My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 22

Ep. 21

She’s making such an obvious appeal that even my four-year-old cousin would notice.

Yet, she maintains a faint smile throughout, without any significant change in expression, which is truly remarkable.

Seeing this, it seems like she might not be entirely serious… or perhaps, it’s even more sincere.

Not seeing me for two or three days during the week seems to be a significant blow to Heena.

“It just seems like it would be better that way. Don’t worry too much about it, Yeon-hoo.”

I would have laughed it off if she had said something straightforward like, “Aww, I want to see you on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays too!”

Is it a bit much to try to spend so much time together when we haven’t been dating for very long?

But then again, seeing each other every day is a bit strange, isn’t it? Not that I dislike it.

“For this part, apply this formula…”

Anyway, after saying that, Heena started explaining the problem again, and I didn’t want to press her further.

So, I decided to gather my scattered thoughts and focus on studying.

Even while pondering and solving problems I didn’t know or was confused about.

“Hmm~ The solution is correct, but the answer is wrong. Would you like to double-check?”

Seeing her glance over it and immediately spot the mistake, I realize how smart Heena really is.

And since my smart girlfriend is taking the time to help me study, I focused on solving the problems, determined to put aside trivial thoughts for later.

Following her advice that trying to cram too many different subjects in a short amount of time would be difficult and only kill my motivation to study, I spent the entire day studying only math, and it seemed to be paying off.

If I study like this for a few more days and take the exam, I might be able to improve my math score by at least 20 points. My math scores were terrible, and Heena’s explanations were so easy to understand.

To think I’m feeling this way from the first day. Is this why private tutoring is so popular?

Of course, unlike my rising confidence, the actual exam score might not be as good as I expect, but isn’t the fact that I’ve gained confidence important?

I devoted nearly four hours to studying. It was the first time in my life I had concentrated for such a long time while studying.

In the end, it was all thanks to Heena. She taught me diligently, and whenever I felt my concentration wavering, I didn’t want to show her my exhaustion, thinking about how Heena was going to such lengths for me, and that pretense kept me in check in a good way.

So, when the time came to take a break and start wrapping up, Heena’s blatant appeal from earlier came to mind.

“Heena.”

“Yeah?”

Still looking at the textbook, she immediately closed it and looked at me when I called her.

“Should we meet on Sunday to study too?”

This is my compromise. It’s not that I dislike meeting on Tuesdays and Fridays, but I’ll definitely be too exhausted to handle it. I’ll want to play games or hang out.

Hanging out is fine even if I don’t study with Heena for a day or two, but I can’t play games with her.

But Heena’s eyes drooped, as if she thought my reaction was because of her earlier statement.

“Sorry… Was I being too much of a bother…?”

“No, no. It’s not that you’re a bother, it’s just that I want to do it too.”

“But studying all week long would be too tiring, right…? Don’t worry about what I said earlier. I was just whining…”

“How can I not worry when my girlfriend is whining?”

Her expression didn’t improve even after I said that, and my heart started to feel heavy.

This is the problem with having such a pretty girlfriend. Guilt times a hundred!

“And seeing you is relaxing for me, what else is there to relaxation?”

“Really?”

“Of course. My fatigue disappears just by looking at your face.”

This was genuine. People are fundamentally designed to like beautiful and pretty things, and seeing them makes them feel at ease. In that sense, Heena is a panacea [a remedy for all ills or difficulties].

“Still…”

“It’s okay. I want to be with you.”

Her lips curved up slightly at my words.

“Hehe, really?”

Then, Heena’s drooping eyes also curved upwards again, and her eyes formed crescents. She met my gaze with a hint of allure in her eyes.

In that instant, I thought, “Huh? What was that?” but before I could react, she continued to speak.

“Then… let’s just rest on Sunday. Instead,”

With those words, she leaned forward slightly, bringing her face closer.

“Once the exams are over, and it’s summer vacation.”

The dispirited look from before had completely disappeared.

“Let’s go to the beach together.”

Only the intensity of a lion with its prey in sight remained.

“For one night.”

—

It was late, close to 10 PM, and as I walked to the bus stop holding hands with Heena, my mind was filled with complicated thoughts.

Going to the beach? That’s possible. Honestly, I had been thinking about it too. Instead of just hanging around near our houses like we do now, I wanted to go to amusement parks, go to the beach in the summer, and go skiing in the winter.

