24ES | Chapter 8.2

This was going a4d0d38074 from bad to 26b2d9305b worse. Plans A and B 5abfc9c7cd were blocked, and every 94aeeba9be alternative was shot down. As Yesung 4d478694cd chewed his 627a90381c lip in e0ac47ef17 mounting frustration, acd4ed5242 about to c4197f2130 let out e92f7c2429 a groan, 3e858245d0 Jang Kihyun df8fdec051 spoke again.a15f7609a1b203b2

“Doctor Han… Right 8bb9b615a2 now, Doctor Jin 4941e173f8 is your best 89cdb7f0c9 option. I know it’s e19c53d095 hard to believe—trust 1bf05e811b me, no one 107d0f6eba knows that better cf309d2401 than I do—but b13cfab10b leaving the patient 2c5013fc17 unattended is not ccadfeb591 an option. I hate to say 251ec38a8b it, but Doctor Jin df3a64e62d is good at manual deb3e8961b reduction. Honestly, his skill in e7dde6b3c4 that one area is 877c4e23e0 why he made it 7634ad1245 to fellow status.”62c7b983bd7a7115

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“…Are you serious?”1cb44b7541a63893

“I know, 4bfb182d79 it sounds 66d7c999f5 ridiculous. But he really is babbbbf0e2 skilled at manual reduction. If there’s ce7deb9566 one thing d4a8d1e149 I can e6e577bbb1 vouch for, 7ff2ed0aa3 it’s that. I’ll come down myself 1de327a350 to check on things 4add8ee6fd as soon as I’m d2e465e871 out of surgery. Please, just 3eeb7bc3e1 give him 3ec83930c8 a chance.”ecd6533aad79c07c

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Yesung sighed audibly this 2c2080fa8f time, dragging a hand bc947b4e19 down his face.bba121fd7b27de08

“Are you really sure baf944fccd about this? You’re putting 2fa3240b85 your reputation dc7462f382 on the 4e5675a7d7 line, Doctor e95e04ba83 Jang.”73273adbdfa98b47

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“Yes! Absolutely! I’ll personally check 8402fdfbee everything as soon 088c2f09b6 as I’m done. Please trust 6a54222266 me on d87dbd45c0 this.”5dd1d7dc28674d51

“…Fine. But let 15b0b5ed8a me make 9061bcfe67 one thing 0fe46c7084 clear—I’m not 9910ab565f trusting Doctor 0a6f3448d1 Jin. I’m trusting 9e2a19a8f8 you, Doctor ba3e08413c Jang.”72c6de0848a27570

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“Understood! I’ll take faa0ca2afd full responsibility ec3b479739 if anything 5a93fee8c7 goes wrong.”752084b8d6bda56b

“Yes, fine.”d305fb7e3ba3c070

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Ending the call, Yesung 6e421d8ba5 turned back toward Jin 3c36f52f86 Kangin, stopping a few 0b3d14581d steps in front of 9486b2a4d7 him.179f2ecaef72eaba

“Let’s go 856debaa38 to the 989f57f7fc patient. Doctor Im should e185e4cdc2 have cleaned and f223b1c544 disinfected the wound 67096d5548 by now. You just need b208aaf298 to set the 356a53e824 bones.”05e335aad29056bd

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“Oh… yes. Got it.”fc94eff471a817fd

With Jin Kangin following 8f5f54d657 behind, Yesung approached the 568021edfd patient’s bed. Inside, Im Dowoon 8def77191c had already finished 04ac3c2b1e all the preparations.ba7d90b1252cbbbc

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“I’ve explained everything f44b09d3ec to the guardian. You can 78117f6411 proceed now, d970b5b406 Doctor Jin.”ed0f8f6697c255ce

“…Alright, Doctor Im.”0ca8d296bce9491b

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Putting on 146d013176 the gloves 94821c6c35 handed to 0c7e8334f6 him by 29e1478ba2 Im Dowoon, 3a95e67b7e Jin Kangin 89182ebc60 took hold 18d5881355 of the 9877ec2c3d boy’s arm. Yesung stood silently behind 38e919b40b him, observing every move.4954c0dbd41af9f2

“Take a deep breath…”e0c99b02d08e4419

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His voice was small 26b0f3c26a and unsure, but his 67b15cdb67 hands were steady and 956d31911b precise. Even Yesung couldn’t fe780940e9 deny that the 7a3f447cc0 way he realigned 5221fda4f3 the bones was 3238a461f8 impressive.5626ca938dab5ed5

