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◈ My Platinum-Blonde Childhood Friend Is Too Pretty ◈

Chapter 99: 38. Getting Sick from Doing It with My Girlfriend Every Day

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"I'm heading out."

"Study hard. Watch out on the road. Studying is great, but take breaks if it gets rough."

"Yeah. I will. Thanks."

-Peck!

Elli kissed her boyfriend on his slightly tired-looking face and sent him off, feeling happiness and wistfulness all at once.

Happiness for the everyday life they shared right now. Wistfulness because she wouldn't see him again until evening.

Midterms were in full swing these days. So Lee Do-yoon had been meeting with classmates to study every single day, which meant he was getting home later and later.

Even before exam season, he'd been coming home late more and more often because of group assignments and things like that.

'Can't be helped.'

She wasn't thrilled about the shrinking time they had together, but Elli understood. He'd worked hard through high school to get into a good university, and now he was doing his best there too. All of it was for the sake of their future together.

How could she not understand?

And after taking care of everything he had to take care of, he always came straight home and curled up against her like a puppy, holding her and letting her hold him right back. On weekends he studied at home, too.

So Elli could be patient, and today like any other day she could cheerfully take care of the apartment while she waited for him.

"Mm... right, let's get to it."

She stretched, pulled her hair up, and started with the laundry. There had been another long, satisfying night with her boyfriend, so there was quite a lot to wash from the morning alone.

The towels they'd laid down, both their clothes soaked from the playful, wandering hands in between, the lingerie she'd worn through the night to drive Lee Do-yoon wild, and so on.

What needed to be washed separately went separately, and what needed hand-washing was hand-washed. After that she swept and mopped the floors, then cleaned the bathroom while she was at it.

With hands that knew the motions by heart, she was done in no time at all.

Not a single day had passed when she'd skipped the housework, or done it carelessly. Because of that, unless she was doing a real deep clean, it never took long.

Elli brewed herself some coffee with a satisfied feeling. The tidy, cozy space that was hers and Lee Do-yoon's together just made her happy to look at.

Her cup filled up with richly fragrant coffee, and she settled onto the sofa to drink it, when.

"Oh, right."

Something Lee Do-yoon had said yesterday suddenly came back to her.

'The bathroom is definitely my job. I'll do it on the weekend, so leave it alone. If you do that one too, I really can't take it.'

'I said okay, didn't I? Don't you trust me?'

'Mmm... when it comes to cleaning, not really. You always say you'll leave it, then go and do it all yourself anyway.'

Now that she thought about it, the bathroom was the one thing she'd promised to leave to him. Elli let out a small hum, picturing the bathroom she'd already scrubbed spotless down to every corner.

But only for a moment. She swept it cleanly from her mind.

'The bathroom can just be done again on the weekend. He won't even know whether I did it or not. And if he finds out... hmph. What's he going to do about it?'

No matter how much he talked about not being able to take it, calming down her cute boyfriend was almost too easy.

'All I have to do is let him touch my chest and he gets over it right away.'

Letting him touch her chest to smooth away his sulking, that was one of the tips she'd picked up from Seon Woo-bin, the unni from next door.

Men were simple creatures, apparently, and that one trick would fix things ninety percent of the time.

The first time she'd tried it on Lee Do-yoon, she'd been surprised by how well it worked.

Though watching her boyfriend completely lose his head over her chest had also been, admittedly, kind of adorable.

There was a side effect, though.

'When Lee Do-yoon touches them... I get worked up so fast.'

When his large hands cupped her chest and kneaded at her with a look full of want, she couldn't hold back the urge to go further either.

When you're a live-in couple who only needs to make eye contact to end up tangled together, there's no real need to hold back, but lately she'd been wondering if they might be doing it a little too often.

She could go as many times as she wanted and still feel her body brimming with energy, enjoying every moment, but recently she'd been getting the sense that Lee Do-yoon was starting to wear down a little. Even this morning when he left, he'd looked kind of tired.

It wasn't surprising. They'd barely missed a single day.

Lee Do-yoon wasn't just sleeping with her, after all. Every day he was doing assignments, cramming for exams, pushing himself in every direction at once.

And she knew well enough that for this kind of thing, physically speaking, men tended to run out of steam faster.

"......"

