My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 231

That’s also incredibly lonely.

We enjoyed another date, discussing the near or perhaps distant future. We looked at clothes, bags, and accessories. Hee-na took sticker pictures to show off to Sarang, and we shared street food.

It was a somewhat bland date compared to what Hee-na had planned to burn through before her business trip, something we had both been greatly anticipating.

But both Hee-na and I were very happy. That was evident in our bright smiles.

Thanks to that, time flew by in an instant, even though we were just holding hands and walking around. Before we knew it, the sun had set and darkness had fallen, and we had a light dinner at our usual restaurant.

Nothing special, just like everyday life.

“Time flies so fast… I wonder if the kids had dinner properly?”

“Of course. We have Sarang, after all.”

“Our Sarang, she takes after me and is good at cooking… I still can’t do it well…”

“I think everything you make is delicious, why?”

“More than what Sarang makes?”

“…Of course.”

“Hehehe…”

My daughter’s skills were so outstanding that I couldn’t honestly answer right away, but fortunately, Hee-na seemed to understand and let out a pleasant laugh.

And to end the day, we headed to a place where we could be alone. Not a motel, but a hotel, for an overnight stay.

“Ugh… It’s cold…”

As soon as we entered the hotel room that had been reserved in advance, we shared a deep kiss and spent a passionate time together before even washing up.

After a late shower, we lay side by side on the bed.

“Hehe…”

Hee-na, completely naked, leaned on my arm and gave a strange smile.

“Why are you in such a good mood, honey?”

“Because my husband loves me so, so much?”

With that, she ran her hand down my chest in a suggestive manner. My body flared up again at her touch, but I barely managed to hold back for Hee-na’s sake, whose stamina was not what it used to be. Actually, my stamina wasn’t what it used to be either.

“Was the date good today?”

“Yes! It was so good that I want to do it every day.”

“Well, we didn’t really do much. It doesn’t seem like much has changed since we were high school students, does it?”

“So what? As long as we’re having fun. And I’ve said it before.”

With those words, she slightly raised herself and climbed on top of me. Then, she smiled brightly.

“I’m happy doing anything as long as I have you by my side.”

That’s right.

Hee-na was always consistent. She sometimes showed a lot of jealousy, but to me, it was all just cute affection.

I was always grateful and happy to have Hee-na by my side, and I enjoyed it even if we didn’t do anything special, whether it was games or sports like basketball. I didn’t regret giving up all of that at all.

My wife, who still makes my heart flutter with her undiminished beauty, will surely look the most beautiful to me even as she gets older and wrinkled.

“Then shall I put in a little more effort for my lovely wife?”

“Kyaa~”

I immediately raised myself up and gently pushed Hee-na, who was sitting near my stomach, down onto the bed. She screamed, but looked up at me with anticipation in her eyes.

As I gazed at Hee-na’s pure white skin, I felt a little regret.

“Should I have brought the cat tail after all?”

“Oh~ You want to see that? Should I go buy it now?”

“No, you look good in yoga clothes too.”

“Hehe, I should have packed those things first~ They were the most important.”

“We’ll do it next time, then.”

“Okay~ Then hug me as I am today~”

Come to think of it, we really enjoyed our nights in many different ways, thanks to Hee-na, who was willing to do anything for me, and me, who wanted to try this and that as long as it wasn’t too extreme.

We especially did a lot of cosplay. Nurse outfits, stewardess outfits, school uniforms, MILF [Mother I’d Like to F***] looks, maid outfits, and so on. We really tried almost everything.

Hee-na looked great in anything she wore, and she was also very sexy.

It’s a little disappointing that I can’t do it right now at this moment, but we always have a ‘next time’.

“I love you.”

“I love you too~ Hehehe…”

—-

Two days later, early Monday morning.

I saw Hee-na off with the children as she stood weakly in front of the door with her suitcase.

“Be careful on your trip. I’ll make sure to answer when you video call me. Work hard.”

“Okay… Please take good care of Sarang and Somang.”

I gave Hee-na, who looked gloomy, a tight hug. More than not being able to see her for fifteen days due to the business trip, I was more worried about her safety since she was flying abroad. I believed that nothing would happen, but still.

After our hug, Hee-na briefly took her hand off the suitcase and hugged Sarang and Somang one by one.

