"So, when do you think it’s better for us to go public?"
Having just gotten off the plane, Liu Xin’an laughed when he heard Bae Juhyun say this.
"Weren’t you swearing just yesterday that you wanted to go public the day after the event ends?"
"Ah, come on, don’t joke about such a serious topic."
The annoyed response from Bae Juhyun on the other end of the phone made Liu Xin’an give up on teasing her.
Something from S-M must have been said to Bae Juhyun to prompt such a big change in her attitude.
Because he had only been in Busan for two days, Liu Xin’an had actually driven there.
The parking fee for two days wasn’t much—after he paid it and got back into his car, he continued the conversation with Bae Juhyun.
"Um, okay, I’m in the car now... Has your company decided to stir up something again?"
"No, your uncle really did give us a very, very, very big gift, so big it even alarmed Teacher Lee Sooman."
Bae Juhyun sounded surprised as she talked about it, using three "very"s to describe the size of the gift, and her exaggerated tone made Liu Xin’an laugh while sitting in the driver’s seat.
"It’s just really big. A few mayors also called our company. Once this news gets released, it’s going to be chaotic... Oh! Teacher Lee Sooman also asked me for your opinion, saying he can’t make this decision for us, and that you should decide which endorsements we should accept."
"Can’t we accept all of them?"
"Ah, are you trying to work us to death? A break is supposed to be a break after the song promotions end, do you want me to fill it with back-to-back schedules and then enjoy some alone time?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Xin’an admired his girlfriend’s imaginative leaps. She had always been good at concocting bizarre scenarios and then blaming them on him.
The most outrageous was once when she had a nightmare and got mad at him when he didn’t appear in her dream.
Um... it was a peculiar way to get angry.
However, after Liu Xin’an cooked some Chinese-style Zhajiang noodles, she quickly brightened up... Now that he thought about it, was she just tricking him for a meal?
"The problem is I don’t really understand this stuff, so you guys pick. You’re more professional than I am in this area, just choose what’s best for you."
"Um, we know that, but the problem is, is it really okay to turn down some of them? Won’t it offend people?"
If they offended someone, it’s just them who offended someone. What worried him was that their refusal might end up causing Liu Xin’an... even Uncle Zhang and the others to offend people.
It’s not like they don’t understand these things; after all, Bae Juhyun and the others were just ordinary artists, and although their families were not particularly well-off, as artists, they indeed had access to some things ordinary people didn’t. However, this kind of big player game was beyond their understanding.
"Uh... I’ll ask around."
Right, Liu Xin’an didn’t understand either; he was an outlier.
"That’s fine, go home first. We’ll probably come to pick you up around five o’clock this afternoon, make sure you keep your schedule clear... Oh! Also! Have a good think about when we should go public."
"I’ll listen to you."
"Are you really going to listen to me?"
"Then I demand that you figure this out for me now."
His silence made Bae Juhyun giggle on the other end of the phone; she knew her request was unreasonable, but... these were the small privileges of being a girlfriend~
"Help me think about it, please. My schedule is so hectic every day that it’s making my head spin—I hardly have any time to sort out this matter."
The coquettish tone that went down to his bones made Liu Xin’an’s legs go weak. This side of Bae Juhyun was rare to see. Even for him, aside from when Bae Juhyun needed his help or when he teased her mercilessly, she would use this soft and sticky voice to plead him to continue...
"Okay, I understand, but there’s really not much to think about. After your comeback ends, we can take a few days of rest and then tell the fans, right?"
"...Isn’t that too hasty?"
"How about on our one-year anniversary then?"
"No, no, that’s in December. Let’s do it in October."
Bae Juhyun felt she couldn’t wait that long, more anxious than the company, fans, and even her curious teammates—she was the most eager one.
She was so eager to meet Liu Xin’an’s fans without having to hide, and she also wanted to quickly tell her own fans about Liu Xin’an.
With these feelings, asking her to wait another two months...
"You’re really putting me on the spot, huh."
"Hehe, just take your time thinking about it, I’m off to an event now, bye-bye dear~"
Bae Juhyun’s lively voice made Liu Xin’an inadvertently smile; he softly responded and then drove home.
As for the time to go public that Bae Juhyun wanted him to think about...
There’s no rush. Once Bae Juhyun is done with her busy schedule, she will have her own ideas.
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In the afternoon, the Hua Xia Consulate in Busan timely posted various pictures of the event on their official website.
Actually, few people pay much attention to such matters, and the media rarely report on them extensively. Even if a media outlet mentions this incident, it’s only briefly described in a few words.