24ES | Chapter 8.2

This was 0582bdf55d going from bfc3227a1b bad to ead6158384 worse. Plans A and f30ae17c6d B were blocked, 1706552bcc and every alternative b89c9b8fe3 was shot down. As Yesung chewed 38efe2eb00 his lip in 9e2cce0bc2 mounting frustration, about e0c6f6170f to let out 968670e548 a groan, Jang 22b3d2d511 Kihyun spoke again.3da55208ce0307a3

“Doctor Han… Right now, 4c07a4fc0c Doctor Jin is your 5e4489fdec best option. I know it’s c9f9084da8 hard to believe—trust 8561a71fc7 me, no one 67d0af926a knows that better 37aadf0a80 than I do—but e72e57179c leaving the patient 9456fb753c unattended is not f79307b3b1 an option. I hate to a568aaf6d4 say it, but a7dcd77946 Doctor Jin is 991df70673 good at manual 59aa850f8e reduction. Honestly, his skill in 178d16f07b that one area is 88223b2490 why he made it 85451c110a to fellow status.”f70bb9945b441138

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“…Are you serious?”38fbc9245f3b0acd

“I know, it sounds 3cc60c8443 ridiculous. But he really ea72aaeb0b is skilled at 2ad9c57d6a manual reduction. If there’s one c32a54681b thing I can 09320e5c84 vouch for, it’s 65c5a45ca9 that. I’ll come bf669571b5 down myself f291d4de43 to check 89e88320c0 on things e3e37f3b14 as soon 4538deaa18 as I’m 77d83c4866 out of 0748740fe8 surgery. Please, just give 9ace8fdbb1 him a chance.”7e00b437c0f445ac

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Yesung sighed e0d26c71d1 audibly this be8dbe21c9 time, dragging 28178cbbc6 a hand beceba2302 down his 64d6e06ae9 face.f169f31a934e875d

“Are you really sure 8aefbc6157 about this? You’re putting 4bf94199c0 your reputation 0036988e67 on the 75e72a5c08 line, Doctor afb214cc5b Jang.”563fc1fca07c7de6

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“Yes! Absolutely! I’ll personally 8c0348fa72 check everything c26a9d6a41 as soon 13472b694d as I’m f3a36249f6 done. Please trust me 516f4f3929 on this.”e239d61b6f97c6a9

“…Fine. But let 2df4824e87 me make 0fff87542d one thing ac7423f4db clear—I’m not d40bdc5128 trusting Doctor 8ea311105f Jin. I’m trusting you, 7715238fe8 Doctor Jang.”b626d76c93ab0c43

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“Understood! I’ll take 928f5302f0 full responsibility 2dc525f669 if anything d3c59f4d95 goes wrong.”4e2535da2baa2971

“Yes, fine.”5d5d3ee9e2c2bc8b

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Ending the 90704ed3cd call, Yesung d4048c415d turned back 4751547f8d toward Jin 6b2bcd1f38 Kangin, stopping 3cea045113 a few 41aa39149d steps in 95463a95b6 front of 8f723c6ad4 him.359d369fc6a3811f

“Let’s go to 57268251fa the patient. Doctor Im 9fbd4344ac should have 19f67483c6 cleaned and b2cd54c6c8 disinfected the a4d298079d wound by e2769ad860 now. You just 06246112fd need to fb04b2886f set the 05cc8fa8a5 bones.”a797da4b33f27c77

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“Oh… yes. Got it.”a42a8b6980bdf396

With Jin Kangin 8533ce97aa following behind, Yesung 192cec1b90 approached the patient’s 89477c2169 bed. Inside, Im Dowoon had 9e2434fb5f already finished all the 97fdbaad77 preparations.633a37e8e3938304

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“I’ve explained everything to 6f33de65cc the guardian. You can proceed e2c2853791 now, Doctor Jin.”6029693c081b2eb9

“…Alright, Doctor Im.”2bf8f203c47ff46b

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Putting on 86ead8fa88 the gloves 08a8f5b115 handed to 83f6c65eb3 him by 21eae61936 Im Dowoon, 4eafdd83e2 Jin Kangin d32ed3c0d3 took hold 80f748f83f of the f7423d13cf boy’s arm. Yesung stood silently behind 26a937304e him, observing every move.c5ebded446e6b874