“Mommy doesn’t have to worry because Sarang is here, you know?”

“I know~ Good luck with work, Mom!”

“And our son~ You have to listen to Dad and your sister and be good~”

“Okay. I understand.”

Even after saying goodbye like that, I gave Hee-na a deep kiss as she couldn’t bring herself to leave.

“Then I’ll be off!”

And only then did Hee-na leave the house, and I felt a sense of emptiness already.

Fifteen days is by no means a short time. She said she would video call whenever she had time, so I had no choice but to wait for that.

Leaving the loneliness in a corner of my heart, I walked to the kitchen with the children to have breakfast.

Sarang linked her arm with mine.

“Dad~”

“Why?”

“You know it’s our turn starting today, right?”

“……”

My daughter smiled mischievously as she said that, and my son nodded beside her, though he didn’t say anything.

Well, it didn’t seem like I would have any time to relax while Hee-na was away.

Next episode

With Mom gone on a business trip, only Dad and the kids are left at home.

What that looks like may vary from family to family, but we had something set in stone. This was the first time Hee-na’s business trip was this long, but there had been days like this about once a quarter before.

On the evening of Hee-na’s departure, Sarang and Somang returned home straight away without straying elsewhere. Each of them had stopped by the mart and filled their arms with the snacks they wanted to eat.

And I, too, had prepared ice cream and snacks before the children arrived.

“Dad! Should I spread out the blankets in advance?”

“Let’s eat first. You might spill on the floor.”

“Okay~ Somang, what game do you want to play?”

“Something we can play together.”

“Really? I wonder what we can play with all three of us~”

We spread out the pizza and chicken we ordered for dinner, as well as all sorts of snacks, on the living room table and sat huddled together in front of it.

This was our own little act of rebellion that we did in secret from Hee-na. No matter what else, Hee-na managed our health issues for sure, so it was almost impossible to eat greasy food or snacks late at night like this. We only ate like this once in a while, as if we were letting loose.

Actually, Hee-na knew everything even though we were doing it in secret. We couldn’t lie when she asked us what we ate while she was gone. She just turned a blind eye, at least when she wasn’t there.

Besides, things like this are more fun when you enjoy them like this once in a while.

“It’s been so long since I played with Dad…”

“It’s only been five days.”

“It’s been five days! I barely managed to resist wanting to interfere!”

“My daughter is so kind.”

After turning on the console game, Sarang and Somang took their places on either side of me. Somang ate chicken tenders one by one while choosing a game, and Sarang took selfies with her arms linked with mine.

“Are you going to send them to Mom?”

“Yeah. Dad doesn’t know how many pictures I’ve received from Mom these past few days, does he?”

“…Dad is so happy that Mom and Sarang are getting along so well.”

“Hehehehehe.”

Sarang smiled eerily, took several selfies, and immediately sent the pictures. Well, it’s still early morning in the United States, so Hee-na won’t be able to check them now.

After that, the three of us enjoyed various games. We ate our fill of food and snacks, and we diligently drank the Zero Coke that we loved so much.

“What, what! Dad, why are you so good at stacking!”

“Ah, mine fell again…”

“You practiced a bit when you were at school.”

“That’s cheating!”

“Dad, that’s cheating.”

After laughing and talking for a long time while playing games, we cleaned up the table and game console and spread out blankets in the living room.

We put on a suitable movie on TV and lay down side by side to talk.

“Dad, shall we go to the PC cafe [internet cafe] tomorrow? It’s been a while!”

“I have a lot of work to do tomorrow… Let’s go the day after tomorrow.”

“Okay! Somang, are you okay with that too?”

“I’ll go. I want to play Kart with Dad.”

“And this weekend, we’ll go shopping and eat out—”

Sarang’s chatter was endless, as if she had already thought of the schedule while Hee-na was away. Somang, who was holding my sleeve and lying next to me, nodded diligently in agreement with her sister’s plan.

Of course, I didn’t want to object to my son and daughter’s desire to play with their dad. Recently, my older brothers had been complaining that Ji-hoon and Seo-yoon didn’t even look at their dad’s face anymore.

Thinking about that, even though the kids followed me a little too much, wasn’t it a much happier situation?

