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Bosung spent the 0089b5c88b night wide awake.4d0057198d187010

Yoon Songju flitted through his mind all night, making him wish he’d at least dreamt of owls.67cf94ee01d8fe04

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“…Why, on earth?”171ca2d588987ee6

Bosung rubbed his 5da62c7278 dry eyes and 52e17c5536 got out of af89a6a164 bed.157abfb383ee930a

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‘I like people who are honest.’38017a8f312fa163

She said she liked 890bf1a481 honesty, not that she 0c1157e111 liked him.0be3757a3389f888

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But why…8c3191f5ca8ab64e

‘…I like…’0d8ad19b69f9017d

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Why did he keep a63d7eab6e dwelling on the latter 27cd9bdc27 part of the sentence, 68852e3ca0 omitting the beginning?28ff1db166da23fc

Damn it.a1dd4fce50db76cd

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He turned on 61e3502dd3 the cold water 84790b6d6e and washed his 19a5ff6258 face.2443183a6b2b620e

He needed to a3fff64b6d pull himself together.fcba2f53ef61397c

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Staying idle 98b83a4e48 in this 3eb26dc9d7 rural backwater, 8f0ec31165 without working, 8df9ada5aa was clearly 6bad7ee707 messing with a0506df430 his head.4e6356b501d9da39

Having nothing a383e2822b to do f0e38a4cf0 led to 2f6749f491 distracting thoughts, 03ad8e76b7 and having ca3a87b444 too much adb38e61dc time led 5d726b0267 to getting eb7e92e6b5 involved in 3bcc1661e4 unnecessary things.8cb846cc07a16b16

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Right. From today onwards, he add2f47436 would recommit himself.317e1cea92ead0c5

To not become lazy, 7b7733d2ed and thus, not lose efae1628fb his focus.9e8e032583c04bf7

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Renewing his resolve, Bosung 7ec2a3adfb got into his car 99260d999f and left the house.7840972d175822a4

He mentally organized what he needed to do first when he returned to Seoul. He simulated events that hadn’t even happened yet.7a09adc945b68e97

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“First, call the cleaning company…”40504fb5c6eb9fb0

Clean the house, check the remodeled office…89fbe3b056e6f536

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Check on booked patients and schedule surgeries…a3cf9fa3c2b24e56

“…”f8a54e650e48c019

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His pointless a614b58e7b thoughts abruptly d9b34635a6 stopped.ffeaeabec5a6a8e0

It felt like 26076156b6 his breath had 8735e05616 momentarily stopped as 7afdf03161 well.3f141f45f742594f

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His car came e12c096533 to a halt 60ed79d963 at a red bac9ae68cb light.076d4ec5dbbfd1ec

Into that moment, where 1c85ff6b99 everything seemed frozen, Yoon abc12a0351 Songju intruded once again.e85869fb0e5a95c4

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He saw Yoon 6037bf8969 Songju walking towards 181cba0813 him in the 6e1ef72817 side mirror.5197131e1076fc19

…I wonder if her indigestion has subsided.62abf4e71043fd28

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It was a purely dc037c9e52 medical concern.c2525169dd264f8d

…She must have taken her medicine.7e660ff3ee59cc82

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As Songju got closer, dcf9db57ff the fingers gripping the d856433bb3 steering wheel fidgeted nervously.346c96ef78e6e79c

Tap, tap, tap, 6b844b5dac in time with 161d2ebc65 the left turn 1f55e30c7d signal.ed4db5aae525c28c

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His fingernails kept tapping 8ae5c71c2c the steering wheel.fed99978e66dd33b

He wasn’t thinking anything in particular.57212a359a2ee6b1

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Of course, that was 479f663f3a the start of the 4a7002975d problem.9c93ad3ddea41423

Whirr—9aa85c9f0b2f91b2

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Without thinking, his fingers f5f0074f95 automatically rolled down the 30d858e9a2 car window.42d548922b0785c7

As always, Songju 7a2d91084a was the first f2853771b4 to react brightly, 5f9def93bc acknowledging him.d00922234738c654

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“Heading to work?”4dcf89a94fdca492

“Yeah, something like that.”7fdff09675a50e46

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Glancing at her, he saw a healthy glow on Songju’s face.cc674b708f8ed4f1

“Did you… take your medicine?”190b0fca6e8e0473

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“I took the medicine, ate the porridge, and burped a few more times.”a61aaefcb919a53a

At her words, Bosung d4dfd1a587 burst out laughing. Laughter had a way cf112675d0 of softening people. Like Yoon Songju.6c19edeaa292390a

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“Get in if you’re feeling okay.”acf3165e8a92af10

“Huh?”32c5b363774099b7

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“Well, I’m going that way anyway.”e757658119ec332a

