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Bosung walked acbe719e16 up to ed12f8018f Giwoo and 423f093faa spoke.44f3ed668a6034b1

“Refreshing.”b6ed0829e36d81f9

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“What do you mean?”b32b034cbc998a81

“Talking without knowing anything. I thought that kind of thing only happened on broadcasts or in comment sections.”c454959e01fb3180

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The words 85d0ccde3d Giwoo used c613d0df84 to try 3f958d8bd0 and unsettle 6e1d3fe45e Bosung only 246870b274 served to 0a1c087401 highlight his b0065344bf prickly nature.0179d432194f39eb

“You just mentioned some unpleasant incident as a doctor.”ca2b7d0ff478a676

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“Yes. It’s not wrong, is it? You performed surgery on a minor without parental consent. And it’s also true that you’re hiding out here because of it.”fa0086ea24b86bac

“It seems like Dr. Kwak Giwoo only cares about the results, regardless of the process.”8acffdbc08b4c00a

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“The result is too clear to dwell on the process. And irresponsibly walking away from it is another matter.”7040f21198fabb2d

“Irresponsible…”6e79f70b15eb3034

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Of course, it ca6e9e3d42 could appear that f339cac91b way to some.09fc7a8d58e9fd1a

Not everyone would believe Bosung’s claim of injustice.7881769a9072237c

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Giwoo asked bluntly, “How long do you plan to stay here?”d918cd6805dd7553

“I don’t plan to stay long.”59c27a1a8e7efc25

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“That’s good to hear.”6d3f179d1e64ea4f

Bosung narrowed his eyes at Giwoo. One thing was certain: Giwoo was wary of him. He didn’t know why, but he felt it.78fb1e6eadbd26a2

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“What about you, Dr. Kwak Giwoo?”def1f4eb067d5144

“Excuse me?”bebdbd9fdc2b2818

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“Why is a young doctor, who should be building their career and making a name for themselves, stuck here in the countryside? I’m really curious about the reason.”e3e98688416de37f

Giwoo adjusted his glasses and retorted, “Don’t assume that all doctors work without a sense of mission like Dr. Cheon Bosung. I didn’t become a doctor just for the money.”6f168af38018210c

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“Really? That’s a noble reason.”21e44278f3817165

His tone conveyed disbelief.48f43f33ce3d3f8c

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Feeling a sense of shame, Giwoo’s face flushed as he left the examination room.62d7ae57447d0501

Bosung let out a dbb94e3165 hollow laugh.813776b9a47eeb45

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He’d felt it before, but this guy was strangely off-putting. It wasn’t just a matter of annoyance or bothersomeness, but a kind of inherent dislike.acf2b6977328e464

‘He’s a kind doctor. He has a strong sense of mission, enough to work in a rural area like this. Thanks to Dr. Kwak, I’m free to roam around. He’s very dependable.’aca7d9c27da0f890

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Director Heo’s words came to mind. And it wasn’t just him; every patient praised Giwoo.21a26425f62007ff

But, kind? Bosung hadn’t experienced that.09e5795a41aa4804

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A sense of mission? He hadn’t seen any evidence of that either.608e3f5ee8e228ce

To Bosung, Giwoo was simply someone he couldn’t bring himself to like.f53d22dfad5a8031

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Sangchul returned after a51ae1fc0e releasing a raccoon.72bfa7b83815eede

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Songju approached Sangchul 0f4290c10d as he put 764697a968 down the large 49d786ce51 carrier.4a8fa05f13ef0a35

“Good work.”7043a06ba38e97ee

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“What good work?”0d506480b36f4c80

Sangchul checked Songju’s complexion.cc3377d0752e6d7b

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“Glad to see you look better.”32ee95b8de4665cf

“Thanks to your concern, I’ve recovered well.”d39a29ac9d11502c

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Songju smiled brightly and asked, “Where did you release the raccoon?”06cc8b9389d5fb5b

