Then, Teacher Ok explained to the guardian using a bonedrawn sample.
“This is the intervertebral disc. When you age, become obese, or move your body too vigorously, a burden is applied to the disc, causing it to protrude outward and compress the spine.”
The guardian’s expression lightened up and they stroked Gom Gom with one hand.
“My father had a disc too. Then we just need to be careful, right?”
At this, Eun Woo shook his head.
“Unlike human discs, it is better to treat a pet’s disc. Although paralysis due to a disc in humans is rare, in the case of dogs, paralysis of the lower body or even death due to complications can occur in the worst cases.”
At Eun Woo’s words, the guardian frowned.
“Are you saying that our Gom Gom might become paralyzed?”
“No, Gom Gom’s rear leg reaction is good now, and it’s still in its early stages, so if we do some drug treatment in the early stages, it will get better.”
Still, the guardian’s face did not brighten.
“So, what are you saying we should do?”
“First of all, I should tell you after taking an Xray, but it would be good to be hospitalized for about three or four days, or if you don’t like that, you could get outpatient treatment while taking medication.”
The guardian looked back and forth at Teacher Ok’s face and Gom Gom’s. Gom Gom, whether he knew the situation or not, was staring at the guardian with a tense expression. His tail curled tightly.
“Then I’ll have him hospitalized.”
The guardian rose from their seat, left Gom Gom, and swoosh, went out to the waiting room. His reaction was so surprising that I looked at Teacher Ok. He seemed stunned for a moment, looking blankly at the guardian’s retreating figure, but soon shrugged his shoulders.
“People react differently when their pet gets sick.”
As soon as the guardian left the examination room, Gom Gom, who was left alone, cried as if anxious.
“Keeing.”
It was as if he was saying, ‘Mom, come back.’
But the guardian did not even look back at Gom Gom and said he would come to pick him up four days later and went home.
“Kueung….”
Gom Gom, who was left alone in the hospital room, cried softly. His anxious eyes were moist.
“It’s okay, Gom Gom. Mom will come in four days. You have to eat well and get treated well to meet a healthy mom.”
Even though Seol Hee spoke so warmly, Gom Gom only whimpered as if anxious.
Kueung.
His cry sorrowfully echoed through the hospital.
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Three days with cute Gom Gom.
On the first day, Gom Gom kept crying looking for his mom. Fortunately, by the second day, and third day, he seemed to get used to life in the hospital, his face, which had looked anxious, became much calmer, and there was almost no crying.
His tightly pressed nose was so cute.
Eun Woo, who carried Gom Gom around for examinations here and there, nodded his head.
“Uh, it looks like the inflammation has gone down a lot.”
“Really?”
Although it was always good for a sick animal to recover, this time it was especially more joyful.
Seol Hee stroked Gom Gom’s fluffy fur with a bright smile. Maybe Gom Gom liked being touched by Seol Hee, he squinted his eyes. Then he rested his face on her palm and fell asleep.
“Right. There’s no pain, the reaction is good, so you just need to be careful from now on. Today’s the discharge day, right?”
“Yes. I wonder when they’re coming?”
“Since they came late in the afternoon last time, wouldn’t they come in the afternoon today?”
But that evening, the guardian did not come even after the hospital closing time. The next day and the day after, the guardian did not come to find Gom Gom without any contact.
“Did you get the date wrong?”
“Could be. Should I call and check?”
At Seol Hee’s suggestion, the manager dialed a number, but soon, her face, holding the phone, contorted.
“Why so?”
“It says the number doesn’t exist.”
At the sound of that, the footsteps of teacher Ok, who was walking out to the waiting room, stopped. She glared at the manager, frowning.
“Is Gom Gom the ward’s guardian?”
“Yes.”
As the manager nodded, Eun Woo sighed briefly.
“They skipped out.”
“Skipped… skipped out?”
The manager, looking troubled, ran his hand down his chin and clicked his tongue.
“Sometimes, people abandon their dogs at the vet’s. They get them admitted and then don’t come to get them. They think it’s better to abandon them at a veterinary clinic than on the streets.”
Gom Gom had calmed down significantly as time passed, but still, whenever someone entered the ward, Gom Gom would stretch out its neck to see whether it was its mom or not. If it was not its mom, it would slump down in its spot, looking dejected, rest its face on the floor and sigh.
“Surely not. Maybe I got the phone number wrong?”
On the first day Gom Gom arrived, she might have been so enamored by the cute Gom Gom that she absentmindedly wrote the phone number wrong.
“But they didn’t show up today for the discharge… And they were not referred by anyone, right? This is serious. Gom Gom was not registered as a pet. There’s no way to find them. Maybe I really did write the number wrong?”
“It’s right. I had that feeling.”
Eun Woo’s words made the manager’s eyes widen.
“Did you?”
“Normally, when a pet is sick, they ask how to treat it, how long it will take, what will happen next, but they didn’t ask anything about the treatment, just requested admission and left. It felt strange at that time. Ah, I should have noticed then.”
“Maybe they got the date wrong. Let’s wait a few more days.”
At his intense gaze, Seol Hee became tense and bit her lip without realizing. Eun Woo shrugged his shoulders.
“We should. But, they probably won’t come. Don’t get your hopes up too much.”
As if the words of teacher Ok had prophesied, even after a week had passed, the guardian did not come to find Gom Gom.
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Gom Gom got along well with the dogs who were raised at the hospital or came as patients.
People liked him, too, especially when he rubbed his face against Seol Hee’s leg, who adored him, showing affection. When Seol Hee gave him treats in her hand, his curled tail wagged happily.
Seol Hee squatted down and stroked Gom Gom’s head.
“Gom Gom. You ate a lot today. Good boy, our Gom Gom.”
Eun Woo, looking at her, opened his mouth.
“Miss Yu Seol Hee.”
“Yes?”
Seol Hee’s small shoulders shivered. Did she do something wrong again?
She was scared of what he would say, but Seol Hee’s small hand, still petting Gom Gom, didn’t stop. She felt the soft fur in her hand.
“Don’t get too attached to Gom Gom.”
“But it’s break time now.”
At Seol Hee’s defiant words, Eun Woo sighed and opened his mouth. His pleasing lips twisted.
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
He muttered, running his palm over his face.
“I’m afraid you’ll get hurt, Miss Yu Seol Hee.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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