My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty - Chapter 95



95 – 34. The Boyfriend Who Went Out to Play, the Girlfriend Left Behind -3

-Door creak

As I opened the door and entered the room, my members’ eyes were filled with envy.

“Can I ask how it feels to receive a morning call from your girlfriend as soon as you wake up?”

One of them asked me, representing the group.

I hesitated for a moment, wondering how to answer, and then spoke my honest thoughts.

“It’s a bit sad, isn’t it? When you wake up in the morning, she’s right next to you, so you don’t need to make a call…”

“That’s so cool.”

“As soon as I woke up in the morning, it was a mess. Do all guys act like that when they have a girlfriend?”

“That’s not just playing around with a girlfriend in a profile picture. It’s seriously enviable…”

The room was filled with envious sighs.

And among them, only Sung-joon was smiling brightly and agreeing with me.

“It’s nice to see you being so devoted to your girlfriend. Why? I hope you’ll continue to get along well with your girlfriend and contribute to the growth of our country’s low birthrate.”

“?? What’s with this sudden nonsense?”

“Did you get paid?”

“The words are nice, but…”

Even I thought the praise was too unnatural, and the people around me looked displeased.

I also looked at him with a slightly awkward face, and Sung-joon’s words continued.

“In that sense, do you know any girls around you? Or maybe friends of your girlfriend? I’m not asking for much, just a casual introduction…”

Only after hearing his extremely sincere request did I realize it was a buildup. The other guys also burst out laughing and nodded their heads.

“Ideally, someone like Lee Do-yoon would know a lot of girls.”

“Honestly, you’re just playing around with your friends. If your girlfriend sees her friends, it wouldn’t be a joke… Hey, can I join in too?”

“Uh, I don’t have any friends to introduce…”

At the same time, I saw my colleagues looking at me with bright eyes, and I smiled and trailed off.

If I had to say I had a close female friend, it would be only Lee So-yeon and Joo Hye-ryeong.

But setting me up on a blind date with another guy for those two people who had liked me in the past was not something I could do as a human being.

Plus, we were having fun living together, and it didn’t seem like they were thinking about boyfriends at the moment.

So I escaped from the room like I was running away.

I should take a shower and eat soon.

***

On the second day, we played even more seriously than the first day.

After gathering in the morning and checking the number of people, we divided into teams and started our activities.

We received tips from our seniors and made a schedule, but most of the time was spent playing team recreation games.

I also played games with my colleagues in the same team and chatted with other people to build camaraderie.

“Is your girlfriend a foreigner?”

“Is it true that you’ve been going out for over 10 years?”

“She’s a mixed-blood, but she’s Korean. And we haven’t been going out for that long, we just knew each other since kindergarten.”

“Wow, wow!”

“Can I see a picture?”

“It’s on my profile, so you can see it there.”

“I still haven’t added you as a friend, so can you give me your number?”

“Ah, me too!”

“Okay, here you go.”

As I met my colleagues, they all knew about my girlfriend’s existence.

It was a topic that continued to come up even when we were drinking yesterday, so at least all the seniors and juniors in our department knew.

Luckily, the story didn’t get distorted and spread around.

It was a story about how we had been devoted to each other since we were young and finally started dating in high school, with over 95% of it being true.

Even though there was a girlfriend story, some female colleagues took my number with a strange sense of closeness, but this was something that could easily_softc between colleagues.

Later, when we’re doing group projects and stuff, we might get in touch.

Of course, even something as trivial as this could be a bit embarrassing to others.

I learned that from my experience in middle school.

“Ido-yun, get hit by the ball and come quickly!”

“Okay, I’ll go!”

Thanks to yesterday’s conversation about Eli, it seemed like there were hardly any people looking at me with colored glasses.

I don’t know what will happen later, but for now, it was like that.

I thought I was someone with a clear owner, so to speak.

When I overheard Seong-joon talking to his friends earlier.

