Bae Juhyun couldn’t help but blush. She shoved the gossiping Kang Seulgi at the foot of the bed, pushing her out of the bedroom with her bare feet.
Then, with a "bang," she closed the door and lay lazily on the bed, not wanting to see anyone.
As for Kang Seulgi...
"So, how was it? Did you get the info?"
Of course, it wasn’t Kang Seulgi herself who was curious about such things.
Ever since the incident of her sleeping with Liu Xin’an was exposed, it had ignited the curiosity of this group of sisters.
Ah, though their learning focus was a bit skewed.
This group was very curious about physiological knowledge.
And naturally, the teacher was Bae Juhyun, who had experienced a lot.
"How could she possibly tell? I’m not asking anymore. Whoever is curious can go themselves. I don’t think anyone would want to share something like that." Seulgi’s complaint made several women nod in agreement.
Indeed, it would be strange if Juhyun really wanted to share how she felt about it...
The banter ended, and it was time to get up and head to the company.
Kim Yerin, being the youngest, was unfortunately tasked with going to call Bae Juhyun again.
Nervously, she approached Juhyun’s bedroom door, knocked lightly, and called out, "Juhyun, it’s time to get ready and head out."
Moments later, the door opened, and Juhyun, dressed in her pajamas, lazily walked out of the bedroom.
Her cold gaze swept over the sisters, making everyone tense up before Juhyun chuckled lightly.
"Why are you all gathered here?"
"Just passing by, just passing by..."
After a quick wash, Juhyun joined her members in the minivan driven by Seong Taekyon.
She didn’t plan on meeting Liu Xin’an today, so she didn’t drive her own car.
Even if she were to go later, she could always drive after being dropped off by Taekyon.
Sitting by the window, they chatted about the upcoming Chinese variety show that Son Seungwan would participate in.
Of course, they all knew what they could and couldn’t talk about.
Liu Xin’an was a forbidden topic in front of Taekyon, though even he knew about Juhyun’s previous trips to China.
"Hmm... In Shanghai, the crab roe tofu is super delicious. Highly recommended."
"Where can I get it?"
"Just call Li Chenglu. She’ll probably take you there."
Even though she mentioned Li Chenglu, Seungwan knew Juhyun actually meant Liu Xin’an.
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Predicting this, Kang Seulgi said, "If you post about delicious food late at night in the chat, you’re dead."
"Why? Juhyun did it too, and you didn’t say anything to her!"
"Juhyun brought us so many local specialties and gifts. You still have designs on Juhyun?"
The eldest sister’s authority was still there. Juhyun glared at Seungwan alongside Seulgi, which earned a speechless look from the latter.
Chatting casually along the way, the minivan reached the company’s parking garage.
The five walked into the practice room, quickly tidied up their clothes and hair, and got into practice mode.
After several rounds, everyone was drenched in sweat.
As Juhyun glanced at the time on her phone, she signaled for a break.
With Juhyun’s permission, everyone sprawled out, trying to catch their breath.
Balancing work and rest was essential.
Unknowingly, it was almost noon when Juhyun checked her phone and saw that Liu Xin’an was still live streaming diligently.
Calculating the start time Xin’an had mentioned earlier that morning, she stood up.
No, she had to exercise her rights as a girlfriend.
Strolling to the empty stairwell, Juhyun dialed Liu Xin’an’s number. The call was quickly answered, and Xin’an’s somewhat guilty tone made Juhyun chuckle.
"Juhyun, good morning..."
"It’s noon now, Mr. Liu Xin’an. Do you know what time you started streaming this morning?"
"Gosh! How can you still say that? What about breakfast? What about lunch? Are you skipping meals?"
"I’ll eat. I’ll end the stream now and go make something. I’ll show you my results later. By the way, do you want any? I’ve got some time today. How about I bring you a meal?"
Delivering food to Juhyun discreetly wasn’t easy; Xin’an suggested it mainly to divert the topic from his long stream.
"Don’t bother. Do you think that’s practical?"
"Well... Can’t I sneak it over?"
"No need. You eat your own food. Don’t keep streaming continuously; you need to rest too, okay?"
"Alright, be good." Pleased with Xin’an’s response, Juhyun nodded and, after a few more reminders, ended the call.
Putting her phone back in her pocket, Juhyun didn’t immediately return to the practice room but instead sat on the stairs with a headache.
Since last night, she’d been thinking about how to convince Director Kim to let her go to China with Seungwan.
It wasn’t about screen time; she just wanted to go along and have a look, even under a hidden identity.
But no matter how hard she thought, she couldn’t come up with a suitable reason.
She wished for someone like the bold Li Chenglu from New Year’s to appear and effortlessly convince the higher-ups for her.
But even if Chenglu appeared this time, it probably wouldn’t work.
Juhyun sighed deeply, resignedly stood up, patted invisible dust off her pants to calm her nerves a bit.
Just as she was about to leave the stairwell and return to the practice room, her phone vibrated again in her pocket.
She took it out casually, and the name displayed on the screen made her eyes widen.
Immediately, she answered the call in a panic, bowing fervently in the empty stairwell, as if the man on the other end could see her respect and politeness.
"Hmm, Juhyun, do you have time now?"
Liu Zhengjiang, Liu Xin’an’s father’s voice came through the phone, leaving Juhyun puzzled.
Why would he be calling her?