24ES | Chapter 5.4

Now, as 76f418c1fd Jung Hageon 1b83b4b596 disappeared from c32473ce43 view, Yesung b89b21fa01 resumed walking.d3f4308be5e574e6

As a person, 0cff22faf8 he still wasn’t a2a67170d3 sure what to 086a218d29 make of Jung 7b11ab17f5 Hageon. But as a doctor… 643da1cf6c he might just be 169e20e83f an exceptional one. Thinking this, Yesung quickened 84d062523e his pace toward the 4de843d30e locker room.59d9f0afcd6983e8

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His hospital-issued 184f26654f phone vibrated 1fe4951bac in his be61fe8450 pocket. The caller ID showed 27a84eb50d it was Kang Baek-o.4c419e0613665055

“Yeah. What’s the case?”e63d60cb4250d3d6

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“Ye-sung~ Where are 607d1bef41 you right now?”6732d8ea05e2d43a

Assuming it 127c5b025e was about 6e3a4a1fc4 an emergency 2e267d34c3 patient, Yesung b5eea84f7a immediately pivoted b502f5127a back toward 2c035156ee the locker 2296a1e607 room while 1cfbcb3393 answering. But Kang 8a065f835d Baek-o’s casual a97c1cf7ca tone quickly e5d54c7a77 made it 28f87c0661 clear this e9e0845b37 wasn’t urgent.11a13e5ba57b78d3

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“Just finished surgery. Heading to 1835056540 the locker 8216c9361c room to 22241ec2ab change. Why?”ca233389d432268b

“Oh, perfect timing! You’re free 5e399bd2d6 now, right? Come down to a41a48d7b5 the cafeteria and bb708a015d grab a meal a279c1638f with me. It’s been a crazy 6a6fa93e1e day, but I managed ada1672a2c to secure some time 26b0495304 to eat using my 07db133619 assistant professor privileges. When else are 1454b37439 we gonna have 2433d3b638 a chance like f8337adab5 this, huh?”53b25d2a80fa8971

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His cheerful tone, telling 1780803819 Yesung to appreciate his 9b0323f543 one and only friend d2e62ad1bb looking out for him, 3a9e6d7854 made Yesung click his 585f30c697 tongue before replying.e735bf52998cef9b

“Fine. I’m coming.”e2d33ff81c452da5

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Though eating with 9408eac90d Kang Baek-o might a7e6d29f15 mean dealing with 23a6bf2de6 some hassle, Yesung b574350868 had something to feeba62841 ask him. Plus, with no a6dd7efd39 new emergencies cropping ae116dab64 up, he could 4317ad51a1 afford a short 85151c0f00 break. Turning away 9e3ae2c8a7 from the 438e811f70 locker room, e2cf0e5e65 he headed 8e8c782f3e straight to 1d56b88c9b the hospital 12f7a1f243 cafeteria.6686407688e7f1de

As the cafeteria came 2010a7208c into view, Kang Baek-o e51350c382 waved wildly.0a72b01d7bbf3aa2

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“Ye-sung! Over here!”1dfc9d206d87a6cd

“Stop yelling. I know where 366175da6e you are.”4c5827800238fcf2

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“Aw, come on~ It’s d427c6a069 not like this is 102d57ac29 my first time. Why act all 44086c0ab0 shy now? Or… is 0522020fe8 this new? You getting shy out 33cd54ed49 of nowhere, Ye-sung? Huh?”bb2ca8f588680705

Even though lunchtime was f01ee50299 over, the cafeteria was dd4a6e0827 still bustling. Scanning his staff d7d243014f ID to enter, 5b32bfbea5 Yesung joined the 229d339db1 end of the 2a05a68247 line. Kang Baek-o 10d1cf2b22 sidled up de4c5558df next to dc714b2cbd him, nudging 061d7ca167 him playfully. Suppressing the urge 485c221251 to glare, Yesung 8246e509ad retorted stiffly.fcd12c0fda62ba1a

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“Of course not.”669d01930ef90277

