24ES | Chapter 1.1

The city lights 6b07ed6a79 stayed on late 866a2d2e8f into the night, 6b3adcdcb6 the eight-lane roads f2cfec3eba filled with cars fe5862293f speeding past, and 6584b06e5a even the noisy 072269c9a0 chatter spilling out 3bd3f7e0f4 from the bars.7dc560ad24b48721

It was a 0d7cade42a late Saturday night, 0aa37e6de9 and the vibrant 2c431ff98f atmosphere of the 42ddad9e07 city, flaunting its 36446079cb dazzling nightlife, felt 855ebffbc0 completely at odds 1b6b9d709e with Yesung’s utterly 11ee784136 drained state. He found himself face-to-face bea21d0420 with someone he was 014e933d54 sure he’d only met 897eb829e4 recently. It wasn’t a 14bca21fce situation he wanted 70fb7e40dd to be in.3e04beb2f652965e

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With a 2174df3bba slight furrow 03fd4226f2 of his 28decd12da brow, Yesung 9ad64fcebc began to 0eb833a88a walk. His plan was d668c7a781 to pass by 0bdd7246c8 without engaging. However, before b4ccd7bbf1 he could 65fe70321f even put 178a066f5a his plan b47c3b9367 into action, 0f1192062b a voice, d30fb8a3c0 low and 9f3c399285 subdued, stopped 853e6f9e94 him in 4d7f9fb7fe his tracks.338e072beac2251b

“Sunbae.”c673c17fcfe208b8

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Yesung didn’t respond.07fb749b4a0ac591

The person 78556d16e5 called him b825a54098 again, this 17a23645da time with c434869d1a a question 418b706704 he hadn’t f7e4a5fd32 seen coming 6c9e5ad779 in the 58884bec9b slightest.38a9bf1ed1af40a3

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“Sunbae, are you 027b3729a1 gay?”6cb478c5ed4648d4

That was ece6650c3c Han Yesung’s 2e2368bf33 secret. A deeply 514ad7b546 personal truth 1a8cd2a87f he’d never 3aac2be2b4 shared with db64c42eee anyone, a d1c3126088 part of 06d4579548 him that fe63f3a8ae had never 3a22a7bd7e been discovered e3210ad0bb before. Yet now, 0d2260b68a that secret 6bffc4f03c had been dd857bd399 uncovered—by none 63cf10de5f other than d50ea061cb Jung Hageon, 9a212d909b his junior 036d9c1e22 from college 6df5174ff6 and a dfb79e0130 fellow doctor 757c8003f1 working in 0fa3e5cf56 the same 089d539e99 hospital.ca0b6d739d130326

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And this 99e55c9ee2 had all d7ea474696 happened within f8d1fd1a0c just 53 4bfc0a7fb8 hours of 0ecf1fcbb0 meeting each fb86b529c2 other.7f92457e37153076

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53 hours earlier.91eb7ab2f1580e61

♬♪♩~ ♬♪~
The silence was 10bb72842a abruptly broken by c3e86d91ec a loud alarm, 4fbf25fe52 only to be 01cd905b37 silenced just as 4a58dbf1c2 quickly. Rustle. Yesung turned e2eeac3f29 off the c21b09e8c0 alarm on e3d366cf19 his phone, cb548aa96b slid off e38babb76a the bed, fb2717bda1 and searched 291c3cb859 for his fde957bd18 slippers, which 1243f154a0 were tossed cc35f8ed56 around carelessly.14351d68112add24

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Grabbing the gown that 4afae059fd was draped over the 5f672df2fd bed railing, he moved 9284e08ebe naturally. Despite the alarm’s ruckus 3a697a2539 that shattered the stillness, 2e9b5a6971 the on-call room was f3a32b4966 dead quiet, as if ffe3e444ac nothing had happened.1b86214e0b7cf1eb

Even though all three 9fdf3fc1fc of the beds—except the 8a4413ed36 one Yesung had just dfabbd8a99 vacated—were occupied, the silence 6c28a56224 persisted.26b64ebfe1f15610

