TL/Editor: looloo

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    The year of retaking the college entrance exam was over, and my grades were good, so I spent my days collecting information about regular admissions at Seoyeon University—not exactly a frenzy of activity.

    I spent all my time next to Heena. Of course, even if she hadn''t kept me close, I wouldn''t have gone out and left her alone.

    As time passed, like other pregnant women, Heena experienced frequent condition changes and emotional swings. However, she mostly revealed these to me and hardly ever to her family.

    "Yeonho, wake up..."

    "Uh, what? Is something wrong?"

    "No... just hug me..."

    "Yawn~ Okay."

    She would wake me up in the middle of the night, asking for a hug.

    "I want strawberries."

    "Really? Should I get some?"

    "No. Stay with me."

    "Don''t go?"

    "But I want strawberries..."

    "Wait a bit. I''ll summon strawberries."

    [ Han Yeonho : Hyung!! ]

    [ Han Yeonho : Ahhhhhhhhhh!! ]

    [ Han Yeonho : Hyung!!!!!!! Emergency!! ]

    [ Heeseong hyung : What, what, what the hell is it? Did something happen? ]

    [ Han Yeonho : Please buy strawberries; Heena wants to eat them. ]

    [ Heeseong hyung : ...... ]

    She would randomly crave something, and then insist I stay by her side, a contradictory demand.

    "When you go to OT, you''ll drink with other girls, right...?"

    "I''m not going. That''s around your due date. I wouldn''t go."

    "They''ll call you oppa and pour you drinks... and you''ll happily drink..."

    "We''re just classmates, why would they call me oppa?"

    "You''ll get drunk, lie next to them, and become close... Hiccup..."

    "I''m not going! Calm down!"

    "Sniff..."

    "Heena, I''m here! I''m not going anywhere! I''ll stay by your side!"

    She would cry, imagining impossible scenarios.

    Because of that, I couldn''t leave her side even for a step, always stuck next to her. Once, my in-laws felt sorry for me and tried to take Heena away for a bit.

    "No!! Don''t go!!"

    "It''s just a short outing~ A quick walk around the neighborhood would only take about 30 minutes."

    "I''ll go too!!"

    "Sigh... Sorry, son-in-law."

    "It''s okay. Heena, come here. I''ll hold you."

    "You won''t leave me, right...?"

    "I''m not going anywhere. Come, I''ll hold you."

    "Okay..."

    Whenever I tried to leave, she would cry, so I gave up. When she calmed down, she apologized for her unreasonable demands.

    "Sorry for being stubborn earlier... It must be frustrating to stay by my side all the time..."

    "Frustrating? Not at all. Are you feeling better? Want me to bring some water?"

    "A healthy daughter! Let''s check her hands and feet."

    The doctor''s words confirmed that the delivery was finally over. Although I realized it, it was still hard to grasp what had just happened. Having been by Heena''s side for so long, crying and talking, I was overwhelmed.

    Both Heena and I were crying, but through her tears, Heena was smiling softly at me.

    "Our... Sarang, did she come out okay?"

    "Yes... she''s very healthy. How about you? Are you in more pain anywhere?"

    "I''m fine... sob, Sarang... I want to see our Sarang..."

    Tears quickly filled Heena''s eyes again as she asked for Sarang. The nurse, who had already finished the initial care, gently showed Sarang to Heena.

    We both cried as we looked at our wrinkly, but incredibly adorable, Sarang.

    "She''s so, so beautiful... hiccup... Sarang, she''s so beautiful... Yeonho, she looks just like you..."

    "She looks just like you."

    "Sob... no, she doesn''t..."

    "Yes, she does."

    As we admired our small and fragile baby, too scared to even touch her, the nurse placed Sarang on Heena''s belly.

    This was something we had been briefed about earlier. It was called kangaroo care, where the baby and mother have skin-to-skin contact to provide emotional stability.

    Amazingly, as soon as Sarang touched Heena, she stopped crying, almost as if she recognized her mother.

    That magical sight.

    The heartwarming scene of mother and daughter.

    It moved me deeply.

    And so, we became three instead of two.

    Me, Heena, and Sarang.

    As a family of three.

    Afterwards, Sarang was moved to the neonatal room, and Heena was also transferred for postpartum care. During this time, I met the family gathered outside the delivery room.

    I had called them before going in, and every single family member had shown up.

    Among them, my mother-in-law was the first to rush to me with disheveled hair as soon as I stepped out.

    "How are Heena and Sarang? Are they healthy?"

    "Yes, they are both healthy. The nurses are helping Heena wash up, and Sarang is in the neonatal room."

    "Thank goodness... sob... thank you. Thank you so much, Yeonho... my dear son-in-law... you worked so hard."

    "It was nothing... it’s us who caused all the trouble for our families. Thank you so much."

    It was true. Because of our reckless actions, we became parents at such an early age. In the end, it was thanks to our families that we safely welcomed Sarang.

    "Jeongwoo''s mom, we need to get Yeonho something to eat."

    "Look how thin he is. Sunhoo, get the stuff we bought at the convenience store!"

    "Here it is~"

    "I''m so moved... sob, Yeonho and Heena, you both worked so hard... I''m about to cry..."

    "You''re already crying. Yeonho, eat something first."

    "Is that enough? Wait a bit. Should I get a catering service... but can they come here?"

    "Good idea, Heeseong. He must be exhausted, let''s make sure he eats well."

    I silently thanked my family, who were so relieved and happy that the nurse had to come out and remind them to be quieter.

    I was truly happy to have these people as my family.

    From the bottom of my heart.

    I wanted to be this kind of family for Heena and Sarang.

    Always grateful and loving.

    That kind of family.

    Author''s Note:

    Dear readers!! Don''t worry!!

    According to your wishes! ''My Girlfriend is Very Good to Me'' will continue up to 20,000 chapters!!

    See you tomorrow with Heena''s part. Thank you for always reading!