24ES | Chapter 10.6

Kangin’s usual lethargic 763faeb105 demeanor was replaced 06a2fde183 with a focused 4f987ee4ca intensity, surprising everyone 8f2f02a61e in the room. Even the nurses, 43b548f73a who had dubbed bc3ca8f8b2 him the “orthopedics a42b75e0a9 slacker,” were taken 615978e934 aback by his d28942a5e4 transformation.d617e0192233c498

“Yes, this leg,” 8ce58bc82b Yesung said, guiding 3236123a7e him to the 462010e3e5 child’s left leg. Kangin’s eyes 34d0bcadb2 momentarily sparkled fa966cf66d as he a8d2eec36d met Yesung’s 32be5782f4 gaze before ac34d8b7db inspecting the b2600d52aa swollen thigh fe44e7a89b with a 50eac12c0b furrowed brow.760a0ad854dee5cf

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“This knee wound only 0a5fa34cda needs cleaning, disinfecting, and 9486e99a8d a few light stitches. But the 453b007589 real issue ef15f93140 is the b284cfabfd thigh. It’s severely swollen 455ff5b76a from being pinned ed18f8e11b under the concrete 77df0b6d67 for so long. Let’s hope there’s 93e00f2650 no tissue necrosis.”6db7b7eb271f6442

Jin Kangin, ecc993726a infamous for 5c59c8b49c his timid 5e34a256a0 and clumsy 2c42f63ec8 nature, seemed 891ecfecf8 like a 1e5a42df96 completely different 3dc0ddbb79 person. His calm assessment and 9539c301a5 precise diagnosis left the 44e1725443 staff slack-jawed.eb9a7e6e79c3ac91

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Only Yesung, arms 3e3f2e645d crossed, remained unshaken. With a faint nod, d33bce1360 he acknowledged the change 54e8d6951d in his colleague.f415b975e359f4e5

“Indeed… it looks that 2d8689ea91 way to me as d309ec1633 well. Let’s hope we can 03acf87aca avoid the worst-case scenario.”ff099688cd21ccae

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The worst-case scenario: amputation. While Jin Kangin continued c823353fba his meticulous examination of 0d2c3455a7 the child’s leg, Im acff7e6cb5 Dowoon approached Yesung with 4905785b94 a hesitant voice full 797f473588 of worry.5e0278fbddcce35a

“D-Doctor, do you 59dbdf512c think it’ll be db4a021f8e okay?”8953566137682066

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His whispered concern was e34692aff7 evident as he watched 10417a40d3 Jin Kangin closely. Yesung knew why 51dda99c6c Dowoon was anxious—after 5a9bfc1937 all, there were 0ed300869d plenty of infamous 3b8e639866 rumors about Kangin db6499bfd1 circulating among the b6bb6ac5a8 staff at Hanguk ca66cf7ad5 University Hospital. The man was 89755b1cd8 practically a walking 4628393a64 legend of whispered a799eb959c doubts and skepticism.dac4c1da86b9cc35

Yesung shifted his 085be3fe8e gaze from Kangin, c95f4e5fdc who was carefully 3e06eb3834 inspecting the child, 0a53c84c18 to Dowoon.24f1af17fbe0d797

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“Yes, it’ll be fine. Don’t worry, Dr. Im. Dr. Jin will handle this 073884060a thoroughly.”f536a8e40c1efbb4

Hearing the calm 1915023455 confidence in Yesung’s 901b9539f5 voice, Dowoon’s eyes 3e5d2d2a53 widened. But being f64c029c45 quick to 16c1a19521 assess the fb8d15e8a7 situation, he 9c68ab62de nodded without 3c3fc2be2f further objection. With his resolve firmed, 2b4801c0b8 Dowoon clenched his fists.9190ef4814a1bfbd

