This sister... took marking her territory to an extreme.
"You’re already his fiancée, Juhyun, who are you guarding against?"
Son Seungwan teased with a laugh. Surely, no one would be bold enough to openly flirt with Liu Xin’an under this premise, right?
And is this sister underestimating her own looks?
At this banquet, excluding the four of them, who else here could compare to Bae Juhyun in terms of appearance?
This wasn’t arrogance, but the absolute truth!
But next, a sight that made Son Seungwan’s blood pressure rise appeared.
Her usually doting, closest sister, Bae Juhyun, was now looking at her warily.
Then, under her speechless gaze, Bae Juhyun raised the corner of her mouth, cautiously but with a smile, and said, "I’m guarding against you."
Of course, Bae Juhyun was just joking, and Son Seungwan understood that, but being guarded by her close sister, she still felt a bit hurt deep down.
As for how she expressed her grievance...
Liu Xin’an looked helplessly at Son Seungwan, who was glaring at him.
He felt wronged too; he hadn’t done anything.
"I didn’t do anything."
"Your very existence is a mistake!"
Watching the playful bickering between her beloved and her close sister, Bae Juhyun felt nothing but happiness and contentment.
The banquet ended, guests left in an orderly fashion, and Bae Juhyun and the others politely bid farewell to Dai Zhiyuan and Zhang Jirong before formally exiting the consulate.
"Tomorrow the internet will definitely go crazy... because of us."
As they stepped outside, feeling the slightly chilly autumn breeze, Kang Seulgi suddenly said this, successfully drawing the attention of Bae Juhyun and the others.
Kang Seulgi, unfazed by their stares, looked at Bae Juhyun and wiggled her eyebrows excitedly.
"More importantly, I’m more worried about how to explain tonight’s events to Taekyon."
The younger sisters were all very excited, but for Bae Juhyun, who was at the center of public opinion, she felt more troubled.
The events of tonight had far exceeded their expectations, especially Bae Juhyun’s.
It was one thing to suddenly become Liu Xin’an’s fiancée, but the subsequent goodwill from those big shots was something she couldn’t believe had happened tonight.
She pointed at herself, looking peculiar, "Did I just inexplicably marry into a wealthy family?"
"Yeah! When did you become Liu Xin’an’s fiancée, Juhyun? Did he propose to you?"
"No... but Xin’an must have his reasons."
"Juhyun, you can’t keep strategizing yourself. Granted, Liu Xin’an has helped us a lot, but helping out doesn’t equate to brushing off something as serious as a proposal, right, Seulgi?"
Son Seungwan righteously declared, seeking support from her good sister.
But Kang Seulgi didn’t respond and instead let her imagination run wild.
"If Juhyun marries Liu Xin’an, what about us?"
"...You guys are thinking too far ahead, Xin’an and I have only been dating for less than a year."
"Only a year? We’ve felt like you two have been ready to tie the knot for years."
"Really?" Bae Juhyun asked, puzzled.
And the younger sisters nodded in unison.
Bae Juhyun’s mouth twitched, and while chatting, they had already walked out of the consulate’s main gate and onto the street outside.
Not far away, Seong Taekyon was waiting for them. Seeing them, he quickly got out of the car and walked toward them.
"Irene, how did it go?"
Seong Taekyon’s appearance quieted the chatting group, and Bae Juhyun, seeing the worried look on his face, sighed.
"Let’s talk in the car, Taekyon."
Bae Juhyun’s sigh made Seong Taekyon’s heart sink. He didn’t even expect Bae Juhyun to network inside; not offending anyone was enough.
Once the group got into the car, Seong Taekyon took a deep breath, confused, "Where’s Xin’an? Didn’t he come out with you?"
They exchanged glances, and finally, Bae Juhyun spoke up, "Xin’an is staying at the guesthouse for the night, he has things to do tomorrow, and we’re flying back soon." Thɪs chapter is updated by novelꜰire.net
"I see... So, how was the banquet?"
"Uh... how should I put this."
Bae Juhyun started feeling a headache; she really didn’t know how to explain what happened at the banquet to Seong Taekyon.
Fortunately, while Bae Juhyun was troubled, the other onlookers maintained a gleeful stance.
"I’ll explain, in short, it looks like our Red Velvet might be taking off."
Seong Taekyon didn’t really understand that phrase, so he continued to ask Son Seungwan, while Kang Seulgi held her phone and leaned closer to Bae Juhyun.
"Juhyun, what company is that Uncle Zhang from?"
"Hmm, let me think... Da-Tae Korea?"
"Da... Tae... Oh! Got it!" Although Son Seungwan was the group’s search queen, Kang Seulgi was no slouch at using the internet!
Soon enough, with her swift actions, Da-Tae Korea’s information was clearly displayed in front of the two of them.
Then, both were stunned as they stared at the information.
Meanwhile, Seong Taekyon continued to actively inquire about more details of the banquet from Son Seungwan.
"Liu Xin’an has a very powerful uncle?"