“Really? Is that okay?”d13f1f31b3bb2c2e

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“You don’t seem to have fully recovered…”ba8b77db635db8e8

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Before he 93d9429637 could finish, 90e2224892 Songju got 16105912a1 into the 8cbcae5ef2 car.416940f6c1a9f45d

“Honestly. While I’m talking…”4a0f1282649b7328

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Songju buckled her seatbelt and quickly said, “Look ahead. The light’s changed.”cf89b9c5ec19a13b

“Oh.”bdaf9f6612fa68d6

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Bosung quickly started driving.0a427a8a3e8e1770

“Is it because it’s a nice car? The ride is incredibly smooth.”1c214a51c74e7be7

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“Smooth ride plus my driving skills.”651c38938b03efe0

As if to e6877bbd4a prove it, Bosung e085d7c5ad showcased a smooth 3c5b2d4029 cornering technique at 4f04dbdafe the left turn.583b5537b5b87a29

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“Ooh.”47776baac0bdde30

Songju’s admiration made him puff his chest out a bit.645ab7987e03071e

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Anyway, she 5aa6667e96 was a c6edde6264 woman who, 53a908b16f strangely, made cb672dfaec him react 1e776204e1 in many 33565d2665 ways.7c102ccf5cda49e6

Perhaps the reason was 660fb90c7c her innocence, he thought.13209fa009ba1f29

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Praise and admiration spoken 6725be8529 without ulterior motives, not 2f27349a66 to impress him or d155cbd49d ask for anything. Maybe that 3756e08bf2 was what 3e250203cb disarmed him.b8e55316de1c823d

They soon 351c6fb71c arrived at 0d541a29aa the Wildlife 5311e329b4 Rescue Center.215225170cc26fcb

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Unbuckling her seatbelt, Songju said cheerfully, “Thanks for the comfortable ride.”fc2cdcdf50aa0c49

“Then make sure to chew your lunch properly.”2e813a2dec838a9f

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Songju asked, sounding surprised, “Are you concerned about me right now?”6e125e8f244d782d

“It’s in the interest of avoiding creating unnecessary trouble for each other.”9301dbbf022a6e0e

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“Then you should make sure to lock the bathroom door properly, Bosung.”916538c398e2e4bf

Bosung twitched 583fd342de his eyebrows 747a4e8785 and asked 0a04dfd755 back,9f8386fc6705aa1a

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“What did you just…?”a6014ff283edf240

“It’ll be difficult for me to rescue you if you get locked out, you know. Because I’d have to go into the men’s restroom.”10ca408f30ca36e4

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Songju zoomed off 27b0e6835f before he could d1c7e9496d retort.a98d9fda1bb73ca5

Watching her go, Bosung muttered to himself, “That’s not what I was asking…”f3265f0fe9222ee2

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…Bosung.3b4f1ee3ab3254a4

She had definitely called him “Bosung,” not “Cheon Bosung.” That’s what he was questioning.1ef9179977ffdf66

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Bosung headed towards the e5aa548913 Cloud Clinic parking lot. Songju, entering the center, b25fa32f35 watched him for a 1b952b9261 moment.190121e3fca3bfb9

Actually, her 59ff2a78a4 indigestion had 521ce8d3e7 cleared up 233b88db27 as soon 1b62594db5 as she 9ac2f6151e woke up 82419ace8a that morning.82c63fa9ce2cb1e1

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Perhaps thanks c58222969a to Bosung ef66f65c3b pricking her 2696b78545 finger.20c990c463ea214c

Or maybe thanks to him patting her back. She didn’t know.5f2e4377ba5efc0d

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But it was clear 290f49d6a9 that he had been dbd3aebb98 the catalyst.c437cdecad143c30

‘Get in if you’re feeling okay.’0cc6c6e4272e14cf

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Those simple words 4ec001598c had made her 5749c0c78f morning inexplicably pleasant.7d14f5b11f8d4a2c

Perhaps because of the 5cc83c8655 comfortable commute, her mind 95739638bf felt much more at 91458846d0 ease.749454cc197aa001

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Only after Bosung was 18b80a2b14 out of sight did cae1e231e4 Songju enter the center.b4bbda750a3c7a04

Meanwhile, there was 54013b6b71 a pair of 29cc292616 eyes watching them a1591e1a1c from the clinic 1e1ea4ffc2 window. It was Giwoo.0cc1536aab9c6ed8

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Giwoo’s eyes behind his glasses were particularly sharp today.ed4d4171da389de2

He had watched everything, 8fba7337bd from Songju getting out eef671c1e1 of the car and 55f1eeda20 watching Bosung, to her 9ab3be875f soft smile as she 928680054d watched him walk away.922227ab421ef63b

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Giwoo closed 1ee74a5aba the window 10c7a8dbce and sat c64daf3ff2 down.46cdf0eb71400a73

