"Then let's meet next week. I hope you can prepare in advance by then. Oh, and once you finalize the invitees, please let us know beforehand."

"I won't notify you. I'll invite some incredibly impressive and amazing friends!"

Bae Juhyun puffed up in mock anger, cutely using her sweet voice to feign fierceness, then smiled and bowed to Lee Yeonju and the others.

"Thank you for your hard work today."

"Yes, you worked hard too, Irene. Please rest well, and make sure to give your best effort when filming~"

"Yes~"

With her soft response, Bae Juhyun officially left the filming room.

Lee Yeonju let out a long breath and habitually turned back to the camera director, "No issues, right?"

"Everything went smoothly."

Then she spoke into her headset to Liu Xin'an, "Alright, thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Liu Xin'an."

"Hmm."

"Oh! Also, if Irene invites you to be a taste-testing friend, please be sure to refuse. After all, boyfriends are friends too... the fans certainly wouldn't want to see you appear too much on her personal show."

"I have a sense of proportion, don't worry."

"That's good."

———

When Bae Juhyun returned to their practice room, the waiting members quickly gathered around her.

"So, how was it? Was it different from what you expected, Juhyun-unnie?"

Bae Juhyun didn't answer immediately. Instead, she walked to the side, casually put down the coffee she was holding, and let out a deep sigh.

"It was way off. The production team actually decided to let me know what dishes need to be made on the day of recording. They want me to do it in one morning, and then host in the afternoon. How is that even possible!"

Her speechlessness elicited complex expressions from the other members.

"Did they really say that?"

"Yeah... Oh, my head is going to explode."

"So, who are you planning to invite as your first guest?"

Bae Juhyun remained silent for a few seconds, then frowned deeply, utterly torn.

"I'll think about it slowly when I get back. I really don't know who to invite yet."

"You have eight friends, better tell me earlier, don't count on me. I'll be very busy then!"

Son Seungwan cleverly raised her hand, but Bae Juhyun gave her an annoyed glare. Refusing was fine, but at least confirm the filming time first.

Even if she wanted to invite Son Seungwan, she'd have to discuss the time with Seungwan first, this girl...

"I won't ask you. You're not my friend from now on."

"Unnie~"

Son Seungwan panicked. It was all fun and games, but Bae Juhyun was easily annoyed by certain jokes.

She didn't want to argue with Bae Juhyun, especially when the group reality show recording was so close.

Of course, Bae Juhyun wasn't really mad over such a trivial joke. She reached out to indulge Son Seungwan's playful pouting, lazily resting her head on Seungwan's shoulder.

"The number of friends to invite changed from eight to four because they said eight people's portions wouldn't be enough."

"Phew, that's great! Now we shouldn't be dragged over to make up the numbers."

"Yeah!"

Kim Yerin's words received unanimous agreement from the members, leaving only Bae Juhyun exasperated. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

However, after thinking it over, she couldn't help but laugh too.

After all, what the members joked about was quite on point. She really didn't have many friends.

"By the way, Juhyun-unnie, are you sure we can ask Li Chenglu to be our translator when we go to China?"

Even though everyone didn't think Li Chenglu would refuse their request, the issue was that as a very skilled simultaneous interpreter, apart from her pricing, it's uncertain if she even has the time.

Under such circumstances, asking Li Chenglu for help was truly a bit tricky.

"Chenglu is probably very busy, and using her as our translator feels a bit like underutilizing her talents?"

"Your Chinese skills are good enough to communicate with people in China, Juhyun-unnie, plus Liu Xin'an should be going with us this time too..."

"Xin'an oppa can't be on camera, though."

"Hmm, that's true."

Bae Juhyun stood up and made a decision, "In any case, I'll ask Chenglu first. She told me that we should inform her in advance before we confirm going to China. Maybe she wants to accompany us throughout."

The younger members didn't understand, but Bae Juhyun, who was likely to become Li Chenglu's sister-in-law in the future, was well aware of Li Chenglu's work.

As the star of their studio, she only works on truly significant occasions or when skilled translation is needed. Otherwise, unless she needs money, she mostly spends her time improving her language skills in various countries.

Hmm... it could also be understood as traveling at the company's expense.

It's such a ridiculously free job that it made Bae Juhyun feel envious from the depths of her heart.

"So when are you planning to ask Chenglu, Juhyun-unnie?"

"Now."

Bae Juhyun took out her phone, but after not seeing any message from Liu Xin'an, she paused slightly.

Typically, if Liu Xin'an was going live in the afternoon, he would let her know in advance. Why hadn't he contacted her at all for half a day?

Unable to figure it out, Bae Juhyun randomly opened Liu Xin'an's streaming room, but the dark screen increased her confusion.

Just as she hesitated whether to call Liu Xin'an, Kang Seulgi curiously asked.

"Juhyun-unnie?"

"Ah! Wait a second, let me call Liu Xin'an."

"Okay."

It was quite normal because they just finished working, and since this job was closely related to Liu Xin'an, Bae Juhyun should indeed first tell Liu Xin'an about the filming situation.

"I'm going to the dressing room, you all can chat first."

"Alright!"