“Doyun is really charming. He openly dates his girlfriend and doesn’t do anything suspicious.”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

I could tell that most people thought that way. It was the best situation for me.

No matter how much I tried to convince myself that I wasn’t that kind of person, I couldn’t control what others thought or said.

Anyway, I managed to take the first step well, and thanks to that, I was able to play games with my classmates who were in the same group, feeling carefree.

Iso-yeon and Joo-hye-ryeong came to visit our department for a bit.

“You guys are playing yut nori? Do-yun, can you throw the yut?”

“I’m a professional at backing out.”

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“Do-yun, Eli recommended that detox drink, and it’s really good. Thanks for telling us.”

“That’s okay? I felt a bit better this morning too.”

The two of them linked arms, Iso-yeon with her usual lively voice and Joo-hye-ryeong with a sweet smile, as they approached us.

“Wait for us when you’re drinking later, and we’ll have a shot together!”

“Why don’t we take a photo with the three of us and send it to Eli?”

“That’s a good idea… Do-yun is keeping an eye on us, so there’s no problem.”

“No problem! Eli will be so jealous… Hehe, it’ll be fun~”

“Eli will get mad… But Eli’s anger is cute too, so it’s okay.”

“…….”

“…….”

“Why?”

“…This is a bit hard?”

“I said something unnecessary… Let’s go. See you later.”

Since everyone had their own group activities, the time for chatting was very short.

We agreed to meet up later for drinks and parted ways with the two. When I returned to our group, Seong-joon was staring at me with a blank expression.

He looked at me with an absurd gaze for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth.

“…Ido-yun.”

“Yes.”

“There’s no one to introduce you to.”

“…No one?”

“Then what was that just now?”

“They’re friends from high school, but it’s a bit…hard to explain.”

“…….”

“It’s not because of you, but I just can’t bring myself to do it, you know?”

“Damn it…”

Seong-jun let out a small curse. But it wasn’t directed at me.

“I think I’ll get cut off after 30 minutes of introductions, so I can’t even force myself to do it… Crazy, she’s so pretty…”

“How about we gather later and have a drink or two? Just call a bunch of people. We can invite them too.”

“…Please, just let’s talk a bit, okay?”

“Okay, fine.”

Seong-jun’s desperate appearance made me think we should definitely plan a get-together after the semester starts.

It would just be a casual dinner, but that seemed good enough.

Anyway, after that, we refocused on our group activities.

We laughed and chatted, and as we did, we grew closer to each other.

It was fun.

Although we seemed grown-up in high school, we were still young and carefree, so we played around like kids.

Before we knew it, evening arrived.

We enjoyed the various performances prepared by the university and the clubs, and the final event was, of course, a drinking party.

-Pop!

“Where are we? Is this the business department?”

“Yeah! Come on, the juniors will treat you to drinks!”

“What’s with drinking every time we enter a room? I’ve already had five bottles…”

“Are you refusing the business department’s drinks? Do you want to fight?”

“Whatever.”

The seniors and juniors alike wandered around, drinking in every room.

Thanks to that, all the rooms were extremely noisy, but it didn’t last long.

Everyone was exhausted from playing all day, so they quickly got drunk.

As a result, we were all drunk in no time.

“Are you guys coming? You didn’t drink much, did you?”

“I almost only had cola. How about you two? Are you okay?”

“I didn’t drink much either! Hye-ryeong is really good at holding her liquor…”

“Let’s keep it down, okay?”

As promised, Lee So-yeon and Joo Hye-ryeong joined me. The two of them naturally sat down on either side of me.

“Uh, uh… Over there…”

“Ah, this is Seong-jun. We’re in the same department. Say hello.”

“Hi! I’m Lee So-yeon!”

“I’m Joo Hye-ryeong. Nice to meet you.”

“Uh, nice to meet you too…”

While thinking about it, I quickly exchanged greetings with Seong-jun. However, Seong-jun was too shy, so we didn’t talk much more than that.