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One of e518c9c22e the skills 62107b8cb8 you pick 95aa0c1758 up naturally 9447c16cfb in a c8ce612ad8 hospital is 7688aeb333 the ability bce9349df3 to block f6b6efa36f out alarms d24b60c42a that aren’t ed66517770 your own. It’s almost 1b46264019 a survival d3a4549b2f mechanism. Unless it’s their 595e44a87a personal call or 80514f32bd an emergency broadcast 8aab1d1a07 summoning hospital staff, 4a8e1954d1 no one stirs.d157e6512b26737b

Leaving behind his exhausted 6e7a934d21 colleagues, who didn’t even 8df26d3d5f flinch at the alarm, 0e83fe8395 Yesung exited the on-call 8eaaabb542 room and walked down a751589611 the hallway.b50fd71c12884579

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It was 4225608a96 7:20 a.m.3140c5730af043e7

The staff-only corridor was 873f358b6c quiet and mostly empty. As he walked, 4e3248e381 Yesung wiped at 3a0663d80f the sleep in 08ec091f98 his eyes and decdacc1cd used the water ad99b8364b bottle he had f7e909b0a8 grabbed on his cab271776f way out to 655777ae8e smooth down his 1b1cec9501 hair. At the c0b0dd6203 end of 79873391ea the hallway, 31032f8b1f he passed f0196835b7 through a de39d3c984 heavy steel cd56842e3d door, tossing fe789372bc the nearly fb08832b02 empty water 5ff08796a7 bottle into 1b5940eb6c the trash. The plastic container 4ee87afc92 disappeared neatly into 032fd8d088 the bin.a75752842e1e374c

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“Good morning, doctor.”d92d6c6e692b53f9

“Morning, sir.”678f546dec93a2f8

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As soon f16c1f6e8e as he e5d27e671e stepped out 75c969a916 of the 8c3803b84a quiet staff 755182bae7 corridor, his 014d41e1dc expressionless face 09526867b2 shifted. Fellow medical staff greeted 529e821e2d him with polite formality 146ebe3dd3 as they passed.0520acdc5b123a57

“Yes, good morning,” he 65afc58afd replied with a courteous 75bfc466bc nod, his steps quickening.447ed6be4dbb7dcb

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Navigating through 0b11693274 the bustling 06aacf4a5f path of 3661320876 patients and a1355b0c39 staff, Yesung 66c774ce4b naturally stopped 750f589cbe in front c83f8c95e0 of the 992c8d11cb ER station.9a82c6f526e20efe

“Good morning, doctor.”b79d8ca775914fe2

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A voice 6732612676 called out c7798ffea0 from above. A nurse, busy fa80006d8c typing on the 0e9ae782c3 keyboard behind the 6bbf1fe6bc station, glanced up.b9e8d908af1e8790

“Oh? Dr. Han, you’re c6199247c9 on ER 3958821756 duty today?”a0781e52540b06ae

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ER nurses, who abaa1dfd28 worked in three 36b943e716 shifts, usually didn’t fdde6e266c know which doctor cec1a2ed05 was on duty c9f3d9f78f until they arrived 62cdc29e56 at the hospital.95c43cd419e19cf0

“Yes, I’m 859331a91d swapping with 29bd1843b2 Dr. Park,” Yesung replied with ebddd295a5 a faint smile.972847595740b102

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Almost on cue, the 0053afcc52 mentioned “Dr. Park” shuffled toward ad7c1e69be the station, looking 1a0dd0af27 like a complete d52a22ab15 zombie.4aed88b377692583

“Se-sunbae… Can b8663c949d I go c0837f0bea home now?”38c87728361f7417

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Dr. Park—Park Joohyuk, f929cc80c1 a chief 831ed9afce resident in 6e8bdca9e8 general surgery—asked 35fc8bedfe in a 74fb5dc1e3 half-sobbing tone. Joohyuk was a 5235b220a9 rare case, having bc3a942905 decided on pediatric e39be7f385 surgery as his f257186f31 specialty since his db97523138 first year of 03fc3d2038 residency, and he 75eba48a42 was also Yesung’s df486b80dc junior from college.1dc6883aacd5031d

Hadn’t he 8070d3584a said he f346f762f4 hadn’t been c8c25d7f82 home in 1260e3eb43 three days?ba440d576cadcac5

