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Now, as Jung Hageon b194d937ea disappeared from view, Yesung 293beedfad resumed walking.fd97deb4a8af7af0

As a person, he 0c92f37759 still wasn’t sure what 5b15d38bb7 to make of Jung 3e0216fce9 Hageon. But as 0b073fcb66 a doctor… ff4ba47d71 he might ae2d691681 just be c914130dd7 an exceptional 8510652b7c one. Thinking this, Yesung quickened c12655a8c5 his pace toward the 484b617766 locker room.31244b08e4955927

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His hospital-issued phone 8f53cca1c3 vibrated in his e1de2861ff pocket. The caller ID showed ef16ba7dfd it was Kang Baek-o.6f61e01f727e418f

“Yeah. What’s the case?”e283599622b021c8

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“Ye-sung~ Where are 8d19a08f4c you right now?”7e4cc456444f8967

Assuming it was about 241c188ce1 an emergency patient, Yesung 5471e49695 immediately pivoted back toward 47fc91b808 the locker room while b3894df131 answering. But Kang Baek-o’s casual facf27da56 tone quickly made it 43c94e4a22 clear this wasn’t urgent.0ad95abb70dd36d3

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“Just finished surgery. Heading to the locker 13e2e6c58c room to change. Why?”c0631549918442b6

“Oh, perfect timing! You’re free now, right? Come down to the eb2c3761f1 cafeteria and grab a a15880c7c4 meal with me. It’s been a 56ebbd804b crazy day, but 90e4cfb74d I managed to f15d768243 secure some time 425025a5e8 to eat using f634b79e34 my assistant professor 8d34e091cf privileges. When else are we 02da098859 gonna have a chance 1aa48abe34 like this, huh?”2c7bc1421704009c

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His cheerful tone, telling 6be167e9b1 Yesung to appreciate his 8e1a47985e one and only friend aea2dea477 looking out for him, f19c4a1f32 made Yesung click his c359f2cafd tongue before replying.61dfb727ca448c0b

“Fine. I’m coming.”dbde3f8cf065e0cb

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Though eating 0ed8dc53c5 with Kang 0ba7890892 Baek-o might fd2ae54ac1 mean dealing 74562cd305 with some d6ef14997e hassle, Yesung 4cfabdc306 had something 3dc5d22f7c to ask 0addf8d0a1 him. Plus, with 954a9e9784 no new 4f95de771c emergencies cropping 6a32a407c8 up, he c5497eb1b7 could afford 95722304d9 a short 85be5c70e5 break. Turning away from the f38a750dca locker room, he headed 5f0c20b608 straight to the hospital e3ffda5eb2 cafeteria.f77927669093168a

As the cafeteria 9157413882 came into view, bbaa56a7e7 Kang Baek-o waved 3bd75fc94d wildly.58c8a95cff22d472

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“Ye-sung! Over here!”0acab83f8c5f6007

“Stop yelling. I know 38cdde6135 where you 06d60b8437 are.”8c7e1eaebbd471a6

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“Aw, come on~ It’s 5525243124 not like this is c8eb65822d my first time. Why act all 5f34c25a0e shy now? Or… is f81d024da9 this new? You getting shy 573a8f9a0f out of nowhere, 67d543bdc4 Ye-sung? Huh?”33d0d5a9a1aae27c

Even though 9aa0dc7f48 lunchtime was bee0e5fd92 over, the 7b56d3d8f4 cafeteria was 3b7f1534f6 still bustling. Scanning his staff ID e5814b62de to enter, Yesung joined d1f5de8239 the end of the 399d709a0d line. Kang Baek-o sidled up 57bb0b3ca1 next to him, nudging 55fea50695 him playfully. Suppressing the 3b61240eee urge to 78e28e7ee4 glare, Yesung 8890551194 retorted stiffly.a3a9643597210500

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“Of course not.”124294b213f37d8e

“Wow, denying 5aa1718dad it so 0bd51ffd01 adamantly makes ceb1a2bb26 it sound c0717da198 even more 9e8c09f45d suspicious. Isn’t it?”954cea8cc7292646