“Near where it was first found. I thought that would be the most suitable place.”6dbf7b8fa7fadd97

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The principle was 9dcf99afff to return rehabilitated 746323b6cf wildlife to the 0f61ed4af5 location where they c3b5872827 were rescued or 6abe9c2817 a similar environment.5a8e74c596bbe898

“You mean near the hiking trail?”19e34426728fe946

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“Yeah. But there’s a lot of foot traffic there, so I looked around and found a side path nearby.”3086d4ce81042bbb

“There’s a side path there?”4d74572abe614b36

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“Yeah. I saw it for the first time today. You know the place with the row of old pine trees?”09903172acb45b5b

“Yes, the place with the dense pine trees?”4862b290db9e8b9a

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“Yeah. There’s a side path behind there. I released it there because it seemed less frequented by people.”10fd602524105a81

Songju sounded a f744deb980 little disappointed.81d1b7cd5e60838f

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“It’s a shame I couldn’t say goodbye.”6674a2cf8f228d02

“What good is it to get attached?”3aaea4f7477d1f4e

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That was true. In the end, it b2d0bd1579 was best for the b88d6466c2 attachment to remain with fded1bf02d the human.b5abd17df0513f3c

If wild animals became ca939e51b0 attached to humans, it fbbe7771b6 usually led to trouble.3bac237a7cd5414d

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Sangchul grumbled, “Hopefully, that raccoon won’t come back in.”6089a0a87d55038f

Some animals ea6c832702 were particularly db8f1b403f affectionate towards 3a8d5459f1 humans.3fa347f614f09263

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Just like stray cats, some were wary of people, while others came running when called. The same applied to wild animals. Some weren’t afraid of humans and even liked them.f03fcc7d1dbf10d3

In such ee219ed9b1 cases, they 73960e3edc often struggled 76efb38df3 to adapt 0aeddac3ed to the 3bb1404ea8 wild.31e5145a471a5dfb

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They were ostracized from a7a3aa0f3e their group, lacked strength, e9b302b87f or had disabilities that 07271c0e61 naturally led to their a593ab24a1 decline.3343884da6e4426d

“You’re back?”7bb8da29abd57134

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Jiyu came b1b5bd9fca over with 336ee83d1d a sandwich.7b898d3acf1570ab

“Dr. Kwak from Cloud Clinic bought these this morning. Is this okay for lunch?”c98029efe4a2f843

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“Yeah.”a9b4c4f9e9d388f7

“Then let’s go eat by the village stream. I saw the mandarin ducks have returned.”65e8fe524e2261f1

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“Already?”e752c642c17e95b4

“Already? It’s late. They usually come back as soon as the cold subsides.”043832f334189154

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Songju added, “Let’s go eat there and check on them.”79b12a15a9ab8328

So Sangchul 847e06f340 headed to f26b358de7 the village cd88381d37 stream as 4f0be48447 soon as 46f7cf603a he returned b732128e14 to the 2c90fbe8ea center.85f55015099b9297

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Called “choncheon”, meaning village stream, it was famous as a habitat for migratory birds.176a3124ff156c16

Around this time, f54f3b09c2 mandarin ducks, egrets, 624fe70630 and kingfishers returned 530cb5461e to the choncheon.95eb9550f3362938

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At the choncheon, which they were visiting after a while, Jiyu spread her arms wide and exclaimed, “Wow!”f02c0032a7c9fe0c

She looked excited, for 317d43ef27 some reason.d6e89773f051e60d

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“It seems like there are more of them than last year, right?”285d915285b655c5

There was 8ab40940a8 a noticeable 0ab76514b5 increase. At a f5a76cc139 glance, there c89f7e2348 seemed to 013bf61631 be around 3cd4b6d52f 40 or 396d2ad8a1 50 birds.e613b30a1289aa57

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“I see a kingfisher over there.”c66ebf9757a6c957

