Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 35. Live Streaming Accident

Chapter 35: 35. Live Streaming Accident

An annoyed Liu Xin’an glanced at the barrage of "Cai" madly flashing across the screen, scratched his face awkwardly, then continued to forcefully justify his gameplay.

"Just now, my controller was glitching, otherwise how could I have made such a mess of a move!"

"Don’t believe me? Well, if you don’t believe, there’s nothing I can do. I know it best since I’m the one playing."

"Don’t trash talk. When have I ever lied as a host?"

"Uh girlfriend... cut the rumors, I’ve obviously dated before."

While Liu Xin’an dealt with the barrage, he deftly continued to control his character, rolling back and forth across the map.

This kind of action-adventure game demands high skill, Liu Xin’an couldn’t say he particularly liked this genre, but at least he was quite talented at it.

Of course, he was no match for those speedrun elites who played flawlessly, but at least he wasn’t so bad that it was unwatchable.

Liu Xin’an’s stubborn claim was, of course, incomprehensible to Bae Juhyun, who was sitting in the back.

Now calm, she rested her chin on one hand and curiously observed Liu Xin’an’s back.

His white shirt nicely showcased his healthy physique, and for better gameplay, Liu Xin’an had rolled up his sleeves to reveal his perfectly lined forearms.

As he pressed the controllers more vigorously, the veins and blood vessels that stood out on his fair arms made Bae Juhyun’s face uncontrollably flush red again.

She quickly averted her gaze and then looked around the rest of Liu Xin’an’s studio.

Liu Xin’an’s desk for streaming was big, equipped with two monitors and a keyboard and mouse, alongside two consoles she didn’t recognize arranged side by side.

These consoles were quite prestigious; as a top solo game streamer in China, he naturally received these machines from the giants PS5 and XSX as soon as they were released.

Being a host had its perks, such as getting many games and consoles sent to him for promotion as soon as they launched.

Big releases he could play for free, as his playing essentially served as indirect advertising.

Beyond these consoles was the familiar Switch that Bae Juhyun knew—she owned one as well.

However, unlike her pink, adorable console, Liu Xin’an’s Switch was just plain, without any decorative case.

She glanced over at Liu Xin’an, who was still very much focused, and cautiously reached towards the one Switch she recognized, but then thought better of it and pulled her hand back.

She was here to watch Liu Xin’an’s stream after all; what was she doing trying to play?

Plus, playing games would make noise, and she didn’t want to disturb Liu Xin’an.

Apart from the consoles, the desk was cluttered with various game controllers.

And a whole bunch of digital products whose names she couldn’t recall.

However, the music box she had given him when they first met was also on Liu Xin’an’s desk.

Bae Juhyun’s eyes lit up. That little music box was a prize she had won during an event, and since it was won at an event, she could gift it to Liu Xin’an.

She would never use a fan-gifted item so casually.

After playing with the music box for a while, Bae Juhyun suppressed the urge to wind it up and placed it back on the desk, turning her head once again to look at Liu Xin’an.

But this time, Liu Xin’an wasn’t focused on his game; instead, he was looking at her.

At that moment of eye contact, Bae Juhyun was startled.

"Ah!"

The girl let out a soft gasp, then quickly covered her mouth with reflexive action.

Her beautiful eyes blinked nervously.

Liu Xin’an, however, was taken aback as he hadn’t expected Bae Juhyun to cry out involuntarily.

In the quiet streaming room, Bae Juhyun’s shout was quite arresting.

In an instant, Liu Xin’an saw the screens fill with question mark barrages.

Naturally, Bae Juhyun also saw those question marks.

She didn’t understand Chinese, but she could understand symbols.

The girl felt even more apologetic, although she wasn’t very familiar with streaming, this must count as a streaming mishap, right?

But Liu Xin’an wasn’t too flustered; he shot Bae Juhyun a reassuring look, then began to bluster.

"Why all the question marks? I’m definitely going to win this round."

"Huh? What woman? Are you guys crazy about women or something?"

"It’s just me at home, don’t scare me, damn, I’m not that brave."

The way to handle this kind of situation is simple: flat out deny it.

Don’t underestimate an experienced host’s ability to spin stories.

Soon, the unintended noise from Bae Juhyun was covered up by Liu Xin’an’s continued fabrications.

But this was only a temporary peace. Once the recording went out, Bae Juhyun’s startled shout would certainly not go unnoticed.

As for then... well, Liu Xin’an couldn’t be bothered to care by that point, he would just play dead if needed.

After all, he was just a game streamer; if those female fans wanted to unfollow over such a small incident, there was nothing he could do about it.

He had never been the type to sell dreams or looks; if pushed, he would simply announce he had a girlfriend, and the candidate... would be Bae Juhyun!

