Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 97. Red velvet

Chapter 97: 97. Red velvet

The tickets were smoothly retrieved by Liu Xin’an.

The person who came to deliver the tickets was a short girl.

Liu Xin’an politely smiled at her, successfully making her face turn red, then put on his mask and walked into the coffee shop where he had arranged to meet Bae Juhyun.

The audience was still filing into the stadium in an orderly manner, but Liu Xin’an was not in a hurry. He held a cup of coffee, sipping it slowly, his eyes constantly shifting between the coffee shop entrance and the stadium gates.

After waiting for a while, he still hadn’t seen the familiar figure of Bae Juhyun.

Soon, the phone rang again.

It was still Bae Juhyun calling.

Liu Xin’an answered, placing the phone on the table, his eyes still wandering outside.

"Are you here?"

"You go in first. I might still need a little more time."

"Alright."

Liu Xin’an didn’t say anything else that would add pressure to Bae Juhyun, who was already feeling bad and guilty for being late. If he said something sarcastic at this moment... thinking from her perspective, she would definitely feel awful.

What he needed to do was actually quite simple—agree to her request and make her feel as comfortable as possible.

Yes, this approach not only applies to romantic relationships but also to any social situations.

Besides, being late... it’s normal. There’s no need to make a fuss about it.

As Liu Xin’an expected, his quick agreement made Bae Juhyun, who was hiding in the bathroom, breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, she pinched her nose and frowned beautifully.

"I’ll be there in at most half an hour."

"Okay, I’ll go in first. Our tickets should be together, right?"

"Yes, I specifically asked Seulgi. She said they are."

"That’s good. I’ll go in first then."

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Ten minutes before the concert started, Liu Xin’an walked into the stadium.

To be honest, this was the first time in his life that he attended a so-called concert.

He had met artists before, both domestic and foreign, just recently having interacted with foreign artists.

But a formal concert—this was indeed his first time.

However, experiencing a first-time concert with his beloved girlfriend put Liu Xin’an in a good mood.

Following the seat number on the ticket, Liu Xin’an quickly found his seat for the concert.

He bent slightly, carefully weaving through the crowd, trying his best not to block other audience members’ views, and finally reached his seat.

He sighed with relief, adjusted his coat, and removed his mask.

His handsome appearance and tall stature drew curious glances from the girls in nearby seats.

The seat location was decent—not in the front row, and certainly not close enough to see the stage up close, but there were two large screens on either side of the stage broadcasting the performance in real-time.

Before Liu Xin’an could curiously observe how the concert operated, the lights in the entire stadium suddenly went out.

As if it was a signal, the girls around him erupted in piercing screams, making Liu Xin’an’s expression one of slight alarm.

At the same time, an image gradually appeared on the once pitch-black big screen.

What seemed like an opening message quickly flashed by, followed by a middle-aged man with black-framed glasses and a black shirt, who looked somewhat elderly, appearing on the screen.

Not familiar with the entertainment industry or S-M, Liu Xin’an naturally didn’t recognize the man on the screen, but he learned the man’s name from the screams of the girls around him.

"Wow! It’s Lee Sooman!"

Liu Xin’an seemed to get a sense of something... maybe similar to the presence of an influential uncle?

Yes, he thought he was probably right.

As the middle-aged man slowly narrated, scenes flashed by one after another.

One of the scenes Liu Xin’an recognized was Kim Taeyeon, who had attended a business event with him a few days earlier.

However, he didn’t recognize the remaining scenes that flashed by too quickly, especially since each scene contained more than one person, making it hard for him to keep up.

Liu Xin’an wasn’t too keen on lengthy speeches. He didn’t really listen to the uncle’s speech during the award ceremony, so how could he listen to this unfamiliar middle-aged man talking on and on?

He lowered his head, pondering while looking at his phone, and ultimately decided not to message Bae Juhyun to ask when she would arrive.

After all, she had assured him she wouldn’t be more than half an hour late, so there was no need to pressure her.

If she still didn’t show up after half an hour, he could ask her then.

Yes!

With this decision, Liu Xin’an put away his phone.

At the same time, the man who had been speaking finally finished his speech.

The lights dimmed again, and after a while, when they lit up again, there was already a large group of people on the stage.

Liu Xin’an curiously looked at the screen, and when the faces of these men flashed on the screen one by one, he lowered his head, feeling uninterested.

