My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 226

Just like in my past life, Yoojung noona [older sister or close female friend] liked me a lot from the first time we met in this life too. I later heard from hyung [older brother or close male friend] that it was because I was kind and she liked my unique, warm smile.

I was just being nice because I was close to hyung and she was his girlfriend. Besides, noona was so friendly that I couldn’t help it.

How could I not like her when she bought me delicious things every time we met?

“Both of you, it’s been a while~! I missed you so, so, so, so much!”

“It’s been a while, noona.”

“I missed you so much too, unnie [older sister or close female friend]~”

“Right, right?! Kya~ Heena is cute and pretty as always!”

It was a little past noon. I met up with hyung and his girlfriend near a nearby station. Noona hugged Heena as soon as she saw her, making a fuss.

Noona had been dating hyung for over two years, but she still didn’t see us often, so she was cautious about sending texts or making calls. Maybe that’s why she was expressing her feelings so much today, seeing us after a long time.

Yoojung noona was hugging Heena with all her might, and Heena was happily accepting noona’s embrace. Junghoo hyung and I were watching them with a smile, and then…

“Enough, let’s eat first. I’m freaking hungry.”

Heesung hyung, who was stretching and yawning, urged us on. There were a total of five people gathered here. I hadn’t seen him lately because he’s been staying out a lot, but I don’t know how he knew we were meeting. He was gone all week last week too.

Still, Heena says that Heesung hyung’s style of partying has become much healthier than before. Before our regression, around this time, Heesung hyung changed girls almost every day. He must have been living up to his handsome face.

Now, he runs around a lot, whether he’s playing games or traveling to the countryside, but he’s not really partying in a promiscuous way.

“You pay for your own. We’re only buying for these two.”

“You’re so stingy, seriously. But what are we eating?”

“Omakase [a Japanese phrase that means ‘I’ll leave it up to you’ – in this context, a chef’s choice meal].”

“Ugh, eating something expensive. Even if we get the lunch set, it’ll cost at least 30,000 won…”

“80,000 won.”

“……”

Heesung hyung’s mouth shut at Junghoo hyung’s dry answer. At the same time, so did mine.

Wait, 80,000 won even for lunch? Where are we going to eat?

Originally, we were planning to have them treat us to food and then we would pay for the rest of the expenses, but the price of the meal alone was no joke. I set it up that way to prevent hyung and noona from spending too much, but this made it meaningless.

“Why are we eating something so expensive? Let’s just eat something else. Let’s go to a lunch buffet.”

“That’s right. Let’s just eat moderately and spend money on having fun. 80,000 won, seriously. I can’t go!”

I tried to dissuade hyung with all my heart. But Junghoo hyung didn’t listen to us and took out his phone to check the time.

“I’ve already made a reservation. We have to go right away.”

“No… Ah, this is driving me crazy! Heena!”

“Yes~?”

“He said he made a reservation for 80,000 won per person, what should we do?”

“What?”

At my words, Heena’s eyes widened in surprise, and she pulled away from Yoojung noona and approached hyung.

“Junghoo oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend], let’s eat something else. It’s too expensive.”

“……”

“Don’t cover your ears! Seriously… Unnie!”

“Aaaaaaa!! I don’t know!! I already made a reservation!! I’m going to cry here if you don’t eat it!!”

“What is that…”

Junghoo hyung couldn’t say no to Heena, so he closed his eyes and covered his ears before she could even approach him, and Yoojung noona was just being stubborn like a child.

Heena seemed speechless at the sight of two adults, both twenty-two years old, being so stubborn. Especially Yoojung noona’s behavior, Heena was seeing it for the first time. I was used to it because I had seen it often even before the regression.

And in the end, we couldn’t break hyung and noona’s stubbornness. One of them wouldn’t listen at all, and the other was acting like a child, so there was no way. Heena and I sighed and followed behind them.

Along with Heesung hyung, whose face had turned pale.

“…Wait, did you reserve a spot for me too? I don’t have 80,000 won… Hyung, you didn’t, right? Noona!”

—

And so, we all arrived at the Japanese restaurant.

Even though he said that, Junghoo hyung paid for everything, even Heesung hyung’s share. Thanks to that, Heesung hyung was gleeful and eagerly picking up sushi.

I like sushi quite a bit, but I don’t like raw fish that much, so I have a subtle palate, but honestly, this place was quite delicious. It was worth the expensive price. Of course, if you asked me if I would pay 80,000 won to eat it, I probably wouldn’t come again.

