Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 77. Bae Juhyun Makes Up Her Mind (Please follow and read! Please follow and read!)

Chapter 77: 77. Bae Juhyun Makes Up Her Mind (Please follow and read! Please follow and read!)

After Liu Xin’an agreed to take on this commercial promotion, the small broken station and S-M began their respective publicity campaigns.

In fact, Liu Xin’an’s connection to Girls’ Generation, with whom he was to collaborate this time, was like trying to connect two things that were poles apart. However, there are always certain things in this world that can produce amazing effects.

Money.

The remuneration for this business deal was substantial; it was the biggest meal he had landed in his many years as an UP host.

Encouraged by a hefty "incentive," Liu Xin’an took the game he was to play in a couple of days very seriously and practiced it on his phone for a full day.

At the very least, when guiding people through the game, he couldn’t appear worse than the two idols, right?

If that were the case, he could probably say goodbye to his "game broadcaster" title.

Fortunately, even with mobile games he rarely touched, his outstanding gaming talent allowed him to get the hang of it quite easily.

With a solid foundation, Liu Xin’an relaxed a lot.

He was informed of the specific timing of the event. In three days, or this coming Friday, they would launch their first live broadcast of this "dream collaboration."

The location was in an apartment building, apparently provided by S-M. He only knew bits and pieces about it.

As for this event of his, the viewers in the live broadcast room were somewhat puzzled.

Those looking forward to it were mostly new viewers or fans who came for his extraordinary looks.

The old viewers, however, were baffled by Liu Xin’an’s choice.

What’s the situation? The always slack Liu Xin’an is actually working hard?

Liu Xin’an’s connection with celebrities was distant, but that didn’t mean it was the same for his fans.

Who doesn’t like beautiful women?

And the fans watching Liu Xin’an’s live broadcast were each more of a standout lsp than the last.

Having the opportunity to watch Liu Xin’an together with beautiful women was indeed an exciting prospect.

"Don’t make a fuss, guys. It’s just a business collaboration. You make it sound as though there’s something between us. Do you understand what it means to be paid?"

Liu Xin’an replied to the barrage of odd questions in the barrage with a smile.

"Oh? Boss Ah Ze? Erm... You want Girls’ Generation’s autograph... I’ll try to get it for you at the time. I suppose asking for an autograph shouldn’t be too difficult."

"Boss Yang Yi’er wants one too? Okay, I’ll find a way. Even if I can’t get it on the spot, brother, I will still get it for you, even if it costs me money."

They were all quite familiar old fans, and Liu Xin’an knew how to calm the mood.

He stopped responding to the other bosses clamoring for autographs, as two was enough.

He surely couldn’t be expected to go up to people with a notebook asking for autographs during the event, right?

The agenda for this event wasn’t complicated. Simply put, he was mostly there to do translation work, then play a couple of games with the two stars, and finally read questions from the fans, along with the IDs of the bosses who sent gifts during the live broadcast.

Each session would be about two hours, with the gaming taking up maybe a little over one hour.

It wasn’t a troublesome job, and Liu Xin’an was very happy to earn this money.

After casually addressing the matters related to this work with a smile, Liu Xin’an began today’s live broadcast.

Meanwhile, Bae Juhyun, who had just finished her second dress rehearsal, let out a breath of relief and sat down below the stage, propping her chin and watching the seniors perform on stage.

In just a few more days, she could reveal her true identity to Liu Xin’an, and finally not have to be so anxious every day.

To minimize the risk of exposure, she hadn’t even told Kang Seulgi about the event Liu Xin’an was about to do with the senior members of Girls’ Generation.

It wasn’t that she was afraid Kang Seulgi would spill the beans and tell the seniors of Girls’ Generation about the event.

Mainly, it was better for as few people as possible to know about such things.

"Hard work there."

The appearance of a bottle of water caused "Bae Fright" to jolt, but soon after, Kim Taeyeon’s delicate face appeared in front of her.

Perhaps her reaction was a bit over the top just now, and this senior let out a hearty laugh while covering her mouth.

"What’s up, Juhyun? Were you thinking about something, haha."

The teasing from the senior made Bae Juhyun also laugh self-consciously.

"Just a bit distracted, that’s all."

"Distracted? Still worried about whether the fans will accept it or not?"

Bae Juhyun didn’t make a sound, but nodded her head.

This indeed was a concern for her; her comeback to the stage would affect her future schedule and work.

Even though her resources weren’t the best in the group on a regular basis, what artist likes to stay at home picking their toes every day?

"A bit afraid the fans won’t accept it."

"Alright, don’t be so nervous. Whether or not the fans accept it, the company won’t give up on you. You can be sure of that."

"Really?"

"Of course. I know it’s not good for me to be the one saying this, but everyone knows you are the most popular one in Red Velvet. The company won’t abandon you."

Blunt but true.

Although Kim Taeyeon’s words were somewhat straightforward, that’s just the way the world is.

If you have value to the company, even if you’re covered in black marks, they’ll find ways to scrub you clean.

Moreover, Bae Juhyun also knew about the incident; she did indeed get into a fight with that makeup artist who secretly recorded her. However, many people didn’t care why they started fighting.

