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5.45% Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star? / Chapter 19: 19. Spur of the Moment

Chapitre 19: 19. Spur of the Moment

Son Seungwan, who was eating melon on the side, was dumbfounded. She could tell from her good friend's sincere tone that Kang Seulgi was not joking.

This... came to eat melons and got herself involved?

Isn't this a bit ridiculous?

"Hey, hey, hey, are you crazy?"

"No, in terms of looks and personality, he's my ideal type. Is it strange for me to have a crush?"

It's not a lie. To be honest, Liu Xin'an perfectly matches Kang Seulgi's ideal type.

She gets along well with her brother at home, so she doesn't have much resistance to guys with a mature yet gentle demeanor.

Plus, with Liu Xin'an's overly handsome face, someone who can be friends with Bae Juhyun wouldn't be bad. She had a lot of confidence in Bae Juhyun's taste, so if Bae Juhyun really...

"No!"

Bae Juhyun firmly interrupted Kang Seulgi's thoughts.

"We have activities coming up soon. Neither you nor I can afford to fall in love."

"If the company doesn't find out..." Kang Seulgi tried to struggle a bit more. She really thought they clicked! Missing out on such a handsome guy would be something she'd regret for a long time.

"Even if you do get together, we're going to be so busy that you won't have time to maintain the relationship."

Bae Juhyun's words made sense. After thinking it through, Kang Seulgi sighed.

"Then we'll wait until we have some free time. Hopefully, he'll stay single until then."

Bae Juhyun also breathed a sigh of relief. As for finding free time...

It's unlikely. Liu Xin'an was only going to stay here for six months.

By the time Kang Seulgi wanted to see Liu Xin'an, it would be a hassle!

Thinking this, Bae Juhyun's beautiful eyes dimmed a bit without realizing it. But at this moment, Son Seungwan, who was teasing Kang Seulgi, and Kang Seulgi, who was annoyed by the teasing, didn't notice Bae Juhyun's unusual behavior.

"Are we heading back now?"

Suddenly, Son Seungwan's voice snapped Bae Juhyun out of her daze. She blinked and glanced at the time on her phone.

Before Bae Juhyun could speak, Kang Seulgi hugged her from behind.

"Let's stay at Juhyun's house tonight~ It's rare to visit."

Although she temporarily gave up on the idea of getting to "know" Liu Xin'an better, at least she had to get his contact information, right?

He was Bae Juhyun's neighbor and friend, so she couldn't directly ask Bae Juhyun to set them up. Today was a rare opportunity!

Of course, both Bae Juhyun and Son Seungwan could guess Kang Seulgi's intentions at a glance.

"If we all stay here, what about Yerin?"

"Let her come over too. We can also grab some food on the way."

To be honest, Kang Seulgi's suggestion was quite persuasive, at least Son Seungwan was clearly convinced.

But Bae Juhyun shook her head vigorously.

"Let's vote. Raise your hand if you agree!"

After saying this, Kang Seulgi raised her hand high. Son Seungwan gave Bae Juhyun an apologetic glance before raising her hand as well.

She was persuaded by Kang Seulgi's words. Besides, staying at the dorm every day could get boring; an occasional change of environment was a good option.

The only dissenting vote looked resigned.

It was her house, after all, right?

At the dorm.

As the youngest in the group, Kim Yerin felt speechless after receiving calls from her older sisters.

Going to Bae Juhyun's house wasn't a problem, but the issue was the sheer amount of stuff her sisters asked for.

She even had to scroll through the chat to read everything, showing just how troublesome this was.

But she wouldn't totally obey her sisters' requests.

After buying only a few items, she got into Kang Seulgi's car.

Well... she couldn't drive and had just become an adult. It wasn't necessary to bother the manager, so Kang Seulgi reluctantly offered to pick her up.

"Why suddenly go to Juhyun's house?"

Kim Yerin had no idea what was going on.

Kang Seulgi didn't hide anything, briefly explaining the situation between Bae Juhyun and Liu Xin'an, which left Kim Yerin completely bewildered.

"He doesn't know their identities? No way!"

"It should be true." Kang Seulgi recalled Liu Xin'an's expression and nodded, "But who knows how long it will last. We'll be performing soon enough."

"So Juhyun..."

"She said she's not interested."