Heena was initially filled with gratitude and apology, but soon returned to her usual pace and was busy taking care of me.

“The rolled omelet is delicious~ Isn’t it the style you like?”

“It is delicious.”

“Here, ah~ [sound used when offering food]”

“Ah.”

Heena bit off half and fed me the remaining rolled omelet sushi. I opened my mouth without complaint and accepted it. Heena eats small portions, so I had to eat with her in between so she could finish it all.

“Yunhoo, do you want some of noona’s too? The egg sushi they serve at places like this is too sweet for noona, so I don’t eat it much~”

“Thanks.”

And Yoojung noona also gave me her share little by little with a very pleased face. As if she was full just by looking at us, she watched us smiling as we engaged in this skinship [physical affection].

Well, it’s not like she’s lying to take care of me, so I accepted it well. Maybe not for noona, but I’ve known her for 8 years, not 2, so I knew that what she said was true.

Anyway, in that way, we enjoyed ourselves to the fullest, thinking that since we came anyway, it was better to eat deliciously than to hold back.

And Junghoo hyung and Yoojung noona were watching us with a pleased look that was almost burdensome.

“So freaking delicious.”

Even Heesung hyung was eating well next to us.

Since we were gathered together, it was a shame that only Sunhoo hyung was missing, but it was always hard to see that guy outside the house.

Next episode

After finishing the expensive lunch that I probably won’t eat again for at least the next three years, we went to a karaoke.

The plan was to digest a bit here and then go to a multi-room [private room for karaoke or other activities] and eat snacks while playing games. It was a cliché, but it was a normal route that many people could enjoy together, so everyone agreed.

“Ah, why are you eating ice cream! You have to reserve songs first!”

“Wait, Heesung, be reasonable and just do one. I want to listen to our cuties sing!”

“I’m not going to sing?”

“Why~? Heena~ Just sing one song~”

“No way!”

After entering the room, Heesung hyung and Yoojung noona were immediately reserving their go-to songs, Junghoo hyung was eating the ice cream he brought in, and Heena and I quietly held the tambourines.

I’m usually the type to fill up a whole line with reservations as soon as I come to karaoke, but I tend to give way if there are other people like that. And Heena can’t sing well, so she never grabs the microphone.

You can only hear Heena’s songs when we come alone, she never sings when other people are with us. Personally, I think Heena, who can’t sing well, is incredibly cute, but she’s very embarrassed.

Noona gave up on trying to persuade Heena, who refused so firmly that there was no room for negotiation. In the end, she picked up the karaoke remote control and reserved a number after Heesung hyung, who was busy singing.

“Yunhoo. What are you going to sing?”

“I don’t know. I’ll think about it after those guys get tired.”

“Can’t you sing one for me now?”

“Is there anything you want to hear?”

“A love song for me~”

“A love song, huh.”

Honestly, I prefer songs where I can just scream high notes at karaoke, but if our Heena wants to hear a love song, I can’t help it. Should I try a ballad?

The two people in front had reasonably only put one reservation each, so I reserved another song right after them.

“The one who screams!!!”

“Champion!!”

“The one who’s crazy about music!”

“Champion!!!!”

They’re having fun.

I watched the show of the two people who were already singing with all their might, as if they didn’t need time to warm up their voices. And after they belted out two songs in a row, it was finally my turn.

I picked up the microphone, stood up, looked at Heena, and slowly started singing.

“When the light comes in~”

Thus began my ballad.

Heesung hyung was reserving the next song, barely listening, Junghoo hyung was filming a video, and Yoojung noona was already stuck next to Heena, shouting ‘Kyaa~’ with a shrill cheer.

For reference, Heena doesn’t really like sad unrequited love songs or lyrics with mixed emotions between men and women. She just likes the type that whispers love as it is, so I chose a song that matched that.

“Like a gift prepared only for me~~”

“Yunhoo sings well?!”

“Han Yunhoo sings a little. Lee Heena is a terrible singer… Ack!”

Heena, who threw a cushion at Heesung hyung to shut his mouth, was looking at me with sparkling eyes. Heena doesn’t like karaoke because she can’t sing well, but she doesn’t hate coming because she really likes it when I sing like this.

My song continued. Originally, it’s a rule to only sing the first verse, but who in this place could stop Heena, who was happily listening to the song?

Thanks to that, after singing passionately until the end, I sat down to the applause of noona and Heena.

