Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 73. Excited Li Chenglu (please follow and read! please follow and read)

Chapter 73: 73. Excited Li Chenglu (please follow and read! please follow and read)

It may be because he stole a kiss and annoyed Bae Juhyun not long ago when he went to the bathroom that, after ending his live stream, Liu Xin’an hurried out of the room but did not see the girl on the sofa again.

After thinking it over, Liu Xin’an walked to the bedroom and gently pushed open the door, and sure enough, he saw Bae Juhyun, who was lying on the "bad guy’s" bed, sleeping soundly.

He then sighed in relief. Bae Juhyun hadn’t left and was willing to take a nap at his place, which meant that she wasn’t really angry.

It’s good that she wasn’t really angry. For Liu Xin’an, who was in his second relationship, he didn’t know how to console someone.

It was funny, really. Even though they were no longer young, they both seemed much younger when they were together.

By now, Liu Xin’an had completely believed what Bae Juhyun had said.

She might indeed be his first love, because sometimes, she was even more childish than him when it came to emotions.

And about things outside of romance... she could be somewhat childish at times too.

Like right now.

Feeling that Liu Xin’an’s blankets were too warm, Bae Juhyun’s small body curled up on his bed, with one leg restlessly stretching out from under the blanket.

Liu Xin’an tucked the girl in and brought a glass of water into the room before quietly leaving.

He had a phone call to return, as during the stream, his childhood friend Li Chenglu had messaged him to call her back after he finished.

Having not seen it was one thing, but now that he had, Liu Xin’an couldn’t just pretend he hadn’t.

After sitting on the sofa, Liu Xin’an placed the pillow at his back, comfortably leaning on it, and then he pressed the call button on WeChat.

The call connected in just one second.

"Hello?"

"What’s up?"

He spoke very comfortably with Li Chenglu. After all, they were childhood friends with over 20 years of friendship—it would be odd if they weren’t comfortable with each other.

"It’s about the Top 100 event. Are you going this year?"

"Of course, I’ve made plans to have dinner there with Mr. San and PIGenius."

Mr. San was also a major content creator on the little broken station, and PIGenius used to be Liu Xin’an’s idol, which was a big reason he became a content creator too.

To this day, PIGenius’s Minecraft live streams were what he used to help himself fall asleep when he had insomnia!

"Oh... then I’m coming this time! Come pick me up first!"

Li Chenglu issued directions to Liu Xin’an as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

If it had been last year, he might have just agreed.

But now was different.

Even for a childhood friend, he needed to keep a proper distance from Li Chenglu.

Liu Xin’an glanced towards the bedroom, a doting smile appearing on his face.

"I probably can’t this year."

"Huh? Why not? Just take me with you, I want to meet the Doymoon Society!"

"... meet the Doymoon Society? I’ll just get you an autograph later."

"Wow! Liu Xin’an! Do you have someone else?"

Li Chenglu cried out in discontent.

But, unusually for him, Liu Xin’an fell silent, which made Li Chenglu widen her eyes on the other end of the phone.

"Holy shit, Liu Xin’an, do you really have someone?"

Her voice was filled with excitement.

Liu Xin’an sighed and slowly said, "Yes, I’m dating someone here, so you..."

"Holy shit! I’m going to tell Auntie!!"

"Hold on, hold on! Don’t tell my mom yet!"

Liu Xin’an panicked. He hadn’t even begun to explain, and she was already so impatient?

"Why shouldn’t I tell Auntie? To be honest, both Auntie and I were kind of doubting your sexual orientation..."

"What the hell are you talking about? I like women!

"Sure, sure, so why can’t I tell Auntie?" Li Chenglu didn’t quite understand her friend’s reasoning. Although she was also single at the moment, she was worlds apart from Liu Xin’an, who had only been in one relationship.

Her romantic history was much richer than Liu Xin’an’s. Even when he was in China, she had introduced him to women multiple times, but he always refused.

Now that he had changed his living environment, he suddenly became unsingle?

This matter was too important and a bit too strange, she thought she should talk to Liu Xin’an’s mom.

"Anyway, just don’t mention it for now. You know how my mom is. If you tell her about my current situation, she might just come running over and pressure me to settle down immediately," Xin’an said.

"... That’s true, but I’m really curious about your current girlfriend. What does she look like? Is she beautiful?"

When his own girlfriend was mentioned, Liu Xin’an finally revealed a relieved smile.

"Beautiful. She could be called the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life without exaggeration," he replied.

"Really? Even more beautiful than me?"

This wasn’t Li Chenglu bragging about herself; she was indeed very good-looking.

"Honestly, even more beautiful than you."

"I don’t believe it!! Show me!!"

"That’s not possible."

Bae Juhyun had said she wasn’t ready to meet Xin’an’s friends yet, so for now, Xin’an wouldn’t reveal even a tiny bit of information about his girlfriend.

When Juhyun was ready, he’d tell everyone then. It wasn’t too late.

Of course, if Juhyun actually decided to accompany him to the awards ceremony, he did consider fully disclosing his relationship status to the audience at that time.

But the prerequisite was still... Juhyun had to be willing.

"Quite mysterious... are you really in a relationship? Not one of those imaginary girlfriends you made up in a state of mental breakdown?"

"... Are you asking for trouble?"

"Hahaha, so that means, for the Top 100 this time, you plan to bring her back?"

"That’s the plan."

"Then take me with you when the time comes, please! I’m too curious!"

"... We’ll see when the time comes, you’ve been pretty free these days, haven’t you?"

"Exactly, exactly, just don’t forget about me. Wow! Liu Xin’an is actually in a relationship. I’ve got to celebrate."

After saying this, Li Chenglu ended the call abruptly, leaving a baffled Liu Xin’an staring at his phone.

He had just gotten a girlfriend... What was this guy celebrating?

While he was bewildered, a soft touch came from behind him, and he froze. Turning around, he found Bae Juhyun had walked out of the bedroom at some point, now groggily rubbing her sleepy eyes and unglamorously leaning on his back.

Leaning on...

Wait a second, the thing on his back...

Suddenly, Liu Xin’an realized something.

His girlfriend’s figure wasn’t half bad either.

Considering she was probably still half-asleep, and knowing her, if she saw herself like this after waking up, she’d likely be embarrassed 90 percent of the time. So, Xin’an quietly grasped Juhyun’s wrist and gently pulled the girl into his arms.

"Woke up?"

"Hmm... Who were you talking to?"

The groggy Bae Juhyun displayed a charm that Xin’an had never seen before.

Cluelessly adorable.

"With my childhood friend."

"A girl?"

"Yes."

At that, Juhyun snapped to full alertness, her gaze at her boyfriend quite pointed.

Liu Xin’an spread his hands, "Don’t overthink it. We grew up together, and she wants to go to the awards ceremony with me."

Juhyun blinked, then quietly wriggled out of Xin’an’s embrace.

"The one you invited me to?"

"Yes, so I turned her down and told her I’m in a relationship now."

"Ah?!"

"Don’t worry, I didn’t disclose any details about you. When you’re ready to meet my friends, I’ll formally introduce you to them. Is that okay?"

Knowing how timid his girlfriend was, Liu Xin’an quickly reassured her.

After hearing this, Bae Juhyun breathed a sigh of relief, but soon her brow furrowed again.

She couldn’t keep stalling; she had to clarify her identity to Liu Xin’an soon.

Otherwise, with the current pace, before Xin’an got upset after hearing the news, she might just die of nerves from various accidents.