Temptation (1022)
“Don’t be like that,” Jiang Shu chuckled. “If you want a bag, remember it well, then practice hard. When you debut and earn money, you can come back and buy it.”
Kim Minju: “…”
She thought he wanted to clap with her, but it turned out he was actually encouraging her?
But…
Kim Minju looked down at the limited edition bag that had been put away.
If she could truly debut, perhaps she could really buy such a limited edition bag on her own.
“Chairman Jiang, it’s all ready for you,” the store manager returned, with sales associates behind him, each holding a bag.
Jiang Shu stretched lazily, glanced casually, and then withdrew his gaze.
“Check out.”
“Alright!”
The store manager gleefully brought over the POS machine, and Jiang Shu handed his card to him.
Check out, pay, and leave.
With so many items, the store manager personally led the sales associates to escort the two to the parking lot and put the items in the car.
“Are there any restaurants around here?” Jiang Shu stopped the store manager and asked.
“Isn’t this a coincidence? There’s a newly opened Japanese buffet next to us. You two can give it a try,” the store manager said with a smile.
“Hmm,” Jiang Shu responded. “Which way do we go?”
He didn't ask about the restaurant's quality. Since the store manager recommended it, it wouldn't be a budget buffet.
It wasn’t that Jiang Shu disliked budget buffets, but with buffets, you get what you pay for. Taking his employees to a budget buffet would surely get him called stingy if the vlog was released.
And someone from an LV Flagship Store like the manager, who has seen many wealthy people, would certainly not recommend a budget restaurant. In the eyes of Koreans, each class does things appropriate for their class. If you recommend a budget restaurant to them, it’s seen as looking down on them, and they’ll definitely come back at you later.
It was precisely because he understood this mentality that Jiang Shu didn't need to ask another question about the restaurant's quality.
The store manager called over a sales associate and had her lead Jiang Shu and Kim Minju over.
Kim Minju listened quietly from the side, holding her camera and silently entering the restaurant.
Putting everything else aside, just the luxurious business-style decor, which strongly resembled a bathhouse, screamed one word: expensive.
Jiang Shu and Kim Minju sat facing each other, and a waiter approached.
“Hello, sir, would you like me to get you a camera stand? It would make filming easier,” the waiter said.
“You have that kind of service?” Jiang Shu asked in surprise.
“We have every service you can imagine,” the waiter said confidently.
Jiang Shu nodded.
“Bring it over.”
“Alright.”
Before long, the waiter brought over the camera stand and set up the camera.
Then the waiter brought two menus, giving one to Jiang Shu and one to Kim Minju.
Kim Minju opened the menu, and the first page listed the price of the buffet: four hundred thousand korean won per person.
She silently closed the menu, looked at Jiang Shu across from her, then looked at the waiter waiting to take notes, hesitated for a moment, and still couldn’t bring herself to say “expensive.”
Jiang Shu saw Kim Minju’s hesitation but didn’t pay it any mind.
He looked at the menu and ordered dishes one by one from the waiter.
“Just these for now.”
“Alright.” The waiter recorded the order on an iPad, bowed to the two, and then went to arrange it.
Looking at the primly seated Kim Minju across from him, Jiang Shu suddenly remembered something.
“Zhou Zhou.”
“Yes!”
Kim Minju quickly looked up, nervously staring at Jiang Shu’s chest. She didn’t dare to make eye contact with Chairman Jiang.
“I’ll take a picture to tell a friend,” Jiang Shu said with a chuckle.
“Yes,” Kim Minju responded, a nervous smile on her small face.
“Relax,” Jiang Shu opened his phone and leaned his head into the frame, but most of the shot was still on Kim Minju.
Click.
“Okay.”
He sent the photo to Liu Zhimin.
Shu: 【Photo】
Shu: Taking a trainee out to eat, just letting you know.
Liu Zhimin didn't respond to him, or rather, she didn't have time to respond to him. Seeing this, Jiang Shu put his phone down and looked at Kim Minju across from him.
“How is DM Entertainment?” Jiang Shu asked with a smile.
“Very good! Everyone is very friendly,” Kim Minju immediately replied.
It wasn't just a polite answer; she truly believed it.
Everyone at DM Entertainment, whether staff, trainees, or the occasional IVE members she came into contact with, were very friendly to the trainees, without much negative emotional output.
However, she didn't know about the management. So far, the management she had the most contact with was this Chairman Jiang, who looked more like an idol than a chairman.
“That’s good,” Jiang Shu nodded. “Practice hard and strive to debut soon.”
“Yes!” Kim Minju brightened up.
Ding-dong.
His phone rang, and Jiang Shu picked it up to see Liu Zhimin’s reply.
Xiao Liu: Oh.
Jiang Shu seemed to hear Liu Zhimin’s nonchalant “Oh.”
Xiao Liu: You don’t need to report to me. I wouldn’t say anything anyway.
Shu: I saw people online saying you have to report.
Xiao Liu: You’re not them, and I’m not them.
Jiang Shu’s lips curved into a smile upon seeing this.
Shu: By the way, I’m done with work. Will you come over tonight?
Xiao Liu: No.
Shu: Why?
Xiao Liu: Heh, the day before yesterday you said not to bother you while you were sleeping, so of course I can’t go over and bother you.
Jiang Shu: “…”
So she holds grudges, huh?
Shu: I wasn’t feeling well the past two days, didn’t want to bother you.
Xiao Liu: Heh heh.
Shu: I bought you a bag as an apology. Forgive me 【Xiao Yuan sobbing】
Shu recalled a message.
A cold sweat broke out on Jiang Shu’s forehead.
Damn it, Zhang Yuanying and Liu Zhimin’s expressions got mixed up, and he quickly clicked on Zhang Yuanying’s emoji. Oh, crap…
Shu: I bought you a bag as an apology. Forgive me 【Suffering Xiao Liu】
Xiao Liu: I saw it.
Jiang Shu’s lips twitched.
Xiao Liu: But it’s okay. I forgive you for the sake of the bag.
Xiao Liu: But you can’t just buy for me, the members need to have them too!
Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow. What a coincidence.
Shu: No problem!
Xiao Liu: Okay, then I’ll come over tonight.
Shu: I remember your debut stage outfits are still at the company, right?
Xiao Liu: Yes, why?
Shu: Let’s use that set tonight, how about it?
Xiao Liu: You like Chanel style?
Their debut stage outfits were modified Chanel style, not the original high-stocking OL outfits. As for the reason…
Jiang Shu didn’t really like high stockings; he preferred bare legs. This was a small indulgence of his power as Chairman Jiang.
Shu: No, I don’t like Chanel style.
Shu: I just like uniforms like stage outfits.
Xiao Liu: I get what you mean.
Xiao Liu: Do you need me to turn on the TV and play our stage performances to set the mood?
Jiang Shu: “?”
Why did it feel like Liu Zhimin was getting the wrong idea?
Shu: No need, just the stage outfits will do.
Xiao Liu: 【OK】
Seeing that Liu Zhimin had gone quiet, Jiang Shu stroked his chin, beginning to anticipate the arrival of night.
