Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 124. Methods to Go to the Magic Capital Together (Thanks to Alliance Hierarch Aze! 4/5)

Chapter 124: 124. Methods to Go to the Magic Capital Together (Thanks to Alliance Hierarch Aze! 4/5)

It wasn’t until Liu Xin’an returned to Bae Juhyun’s house that he finally realized that going shopping with his girlfriend could seriously reduce his work efficiency.

With such a coquettishly charming beauty by his side, he simply couldn’t manage to be distracted and leave Bae Juhyun aside to shoot those dark, murky street scenes.

What a joke! This was Bae Juhyun!

Ahem, well, having watched Red Velvet videos for so many days, Liu Xin’an could now be considered a qualified Bae Juhyun fan.

Being a fan of your own girlfriend isn’t that weird, right?

Because they had drunk baijiu, by the time Liu Xin’an and Bae Juhyun got back, her father had already retired to his room to rest.

Bae’s mother had gone with him to take care of him, so only Bae Jinhee was left in the living room. She was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, snacking and watching the television.

After returning, Juhyun let go of Liu Xin’an’s hand and then went over to her sister, laughing and asking for some snacks.

The sisters hadn’t seen each other for a while, although Jinhee did visit her home not too long ago...

Liu Xin’an first smiled and greeted Jinhee, then he went to his room to hang up his coat, and only after that did he come back to the living room, sitting in a corner of the sofa, joining the sisters in watching TV.

The TV was showing a variety show that he wasn’t very familiar with. However, he had watched quite a few similar shows recently, so he could still follow along.

"How many days are you planning to stay at home this time?"

"Two or three days, I guess. Xin’an still has work, and I need to make regular appearances at the company too. There’s still quite a lot to do," Bae Juhyun replied, hugging a pillow and pondering for a moment.

Although Liu Xin’an had taken quite a long leave from his streamer friends for her sake, if possible, Juhyun still wanted to avoid disrupting Xin’an’s work as much as she could.

Besides, even though she wasn’t receiving any notifications or schedules at the moment, she couldn’t just rest all the time.

Her career drive was still strong. Even if she was resting, she would always maintain her figure, because at home... she would gain weight!

She would definitely gain weight.

"Ah? I’m not in a rush, I took seven days off," Liu Xin’an inserted into the sisters’ conversation.

Then he got a glare from Bae Juhyun.

"I have to go back for my physique and dance classes too."

"Oh..."

In fact, there was another reason she wanted to go back early, which was to lay the groundwork for her upcoming trip to the Magic City with Liu Xin’an.

Even though Director Kim had already reported her request, she needed to show her face at the company seriously for it to be actually approved.

Stay at home for half a month and then head off to travel in China?

The company would be crazy to approve that.

Appearances still had to be maintained.

Liu Xin’an was unaware of all this; he didn’t even know that Bae Juhyun had already prepared to accompany him to the Magic City. So at that moment, without giving it much thought, he was more happily watching the variety show on TV.

After watching for a while, Bae Jinhee let out a small yawn, glanced at the time, and stood up.

"I’m going to wash up first. I have to work tomorrow."

"Yeah, go ahead. Are mom and dad going to work tomorrow too?"

"Yes, you should think about where to take Xin’an brother tomorrow. There isn’t much to do in Daegu."

"Ah... that’s true, haha."

Bae Juhyun frowned. If she were returning home by herself, she’d definitely spend the whole day tomorrow nestled at home resting.

But now, she had returned with Liu Xin’an...

She patted the sofa next to her and looked towards Liu Xin’an.

The message was clear without having to say anything.

However, Liu Xin’an was a bit nervous. He coughed once and waited until Bae Jinhee had entered the bathroom before he hesitantly spoke up, "It’s not right, is it? It’s better to behave at your house."

"...What are you thinking about? I have something to tell you."

"Oh!"

