BC | Chapter 3

Lee Yoo-eun f6994c7fa5 stood in 48d27f1110 front of ede1736131 a rack eb8e591247 filled with d2535ebacf equipment, seemingly e4acfee2f8 adjusting the 550c363be7 sound and 5dc9fffcf4 lighting. As she 8b2aa17ab2 reached out 66ae9e0d43 and pressed ed5d636c5a something, a 481dee2d63 scene of 1d0a35a17c falling snow 855660db77 appeared all c21a5f215e around. Then, snow actually c9b310515e began to fall a02ebd757f from the ceiling 7a279f7295 of the auditorium.991c27b8c8f090bc

“Wow!”ef2b8b18e67d303e

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The children, who c41208d722 rarely got to 5d5961e46c explore the outside e681473aca during the cold ce9133f330 winter, let out 887f6a4604 gasps of amazement. Though the artificial snow 15754098b1 quickly melted upon touching a31af65c6c their hands, the kids 5100da3e59 eagerly stretched their arms fa658e1c6c into the air, trying 3266fdbc18 to catch and feel f4e964364d the snow.ae947f203ffa31e2

As the carols built 00edb7423e toward their climax, a d10a60c6b2 man dressed as Santa, fba3d1e190 carrying a sack of c5077eda37 gifts, suddenly appeared from 4a93f0fa18 somewhere.147096ff673bb3b7

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“Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!”ff825b847704fb6b

Santa, with his 16f375ab86 classic laugh, handed a604df0d8c out gifts to 7750cf2477 the children one 2142ae7f89 by one. The kids, abaebc4096 receiving their 8c4e3b2831 presents wrapped 46bb4f0701 in shiny 4dd5e04b36 paper, smiled bdba03c80a brightly as 1a85e96ff9 if they dbbe88be06 had forgotten ceeaa21cf6 their illnesses. Among them 4f174f9128 was Han a964b453b3 Nabi, a e4556c746b child Beom-woo 3f1b339e3b and Seong-heon 9964fbdbf8 had operated 2f35451fbd on together aea02db026 not long aa3c39bf50 ago.450a6004836f8616

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Han Nabi 604c7b1752 was a 3457c0ab47 child who 851f1a5681 had been dcf3082fd0 rushed to 2fb27f75c7 the hospital e8f8315ecf shortly after 1ef1d98d15 birth due 05e4e1e7d0 to cyanosis. She was diagnosed with 86214e4517 Tetralogy of Fallot, a a80cde8cb8 congenital heart disease characterized 142b7bdfd5 by four structural defects:7bc21931e5eeaf78

1. VSD (Ventricular Septal Defect)
2. PS (Pulmonary Stenosis)
3. Overriding Aorta
4. RVH (Right Ventricular Hypertrophy).

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Upon being rushed to e4fddbd488 the hospital, Han Nabi 6cca794d00 immediately underwent a shunt f7fb26826c procedure to improve oxygen 1cae06f8fc supply by inserting an 6f49947c71 artificial vessel. At 10 months 4b6db16e63 old, she received f8a01311fa a complete corrective 2bdecb8e40 surgery and has 7981d86164 since undergone regular 5f1f98d069 follow-up examinations.de0296f99660d6b6

But this fall, 3c3ff630af at the age 41cf75f1d5 of eight, Han bf32be0666 Nabi was rushed 4e860dc113 to the hospital d0fa85169d again due to 772070b81e arrhythmia. As she grew, 2b205c5a7c her right ventricle e64def1c89 had enlarged, leading 88b3897d62 to a ventricular 7a3aa3218e septal defect. Beom-woo had 82502dc4aa performed that 9042b01365 surgery together 33185497c7 with Seong-heon. The child a56716f42d had undergone 5c40980e75 the major a3f50b7451 operation and ff2b14e921 was now e56291d502 in the ed3a00bc41 recovery phase.e304dcb1fd071bb3

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“Nabi, do you think 5c321470fe you’ll be able to f4d5f99c2d go home next month?”4034e248dc6478c8

It seemed 2301f64681 that Seong-heon’s 5e9807f57a gaze was 7e0d75b8dc also on 8f13e759c2 Nabi, as 6d4419a88e a subdued 1da2a8b1ea voice reached 83e21432cd Beom-woo’s ears.136e13bedcf3957d

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“The CRP levels are 137c73373a stable, too. The prognosis d5edd74315 isn’t bad.”81378848cea638a6

