Kyeong-min’s eyes shined even brighter as he looked at Hae-joon, who was able to get through the surgery, which was never going to be easy. Hae-jun has had a reputation since his days as a resident. When Kyeong-min heard that she was coming to Jeil Hospital, not her alma mater, after earning her specialist license, she cheered.
“I think I’ll take a walk around the National Assembly with the planning director before the inauguration ceremony on Saturday. “Professor Choi was the most excited and came in first place.”
“iced coffee.”
I guess you did. Even so, he is still a person.
Unable to curse another professor in front of his major, Hae-Hae only suppressed a bitter smile. They didn’t even bother to listen to me about the transplant center. Whenever this happens, I feel a disconnect between myself and my alma mater, Korea University Hospital, and I lose strength.
“Actually, Professor Yoon should be in that position.”
“Kyungmin.”
Hae-joon, who was walking to the medical office, caught Kyeong-min’s flushed face. I wondered why he went to such lengths to look for me when he was not yet a formal professor, and it was even more unfortunate to see his anxious heart.
“I don’t think I can even bring up the heart center without Professor Yoon. Since the other professors are not interested, I think it will end like this while waiting for the center director to return… … .”
“And you’ve already gotten a specialist degree?”
“… … Well, that’s not necessarily true.”
“are you okay. “To be honest,” he said.
When Kyeong-min, who was already out of breath, stuttered, Hae-joon chuckled and said it was nothing like that. A widower knows the circumstances of a widow, and only a thoracic surgeon knows the circumstances of a thoracic surgeon. Kyungmin’s worries about the future are no different from my feelings at this time last year.
“When the transplant center opens, there will be a position for Kyungmin. “How many people do you need to run one center?”
“… … “Is that really true?”
“Why is this like this? “Don’t you remember how well we worked together?”
To cheer up Kyeongmin, Haejun reminded him of the foreign patient he saved from the emergency room two days ago. Even if I muster up my will, I can’t do it alone. Whether big or small, this is the biggest advantage that arises from the process of saving lives with the same heart.
“that’s right! professor!”
Just thinking about it immediately warms my heart.
“That’s really true, us!”
“… … .”
Look at that.
Hae-joon, whose mouth stretched out in a silent smile, had already entered the area where CS Ui-guk was. It was in the most corner of the many medical departments and offices. It was a location that clearly showed the status of the thoracic surgery department in this hospital, but I tried to ignore it.
“But the Chairman, you haven’t already arrived, right?”
“You were at NS when I went to pick up the professor earlier, so it’s probably time for you to come down. “Just in case, Minguk is down in the ward and everyone else is gathered around.”
“I guess I’m the only one who’s late.”
Then it won’t work.
Hae-joon’s steps became a little faster. Although it is only a group greeting, it is the first time we meet the chairman who is holding tight the future path of these poor sentient beings. Hae-joon bit his lip and gathered information about him.
“What did your friend say before? “Did you say you should never get close to a half-man, half-animal creature?”
“yes. Just by passing by, the cold wind blows. It’s just that the atmosphere and silhouette itself is dark yet strangely captivating… … . Oh, it’s true. “It’s not a lie, my friend really said that.”
“… … no. “It’s not like that.”
When Kyeong-min made an excuse, saying he felt uncomfortable with her expression as if something was wrong, Hae-joon bit the inside of his mouth.
“I think I’ve seen a guy like that before. that… … “What a dog man.”
“yes? “Where are you, professor?”
“uh… … that is.”
Was it in a dream?
Hae-joon, who was trying hard to get his head around it, soon laughed and shook his head. What on earth are you thinking? Since I took on all the work on behalf of the center director, the only people I met were inside the hospital. No matter how hectic my life may be, at least I don’t remember examining a man like that as a patient.
“no. “I guess I was mistaken.”
I don’t know if it’s just a strange feeling that makes people flinch for a moment, like a cold breeze just passing by.
“But if you think about it again, it doesn’t make sense. “Where in the world would you find a man like that, not in a war movie or in Greek or Roman mythology?”
“haha. “That’s what I mean.”
“It’s all surrender to capitalism. People originally have big fantasies about chaebols. But still, it’s childish, half human, half animal… … hello.”
“… … .”
Hae-joon, who was turning the corner with a bitter smile, reflexively raised the corner of his mouth at the man a few steps in front of him. Survival instinct above reason. The head girl reacted quickly to the silhouette of someone who seemed to be an animal or not, strangely dark but impossible to take her eyes off, bowing with her hands clasped above her belly button.
“It is a sincere pleasure to meet you, Chairman.”
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It’s a beast. It’s a beast.