"Eh~"

By the time the two of them had arrived at Bae Juhyun's house with a bag full of food, it was already evening.

"Whew... We really eat a lot."

Watching all the items they had bought, Kang Seulgi wiped the sweat from her forehead and couldn't help but comment.

Bae Juhyun, who was helping put things into the fridge, rolled her eyes and turned around to greet Kim Yerin.

"Yerin, thank you."

"It's no problem, but Juhyun, is it true your neighbor doesn't know we're celebrities?"

Bae Juhyun glared at a grinning Kang Seulgi before nodding calmly.

"He really doesn't. He's a foreigner, so he's not familiar with our celebrities."

"But... can we always hide it?"

Bae Juhyun bit her lower lip and took a deep breath.

Even if she couldn't hide it, she had to... What else could she do? Go over and reveal their identities now?

After all, there was no need to be honest with Liu Xin'an. They were just neighbors and friends, not anything more intimate.

"No need to tell him. He's not anyone special, so why bother?"

"Exactly, and it's fun to keep it a secret. It's rare to have someone who doesn't know our identities."

Kang Seulgi chanted on the side.

But Kim Yerin widened her eyes. Was it because she had an outsider's perspective? She seemed to detect a hint of awkwardness in Bae Juhyun's tone.

Something's off about this sister.

What Kang Seulgi said didn't match up at all!

To verify her thoughts, Kim Yerin felt she needed to observe with her own eyes.

———

Streams usually started around 8 PM, and tonight was no exception.

Considering the one-hour time difference with his home country, Liu Xin'an had to start an hour later, at 9 PM here.

Eating while streaming wasn't Liu Xin'an's style, so he turned on his phone and started looking for his dinner.

Going out to eat was too much trouble. Locally, he didn't like many foods, so he decided to get Japanese or Chinese food.

Seoul did have authentic Chinese food; he discovered this a few days ago.

As he was picking his favorite dishes, the doorbell rang, stopping his actions.

Curiously, he walked to the door and looked through the peephole before quickly opening the door.

Standing outside was Bae Juhyun, who had returned not long ago.

She was holding a plate with a steak in it.

"I'm sorry for bothering you today, please accept this as an apology."

The steak was packaged from the restaurant. Since they weren't eating it there, Kang Seulgi smartly asked for it to be cooked medium-rare.

Over the time from the restaurant to now, the meat had gone from medium-rare to medium-well. While it wasn't as tender as medium, it was still quite good.

The aroma of the steak made Liu Xin'an's nose twitch involuntarily.

Bae Juhyun noticed this and smiled, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity: "Haven't had dinner yet?"

"Umm... I'm still deciding what to order."

Liu Xin'an didn't hide this. He showed Bae Juhyun his phone screen to prove he wasn't lying.

"Oh, planning to eat Chinese food tonight?"

"Yes, but seeing the steak you brought, I'm thinking about having Western food now."

Liu Xin'an swallowed and took the plate, then turned towards his apartment.

"Why don't you come in and sit for a bit while I get a different plate."

"Oh, sure."

Bae Juhyun didn't hesitate; she nodded, took off her shoes, put on the slippers Liu Xin'an had prepared, and walked into his place.

Earlier, she was too focused on how to handle those two girls to observe much about the place she hadn't seen in days.

Now, looking around, she noticed Liu Xin'an's apartment hadn't changed much.

"Didn't you say you were going to do some renovations? Why hasn't anything changed?"

In the kitchen, Liu Xin'an, washing a plate for Bae Juhyun, heard her curiosity from the living room. He sped up his actions and soon came out with a clean plate.

He might not cook, but he had basic tableware.

Sometimes, when eating takeout, he would take the food out of the container to store it properly. He wouldn't just shove the container directly into the fridge.

"I'm not staying long. If I renovate, the landlord would laugh."

"Pfft..."

This quirky perspective made Bae Juhyun chuckle, and she laughed softly, taking the plate and standing up from the sofa.

"If you really can't decide what to eat, you can come to my place. We bought a lot of food since friends are over."

"Oh! Speaking of which, you rushed back; are you sure it's okay?"

"Hmm? Ah... it's fine."

"That's good. If that annoying guy comes around again, you can call me."

After all, they were just a few girls, not well-suited to deal with unreasonable men. He'd love to play the hero in this situation.

