Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 207 - 182."I think you’re almost driven mad by your thoughts" (Thanks to Book Friend 7003, the Alliance Hierarch! 1/4)_2

Chapter 207: 182."I think you’re almost driven mad by your thoughts" (Thanks to Book Friend 7003, the Alliance Hierarch! 1/4)_2

But the kitchen was his mom’s domain. If he dared to sneak food without her permission, he’d end up getting scolded for a long time.

He didn’t want to jinx his luck during the New Year, so he decided it was better to eat at Li Chenglu’s place.

It’s just an hour!

Another few rounds of Mahjong!

Yeah, he was a bit addicted lately.

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"Oh, okay, mmhm, got it."

Li Chenglu hung up the phone and turned to Bae Juhyun, whose face was full of curiosity.

"That was my mom, Liu Xin’an has no food to eat, she said for me to invite him over for dinner when I get home."

"Huh? Xin’an has no food to eat?"

Bae Juhyun blinked her beautiful eyes, wondering how her boyfriend ended up without food after going home.

Is this still the same carefree, handsome guy she knew?

"He can’t cook, my godfather can’t either, and both my godmother and my mom went out to play Mahjong, so no one is cooking for them~"

"...But isn’t there always takeout? We always ordered takeout when we were in Seoul."

Li Chenglu chuckled slightly, turned her head to the window, and pointed at the dark night outside.

"Look."

Bae Juhyun followed Li Chenglu’s point, staring wide-eyed at the pitch-black scene outside.

The gifts Bae Juhyun had to buy to meet Liu Xin’an’s parents had already been purchased with the help of Li Chenglu and Li Changhe.

However, surrounded by this complete darkness...

"Where are we going?"

She wasn’t scared. Bae Juhyun didn’t believe Li Chenglu would harm her.

But she couldn’t help but be curious.

"Both my house and Liu Xin’an’s are in the suburban area, not in the city. There’s not much traffic on this road, and it’s all wasteland on either side. Scary, huh?"

"Uh..." Bae Juhyun nervously withdrew her gaze from the wasteland on both sides, swallowing hard. Hearing Li Chenglu describe it, it did seem a bit scary.

Fortunately, the stretch of road soon ended.

Although it was just a small town close to the city, it wasn’t particularly late yet, so the streetlights on both sides were on.

The sight of buildings made Bae Juhyun breathe a sigh of relief. She curiously leaned against the window, watching the structures outside.

They weren’t the skyscrapers she had seen in Seoul, mostly low-rise buildings with an older style.

The roads on either side were uneven as well, with occasional potholes.

But the town itself wasn’t small. As the car turned left and right into a small compound, the view suddenly opened up.

Almost all the houses here were the kind of beautiful two-story buildings you’d only see in upscale parts of Seoul, and every house had a car parked in front.

"Irene, look over there."

Li Chenglu leaned beside Bae Juhyun, pointing at a small building not far away.

"What about there?"

"That’s my house, and the one beside it is Liu Xin’an’s."

This information made Bae Juhyun’s eyes widen, her lips curling into an uncontrollable smile, her heart beating rapidly.

Is she finally going to see Liu Xin’an again!?

Since they were now so close, visible with just a glance, a minute later Li Changhe’s Mercedes slowly parked in front of the house.

But before he could turn off the engine, someone knocked on the car window.

Because the window was well-insulated and it was already quite dark outside, it was hard to see inside from the outside.

Li Changhe glanced at the rearview mirror towards the two of them before giving a nod to Li Chenglu.

Getting the hint, Li Chenglu immediately covered Bae Juhyun’s mouth, who was eagerly staring out the window, with a playful grin.

"Irene, we’ve reached the door, just go along with it, will you?"

Until Bae Juhyun reluctantly nodded, she finally let go.

"Chenglu, what are you planning?"

Excitement was palpable. She really wanted to pull the car door open right now and jump into Liu Xin’an’s embrace.

