My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

129 – 48. The Mysterious Secret of a Girlfriend Who Goes Out Frequently…

My girlfriend, who I thought only cared about me, suddenly started going out alone.

It might sound bad, but I didn’t suspect anything.

Even when I was lost in thought, she would silently stare at me, and moments of silence would arise.

Despite that, she still clung to me at home and didn’t neglect her household chores.

Especially at night, she would gaze at me with a seductive look.

“Kiss… more… ah… chew…”

“Do you want to kiss more? We’re getting slow…”

“There’s still more kissing to do… kiss… slowly… chew… okay…”

She poured kisses all over my body, not just my face, but my entire body.

After that intense and sticky display of affection, our usual passionate encounter followed.

Receiving that direct love, I couldn’t possibly harbor any suspicions.

So, I simply felt curious.

After our month-long local tour date trip during the break, I thought we would spend our days cooped up at home, just the two of us.

“Why is Eli doing this?”

Eli, who seemed to want it even more than I did, was going out to meet other people… somehow.

I wasn’t hurt. I was curious and surprised.

First, it was Lee So-yeon. Then, Ju Hye-ryeong. The third time was Vinnie noona. And again, Lee So-yeon.

Why was Eli meeting her friends one by one?

But she wouldn’t be out all day, and she would always return after 3 or 4 hours.

She would always come back home before dinner.

“Did you have fun?”

“Kram.”

“Ah, yeah.”

She would recharge her energy by clinging to me tightly.

“Kiss… chew…”

We would kiss, and when our bodies heated up…

-Thud, thud

She would start massaging my buttocks.

“Did you fill the bathtub with water today? Let’s get in right away?”

“Yeah… while we wash.”

“s*x?”

“s*x. We haven’t kissed for three hours, so it’s all built up.”

We would wash together, mixing our bodies.

After that, we would have a nice dinner together.

When I fell asleep, it was after receiving Eli’s sensual kiss and having s*x, just as I mentioned earlier.

That was my recent routine.

Because of that, I was curious, but I didn’t think of getting deeply involved.

It seemed like Eli had some concerns and was discussing them with people she knew.

If she had concerns, it would be natural for her to talk to me, her boyfriend, about it.

In fact.

I couldn’t help but speculate about what her concerns might be.

“It’s probably because of my military service.”

When I was alone at home, I would feel a little anxious and think a lot about my upcoming enlistment.

My girlfriend, who loved me so much that she even considered getting pregnant because of my military service, wouldn’t just ignore it.

I was aware of that, so I hadn’t brought up the topic recently.

But here, I’m going back to the starting point.

I’m curious again.

“I’ll be back.”

“Who are you meeting today?”

“Vinny unnie.”

“Again? Didn’t you meet her a few days ago?”

“Yeah, I just need to talk to her about something.”

“Will you be back before dinner? Should I prepare the water?”

“Yeah, please do.”

“Alright, have a good time.”

It was Eli’s 7th day out, and I couldn’t help but wonder.

What could be so important that she needed to discuss it with people around her for such a long time, related to my military service?

The enlistment application was already complete, and the date had been set; all we could do was wait.

The plan to get pregnant and send me off to active duty had already been abandoned.

With the training period approaching, we didn’t have enough time to spend together every day.

Or maybe.

Perhaps.

There was a one-in-a-million chance that…

“…….”

Had she really gotten pregnant?

***

Three weeks before my enlistment.

It was the 7th day of Eli meeting her friends, in the middle of the day.

I sat in front of the computer with a serious face and started searching.

[The probability of getting pregnant while using a condom]

Logically, it’s 0%. But I searched just in case, and the result still converged to 0%.

Unless the condom breaks or has a hole, it’s impossible to get pregnant during s*x.

It’s not like Eli would do something ridiculous, like poking a hole in the condom, like in an adult love comedy manga…

“…No way.”

It’s impossible. I could be certain of that.

Our Eli, no matter how much I want to trust him, doesn’t want to send me to the army, but it’s already a plan that’s been set in motion.

Even when I was completely absorbed in it, I didn’t do anything sneaky, and in the end, I gave up because I didn’t want to burden my family.

I believed in Eli.

“Wait, now that I think about it, didn’t I get my period this month too?”

When I think back, I did get my period this month. Right on schedule.

So, it’s not a pregnancy then.

What’s going on?

“What could it be…”

I paced around the sofa, thinking about what could be the reason why Eli was so enthusiastic about discussing my enlistment.

“…….”

There’s nothing.

There’s just nothing.

But.

I still couldn’t stop worrying.

Normally, I would be drawing during this time alone, but I couldn’t let my mind rest.

If I just sit still, I’ll become anxious.

The fact that I only have a month left before enlistment, the fact that I’ll be cut off from society and have to spend nearly two months in training, the fact that I won’t be able to hear Eli’s voice for a while…

It’s suffocating me.

So, I couldn’t help but feel anxious. I didn’t usually think like this, but ever since Eli started being absent for three to four hours every day, these thoughts started creeping up on me.

When Eli sits next to me, giving me skinship and speaking in a sweet voice, my anxiety disappears, but…

Eli isn’t here right now.

“…Should I call?”

As thoughts of the army started filling my head and heart, I picked up my phone.

And I called Soyeon, not Eli.

-Ring, ring…

“Hello?”

-Yoon-ah! What’s going on?

