Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 679 - 352. August’s Arrival (Thanks to Illusion Feather for Silver Alliance Hierarch! 19/40)

Chapter 679: 352. August’s Arrival (Thanks to Illusion Feather for Silver Alliance Hierarch! 19/40)

"Hey, bro."

Liu Xin’an greeted Seong Taekyon with a smile.

"It might take some more time before we finish." Seong Taekyon checked the time, then looked at Liu Xin’an and smiled as he patted his shoulder, "Happy birthday, Xin’an."

"Taekyon, you know it’s my birthday?"

"Irene told me. I just found out a few days ago, so I didn’t have time to prepare a gift. I’ll treat you to dinner tonight."

Interestingly, compared to Manager Kim’s cautiousness, Seong Taekyon was much more natural.

Probably because he was quite familiar with Liu Xin’an and knew what kind of person he was.

Of course, it didn’t stop him from being shocked when he learned about the visitor’s identity from the day before.

"I have an event tonight. Maybe next time, Taekyon. I appreciate the gesture."

"An event for your website?"

"Yeah, kind of like Juhyun’s birthday live stream. I may be a minor celebrity, but I still have to do a live stream to thank my followers."

Liu Xin’an joked about himself with a smile, his humble demeanor hard to dislike.

"Is that so? Do you need everyone to appear on camera?"

"Nah, no need. My viewers are here for me, not them."

"Hahaha, makes sense."

Seong Taekyon was smart. He didn’t use his familiarity with Liu Xin’an to ask about yesterday’s events.

Bae Juhyun clearly had no plans to cooperate, and he didn’t intend to seek any breakthrough from Liu Xin’an either.

After all, Liu Xin’an would never harm Bae Juhyun or Red Velvet.

As long as Red Velvet’s status in the company continued to rise, his benefits would naturally increase as well.

Knowing too much might even cause trouble for himself.

"Will the content from this shoot be released too? Won’t it reveal the MV details?"

"We’ll shoot it first and decide when to release it later. The show’s episodes aren’t finished airing, so we don’t need to worry much about the buzz. Besides, we still have the promo videos featuring you and Irene."

The variety show spearheaded by the small station hadn’t finished airing yet, so the buzz remained high as Seong Taekyon mentioned.

The video exposing their real relationship had been released two days ago.

In this era when hot topics quickly fade away, the impact of that video was no longer as significant as it was initially.

However, Liu Xin’an still saw heaps of inquiries in his private messages.

Hmm... He decided to play dumb and neither confirm nor deny. He didn’t plan to let "Little Bamboo" appear for now, opting to stay hidden.

As for Korea...

There wasn’t even a ripple.

Probably because S-M intervened and suppressed the public interest.

One had to admit, S-M was adept at controlling public opinion as a professional agency.

With no external threats or internal issues, each day went by rather normally.

Liu Xin’an still visited S-M every three days to cooperate with Red Velvet’s comeback shoots, as per the contract signed during the variety show filming.

Aside from that, Bae Juhyun’s focus completely shifted from "romance" to "work" as she busied herself with preparing for the comeback.

And so, July drew to a close.

———

There was a lot of work before the comeback. Although Liu Xin’an hadn’t specifically asked Bae Juhyun, the decreasing frequency of their chats on the messaging app was telling.

Promotions, TV appearances, recording stages... all kinds of tasks left Bae Juhyun with no time to even think about picking up her phone to chat with Liu Xin’an.

When people are very tired, they won’t have the mental bandwidth for other things, especially when this comeback was crucial for them.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Bae Juhyun stood in front of her members, bowing to thank the host who had just finished filming with them.

"Oh! Looking forward to your comeback. Good luck!"

"Thank you!"

After leading her members in another bow, Bae Juhyun pursed her lips slightly and followed Seong Taekyon toward the van by the roadside.

The pitch-black sky made it impossible to discern the time. The members on the vehicle lazily slumped in their seats, not wanting to say a word.

Bae Juhyun, sitting further up front, forced herself to stay awake and chatted quietly with Seong Taekyon in the passenger seat.

"Taekyon, what’s the next schedule?"

Yes, their schedule wasn’t over yet.

"A fashion magazine interview. Here are the questions, organize your answers and let me know."

"Oh... Okay."

Bae Juhyun nodded and reached for the documents Seong Taekyon handed over. She took out her phone and used the flashlight function instead of turning on the rear lights.

Yawning quietly as she read the documents, Kang Seulgi’s sudden voice startled her.

"Juhyun unni..."

"Ah! You scared me. Weren’t you sleeping?"

They had been up since around four in the morning to get their makeup and styling done before shooting the variety show.

Everyone was utterly exhausted.

So, the members started sleeping as soon as they got on the vehicle.

"You should rest too."

As the leader, she had always been more burdened than the regular members, and Bae Juhyun had always taken care of her younger sisters.

This country’s hierarchy of seniority had reached an almost pathological level, but it was also because of this deep-rooted belief that Bae Juhyun understood well her responsibilities as the "sister."