Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 36. It is not the suspension bridge effect.

Chapter 36: 36. It is not the suspension bridge effect.

No matter how handsome Liu Xin’an might have been, it was impossible for her to watch him for several hours.

Once he got into work mode, Liu Xin’an quickly forgot the awkward situation from earlier and focused on his work.

The livestreaming went on for a long time, until he felt a weight on his back and his continuous talk was interrupted for a moment.

Liu Xin’an was stunned for a second and turned to look behind him, only to find out that Bae Juhyun, who had been sitting behind him, had somehow gotten very close and was now resting her head on his back.

Her peaceful sleeping face left him speechless. He had been talking nonstop and she actually fell asleep?

But since she was already asleep, he certainly couldn’t let the girl sleep on his back like this.

It would be uncomfortable for him, and it wouldn’t be good to disturb Bae Juhyun’s sleep either.

So he didn’t hesitate and told the viewers in the livestream that he needed to go to the bathroom. Then, he skillfully picked up the soundly sleeping Bae Juhyun.

One hand gently intertwined through her long hair to support her shoulder from behind, while the other hand slipped under her knees.

He couldn’t help but notice just how light Bae Juhyun was, maybe she wasn’t even 90 pounds?

After carefully laying Bae Juhyun on his bedroom bed, Liu Xin’an couldn’t help but laugh softly.

Come to think of it, recently she had spent more time on his bed than he himself had.

He didn’t stay in the bedroom, and after confirming that the girl was still sound asleep, he quickly left and continued his work.

Just as the bedroom door closed, Bae Juhyun, who had been looking so peaceful in her sleep, suddenly opened her eyes.

Her fair face quickly turned red at a visible speed.

In fact, she had woken up the moment Liu Xin’an picked her up.

But after waking up, she really didn’t know how to face or explain the situation, so she could only pretend to be asleep.

It wasn’t until she lay on the soft bed and heard the bedroom door close that she dared to open her eyes.

So, every time she got drunk in the living room, Liu Xin’an would carry her to the bedroom like this?

It wasn’t her first time being carried princess-style, but being carried like this behind the camera scenes was indeed her first experience.

How should she put it...

It was a fresh experience she had never had before.

When Liu Xin’an picked her up, she genuinely felt an immensely secure feeling.

It was completely different from the nervous and scared feeling she got when she was carried on TV shows before.

She... she must have really felt something was wrong with her.

Lying flat on the bed, Bae Juhyun turned to face the wardrobe.

And the familiar yet strange smell coming from the bed made her feel more and more peculiar.

She couldn’t help but smile, so she pulled the blanket over her head and curled up in Liu Xin’an’s bed to escape.

But it seemed like this was a very unsuccessful choice.

Because the moment she buried herself in, she was immediately surrounded by Liu Xin’an’s scent.

A second later, Bae Juhyun, blushing like a boiled tomato, struggled to get up from the bed.

She gently pressed her wildly beating heart with her hand as her vision gradually lost focus.

This time... it seemed that no matter how much she convinced herself it was just the suspension bridge effect, her heart wasn’t willing to admit it anymore.

She had fallen for this big boy she had only known for less than two weeks.

———

Normally, the livestream would go until 10 p.m. domestic time.

But considering there was a girl asleep at home, Liu Xin’an decided to end the stream early at 8 p.m., which was 9 p.m. local time.

But even though he ended two hours early, it was already late.

He stretched and sauntered over to his bedroom door.

Instead of barging in, he gently knocked on the door and called out to Bae Juhyun from outside.

When there was no response, he carefully opened the door and turned on the bedroom light.

But the neatly made bed was empty, which left Liu Xin’an stunned.

He took out his phone and saw no messages from Bae Juhyun either.

Did she just leave without a word?

Uh... was she scared by his earlier proposal?

With no other thoughts in mind, Liu Xin’an quickly looked up Bae Juhyun’s contact and typed a message.

"Did you go back? I was just joking earlier, I didn’t really mean for you to be my girlfriend. Please don’t misunderstand."

He sent the message.

After waiting for a short while without a reply, he got up and walked out of the house, heading straight to Bae Juhyun’s door.

Pressing the doorbell, Liu Xin’an quietly waited at the door.

