This was a flight lasting more than ten hours, and he was someone who had high demands on his lodging and travel. Naturally, for such a long trip, comfort was the top priority.

Once he boarded the plane, it was inevitable that he was recognized by the flight attendant.

Fortunately, it didn't cause too much of a stir. After politely declining her offer to pour water, Liu Xin'an took out his phone, quietly waiting for the plane to take off.

Before that, he needed to inform Bae Juhyun.

"Still working? I'm about to seriously edit a video, Juhyun. If you have anything urgent, just call me."

Liu Xin'an used a tactic of retreating to advance.

Now that he had put it this way, unless something extremely important happened, Bae Juhyun would surely refrain from contacting him rashly.

Apart from sending a message to Bae Juhyun, Liu Xin'an also used his alternate account to send a message to his insider over there, a certain Miss Son who wished to remain anonymous.

"Operation Takeoff initiated."

This counted as a secret signal between him and Son Seungwan, meant to mislead others.

Even if someone accidentally saw the connection between him and Son Seungwan, Son Seungwan could brush it off as fan-related.

Hmm... Liu Xin'an was still the ultra-cautious man he had always been.

He never did anything he wasn't sure of!

Just as he expected, once the plane was cruising steadily, he connected to the internet and successfully received a message from Bae Juhyun.

"Okay~"

Just that one-word reply made Liu Xin'an begin to look forward to their meeting in a few hours.

In contrast, however, Bae Juhyun let out a sigh of disappointment.

Liu Xin'an had said he was going to work, so who was she going to share all her thoughts with?

Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, Bae Juhyun looked around her room.

They had just arrived in London, today was a relatively leisurely rest day, and tomorrow morning they'd start stage preparations, so tonight was their last free time.

After tomorrow's end, she'd finally be able to fly home and jump into the embrace that she'd been longing for half a month now.

Hmm...

She counted the time on her fingers, only to suddenly realize—she seemed to have run out of fingers.

As she was spacing out, a knock on the door snapped her back to attention.

She lowered her crossed legs, found her slippers, slipped them on, and walked towards the door.

She peeked through the peephole to see who was there, and upon seeing Son Seungwan's familiar face, she opened the door.

"Seungwan, what's up?"

"Came to chat with you."

Son Seungwan circled past Bae Juhyun, leapt onto Bae Juhyun's bed, and struck a very alluring pose.

"Come here!"

"What do you want to talk about? Is something up?"

"I was thinking you might be on the phone with Liu Xin'an, but after eavesdropping for a while and not hearing your voice, I guessed that jerk might not be responding to you."

For Bae Juhyun, this analysis was spot-on.

But the problem wasn't with the analysis, it was with the eavesdropping.

"Are you a pervert?"

Son Seungwan paused, gritting her teeth.

Great, for covering Liu Xin'an, she got misunderstood as a pervert by Bae Juhyun, and she'd be sure to settle this score with Liu Xin'an later.

"We're in London now~ Juhyun, do you remember our wager?"

"Hmm... After tomorrow, let's go eat. Don't forget to treat."

As it stood, she seemed to have won.

Liu Xin'an was busy working, editing videos, how could he find time to come to London to see her?

This was simply Bae Juhyun's brain failing to make the connection. It's understandable since Liu Xin'an had never really lied to her before, so she naturally assumed this time was the same and didn't bother checking her phone for the surveillance footage.

If she glanced at the surveillance footage now, she'd find that Liu Xin'an's studio was actually empty.

Ah, of course, Liu Xin'an had considered this too.

Actually, his home computer was on just to create the illusion that he was at home.

Meticulous!

This was called meticulous!

However, even with the wager won, Bae Juhyun didn't feel as happy as she imagined.

Did she want to win?

Her competitive side told her she wanted victory, to treat that brat to a feast.

But now, she couldn't muster any spirit or enthusiasm.

Honestly...

She actually wanted to lose this wager more.

Then, she'd grab Liu Xin'an's handsome face for a good pinch.

"It's not over yet, I still have a lot of faith in that guy Liu Xin'an."

"Where are you getting that from?"

Son Seungwan smiled smugly, pointing to her own head, feigning mystery.

"Intuition!"

"Your intuition has never been any good."

"Ah, that's not the point!"

"Anyway, you're bound to lose. Xin'an is visiting my parents tomorrow."

Bae Juhyun pouted, muttering.

Hearing this news, Son Seungwan feigned surprise, covering her mouth.

"That guy really isn't coming."

"Mhmm."

"That's too much, doesn't he know you're thinking of him?!"

Bae Juhyun was taken aback, then waved her hand in denial as if to cover it up.

"I'm not thinking of him!"

"Yeah, yeah, he should be the one thinking of you."

This explanation, Bae Juhyun was quite satisfied with.

Of course, it was just a simple self-deception.

"Get ready to pay up, our generous Seungwan."

Bae Juhyun smiled, patting Son Seungwan on the shoulder.