Of course, there were also those sitting quietly in the back row. Lee Soogeun stood up, and even though he was short, he was only just taller than Kang Hodong, who was sitting in front of him.
"Why are you all so excited? Is it you dating Liu Xin’an?"
Bae Juhyun was the first to break, laughing and lowering her head, not wanting her uncontrollable smile to be caught on camera.
"Alright, welcome to ’Knowing Bros’~"
"Since you agreed to come on our show, it shows you’ve made up your mind, right?"
Bae Juhyun nodded, slightly raising her head to look at Liu Xin’an beside her, exchanged a glance with him, then replied with a smile.
"Yes, we’ve prepared a lot."
"Then the first question! How did you two meet?"
Since Bae Juhyun herself said they were well-prepared, Youngchul, sitting in the front, was the first to ask a question.
But instead of getting an answer from Liu Xin’an and Bae Juhyun, Seo Janghoon, sitting far at the back, made a comment.
"You should let Liu Xin’an introduce himself first. We don’t really know him well."
Kim Yeongchul was taken aback for a moment, then turned to face the program team, showing an incredulous expression.
"This is the first word I’ve said today."
This time, Kim Yeongchul obliged, as his role in the show was to be the one who gets teased; he didn’t get upset, just watched Liu Xin’an with a cheerful grin.
The topic shifted to Liu Xin’an. Always curious and observing everyone, Liu Xin’an also wasn’t fazed. He nodded, exuding a calm aura: "Since everyone is curious about me, let me introduce myself first."
"My name is Liu Xin’an, I’m Chinese, and today I’m here as Irene’s boyfriend. You can all just call me Xin’an."
Another highlight of this show is... the hierarchy.
In the show’s setting, whether as MCs or guest stars, everyone is considered students of the same grade.
Since everyone’s classmates, there’s no need for those complicated honorifics.
Even though Kim Heechul is nearly ten years older than Liu Xin’an, on the show, Liu Xin’an can still call him Heechul without attaching "hyung" behind it.
So everyone had no issue with Liu Xin’an’s casual request.
"Irene’s boyfriend, huh~"
"Xin’an, are you really Chinese? Your Korean is a bit too good!"
"Hmm... my mom is from here, so when I was little, she taught me Korean. Although my pronunciation was a bit weird at first when I came over, it got corrected little by little later on."
"Is your aunt from our country? Based on birthplace, then..."
"If based on my mom’s birthplace... I guess I’m considered a Seoulite?"
He already knew about his mom’s past, so he knew his mom was born in Seoul.
"Xin’an knows so many languages!" Bae Juhyun excitedly joined the conversation, actively helping introduce Liu Xin’an.
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"Me? Umm... I’ve studied Korean, Japanese, English, French... Oh! And of course, Chinese."
"What a genius, truly a genius."
"Yes, a genius." Bae Juhyun instinctively added, then realized her response was a bit off, hurriedly hiding behind Liu Xin’an.
Sure enough, the next second, the teasing towards her came pouring in.
"Hey, why are you being so proud? Is it because he’s your boyfriend?"
"This is the first time we’ve seen such a proactive Irene, right? Previously, she just sat quietly during the show. Speaking of which, Irene has bangs today."
"Yeah, why did Irene get bangs today?"
Bae Juhyun stepped out from behind Liu Xin’an, pointing at her bangs with an innocent look.
Her cheeks slightly puffed, with her slender finger pointing to herself, Bae Juhyun looked very cute, just watching her was heartwarming.
"Doesn’t it look good?"
"Hmm, it doesn’t." But her brother Kim Heechul was not about to spare her feelings, answered calmly, then folded his arms, laughing boastfully.
Kim Heechul’s undermining made Bae Juhyun collapse onto the table in laughter.
Lee Soogeun seized the chance to ask Liu Xin’an a question.
"Which Irene is prettier, with bangs or without?"
"Irene’s beauty isn’t related to her bangs. She’s the most beautiful no matter the hairstyle."
"...You’ve coached Liu Xin’an, haven’t you!"
Bae Juhyun laughed until her legs went soft but still didn’t forget to wave her hand in denial.
"Answering so decisively, did you threaten Liu Xin’an to say that?"
Liu Xin’an blinked and cooperatively nodded.
But saying that only made it worse.
Especially for Bae Juhyun, when Liu Xin’an said this, she looked at him in a panic, and after seeing the faint smile on his lips, she instantly understood Liu Xin’an was deliberately putting the blame on her.
Had Liu Xin’an not added that, it wouldn’t have been so bad; on the contrary, it made her seem like she really had coached Liu Xin’an to respond that way.
"Hey! Stop saying ambiguous things."
Liu Xin’an spread his hands innocently, not allowing everyone to continue besieging his girlfriend, and instead proactive took the topic onto himself.
"Since I majored in languages in college, I later learned more based on interest, also for convenience in traveling."