A woman who wanted to avoid me more than anyone else, but also seemed to have more to say than anyone else.
I recognized at a glance that the woman was the doctor who had been running through the hospital lobby that day. It’s not common for someone that age to wear slippers and run that well.
what. Even if that wasn’t the case, she didn’t seem to have anything to confuse about the woman. The eyes that looked up at me confidently were quite haughty, but the leaves that stuck to her gown also matched it so well that it was almost comical.
It was ironic that even though I was standing calmly like a queen of the world, I felt like I could feel the wind blowing that day.
“… … “What on earth is real?”
“yes? “What do you mean?”
“no.”
When the head of planning tilted his head at his muttering, Lee Han shook his head. Hae-jun Yoon. Who cares what kind of doctor or woman she is. In any case, she had her own biggest and absolute standard for judging people.
“It would be a huge loss for the hospital.”
“That’s exactly what I said!”
The planning manager, who was trying to accommodate Lee Han’s mood, decided that this was the time and agreed. I had heard so many rumors about Lee Han that I knew what he despised the most.
“Oil resin is also not helpful to hospitals. In fact, is there any other department that has a negative impact on hospital finances like CS?”
“… … Is it that much?”
“I mean. You have no idea how tiring it will be if you go through a medical lawsuit after a bad surgery. The compensation is compensation, but it also has an impact on the image of the hospital. But even if the surgery goes well, the insurance premiums are the same, so there’s nothing left!”
The dissatisfaction that had been accumulating as the head of the planning department for a while was finally unleashed. Forgetting all the hesitation and concern he had with the new chairman, he approached the desk and spoke passionately.
“We had no choice but to have it because of general hospital regulations, but we are not the best university hospital. “Currently, with the exception of the center director, the CS professors only perform simple procedures and surgeries, so this has never happened before, but to think that a fellow who has been here for less than a year is doing something like this.”
“Is this the center director’s line?”
“Oh, yes. It will happen. “Shall we take a closer look now?”
“what… … it’s okay.”
His response was a bit slow due to his personality of saying no right away. The head of the planning office became impatient when he saw Lee Han stroking his sharp jaw line as he was lost in thought.
“The center director said there was nothing he could do because the previous director said the hospital had an image, but it is not good for the hospital to keep letting that line be created. “I’m already having trouble because of my last appointment.”
“A promise?”
“ah… … no. “The center director won’t be back for a few months, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
The planning director, who had previously been bothered by the heart transplant center, quickly changed the topic with an exaggerated smile. The image of the hospital had already been stigmatized from the first day of my appointment, so it would have been difficult to go any further.
A heart transplant center. It’s not even possible.
It’s not something that costs a penny or two, and no matter how hard you try on the calculator, even if everything goes well, it seems like you’re breaking even, and the headache-inducing deficit is already visible. I felt sorry for the director of the Cardiovascular Center, but I was thankful that he left the position just in time for the new director to arrive.
“In any case, if it is likely to cause trouble, it would be better to impose disciplinary action in advance.”
“If it’s punishment, what kind?”
“Honestly, it will be difficult to kick him out with just this, and as he receives his final letter, he will have to firmly nail it down so that he will never have useless thoughts in the future. “Who knows if something like this will happen again, just trusting the center director?”
The head of the planning department is usually a person who gets upset over things that don’t make money, but today he was especially enthusiastic. If you are Hae-jun Yoon of CS, you have already heard many stories from Professor Choi.
‘There’s no way around it.’
One corner of the shrewd planning director’s mouth quirked up. The new chairman is said to be renowned as a performance-oriented person without blood or tears, but since this is his first time working at a hospital, he will have no choice but to receive help from me, an expert.
The director, with a clear sense of purpose, spoke in a humble yet plausible manner.
“Actually, after being here for a long time, you can see that much when you see it. It’s obvious that the weak-hearted female teacher has brought the situation to this point by ignoring her sense of duty and not being able to win her approval. Ha, she should do good deeds while considering the situation, and she doesn’t deserve to be in a situation where she has to eat at the hospital. Isn’t that right, Chairman?”
“It’s my first time working at a hospital, so I don’t know the details like you.”
I knew it. The planning director’s shoulders rose at his cautious attitude.
“Ah, haha. Don’t worry. “I will do my best to help you understand better in the future.”
“Instead, if you go by what the director said, I understand that he is only a first-year fellow, but he is influential enough to move from anesthesiology to general surgery, and is even skilled enough to save a dying person by the collar.”
“… … Uh oh. that is.”
“Of course, I completely agree that good deeds should be done while considering the situation.”