Since she didn’t understand Chinese and couldn’t read it, he could spin it however he liked.

He was really clever.

After the incident, Bae Juhyun was so nervous she didn’t dare move.

She stopped glancing around and just cautiously observed Liu Xin’an’s profile, trying to gauge his mood from the half of his face she could see.

Liu Xin’an obviously felt her staring, cleared his throat, and spoke into the microphone, "I need to take a call, everyone please wait a moment."

After saying this, he quickly cut off his microphone, leaving only the game’s background sound.

Liu Xin’an took off his headset, turned to look at Bae Juhyun, who was now too nervous to even raise her head, and couldn’t help but laugh softly.

"Why are you looking down? Is there a picture on your leg?"

The mild voice carried a hint of teasing, which made Bae Juhyun look up in surprise. She still dared not speak, covering her mouth with one hand while pointing at the screen with the other.

Liu Xin’an understood her meaning.

"Ah, I said I was taking a call. Don’t mind it, just a minor accident, that’s all."

"...Sorry, did I cause you quite a bit of trouble?"

Bae Juhyun nervously apologized, realizing that she had been troubling Liu Xin’an these past few days.

She was indeed in a low point in her life and needed comfort from others...

Now that she had someone by her side, she ended up causing trouble for him.

Getting drunk... sleeping over at his place while drunk.

Now, she was interrupting him while he was working.

And she had even kept many things from Liu Xin’an...

"Oh, it’s really nothing, just a tiny accident, you know. It’s even a good chance to clean up my fanbase."

"Clean up the fanbase?"

"Ah, like refining my fanbase. I accidentally showed my face recently, and then I got a lot of female fans."

Liu Xin’an spread his hands, explaining to himself.

Bae Juhyun pursed her lips, admitting to herself that Liu Xin’an was indeed popular among the opposite sex, but hearing him say it himself felt rather strange.

But having made mistakes, where did she dare to speak?

"Isn’t it good to have more fans?"

"Er... I never intended to show my face, and becoming popular by accident wasn’t what I wanted. More fans mean more issues, it’s quite complex, so I really hope those fans who came for my looks would just leave."

"Huh?"

This time Bae Juhyun was puzzled; this was completely different from an entertainer’s usual mindset.

It’s well known that even haters are fans, and fans attracted by looks are also fans.

Having fans means being popular, which is exciting.

But why would Liu Xin’an...

"Is that good?"

"Mm-hmm, so don’t blame yourself, it’s a very, very minor thing."

"Oh..."

"Rather than that, you actually helped me a lot. If you really feel bad, how about you do me a favor?"

Bae Juhyun perked up, not minding her error if it could help Liu Xin’an, she was happy to oblige.

"What favor?"

"Since I’m already cleaning up my fanbase, might as well do it thoroughly. How about I pretend I got a girlfriend here, and that scream just now was from my girlfriend, how about that?"

Liu Xin’an simply laid out his idea.

Then he successfully heard a scream from Bae Juhyun.

This scream was much louder than the unintentional one earlier.

Bae Juhyun shook her head vigorously, such a thing was definitely not possible.

"No way! Absolutely not!"

Being outright rejected by Bae Juhyun was within Liu Xin’an’s expectations, yet he hadn’t expected her to refuse so decisively.

This slightly bruised Liu Xin’an’s male pride.

He awkwardly smiled and spread his hands, "I was just saying, it’s not real, don’t take it seriously."

Bae Juhyun pursed her lips and remained silent.

The atmosphere then turned somewhat awkward.

Unable to bear this strange mood, Liu Xin’an put his headphones back on, pointing at the screen.

Once he saw Bae Juhyun nod, he resumed the broadcast nonchalantly.

"Thanks for waiting, everyone. I just got ganked by my mom; she’s watching my stream too."

———

After the initial panic, Bae Juhyun quickly calmed down.

This time, she didn’t look at Liu Xin’an’s handsome profile, but quietly recalled their conversation.

And upon reflecting, she seemed to realize that she might have misunderstood Liu Xin’an’s intentions.

He hadn’t asked her to actually be his girlfriend, but to pretend for the fans.

Thinking from Liu Xin’an’s perspective... her immediate refusal could have been somewhat hurtful.

But Bae Juhyun too had her unspoken difficulties; if she were just an ordinary person with little fame, she would have helped.

But she was not.

Though she wasn’t in her own country, Bae Juhyun knew she still had many fans there.

So... although sorry, she really couldn’t help Liu Xin’an with this favor.

Hm... but if he doesn’t need her to show up on camera, not reveal her face or voice or expose her name...

Then why would Liu Xin’an need her help?

Bae Juhyun frowned, the more she thought about it, the bigger the headache became.

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