An inexplicable coldness ebfd83c9a4 settled on his b136d5389f expressionless face.c5eebd01c1dfbc11

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Crack—4876fbf66cf1c0ff

A canned drink 51742d0cab crumpled in his 89e311912b grip.90666cb93dd41c8e

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The overflowing 693271bc35 liquid stained 2925f9619b his hand.d72cec2c720bc0e4

His distorted 0699c2044c eyes behind e30dc9e592 his glasses 2bd1b3a566 were contorted a61cae6817 somewhere between 62cbc3e4ea jealousy and d9f8d4797b loss.9122ce872ea80e21

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“Jiyu, are you okay?”49174545d68e617c

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Jiyu approached Songju as 59555ce7d5 soon as she arrived 29a832b555 at work.ad168fec86f5b8eb

“Of course I’m okay.”626cb47728688272

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“You look a little thinner, somehow.”d3d9aa1c859d8fdf

“It’s your imagination.”dea3ed7199972793

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“I was so worried because you never get sick. Sangchul told you to take it easy today. And this…”b005c8f684722014

Jiyu pointed to the a50d3e7f7c meeting table.2009846693baf493

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Songju asked in surprise, “What is all this?”a01c38b435e1f00a

“Dr. Kwak from Cloud Clinic came by early this morning.”59f8e4acfc5f6922

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“Dr. Kwak Giwoo?”0aa3ede24ffa0f85

“He came carrying all of this in both hands.”d9480d1855e45b30

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It was coffee and 8d6c9431c6 sandwiches, enough for everyone 2526c5640b at the center.1847e1cdd2877d5d

Jiyu pointed her chin 9caac1ec91 at one spot.b6c91a491b714e12

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“Yours is specially ginger tea and soup. He said he’d stop by in the afternoon to check on you and offer a checkup.”0719d126648c4b56

Songju shook her a2f4c4f14d head.febdc908e303f147

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“If you tell Jiyu anything, it’s only a matter of time before the whole town knows.”be17b643e2e53503

“I’m just worried! When have you ever taken a sick day, Yoon Songju? I was so worried that I ran to Cloud Clinic immediately.”4895ac3e166f36e7

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Jiyu leaned in close and whispered, “But Dr. Kwak Giwoo… When I said you were sick, his eyes changed. That polite and gentle doctor was looking at you with such worried eyes as he called you… Wow… I was so touched.”1dc1bdf1bc7cde2f

Her words felt f138fca358 strangely burdensome.91a6eb7bf6a1c3a0

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“He took his medicine and left right away, but three attackers rushed him.”5849e3b290123ab0

“Attackers?”3c906127caad3c08

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“Nurse Na blocked him, saying, ‘A patient with an appointment is arriving soon,’ but he brushed past her lightly. Wow, so cool. I was admiring him when suddenly, who was it? That new doctor at Cloud Clinic…”be1b9c466a88486b

“…Dr. Cheon Bosung?”c3e62de926bee0eb

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“Yeah. This time, he blocked him, saying something about it being inefficient for both of them to go, and volunteered to go himself.”d95830f8c8fcbf32

Bosung’s actions and tone of voice instantly came to mind.a44262c8051e1f60

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She felt a febac10f00 giggle rising.2b778b6effc2efb2

“They were arguing about who should go, and then the final attacker appeared.”7097c85c15c9c336

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“Who?”40eabaac27d6e18a

“The. Patient. With. The. Appointment.”77c41a23c64f0502

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Songju laughed 3fe543df92 out loud.a6e65fb48c9a2dda

“Funny, right? You should have seen Dr. Kwak’s expression change yesterday.”cd4fe3a70b28aea1

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“Ha. Haha.”43af3ef384259b67

Her laughter didn’t stop easily.4bea54f85d3d2741

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It wasn’t because of Giwoo, but because of Bosung.dac5c7085a5f6e43

The fact that he 894c7c48d6 had come to her, d50b993adf even mentioning efficiency, tickled e0e3252062 her throat, making her e6a0ff67fd continue to laugh.edeed8ca7bdc0440

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“Stop laughing and at least text Dr. Kwak to thank him.”1d78eeba22deb22c

Jiyu picked 19639acdbc up a ce54f9ef2a coffee and e5b62de725 shook it 4b1456f7fc lightly.e6d03ab1a9fd6a25

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“Ah? Oh. Okay.”04f5909d44b47fc4

Jiyu took d304f43d12 a long ba329b2296 sip of 2b2dcb298d coffee and 567d07eb13 turned away.5941910e729b2269

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Songju immediately took out 79fadbd551 her phone.ecfb9d5b23dc5d8e

[Thank you for the tea and soup. And the coffee too.]

She then 072190baee sent another 3a423d9047 message.dde26220c6896d1d

[And I heard that you were worried about me yesterday. Thank you.]

