Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 108. Roommate

Chapter 108: 108. Roommate

After hanging up the phone, Bae Juhyun began to think about what to have for lunch with Liu Xin’an today.

If possible, she really wanted to prepare lunch for Liu Xin’an, but given her current cooking skills... aside from the most, most, most basic dishes, she didn’t really know how to make anything else.

It was an option to follow a recipe, but... she couldn’t possibly let Liu Xin’an be the guinea pig for her new dishes, could she?

Her persona of being able to cook was still firmly in Liu Xin’an’s mind, and, if possible, she wanted to maintain that.

Since personally cooking was off the table, Bae Juhyun then decided to resort to ordering takeout.

After a while, once the doorbell rang, Bae Juhyun approached the intercom beside the door, pinched her nose, and said softly to the delivery guy outside, "Please leave it at the door."

"Oh, okay, I’ve confirmed it for you then."

"Much appreciated."

After speaking, she leaned against the door, squinting through the peephole until she confirmed that the delivery guy had left via the elevator. Then she quickly opened the door.

"Swish" and the takeout that was left at the door was brought inside, and after completing all these actions, Bae Juhyun excitedly ran back to the living room like a child.

The lunch order wasn’t anything particularly trouble; lunch was simple, and since Liu Xin’an couldn’t join her because of work, she had ordered a very straightforward rice bowl.

She hugged one of the portions of rice and quietly pushed open the door to Liu Xin’an’s streaming room.

Since Liu Xin’an was wearing headphones, he hadn’t heard the door open, and so he didn’t know that Bae Juhyun had entered.

Of course, to prevent the situation of her getting caught on camera the moment she walked in, she had checked his live stream with her phone beforehand to make sure his camera wasn’t on before she dared to enter so boldly.

However, calling it "boldly" was a bit of a stretch, as her tiptoeing movement didn’t quite align with the phrase.

Sneaking up behind Liu Xin’an, listening to her boyfriend speaking a language she couldn’t understand at all, Bae Juhyun stood quietly with a happy grin for a while.

After some time, she placed the takeout she had ordered for him from above like it was descending from heaven in front of Liu Xin’an.

The sudden appearance of a rice bowl startled Liu Xin’an, "Holy shit, what’s this!"

After a reflexive curse, he quickly turned to look at Bae Juhyun, who was behind him with a wide smile, and then he also started to laugh.

He reached out to gently touch Bae Juhyun’s delicate cheek and then lowered his voice.

"What are you having?"

Of course, lowering his voice was futile in front of a highly-sensitive microphone.

Liu Xin’an knew this as well.

Which means, Liu Xin’an didn’t mind revealing the fact he had a girlfriend in front of his audience.

But his remark did startle Bae Juhyun, who covered her mouth with one hand and frantically waved her other hand, which was hidden in her sleeve.

She was using her entire body to show that she couldn’t speak.

This cute gesture made Liu Xin’an laugh out loud. He first glanced at the screens full of "?" chat messages, then turned to look at Bae Juhyun, raising his eyebrows slightly.

Bae Juhyun still shook her head and, to emphasize her point, crossed her hands in front of her, forming a big "X".

Alright, if it’s not exposed, then it’s not exposed.

Liu Xin’an cleared his throat and a mischievous smile appeared on his face. He looked at Bae Juhyun and said deliberately, "Don’t talk nonsense, it was a roommate, a roommate."

The completely incomprehensible Chinese left Bae Juhyun with a questioning expression. Worried that her boyfriend was fooling her, Bae Juhyun became anxious and leaned over Liu Xin’an’s shoulder, whispering in his ear softly.

"What did you say?"

Liu Xin’an’s ear tickled from the warm breath coming from the girl’s mouth, and he instinctively shrank his neck before gesturing to his girlfriend.

Once Bae Juhyun leaned in, he imitated her motion with a smiling face and slowly said two words, "Roommate."

"Bang!"

That was the sound of a punch landing on his back.

After taking a solid punch from his girlfriend, Liu Xin’an held back his laughter and then continued to speak seriously to the barrage of comments, "What sound of getting hit? Don’t talk nonsense. The person who brought the food was a streamer’s roommate. I was just exercising."

Anyway, he had said what he needed to say, and whether the viewers believed it or not was none of his business.

Meanwhile, Bae Juhyun, who had thrashed Liu Xin’an, left the room with a stern face. Although she didn’t want to reveal her identity in Liu Xin’an’s live room...

What the heck is a roommate!

That’s completely out of line!

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It wasn’t the first time Liu Xin’an was eating while live streaming, so he could naturally do both at the same time.

The viewers, however, were still discussing Liu Xin’an’s strange behavior just now, and among them, some had already guessed the correct answer: that the person who brought him food was his girlfriend.

Liu Xin’an simply denied it, ignoring those comments altogether.

He was quite eager to announce to the world that he was no longer single.

However, considering the sensitive identity of his girlfriend, this matter had to remain on hold for now.

Bae Juhyun was not wrong. If he had actually announced to his viewers that he was no longer single, not only would he lose a wave of female fans, but those male viewers who enjoyed stirring up trouble would definitely urge him to bring Bae Juhyun in front of the camera.

He was quite certain of this, because after a fellow UP in the gaming section had gotten a girlfriend, he had anonymously fanned the flames...

The best way to get closer to viewers was to become one of them!

He was learning, not slacking off.

Since he had started the stream early today, Liu Xin’an streamed for over three more hours after having lunch, and then he ended the live session at three in the afternoon.

