96 - My Girlfriend''s Possessiveness and Jealousy (2)

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    After that, we exchanged some pointless small talk before parting ways and I returned home. It would have been nice to have a drink, but these guys had been hopping from one drinking party to another and were out of drinking money.

    So, we left with a promise to gather everyone and meet up after the semester started when we had time, since everyone would be quite busy from now on. As for me, I would be holed up at home studying as usual, busy if I was busy, and free if I was free.

    Coming back home, I was surprised by the profound loneliness I felt eating alone, so I settled for dinner with soy sauce kimchi fried rice that my sister taught me to make.

    Then, as usual, I focused on my studies until around 10 p.m.

    -The phone rang with a video call from Heena. I straightened up and lifted the phone to my eyes to answer the call, and Heena''s face appeared amidst noisy surroundings.

    Even though I had seen her that morning, her pretty smile made me smile unknowingly.

    "Hello?"

    ─Yeonho~ Are you done studying?

    "Yeah, I was about to take a break. What about you? It sounds really noisy there."

    ─Today''s schedule is over, and now it''s time for drinking.

    "Really? Did you drink a lot?"V/\Issi?T  for the b/est novel reading experi/en/ce

    I asked while looking at Heena''s skin, which seemed to sparkle even through the screen. Heena doesn''t show it when she drinks a lot, so it''s hard to tell just by looking at her face.

    ─No. What''s the fun in drinking without you... Just had a couple and resting in a corner.

    "I heard they force you to drink a lot at those things."

    ─Hmm~ Maybe for the guys? They don''t do that much to the girls.

    "That''s good. Made a lot of friends?"

    ─Sort of? But I miss you so much more~

    "I miss you too. The house feels too big without you. Ah... How am I going to survive tomorrow?"

    ─Really? Should I come over right now?! I feel like dying too!

    "How would you get here? You don''t have a car."

    ─Still... Plus, I''m starting to miss your kisses... Can you give me one now?

    "Now?"

    ─Yes!

    Well, there was no one around to see, so it was fine. In the past, I even recorded and sent her videos.

    "Muah!"

    ─Mmm~ Muah!

    So, I made a kissing sound and mimicked a kiss on the screen. Then, Heena did the same, returning the gesture.

    While we were exchanging kisses.

    ─Pfft! Hey, Lee Heena. You guys are really cute together.

    "Who''s that?"

    Damn. I thought we were alone and didn''t feel embarrassed about it, but then I heard an unknown girl''s voice next to Heena. Holy sh*t!

    ─Yeah, her name is Lia. We just became friends earlier.

    ─Hello~ I''m Park Lia! From today, I''m Lee Heena''s best friend!

    ─Not really.

    ─Isn''t that too decisive?

    "Hello. I''m Heena''s boyfriend."

    It was a bit embarrassing to show that side of us, but I was relieved to see that Heena seemed to have made a friend.

    It might seem like a motherly concern, but Heena often treated her peers with a rather indifferent attitude, including her high school friends. So, sometimes I worried about her.

    After a while of hearing the two bicker over the screen, the friend named Lia continued talking.

    "Yeonho!"

    Holding my girlfriend, who fit perfectly in my arms, felt like filling the gaping void in my heart these past few days.

    This softness, her breath, her warm body temperature revived me from being like a corpse.

    -I nodded gently to greet people who seemed to be Heena''s peers. They all looked over, wondering what was going on as they passed by.

    Among them, I thought I caught a glimpse of Lia, looking a bit surprised. She didn''t say anything and just passed by, seeing our atmosphere.

    And from the men passing by at a distance, I could subtly feel glances filled with envy and jealousy. Though it was a bit uncomfortable, such attention was an inevitable part of dating Heena. Even passing people would look at us like that.

    I quietly held her until everyone had passed by. Then, when there was almost no one around, I spoke to her, her face buried in my chest, taking deep breaths.

    "Did you have a good trip?"

    "Sniff... Haa... Yes~ Yeonho''s scent..."

    "Wait, that''s unfair, hogging it all to yourself. I need my Heena recharge too."

    "Uh-huh~ Wanna do it here? Should I hug you?"

    "Let''s go home and do it. I really can''t wait anymore."

    "Hehe, okay~ Thanks for coming to meet me."

    "I came because I wanted to see you, what''s there to thank me for."

    As soon as we got home, we embraced each other as if trying to compensate for the time we were apart. Even if we didn''t do anything explicit, just longing for each other was palpable.

    However, the thought that this separation was hard enough, what would happen if I really went to the military? Just three days apart was this unbearable. And it wasn''t even three days; we hadn''t seen each other''s faces for just one full day.

    Such thoughts began to insidiously creep in. Should I really get Heena pregnant so I could possibly get out of military service through active duty? Considering it was something Heena also hoped for, it wasn''t entirely a bad thought.

    "I''m here."

    "Hm?"

    Thinking about getting my girlfriend pregnant because I''m scared of not seeing her seemed a bit low, and as I reflected on this, Heena, with her face buried in my chest, spoke up.

    "It''s my selfishness but... could you possibly take a break from studying tonight?"

    "I guess one day wouldn''t hurt. Why?"

    "While I was there, I really missed you. I wanted to touch you, kiss you... even now, it feels so insufficient."

    Saying so, she looked up at me with moist eyes.

    "Can you keep hugging and kissing me until we fall asleep tonight?"

    That was something I would have liked to request myself. So I teasingly responded.

    "That''s not possible. I plan to kiss you so much you won''t be able to sleep."

    "Hehe... Yes. As much as you want, Yeonho. It''s okay if we don''t sleep, as much as you like."

    As soon as Heena finished speaking, I pulled her head closer and our lips met.

    Throughout the night, passionately.

    March came.

    It was a month of new beginnings for many, and for me, my first day at a part-time job was just around the corner. I considered the work I did at Yoonsung''s place as just helping out.

    Perhaps as a reaction to being apart during the orientation, Heena and I were living much closer than before, as if we were one body. Except for when using the bathroom, it seemed we were always together. Honestly, there was a time Heena tried to follow me even to the bathroom, but even so, that was a bit much.

    Anyhow, as Heena''s new semester and my first day at work approached.

    I went to the cafe? for my first day at work, excited for the new experience. After greeting the manager and Jia, I changed into the uniform and began to learn the ropes, one step at a time.

    I couldn''t bring myself to look up at Jia, who was kindly teaching me the job, because I was too embarrassed.

    "You must really like Mr. Yeonho."

    "...I''m sorry for my Heena..."

    Arriving at the cafe? a bit later than me, she ordered a cup of coffee and sat down, constantly looking my way.

    All thanks to my girlfriend.

    Author''s Note:

    The orientation feels like such a distant memory, I can hardly remember it... The days without Heena will be elaborated a bit more in a later part about Heena. It won''t be significantly longer, though.

    I thought about dividing the subheadings between Heena''s orientation part and the jealousy part in detail, but the segments didn''t split neatly, so I combined them into one.