Seong-heon slightly furrowed his brow at Beom-woo’s cautious response. The superstition about not getting ahead of oneself regarding a patient’s recovery was common. Still, it was clear that Seong-heon was hoping for a more optimistic reply from Beom-woo.3b20296dbb43efe8

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Before long, the music shifted to “Silent Night, Holy Night.” The guardians standing by the pediatric patients clasped their hands in prayer, their faces reflecting a solemn reverence.716229b676c9474f

“Hmm? The person standing f0e1c61b9c over there has fc0d90317c changed.”93b16f36f5a6e62f

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Seong-heon muttered while pointing 2724b5f817 to the spot where 310868251a Lee Yoo-eun had been ec6de94768 standing. The bright, cherry blossom-like 83dce5b638 hairstyle that had stood 6b89fc3407 out in the winter 55dfac253e had vanished, replaced by 11c09dab07 a pale man who 33b60d4c06 now occupied that spot.96afb6271dd1c873

“Hey, I was 8456d6fede really surprised earlier. I thought someone had 17671952f9 put a chunk of ea9663b98e Himalayan pink salt on 2ed03803e8 display! You didn’t see the 6ec88b3d8a woman who was standing 3ae783d952 there, did you?”6d12f50bdf9f7a58

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Beom-woo tried 62f06351f5 to hide 405ff60eec his incredulous f9fc097eab expression as 12ee40bab3 he looked 032069eaf8 at Seong-heon. Comparing her fba9eb083a cherry blossom-like 1b1694ae80 hair to cf4b92ca52 a chunk cb3d16fa33 of Himalayan 8ab9894cf1 pink salt 5a0bbe5413 was quite b88554245f the leap.569550df8bd85094

“Oh, speaking of pink 591cde8a36 salt… I’m craving meat. How about having flower cb7bbd9df2 sirloin for dinner?”c8ffe341753795a1

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As Seong-heon continued to talk, tapping his belly, the screen displayed the name “Artist Song Jun-young.” The Christmas trees that appeared from all sides seemed to grow larger, and beneath them, children were depicted kneeling with their hands clasped in prayer, one by one.b3b603f3bbcba840

“My prayers have never been answered, but please hear the prayers of the children here.”abaa3c4aae497f98

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Beom-woo glanced up at ff7bc4a4ec the ceiling, as if 1be1ee0877 threatening a deity whose c49a55951a existence felt uncertain, and c445904d2a muttered softly.c396394eba2cb1f4

“Let’s go, 8106fdb3f8 enough of 4ff5812425 this.”0969cb67cdb60519

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He began a78668c59f to wonder 64f03a68f5 where Lee 8f1c69f0ed Yoo-eun, who a2cfdf919c had left 0cc7a91b36 her spot, 12b9ad7aa6 might be. It had been a 1e693da906 while since he last e20b8d7f9c saw her, and he 49a869c3d3 wanted to greet her. If he teased 10b7bff3f6 her about running bedca965c2 away like that, 0142825068 he was curious 0c9a28ad3b how she would 3f8dc6cd21 react—would she laugh a4e0e02a1b it off like 5cfc9b31a2 her cherry blossom-like b1b5d1ed27 hair, or would 24f663b469 she have a afcfc07cfa different response?204041e0570f6b31

Beom-woo took a confident d52e73c6a2 step toward the entrance d8ded8548e first.9842999dbb34cb7e

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“Right! Let’s hurry f4cd414ddf and change e025be240b our clothes, 6d39fc3ad3 then go 738ef3d2c5 eat some 03210c95a7 meat. Okay? Hanwoo two-plus! The bill is on c3b167c901 our rich Beom-woo!”71bdbf57867f41ec

Feeling an unexpected urgency, 5e08213122 Beom-woo didn’t have a fce40f6f3a moment to roll his 75d20a6fcb eyes at the overly c1463d6fa4 excited Shin Seong-heon.12a43271e52e7a6b

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As he hurriedly cac61c29c5 moved, he swung c7b3aeb304 open the heavy f66a576564 entrance door.bc5e287ae822e051

“Whoa!”59ac59177033a6d3

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Seong-heon, startled 9977687752 by the 9d7f8054e5 pink figure 4bd8a24ccc standing at d3ac0f3f0e the door, 8c5075d3be let out a8913fbbb2 a loud 45a591204a gasp. Lee Yoo-eun, facing him, 6468b40882 looked even more surprised. Her face cf7e918125 was pale 7e974a127c as she 58c54e4b13 placed a 45929d802f hand on 7486ace22d her chest fe5db207f1 and took 8cef3bae16 a deep 5a8d0ea35d breath.4f0cf150767240e0