Of course, when he finished, he mentioned he would continue streaming in the evening since he had missed yesterday’s session, so he certainly needed to make up for the lost streaming time today.

After shutting down the streaming room and ensuring he had indeed ended the stream, Liu Xin’an quickly got up to leave, not forgetting to pick up the leftover food containers.

Bae Juhyun hadn’t left, as she was currently hugging a pillow, sitting cross-legged on the sofa in front of the television, laughing non-stop at a variety show that Liu Xin’an didn’t really understand.

However, it was probably for fear of disturbing Liu Xin’an’s live broadcast that both the volume of the TV and her laughter were kept very low.

This inadvertent attentiveness warmed the very bottom of Liu Xin’an’s heart. Mimicking the cautious movements Bae Juhyun used earlier when she brought him food, he slowly made his way to her back step by step.

After carefully placing the lunchbox down, he covered his girlfriend’s eyes with both hands from behind.

Her vision suddenly obscured, "Bae Scaredy-cat" let out a scream, but it did not take long for her to realize who the culprit was behind her sudden darkness.

The girl huffed and slapped at the large hands blocking her view.

"Yah, take them off, don’t interrupt my TV watching."

She still remembered Liu Xin’an’s comment about his roommate not long ago.

"Alright, alright, I know I was wrong, please don’t be mad, okay?"

Liu Xin’an released his hands and then rested his chin on top of Bae Juhyun’s head, soothing her with a soft voice.

"What’s there to be mad about with just a roommate?"

Bae Juhyun tried to keep her tone as normal as possible, but the awkward stiffness and the hurt in her voice still made Liu Xin’an burst into laughter.

It would have been fine if he hadn’t laughed, but that laugh completely broke down her defenses.

She lifted her hand and vigorously rubbed Liu Xin’an’s cheeks, which had an excellent texture, while providing her own vigorous sound effects. Perhaps this made her feel a bit stronger?

"Ahh, you’re so annoying, Liu Xin’an."

Knowing that his laughter had hit a nerve, Liu Xin’an let his girlfriend vigorously rub his cheeks. After she had calmed down a bit, he tidied up the lunchbox and other things he had brought out, placing them all in a bag. He then washed his hands before sitting down next to Bae Juhyun.

But getting close to her was unlikely for the time being, because as soon as he sat down, she had already moved to the end of the sofa, watching him with a wary look.

Her little feet, dressed in white socks, were already aimed at him, ready to kick him if he dared come closer.

"Would you really do it?"

"You could try."

Liu Xin’an grinned, sitting up properly, and then took a pillow to hug, leaning back comfortably.

If she didn’t want him close, that was fine; lying back and resting for a while seemed like a good idea too.

"Are you watching Seulgi and the others’ variety show?"

Bae Juhyun blinked her beautiful eyes, seeming to wonder why this guy really gave up so easily, and then upon hearing Liu Xin’an’s query, she pursed her lips and nodded.

As the group leader, even though she couldn’t participate in activities due to some unavoidable issues, she made sure to watch all the members’ shows without missing any.

This was her responsibility as a leader, as a sister.

And... well, she also liked watching TV, especially variety shows.

"Oh~ I haven’t seen your variety show yet. Did you participate in this one too?"

Bae Juhyun shook her head, still silent.

Liu Xin’an nodded, not saying much else, and turned his attention seriously to the TV.

This made Bae Juhyun feel uneasy inside.

Even though she had been resisting Liu Xin’an just moments ago.

But... why didn’t this jerk insist more?

As if her little legs could really stop Liu Xin’an.

Unexpectedly, this guy really gave up.

Not only did he not persist, but he now sat at the other corner of the sofa, far away from her.

Bae Juhyun took a deep breath, suppressing the frustration and sourness that filled her, and huffed, leaning on the armrest of the sofa – not even glancing at Liu Xin’an.

Ten minutes went by like this, during which only Liu Xin’an’s occasional laughter was heard, while Bae Juhyun remained silent, having completely forgotten how happy she had been laughing during Liu Xin’an’s live broadcast just a short while ago.

Another ten minutes later, with her mind full of troubles, Bae Juhyun couldn’t help but stealthily glance at Liu Xin’an.

But Liu Xin’an’s smiling face only irritated her further.

He really wasn’t coming over?

Her irritation slowly turned into feeling wronged.

Bae Juhyun bit her lower lip, gazing down, struggling to contain her feelings of being wronged.

She had waited quietly all by herself for Liu Xin’an for a very, very long time.

Although she was indeed upset about Liu Xin’an’s "roommate" comment, couldn’t he coax her a bit?

Besides, even if she really had kicked him a couple of times, it wouldn’t have hurt that much!

Yet he really just left her there, not sparing her a single glance...

Bae Juhyun took deep breaths, continuing to strive to calm her emotions.

But such sour feelings couldn’t simply be suppressed by force.

Feeling aggrieved, the sensation filled her completely, and before she realized it, her eyes started to heat up.

The girl tightly shut her eyes, afraid to embarrassingly shed tears.

After managing to calm her feelings somewhat, she dared to open her eyes.

But the next second, Liu Xin’an’s face, smiling, appeared before her.

Instantly, she could no longer restrain the feeling of being wronged inside her, and she reached out to hug the man before her, then pitifully pressed her cheek against his chest.

"Liu Xin’an..."

"Hmm?"

"You’re really a jerk."

Liu Xin’an’s smile was unabashedly roguish; he didn’t deny it.