My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 23

Ep. 22

Three weeks had passed since I started studying with Heena.

During that time, I had all sorts of fantasies about my relationship and physical intimacy with Heena. However, I wasn’t trying to rush things, so I was living a pretty normal life.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, I’d meet Heena right after school to study together. It was mostly her teaching me, and me learning.

I was a little worried that Heena might not have enough time for her own studies since she was helping me so much. But after seeing her scores on the June mock exams, I realized she was doing just fine, so I didn’t bring it up.

I figured she could manage her own studies. Besides, I’d see her grades after the finals anyway, and if they dropped, I could adjust our study schedule. I’d learned from experience that Heena would get upset if I made unnecessary comments about her studying habits.

On Saturdays, we’d meet for lunch, study until dinner, and then go out for dinner together – a proper date.

Our dates were simple: holding hands, finding a place to eat, and taking a walk to explore the neighborhood. But it was Heena’s favorite time of the week.

She’d be so happy, smiling just from walking around.

And on Tuesdays and Fridays, when I didn’t meet Heena, I’d struggle to study until 8 p.m., then head to my friends’ house or a PC bang [internet cafe] to play games.

Surprisingly, I hadn’t met Heena once on Sundays for the past three weeks. We didn’t meet in person, but we texted each other all day long, and she’d video call me as soon as I said I was home doing nothing.

It was almost like meeting in person, but it felt new and fun to have video calls at home.

That’s how three weeks passed, and finally, it was exam time.

I wasn’t expecting any dramatic improvements. Studying with Heena was mainly about building a solid foundation in math, from basic to advanced levels, to prepare for the mock exams. We’d only started working on English last week.

Even then, it wasn’t exactly studying for the school exams. But since it was math and English, I figured it would be helpful in some way when taking the test.

I was most hopeful about math, which was the first exam.

I didn’t suddenly become a genius, but I was able to solve the problems I’d practiced repeatedly without much trouble, even if I was a little unsure about the answers.

After the exam that day, I found one of the smart kids and checked my answers. It turned out to be 82 points. My last midterm score was in the 60s, so it was a huge improvement. I was also a little lucky that some of the questions I was unsure about were correct.

Anyway, after checking my score, I was so happy that I immediately called Heena to brag, get praised, and express my gratitude.

I wanted to meet her right away and buy her something, but I followed Heena’s suggestion to take the time to study separately for the four days of school exams since they were 교과 과목 [core subjects]. Although Heena looked like she was about to cry as she said that, I could see her resolve to endure it while looking forward to our next date.

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from the other subjects in this final exam except for math, but I didn’t want to ruin Heena’s exams because of that.

Heena’s grades are amazing.

Second day, third day…

Even though I didn’t have high expectations, I had studied for the first time outside of exam periods since entering high school. I didn’t want to waste the effort, so I tried my best to solve the problems.

Well, my self-graded results were similar to the last midterm. School exams are difficult for Heena to help with because each teacher has a different style.

Last day of exams.

“The final exams were a complete disaster!!!!”

“Kkyooo!!! Who’s up for hitting the PC bang?!”

“Let’s go!!”

Jung Yoon-sung, the 분식집 [snack shop] heir, wiped the drool from his sleep and packed his bag as if he didn’t care about the exam results. Kim Su-hwang and the other guys were screaming and trying to get people to join their party in the distance.

I would have immediately joined that PC bang party last midterm.

“Hey! Han Yeon! Are you going too?”

“No, I’ll pass.”

“Traitor, I’m going first!”

“Okay~”

They reacted as if it was obvious when I declined, but they didn’t try to persuade me any further. Even though they’re my friends, they haven’t been holding me back when I skip out like this recently because I’ve decided to study.

They definitely play harder when they do hang out, but I thought they would be more persistent since it was the last day. I guess they thought I was going to meet my girlfriend.

Actually, I wanted to join them since it was the last day of exams, but I was so tired from studying for a few weeks that I was planning to go home and sleep.

I sent a text to Heena, leaving the classroom behind the guys. I wanted to let her know that it was over and tell her about today’s results.

But today’s exams were 국어 [Korean language], world history, and ethics, so there wasn’t much to say. I guess the scores won’t be much different from last time.

I did study a little bit during 야자 [night self-study] time, but it was really just a little bit. However, I was confident in ethics. It was more interesting than I thought, so I listened carefully in class.

I talked to Heena about how the exams went while heading home.

[Han Yeonhoo: Finally over… Did you do well on the exam?]

[Heena: Yeah! I was okay. How about you, Yeonhoo?]