“That’s great~ Heena must be happy! Yunhoo is so romantic~”

“Hehehe, I’m so happy~”

As soon as I sat down, Heena hugged me. She rubbed her face against my chest like a puppy, showing how much she liked it. I stroked Heena’s hair and looked at Junghoo hyung.

“Aren’t you going to sing, hyung?”

“Sending the video.”

I wonder if he’s sending it to his mom and aunt.

Anyway, I also picked up an ice cream. I put all my effort into singing for Heena, so I was going to sit down and rest for a bit.

But then, a microphone was handed to me.

“What are you sitting down for when it’s just starting? It’s time to run.”

“No, I’m going to rest here with Heena…”

“Yunhoo, you play too~ I’ll be sending texts while listening to you sing. I promised to contact your mother once in a while.”

“Is that so?”

If that’s the case.

When I grabbed the microphone and stood up at Heena’s encouragement, hyung and noona looked at me with a gentle smile.

Huh, judging by the atmosphere, I won’t be able to leave here with a healthy voice.

“I’m going to destroy you with a shouting medley, so don’t even think about resting. Everyone’s only doing one verse.”

“You know that my song selection starts from the middle, right? Heesung, can you keep up with the tempo?”

“Oh~ Noona seems confident? Should we see today? Han Yunhoo! Don’t fall behind!”

“Yeah! I’ll leave you behind if you fall behind!”

“What are you guys saying, you crazy people.”

I told them to have fun in moderation since we came to play.

—

After screaming our lungs out at karaoke, we headed straight to the multi-room.

“Yo, long time no see.”

“You came here.”

Even Sunhoo hyung, who rarely leaves the house, joined us for once.

Originally, the more people there are, the more fun it is, and it was undoubtedly enjoyable for these six people to laugh and chat while playing random games.

Coming back to the past like this, spending time with Heena since we were young, was of course the greatest luck and happiness for me.

But being able to meet and hang out with our hyungs, Heesung hyung, and even Yoojung noona from this time was also an unparalleled joy.

“Haa… I partied so much before going to the army.”

“Sunhoo hyung and Heesung hyung said they’re going to enlist together, right? Why isn’t Junghoo hyung going with you? You said you’re going around the same time anyway.”

“You can only enlist with two people.”

“Ah, is that so?”

“Yeah. I just have to match the discharge period and go.”

However, it was a shame that we wouldn’t be able to have this kind of time for a while because the hyungs were going to the army all at once.

After enjoying the games to our hearts’ content, we left the multi-room and were lightly eating dinner when the army story came up. Heesung hyung, who was lamenting with a gloomy face, soon changed his expression and said to me with a smirk.

“You know that it’ll be your turn soon after we come back, right?”

“Ugh…”

I was more worried than annoyed by the teasing. There were still 4 or 5 years left until I had to go, but that time would pass quickly. It’s already been 12 years since I regressed, and that time passed really quickly.

My appetite disappeared in an instant, and I frowned. But next to me, Heena was smiling. Heena, who would be more sensitive to the army story than anyone else. She put on such a pure smile and said something casually.

“Yunhoo isn’t going to serve active duty, is he?”

“What? What do you mean he’s not going to serve active duty when he’s perfectly healthy? He’s 100% going.”

“No way? Yunhoo is going to be a commuting soldier, right?”

“…? How do you know something like that… More than that, do you think anyone can just go? It’s completely based on luck.”

“It’s 100%? It’s guaranteed if I have a child with me?”

“……”

My girlfriend dropped a bombshell in an atmosphere like a child throwing a tantrum.

At the same time, we all lost our words. When did she even research that? More than that, is it really guaranteed to be a commuting soldier if you have a child?

Only Yoojung noona was nodding, stopping the hand that was eating.

“Yeah, yeah. Junghoo is already too late, but it would be good for you guys too. Heena, do you like daughters or sons?”

“I like both~ A daughter who looks like Yunhoo, and a son who looks like Yunhoo!”

“I like a daughter or son who looks like you more… That’s not it.”

I would usually side with Heena and empathize with her, but this was too sudden. Honestly, the hyungs would think so too…

“I don’t know. You guys do whatever you want. But personally, I think a girl would be better.”

“I’ll buy a stroller when you have a niece.”

“Should I buy a mobile or something?”

Surprisingly, not only Junghoo hyung and Sunhoo hyung, but even Heesung hyung, who brought up this topic, seemed to want a niece. And they didn’t seem to think it was that strange. As if it was a natural thing that they hadn’t thought of.

But what are these people saying right now? Who has a child to get out of the army as a commuting soldier?

It seemed like I was the only one in this place who thought that this situation, that statement, was absurd.

