Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 92. Bae Jinhee

Chapter 92: 92. Bae Jinhee

One naturally can’t let their thoughts wander during practice.

Bae Juhyun would always keep personal and professional matters separate, and although she didn’t have much in the way of professional commitments at the moment, she regarded the single performance opportunity she had very seriously.

Of course, it wasn’t because Liu Xin’an was coming to the performance that she valued it so much.

It was because this performance was of extraordinary significance to Red velvet at the moment.

Even if she would still be in a state with very little work after this performance, she would still muster all her focus, more than she ever had for any previous stage.

Only when sweat dripped down her forehead did she stop, hands on hips, breathing deeply.

"Let’s take a break."

"Phew, I’m so tired today. Is the second dress rehearsal the day after tomorrow?"

"Mm... This time it’s about the quality of the performance, I don’t want to be scolded."

Bae Juhyun, however, didn’t join in the chat with the younger girls; instead, she took out her cup and took a big sip of water, replenishing the fluids she had lost from practicing.

After regaining a bit of strength, Bae Juhyun draped a jacket over her shoulders and slipped out of the practice room.

Before long, she came back holding two tickets.

The tickets were naturally for the family concert they were holding.

Tonight...

Forget it, it’ll be better tomorrow night.

Tomorrow night, I’ll give these to Liu Xin’an.

The conspicuous rectangular tickets also piqued the curiosity of the girls in the practice room.

They crowded around Bae Juhyun.

"These tickets?"

"Yeah, I’ll give them to Liu Xin’an tomorrow, and then..."

"Buzz buzz buzz"

The vibrating phone in her bag interrupted Bae Juhyun’s words; she picked up the phone with a puzzled look and showed a gentle smile upon seeing the familiar name on the screen.

Without hiding anything from the others, she took out her phone and answered the call.

It wasn’t Liu Xin’an who had called, but her mother back in Daegu.

A few days prior, she had told her mom she was out of kimchi.

But she had planned to drive back to get it after the second dress rehearsal when there would be a day off.

Why would her mom call at this time?

"Mom!"

At 30, Bae Juhyun sounded like a child in front of her mother, cheerfully calling the woman on the other end of the line.

"Juhyun, are you at home?"

"Me? Now? No, I’m at the company."

"Ah, when can you come home? Jinhee was just about to head over to Seoul, so I had her bring you the kimchi and stuff."

"Eh? Jinhee came over?"

Bae Juhyun said in surprise, referring to her sister Bae Jinhee, who was five years her junior.

"It seems like she had to submit some documents or something. It saves you the trip of driving back yourself. Why don’t you call her yourself?"

"I’m afraid she’s driving... Don’t worry about it, I’ll figure out a way to contact her."

Bae Juhyun smiled helplessly, instructed her mother, and then hurriedly ended the call.

"Auntie?"

"Mm, she said Jinhee is coming to bring me kimchi, asked if I was home."

Bae Juhyun bent her head and rummaged through her contacts for her sister’s number while answering the members’ queries.

Of course, she remembered her own sister’s mobile number; soon, she dialed the number.

After a few seconds, Bae Jinhee’s voice came through on Bae Juhyun’s end.

"Sis."

"You’re in Seoul?"

"Mm, I’m still on the road, what’s up?"

"Do you have a place to stay? How many days are you planning to spend in Seoul?"

"Two or three days, can’t I stay at your place?"

Her sister’s response made Bae Juhyun involuntarily frown. If Jinhee stayed at her place...

"Jinhee, find a safe place to park the car first, I need to tell you something."

If Jinhee stayed at her place for a few days, there was no way she could keep her relationship with Liu Xin’an a secret.

Unless she didn’t go home for those days.

But how could she not go home when her own sister was visiting?

Rather than staying at home and pretending not to know the neighbor across the hall, Bae Juhyun thought for a moment and decided to tell her sister that she was no longer single.

It wasn’t a big deal; once it was told to the family, it was out.

Sooner or later they’d have to know.

"Ah? Oh..."

Bae Jinhee didn’t overthink it, and after parking the car as Bae Juhyun asked, she then said, "All right, what is it? What’s the matter?"

———

"Ding dong~"

Liu Xin’an, who was live streaming, heard the doorbell and took off his headset, puzzled.

Someone ringing the doorbell? Then it definitely wasn’t Bae Juhyun.