Sigh. Lee Han’s eyes turned as he carelessly traced the armrest with his long index finger. The line is meant to be maintained. The unspoken warning emanating from the smile was elegant and even more creepy.
Lee Han stood up, checking his watch as if nothing had happened, leaving the director frozen in confusion.
“Let’s go out. “Didn’t you say there was an inauguration ceremony in the auditorium at 2 o’clock?”
“iced coffee. yes. Yeah, that’s right. But I didn’t mean to make the chairman uncomfortable… … Well, I just thought you might be wondering what kind of person Professor Yoon is… … .”
“You’ll know when you go and see for yourself.”
As the manager stuttered out excuses, Lee Han chuckled and knotted his tie. I hate climbing up. If the silent warning doesn’t work, he needs to tighten his grip once in a while.
“Is it really true that the things you see with your eyes are not visible to me?”
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“… … Hey, Yoon Hae-jun. Are you okay?”
It was just one question. Hae-joon, leaning in a corner of the auditorium, exuded a gloomy aura like a mourner at a funeral. Just looking at her made her breath catch, so Junho quickly dragged her and sat her down in her chair.
“really! “I thought I would hit you properly.”
“… … “Since your foresight has improved so much, can you take a look at this too?”
“what? Where did your patient run off to?”
“no. “I wonder if 78 million won won’t fall from the sky.”
“… … .”
There are many eyes to see. Unable to hold his head or bury his face in his hands, Hae-joon forced himself to hold on by supporting his neck.
“Did I live my life wrong? why! “Of course, on the day the chairman comes.”
“I know. But seven thousand eight hundred? Wow, awesome. “A lot came out.”
“… … You know, Kim Jun-ho.”
A brief glance was enough to convey the strong warning that he would die by my hands if he showed me kindness like that one more time, thanking me for telling me something I didn’t know before.
“S-sorry! I’m not like that… … . But what can I do? “Have you talked to Professor Jang at Hankuk University?”
“I did it a long time ago. But it can’t be helped. “I wanted to support them, but there were no more patients to support.”
That was the biggest problem. There had to be substance to support them through step-by-step procedures, but they disappeared without a trace. Now, everything about who I operated on and how I saved their life has become an illusion, except for my own hands that performed the surgery.
“Whoa.”
Nope. There’s still a receipt.
“What should I do? “He ran away as soon as he woke up, so it would be difficult to survive in that condition.”
“Hey, is it time for you to worry about that person? “The road ahead of you is nine thousand miles.”
“… … “It was 90,000 miles until yesterday, and now it’s 190,000 miles.”
Hae-joon burst into laughter and covered his mouth with one hand. I held on thinking that yesterday was definitely the hardest day, but I hit the double upper limit in one day. In addition to the crowded medical school, the helpless professors, and the absence of the center director, the patient ran away. There is nothing I can do other than laugh at what fate has brought me.
“Junho. “I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
“Do I really have to ask you to pay me? “If you think about it, you didn’t do anything bad, but I guess I’ll end up writing you a letter.”
“… … .”
“I heard the chairman didn’t say anything to you.”
If you think about it, it’s not that you didn’t say something, it’s that you didn’t do it. While I was greeting people, I heard a sound like a thunderbolt, so I turned and ran out first. I wonder how the owner of the big hand I held when we shook hands distorted the corners of his eyes, and if I could go back and see him again… … .
“Hey, the chairman is here!”
“Yes.”
When Junho nudged him with his elbow, Haejun suddenly came to his senses. As the chairman slowly appeared at the entrance, one by one, I pulled out his neck as if I was curious, but when I actually made eye contact with him, I reflexively averted my eyes.
Lee Han was indifferent. No, he was indifferent and confident. The cool eyes overwhelmed the audience even before it started, as if they were tired of this kind of thing because they were used to it.
“… … .”
Startle.
The moment he made eye contact with Lee Han, who briefly raised his head as he went down the stairs, Hae Joon swallowed his dry saliva. There was no way he would have recognized me, as he had only seen me once in such a split second. I firmly believed that the significant narrowing of my eyes was also due to the fact that I had been stabbed a lot.
However, even if I could go back to the moment I greeted him in Uiguk, I don’t think it would be much different from now. If I had looked at myself with those eyes back then, my legs might have gone completely weak.
“hello. “This is Seo Yi-han, who has been appointed as the new chairman of Cheil Hospital.”
“… … .”
When the chairman stood on the podium and bowed his head first to say hello, many people collectively flinched as if their heads were bowing. It seems that the thing that makes normal people cringe like criminals doesn’t matter the location or the number of people.
“I get to meet and greet people who are busy… … .”
“Hey, Chairman, this is really no joke.”
“… … huh.”