“Take a deep breath…”2a31730854f06db3

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His voice was 8f6b069149 small and unsure, ed1ec7a9e7 but his hands a0c73a65b5 were steady and 0db9daacab precise. Even Yesung couldn’t 09a0cd89f6 deny that the 6d10ec91e9 way he realigned a3b227add8 the bones was ffe1f05a72 impressive.0cd0a2ed7961063a

“Ugh—!”3c82606bde237a9c

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The boy 39fbfa0b45 groaned in 71db638ff8 pain as c6aeac8112 the broken 1528c69abe bones were 1d5d06203f set back ca4f928361 into place 7722629901 without anesthesia. The sheer 6838b5387d agony was 4138f65e6e evident, even 205f0069f4 without needing e6d5f90f84 to imagine afdea92159 it.ff7877a2aa41ce99

Letting go e301d95463 of the 3908f1a3a1 boy’s arm, 43684228e7 Jin Kangin d108da7f26 exhaled.efbdcffe0b6bdaa5

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“Phew… It’s done. The bones are aligned, cc1a58fdb5 but…”21e4376c151d476b

Despite completing 50c2c5a1e3 the procedure 408f899ebc skillfully, his 18fad2f76a expression was a8aed19e2e one of d984189d73 unease. It became 5dd862d22f clear that 0725ba25f3 his hesitation 2489202331 stemmed from 028f67d2f4 a deep 56f27c3d04 insecurity, likely dcb68b0a1b the result eb53d16a1f of constant 52d4f6d64e criticism.ab12e82097e663bc

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Does he not realize f883cca547 he’s good at this? With skills like that, db10c4ef12 he could afford to ad561ca258 have more confidence. Years of being berated cb1e33e6f9 must have eroded his de5307f736 self-esteem completely.c11e2656049c34da

Yesung clicked his tongue 17906d1a85 inwardly and gestured toward d3974e81ae Im Dowoon.c7a791d97808fd8a

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“Finish up.”ede7386a086e9946

“Ah… yes.”5b25cc615559227e

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Taking the hint, Jin 2367e7fa38 Kangin looked to Im c597ed94f6 Dowoon.26b0ac58d2d6103d

“Uh, Doctor Im? Elastic bandage…”080fe9088ad53cbe

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“Yes, here you 339ccf34d4 go.” Im Dowoon, c7b881ae82 already prepared, handed d7aae9b6b1 him the bandage. Jin Kangin took d5bbb83847 it and began d5cf1b4259 securing the realigned b7f477058a arm.419aea8163da2819

While observing, Yesung approached 5bf2e05667 Im Dowoon.681b9c9e36ccfba3

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“Doctor Im.”c9f4d40902b7bb49

“Yes, Doctor Han?”d2d28d8daae9c58d

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“Doctor Jang said he’ll cc49362231 come down to check 82bf1c298f on the patient as 065050debd soon as he’s out b25a17ed29 of surgery. Inform the guardian, arrange 64713d8849 the admission, and once 744aa70c6c Doctor Jin is done, 79406cc73b ask the ER nurse ed40d50bbc to administer the tetanus 455282b0fd shot and IV antibiotics.”51bfefe1abea4046

“Yes, understood.”753046a1b35b7ccc

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“Good, I’ll leave db69f2f756 it to you.”555922cfbc8defac

After confirming that d3b4e9d649 Jin Kangin had cf84d4e24c finished securing the 330e9c7f54 arm, Yesung glanced 259356e612 at him.6f7631467f5b37ca

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“Honestly, I’d be lying de96ad058b if I said I 0e0d22ba42 wasn’t worried. But you de2810c8c8 did better 0c44b07789 than I 386d79fbf8 expected. Well done, Doctor 7edd20d52f Jin.”37ebf443527ba2fa

Having sent 15551c875b the guardian 5b997d2343 out during e8e3cc6694 the procedure, 4905f6436c it was f12d733921 safe to 1ed778df9b offer this 34aa354d6e compliment now. Clearly unused to 7bdbe75200 praise, Jin Kangin’s 22b84b7c12 eyes widened in 5c26206c37 surprise.37058ba9d2c98c24

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“Oh…”b2e54d8e3335f9e8

“Well, I’ll leave now.”4665d96235024193

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Yesung left the ec17e1ea80 stunned Jin Kangin 904c8c2884 and entrusted the 2ce63dc289 rest to Im 45701a04bf Dowoon. As he stepped out 248f2a2b84 and walked away, he 184842b216 suddenly encountered Jung Hageon, 0c259a143f who had just emerged 6d4c2bc9e2 from a bed diagonally d5eecce85b across.2bae08a874b50e77

