My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

73 – 28. Nineteen, Eli’s Bridal Class

After Eli declared she was giving up on the college entrance exam, she immediately started looking for a cooking school with our mom and aunt.

It wasn’t to get a certification, but a hobby cooking school to simply increase her cooking skills.

A few days later, she started attending a school near our home.

It was a pretty big school with both certification and hobby classes.

They had Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Western, and pastry-making classes.

Among them, Eli decided to learn Japanese cooking first, then Chinese or Western, and eventually pastry-making.

“So, you’re not going to learn Korean cooking? There are a lot of Korean dishes, aren’t there?”

“Most of them are just pretty to look at, but not that great. I already know how to make basic dishes like jjigae, and it’s better to learn from mom or aunt. Traditional Korean cooking doesn’t suit your taste either…”

“My taste?”

“Anyway, I don’t really need to learn Korean cooking…”

“You’re still my girlfriend, I love you, Eli!”

“Shut up.”

That’s why Korean cooking was excluded.

After quitting the cooking school, Eli showed interest in becoming a shopping mall fitting model, and the CEO smiled broadly, saying they liked the idea.

However, they didn’t sign the contract right away.

“Eli’s going to school, right? Let’s just do things as usual this year and sign a new contract next year. Of course, we’ll increase your pay starting from this year.”

“Oh, thank you so much. You’re always considerate of me…”

“No, it’s not that, mom. Eli is our shopping mall’s treasure, so if she becomes our exclusive model, we have to treat her well. The workload won’t be too heavy, even if we increase the shoots to two or three times next year.”

“Thank you, CEO.”

“I should be the one thanking you. By the way, Doyoon also promised to come sometimes, so if we do couple shoots with Doyoon, that’s okay, right?”

“Yes.”

“Great…!”

I heard all this through Eli, and the CEO really showed us a lot of favor. The treatment was amazing, and the employees were also very friendly.

Since I started modeling for this shopping mall in my first year, I got used to it, and I didn’t think about moving to another place.

But the CEO didn’t take it for granted and showed their appreciation through actions and pay, which made us even more grateful.

As Eli spent more time on school and modeling, she started to have more time to herself, away from me.

I mostly focused on studying at school, and Eli went to cooking school or did modeling part-time jobs after school.

When she had free time, she would practice household chores at home, and I even heard her whispering to Aunt Ye-rin about it.

Thanks to my studies, I often thought of Eli, who would secretly touch me in the academy’s library, but…

“It’s all for next year, anyway.”

I could bear the current hardships, thinking that we were working together for our future.

Above all.

Eli was even taking cooking classes for me, so how could I not be happy?

I was just happy.

***

And a little more time passed.

Around the time of the first semester’s final exams.

After finishing my evening self-study and returning home late, I dozed off while drawing pictures to relieve stress after being with Eli, and…

“……side, chu…”

“……”

“This kid is so cute, with a face that’s only lovely… side…”

“…….”

“Gently… chuup…”

I woke up to the feeling of moisture on my cheeks and neck.

The familiar and lovely face of my girlfriend, with platinum hair, covered me, blocking more than half of my vision.

“Chu, chuop…”

Even in that state, the soft, ticklish sensation of her tongue on my jaw was giving me goosebumps.

Her small hand was freely touching my chest and waist, and the desire in her touch felt good.

“…Eli.”

“Chu… wake up quickly. Get up and eat.”

“Okay… but my face is too moist…”

“So what? Are you unhappy?”

“No…”

-Chuup…

When I opened my eyes, Eli also sat up. She looked down at me with her lips, which had left traces of saliva here and there, and licked them with her tongue.

It seemed like she wanted to eat more but was too full.

“We’re running out of time, so get ready quickly. I’ll go change into my uniform and come back.”

“Okay…”

-Dalkok

Leaving those words behind, Eli left the room. I watched her back and yawned, getting out of bed.

And when I went out into the hallway, the savory smell of bread wafted up to my nose.

“Did our sleeping prince wake up? Hurry up and wash your face. It’s late. The sprang and salad will be delicious, so look forward to it.”

“Okay… did Eli make it with me again today?”

“We’ve been doing that every day lately. Eli even packed my lunchbox with a sandwich.”

“Sandwich… it must be delicious.”

On the kitchen table, toast, eggs, salad, and sprang were perfectly prepared.

Since Eli started attending a culinary school, days like this, where she would prepare meals, had become more frequent.

In the evenings, I would eat at school anyway, so it was always in the morning, except on weekends. It wasn’t every day, but at least 3 or 4 times a week.

Thanks to my mom and aunt, they also helped Eli prepare what she wanted to make, little by little.

It didn’t take just a day or two, but already over a month had passed, and my mom was extremely impressed with Eli.

“You must be tired, waking up early every morning to do this. You even go jogging, right…?”

Eli’s breakfast dishes were never simple.

