My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 45

Ep. 44

I spent the entire afternoon trying to appease Heena, who was feeling jealous about my family and games, before finally heading home.

I had planned to stay for dinner, but Heena, even in her slightly sulky mood, considered how tired I must be and suggested we meet tomorrow. I appreciated her thoughtfulness and agreed.

So, I returned home, collapsed onto my bed, and slept like a log until today.

About two weeks remain until the end of summer vacation. I feel like I’ve had my fill of fun, and it’s about time Heena and I started studying together more seriously.

My brother and Yoonjung noona’s [Noona is a Korean term used by males to refer to an older sister or female friend] plans to meet Heena were pushed back to the end of the vacation due to their part-time job schedules, which allowed me to study with Heena at a more relaxed pace.

She kept texting me, saying she missed me.

Having become acquainted and friendly with Heesung hyung [Hyung is a Korean term used by males to refer to an older brother or male friend], we decided to occasionally study at Heena’s house instead of always going to a study cafe.

Like right now, for example.

However, today I only saw Heena’s mother briefly. Her father had gone to work, and Heesung hyung apparently wasn’t home much after his discharge from the military, as he was often out meeting friends.

Even her mother, the moment she saw me, greeted me with a laugh, saying, ‘Oh my, our son-in-law is here!’ and then quickly left, saying she had an appointment.

I feel like I’m becoming more and more integrated into this family, which is a little scary, but also… nice.

“Is that workbook good?”

“Is it? They all seem pretty similar to me.”

“It’s well-structured to help you learn step by step, so it’ll be perfect for you to work through now.”

“I guess it does seem that way now that you mention it.”

Just because we were alone didn’t mean we did anything special; we really just studied quietly. With each passing day, my desire to go to the same university as Heena grew stronger, and my motivation soared.

Heena also supported my determination, focusing on teaching me and helping me concentrate on studying.

However, we couldn’t just study all day, so around 5 PM, we stopped and started to pack up.

I had come here right after having brunch, so it felt like we had been at it for about four or five hours.

I felt like I could do more, but I agreed with her suggestion to stop here for today since my concentration would wane and it wouldn’t be very efficient.

She always praises me, saying that doing this much is already amazing, but I don’t really believe her.

As soon as we finished clearing the small table where we had been studying, Heena snuggled right up next to me.

It wouldn’t be bad to just hang out here together, but I had some ideas of my own for today.

About what I should do to bring Heena joy and happiness.

“Heena.”

“Yeah?”

“Wanna go to a karaoke?”

“Huh? Karaoke?”

Her eyes widened at my suggestion, and she tilted her head in confusion.

I hadn’t thought of many things, but I thought it was important that I bring it up first.

Looking back, it was always Heena who suggested the places for our dates, and I just followed along like a stream flowing.

I wanted to change that, starting now.

Of course, I’ll go with Heena to the places she wants to go, but besides that, shouldn’t I initiate more date requests?

Because I, too, had many places I wanted to go and things I wanted to do with Heena.

“Yeah. We’ve never been there together, and I want to hear you sing. How about it? We can be alone there too.”

Just the fact that I had asked her out on a date already made her face noticeably brighter, and when I said it would be a place where we could be alone, her eyes sparkled even more as she stood up.

“Okay! Then wait for me outside for a bit, okay? I’ll change quickly and come out!”

“Alright~”

I thought that she, who liked it so much when I initiated skinship [physical affection], would definitely be happy with even these small date requests.

Because each of these things is a way to express affection.

—

“Humph humph~”

Heena, with her arms crossed, was humming as we walked.

“Are you that happy?”

“Yeah! It’s rare for Yeonhoo to suggest going somewhere first… I haven’t been to karaoke that often, but if I’m going with you, I like it.”

Cough.

It was a suggestion I made consciously, but hearing it from Heena’s mouth pricked my conscience with guilt.

If she was saying something like that right away, I wondered if I had really been that passive all along. Of course, there were many times when Heena had already planned out the places and schedules before I even had a chance to think about it.

But I thought those were just excuses.

Embarrassed, I brushed the hair that was falling over her shoulder back and caressed her cheek.

“From now on, I’ll tell you about all the places I want to go. You’ll go with me anywhere, right?”

“Yup~ Is that today’s ‘pretty words’?”

“Ah, is this good enough?”

“It feels good when you touch my cheek, so pass!”

Even as she said that, it was as if I could hear a purring sound coming from Heena as she rubbed her cheek against my hand, as if being touched wasn’t enough.

The smooth, soft feeling felt good, but I thought it would be awkward if it got too late for dinner, so I stopped and moved on.

The place we arrived at was a famous franchise karaoke near Heena’s house.

