My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 217

Even when I was constantly visiting the hospital to see Heena, her mother was always very grateful and treated me like her own son. I really liked her warm smile.

While I was quietly accepting her gentle pats, the teacher approached us, seemingly having finished her call with my mom.

“Yeon-hoo’s mother said she’s on her way. Would you mind waiting a little longer?”

“Of course, dear~ Are you two okay with that?”

“Yes!”

“Yes.”

Hugging Heena, I waited for my mom to arrive. I wondered if my brothers, still in the lower grades of elementary school, would be alright. As far as I knew, they had been glued to video games at home since they were very young.

I hope they’ll come for a bit, even if it’s just to play games.

As I was worrying about that, my mom arrived at the daycare in less than 30 minutes. It was close to Heena’s house, but our houses were already relatively close to each other anyway.

“Ah, are you Yeon-hoo’s mother?”

“Yes. I heard our Yeon-hoo was being a bit of a handful.”

“Oh, no~ My child just didn’t want to let go because she wanted to play with Yeon-hoo more… I’m really sorry for bothering you.”

“Um… just a moment.”

Heena’s mother bowed slightly and apologized to my mom. Before replying, my mom turned to look at me.

Her eyes would have seen Heena, who was looking at her apologetically while hugging me tightly, and me, sitting quietly while being held by Heena.

“Son, do you want to play with your friend more?”

“Yes. I want to play with Heena more.”

“Really? Her name is Heena?”

“Yes… I’m sowwy…”

“No need to be sorry. I sent you to play with friends. Heena’s mother?”

“Yes?”

“I’m not familiar with this neighborhood, but is there a playground nearby? The daycare will be closing soon.”

“Of course~ There’s one close by.”

—

And so, we all went to the nearby playground together. Seeing my mom so relaxed, I wondered if my grandmother had come home to look after my brothers.

Or maybe she just started letting them play on their own around this time. They’d just be playing games at home anyway.

In any case, Heena’s mother and my mom sat on a bench, watching us and chatting, while we played with the sand in the sandbox and continued our conversation.

“What to do… I hope I didn’t look bad to your mom…”

“Heena. We’re four years old… This is normal.”

“Still…”

“Don’t keep thinking bad thoughts. Okay?”

“Okay… Then, can I kiss you?”

“Uh… um…”

Why the sudden request for a kiss?

Of course, I’d welcome it when we’re alone, but with our moms staring at us from behind, it felt a bit much.

Heena’s hands were still playing with the sand, but her eyes were sparkling as she looked at me.

As I was choosing my words, I overheard their conversation.

“Is this her first day at daycare?”

“I wasn’t planning on sending her, but she suddenly wanted to play with friends… But the teachers told me she was stuck to Yeon-hoo like glue all day.”

“Hmm… My son isn’t that handsome…”

“Oh, Yeon-hoo is very cute too. Anyway, I’m sorry for making you come all of a sudden.”

“It’s alright. I sent them to play with friends, and I’m glad they’re making friends and having fun.”

“I appreciate you thinking that way. But…”

“Hmm?”

“If Heena throws a tantrum again tomorrow, can we let them play like today and I’ll drive Yeon-hoo to your house? I’ll keep in touch.”

“I wouldn’t want to trouble you…”

“It’s because of my child~ And I’m happy to see my usually quiet child having so much fun with a friend… I should have enrolled her sooner.”

“If you insist.”

Seeing Heena, she seemed to think this wouldn’t end after just one day. Heena’s mother was making a deal with my mom.

My mom seemed to think it was okay for me to just make friends and play well. After all, when I go home, I just watch TV alone.

Of course, the Han Yeon-hoo of twenty-something years was different, but until then, that’s how I was. Just watching TV or playing the games my brothers handed me.

Feeling relieved that the conversation seemed to be going well, I took a deep breath and refocused on Heena, who was still looking at me with expectant eyes.

“Heena. Our moms are behind us… Let’s do it again tomorrow.”

“I want to do it now… Don’t you like kissing me…?”

The smiling Heena instantly made a tearful face.

No, why jump to that conclusion again!

“No! I like kissing too! I want to kiss you every day.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, yeah. You’re so cute that I can’t stop thinking about it.”

“Hehe… Am I cute?”

“Cute, cute. And pretty. You’ve always been pretty.”

“……”

“Our Heena is pretty~”

I wanted to pat her head and say that, but since I was playing with sand with Heena, I couldn’t put my hand on her head.

So, I gently stroked the back of Heena’s hand and said that, and Heena stared at me blankly.

Wondering why she suddenly went silent, I tilted my head and looked up at her.

“Heena?”

“~~~Eugh!”

Heena’s face turned bright red, and she started making strange moaning sounds.

Then, she stood up.

-Thump!

