Han Jihye ca up to Suhyuk and smiled. Then she looked at the man lying in bed.
Is this the man you talked about? she asked.
Nodding his head, Suhyuk said, I think hell help give you a good story.
Saying so, Suhyuk turned back to leave the place. Before he left out of earshot, she said to Suhyuk,
Suhyuk, lets have dinner together soti.
Then she smiled softly at the man in bed.
I hear your newly built house collapsed. How fortunate you are
Actually its beftter to say that he saved my life, the man said, looking at Suhyuk who was leaving the place.
Slowly nodding her head, she thought of his face. In so respect he had an icy deanour, but the smiles he gave could not be warr.
By the way, who are you?
Oh, Im a reporter. I think I can be of help to you.
***
The national TV networks were scrambling to report on the incident of the collapse of the newly built house; with a miracle story about the rescue of one family buried under the collapsed house. The construction company that built the house offered all kinds of excuses, with the a.s.surance that they would pay compensation to the family as much as they could.
So, all the things unfolded just as Suhyuk expected. He could smile a satisfactory smile at the family mbers discharged from the hospital.
On the other hand, Han Jihye was full of dissatisfaction with the copy editor in the newsroom.
Editor!
Looking at the reporting files, he greeted her with a pleasant smile.
Everyti she ca in with a news piece about so incident, it was. .h.i.t after hit with the news channels. She was a real gem to him.
Now, whats the matter?
Why, Suhyuk how co the doctor who rescued the family was not ntioned in the report?
When she submitted the original script, she heavily ntioned Suhyuks role.
From the ti he was in high school he saved peoples lives, identified the cause of death of a cadaver, and even caught criminals. ntioning those things, she narrated a dramatic story about Suhyuk, so that he could get even more lilight for success in the world.
However, there was no story about him either on TV nor in the papers. All of it evaporated into nothing!
When Han fud, unable to hold back her anger, the editor smiled bitterly.
He wanted to spread Suhyuks story to the world.
The student in question, almost forgotten in the mories of the people, resurfaced again as a doctor this ti, who, to exaggerate a bit, went around to save a persons life every year.
How wonderful! In this tough world, he was like a hero who could appear on the move screen.
If they report about him, the general public will be all the more excited about him, and the dia company that broke a story about him first would go from strength to strength.
However, they could not do so this ti, because of one phone call.
The editor, offering a cup of coffee, opened his mouth to Han Jihye,
I received a call from Lee Suhyuks lawyer.
Her eyes beca wide.
Lawyer?
Why did Suhyuk hire a lawyer? She could not figure it out at all.
For fear that the dia would report about him in a weird way?
She felt a bit regrettable about it. She just wanted to let the world know about his good work, rather than get a good scoop.
Even then, he hated it so much? Suddenly she recalled what he had told her in the past.
I wish I were not on TV anymore.
Was he serious when he said that? Not because he was dia shy? So, is that why he hired a lawyer?
She could not understand Suhyuks behavior because he was not the sa Suhyuk she had known in the past. Sweeping up her hair, she asked the editor, Whats the lawyers na?
I heard its Dongsu.
Really?
Kim Dongsu.
He is a prosecutor
Watching the TV in the lobby, Suhyuk smiled. He could not find any news story about him in the news reports about the collapse of the building and the safe rescue of a family.
It seems Jihye obviously accepted his request this ti.
Thinking so, he headed for the cafeteria. Then his cell phone rang.
It was from Jihye.
Yes, sister.
Are you busy Suhyuk?
No, Im just now going for lunch.
Well let ask you one thing. Dongsu called our company and threatened we should not report anything about you. I dont understand why he did that.
Suhyuk went blank, and soon made a dumbfounded smile.
When he talked with Dongsu over the phone, he bleated a bit that he might be on TV again, and complained that he did not want any dia spotlight.
Why? Dont you like being on TV?
I dont want to draw the peoples attention.
Really?
That was the end of their conversation. Then, Dongsu made the call to the dia company
He just acted wild like that. But he felt good about it.
Jihye who wanted to inform the world about his na. He could guess her motivation to so respect.
And Dongsu who would co anyti to help him as far as he was concerned. That kind of reckless act made him feel good. It seed so valuable persons around him began to be added up one by one. That was in sharp contrast to his school days.
Suhyuk?
Suhyuk, who had been recalling Dongsu, now ca to his senses.
Ah, why did Dongsu do a thing like that? I have an ergency call all of a sudden. Let call you later! Suhyuk hung up the phone.
Rather than make an excuse to her, he felt it would be better for the two of them, who sotis contacted each other anyway, to take care of the matter well between themselves.
Looking at his cell phone calmly, he headed to the cafeteria.
Take care! said Oh Byungchul.
See you again, replied Suhyuk.
Already, the one month of work at the ergency room, which the hospital director promised to Suhyuk, pa.s.sed.
It was about ti he should move to another clinical departnt.
Nice job. Youre going to major in ergency dical science, right?
Oh firmly believed he would do so, and hoped he would.
After all, he did stay one more month at the ergency room per his own request.
Suhyuk just smiled without replying, and bowed his head again.
