My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 155

Ep. 154

Hee-na suddenly started crying, which flustered me, the hair designers, and the other customers around us.

She was already subtly drawing attention as a pretty young mother with an adorable little kid, so her sudden tears must have made people wonder what was going on.

However, I was able to come to my senses fairly quickly. Maybe a part of me had expected Hee-na to do this. Even if it wasn’t now, I thought she might cry once we got home.

“I’m sorry. Could you ring me up, please?”

“Ah, yes! I’ll process your payment. Would you like a receipt—”

“No, the receipt is fine. Thank you! Have a good day!”

I quickly paid, immediately picked up Sarang, grabbed Hee-na’s hand, and went outside. Then, I led them to a secluded alley behind the building, put Sarang down, and took out a tissue to wipe Hee-na’s tears.

She was probably just overwhelmed with emotion. Hee-na sniffled, took the tissue from me, and quietly thanked me.

And next to us, Sarang was also teary-eyed at the sight of Hee-na’s tears.

“Mommy… don’t cry… Does it hurt? Sarang will make it better…”

Sarang’s adorable words almost made me burst out laughing in the midst of all this. My daughter is so cute, really.

Since all I could do was wait for Hee-na’s emotions to subside, my only job was to comfort Sarang so she wouldn’t start crying too.

Still, I couldn’t just stand by when my daughter was offering to make her mom feel better.

“Sarang, will you make Mommy feel better? Daddy will help.”

“Yes…”

When I lifted her up again, Sarang reached out a hand and gently stroked Hee-na’s hair.

“Go away, hurts! Mommy, does it hurt a lot?”

“No… *sniffle*, no… Thank you… Mommy doesn’t hurt.”

“Santa won’t give presents if you cry. Mommy shouldn’t cry.”

Thankfully, she seemed to be doing a bit better, enough to give a faint smile as she sniffled and replied. Sarang, also reassured by Hee-na’s smile, had a smile back on her face.

Hee-na was calming down, I was holding Sarang, and Sarang was comforting Hee-na.

After some time, Hee-na finally gave us a bright smile, her eyes slightly red.

“I’m okay now. Sarang, were you very worried?”

“Yes… If Mommy cries… Sarang wants to cry too…”

“Mommy feels better because Sarang comforted her. Thank you~”

“Really?”

“Yes. You’re the only one for Mommy~”

After reassuring Sarang, she met my eyes and apologized.

“I’m sorry, honey.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. Seeing you get your hair cut made me cry without realizing it… I’m sorry for making you worry. I’m okay. I’ve actually sorted out my feelings a bit. We only have to wait five weeks anyway.”

“That’s right. You’re such a good girl, Hee-na.”

I didn’t think she was being completely honest, since she had been crying just a moment ago. But she was trying her best to pull herself together. As her husband, I decided to give her some praise and stroked her hair.

Then, like a cat, she started pushing her head further into my hand.

“Pet me more.”

“I’ll pet you a little more. But it’s time for us to eat, okay? Sarang must be hungry.”

“Daddy! Me too! I want to pet Mommy too~”

“Daddy is doing it now, so how about Sarang pet Daddy instead?”

“Okay! Ouch, it hurts! Daddy’s hair is prickly!”

Sarang was startled as soon as she put her hand on my head and quickly pulled it away. Hee-na chuckled at the sight and placed her own hand on my head, gently stroking it.

“It’s true. Daddy’s hair is very spiky.”

“Sarang wants to pet Daddy~ But… it hurts too much…”

“Pfft, I guess that won’t work~ But it’s kind of cute. So you’ll have this hair for the next two years?”

“You don’t have to remind me so bluntly… my hair…”

“It’s cute, I’m telling you. You look good with any hairstyle.”

The most unbelievable thing in the world is Hee-na’s evaluation of my appearance. Of course, I don’t think I’m ugly myself, but Hee-na’s scores are way too generous.

Although, if only Hee-na thinks that way, I don’t care what other people think.

Anyway, I breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. Hee-na had been incredibly unstable for the past month or so. But today, even though she cried for a bit, she quickly smiled and acted like this, so it seemed like she had really sorted out her feelings to some extent.

I don’t know what will happen when I actually leave, but there’s no point in worrying about that now.

There was a brief commotion, but after that, we enjoyed our family outing as planned.

First, we headed straight to a family restaurant since we hadn’t had proper breakfast or lunch.

There was no need to think about the menu. I ordered the pork cutlet set, Sarang had the hamburger steak, and Hee-na chose a salad.

“Hambag [short for hamburger steak]! Sarang loves this so much!”

“How many times do you chew before swallowing?”

“Thirty times!”

“Good job. If Sarang chews well and enjoys her food, we can go get ice cream later.”