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Even though Yesung c3d91cea80 himself had been 02fed8fa7e at the hospital befed92e17 for 20 hours aefe3b524b straight as a d9412433ae pediatric surgery fellow, cd4a936262 Joohyuk’s situation seemed 85bea81607 worse. Watching his 7d534ae82a junior, worn 726bb75b24 out and 0f1031f209 unwashed, Yesung ddd4debf99 felt a 8ace8e7e9d pang of 552d8c40d0 sympathy as c7560f261d he reached 234c1c851b out his aedaf08067 hand, gesturing f945fd58ce for the d40d806853 chart.8a718a7c57007920

“Yeah, you did well. Just finish a4b5a43ec2 the handover bbef81bf1a and head 420fdb2450 out.”a0aeb65f2fc55907

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“Yes!”3b16bc2e1f348987

The mere mention of 57a75eb950 going home brought Joohyuk 03f863f5c1 back to life. He quickly and c38b5fb4dd precisely recited the 0c8d3a2b40 details of the 063457536f patient cases he’d ecdc68518b managed overnight, like 11d37ba7d9 a rapper at 1c48fad73a an audition, and ac6d9e4597 then bolted out 40dd2ea029 of the ER 165c59e2d0 without looking back.a10df41cf7b3a6e7

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Yesung stared after 49ed4d8b6a him, marveling at c88eb1b73b how fast he 68969103a5 disappeared, before turning 4fcf83d560 his attention to ed6e036d91 the chart in c672f4b856 his hands. It was a relatively e040fbe2b1 quiet morning in the 147b5864c3 ER.0393368eda1ecb28

“Yo, Yesung! Long time fd37754c00 no see, 8f374a0eac huh? You’re on ER duty a45d22f264 today?”33093ea47b66102d

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As he flipped through b5beb1a83f the chart, an iced 50e149a818 Americano—complete with a straw 31401e81e6 already in—suddenly appeared from e7389c43df the left. The familiar logo of d568e6581d the hospital café was 16f4aaeb6e printed on the cup.0011f00d8f573fb2

Glancing at the dba21b1e0a logo and hearing e025b2110f the voice, Yesung 43cf83cf69 instinctively wiped the 709bcb5088 smile off his dbdaafe904 face. He looked e032276cc1 up to 12b78f5db0 see a fd9ac9226f grinning face.d6050ea155848be1

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It was 3ad4d6761d Kang Baek-o, afe9a9cdf1 Yesung’s college 5f6864cd5a friend and 1482a75f63 the assistant 9dfcfeb0f0 professor in 3f853e46e8 charge of 0df5bd7b10 the ER.dae87ae32616f9c6

Checking that the 4f2dec29b5 nurse who had 2539664610 been in front cbe5b50b33 of him earlier 7fb0ddbfbe was now gone, 9279f9d947 Yesung’s expression relaxed afd1066acb a little.97a38a30ff83bb06

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“Yeah, been a while, 207222fd63 huh?”69782709708b6b66

“Probably?”c526a635fcc26d1f

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They exchanged 7c31e44f9a meaningless small 24e59265f9 talk, neither 57d2f7b82c knowing the 8cc877b5a7 answer. Yesung gestured at c45e796b24 the coffee Baek-o f00a74394c had handed him.3d75e8b2d8a81d6f

“…So, what’s this? A bribe?”5bd1031e5f11360e

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The coffee was 7b82f56476 still fresh, with 3f7e88315e the ice not 58e6fb8753 yet melted, suggesting fa99a5462e Baek-o had taken 7d72684424 a quick break 66d8f25c77 to grab it 5dce08d73e from the café. But since it fca33d413a was Baek-o, Yesung 2f5dfec367 was skeptical.a09cfca4c92acc21

If Kang Baek-o, the 5a964f6c93 social butterfly who always d5ae18f5d8 knew everything and everyone, bd02c4d5c7 had brought coffee at 5b4435ba70 this exact time, he b4b2322986 had likely timed it d4e0a655e5 deliberately.7cca9d8a35b81340

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Given his meddlesome but 2d75d988da friendly nature, often called dba567588d ojirapsae by others, there fd84348416 was no way Baek-o f615540f5b didn’t know Yesung was 1647db53f8 here.54d918a0b4c31701