Thanks for your teaching sir. See you again.
At that mont Oh ca close to saying to him, Its who learned from you.
After swallowing what he was about to say, Oh nodded his head and walked back. So did Suhyuk.
When he was going out of the ergency room, he heard voices from so nurses in the back.
See you again, doctor!
Well wait for you at the ergency room until you beco a resident.
The way they spoke to him looked like they were talking to soone who was leaving sowhere far.
It was possible. There were many hospital wards at Daehan Hospital, which was very large.
Unless they belonged to the sa clinical depart, they would hardly see each others faces.
Ti pa.s.sed very quickly.
There was only one month left for the interns to decide on their major.
The primary physician of internal dicine was with the interns, and Suhyuk was amongst those interns.
Looking at the patients na in the hospital room, the internal doctor opened his mouth,
Im Okgyong.
At his calling, a female intern ca up.
Hes has diastinitis. What kind of treatnt did he receive?
As a result of erroneous swallowing of foreign substances or esophageal cancer, a hole in the esophagus ford
The internal doctor shook his head.
Did I ask you to explain about the disease? How was he treated?
Well the inflammation was removed and so dication was applied
The doctor let out a sigh at the interns silly response.
Do you know why Lee Suhyuk is famous at other departnts?
Every intern just kept silent like a mute who ate honey.
They heard rumors about him. He answered the professors or doctors questions so well.
Lee Suhyuk, can you explain? How was the patient treated?
The patient was injected with antibiotics and nutrients at the sa ti, and he underwent respiratory support.
Why?
Because it suppresses inflammation which prevented food from pa.s.sing through the esophagus
At that mont, they heard soone clicking his tongue.
Tut, tut..
He was Prof. Lee Mansuk.
You have a weird hobby, man. Why do you go to the trouble of asking soone about sothing you know already?
Well I was going to do it for the interns guidance.
The doctor stamred.
Next ti ask them after showing the patients chart.
Yes, sir.
To Prof. Lee, the doctors behavior looked like he wanted to tighten the interns discipline.
Ive got sothing to talk to Lee Suhyuk about. Can I take him for a mont?
Yes, sir.
Suhyuk made a bitter smile, following Prof. Lee., because he could not focus on the patients.
It was because of this professor who t or contacted him any ti he wanted.
So, they got on the elevator to go to the Sky Park at the rooftop.
Prof. Lee, who sat on the bench, asked Suhyuk,
Its hard, right?
Its okay, sir.
He had nothing much to do at the internal dicine departnt, compared with other departnts.
All he had to do was just make the rounds with the doctor and look on. There was nothing else he could do, because the doctor did not allow him to do anything.
Ive got sothing Im curious to ask you about.
Please let know, sir.
Prof. Lee stopped talking for a mont.
All his efforts ca to nothing. Including the one involving his niece.
Soyon made several attempts to contact him, but gave up due to Suhyuks stoney att.i.tude.
She complained that she did not find him attractive enough.
The text ssages she showed to him made him just feel embarra.s.sed.
No matter how long a text ssage she sent, his replies were just like this: Yes, No, Im busy, I ate.
Prof. Lee slightly glanced at Suhyuk, wondering if he was not interested in a girl at all, but a man instead He felt like he was. .h.i.t with a hamr when he thought this was the reason.
Prof. Lee shook his head.
Whats the matter with you, sir?
No, nothing. By the way, the test on your major is just around the corner, right?
Yes, sir.
Prof. Lee slowly nodded his head, and opened his mouth.
Let speak directly. I want you to co to the neurosurgery departnt. I can help you, and discuss with you, touring the conferences together
Suhyuk listened to him silently.
Was he mistaken? He could feel so sort of deep feelings in the professors voice.
Do you have in mind any particular clinical departnt?
When Suhyuk opened his mouth, Prof. Lee felt so anxious at the mont.
Well, Id like to
At that mont, soone shouted toward him,
Suhyuk!
Both of them turned their heads toward the entrance of the Sky Park.
Lee Mansuk frowned his face, and Suhyuk stayed calm, as if he knew it would happen.
Whenever he was eting with Prof. Lee, Prof. Kim Jinwook ca to see him.
Of course, in terms of frequency, Prof. Lee did co to see him more than Prof. Kim.
And then, Kim would say sothing like this, Ive been looking for you for a long while.
Walking up to them, Prof. Kim smiled at Suhyuk, and said,
Ive been looking for you for a long while.
What brought you here? asked Prof. Lee.
Kim made a relaxed smile at Lees asking, and said,
Ive got sothing to say to my brother Suhyuk.
The word brother was really annoying to him. Lee wiggled his eyelids.
Ill send him to you as soon as Im done.
Kim sat on the bench next to them.
Let wait here, enjoying the nice breeze.
Why does Kim look so nasty to him even though he did not do anything wrong to him?
Lee, who could not put up with it any more, asked Suhyuk.
The ti finally ca when he had to end his anxious life, wondering what departnt Suhyuk would decide on.
So, which departnt do you want to go to?
Kim Jinwook cast his eyes at him instantly.
I would like to
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