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Bosung walked cc49d949d1 up to aaf931bc75 Giwoo and b2cff8140a spoke.d84a6545aa932058

“Refreshing.”ddd9e7395094ae47

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“What do you mean?”c0d6eb9a443c3db8

“Talking without knowing anything. I thought that kind of thing only happened on broadcasts or in comment sections.”1fe40f30665eafc5

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The words 14357508b7 Giwoo used 2469a43bfe to try 39accbdfd9 and unsettle 5bf489bc4e Bosung only 6e737f3b57 served to 0e24b13aae highlight his d1c1c17f27 prickly nature.6b98204f2428713b

“You just mentioned some unpleasant incident as a doctor.”864fc3302b8eb05b

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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.”68843d10a0c9774b

“It seems like Dr. Kwak Giwoo only cares about the results, regardless of the process.”7a76e18b5b340af3

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“The result is too clear to dwell on the process. And irresponsibly walking away from it is another matter.”ad69fefd3c63ae2f

“Irresponsible…”1f74e79c30bf618b

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Of course, it could 3b0e2d7b0b appear that way to 2465160f29 some.06c290a1e7e33aef

Not everyone would believe Bosung’s claim of injustice.11f6ba8b7d51b948

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Giwoo asked bluntly, “How long do you plan to stay here?”bb6afdd7225e369d

“I don’t plan to stay long.”ef7ba3782ca7e448

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“That’s good to hear.”da4d087e7536386b

Bosung narrowed his eyes at Giwoo. One thing was certain: Giwoo was wary of him. He didn’t know why, but he felt it.5238773da79ffbe1

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“What about you, Dr. Kwak Giwoo?”6bb92fa7df248e3e

“Excuse me?”a18840e723a2582d

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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.”ea93672b75c8a8aa

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.”c5968c29770ec062

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“Really? That’s a noble reason.”0341088f25c10d8c

His tone conveyed disbelief.21eb64e53065d828

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Feeling a sense of shame, Giwoo’s face flushed as he left the examination room.8727463697ac2292

Bosung let out a e2f6aa96c1 hollow laugh.3485b1e8f5707af7

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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.ecd7326b751b6965

‘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.’38debf9b8e0ae62d

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Director Heo’s words came to mind. And it wasn’t just him; every patient praised Giwoo.1ab3653051f5ed4d

But, kind? Bosung hadn’t experienced that.7eb54216e5542ce2

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A sense of mission? He hadn’t seen any evidence of that either.ecf9b2be56e1c247

To Bosung, Giwoo was simply someone he couldn’t bring himself to like.f09564cb971279eb

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Sangchul returned after cb6ac886e7 releasing a raccoon.996bbf0c63ed4d6e

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Songju approached Sangchul as 123153c637 he put down the ff504acc77 large carrier.77d326447110ca7f

“Good work.”33a9f86fe271cf1c

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“What good work?”aaf4ba80515ec463

Sangchul checked Songju’s complexion.bde6da6b4d07953c

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“Glad to see you look better.”8b82a3f022089042

“Thanks to your concern, I’ve recovered well.”8d5adb022b8b0c9e

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Songju smiled brightly and asked, “Where did you release the raccoon?”ed8dfef10513f0b2

“Near where it was first found. I thought that would be the most suitable place.”22dac4b2cacf14f8

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The principle was b248be534f to return rehabilitated 6021491a6d wildlife to the 60d0cd9f1d location where they cb857a8268 were rescued or 68c7da9652 a similar environment.a1e746cc7b71b5b9

“You mean near the hiking trail?”ff9de34d02b6483a

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“Yeah. But there’s a lot of foot traffic there, so I looked around and found a side path nearby.”c1a161b2d6405dcc

“There’s a side path there?”b4f2ff753ef8aaa1

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“Yeah. I saw it for the first time today. You know the place with the row of old pine trees?”3e220e2518f254b2

“Yes, the place with the dense pine trees?”89bb35150f23784d

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“Yeah. There’s a side path behind there. I released it there because it seemed less frequented by people.”647cf48fa6ca45cb

Songju sounded a 4f23ee63d4 little disappointed.15f0653db87ed804

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“It’s a shame I couldn’t say goodbye.”4f32be6d01838763

