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Suddenly, I was at a loss for words, my brain shutting down.
Why was Heena here? What about Sarang... Well, there are plenty of people at ho to look after her.
Even so, I never imagined Heena would leave Sarang behind and co out like this. And she wasn’t just here to et ; she was all dolled up as if she was ready for a date.
Of course, Heena in her serious mode was stunning, almost impossible to take my eyes off of. She was pretty even in her usual loose clothes and bare face, but when she dressed up, she looked entirely different.
Seeing her like this after a long ti, I couldn’t help but feel moved, and the others were also too stunned to speak.
In the midst of this, Yujin managed to stamr out a greeting.
"Uh... Hello...?"
"Yes, hello."
"You're Yeonho's wife... right?"
"That's right. Sorry for intruding on your gathering. I was just passing by and saw it was ending."
"Oh~ You were just passing by..."
Both Yujin and I knew she was lying, and probably everyone else did too. No one would dress up like this just to pass by.
After saying that, she narrowed her eyes and glanced around at my friends. She had a peculiar aura, not just beauty.
Finally, she turned her gaze back to Yujin and smiled brightly.
"Please take good care of my husband. Is it okay if I take Yeonho now?"
"Oh, yes..."
"Then we'll be off... Honey, let's go."
Even though she had been here for less than three minutes, she hooked her arm around mine and started pulling away as if she was done.
I was taken aback, but I had planned to leave soon anyway, so I quickly waved to the guys.
"Uh, yeah... Let's go. Guys, sorry! I have to leave now! See you all tomorrow! Jinsung, I'll send you the money later!"
"Okay, bye!"
"Get ho safely!"
Leaving the still stunned group behind, I walked away with Heena. I was still in a daze, just being led by her.
Only when we were far enough that the others couldn’t see us did I calm down a bit and start talking.
"Why are you here all of a sudden? I was just about to call you as I finished."
"...You didn't contact for so long, I got worried and ca to check."
"But I said I'd just be at the chicken place, nothing could have happened... Why are you dressed up so nicely?"
"Do I look pretty?"
"The prettiest in the world. You’re always pretty, but today is really sothing else."
"Hehe... I put in so effort after a long ti~"
"If Sarang sees this, she’ll think her mom is too pretty and follow you around. I’ll feel left out."
"Oh, co on~ Sarang loves her dad so much~ She was sad the mont you left today~"
There could be various reasons why Heena ca here. Maybe she really was worried about , or maybe she just wanted to dress up and go out since she’d been ho for a while.
I was curious about her reason, but seeing her subtly avoid my gaze and change the subject, I decided not to press further. Even though I was a bit surprised, honestly, I was also proud to show her off.
Especially since everyone seed to think her profile picture was heavily edited. But neither of us knew how to edit photos, so her real self was much prettier.
Anyway, I let the reason she ca to find slide, and we slowly headed ho, enjoying the feeling of a date after a long ti.
"Is your mom looking after Sarang?"
"My mom and brother are. You know my brother spent the whole day watching Sarang? When she slept, he played on his phone in the living room, and when she woke up, he rushed to her before I could."
"Doesn't he have any plans?"
"That's what I'm saying."
Walking arm in arm with Heena, I felt relieved that she was out and about, even like this. Since she got pregnant, the days she went out could be counted on one hand.
Even after Sarang was born, though there were plenty of people to look after her, Heena never left her side as a mother.
I wanted to suggest we go on a date while we were out, but seeing that Heena didn’t bring it up, I kept quiet.
She probably couldn’t stop thinking about Sarang, even while she was out for a bit. I was the sa.
I just wanted to see our daughter as soon as possible.
"When do you think Sarang will start calling 'Dad'? She’ll call first, right?"
"She'll say 'Mom' first. I tell her 'Mom' all the ti, without a break."
"I do it every night too. I'm always reminding her of 'Dad' in her mind~"
"I do it much more than you~"
We continued our silly conversation, walking leisurely. I did want to see Sarang quickly, but for now, I wanted to enjoy the feeling of a date until we got ho.
[ Shin Jaehwan: Wow... Seriously... I thought Yeonho just happened to have a kid and got married... But still struggled a lot with his studies... What a joke, I feel so betrayed ]
[ Lee Chanhyung: Haha, I thought a celebrity had co ]
[ Yoo Jinsung: Honestly, shouldn't Yeonho pay for half the drinks? A happiness tax ]
[ Lee Chanhyung: 🙂 ]
[ Jung Joohyuk: ?? What happened? Ah, I couldn't co because sothing happened at ho today, I'm so pissed. ]
[ Shin Jaehwan: Yeonho's wife is like a celebrity; ]
[ Jung Joohyuk: ???? Really? Who? I saw her profile pic too, was there a celebrity like that? ]
[ Shin Jaehwan: No; her real self is like a celebrity; ]
[ Jung Joohyuk: It wasn’t edited? ]
[ Lee Chanhyung: Surprisingly, the picture doesn't do her justice. She ca to our drinking party for a bit, and everyone was so shocked they couldn’t speak hahaha ]
[ Jung Joohyuk: What? From today, I hope Yeonho's exams go to sh*t 😡 ]
[ Lee Yujin: She was so scary... ]
[ Shin Jaehwan: She just ca and left, what’s scary? With that face, even if she glares, it’s a reward... Oh? How is Lee Yujin in this chat? This is a boys' chat; ]
[ Lee Yujin: ^^77 ]
[ Han Yeonho: ... ]
[ Shin Jaehwan: Die ]
[ Lee Chanhyung: Die ]
[ Yoo Jinsung: Die ]
[ Jung Joohyuk: Just die ]
[ Lee Beomhyun: Please die ]
[ Lee Yujin: I kinda want to get close to her... but seeing her co to check on you today, it seems tough? ]
[ Lee Chanhyung: Check? What check? ]
[ Lee Yujin: Never mind~ ]
[ Shin Jaehwan: Who's the admin? Kick her out!]