Hae-joon, who entered the medical office and stood at the edge of the professors, tried not to swallow dry saliva. He must look directly, but it is not something that can be known. The man who slowly looked around the CS office while listening to the planning director’s explanation exuded a sense of danger that could not be hidden.
“… … .”
Either Greek mythology, war movies, or both.
He was a man who did not feel awkward at all in any of the descriptions or modifiers that made him laugh out loud. No, on the contrary, it doesn’t fit perfectly, so it feels like it’s not enough.
The arrogance that pulls the other person down by the shoulders with just a look, and the strange attraction that keeps drawing eyes. Hae-joon was subtly bitten by the man who looked like he would stain anyone who got close to him at any time.
‘This is ominous.’
Just looking at it is ominous. There is no other way to express it.
Just being in the same space was enough to know that he was a formidable person. She looks into other people’s minds every day and hates judging people only by what they see, more than anyone else, but her instincts as a doctor spoke to her about that man.
I think the heart in my chest is probably black too.
“I can’t believe the Chairman even stopped by our medical office. “Originally, we would have to go and greet you separately, but we are so grateful that you came here in person.”
“yes.”
So, if there is such a thing as a heart.
“Haha, the center director happened to be away at a time like this. “It would have been nice if you were together.”
“it’s okay.”
“Still, if you want to understand the work and status of CS, you need to have a conversation here and there… … .”
“It’s not like we really need to talk.”
“… … .”
Just to find out that much.
He was an arrogant man whose words seemed to ring in his ears. He has a perfect smile that seems to be measured with a ruler. Despite his polite and impeccable manner, the listener’s heart was strangely tingled.
“I have no intention of bothering you if you are busy.”
“Oh, what are you saying? “We have to do whatever it takes to help the chairman.”
“… … well. “It’s helpful to me.”
“… … .”
His single gesture of stroking his chin made everyone standing in a row, including Professor Choi, who was aiming to become the next center director, and even Hae Joon at the end, wince.
What is it? The feeling of being a sinner while standing still.
There wasn’t any particular emotion evident in the man’s eyes as he looked around, but it was enough to make those around him sweat. His heart sank as he watched, wondering how this place would be captured by those dangerous yet beautiful eyes like those of a wild beast.
“Hmm. “It was a place like this.”
“Ah, yes.”
After Lee Han glanced at the heart model on the table for the last time, he looked up and Professor Choi, who had a bit of a stubborn streak, smiled exaggeratedly. Hae-joon peeked his head out a little to see if he was going to say something, and tension was evident on the corners of Hae-joon’s mouth.
no way. A breathing fossil like Professor Choi first told the story of the ‘Heart Transplant Center’… … .
“It’s fate that we’ve met each other like this, so why don’t we play golf together sometime?” “There’s a good place nearby.”
… … There was no way they would take it out.
I knew it. Unlike Hae-joon, who had no expectations, the residents’ faces suddenly darkened. But whatever their expressions, Professor Choi’s vision was filled with only one person who could brighten his future.
“It just opened, so the field is clean and well-maintained. I’m sure the chairman will like it too.”
“Is it okay if all I like is a golf course?”
“… … .”
I laughed as if I had heard a joke, but it couldn’t have been a joke. When Professor Choi, who had shown the greatest motivation during his time at the hospital, stiffened awkwardly, Lee Han raised his eyebrows as if he was finally liking it.
“Anyway, thank you for the offer.”
“Oh, no.”
It’s not a suggestion, it’s probably just a thank you for finally shutting up.
Hae-joon swallowed a sigh and chewed the inside of his mouth. Every time the planning director, who followed behind the chairman like a secretary, made a brief introduction, the professors’ heads towards him lowered excessively.
‘The sunflowers will break their necks.’
Haejun, a fellow CS team member, couldn’t bear to look any further, so he slightly tilted his head back to its original position. Why do they all have no self-esteem? I pressed my lips together out of frustration and shame, but it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.
‘… … ‘Who told that man?’
The sound of Lee Han’s shoes as he leisurely walked around the country as if he were the only person in the world was as heavy as a pulse. Even the ceremonial nods to the professors were relaxed, as if they were measuring their prey. Hae-joon, who thought for a moment that the chairman was ‘like a dog’, belatedly sighed.
At least dogs are loyal and cute human companions.
That man looks like he would rip off the back of a normal person’s neck at the slightest chance. If it is an animal that is sharper, wilder, and more dangerous than a dog… … .
“And this is Professor Hae-Jeon Yoon, who has been appointed as a full-time thoracic surgeon since this year. “Aren’t you a graduate of Hankook University and the CS center director’s best student?”
“We saw each other earlier, right?”
“ah… … .”
It’s a wolf. A wolf appeared.