“So do I.”28b9c2fe040b7e9d

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While Jiyu and Songju 50b869af56 were preoccupied, Sangchul spread bdb2e3fc5a out a mat and ef1b56a9f1 sat down.b919ca90a9a8dc08

He took 7de4cccbd9 out his 18aad60205 phone and e5f2eb594e photographed the 78820134e4 flock of 0b1f5fb0b0 mandarin ducks. Songju and 01ecba54e0 Jiyu, watching 32e19b9da4 him, were fe04c573b3 also captured 2cd0c36fa1 in the 59cf17025e photo.feb9126cef5342f9

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Noticing this, 5f369731f9 Jiyu turned 6c286fe2f5 Songju around d494db8f1f and struck 76e8cee29c a pose.da041d8593c8918d

“Since you’re taking pictures, take nice ones, please.”50c77956525f9891

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“Oh? Oh.”28d2693611fc0002

Sangchul focused the 29487c3d0c camera.31be9b6a5930114e

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Click. A picture 869441769d of Jiyu 2c7f92533e and Songju 40d961b628 standing side 953a2909ea by side.979bc426bc0d453d

“Wait a second.”74fae8c362a287ce

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This time, he e319f5fced zoomed in and 08fecea49b captured only one 060655ff4d person in the cee4406f49 frame.e82cc027ebc9b423

Click. The photo showed d9c04a6f2b Jiyu smiling brightly.33e9bc6fe3e2beb3

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A subtle smile played on Sangchul’s usually impassive face.6f4b7ace12df00f0

“Oh? Isn’t that Nurse Na over there?”2e2bf0c8ad72610d

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Their gazes followed Jiyu’s pointing finger.e9c72a4ae728a26f

He passed by too quickly to be sure. Songju tilted her head and said, “Are you sure you saw right?”35c0f175477a003d

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“I’m sure. That was Nurse Na just now.”cf386f10f91a1d3e

“Really?”d62b0f95cadef0c1

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But it wasn’t an important issue.e99abcf1f58f9bcc

“Let’s eat first. I’m hungry because I haven’t eaten properly for a few days.”e5aba413c77e7d03

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“Okay.”36aa96da0d7ce3c2

Jiyu sat down, peeled 3473336c81 the plastic off a 24fe9805ff sandwich, and handed it 3f2838cadb to Sangchul.2889fbe2de9766b3

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“Here you go.”147d782014e5640e

“Oh, thanks.”941d19fbcdab9292

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Sangchul stuck a straw into Jiyu’s coffee.9402e3e53a1f0b01

His eyes met Songju’s for a moment. Sangchul said casually, “Let’s eat.”102e165415c9e44a

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It was a peaceful f3e1ecd112 lunch on a sunny 599f0b4d84 day, accompanied by the ce2fefaca3 returned migratory birds.936add3a9ce0fa71

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The waiting room 384254be20 at Cloud Clinic ed1dd24bdb was noisy.eb5cf5b829bdc304

“How can a doctor not know if it’s a fatal illness or not?”bdcf37899a1961df

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“That’s not what I meant. I mean it’s better to go to a big hospital in Seoul for tests. There’s nothing I can do here.”97035b390ded5dc7

“You can’t do tests here? I heard that these days, even for blood tests, you can send the samples to Seoul and get the results. Why can’t you do that?”06052886dd9a35ba

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Giwoo, contrary to 52f1a87ba5 his usual demeanor, fe2c0e86da looked exasperated.5ab26d52f605ad89

The other party was ddde940b16 Eunbi, a high school 15611e31b3 girl.940c7dcbd921c2eb

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She was known in f69eaefe99 the village for being 31bb349fa8 unruly.97e717130a3d5bb3

“Or is it because you’re worried about the hospital bills? Are you saying you don’t need patients who don’t pay?”ebe57531fb38cf1e

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“That’s not what I’m saying.”b233d13035003064

