Eun Seok and Jong Woo realized the situation and responded promptly. Jong Woo began to sweep the visible trash into a bin.
Finally, Hyun Woo got to the original purpose of his visit.
“Kim Jong Woo.”
“Yes, Professor.”
“You were supposed to insert a central venous catheter in patient Shim Jin Hae, weren’t you?”
“Ah…!” Jong Woo’s eyes widened.
After receiving Hyun Woo’s instructions and going to the ward, Jong Woo had suddenly received an urgent call to the intensive care unit, causing him to forget his original task.
“Ah?”
Hyun Woo, taken aback, took a step toward Jong Woo. If it had been another professor’s patient, such a mistake would have resulted in severe consequences.
Fortunately, the neurosurgery department was known for its relatively gentle professors.
The department’s atmosphere was also comparatively lenient. Unlike other specialties, it lacked a culture of strict discipline and assembly.
Of course, this was as long as there were no major mistakes or accidents.
“I’m sorry. A CPR patient came up suddenly, and I just…”
“Are you making that an excuse now?”
Jong Woo’s eyes darted around in confusion and panic, unable to act in the face of Hyun Woo’s anger.
“I’ll go check on it now.”
“No need.”
Hyun Woo implied that he had already dealt with the situation and that Jong Woo should just brace himself for the reprimand.
Eun Seok and Se Hun glanced at Jong Woo disapprovingly. Their eyes conveyed criticism for such a grave mistake.
The air rapidly chilled, and they might have preferred a physical reprimand for the relief it would bring.
“I’m truly sorry. I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
Jong Woo repeatedly bowed his head.
Hyun Woo’s gaze shifted slightly from Jong Woo.
“Didn’t Hong Eun Seok do the hematoma removal surgery on patient Kim Soo Chul yesterday?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“The patient is showing signs of hemiplegia, I heard several times at the station. Didn’t you do the rounds today?”
This was akin to asking if he hadn’t heard the news.
“I was in the OR all the time, haven’t been to the ward yet.”
“Just performing surgery is enough, huh?”
“I apologize.”
“What do you have to apologize to me for?”
Hyun Woo’s calm voice was more intimidating than any shouting.
“You’re asking if just entering the OR is enough for a doctor who doesn’t even check on their patient’s discomfort after surgery!”
His words were cutting, and his anger erupted unpredictably, just like now.
“No, it’s not.”
With all the residents’ mistakes that morning, Hyun Woo was clearly furious.
“Good morning……”
Just as Sori entered the department and witnessed the frosty atmosphere, she froze at the door.
The gazes of her three seniors simultaneously turned to her.
It was evident that they had been thoroughly reprimanded by Hyun Woo.
Bad timing.
She should have arrived ten minutes later.
As Hyun Woo was about to leave the department, Sori quickly opened the door for him and step
“I knew you guys would mess up like this one day.”
Kang Se Hun clicked his tongue and left the department with an annoyed stride.
Sori slowly placed her bag on a chair, scanning the two men before her. She sighed quietly at the mess in the department and instinctively reached for the trash.
Her eyes then fixated on the sushi lunchbox left open on the table.
“Why hasn’t anyone thrown this away yet?” she exclaimed, her eyes widening in shock.
Eun Seok and Jong Woo, who had forgotten to dispose of it despite promising Hyun Woo, were busy calming their shocked hearts.
“Seniors! You should have thrown away what you ate yesterday!”
Sori, usually not one to scold, spoke almost tearfully.
Suddenly, the department door swung open again.
It was Hyun Woo.
Eun Seok and Jong Woo immediately stood up reflexively.
Hyun Woo’s gaze was sharper than ever as he looked at each of them.
The two men quickly snatched the trash from Sori’s hand.
“Follow me, Sori.”
“Me?” she asked, relieved it was her and not her seniors.
The seniors urged her to go, shooting her glances.
In Hyun Woo’s office.
Sori, called to the office right after arriving at the hospital, stood in front of his desk for the first time in a while.
The entire walk there, he hadn’t said a word, and even now in the office, he remained silent.
Sori blinked rapidly, wondering if she should break the silence. But she felt it might be better to keep quiet.
Or should she explain about the sushi lunchbox?
She pondered, having received a ban on drinking from her husband at home, and now facing a reprimand from her professor at work.
Living and working in the same place as her professor-husband had its pros and cons. She could see him often, but it meant being scolded multiple times for the same mistake.
Resigned, she watched him at his desk, feeling oddly familiar and emboldened by their outside social interaction.
“If I’m going to be scolded, so be it,” she thought, her courage growing.
After staring at the monitor and writing for a while, Hyun Woo glanced at the clock. Sori had been in the office for over five minutes.
“How’s your stomach?”
“Sorry?” she responded, distracted.
“Why did you come in so early?”
“Well…”
Unable to sleep, and feeling guilty about lounging at home with a hangover while Hyun Woo was busy working, especially as a busy first-year resident, she had decided to come early.
Hyun Woo walked over to her, habitually leaning on the edge of his desk.
“Are you sober?” he asked, looking directly at her.
“Yes…!”
Really? Then maybe it’s time to confront Sori about a few things.
Sensing his intent, Sori stepped back cautiously.
Hyun Woo caught her wrist and pulled her forward.
“Stay right here.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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