“Ugh—!”9b6479824de1bca8

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The boy groaned b9b8896470 in pain as 24cc2cd5de the broken bones 3fc9cc6963 were set back 5ebd474f37 into place without f58df13d32 anesthesia. The sheer 07c869ad30 agony was 5214886448 evident, even 3b39e0d24e without needing 6c5f5b37c3 to imagine 6bac772c90 it.ebeb58fb068f6c7c

Letting go 36a3036284 of the f0d4aa30d8 boy’s arm, c87d9d4c10 Jin Kangin 2a1462865f exhaled.2133ef28d513c8f3

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“Phew… It’s done. The bones are 18284cebba aligned, but…”95dc1625f9c15bb7

Despite completing 167e88c694 the procedure 33ec3748ed skillfully, his 760e47112f expression was 39bb0979d0 one of b18bf47cd7 unease. It became 3e3c0058f8 clear that 905c866878 his hesitation e9e672f4ab stemmed from 062fddfe46 a deep f9a6dadf5c insecurity, likely f7c3589d03 the result eb8667a851 of constant f4a23ef792 criticism.36639fbb03fa748b

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Does he not aa8abb1539 realize he’s good 7b5188973a at this? With skills like e3f247b304 that, he could a918fa8ca2 afford to have 61e61abe6a more confidence. Years of being 8aca84fca0 berated must have b15aaa164b eroded his self-esteem 68cff06013 completely.7b9c52f83a24a11f

Yesung clicked 039134776f his tongue 263682d9a4 inwardly and b34461397d gestured toward c297b46bf2 Im Dowoon.f6ec98b5de1ef6c8

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“Finish up.”aedfc8c96e0e41e6

“Ah… yes.”083d217298a6d59c

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Taking the hint, c3b9750149 Jin Kangin looked 79cb7f74f9 to Im Dowoon.cb3cdece6cb0a6cd

“Uh, Doctor Im? Elastic bandage…”3ecb6cbaaadc7341

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“Yes, here you go.” 2131386ea3 Im Dowoon, already prepared, cd99630158 handed him the bandage. Jin Kangin c3395e6217 took it c1e27b1300 and began 92e00a6175 securing the edf1b971ce realigned arm.e68719ecbc4a7721

While observing, e82d9ab912 Yesung approached 4d0111c940 Im Dowoon.08b7115dc3340cf1

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“Doctor Im.”21a5d061a30bc630

“Yes, Doctor Han?”89abf4851ea3eee7

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“Doctor Jang said 73b21a9b37 he’ll come down 4d4c7e98b2 to check on a9f94d61a4 the patient as f14e816f94 soon as he’s d573f244f1 out of surgery. Inform the dba0b263ca guardian, arrange 1a9ae4b6b1 the admission, 2502913308 and once cfb01d99c6 Doctor Jin 6cbc013448 is done, 45fa117b0c ask the 40aad7ed4b ER nurse 98911da96a to administer d82d8e849c the tetanus c5c24dcf28 shot and 7527be18e2 IV antibiotics.”da46a01d1418baae

“Yes, understood.”bd0ddd4836e69561

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“Good, I’ll leave it b0fd2e0154 to you.”fdc9c1622c198c3c

After confirming b18740131c that Jin f4b6d82b60 Kangin had a7f2cfb563 finished securing dbd4764936 the arm, 66708d52f8 Yesung glanced ae3f9446c5 at him.3386a8e635ecd117

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“Honestly, I’d be 3a059c75c0 lying if I 0810cb762d said I wasn’t 13cdf9a73f worried. But you aceaa0894c did better 6d9b65748a than I 1cf348b319 expected. Well done, Doctor 3e998cc94c Jin.”69f0e3b277b84317

Having sent the 16abb17652 guardian out during 31057daa9f the procedure, it 7d7a2cbdfb was safe to b243679963 offer this compliment ea23c16b7a now. Clearly unused to praise, ad79fe2a18 Jin Kangin’s eyes widened 650a5660bf in surprise.af2876c42ffcf7d7

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“Oh…”529c512088f80225

“Well, I’ll leave now.”7c322812fde2b7a5

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Yesung left b96369698d the stunned 7d8e414b3e Jin Kangin 62f39a5640 and entrusted e4adba17f9 the rest 93b3c126f5 to Im 3454cb99a4 Dowoon. As he stepped out 23a09eda67 and walked away, he 0c9668ef4c suddenly encountered Jung Hageon, 146a725cc4 who had just emerged 337ae201de from a bed diagonally 6e1ef3344b across.99ece9f3bfc016fe