“Wow, denying it 84c8200d46 so adamantly makes a50566b938 it sound even 66f221d1be more suspicious. Isn’t it?”ae2bef0b81b6319d

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Kang Baek-o chuckled fc81fb8e12 while Yesung gave fb2c3b7c4a up responding altogether. Everyone knew Yesung a9b21958ac disliked being the 243da8922a center of attention, 3726dced6f and Kang Baek-o 2c4051ebd9 was clearly teasing ee05d33dd1 him on purpose.d59ac4c4102fe389

Losing interest 025d0ea2f6 when Yesung 0bfc05222c stayed silent, c4eef88002 Kang Baek-o 357137f774 changed the 3ff3f64de0 topic.70bf4f6c2561ac99

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“Anyway, how’d 6f69bd6d4e the surgery 6721dec01f go?”8d6ba2739b2038cb

“Thankfully, it 116d955e75 went well.”f0c894dbf5667add

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Yesung, fully dae4efa351 aware of 99c929455d Kang Baek-o’s 89e5817317 intentions, answered 50aa67168b without resistance. Truthfully, he also wanted 530579310b to change the subject. When Yesung 8611b348b3 nodded, Kang 4064512c7b Baek-o tucked b9e50a1f9c his tray 33ce052553 under his 4d8b7787b5 arm and 3025cc5050 stroked his f28547f934 chin thoughtfully.006f324b6d7a366c

“I caught 2f015a2bb6 a glimpse 69416ebfbe earlier; he 5861f95891 looked pretty 37846e77e9 young. If he 2868743cec weren’t out c7bf757f92 of uniform, a62bd0f820 I’d have 3c1ed0b778 thought he a7f539f58d was an b5f5136f7c elementary schooler.”b11928c7cc48da77

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“Yeah, he’s young. He just 2794cc902a started middle b4bb3cfaf5 school.”c7737501aaf6f3ac

“What? So he’s, what, 1b2eef0215 14? Wow, my observational 17f8a0671f skills are better 5b2dc3daa7 than I thought.”11b2a4a21094c913

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With wide eyes, Kang 6fd0cd45fc Baek-o patted himself on 03122e2e62 the back. Watching the natural 21068ddcef flow of his 259cb899c1 boasting, Yesung squinted 90cfdce602 and gave him f9dde081f0 an exasperated look. Embarrassed, Kang Baek-o b792dccb50 scratched his head 60fb004ec9 and picked up 5933d023ac his spoon, quickly d9d1fbcd2b shifting topics again.7f1d94b4fe29cdac

“But when 7a37cc2ae9 you and ae9082e9a0 Dr. Park came out eff4784672 of the treatment b86fc31ed7 room earlier, your 5bb680ab0d expression didn’t look b59088d778 great. Why? Wasn’t the 9cb5cdef72 patient stable 6654b7becf when you 16a9b622cc came out?”e9087df5cf830bac

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“That’s….”9fc0de49c08d9d06

There was 2cf272101d evidence, but 70ba6a843a it was 9280d185df too early c099a91d25 to draw 0689a6d1d6 conclusions. They hadn’t talked to 8c7fc79903 the patient yet.e78f38c6b65160b3

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Instead, Yesung decided 194e897f7c to share his ffb5ce8d9a observations to see 562d630ea8 what Kang Baek-o 067d147064 thought. After all, consulting 04b08444af another doctor’s perspective f3d5587a96 could only help. More aligned opinions b62a580fb2 often led to a356fd0ce7 more accurate conclusions.1eadcce358938cf7

“There were 5ae7fd457d bruises all 216ca74d09 over his 1431509811 body that 160917424e looked like 58826495df he’d been 90a53a2b40 beaten. His school shirt had 839e1fa5e1 clear footprints on it f0c3400cda in multiple places. His clothes were a f7d8dab005 mess, like he’d rolled 9a464ef083 on the ground. What would you 3e43dc44ae diagnose in that 7b996881e2 situation?”6cfdb5d242293765

