Hae-joon tried to get away from the children following him up the elevator, but soon pressed the button for the highest floor, where the director’s office was located. I was planning to visit him today anyway, and it is right for me, as a subordinate, to go there first.
“Anyway, there’s no contact from the police, right? “At the immigration office?”
“no. On the weekend, Sang-cheol said he would take a look around the neighborhood where many foreign workers live. They say they are going to take CCTV photos as soon as possible. “We are constantly making phone calls here and there.”
“Phew.”
When I thought I was the only person whose life was ruined by this incident, I felt sad for a moment, but my heart sank when I realized that everyone was going through a hard time.
“I don’t know what trouble this is for you guys. “I still can’t sleep comfortably.”
“no. We should do this too! “Professor Yoon will take charge of that scary chairman and negotiate.”
“… … Yes. then.”
When Hae-joon turned away as if avoiding eye contact, Minguk tilted his head. These sprouts are real. She, who could not even reveal her burdened feelings, cried and looked at her with the corners of her mouth raised, and only then did they feel relieved and hold out their cell phones.
“Already, while we were waiting for Professor Yoon, we did some research on the chairman.”
“inspection?”
“yes. They say if you get tired, you’ll burn out. Just by looking at him, the chairman is not an easy person, and even though he just typed his name on the Internet, he was very powerful.”
Kyungmin handed me the search results on his cell phone and asked me to take a look at this. On my own, I was reciting information I had found that might be helpful to Hae-joon, and it was not much different from what he had previously heard from an acquaintance.
Cutting off limbs without blinking, having no blood or tears in the face of power, being at odds with his younger brother over the succession structure, etc. It was literally the daily life of a chaebol that you’ve seen dozens of times in dramas.
“Oh, there’s something like this! “In fact, I was traumatized by something like a kidnapping when I was young, so I don’t trust people.”
“I heard you didn’t? The Chairman of the Board is actually Sasaengnae. Now, Chairman Seo-moon’s wife had no choice but to take her in and raise her because of the attention of others, but because of her anger toward her biological mother, even her family is turning away. Professor, please take a look at this too. Really in the comments… … .”
“stop. “What if I just say it’s someone else’s story?”
“… … professor.”
“Anyway, it’s true that he’s a person who works hard at his job. What happens if you judge people based on prejudice? “I don’t know about other departments, but we can’t do that.”
Hae-joon frowned as he scolded Minguk and Kyung-min. There is no need to explain what that means or hear it separately. I was so angry when I heard about the deficit that was eating up the hospital’s budget, but we shouldn’t mess with other people’s work.
“I’m sorry, Professor.”
“… … are you okay. “If you know, you won’t do that again.”
As the elevator door opened just in time, Minguk and Kyungmin lowered their heads as if reflecting on her back. Far from feeling resentful for being scolded, I didn’t know that their trust in Hae-joon was sky-high. Praise is praise, and even harshness is extremely trustworthy.
Kyeong-min muttered in a proud voice as he saw her standing straight in front of the door of the chairman’s office.
“As expected, it’s Professor Yoon. “I can’t believe you had all the necessary measures.”
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“… … Professor Hae-jun Yoon? “What are you doing here?”
“I’m truly sorry, Chairman.”
I have to pray. Let’s pray first and see.
There is no other way than this. From my experience of countless apologies since working in thoracic surgery, the best way is to simply apologize. Facing Lee Han, Hae Joon bowed his head first.
“I have caused you concern in many ways. “It wasn’t intentional, but I wanted to apologize.”
“… … “I didn’t know you would come in person.”
“no. “Of course you should come.”
He raised his head at the sound of a heavy voice returning, and the white documents on his desk flickered. Her heart grew even heavier as she watched her elegant hand movements, tracing with a fountain pen on paper as if it were nothing special.
“I didn’t know you were at work. “I’m sorry to disturb you when you’re busy.”
“no. “This is it.”
The corner of Lee Han’s mouth as he put down the fountain pen was meaningful. They clasped their hands together, and that in itself caught everyone’s attention as if they had just been cut out of a pictorial.
“By the way, you came to apologize?”
“yes. sure.”
“… … “What exactly do you mean to apologize for?”
“I’m talking about the foreign patient from last time.”
Unlike when he lowered his head vigorously, Hae-joon’s voice suddenly decreased. The hardship of having to repeat something I know so well is hard, but in front of this man, it feels like any mistake is doubled.