Liu Xin’an now felt considerably more relaxed, mainly because whenever he was at his own place, Bae Juhyun always treated him like a big cushion.

Now, he was at Bae Juhyun’s place, her parents’ house!

If Mr. and Mrs. Bae caught Bae Juhyun lazily leaning against him, Liu Xin’an felt his face probably wasn’t thick enough to handle it.

"When are you heading back to the magic capital?"

Bae Juhyun planned to chat with Li Chenglu over the phone tonight, as she had already gotten Li Chenglu’s contact information from Liu Xin’an previously.

"Me? Are you talking about the Top 100 Awards?"

"Right."

"I’ll return on the 20th, there’s a rehearsal on the 21st, and then I probably have work on the 22nd, 23rd... there’s quite a lot to do," Liu Xin’an recounted his experience from the previous year and, combined with the event notification he had received from the small broken station officials, gave his response.

This time, he planned to shoot a lot of videos when he went back. As long as he filmed enough, it would be enough content for an entire month!

The revenue from doing regular long videos was getting worse and worse, and he didn’t want to give in to the market, but video data doesn’t lie.

Therefore, Liu Xin’an was also in a period of transition. Could it be that the small broken station’s Top 100 would eventually all turn into "Try Not to Laugh Challenges" and "Freeloading Challenges"?

Just the thought made Liu Xin’an feel disappointed.

He had many friends among the uppers, not to mention the gaming area, his stronghold, and given he was one of the old uppers who had joined the station a long time ago, like Old Lu, Wandering, Old E, and Pure Black, who was almost on his level and socially anxious, he was well-acquainted with them.

Uh... and Old Tomato, although he didn’t know if Old Tomato still counted as part of the gaming area...

However, it seemed like only Wandering Teacher and Old E would be attending the Top 100 this time... there would definitely be a meal involved, but if they invited him to shoot a video together, he did not plan to accept.

After all, he had to come back early to accompany his girlfriend!

Now, he was nothing like the "yearning for freedom" Wandering Teacher; he was someone with a "family"!

It was a pity that Bae Juhyun’s identity wasn’t that easy to reveal, otherwise, he was really curious to see what kind of expression Wandering would have upon seeing a photo of him with Bae Juhyun.

"So, you’ll be going for about a week?"

"Not that long; I will come back as soon as possible. Don’t worry."

"Why do you have to come back quickly?"

"Uh... shouldn’t I come back quickly? Don’t you want me to come back early?"

Liu Xin’an didn’t quite grasp what Bae Juhyun meant, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked with confusion.

"No, because I’ll be going with you."

"Huh?"

This time Liu Xin’an was truly bewildered. In fact, after telling Kang Seulgi and the others about this last time, he hadn’t considered the matter of Bae Juhyun accompanying him to the magic capital anymore.

Kang Seulgi also said that the company definitely wouldn’t agree to this kind of thing under normal circumstances, and with Bae Juhyun’s situation already being so difficult... If she were to act against the company’s wishes, it definitely wouldn’t be good for her.

Liu Xin’an is a very rational person. He wouldn’t do anything impulsive at the spur of a moment. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, his decision to go to the Top 100 alone and have Bae Juhyun stay honestly at home was actually the best choice.

Besides... he didn’t say he didn’t want to take Bae Juhyun on a domestic trip, because right after the Top 100 stage, he was thinking of bringing her home.

In the past, he felt too embarrassed to mention it; after all, he always thought it was a bit too early.

To bring someone home when their relationship had only been established for a little over a month seemed somewhat hasty.

But now it’s different. He had already been brought to her home by Bae Juhyun, so in the spirit of reciprocity, inviting Bae Juhyun to his home wasn’t too much, right?

And don’t forget about his promise with his dad.

This could be the perfect opportunity to learn about his mom’s past, and he definitely didn’t want to miss it.

"I said I would go with you to the Magic Capital."

"Hold on, hold on, didn’t we agree not to go?"