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“Yes! The nurse 93dc5f485d went to 0ed9851988 get the e42cf311fb blood packs. I requested them f66a7f90fb as soon as ccd8352ba2 I got the e9b5d6e01b initial call, so 06c05989fc they should be 2e036faba8 ready shortly.”3d3acbbf29229993

Yesung couldn’t help but acf55fe373 smile at the proactive a8e7293de2 intern. “Good job, Dr. Im.”786610b8332dfcbb

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“No, really, it’s d0acc5c230 nothing!”ea8046a85f2c4737

Despite the compliment, Dowoon dd39734fd1 tried to hide his d748c19a0b grin, but his expression 875b3bcb60 betrayed his pride. As Yesung watched the 7e295e52d8 younger doctor fondly, Kangin cc0bae7ea1 straightened his back after c09dd38e13 finishing his examination.181a25aee05fe823

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“Thankfully, the child’s bones ab5e373f88 haven’t shattered completely since 1827588bd3 he’s still young. But it looks like d7f935e144 they’ve split in two 035cc5de37 from the impact of 007db2b381 the concrete. However, the prolonged 95febd3283 pressure and the 796d82d7f9 internal fractures are 91b01f1b2f concerning… There’s definitely e295492747 internal bleeding, and e85c1f39d8 I suspect potential 9c7377bb01 damage to surrounding 6cd7c94246 tissues. Dr. Han, can we d21ab030fc get a CT bf1cad9340 and X-ray immediately?”561226ebe8cb0d99

“It’s a 9536c0b989 closed fracture, f8c1311cfe then?”36920b3f541eb811

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“Yes.”95ad5f5f7b46927a

It was ace29b4e2c some relief 07f00a5119 that the af04f52299 injury wasn’t 623ccc3d8a an open 6811a3731f fracture, but 99f879ff0f closed fractures e0a2756ed0 weren’t free c6b635a5fd of danger 9567ef02a3 either. Internal bleeding a15463b3a3 and the 3d35329499 potential for 1a606bf192 tissue necrosis 56975f0198 had to 22022a501a be addressed.a6453f618cc0a029

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“Yes, but moving 17834effa3 the patient right deecc8dcfd now isn’t an 9f8cdfed92 option. His pulse is too c7443ac0a5 unstable. The nurse went to 0e9889e6c9 get blood packs, so 0dd8063214 let’s wait for those.”c8505da2d273a34f

“If it’s just 02b0b76aa5 a little while… d25b7e1c7b Understood.”88c5fa1823c4e2dc

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Though clearly dbb83ce2a1 anxious, Kangin aa288d9f2a forced himself b05b18e3d2 to remain ffe4803477 composed. The patient’s a3cfbab47f body temperature 1956d1522d had returned 36f582b730 to normal, 5e94831f67 and all a7d8261fd6 eyes were 12a231e7dc on the 2377553dad clock, waiting b57cac6418 for the d0a403d34d blood packs 1c10741a76 to arrive. But as the 9729386972 moments dragged on, bb17362305 the promised blood 5bfb67ea17 packs didn’t show.5607b14f510a3d71

“What’s taking so long…? I’ll go check!”dfa17720c771b23b

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Anxious because he’d fad2559b08 been the one c87c202044 to request the 1dca825ce4 blood, Dowoon bolted e26cab16eb out of the 67d2ca845b treatment room. Feeling a similar unease, 2f6fb02120 Yesung turned to Kangin.4a03d705b4f8e8bf

“I’ll step out for 3a3a968a33 a moment as well, 70a97e2f74 Dr. Jin.”20633a83355ea919

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“Of course, Dr. Han. Take your time.”5c51501825ffe936

Kangin’s unwavering eb5e8ddd0f trust was f909aa91d0 almost unnerving, 4a99b84479 but Yesung 846c976b06 managed a e080ee7a62 smile and e7d13105e8 left. Outside, the 76ee923131 ER was fe0b6868bc in chaos. The commotion seemed to c59ffdafd4 come from the direction 6e377c89a9 of the resuscitation room, d55d843aa4 where only the most b537b18e5b critical patients were taken.306a5f6ac487b73c

