Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 139. Water × Cola √ (Please subscribe! Please vote for monthly tickets!)

Chapter 139: 139. Water × Cola √ (Please subscribe! Please vote for monthly tickets!)

After braised beef, sweet and sour pork, soup dumplings, crab roe tofu, and sweet and sour ribs, lamb skewers climbed to the top ten of Bae Juhyun’s favorite Chinese food list.

After continuously eating seven or eight skewers, Bae Juhyun began to worry whether this trip to China would completely change her figure.

She had put in a lot of effort to slim down to her current size.

You have to know how unbelievable it is for someone who doesn’t like exercising to slim down and get abs.

But she miraculously did it.

"Not eating anymore?" Liu Xin’an, eating his favorite tendon skewers, looked at the troubled Bae Juhyun with some confusion.

"Hmm... I think I might gain weight."

"No way, I still think you’re too skinny now."

Although Bae Juhyun felt a bit chubby to hug, she really wasn’t fat at all. In fact, sometimes Liu Xin’an doubted whether Bae Juhyun even weighed 80 pounds.

However, his comment earned him an eye roll from Li Chenglu.

"Irene is an artist. She must be very conscious of her figure. Irene, you can eat more beef. There are also vegetables here. You don’t have to eat lamb.""

Bae Juhyun nodded. She only had lamb initially, and then she switched to eating beef.

But... what should she say? The issue wasn’t this barbecue meal but the next few days. What was she going to do?

But it was too troublesome to think about it now. Bae Juhyun sighed and pushed these worries away.

At worst, she could diet and lose weight later since there were still six months before a possible comeback.

Six months were enough for her to slim down again.

She was very confident in herself.

Two cans of beer naturally wouldn’t get the fairly well-off Bae Juhyun drunk today.

As they ate barbecue and chatted, time flew, and it was soon deep into the night.

In the end, most of the barbecue still ended up in Liu Xin’an’s stomach, and Bae Juhyun, who claimed she didn’t care, didn’t eat much in the end, still maintaining her familiar 60% fullness.

After the meal, since it was very late, Liu Xin’an unceremoniously kicked Li Chenglu out.

Before she left, Liu Xin’an thoughtfully asked her to take out the trash, which made Li Chenglu furious.

"Do you and Chenglu always interact this way?"

"Yeah, because we’ve known each other for many years."

"Eh~ Won’t she hit you?"

"We’ve actually fought physically. Look at this." Liu Xin’an moved closer, gently pressing his ear to show Bae Juhyun the scar behind his ear.

"Oh my god, how did this happen?"

Though the scar wasn’t scary, for Bae Juhyun, who felt sorry when Liu Xin’an even called out in pain, it seemed serious.

She looked at her boyfriend with pity, carefully reaching out to touch the scar.

"This was from when Li Chenglu, that crazy girl, did this to me."

"Why? What did you fight about?"

"Uh... I don’t remember the specifics. But we had a big fight."

Bae Juhyun looked at Liu Xin’an with a strange look. This guy fought with a girl? That didn’t seem like him.

Sensing Bae Juhyun’s misunderstanding, Liu Xin’an quickly explained, "She’s not really a girl to me. Besides, she started it... And we were young then, not as mature as now."

"I see..."

The topic didn’t last long, as Bae Juhyun, reeking of barbecue, walked into the bathroom with a face full of disdain.

The food was indeed delicious, but the smell was really overwhelming.

She naturally took a long time to freshen up, and today was no exception.

Plus, there were no plans to go out afterward, so Bae Juhyun planned to remove her makeup, take care of her skin, and then change into pajamas and rest.

The three hours of sleep that afternoon was just a nap. She could sleep a lot, probably due to her gradually increasing age.

Although she didn’t want to admit it.

After freshening up, Bae Juhyun tied her hair into a low ponytail, walked out of the bathroom with a face full of collagen.

"I’m done! You can go."

"Okay."

True to her envy, Liu Xin’an finished up in just half an hour. When Liu Xin’an came out of the bathroom wearing the white T-shirt and sweatpants he wore to bed the previous night, Bae Juhyun’s face turned red.

She pouted, walked into Liu Xin’an’s bedroom, and after confirming that the quilt and sheets that had been drying all day were dry, she gave Liu Xin’an a glance.

"Today... forget it. I’ll take all the water with me. If you need to drink water, come knock on my door!"

Bae Juhyun, with her short legs, ran to the fridge, took all the water into her room, and then said seriously to Liu Xin’an.

Liu Xin’an chuckled, "I really didn’t mean it yesterday. Can you stop making it sound like I did it on purpose?"

"Do you think I’d believe you!"

Bae Juhyun protested.

This guy had planned it all along, although last night’s cuddling made her very happy... But a woman shouldn’t let a man have too much too easily.

She could endure it. She didn’t care about a night’s separation.

But for Liu Xin’an, who had already tasted the benefits, it was very hard for him to accept going back to sleeping alone.

After saying goodnight to Bae Juhyun with a wave, Liu Xin’an looked at the tightly closed bedroom door, thoughtfully touching his chin.

He had plenty of ways to sneak into a girl’s room.

