"Let’s go interview Irene’s friends first. They’re busy preparing for another shoot right now and probably won’t be available until after lunch."
Seong Taekyon glanced at the time. There was a lot to prepare for the comeback, and because of the variety shows and promotions, Bae Juhyun and Son Seungwan had already been delayed for a few days, so they were quite busy recently.
It was best to plan the time reasonably and conduct the interviews separately.
"Sure, hmm... who are we interviewing today?"
"Picked out these folks."
"Kim Heechul, Kim Junmyeon, Im Yoon’ah..."
Liu Xin’an glanced at the list and raised his eyebrows slightly.
He had heard of them, and he had met Kim Heechul and Im Yoon’ah just the day before.
And this Kim Junmyeon...
"Isn’t this the guy who is known as the ’sixth member’ of Red Velvet?"
He pointed at the name and curiously asked Seong Taekyon.
"You mean Junmyeon? Ah... has that nickname spread all the way to China already?"
Seong Taekyon looked a bit strange. Kim Junmyeon had trained with Bae Juhyun and Kang Seulgi, but he debuted two years earlier, which made him their senior—a fact that Bae Juhyun never really took well.
"Before I first found out about Juhyun’s identity, I looked up her name and this person popped up."
"The first time you found out about Irene’s identity?" Seong Taekyon was a bit surprised. What did that mean?
"Didn’t she tell you?"
"About what? You didn’t know Irene was an artist at first?"
"Uh... I only found out she was an artist a month after we started dating, when I went to your family concert. That’s when I found out."
Seong Taekyon took a deep breath and looked at Liu Xin’an with a shocked expression.
"You didn’t suspect anything before that?"
"It’s not that I didn’t suspect. It’s just that I never thought about it, so I was really surprised when I found out."
Seong Taekyon didn’t know what to say. He let out a wry smile, patted Liu Xin’an on the shoulder, and led him upstairs.
As they walked, Liu Xin’an asked softly, "How long will the comeback last?"
"About two months or so. After that, they’ll have a break, but there will be some shows in between. Since Irene’s freeze period is over, she’ll probably be busy with ads and other appearances again. Be prepared for that."
"I don’t mind. If possible, give her more work."
"That’s not really up to me, but I’ll take good care of her, don’t worry."
Seong Taekyon smiled and answered Liu Xin’an’s request, then stopped in front of a lounge door.
"You know Kim Heechul, right?"
"Yeah, I know. Met him just yesterday."
"Good, then." Seong Taekyon nodded and knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened, and Kim Heechul, whom they met yesterday, appeared in front of them.
"Oh, Taekyon-hyung, Liu Xin’an."
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"Almost done, but the filming crew isn’t here yet."
This was the location of the upcoming shoot, and Kim Heechul had arrived early after receiving the notice.
"No problem. Let’s chat for a bit. You two met yesterday, right?"
"Yeah, I specifically came to greet Liu Xin’an yesterday."
"Then you two chat. I’ll go check on the filming crew."
Since they already knew each other and with Kim Heechul being the social butterfly he is, Seong Taekyon wasn’t worried about Liu Xin’an feeling awkward. He smiled at Liu Xin’an before leaving the room where the shoot was about to take place.
Liu Xin’an watched Seong Taekyon leave, then smiled at Kim Heechul.
After participating in variety shows, Liu Xin’an’s social anxiety had diminished significantly. He proactively extended his hand to Kim Heechul: "We didn’t officially meet yesterday. I’m Liu Xin’an from China. Please take care of me today."
"Ah, nice to meet you. I’m Kim Heechul of SJ. Nice to meet you." Kim Heechul shook Liu Xin’an’s hand and bowed slightly.
After introducing themselves, Kim Heechul curiously asked Liu Xin’an.
"Liu Xin’an, you work in game streaming, right?"
"Yes, and I remember you also did some live streaming."
"Oh! I’m really into games. Do you know ’LoL’?"
Among the circle of streamers he knew, few played ’LoL,’ but Liu Xin’an was an exception.
He loved the passion of e-sports. It felt just like watching a long-awaited game reveal during a Nintendo Direct presentation.
The same kind of excitement and anticipation.
Though he wasn’t particularly good at ’LoL,’ he considered himself to be of average skill.
He had just never played it during his streams.
Despite their ten-year age difference, friendship between men never cared much about age gaps.
Soon, they were naturally calling each other by their names as they chatted excitedly.
When Seong Taekyon entered, they were already sitting together, watching videos and occasionally exchanging exclamations.
"Looks like you two are getting along quite well."
Right after Seong Taekyon, the filming crew also walked in.
As the crew set up their equipment, Seong Taekyon teased the two of them with a smile.
"Is filming about to start?"
"Almost. Let’s get ready."
Liu Xin’an nodded. Since it was an interview format, both he and Kim Heechul would be on camera soon.