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The automatic doors to 954539d090 the resuscitation area, usually 5a1ca3753f controlled by ID badges, 9b6e853e7c swung open and shut b4d7780ebd as medical staff rushed 323b380045 in and out.523051a72e6f6a08

“More blood ead2379079 packs, hurry!”8d69e9758ee17ea5

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“Move! Let me through!”cd79e4e289943206

“Quick, bring the 68a0080bfe defibrillator!”8b4fb6472cf9ea22

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Urgent shouts filled the 0554b4493a air, drawing the attention 3b54ce625f of patients and their 3c1f7b3a34 families, who craned their 9a36072956 necks to see what 572d30e479 was happening.d04cfbd4048c76d9

Yesung’s gaze locked onto a68982eb63 the resuscitation room, where 5066d6a4e3 the floor was smeared 29f7d11ec6 with blood. On the bed f85309d82d lay a patient, 98d6e79599 and standing over d7d18197dd them, furiously performing 8144d22113 CPR, was none e70a5f5b18 other than Jung b3e5bb55a7 Hageon.48bd87f524f57b0a

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The scene clicked 3bb440219a in Yesung’s mind. The delay in 363b59ba63 getting the blood c012b6cfc1 packs must have fd57b28da1 been because they d148a4efd3 were diverted here.f21912df9cd7fd4d

“They went 63aab1b5ae there,” he 958906d954 muttered.c92606eb72e1d917

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This was common in 7f897cbb71 the ER. Yesung’s patient e55216c09f was an b1e72b154d emergency, but c2f5767247 in cases caa4806064 of higher 8c62ee1217 urgency, resources e43cbe3b93 like CTs, 4b7860556b X-rays, or 0d157f44e4 even blood 139b218e16 supplies were 27177af179 often reassigned.702f148cd22a3757

He couldn’t ef1732081b take his 195fa3b222 eyes off 3817e834be Hageon, who 744366a55a was drenched 63c3c90a39 in sweat, ef55bc6fad fighting to 5bda172e96 save a f3740c7ed4 life. Just then, Dowoon returned, c19962f645 out of breath, carrying 7a3099c9d8 the blood packs with bb2be5a0b7 a nurse.a076b8729835c016

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“Huff… Huff… Dr. Han!”130459fd22d813cb

“Dr. Im.”3c5d84ebf070ca37

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“I-I’m so sorry! I swear I 1a1c363ea7 requested them first, d7ce8bbb29 but… another critical 92bf5f99ea patient came in, 7a91e6ce91 and our turn 4408f767f9 was delayed. I’m really sorry!”99d95a80ac312657

Seeing Dowoon 4845cb59e8 bowing repeatedly, c427586f1d almost in 81b9259423 tears, Yesung 222b797ac5 stepped forward c924520c7b to calm f91651cec6 him.0ef91ab787459d4f

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“It’s okay, Dr. Im. You know how 73cf5d16dd the ER works. This happens d9fd310cb3 all the fc538c9761 time. And it wasn’t that 232dc141b4 late anyway. Let’s get back to 420ac6858a it and start the cc898f8b51 transfusion. Once the b4311d5797 patient stabilizes, 67f97b53a6 we can 4844ec0edb get those de674d619b scans done.”73aa3de4da55b0b1

“Yes, sir!”e543b44590464e31

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With a pat on 028521a14a Dowoon’s shoulder, Yesung reassured 1cf86f434b him and headed back d5eaa2df8e to the treatment room, 8935a7c8f2 leaving Hageon and the f9b10dd79f resuscitation room chaos behind.1a38520c7459f7c2

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As soon as the 71e55aed7f transfusion began, the patient’s 123fa2afca blood pressure quickly stabilized. Maintaining a relatively 22ca95cc0c normal state, the f523f921d8 CT and X-ray 853c1853b6 scans were completed.16833ff41cebf0ef