After a minute, the door remained closed.

This left Liu Xin’an completely baffled. He took out his phone again and sent another message to Bae Juhyun.

"Are you out?"

Still no response.

Liu Xin’an was at a loss. Even with his optimism, he began to guess that either Bae Juhyun hadn’t seen the messages or something had happened.

She either went straight to sleep after getting home...

Or she was avoiding him.

Liu Xin’an didn’t believe it was the latter, so he didn’t disturb her any further and went straight home.

Since Bae Juhyun had left, he considered streaming a bit longer.

But when he woke up around noon the next day and saw his conversation with Bae Juhyun stuck at his two messages, even the optimistic Liu Xin’an couldn’t help but think more deeply.

It seemed like she really was avoiding him.

But he didn’t understand why.

———

Realizing her feelings, Bae Juhyun scurried back to the dormitory.

Then, she uninstalled the messaging app.

Ignoring Kim Yerin’s confused look, she went straight to her room and curled up like a turtle.

Bae Juhyun was a very rational and calm person.

She knew the right time to do something.

But no matter how she looked at it, it didn’t seem like a good time to start a relationship.

The excuse of the suspension bridge effect wasn’t holding up anymore. Bae Juhyun knew that if she continued to interact with Liu Xin’an, she would fall deeper, so in her calm state, she chose to cut off contact with Liu Xin’an.

Their connection beyond being neighbors was just the messaging app where they had added each other.

So, if she stopped staying at home and uninstalled the app, it wouldn’t be easy for Liu Xin’an, who didn’t know much about her, to find her.

And she herself...

She wouldn’t allow these feelings to take root and grow in her heart.

She wasn’t ready for a relationship yet.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The knocking sound brought some life back into Bae Juhyun’s vacant eyes.

"Juhyun-unnie? Are you okay?"

Bae Juhyun’s face had looked so miserable earlier that Kim Yerin couldn’t help but worry.

Since it was just them in the dorm today, caring for her sister fell to her.

Kim Yerin’s voice softened Bae Juhyun’s expression a bit, at least it didn’t look as bad as before.

Taking a deep breath, she put on a natural expression.

"Yerin-ah, come in."

The door opened slightly and Kim Yerin peeked in, looking worriedly at her.

But seeing Bae Juhyun’s cheerful demeanor made Kim Yerin heave a sigh of relief.

"Why did you come back so suddenly?"

"What, can’t I come back?"

"Of course not, it’s just that you suddenly came back and I wondered if something happened?"

Bae Juhyun raised an eyebrow in confusion: "What could happen to me? We have a performance in over a month, I can’t fall behind."

"Oh, so are we going to the company together tomorrow?"

"Of course."

Bae Juhyun nodded with a smile, Kim Yerin’s presence distracted her from constantly thinking about Liu Xin’an.

After all... he would only stay here for about half a year.

And she, like those who had made her heart flutter before, would gradually forget about this budding feeling.

———

Imagining is always beautiful, but reality is always so cruel.

The next morning, a long-forgotten nightmare made Bae Juhyun reluctantly open her eyes at seven o’clock.

She lay on her back in bed, staring at the familiar ceiling as bitterness welled up inside her.

After admitting her feelings, Liu Xin’an in her dreams became even more unruly.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time she dreamed of Liu Xin’an.

Yeah... it was in a strange place.

The airport.

An appearance at the airport for Liu Xin’an, a foreigner, spoke volumes without needing much explanation.

She couldn’t remember the exact details, but it confirmed that today Bae Juhyun was in a very bad mood.

She fumbled around for her phone on the pillow, instinctively wanting to open the messaging app.

But after flipping through the screen for a while without finding it, she suddenly remembered that she had deleted the app yesterday.

"Ah..."

Bae Juhyun sighed as she curled up pitifully, biting her lower lip hard.

After suppressing the bitterness in her heart, she gathered her spirit and climbed out of bed.

Since she had gotten up so early, she decided to make breakfast.

She had learned quite a bit of cooking recently, and had picked up quite a few breakfast recipes!

Unfortunately, the other three sisters weren’t in the dorm today, so it seemed like only Kim Yerin would get to enjoy her cooking!