Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 100: The tense heart is finally at ease (request for the first subscription)

Chapter 100: The tense heart is finally at ease (request for the first subscription)

This left Bae Juhyun stunned. She thought back carefully and suddenly realized that she hadn’t turned on her phone since she got off the stage.

Thinking of this, Bae Juhyun hurriedly released Liu Xin’an and took her still-off phone out of her bag.

Under Liu Xin’an’s speechless gaze, she turned on her phone and bit her lower lip awkwardly, turning her head to Liu Xin’an, who had his arms crossed, and smiled.

"I forgot to turn it on."

"Really, and you blame me? How could I leave without telling you?"

"Umm..." The word "leave" brought up the grievances in Bae Juhyun’s heart again. She threw her phone onto the sofa and once again proactively leaped into Liu Xin’an’s arms, pitifully saying, "I thought you were very angry and left..."

"Angry? Me? Why?"

Liu Xin’an didn’t quite understand his girlfriend’s train of thought. Why would he be angry?

Maybe because she was tired of standing, Bae Juhyun pulled Liu Xin’an’s arm down, signaling him to sit first.

After Liu Xin’an cooperatively sat on the sofa, she eagerly sat on his lap, once again burying herself in his embrace.

Feeling the heartbeat that gave her immense peace, she cautiously said, "Because I’ve told you a lot of lies."

"Uh... You mean hiding the fact that you’re called Irene?"

Bae Juhyun nodded first but then frowned.

Hearing her stage name from Liu Xin’an’s mouth gave her an extremely uncomfortable feeling...

"Don’t call me Irene; just use my real name."

"Why not? I think Irene sounds nice."

Bae Juhyun pouted with dissatisfaction and, as a punishment, took Liu Xin’an’s big hand and bit it hard.

Only when she heard Liu Xin’an’s painful gasp with satisfaction did she let go.

"Just don’t call me that, or I’ll bite you."

"Alright, but I wasn’t angry, so stop worrying."

"Not angry? Not even a little bit?"

Bae Juhyun was a bit skeptical. She cupped Liu Xin’an’s face and seriously observed his eyes.

Eyes do not lie, at least for someone like Liu Xin’an who can’t act at all. His eyes would never tell falsehoods.

"Hmm, not at all."

Bae Juhyun finally felt relieved.

With a heavy burden lifted, fatigue enveloped her whole body instantaneously.

"As long as you’re not angry..."

Her whisper was audible to the nearby Liu Xin’an.

"Have you always thought I would get angry over such a small matter?"

"Small matter? How can this be a small matter!"

Bae Juhyun was upset. After all, she had been on tenterhooks about this for over a month.

Now this guy was trying to brush it off lightly as a small matter?

Doesn’t this make her seem cheap and cowardly!

"Isn’t it a small matter? Bae Juhyun, do you think my feelings for you would vanish like smoke because of one inevitable lie?"

Liu Xin’an took the upper hand. No matter how things were twisted, he was in the right. However, if Bae Juhyun were unreasonable, he wouldn’t know what to do.

Luckily, Bae Juhyun felt too guilty about this matter. If it were something else, she might really be unreasonable.

But she had a second ace up her sleeve besides being unreasonable.

"Umm... you’re so fierce."

Bae Juhyun, who was originally breathtakingly beautiful, now showed a pitiful look, instantly softening Liu Xin’an’s heart.

He hugged his girlfriend with compassion. He wasn’t really mad at her; he was just annoyed that she doubted his feelings for her.

"I wasn’t being fierce to you, alright? I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you. But you need to know, I was really not angry, so you don’t have to be so cautious."

Bae Juhyun nodded vigorously and finally revealed the bright smile Liu Xin’an was most familiar with.

Captured by her smile, Liu Xin’an also smiled.

"Feeling better?"

"Mm!"

"How did you get back from the gymnasium so quickly? I’ve only been home for about ten minutes."

After resolving Bae Juhyun’s anxiety, Liu Xin’an was now concerned about his girlfriend’s career.

Bae Juhyun released Liu Xin’an, moving from sitting on his lap to sitting on the sofa.

Then, she casually hugged a pillow and lay down comfortably.

"It ended. After our song, there was just one more family singing stage, then I came straight here."

After saying that, Bae Juhyun genuinely felt delighted from the depths of her heart.

Finally, she didn’t have to hide anything anymore. She could naturally discuss her work with Liu Xin’an and share her troubles, without having to lie cautiously like before.

Liu Xin’an nodded in realization, then looked at Bae Juhyun. After a moment in silence, he suddenly laughed.

"What’s wrong? What’s so funny?"

"Uh... I just suddenly realized how incredible it is that I have such a famous superstar as my girlfriend."

The preconceived notion made it hard for Liu Xin’an to connect the person relaxed on the sofa in front of him with the dazzling person on stage not long ago.

Although they shared the same beauty.