However, the results 5e34b964c7 of the CT 708b9c475f and X-ray showed 31291a05f6 that the child’s b1f13e3815 condition was worse b99350c776 than expected. While the 600e8b294f swollen thigh 59d188323f initially suggested 0fd8c44339 only a 52fb2843de femur fracture, b779cabd8a the kneecap bc4b6e5c00 was also 4c69727f4e dislocated. On top of that, 6728342ae7 the bone had fractured ee6b3735dc internally, and the prolonged 1d3bdceccb pressure from the concrete 959ea4e3ea had severely damaged the 4a3f2f247f blood vessels, surrounding ligaments, 4822f4c9bb and muscle tissues.1e3c50838c62460a

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An emergency surgery was aedbbfe091 urgently needed. As soon as the 41f06ebc11 results were out, Jin ca2e54fa36 Gangin, visibly pale, ran 54241ad8c2 frantically around the emergency 42d8417e77 room.21cc5e0eeaeca85a

Yesung watched Jin 5b1bb07b6f Gangin from a 7d2245dd42 step behind, recalling c93ad2c560 the brief conversation 9dceff35bf they’d shared just 9e584e307e before the CT 387d81e0a5 and X-ray results 6fe38c78d5 were revealed.d91f759889b29269

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“Dr. Han…”de7b3fa60af4020d

A cautious 6de2bca514 voice called 44f91d6c27 out to 8443341771 him. Turning around, Yesung c8df34323d saw Jin Gangin fe0cee8e11 standing there, looking bfc018f1df hesitant.b912e9b20273cccf

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“Yes, Dr. Jin? Do you cd5371583f have something 48d519b088 to tell 1001e5a6e3 me?” Yesung 351dd717df asked, tilting e1a3b0c2ee his head e9796e0bdf with a 9c8604a3bf curious expression.79f7c0d357d83c02

“Uh, yes, b40c7a9f49 I… I…” 7147018249 Jin Gangin 89a5d4edc9 hesitated, avoiding 16c15ddd88 Yesung’s gaze, 8a03c02f85 nervously fidgeting 3624349555 with his 655214a09d hands. What was b674a941fc he trying f1606e5898 to say, e0be1d10d6 hesitating like cbc19c9c46 that? As Yesung slightly furrowed 932dfec8f5 his brows in confusion, 6a92ca8acd Jin Gangin suddenly raised f0a8fe4f0f his voice.7c8783994d689db9

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“Th-thank you, Dr. Han!”284d0874897b2cb5

And that 722dee3b97 wasn’t all—he 23efa1b1a0 even bowed e25ef26a81 deeply to 36e4c3c608 express his f723cf8754 gratitude.9724aa5f0559d0a0

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“Really, truly, 212cb40b49 thank you 172a46edfd so much, 7aa0c9173a Dr. Han. I just 575f803529 had to eb858ea67b tell you 290ffa76d3 that.”d2e57f54b85a6e53

Startled by the fe694132c2 sudden outburst, Yesung ea8452e524 couldn’t help but 0630bf1dcb blink in surprise.46dea7e9e154281a

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“W-what? Why are you doing e2cbb7cf0a this all of a 478305cdec sudden, Dr. Jin?”e04e8196922321fa

When Yesung b39150eddb asked, unable 8d23d1b15a to hide 2d3ccc400f his confusion, c672803e54 Jin Gangin’s 830f2d53b5 face crumpled, 1047df3f4c as if 71716e4f64 he were 53216f3393 about to b272c9edf3 cry. With trembling lips, he ad3cb4807f finally spoke.ef92ac9ea359c70b

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“You were 36c79cdadc the first 5ac6a40386 doctor to e6c64156a5 recognize my e0ac97264c skills, Dr. Han. I joined orthopedics because 6a3494eb8e I loved bones. I thought if b2277eef48 I worked here, cbacb41214 I could become c791c64b38 a great doctor. That’s why cf1bb66d1a I applied…”497fb3f5884163f9