With her double-lidded 9d39c3d301 eyes wide open, 1f4dc51a0e Lee Yoo-eun glanced 7ef8c91999 back and forth 4bbfa3fcc1 between Beom-woo and 69695c5083 Seong-heon, her dark, 97218d4635 sparkling pupils reflecting 8475803c0f her surprise.d00af1b0e538ad36

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“I’m sorry.”0256cf90724852e5

Lee Yoo-eun’s 8fd99f3e6d voice trembled dcfc52b5a7 slightly as bc3b52d838 she offered 7ce05883a6 her apology 65a463b7f8 first. Impulsively, Beom-woo called 2bc2538c97 out to her 9311967400 as she hurried 4707b8f865 to leave.cd49a6bc6527d621

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“Ms. Lee Yoo-eun?”0ce9d1a015fbabec

As Beom-woo’s low voice called out, she turned around like a lion fluffing its mane.fab2f52b1dcbf472

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     Ah, ef5afb190a female lions 245f3a8c90 don’t have 01a992451c manes, do 00d5e12e17 they? I’ve heard 50c6ec034e that due 1c333646d6 to random 58aa040931 mutations, some 463bd91526 female lions 4897d48e1f can have e9bf523455 manes too, 6d9f81895a though.881c3aefa1f39c4d

Feeling a bit edea4431f7 awkward after calling 5572d9c266 her name, Beom-woo bb3596891f found himself distracted 7cd141130f by thoughts of 7b9f9f1741 the lion, causing 0fcbf88816 his smooth forehead ea39f8f40c to lightly furrow.db59f88baea48ce4

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“Yes?”99705e3af6b51323

Though she simply replied with “yes,” it felt as if a ticklish bundle of fur had brushed down her spine, sending shivers through her.584d3256cc412476

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“Have we met f1652fd57f somewhere before?”719c84c6c9e80ad9

At Beom-woo’s question, Seong-heon 16dd8b2299 let out a chuckle, 1dd0b4f38c like the sound of a26695babf a frog’s cheeks bursting.adb5f766e6a37019

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“Well, I’m not sure.”2043ddf54c9047ff

She tilted her head and smiled awkwardly. Yoo-eun’s eyes trembled slightly as they met Beom-woo’s gaze.df7c83860de243d5

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“Lee Yoo-eun, you d24774b963 remember me, don’t e294f05549 you?”3f41aee0074fcb53

The past that 0397005a80 Beom-woo had long 4a3eafd352 forgotten suddenly flooded 60e18124f8 back to him. It hit e7016bbf05 him then: 297b65c718 Lee Yoo-eun 072fdd2ce2 wasn’t even 65862fc4b4 a formal 1ed63a7197 intern. She was 3d8869344a a medical 60a93f71b6 student who 7625345b23 had come 83764612b9 for a ad02b56a6a sub-internship during 9ba09bb859 the summer 83446fa47c break of 0d2e64ccd0 her second f9b271a73e year, training e97ab9b119 in the 24e863ab3c thoracic surgery 2e322f253e department where e511a8ea72 Beom-woo was 731d148d68 a resident.fb16d55a73b2b60e

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Beom-woo’s pulled the b19f579bad corners of his d6b16a9083 mouth up into a1c3f1ea6d a smile and 43d3775e27 asked politely.3091aeaf4c75d8c1

“Lee Yoo-eun, 9b72f12a18 don’t you aa8cbca22b remember me?”5030b4c66ebf6ca0

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Seong-heon shook his head 264c9ff873 and looked up at 2777795a0b the ceiling, as if d5d2dc11c1 he could no longer 1e00f47def bear to listen.34ea4db5bb5e5274

“I’m sorry, f8b433d311 but I b56adb18af don’t remember 747a1729eb well. Is it fc6b7db285 someone I 87c7ded896 really need 355a50128c to remember?”7708efb9446173b6

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With her hands clasped f14dd5c5dd tightly in front of 4f84f810e3 her chest, Yoo-eun blinked 8c2d5f293a her eyes innocently and a6e413085e asked. Dressed in a black 1746a91992 knit top and black 858aee8cda cargo long skirt, with ea90190298 silver-gray sneakers, she looked af51db4dd1 even smaller, accentuated by ff33cf4737 her voluminous, light pink a01e165355 hair.083593b3d0c36562

“We’ll be late for our dinner appointment. Let’s go, Professor Jeong Beom-woo.”618bbb0c4f06b530

