Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 132. Not a single silver coin buried here, amounting to three hundred (Thanks to Alliance Hierarch, Beach Big Boss! 4/5)

Chapter 132: 132. Not a single silver coin buried here, amounting to three hundred (Thanks to Alliance Hierarch, Beach Big Boss! 4/5)

Three months had passed, and Liu Xin’an finally saw the familiar handwriting and heard the familiar mother tongue again.

The city of dreams could be considered Li Chenglu’s territory, although both she and Liu Xin’an hailed from Tianjin. Since graduation, however, she’d been to the city numerous times, whether for work or travel.

This time, to make it convenient to take Bae Juhyun on a wild adventure, she’d even contacted a local friend with good connections in advance and borrowed a Mercedes-Benz GLC directly.

After all, both she and Liu Xin’an had driving licenses, and in a place like Shanghai, it was more convenient to have a car of their own.

After receiving the car keys, Li Chenglu waved casually to the man who had delivered the car and then beckoned to Liu Xin’an and Bae Juhyun who were chatting quietly in the distance.

"Who is that, Chenglu’s boyfriend?"

"No, just a friend, but not to the level of boyfriend. This guy is very popular, the type who can get along anywhere."

Liu Xin’an explained quietly to his girlfriend, then looked around cautiously, afraid that paparazzi or media might accidentally capture Bae Juhyun.

"What are you looking at? Come on, get in the car."

Li Chenglu opened the driver’s side door and shouted to the two of them.

Only then did Liu Xin’an nod, and without holding Bae Juhyun’s hand, he carefully followed his girlfriend like a bodyguard or assistant.

After Bae Juhyun got into the car, he loaded everyone’s luggage into the trunk before getting in himself.

As the car door closed, the noise and commotion outside vanished instantly, and Bae Juhyun, who had been somewhat nervous, finally relaxed.

This was her first time traveling so far without the company of her staff and bandmates.

And she was in a completely unfamiliar country.

It would have been surprising if she wasn’t nervous.

"Feeling nervous?"

The black car windows provided good privacy from the outside world. After getting in the car, Liu Xin’an stopped maintaining a distance from his girlfriend and instead took her hand gently, caressing it with care.

Bae Juhyun nodded but still managed a smile, curiously looking out the window.

"Should we head to the hotel now?"

"Let’s check in first, drop our things off, and then find a place for dinner."

Li Chenglu, who was getting used to the car, pressed the gas pedal and glanced in the rear-view mirror.

"Anything particular you want to eat?"

"Xiaolongbao!"

When it comes to Shanghai, probably everyone’s first thought is xiaolongbao.

At least that was the case for Bae Juhyun.

"Alright, we’ll have xiaolongbao in a bit."

Liu Xin’an naturally sided with his girlfriend’s wishes.

Li Chenglu had no objections. She set up the navigation and then headed straight towards the downtown area, following the navigation’s route.

The award ceremony this time was at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre, located near the Nanpu Bridge, not far from the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.

Driving over from Pudong wouldn’t take too long.

In less than an hour, the three of them officially arrived at the entrance of the hotel they had booked.

They checked in discreetly, and after a bit of a hustle, Liu Xin’an finally led Bae Juhyun into the hotel suite where they would stay for roughly a week.

The room they’d reserved was one with a view of Shanghai’s night scenery, a standard two-bedroom, one-living-room suite.

Though Liu Xin’an was the taller one, he considerately offered the larger master bedroom to Bae Juhyun and casually said it was fine for him to stay in the secondary bedroom.

Bae Juhyun entered the master bedroom that was hers and lazily flopped onto the bed, then started curiously taking photos with her phone.

Honestly, this feeling of traveling without the members was genuinely novel to her.

There was still some nervousness, but thinking of Liu Xin’an being just outside, her anxiety steadied considerably.

"Liu Xin’an," she called out her boyfriend’s name.

Soon, Liu Xin’an entered the room, looking puzzled at Bae Juhyun who was kneeling on the bed and beaming at him.

"What’s up?"

"Can we go out for a walk later? It’s so beautiful outside!"

Bae Juhyun pointed towards the night view outside the window, her voice filled with excitement.

"Let’s have dinner first, and after that, I’ll take you out for a stroll. But be careful, it’s crowded outside."

Considering he would be attending various events in the next days and wouldn’t have the opportunity to accompany Bae Juhyun, he thought it better after some contemplation to spend as much time as possible with his girlfriend.

It troubled him that he couldn’t spend more time with Bae Juhyun during her visit to his country.

"It’s unlikely that many people will recognize me here; this isn’t my country, and we haven’t been active in China..."

"We can’t be complacent. You guys are quite known in China, and you’re so pretty, who wouldn’t want to take another look? Someone might recognize you."

Bae Juhyun pouted. Although he was complimenting her, honestly, she didn’t feel very happy about it.

Compliments about her beauty were nothing new to Bae Juhyun; her ears could almost develop calluses from hearing them, and even Liu Xin’an’s praises couldn’t excite her as they did when they first started dating.

She grabbed the strap of her bag that was lying on the bed, pulled it over, and took out a pair of glasses to put on.

They were the decorative kind with plain, non-prescription lenses.

"How about now?"

"...do you think everyone’s blind?"

Bae Juhyun wrinkled her nose, then giggled as she covered her face with her long hair, "Now it should be okay, right?"

