As expected, the video personally released by Liu Xin’an quickly sparked a huge wave in China... on Bilibili, Weibo, and various youth communities.
Among them, Bilibili and Weibo were the epicenters of the public opinion ferment.
What surprised everyone was that the Bilibili users and Weibo users, who usually argued endlessly, astonishingly reached a consensus on this matter.
Of course, in such situations, there would always be some so-called "in-the-know" people standing out, talking at length and playing the "voice of reason" role. But what these "in-the-know" people didn’t expect was that, whether they were Liu Xin’an’s fans or Bae Juhyun’s fans, all reached an amazing agreement.
Without exception, these "in-the-know" folks were warmly greeted by the fans of the two.
Joking, the fans hadn’t even started arguing yet, what were these outsiders coming in for?
It proved that the two-month CP (couple pairing) publicity plan had been quite useful. Even though Liu Xin’an and Bae Juhyun had now confirmed they had deceived the fans before, the fans were not that hard to accept it.
Just as those CP fans said, to Bae Juhyun, Liu Xin’an was really a perfect romantic partner. Nowadays, it’s really hard to find a public figure without any scandals. Liu Xin’an’s existence could truly be called an anomaly.
As for Liu Xin’an... his loyal fans wouldn’t unfollow him just because of this matter.
They came for Liu Xin’an’s gaming, how could Liu Xin’an’s romance affect his gaming?
Um... maybe a little, but for some old fans, watching Liu Xin’an play games had already become a habit. They weren’t there for his superb gaming skills or the game effects, they just got used to falling asleep to Liu Xin’an’s voice every night.
So, as long as it didn’t affect Liu Xin’an’s work, it didn’t matter to his fans.
Overall, the public opinion environment in China showed a trend of tolerance and acceptance, but the polarization on Korean websites was more severe.
Since the video was released, Bae Juhyun had been in a constant state of receiving calls.
Bae Juhyun was indeed a bit shy and had few friends, but the base number of celebrities attending events was there. No matter how socially awkward or shy she was, the people she knew would be far more than Liu Xin’an, who stayed at home streaming and playing games every day.
Publicizing a relationship was a big deal for any kind of artist, so many artist friends who had worked with Bae Juhyun before conveyed their concerns or blessings through phone calls.
Liu Xin’an, on the other hand, was much more at ease. Just a few Bilibili upmasters sent him question marks first. After a brief explanation, they weren’t too curious anymore. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novęlfire.net
Since it wasn’t the time for streaming, out of boredom, Liu Xin’an opened YouTube again and visited various Bae Juhyun fan sites.
Without a doubt, this had become the most talked-about topic today... even for an extended period.
The summer storm brought by Red Velvet hadn’t completely passed. Only a week after the promotional activities ended, Irene, as the soul of the group, blew everyone away by revealing her relationship news, instantly thrilling the quiet entertainment circle.
Nearly every news post had various fan responses below it.
Interestingly, rather than saying the comments were highly polarized, it was more apt to say... the differences between male and female fans were too obvious.
Those who supported Bae Juhyun’s romance and were willing to bless her were mostly female fans.
And those who felt extremely angry about Bae Juhyun’s relationship and even personally attacked Bae Juhyun and Liu Xin’an were almost all male fans.
Gradually, the focus inexplicably shifted from "Irene revealing her relationship" to "differences between male and female fans"...
This ignited a heated discussion among Korean netizens, known for their rigor.
Watching those chaotic comments made Liu Xin’an dizzy. After a long while, Liu Xin’an chose to turn off the Korean website, took a deep breath, and opened Weibo, finally letting out a long sigh of relief.
In this aspect, Weibo users were far less combative than the ones on Korean sites.
At this moment, after finishing her phone calls, Bae Juhyun finally walked in wailing.
"Ah~ I almost want to turn off my phone," she said while turning Liu Xin’an’s chair around, making the man sitting with his back to her face her.
Then, she patted Liu Xin’an’s leg.
When Liu Xin’an stood up, still puzzled, Bae Juhyun unceremoniously sat down with her legs crossed, dominantly taking control of Liu Xin’an’s computer.
"No one is cursing you, right?"
The computer had been switched to the Korean system under Bae Juhyun’s strong demand. Previously, Bae Juhyun wouldn’t even touch Liu Xin’an’s computer, but now it was different.
Recalling the scenes he saw on the Korean websites earlier, Liu Xin’an’s expression turned odd, "Well, there were some, but now the netizens’ focus seems to have shifted."
"Hmm?" Bae Juhyun looked back at Liu Xin’an in confusion, wondering about his comment, but soon, after reading a series of comments on her fan sites, Bae Juhyun’s face turned puzzled as well.
"Uh... why did it suddenly become ?"
"Did your company stir up the issue?"
"...I’ll call and ask." Bae Juhyun frowned. Logically, she hoped that fans wouldn’t discuss her relationship too much, but... having the spotlight stolen by such a trivial matter made Bae Juhyun feel an inexplicable frustration.