131: Chapter 131 Junxue CP Fans

The entrance to the SM Entertainment building had long since returned to its usual bustling state.

There were even more fans holding support signs, but they still stood orderly behind the cordons, talking in low voices.

However, there was a security guard in a black suit standing guard every ten meters, a much higher density than usual.

Kim Young-chul saw Liu Zijun get out of the car and hurried over to meet him, his face etched with obvious concern.

"Are you alright? Did the police clear everything up?"

Liu Zijun shook his head and walked toward the company entrance, saying flatly, "It's all sorted out. It wasn't a big deal."

His gaze swept over the security lineup at the entrance, and a flash of understanding crossed his eyes.

Jiang Hongshao always handled things thoroughly. After the morning's attack, the company would inevitably strengthen its defenses to eliminate any potential risks.

The fans fell silent for a few seconds when they saw Liu Zijun. Then, some began to whisper, and phone lenses were quietly aimed at him, though no one dared to step forward and bother him.

The video of that thrilling fight from the morning had already spread online. In everyone's hearts, this seemingly ordinary bodyguard now had a 'hardcore' filter over him.

Entering Choi Sulli and the others' practice room, Choi Sulli was like a little beast guarding its nest, rushing over instantly.

Ignoring the gazes of the surrounding members, she tightly hugged his arm, her eyes rimmed with red.

Her short hair wasn't that short anymore, and her bangs brushed against his wrist. Her tone was full of grievance and lingering fear as she spoke:

"Oppa! You're finally back! I was worried to death!"

It was only now, seeing Liu Zijun return safely, that her racing heart finally settled.

Liu Zijun raised his hand to ruffle her short hair and said gently, "What's there to worry about? Am I not perfectly fine?"

Choi Sulli looked up with her small face, asking urgently, "How was it with the police? Did those bad guys tell the truth?"

The two sat down slowly. Liu Zijun held her and said gradually, "They did. Those five from the Four-Harmony Gang didn't hold out long before confessing everything. They took a private job from Kim Dong-ho specifically to teach me a lesson."

"Kim Dong-ho was also arrested, and he confessed everything—that Lee Seung-gi paid him to do it."

This news made Choi Sulli's eyes widen instantly, followed by an expression of relief: "That's great! Bad people like that deserve to be punished!"

Victoria Song and Krystal Jung, who were nearby, also walked over.

"It's good that you're back. Be more careful when you go out from now on. In the end, wasn't this disaster caused by your philandering debts, Liu Zijun?"

Krystal Jung merely nodded slightly. Her cool gaze held concern, and though she didn't say much, she silently leaned a bit closer to Liu Zijun.

Back in the security department office, the phone on the desk kept vibrating. Opening it, he saw it was full of messages from Im Yoona.

[Oppa! I'm already back at the company. Are you okay?]

[Lee Seung-gi has been arrested! This is so satisfying!]

Liu Zijun inquired and, hearing that Im Yoona and the others had gone out for a schedule, didn't think much of it and just took out his phone to look at it.

This Im Yoona really was a bit too bold.

Liu Zijun hung up the phone and clicked on SM Entertainment's official social media account. The pinned post was a clarification statement: "Regarding the malicious incident that occurred at our company entrance today, SM Entertainment will pursue the matter to the end.

As for the false rumors regarding artist Choi Sulli and security personnel Liu Zijun, they have caused some distress to both parties.

The two are merely colleagues who cooperate well in their work, and their private interactions are normal exchanges between friends. We urge everyone not to believe or spread rumors, and to focus more on the artist's works and performances."

Below was a photo of the two passing each other in a company hallway and nodding politely, clearly taken from a specific angle.

Choi Sulli ran over holding her phone, pouting and stomping her feet in dissatisfaction.

"What is this! I'm clearly Oppa's girlfriend, so how did we become 'close colleagues'? The company is going too far!"

She pulled at Liu Zijun's hand, her cheeks puffed out and her eyes full of grievance.

"Oppa, look at the photo they took. It makes us look so distant! The fans definitely won't believe it, and I don't want to lie to people like this!"

Liu Zijun couldn't help but laugh at her angry expression. He reached out to pinch her cheek and said, "Silly girl, the company is doing this to protect you. You're in the rising stage of your career; going public with a relationship would have too big an impact on you."

Choi Sulli gripped his hand tightly, her eyes determined as she said, "But I don't care! I just want to be with Oppa openly. I don't want to be secretive, and I definitely don't want to say we're just colleagues!"

Victoria Song walked over, patted her shoulder, and said, "Sulli, Ji-Jun is right. The company is doing this for your own good. Your popularity is peaking right now, and you're still young. If you really went public, there's no telling how much controversy it would cause. It wouldn't be good for you or the group."

"But..."

Choi Sulli wanted to argue further but was interrupted by Liu Zijun.

He gently straightened the stray hairs on her forehead and said, "Alright, don't be angry."

"No matter what the company says, as long as we know our relationship in our hearts, it's fine. When the time is right in the future, it naturally won't be an issue."

Choi Sulli looked at his serious eyes, and the grievance in her heart gradually dissipated. She still pouted, though, murmuring softly, "Fine then, but I really don't like this clarification statement!"

Meanwhile, the internet had already exploded because of this clarification statement.

At first, some fans left comments like "Trust the company" and "Support Sulli," but before long, the comment section was flooded with various doubts.

"Ordinary colleagues? Who would believe that! The video of Sulli throwing herself into his arms and crying this morning has spread everywhere. The love in her eyes couldn't be hidden at all!"

"Exactly! A bodyguard who an artist is so dependent on, and who fought five thugs barehanded to protect her? If they're just ordinary colleagues, I'll eat my keyboard on a livestream!"

"SM's PR is so perfunctory! This photo was obviously staged!"

Even more surprisingly, more and more 'CP fans' were emerging, and they even spontaneously formed a 'junsulli cp' support club, attracting many fans in just a few short hours.

"Help! The setting of a bodyguard and a female celebrity is just too good to ship! It's the ultimate setup for a melodrama!"

"Mr. Liu Zijun is handsome and can fight, and he's so gentle with Sulli. What kind of divine bodyguard is this! I'm shipping this first!"

"That scene this morning was just too sweet! After the hero saves the beauty, the beauty throws herself into his arms. SM, stop explaining; the more you explain, the more it looks like a cover-up!"

"Are there any sisters who have compiled a collection of their interactions? I want to play it on loop!"

In the support club, fans quickly compiled the 'famous scenes' of the two...

"This is exactly what we like! A powerful bodyguard and a soft, cute female star—they are simply a match made in heaven!"

As Choi Sulli scrolled through the comments online, her previously dissatisfied face gradually broke into a smile. She even secretly liked a post from the CP fans, but after being discovered by Krystal Jung, her face turned bright red with embarrassment.

"Ya! Choi Sulli, you actually used an alt account to like a CP fan's post!"

"Do you think everyone is right and you don't want to hide it anymore?"

Choi Sulli hurriedly put away her phone, her cheeks as red as a ripe peach as she said, "I just accidentally tapped it! But I'm going to register several more accounts."

This earned her a look of utter disdain from Krystal Jung.