Cutting back on sex would fix everything, really. But Elli didn't want to. She couldn't.

As it was, there were already more and more days where she said goodbye in the morning and didn't see him again until evening, and when night came and they lay down together under the same blanket.

Lee Do-yoon would look at her with those warm eyes, stroke her cheek, kiss her, and say in that gentle voice of his.

'I love you, Elli.'

When he said that, she couldn't hold back. She couldn't stop herself from pouncing on this lovely, beloved boyfriend of hers.

Yeah.

"This is Lee Do-yoon's fault."

This was entirely her boyfriend's fault. Elli nodded firmly at her own conclusion.

It was because her boyfriend Lee Do-yoon was too adorable. Because the way he looked at her was too attractive. Because the hands that touched her were so large and warm they felt too good.

The moment sex began, every single night, Elli sank into happiness.

"What can I do, it feels amazing."

Why had they only started doing this after turning twenty?

Of course back in high school there had been their parents' worries and plenty of other reasons to hold back, and it had been right to do so, but she still felt a twinge of regret over it.

Allowing each other everything, giving each other everything, becoming one.

It brought her endless joy, pleasure, and happiness.

To the point where every so often, with about seventy-five percent genuine intent, she'd try to get him to do it without a condom.

She wanted a pretty baby that looked like Lee Do-yoon. She also had some thought about having that baby so Lee Do-yoon would be sent somewhere other than active military service.

But honestly, a big part of it was also just that the very first time they'd done it without one had felt so, so good.

"Haa..."

Lost in those thoughts, Elli let out a faint, heated breath before she'd even noticed. Just thinking about her boyfriend was enough to make her body run a little warm.

She was certain of one thing.

Tonight, without a doubt, the moment Lee Do-yoon came home and the two of them stepped into the bathroom together to shower.

She was going to end up pressing herself back against him without even meaning to.

Fifteen years had passed since the day they first met.

But even now, this love showed no sign of cooling.

Even if a hundred and fifty years more went by, she was sure it would be exactly the same.

* * *

After a light lunch, Elli stopped by her parents' house for a bit in the afternoon.

"I'm here."

"This child, how long has it been? If we don't come find you ourselves, there's no seeing your face at all."

"It's nice seeing the two of them so cozy together~"

"Nice! She's got my son hidden away and all to herself! Monopolizing him!"

"Oh my... I do miss that a little too. I miss seeing our Do-yoon's smiling face so much~"

The warm, familiar voices wrapped around her the moment she stepped inside. Being alone with Lee Do-yoon was Elli's greatest happiness, but even she missed this kind of conversation sometimes.

Just as she and Lee Do-yoon had stayed devoted to each other through all fifteen years, watching their two mothers enjoy each other's company as close friends through those same fifteen years always made her heart feel warm.

"Elli's pretty much a proper housewife now, isn't she? Except when you're out for a shoot, you're just doing chores and waiting for Do-yoon~"

"He's been coming home late every day because of exams and assignments. It's driving me up the wall."

"You should be cheering him on, he's working so hard~"

"I don't say any of this in front of him. I'm very good to him, for your information."

"Goodness... treasure this time while you have it. I used to nag my husband too, back in the day."

They weren't married yet and her name wasn't in the family registry, but Elli already acted like Lee Do-yoon's wife, and Jung Ye-in and Song Ji-eun treated her as a daughter and daughter-in-law who had already moved into the family.

Everyone took it as a given that that was where things were headed.

So the three of them were chatting away, woman to woman, when Elli eased into what she'd actually come to say.

"Lee Do-yoon's been looking a bit tired lately."

"Of course he would be~ Getting into a good school and studying until late every day and taking exams... Elli, you should make him lots of delicious food~"

"Should we make some samgyetang and send it over?"

"That's a good idea~ I'm confident in my herbal samgyetang~"

"Mom. Does samgyetang work for that kind of thing too?"

"That kind of thing?"

"What do you... wait, hold on. Are you..."

"Part of why he's tired is because we do it every day."

"......"

"......"

"So I came to ask if there's anything I can feed him for that sort of thing..."

Elli had been talking openly with these two for a while now, so she could just come right out and ask.

At the bold question from the platinum-blonde bride-to-be, Song Ji-eun turned to look at Jung Ye-in sitting beside her.