"Yawn..."
The next day, feeling exhausted, I headed to school with a big yawn. I had barely slept a few hours, so my body felt incredibly sluggish.
On the way ho yesterday, the atmosphere with Heena was great, like we were on a date. It stayed that way until I hugged Sarang when we got ho and even after we showered. But just as we were about to go to bed, Heena suddenly started asking questions.
"So who was that girl next to you earlier?"
"Girl? Oh, Yujin?"
"...Hmm, Yujin? You seem pretty close already?"
"She's a classmate; I can't just call her Ms. Yujin..."
"With so many guys around, how did you get close to a girl?"
"She's friendly and likes gas..."
"Oh~ So, out of everyone, you got close to her? Because she likes gas? So later, you’ll say let’s play this or that together? Go to PC cafes together, play gas together?"
"I’d never go. Even if I did, I'd do it at ho..."
"So you're saying you'd play gas with a girl, voice chatting, while I'm watching and Sarang’s there too?"
"Should I keep my distance from her...? Not get close?"
"When did I say that? I told you to get along with your classmates."
"Then, to build relations, playing a bit of gas together..."
"Sounds fun~ Playing gas with a cute girl? Hearing her call you 'Oppa, Oppa.' You like that, don't you?"
"......"
Last night, my mother-in-law took Sarang to bed. Since it was the first day of school, she offered to take care of her for the night, understanding we were tired. Thanks to that, Heena and I were alone in the room, where she kept grilling late into the night.
Sitting on top of , looking down at .
Well, Heena wasn't really mad, she was just half-jokingly being a little jealous. But the other half was serious.
She wanted to show that I wasn't interested in Yujin and that I only loved her.
In the end, I had to kiss Heena, whisper that I loved her, and engage in so intimate skinship until dawn before she finally cald down and we could sleep.
As a result, I wasn't in great shape when I woke up in the morning. Thanks to my mother-in-law, I didn't have to wake up to feed Sarang during the night, but I was more exhausted than if I had taken care of Sarang myself.
This exhaustion carried over to school that day.
On the second day of the new sester, after the one orientation lecture ended, Jaehwan ca to with so news that made even more tired.
"Hey, you're pretty famous, you know?"
"What?"
"Our seniors in the departnt all know you. Your wife was famous for being smart and pretty, but now they're all in a frenzy because you took a break from school when you had Sarang."
"Oh, well, we both had our profile pictures up, so it's understandable. But where did you hear that?"
"I got to know so seniors during orientation, and we chat sotis. When I told them I drank with you yesterday, they told . Even seniors from other departnts know you."
"Well, there's nothing I can do about that. We decided to put it up, so we have to deal with it."
I didn't have a choice in the profile picture. Heena always picked it.
Given Heena's looks and brains, it would have been more surprising if there weren't rumors. According to Lia, Heena was even ntioned on the school forum sotis. Especially since such a perfect girl was head over heels for her boyfriend.
If it were , I'd want to kill her boyfriend ─
"But so seniors are so jealous that if they end up in a group project with you, they'll sabotage it out of spite. In multiple ways."
"Are you serious? That's crazy..."
"And you know what?"
"What now."
"I feel the sa way."
"What?"
"Man, who would have guessed your wife was that pretty? I felt so betrayed~ Be careful, man. If you end up in a team with , you'll never see my face again."
"Do you really have to do that?"
"Do you think it's just ? Half our departnt probably feels the sa way. Anyway, take care~ I have another class to go to."
"Hey, hey! Shin Jaehwan!"
Leaving with this unsettling news, Jaehwan waved and walked away.
Is this really what people do at the top university in the country? Grinding their teeth because soone has a pretty girlfriend or wife?
How are they any different from my high school friends? n, no matter how old they get, are all just kids.
Damn it.
Proper classes hadn't even started yet, and I was already worried about my future and grades. I hoped they wouldn't actually sabotage , but there are always crazy people out there.
Even if those goblins aiming to ruin my grades didn't get , it was still worriso if I ended up in a group mostly of girls.
How would I explain to Heena if all my teammates were girls when we had to work on projects?
I didn't understand why my campus life was like this from the second day.
Seriously, what a headache.
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