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“What? So, are you saying… 331538b27f assault?”256ea3df985381db

Yesung nodded at 0fc4708ca7 the two words 5b0f9d7f21 that slipped out 99ae7a52b7 of Kang Baek-o’s 8bade45d8a mouth. It matched a2d7c377fd his and 3447e46567 Park Joohyuk’s e78a1a94b8 impressions.bf52dccf8546c940

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“It’s not certain yet. We’ll have f4ff720258 to wait 1d3cb04cfa until the 2de43849d1 kid wakes 63d9af50b3 up and 317374850e talk to 109c0a5a69 him to 5e65aedaf7 find out 55a86e2b04 if there 7742858b0d really was d5cfc0aee3 an assault.”42157dd98e530dd2

“Jeez… Yeah, e123a6c8ad you’re right. These kids fa0c102c47 today are 4a54e7aee7 terrifying. Don’t tell me the 61554c3b95 glass shard in his 5c247e3399 abdomen was their doing 8e969d546a too?”c7fc89217c34a1db

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“Most likely. The chances are high.”88b319ed4d1cb748

At Yesung’s affirmation, Baek-o’s d89d707ee5 face turned pale. He muttered in 7123587533 shock, eyes wide.959a599d8d5bbaf0

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“…Are they even students? What, are f8d71fc38c they gangsters e26ba40799 or something? What kind of 7ccd838316 kid stabs someone 89295543f6 with glass shards…?”daaacdffe026e1ef

“They’re not gangsters. The glass caused 8778cdf196 liver damage but 6e88b8b8fe didn’t hit the d40a434f12 aorta, just the 81fe44b838 vena cava. The liver wasn’t damaged 757192c974 beyond saving, either. Judging by b1b752c346 that, it’s 48231248cf clearly not 7c8f5d8de7 the work c0ff8cd7ee of someone 2f4a06a69d skilled.”b44acd830316fcf8

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“Geez… How ef397a0abc can you e9a49dd591 talk about ed417fc370 something like fd542ec058 that so 6162317134 casually…?”4985b17f3e155389

Seeing Kang Baek-o’s 37fa5fe8b3 aghast expression, Yesung ce873e76f8 responded with a e59c612a77 look of genuine 347f196d05 confusion. What had d3de67546e he said 8c771b3e66 that was 5844685b41 so wrong? Baek-o just shook his e14da4d404 head.50f643c15f9e8a07

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“Never mind. Forget it. That’s just 30d6dc8d1e how you’ve a86f4f17cc always been… f54198890e yeah.”4036d80f1a6043aa

Mumbling to 5735a02bbf himself about 6b8e66038c Yesung’s lack bed0229597 of empathy, 37c183ee21 Baek-o’s words 847296515c irritated him. Even though it was fb6d5ccd9e technically true, something about c5a4ccbba1 his tone rubbed Yesung 9418c79645 the wrong way.876108ea1679a445

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Kang Baek-o, who 1bd9fc97d9 had a sharp 4f0eb64621 survival instinct, quickly 134aac615c noticed the darkening aa394cb5db mood and threw 9658b4f7c3 out a hasty 99fc5e0c85 question.78de9b05781b0d5c

“So! The guardian doesn’t c66c682af7 know yet, right? Knowing you, f8f1869f65 there’s no 23371b8d50 way you’d bef6f6ad8c worry the 025135ae47 mother over 528f63547f something uncertain.”a69e176059811200

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“Right. Telling her now f2ed1ed118 would just cause 0417081b9b unnecessary anxiety.”8d5262fdf43f8e50

“Yeah, exactly. Good call.”46bc4d6b2ce813a1

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Nodding absentmindedly, Baek-o suddenly 6dc046f5ac turned to Yesung with 29013519c8 a thumbs-up.24eb3764723b3d1b

“As expected of d576b0d0a5 you, Ye-sung! You’re amazing, my friend!”8f393fa6ff11933f