[Han Yeonhoo: (Cat crying emoticon)]

[Heena: (Dog comforting emoticon) It’s okay! Let’s work hard for the college entrance exam~]

[Han Yeonhoo: Yeahㅋㅋ (Hehe)]

Anyway, I felt like I had achieved my goal for this exam, so I was in a good mood.

I focused on math, so it’s good that my math score went up a lot.

I felt like I should treat her to a full course on our date tomorrow to express my gratitude.

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As soon as I got home, I threw myself on the living room sofa before even going into my room. Even though I had been resting every Sunday, I felt so tired that I could feel it in every step I took home.

I wonder if Heena didn’t ask to meet on Sundays and today because she considered this. If that’s the case, she’s really an angel. She’s an angel even if that’s not the case.

As I was about to fall asleep in my weary body, I heard my mom’s voice from the kitchen.

“Did you do well on the exam?”

“Yeah~ Just the same.”

“I heard you did well on math.”

“That’s because my girlfriend taught me hard..”

“Okay, go wash up and sleep in your room.”

I listened to my mom’s usual, nonchalant words, which didn’t seem to care how my grades turned out, and was about to get up and go to the bathroom when I suddenly remembered my travel plans with Heena.

Even though my parents are laissez-faire, I can’t go on an overnight trip without telling them.

“Mom.”

“What.”

“I’m going to the beach during vacation, is that okay?”

“When did you ever ask for permission to go?”

“I’m going to stay overnight.”

Only after hearing that I was staying overnight did my mom lean forward and react.

“With your friends?”

“No.. With my girlfriend.”

“Staying overnight?”

From there, she didn’t just lean forward, but stopped what she was doing and came all the way to the living room sofa to start talking.

If I had said I was going with my friends, she would have immediately given permission and the conversation would have ended there, but I guess it’s different because I’m going with my girlfriend.

“Just the two of you?”

“Yeah.”

“…..Han Yeonhoo.”

What’s wrong? Why is she lowering her voice? It’s making me uneasy.

My mom doesn’t usually show much emotional change, so when something like this happens, I get scared.

The thought that she might be against us going alone crossed my mind, and I swallowed hard, feeling nervous, when I heard a shocking word.

“Did you guys have sex?”

“…Wh..what?”

I was so flustered by the absurd question that my thoughts stopped for a moment and I stuttered.

“I’m asking if you had sex.”

“No!!!!”

I shouted at my mom, who was asking again, clearly and distinctly, as if she wasn’t embarrassed by this kind of conversation between family members.

No, even if we’re family, isn’t that too direct?! Did she do this to my brother too, by any chance?

“Are you going to do it there?”

“I’m not!!”

“Hmm..”

At my desperate cry, spitting out saliva, my mom looked at my lower body with a strange look.. No, why are you looking there?

“Make sure to use contraception when you do it.”

“I’m not going to do it!!”

“If you don’t, the girl will have a hard time. Take care of her.”

“I said I’m not going to do it?”

“Contraception?”

“No.. Ah!!!! I’m not having se, sex!!”

Oh my god.. I don’t know what I’m saying in the house, in front of my mom.. Besides, I haven’t even had a proper kiss, let alone sex.

At my answer, my mom looked at me for a while as if to say, ‘What kind of guy is this?’

Am I weird? We’re students, you know? I know everyone’s experiencing things faster these days, but doesn’t everyone have their own pace?!

As I was holding my head in my hands, feeling like I was going crazy from the conversation, my mom continued.

“Then bring her home sometime.”

“Hoo….Heena?”

“Yeah. You’ve gone that far, so I should see her face.”

“Mother.. We really didn’t do it.. I didn’t do it.”

“Yeah, yeah, I’ll pretend you didn’t.”

“Which one of us doesn’t understand Korean? We’re not communicating.”

I didn’t know what she was misunderstanding, and we weren’t communicating at all, but I had been thinking about bringing Heena home. I met Heena’s parents, so it’s right for Heena to come and say hello. I think it’s a burden, but when I think of my girlfriend, I think she’ll like it.

“Then should I bring her tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Will you be home, Mom?”

“I’m going to see my aunt tomorrow. Bring her the day after tomorrow.”

“I’ll ask her when I see her tomorrow. I’ll text you if she says she’ll come.”

“Okay.”

“And please don’t say anything about sex to Heena.. I really didn’t do it.”

“I know.”

No, you don’t look like you know, that’s why I’m saying it.

I sighed at my mom’s expressionless face, which was hard to read, and headed to the bathroom. I’ll just tell Heena tomorrow while we’re hanging out, and right now, I was already tired, but my mom said something strange, which made me even more tired, to the point where I was feeling dizzy.

I hope she doesn’t really say something like that in front of Heena.