Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 57. "Take it...slowly" (Thanks to Alliance Hierarch Yang Yi’er)

Chapter 57: 57. "Take it...slowly" (Thanks to Alliance Hierarch Yang Yi’er)

In stark contrast to Bae Juhyun, who was happily asleep with a smile on her face, Liu Xin’an was sitting in front of his computer, researching information about "dating."

Don’t think it’s funny that he’s doing something so silly; it’s important to know that his last relationship was ten years ago, back in his freshman year of college.

And that relationship didn’t last very long.

In other words, when it comes to dating, his experience and skills were practically zero.

He didn’t think Bae Juhyun was the same as him, a novice in dating with zero experience. Such a pretty and charming Bae Juhyun surely didn’t lack suitors.

And at her age... she probably had plenty of dating experience by now, right?

Honestly, every man has his pride, and Liu Xin’an was no exception.

He definitely didn’t want to be overshadowed by one of Bae Juhyun’s "exes" in certain aspects, so he tried his best to make Bae Juhyun feel pampered rather than letting the entire relationship be dominated by her.

The painful experiences of the past were still vivid in his memory; how could Liu Xin’an not be vigilant?

However, the experience of dating couldn’t be compared to reading strategy guides for gaming.

After reading a few so-called "how to date" articles, Liu Xin’an chose to click the "X" button at the top right corner of the browser.

For this kind of thing, it had to be experienced firsthand; reading others’ experiences... was truly useless.

He took out his phone, glanced at the time, and hesitated before eventually putting the phone back down.

After the initial excitement, what gradually enveloped him was unease.

Unable to sleep, Liu Xin’an ended up back on the balcony once more.

The pitch-black night sky helped calm his mood.

Next door, Bae Juhyun had already gone to bed; confirming their relationship hadn’t reached the point where she couldn’t sleep.

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Early the next morning, because she had slept well, Bae Juhyun woke up at eight o’clock.

She naturally had to go to the company to practice today, especially since Park Sooyoung had finally returned yesterday. They needed to practice even harder during this time to prepare for the upcoming family concert.

Getting up right after opening her eyes wasn’t easy for Bae Juhyun, who liked to laze in bed.

First, she lay there with her eyes wide open for a while in a daze, then she suddenly remembered that she had confirmed her relationship with Liu Xin’an yesterday, and a joyful smile appeared on her pretty face.

Finally, fully awake from her groggy state, Bae Juhyun rolled excitedly in bed until her beautiful long hair became a static-charged mess, and then she sat up and stretched lazily.

The first day of confirming her relationship.

She no longer needed to find excuses to deliberately strike up a conversation with Liu Xin’an.

Now she was his girlfriend.

It was perfectly normal for a girlfriend to say good morning to her boyfriend, right?

Bae Juhyun took her phone from beside her pillow and, after opening the chat window with Liu Xin’an, typed a line of text.

"Good morning, my boyfriend."

After sending that message, Bae Juhyun felt slightly embarrassed, curling up her legs and hiding her smile behind her long hair, quietly waiting.

Of course, having fallen asleep groggily just before dawn, Liu Xin’an wouldn’t see the message at this time.

And this time, he didn’t accidentally forget to turn off his phone, so a few minutes later, the message still showed as "unread," which made Bae Juhyun give up on waiting.

"Not up yet... hm."

The fact that Liu Xin’an didn’t immediately respond to her first message after confirming their relationship was noted down in her mental ledger.

But this small matter didn’t affect her good mood in the slightest.

Yesterday was December 9; it seemed like every December 9 from now on would be extremely important to her.

After firmly memorizing this date, Bae Juhyun suddenly realized she didn’t know Liu Xin’an’s birthday.

Besides some well-known holidays or so-called anniversaries, their birthdays were also particularly important dates.

Her birthday was in late March, about four months away.

But Liu Xin’an’s birthday... she really didn’t know.

It seemed she had to ask him today. As a girlfriend, asking for her boyfriend’s birthday was perfectly normal, right?

After putting away her phone, Bae Juhyun lazily climbed out of bed.

Knowing that she finally had someone to share everything with seemed to lift the long-standing gloom over her.

Confiding in her younger bandmates was hard... after all, she was dragging everyone down, and it wouldn’t be good to dump her pessimistic thoughts on them.

But Liu Xin’an was different.

As his girlfriend, confiding her life troubles to him was still perfectly normal, right?

She seemed to finally understand why "feelings" were an inseparable part of humanity.

The taste of being in love... was truly heartwarming.

"Good morning."

As Bae Juhyun stepped out of her bedroom, Kim Yerin, who was already up, greeted her with a smile.

Bae Juhyun scratched her long hair, tidied it with her hands a bit, and smiled at the youngest member of their group.