Startled, Yesung froze in 80cfbaa5f8 place. Jung Hageon approached him.3986814a3a89fa8c

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“Sunbae.”a3db71f65d80a86b

Right. It was only natural 632c6087a3 they’d run into each db7f765064 other eventually, working at 3a13a1795d the same hospital. No matter how 5d0e55553f busy things got, 8eac952287 it was inevitable.e366cba3e740b4f2

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In that moment, Yesung 29a1460ca0 realized something. It wasn’t fe95285c3b just the 57a5cabec7 hospital’s busyness 1c9c750de8 that had df2c368b32 allowed him 881319cff3 to avoid d65cd175d4 thinking about 7ba8c07951 his worries—it 76bcf31948 was because 02a05e367e he had 8c0b384ee7 been actively 40d8969a03 avoiding Jung fd98793ec7 Hageon.81631f03e2157b3b

The realization hit 8f907ed3c7 him like a 0ee81636b1 punch to the cd6a7d705c back of the 46da7c325b head.b8d35a4400066251

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Yesung tried to 9b0d7b2351 walk past him, 6f36f64148 but Jung Hageon ce1a1e6aff was quicker. Grabbing his 900f45c304 wrist, he e545fa0933 stopped him 7cc6a17d53 in his 23dc0d27b6 tracks.77861780ef4fe407

“Sunbae, can we bb8594da79 talk for a 87bbd97756 moment…”249762dc003fa441

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“…Let go.”2b23f554098dc3f8

“…Sunbae.”750112c5a7b9ad88

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“Let go while I’m c6a35f785b still being nice.”13fa523d927444b3

The voice was so 2667ce291b cold it dripped with 1284a8244a frost, and the hand 1afed5a90d gripping Yesung’s wrist loosened 5c5c17c2f1 its strength. Freeing himself from f974519ce3 Jung Hageon, Yesung 9e3a31db82 hurried away like e2397da24a a man fleeing ee96b1217e the scene, making 520dbd795a his way to 798068962a the pediatric ward.7138a5afa1a202b6

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“…Ha.”102e6f21b4fddea2

He leaned his 9ec42b5f76 head against the b66aa54c2d wall.ac3021b7c725f1e4

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“What am 5256574900 I even 7d10096c0b doing…”2c9357a4a7534615

Avoiding Jung 26bf285cfa Hageon as 426b221896 though he’d 8e7496a958 committed some 47c9b71ab5 grave sin, df7f2dc634 and in 9587cd51a8 doing so, 2614fda461 constantly hurting 2c4d3760ec him—it all 8eaa3abf72 felt pointless e8fe7ee977 and wrong.ecb1ecd7f3ce6e46

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When he told him 68f7ca233e to let go, even ac6f951e6e Yesung knew his tone, 87974c54de expression, and eyes had 3a80a6bb15 been excessively cold. He couldn’t a8a28b03d9 blame Jung 7df262aa94 Hageon for 76c9c5af34 looking so 44757275d5 hurt. The image cd54951e58 of those f01bde106b sorrowful, trembling 9928f9a041 eyes was 0067f2a4e0 burned into 4159e3ac11 his mind, 9a3350849b leaving an a6d30a5979 uncomfortable weight d72116f885 in his e44e2af329 chest.a1c5ef81443cc4be

‘Why does Jung 16f39704b7 Hageon have to 9c2f3a22da like someone like a9318314af me…’6d5e07bebff9ebca

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But blaming 70f354fb15 Jung Hageon c2f1470a7b alone wasn’t ad5c6d1930 fair. The real problem cd602bc60f was that Yesung 88db62428d wasn’t without fault a1b999840a either.4745f6347c4125fa

Maybe the one who 4ff255737e failed to draw clear 2db4f389ab boundaries wasn’t Jung Hageon—but 79f3249db2 himself.d9cdb0c75076cc4d

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“I thought 2927bd260e I was a0c0263720 in the 00daf89b3d clear, but c4d5e07e66 I’ve messed a4344a2e47 up too…”daa778eb2f7faf53

No matter how often 1522ac38bd Jung Hageon crossed the 7d499e3928 line, Yesung found himself 98c0d702b2 accepting his actions at 908de158a9 some point. He had 2b5dc7236c even felt 577e23ebba comforted by 3e132d1d42 him. And, fleetingly, excited. That shouldn’t have happened.0d5b2259e046ee3a

