"It’s fine, let the fans discuss among themselves. You focus on your comeback, and if someone asks you directly, just play dumb and don’t respond. We’ll talk about everything after the comeback is over." Discover more novels at novel⦿fire.net
"I understand." Bae Juhyun nodded, took out her phone, and started browsing the news of the day.
Soon, she saw their name on the trending search list of Never (similar to Weibo Hot Search), along with... her name.
She first clicked on the group’s name, and the content was about their comeback achievements.
A first-day sales volume of nearly 400,000 was quite an exaggerated achievement. In this era when the fourth-generation girl groups are declining and the fifth-generation is rising, their achievement again proved to the fans that even after two years, they were still S-M’s top-tier girl group with terrifying ability.
But this was not the news Bae Juhyun was very curious about right now.
After quickly glancing over the fans’ controlled comments and flattery below, Bae Juhyun returned to the trending search page.
This time, she clicked on the entry with her stage name and the Pinyin of Liu Xin’an.
The next second, that iconic image came into her view.
She first saved the photo wholeheartedly, then happily held her phone to appreciate it.
As the news shifted from the group to her individual events, those who had disliked her from the start were once again pushed to the forefront.
Having survived the darkest times, Bae Juhyun was now able to ignore these malicious comments. Her focus remained more on the comments discussing her relationship with Liu Xin’an.
Well... besides praising the compatibility of the two, there were quite a few fans who questioned the fact that Liu Xin’an had a girlfriend.
And... they doubted whether she was Liu Xin’an’s girlfriend.
The analytical video made by Liu Xin’an’s fans had ultimately failed to cause any stir on the Korean internet.
The company moved quickly to suppress the exposure, and the topic was deleted from online discussions in less than half a day.
A considerable part of the fans were completely unaware of this event, and those who knew could not produce any concrete evidence... so the discussions were very heated.
After reading the comments from her own country, Bae Juhyun opened Xiaopo Station to take a good look at the discussions in China.
But after a few seconds, she sighed and put away her phone.
Her Chinese had improved a lot, but there was still a long way to go before she could understand these comments.
After a while, the van carrying them returned to the company’s building.
There was naturally a schedule tonight, but tonight’s agenda was not complex. They just needed to cooperate with the company to shoot a reaction video for the new song MV.
Yes, the MV for the new song had been uploaded this afternoon, and it rapidly reached a million views, breaking the record for this release.
Additionally, the Xiaopo Station’s account also synchronized and uploaded the MV, and while its views hadn’t broken a million yet, it seemed to be just a matter of time.
After Bae Juhyun changed her clothes, night had officially fallen.
With some time left before the scheduled recording, Bae Juhyun picked up the lunchbox on the table, opened it, and took out a seaweed rice roll.
This snack was quite filling when hungry, especially for them who hadn’t eaten much all day.
After taking a bite of the seaweed rice roll, Bae Juhyun puffed out her cheeks, her cheeks moving like a little hamster, her beautiful eyes squinting, and her pretty eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Juhyun, are you okay just eating that?" Son Seungwan, eating a sandwich, asked Bae Juhyun.
"Mm, don’t eat too much, we still have work later."
She took a sip of water, swallowed the seaweed rice roll in her mouth, and then patted her chest.
Feeling like she had narrowly escaped death, Bae Juhyun finally sighed, spoke, and then chuckled sheepishly.
"If Liu Xin’an saw you looking so unrefined right now, he’d probably regret it."
"How could that be? Xin’an and I have a good relationship; such a small thing won’t affect our feelings."
Bae Juhyun felt indignant, a belief she would have certainly held when they first got together.
At that time, she didn’t even want to show her bare face to Liu Xin’an, let alone eat so unreservedly like now.
Maybe because every time they were together, they were completely immersed, always wanting to be close; it seemed she had nothing left to hide from Liu Xin’an.
Of course, in principle, while she cared greatly about her image, no girl wants to show her worst side in front of the one she admires.
"I’m going to gossip a bit. Juhyun, when do you plan to officially reveal your relationship with Liu Xin’an?"
Bae Juhyun paused, pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then looked up: "Definitely after the comeback is concluded."
"Speaking of which, wasn’t it around November when you guys met?"
Kang Seulgi suddenly remembered, last year Bae Juhyun had regained her vigor around November. Time flies... it’s been a year since they met.
Uh huh... and they’ve been dating for just about a year now.
No matter when, Kang Seulgi admired Bae Juhyun’s astonishing initiative.
She did originally suggest Bae Juhyun pursue her feelings for real, but she didn’t expect Bae Juhyun to move so quickly.
If she remembered correctly, it seemed that just after she had persuaded her sister, one day Bae Juhyun mysteriously pulled her aside and confessed she had already made a confession...
Their one-year anniversary seemed fast approaching too.