“I think you must have been very surprised as soon as you took office. “I don’t know how to tell you the situation.”
“I have heard enough about the circumstances.”
“… … .”
“Seventy-eight million won.”
I felt no anger from Lee Han, who summarized the situation in the most concise manner. That’s not all. The man’s polite smile, which did not radiate joy, joy, or any other emotion, pinned down his prey.
“They said there was roughly that amount of damage to the hospital.”
“ah… … yes.”
Hae-joon, who was staring at him blankly, couldn’t even reply as he pressed his lips together. All the words I had prepared to explain as best as I could quickly disappeared like smoke.
Lee Han narrowed one eye at her slightly dazed expression.
“Are there any other amounts that I don’t know about?”
“Oh, no! doesn’t exist!”
Eat.
The corners of his mouth lifted up above his intertwined fingers, as if you could barely see them. They clapped like seals, but it was also unusual for them to wave their hands and say no.
Although it was a bit boring that he came to me first and only apologized.
“Then that’s it.”
What on earth did you expect?
A dull smile appeared in the black eyes that had held a glimmer of hope that this boring afternoon might blow away this boring time. Usually, what he wants from people is fixed.
Money, or a huge amount of money.
Anything else that is expected is deception. Still, she thought that if she were a woman who could not be recognized even by looking like that among people whose secrets were clearly revealed, she might say something different.
“… … Hmm.”
Lee Han nonchalantly stroked his hair in response to something that had never happened before. His sense of people has never been wrong, but he may have expected it to be at least as fun as the amount of money he lost. Are you already tired of working at the hospital? With a self-mocking laugh, Lee Han returned to his upright posture.
“Professor Yoon.”
It is his habit to always politely and clearly draw a line at the end.
“I heard the circumstances carefully, so you don’t have to worry about that.”
“I. “Really?”
“Then what more can I do for you?”
He once again suppressed a laugh at Hae-joon’s questionable answer. At times like that, she is a woman who reveals her true feelings clearly.
“I already found out about the hospital regulations through the planning director, and he said that such matters are usually handled in-house. “I knew it wasn’t the professor’s intention, and it was something that couldn’t be predicted, so the same thing shouldn’t happen again.”
“ah… … okay. “I’m so glad.”
“… … .”
“So so so.”
“… … yes.”
But, what more?
Lee Han, who was smiling as politely as possible, became more serious as time went by. On the other hand, Hae-joon’s smile slowly returned to his lips as he held his hands together, saying it was fortunate.
“Thank you so much. “I didn’t know you would let it go so easily.”
“… … “Well, it’s not easy, but I have to get over it.”
So, you can go out.
Lee Han nodded and looked up at her. I don’t know why she suddenly smiled that way or why she looked at me with those eyes, but I was sure of this.
“Chairman.”
First of all, that woman doesn’t seem to have any intention of leaving here.
“I heard a guest is coming, so I’ll keep it as brief as possible.”
Maybe now is the beginning.
“… … “Tell me.”
“I know I’m sorry to say this right after taking office, but”
“So?”
Usually, when he knows that the other person is sorry, he prefers not to listen at all so that he doesn’t have to feel sorry. However, this time, Lee Han’s eyebrows were raised, wondering what on earth the seal was talking about as he calmly folded his hands together.
“Actually, I was going to tell you when I first said hello.”
“iced coffee.”
I remembered her lips falling carefully. Anyway, she took care of all the money, so what else is there? Since he had made up his mind as the chairman of the board, there was no reason he couldn’t be a little more generous, so he nodded lightly.
“Please continue. And this is enough of an apology, so if you really feel that way, please focus more on the hospital work.”
“Heart transplant center.”
“… … .”
What does this seal say now?
One of Lee Han’s eyes, who had been trying to be lenient for a long time, became distorted. This was the first time that she had not been able to understand a person’s words since, “I think you will get better if you stand up,” came out of the blue while she was visiting the hospital where she had no choice but to go to visit her mother when she heard that her mother had collapsed.
“A transplant center?”
“Ah, that’s what the former chairman promised to our center director Park In-myeong.”
“who?”
“Park In-myeong. When human life comes back to life, it is human life… … . “Does our center director know?”
“… … .”
Oh, you don’t know.
“are you okay. “You might.”