Bae Juhyun awkwardly nodded and seriously responded: "Then I'll trouble you."

"No big deal."


Chapitre 20: 20. The Familiar Balcony

In the end, Kang Seulgi's idea of looking for Liu Xin'an never came to fruition.

Mainly because she didn't have a good excuse to go over, plus what her friends said made a lot of sense.

The job so close by made it impossible for her to be distracted by romance.

Yes, she was not like Bae Juhyun, who was now in a semi-retired state...

She had a lot of work that required her to run around.

The initial excitement quickly faded in her heart and eventually dissipated into nothing.

Kim Yerin was also quite disappointed. She really wanted to observe how Bae Juhyun and that guy Liu Xin'an interacted.

But it seemed there was no chance for that now.

Tonight's entertainment was still a movie.

Bae Juhyun yawned after watching for a while, rubbed her eyes, and got up from the sofa.

"I'm going to lie down first. You can keep watching."

Her place was big enough for all four of them to sleep.

Whoever got to the guest room first could have it. Those who didn't could deal with sleeping on the sofa.

Anyway, she was planning to sleep alone tonight. She'd lock her bedroom door in a bit.

After a quick wash, most of Bae Juhyun's drowsiness had disappeared. Looking at her big bed, she suddenly didn't feel like lying down.

So, she walked to the dressing room next to the bedroom, took a very warm coat, and opened the balcony door.

The familiar night view greeted her, and the quiet night relaxed her completely.

She sat in the familiar recliner, stretching lazily.

Because it was sheltered from the wind and the weather was calm tonight, she didn't feel cold even though the outdoor temperature was in single digits.

Wrapping herself in her coat, Bae Juhyun didn't bother to take out her phone.

After quietly sitting for more than ten minutes, she keenly heard a door open.

The sound didn't come from her bedroom, but from...

"Liu Xin'an?"

"Huh? Bae Juhyun? You're out here moon-gazing too?"

It had to be said, it was really a coincidence.

Liu Xin'an hadn't expected to run into his neighbor on the balcony tonight, especially since Bae Juhyun had friends over. Given the circumstances, she shouldn't have appeared here at this time.

"Don't you need to accompany your friends?"

"Uh... We're very close, so I don't need to accompany them."

"I see."

"Aren't you working? Doing those livestreams and such?"

Hearing Bae Juhyun's curious voice, Liu Xin'an chuckled, "There's a network issue. We'll get it fixed tomorrow."

"Network?"

"Seems to be a setup problem. I'm not great with this stuff, so today's stream ended early."

He had no choice. He wasn't a professional in this field. Messing around might break things further, so he gave himself a small break.

He had been working hard these days, posting videos, editing vlogs, and livestreaming daily.

Don't think that a video creator's life might be leisurely. When it gets busy, he really worked round the clock.

"Wouldn't your fans be very disappointed?"

Bae Juhyun could deeply relate to the feeling of being unable to work due to circumstances beyond her control.

She was feeling the same now...

Because she couldn't appear before her fans due to uncontrollable factors...

Every day at home or the dorms mindlessly passing time, it wasn't the life she wanted.

"Whether they're disappointed or not isn't my concern. I'm quite happy~"

Liu Xin'an's gleeful remark caught Bae Juhyun, who was in an emotional state, off guard.

The girl's breathing became a bit heavy.

"You are disrespecting your fans!"

"Everyone needs a break. Streaming every day is really exhausting."

"...Do you stream every day?" Bae Juhyun was momentarily stunned. She imagined Liu Xin'an to be like her, an artist.

Artists didn't need to be in front of their fans daily.

"Yes, in livestreaming, taking a break makes it very difficult to regain your previous popularity, so usually it can't be stopped."

It's not like taking a break leads to increased popularity. Though such instances exist, they're rare among streamers.

No one dared to stop, especially with a substantial audience.

Big streamers take about a day off per week. He belonged to that category.

"I see. So how many consecutive days have you been streaming?"

"Hmm, every day lately."

"Then you definitely need a break."

"Right~"

The upswing in Liu Xin'an's voice revealed his good mood.

Bae Juhyun laughed too. Though their professions were similar, there were still considerable differences between streamers and artists.

"By the way, can't you tell me your livestream account in China? I'm very interested in your streaming content."

