Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?
Chapter 119. Temporarily passed...

Chapter 119: 119. Temporarily passed...

Bae Juhyun was a good daughter, a good sister, and a good team leader.

But she absolutely did not qualify as a good girlfriend!

Otherwise, Bae Juhyun wouldn’t have left the lifeless Liu Xin’an alone in the living room and dragged her mom into the kitchen.

Yes, after that awkward scene caused by her father, an overwhelmingly touched Bae Juhyun finally regained her senses.

Even in her own home, she found it difficult to face her parents’ strange looks alone, so irresponsibly, she left her boyfriend in the living room and fled to seek refuge elsewhere.

She had a good enough reason, though.

"Helping mom out in the kitchen!"

Helping in the kitchen X

You’re greasing the wheels √

As for the awkward protagonist Liu Xin’an himself...

He nervously swallowed and then carefully raised his eyes to look at this imposing man.

How exactly Bae Juhyun gained her high attractiveness, he now understood.

With such parents, Bae Juhyun and Bae Jinhee naturally inherited beautiful looks as well.

It’s just a shame she didn’t inherit the height.

"Liu Xin’an... right?"

"Hello, uncle. I’m Bae Juhyun’s boyfriend, Liu Xin’an, born in 1993, two years younger than Bae Juhyun, from Tianjin, Huaxia!"

It was only because Bae’s father wasn’t home at the beginning, and now Bae’s mother and Bae Juhyun were not around.

If either of the latter two were present, they could’ve easily noticed that aside from Liu Xin’an’s opening address, his "spiel" hadn’t changed one bit...

Liu Xin’an’s polite demeanor slightly improved the father’s impression of him. To be honest, when he had seen his daughter hugging this man just a few moments ago, he almost fainted on the spot.

That’s right, he was a typical doting father!

Which means, he was filled with hostility towards this young man sitting before him, who was his daughter’s boyfriend.

"What do you do for work?"

"Currently, I’m a full-time game video blogger and streamer on a website similar to YouTube. It might not be a traditional and serious profession, but so far, the job is stable and the income is pretty good!"

Confronting Bae’s father now, Liu Xin’an was even more nervous than facing Bae’s mother earlier.

"Oh... so you’re an artist like Juhyun?"

"You can’t really compare us, I’m nowhere near as well-known as Juhyun..."

Liu Xin’an’s honesty slightly surprised Bae’s father.

Being a native of this country, he was well aware of how most men in his country hold on to their chauvinism.

For the men of his country to admit being inferior to a woman would probably be extremely difficult for them.

Yet, Liu Xin’an had admitted this point without any psychological pressure...

Maybe it’s because of the different growing environments?

Indeed, he’s from the neighboring great country, his perspective is different.

"So, you’re aware of Juhyun’s work. I’m very curious, how did you get to know my daughter and end up together?"

"Uh... it’s actually quite coincidental. I didn’t know about Juhyun’s identity at the beginning..."

"What? You didn’t know about Juhyun’s identity?"

"Yes, I only found out recently that Juhyun was an artist. I always thought she was part of the corporate management in a company..."

"So you’re saying you got together with her without knowing her identity?"

"Yes."

Bae’s father nodded, casually pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and handed one to Liu Xin’an.

The truth was, Liu Xin’an could smoke.

But he wasn’t really interested in cigarettes.

Knowing how harmful smoking could be, he would generally decline when others offered him a smoke.

But now, the person offering was Bae Juhyun’s father.

To accept, or not to accept?

Fortunately, his dilemma did not last long.

Bae Juhyun, who had been sneakily watching from the kitchen door, saw this and ran over screaming, snatching the box of cigarettes from her dad’s hands with a frown on her face.

"Dad, why are you smoking again?"

"Eh... just one pack every two days."

"Still not good! Didn’t the doctor from the last check-up tell you to smoke less? Have you forgotten?"

The once commanding Bae’s father softened a lot in front of his scolding daughter, nodding helplessly without a struggle.

"And, Liu Xin’an doesn’t smoke, so don’t offer him any."

Bae’s father was startled, looking in surprise at the "well-behaved" sitting Liu Xin’an.

"You don’t smoke?"

"Um... it’s not that I can’t, I just don’t like the smell of smoke."

Bae Juhyun’s intervention allowed Liu Xin’an to honestly express what was on his mind.

"I see..."

"By the way, I brought a bottle of Maotai from Huaxia for my visit, and if there’s a chance tonight, uncle, you must try it."

"Oh! Maotai liquor, yes, I’ve heard of it."

In these parts, "Maotai" is a well-known brand.

Bae’s father, who enjoyed fine alcohol, had also heard of it but had never had the chance to taste it, and it was notoriously expensive...

Now that Liu Xin’an had brought a bottle, it somewhat pleasantly surprised him.

After the initial excitement, reason made Bae’s father narrow his eyes again.

"Do you drink heavily?"

"How could that be? He doesn’t smoke or drink, isn’t patriarchal, likes to keep clean, can tidy up his own room, enjoys working out, has no bad social habits, and is always dealing with work. Dad, do you have any more questions?"

Bae’s father fell silent.

Liu Xin’an also fell silent.

After Bae Juhyun had spoken her piece, what was there left for the two men to talk about?

Fortunately, the questions are endless.

Bae’s father looked at Liu Xin’an again and, after pondering for a second, slowly began, "What do your parents do?"