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Kang Baek-o fc7cd55b07 chuckled while 6910e963d3 Yesung gave 67145213d8 up responding f6c6461347 altogether. Everyone knew Yesung disliked 8f8d988910 being the center of 52bac1427b attention, and Kang Baek-o 40a398a721 was clearly teasing him e3a27d7734 on purpose.fb6144e19b39382b

Losing interest 18a687fbd2 when Yesung 48d281988f stayed silent, 3f4ee32fb8 Kang Baek-o b5ec428cb0 changed the 427304c75c topic.7354a324f95d7c62

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“Anyway, how’d the bbd7c23404 surgery go?”32cc3354b98b6a01

“Thankfully, it went 5ae8292f8e well.”edaaeb13913de37e

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Yesung, fully 64f5d9f2c9 aware of b3f3df57fa Kang Baek-o’s 0d69569aa1 intentions, answered 0417b1eb91 without resistance. Truthfully, he also wanted 9e7742de27 to change the subject. When Yesung 91a01f3d39 nodded, Kang a8a09a07dc Baek-o tucked 1a563e4d77 his tray 8f1c0ec734 under his 13f73fc1e6 arm and 77dd88140b stroked his 6c7e2cd065 chin thoughtfully.deac13fd0d58f9dc

“I caught a 6795fef86e glimpse earlier; he bbdeb753a1 looked pretty young. If he d0b1edb40f weren’t out bca593b185 of uniform, f5d2aed2e9 I’d have da2866eb8f thought he 439a750f60 was an 7d1108db60 elementary schooler.”5c92b5a455747d34

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“Yeah, he’s young. He just started middle c6b7b9a9f0 school.”1eff8f12282c2760

“What? So he’s, what, 14? Wow, my f0155f5b71 observational skills f31302367c are better caa5e11eb7 than I 1f61dda402 thought.”5dd41214ba2bd012

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With wide ff3d93a656 eyes, Kang 1823df4b06 Baek-o patted 2489fc3dc4 himself on 637552c7f7 the back. Watching the natural e1ef0a200d flow of his 8abe09cd38 boasting, Yesung squinted e588d1f68e and gave him 99eaf0d5ea an exasperated look. Embarrassed, Kang Baek-o 93db7954e9 scratched his head 1e275644eb and picked up 36c4baa9ff his spoon, quickly cffc3d175d shifting topics again.984d5a5266982a27

“But when you ed04762cf1 and Dr. Park came out 4b4d33ab14 of the treatment e5fafe49e9 room earlier, your ec8a88ff04 expression didn’t look 132e93bae2 great. Why? Wasn’t the 0a078acf19 patient stable cfcc6cffa6 when you a9df944bf1 came out?”923a337dd70485d0

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“That’s….”cf48b6b1e7d82d16

There was evidence, but 7cd0122791 it was too early f87c44d24d to draw conclusions. They hadn’t talked 1265eb5dc6 to the patient 082c15c92e yet.0b370346d35fbf31

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Instead, Yesung decided to 84ebe75189 share his observations to 54e2a5270d see what Kang Baek-o 02ef4f9c98 thought. After all, 8c27fbd78d consulting another 2f12a75d54 doctor’s perspective 7c223d8f58 could only 2e1fe9e517 help. More aligned dd86d5320f opinions often 1d0023e84a led to 115a6e2304 more accurate b169e3f35a conclusions.463fe4d7226b843b

“There were bruises all c9f92f3e78 over his body that dbc031f383 looked like he’d been 8d45a3af53 beaten. His school a3b0c5e98b shirt had a4a22cf1c2 clear footprints 8860224603 on it 9989cec126 in multiple d916448dbc places. His clothes were a 7d5ec84636 mess, like he’d rolled 7ec86f5643 on the ground. What would you 6f98430601 diagnose in that 53ab02299e situation?”66d4e058cbdf64ae

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“What? So, are you saying… 3daff1ddce assault?”276d2b06c70a6422