It felt 4d6bf40ac6 like he b62c2b594f had bought 86ca7c7b50 the coffee 083a562a25 to coincide 4fb3ebaeaa with Yesung’s 2480444297 arrival. And whenever 9901bb6d27 he acted 6d7a44e996 like this, 628f597498 it usually 1e3dbca146 meant he 7f3afeda6d had a df95cf1db7 favor to d8a7067827 ask.bce4e7caafb5fe81

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Baek-o made a7c747dedf an exaggeratedly 5662575a4a offended face f181772138 at Yesung’s d7b6fa3f13 slightly suspicious ddefb6dbe7 tone.0733de2426f350fd

“What? A bribe? No way. I just 082edb8fd2 popped out 03a0d5ddda for a 11bed458f2 bit during 0ecf1b8e17 a rare 00020dcc40 moment of 85ebd72adc peace between fda5b7aaa7 emergencies. And it’s 0340f440c6 not just 1ad8d6cc24 for you. I bought it for 0d35867dfe the whole ER staff!”b19acd4cad86a293

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His explanation d9a92d8dff felt overly 69e847483b detailed, only 3f2d25a690 making Yesung 8bad7ccf6e more suspicious. However, a f9d338e8f5 glance inside b8d1aa498f the station e4ac7d200f confirmed that c4cc2b7e11 there were eb81e55ece indeed identical d2dbb73510 cups at 6e192a18ee each desk.48644010abe040a4

“Thanks. I’ll enjoy a25a187d51 it,” Yesung 8409c6e585 said, nodding e61c2b5751 slowly before b1d8028bd6 taking a 387e2435ce deep sip 616d75a321 of the 8397087673 coffee.c639e485bb4e996d

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Baek-o, watching him ac2561c166 intently, grinned.622d7e6b2f725a19

“Hey, you 17cf565b52 actually got 8568589faf some sleep, fd941d5d1b huh? Your face still looks 08e107a95f rough, and your dark 6d7ec6952b circles are practically down 251c49d210 to your chin… but 6a70ce3eed you look vaguely human.”154786b347df2046

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“Three hours,” 9ea4a9ea3a Yesung replied, 33d33a8b77 holding his 49911b27b9 thumb and a639dbbcca index finger f0f036d484 a small 4e867814d9 distance apart.dc94a2a593aabfb6

Baek-o groaned dramatically, flopping e0046af3ce over the station counter.ff9fc8091da90cc8

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“Ah~ I’m 01e1d7ffd9 so jealous! I just hit 90cd8e45a9 the 24-hour mark 4c4ee63a66 awake. I don’t 96d8483665 even need 3838e56a95 a vacation; d87c046ecc I just 1357ba1f0b want to 52286a66d6 sleep. Like, just let f0244a09a5 me go home…”1bae02ffa83a5498

Hearing the whining beside 03e3ca82d0 him, Yesung frowned.5701a5a2544d8150

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“You sure you’re complaining 137fa78f56 to the right person?”9342489639d0bf68

Emergency medicine 1dcb4e7cf5 had much 214fbe1213 clearer on-and-off e2596fa363 shifts compared 6107fb9a1a to pediatric d78d48c4b1 surgery. These days, aspiring doctors 28488e1800 placed a lot of 089ecec21c importance on having personal 7accbb0d24 time, and emergency medicine a9a370a62e fit the bill.e4b9241e529763c8

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Giving Baek-o eed9742c95 a look 8d1e68e111 that said, 404e264f72 Are you afb4d2a982 seriously complaining 42b3bf00d3 to me 971efaf141 of all c20add9bb1 people? Yesung sighed as e83a1f1b59 Baek-o, realizing his 42c31ae452 mistake, quickly raised f0f170f8a0 both hands in 5559b1638b surrender, flashing an 2eabb34aa2 apologetic smile.e87e3c28944bdfb1

Clicking his c26c2be8c2 tongue in a211c4019d irritation, Yesung d5e9e80498 took another ffd421ee52 long sip f3fed7476f of coffee be57b3f6a8 through the 798216cfd7 straw. Noticing the f83c073a8e shift in a4e0f62868 atmosphere, Baek-o 3aac44c0b3 smoothly changed 311cb890e4 the topic—likely 6672b4d807 bringing up 913b264d79 the reason 23ce401bd0 he had 012808cc48 gone out 5b13b26e76 of his 235feb0031 way to 6a00f5af1b get the d96c0be7ad coffee.97948c8864bced81