“What good is it to get attached?”77f5fcef5795653a

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That was true. In the end, e357479f72 it was best f1046d05ab for the attachment 052cdcfbef to remain with e7b5f31e43 the human.e7ea880f18f17f9d

If wild animals fa3bbab6a8 became attached to 933811962b humans, it usually df47d6ceac led to trouble.b0ad0f4f99a13909

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Sangchul grumbled, “Hopefully, that raccoon won’t come back in.”6ddc689007b997a9

Some animals 9c8a6c5948 were particularly 08958ce108 affectionate towards 264364a52f humans.b4511fcb4be0715c

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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.dd0059fe8d9ef482

In such cases, they f703ecb3ab often struggled to adapt 4c87beb8f6 to the wild.060362def4e2319c

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They were ostracized 863efb9804 from their group, cde6999d42 lacked strength, or 603c3f5d15 had disabilities that 761c133d62 naturally led to e85ee08478 their decline.05ba55ec121a211c

“You’re back?”953ec6280142ae8f

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Jiyu came over 87cbdf09aa with a sandwich.a772a7d68eeaec64

“Dr. Kwak from Cloud Clinic bought these this morning. Is this okay for lunch?”3a64c8e2196fa68f

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“Yeah.”f7401d6223fcedb8

“Then let’s go eat by the village stream. I saw the mandarin ducks have returned.”dee953b573236a1e

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“Already?”9c2d7d0ee3b7a89d

“Already? It’s late. They usually come back as soon as the cold subsides.”7222802b77187872

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Songju added, “Let’s go eat there and check on them.”ad9c3a20b22366c3

So Sangchul headed to 1d17dba4ea the village stream as c546acacaa soon as he returned 13064cef97 to the center.b11c557c71dc9d77

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Called “choncheon”, meaning village stream, it was famous as a habitat for migratory birds.d8c4fea04acf9a38

Around this time, 4f7c9fb13a mandarin ducks, egrets, e8fe0256c7 and kingfishers returned c7478b2404 to the choncheon.85c92aa90940e656

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At the choncheon, which they were visiting after a while, Jiyu spread her arms wide and exclaimed, “Wow!”6fee3b2691e10367

She looked excited, for ce3fbd1219 some reason.2b35535e5774e5ba

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“It seems like there are more of them than last year, right?”5dbde7ee49c13102

There was a noticeable fd58cc9bf1 increase. At a glance, 72638a53fe there seemed to 3f1bae5f96 be around 40 af7bfc6c06 or 50 birds.1be65cd03f9d0990

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“I see a kingfisher over there.”d7e612e3157bd046

“So do I.”0d34117eb2d5990a

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While Jiyu and cc12ac2f26 Songju were preoccupied, 1d4a7e8d3e Sangchul spread out d7ca68f646 a mat and 6c1abab734 sat down.862759655de0e6ff

He took out 7b24f87b6c his phone and e99d093b76 photographed the flock 705138bea7 of mandarin ducks. Songju and 0abd68c5da Jiyu, watching 988fbba92c him, were ccf12ea4c3 also captured d932743244 in the 4cb1eccf13 photo.3da1795d1c6bf602

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Noticing this, 04063ab7a8 Jiyu turned 7b3e23a3a9 Songju around 49d9e13b04 and struck f9a2e5781c a pose.e79dba32c1cab145

“Since you’re taking pictures, take nice ones, please.”27579065910d7d4f

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“Oh? Oh.”39184bbd5b0bdc15

Sangchul focused the camera.a458c9aaa6c24e94

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Click. A picture df3703ac56 of Jiyu 582d2cebe1 and Songju 909c5b2127 standing side c2fbf3100d by side.40cbcb490c71fd39

“Wait a second.”a3bbd0ba46953227

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This time, he zoomed 189d0053e8 in and captured only 6a5cd834dc one person in the 662dcd1ec1 frame.d7289c633f1c56c1

Click. The photo showed f98cc5f893 Jiyu smiling brightly.ab2b06a9f5119293

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A subtle smile played on Sangchul’s usually impassive face.e3cdd2fad16e0959

“Oh? Isn’t that Nurse Na over there?”80278a8228222545

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Their gazes followed Jiyu’s pointing finger.df82f5c7a9daa55d