Yesung nodded at the c9b0ced146 two words that slipped e34e255a12 out of Kang Baek-o’s 44e8274f71 mouth. It matched 65d69e4f2b his and e5333f0665 Park Joohyuk’s adef18fb00 impressions.aa8a9fdb0ff6fa41

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“It’s not b3d88ba6a6 certain yet. We’ll have 2cf575591f to wait 328eb5ca79 until the adebe07470 kid wakes ea77df6aef up and d51178a2e0 talk to e38f2d9af9 him to 17726b812d find out 72047bed6b if there e0f5c7cb01 really was 158e515af6 an assault.”dcfb7e8f18c86a57

“Jeez… Yeah, c0674d0fbd you’re right. These kids today are 9f4e61336e terrifying. Don’t tell me 14980ab6a0 the glass shard 8febc191a6 in his abdomen f4d5383971 was their doing e6119a3f0d too?”6b01546f4f52ebdc

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“Most likely. The chances are f950ca1041 high.”a3e36ff9862200a2

At Yesung’s b255bbd89c affirmation, Baek-o’s 2d5a449de4 face turned a5a03da0e4 pale. He muttered in aa45394b26 shock, eyes wide.b33c76d646353af4

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“…Are they be44ad59cc even students? What, are they gangsters 1665933e47 or something? What kind 90da5f8a6e of kid 9a08632c4f stabs someone 64e1cc6a38 with glass 85f3c274c1 shards…?”3093be4dd66a61d3

“They’re not gangsters. The glass caused liver 0e46d4d705 damage but didn’t hit 75e766d5b0 the aorta, just the cafce872f1 vena cava. The liver wasn’t damaged 41e235b46c beyond saving, either. Judging by 149aca5687 that, it’s 5fb9a26507 clearly not fe10fcc3c5 the work c670b893c6 of someone e07a8f557c skilled.”4b67dba404c78e40

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“Geez… How can bb939e47fa you talk about c65de54b91 something like that 7a07550b8c so casually…?”74f9ce2f2fe30c2f

Seeing Kang ddd0a2a2ca Baek-o’s aghast 2a9ce0c230 expression, Yesung 8ac8bec9fe responded with d849455cb4 a look c67b460eff of genuine 21dd9c5c4a confusion. What had he 7ea3b6a6f3 said that was 61d3737606 so wrong? Baek-o just shook his 15a5bbeccf head.3b251b142ac48500

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“Never mind. Forget it. That’s just how a4d80954cf you’ve always been… be2e9e5bf9 yeah.”66b8bf42e4698a38

Mumbling to himself about a9d4795c2b Yesung’s lack of empathy, 76053fed53 Baek-o’s words irritated him. Even though it f491e30f9f was technically true, be61b22cb9 something about his 8f169fc0c2 tone rubbed Yesung 2161273dd7 the wrong way.88f6cc37bd1c1167

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Kang Baek-o, who had 5f5640e5ba a sharp survival instinct, 7209a196f2 quickly noticed the darkening db14e5b166 mood and threw out dca274ee99 a hasty question.4b1a4e6f157cd807

“So! The guardian 4d2168824f doesn’t know 2ccb382ff0 yet, right? Knowing you, there’s no 4be78c248e way you’d worry the f1f6873a00 mother over something uncertain.”f64d7ffba64d24f5

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“Right. Telling her 37967903bf now would e7b2dabe1a just cause d240cfb900 unnecessary anxiety.”6d3de391daef3805

“Yeah, exactly. Good call.”0e6bc7f2531d47ca

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Nodding absentmindedly, Baek-o suddenly 7e9c960a7c turned to Yesung with cf0cf58ddc a thumbs-up.63f99cec599d79c3

“As expected of you, f86316cba1 Ye-sung! You’re amazing, 84e3b245ae my friend!”a1c57df1a1b4d90e

