Still inside the café.
With each awkward moment, Sori sipped her coffee, causing its level to drop rapidly.
She really didn’t have time to stay here much longer…
Truth be told, she had hardly slept the night before, preoccupied with surgical imaging training, and fatigue was creeping in.
Having only slept a couple of hours, and with surgery starting at 7 AM, only ending around 2 PM, the lack of sleep was overwhelming.
Sori stifled a yawn trying to escape her lips, turning her head slightly to the side.
Then, through the transparent walls of the café, she saw Hyun Woo turning around.
“Oh?”
Her eyes, which had been drowsy, suddenly sharpened.
I wonder if Professor Hyun Woo has had his meal.
In the operating room, his intellectual gaze, unflustered expression even in emergencies, and precise hand movements were nothing short of artistic.
I felt faint for a moment seeing the blood gushing red before my eyes. I was terrified, thinking of what might happen to Min Guk.
If it weren’t for him, today’s surgery…
The coolest husband in the world.
Ah, no, our professor.
But why is he down in the lobby? Did he see me here?
Anxious and restless, Sori eventually checked her watch, her heart already with Hyun Woo.
“Um, I… I think I need to get going.”
“Looks like I’ve taken too much of your time, Doctor. I’m sorry.”
Hyun Woo must be really tired from surgery since morning.
Feeling guilty for leisurely having coffee, she added, “It’s not something to apologize for. I just need to leave now.”
“Alright, I still have some coffee left, so I’ll stay. Please, go ahead.”
“Thank you. And I’m really sorry about your hair.”
Repeating her apologies, Sori bowed several times before hastily exiting the café.
Flurrying in her doctor’s coat, she sprinted as if to catch Hyun Woo.
“Huff, huff.”
“Professor…”
Hearing the familiar voice calling him, Hyun Woo, heading to his office, stopped in his tracks.
Sori, having caught up to him, was catching her breath. A faint aroma of roasted coffee beans wafted from her coat.
“Have you had your meal? Did you come down for coffee?”
Just when he thought he had calmed his emotions, a small crack appeared in his furrowed brows.
“Today’s surgery was amazing. I truly admire you, Professor.”
Suddenly, Sori raised her thumbs up, and her eyes curved into a cute smile.
Her characteristic grin, turning big eyes into crescents and chuckling, seemed enough to bombard any man’s heart.
His gaze sharpened.
Sensing his mood, Sori bit her lip, regretting her trivial chatter.
He didn’t look too pleased.
He seemed really tired.
Probably heading back to his office to rest. Curious as she was, she didn’t press further and bowed.
“You must be tired. Take care, Professor.”
Observing her polite demeanor, Hyun Woo thought about freeing Sori from her overly formal behavior in the hospital. However, he knew well that separating work and personal life was the right thing to do, characteristic of Seo Hyun Woo.
He shaped his long index finger into a hook and flicked it a couple of times.
“Uh?”
It was a signal for her to come closer.
I just wanted to say good work today.
If there was anything wrong, maybe the panic in the operating room? Other than that…
Slightly disheartened, Sori took a few steps forward, drawing close to him.
She lowered her gaze, holding her hands politely in front of her.
Soon, his hand reached the height of Sori’s forehead.
Even though she braced herself, her shoulders involuntarily tensed up a bit.
His hand rose slightly higher, stopping around the top of Sori’s head.
“You did well today, staying calm.”
His unexpected praise was too overwhelming for her.
His hand gently brushed her hair.
Feeling a bit relaxed, like a noodle softened in water, she let her guard down. And at that moment…
Ah!
Sori’s cheek was lightly pinched by his hand before being released.
She was startled, more due to the relaxation than pain.
“Don’t drink coffee on an empty stomach.”
“Okay. Heh.”
Was this a unique form of affection from the Professor?
“Haven’t eaten yet? Let’s have a meal. I’m hungry.”
“Yes!”
Sori smiled broadly, watching him walk ahead, fluttering his coat, unknowingly being trained by the carrot-and-stick approach of the skillful Hyun Woo.
More than a week passed since the cherry blossom date, and it was back to the grueling ward life.
A week vanished in a flash after Min Guk’s surgery, making May seem incredibly busy.
Sori was bustling around the ward as usual.
“Sori Teacher!”
“Oh… Min Guk?”
The boy smiling warmly at Sori seemed in good spirits.
Min Guk, recovering from his surgery, slowly approached her.
“You didn’t hear me calling? What were you thinking about?”
“Did I? Sorry. Are you not feeling dizzy anymore?”
“Can’t you see? I might be discharged soon.”
“Wow. Congratulations, Min Guk!”
Sori was genuinely happy, hoping more than anyone for Min Guk’s healthy recovery.
“But Teacher, are you a gangster?”
“Me? Why?”
Startled by the sudden accusation, Sori asked back.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