As we were chatting, the night grew late. A noisy night with our children, who had fallen asleep holding my arms one by one.

—

As if to make up for the resentment of being monopolized by Mom for several days, the time I spent with Sarang and Somang was endless. Sometimes we played at home, and when we had time, we went out.

That continued regardless of weekdays or weekends. And perhaps because they envied me for being loved by the kids, I constantly received resentful texts from my older brothers and sisters-in-law.

[Hee-sung hyung: Sigh… Seo-yoon won’t play with me… Can I join you guys?]

[Yoon-jung noona: Ji-hoon doesn’t even come home~ He’s always playing soccer with his friends~ Going to PC cafes~ I want to play with him too~ Don’t Sarang and Somang want to see their auntie after a long time?]

[Me: Nope, they don’t. Bye.]

[Hee-sung hyung: You’re such a jerk. Hey, then tell them to come to the cafe at least! It’s so close, but they won’t come.]

[Rin noona: Yeah, come on over. Seo-yoon is also making a fuss about wanting to see her older siblings and you.]

[Me: Hmm… If our Seo-yoon wants to see me, my heart softens again.]

[Yoon-jung noona: Ji-hoon too! Ji-hoon also said he wanted to see his uncle! By the way, Yeon-hoo, what kind of honey did you put on your body? Why do our kids like you so much!!]

[Sun-hoo hyung: lololol]

[Jung-hoo hyung: Han Yeon-hoo, you bad guy.]

[Me: ;;]

There was so much talk that we ended up gathering at Rin noona’s cafe for a while on Sunday. As Hee-sung hyung said, it wasn’t like we couldn’t show our faces once in a while since it was so close.

However, even though I met them.

“Uncle~ Can I sit on Uncle’s lap too?”

“Of course, since our Seo-yoon wants to sit. Here, come here.”

“Yay!!”

“Can I come play at Uncle’s house? Let’s play games together!”

“Then will you come next week? Somang also likes playing with Ji-hoon hyung, right?”

“I like it.”

“If Ji-hoon comes to play, this noona will have to show off her skills again! Dad! Leave the cooking to me!”

“……”

“……”

“……”

The kids only played near me, so their complaints only increased. Anyway, it’s a problem even if I take the time to come.

Anyway, I was spending my days without Hee-na like that. Of course, I continued to exchange texts during that time, and Hee-na consistently video called around lunchtime when she had time.

I was surrounded by the children, having a good time, and I was constantly in touch with Hee-na, even if only through phone calls, so it seemed like I wouldn’t have time to feel lonely.

That’s what it seemed like.

It had already been a week since Hee-na went on her business trip, and Monday had returned.

As soon as I opened my eyes in the morning, I felt an emptiness beside me. It was the first time I hadn’t seen Hee-na for more than a week, except for my time in training camp.

No matter how busy I was, even if I saw her face almost every day through video calls.

Since Hee-na wasn’t actually by my side, loneliness filled my heart.

And I wasn’t the only one who felt that way.

Monday evening. After Sarang and Somang came home from school, we had dinner at home as usual, and then we ate snacks and enjoyed games.

After spreading out blankets in the living room and lying down side by side to watch TV before going to sleep, Sarang blankly spoke.

“I miss Mom…”

The fact that Sarang often bickered with Hee-na meant that she was close to her mom. Even though she was half-jokingly saying that she would monopolize me while Mom was away, Hee-na’s absence was inevitably great.

Besides, it was the first time our children had been away from their mom for this long. It seemed like they were sending texts even more diligently because of that.

Somang also seemed to feel the same way, trailing off with a small ‘Me too…’.

I smiled inwardly as I watched them. I realized once again that our family was only complete when the four of us were together.

And for our lonely children, I decided to try video calling Hee-na late at night.

Around the time we were just starting to fall asleep, it was the time when Hee-na was just waking up and getting ready. Hee-na was moving busily from earlier than I thought, so I hadn’t called her at this time because I thought I would be bothering her. In addition, yesterday and the day before, which were weekends, she was busier than weekdays because something had happened there, so I couldn’t video call.

But I pressed the call button with the thought that I should show my face to the children even for a moment today.

Fortunately, Hee-na seemed to have some free time and connected quickly.