“Uh… um… it’s just…”

I felt a bit hesitant, as if I was snooping on my girlfriend’s back, but since I was genuinely curious, I continued.

“Lately, Eli has been meeting with you and others every day. I was wondering what’s going on.”

-Ah~ haha, you were curious about that?

“It’s just that Eli has never left me alone like this before, so suddenly…”

-Were you lonely because Eli wasn’t by your side?

“That’s part of it. And I’m curious too.”

-Did you ask Eli about it? What did they say?

“They just said there was nothing.”

-Nothing?

“Yeah. They just said they had something to talk about and didn’t ask me anything else.”

-Huhuhuhuhuhu…

“Does the laughter sound a bit off?”

─Huh-huh-huh, did I overdo it?

“It’s almost like when you were a troublemaker in elementary school.”

─Kikiki, anyway… I guess it’s okay to talk about this. Eli’s been going around, getting all sorts of advice and asking for help.

“Advice? Help?”

─Yeah. About you.

“Is it because I’m going to the army?”

─Is it because of the army? Well, yeah.

Is it because of the army?

It’s ambiguous.

“No hint chance?”

─Not at all! None!

“Aww, thanks for telling me.”

─No need to thank me, don’t worry too much. I mean, you know it too… Eli just really likes you, that’s all.

“I’m not worried about that. I just… yeah. With the army coming up soon, my mood’s a bit off, so I thought I’d call and chat. Thanks. I’ll hang up now…”

─Wait, Doyun! Can I ask you one more thing?

“What is it?”

Just as I was about to hang up, Soyeon called out to me urgently.

So I put the phone back to my ear, and she asked a strange question.

─You’re going to marry Eli later, right?

“Of course not.”

─Do you have any plans for when that might happen?

“If it’s marriage… I don’t know? I want to do it as soon as possible, but I also want to graduate and get a job, so maybe around 6 or 7 years from now? It might be a bit early, but I want to do it no matter what.”

─So until then, you’ll just keep living together like now?

“That’s probably how it’ll be.”

─Got it~ Thanks for answering!

“Will you come to the wedding?”

─Of course I will! I’m your buddy, after all! I’ll give you a generous wedding gift, so don’t worry! Hye-ryeong will also give a lot, so I’ll chip in too!

“I’ll be looking forward to it. Let’s have dinner together with Eli before I go. Just the four of us with Hye-ryeong.”

─It’s a promise! Take care, then~

“You too.”

I hung up the phone.

What I got from my conversation with Soyeon was that she’s consulting with acquaintances about something related to me.

But as for me, I couldn’t think of anything worth consulting about, aside from pregnancy, that would make me give up my time with Eli.

***

After Soyeon, I made calls to several other people. Friends who were close to Eli.

Unfortunately, Eli didn’t have many friends, so there weren’t many people to call.

First, there was Hye-ryeong.

─Did Soyeon call you too? She sent me a bunch of laughing texts saying you called her. I don’t have much to say, either. Yeah, I’m just getting angry.

“Getting angry?”

─Do you know that I liked you, and yet you’re having this kind of counseling and asking for favors? Do-yun-ah. Can’t you just fight a little with your girlfriend?

“I’ll apologize on your behalf. Bear with it. I’ll treat you to a meal before I go.”

─You always do this… and you’re even apologizing on their behalf. It’s really annoying.

“Sorry. I’m grateful that you’re always close with Eli.”

─You’re really annoying.

Ju Hye-ryeong had the same reaction as always. When I’m flirting with Eli, she looks at me with a smile and gets angry.

Next was Vinna noona.

“──So I called you… By the way, is Eli there right now?”

─Yeah~ I’m currently searching hard on my laptop~

“You’re searching?”

─Do-yun-ah~

“Yes?”

─Do you know how grateful I am to have you guys?

“What’s with the sudden talk?”

─Hehe… When I see you guys, I get tired, but my romantic cells start to spark… This time, it wasn’t just romantic cells, though.

“Hmm… You don’t plan on telling me, do you?”

─Eli is working hard, so~? It’s a bit~ Noona is also learning by watching. Jung-woo will probably feel the same way…

“Jung-woo hyung? What’s up?”

─There’s something like that~ Our cute little brother, before going to the army, needs to meet with noona, right?

“I know. I’ll contact you before I go.”

─Fighting, our siblings!

Noona’s ambiguous words. I caught a glimpse of something here.

And finally, Jung-woo hyung.

“Hyung, have you seen Eli lately?”

─Yeah. It just so happens.

“Yes?”

─Do you have any plans for this weekend?

“Weekend? I haven’t made any plans with Eli yet. I’ll go work out, though, for an hour or so.”

─Then, before you go, let’s sing a song together one last time. You’re going to the army soon, and I’ll be busy with work, so it’ll be hard to find time later.

“Sing? I’m okay with that… Alright. I’ll ask Eli to make time.”

─Okay. Good luck.

“Ah, hyung! But what about Eli…”

─I only saw you two chatting. I’m busy, so I’ll cut it off.

-Click

It seemed like Jung-woo hyung and I had some kind of conversation. It looked like he had a decent reason to suddenly make plans.

But what.

Jung-woo hyung and Vinna noona, as well as Lee So-yeon and Ju Hye-ryeong, all seemed to be hiding something.

Thanks to their not-so-serious attempts to hide it, I was able to catch a glimpse of something.

“This… it looks like they’re planning a surprise event or something.”