Heena was just smiling brightly, watching the hyungs and noona get excited about the topic suddenly changing from the army story to the niece story.

As if it was a predetermined fate.

—

After dinner.

I broke up with the hyungs and took a walk with her. Summer was approaching, but it was quite cool when the sun went down. I walked around the familiar neighborhood alleys, feeling the night breeze.

Continuing the story from earlier.

“Heena. Are you serious about having a child?”

“Yeah.”

“I see.”

I had no other words to return to that answer without a moment’s hesitation. But to get out of the army as a commuting soldier, you’d have to have a child in your early 20s at the latest, would that be okay?

I would also welcome seeing a child with Heena. I couldn’t dislike it. Our marriage was a future that didn’t need to be worried about, and I definitely wanted to see a son and daughter who looked like Heena.

“You know, Yunhoo.”

“Huh?”

“I can’t live without you. It’s absolutely impossible not to see you for two years.”

“Well, I feel the same way, but…”

It wasn’t like we had spent 12 years together in a vague way. We had lived together much closer than our families.

Wouldn’t being apart for a while be an opportunity to remind each other of our preciousness? That didn’t apply to us.

Because we had already felt that enough before returning to the past.

“I wonder if our parents will allow it.”

If Heena was so determined, I had no reason to refuse. Frankly, being able to get out of the army as a commuting soldier was also very attractive.

So the only thing I was worried about was how to get permission from our parents or Heena’s parents. I didn’t want to have a child without saying anything.

If we had a child so early, the burden would ultimately fall on our parents.

But, contrary to my worries, Heena already had an answer.

“It’s okay.”

“Huh?”

“My mom and your mom said it would be okay as long as it’s not when we’re in high school~”

“……”

“So let’s make sure to use contraception well for the next 3 years and have a baby when we’re twenty!”

“Wow.”

I was just amazed at Heena, who was smiling so brightly that the surroundings brightened up, and had already set up a plan for our first time next year, and even a plan for a baby at twenty.

Thinking about it, our parents would think it’s a relief if we keep that much. Maybe they already think we’ve done everything.

We’ve been dating for 12 years, and it’s a bit strange that we’re still sleeping together every day at 16 years old and haven’t done anything sexual even once.

And Heena’s plan didn’t end at such abstract parts.

“We all gather at one house at the end of the year and drink a lot, right.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Because it’s an annual event. Everyone except us is an adult. Besides, we don’t just drink moderately that day. We really drink until we pass out. Even our mom and aunt.

“I don’t know which side we’ll gather at, but let’s take a taxi to the other house when all the families are asleep.”

“Aha…”

“Got it?”

I could feel her will to have our first time as soon as January 1st next year, asking me for confirmation with a seductive smile.

“If that’s not possible, I can’t stand it? I don’t know what I’ll do.”

“Of course it’s okay. I’ll prepare.”

“Hehehe…”

Heena’s smile deepened at my agreement. From then on, we walked silently for a while, enjoying our evening walk.

Our first experience on January 1st.

Honestly, it’s hard to hold back even now, but I won’t be able to control myself anyway when the year changes. I was just a little embarrassed that Heena had made such a detailed plan.

It’s time to start thinking about future things, not just sexual things or baby plans. We’ll be together in 4 years, and in 40 years.

Our child plan has become much faster than I thought, but it’s okay since our parents seemed to have tacitly allowed it.

Of course, that doesn’t mean we have to be impatient. We’re still 16 years old. We can slowly decide one by one with Heena.

About the things to come.

“Should we have a leisurely house date next week? And go on a drive with Dad for just one day. It’s vacation now, so we can go anytime.”

“Okay~ Then let’s tell Father to go on a picnic. I’ll pack a lunch box!”

“…No? I’m never going to let you get a drop of water on your hands. I’ll pack it for you?”

“Oh, come on~”

By the way, will Heena’s cooking skills have improved a little by the time our child comes out?

I hope so.

Next episode

“Hey! Are you going to PC cafe [internet cafe] after this?”

“Yeah.”

“Seobung! Are you going too?”

“I have to go to academy [private tutoring school]. Good bye.”

“Ah, damn it, what a bummer.”

“You son of a bitch, go for me instead.”

“Sorry~”

The kids were talking in a swaggering posture at the back of the classroom.

“Hey, hey, should we go to Olive Young [Korean health and beauty store] and then karaoke?”

“Why Olive Young? Do you have something to buy?”

“Lee Ji-ah’s tint is newly released.”