─Hello~

“Hee-na, I’m sorry to bother you when you’re busy. The kids miss you.”

─Oh my, really?

“Mom, is it morning there? Ah~ I wanted to go to America too! Let’s go together next time!”

─Shall we? Hehe, by the way, what were you doing without sleeping?

“Us? We watched a movie with Dad~ Aren’t you jealous!”

─I’m jealous~ Mom wants to watch a movie with Dad too. But what about Somang? Aren’t you sleepy?

“Sleepy. But I want to talk to Mom.”

─Really? Hmm~ I wonder if about 5 minutes is okay.”

Sarang, who had been holding my arm tightly as if she was nervous since I made the call, started pouring out words as if she had been waiting for it.

She was too shy to say that she missed her, so she was bragging as usual, but her smiling face showed that she was very happy to talk to her mom.

Somang was sleepy, so she didn’t say much, but the corners of her lips were slightly raised.

Of course, we couldn’t talk for a long time.

─Then Mom will go to work. Sleep well, both of you~

“Good luck, Mom!”

“Good luck, Mom…”

─Thank you~ Mom will do her best!

Sarang and Somang gave Hee-na a word of encouragement as the last thing.

And me.

“Hee-na.”

─Yeah?

“I know you’ll do well, but work hard and take care of yourself.”

─You too~

“And.”

─Huh?

“I miss you, so come back soon. Okay?”

─…Hehe, okay! I’ll be there soon! I love you!

“I love you too.”

With those words, the call ended.

At the same time, the loneliness subsided a little, and warmth took its place. The loneliness would come again tomorrow when the seat next to me was empty, but I only had to endure it for one more week.

I pulled Sarang and Somang, who were lying on either side of me, into my arms and said.

“Shall we go on a trip abroad this summer vacation? To match Mom’s vacation.”

“Good! America… No, I want to go to the hot spring inn that Mom always bragged about going to with Dad!”

“…I… like everything… sleepy…”

“Let’s discuss where to go with Mom when she comes. Somang looks very tired, so shall we sleep now?”

“Okay! Good night, Dad~”

“Good night to Sarang and Somang too.”

“Yes…”

Soon after, I gently stroked the heads of the two children who were attached to my arms and starting to fall asleep, and I closed my eyes and wished in my heart.

I hope next week comes quickly.

I hope Hee-na comes back to my side soon.

—

Another week passed.

Finally, Hee-na’s long business trip was over, and as soon as Hee-na returned home, she clung to me, as if to recharge the amount of time she hadn’t been able to cling to me.

I had missed Hee-na so much during these fifteen days, so I hugged her back tightly, and so did Sarang and Somang.

“What’s wrong with our daughter and son~ They’re all clinging to me?”

“Why~ It’s been a long time!”

“Me too, me too.”

It was nice to see the children clinging to Hee-na, not me, for the first time in a while.

“Since Mom’s here, shall we all spread out blankets in the living room and sleep together tonight? Hee-na, what do you think?”

“Hmm~ That’s good, but you know you can’t eat snacks late tonight, right? How much have you eaten in the meantime?”

“…I didn’t eat that much. Except for the first day.”

“Really… Han Sarang, Han Somang! Just a little bit today! Okay?”

“I know~ I’m going to sleep next to Mom~”

“I’ll eat just a little.”

This time when our family is all together, laughing and talking happily, was really enjoyable.

“Can you take a vacation this summer? Let’s go on a trip abroad for the first time in a while. With all the kids.”

“Just us?”

“Just us.”

“Hehe, I’ll try to make it happen somehow. We have to go on a family trip!”

“Mom! Let’s go on a hot spring trip! To the place that Mom always bragged about having fun with Dad!”

“Ah, that sounds good too~ Somang, how about a hot spring?”

“I like it if Mom, Dad, and my sister like it.”

Our children, who can’t graduate from their dad and mom, will one day leave on their own paths.

Still, the fact that we are a happy family who love each other very much will not change.

“Then Mom came back after fifteen days~ Shall we go on a date, honey?”

“Ah, what! I want to go too! Let’s go on a date together!”

“No way~”

“That’s unfair!”

“I want to play together too.”

“Both of you, just bear with it today! Honey, let’s go!”

“Well, shall we go for a little while?”

Forever.