"Thanks, but no thanks."
Did she want to eat different kinds of diet meals?
She wanted to eat a feast!
Just as they were eating and chatting, Seong Taekyon appeared in front of them.
He was momentarily stunned when he saw the familiar plate in front of Liu Xin’an, then he shook his head speechlessly.
"You guys are feeding Xin’an this?"
"What do you mean by ’just this’? Taekyon, you know this isn’t suitable for human consumption, right!"
The complaints from their manager were the deadliest. Hearing Seong Taekyon’s words, everyone became dissatisfied.
"Ahem, anyway, Xin’an, come with me in a bit. Everything’s almost ready."
"Alright, I’ll go over then."
Liu Xin’an had already finished his meal, so he picked up his plate and stood up.
Bae Juhyun instinctively looked at the standing Liu Xin’an, inquiring with her eyes what he was going to do.
Liu Xin’an lowered his voice: "I’ll tell you later."
Bae Juhyun nodded and didn’t say anything further, focusing on her own meal.
Seong Taekyon had come to call Liu Xin’an because of the contract matter.
With just about a month left until Bae Juhyun and the others’ comeback, time was quite tight.
What was discussed in the morning, Chief Kim had someone draft the contract by noon.
Liu Xin’an carefully checked the contract, and after confirming there were no pitfalls, he didn’t hesitate to sign his name at the bottom.
His goal had already been achieved, and the contract stated explicitly that future cooperation depended on this outcome.
Of course, only Liu Xin’an knew that regardless of the outcome, if it didn’t involve Bae Juhyun later, he wouldn’t cooperate.
If it weren’t for Bae Juhyun, he would have gone to his uncle’s company long ago.
"Pleasure working with you, Mr. Liu Xin’an."
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"We’ll start officially tomorrow. The girls are filming their MV, and we’ll prepare the interview script for you in advance, so you can just do the interview then."
The first task was to interview the five members of Red Velvet.
Roughly speaking, it was Liu Xin’an’s old line of work, since he had just finished his job as a host not long ago...
The contract was signed, and Liu Xin’an had checked in on Bae Juhyun and the others, so there was no reason for him to stay at S-M.
He informed Seong Taekyon, sent a message to his girlfriend to let her know the contract signing was done, and unsurprisingly, he received Bae Juhyun’s call.
At that time, Bae Juhyun was on her lunch break; even if it was just a nutritious meal, one couldn’t rush back to practice right after eating.
That wouldn’t be good for the body.
So, she saw Liu Xin’an’s message right away.
"Is the contract signed already?"
On the other end, the environment around Bae Juhyun was very quiet, and a faint echo could be heard.
Did she go somewhere spacious?
Curious, Liu Xin’an replied with an "Mm," as a response.
"What kind of contract is it? What are you going to do with us? What’s the company’s purpose? Are you at a loss?"
"One at a time, asking me so many at once makes me dizzy."
"Phew... Simply put, are you at a loss?"
"Loss?" Liu Xin’an raised an eyebrow. Given the information gap, he had made a good deal out of S-M this time. As for S-M’s purpose...
Opening up the Chinese market through him? Don’t make him laugh.
"I didn’t let your company take advantage, don’t worry."
Liu Xin’an was amused by Bae Juhyun’s relieved reaction.
"So obvious, this is your company, you know."
"Hmph, are you heading home now?"
"Hmm... not yet; I’m planning to meet a friend."
"Friend? Do you have other friends here?" Bae Juhyun asked curiously, full of doubt.
"Yes, I’ll introduce you sometime. Ah, it’s a guy!"
Liu Xin’an’s deliberate explanation made Bae Juhyun blush slightly. Mainly because he was so obvious, as if she’d get jealous over these little things.
Even if it were a female friend, she wouldn’t...
Okay, maybe she’d be a little jealous, but she absolutely wasn’t an unreasonable woman!
"A guy is a guy, is it necessary to explain like that? Makes it sound like I’m very petty..."
Bae Juhyun quietly complained to Liu Xin’an.
"Alright, I’m about to drive. You guys continue practicing. Not coming over tonight?"
"No, not coming over. Recently, I’m not coming over, so you can sleep alone~"
Bae Juhyun’s innocent tone made Liu Xin’an want to get off the car and rush to her practice room, then hug her tight and tease her thoroughly.
"So mean, Bae Juhyun, leaving me alone~"
"I’ll be interviewing you all tomorrow, get ready."
"Hmm... Is this the agreed work with Chief Kim?"
"So I can see Xin’an tomorrow?" The woman on the other end asked in a tone full of surprise.
"That’s right, happy?"
Bae Juhyun’s response vividly illustrated what it meant to say one thing and mean another.
"Go drive, I’ll video call you tonight. Mwah~"
That kiss seemed to travel through the phone signal and reach Liu Xin’an.
He laughed, responded, and hung up the call, then opened a chat window and input the address into the car’s GPS.
After that, Liu Xin’an drove off in the opposite direction of home, following the navigation system.
He wasn’t lying to Bae Juhyun; he was indeed going to meet a friend.
Though this friend... he hadn’t known him for very long.
"Hey, I’m heading over now, is it convenient on your end?"
"Okay, I’ll wait for you there... Ah, don’t apologize, I’m the one who has a favor to ask, it makes me feel awkward if you say that."