"Xin’an, what did you misunderstand?"
Liu Xin’an gave an awkward smile. In retrospect, he found it quite speechless.
"Mainly, Seulgi and Seungwan were wearing masks and hats at the time, looking very suspicious. Plus, Juhyun and I were the only ones living on that floor. Juhyun also told me she lived alone, so I mistakenly thought Seulgi and Seungwan were bad people."
"He even seriously told Seulgi that he would call the police, which scared Seulgi and Seungwan into calling me to prove their innocence."
Bae Juhyun smiled, adding one more remark with amusement.
This time, everyone laughed even louder.
Well... only Liu Xin’an was filled with awkwardness. He helplessly glanced at his girlfriend. Bae Juhyun also understood that all these misunderstandings were due to her own secrecy, so she gave a sheepish smile to Liu Xin’an.
"It was from that moment that Seulgi and Seungwan knew I had such an odd neighbor..."
"Ah, I’m really curious about Seulgi’s take on this. Can we call her on the spot and verify?" Lee Soogeun interrupted Bae Juhyun’s speech.
"Ah? Now?" Bae Juhyun seemed a bit flustered, mainly because this request was unexpected.
"Yes, because it’s just so interesting. Can we ask Seulgi for her insights?"
Bae Juhyun shrugged nonchalantly: "Sure, you can ask Seungwan or Seulgi, whichever, shall I call?"
Seeing no change in Bae Juhyun’s expression, Kim Heechul knew she wasn’t lying, so he happily took on the job, also giving a nod to the absent Kang Seulgi at the scene.
It’s always good to boost the family, more promotion never hurts.
Bae Juhyun understood this truth too.
Soon, under Kim Heechul’s request, the whole room fell silent.
Of course, he had Kang Seulgi’s number, and the call was answered after a few rings.
"Hello? Heechul oppa?"
Kang Seulgi, who answered the phone, was a bit puzzled, mainly because she knew that this was during the recording time.
"Seulgi, there’s something I want to ask you."
"Is it about Irene and Xin’an oppa?"
"Right, we’re interrogating the two about their romantic details. We want to do a brief interview with you, are you free now?"
"...What? Why are you saying it so formally, I’m not used to it."
Kang Seulgi’s merciless retort made Kim Heechul clutch his chest and collapse onto the table; it was rare for him to act so seriously, only to be struck down.
And Kang Hodong beside him took the phone over smoothly.
"Ah, Hodong oppa, long time no see~"
"When are you coming to the show? You haven’t been on for ages!"
"We’ll definitely come by the show to meet everyone when we make our next comeback!"
"You promise, yeah? Are you free now?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveIＦire.net
"Ah! I am, what do you want to ask? If it’s something I know, I’ll definitely tell you everything without reserve."
"Hey! Kang Seulgi!" Bae Juhyun shouted, reminding her talkative sister to keep a lid on things when revealing inside information.
After all... Kang Seulgi really, really knew a lot about her and Liu Xin’an’s matters.
"No threatening the informant, Ms. Irene."
"Here’s the thing, Seulgi, Irene said that you and Seungwan once secretly went to her place, and were caught by Liu Xin’an, who didn’t recognize you at the time. He even threatened to call the police. Is that true?"
Kang Hodong’s ability to summarize was strong; he relayed the situation concisely.
On the other end of the line, Kang Seulgi was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, and then she laughed and retorted.
"What? Irene unnie even told you guys about this?"
"Yes, it is true. At the time, Seungwan and I found Irene unnie’s behavior quite strange, so we thought to secretly investigate at her place... And then, coincidentally ran into Xin’an oppa."
"We didn’t know that Xin’an oppa didn’t recognize us at all, so when he said he was going to call the police, Seungwan and I were scared to death."
"Then did you contact Irene?"
"Yes, otherwise, Xin’an oppa might have hauled us to the police station, and that would have been real headline news."
Kang Seulgi’s timely retort once again brought a burst of laughter, with only Liu Xin’an looking embarrassed, given he was the main character of such a misunderstood incident.
"Hahahaha... By the way, there’s one more thing. Both Irene and Xin’an said you played a crucial role in their romantic journey. Do you acknowledge this too?"
This question piqued Kang Seulgi’s interest.
She responded with noticeably more enthusiasm.
"Yes! Completely acknowledge, if it weren’t for me, Irene unnie might not have ended up with Xin’an oppa."
"That’s how it is, but I’ll let Irene unnie tell you the specifics."
"Alright, thank you for your help, Seulgi. We’ll ask Irene and Xin’an."
"Okay~ Feel free to ask them lots, Irene unnie will be glad to share with you."
Bae Juhyun’s disgruntlement did not deter Kang Seulgi; since she was in deep already, she might as well go all out.
After finishing the call with Kang Seulgi, everyone turned their attention back to Bae Juhyun and Liu Xin’an.
"Why is Seulgi a key element in your relationship then?"
"Phew... After that incident, Xin’an officially met Seulgi, but at that time, I still didn’t like him, I only considered Xin’an a friend who was easy to get along with."
"When did you start having feelings for Xin’an then?"
"Hm..." Bae Juhyun paused for a while, then her beautiful eyes lit up, and she looked smilingly at Liu Xin’an beside her.
"Xin’an, do you know when I realized I started having feelings for you?"