Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?-Chapter 1032 - 469: First Friend (Part 3)

"Me? I'm here."

"In a few days, I have a show to film. I'll need to invite a friend to come over and enjoy some great food. Can I invite you?"

"Oh? Is it a personal variety show?"

YUQI had heard about Bae Juhyun planning to start her personal variety show. There's nothing secretive in the entertainment industry; you can easily get such information if you pay a little attention.

As Bae Juhyun is Liu Xin'an's girlfriend, YUQI naturally follows it from time to time.

Besides, maintaining good relationships with seniors in the industry is beneficial. And it's well known that Red Velvet is being promoted as a top girl group in two countries.

Anyone who can connect with them benefits from it.

"Yes, do you know about it?"

"Of course, we are all eagerly anticipating Juhyun's first personal variety show. It will surely be a feast for the eyes, right?"

This flattery made Bae Juhyun very pleased.

But she couldn't forget the main point.

"So, Yuqi, are you available?"

"Can you give me a specific time?"

"About four days later, just need a few hours in the afternoon."

Bae Juhyun's anxious heart was hanging, and she couldn't help but look at Liu Xin'an, reaching out to hold his big hand, attempting to regain some sense of security in this way.

After all, she was asking for help, which Liu Xin'an understood.

"Alright, I should be free. Just send me the recording location when the time comes. Do I need to prepare anything?"

"Ah! Really? That's great! You don't really need to prepare anything..."

Liu Xin'an, who had been eavesdropping on the side, cheekily added, "Remember to bring some stomach medicine."

Being cheeky often requires a price, and Liu Xin'an was paying a hefty price now.

With a loud shout, Bae Juhyun beside him slapped Liu Xin'an's chest with her little hand.

The crisp "smack" sound was loud enough to cause YUQI on the other end of the phone to shiver a bit.

"I was wrong, just joking."

"Xin'an is still as dangerously playful as ever. Alright, I'll prepare the stomach medicine."

"Yuqi!"

Bae Juhyun called out YUQI's name in annoyance, while YUQI burst into hearty laughter.

"I'll definitely come, don't worry."

"Whew, that's really great. I was so torn, not knowing whom to invite."

"Hmm, what about the members?"

"Members don't count, I need to invite friends outside of them."

"I see... Then, after inviting me this time, who do you plan to ask next time, Juhyun?"

YUQI's question plunged Bae Juhyun into a long silence.

Is having no friends really a damned thing?

And it seems like it is, for now.

"Ah, let's talk about it next time. Let's just get through this one first."

"Hahahaha."

The call with YUQI soon ended, and Bae Juhyun breathed a sigh of relief, put down the phone, and her eyes fell where she had just smacked Liu Xin'an's chest.

Then, she naturally reached out to massage Liu Xin'an, not with much force. He probably wasn't hurt, but not comforting him made her feel guilty.

"Alright, problem solved. When's the next recording?"

"Next week. Ah~ Xin'an, do you think having no friends is really such a particularly damned thing?"

"Don't dwell on it, haven't you already invited someone?"

Bae Juhyun pouted and lazily hummed in response.

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Having already invited someone, Bae Juhyun quickly called Lee Yeonju.

The name YUQI from (G)I-DLE made Lee Yeonju pause, but she soon accepted the reality.

(G)I-DLE's comeback is well known throughout Korea. The craze caused by "Tomboy" continues even now; they even won first place again without promotions or attendance a few days ago, showing their high popularity.

But Bae Juhyun and her crew also achieved such feats during "Psycho."

"Alright, I'll send you the specific time she should come over, and you can pass the message to YUQI."

"Okay~"

Bae Juhyun responded and then passed the specific time received from Lee Yeonju to YUQI via WeChat.

She obviously had WeChat, as it's a commonly used app among Chinese, and as a Chinese daughter-in-law, she couldn't possibly not use it, right?

Soon, YUQI replied with an "ok" gesture.

Seeing this, her suspended heart finally settled down completely.

The recording is a few days away, and since the program team didn't tell her what dishes she needed to make in advance, Bae Juhyun could only start learning some basic cooking skills.

Having the motivation to learn is a good thing, but it's tough for Liu Xin'an.

Bae Juhyun needed a guinea pig to taste her cooking, right?

And in this household, who else could it be other than him?

No matter how naturally talented one is at cooking, everyone gets flustered when trying a new dish, let alone Bae Juhyun, whose skills are somewhat exaggerated. She can cook, but only a few dishes.

Looking at the plate of stir-fried vegetables in front of him, which at least looked decent, Liu Xin'an fell into rare silence for a few seconds.

"My suggestion... you don't really need to practice so hard. Fans want to see you mess up and also want to see YUQI's pitiful look. If you make it too well, there'll be no entertainment effect."

Having been involved in the filming of Bae Juhyun and her group's variety show, Liu Xin'an's understanding of variety shows had improved significantly.

Who wants to see Bae Juhyun make super delicious food? Everyone wants to see her mess up and take humorous screenshots of her flustered expression.

But Bae Juhyun utterly disagreed with this perspective.

"Yeah, what are you talking about? The fans surely want to see me make delicious food. Can't you, an amateur, stop giving random directions? Here, eat this."

Liu Xin'an showed an exasperated expression. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Still can't escape it, can he?