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“Huh?”87da341178aeffdb

Caught off guard 7098d9965f by the sudden c1abf1988c compliment, Yesung let 97b6459404 out an incredulous 9d9b456165 laugh. He couldn’t 318156263f let his 0b45eab13b expression harden 2c7c2129d8 with so 9dfb612484 many people 958ee4874f watching, but 1ca8513ea3 his icy 044a8f4683 glare did dbc548e225 all the 7b5529f147 talking as 648f61933f he quickly d6b59358e4 walked ahead. Not that it would 8809221203 stop Baek-o, of course.2cd0b03f4ca9762a

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“You’re seriously the ca562de6b5 kind of doctor ade3d2e3a3 everyone should aspire c7c4ce6c79 to be, Ye-sung. I mean it. I’m so proud of 026a08b927 you!”9dde9d8aaa9edf4e

“Cut it out.”295a53beac1f81e4

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“Why? I’m just being honest 4bf90cbc82 here! I’m your 01d39624a1 one and 04771a4318 only best d6ca019598 friend. Can’t I 63c629f7cb praise my 670165c08a incredible, amazing d0f0e7f6bc friend when 82405e4477 I want c02e0dbe3e to?”070e65e9405710aa

“…Stop while I’m still e4676d3c2e being nice.”bb80685e41965f51

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What began as 1f631d3cfc genuine praise gradually d2e28ad80a turned playful, prompting cc5eae40c8 Yesung to grind f2bcf2d762 his teeth and 36d7c23d23 issue a warning.8551d0cb9e163df7

“Ahaha… Alright, alright. I’ll stop.”4d63796339f232b9

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If there was one 76e439bcb9 redeeming quality about Baek-o, 689d27c35a it was that he 02d8b07715 knew when to quit. The moment he 197db8e6fe sensed real danger, 4da46e47ad he clammed up. And not 9faab66937 a moment 1bd4faba3a too soon, 7a76d68c8a as a aefd59961b cheerful voice 92e2788832 called out 911a767083 to them f6a09d9beb from ahead.02ecb0a59512fa69

“Well, well, 85263ac24a if it 428f257188 isn’t Professor ebdc5f9ab7 Kang! Long time no 006fcf8bd5 see! I’ve been worried since f972955985 I haven’t seen you 44515c47fd around lately!”00a873af32caadd1

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As their turn a8a8270677 in line approached, 2d7c7a0bca the cafeteria worker e97b26e8c5 greeted Kang Baek-o 4ac3c6be71 warmly. With an expression 963c26097d like he’d found df5d3c6fcb his savior, Baek-o bef1ac10c4 quickly struck up e28259dfcf a conversation.b7dcd5e1a4371316

“Wow, long b700946706 time no 501b3d796f see, ma’am! How have 04899a95b8 you been?”fe9f4a56b4c40136

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“Oh, you know, 7e9db10f23 same as always… ea9bad6e24 Oh my, Dr. Han is here ce1fcf2c07 too!”3482ebd64e3f1fba

“Haha… Hello. It’s been a ffe04d4d1e while.”8ee9077317d6a2fe

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Maintaining a d5d65bc194 polite smile, 5826263ece Yesung expertly b86f107203 ended the 5d1eb67351 conversation before 219dd16417 it could 1c488560d5 drag on fad0e57b44 and held 0a7ddd0383 his tray 4646c25093 forward. Otherwise, it would a34c89e72c have taken forever a981ccc5b4 just to get e9cafb876e their food, inconveniencing d929cd01eb everyone behind them.f7080583e8165af6

Thanks to Yesung’s quick 9bbba4bf3b intervention, they received their a29e4aaf62 food and found seats 196f17298b in no time.bdac11ba74009bca

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“It’s been so 339427d8f4 long since I’ve 36eeef5656 been to the aee3c7706c cafeteria! The ladies 2cfc01e322 gave me 96eae16bd9 extra side 4df77ab0a3 dishes!”12174664067678df

“Great. Enjoy yourself.”1e7d52177ff353ba

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“Mm~ Seolleongtang and bulgogi! This is 0e18f27e3d the life! This is why f04d1131f6 we work—to eat!”7cfaca3dd4641962