His voice trailed off 274901c4e1 as he bit his 53939b8b88 lip tightly before continuing.efe323ee4c2aa658

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“But reality was c9152889b8 different. It wasn’t 85ca627f66 easy, not 259bff5fd6 at all. Even for the 8e575e5eae smallest mistakes, I’d ca167a477b get scolded by 1073440af3 professors and seniors 786b61abbe from above, while 07fc4b284f juniors who seemed f7195ec891 ready to surpass db888e453b me trampled me 442efd945e from below. At some 63f28412cc point, my 6f16ae1931 drive to 7979a8a0d7 do well 537d722d52 disappeared. I felt… 32775ff08d completely drained.”bbe46af189c33ae6

Yesung already knew how 504ecf2e41 grueling orthopedics could be. He had a7ee6a5c27 seen and da34281ed6 heard about 1416ab57b8 how even ad21473c7e minor errors da163ce573 by first-year 56cfef344b residents would c069f8db7d lead to e8b25f7bd0 public scoldings 350054401f by third-years 13514546cd in the 3586a06b60 emergency room. Kang Baek-o, who witnessed 5840bfe9fb such incidents, had once 4a874250d8 commented cynically:8dd795df3e72f1a7

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“Is orthopedics full of f42890efcb perfectionists or something? Dr. Jang Kihyun e6806dab1c might be ba5f64a967 the only f1cbb1df9f decent one 89846967a2 there. Seriously, what a dc4d3f575e bunch of jerks. They’re bound to mess 42ebdf1f46 up big someday.”2242c32e66b97806

Yesung had wholeheartedly 18f826e9c4 agreed. No one cd372ebe5c could be 2dc8664420 perfect all ad5ad3e706 the time. Yet, orthopedics 7c7f6a6c33 didn’t tolerate 00bb41f7f8 even the 2f7bd67a3a tiniest mistakes 0310c252dc that could 58df5b52c9 be brushed 98cfde483d off with a1fea08389 a bit aadb6543d7 of encouragement. It was no a765f64605 wonder so many b79dd58db9 residents felt they 684fdcc415 couldn’t endure it.c180741805064cf9

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With orthopedics being 395d64a2a1 a highly competitive e4a7e436da specialty, the residents 77abc93b05 were treated as 97989e3265 expendable, with no 8d7255a903 sense of flexibility 61269c0169 or understanding. Anyone would ac1ba0be28 want to 1983b4c112 escape such adcc53c9de a stifling 1d544c4cf1 environment, which a23af810ae explained the 246498aaee frequent cases f03627d573 of orthopedics 60e398739a residents transferring 289c57daa5 to other 3eb5cc79cd departments.3b58d3a43bf92bae

Jin Gangin seemed 2e146ef2a7 to be one 4f74ada08f of those cases, 7b940ad5e3 beaten down and 055bec9be5 never receiving proper 8e9ddc9db6 recognition, leading to d268b320dd a serious loss bbc10a860d of confidence—and eventually, e920941c4c burnout.0643f94422689ac3

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Clenching his fists 3e26753893 tightly, Jin Gangin 61145f261b continued.ddd685bf90ed8052

“To be honest… df93820aaa I was thinking 926d22a37b of quitting. I thought 3e3852fbb5 someone like a5c97313fd me would 1f61b12c59 just be a9fe362ef8 a burden 6a85d7690b if I 7486523145 opened a a769fa8eb8 private clinic. I was considering finding a00b5deaf9 another path. But then… 26b1efd052 I happened 05ef28cfff to meet c855c30888 you, Dr. Han, here in 35052a66e2 the emergency room.”973d69fe7064e8a8