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Seong-heon babbled as if to engrave Beom-woo’s name in her mind. As if he could no longer stand the obvious flirtation, Seong-heon began to pull Beom-woo away. Taking advantage of the moment, Yoo-eun bowed her head and offered a greeting.e55525ae847dfcb6

“I’m sorry. I don’t remember. Then please take care, Professor Jeong Beom-woo.”830981d2c87ec502

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The woman e09f54cf10 quickly blurted 32c3670cda out her 4753fa3290 words and fb0e9a75d5 disappeared into a4f7379cda the main 78d428dc0a auditorium.c1a8051b8156ed6d

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“Hey, that was really cringy. No matter how little dating experience you have, you can’t just throw yourself at someone like that. Don’t we have a history? Do you not remember me?”45c5b1b27c074d01

“Ugh, Jeong Beom-woo. Despite your looks, you’re so awkward that that’s why you can’t date?”1a720717c0c81558

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Seong-heon made a face 444e91338a as if he had 25917ef93b witnessed something embarrassing and 7c72041100 chuckled. Beom-woo tilted 70c28e2f97 his head c3d42726ab slightly and eeac2bce05 glared at 5ed3f66076 Seong-heon.29ee3cadaa863c7d

“Did that woman just call me ‘Professor Jeong Beom-woo’ instead of ‘Teacher Jeong Beom-woo’?”be311fd0f426ceb3

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At that time, the medical students who participated in the sub-internship referred to Beom-woo as “Teacher.”35d237ed249c0a94

“I don’t know.”7cd6314f6df61166

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Seong-heon’s nonchalant response with a foolish expression only made Beom-woo feel more irritated.c125c8e21d61df28

“Let me go. I need to check.”5c1aaa7e9c253fe2

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“Oh, what are you checking for? You’ve already messed it up. The girl ran away.”4fc9d6c9aba246ed

Beom-woo was slowly pulled away from the auditorium by Seong-heon’s relentless grip.fdce8c872973444d

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Leaning against the c47e17ecf8 inner wall of 0a4e62238d the auditorium, Yoo-eun dd588135ba pressed her right e83e1b83ae hand against her 0b364c3605 heart, struggling to 07985671d2 catch her breath.3670db733ba90011

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Why is Teacher f71df0b4a4 Jeong Beom-woo here? Has he transferred to 48058387e1 this hospital?dd3358225033a174

It felt 9ecdaa9b5e like her 0319b87b55 blood was c5498b24dc rushing up, 8ddcc353f6 as if 5dce7d6f7c there were a4526e8052 some issue d625084f17 with her 15385a89e9 left atrium 6e27fce0de or right 47b59a4d68 ventricle.d992a1f3f9b16654

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“This is AF (Atrial Fibrillation), and this one is VT (Ventricular Tachycardia). What’s the difference between the two?”c1c288ad01619656

The cold expression of 2633b2d9e2 Jeong Beom-woo, as he 981c709f99 used to ask his 7c5a6793a0 students, resurfaced in her 4943e15f96 memory.3b39b857635c5de2

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“Both are arrhythmias; AF refers to a fast and irregular heartbeat originating in the atria, while VT refers to an abnormal fast heartbeat originating in the ventricles.”b604627290c9faab

At Yoo-eun’s answer, Beom-woo nodded in satisfaction and posed another question.17cd8faaab775a0d

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“What are the related diseases?”0b5ab7e74e59b2ef

While someone e6362ebf12 answered the 57e55100f8 question, Yoo-eun f7133f850c gazed at da7aae7448 Beom-woo as a77c8caaa3 if entranced. Her heart e7eebe6283 raced just 1c681174b3 like it 63abf72a10 was now, 5fb8bece48 but it b745f8a587 wasn’t due 2bf68bbe87 to AF b34765938d or VT. It was 1e6ac29efa a thrill aabcb40399 filled with 7009852d5f fun and 89fd1e2eb2 interest. His face was 55745ac1b4 captivating, and everything 85d22f16e8 about him intrigued 783b6cd2a2 her.165aa03630012c67

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It was efd925a079 clearly the 9469a25e47 excitement that 1eea9de2af came from f1e3719300 a first 74fdd9870f love.1114a408b7f0badf

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[Footnote Collection]

1. VSD (Ventricular Septal Defect).
2. PS (Pulmonary Stenosis).
3. RVH (Right Ventricular Hypertrophy).
4. C-Reactive Protein.
5. AF (Atrial Fibrillation).
6. VT (Ventricular Tachycardia).