Liu Xin’an was a bit surprised; he didn’t expect this person to suddenly ask him such a question.
But things like excitement, everyone wants to witness no matter who it is.
At least the MCs below, who are enthusiastically listening to gossip, are very interested.
"Uh..." Liu Xin’an started to sweat, mainly because there’s no way he could know this.
However, he didn’t know exactly when Bae Juhyun started having feelings for him, but he knew very well when he began to have feelings for this pretty woman.
A clever Liu put on a doting smile and softly said, "I know very well when I started having feelings for you."
Which girl wouldn’t want to hear sweet words?
This instantly made Bae Juhyun beam with joy, her heart filled with delight.
And his doting tone and the loving gaze that seemed to melt Bae Juhyun even more, made the MCs below wail.
"Hey! The master tape of today’s shoot must be sent to me! Isn’t this sweeter than any drama?"
"Kids these days really know how to talk~"
"Yeah, so different from our time; back then, we blushed after just giving a flower, look at the young ones now."
"Is this a shoot for some drama?"
Bae Juhyun’s face was adorned with an uncontrollable happy smile, but!
Could she be that easy to fool?
"So, does Xin’an know when I started having feelings for you?"
Joking aside, getting fooled at other times is one thing, but right now, more than sweet words, she hopes Liu Xin’an can pinpoint the moment she started having feelings.
"Oh? It’s getting suspicious; with Irene saying this, it seems like Xin’an indeed wanted to sweep it under the rug just now."
Kim Heechul also noticed something was amiss - men understand men.
"Yeah, can’t Xin’an answer this question?"
The plan to brush it off failed, Liu Xin’an showed an awkward smile, but fortunately, he still had a reason.
One thing he was very sure about was that he definitely fell for Bae Juhyun later. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⦿fire.net
Even if he was a bit slow, he’s been with Bae Juhyun for so long now that he has figured out that the hand-holding when he started having feelings was a chance specially created by Bae Juhyun.
In other words, since Bae Juhyun offered him this opportunity, it means that she had her eyes set on him back then.
Whether to say this here or not made Liu Xin’an a little hesitant.
After all, if the words were spoken, it would be clear that Bae Juhyun had feelings first. If possible... he still wants to leave some face for his girlfriend.
Noticing Liu Xin’an’s awkwardness, Kang Hodong stepped in to save the day: "So, who fell for whom first?"
The day was indeed saved, but this rescue left Liu Xin’an feeling a bit numb.
However, he didn’t hesitate much, decisively claiming to be the one who fell first.
But along with his voice, there was also a sweet female voice.
"I fell for Juhyun/Xin’an first."
Liu Xin’an, after speaking, looked surprisingly at Bae Juhyun beside him.
Bae Juhyun simply burst into laughter.
"Oh~ Someone is lying, huh, who’s protecting whom?"
"I fell first, I know when Xin’an started having feelings for me."
Bae Juhyun didn’t give Liu Xin’an a chance to argue, directly admitting she fell first.
Just as she said, she knew very well when Liu Xin’an started having feelings for her, because if at that time she hadn’t noticed Liu Xin’an being pushed to the point where his ears were red... she wouldn’t have mustered up the courage to confess under Seulgi’s encouragement.
Bae Juhyun’s assertive tone left Liu Xin’an without words to refute, ultimately, he could only nod helplessly.
"Big news, Irene, did you fall first?"
"Mm." Bae Juhyun nodded obediently, and only then, when the excitement subsided, did the shyness wash over her, causing her to show an embarrassed expression.
"What’s the trigger then?"
"Actually, it’s a process of accumulating over time; I wonder if you guys sense that around Xin’an there’s a special relaxing vibe."
"Oh! We do feel that, Xin’an is usually a gentle person, right, not prone to losing temper?"
All the MCs sensed today; Liu Xin’an’s passive aura of amiability was quite strong, just standing there gave people an extremely comfortable feeling.
This gentle aura isn’t something that can be cultivated in a day or two; it certainly has a connection with long-term habits.
"Yes, the members of our group also mentioned this to me, precisely because during interactions with Xin’an one gets unknowingly relaxed, we became close quickly."
"Happening because of work-related issues, Xin’an doesn’t have many friends in reality... I was his first friend since he came here, as a local, I invited Xin’an to dine."
Bae Juhyun reminisced about the time she hadn’t realized she had feelings for Liu Xin’an yet, and her smile grew brighter and brighter.
"Then once, I asked him if he wanted to try our local soju; since he is Chinese, he usually drank beer and spirits, so he showed interest in soju."
"Did you get drunk then?"
Lee Soogeun perfectly interjected, Bae Juhyun pursed her lips, shook her head.