(Latest Chapter) Read A Marriage with an Expiry - Chapter 17

The following day.

Sori, who didn’t return home until dawn, sat briefly on her bed.

The lie of sudden illness was delightfully exposed.

Although it wasn’t exact, she even had a blood transfusion under Hyun Woo’s watchful eye, who seemed to have caught on to something.

Hyun Woo thoroughly wielded his power as a professor at the Empire Hospital at me.

‘To threaten me saying it’s dangerously deep cut.’
Hyun Woo had done more than just threats overnight.

His words while forcing Sori to spoon feed herself with the porridge he had warmed till it was deliciously hot, were scarier than the threats.

‘With such stamina and health condition, a doctor? Specialist? You can’t, you.’
His words, which could have been harsh, were calmly spoken. It was a cold statement that instantly cooled the warm porridge she was eating.

Maybe he was upset too.

Even knowing that he was saying in his own way to manage more strictly, she was upset, and it was sad.

Maybe she really couldn’t do it…

Sori fell onto her bed like she was collapsing.

Sleep did not come, but she decided to calm her complicated heart for a moment and go to work.

Her thin eyelids gently closed.

Empire Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery.

In front of the department door, Sori checked the time and took a deep breath.

Since it was the first day of work, she had chosen to go to work early, not leaving much regret on the bed.

Sori, who arrived an hour early, turned the doorknob with a somewhat nervous face.

Why was it more nervous than the first day of an intern?

Half excitement for a new beginning, half fear of an unfamiliar environment.

As she stepped into the department with a pounding heart, a loud voice was heard.

“Yu Sori!”
“Ah, you startled me.”
A quite familiar face saw Sori and grinned.

It was her college mate, Maeng Ki Tae.

“You’re early?”
“I hurried and hurried, and I’m second.”
“Even looking for a rank in this? The valedictorian is different. Come over here and sit.”
Ki Tae was friendly and affectionate as always with his smiling face.

“What do you want to drink? Shall I buy you a coffee?”
“Eh? No, I’m fine.”
Ki Tae, who had interned at Empire Hospital, seemed much more at ease. Thanks to him, Sori’s tension was greatly relieved.

Sori slowly looked around the interior of the Neurosurgery Department.

“It’s really big and nice here.”
“That’s right, it’s spacious and good, isn’t it?”
The Department of Neurosurgery at Empire Hospital was much more spacious and brighter than Seohan Hospital.

The computers seemed to be the latest models, and the huge conference table and chairs also looked luxurious.

“Have you been well in the meantime?”
“I’ve been just the same. How about you, Ki Tae?”
“I’m the same too. I thought I was the only one applying for NS, I was really relieved when I found out we both got in.”
“Thanks. I’m glad you’re glad.”

She didn’t know how long she would be able to live as a resident, but Sori had an easy conversation with Gi Tae, sharing greetings and catching up.

As a veteran, Gi Tae explained various things to Sori.

“It’s so hard here, that eventually only one person remains,” he explained. “Even now, there is one person per year. With us, it’s now five.”
“I see……”
“If I can give you some tips based on my experience as an intern here, you just need to be careful of one person.”
“One person?”
Gi Tae gestured for her to come closer. Sori bowed her head and brought her ear close to Gi Tae.

“Our Chief.”
Was there a reason for him to speak so secretively? Even though she was thinking this, Sori continued to listen to Gi Tae.

“Chief?”
“The Chief once had a nickname among the peers: ‘Moto’.”
Moto? When Sori tilted her head, Gi Tae lowered his voice even more and whispered.

“It’s short for Mosquito.”
A mosquito?

“But he himself has no idea what it’s short for.”
“……”
“You’ll understand what I mean once you’ve been here a bit. I can’t say any more than that.”
Worried that she might form a negative preconception about someone she hadn’t even seen, Sori decided not to ask any more questions.

“Oh, and there’s one more person……”
“Again?”
She felt drained, even before she had officially started working.

“I don’t know if you’ve heard the rumor, but……”
Gi Tae dragged on unnecessarily.

Who could it be? Could it be……

“Professor Seo Hyun Woo?”
“So you already know. Then I guess there’s no need for an explanation.”
“No, no. I need an explanation.”
It was about him. She wanted to hear anything.

“Well…… It’s not a big deal. Professor Seo has sharp senses, so don’t try any tricks.”
How did she dare to lie to a person with such acute senses just yesterday?

Sori’s heart pounded with anxiety.

“Actually, who am I to give such advice to you, a top graduate.”
Gi Tae muttered to himself.

But Sori did not hear a word.

She had been caught in an outrageous lie yesterday, and she hadn’t been able to sleep properly all night worrying about it.

She had no intention of tricking him, she just hoped she wouldn’t be expelled…

She let out a long, heavy sigh without realizing it.

“Did you fall asleep already, Sori?”

Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)

One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.

Synopsis:

Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.

Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.