CHAPTER 850: CHAPTER 409: ACCEPTING THE SHOW INVITATION

Liu Xin’an was indeed eating in the cafeteria of JYP at this very moment.

Of course, he knew that if word got out about his presence at JYP, it would definitely spark some unnecessary speculation, so he kept a low profile.

Wearing a hat and sitting in the corner, he wasn’t very noticeable, so after easily grabbing a lunch, Liu Xin’an looked up at the man in front of him.

Yes, how could cautious him choose to eat at the JYP cafeteria? Naturally, it was because he ran into Han Jaeduk.

The employee card he was using was still the one he used as a temporary assistant for Im Nayeon and the rest, so when he swiped his card to enter JYP, Han Jaeduk had already been notified.

Afterward, Liu Xin’an, who came out of the JYP office, was caught right on the spot by Han Jaeduk.

His appearance at JYP was indeed a strange thing, but with Han Jaeduk’s company, it all seemed reasonable.

After all, on that variety show that had not long aired, he and Momo were teamed up.

With this connection, it wasn’t unusual in others’ eyes for him to know Han Jaeduk.

"You’re really good at keeping secrets, kid."

Han Jaeduk gave a teasing scolding, and Liu Xin’an, wiping his mouth, gave a "hee hee" laugh.

Actually, when he first went public with Bae Juhyun, Han Jaeduk, Im Nayeon, and those artists he met during the variety show filming all called him to ask about it.

He hadn’t denied the matter between him and Bae Juhyun explicitly in a livestream or public setting, but during the chat breaks in filming, he pinched his nose and lied about it.

It goes without saying, when he and Bae Juhyun went public, those friends he’d deceived must have had quite a bit of grievance...

Grievance wouldn’t be accurate; more like they had some complaints about him.

Im Nayeon was the most noticeable among them.

Because of her endearing personality and their previous work together, Liu Xin’an and Im Nayeon were the closest among this group of friends.

Moreover, Im Nayeon was the most curious about Liu Xin’an’s romantic affair.

Calling herself a detective, she’d listed a lot of clues trying to guess the identity of Liu Xin’an’s "sweetheart girlfriend."

She had analyzed quite a few on her own, like being "very close with Dahyun," "a female artist," "a junior younger than them," and so on...all things she’d investigated bit by bit.

And the result?

Bae Juhyun?

How could it be Bae Juhyun!

She truly couldn’t accept it; the answer was too far off from what she’d imagined.

"I was forced, really. Given her situation at the time, going public about our relationship wasn’t a good thing."

"...And now it’s a good thing?"

"At least it’s within a controllable scope."

"True... but still, I don’t understand your decision. Knowing your personality, keeping it secret would have been more likely."

Having worked with Liu Xin’an before, Han Jaeduk had a deep impression of his cautiousness.

From what he understood about Liu Xin’an, it was unimaginable that Liu Xin’an would choose to go public with something that would clearly drop both his and Bae Juhyun’s popularity.

"I didn’t plan to go public, but she felt it was unfair to me not to, so after discussing it, we decided to announce it."

"...Well, that makes sense now." Han Jaeduk understood this time; this was indeed something Liu Xin’an would be capable of doing.

"So we ultimately chose to go public, and luckily most fans’ reactions were supportive, which took a lot of pressure off of us."

Seeing Liu Xin’an’s relieved expression, Han Jaeduk suddenly laughed.

"If it ever gets out about your relationship with the president, this entertainment industry might get even more lively."

"It’s best if it doesn’t; if that kind of thing really got out, it might bring even more trouble."

As of now, there was no need for the outside world to know about his relationship with Park Jinyoung.

His uncle-nephew relationship with Park Jinyoung isn’t big news.

His romantic relationship with Bae Juhyun can’t be considered particularly huge news either.

But if he’s both Park Jinyoung’s nephew and Bae Juhyun’s lover, that would be significant news.

Revealing it wouldn’t help, and might even bring some negative effects to himself and Bae Juhyun...so for now, it’s better to keep it under wraps.

"True."

"Not busy today, bro?" Liu Xin’an didn’t want to keep talking about his situation with Bae Juhyun, so he shifted the topic to Han Jaeduk.

"Not busy today, but in a couple of days I will be. Comeback time is starting, so the members are practicing tirelessly."

"Oh... so Nayeon and them are all in the company?" Liu Xin’an suddenly felt something was off.

Because he clearly remembered, Im Nayeon had told him over the phone that next time she saw him and Bae Juhyun, she definitely wouldn’t let them off easily...

"Correct~"

A sweet female voice sounded from behind Liu Xin’an, causing him to shudder.

Truly, the more you don’t want to face something, the more it appears.

He stiffly turned his head to see behind him, where Im Nayeon, Momo, and his close companion Kim Dahyun came into his view.

Thinking about it, since Han Jaeduk knew he was at JYP, how could this group not know?

Perhaps he should be thankful he only knew these few people, otherwise, maybe all nine of Twice might have shown up?

"Yo, long time no see, everyone."

Liu Xin’an casually waved to the three pretty girls, but the only one who responded was Kim Dahyun, who had known about his relationship with Bae Juhyun from the start.