"So, did I come here today... not quite meet your company’s requirements?"
Liu Xin’an pursed his lips and showed the phone screen to Bae Juhyun.
It was a Weibo notification. Although Bae Juhyun couldn’t completely understand Chinese, she could make out her and Liu Xin’an’s names in the title.
She pursed her lips and tapped the notification, and the next second, photos from the event popped up on the screen.
Okay, now Bae Juhyun was dumbfounded.
It was indeed a bit too high-profile.
"But since we’ve been spotted already, don’t overthink it. Do you have anything else to do now?" Liu Xin’an put away his phone, smiling to reassure the somewhat troubled Bae Juhyun.
"No... Let’s go home."
"Alright, but isn’t your car at the company?"
"It’s okay, I’ll ask the assistant to drive it back for me later. The company has my key."
Bae Juhyun shook her head, speaking softly. Then she followed behind Liu Xin’an and got out of the nanny car.
After simply talking to the assistant, she quickly got into her boyfriend’s car.
Sitting in the passenger seat with her seatbelt on, Bae Juhyun finally relaxed and reached out to rub her smooth face.
"Sigh~ Taekyon oppa must be furious."
"You know that, yet you still casually mentioned me on stage? You’re crazy."
"Who told you to come to the event without any disguise? Since you were spotted, wouldn’t it be even weirder if I pretended not to see you?" Liu Xin’an had the nerve to blame her? When it was clearly him who got recognized by the fans!
That left Liu Xin’an without a word to refute. After a while, he gave an awkward smile.
"Ahem, you’d better call Jinhee back."
"Hmph, out of things to say, huh?"
"Yes, I’ll be more careful next time!"
"Cut it out, do you really think I don’t know what ’next time’ means?"
Bae Juhyun shot her boyfriend a glare. Seeing Liu Xin’an seriously driving, she decided not to disturb him anymore. Instead, she took out her phone, first sending Seong Taekyon a message to report her safety. Then she found the missed call from her sister and called back.
The moment the call was answered, Bae Jinhee’s playful tone made her embarrassed: "Sis, you caused quite a stir."
"Yeah, it’s already being discussed online. But everyone’s saying you two are adorable; there’s no drama~"
"Really?" Bae Juhyun was stunned. She had expected a lot of people to curse them.
"Well... okay, some are saying your behavior is disgusting and you’ll never earn a dime from them." Bae Jinhee laughed heartily as she read out this comment.
Bae Juhyun’s mouth twitched: "Alright, stop looking at those. I heard from Xin’an that you asked when I’d be back, right?"
"Yeah, when are you coming back? Give me a specific time."
That made Bae Juhyun glance at Liu Xin’an, who was driving. His handsome side profile made her purse her lips. She casually turned on the mute switch and asked, "When are we going back to Daegu?"
"I’m free anytime. I’m mainly worried that your fans on your side will be unhappy since we just made our relationship public, and you take leave to travel with me... They’ll be very angry."
"We’ll do a live stream outdoors while traveling together; it won’t be a big problem."
Before Bae Juhyun’s identity was exposed, Liu Xin’an had always been extra careful during his outdoor live streams. But now that their relationship was public, he no longer needed to be so cautious.
Plus, he could bring his laptop along. Though live-streaming games on a laptop could be awkward, playing some lighter games wouldn’t be an issue.
"That makes sense. So... the day after tomorrow?"
Because tomorrow they had to do a live stream on Instagram to answer some questions from local fans, so tomorrow was definitely a no-go.
And the soonest after that would be the day after tomorrow. Having been away from home for a long time, Bae Juhyun wanted to see her parents as soon as possible.
"Sure, the day after tomorrow it is."
"Great!" With the answer, Bae Juhyun turned off the mute, resuming the conversation with Bae Jinhee: "We’ll come the day after tomorrow; we should arrive by the afternoon."
"Okay, just don’t forget to let Mom and Dad know."
"Got it. You go ahead with your work."
The brief conversation between the sisters ended. Bae Juhyun put away her phone and leaned against the car door, facing Liu Xin’an, who was focused on driving.
After watching him intently for a while, Bae Juhyun smiled. This inexplicable smile left Liu Xin’an puzzled.
"What are you smiling at?"
"So, Xin’an was worried something happened to me, that’s why you rushed over to find me?"
"Of course. When someone who usually tells me even when she’s going to the bathroom suddenly says nothing, of course, I’d find it odd."
"Ah!! What do you mean I tell you when I go to the bathroom? When have I ever done that?"
Being teased by her beloved made Bae Juhyun’s face turn red with embarrassment. She indignantly refuted.
"Check the chat logs."
"Humph, I won’t!" Bae Juhyun said stubbornly.
Seeing Bae Juhyun feeling guilty, Liu Xin’an just chuckled and didn’t push her further. Instead, he changed the topic.
"By the way, what did Manager Kim say?"
"He said the fans are accepting it so far and told us to stay as low-key as possible. He also mentioned that I have new work arrangements next month. Ah! Manager Kim also asked if you’d like to accept any variety show invitations. If you don’t mind, the company can help set it up for you."