Very quickly, Bae Juhyun dialed Seong Taekyon’s number.
At this moment, Seong Taekyon was also in front of his computer, keeping an eye on the fans’ reactions.
"Taekyon oppa, is the company guiding the narrative?"
"You mean what the fans are discussing right now?"
"Yeah... Why is everyone arguing, and no one is paying attention to me and Xin’an’s relationship?"
"Isn’t that a good thing? In a few days, when the buzz dies down, we’ll release your new endorsement, and everything will be perfect."
"So, is the company guiding the narrative or not?" Bae Juhyun still didn’t get the answer she wanted, so she insisted on asking again.
"Uh, no, this wasn’t expected by us either, but the company is now trying to guide it back."
Considering the current times, guiding the topic towards gender issues often creates a big buzz. S-M definitely didn’t want the public opinion to shift towards that, so they were also trying to bring the focus back to Bae Juhyun’s relationship.
However, this shift in focus also reduced a large part of the pressure that should have been on Bae Juhyun.
"The fans’ reactions are much smaller than expected. Are you and Xin’an doing a livestream on that platform this afternoon to answer fans’ questions?"
"As a guest in Xin’an’s livestream?"
"Uh... you can understand it that way." Bae Juhyun nodded, admitting it.
"Alright, I got it. Later, bring Liu Xin’an to the company. If this livestream response is good, the company will also arrange an official online fan meeting. You can also answer questions from our side’s fans then to make it fair."
"Oh, I got it. I’ll tell Xin’an."
Bae Juhyun looked at Liu Xin’an and answered honestly.
After ending the call, Bae Juhyun held Liu Xin’an’s big hand. Seeing his puzzled look, she softly said, "The company isn’t guiding the narrative, but they are trying to steer it back... Also, can you join me for my online video fan meeting in a few days?"
For this request, Liu Xin’an didn’t hesitate at all. He nodded and smiled, "Of course."
"Phew." Bae Juhyun let out a sigh of relief. Then she adorably yawned, glanced at the time, and pulled Liu Xin’an’s arm to stand up.
"Alright, come take a nap with me."
"I haven’t slept well, I’ve been anxious all this time."
Due to the public reveal, Bae Juhyun was always in a state of anxiety.
Now that everything had been explained to the fans, she could finally relax.
Once the pressure lifted, a wave of fatigue washed over her. Bae Juhyun’s eyelids drooped as she yawned cutely.
"Have you thought about how to face my livestreaming friends and your fans tonight?"
"Gosh, you’re so annoying, do you have to bring that up now!"
Little Juhyun was anxious. She had just managed to relax, and Liu Xin’an was already putting pressure on her again?
"Okay, okay, let’s sleep. I’ll nap with you."
Liu Xin’an pursed his lips, not saying much. He just followed Bae Juhyun back to the bedroom.
Compared to the exhausted Bae Juhyun who fell asleep immediately, Liu Xin’an played the role of a body pillow. Once the woman beside him started breathing evenly, he took out his phone, turned the volume down, and began thinking about the questions the livestreaming friends might ask tonight.
Given his understanding of them, he could guess that tonight’s livestream would be more about entertainment than questions.
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The real question was... whether proactively revealing their relationship would impact Bae Juhyun’s career.
This couldn’t be answered by guessing or predicting. Before he knew it, listening to Bae Juhyun’s steady breathing, Liu Xin’an decided not to think about those messy things.
He turned and hugged Bae Juhyun, holding his sweet and soft girlfriend, and they both drifted into a leisurely nap.
It was only until the night deepened that Bae Juhyun gradually woke up.
The livestream was scheduled for 8:00 PM in Chinese time, which was 9:00 PM Korea time.
"Phew, that was close."
Seeing 19:33 on her phone, Bae Juhyun let out a huge sigh of relief. She thought she had overslept.
Beside her, Liu Xin’an was still peacefully asleep. Bae Juhyun didn’t wake him but took her phone and logged into Bubble, which she hadn’t done in a while.
Actually, she wanted to check the fans’ reactions on Bubble at noon, but she decided not to. The main reason was... she was afraid of seeing negative comments and getting upset.
After a nap, all the pressure was gone. Bae Juhyun felt that even now, she wouldn’t be affected by what she saw.
So, she opened Bubble and quickly skimmed through the fans’ comments.
Aside from some fans who still refused to believe the truth, most fans on Bubble were quite rational.
"Sis, you must be happy!"
"Can’t believe you’re really with Xin’an oppa, hurry up and release some merch together!"
"Irene, what did you have for lunch?"
"Wanna see our energetic sis, don’t let those annoying people affect your mood, you still have us"