In order not to disturb everyone’s recitation, Bae Juhyun first walked out of the room and went to the recording preparation area.

Son Seungwan followed along, reaching out from behind to wrap her arm around Bae Juhyun’s shoulder, only to be unceremoniously pushed away by Bae Juhyun.

"What are you doing?"

"So indifferent, I’m worried you might be in a bad mood."

"You’re overthinking, I’m really fine." Bae Juhyun looked helpless, wondering why everyone thought she was upset.

"Looking at you like this, it seems you really are okay. Oh, our Juhyun has grown up."

"Hey!"

This shout startled Son Seungwan, making her quickly laugh in apology. She muttered, childishly trying to act cutesy and appease, turning Bae Juhyun’s anger into laughter. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"You haven’t seen Liu Xin’an in many days, right?"

Calculating the time, since December 9th, Bae Juhyun hadn’t seen Liu Xin’an for over a week.

During this time, their busy schedules were evident, and to ensure appearing at their best on the year-end stage for the fans, Bae Juhyun even used her rest time for some physical toning exercises, like Pilates.

She had no time to rush home to accompany her boyfriend.

"Hmm... It’s almost ten days, right?"

"Has it been that long?"

"It’s okay. We video call every day, so it’s not a big deal."

Speaking of Liu Xin’an, Bae Juhyun instinctively took out her phone and, after confirming Liu Xin’an hadn’t messaged her, responded casually.

She’s an independent person. In the early stages of her relationship, she might have completely tied her heart to Liu Xin’an’s side.

But now, after a year of dating, she’s accustomed to Liu Xin’an’s constant presence without needing her constant company.

Couples should definitely leave some personal space for each other, just like now.

"Isn’t he going home for New Year?"

"Xin’an celebrates the Lunar New Year. This year... it’s probably early February, so he’ll only go home then."

"Are you going with him, Juhyun?"

"I don’t know, I haven’t brought it up. We’ll see; if I’m not busy, I might go, but if I am..."

"You’ll go anyway?" Son Seungwan winked, her teasing face making Bae Juhyun laugh.

"We’ll see. It’s hard to say."

"Are you two about ready?"

Seong Taekyon walked in, seeing the two chatting away, and asked with a smile.

"Yes, almost ready."

"Great, let’s shoot some behind-the-scenes footage to post on your account later."

Seong Taekyon gestured to the door, and a crew of staff responsible for shooting and sound recording came in.

Since it was meant for a New Year’s greeting video at the gala, professional shooting was necessary.

Soon, a camera was focused on Bae Juhyun and Son Seungwan, and their previously natural expressions suddenly brightened in front of the lens.

Bae Juhyun even placed her lovely face close to the camera, lowering her voice, whispering as if intimately.

"Right now, Seulgi and the others are still preparing. We’re about to shoot a greeting video for our Chinese fans."

Don’t mention when it’ll be broadcast; at this moment, even the filming crew was overwhelmed by Bae Juhyun.

The male staff member responsible for close-up shots blushed instantly.

"I’ve learned quite a bit of Chinese recently. Hmm... let me show you." Bae Juhyun took out a vocabulary book from her bag and showed it to the camera.

The book was filled with handwritten pinyin and some scrawled Chinese characters.

However, these Chinese characters were clearly not ready to be shown. Realizing they were exposed to the camera, Bae Juhyun quickly closed the book.

"Uh... Chinese characters are still quite difficult. But please give me more time; I’ll appear in front of everyone looking even better."

Bae Juhyun placed both hands on her stomach and chattered in a very cute voice, finishing with a respectful bow to the camera.

These series of actions left Son Seungwan next to her stunned.

Especially since her usually lazy sister showed such a professional side, she found it momentarily hard to adapt.

Luckily, she’s also quite the professional entertainer when it comes to facing the camera.

"So fake, always bragging about how well you’re learning Chinese."

"Hey, don’t mess up my act!"

———

After recording the greeting video for Chinese fans, Bae Juhyun and the others had some time to eat dinner.

Today, they weren’t eating those bland nutrition meals. Their recent activity level didn’t require such a low intake to maintain their figures, so their meals were relatively normal.

"I’ll pay. How about we get Xin’an to bring us food?"

Ever since tasting Liu Xin’an’s meat sauce pasta last time, Kang Seulgi and Son Seungwan couldn’t stop thinking about it.

Such a good cook shouldn’t be wasted, so they’re willing to spend some money on this.

Of course, money is something neither Bae Juhyun nor Liu Xin’an lack.

"Stop talking nonsense," Bae Juhyun scolded with a smile. Before she could pick up her chopsticks again, her phone placed on the practice room floor suddenly started vibrating vigorously.

Of course, Bae Juhyun knew who was calling because she had already told Liu Xin’an she was going to eat before dinner.

She didn’t avoid her sisters at all and answered the phone right in front of everyone.

"Hello?"

"Are you eating?"

"Hmm, what’s up?"

"I heard Bilibili invited you guys, did you accept?"

Apart from the regular chat with Bae Juhyun, Liu Xin’an also called to ask about this matter.

"Oh? How did you know? Taekyon helped us decline, we’re too busy to handle it."

"Phew, that’s good. Thankfully, you refused. If you’d accepted, it would’ve been awkward for me."

"Awkward? Why?"

"I also turned down their invitation for me to host."

"...What?!"