Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 663 - 346. A Perfectly Timed Gift (Thanks to the Great Huanyu for the Silver Alliance Hierarch! 16/40)_3

Chapter 663: 346. A Perfectly Timed Gift (Thanks to the Great Huanyu for the Silver Alliance Hierarch! 16/40)_3

Since you know all that, saying such things makes Chief Kim’s intentions very clear.

The company wants to use Liu Xin’an.

And this is the ultimate reason why Bae Juhyun doesn’t want to tell the company about their relationship.

In other words, the company wants to use her matter to control Liu Xin’an to work for them.

"Chief..."

"First, contact Mr. Liu Xin’an. The specifics of how to proceed need to be carefully discussed. Tomorrow is the filming day, right?"

Chief Kim ignored Bae Juhyun’s voice and looked directly at Seong Taekyon, giving orders.

Bae Juhyun took a deep breath and gathered the courage to disregard Seong Taekyon’s previous advice.

"Chief..."

"Ring~"

The sound of the desk phone interrupted her brave attempt to speak.

The three of them were drawn to the ringing phone. Chief Kim glanced at the other two before picking up the handset.

"What’s the matter?"

After asking, Chief Kim’s pupils shook as if he had heard something unbelievable.

After a long pause, he hurriedly asked again.

"...What?"

"Alright, I understand. I’ll bring them over now."

"Yes, I understand."

After hastily saying these few words, Chief Kim stood up while Bae Juhyun and Seong Taekyon looked on in confusion.

"Taekyon, take Irene back to the practice room, have them tidy up a bit, and get ready to go to the reception room with me. Quickly."

"Uh? Yes, Irene, let’s go!"

Although he didn’t know exactly what was happening, Seong Taekyon quickly responded and called to the still-bewildered Bae Juhyun beside him.

Bae Juhyun stood up to follow, bowed respectfully to Chief Kim, and then jogged behind Seong Taekyon to leave.

As for Chief Kim, he looked thoughtfully at the two as they left the room.

Was it a coincidence?

Or...

Liu Xin’an?

———

"What’s going on?"

"I don’t know. Chief Kim looked really serious, though."

Bae Juhyun shook her head, also confused: "I don’t know. Let’s just follow and see. Maybe some important person is coming."

"What do they have to do with us?"

Kang Seulgi asked in confusion.

Bae Juhyun just spread her hands, indicating she had no idea.

Except for Son Seungwan, who wasn’t present, Bae Juhyun led the three younger members out of the practice room. Seong Taekyon had already been waiting at the door for a while.

He glanced at their outfits and makeup and nodded.

"When we get there, don’t say anything foolish. Just stand quietly and listen, got it?"

"Taekyon oppa, who’s coming?"

"I don’t know, but from Chief Kim’s reaction... it seems like an important person. Just listen quietly."

Seong Taekyon still looked puzzled, but he could read the severity in Chief Kim’s reaction.

Clearly, this guest they were supposed to receive held a high status.

They quickly arrived in front of the upstairs reception room. What truly surprised Bae Juhyun was that, besides Chief Kim, Lee Seongju, the currently managing director of S-M, was also there.

Bae Juhyun quickly led the members to bow and greet this genuine superior.

"Hello, Director."

The usually stern-faced director showed a rare hint of a smile when he saw Bae Juhyun.

"Irene, how have you been doing lately?"

"Ah, yes! Thanks to the company, I’ve been doing very well recently."

"Hmm, is Wendy not here?"

"Wendy has an activity, but I’ve already sent someone to tell her to hurry back."

Chief Kim whispered something to Lee Seongju. After Lee Seongju nodded, Chief Kim looked at Bae Juhyun and the others.

"When you go in, don’t say anything out of line. Just stand quietly. Understood?"

"Yes." Bae Juhyun and the others obediently responded.

Chief Kim gently pushed open the door. This was a chance for Bae Juhyun and the others to curiously look inside the reception room.

The reception room looked no different from usual, but the typically empty room now had a man sitting on a soft sofa.

Seeing the door open, the man stood up and smiled at the entering Lee Seongju, Chief Kim, and Bae Juhyun and her group.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Wang."

Lee Seongju smiled and shook hands with the man in front of him, looking very friendly.

Wang?

This was a surname almost unheard of in Korea, which meant...

This person, was Chinese?

Kang Seulgi and the others instinctively looked at Bae Juhyun, who was also stunned.

Because among the people present, the only one with connections to Chinese people was her.

"It’s alright, Mr. Lee." The man with the surname Wang first responded to Lee Seongju, then looked at the nervously blinking Bae Juhyun, and smiled gently, "Ms. Bae Juhyun, Ms. Kang Seulgi, Ms. Park Sooyoung, and Ms. Kim Yerin, hello. I am Wang Chengjie from the Chinese Consulate in Busan. I’m here to deliver invitations to you."

"...Huh?"

Even though Bae Juhyun knew she shouldn’t react unusually, the man’s title still left her dumbfounded.

The same dumbfounded expressions appeared on Kang Seulgi and the others who had been called by name.

Wang Chengjie took out several letters from his bag and handed them to Bae Juhyun and the others, one by one.

Then he looked at the remaining letter in his hand and turned to Lee Seongju.

"Ms. Son Seungwan hasn’t returned yet; I’ll wait a bit more."

"She’s already on her way back. I’m sorry for wasting your time."

"Ah, I came uninvited in the first place, Mr. Lee. Please don’t say that."

Wang Chengjie waved his hand with a smile, showing no airs. He looked at Bae Juhyun and the others, who were still in a state of shock, and said, "You can open it directly to see."

Bae Juhyun knew he was talking to her, but...

She cautiously glanced at Lee Seongju. Once he nodded, she held her breath and carefully opened the sealed letter, pulling out the contents.

It was a letter entirely written in English.

She had studied basic English, so she could understand it.

But after carefully reading it, her mind, already overwhelmed by the man’s arrival, completely froze.

[Chinese Consulate General]

[The Chinese Consulate General in Busan sends greetings to Red Velvet’s leader, Bae Juhyun, and formally extends the following invitation to you.]

[To celebrate the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, our consulate plans to hold a "Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Reception" at 17:30 on Wednesday, September 29, at the Chinese Consulate General in Busan. We sincerely invite you to attend.]

[Additionally, this event will be a standing buffet, please take note.]

[Please kindly send your RSVP by September 21.]

[With the highest respect]

[Signature: Chinese Consulate General in Busan]

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PS: I consulted an actual consulate staff member for this section. You might not believe it, but I really have a reader who works at the Chinese embassy in Korea...

These details were written after a serious discussion with the relevant staff. The reason why they bypassed S-M to send direct invitations to Bae Juhyun and others is that this reception is a private event and doesn’t need to follow official channels.

As for whether Bae Juhyun and the others qualify... This reception actually took place last September, and similar events often invite well-known artists to attend.

I will explain why they invited Bae Juhyun in the following Chapters~

If you have any doubts or think this plot is unreasonable, feel free to ask me in the reader group~

PS2: It’s normal not to see comments and Chapter discussions right now; there’s a temporary issue with Qidian’s comments section~

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