Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 142. Difficult Problem (Subscribe! Monthly Votes!)

Chapter 142: 142. Difficult Problem (Subscribe! Monthly Votes!)

Once a newcomer, twice familiar.

Now, it was the third time already, and with Bae Juhyun’s words from last night, Liu Xin’an felt no psychological pressure as he walked into his girlfriend’s bedroom wearing a T-shirt and shorts after freshening up.

At that moment, Bae Juhyun, leaning against the headboard, scrolling through Instagram on her tablet, was utterly bewildered.

"You... what are you doing?"

"Uh... Aren’t you resting?"

"You just walk in here like you own the place?" Bae Juhyun widened her beautiful eyes, her calm face betraying no hint of her emotions.

Liu Xin’an thought for a moment, got up, and left the room, only to return under Bae Juhyun’s speechless gaze...

"Knock, knock, knock"

"Ah! That’s not what I meant by knocking!"

Bae Juhyun was flustered.

Following that, the door opened, and Liu Xin’an peeked in.

"Then what did you mean?"

"...Wow, you really are shameless, Liu Xin’an."

Although Bae Juhyun gave him a cold look, Liu Xin’an genuinely thought, even her rolling eyes and speechless smile were quite beautiful.

At least they captivated him.

Dizzied by the unintentional allure Bae Juhyun showed, Liu Xin’an sat on the bed and leaned back comfortably.

Then he was promptly kicked by Bae Juhyun, not very pleased.

"Ah!"

The feeling of a small foot kicking him wasn’t much different from being punched by her dainty fists. He quietly enjoyed it for a moment until that restless little foot moved up to his face and pinched his cheek with its cute toes. Liu Xin’an couldn’t take it any longer.

"Hey, that’s too much."

Bae Juhyun, with a smile still on her face, continued to press down with her foot.

But the next second, her delicate ankle was grasped by Liu Xin’an.

With a scream, "Ah!" Bae Juhyun was pulled toward him.

She pursed her lips, her big eyes looking awkwardly at Liu Xin’an.

"What are you doiiiiing!!!"

It was hard for her to speak because her mouth was blocked.

Bae Juhyun struggled for a while, continuously losing her defenses, until finally, she tightly grabbed Liu Xin’an’s collar, her cheeks red and settled down honestly.

After a while, Liu Xin’an looked up, raising an eyebrow at the well-behaved Bae Juhyun, who was not daring to speak.

"Sleeping?"

"Hmm..."

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The quality of sleep was still very good.

Today, since he had to put on makeup and shoot various videos, Liu Xin’an got up early.

Perhaps because they had gotten used to sleeping together, Bae Juhyun’s sleeping posture was much more relaxed than usual.

It seemed that her well-behaved sleeping poses on variety shows were mostly due to the presence of the cameras, unconsciously making her restrain herself.

Gently rearranging the girl’s messy hair that sprawled over him, and then lifting her not very long but slender legs off him, Liu Xin’an slowly sat up.

Looking down at what was below him, Liu Xin’an frowned with a wry smile.

This can’t go on forever, Bae Juhyun seemed to have never realized how much of a temptation she was to him.

Sharing a bed was indeed a blissful thing.

But behind this bliss, there lay endless suffering.

No, he needed to think of a solution.

Good upbringing taught him how to respect his girlfriend.

But... always being in such a state wasn’t right either.

After freshening up and changing clothes, Liu Xin’an glanced at the still sleeping Bae Juhyun and then left the room.

Several other gamers who would be appearing on camera were already at the venue when Liu Xin’an arrived, including Old E, Hermit, Old Tomato, and several other gaming zone bloggers Liu Xin’an wasn’t familiar with.

"You’re here?"

The first one to greet him was Old E, sitting at the door with his legs crossed, playing on his phone. This guy was quite the introvert, and there weren’t many content creators he knew at today’s shoot.

So the appearance of Liu Xin’an was a relief to him.

"Why is everyone so early?"

"Is there a possibility that you are the one who is late?"

Liu Xin’an was speechless; after all, he did not stay at the modest hotel arranged by the station, so it took him some time to get there.

Seeing him a bit uneasy, Old E seemed a bit mischievous.

He chuckled and nudged Liu Xin’an with his shoulder, coughing, "Don’t be too feeble, alright?"

"Huh?" Liu Xin’an paused for a moment, then murmured a low laugh.

What was he thinking?

He wasn’t getting any ’action’!

"Don’t overthink it; I just strolled over here, totally exhausted."

"With your physique, you feel tired? You really are feeble."

"Oh, cut it out," Liu Xin’an chuckled and then looked up at the stranger who walked in.

The stranger did not intend to mingle; after a brief introduction, he began discussing the shooting plan for the day.

The shooting was not much different from last year’s, mainly posing in front of the camera with various embarrassing actions and cool looks, trying to appear cool.

For someone transitioning to "gaming + daily life" content like Old Tomato and some other currently promoted bloggers by the station, this was nothing big.

But for Liu Xin’an and Old E, traditional gaming bloggers who usually didn’t show their faces during streams, it was quite awkward.

Just thinking about it, Liu Xin’an’s toes curled up inside his shoes.

Fortunately, before the actual start, they were given some time for makeup and styling, allowing them to think about what poses they should strike later.

