Ep. 67
Since receiving the ring from Yeon-hoo, happy days continued.
During the New Year, Yeon-hoo even came to sleep over at my house. Although, I did get a little sulky because he chose playing games with my brother over sleeping with me.
He gave me a ring like he was proposing, but I think it’s a little much that we didn’t sleep in the same bed.
I think I can consider this a wedding ring.
Still, it was nice to be able to see Yeon-hoo as soon as I woke up in the morning. It would have been better if it was just the two of us, but this was enough to feel like a family.
Not long after that, on Yeon-hoo’s birthday, we enjoyed a normal date together.
Seeing the ring on the ring finger of my left hand, as if it was in its rightful place, made every day shine brightly. To show my gratitude, I bought him some nice sneakers since he likes basketball.
“Isn’t it too expensive? You could have gotten me something else…”
To Yeon-hoo, who was trying to decline, I insisted that I would get angry if he refused, and gave him the gift. There was no way I could actually get angry at him, but I felt like he would feel bad if I didn’t say it like that, especially since he got me an expensive couple ring.
But I guess everyone feels this way.
Thinking that what they do is nothing special, while wanting to do something bigger for the person they love.
When I had that thought, a smile naturally came out. There was no need for either of us to feel indebted for what we do. I hoped we would say ‘thank you’ instead of ‘sorry’.
Forever, I am for Yeon-hoo.
Yeon-hoo is for me.
We will exchange love in the form of gifts.
—
Still, I didn’t receive a gift from Yeon-hoo on my birthday. It was partly to save a little since there had been a lot of expenses, and there was something I wanted more than a gift.
That was the marriage registration form that I had prepared in advance.
That’s not to say that we should register our marriage right now, but I wanted to fill it out and keep it as a memento. Of course, if Yeon-hoo wanted to, I would be okay with going to the district office right now.
Yeon-hoo also smiled and filled it out without any hesitation at the word ‘memento’. If we write it out once in advance, we can write the ‘real’ one well without making mistakes next time.
After we finished writing, we ate chocolate together, with the thought of acting spoiled as much as I wanted since it was my birthday.
Like on Pepero Day [a Korean holiday similar to Valentine’s Day, where people exchange Pepero, a chocolate-covered pretzel stick], I put the chocolate I had prepared beforehand all over my body and waited for him to eat it.
Kissing Yeon-hoo was great, but the feeling of him licking all over my face like this was indescribable.
Every time his slightly rough tongue passed over my cheeks, my nose, and my lips, my whole body tingled. Of course, sucking on my tongue during a kiss was also very good.
Going a step further, I slightly lowered the neckline of my shirt and pointed to my collarbone, asking him.
“Yeon-hoo. Please do this side too!”
“That’s a bit…”
“You said you’d listen to everything I say today~”
He seemed embarrassed and tried to back away, which I had expected. So I presented him with an irresistible either-or choice.
“Here, or my stomach. Which one do you like better?”
“……..”
“I’d be happy if you did both.”
I was serious. Collarbone, stomach. Any part was good. Just imagining Yeon-hoo licking those slightly secret places made my body feel like it was burning.
When Yeon-hoo reluctantly put his tongue on my collarbone, I felt a jolt as if I had been electrocuted. I barely resisted the urge to hug him and fall onto the bed.
“Now, you know there’s only one year left, right?”
In the future, there’s only one year left [until we graduate high school and can be together more freely].
After that, I won’t let you run away like this.
—
On White Day [a month after Valentine’s Day, when those who received gifts on Valentine’s Day reciprocate], I also asked him to just get me a lot of candy without spending too much. And with that, we did candy kisses non-stop. I put a candy in his mouth, and then I received it with my mouth.
I might think it’s nothing special since I’ve had a lot of kisses, but receiving it with my mouth like a baby bird was surprisingly fun.
And the fact that I was eating what he was eating, the candy covered in his saliva, also strangely excited me.
Anything from Yeon-hoo was good.
I didn’t touch my studies for today and kept picking out candies and putting them in his mouth.
If there were rewards and breaks like this, no matter how much I studied, it wouldn’t be difficult at all.
—
Summer came. The second one I’m spending with Yeon-hoo.
Since both Yeon-hoo and I were preparing for the college entrance exam, we were trying to focus on studying, but my family and Yeon-hoo’s family went on a beach trip together. Our families had become very close, but I never thought we would go on a vacation like this together.
