My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 121

Ep. 120

I was momentarily speechless, my brain freezing.

Why is Heena here? What about Sarang…? Well, Sarang has plenty of people to look after her at home, but still.

Even so, I never imagined Heena would leave Sarang and come out like this. And not just casually dropping by, but dressed to the nines as if she were determined to go on a date.

Of course, Heena in her serious mode was so beautiful it was hard to take my eyes off her. Her usual casual attire and makeup-free face are pretty too, but when she makes an effort, the feeling is completely different.

It had been a while since I’d seen her like this, and her appearance was so striking that the other kids couldn’t bring themselves to speak.

In the midst of all this, only Yoojin barely managed to stammer out a greeting.

“Uhm… hello…?”

“Yes, hello.”

“You’re Yeonhoo *oppa’s* [older brother/boyfriend/husband] wife… right?”

“That’s right. Sorry for intruding on your gathering. I was just passing by on the way somewhere, and it seemed like you were finishing up.”

“Ah~ you were just passing by…”

I knew that was a lie, and so did Yoojin, and probably everyone else. There’s no way she’d dress up like that just to pass by somewhere.

With that, she narrowed her eyes and scanned my classmates one by one. It wasn’t just her beauty; there was a strange aura of poise about her.

Then, she turned her gaze back to Yoojin, smiled brightly, and said,

“Please take good care of my husband in the future. Would it be alright if I took Yeonhoo with me?”

“Ah, yes…”

“Then we’ll be going now… Honey, let’s go.”

She hadn’t been here for even three minutes, but as if her business was done, she linked her arm with mine and pulled me away, pressing herself very close to me.

While I was flustered by this, I figured I was planning to leave soon anyway, so I quickly waved to the others.

“Oh, uh… okay, let’s go. Guys, sorry! I’ll head out first! See you all tomorrow! Jinseong *hyung* [older brother/male friend]! I’ll send you the money later!”

“Bye, *oppa*!”

“Be careful going in!”

And with that, I left the still-dazed kids behind, dragged away by Heena. I was still dumbfounded, just being pulled along.

Only after we were far enough away that the others couldn’t see us did I calm down a little and manage to speak.

“What’s going on all of a sudden? I was just finishing up and about to call you.”

“…I hadn’t heard from you in so long, I was worried something might have happened.”

“No, I said I’d be at the chicken place, there’s no way anything could have happened… But why are you so dressed up?”

“Do you think I’m pretty?”

“You’re the prettiest in the world. You’re always pretty, but today is seriously something else.”

“Hehe… I put a little effort in for once~”

“If Sarang sees this, won’t she only like you because you’re so pretty? I’ll feel left out.”

“What are you saying~ Sarang loves her daddy so much~ She was about to cry as soon as you left today~”

Heena probably had a few reasons for coming here, if I thought about it. She might have really been worried about me, or she might have just wanted to dress up and go out since she’s been home so much lately.

I was curious about the reason, but I didn’t want to pry since she was subtly avoiding eye contact and trying to change the subject. I was a little surprised, but honestly, I also felt a bit proud showing off Heena.

Especially since everyone seemed to think her profile picture was heavily edited, even though they didn’t say it directly.

Neither of us knows how to edit photos, so there’s nothing fake about it. Our Heena is much prettier in person.

Anyway, I decided to let her reasons for coming find me slide and slowly headed home, feeling like I was on a date with Heena for the first time in a while.

“Is your mom watching Sarang?”

“My mom and *oppa* are. Did you know my *oppa* has been watching Sarang all day today? When Sarang was sleeping, he was on his phone in the living room, and when she woke up, he went to check on her before I did?”

“Doesn’t your *hyung* [older brother] have any plans?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

As we walked along with our arms linked, I was relieved that Heena was getting out and about, even if it was just like this. She’d barely left the house since she got pregnant.

Even after Sarang was born, there were plenty of people besides us who could take care of her, but she never left her side as a mother.