He passed by too quickly to be sure. Songju tilted her head and said, “Are you sure you saw right?”dfd949aea8e7cce0

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“I’m sure. That was Nurse Na just now.”f1ba50514f27e823

“Really?”a73cddf48c84a314

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But it wasn’t an important issue.3b0b7a7b01c077bd

“Let’s eat first. I’m hungry because I haven’t eaten properly for a few days.”40539760290f57a2

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“Okay.”51af7f1c410b0cdd

Jiyu sat down, peeled 39ce0442d3 the plastic off a b92e307cf7 sandwich, and handed it e2498f1b58 to Sangchul.150eacbd8deb0253

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“Here you go.”4489e8322507e3ab

“Oh, thanks.”2308f8418ee76f43

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Sangchul stuck a straw into Jiyu’s coffee.ed2821a1c02d2a7d

His eyes met Songju’s for a moment. Sangchul said casually, “Let’s eat.”1131356b349726c0

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It was a peaceful 505936f924 lunch on a sunny ce6ab1b06e day, accompanied by the db4c48603a returned migratory birds.b71ef253ef262be1

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The waiting room b085a9f84f at Cloud Clinic 1fa8d6f1ef was noisy.c78463a10360853f

“How can a doctor not know if it’s a fatal illness or not?”d5e22d8a228d2deb

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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.”177af590a33f2a54

“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?”92107cce4daf5f21

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Giwoo, contrary to 3d4510b411 his usual demeanor, da1dd22be9 looked exasperated.8b225920ab80cb7e

The other 2feed966f5 party was 5481232fef Eunbi, a c2e2157271 high school 1a7b06a791 girl.bea8b6b6274b4d24

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She was known c85f0eb3d5 in the village b0bc7aa96b for being unruly.d135a4c708bfc550

“Or is it because you’re worried about the hospital bills? Are you saying you don’t need patients who don’t pay?”028de8b183b16a04

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“That’s not what I’m saying.”bb8b94c0495c67b9

“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.”dad61792e0e76cbf

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Another resident sitting 66338c6d00 in the waiting 1f383a8bfd room clicked their 01e4259f29 tongue at Eunbi.f521297a196e023b

When will that 0762e63f6e girl grow up?ba906c24b1cec644

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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.1906bf90bd0aef73

Tsk, tsk.cd753cf81d012c8e

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Behind the f2c3e4a4e1 shaking head e35f258a93 of the 84c7ad757c resident, a e5cd2c83bd woman with 26be4f80c4 a cane 1d007cacfb stood.1618b9aea684338e

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.7cc32a1ca8d70d20

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Thanks to Director Heo’s consideration, both Eunbi and her mother’s medical expenses were waived.b74537b40bc07d7c

Unlike her seemingly timid mother, Eunbi spoke boldly, “Stop with the formalities and just give us all the treatment you can here.”cd3fac1ad6768bb1

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“There’s nothing more I can do.”f5f162bfac38ffec

“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!”f6ab1868937fa77b

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“Alright. Then let’s start with a blood test.”b4ba16735dc34dc4

He looked at 947e01a38f the empty information 01a94fdc0d desk.0cb0d5013ca097a9

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“Nurse Na?”d6632fbf808f9335

Where had cecf528df8 he gone 101acf9af6 again?e58a30f89ac0a127

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It was rare 3b01073914 for the director def3d977b0 and the nurse 5bfb712457 to be at af361a64bb their posts.083c2d2f6204f839

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.”be6de79e13c7669a

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Just as the 61b28df517 commotion was dying 06a22d8b0a down, Bosung appeared.221414662c161959

He’d simply come out to eat lunch and get some water, but an uncomfortable atmosphere filled the waiting room.b0a0796aba643353

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It seemed to be centered around the high school girl he’d met once before.270a3951a5e611c5

Apparently, she caused a c49fae3bb3 scene wherever she went.f16bb4efaab25852

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For the first time, 1b673fa8d9 he felt a pang 41f050deb0 of sympathy for the 8a263ffbfb unruly high school girl 24c944de33 and the exasperated Dr. Kwak Giwoo.da9a3d1916f342fc