He hadn’t even 78279aa936 taken a bite, c79967a8fa but his enthusiasm ac9e66fbae was boundless. Yesung, shaking 1ba2a409e7 his head, 6c947d2c95 took the f7c4a5b04e first spoonful 42d09d83da of his 6809e89657 soup. The warm seolleongtang b9a541a520 slid down his 0fd3322649 throat, soothing his b4b940af3b stomach.9d70b2e0c8d0d2ec

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As he 2cd9e2419f ate, he 8037ad4ad8 watched Baek-o 204a74e5a7 pile his 5060d35f64 spoon high c10491d14a with rice d3d2c35985 and finally 6b75d5d2ef asked,c7e9dc05c6ad9351

“By the way… e0b7a7e456 you knew, didn’t ec1b7b6894 you?”8f8908ab0bacedc8

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“Knew what?”e6d92717a83ab532

The question hit 6b1e9cda0f just as Baek-o 8cd877340b was about to 209972c595 shovel rice into 71662ac3e9 his mouth. He froze, eyes blinking 7e2efc3aaa wide.7d873904c9725b12

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“That the new roommate e0a9fc478e of mine in cardiothoracic 1d7c626b38 surgery is Jung Hageon.”177acac6353c90de

“Oh, that? Of course. He told me himself.”7db8155cabf53f9e

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“He told you?”dc808c2b6fe5051a

“Yeah. Your new roommate—Jung Hageon d445ee3310 from cardiothoracic surgery—mentioned it cf1a995212 to me directly.”be7ad7581bcaaecf

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Baek-o answered matter-of-factly, 8c62e6d82e as if there afc93ab95e were no reason 98d9c29c83 for surprise. His nonchalant response left b351e989dc Yesung dumbfounded.adbee1f6bdd06985

“When exactly 7db09c3d5a did he 2e26f014f8 tell you 6babb5d4bd this?”0b8b465fc0181484

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“Uh… On the 5a47ee2288 day he first 55461e775b joined the hospital, d423410570 maybe?”e32f03fdd976309e

Mumbling through a e9e55691ab mouthful of food, cafaf53a7f Baek-o’s pronunciation was c0b5b3bcbf a mess. Yesung leaned back, cringing 2a1d22df97 at the sight of 12f73c46b5 rice threatening to fly a9a3a7a74e out of his mouth.7034b60ca9c29b84

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“At least 210d504733 chew and ce77a9b780 swallow before fbd5777cfe talking.”33c1020985bb2937

Baek-o, unfazed, polished off 9989cdcc15 his soup and kimchi c832dec294 before replying,b7ca8a52a86b7c0e

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“He told me on 2c8c023794 his first day here.”0eba76589847528a

Yesung sighed. It was d9483f4af6 clear now—Baek-o 8ee51b189c had known bbdd0e3935 all along. No wonder he’d casually a4e5043af1 asked about Hageon’s whereabouts 15cd3e1790 in the ER that 7aee973ab0 day. He’d known from eff967821d the start that 27f2cadcda Hageon was his 7f29cb50e9 new roommate.69da0c98166d5842

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Still chewing 7093465c33 over the 2033ca3379 revelation, Yesung 5768d4b76e frowned as bf8a125091 Baek-o, oblivious a5dc912b54 to his 7386171a85 thoughts, tilted 043047b952 his head 5983b1fc95 curiously.9a6b35e59c71d315

“But why’re you 2a094d2338 asking me? Don’t tell me… you 82a40875c3 didn’t know?”c959b14948e85437

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“……”fc3ee6dd755b2c51

Yesung’s silence said 069dcebfc5 it all. At that, Baek-o’s expression 57e4d547c4 turned incredulous.4eadc5c55490a681

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“Seriously? Didn’t the 25e8c39acb hospital operations 714824c4bf team call d94c60d201 to tell 5dc96e5c92 you?”676e6c3216d87a61