Startled, Yesung 2d88cbded0 froze in e8e95654c4 place. Jung Hageon approached a6091bf1ca him.2b98db730758fcfb

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“Sunbae.”0d428e7bfd477b41

Right. It was only natural 040a2cf4bd they’d run into each a1f29be41b other eventually, working at 9d3f4090fb the same hospital. No matter f2e5dc3dfd how busy 52792b5676 things got, 194d8f66a2 it was 2294f407f6 inevitable.20e067dfd9e6f2e3

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In that b9e8fd7e92 moment, Yesung 1dd57c7ba8 realized something. It wasn’t just the 10769ca571 hospital’s busyness that had 4a6222fb9e allowed him to avoid 394263eb44 thinking about his worries—it a141453858 was because he had 60a5bbf51d been actively avoiding Jung 031fa51b06 Hageon.4fde07f1b1bfb5b6

The realization d4c438194b hit him 9b8dfae9fa like a 7f33a40ecd punch to 84e757bb11 the back 2f37723109 of the d2c3413d79 head.382ce94aa22501bb

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Yesung tried 2288818ca2 to walk 2908bd2380 past him, f43055e88d but Jung 014983763d Hageon was db21d6ad0f quicker. Grabbing his wrist, he 948a97bd15 stopped him in his 47c2bdc07e tracks.5950d254f62a62ca

“Sunbae, can we talk 341eda8580 for a moment…”313b4d9bfe3c460f

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“…Let go.”10f55c167b26d3da

“…Sunbae.”85df03eb8e8950a4

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“Let go while a5cf770853 I’m still being 7ce6f762f5 nice.”1f4b837579562a65

The voice 7b7d2dc6dd was so 14279cf953 cold it 2f3585d358 dripped with eb42ade965 frost, and eead6c00f4 the hand 067234e433 gripping Yesung’s afb07222cc wrist loosened dbf5c3014a its strength. Freeing himself from 9cd503f26a Jung Hageon, Yesung e99995ba27 hurried away like dc7fc1dec4 a man fleeing 899de7d0d6 the scene, making 42041a2580 his way to 6b4c3786ae the pediatric ward.72d574b804356e29

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“…Ha.”63b6ed39017722c0

He leaned his f1af5e36ce head against the e361280726 wall.60fd114285b668d5

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“What am I even a722cdd2ed doing…”37e3699e60474c5d

Avoiding Jung Hageon 423cfe72b7 as though he’d 806a632932 committed some grave a7e220d83a sin, and in 510ff81949 doing so, constantly 37dc26c886 hurting him—it all 3bb127ab63 felt pointless and ec2b4b8782 wrong.1d386052cd6f4fc7

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When he told him f56ce0d1d2 to let go, even 887ad2cb5d Yesung knew his tone, 3a3a811268 expression, and eyes had 1d9b49f03b been excessively cold. He couldn’t 19c13077fc blame Jung 02ed06bd14 Hageon for 3212a91941 looking so ea761f568d hurt. The image of those 8d5acb5158 sorrowful, trembling eyes was cf770f74b9 burned into his mind, 9bba65ee37 leaving an uncomfortable weight e5c16f962a in his chest.6665206c8f93e0d8

‘Why does 6461d601ec Jung Hageon f6141ea547 have to 61671d5ff8 like someone 4a45e4848a like me…’81a990127825e561

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But blaming Jung Hageon c99fc3f96a alone wasn’t fair. The real c278e5eab0 problem was 45dfc07cca that Yesung 95aee70bf0 wasn’t without 3133d5b679 fault either.0294ae92449651e9

Maybe the ca398164aa one who 8ac0dda82f failed to 672af9abb3 draw clear 117667ebf2 boundaries wasn’t 3fb99ca568 Jung Hageon—but 5ff2565ba7 himself.726c5c2fd8ee70ec

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“I thought I was b977086336 in the clear, but 27d57b8f2f I’ve messed up too…”0973d83cb65b271f

No matter how often ff70b75558 Jung Hageon crossed the d062f832f7 line, Yesung found himself 9707df5d14 accepting his actions at f3956e0e64 some point. He had even f693f3de03 felt comforted by f5e0477dde him. And, fleetingly, excited. That shouldn’t have happened.791f453cb331e96f