She pushed me backward, knocking me over. It wasn’t a fast push, but because it was a child’s body, I couldn’t react at all, and I naturally fell into the sandbox.

“Hee, Heena!”

“How can you lose to your girlfriend, son?”

Heena’s mother and my mom were surprised… No, judging by her voice, my mom didn’t seem surprised at all.

Anyway, since they had been watching us the whole time, they approached us as soon as they saw Heena’s sudden action.

But even faster than them, Heena climbed on top of me. Like a kabedon [a Japanese term for a wall slam, often used romantically], she supported herself with her arms on either side of me and looked down at me, my little girlfriend.

-Chu!

She started kissing my lips.

-Chu! Chu!

Not just once or twice, but endlessly.

“Wai, wait a minute! Heena… Oof!”

“Chu!”

I was flustered and tried to stop her, but there was no way I could push Heena away with force. In the end, I couldn’t resist properly and just had to accept Heena’s kisses.

“……”

As I continued to be kissed, I glanced sideways and saw Heena’s mother and my mom had stopped walking and were looking at us with dumbfounded faces.

I didn’t want to show my family this kind of skinship…!

A moment of silence passed due to Heena’s unexpected behavior, but soon Heena’s mother regained her senses, pulled Heena away from me, and started scolding her.

“Lee Heena! You shouldn’t push your friend! You could hurt him!”

“I’m sowwy…”

“It was a sandbox, so it’s okay.”

“Still… Ugh… Why did you do that all of a sudden? Huh?”

“I wanted to kiss Yeon-hoo…”

“……”

She already knew from seeing it, but she must have been so dumbfounded that she asked again, and she must be even more speechless after hearing it again.

I was a bit like that too.

No, I never expected her to suddenly knock me to the ground and start planting kisses on me. Heena had completely opened up to me at some point, but she wasn’t this proactive.

Could it be because I died? Maybe that caused a lot of changes in Heena’s feelings.

Heena’s mother sighed deeply after hearing Heena’s words.

“She doesn’t even give me and her dad kisses…”

And next to her, my mom knelt down to meet our eye level and asked.

“Heena, do you like our son that much?”

“I wike him. I wike him the most.”

“Son? Do you like Heena?”

“Yeah. I wike her the most.”

“I see…”

After hearing our immediate answers, my mom suggested to Heena’s mother again.

“Let’s take turns watching them every week. I’ll leave it to you this week, and we’ll watch them next week.”

“Oh my, would that be alright?”

“Even though they’re young, they like each other so much that I don’t think it’ll end in just a day or two… We live close by, so let’s keep in touch.”

“I’d be grateful if you would~ I didn’t have anyone to chat with around here.”

That’s how the two of them discussed future plans, and Heena whispered to me.

“Yeon-hoo. Can I do it again?”

“……”

Why are you so thirsty for kisses, Heena?

—

After this day when we returned to the past and reunited.

Heena and I were really able to be together every day. We met at daycare, and after that, our moms took us to playgrounds or parks.

At first, I thought they would take turns watching us each week, but surprisingly, they got along well and just chatted together.

My mom is a bit chic [stylish and sophisticated], and Heena’s mother is very outgoing, so I didn’t think their personalities would match, but they quickly became friends and now even speak casually to each other.

As a result, we were able to visit each other’s houses not only on weekdays but also on weekends.

When we first visited our house.

“So, you’re Heena?”

“Hello. I’m Yeon-hoo’s girlfriend.”

“Hahaha! Our youngest already brought a girlfriend? Yeon-hoo, is Heena your girlfriend?”

“Yes.”

“Hehe… Pfft…”

When Heena came to our house, she politely greeted our dad and proudly declared that she was my girlfriend.

Thanks to that, Dad laughed for a long time.

“Here, you guys eat this.”

“Hey, this too.”

“Thank you.”

Perhaps they found it cute that we were quietly playing together without being a nuisance, Jung-hoo and Sun-hoo brought snacks whenever Heena came.

Moreover, Mom also paid a lot of attention to Heena. It was obvious from the side that she thought she was very cute. It was as if she had a daughter.

And when I went to Heena’s house.

“Ahem… What do you mean, boyfriend already?”

“Oh, come on~ How can you say that when the kids are so cute~ Right, Heena?”

“Yeon-hoo is my boyfriend.”

“Ahem…”

Unlike our house, her dad didn’t hide his discomfort. I thought it was understandable. His precious daughter, who he wouldn’t want to hurt even if she were in his eyes, was stuck next to some kid who claimed to be her boyfriend.

However, just like my mom liked Heena, Heena’s mother liked me very much and treated me well.

And Heesung, who I hadn’t seen in a long time.

“Hey, kid. I’ll play with you specially, so come here.”

He just openly played with us. Our brothers just watched us while thinking we were cute, but this brother acted like it was a hassle but actually played with us himself.