Going just the two of us also makes sense. I had briefly considered going with friends, but I also wanted to spend some sweet time together just the two of us.

But.

One night…?

This was something I hadn’t imagined. No matter where I went, the basic framework of my vague imagination was to move early in the morning and come back on the same day.

If you ask if I like it or not, of course I like it. Is there any guy who wouldn’t like going to the beach with his girlfriend and staying overnight?

If you ask if I have the money or not, I do have the money. Of course, I don’t know exactly how much it will cost to stay overnight, so there’s a possibility that I might be a little short, but it’s within a manageable range, whether I borrow it or whatever.

So, what’s making me so complicated is.

My almost non-existent dating experience, my awkwardness in romance, and my Confucian values [a system of philosophical and ethical teachings].

I know that Heena likes me a lot, and I like Heena too, but it hasn’t been that long since we started dating.

Physical affection might be a little fast, but is it okay to spend the night together? What does Heena even want from me in the first place? Is it okay to do that already?

The same thoughts were dominating my mind.

“Yeon-hoo.”

I wouldn’t kick away the opportunity if it came, but still, in one corner of my heart, I wondered, “Is it okay?”

“Yeon-hoo?”

“Huh, uh?”

“What are you thinking about?”

“Oh, just… wondering which beach to go to.”

I can’t just tell her my thoughts that are possessed by evil spirits.

But as if she didn’t believe my excuse, Heena dragged out the end of her words and asked again.

“Reaaally?”

“…..I am Han Yeon-hoo, a man who has never told a lie in his life.”

“Pfft, what will you do if I catch you lying in the future?”

“Grant you a wish.”

“…….Really?”

No, please don’t ask me back with a serious face all of a sudden! I said it as a joke, it’s scary!

Well, I said it without much thought. But it didn’t matter if we treated it like a real bet. Heena wouldn’t ask for something unreasonable.

“If it’s definitely proven that I lied?”

“..Okay, I’ll remember that.”

But seeing my girlfriend nodding seriously, I wondered if I had made a mistake.

After pondering something for a moment, nodding to herself, she looked at me with a smile and continued.

“Was I being too hasty?”

I was momentarily speechless at the somewhat sudden, yet somewhat penetrating question.

I scolded myself inwardly, thinking that I had shown it too much.

Instead of thanking my girlfriend for trying to do so much for me, I was making her ask such questions.

And to me, who had even stopped walking.

“Still, don’t overthink it.”

“..What?”

“My feelings.”

She continued with another confession, in a tone that didn’t waver in the slightest.

“You might think it’s too fast, but I just like you so much.”

“I do too, but…”

“Yeah, I know. But I like you much more. I can say that with confidence.”

“……”

I responded to each other’s feelings, which we were both feeling, with silence. I had already felt that Heena’s feelings were greater than mine.

“I don’t know how to calculate this and that, and I don’t want to. That’s why I’m telling you everything honestly.”

“I won’t hide my feelings in the future either, and I’ll express them.”

“If you don’t dislike that, I hope you’ll just accept it purely.”

“That’s all I want.”

She took a step forward and stood right in front of me. I met Heena’s eyes head-on.

Heena, who was looking at me with unwavering eyes, raised my hand, which she was holding tightly, to her chest and gently wrapped it with both hands.

“..It might be my assumption, but as for those things that you might have imagined, I’ll leave it up to you.”

“Oh… ah, haha… Th-that kind of thing.”

She must have already noticed my evil thoughts.

I was noticeably flustered at her sharp words, but Heena didn’t care at all.

“Someday, at the moment you think is right. If you want it then, I will never refuse.”

“So, wouldn’t you like to think about the beach trip I suggested with a more comfortable heart?”

“I’m… I just want to be with you all day long.”

I could only nod at her, who was making her third confession calmly, without losing her smile.

“Okay.”

What more could I say here?

I still had concerns about my girlfriend, and various complicated thoughts remained in a different sense than before.

But at least I could be sure of Heena’s thoughts.

Then, as she said, I shouldn’t think or worry too much in advance, and I should act in step with my girlfriend according to the atmosphere of the moment.

…I think that’s how it should be.

As I walked back to the bus stop with Heena, one thing kept spinning in my head.

This, in the end, means I can pounce on her if I want to, right..?