I wanted to suggest we go out and date since she was out for once, but I kept my mouth shut when I saw that Heena didn’t bring it up first.

She probably can’t stop thinking about Sarang, even for a moment. I felt the same way right now.

I just wanted to see our daughter as soon as possible.

“When will Sarang call me ‘daddy’? She’ll call me first, right?”

“She’ll say ‘mommy’ first, right? I’ve been telling her ‘mommy’ non-stop every day, you know?”

“I do it every time she sleeps, too, you know? I’m constantly drilling ‘daddy’ into her head~”

“I’m doing it way more than you are~”

We continued our childish conversation, slowly making our way home. I wanted to see Sarang soon, but I also wanted to enjoy the feeling of a date, at least until we got home.

—

[Shin Jaehwan: Wow… seriously… I always thought Yeonhoo *hyung* just accidentally had a kid and got married… and was having a hard time studying at the same time… Hard time my ass, I feel so betrayed]

[Lee Chanhyeong: LOL fr [for real], I thought a celebrity showed up]

[Yoo Jinseong: Honestly, shouldn’t Yeonhoo pay for half the drinks? As a happiness tax]

[Lee Chanhyeong: Agreed;]

[Jeong Juhyeok: ?? What happened? Ah, I’m so pissed I couldn’t go today because something came up at home.]

[Shin Jaehwan: Yeonhoo *hyung’s* sister-in-law is a celebrity;]

[Jeong Juhyeok: ???? Really? Who is it? I saw the profile pic, but I don’t know any celebrity like that]

[Shin Jaehwan: No; I mean her real self is celebrity-level;]

[Jeong Juhyeok: It wasn’t edited?]

[Lee Chanhyeong: Surprisingly, the picture doesn’t do her justice. She came to our drinking session for a bit earlier, and everyone was so shocked they lost their words lol]

[Jeong Juhyeok: Fr? Starting today, I’m praying for Yeonhoo *hyung* to fail his exams s/ [sarcasm]]

[Lee Yoojin: *Unnie* [older sister] was so scary…]

[Shin Jaehwan: She only came for a bit and left, what’s scary about that. With that face, even if she glares it’s a reward… Uh? How is Lee Yoojin in this chatroom? This is a guy-only chatroom;]

[Lee Yoojin: ^^77 [Korean emoticon for sneaking in]]

[Han Yeonhoo: lol]

[Shin Jaehwan: Die]

[Lee Chanhyeong: Die]

[Yoo Jinseong: Drop dead]

[Jeong Juhyeok: Death, please]

[Lee Beomhyun: I wish you would just die]

[Lee Yoojin: I kinda wanted to get close to her… Judging by how she came to keep an eye on things today, it’ll be hard, huh?]

[Lee Chanhyeong: Keep an eye on things?? Keep an eye on what?]

[Lee Yoojin: Never mind~]

[Shin Jaehwan: Who’s the chatroom leader? Kick her out!]

—

“Haa…”

The next day, I yawned widely as I headed to school, my body exhausted. I hadn’t gotten much sleep, so my body felt so sluggish.

On the way home yesterday, the atmosphere with Heena was great, like we were on a date. It was the same when I went in and hugged Sarang, and even after I showered, things weren’t bad. But as it got closer to bedtime, Heena suddenly started up.

“By the way, who was that girl next to you earlier?”

“Girl? Oh, Yoojin?”

“…Heung [Hmph], Yoojin? You’ve already gotten close, I see?”

“She’s a classmate, I can’t exactly call her Yoojin-*ssi* [formal title]…”

“There are so many guys, how did you get close to a girl again?”

“She’s just very sociable. And she likes games too…”

“Ah~ so that’s why you became friends with her instead of all the other kids? She likes games? Then she probably said let’s do this together later, let’s do that together? You’ll go to PC bangs [internet cafe] together, play games together, and all that?”