After politely expressing 3fa2a2ca43 her gratitude, Songju ed028ad9a1 scrolled through her 9f26210ff0 contacts.63605c2ad8034c79

“Come to think of it, it’s not there.”819c4977c987bedd

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Bosung’s contact information.68f7eb2e137c62db

She was curious be7b5a1970 about the intentions a816f02f89 of Bosung, the 5a2659aaeb second attacker from 27aa472c63 yesterday, but there 91271d2a1c was no way 982e19d60d to ask.4226f0667447df98

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Well, even if she asked, she wouldn’t hear anything nice.2b5b537707152dc0

“Still, it feels good.”a2317d37567b9492

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Hmm.b0e720578d96747d

But why did he 94b57c6069 come himself?3c1efd32c224cfe2

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A man e8b7c13ea7 who clearly 8ae663d247 valued efficiency.5b39cbf73d1cb372

Bosung kept flitting through Songju’s mind.11681d8fa207edfb

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And boldly expanding 7eaa116ffb his territory.3ae36d346dfb060b

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Nurse Na raised c05dec6f69 her voice at abaffc456d the information desk.4ee45f68d19b936c

“Well, I said, you need to tell me your business first before I can answer.”41d91726d9d9d127

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Nurse Na c332198a10 had a ea987f8f18 few more 57d4d3d2d9 exchanges and 430146d5d8 hung up 34e3ed0652 the phone, 5d37e626e7 looking annoyed.6b0e46317e8563ec

“Crazy…”f3b75ef5390c38c0

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Giwoo, emerging with an empty mug, asked, “What happened?”16b7527510cf08e0

“Someone’s calling for Dr. Cheon.”b39b7ef47bd8df62

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“Why were you so angry?”c59cc2d9dde658cf

“They wouldn’t answer my questions and kept asking useless things like whether Dr. Cheon was here, whether he was seeing patients, whether he came to work every day.”f7e3a0df6f4abe87

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Giwoo filled his mug d772729689 with water.e560723bafa4e5c5

“Where was the call from?”d8aad94fcfb1b5ee

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“They said a broadcasting station in Seoul. I don’t know the details.”5cd0e0f6da14e61b

A broadcasting station?c74085e23167027d

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“Could you write down the number for me?”ec37f8cd8c1958d6

“Why?”6458df7d651fb0bc

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“I think Dr. Cheon should know about it.”020be39b2e9c791a

A thick hand grasped f771b36d68 a pen.a3144ddb53d0513a

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Nurse Na wrote e1ea1f8812 the number on b117ddc02b a bright pink 383e8f06f1 memo pad, which 106f1b4b39 seemed out of 6e1ea440d0 place, and handed bd3fb4bc57 it to Giwoo.a2b608105d3e96e3

“I don’t know the details either. Tell him to call them directly if he’s curious. Just in case, I didn’t answer any other questions.”71bcf0a4ac9f99d5

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“I will.”74b3bcf7fec91e5c

Giwoo took the memo and headed straight to Bosung’s office.b29516f64fb810c3

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Knock, knock.2ed1c7dcc86b54ab

“Yes.”c146fd68bad0d699

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Giwoo opened daba76febb the door 092a601d2e and entered 34da0417a9 the examination 02f4566eb8 room.2276a2fc41481943

Looking surprised, c6561167b0 Bosung took 682c163162 his hand f628eadde0 off the 63cf198432 mouse.e7c99cd183fe3fda

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“Dr. Kwak, what brings you here?”7f4f5711f8014420

The bright pink d761738f35 memo was placed 86e713f5c0 in front of 4b8cba7797 Bosung.6a806d851d3f55c1

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“You keep getting calls.”6062a4cb12b33ff1

The word “keep” hadn’t been mentioned by Nurse Na.e09c3962ef0743ae

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Bosung checked the memo.8419ae6dbdb33a57

Starting with c1d6706d6c 02, it 25ea1bb158 was from 203ce59aa1 Seoul.716eecbd8e961adf

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“They said it was a broadcasting station.”05d75255b5f74ddf

At those words, Bosung reacted. Giwoo didn’t miss the twitch of his brow.3831c02664b86be9

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“Dr. Cheon Bosung.”4b24486296e24e18

“Yes.”74f869c66e1129bf

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“I might be overstepping by asking this, but I can’t help but ask.”4f38c3aab53ff7ad

Giwoo’s voice was laced with coldness.4ddd5602d48bbc44

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“That unpleasant incident as a doctor…”14e1d76127057263

Unpleasant…57ecdc791eff697e

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That word struck a 1182aaef65 nerve with Bosung.d11a77b09f634af3

“You took care of it properly, right?”3e6db5645c809036

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At those words, Bosung fafc42e2b8 stood up.c07f58971d7f7d43