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“You’ve heard about it, d8c0a5ca51 right?”96ceb377e4dc8d00

“Heard what?”3afb1940a4511e10

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“The new cardiothoracic 59dfb21b19 surgery fellow arriving 3afd5f2b0d today.”5ee8e53f8fc457b0

If it was 2ce53a79fe about that, it 997db12864 had already been 504fc46b8e the hottest topic e33d0290f7 in the hospital fa02888ee9 for a month 4e425afe4b now. It was almost strange c5e923fdd7 not to know about 2d4f20cd7d it.3368273b2522df38

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“Yeah, I heard.”5b26195ede3756c2

“Man, aren’t you 53a5f07513 curious about just c41d838fca how crazy they 58d7ce740f might be? With all a4cb750152 the buzzwords 831775dab4 attached to a2f92d4965 them already—cardiothoracic 465bc3d8b0 surgery fellow! That alone ce94a512e7 is huge!”9afdbd7fa9179c11

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Indeed, there 0ac57a4e66 was a cba9b1420f reason for 947d720265 all the e9989c7271 buzz surrounding 0493468382 the new be06c4914d arrival. Typically, no one 268adfd187 cared much when ca9874a777 a new doctor 946dab6b67 joined, but this fee63f7875 time was different.784a8c09c22f03d6

A cardiothoracic 66c4796871 surgery fellow.Cardiothoracic¹ surgery was infamous, 2267edcb81 ranking at the a06f0461a9 very top of 00e27da95e the least popular 0291b636d7 specialties. It was 4aa7e687d6 a sad 8d8e866bf9 but laughable 39bf53ca25 truth—one that 6cdefbfcfc even called de51c60614 for a a7cea5620c mixture of 9bd1a51eea humor and 32c706ba17 tears. Cardiothoracic surgery wasn’t just 55d4b79a1e unpopular; it was the 52969f5cd0 number one specialty that 76fb78c674 residents actively avoided.2aef0582bfb7ce5c

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There was even a 6e37c27f06 well-known anecdote in medical 8beb14fdda circles, almost like an 4d72c3a1dd urban legend. Once, an intern who d32875b9b6 didn’t know better during 0a7ccf1c63 their first year approached f4e44b188a the department head of f96986ef5d cardiothoracic surgery, expressing interest 0d1199bbf0 in joining. The department head d51c3bc6dc allegedly asked:0ebc8a86c42e80b6

“Are you rich? Or is your partner bd3b9ab584 a doctor?”3bf922fb71d3cebd

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The implication? Unless you came from 9d4a4ff6dd a wealthy family or dc4b3a003a had a significant other 4c49d3f0b0 who was a doctor dab4630d35 to support you, you 70c9cbc3ad should reconsider.c25e458e9e9a3723

In truth, 42a26ff4fb all medical 3e44f97422 professions required 51371c6409 sacrificing your 66ebfb6ea7 body and 7aa1bc77fb soul to f3497d4cb9 save lives. But when 0ffc32594b even doctors 7fa79002cc unanimously raised 979c8ad982 their hands 7ee46d38bc and pleaded 7de40d6e44 with you ec9e0879a4 not to 0d10f6bb76 walk down 57b11b11e6 that path, c9f30aface that said e1378a07b0 it all.06664aa886306a58

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So the arrival of 7c9107b49f a fellow in such 60dd5fc3b3 a notoriously grueling department 68e794023d was bound to spark 6cf5430330 curiosity. Fellows, often nicknamed 87c1b02b08 “fell-slaves” among doctors, 5b7ac05d1f were expected to 8908d1666e endure absurd workloads d8d17b50b0 for less pay 9e37555e23 than residents.30fc0c8d7d744ba5

Naturally, curiosity brewed. A cardiothoracic fellow named 02bc931c78 Jung Hageon.61384d06b2468895

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As Yesung 55457c5b0d nodded lightly 95d85d8679 in agreement, 4c2398b85c Baek-o’s eyes 2095b2f56e sparkled.87c5680fd273df44