Yeon-hoo was also focusing on studying, so he was a little reluctant, but when he heard that I was going too, he decided to rest for only two days.
I had thought that the next beach trip would be a private time for just the two of us after we became adults, but it wasn’t bad to be with our families like this.
I could also give Yeon-hoo, who seemed to be overdoing it, a break. When I arrived, I happily watched him playing excitedly.
“You’re going to put sunscreen on me this time too, right?”
“No.”
“Why!!”
“I’ll put it on you next year. As much as you want, as much as you want.”
“…You promised?”
And I was able to get his word.
From next year, as the things I can enjoy with him increase one by one, my expectations soared even higher.
I look forward to the day when I meet you again as an adult.
—
I took care of anniversaries or vacations once in a while, but otherwise, I really focused on studying. I was at my usual pace, not overdoing it. And Yeon-hoo was doing his best more than I thought.
I once asked him why he was working so hard all of a sudden, and he replied that he was aiming for the same school as me, even though it might be difficult.
His grades were improving very smoothly, but it would probably be difficult. My grades have also improved much more stably than in my previous life.
In fact, I also wanted to go to the same university as him like I did back then, and enjoy the campus couple life that I couldn’t enjoy back then.
However, one of my base desires held back that thought.
I put aside that desire that might block his future, his potential, and cheered him on. I taught him with all my heart.
If he can pass the university close to the borderline that I had drawn, I will also consider that place.
It might be difficult because it is a higher level university than the one I went to before returning to high school, but if possible. If not, I plan to choose the best university I can go to with my grades.
In the near future, when we walk together in life. For our stable life.
With that in mind, we focused on studying.
In the meantime, Yeon-hoo’s mother was so impressed with his grades that she even tried to give me tutoring fees, but I firmly refused.
I did it for my boyfriend, my future husband, so I would never receive anything in return.
It was just my joy.
“No, Mother. I’m helping my husband… I mean, my boyfriend study, so you don’t have to do that.”
“You’re making mistakes on purpose, aren’t you?”
“It was a slip of the tongue.”
Fortunately, my mother understood my heart and didn’t bring up the tutoring fee story after that. However, she helped a lot with the cost of things needed for school, so I didn’t refuse that.
In a way, she’s helping me, who will be family in the future.
Like that, a month, two months. Time passed.
The college entrance exam is just around the corner.
—
The day before the college entrance exam.
Late in the evening, before going to bed, I called Yeon-hoo. However, I waited for him for quite a while as he was on the phone for quite a long time, and only after more than ten minutes was I able to talk to him.
Funnily enough, the person on the phone was clearly one of Yeon-hoo’s close friends, but I was jealous of even that – that he was talking to them for such a long time.
Hiding that feeling in one corner of my heart, I checked one by one to make sure he could go to the exam without any problems tomorrow.
Since Yeon-hoo had worked so hard, I hoped that he would have good results tomorrow.
“Then good night! If anything happens, be sure to contact me!”
─You too, good night. I love you~
I exchanged love with him, hung up the phone, and fell asleep in a good mood.
And the next day.
I had a good feeling from the moment I woke up in the morning. As soon as I opened my eyes, I called Yeon-hoo to make sure he woke up on time. I also gained strength from hearing his voice.
I prepared early in case something happened on the way. I ate a light breakfast and washed my face, as I always had.
I left the house early.
“Good luck on the exam~”
“Hee-na, fighting! [a Korean expression of encouragement]”
“Don’t be too nervous, stay calm. Okay?”
“Yeah, thanks. I’ll be back.”
I received the farewell of my family and enjoyed the sunny weather. I chatted with Yeon-hoo, who left a little later than me.
Every day was smooth sailing. If Yeon-hoo is lucky enough to do very well on the exam like before, we might really go to the same school again.
If not, then rather…
When I got to that point, I shook my head and shook off the bad thoughts. I hope there will be good results as much as I have worked hard. Me too, Yeon-hoo too.
I kept talking until I arrived in front of the test center, and when I arrived at the entrance, I sent him a final message.
[ Hee-na: I’m going to turn off my phone now because I’m going to enter the school! See you when it’s over! Yeon-hoo, fighting! I love you♡ ]
After that, I turned off the power and put my phone in my bag.
Everything was going smoothly.