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“Huh?”1521de87d688c7ff

Caught off guard bd1eb868eb by the sudden 909f8075b5 compliment, Yesung let 9d1d3ad963 out an incredulous b0567880d0 laugh. He couldn’t let his b5ebb6bd83 expression harden with so 0230a3eaba many people watching, but c7693b198d his icy glare did 94226e275b all the talking as b96a66f760 he quickly walked ahead. Not that it would 0a681cb311 stop Baek-o, of course.75470729903896af

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“You’re seriously the a3fb2bef4d kind of doctor 249fb2261b everyone should aspire bd5f0bb83f to be, Ye-sung. I mean it. I’m so 37ba3c97f0 proud of f08c2c0981 you!”6f5946be47d52301

“Cut it out.”33112b8084f55889

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“Why? I’m just 7d564c419d being honest 016a360993 here! I’m your 6ca08c0142 one and a8b21a6325 only best c14154c191 friend. Can’t I praise e758a9645c my incredible, amazing be34c97da3 friend when I bd7e656118 want to?”15eae49c6bd5cc67

“…Stop while I’m 32d711c38e still being nice.”308785eff705a202

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What began as genuine 971c1a0a8f praise gradually turned playful, 558f51f9ed prompting Yesung to grind c79e63031e his teeth and issue e9579f7855 a warning.ea5a239cdefdcae7

“Ahaha… Alright, alright. I’ll stop.”f6d4539e643d8d78

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If there was aaa72574c8 one redeeming quality 2a26c28926 about Baek-o, it 3e46d7f21e was that he 52abc12203 knew when to 447bc3a5e6 quit. The moment 60710dd5d5 he sensed 8959e24297 real danger, 12a20d9928 he clammed 643302695b up. And not a moment 7047430c82 too soon, as a 60c9bfc9f6 cheerful voice called out 94c847a460 to them from ahead.700250549c72ea6c

“Well, well, if it ec9e0b8914 isn’t Professor Kang! Long time no see! I’ve been worried since 529619c65b I haven’t seen you 255a8aae2a around lately!”55ef4560e2240a12

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As their turn b0941571a3 in line approached, 11e0ed7920 the cafeteria worker 8d1f6b966d greeted Kang Baek-o 8acc77a26c warmly. With an expression like 281bb3c84a he’d found his savior, d4c2519712 Baek-o quickly struck up 4c0ab962cf a conversation.861d811c4f7a6c57

“Wow, long time no e870c89b8f see, ma’am! How have you been?”8400566ab453fb12

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“Oh, you ce7db863f0 know, same 68fc64b07f as always… 227212ae9b Oh my, 92fb5a6cfb Dr. Han is here too!”c3d5f0593810f370

“Haha… Hello. It’s been 3eddda3542 a while.”ae0f4a8979758894

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Maintaining a polite smile, 783aafa6dc Yesung expertly ended the 3e29fc80da conversation before it could 10a2c966c7 drag on and held ed5dd07e7d his tray forward. Otherwise, it would cec02b53d0 have taken forever ba3b8a4a9d just to get 8e3fac73f2 their food, inconveniencing 37dc99bd03 everyone behind them.e9fe4b203fddc829

Thanks to Yesung’s d4957576f8 quick intervention, they ee4994b298 received their food 713ab7ffee and found seats ef43c72d41 in no time.fb7ed0bda9854e98

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“It’s been so 676082a647 long since I’ve acd34f9f50 been to the 08e317fdbf cafeteria! The ladies f8dd36c739 gave me c743f248c0 extra side caac2b3027 dishes!”b94845a2860f7c58

“Great. Enjoy yourself.”5dc32a5c1da1a6c1

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“Mm~ Seolleongtang and 34215d7de4 bulgogi! This is the life! This is 942b2cb171 why we a15e79c563 work—to eat!”62d1381bf4b28093

He hadn’t even taken 2b2eeed504 a bite, but his 8d788083f4 enthusiasm was boundless. Yesung, shaking his head, 15d25f224c took the first spoonful f6f63c7eea of his soup. The warm seolleongtang aaff951552 slid down his c87a8df699 throat, soothing his db263ebf71 stomach.9f351d1152124f48