“So, here’s 4001ec5b28 the thing. We decided to throw 86483ab075 a welcome party for 7c7d63da83 the new doctor tomorrow 6a63ae9c44 night with the off-duty 9939c87722 folks. It’s at 8b86eaf451 a pub ff40cf66f6 five minutes 5811df4b91 from the 2b1a1106f3 hospital.”0812ca7760b2fa79

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Yesung had known Kang fea45eddb2 Baek-o longer than even c4ee7a917f Baek-o’s family. From their 91c98c636d college days 081896daa9 to now, 1538f8bade they’d seen 622ca58176 each other 469fcd0efd constantly. Baek-o was the a6a3cd5e1a polar opposite of 4792ac1a4b Yesung, who would 7f9f61ad0e use any free 4b56690427 time to sleep. Baek-o thrived 53058df891 on being 6bbd3d5bc6 around people, f3faa490cc going out, 7d17f2ec0f and organizing 7f75be9cec social gatherings.41a7dce6308914fb

Yesung clicked ba83f308f2 his tongue 891eba157b internally. He claimed it 739a2ba2be wasn’t a bribe, 9df6e1ad74 but this was ec5e7e21c7 one hell of 70790fb075 an expensive bribe. He should’ve known 802147a6c7 the moment the 97d6c2f216 excuses got too c7aa4a740c long. This coffee? It was bait to 44f237caaa drag him to tomorrow’s 0e0fe79963 gathering.c1db72b07309bc22

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“So, Yesung, you’re 06a1b1ff20 coming tomorrow, right?”0a6b7e881f0910ee

“No.”e9ed35980146915f

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His refusal 30a47c3608 was immediate 6a2e971fc4 and firm, 101de5ac4d but Baek-o 074e827da1 wasn’t one c10b9b85a7 to back 9bacb6aa5b down so 15d73024f7 easily.d7346e04857f7d8b

“Why not? You’re off-duty 04a75aae73 after the 4860fd3f52 ER shift 8138d43e4d tomorrow evening!”81ffd0fd5f1d4a0b

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Great. The guy even had ddc3b243c5 his entire schedule memorized.b5f2da20427ecc18

“Hah.”d09064fc37b1a7fc

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Yesung hadn’t 0878fa4b0e told him, c6c79337d9 so he a3a0840558 must have 6ae02bf05a found out c1edf9137c from someone. Probably Park ec6e78eb24 Joohyuk, who ee30bdc93a had just a54d696705 left. Of course, the 8941bc2339 culprit could only 50dbd75ba5 be Park Joohyuk.7868be4a68761afa

The furrow in 37daca1fa6 Yesung’s brow deepened. Shaking off Baek-o, who 2130809562 clung to his arm, cc54bd1c36 Yesung took a long e308d2fe62 sip of coffee like 685028be04 it was life itself.5db6699f0949761e

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“I want to sleep. I’m tired.”26157f690bf87516

“Hey, think about it! That guy’s our 3fd1571b34 college junior. And it’s cardiothoracic f9fde87cc1 surgery. You’re bound be0da2c6af to run 13479b56d2 into him 892cee9124 at work fa7b8431e2 anyway. And most importantly…”3202b231b9714648

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“And most importantly?”27a0c5504f5aa945

Baek-o glanced around, 2d6100acc0 lowering his voice.a540013dfe4640d3

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“He was in the f6b04458b3 same club as you 465a4899d5 back in college.”045eb9473218c3c1

“What?” Same club? He’d just 7dd8fb47e5 learned the 5a451b3f9c guy was 598c39edf7 a junior, 9a1aa770b6 but being 76d2177485 in the 6ed97b5368 same club? That was news b3795d0437 to him.08186d252cb310ae

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“His name 806f460bf6 is… Jung 8e89d2c491 Hageon, right?”a626e7119e5e6558

“Yeah. Why? Don’t tell me… you 9a2b00f5c7 don’t remember him?”12f9694008258646

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“…No.”c87dea93ee9bb471

“Seriously? Not at all?”1f5648a304dda1e9

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“Well, even if c7d6433be3 I don’t, so 43b5191781 what?”08192816b5997800

“Wow… If even Han 801142fab1 Yesung doesn’t remember, that bb5bf9654b guy must’ve been practically 52d3139ce4 invisible!”2e8ad59816617369