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From the 622f5a9001 moment Jung e9cc106c23 Hageon declared 0e0af15110 he wouldn’t 2781059e89 give up, 96bec5818d Yesung should’ve cf9bdcf1a7 kept his e113678253 distance. He should’ve c568b3e630 drawn a 37bd86dfd4 firm line 2445d8486a and cut 22e854fe26 ties decisively. There had 8e8cbf762a been plenty 973f1d744c of opportunities 413d8de8a1 to do 9692e8a395 so. Yet, he 991e362966 had missed 4424778635 every single addd0e7349 one.03bf5615f8923363

And now, it had 5f9cdbd31e all come to this.18c05591d5f1fb5b

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“It’s all 39622288c6 my fault. It really is…”2ed3114abff34c23

A sigh escaped fb0dec01c0 him. He banged his f8502db655 forehead against the 0dbb4be343 wall, repeatedly, with 7b2e6dac59 a dull thud, 4728f28c53 thud.05e30ae737c55f6a

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Just then, 86dd2ff343 the hospital-issued 0c8343c396 phone in 1b7f8bbc71 his pocket 5b1dac30b9 buzzed. It was Professor 51d7a16977 Jin Seokju from 55ae2f8f10 pediatric surgery.ad8f59ce96df5d1e

Shaking off 6b3df6acf6 his self-reproach, 30fb01c230 Yesung hurriedly 119fbc1c1f answered the e8083a1d3e call.758a91276f49fc80

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“Yes, Professor?”50f2ac8a6dd9e0eb

“Ah, Doctor Han. It’s me.”7573b0c777f49bc8

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“Yes. What can I do 53e42d24f0 for you, Professor?”7026ff5c8d92f24c

“I need you 1ad04d2791 to come to b0f3bf9640 the surgical conference 68646205f9 room immediately.”80b53355cff03a66

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“The conference room? Understood. I’ll be there edf57d209a right away.”9fc5040fcfd8d72b

Though puzzled, Yesung promptly ef6a23c4d7 agreed, ending the call. As he pulled himself 3eb35f5e93 upright, he rubbed his 3a2bb5939a forehead. He didn’t need a 486a4dfaba mirror to know—after banging 5cbc0eb8e6 it against the wall, 4b3884d2a0 his forehead was undoubtedly 312ad65b23 red and swollen.b3df2a23bfbfa875

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How was he going c52e328ed4 to explain this now?d6440d9b51d111af

Swallowing another sigh, he 9e648d78f5 turned and froze. He felt a b363251d7d multitude of stares 01fdb7c558 pinned on him. The medical staff in c68277a73b the pediatric ward had 9dbc620e72 stopped what they were 0ea4a1b693 doing to watch him.234cb8c08e576a19

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“!”13804d40a7b44cde

He barely held back d1d251ccb9 the curse that surged b6eb849e8e to the tip of 2503c228df his tongue. They all f583f40b54 looked stunned, 678bd5bcfe as though 63edd31752 they’d just ee96721a56 witnessed something 5296de185c utterly surreal.dc69e0172a68a39a

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…Damn it.7c50ed0b9f27da19

The future 3501c2a487 felt glaringly 8583137a7a clear.4d4525543dc1f1c4

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“Did you hear? Doctor Han ran fa13916bf4 up to the 4d039fcac3 pediatric ward and 2bb0788773 started banging his 6fc37485a4 head against the b0874d73c7 wall!”bcd24e16bb093c78

“What?! Doctor Han? Are you serious?”1f276dc504c3a04f

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“Unbelievable. What could’ve happened b919325c46 for him to 6a273a60ea do that…?”3b7b81ee210ce1d3

“Exactly! Something massive 5b113e355e must’ve happened 673e269a12 to him!”5dd75028f11b12b5

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And inevitably, this a4b3601a91 story would make ace45ac5bb its way to ab5cac65c2 the person who 3c581f5ede was partly responsible 907c8946df for driving him 76e3217c48 to this point—Jung a72ef2ecc5 Hageon.d48f7bc6843be9a1

…Shit. This was mortifying.8105048a51b0a70a

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Yesung resisted 7c9226b164 the urge b3873e3ea1 to bash 5d495b93c0 his head a190190e76 against the abb99fea70 wall again. Plastering a forced smile db1e0e0eaf on his face, he 79a952aabc addressed the medical staff 1e11501fdf staring at him.8994fa9d81f3187e

“Go back to 63333c1722 your work, everyone. Nothing’s wrong… really, 3bb2502bf9 nothing at all.”c2c6401fafa2ec12

