A strange illegitimate child.
A strange breakdown of character.
A strange family feud.
The secret of the birth of Seomun Group.
“Ugh!”
At the after-work drinking party, Hae-joon’s fingers were busier than ever as he sat hidden in the corner. I tried all the search terms that seemed even slightly suspicious, but there was no result. But I couldn’t give up like this, so I grabbed his hair in frustration.
“Why? … … Why not? “How could it not be?”
“what.”
“One hundred dollars. Even if I don’t know much about Amman, I’m sure there must be a story behind it. Or would such a person without blood or tears have fallen from the sky?”
Hae-joon, who was expressing his resentment towards Jun-ho, who was looking at me pitifully, let out a painful laugh. Junho, knowing that this was a sign that he was ‘about to go crazy’, took out a few lollipops from his pocket.
“hey. It’s been a while since you laughed like that. “Wasn’t it the first time you smiled like that when you came out of the operating room after three days?”
“At that time, I felt proud that I had saved someone’s life. What now… … .”
Instead of feeling proud, Hae-joon fell with his head on the bar table, his heart broken. However, Junho dragged his tongue in an instinctive motion that did not forget to put the candy in his mouth.
“Are you craving sweets again?”
“Don’t say something you don’t know. They’re all doing it to survive. Are you telling me that if I fall to the party in this situation, I will die?”
Wow, Hae-joon chewed the candy and immediately unwrapped the next candy. Despite the sweetness filling his mouth, his heart sank as if it were submerged in lye water.
“It opened. “I can’t even talk about the transplant center or anything.”
“why? Is the chairman just yelling? Yoon Hae-jun, how much money have you just wasted? If a person has a conscience, they should not engage in wasteful schemes like running a transplant center that doesn’t make any money?”
“… … “Have you thought of me like that all this time?”
Jun-ho was shocked by Hae-joon’s bright eyes and quickly turned his head. Instead, I filled my empty glass with a good-natured smile and changed the topic.
“Hey, hey. drink. You should drink it on days like this! Let’s eat and die!”
“then! “That’s how it should be!”
“… … .”
“If you just cancel dying.”
“Ugh. “I guess it’s Yoon Hae-jun.”
Junho rested his chin as if in resignation because Hae-hae didn’t let him tell a joke as he pleased. No matter how hard it was or how drunk he was, Hae-jun never said anything like dying.
“Why are you frustrated? I told you so. It might just be a joke for us to laugh at, but… … .”
“yes. yes. “Who are you talking about, Yun Schweitzer?”
“… … That’s just the way it is. “I have to show the minimum courtesy to the patient who has entrusted his life to me and has been lying there for such a long time.”
Either inside or outside the operating room.
That feeling has never changed even for a moment. The new life that the patient, who had surrendered his life to me who was nothing, desperately longed for. It is a belief that I have maintained from the time when I was a first-year resident and all I could do as a novice was to stand and watch a sleeping patient until now when I was able to touch the heart myself.
“As Chairman of the Board, my mission and belief is to grow Cheil Hospital into the best hospital in Korea. “We must create a hospital that everyone who belongs to this hospital, whether patients or medical staff, can be proud of.”
But it seems that that man’s beliefs are different from mine.
Hae-joon bit down hard on the candy in his mouth as if it were ice, recalling Seo Yi-han revealing his future aspirations on the podium in the auditorium. In any case, it seems like he was the one who became the ice that the man was rolling around in his hands.
“… … Yoon Hae-jun, you really aren’t the type of guy to be knocked down. In the past, before Oreo came into CS, you went through surgery on your own and were fine.”
“Back then, I even had a heart that I could fix.”
“huh? “Then what now?”
“now… … “I don’t have a heart to fix.”
There’s no way that guy could have such ordinary things.
Hae-joon tilted his head, holding a clinking drink with a bitter smile. It was ironic that, despite his presence and intimidation that was stronger than anyone else’s, he could never conjure up the heart that would move his body.
“If you open the chest, the battery will definitely come out. “It’s made of vibranium.”
“… … hey. You’re really trying to be scary. “I heard you didn’t yell or get angry?”
“It would be better if I screamed.”
“… … .”
For the first time, she knew that with a wide smile and perfect posture, she could crush a person without even the slightest hint of rudeness. How can I describe him in one word? This is the only thing I realized while facing the man who seemed confusing no matter how I looked at him.
“I have heard enough about the circumstances.”
“… … .”
“Seventy-eight million won.”
For the best men in this world, money is an estimate, a receipt, and a reference point and indicator for everything in the world.
“Hey, Yoon Hae-jun. What’s wrong with your expression? “Have you given up on the heart transplant center?”
“What is giving up?”
“Yes? “Aren’t you giving up?”
Junho’s voice grew louder. A moment ago, he was still looking at her with concern, but now the sight of her slowly pulling out her buttocks behind her was full of determination to stay away even just a little bit.
“What if I don’t give up? “The chairman said it wasn’t a joke.”
“It’s no joke, then.”
“… … .”
“But I’m no joke either.”
The alcohol I drank all the time spread hotly throughout my body. It is a dream that I have never given up on since I left Korea University, which I loved, and came to Cheil Hospital. No, since I started working in the Department of Thoracic Surgery. Junho brushed his forehead as Haejun bit his lip with a strong determination, even without realizing it.
“So, should I go to the chairman and ask for help? “You say there is no blood or tears?”
“Because there is no blood or tears.”
“… … .”
Her hand, which was not light even when she moved it lightly, was as meaningful as Lee Han’s hand that day as she held the glass.
“You probably have this.”
◇ ◆ ◇
The huge mansion inside the high walls was as strong as a medieval castle. As if it were the home of Korea’s leading Seomun Group, the decorations inside and outside the house, the highest quality furniture, and even the houseplants were rare.
But there was no warmth anywhere. In particular, the smile on the face of the hostess, Mrs. Cha, has dried up for a long time. The only joy in life was growing orchids, and the hands that painstakingly wiped off each green leaf were solemn, as if offering Buddhist prayers.
“… … mom!”
“Oh my!”
When Yuhan approached her and playfully tapped her shoulder, Mrs. Cha put her hand on her surprised chest. He’s always like this. She looked at her younger son and giggled as if she couldn’t stop him, but as soon as she saw the broken orchid leaf in her hand, her complexion and her smile turned white.
“You, you!”
“Mom too. “Is that more important than your son?”
“Then it doesn’t matter! “Say that!”
Mrs. Cha’s heart was pounding loudly at her son’s giggling laughter. As I faced my son’s mischievous smile, which I didn’t know was reflection, my hand holding the leaf trembled.
“I find comfort looking at them these days. “It’s mom’s only hope!”
“why. “He has two healthy sons.”
“Are you okay? “You guys are fine?”
You said something well.
Mrs. Cha snorted and looked away at her younger son. The hand that threw away the leaves in her hand was somewhat cruel, considering that it was the only hope, but it brought a little bit of human warmth to this work of art mansion.
“One is crazy about making money, and the other is crazy about spending money.”
“Why are you so embarrassed?”
Yoo-han, biting back a smile, quietly stood behind Ms. Cha and massaged her shoulders. Still, seeing as he didn’t throw away or shake off the broken orchid like a broken leaf, he might have been secretly waiting for someone else’s body temperature.
“I should have given birth to a daughter somehow. “They both look fine, but I wonder if they don’t know that they are both burning inside my mother.”
“Aren’t I better than my brother?”
“… … joy.”