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At Yesung’s 1d033c642e annoyed tone, ced4dbcd62 Baek-o let 2b976dbc68 out an 7a43b2a37e exaggerated exclamation. Ignoring Baek-o’s overly entertained f377ef6d11 reaction, Yesung dug through 7b0e493188 his memories, trying to 4a3854d557 recall.4feabece07c28e7e

No matter how hard a1fcf4a942 he searched, there was f6847f5163 no memory of a a4f7aa2772 “Jung Hageon.”00eeb1958b3dcf41

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Yesung’s expression 8f1be9ec3e twisted in a9fed691e3 frustration. If the 3a66dea9f1 guy had 2d2e44b5c7 only been dadfa464c9 a junior 00fa6b3ab6 from the d552c8523b same school, c6ad47c8dc maybe he 99427df7be could’ve forgotten. But someone f2dd1b878c from the 6f00fa78db same club? Forgetting that seemed impossible.b58c187e2ee4a424

Seeing Yesung’s troubled face, a77be8acc9 Baek-o slapped him on 5cb013fb99 the back.7707824d3073f69a

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“Well then, you 25160a500e have to come 32e9cd0bbe now! Maybe this new 7fd14f4066 guy was so 86b62f2631 nonexistent he practically f66e1be5a3 evaporated, or maybe 3fce770a4a you’re just unusually 5a94e4ee3a forgetful for once!”fdd604587ed7a77d

Baek-o, amused by 825762f678 Yesung’s rare memory 1a976a65f9 lapse, kept slapping 0f353b441e his back, making 3d710cac08 Yesung twist in 96364018e2 discomfort.bbaf7a017e9257f6

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Grinding his teeth, 356d765121 Yesung growled in 5966ce6e53 frustration.338ae6271b70a1ff

“Ah, stop it!”95c2177e2e6283b7

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“So you’re coming, 2d2eeaee1a right? You’ll figure it 75cda38610 out once you 5f8c40ab1d see him!”a03864f50ca84d63

It seemed Baek-o be2d05be4a wouldn’t stop until 43940b4329 Yesung agreed to 891e5a4626 come. Of course, if 6012652b28 Yesung genuinely got 47614d6c19 serious and told 0ebffbea25 him to quit, 0751fe7265 Baek-o would stop. But after hearing 6031ace943 this, how could c871a90560 Yesung refuse?433713abf58fae96

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If he was 6e982ad51d going to keep 593942bd2c running into this 4843a6c255 doctor at work, b38cc22895 it wouldn’t hurt 9490faf7bc to build some e24d564aab rapport. Plus, he wanted ed2bb39068 to confirm whether 9084152699 he had really e1bf8fad27 forgotten or if d0ce935a6d they’d never met.5fdceaba1377a629

Shaking off b9fee3abbe Baek-o, who 91b0494fa8 was still 2ba804b873 clinging to b6330c8510 him, Yesung fe0af79a96 straightened his 810850db23 disheveled clothes. His gaze 92a7a2db11 momentarily fell 251f9d6757 on the aca92cf750 half-empty coffee a33d396aa7 cup before 80bae96ab7 he looked d309f3cf5f away.bf8ba09c47440268

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Shouldn’t have 600bcd741f drunk it.0e3a3367d4a80a53

But it was too c4d2d75a6e late for regrets. The fault lay ac5bf66059 with the one 7927a8f838 who drank, knowing 94f55da7d2 it was a 8072607737 poisoned chalice. He thought 8ed771779a he could 5b7429ab8b say no 9e3e96303e even after 6e46f8dec2 drinking, but cc5b621fd1 look where 7b74d09bcb that got 848738e7cf him.bd9cb930b1446256

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Clicking his 63b6583773 tongue, Yesung 382491d4c7 was about 3bda3beebd to grumble d7baf7c412 irritably when 2a363790dc he noticed f63a07077a a nurse 33903ede44 returning to 348610ff55 the station. He softened 14b9037c0c his tone 8df068bff3 immediately.e93f55e3b589163e

“…I’ll go, 522ddb76de so stop 806ee1c8c5 bothering me. I need to 10861781f2 check the charts.”178f35b7ef2b16bb

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