He was no different when we were young or when we grew up. That’s why I was even happier to see him again.

But.

“Yeon-hoo will play with Heena. Oppa [older brother], go away.”

“Heena…”

“Ah! I said I’ll play with you!”

“No need.”

“Tsk!!”

Rather, Heena preferred to be left alone like our brothers. It seemed that she liked having me all to herself the most.

Heesung was frustrated, but he couldn’t say anything more to Heena. I thought he was weak to Heena from the first time I saw them, but it seems that it had been like that since this time.

Anyway, in that way, the relationship between the two families became closer smoothly.

Only Heena and I held our mothers’ hands and went to each other’s houses, but gradually, we started to see each other as families, and after more time passed, we even went on outings together.

Watching our families become so close, Heena smiled happily.

“We already had our formal meeting between families. Right?”

“I guess so…”

“Then kiss me now.”

“We already kissed a lot secretly earlier.”

“Kiss me more!”

“Okay, okay.”

“Hehe…”

“……”

By the way, aren’t you too fond of kissing, Heena?

Next episode

How much time had passed since I started visiting Heena’s house and Heena started coming to our house with her mother?

We were together much more often and for longer periods than before we returned to the past.

At daycare on weekdays.

At someone’s house on weekends.

“Oh my… I’m sorry, 언니 [older sister – a term used by women to address other women who are older than them]. I said I couldn’t come, but suddenly I’m leaving Heena with you.”

“Well, I’m happy to see Heena. What happened?”

“When Heena said she couldn’t go today, she cried and threw such a fit… She’s never thrown a tantrum like that before…”

“So that’s why her eyes are so red?”

“Yeah, well.”

One day, both Heena’s mother and father had work, so they were planning to leave Heena with her grandparents, but Heena cried so much that they ended up leaving her at our house.

“Sniff…”

“Did you cry a lot?”

“Yeah… I can’t not see Yeon-hoo…”

“Good girl. Stop crying.”

“I won’t cry, so pet me more.”

“Good girl~”

“Hehe…”

I barely swallowed the words that were about to come out, ‘Wouldn’t there be days when we can’t meet?’ I just gently patted my girlfriend, who was smiling at my touch even as she sniffled.

And Heena’s mother, seeing that, gave a bitter smile and went to work, and our mom.

“I’ll make you something delicious, so stay here quietly.”

“Yes!”

“Okay.”

“Hehe…”

She chuckled at our energetic replies and patted our heads, as if we were cute, before making us a snack.

Mom really liked taking care of us two like this. It was understandable.

I, who had regained my memories, was quiet and obedient, and Heena, who was overflowing with cuteness just by existing, was smiling adorably next to me.

Well, she wouldn’t hate her son even if he caused trouble, but it’s always cuter when he listens well.

In fact, it might have been a bit boring for us. Even when we met, we didn’t do anything special, and we mostly just sat and talked. But strangely, I didn’t feel bored when I was with Heena.

It’s just good. Meeting Heena again and being together like this. Even if we don’t do anything special together, just looking at each other and smiling.

Now, being together like this has become a part of our daily lives.

—

Time passed quickly.

Perhaps because I was a child again, the days felt very long, but when I was with Heena, I didn’t notice the time passing.

We experienced many things together during that time.

We played at home, and we held hands and strolled around the neighborhood with our parents or brothers.

We also went on a camping trip with both families.

“How is it, Heena? Is the curry Dad made delicious?”

“Yeah! Yeon-hoo~ Ah~”

“Ah~”

“They say raising daughters is useless… She’s never done that for me…”

“Oh my! How can you be jealous of your son-in-law~”

“Son-in-law! How old is she to be a son-in-law already?”

“At this point, he’s a son-in-law~ Don’t you think?”

“Hmm. I also think of Heena as our daughter-in-law.”

“No, 형님 [older brother – a term used by men to address other men who are older than them], what are you saying…”

Even when we went camping in the mountains, we were the same. Heena was naturally by my side, and I was gradually accepting that Heena was always by my side.

And that was the same for our families. At first, they probably thought it would last for a month or two, but it had already been half a year, and after more than a year, they acknowledged our relationship.

“I’ll watch the kids, Mom!”

“Hey, me too. Move over.”

“Jung-hoo, play games with Han Sun-hoo!”

“PSP is boring.”

Heesung was hugging us from behind at the same time as we were sitting leisurely in the tent after finishing our meal. Heesung was grinning and stroking us.

Heena didn’t care much about being entangled like this as long as he didn’t separate her from me. Besides, both Heena and I liked Heesung. It was unexpected that Jung-hoo had joined this competition.

It was fun to watch the two elementary school students bickering because of us. It was also cute.

In that way, we were able to build memories together from a young age. We were still too young to do anything proactively, but it was okay because we were together.

And so, one year became two years.