But there was one thing he wasn’t sure of, which was whether she’d really get mad if he thickened his skin to go in again tonight.

Seeing how serious Bae Juhyun looked tonight made him a bit hesitant.

For the sake of ensuring Bae Juhyun kept smiling throughout this trip, Liu Xin’an finally decided... it might be better to behave tonight.

He turned off the living room lights, went back to his room, and closed the door, sinking the entire suite into silence.

Cuddled in bed with her phone, Bae Juhyun didn’t know that Liu Xin’an had completely given up on being naughty tonight. She actually thought Liu Xin’an wouldn’t just let it go.

To be honest, with last night’s precedent, if Liu Xin’an stubbornly insisted he’d only sleep holding her again, she might not have refused.

But even if she could accept it, she couldn’t take the initiative and say, "Let’s sleep together tonight" or something like that.

How embarrassing would that be!

She was Irene, the Irene of Red Velvet!

She had so many fans who admired her. She couldn’t demean herself.

The afternoon nap did have some effect. At least Bae Juhyun wasn’t very sleepy now.

After scrolling through her phone for a while, she glanced at the time in the upper right corner of her screen.

It was almost 1 a.m.

Nearly an hour had passed since she went to her room.

...Where was Liu Xin’an?

Unexpected developments made Bae Juhyun sit up slowly, looking puzzled at her bedroom door.

In her mind, Liu Xin’an should have knocked on her door soon after, soaking wet, making up some weird excuse like he accidentally got drenched by the shower while going to the bathroom, or he was too thirsty and spilled water on the bed after buying it downstairs... anyway, just strange reasons.

The quiet room was like an invisible net trapping her heart.

Leaning against the bedhead, she decided to wait a little longer.

Half an hour passed, and Bae Juhyun couldn’t sit still anymore.

She put her phone aside, tiptoed to the door, and pressed her ear against it, carefully listening for any sounds outside.

Not hearing the TV, she cautiously opened her bedroom door a bit and peeked into the living room.

The completely dark living room surprised her. She opened the door, thought for a moment, and called Liu Xin’an’s name softly.

"Liu Xin’an?"

No response.

Bae Juhyun pursed her lips, frowning.

This wasn’t what she had expected at all.

Did he really behave himself?

Or did she say something too sternly earlier?

Bae Juhyun pondered but couldn’t figure it out, so she shut the door, climbed back into bed, and closed her eyes to sleep.

Never mind, might as well sleep.

Ten minutes later, Bae Juhyun suddenly sat up.

No, that afternoon nap left her wide awake! She couldn’t sleep!

This time she didn’t pick up her phone but her tablet, randomly selecting a movie to watch quietly.

Another half-hour passed, and Bae Juhyun, annoyed, tossed her tablet aside, lying on her back, staring at the ceiling with wide eyes.

She roughly figured out why she couldn’t sleep.

Yesterday’s sleep with Liu Xin’an genuinely relaxed and comforted her deep down. Watching the movie, she kept subconsciously tightening her fists as if to grab something.

Seeing the movie characters embracing and kissing, she finally realized what she truly wanted.

It turned out the one yearning for the other’s embrace was herself.

She was the one acting irrationally.

Bae Juhyun bit her lip in frustration.

In the end, her desire to see Liu Xin’an won over her facade.

She took a deep breath, ready to lift the covers when the tightly closed bedroom door slowly opened a crack, allowing the living room light to seep in, revealing Liu Xin’an’s innocent face.

"Juhyun-ah~"

Bae Juhyun froze, a bright smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"Why aren’t you asleep yet?"

"I was having soda in bed and accidentally spilled it."

"Pft..." Bae Juhyun giggled but quickly changed her expression to look stern. "You did it on purpose, right?"

"No, no, I just suddenly wanted soda, but my hand slipped when I opened it, and it spilled all over the bed. Then I thought of sleeping on the couch, but I forgot my clothes were wet too, so I ended up wetting the couch."

"...Are you crazy?"

Bae Juhyun scolded, earning a sheepish grin from Liu Xin’an.

Then, under Liu Xin’an’s delighted gaze, Bae Juhyun moved inward on the bed and gave a light snort.

That gesture conveyed her thoughts.

Ecstatic, Liu Xin’an skillfully slid onto the bed, lying down like a gentleman.

"I had no choice but to bother you again tonight. I promise not to drink anything on the bed tomorrow!"

Yes, tomorrow it was takeout food.

Completely wrapped in the blanket, Bae Juhyun rolled her eyes but moved closer to Liu Xin’an.

When she felt her small hand enclosed in his large one, she smiled contentedly.

Looking up at Liu Xin’an, she blushed slightly and whispered.

After all, in the dark, he couldn’t see her expression.

"You should spare the couch and bed."

"I didn’t do it on purpose..."

"I’m not saying you can’t stay with me. Just don’t do stupid things like this tomorrow, okay?"

Liu Xin’an froze, surprised. He looked at the small lump under the blanket and smiled joyfully.

Hugging Bae Juhyun’s soft body, Liu Xin’an gently nuzzled her hair with his cheek.

"Alright~"

"Hmph, bad guy."

"Hehe."