one company back then; she challenged so rules of the entire industry and even society.
If it weren’t for Boss Jiang, if her company had operated according to the regulations, she would inevitably have been blacklisted by the entire industry.
Liu Junxiang certainly didn’t know the exact reasons why she left Shen Zhou. Jin Zhuxuan had never ntioned it, but at least he could guess a bit.
"Zhuxuan, the problem you ntioned is nothing to worry about. Since I invited you, I’ve already discussed it with the company. They fully support and welco you to join us."
Liu Junxiang’s FOX is not so third-rate boy band needing Jin Zhuxuan’s fa to boost their own visibility. A joint stage should be seen as a mutually beneficial collaboration, advantageous to both parties.
So as Korea does not object, whether publicly or privately, Jin Zhuxuan has no reason to refuse.
"I have to ask my company’s opinion."
"Of course. I await your reply. Zhuxuan, I’ve been looking forward to performing with you ever since I beca a trainee."
Liu Junxiang’s tone was filled with excitent, filled with enthusiasm.
"Oppa."
"Hmm?"
Jin Zhuxuan paused for a mont, then suddenly asked, "How have you been these past few years?"
There was a sudden silence on the phone, catching him by surprise.
"Why ask this out of the blue? During the two years you were in Shen Zhou, those were also the most critical years for FOX. I feel like I never got to rest well, with endless schedules, constant chart battles, countless performances. It was exhausting, but isn’t that what we dread of when we chose to beco trainees?"
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