Today, there was not only toast but also soup and salad, and on other days, there were even more dishes than this. There was no day when she didn’t surpass herself.

From the perspective of a prospective mother-in-law, it was impossible not to be impressed.

My prospective husband, me, also thought she was too kind, giving me a big impression every day.

“Dad must have really liked it.”

“What can I say? Dad was crying so hard he was about to collapse… and Mark also cried.”

“Even Mark was moved to tears?”

“There wasn’t enough bread, so Mark couldn’t make it.”

“Ah…”

I wondered if my prospective father-in-law took priority over my dad.

I’m sorry, Mark…

But I’ll make sure to enjoy my meal.

***

After enjoying the meal Eli prepared and arriving at school together.

When we arrived, Lee So-yeon and Joo Hye-ryeong, who had arrived earlier, came up to me.

“Do-yoon, did you have a good meal today?”

“Was it delicious? The salad was well-made, right?”

“Of course, it was delicious.”

As soon as I heard them talking about Eli’s breakfast, I knew.

If I asked how they knew, it was because Eli uploaded pictures of her cooking on her Star account every time she made something new.

My family and I had a separate main account, and she consistently uploaded to her new cooking account, which was a public account, so anyone who knew Eli could see it.

Thanks to that, there were people like Lee So-yeon and Joo Hye-ryeong who enjoyed Eli’s great cooking skills as a pleasant topic.

“I want to kill you…”

“I want to kill you…”

There were also cases where people, like Chae-ho or Jin-woo, sent malicious comments with a hint of jealousy, mainly from guys.

I was used to Eli and I being close, but I couldn’t handle her devoted care, which started this year.

“Haha.”

“Do-yoon, you look really happy.”

“If I were you, wouldn’t I be happy? If I were you, I’d kneel down and accept it a thousand times…”

“Ha… I want to kill you.”

“I also want to kill him.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. My girlfriend, who was like a model… a model, indeed.

Anyway, my beautiful girlfriend, who was a model and had a great body, was a strong-willed queen-like figure outside, but at home, she was a sweet wife who made breakfast with all her heart and took care of me.

It was hard not to feel envious.

As a boyfriend, I was extremely proud and happy, but I understood that it might seem annoying to others.

“I could’ve done all that if I lived next door.”

With nothing to say, I just laughed, and then Joo Hye-ryeong, sitting in the front seat, tilted her head and smiled brightly as she said that.

I also smiled back at her, who was subtly showing off her charms.

“You can do anything. You’re probably good at cooking too.”

“Thanks for the compliment. Then, if I get the chance, I’ll…”

“Doyoon, Doyoon.”

Just as Joo Hye-ryeong was about to say she’d cook if she got the chance, Lee So-yeon interrupted from the side.

“Joo Hye-ryeong can’t cook for her life. I remember when she got stimulated by Eli and practiced cooking, and I got to taste it… it was like a dog raised at her house could do better.”

“Hey! Lee So-yeon!”

“If you have any conscience, don’t try to feed Doyoon that nonsense. I had high expectations, but… it was just a greasy mess.”

“You’re going to die… ugh…!”

“Look, Doyoon’s doing image management again. Can’t you just talk normally?”

“Ugh…!”

Joo Hye-ryeong’s face turned bright red as she glared at Lee So-yeon, who was teasing her and laughing.

Their friendly banter was really fun to watch.

Just before class started, Eli briefly dropped by our classroom.

“Eli! Our Hye-ryeong said she’d cook for Doyoon, what’s up with that?”

“Cooking?”

Eli’s gaze turned to Joo Hye-ryeong, influenced by Lee So-yeon’s playful jab. Now that they’d become quite close, Eli’s eyes weren’t aggressive, but rather slightly playful.

“What, why? Can’t I do it?”

“…….”

Joo Hye-ryeong, who was confidently gazing back at Eli with her arms crossed.

Eli.

*Pfft*

Raised one corner of her mouth, letting out a mocking laugh.

As if it was ridiculous.

“That dish? Try making it. It’ll be delicious… *kiss*.”

“…Okay, Ali, come out with me.”

“Bring it on.”

“Hye-ryeong, you know you got hit by Eli once, right? You lost in arm wrestling in just one second last time.”

“…You guys are really annoying!”

The three of them, who had become incredibly close, were really something to behold.

Although they didn’t get along well because of me back in middle school, now they were like this, and it made me feel warm inside.

Thanks to that, I was smiling like my dad, looking at the girls, when Chaheon called me in a low, ominous tone.

“Doyoon.”

“Yes?”

“Wouldn’t it be faster for me to just kill myself than to deal with you?”

“Why are you talking like that?”

“Shut up. You dirty alpha mail guy.”

“Hmm…”

With a furious tone, Jin-woo was nodding his head enthusiastically beside him.

He wanted to say, “That’s not enough…”

But he refrained, thinking it would only make things worse.