“Absolutely not. If we do, we’ll do it at home…”

“So you’re saying you’re going to play games with a girl while voice chatting in front of me? While our Sarang is watching?”

“Should I distance myself from her…? Wouldn’t it be fine if we just don’t get close?”

“When did I say that? I told you to get along with your classmates.”

“Then from now on, I can do a little gaming to build rapport…”

“That sounds fun~ Playing games with a cute younger girl? Listening to her call you ‘*oppa, oppa*.’ You like that kind of thing, don’t you?”

“……”

Last night, my mother-in-law took Sarang to her bed, crib and all. It was the first day of school, and I must have been tired, so she offered to take care of Sarang for the night. Thanks to that, Heena kept bothering me in that way until late at night in the room where only the two of us were left.

Sitting on top of me on my stomach, looking down at me.

Well, it wasn’t like Heena was really angry, she was just doing it half-jokingly because of a little jealousy. But the problem was that the other half was genuine.

She wanted me to show her through my actions that I wasn’t interested in Yoojin and that I only loved her.

In the end, I could only fall asleep after kissing Heena until dawn, whispering that I loved her, and adding a little bit of racy skinship to appease her.

Thanks to that, my condition wasn’t very good when I woke up in the morning. Thanks to my mother-in-law’s consideration, I didn’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to feed Sarang, but I was even more tired than when I had to take care of Sarang.

Even this fatigue continued at school today.

On the second day of the semester, as soon as one of the lectures that only consisted of orientation like the first day ended, Jaehwan brought news that would make me even more tired.

“*Hyung*, you’re a super celebrity, you know?”

“What?”

“All the seniors in our department know you? Your sister-in-law was famous for being good at studying and being pretty, but she became even more of a big deal because you and her… had Sarang and she took a leave of absence.”

“Ah~ we both openly have each other as our profile pictures, so it’s understandable. But where did you hear that?”

“I got a little close to a few seniors during orientation and sometimes chat with them. They told me when I said I drank with you yesterday? Even seniors from other departments know you, they said.”

“Well, that can’t be helped. I was prepared for that.”

I didn’t have a choice in profile pictures. Now, I just let Heena choose.

Besides, Heena is so beautiful and good at studying, it would have been weirder if rumors hadn’t spread. Ria told me that Heena’s name even came up on Everytime [Korean university student online forum] once in a while. They even said that such a perfect girl is head over heels for her boyfriend.

If I were them, I’d want to kill that boyfriend—

“But a few of the seniors are so jealous… they said if they ever get grouped with you for a group project, they’re going to do their best to screw it up. In many ways.”

“No, what the hell…”

“And you know what else?”

“What now?”

“I feel the same way.”

“What the heck?”

“Hya~ who knew your sister-in-law would be so pretty? I feel so betrayed~ Be careful, *hyung*. If I get grouped with you, you won’t be able to look me in the face from then on.”

“Ha… does it really have to be like that?”

“Don’t think I’m the only one who feels that way? Half of our department won’t be able to look you in the face? So keep that in mind and good luck~ I’m off to the next lecture~”

“Hey, hey! Shin Jaehwan!”

Leaving behind a disheartening story, Jaehwan waved his hand and left.

No, is this really what they do at the best university in the country? Grinding their teeth because someone has a pretty girlfriend or wife?

They’re no different from my high school buddies. Seriously, guys are all kids no matter how old they get.

Damn it.

Proper classes haven’t even started yet, and I’m already worried about my future and my grades. I don’t think they’ll really screw it up, but there are always crazy people out there.

Besides, even if those beasts who are trying to threaten my grades don’t get in my group, I’d still be worried if the groups are formed mainly with girls.

If the rest of my group members besides me are all girls, what am I supposed to tell Heena when I go to work on the project…

I don’t know why my campus life, which should have been exciting, has turned out like this from the second day.

This is ridiculous, really.