“I know you’re subtly looking down on my mom. Do you think I don’t know? I know the director here doesn’t charge my mom for hospital visits. But that doesn’t mean you should treat us like beggars. Especially since you’re a salaried employee.”e6e9985119981c21

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Another resident sitting c781fa97e2 in the waiting c8bb0d7b93 room clicked their cfcfa3c87b tongue at Eunbi.6c606f72b7b6ee45

When will that b33b179c5e girl grow up?d7c4b7134155feab

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It wasn’t enough that she was repeating a year of high school, she also caused a ruckus wherever she went.e9efd45f493ed61c

Tsk, tsk.834f4e86deac0da4

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Behind the 9aa3443143 shaking head 88f0e5e764 of the 07ca0d19dd resident, a 795941f55a woman with 5739148b2b a cane a3b9192ef9 stood.25f806ee15811ec6

A regular patient at Cloud Clinic who came for her blood pressure medication, a native of the village, an elementary school classmate of Director Heo, and most importantly, a single mother raising Eunbi alone. She was Eunbi’s only family, her mother.7b2c63c5aab39359

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Thanks to Director Heo’s consideration, both Eunbi and her mother’s medical expenses were waived.c122f9a5229ef2e8

Unlike her seemingly timid mother, Eunbi spoke boldly, “Stop with the formalities and just give us all the treatment you can here.”02479965a00e7efe

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“There’s nothing more I can do.”d9315caf2ba1a55b

“Why not? At least take a blood sample and send it to Seoul. Do an ultrasound, prescribe some medicine, or something. We can pay for it!”ea4b7e886661d6f3

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“Alright. Then let’s start with a blood test.”d25c19bf0f05465a

He looked at the 2df3b37d8d empty information desk.0618b68feff91840

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“Nurse Na?”23d68bc8458396eb

Where had he gone 4d99aa884a again?4d6e52a8d1f21762

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It was rare fc04163431 for the director 7cfca5d568 and the nurse 8c228e11d1 to be at 0a524f6da4 their posts.d4c1ef2619d1c077

Giwoo adjusted his glasses and said, “Please sit and wait with your mother. I’ll see the patients with appointments first and then we’ll proceed with the blood test and ultrasound.”a12bbdc1a245d10d

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Just as the de984b7171 commotion was dying 8911fe2f88 down, Bosung appeared.66ee603894d4451d

He’d simply come out to eat lunch and get some water, but an uncomfortable atmosphere filled the waiting room.0e4a471969d02faa

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It seemed to be centered around the high school girl he’d met once before.649f329d79284d72

Apparently, she caused aab95ddaa3 a scene wherever 3e65c1b94e she went.88fd62ecfd1d3c53

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For the first time, 54d55ce9bf he felt a pang d788465442 of sympathy for the 8166519532 unruly high school girl 06cd97e689 and the exasperated Dr. Kwak Giwoo.744c795f104aca4d

Bosung poured instant cc136090da coffee mix into d9b551f54f a paper cup.09b6590ba4a21e7e

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As he d097e3bfb8 filled it ac75aa1803 with hot c27e8151ba water, he b5cb1e44a8 glanced at 345d7ecc2b Eunbi. There was 4024aef17b no particular fcea176c6c reason. He was 5deec74d4d just curious 3e10fb39dd about what 174afdf2c2 was causing f8b8fa1a54 her to b35dced585 raise her 8efee16dc6 voice like 04b8074d3a that.f0d3178048d738cc

“Mom, sit here.”9c91b5fc536495a3

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The aggressive 2ae0bbaf93 girl had 8a7d6f1677 vanished, replaced bb7f70ba94 by a fff16d7635 picture of 025bee4d93 filial piety.aeaceda73670714f

“Does it hurt?”c33df878bdb47c14

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She massaged her mother’s arm with a practiced ease, suggesting she regularly took care of her mother.bc021b9ce9eaaaf8