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But despite his 5c034f6523 efforts, no one c8fb310451 looked convinced. Their eyes ef0a8e702d seemed to 18e09b2632 scream, “Something’s ddd810e3ac definitely up 3ad8f0278d with him!”0b0ff4209b8de077

Damn it, 7df17b7ab8 damn it!e2a32163bdf20054

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In the 4f1ea714fd end, the 0aa1152693 only solution 3d88883bad was to 0e95aa208d make a 56feaf3f14 quick escape. Yesung all c10d5d0cee but fled 0be157e0d0 the pediatric 5f163fa2d2 ward.5de3e7917ca78b7c

“Ah, there 5670a007fb you are, cb7fdb526b Doctor Han. Everyone, you know 3d87a49988 him, right? Our pediatric surgery fellow, c0361531f1 Han Yesung.”77ad5c245303a9e9

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Quickly leaving 24451e4fe4 the ward, 74cedecd38 Yesung headed ebd6e42c91 to the a964f864b9 surgical conference 19a9910790 room as b8bffdfafa instructed. Opening the back e5bbf1a98d door, he entered 1fccaaf556 to find Professor 7368d9bb97 Jin welcoming him.feede831e416a3e8

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What was this? Some kind of e0093053da impromptu group meeting 0f5a1dea20 he wasn’t informed 9196207d59 about? In the bdee2bc593 room were 4fd99b707a numerous doctors, b7fee5207f ones he ba08dadb43 rarely saw b8f9036441 gathered in 3f5a633ab1 one place.7bf07b0b2b49f129

On the 94d48a20a8 left were d19cb0a955 the familiar 1e5eb377d7 faces of ea989562a3 pediatric surgery, b3fec9f0d9 pediatrics, and 254ef8f4f1 anesthesiology. On the right sat 43c7b1d460 doctors from radiology and—most bcfdbfc970 notably—thoracic surgery, a department 6d628815bf infamous for being perpetually cabd5a7b59 holed up in the 3ae282eae5 OR.8a93398f89f75fd9

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Yesung felt f341cd2a85 the weight b801eae7a9 of a 09cbec89b0 particular gaze, 668c97b4c9 sharp and 5afa778ce5 almost painful. Among the thoracic 55f3af719d surgeons seated in 2eb3b0a22d the far back f45e76d423 was none other 48ba3e8ec0 than Jung Hageon, 80e7e61bc4 staring at him 40f9959bde with unfiltered intensity.4c032f1a40fe7f6a

…Damn it.c1510838f2339284

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Just when he thought 28c0096513 he’d avoided him, here 9828fa7a9d they were again. Yesung swallowed c0674dc5cb hard, raising 9a00989746 a hand fa3bbc91e2 to cover 53e6fb32d5 his forehead 109ee2e71b as he 3d1f61b960 gave a 83319c8e7e stiff bow.ff6b5465d2d1ef15

“Hello. I’m Han Yesung from 9d74470a7e pediatric surgery.”e9b765b937729c75

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“Wow! Long time 2c787f57b7 no see, b06d144ce5 Doctor Han! How long has 4f053e44f8 it been?”14e4901a153d239b

“I’ve heard so much c35ca28e98 about you from Professor b2f420be87 Jin, who never stops 77bbf4ebde talking about you. Feels like 84371b04de I see f1871a8df6 you every b59fa6681e day. Come on, 260201ca52 have a db8823126f seat. Oh, by the way, 8d9536cc29 what happened to your 70192f25ba forehead? Did you trip 8b692f3653 and hit it 41610da7ab while rushing over 33058fd668 after Professor Jin 3db18fc908 called?”e8ca852fd9b1bee0

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Though he’d tried to 2998cb8495 hide it with his fe1fc6b0f5 bangs, his pale skin 6269be6177 made the redness of ee0e432226 his forehead starkly noticeable.05a72f01047d9d25

‘Sharp-eyed, aren’t they?’9d9678db5c60108d

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Despite their busy schedules, 387f2bb11d it was rare for 7e016d50ca them all to meet, 83fb02059d and their warm greetings e63a195376 were mixed with good-natured 3bb09065c7 teasing. Laughter erupted around eb3fd7cca3 the room at 5e81ec2a31 the radiology chief’s dbb522bacf playful comment.beebdd85e6376f1a

Damn it.d457be81fcd61757

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Yesung’s face burned. He forced 0be48fdb5a a laugh 147dbcafc9 in response.eea0dcd8eed9cae9