But then again, he didn’t know many people here...

Kang Seulgi?

He came over especially to thank him for getting Girls’ Generation’s autographs?

That’s a possibility.

After saying a word to the viewers, Liu Xin’an got up and walked to the door.

He didn’t look through the peephole; after all, he was quite sure the only people he knew here were Bae Juhyun and maybe a few of her friends.

However, when he opened the door, he was stunned to see the small-framed girl who bore a seven-tenths resemblance to Bae Juhyun standing before him.

"You are...?"

She bowed slightly, using a polite voice, "Hello, I’m Bae Juhyun’s sister, Bae Jinhee. You’re my sister’s boyfriend, Liu Xin’an, right?"

Liu Xin’an was a bit dazed but nodded quickly.

"Yes, yes, yes... ah! You’re her sister, hello, hello?"

Bae Jinhee, wearing a slight smile, handed the lunch box she was carrying to Liu Xin’an.

"This is the kimchi my sister asked me to give you, she said she’ll have dinner with you when she gets back tonight."

"Oh, okay, uh... do you want to come in?"

Bae Jinhee shook her head, glancing up to observe the man who had flustered her older sister, then took a step back.

"I still have things to do, so I won’t bother you for now. I’ll come over again when my sister gets back tonight."

"Alright, you’ve worked hard."

As the door closed, Liu Xin’an, holding a boxed meal, was utterly confused.

Why didn’t Bae Juhyun tell him...

"Buzz, buzz, buzz"

A call came in, hmm, it was Bae Juhyun’s.

Liu Xin’an answered the phone.

"Juhyun?"

"Liu Xin’an, my sister will be there in a moment..."

"Bae Jinhee, right?" Liu Xin’an cut off Bae Juhyun’s voice on the other end of the phone, successfully stunning her.

"She’s already there?"

"She just gave me the kimchi a minute ago. Your sister looks a lot like you, another beauty."

"Ha... how fast did that girl drive? She didn’t say anything weird, did she?"

"Weird? No, she just greeted me and gave me the kimchi, what’s up?"

"Nothing, just keep streaming, I’ll bring her to meet you tonight for a proper introduction."

"Sure."

Liu Xin’an smiled and nodded, then patiently waited for Bae Juhyun to hang up the phone.

This was his habit, he generally waited for the person he knew to hang up first, as he didn’t like hanging up on others.

But this time, after waiting a while, Bae Juhyun didn’t hang up.

This deviation from her usual habits puzzled Liu Xin’an.

"Juhyun?"

"...Would you be angry?"

The abrupt question left Liu Xin’an slightly confused.

"Angry? Me? Why?"

On the other end of the phone, Bae Juhyun’s voice was low, but he could clearly hear the tremble in her voice.

"I wasn’t even ready to meet your friends... and now you’ve met my sister, wouldn’t you be angry?"

Indeed, this was the main reason Bae Juhyun had called in such a hurry.

When she had ended the call with Bae Jinhee, her sister was still on the road.

Who knew she’d drive so fast!

If she had known, she wouldn’t have eaten that bite of rice...

Of course, Liu Xin’an certainly wouldn’t get angry over such a trifle.

He noticed Bae Juhyun’s anxiety.

"Please, meeting your sister is an honor for me as Bae Juhyun’s boyfriend. Does this mean that you, Juhyun, are already considering bringing me home to meet your parents?"

"Ah!"

As expected, the thin-skinned Bae Juhyun let out an irritated growl.

"Hahaha, go on with your work, don’t worry about me, I’m fine."

"Really?"

"Really. Want me to start a video call so you can see my face now?"

"Hmph, when I get back tonight, I’ll bring dinner."

"Okay."

This time, Bae Juhyun didn’t hesitate and hung up the phone immediately.

Liu Xin’an breathed a sigh of relief.

He wasn’t lying; he really wasn’t angry.

But this was all thanks to it being Bae Juhyun’s sister who came over.

If Bae Juhyun’s parents had come...

He might have actually been a bit angry.

Liu Xin’an subconsciously turned his head to look at the full-length mirror beside him, where the handsome man inside was looking back at him.

Thankfully, even when at home alone, he always made sure to be properly dressed, and his hair had also been washed, so there was no issue of not being presentable.

Hmm... he probably didn’t leave any bad impression on Bae Juhyun’s sister, did he?

Liu Xin’an had that confidence in himself.

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