The warm hug she had been longing for nearly three days.

But since Li Chenglu had already said so, she couldn’t refuse.

After all, she got here entirely thanks to Li Chenglu’s help; she owed her this much.

Besides...

It had almost been three days, she could endure a few more moments!

Of course, despite her words, Bae Juhyun’s slight trembling made Li Chenglu chuckle.

"It won’t take long, I just want to tease him a bit."

"Hmm... I also want to listen."

Bae Juhyun’s curiosity got piqued.

Li Chenglu gave her a reassuring nod.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Liu Xin’an was still tapping the window. When he saw the two quieting down, Li Changhe jovially rolled down the window.

"What’s up?"

"Godfather, has godmother called you?"

"Nope, why?"

"Hmm? Strange, but it’s fine. Today my dad and I will rely on your place for food, my mom’s gone to play cards and left us alone."

Complaining, the rear window started rolling down slowly, and Li Chenglu popped her head out with a mischievous grin.

"Hey, why didn’t you bring Irene over?"

To make sure Bae Juhyun could understand, she spoke to Liu Xin’an in Korean.

Liu Xin’an was puzzled, thinking she just wanted to practice her language skills, and didn’t think much of it.

"She couldn’t get time off work, so she couldn’t come. I’ll go over after New Year."

"But won’t you miss Irene?"

The question pricked Bae Juhyun’s ears as she leaned closer to eavesdrop quietly.

Come to think of it, although they often stayed close together, intimate words were rarely uttered.

If she could hear some sweet confessions now...

Bae Juhyun took a deep breath, covering her mouth to hide her smile.

"Of course I miss her. Honestly, this is the first time I’ve been apart from Juhyun for so long... it’s really hard."

"Oh? But you always act so composed in front of Irene, always teasing her."

It was understandable that Bae Juhyun might not know Liu Xin’an’s true demeanor, but how could Li Chenglu not see through it?

He often acted overly mature in front of Bae Juhyun, even though he was more of a jokester most of the time.

He was too pretentious, and that was a bit disgusting, so she planned to expose him this time!

"I have to keep up appearances. Don’t tell her this, it took me a lot of effort to maintain my image... hurry up, I’m starving."

"Do you really want me to get down?"

"Well, if you don’t get down, I’ll get food with godfather. Dad, dinner..."

"Wait, wait, don’t go yet." Seeing Liu Xin’an about to call his dad, Li Chenglu hurriedly stopped him.

Turning back, Liu Xin’an looked impatient, "What?"

"Forget it, no more teasing. Dad, get down."

"Okay."

Li Changhe nodded, opened the car door, and got out. Smiling, he ruffled Liu Xin’an’s hair, who looked confused.

Without waiting for Liu Xin’an to ask, he walked straight into Liu Xin’an’s house, probably taking it upon himself to call Liu Zhengjiang for dinner?

Seeing her dad tactfully leave, Li Chenglu finally opened the car door and jumped out.

She walked up to Liu Xin’an and gave him a hard pat on the back.

She struck first, knowing this guy wouldn’t dare to hit back.

Liu Xin’an staggered, stumbling towards the back door of the G-Wagon just as he was about to retort, a familiar scent hit him and he froze.

This familiar fabric softener scent...

And it wasn’t just the scent he recognized.

The arms wrapped tightly around his neck tightened, making him feel a sense of breathlessness.

Standing tall, he wrapped his arms around the slim waist of the woman in his embrace, lifting her up.

The height difference made her feet dangle, but even so, she didn’t loosen her grip on his neck.

Liu Xin’an stiffly opened his mouth, leaning close to Bae Juhyun’s ear, speaking in a mixture of surprise and resignation, word by word, softly.

"Juhyun..."

"Hmm?" Bae Juhyun’s muffled voice still held a trace of sobbing.

"I missed you so much I was going crazy."

"Ah~"