"You can’t look at me with a fan’s mindset, understand?" Bae Juhyun was annoyed. She didn’t want to date a fan, "Just treat me as you always have, and I’ll be happy."

"Uh... That might be a bit difficult, considering I didn’t know your identity before."

"And now?" Bae Juhyun frowned in dissatisfaction.

What does that mean? Is her true identity now an obstacle to their usual interactions?

"Now... Honestly, I feel I’m not worthy of you."

Liu Xin’an said somewhat awkwardly, giving a self-deprecating smile.

This statement ignited Bae Juhyun’s fuse.

She straightened up with a serious expression.

"Liu Xin’an, I’m just a small artist who can barely keep her job right now. There’s no such thing as being worthy or not worthy of me. You shouldn’t say that."

"Can barely keep your job?"

"... You should know why I’ve been so free lately, right?"

Bae Juhyun spoke quietly.

Liu Xin’an seemed to understand what she was getting at, recalling the news he checked on his phone at the concert that afternoon.

"Uh... because of the conflict with that staff member?"

"Yes."

"Wasn’t that false?" Liu Xin’an was stunned. Could it be true?

Bae Juhyun nodded under his shocked gaze.

"It’s true. I really argued with the staff member. And just like she said, our argument was recorded. So, I had to apologize... Now I’m in a state of being benched by the company."

Since she had already revealed her identity, she decided not to hide the painful past anymore.

There was nothing to hide. A mistake is a mistake.

Regardless of the circumstances, as a public figure, not controlling her emotions was an act of dereliction.

Liu Xin’an still found it hard to believe. Mainly because he had known Bae Juhyun for a while and knew what kind of person she was.

Such a gentle person, how could she do something so out of character?

"Did something happen that made you argue with her?"

"Do you believe me?"

"You are my girlfriend. If I don’t believe you, who else should I believe—the so-called media reports?"

Liu Xin’an’s response satisfied Bae Juhyun.

"She messed up my just-done hairstyle. At that time, there were less than ten minutes before going on stage. It was impossible to redo the hairstyle! So, I argued with her!"

For a dedicated artist, not being able to present her best appearance to her fans was unacceptable.

The day was already busy enough. The stylist’s mistake was the trigger for their argument.

But she was dumbfounded when the recording emerged after the incident.

Only then did she realize it was a premeditated plot against her...

Why else would someone have turned on the recording in advance?

Doesn’t it seem odd?

"Why was there a recording... they set you up?!"

Liu Xin’an first asked reflexively, but soon, he sensed something off and pointed it out sharply.

Bae Juhyun nodded and sighed, "That’s right, but I also blame myself for not controlling my emotions. If I had been more composed... I wouldn’t have been set up like this."

"So that’s how it is... I knew our Juhyun wouldn’t be such a person."

Her boyfriend’s reassurance made her smile happily.

"So, don’t talk about being worthy or not. We’re just an ordinary couple, understand?"

After all that, Bae Juhyun just wanted Liu Xin’an not to feel pressured by her job.

Returning to the original topic, Liu Xin’an smiled and shook his head.

"I got it. But you have to give me some time to adjust."

"Alright... but adjust soon."

"Fine, fine~"

———

"All good now?"

"Mm... Actually, he did message me when he left, but I was too anxious and forgot my phone was off."

Bae Juhyun stuck out her little tongue, apologetically telling Kang Seulgi on the phone.

"Tsk, I told you Liu Xin’an isn’t that kind of person. Juhyun unnie, you don’t know your boyfriend as well as I do; you should reflect on that."

"Huh? Why do you know my boyfriend so well!"

Bae Juhyun initially planned to meekly listen to her younger sister’s lecture, but Kang Seulgi’s words seemed off.

Recalling Kang Seulgi’s "ideal type" declaration the first time she met Liu Xin’an, alarms rang in Bae Juhyun’s mind.

Kang Seulgi was amused by her sister’s remark. Instead of explaining, she teased, "Yeah, that’s why you better keep an eye on Liu Xin’an, or I’ll steal him away."

"Hey! Kang Seulgi!"

Her sister’s teasing made Bae Juhyun embarrassed, so she chose to mask her shyness with anger.

"Alright, now that your identity is out there, let’s meet up with Liu Xin’an when we’re free."

This was something they had all agreed on these past few days.

Bae Juhyun herself had promised that if Liu Xin’an accepted her identity, she would arrange for everyone to meet him.

Before, she avoided doing so out of fear that the group entry would arouse suspicions in Liu Xin’an.

Now there was no need to worry. Her identity was exposed anyway.

"Whenever you all have free time. Don’t you still have schedules in the next couple of days?"

Unlike her, Bae Juhyun’s sisters weren’t as free. She had no work now and wouldn’t have any soon, so she could leisurely enjoy couple time with Liu Xin’an.

But Kang Seulgi and others weren’t as lucky.

They still had endless personal schedules waiting for them...