The reason was simple—the makeup artist ruined her look...

And what Bae Juhyun was more upset about was the worry that she wouldn’t be able to present her best self to her fans on time.

Were there faults? Of course, there were.

But to blame all the faults on Bae Juhyun like before... clearly, there were forces at play behind the scenes.

The games between companies are beyond the resistance of these small artists.

Even them, who came from S-M, would be criticized like this, let alone artists from smaller companies...

I digress.

This warm-hearted senior gently wrapped her arm around Bae Juhyun’s shoulder, using her years of experience in the industry to calm the anxious Bae Juhyun, which truly eased Juhyun’s previously agitated heart quite a bit.

Looking at Kim Taeyeon’s beautiful profile, she thought for a few seconds, and finally made up her mind.

If Kim Taeyeon didn’t know about her relationship with Liu Xin’an, even a hint of news about them in the live broadcast could expose them.

And the simplest way to reduce the risk of exposure to zero was actually not complicated: it was to give Kim Taeyeon, who had an event with Liu Xin’an in a couple of days, a heads up...

Yes, besides worrying whether her fans would accept her comeback, another concern that had always troubled her was whether Liu Xin’an would accept her identity.

To put it bluntly, she hadn’t been sleeping well these past couple of days.

If she wasn’t worried that Liu Xin’an would think she was some sort of weirdo, she would have taken a pillow and gone to sleep with Liu Xin’an.

The feeling of being in Liu Xin’an’s embrace really relaxed her.

And she wasn’t worried that Liu Xin’an would do anything to her; although the guy had kissed her last time, he had reverted to his honest self afterwards.

At the end of the day, he’s still a coward!

"Taeyeon unnie, are you free this afternoon?"

"Hmm? Me? I am, what’s up?"

Kim Taeyeon was taken aback and asked with a smile.

"There’s something I want to talk to you about. If it’s possible, let me treat you to dinner tonight."

"Oh! Of course, you can, tonight huh?"

"Yes, after the rehearsal is over, Taeyeon unnie, and Sunny unnie too."

"You want to invite Sunny as well?"

"Yes."

"Then I’ll ask her later."

———

"Are you going to sleep at your friend’s place tonight?"

"Yeah, I’m going to Seulgi’s house tonight, so you don’t have to wait for me."

He didn’t feel dissatisfied that Bae Juhyun couldn’t have dinner with him tonight.

There was some regret and awkwardness, of course, since they had been together every evening ever since they confirmed their relationship.

Now, suddenly spending a day apart, feeling awkward was inevitable.

But he wasn’t unreasonable. Bae Juhyun wasn’t like him, an anchor with all social interactions online. Kang Seulgi and Son Seungwan, whom he had met last time, were Bae Juhyun’s real-life friends. Maintaining social relations was necessary for an ordinary adult.

"Okay, just remember to eat properly."

"Mm... You’re not mad, are you?"

Bae Juhyun cautiously asked over the phone, and the question made Liu Xin’an on the other end chuckle softly.

He pretended to be upset, "Hey, do I really seem that petty to you!"

"Hmm? So, you’re happy that I’m not having dinner with you?"

A bead of sweat trickled down Liu Xin’an’s forehead. Without face-to-face communication, it was hard for him to guess Bae Juhyun’s mood.

Like now—she’d trapped him.

"I’m jealous, I’m angry! Bae Juhyun, you must come back and have dinner with me today!"

His annoyed voice caused the girl on the other side of the phone to burst into laughter.

"Stop fooling around, I have to leave now. Don’t forget to send me a picture of your food, and if I find out you skipped dinner because of the live broadcast, you’re dead."

"Yes, yes, I got it."

Liu Xin’an put away his phone and sighed softly.

Always threatening with someone’s life, perhaps his girlfriend really had some strange hobby, he mused.

Remembering the lump on his forehead from last time...

Liu Xin’an shivered. It looked like he had to be extra careful in the future!

———

The bosses have been pretty intense recently, and I feel I should really thank those who have been supporting me a lot lately.

I won’t mention Yang Yi’er boss; thanks to the Alliance Hierarch for the big support. Although I’ve returned one favor, I’ll add five more Chapters after the book is live.

The support of Boss Shā Tān with one Alliance and ten thousand rewards tonight really took me by surprise, immense thanks! Although I’m not sure if you’re in the group, I’m still grateful for the support, not much to say, four more Chapters after the book is live!

Boss Aze, the same goes for you, an Alliance is really too kind, four additional Chapters when live.

Also, today’s two ten thousand rewards, Boss Su Jiong, and reader 1527241471353212928, thank you both for the ten thousand rewards, I will accumulate these into the extra Chapter rules and will have a burst of updates when the book goes live!

Looking at it now, I’m definitely going to release more than just 20 Chapters when I go live...

But when adding Chapters, it will definitely be 3k a Chapter, I definitely won’t shortchange the bosses in word count.

I will thank the rest of the bosses in the acknowledgments when the book goes live.

I have a record of everyone who has supported this book, please rest assured!

For data, you can join the group to see the spreadsheet, I won’t keep any secrets!

Thank you all for following,

As for the live date, it will be either this Friday or next Friday. I will notify you in advance depending on the situation.