Even if he was going to watch, it wouldn’t be a bunch of guys singing and dancing to rap, right?

What surprised him was that the girls around him, who had been screaming for the old man earlier, had similar reactions to his.

Uh... Weren’t girls supposed to be crazy about their idols?

Or maybe the girls in this area weren’t fans of the men currently performing?

Noticing Liu Xin’an’s curious gaze, the girl sitting next to him instinctively turned around and exchanged a slightly awkward smile with him.

But perhaps seeing that Liu Xin’an was also a bit awkward, the girl found an opening and initiated a conversation: "Hey handsome, you don’t like them either?"

Despite the loud environment, Liu Xin’an heard her and shook his head: "I’m not really familiar with them, my friend gave me the ticket, so I came."

"Oh~ Your friend is amazing, these tickets are really hard to get!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! S-M rarely holds family concerts domestically, they usually go abroad. This time, it’s rare to have one in the country, and the good seats are sold at sky-high prices."

The girl seemed very familiar with the entertainment industry. She had spent a lot of effort obtaining this ticket, and upon learning that Liu Xin’an got his ticket from a friend, she couldn’t help but marvel at the world’s inequalities.

Being handsome is one thing, but getting a free ticket as well?

Life’s really unfair.

"It seems my friend is quite amazing... You don’t like the guys performing now?"

"Not really. I came for the Red Velvet girls!! They haven’t performed in a long time! I don’t want to miss their stage!!"

Mentioning her favorite group, the girl became very excited, waving her hands in rhythm with the crowd while passionately talking about her favorite group.

Red Velvet? That was still a very unfamiliar name to Liu Xin’an.

"I see..."

"Handsome, which group do you like?"

"Me? I don’t really have a favorite... If I had to pick, maybe Girls’ Generation’s Kim Taeyeon?"

"Ah! You’re a Taeyeon fan, good choice! Taeyeon and Red Velvet are very close!"

"I see..."

Liu Xin’an awkwardly smiled, not really understanding much, so he answered the girl’s questions somewhat perfunctorily.

To be honest, he didn’t want to chat with her much longer. After all, he had a girlfriend now, and talking to another woman when his girlfriend wasn’t around wasn’t something an honest man should do.

However, the girl sitting next to him, who was excitedly chatting, obviously didn’t know that Liu Xin’an had a girlfriend.

"Since our favorite idols are close friends, how about cheering together when Red Velvet comes on stage?"

"Favorite idols?"

"Ah! Like you like Taeyeon, and I like the Red Velvet girls! That’s what I meant by favorite idols."

"Oh... What does cheering mean?"

The girl glanced at Liu Xin’an puzzledly, wondering why he didn’t even know that.

But... he was really handsome! She forgave him!

"Well, basically, when the girls come on stage, we shout slogans together. You’ve never done it before?"

"Uh... This is my first time at a concert, so I’m not familiar."

"No worries, I’ll teach you. When Red Velvet comes on stage, you follow me and shout: Irene, Seulgi..."

Liu Xin’an repeated her words instinctively.

"Irene, Seulgi..."

Seulgi?

The familiar name made him freeze.

But before he could say anything, and before the girl beside him could explain further, the lights went out again.

Soon after, the ear-piercing screams from nearby made him subconsciously frown and cover his ears quickly.

Because this time, the scream came from the girl who had been explaining the cheering slogans to him.

Hmm... Judging by her reaction, it seemed like that Red Velvet group was about to make an appearance?

With curiosity, Liu Xin’an instinctively looked up at the big screen.

On the screen, five girls stood in a line with their backs to the camera, surrounded by people half-crouched on the ground.

Probably dancers?

As soon as the music played, the five girls turned around in unison.

The stadium’s screen was big enough that even though Liu Xin’an was seated far from the stage, he could clearly see every move on the screen.

So, the moment the girl in the center, dressed in a red coat and black knee-high boots, turned around, Liu Xin’an was completely stunned. The feeling of disbelief gradually welled up inside him.

Until it enveloped his entire being.

He instinctively straightened his back against the seat, his wide eyes fixed on the big screen, and his slightly parted lips gradually opened unconsciously.

In the midst of the fan’s screams beside him, a voice tinged with disbelief escaped his lips.

"Holy shit..."