"Yeah." Liu Xin’an was amused by Bae Juhyun’s actions. He stepped forward, intending to hold the girl whose every frown and smile was enchantingly captivating in his arms.

But Bae Juhyun, sensing his intent, sprang up with a yelp and started running around the not-so-large master bedroom.

Of course, with her limited stamina, it took less than two minutes before an exhausted Bae Juhyun, breathing heavily, was scooped up into Liu Xin’an’s arms.

In his embrace, Bae Juhyun’s petite body could be fully encased by him. He gently rested his chin on top of her head and took a deep breath.

"Let me hold you for a while."

"Mm."

Not just Liu Xin’an, Bae Juhyun also cherished this embrace.

From leaving home, taking the flight, riding in a car, to now finally settling down in the hotel, it had been a long time since she had embraced Liu Xin’an so intimately. For Bae Juhyun, who loved physical contact, it was almost torture.

Now, at last, she could let go completely and cling to Liu Xin’an in his arms without a care in the world, the sense of security making her feel utterly relaxed.

"I’m sorry, Juhyun, I might be busy with various things from the day after tomorrow, and won’t have time to take you out here."

It was already the nineteenth, and with the dress rehearsal scheduled for the day after tomorrow, Liu Xin’an estimated that it would take up a lot of his time on the twenty-first.

As for the twenty-second and twenty-third... he planned not to accept any invitations from his friends to dine or shoot videos and instead wanted to free up as much time as possible to be with his girlfriend.

Hearing the strong sense of apology in Liu Xin’an’s voice, Bae Juhyun raised her hand to caress his cheek and sat up to initiate a kiss.

"Just go about your business~ When I get busy later on, you are going to suffer much more than me."

Because Bae Juhyun understood that Liu Xin’an’s so-called busyness was nothing compared to the hustle that might come her way in the future, she didn’t feel dissatisfied with his upcoming busy days.

If she really did make a comeback six months later, she would be truly busy then...

It might even get to the point where she wouldn’t be able to see Liu Xin’an for a month or two.

"I have heard that you guys are really busy during your comebacks. How busy can it get?"

"Hmm... the busiest day I had involved running four schedules."

"Four schedules?"

"Wake up at four-thirty in the morning to start makeup, then an event in the morning. That ends and I have another shoot at one in the afternoon, a school anniversary at five, and then a show recording at night... Basically, I could only sleep in the car that day..."

"That hardworking?"

Hearing this, Liu Xin’an tenderly hugged Bae Juhyun tighter in his arms.

The arms that tightened around her waist caused Bae Juhyun to frown slightly. She slapped his arm irritably and scolded, "Hey, are you trying to squeeze the life out of me?"

"Err... it was involuntary, I’m just concerned about you."

"I think you just want to squeeze me to death!"

Bae Juhyun held Liu Xin’an’s face, slightly displeased, and leaned in to bite his lip.

His girlfriend’s initiative made Liu Xin’an smile broadly, and just as he was about to deepen the kiss, there came an extremely inopportune knock on the door.

Bae Juhyun instinctively pushed Liu Xin’an away, then scrambled to her feet to straighten her clothes, and reluctantly dragged him toward the door.

"Hurry up and open the door!"

"Why bother with her."

"Bang!"

Excellent, the Bae Juhyun style of "reasoning" made its appearance.

Liu Xin’an rubbed his chest in pain and walked to the door to open it.

Standing at the door was Li Chenglu, who had come to the Magic City with them. She first glanced at Liu Xin’an, but froze upon seeing the suspicious lip mark near his lips.

"You, you, you..."

Although she anticipated such situations, after all, they were a couple in a passionate romance.

But which fan would want to see evidence of their idol getting intimate with someone of the opposite sex?

Li Chenglu’s bewildered voice left Liu Xin’an somewhat puzzled, but before he could realize what was happening, a force from behind pushed him to step back.

Subsequently, he saw Bae Juhyun, with flushed cheeks, wiping his mouth frantically with a tissue.

Liu Xin’an didn’t understand, but Bae Juhyun did...

After a while, Liu Xin’an lay on the sofa, looking utterly devastated, with Bae Juhyun, still unable to hold her head high, on the left and a similarly "abused" looking Li Chenglu on the right.

Was it a sense of being the actual sufferers?

When alone, Bae Juhyun dared to do some reckless things, or her heart would race due to Liu Xin’an, driving her to bold actions.

Just like just now... Honestly, Bae Juhyun really couldn’t resist the feeling of being held by the man she liked, his soft voice murmuring sweet nothings to her.

That’s why she had passionately initiated the kiss.

But...

If someone saw it, the embarrassment would shatter her even more.

Why wasn’t there a crack in the earth she could dive into?

"... I should explain, I drew that on myself just now."

Liu Xin’an knew his girlfriend was self-conscious, so he planned to awkwardly explain the matter.

But... at that moment, his explanation was like an unintentional confirmation of the possibility.

Therefore, his explanation was met with a unified disdainful glance from the two.

"Let’s not talk about these upsetting things anymore, let’s order takeout."

Li Chenglu decided to skip past the issue, acting like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, deluding herself into escaping reality.

However, Liu Xin’an himself did not know what came over him today...

"What do you mean, upsetting things..."

"Ah! Shut up!"

Bae Juhyun panicked, if he said any more, she might just jump off the building.

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