"I should have brought a hood again this year," Liu Xin’an lamented while sitting in front of the makeup chair.

"You must have felt comfortable last year, right?" Old E glanced at Liu Xin’an and teased, "Wearing the mask while taking off your mask?"

Although Liu Xin’an still appeared introverted backstage after removing his hood last year, once he put on the hood, he became the most relaxed person on stage.

After all, wearing a hood, there was no shame.

But this year, that segment was omitted.

He might have to display his introversion on stage.

As the stylist painted and drew on his face, Liu Xin’an couldn’t help but think of Bae Juhyun, who was probably still not awake in the hotel at this hour.

His girlfriend must be facing the kind of situation he was facing all the time...

The shy, thin-skinned, and somewhat stranger-anxious Bae Juhyun could now naturally and brightly face the cameras...

Besides admiration, Liu Xin’an felt a bit of heartache for her.

"Xin’an, do you want your hair down or combed over?"

"Ah? Me? I don’t know much about these things, just do whatever you see fit."

The stylist’s question left Liu Xin’an somewhat at a loss, awkwardly grinning as he looked at his reflection in the mirror.

"Then I’ll give you the most popular makeup look right now, let me know if you have any objections."

"Oh, okay, you guys decide."

Knowing nothing about fashion, Liu Xin’an sat like a big doll, letting the stylists busy themselves around him.

During this time, he distinctly felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, but he couldn’t extract his hands, or perhaps... he guessed it was a message from Bae Juhyun, so he definitely couldn’t open it in front of so many people.

What if someone could understand it, right?

Better safe than sorry.

After nearly an hour of makeup hassle, Liu Xin’an finally stood up following the stylist’s instruction not to touch his hair.

It has to be said, the made-up Liu Xin’an indeed looked more resolute than usual.

His already superior jawline appeared even more sculpted after some highlighting and shadowing.

And the makeup accentuated his chiseled features even more.

His hair was styled in a way that Liu Xin’an found hard to describe, not sure whether it made him more attractive or uglier.

But... let it be.

He took out his phone, ignoring the message from Bae Juhyun, and took a selfie with the mirror.

This was something Bae Juhyun had ordered him to do the night before, so that she would have a soft pillow to hug for the next two days, and he strictly followed his girlfriend’s command.

He wasn’t good at posing, so he just flashed his familiar smile.

The photo was sent.

A few minutes later, Bae Juhyun replied.

"Don’t smile. Can you take another with a blank expression?"

Liu Xin’an, muttering about his girlfriend’s request, didn’t think too much about it and took another selfie the way Bae Juhyun suggested.

This photo pleased Bae Juhyun on the other end of the phone much more.

How to put it... the hairstyle and makeup prepared by the stylist were of that abstinent male deity style.

But the first photo Liu Xin’an sent over was too sunny, completely mismatching the makeup... so she strongly demanded that her boyfriend take another photo with a stern face.

Nestled in bed with her legs propped up, Bae Juhyun giggled as she typed on her phone screen.

"You should ask the stylist for a pair of rimless glasses to wear; it’d look even better!"

Soon, a reply from Liu Xin’an came.

"No! I don’t wear glasses."

Liu Xin’an remembered his family’s teachings that wearing glasses without needing them could lead to nearsightedness.

Although, as someone who had encountered higher education in this society, he could easily discern that this didn’t have much scientific backing, maybe some, but once surely wouldn’t matter.

But! He just couldn’t shake off this belief.

In some ways, he was quite stubborn.

"It really would look good, trust me."

"Wearing glasses when you are not nearsighted will gradually make you become nearsighted."

This reply left Bae Juhyun speechless momentarily, before she revealed an exasperated smile.

Then...

"If I were dying, but I could be revived if you wore glasses, would you wear them?"

Liu Xin’an, who was drinking water on the other end of the phone, almost spit it out upon reading this message.

But even then, he still choked.

"Cough cough cough..."

Struggling through his coughs, Liu Xin’an pulled a tissue from the box on the nearby table and wiped the corner of his mouth.

This is such a life-threatening question.

He might be thankful that Bae Juhyun asked about glasses and not the dilemma of who to save first if she and his mom fell into water.

"What’s wrong?"

"Uh... nothing."

He shook his head and then looked strangely at Old E, who came over to talk.

"If Feifei asked you whether to save her or your mom first if they fell into water, how would you respond?"

Old E froze, and after a moment, he sorrowfully looked up at Liu Xin’an.

"If I get back and Feifei actually asks me that, I swear I’ll fight you even if I can’t beat you."

"Hahaha, I didn’t say much! I was just curious."

"What’s the situation, did your girlfriend ask you?"

"Asked something similar," Liu Xin’an sighed, his gaze inadvertently falling on a table nearby cluttered with various items.

Speaking of glasses, there actually were some.

But...

"Buzz buzz"

The phone vibrated again, and Liu Xin’an looked at Old E but didn’t avoid him.

After all, he knew this guy couldn’t understand.

"Wow, Liu Xin’an, you actually read it and didn’t reply!"

Liu Xin’an was exasperated, wasn’t it because Old E came to chat and he momentarily forgot!

All Old E’s fault.

And the innocent Old E...

He had never intended to peek at Liu Xin’an’s privacy, so he had already turned to find someone else to chat