"Yerin, wake everyone up."

"Okay, Juhyun unnie, you go wash up first."

"No rush; wake everyone first. I have something to tell you all."

"Hmm? Now?"

"Yes, because it’s something important I want to tell you all first."

Kim Yerin was bewildered, but she didn’t refuse her unnie’s instructions.

Soon, a sleepy Son Seungwan and Kang Seulgi were woken up by Kim Yerin.

Park Sooyoung got up herself amidst Son Seungwan’s reluctant grumblings.

Kang Seulgi knew why Bae Juhyun was so energetic early in the morning and why she was waking everyone up, so she was quite miffed that Bae Juhyun had made Yerin wake her as well.

"I rarely get a chance to sleep in; you didn’t have to wake me!"

She was in the loop!

"Oh, right, maybe you should go back to sleep?"

Kang Seulgi had indeed helped her a lot, so seeing her now bleary-eyed made Bae Juhyun feel a bit guilty.

But since everyone was awake, she was more excited about seeing their reactions to her confession rather than letting Seulgi go back to bed.

"Unnie, what’s the important thing you want to tell us?"

"Yeah, is it any news from the company?"

Son Seungwan wasn’t participating in the conversation since she was leaning on Kim Yerin, half-asleep.

As the one who stayed up the latest last night, she was still in a daze.

"Uh... it’s not about the company; it’s about me."

"Something about you, unnie?"

Bae Juhyun nodded, cast a glance at the younger members sitting around her, took a deep breath, and spoke deliberately.

"I’m currently in a relationship."

"...Huh?" x2

Except for the calm Kang Seulgi and the still-half-asleep Son Seungwan, both Park Sooyoung and Kim Yerin looked wide-eyed and shouted in shock.

This woke Son Seungwan from her daze.

"What’s happening?"

She quickly lifted her head, her long hair making a graceful arc in the air before smacking right into Kang Seulgi’s face.

Getting whipped by hair actually hurt quite a bit.

"Actually, the relationship was confirmed last night. I thought it was necessary to tell you, so..."

"Who is it?"

"Do we know them?"

Kim Yerin and Park Sooyoung’s inner gossip fires were lit. They moved closer to Bae Juhyun and shook her arms in excitement.

Already physically weaker, Bae Juhyun felt dizzy from their shaking.

"Let... go of me first!"

The two of them regained their composure and let go, though their eyes still sparkled with excitement and curiosity, making Bae Juhyun feel a bit embarrassed.

"Well... it’s Liu Xin’an from next door. Yerin and Sooyoung, you haven’t met him, but Seungwan has."

"Me? What did I see?"

Son Seungwan turned her head dizzily, looking in confusion at Bae Juhyun and the envious Park Sooyoung and Kim Yerin.

Covering her cheek, Kang Seulgi repeated Bae Juhyun’s words, eliciting an ear-piercing scream from their main vocalist Son Seungwan.

Very spirited, truly befitting their main vocalist.

"What did I say! What did I say!"

Son Seungwan was now fully awake, her emotions displayed vividly as she waved her arms wildly in front of Bae Juhyun.

Bae Juhyun facepalmed, understanding Son Seungwan’s meaning. Ever since she met Liu Xin’an, this girl would often predict that something would happen between them.

But in the end, she wasn’t wrong; her relationship with Liu Xin’an would certainly not just be "something" in the future...

Everyone here was an adult, and after dating, they all knew where things would naturally lead.

But for Bae Juhyun, those thoughts were still premature.

She lightly patted her flushed face, then looked earnestly at her younger members.

"If you have anything to say, feel free."

"Anything to say? Uh... blessings for you both?"

"Juhyun unnie, don’t worry too much. We’ve been debuted for so many years now; even if fans find out we’re dating, they wouldn’t say anything. Don’t pressure yourself too much, okay?"

They understood that for Bae Juhyun, choosing to be in a relationship was actually a good thing.

Who knew when an artist would get this much time to rest? Taking this chance to relish some lost youth was a good thing, right?

Everyone understood what Bae Juhyun was worried about.

Sitting next to the somewhat bewildered Bae Juhyun, Kang Seulgi wrapped an arm around her neck with a grin.

"I told you, Juhyun unnie, you were overthinking. Everyone will definitely support you unconditionally."

"Totally, so, when do you plan to arrange a meeting for us, Juhyun unnie?"

"Yeah, also, does he know who we are?"

Park Sooyoung was the one who knew the least about Liu Xin’an, having only heard the name for the first time, so she just looked at Bae Juhyun with curiosity.

The eager gazes made Bae Juhyun’s scalp tingle, and she could only smile wryly.

"One step at a time, one step at a time."

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