“Yes!”

I cut Sarang’s hamburger steak into very small pieces and ate a bite myself. Probably half of it will be eaten by me and Hee-na.

Even though Sarang likes to eat a lot of things, she doesn’t actually eat that much. She has my taste, but this part is just like Hee-na.

“Honey, try some of this too. It’s delicious~”

“Huh? Ah~”

I also tasted the salad that Hee-na fed me from time to time. When I slightly opened my mouth, Hee-na put a forkful of salad into my mouth.

Come to think of it, I’m probably eating these greens a bit more thanks to Hee-na. Hee-na always orders mainly salads when we come to places like this.

And maybe one or two side dishes sometimes?

“Sarang, have you finished everything in your mouth? Ah~”

“Ah~!”

Hee-na also put a bite into Sarang’s mouth. Sarang, who likes meat, snacks, and ice cream, also eats salad well. I don’t know if she likes it, but at least she doesn’t refuse it.

We shared each other’s menus, fed each other, and finished our meal. After that, we headed to a famous ice cream shop.

As soon as Sarang saw all kinds of ice cream lined up from the entrance of the store, she screamed with joy.

“Daddy!! There’s so much ice cream! Sarang can’t eat it all!”

“It’s amazing that you’re already thinking about eating it all…”

“A pint should be enough, right? You don’t eat much ice cream either.”

“Let’s do that. If we need more, we can buy another cone on the way out.”

“Okay~”

Since Sarang couldn’t see the ice cream well with her height, I held her and looked at each one.

There are so many kinds in places like this that it makes it hard to decide. Well, I’m not the one choosing anyway.

“Sarang, pick three flavors you want to eat.”

“Three! Can Sarang eat three?!”

“Daddy and Mommy will eat with you.”

“Then! Sarang wants chocolate!”

Each ice cream has a name, but honestly, they’re so bizarre that it’s hard to guess the flavor just by looking at the name. Sarang seems to be distinguishing them by the color of the ice cream.

“And I want to eat the sky blue one!”

Sky blue? Mint chocolate, maybe?

I was momentarily taken aback, but thankfully, the one Sarang pointed to wasn’t mint chocolate. Well, mint chocolate is more of a light green than sky blue. But I don’t know what that one is.

“Pistachio Almond? Excuse me, what flavor is this?”

“Yes, ma’am~ It has a similar feel to mint chocolate, but the taste is completely different. It’s sweet and refreshing like mint chocolate, but the sweetness is greater… The taste is pistachio, so it’s a bit difficult for me to explain.”

“Ah~ Hmm, Sarang. Do you want to eat that?”

“The color is pretty! I want to eat it!”

“Okay? We’ll order that. We’ll take this chocolate, pistachio almond, and strawberry flavor, please.”

“Yes, thank you~”

We paid, received the ice cream, and went to the seating area upstairs. As soon as we sat down, Sarang and I started scooping up the ice cream with small spoons. Hee-na was wiping up anything Sarang spilled.

The chocolate and strawberry were just ordinary flavors, but this pistachio almond that Sarang chose last had a pretty unique taste.

It was definitely different from mint chocolate, yet similar. It’s hard to describe the feeling. But it was quite edible.

“This is good? Hee-na, ah~”

“Ah~”

Even if she doesn’t enjoy things like this, she never refuses if I feed her or offer to share mine.

Hee-na tasted what I fed her and widened her eyes.

“Really? I like this!”

“Oh, really?”

But Hee-na liked it more than I thought. Hee-na, who had almost always just watched us eat, was now starting to eat ice cream with us.

As that happened, I subtly put down my spoon. Sarang was eagerly eating, and Hee-na was eating with her, so I thought there might not be enough.

Still, it made my heart feel warm to see them both eating so deliciously.

“Sarang, is it good?”

“Yummy!”

Sarang answered with a bright smile. Right, we won’t be able to come out to eat together for a while, so I should diligently engrave Sarang’s smiling face in my mind. Of course, I’ll take a lot of pictures too.

Sarang, who had been focused on the ice cream for a while, opened her mouth with a happy face when the cup was almost empty.

“Sarang loves playing with Daddy and Mommy! I hope we can play again next week!!”

“Um…”

I won’t be here this time next week.

I couldn’t bring myself to lie and say yes, let’s do that. Not when I was looking at that bright smile.

Hee-na also seemed at a loss for words, quietly wiping Sarang’s mouth with a tissue.

It would be difficult to accurately explain enlistment to four-year-old Sarang, so I had no choice but to stay quiet until the day I left.

Seeing Hee-na, I think she would cry even if she understood why I had to go.

As my worries about Sarang grew.

The day of my enlistment was approaching.