Since he had already visited several times, Liu Xin’an navigated his way upstairs with his employee badge easily, while Li Chenglu followed behind, curiously observing the office building. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
"Haven’t you been here before?"
Li Chenglu shrugged, "Last time it was for work, work. This time it’s for tourism, tourism. The mood is different."
Liu Xin’an wasn’t particularly curious about the supposed differences, so he didn’t respond to Li Chenglu. He just led Li Chenglu into the elevator, went upstairs, and arrived at the door of Red Velvet’s practice room.
Although the practice room door was tightly closed, some faint music could still be heard.
He knocked lightly on the door. Soon, the music inside stopped abruptly. After a moment, the door opened, and a pretty girl with black hair peeked out. Seeing Liu Xin’an’s face, she beamed excitedly.
"Brother-in-law is here!"
The only one who could call Liu Xin’an "brother-in-law" with such energy was Kim Yerin, the youngest in Red Velvet.
This single phrase made Liu Xin’an feel awkward.
"Uh...Yerin, isn’t that a bit early?"
"Not too early, not too early. I think it’s just right! Oh, and Chenglu, long time no see, Chenglu!"
Honestly, the success Red Velvet had achieved couldn’t be separated from this somewhat embarrassed man in front of her. Because of this, Kim Yerin and the others would happily package up Bae Juhyun and deliver her to Liu Xin’an.
"Long time no see, Yerin! Your look for this comeback is absolutely perfect for you!"
"Hehehe, really?" Kim Yerin laughed happily, stepping aside to let them in. She then turned and loudly shouted to the sisters chatting in the corner of the practice room, "Brother-in-law and Chenglu are here!"
Not surprisingly, Kim Yerin’s shout made Bae Juhyun blush bright red.
Even Liu Xin’an couldn’t cause such an effect so easily!
Miss Bae, who was already thin-skinned, was furious. She jumped up from her seat, hands and feet moving as if to charge at Kim Yerin.
But the latter quickly hid behind Liu Xin’an.
"Ah! Brother-in-law, save me!"
"..." Liu Xin’an, speechless, grabbed his girlfriend’s arms, effectively stopping Bae Juhyun from scolding her younger sister.
"Let me go! I’m going to beat her up!"
Bae Juhyun had the right to discipline Kim Yerin. After all, ever since Yerin joined the company as a trainee, Juhyun had always taken care of her.
She even ironed Yerin’s school uniform!
"Alright, alright. Yerin was just joking."
After so many collaborations, Liu Xin’an was already familiar with all the Red Velvet members.
Including Park Sooyoung and Kim Yerin, whom he wasn’t very familiar with initially.
Similarly, if they weren’t familiar, Kim Yerin wouldn’t dare to tease Bae Juhyun and Liu Xin’an so brazenly.
She was mischievous, but not completely mindless.
Dragged away by Liu Xin’an, the fuming Bae Juhyun let out a sigh of relief, while Kim Yerin returned to her sisters with a smile, excitedly giving high-fives to celebrate.
Li Chenglu also joined them, gossiping about the upcoming comeback.
Only two days left, and she was truly impatient to wait anymore.
On the other side, Liu Xin’an had indeed pulled Bae Juhyun aside to speak with her.
"Hey, whose side are you on?"
Bae Juhyun, having shaken off Liu Xin’an’s arm, glared discontentedly at this man who blocked her for his sister, wondering if he was still her boyfriend. Shouldn’t he be helping her catch Kim Yerin?
"Of course, I’m on your side. But Yerin wasn’t wrong; I will eventually be their brother-in-law."
"Don’t...don’t say that!"
Bae Juhyun’s face, which had slowly lost most of the redness, turned pink again. She muttered, then said seriously, "Why did you pull me here? Do you have something to tell me?"
Liu Xin’an nodded and briefly explained the phone call with Manager Kim to Bae Juhyun.
Then, he saw Bae Juhyun wrinkle her beautiful face.
"Did the manager really say that? But Taekyon and I don’t know about this at all..."
"He said it was part of the plan."
"Our company may lack many things, but plans aren’t one of them..."
Is there anything more cutting than a company’s own employees complaining?
Liu Xin’an was amused by his girlfriend’s comment.
"They’re probably just testing you out. After all, our Chinese fans have been amazing this time. Could you teach us a few Chinese phrases? We need to shoot a video to thank our Chinese fans."
For fans, the mutual efforts of an idol are the greatest joy.
Seeing their efforts recognized by the person they admire most brings fans immense honor.
Bae Juhyun understood this feeling well. So after realizing how amazing their Chinese fans had been, the first thought all of them had was to properly thank these lovely fans.
If they could, they would also love to perform in China for everyone. But some things weren’t up to them, so... they could only express their gratitude to the Chinese fans through a video.
"Of course, I can. Give me a draft, and I’ll translate it for you."
"Okay, wait a moment. I’ll go write it."