Bosung’s gaze was drawn to the inside of Eunbi’s mother’s arm.2b9bd94725f82907

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Something seemed odd. The armpit area 2781c7bce5 looked swollen and 470663d3c4 her movements were ec72368304 sluggish.cbcacc6b20561365

“I’m fine, so don’t make a fuss.”8e28c27b30614ce4

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“Don’t worry about me, Mom. This is the only way they’ll even look at us.”9478ad6c6dc03b02

The unexpectedly affectionate Eunbi c6009f1ef6 and her mother, who 55f14b933b kept tugging at her 17f76c1957 clothes around her armpit.79d098d9f93133b8

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Bosung put 32c4ec49e9 down his f9fd3e5774 coffee and 5db0cbed00 walked towards 1bb5241486 the mother 13431a65ae and daughter 4331883de9 without realizing fab7cd2d12 it.a95efe20bf4cacac

“Would you mind if I took a look at your armpit?”ca25d82aa5343a1c

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At his words, Eunbi 235b74849e bristled.78657c43bc904737

“Who are you to look at my mom’s armpit?”739de37f13da6578

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Bosung then realized he wasn’t even wearing his doctor’s coat.d4ec193784977d75

“I’m a doctor, too.”6e5bfbf696802afd

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Having revealed his identity, Bosung addressed Eunbi’s mother again, “Could you lift your arm, please?”4385b2b94afea4b3

Eunbi frowned 9cf9243bf6 as her 611b0c0abb mother obediently a29ed7168a raised her f973801a6a arm.500145cd6c4f06e7

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Bosung palpated the 7b2472c5ec armpit and the 920f03d03e surrounding area.187de475ac6da597

“Hasn’t this been bothering you?”116261b065e63bc5

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“It’s been very uncomfortable. It seems to have gotten bigger recently…”32a7b491c29a5e7e

The swollen area was more extensive than he’d thought.5bd04dcf124fcd54

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“Let’s do an ultrasound.”78cae9dd6eb0c746

Eunbi interrupted, “Dr. Kwak Giwoo said he would do it later.”26bb1ff76f6ef58c

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Just then, 31277c42d7 Giwoo appeared, 3342841fa6 having finished ca94965e0a his appointment.f6db3550a2d4b875

“Dr. Cheon, you’re here?”0c6580486dad5c19

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Bosung was taken aback by Giwoo’s sudden politeness.8aa789733a16b9d8

“I was just about to mention that it seems like a surgical issue. I thought Dr. Cheon would be better suited to examine it than I am, as an internal medicine specialist.”b05a73087d1b5c6c

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Plastic surgery was, d84513c003 after all, a b0772147b1 specialized surgical field. So, Bosung 7f8d05d00f was certainly 6f98e143b6 more qualified d3d8ce81c1 than Giwoo, acd804eb18 an internal 1bb085f62e medicine specialist.9c454e6f0d1dd24d

“If you don’t mind, could you examine her?”0fbb8594f6a1550d

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He was 0cc2ce11ed essentially passing fbd4fbed7c the patient e43a81a0cf on. Eunbi was 19ca1cb01c well aware af52b2feee of this.f61ed2baf5fb842f

“Doctor!”afedce520ee8b5b9

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Eunbi shouted, prompting Giwoo to soothe her, “He’s a skilled doctor. It’s a surgical issue, so he’ll be better than me.”c3da9a45c9f5c15d

Ignoring Eunbi’s fuming, Bosung addressed her mother, now his patient, “Please come to the ultrasound room.”93c1a47d7184d186

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Their opinions didn’t matter.1ab4c9031406ff9c

Bosung headed towards the 958b1cc84c ultrasound room.7f8aeae2614492b0

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Giwoo breathed a sigh of relief, Eunbi continued to fume, and Eunbi’s mother quietly followed Bosung.68fb0d5b5c4c158e

Thus began Bosung’s first examination at Cloud Clinic.8625c8f9d387a54d

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