Chapter 442: Park Jinsuk's Surprise
"Hahaha, really?"
When Liu Xin'an told Bae Juhyun about what his sister had done to him in a lamenting tone, he naturally received his girlfriend's heartless laughter.
"Exactly, I was dumbfounded at the time, Li Chenglu almost laughed himself unconscious."
Liu Xin'an thought about the situation again and his scalp tingled. He suddenly realized that Youyun might not be as introverted as she appeared.
It seems... this little girl is using her introverted appearance to hide her scheming heart.
How else to explain a little girl doing such a thing!
"Hahaha~" Bae Juhyun laughed as she leaned into Liu Xin'an's arms, covering her mouth, laughing so much that she felt weak all over.
Once Bae Juhyun calmed down a bit, Liu Xin'an helped the woman in his arms sit up.
Then, he said something that made Bae Juhyun's eyes widen.
"By the way, my dad said that after you finish calling, the two of us should go to the study to see him."
"...Huh? Hey! Why are you only telling me now!"
Bae Juhyun frantically stood up from the bed, then jumped off hurriedly, put on her slippers, and ran to the table to check her clothes and hairstyle with her phone.
She quickly smoothed her slightly messy long hair with her hands, opened her mouth and cleared her throat, then took a deep breath.
She could probably guess what Liu Zhengjiang wanted to discuss with her, because she had also mentioned the matter of coming to China to film a variety show in her phone call with Seong Taekyon.
Currently, there indeed were a few small issues, but judging from Taekyon oppa's opinion, it seemed they might not need Liu Zhengjiang's help.
If it wasn't necessary to trouble Liu Zhengjiang, Bae Juhyun would prefer not to bother him.
She was well aware of her future father-in-law's capabilities, but she didn't want her company to exploit the resources of her boyfriend's family!
Liu Zhengjiang helping Park Jinyoung is his brother-in-law helping his younger brother, almost like helping his own family business.
But helping her, Bae Juhyun, was another matter entirely.
Though S-M might proactively hand over the bulk of the benefits to her to show their sincerity due to this relationship, but... at the end of the day, S-M was still gaining significant advantages from the matter.
That wouldn't work; at least she herself couldn't accept it!
"Let's go, let's go."
"Alright, alright, stop pushing me."
Quickly, Liu Xin'an followed behind Bae Juhyun downstairs.
The two of them first greeted Park Jinyoung, who was still sitting on the couch fiddling with his phone, and then quickly approached the study door, with Liu Xin'an gently knocking on the study door.
After knocking, Liu Xin'an didn't wait for his father's reply and opened the door, walking in.
Liu Zhengjiang wasn't busy with anything important, he was just browsing the computer, and upon seeing Liu Xin'an and Bae Juhyun walk in, he lifted his head from the computer.
"You're here?"
"Yes."
"Thank you for your hard work." Bae Juhyun slightly bowed, very politely greeting Liu Zhengjiang.
Liu Zhengjiang waved his hand with a smile, motioning for the two to sit down in front of him, then he leaned his chin on hands folded under his elbows, supported by the table.
"It's nothing major, just wanted to ask about the variety show in China you mentioned last time, Juhyun, how is it going?"
"Well... actually, the company agreed to let me come over to be with Xin'an for the New Year partly because of this. The trip Xin'an took me on to Busan last time really shocked our company, so now they're probably considering leveraging my relationship with Xin'an to gain some..."
"You don't need to worry about that, I won't let your company exploit us for nothing, just focus on what you want to do."
"Oh~ Dad, you're so cool."
Listening to his father's bold response, Liu Xin'an couldn't help but interject.
"Didn't you put any effort into helping out?"
Liu Zhengjiang retorted without much sympathy, as he meant what he said; the matters he handled for Bae Juhyun were merely trivial at best.
And the one who truly exerted effort, even to the point of changing his lazy tendencies for Bae Juhyun, was actually Liu Xin'an himself.
This matter was obvious to anyone who knew Liu Xin'an even a little.
The conversation between this father and son duo moved Bae Juhyun deeply. She took a deep breath, calming her emotions that were close to tears, and softly spoke.
"Everything is going smoothly for now, even though there's a bit of trouble, our company can handle it by ourselves, so you don't need to worry."
"Hmm... alright, if you guys encounter any trouble, let me know as soon as possible."
Liu Zhengjiang wasn't worried about Liu Xin'an trying to tough it out; his son wasn't the type to make mistakes just for the sake of saving face.
Back in middle school, Liu Xin'an was blocked by delinquent students, got beaten up, and lost his weekly allowance.
But afterward, Liu Xin'an ignored all warnings from those punks and calmly informed his father of the situation as soon as he got home.
Having this precedent, Liu Zhengjiang understood his son's temperament very well.
But whether or not Bae Juhyun would endure it without seeking help to avoid troubling him... that was harder to say.
So when he spoke, he kept a keen eye on Bae Juhyun.
Bae Juhyun felt the warmth in Liu Zhengjiang's gaze and smiled sweetly, responding in a cute voice: "Yes~ I know~"
"Alright, next is you, are you planning to become an artist?"
With Bae Juhyun's matters settled, next up was Liu Xin'an.
Being called out, Liu Xin'an showed a surprised expression, pointing at himself: "You mean me?"