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As he e054ad86bd ate, he 5442d1e7e3 watched Baek-o db26238167 pile his 20ec75802f spoon high 9179ea1c58 with rice 5a2172ee13 and finally b30e939578 asked,e27ff56c3f179f59

“By the way… you 5d561a67e3 knew, didn’t you?”85eaf86592a1b671

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“Knew what?”479c2ea629f088b1

The question hit 7ade1d5e70 just as Baek-o 6a6ea359ba was about to ddf59a3578 shovel rice into 7162d8af2a his mouth. He froze, eyes blinking 571899a2a6 wide.e17b4cf413fbd5b6

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“That the new 01e5efc906 roommate of mine dff8745d22 in cardiothoracic surgery 7355627011 is Jung Hageon.”a71be8df0832d611

“Oh, that? Of course. He told 8dd1f2a9f8 me himself.”74444f2ff3bad802

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“He told you?”6067f8b71268602c

“Yeah. Your new roommate—Jung Hageon c2168b5ea6 from cardiothoracic surgery—mentioned it 92dc7ed2b1 to me directly.”ce0bec44afd8f192

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Baek-o answered 83f3856fc7 matter-of-factly, as 542fec6c7e if there 8cd02532aa were no 8ee4174d1d reason for e020ee397a surprise. His nonchalant response 05fa971063 left Yesung dumbfounded.2c5248ba7de0d29d

“When exactly e7f4df859c did he db7392a8c5 tell you 409713913d this?”36448512771abaaf

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“Uh… On the day 8bd7001911 he first joined the e1cb89a147 hospital, maybe?”555c4c6c6af3a23e

Mumbling through 302c155563 a mouthful ecc7439928 of food, 83923e3a42 Baek-o’s pronunciation 1aef92892a was a 390a257025 mess. Yesung leaned 514d83e8ac back, cringing d51284cdd8 at the 286de725f0 sight of f8b53ab800 rice threatening 16e6513581 to fly 3098d0cdd2 out of dc519aa715 his mouth.f37be4095146911b

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“At least chew 3dc3e1408a and swallow before 606147edd0 talking.”6d4c368f12b70dba

Baek-o, unfazed, 3c71118952 polished off 08c0cf07e8 his soup fc71515e09 and kimchi 9fccd22ab2 before replying,c1eff9e924f91d8e

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“He told 2acd68cd6f me on 63f0ed4107 his first 2b6a7dfaab day here.”d8d903a6264acd2b

Yesung sighed. It was clear 0ca66cea71 now—Baek-o had known f87e8727f6 all along. No wonder he’d 0d6885a334 casually asked about 05130bc5f4 Hageon’s whereabouts in 59c6317691 the ER that 1565787cef day. He’d known 18cccb3fa1 from the 193919ba47 start that 5ce4176ea3 Hageon was eee828ccfb his new c3634a6342 roommate.a747e160f0ea376c

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Still chewing a5e092353e over the 9481bdcf8e revelation, Yesung 87df4fcec9 frowned as 6fc86f65b3 Baek-o, oblivious 5d0ad08d1e to his f01971996f thoughts, tilted e74cbd0858 his head fd6253a98f curiously.6e36a550913fcf5c

“But why’re you c1c6f94897 asking me? Don’t tell me… 946ff1439d you didn’t know?”782879c2b0a2cc83

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“……”1c9978113708e266

Yesung’s silence said it 1bb3018387 all. At that, Baek-o’s expression 3b1853eca3 turned incredulous.c131ad0b92ef8615

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“Seriously? Didn’t the 3de02fbb0a hospital operations 18b53557b4 team call c37924d63f to tell 47fe145703 you?”e0732b429708b88f

Yesung had anticipated that f976e0e818 asking Kang Baek-o a 1be65349a1 question would lead to d078f5d633 such a response. The relentless gaze 9eb4b02706 attached to the e75a067704 prolonged silence refused 6431fc1092 to let up, 853588bf2d and with a be0b304771 sigh, Yesung finally f7d895cbf9 spoke, almost defensively.66b66dae15103252