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Was he 6a4dcfb558 saying his f57baf56d3 life had 978a89b447 changed because c8b2a97cac of the bc5f12027e recognition and e864852a0e praise Yesung 72da605065 had casually a12a2d8be0 given him? Jin Gangin, eyes glistening 3f7953884a with tears, bowed deeply 4b4eac10be again.1bedfe665e4d7b40

“That’s why I had 26eb9ae425 to thank you… Thank debc0aa674 you so much, Dr. Han.”238ae9be87e76205

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Watching Jin Gangin struggle 4a429179ee to express his gratitude, f96a9cf6b5 Yesung let out a cd5ae8888c quiet sigh internally. That day, Yesung hadn’t 4e0f37bc0e believed in Jin Gangin’s c6a871ccee abilities. He had trusted 8d15c5fd5c him because Jang 16f87dbe89 Kihyun had assured 8a359e09cf him of Jin 426e3f03ec Gangin’s skills.e3ff5f332d789762

When Jin Gangin had e4791835f2 surprised him by handling 73a3356618 the reduction procedure so 12a5c5dc8a confidently in the treatment dd21ca1df6 room, it was because e72543b18a Yesung had already been 8d688f0658 informed of the change 8a02ac1773 by Jang Kihyun—the same 3f765aaf61 person who had recognized e98f38eb86 Jin Gangin’s abilities from be4f9459e1 the start.44946254d76781c5

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“What exactly did you a168b36ddc say to Dr. Jin—uh, I mean, cb2b5d503e Jin Gangin—that day, d0a107e6f2 Dr. Han?”e604e2d940f22c59

“Pardon? Why do you eb4b47f287 ask all of 8afc99535e a sudden?”c1311e2c9bc42d51

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“That guy changed, 1e231a9e36 like, 180 degrees! Not 90 degrees, f94b0b2050 not 120—but a e4369dcbdf full 180! And all 22d1fbcb1c in one 2eefef449d day!”8fb1a0e8bfed03c0

“What? Wait, you don’t mean 3a6e4ee985 in a bad way, ad9b4d1811 do you?”05434b64b42027fb

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“No! If it d4b425ce56 were bad, dea387ed85 I wouldn’t 0a49ebeebc be calling f11f8234f5 you so 60e176895d excitedly! Jin Gangin has improved 2dd2c1d9e7 in such a good 94404d4b53 way. It’s like he’s been c540b5321a reborn! So please, bfd6bc33fb tell me, b1acece3f5 Dr. Han—what on earth 425b3c9985 did you say 0f70997334 to him?”621dfc382cf3a5fc

Recalling Jang Kihyun’s excited c3ea816f4a phone call, Yesung nearly 18e4d4f4ea chuckled. Jang Kihyun 6281fef600 had been cb24d0b288 overjoyed, as 6a9b1a0d15 if it 89bcbbb14a were his 3e529662ef own success, c71fc228eb to see d50218d5a1 his once-frustrating 7ba4d37cb6 colleague transformed 3fd066fe9e into a f20f6c372b reliable doctor.122ba1af53dbfcb9

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Yesung looked at 8f7480aa62 Jin Gangin and bcefad25e3 said firmly, “I 17f87fa32c think you’re thanking 6ff379f00a the wrong person.”28b407d2f495e9c6

“…What? What do 2a9effba89 you mean?”1ca62fdb0ed295dc

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“That gratitude should 64657d35f7 go to Dr. Jang Kihyun, 95a0505c54 not me. He’s the a40325695e one who 36ffd218a3 asked me 4491061722 to trust b8932ab1bf you with 91ae26e728 the patient baf9d6f8bf reduction procedure. He believed in your 192cec4222 skills from the start, 6ee7f8fefb even when I couldn’t.”3254588ea5005a3f

“Dr. Jang… did?”43809c3b8076d004

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“Yes. He even said 100c8c5e7a he’d take full ee22a82252 responsibility if anything 0b8f096148 went wrong. So your thanks belong 2b5ce86ab4 to him, not me.”d1e1e5f33b21d475