Then, the two of them took out their phones and took a photo before even drinking.

The three of us, including me, posed with our hands making a V shape.

-Click!

“Did you take a good picture?”

“I took a great one! I’ll send it to Eli right away~”

“Are you getting a call?”

“It’s definitely going to come!”

Lee So-yeon chuckled and sent the photo to Eli via text.

Immediately.

-Zzz…

“Ah, I got a call.”

“Eli? Are you not angry? Answer quickly!”

As expected, Eli called right away.

Lee So-yeon and Joo Hye-ryung watched me with great interest, and I couldn’t help but smile as I answered the phone.

I put it on speakerphone, but turned the volume down a bit.

-Beep

“Yes, hello.”

─You guys are really going to die? You’re monitoring me, but you’re the ones who are stuck to me? Ido-yoon. Quickly switch with Lee So-yeon!

“Hehe~ Scary~!”

“If you’re too jealous, you can’t receive love. Eli can’t take it.”

─Darn… Ugh… When I get back, I’ll really kill you…!

Although the voice was filled with anger, it was still Eli’s voice, and it sounded so good to my ears.

“Ah~ It’s so much fun drinking with Do-yoon~ That’s right, Hye-ryung?”

“That’s right. The drinks taste better today? Do-yoon, want another round? I’ll pour you one.”

“Thanks.”

─Just you wait… Just you wait… I’ll kill you guys, you…!

“Hehe~ Scary~”

As I listened to the three of them bickering, I quietly held my beer glass.

I wanted to hurry back and give Eli a big hug, who was getting angry.

Because tomorrow, I could hold my lovely girlfriend again.

***

Day 3.

My colleagues, who had gotten drunk the night before, boarded the bus with tired and hungover faces.

I was tired too, but my body and mind were more energized than usual.

The party was fun, and it was great to become closer with my colleagues. But I knew where I belonged – by Eli’s side – and I would be able to meet her soon.

A few hours later.

“Let’s meet up before the semester starts. Take care.”

“You too, rest well.”

After arriving at the university and parting ways with Sung-joon.

“Are you going home now?”

“Yeah, I’ll go.”

“I think I teased Eli too much yesterday… Sorry. It was hard to calm her down…”

“No. If I go and hug you, it’ll all be solved.”

“…….”

“…….”

“Then I’ll go first. Be careful entering.”

“…Okay. Take care, Doyoon.”

“…Want to grab a drink on the way in?”

“Yeah… drink more, just…”

After exchanging farewell greetings with two people who lived in the same neighborhood, I rushed straight home.

To meet my cute and lovely childhood friend who was waiting for me.

I arrived at my and Eli’s house in no time.

“Whoa, whoa…”

I was out of breath from running and my hands were shaking slightly as I entered the passcode and opened the door.

-Click

And standing in front of the open front door was—

“…….”

My platinum girlfriend, who I had only parted with for a day, was standing there with a scowl on her face.

I had teased her a bit at the drinking gathering last night, and she was still upset this morning, even sending me angry texts.

Thanks to that, I could see that she was still sulking, but the way her lips curled up slightly told me how much she had been waiting for me.

I took a deep breath and said to Eli, who was like that.

“I’m back.”

I’m back.

“Heh, did you take all sorts of pictures with those two and send them to me? I really want to die…”

-Kwaaak!

And without listening to Eli’s complaints, I just hugged her tightly.

Her slender body.

Filled with the longing I had been feeling.

“I missed you so much. I love you, Eli.”

I whispered all my sincerity into her ear.

“…….”

Then Eli also snuggled deeper into my arms, lifting her head slightly.

Her eyebrows, which had been trying to draw an angry face, failed to do so and returned to their soft shape.

With an uncontrollable rising smile, her face was soon filled with joy.

With that lovely face, Eli said in a sweet voice.

“…I missed you too.”

Like a couple who had been apart for years, it was too sweet.