Bosung poured instant 92d59b1b2d coffee mix into 06a17f2c7b a paper cup.08c6e3d02e62e2cb

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As he filled fbb338e39f it with hot 059ef16216 water, he glanced d17d715fd3 at Eunbi. There was adce9ef5e7 no particular df7be1ec52 reason. He was just 56026ce915 curious about what 6540666bdc was causing her 05301e6f1f to raise her ea618c8b41 voice like that.119ff983d1cbe5fa

“Mom, sit here.”54bbc90b66b9cec0

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The aggressive girl 278a05752f had vanished, replaced 7012ec567a by a picture 3c6d14e226 of filial piety.d45001016e4e3f97

“Does it hurt?”3d3a0adcdb3f20fd

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She massaged her mother’s arm with a practiced ease, suggesting she regularly took care of her mother.9b50fe70a9a86e57

Bosung’s gaze was drawn to the inside of Eunbi’s mother’s arm.181d844122c33276

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Something seemed odd. The armpit a1155a3b6e area looked 4e328dfc52 swollen and 26375e8310 her movements 65483eca5e were sluggish.46dc8bea02cba8f6

“I’m fine, so don’t make a fuss.”9d591479078ad5c7

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“Don’t worry about me, Mom. This is the only way they’ll even look at us.”24385bd3cb18dcc6

The unexpectedly affectionate Eunbi c822cef5b7 and her mother, who fceee1adc7 kept tugging at her 9eceaa832d clothes around her armpit.28759ffd8d50f6e8

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Bosung put down his 56163ac938 coffee and walked towards 03e2443bca the mother and daughter a57283541f without realizing it.8632ced457d3f09d

“Would you mind if I took a look at your armpit?”95e4e5a4430cf306

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At his words, Eunbi e4f3b11160 bristled.d15f5e80a850f0b4

“Who are you to look at my mom’s armpit?”2d37ea8cac154c35

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Bosung then realized he wasn’t even wearing his doctor’s coat.623c1f3106a5a1dd

“I’m a doctor, too.”07cd6a7b05dabc36

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Having revealed his identity, Bosung addressed Eunbi’s mother again, “Could you lift your arm, please?”babf729edfe4cc75

Eunbi frowned as 4823d76978 her mother obediently 2524e6f93f raised her arm.8898a210d8f845a8

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Bosung palpated the 033488e2b1 armpit and the 86cbebc527 surrounding area.4f864f045b6b373c

“Hasn’t this been bothering you?”286657a4d5dfefb6

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“It’s been very uncomfortable. It seems to have gotten bigger recently…”4cef7e410c8e1e25

The swollen area was more extensive than he’d thought.a8a536535b394c72

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“Let’s do an ultrasound.”1ab4c29985c3c21a

Eunbi interrupted, “Dr. Kwak Giwoo said he would do it later.”47d0530ddff39e82

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Just then, Giwoo appeared, 03169ce835 having finished his appointment.94d8713b6f9878b9

“Dr. Cheon, you’re here?”e29c76db512bd47d

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Bosung was taken aback by Giwoo’s sudden politeness.3fd2bea30e927d0e

“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.”b6b5b41830fbbc57

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Plastic surgery was, after 3b02e872e8 all, a specialized surgical 4c01fd455c field. So, Bosung was certainly 6880e992c6 more qualified than Giwoo, 3a86c112e1 an internal medicine specialist.e851d1b2aa49a00d

“If you don’t mind, could you examine her?”2d5de1da0db7948c

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He was essentially 7403158be3 passing the patient 74bd856560 on. Eunbi was well 76de964157 aware of this.4b5577caffe60dec

“Doctor!”b1d6a4da8ee18224

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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.”d739100b8362c044

Ignoring Eunbi’s fuming, Bosung addressed her mother, now his patient, “Please come to the ultrasound room.”7c2ed1efd3d35bd4

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Their opinions didn’t matter.4d9a5734fb836afd

Bosung headed towards 6a247e3618 the ultrasound room.f8efc424c97e2cc1

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Giwoo breathed a sigh of relief, Eunbi continued to fume, and Eunbi’s mother quietly followed Bosung.9fdd342d7014d0ca

Thus began Bosung’s first examination at Cloud Clinic.544e46229f3c8619

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