"Jung Ye-in. What are we going to do about this."

"About what~?"

"Your little fox spirit is apparently draining my son's energy and wearing him out!"

"Mm~ If it's our little fox spirit's fault, what can you do... I'll send over some eel~"

"Eel? I think I've heard eel is supposed to be good. Should we get some and have her feed it to him?"

"This girl, really... but it has been a while since we've had eel. Should we go get some for Do-yoon while we're at it?"

"Let's~ Elli, no shoot today?"

"Nothing today."

"Then come with us. We'll pick it up, make it together, and show you how to prep it while we're at it~"

It was a slow afternoon anyway, so the three women were up and out the door to go shopping in no time.

Jung Ye-in bought eel for the son-in-law her daughter had worn out, and Song Ji-eun bought red ginseng for her son's health and stamina.

They picked up what they needed and came straight back.

Then Elli stood behind the two mothers with wide eyes, watching their demonstration on how to grill eel.

-Sizzle sizzle!

"It gets pretty smelly, doesn't it? Make sure to run the exhaust fan when you do it at home. Oh, I'll pack up some braised mushrooms and scallion kimchi too, so you can eat those alongside it."

"It's already been prepped so it won't take too long to grill~"

"Does eel go well with alcohol?"

"Of course it does~"

"This girl is really going for the full experience. I'd love to have some eel and soju with my son myself!"

After a small impromptu cooking lesson she hadn't had in a while, Elli headed home with an armful of side dishes that Song Ji-eun and Jung Ye-in had packed for her.

Then she started getting everything ready.

She tidied up the bedroom nicely, and changed into a sheer, see-through set that always got a good reaction from Lee Do-yoon.

[ Do-yoon: I'm heading out now ]

[ Do-yoon: Be there soon! ]

She grilled the eel ahead of time so it would be ready to eat the moment he walked in. Since it was late, it felt more like drinking food than a proper dinner, so she set out a bottle of something light to go with it too.

Elli finished setting everything up perfectly, fully intending to fill her boyfriend back up with energy and then spend another wonderful night putting that energy to use.

-Beep beep beep... click!

"Welcome home."

"I'm ba-- Elli? What did you make? I can smell it from the hall..."

"I made some snacks. Get in here."

She greeted her boyfriend, who came through the door looking a little more tired than he had that morning, with a bright smile.

* * *

I was starting to realize that the fatigue slowly building up inside me was hitting its limit.

Staying up studying and doing assignments until late every day wore on me, and on top of that, the nights with Elli weren't easy on my body either.

Don't get me wrong, it felt amazing while it was happening. But afterward the exhaustion always caught up.

'Tonight's a drinking night with Elli, so... maybe if I can gently talk her down while she's a little tipsy, I'll settle for just kissing her and sleeping with her in my arms.'

One solid night of rest and I was sure I'd feel fine again. That was what I was thinking when I got home, and there was Elli.

"Welcome home."

"I'm ba-- Elli? What did you make? I can smell it from the hall..."

"Get in here."

She came to the door with a bright, somehow sultry expression, her eyes full of something that made my thoughts go a little fuzzy.

Her hands nudged me along with quiet, impatient energy, and I followed her into the living room.

"......"

"You've been looking tired lately, so I went out with both moms earlier and got eel."

"Oh, yeah... thanks."

The eel, laid out prettily on the table.

"If you eat this... you'll have the energy, right?"

She slipped her arm through mine and said it in a low, suggestive tone that made it very clear she had no intention of letting me sleep early tonight.

"......"

My head swam a little.

That weak little thought I'd been nursing on the way home, about somehow getting a day's rest, Elli had walked right through it head-on.

I was tired. But knowing she enjoyed our nights together this much made me happy as a man.

So I couldn't bring myself to ignore the eel she'd so thoughtfully prepared for me.

In the end.

I ate the eel she fed me piece by piece with her own hands, and like we always did before a day off, had a little to drink alongside it, and.

"Mmn... come on, hurry..."

Elli, who had clearly come to this with a plan, wearing lingerie so indecent that my body couldn't help but respond no matter how tired I was.

We had a long, heated night together again.

And when I woke up in the morning.

"...My body feels so heavy..."

I had come down with a fever.

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