Chapter 423 - Something Foolish

Su Hong Shan then asked after a few moments of quietness, "Do you all have any questions that you want to ask? We already promised you that we would answer all your queries honestly, without avoiding."

One of the fans then asked bravely, "Then, why do you have all these press conferences?"

"We have never really started a press conference before. All the press conference then we held was to clear all the misunderstandings and defamation. The very first one we had was for Phoenix, and the reason why we had to have the press conference was that they were on the media for stealing others' work. There were so many negative news, and if we don't do it, how are we supposed to clear their names. All of you will continue to believe that they had done something wrong when, in fact, they were the innocent ones. All of the press conferences that we had were all to clear the names of our artists that others had defamed."

Another fan then asked, "Then, why take in Hu Dan Dan? She isn't at all innocent."

Su Hong Shan smiled briefly before he spoke in his fatherly tone, "Yes, I know that Dan Dan betrayed Xing Ze before. However, how many of you all can swear that you have never done anything that you regret before? How many of you can swear that you have never done something foolish before? Perhaps confessing to a person that you like but ended up getting rejected or worse, humiliated? Perhaps telling a friend of yours a secret and everyone in the world ends up knowing it? Or perhaps accidentally destroying your mother's favorite pot when you tried to cook just to show that you could be independent? Some of you might have even experienced something similar to Dan Dan. Some of you girls might have given in to temptation when your boyfriends wanted to have s*x with you. Yes, they sound pretty foolish now, right? However, did you think that it was foolish when you did them? I don't think so. There is nothing you should be ashamed of for doing that, and there is nothing you should blame yourself for. Just take that as a lesson learned. Dan Dan learned her lessons, and she is just like anyone of you out there that made a foolish mistake."

Su Hong Shan then continued, "To all the fans, most of you are at the age where you first encounter the feelings of love, admiration, like, affection, and infatuation. How many of you can clearly distinguish them? I suppose not many of you. Some might even think that they are the same, right? Most of us didn't know the difference when we were your age as well. There is no need for you to feel embarrassed because you don't know what the difference is. Some of you think you know what the difference is when you don't. Hence, I would think that it is better for you to admit that you don't know what the difference is until you truly know it. When do you know it? When you are truly with the right person. Most of us would be able to distinguish them as we grow. However, there are people who don't know how to distinguish them even as they grow. Some people don't even know what love is until they die. Emotion is a very complex thing. Some people know it when they encounter it, while others know it when they lose it. Dan Dan only realized that she loved Xing Ze when Xing Ze and her broke up. She only realized that the strong feelings she had for Mo Yu Ye were simply infatuation. She made a foolish mistake just like you guys."

"To the reporters, I guess most of you are already at the age where you are either preparing to settle down or are already settled down. So, you guys should know what I am saying, right? Besides, you guys should have encountered a lot of artists that are either dating, getting married, divorced, cheating, etc., right?"

The reporters nodded, and some even smiled when they thought of their significant other.

"Dan Dan only understood her feelings when she lost Xing Ze, and though it is an unfortunate way to understand love, I must say that I am very happy. That's because at least she finally found out what love is. Love is a very wonderful thing, and it is even more amazing to be able to understand it while we are still alive."

"I am not saying that cheating is correct. In fact, it is very wrong in the sense that the cheaters are not being fair to the person that they cheated on. If they don't love them, then they should just tell them, right? However, do we know what their stories are? Do we know how they truly feel? Have you been through whatever they been through with the exact same conditions and circumstances?"

Once again, most of them shook their heads, while others remained motionless.

"I have to say this first, I am not finding excuses for them, and I am also not justifying their actions. Neither am I trying to say that whatever Dan Dan did was right. What I am about to say is to explain to you guys why we accepted Dan Dan or anyone else that has a similar story like Dan Dan."

"Now, have you all heard of people who cheat on their partners just because they hope that their partners would show some emotion. They feel that their partners don't care for them, so they want to stir up some emotions in their partner to know that their partners actually care for them?"

The audience nodded, and some of them voiced their opinions.

"But... cheating is wrong..."

"They shouldn't have done that because that would only ruin whatever they have..."

"That would only result in the opposite of what they wanted..."