My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 73

Ep. 72

I woke up, squinting as bright light shone around me. It felt like the floor, the world, was spinning beneath me.

The moment I cracked my eyes open, a splitting headache hit me. The dizziness combined with the headache created a fantastic harmony.

In short, I felt like throwing up.

“Ugh…”

“Are you okay?”

I was clutching my head, wishing someone would just kill me, when I heard Heena’s voice beside me.

What? Why is Heena next to me when I wake up?

But the question was quickly answered. Despite the headache, yesterday’s memories began to surface one by one. Everyone gathered at our house to celebrate the New Year, talking, playing, and drinking.

And drinking. And drinking some more. Everyone kept giving me drinks.

And then—

“…Ah.”

Crazy, crazy, crazy!! Totally insane!!

Honestly, I wasn’t sure about some parts, but I remembered kissing Heena in front of everyone at the end. On the lips, no less.

Was I completely out of my mind? Kissing in front of everyone just because I had a few drinks!

I couldn’t even remember what happened after that. I either collapsed and fell asleep, or something else happened. I just hoped I slept quietly. I was too scared to ask what I had done.

“Yeonhoo, if you’re awake, get up and eat this. Does your head hurt a lot?”

Beside me, as I was silently screaming, Heena stroked my hair and spoke worriedly. But I couldn’t bring myself to answer her.

The problem wasn’t the skinship [physical affection] with Heena, but the fact that I did it in front of everyone. And the fact that I didn’t know what kind of embarrassing behavior I might have shown during the time I couldn’t remember.

I clutched my head and groaned for a while, then decided that I might die from the headache and dizziness more than the embarrassment, so I got up.

Even as I did, Heena stayed by my side. As I got up, she supported my back and handed me a packet of medicine and water.

“Put this in your mouth and drink water. It’s a hangover cure.”

“…Thanks.”

I tore open the square packet and found some powder inside. Usually, when eating something like this, I hesitate because I don’t know what it will taste like, but right now, the taste didn’t matter. I never imagined a hangover could be this painful.

I poured it all into my mouth at once and drank water. Fortunately, it didn’t taste bad. It was a bit sticky with the powder in my mouth, though.

After taking what she gave me as a hangover cure, I covered my face again for a while. About a few minutes passed.

I cautiously asked Heena, who was sitting quietly next to me.

“Heena.”

“Yeah?”

“Did I… do anything weird yesterday?”

“Not at all.”

“Really?”

I glanced at her and asked carefully, and she answered immediately as if nothing had happened. I was overjoyed at the answer.

So, nothing happened after I kissed Heena yesterday? Of course, that’s still embarrassing and a big deal, but still!

“Oh~ Han family’s number one charmer, Han Yeonhoo, did you clear your throat?”

Just as the world suddenly looked beautiful and my heart was filling with hope, I heard Heesung hyung’s [older brother/male friend] voice from behind.

I turned my head and looked at him. He was scratching his stomach and holding a drink in his hand, strolling around our house as if it were his own.

Are all the adults in the main room? I could hear faint voices from that direction.

“What’s that? Charmer?”

“Haven’t you checked your texts yet?”

“Texts?”

Anxiety surged at those words, and I quickly rummaged through my pocket and took out my smartphone. I saw that Heesung hyung had sent me a text. A video, no less.

No way, it can’t be. With trembling hands, I downloaded and played the video.

The beginning was a scene that I still vaguely remembered. It was probably after drinking the alcohol that my sister made. The part where I kissed Heena’s lips.

The problem was what came after.

[Heena~ I like you~]

[I like you too! Come here, hug~]

[Hug.]

[Heehee]

There was Heena, smiling at me with a somewhat lecherous face, her arms open towards me. And I, with a stupid look on my face, was clinging to her and hugging her.

Half out of my mind, I just kept saying I liked her and loved her, following whatever she said.

[Who do you like the most in the world?]

[Umm…Heena…]

[Hehehe…]

[Hey, Lee Heena. Control your expression, seriously. He’s my brother, but it’s really embarrassing…]

[Be quiet. Then Yeonhoo, how much do you like me?]

[Umm… ?]

[How much do you like me?]

[A lot… I like you the most…]

[Tell me you love me the most in the world]

[Umm…I love you…the most in the world…]

[Hehe… Then will you kiss me as much as you love me?]

[Okay…]

[Oppa [term used by females to refer to older brother or male friend]! Are you filming well?!]

[Isn’t he going to kill himself when he wakes up?]

With that, the video ended with me clinging to Heena and kissing her here and there. I felt dizzy and closed my eyes.

“…….”

What? What is this video? Is this some kind of deepfake?

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing was real, so I rubbed my eyes and looked again, but the video remained the same.

Is that really me, making those ridiculous, cutesy noises?

I turned my head to look at Heena, feeling betrayed and disgusted.

She said nothing happened?

But even at my gaze, Heena was smiling with a face as if she had nothing to be ashamed of.

“It wasn’t a big deal?”

“T, this is?”