"Eh? You want to watch?"

"Of course."

Bae Juhyun took out her phone. After Liu Xin'an had initially refused her, she researched how to download Chinese apps.

It wasn't that difficult, just needed a Chinese account.

She got up from the recliner, "Wait a moment, I'll get my iPad."

"Oh, okay."

Liu Xin'an was surprised by Bae Juhyun's proactiveness and agreed instinctively.

Quickly, Bae Juhyun's voice rang out from next door again.

"I've downloaded it! Is it the one with the English letters?"

"To verify, she even sent a screenshot to Liu Xin'an."

"Yes, that's the one."

"How do I search?"

Upon opening, the array of Chinese characters overwhelmed Bae Juhyun.

Liu Xin'an laughed, "Watching is fine, but my stream is in Chinese. You wouldn't understand it."

"Can't I just experience the atmosphere? I'm very curious about video creators."

"Sure, sure, hold on."

Given her initiative, he couldn't dismiss her.

It was clear that Bae Juhyun put effort into this. She even prepared an account.

"Hmm... Just follow the steps in the screenshot I sent. I've sent you my ID, just copy it."

Liu Xin'an sent Bae Juhyun a step-by-step, beginner-friendly tutorial.

Following Liu Xin'an's guidance, Bae Juhyun finally found Liu Xin'an's personal page.

The last video was his moving vlog, so Bae Juhyun immediately spotted his familiar face.

"Wow! There you are, I see your face!"

"..That sounds weird."

Hearing Bae Juhyun's excited voice, Liu Xin'an chuckled quietly.

Then, he heard his voice from the video.

"Wow! Why do you look different in the video than in real life?"

Hearing Bae Juhyun's curiosity, Liu Xin'an blushed.

"Well, generally you look fatter on camera than in real life."

"Hmm, I know. I mean, you look strange, not as natural as in real life?"

"Of course, you're facing the camera. Who can look natural in front of it?"

There's a difference between livestreaming and recording vlogs.

When livestreaming, he could be relaxed, but he couldn't achieve that when recording videos.

It's strange; he couldn't explain why.

Bae Juhyun didn't respond as she could naturally stay relaxed in front of the camera.

Ultimately, there was a difference between artists and video creators.

That's why in many events, even though artists and influencers were invited, artists often outshone influencers in demeanor.

The public scrutiny and pressure they faced couldn't be compared to one another.

After clicking on two more videos and understanding nothing, she realized this.

Her knowledge of Chinese was limited to "you" and "I" and other very basic words.

So understanding those videos wasn't realistic.

"I completely don't understand."

"Mm-hmm, I told you. Instead of watching mine, you could check out some famous YouTubers. Are you planning to be a streamer?"

"Ah? Hmm... not particularly, just curious about the profession."

"There's nothing special, it's not much different from being an ordinary person, though it's a highly competitive industry. With your looks, you could definitely be a beauty vlogger."

Liu Xin'an wasn't just flattering Bae Juhyun. Truthfully, her looks were top-tier.

"Beauty vlogger?"

"Yes, share your makeup tips, outfits, can you sing?"

"Ah? Uh... a bit."

"That's even better. Singing on livestreams, with your looks, wouldn't be hard to get famous if a good opportunity comes by."

Liu Xin'an had years of experience as a video creator and streamer, giving him insight.

Bae Juhyun pouted unsatisfied from the next door.

"Is looks the only way to attract people?"

"Don't think it's shallow. Appearance is the first impression someone has of another. Being pretty is your advantage, how could you not use it?"

Though his words were straightforward, they brought a genuine smile to Bae Juhyun's face.

Strangely, many had praised her beauty. Most times, she politely smiled and moved on.

But when Liu Xin'an complimented her, she couldn't help but smile genuinely.

Maybe... it's because Liu Xin'an's compliments came without the celebrity lens?

To him, she was just an ordinary person, Bae Juhyun, not the big star from Red Velvet.

"How about you, did you gain fame because of your looks?"

"Not really. I started showing my face on streams not too long ago."

"Eh? Then how did you become famous?"

Liu Xin'an organized his thoughts and briefly told Bae Juhyun about his journey over the past few years.

Bae Juhyun listened with great interest.

Time flew by as they chatted and laughed.


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