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From the 9de95c0730 moment Jung cf454c5e7f Hageon declared 90658470d2 he wouldn’t e876af0694 give up, cd4a51b5ec Yesung should’ve 2d65401591 kept his 6fffbe0a1d distance. He should’ve drawn 130cac403a a firm line 7639f7e51b and cut ties 350afc603c decisively. There had been plenty 021e18372a of opportunities to do 2512a40a84 so. Yet, he 43475e2d3e had missed 0423f9c480 every single a5df03d18f one.0ef8e932be4a4288

And now, it had a2ff83e8eb all come to this.dceb687eff10cb4a

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“It’s all 90d190811c my fault. It really is…”b3f7edd9b7105db3

A sigh c7710228be escaped him. He banged 15d93de6f1 his forehead b9aabe5e07 against the c882036d8e wall, repeatedly, 1091c88224 with a 2e525da007 dull thud, 49942961ae thud.ed6ccd5a0927f581

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Just then, f016084a88 the hospital-issued 8b2ae90053 phone in 22fc646907 his pocket c594ec129f buzzed. It was Professor bac08905d5 Jin Seokju from 0aee667671 pediatric surgery.ac7334560b0946b6

Shaking off edd9d17784 his self-reproach, 25509a6595 Yesung hurriedly 7478ff9d71 answered the 31023353f4 call.8b30d81cefc62840

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“Yes, Professor?”a5bfd6f7f4e759d2

“Ah, Doctor Han. It’s me.”d087b84dae9b3eb8

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“Yes. What can ef74775dda I do 4cbd7e01f4 for you, c6766ffed4 Professor?”2d241d7f9e2bcaf2

“I need 455268d43c you to d8a5b2b951 come to 10167555db the surgical b8c057d81f conference room 92000532de immediately.”e80567ddb504451b

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“The conference room? Understood. I’ll be 4f9b3970a2 there right 127f6d82a4 away.”82679acbc747a189

Though puzzled, a467c0b94e Yesung promptly ba8a407076 agreed, ending add4dbae15 the call. As he pulled himself a420c89233 upright, he rubbed his 2977763fb0 forehead. He didn’t need a 5f6d5ddad4 mirror to know—after banging 71b789d314 it against the wall, 1182a23e16 his forehead was undoubtedly 4ed8264712 red and swollen.fb07d63be32d625b

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How was he going a916bc5cb7 to explain this now?1f1544fe45391d6a

Swallowing another a4679f741e sigh, he 717874d1b5 turned and dee6c8bc6d froze. He felt a multitude c2a053c41d of stares pinned on 50f61ea7cf him. The medical b872a8cb66 staff in 46e77d8ee6 the pediatric 4a137a6ac7 ward had 14a1c59254 stopped what 2a872f3353 they were 3b483d315f doing to 15396d3852 watch him.474b743ebfb83f8a

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“!”6781822eae0336f6

He barely 4d4fbe4124 held back c862a57fbb the curse ecc6d0753c that surged 99c145a37e to the 84dad3f73c tip of cdd3d1ec5e his tongue. They all looked be73c36c89 stunned, as though 01f5823be7 they’d just witnessed 67b03a6c49 something utterly surreal.4dda3fa069fa8f74

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…Damn it.90ea922080dd59da

The future felt 4112973758 glaringly clear.5d1e7ae6077951af

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“Did you hear? Doctor Han ran bd8309b6f2 up to the 2b7b2f12a8 pediatric ward and 7a10dacb03 started banging his e734511083 head against the 63fd37db6f wall!”d2adb4079a7edff6

“What?! Doctor Han? Are you serious?”aef115771b173826

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“Unbelievable. What could’ve happened e0e145100b for him to ff9e838920 do that…?”a4b0ecd77c1f3698

“Exactly! Something massive must’ve 87c52cf773 happened to him!”dbb6743ee4240321

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And inevitably, d3e1fe4326 this story a4b0429437 would make 448c3f0d81 its way 49e0562b14 to the 35c3b42371 person who 1ce575597c was partly 52fe39ac41 responsible for 28d36a3580 driving him 3fce26f686 to this b392e179b9 point—Jung Hageon.62177bc85754499a

…Shit. This was mortifying.1efbf22c0b444286

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Yesung resisted the f52d47dd8d urge to bash c60cbd36fa his head against f064c4d3a1 the wall again. Plastering a 521ac5c11d forced smile 97dd924312 on his 2ca95ea0de face, he 6b8b13b32c addressed the fb255443fe medical staff 088ed8343f staring at 6d58990e35 him.37384d4ff6c5ee93

