She's already started preparing for a rainy day.

"I'm about the same, just about to get some rest."

"Don't stay up too late~ Everyone in the chatroom is one of my informants!"

"..."

After Bae Juhyun sent that message, she stopped replying and instead giggled at Liu Xin'an, who appeared speechless on the screen.

[Why the constipated look after glancing at your phone?]

[Streaming too late and got scolded by Sister Bamboo again?]

[Isn't Sister Bamboo on the plane?]

This time, Bae Juhyun and her group's trip abroad wasn't a secret, so when they were at the airport, someone spotted them.

As expected, airport photos and various fan-captured images spread all over the internet this afternoon.

When Liu Xin'an first appeared in the chatroom, everyone was marveling.

After all, during past events Bae Juhyun attended, Liu Xin'an always followed her closely, but this time he showed up in his familiar home, indicating he didn't accompany them to the event as he usually would.

This was definitely surprising, at least to the audience in the chatroom, who found it hard to accept.

When Bae Juhyun watched the stream, the clamor about Liu Xin'an had already ended, so she wasn't aware of it.

But sitting in his own chatroom, Liu Xin'an found this matter quite exasperating.

...

"I'll stream for a little while longer and then log off, a bit tired today, better head to work early tomorrow, probably start streaming around noon."

[Start work early to finish early?]

"Unless you guys want to snitch that I'm over-time streaming, I could stream till midnight, but there's a snitch among you."

Liu Xin'an had no idea Bae Juhyun was hanging out in his chatroom. Even if she was, he would probably still speak his mind.

He knows too well what his audience is like…

[Xin'an, you wouldn't want Sister Bamboo to know about your over-time streaming, right?]

"We'll see tomorrow, mainly because Xenoblade 3 is playable at 11 PM tomorrow night... I'll see how things go, if not, I'll stream for a bit in the afternoon and then again in the evening."

"Hmm... streaming Xenoblade might not be so good, I'll play it on my own at night. When there's a bigger crowd, I'll stick to other games, hope you understand~"

"Alright, one more round, then I'm done."

Liu Xin'an stopped watching the comments and chatting with Bae Juhyun, focusing on his stream instead.

And just like that, half an hour slipped by silently, and with the end of the round, Liu Xin'an simply said "bye-bye" and ended the stream.

Ten minutes earlier, Bae Juhyun had already messaged him that she was resting, so he didn't bother her further but headed straight to the bathroom.

After a thorough wash-up, feeling a bit dozy, he sat in the living room. Although the lights were glaring, the sense of solitude made him uneasy.

The streaming work was done, but his other tasks weren't.

These days, he planned to watch all the variety shows Lee Yeonju mentioned earlier today.

Especially since Bae Juhyun wasn't home these days, he could carry out this task discreetly.

But before that, he needed to get familiar with the guests starring in "My Little Old Boy."

He glanced at the TV, pondered a bit, then took out his phone to order takeout.

You need food for a good variety show binge.

Watching without snacks is pure torture.

With Bae Juhyun not home, Liu Xin'an couldn't be bothered to cook for himself.

After ordering takeout, Liu Xin'an could relax and find the show. Upon watching, he noticed a familiar face.

"Oh?"

Someone he just met earlier today, Kim Heechul, turned out to be a guest on the show as well.

With a familiar face, Liu Xin'an felt more at ease.

After all... for someone not familiar with the entertainment circle, the show's appeal was never the threshold, recognizing people was.

Truth be told, speaking of far-off topics, it took him some time to recognize and name each member of Twice.

Every time he thought of this, Liu Xin'an felt immensely grateful that Red Velvet was a small crew of five.

The show officially kicked off, he didn't start from the first episode since each episode of this variety show is standalone, so picking any episode at random was fine.

With a familiar face involved, he searched around and found the first episode Kim Heechul appeared in on the show.

He glanced at the time, then eagerly awaited the show to start on the TV in front of him.

After watching about half an episode, he received his takeout from the delivery guy, continuing to eat while watching this incredibly food-compatible variety show.

After focusing and finishing the episode, Liu Xin'an began to understand why such shows are so popular nowadays.

Simply put, besides watching the reactions of variety artists, these observation-type shows mainly cater to the curiosity of many ordinary folks about the lives of celebrities.

"So, the celebrities who usually appear so glamorous on stage are like this in private"—this kind of sentiment satisfies many people's curiosity.

Lee Yeonju's idea was to get him and Bae Juhyun to also showcase their private selves to the fans.

The previous episode of "Knowing Bros" already had many fans curious about their daily interactions; satisfying this bit of fan curiosity would make the show popular without much difficulty.