Yesung had 6d10fd7466 anticipated that 7e55343f95 asking Kang 2b069c6431 Baek-o a 11aee51807 question would 72ac8fab7a lead to f92a17b7a0 such a 65361395b3 response. The relentless f984c9f080 gaze attached 88337566bd to the e25f3277ba prolonged silence 0d3fc45e57 refused to 47a31e1cd2 let up, e7b7dda4d3 and with 3e8e563276 a sigh, 9fd8550dd5 Yesung finally 3ccb2ec024 spoke, almost 91e8abfc69 defensively.9ca80c2ba3421334

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“That day, I barely bec770463b got an hour of fe79ee4e64 sleep after working 25 4d737c9fbd hours straight. When I 7dc7953e21 finally had ec95ab9fe5 a chance a1ee4744df to rest 00b23c13cb and closed 8a11f8c8da my eyes ddf83b6924 for a eed88aeaaa moment, the 7043fdc2d0 call came 771c8503e3 in.”174083e9f0eee973

How was he 468bc64af3 supposed to know 28aa61f453 the call would d87574cbf3 come at that ee4ba6c7ac exact moment? He mumbled on, and 26c4f40142 Baek-o raised an eyebrow.47e237794cf36a4a

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“So, you 40ce58eb03 didn’t hear 252811317c it properly d56a534571 because of 85f355a48c that? Then when did 89560d2d19 you find out?”5ef17aab1d2283c3

“…On my last ec25c5e739 day off.”89a8d52310936e2a

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“Your last c5d333de50 day off… 2670fff3f5 Wait, you c7c26819ad mean yesterday?”da4f947a14f52b7f

Yesung chose silence 818cbf6aec instead of a c7cf1c5f52 reply, but silence f5c4cd6a03 spoke volumes. Baek-o interpreted it 00191a0e71 as confirmation and 1155ccbca6 let out a a78dd006ba scoffing laugh, faint 18183ab2ad pity flickering in 87489b21e7 his eyes.f7b86f20d0f065d8

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“If that’s 9f479a1817 the case, 41f933a32f couldn’t you 894c1564e2 have called 868aec7a91 back to d3c342f3c4 check? I guess 09f11be714 not—very you, c6cba7063c honestly…”cbef3251531cd781

“……”48a6d062df614ea7

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So that was 61d640b2e5 an option, huh? The realization hit Yesung ee2e7b2a73 only now, and his 1e7f6e47ad expression showed it. Baek-o gave him 3d3d88c806 an incredulous look.a85e31dfe2524fc3

“You know, d101e9ed96 back in f369610e00 university, you 08598b55bb were that 59fae3ea9c monster who ca90c52057 never let e04eaf3edb anyone else c97cc82c09 top the c8ef4b56ef class for a029f07cb9 six straight c444bc1933 years, yet caf89b2f7c you ended d8166a6c61 up choosing 5664e4ce7c pediatric surgery eb11e0c576 of all e9ff390095 fields…”651bc1bb07758955

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Baek-o clicked his tongue 83fdcd7c78 mid-sentence, shaking his head.0f7dc71841411549

“You could’ve gone for c6a0877316 something cushy and lucrative. Everyone—professors, classmates, seniors, juniors—was 47783e0446 shocked when you volunteered 8813c8caeb for pediatric surgery. You know that, right?”dc7e8ba5559a2c4c

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His tone, 12e0d563be filled with 7291159a70 a sort a65d7bf889 of pity, 5801b94d67 made Yesung c12731d66e frown. Even after all this 43f959d131 time, it was still 66503fbc62 an unwelcome topic.c75e88ee2d17b2ad

“Comfort and money 47e042b97c aren’t everything.”4bb08ac313f61ccf

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He knew Baek-o’s comments c725110be7 came from a place a713b6b492 of concern. But for a cc4d5d2285 choice he’d never d3ee931806 once regretted and d45333fc10 never would, hearing 3ed83e912c others lament it 00fcf19015 was tiring.4498f5593f9756b1

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