Had he known, he would have recorded Bae Juhyun’s previous bold declarations in advance!
"Hoo... Let me organize my thoughts. Xin’an, you confirmed your relationship with Irene in December of last year. When did you meet?"
Seong Taekyon could deduce that before Bae Juhyun’s incident, she had no chance to meet Liu Xin’an.
In other words, the only time she could have met Liu Xin’an was after the incident, when she was completely free.
Back then, he didn’t put too much focus on Bae Juhyun, mainly thinking she needed a good rest...
Little did he expect she’d pull off such a big thing.
So big that he still found it hard to process.
"Um... When did we meet?"
Bae Juhyun peeked her head out from behind Liu Xin’an and poked his waist, curiously asking the man.
Liu Xin’an replied instantly, "Early November."
"Oh~ We confirmed our relationship in over a month. You’re so casual, Liu Xin’an~"
"Cough, cough, cough." Seong Taekyon’s coughing interrupted Bae Juhyun’s teasing. In the next second, the playful Bae Juhyun withdrew behind Liu Xin’an again, playing the turtle.
She really didn’t take him seriously!
"Confirmed the relationship in a little over a month... I’m not saying anything about you, Xin’an, just angry that this girl is so irresponsible."
"It’s not that exaggerated..." Bae Juhyun mumbled softly.
"Have you thought about the severe consequences for Red Velvet if your relationship with Xin’an had been exposed back then?"
Seong Taekyon did not expect Bae Juhyun to talk back, and in a fit of anger, he shouted. Liu Xin’an could clearly feel the woman behind him tremble violently.
In that moment, Liu Xin’an’s temper flared up too. He first grasped Bae Juhyun’s trembling hand tightly, then looked coldly at Seong Taekyon.
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He took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, pinching his temples, "Sorry, I got a bit worked up."
Liu Xin’an didn’t say much more. He just turned around, gently caressed his girlfriend’s cheek, and softly whispered comforts into Bae Juhyun’s ear.
Bae Juhyun, biting her lip, gently pushed her boyfriend away. With red eyes, she obediently stood in front of Seong Taekyon, bowed respectfully, and sincerely apologized, "I’m sorry, Taekyon oppa. I know my decision back then was rash... So Xin’an and I were always very cautious and careful... I’m really sorry."
Her trembling voice finally brought down Seong Taekyon’s anger.
Just as Bae Juhyun said, their secrecy had been so good that even he, who was very close to Bae Juhyun as her manager, didn’t know. This proved that Bae Juhyun wasn’t just being reckless.
She had considered the consequences.
Although he didn’t know how these two had managed to keep the news so thoroughly hidden back then...
"I also need to apologize for yelling at you earlier, sorry."
Seong Taekyon’s softening made Bae Juhyun smile through her tears. She looked pitifully at Seong Taekyon. Despite being 30, she was always like a younger sister who never grew up in front of him.
After all, she had been in contact with Seong Taekyon since joining the company and Red Velvet’s formation.
Seven years since debut, plus a few years before that. In total, they had known each other for almost ten years.
"Taekyon oppa, you’re so scary. I was terrified."
"You still have the nerve to say that. If you were a male artist, I would have hit you long ago."
"Wow~" Bae Juhyun exclaimed and quickly ran back to Liu Xin’an, whose face was filled with embarrassment.
The manager and the artist seemed to be at peace, but the person who almost fought Taekyon just now... became the odd one out.
Hmm... Liu Xin’an felt very troubled and helpless.
Fortunately, Seong Taekyon wasn’t the type to hold a grudge, and Liu Xin’an’s protective stance just now made him very satisfied.
If Liu Xin’an hadn’t reacted at all, Seong Taekyon’s opinion of him would have dropped significantly.
At least protecting your own woman should be a given.
Of course, Seong Taekyon also felt some aftershock; mainly because Liu Xin’an’s muscles weren’t for show.
The intimidation level was full throttle... He probably couldn’t withstand a punch...
"Alright, Xin’an, there’s no need to feel embarrassed. You didn’t do anything wrong just now."
"What happened with Xin’an?" Miss Bae asked curiously, still groggy and hiding behind Liu Xin’an, unaware of how fierce he looked moments ago.
"... Probably almost came up and punched me."
Bae Juhyun’s heart felt sweet. Ignoring Liu Xin’an’s embarrassment and Seong Taekyon’s exasperation, she stood up, leaned in and kissed Liu Xin’an, then happily clung to his arm.
"Alright, stop showing off in front of me. Let’s talk about the future, is there anything else you’re hiding from me?"
"No, there’s nothing else."
"Alright... let me think."
Seong Taekyon felt a headache. Before knowing, it was fine, but now that he knew, he suddenly realized it was a very tricky matter.
Liu Xin’an had already gone public with his relationship in front of fans.
But at the same time, he was still pretending to be in a fake relationship with his real girlfriend in front of unknowing fans.
Although currently, fans were quite satisfied with Bae Juhyun’s new fake partner, there were still some who disliked this situation.