If this isn’t a big deal, how spectacular is my usual life?

“Those were things you always said, and they were all sincere. It was just a little cute.”

“……..”

Shouldn’t I have just let her take me inside and sleep? Judging from the voices other than Heena’s, it seemed like my sister was the one who orchestrated the filming, but honestly, Heena is an accomplice, isn’t she? She kept talking to me and leading me on…!

-Click

I was trembling with regret, betrayal, and shame, when Yoonjung noona [older sister/female friend] came out of hyung’s room and opened her mouth with a laughing voice.

“Yeonhoo’s awake? You were really cute yesterday~”

“Ughhhhh!!”

—

It was getting close to evening when I came out with Heena.

I was surprised when I checked the time after waking up. It was past 3 PM. I probably fell asleep after 3 or 4 AM, but I didn’t expect to sleep this long.

Actually, I didn’t feel well because of the hangover and wanted to rest at home, but there was a reason why I had to come out.

Starting with Heesung hyung and Yoonjung noona.

“Woke up? Han Yeonhoo, you’re quite the kisser?”

“If you want to get allowance from me in the future, equip yourself with aegyo [acting cute].”

“Crazy, you’re going to watch that again?”

“If you’re willing to do that sober just to get money, you must be really desperate, huh?”

“Ooh~”

Sunhoo hyung and Junghoo hyung were teasing me with their back-and-forth banter.

“I should have had a son like Yeonhoo~ You need a son with aegyo, after all?”

“Hmm, that Heesung only knows how to joke around.”

Just like Yoonjung noona, the aunt and uncle were saying that I was cute yesterday.

“I fed you too much, so I couldn’t properly check your alcohol tolerance. But you drank well, son. I didn’t know you had so much aegyo.”

“Heena had a hard time taking care of you all night. Be good to Heena in the future.”

And in our house, where my mom was teasing me and my dad was still only looking at Heena.

How could I endure it? What could I say? I felt like there was nothing I could do but bury my head and die.

Besides, the uncle drove the car, so I heard that they would stay until I was completely sober, and I made up my mind. If I stayed at home and got teased in surround sound, I felt like I would really die of shame. So I immediately washed up and ran away.

Whether it was the hangover cure that Heena gave me, I felt okay after taking a shower and changing clothes. It wasn’t completely gone, though.

“Is your head feeling better?”

“Better than before. But did you buy that separately? That hangover cure.”

“Yeah. I bought it in advance because I heard it was effective online. I thought there would be quite a few times to drink in the future. Does it work well for you?”

“I don’t know because I’ve never tried anything else, but it seems to work well.”

Even as we walked together, Heena was still worried about my condition. I was grateful for her concern, but I remembered what happened earlier and spoke as if I was pressing her.

“You looked very happy when I was out of it? How could you do that to a drunk person—”

“I told you to stop drinking. Who kept drinking?”

“…Was it me?”

I have nothing to say. I knew I was drunk, but I just thought I would be okay. I thought that state would continue, but I didn’t know I would suddenly go out like that.

“You’ll have to listen to me from now on, right?”

“Hoo… I should have stopped back then…”

But how could I not drink after seeing cola mixed with alcohol?

If the whole order of making cocktails was Yoonjung noona’s plan, it could only be seen as meticulous. When I was a little tipsy, she gave me various things, and right before I was about to pass out, she brought out a combination that I couldn’t help but drink. Well, that’s unlikely.

While having such random thoughts and walking down the street without thinking, Heena asked where we were going.

“Where are we going?”

“I don’t know. I couldn’t stay home, so I just came out.”

My head was still a little dizzy, so I didn’t think I could do anything too active. Many places are closed because it’s the 1st, so I have to choose carefully. Or should I go to Heena’s house?

-Drrrring

While I was wondering where to go, my phone started ringing. Who is it? Kim Suhwang?

“Heena, I’ll take this call for a second. It’s Suhwang.”

“Okay.”

I excused myself and put the phone to my ear.

“Hello? What is it?”

—”Did you drink well yesterday?”

“I drank too well, so I want to kill myself, so just tell me what you need. I’m on a date.”

—”Our meeting yesterday was canceled. So we decided to see each other again today, are you free?”

“Today?”

I paused for a moment at Suhwang’s words. This black history is a black history, but honestly, I wanted to have a drink with my friends. Besides, they’re going to a bar, and I wanted to drink in such a place.

I still have a bit of a hangover, but if I control myself and drink moderately today, it should be okay. The important thing is drinking with my friends.

“I’ll ask Heena. Wait.”

—”Okay.”

I told Heena about Suhwang’s suggestion, who was looking at me as if asking what was going on. I might be okay, but Heena might be struggling. Heena drank a lot yesterday too.

But contrary to my worries, Heena’s eyes lit up and she approved of another drinking session.

“Yeah! I’m okay! Then I’ll call my mom!”

“Okay~”

Watching Heena take out her phone and start making a call, I picked up my phone again.

“She’s okay. You know we’re going together, right? Where should we go?”