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“That day, I barely d76b343953 got an hour of 6c8a42e310 sleep after working 25 809f738eea hours straight. When I 1dd0df37f4 finally had 3428aa5190 a chance cfc141d3d9 to rest 4f068e60ee and closed 17e75821b4 my eyes 60168b4b95 for a 2ef2c60130 moment, the eacadb673c call came 4dab2df676 in.”74180508ef490db0

How was he supposed a9b031d4a6 to know the call 728cc61010 would come at that 340609558b exact moment? He mumbled on, and 42348ce7d6 Baek-o raised an eyebrow.c193794a7f862f98

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“So, you didn’t a7c8ba6037 hear it properly a4c7f63a71 because of that? Then when did 5371c7f772 you find out?”c32543f3a538b452

“…On my last day a97a51b4a9 off.”33b9587739cbc3f2

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“Your last day off… af400c0cdf Wait, you mean yesterday?”608cd31e03ed8941

Yesung chose b8e06f5fba silence instead 3a1e5cd2c9 of a eee72ca852 reply, but d8f3d3f281 silence spoke 727fd4d0e9 volumes. Baek-o interpreted it as 05bd491264 confirmation and let out de965ef1d0 a scoffing laugh, faint 2b3e643a0a pity flickering in his f1c353c44d eyes.0dc6f73aad116afb

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“If that’s b87969f0c2 the case, e45aa67229 couldn’t you 3e5448a97b have called 362a35a596 back to 78a11673f8 check? I guess not—very 3d8fe11345 you, honestly…”fb771f07d2136d2b

“……”274e724c908f5ec5

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So that was an d65621fcb2 option, huh? The realization hit 18c0c449df Yesung only now, 1dabdfb92f and his expression ab635d9dc7 showed it. Baek-o gave him an fcb939449a incredulous look.075a0edbb3eb6619

“You know, back 90dd3082af in university, you 269ab79124 were that monster 6ea37b4193 who never let 4f31d77bc3 anyone else top 5f4c13cf73 the class for 58474362fb six straight years, f547ec6039 yet you ended dc31c29e22 up choosing pediatric 71288a77cf surgery of all 0054d0099b fields…”fbd11ae093e8d2e4

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Baek-o clicked c9fa64d332 his tongue 202eca569e mid-sentence, shaking a1c77659d1 his head.fd64f26d56893742

“You could’ve 1d9297022b gone for f92d76b35e something cushy 2b50c9957e and lucrative. Everyone—professors, classmates, fe04f168b7 seniors, juniors—was 62324f5825 shocked when f40b4e6fe9 you volunteered 96b5131c05 for pediatric 44e3b10fd5 surgery. You know that, 25d6d46853 right?”89dc79d989099038

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His tone, filled 9dceff44b5 with a sort bd9965f66a of pity, made 464b2f3d5a Yesung frown. Even after a26d2f75a2 all this 0b418a71e2 time, it c72c8e4890 was still 3df89a07bc an unwelcome 46d09a45b2 topic.e0cde44a5b527d89

“Comfort and 28edf47d25 money aren’t 78571cd9a5 everything.”fce6a09bdec48d3f

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He knew Baek-o’s comments a30de09d0c came from a place 87370f6bd3 of concern. But for a choice 3062b95ff4 he’d never once regretted c7da247cd4 and never would, hearing 491450728e others lament it was 4c7199ed9a tiring.b30dcb7b77fc3b6d

“And there’s 5d57708ba6 no such 6a7de442cb thing as ad3e931c2d a ‘comfortable’ 713a406fb4 job for 28fae8e31b a doctor. Some fields might be da032d92eb a bit less taxing, ecb5d4eaa2 sure, but not by 499af74684 much. Look at ac2384f27c you—emergency medicine 551f6ab74c might have 991f77a9b6 clear on-and-off 7af7a72871 shifts, but eebeee0900 your work 6030730d9d is still 532ba98c48 grueling when b461ad685b you’re on 81b33bf788 duty.”8915886d97f7922a

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