This time Bae Juhyun couldn’t preemptively answer, but she was quite curious about this matter. Having been together for so long, she indeed hadn’t heard about Liu Xin’an’s parents, the only thing she knew was that Liu Xin’an’s mom was from their country.

That was all.

But a family that is capable of raising such a well-rounded, humble, and gentle person certainly can’t be bad.

As Bae Juhyun had guessed, when it came to his parents, Liu Xin’an subconsciously showed a gentle smile.

The relationship with his family was very good, so as soon as he thought of his parents at home, he would subconsciously smile.

"My mom doesn’t have a specific job, so she has a fairly relaxed life, generally going out for walks, chatting with neighbors, playing mahjong, and occasionally cooking for my dad. My father...he is in the management of a company, so he’s usually quite busy."

That wasn’t a particularly surprising answer.

Bae Juhyun and her father both subconsciously nodded, perhaps showing their approval and acceptance of this family background?

However, they forgot to ask which company Liu Xin’an’s dad was a manager at...

Of course, since they didn’t ask, Liu Xin’an wasn’t going to say anything on his own. So he just sat quietly on the side, waiting for Bae’s father’s next question.

Today he was an emotionless answering machine!

Actually, by now, Bae’s father didn’t have much left to ask.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, the boyfriend his daughter had found was indeed an outstanding man.

Whether it was his family background, his upbringing and manners, or even his own work...all were top-notch.

In this country, don’t think being an artist like Bae Juhyun is all that glamorous.

In fact, the vast majority of artists are likely to end up marrying another artist.

It’s very difficult to truly marry for love.

And if Liu Xin’an’s status was compared to a young man in their country...frankly speaking, he might not even consider an artist.

This was not Bae’s father looking down on his daughter, but this sickly society made the entire social system sick as well.

But now, not only did Liu Xin’an fall for Bae Juhyun, he didn’t care about her status at all...

It seemed he had no reason at all to object, rationally or emotionally.

Of course, he still didn’t like this young man.

Bae’s father went back to his expressionless face, stood up, and glanced at Bae Juhyun, "I’m going to lie down for a while, call me later."

"Okay!"

Bae Juhyun’s eyes lit up, she knew this meant her boyfriend had passed the test!

Similarly, Liu Xin’an, who had been on edge, let out a big sigh of relief. He quickly stood up as well, watching Bae’s father slowly walk into the bedroom, and then sat down again with lingering fear, gasping for breath.

Bae Juhyun sat down with Liu Xin’an, and then teasingly reached out and took his big hand.

"Are you that nervous?"

"Don’t talk about pain while standing up, my heart was about to jump out of my chest."

If he kept arrogantly claiming he wasn’t nervous, that would be Liu Xin’an being foolish.

He was nervous, so what? Anyway, he survived, and it looked like Bae’s father and mother weren’t dissatisfied with him.

"Alright, sit here and watch TV."

"Forget it, I’ll go and lend a hand. Does aunt need any help?"

"You lend a hand?" Bae Juhyun was incredulous. She had seen Liu Xin’an prepare diet meals...his culinary skills, to put it mildly, made the food at least edible without killing anyone.

To make food that he had cooked taste good...Bae Juhyun couldn’t imagine that possibility.

"Are you going in to cause chaos?"

"Wouldn’t it be bad if I just sat here doing nothing..."

"What’s wrong with that, just sit. I’m here to keep you company, aren’t I?"

Liu Xin’an was perplexed. Wasn’t it because Bae Juhyun came out to sit with him that he felt even more at a loss?

If possible, he still wanted to leave an image in his girlfriend’s parents’ hearts as someone...diligent and capable.

"Aren’t you going to help?"

"Huh? Are you shooing me away?"

Liu Xin’an couldn’t help laughing and crying at her strange thought processes, "I was just worried that if you don’t do anything when you go back home, aunt might scold you."

"How could that be? After all, I haven’t been back in so long, how could my mom..."

"Bae Juhyun, come and help me chop vegetables!"

"..." Bae Juhyun’s triumphant smile froze.

And Liu Xin’an, who had been sitting beside her with a calm expression, was unapologetically lifting a grin.

This smile infuriated Bae Juhyun. Annoyed, she furrowed her brow, punched Liu Xin’an hard, then got up and shuffled into the kitchen.

Then Liu Xin’an heard the scolding voice of Bae’s mother.

"Lift your feet when you walk, dragging them like that is so unbecoming."

"Mom, I haven’t been back for half a year, do you really have to scold me on my first day back?"

"What? I can’t scold you?"

"It’s not that you can’t, but my boyfriend is still outside, couldn’t you give me some face..."

Bae Juhyun’s aggrieved voice reached Liu Xin’an, sitting in the living room, which made his suppressed smile harder to contain.

Just as he was sneaking in a laugh, the door opened again.

This time, it was a familiar figure entering for Liu Xin’an.

"Ah, you guys have already arrived?" Bae Jinhee poked out her little head, and after seeing Liu Xin’an, she showed a complex expression.

Had she come back too early?

As she was thinking this, she suddenly saw Liu Xin’an winking at her as if he had a cramp.

Bae Jinhee paused for a moment, and a bad premonition spread through her mind.

Then, she heard a cold, emotionless voice.

"Bae Jinhee, you’re finally back."

Bae Jinhee’s legs went weak. She turned around, showing a smile uglier than crying.

"Sis..."