I had never been to a karaoke near here, but there was a karaoke with the same name near my school.

I guess the system would be similar.

I paid for an hour and entered the room that the employee guided us to.

“Do you want some ice cream?”

“The one at the entrance? Isn’t it expensive?”

“No, it’s free.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. They say the reason they blast the air conditioning here is to keep people from eating too much of it.”

That couldn’t be true, but.

Since Heena seemed curious, I went out and scooped half chocolate and half vanilla and returned to the room.

The taste is just like the cheap ice cream they used to sell in front of the school when I was in elementary school.

I took a few spoonfuls with the disposable spoon I brought, then threw myself onto the soft seat, and just as I was about to press the number of the song I always sang, I quickly stopped.

I like karaoke as much as anyone else, but today I wanted to hear Heena sing more than I wanted to sing myself.

With that in mind, I looked towards Heena, who was already standing blankly right in front of me, as if she was waiting.

“Why? Do you want this?”

I wondered if she was trying to find a song, so I handed her the karaoke remote, but instead of pressing the number, she just put it on the table.

Then she took a step closer and climbed onto my lap.

“…Heena?”

“Yeah~?”

“Um… shouldn’t we sing a song first?”

“Singing?”

She looked puzzled, as if she hadn’t expected me to say that we should sing since we came to karaoke.

Why this reaction?

“Did you come here to sing?”

“No, wouldn’t that be obvious since we came to karaoke?”

“I thought you came here to do this.”

-Chomp

No sooner had she finished speaking than she was gently biting my lower lip.

No, I definitely didn’t come here wanting this?!

It’s good! It’s good, but this isn’t it!

Even if I shouted it in my heart, there was no way I could forcibly pull my kissing girlfriend away and push her aside.

If I did that, she might really cry. If it’s Heena.

“Haa─”

Inevitably, I gently accepted the warm mass of flesh that was trying to invade between my lips.

French kiss, which I’m now somewhat used to.

After a while, Heena broke away and opened her mouth as she caught her breath.

“Hoo… Heena. I really came here to sing…”

“Really?”

“Yeah… I said I wanted to see you sing…”

“I thought you were just saying that~”

“…Yeah, I guess you could think that.”

I don’t know if she was serious or joking, but anyway, she seemed satisfied as she got off my lap and sat next to me.

Am I weird, or is Heena weird for accepting it that way?

I don’t know, but anyway, I was able to hear Heena’s song.

However.

─Love↗is↗your↘─

The clear and refreshing voice of Heena, echoing in the room, contained a tone that went back and forth between heaven and hell.

“Cough…”

I couldn’t help but laugh.

“………I’m not singing!”

“I, I didn’t laugh… Pfft! Kekekeke─”

“Han Yeonhoo!”

She can’t sing.

Unexpectedly, I was able to find one thing that Heena couldn’t do.

I found it, but like yesterday, today ended up being a time to appease Heena.

No, that’s not what I was trying to do, really.

—

[Han Yeonhoo: That’s what happened…]

[Heesung hyung: I told you to contact me comfortably, but I didn’t mean I wanted to hear more about my sister’s love life…]

[Han Yeonhoo: Anyway, Heena probably won’t sulk about something like that for long… but it’s just… I wanted to make her happy, but it failed. Is there anything I can do?]

[Heesung hyung: How do you even think of asking me, whom you met for the first time yesterday? You’re amazing, really]

[Han Yeonhoo: Hahaha, I’m embarrassed that you praised me]

[Heesung hyung: Crazy lol Anyway, you want to try some unique date?]

[Han Yeonhoo: It doesn’t have to be unique, what’s something Heena would like? Something that you would know as family]

[Heesung hyung: I don’t know. More than that, she’ll probably like it if you just go for it? No, seriously, she only talks about you all day at home]

[Han Yeonhoo: Hmm…]

[Heesung hyung: Or try to be a bit more manly. Seeing you yesterday, you’re completely under her thumb.]

[Han Yeonhoo: Manly?]

[Heesung hyung: Like, grab her wrist like a real man and say, ‘Come here!’ and just take her anywhere.]

[Han Yeonhoo: Hoo… Hyung, you’re not single with that face, are you?]

[Heesung hyung: I may have said it a bit stupidly, but in short, I’m saying to give her a change of pace. Besides, you said she likes it when you do something for her, right?]

[Han Yeonhoo: Ah~ You’re saying to be a bit more assertive?]

[Heesung hyung: I think she’ll like it whether you’re strong, weak, or crawling on the floor.]

[Han Yeonhoo: Thanks. I’m going to try it out tomorrow since we’re going on a date]

[Heesung hyung: Okay. I don’t need a review. Even if you don’t tell me, Lee Heena will blab about everything anyway….]