Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?

"Yeah, he's really into gaming. Every time I call him, he's either streaming or playing..."

"Count your blessings, gaming is way better than some other hobbies, right? Isn't that true, Soogeun?"

Kim Heechul switched the topic directly to Lee Soogeun, who was sitting in the back row.

Everyone present understood what he was getting at.

"Hahahahaha."

Everyone's merciless laughter made the called-out Lee Soogeun look utterly dejected.

He was the one with other hobbies.

Yeah... he almost lost his entire career in variety shows because of gambling, but now he's finally showing some improvement.

Compared to gambling, playing a game is really a minor thing.

"So, Xin'an doesn't know much about the entertainment industry because he always spends time on gaming and work?"

"Right."

"What does that have to do with Seulgi?"

"Well... I'm just getting to that." Bae Juhyun cleared her throat, and Liu Xin'an naturally took out the water from the drawer of the lectern, opened it, and handed it to Bae Juhyun.

Bae Juhyun instinctively took a sip, then suddenly realized she was in public, and... she was startled by everyone's gaze from the audience.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Xin'an's actions are really natural, does he usually take care of Irene?"

"Both, sometimes I take care of her, sometimes she takes care of me."

Liu Xin'an gave his girlfriend plenty of credit, but in reality... he actually spends most of the time taking care of Bae Juhyun.

It's not that Bae Juhyun doesn't take care of him; she usually looks after him in small ways, like preparing fruit for him during long streams, or keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't get too engrossed in work.

"Don't spare Irene's feelings, Irene! Do you usually take care of Xin'an?"

Bae Juhyun showed a forlorn expression after finally calming her breathing: "It's not that I don't take care of Xin'an, it's just that this guy takes such good care of himself that he doesn't leave me any room to step in!"

"How good?"

"Like asking if I've eaten, helping me massage after long hours of work... sometimes he prepares my favorite food, and every time for work, he prepares useful things in advance, and even when it was not public, he had everything ready."

Bae Juhyun counted on her fingers, enthusiastically listing the things Liu Xin'an had done for her.

"When I drink, he prepares hot water and hangover soup for me, when I'm busy with work, he goes over to my place to clean up, and makes diet meals for me..."

"... Is that still a boyfriend? This sounds more like a mom, don't you think?"

"Pff... Xin'an's fans indeed call him 'mommy' sometimes." Bae Juhyun remembered the other meaning of "mommy" and laughed out loud.

"What's the meaning of 'mommy'?"

"It's a term frequently used by fans in China, usually meaning a guy takes care of someone like their own mom, just like Xin'an."

Bae Juhyun enthusiastically shared what she'd learned from fans, acting like a tutor of online Chinese culture.

But thinking of the show's broadcast content, Bae Juhyun decided to bring the topic back.

Besides, the more this conversation went on, the more it seemed like she wasn't taking care of Liu Xin'an at all... even though she did take care of him!

"Continuing with Seulgi, because I didn't want Xin'an to know my real identity, I used many ways to hide my identity at that time."

"That mustn't be easy, right?"

"It was difficult; I lied a lot to Xin'an..."

Even now, mentioning the lies she told him before revealing her identity still makes her feel guilty.

Liu Xin'an sensed Bae Juhyun's emotional change keenly; he held her little hand under the table, giving it a gentle squeeze, soothing Bae Juhyun's inner guilt with this gesture.

Since it was beneath the table, Kim Heechul and the others certainly couldn't see it.

But, who else but these MCs have been focusing on them?

This is not a proper classroom, but a studio.

For filming purposes, the crew always sets up on the left side of the classroom.

In other words, even if Kim Heechul and the others couldn't see the couple's little acts under the table, Liu Xin'an's comforting gesture was completely visible to the film crew.

The film crew's spontaneous exclamations made everyone stop in surprise during the recording, and soon, Lee Soogeun noticed something unusual.

"Are you two doing little actions under the table?"

Since they'd been spotted, and Bae Juhyun's mood had improved considerably, she openly raised her hand, slightly flaunting it by waving her hand held by Liu Xin'an.

Of course, this wouldn't be broadcasted in the end, since it kind of provokes fans...

"Back then, I hadn't realized I had feelings for Xin'an, I just didn't want to lose this carefree feeling when interacting with Xin'an, so I lied a lot. But to keep the lies going, I had to lie even more..."

"Until later when Seulgi and Seungwan sneaked over to my house and coincidentally ran into Xin'an, Xin'an didn't even know my identity, so naturally he didn't know Seulgi and Seungwan's identities either, then Seulgi and Seungwan ended up being misunderstood by Xin'an."