Eun Woo was famous for being very handsome even when he was in school. On the days when he was dragged out to festivals, students from other departments came to watch. Even the experimental dogs followed Eun Woo well. Even the ones that were sensitive in the cage, when they were in Eun Woo’s arms, they quieted down and regained stability.

At Jin Ho’s words, Eun Woo chuckled. Beautiful lips drawn into a soft smile.
“That can’t be. What are you talking about.”
“No, really.”
“……”
“Wonderland is really chaotic.”
Normally, Jin Ho wasn’t this drained either. He was manly, and he had a good build, so there were quite a few girls who liked Jin Ho.

But Chae Rin wasn’t one of them.

They had met twice and had a reasonably good time. Jin Ho was very nervous because he liked her so much, but it was still fun. The more he knew about Chae Rin, the more he wanted to know about her.

But, even when he contacted Chae Rin, he couldn’t reach her well. Did I make some kind of mistake?

Eun Woo, as always, didn’t care about Jin Ho’s worries and examined the prairie dog. After checking the test results, he shrugged his shoulders.
“It seems like rickets. The condition seems better than what I heard though.”
Rickets.

It’s a disease that often comes when vitamin D is deficient, causing sluggish movement and lack of reaction to surrounding objects. It was a disease caused by the imbalance of the food being consumed.
“Oh, then we don’t need medicine?”
“Yeah. You don’t necessarily need medicine. Just give it some nutritional supplements, and check if it’s being bullied out of its food.”
Then Eun Woo raised his big hand and stroked the prairie dog’s head.
“It’s nothing serious, thankfully, take care going in.”
And he put the prairie dog back in the cage. Until the cage was closed, the prairie dog looked around the hospital adorably, and after going in, it seemed excited again.
“Are we done?”
Eun Woo took off the gloves he had on his hand and asked for a disinfectant outside. The disappointment passed over Jin Ho’s face as he confirmed that the technician who came in for disinfection was Seol Hee, not Chae Rin.

After Seol Hee left, Eun Woo folded his arms. Solid muscles bulged due to the pressure.
“Lee Jin Ho.”
“Huh?”
“What’s the purpose of coming all the way to Dolemarae?”
“What do you mean? The prairie dog was sick……”
“Do you think I’m a fool?”
Eun Woo narrowed his eyes and stared at Jin Ho.

“You could have judged it yourself to this extent. It’s not a special disease. You’re not the one who wouldn’t know about rickets.”
“No, I really didn’t know.”
“Really?”
Did he really not know?

Rickets is a common disease in prairie dogs. It was hard to check its condition properly because it always got scared and ran away when it saw Jin Ho, and he couldn’t get a good look at it today either, but he could have at least guessed.
“Is it because of Miss Chae Rin?”
Eun Woo, seeming tired, brushed his hair back.
“No. I really didn’t know. But… maybe there was some intent like that.”
Jin Ho’s honest words made Eun Woo tilt his head.
“You’re not usually like this. Why are you acting this way.”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
“Next time, don’t make everyone work hard, just come to play honestly. And, you agreed to back off if Chae Rin says she doesn’t like it. That was the condition for me to introduce you, as far as I know.”
“……That’s right. Okay.”
That’s correct.

Yes, I should stop doing such foolish things from now on.

Just as Eun Woo had said, Jin Ho wasn’t normally like this. His clingy behavior was only strange to him. In the end, he didn’t meet Chae Rin and left the hospital. He lifted the cage containing Prairie Dog onto the back seat of the car, and as he was closing the rear door.

“Excuse me, Mr. Jin Ho.”

A thin voice echoed. It was Chae Rin, whom Jin Ho had been waiting for so eagerly today.

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“It’s the most fun to watch other people’s love stories.”
It happened to be lunchtime. After Chae Rin finished assisting with other tasks and returned, the manager told her that Jin Ho was at the hospital. So she went into Eun Woo’s examination room, but by the time Chae Rin got there, Jin Ho had already left.
“Excuse me, manager, can I step out for a bit?”
“Sure, there are no patients now and it’s almost lunchtime.”
“I’m sorry. I’ll go and have a quick talk.”
And Chae Rin hurriedly left.

Everyone at the animal hospital knew that Jin Ho liked Chae Rin and got her phone number through Eun Woo, and that the two of them had gone on about two dates. There were no secrets in this small workplace.

So everyone was curious about what would happen between Chae Rin and Jin Ho. The parking lot behind where Jin Ho’s car was parked was not easily visible from the inside. Everyone peered through the small window in the break room.
“It’ll work out, right?”
“It should, right?”
“I’m curious.”
However, unlike the manager and the deputy director’s words, Eun Woo was on one side stirring coffee in hot water with a calm expression.
“Oh my, I can’t see Miss Chae Rin properly. She’s obscured by the car.”
“Do you think things are going well between them?”
When the manager turned his head and asked Eun Woo, Eun Woo shrugged.
“I don’t know.”
“Dr. Ok, you’re tightlipped as always.”
“It’s not that I’m tightlipped, I really don’t know.”
Saying that, he drank his hot coffee in one gulp.
“I’ve got enough on my plate with my own love life.”
“……”
“I don’t have time to worry about others.”
His gaze fell on Seol Hee. His lips were already dry, even though he had just drunk water moments ago.

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