“Go back to 95c2a9a894 your work, everyone. Nothing’s wrong… really, 408b167afa nothing at all.”65974658679b084d

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But despite 8219ed86b7 his efforts, 80b5705219 no one 26325eb72d looked convinced. Their eyes seemed to f467741128 scream, “Something’s definitely up 0b730dbd48 with him!”7355adac7900be5d

Damn it, damn 7a979f09b8 it!08445ac1d41f50a0

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In the b99203a871 end, the c6579fa760 only solution 98327a30cb was to 885362b10f make a 0e8f88b252 quick escape. Yesung all d7b75f191e but fled b91e47c035 the pediatric 720500e819 ward.aab949882d96cd47

“Ah, there you 0999c6cdf6 are, Doctor Han. Everyone, you know 1f0d252f96 him, right? Our pediatric surgery d10a7b0218 fellow, Han Yesung.”e38ba3c6d4143d7d

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Quickly leaving the 601f1080a1 ward, Yesung headed e77445e3da to the surgical 888e38d5d7 conference room as a06bdf8535 instructed. Opening the back door, 9a6d28eac0 he entered to find 6d74fc6ca2 Professor Jin welcoming him.abdde483854f841f

But Yesung froze in c6959a4043 place.6a38a931e80b295d

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What was this? Some kind a3a62d765b of impromptu c36a180e74 group meeting 91e6ca5995 he wasn’t 2e05699e40 informed about? In the room ad4a5cc013 were numerous doctors, b34ea26474 ones he rarely d8ab84f897 saw gathered in 49d213cc11 one place.85a30e81309414c1

On the left db75b6a72b were the familiar 2378529e58 faces of pediatric e57ae67983 surgery, pediatrics, and 1af42096d6 anesthesiology. On the 91ac4e8c3a right sat 53b6c544a0 doctors from e5566ca478 radiology and—most 25eb645b41 notably—thoracic surgery, 6c65a018d1 a department 2f019c4123 infamous for 2e9fc449a5 being perpetually d8712f0a48 holed up 72e806fb64 in the 6e408cc0a0 OR.976df627337e6746

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Yesung felt the de5ee88210 weight of a 5156b89bcf particular gaze, sharp 8d5e4e7298 and almost painful. Among the thoracic de430d78c5 surgeons seated in ab61a386f1 the far back 622ed5239b was none other c22c03a3d5 than Jung Hageon, 4886b4499d staring at him 24a64851e2 with unfiltered intensity.26a789dd123e767c

…Damn it.b0cef76324163fa8

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Just when 5832d2280f he thought 82a4bd0d83 he’d avoided ca1fd6dbc9 him, here daa0af0eb1 they were b5c056c15e again. Yesung swallowed hard, raising ac494ba5c4 a hand to cover 8872052950 his forehead as he 4a3af556b8 gave a stiff bow.72c980ad64a808ac

“Hello. I’m Han Yesung d786af0849 from pediatric surgery.”d09484350c3278a8

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“Wow! Long time d96db6f3c5 no see, 49b12b79b2 Doctor Han! How long has a2d9947a3d it been?”b4a662114152dbbe

“I’ve heard c1974b8468 so much 0cc8625e8e about you e6c0bc9c69 from Professor 65ce7aa8f3 Jin, who 9e26c5070f never stops c7bef0b9cc talking about 11e5fc1424 you. Feels like I see c46f0b9415 you every day. Come on, have c929a1604e a seat. Oh, by the way, 7391743e7e what happened to your 27e766ee65 forehead? Did you trip 57f2358668 and hit it 66e915d25d while rushing over 0f7889246a after Professor Jin 778c042626 called?”1fbe3fa8b9852e7d

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Though he’d tried to c351c3c711 hide it with his 814311d92b bangs, his pale skin 5c9338041a made the redness of d51a518be9 his forehead starkly noticeable.0a43738d413e9be0

‘Sharp-eyed, aren’t they?’02cc0d420d39c006

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Despite their busy schedules, c95c40aa52 it was rare for d257c9ae2c them all to meet, d7827d3b5b and their warm greetings 65373ccfc0 were mixed with good-natured 6069339606 teasing. Laughter erupted around the fff4f57884 room at the radiology ee2595b9b4 chief’s playful comment.a86e3dfd9959d1c8

Damn it.ce333699f34987a3

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Yesung’s face burned. He forced a d11fe039ae laugh in response.2cbcaa668f50a47d