Liu Xin’an, coming back to his senses, furrowed his brow and asked in confusion.

Bae Juhyun ran her hand through her hair and raised an eyebrow at Liu Xin’an.

"Yes, we agreed on that, but do you remember the condition?"

"The condition... your company?"

"Bingo! The company agreed!"

"... How is that possible? Last time Seulgi and the others came to the house, I specifically asked Seulgi; she said it was impossible, don’t try to fool me."

"Why would I fool you? It’s true, the company agreed to let me go travel in Hua Xia to relax."

"How can you prove it?"

Bae Juhyun was at a loss for words, then stuttered without being able to explain.

How the heck was she supposed to prove it?

Could she possibly give Liu Xin’an the contact information for Director Kim?

Was she insane?

"It’s true! I only went to the company yesterday to discuss this, and you’re doubting me?"

"Seulgi and the others said..."

"Is Kang Seulgi your girlfriend?"

"Uh... Of course not."

"So you trust Kang Seulgi but you’re not willing to trust your girlfriend?"

"This..."

Liu Xin’an certainly wasn’t the kind of person Bae Juhyun described, but still— he couldn’t think of any reasons Bae Juhyun could have given to persuade the company.

Realizing this herself, Bae Juhyun thought it over and carefully recounted yesterday’s conversation with Director Kim to Liu Xin’an.

Only then did Liu Xin’an show a look of sudden realization.

"So, your boss doesn’t know that you’re going to the Magic Capital with me, and he thinks you’re just going to relax with Li Chenglu, which is why he agreed?"

"Right."

"But if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be even worse if you were recognized?"

"It’ll be fine if I don’t get recognized!" Bae Juhyun really wanted to knock on this guy’s head and see if it was filled with paste.

Why must she surely be discovered? Over her years as a celebrity, she had occasionally sneaked out for fun and seldom was she discovered. How could it be so easy for her to get caught this time?

Moreover...

"If you’re really worried about me being recognized, I can just stay in the hotel the whole time!"

She’ll just not go out at all!

That way, she surely couldn’t be discovered, right?

Upon hearing this, Liu Xin’an showed a look of disdain.

"Ah, you don’t think you need identification to check into a hotel, do you?"

"Of course I do, but I’m just traveling!"

"... What about the visa? The process of getting a visa can’t be that simple, right?"

"The company will take care of that for me."

Liu Xin’an was left speechless.

He gave a helpless smile, "Is going to the Magic Capital with me really that interesting?"

"Mhm."

Liu Xin’an sighed, frowning in thought.

Seeing that he surely couldn’t convince this stubborn person, he could only accept the situation.

So the next problem was...

Bae Juhyun said she could just hole up in the hotel, but when the time came, he surely couldn’t just abandon Bae Juhyun in the hotel, could he?

Leaving Bae Juhyun alone in an unfamiliar Magic Capital hotel, doing nothing, while he was out attending rehearsals and shootings... that wasn’t right.

In other words, if Bae Juhyun really came with him, he would have to figure out a way to keep her by his side.

And at the same time... he couldn’t let Bae Juhyun be exposed.

Good lord, wasn’t this asking for trouble?

Bae Juhyun, seeing Liu Xin’an with a deeply furrowed brow, felt a bit uneasy. She gently reached out to grasp his large hand, trying to comfort her boyfriend, and whispered softly, "Will this cause you a lot of trouble?"

"... If you really want to come with me, I don’t mind. But how can I just leave you alone in the hotel, right?"

"Ah! That’s not a problem, I have a solution."

"A solution? Can you guarantee you absolutely won’t be recognized?"

Bae Juhyun smiled mysteriously and pulled out her phone to find a particular number.

Liu Xin’an subconsciously looked at the number, then his expression froze.

Wasn’t that Li Chenglu’s number?

He seemed to realize what Bae Juhyun’s so-called solution might be.

"No way!"