“No, it’s not like that.”
Not knowing what was going on with Sori, Gi Tae teased her and laughed.
Then, the door to the medical office burst open.
A man with a somewhat stern look dressed in surgical scrubs walked in.
He had dark skin under his black hornrimmed glasses. His messy hair looked as if he had just woken up from sleep.
When Gi Tae rose from his chair, Sori quickly followed suit.
“Hello.”
But when Kitae greeted her, Sori was a beat late in responding.
Standing next to Kitae, she swallowed dryly, substituting a nod for a proper greeting.
“Are you the new resident?”
Kitae nudged Sori’s side.
For a moment, Sori tensed up and was once again a beat late.
“Yes. Hello. My name is Yu Sori……”
“Speak up when you greet someone here. You’re the junior after all.”
Sori’s sentence was neatly cut off.
Somehow feeling reprimanded, Sori was a little deflated, but she didn’t show it.
“And for the first years.”
“Yes.”
Given that hospitals deal with life, there was a definite hierarchy.
The seniorlooking figure didn’t offer them seats, so they had to continue standing and listen to his story.
“Especially when it comes to DUIs or other issues, pass it on to the person immediately above you in terms of years. Don’t act foolish and get caught in the police station.”
The man, with his arms folded across his chest, began to reprimand them while standing on one leg.
“Do I have to introduce myself?”
“What?”
The more Sori faced this character for the first time in her life, the more she became bewildered.
Life was indeed unpredictable, and social life wasn’t easy.
“Hey, Chief, this friend is starting here today.”
Sori finally grasped the situation.
The senior who had been scolding me until now was the chief Kang Sehun, whom Kitae had mentioned in advance.
Kitae tried to cover for Sori in his own way, but Sehun’s expression was displeased, as if he were chewing on something nasty.
“Hey, Maeng Kitae. Who wouldn’t know that? That’s why the kids these days are no good. They don’t have the basic attitude. Back in my day, I memorized all the names and faces of my seniors and professors on the first day of work.”
She hoped he wasn’t a latte maniac… If he was lactose intolerant, he seemed like a difficult person in many ways.
But now that she had chosen her major, they were essentially family.
No matter how strange the nickname the chief had, she had to adapt to it.
“I’m warning you in advance, I won’t be easy on you just because it’s your first day. Get your act together.”
Kang Sehun set the two of them in front of him and nagged for a while.
“Don’t act up, don’t make mistakes, and don’t cause accidents. Got it?”
“Yes.”
She thought she wouldn’t be scared since she had been an intern and rolled up her sleeves, but she was wrong.
As soon as she faced Kang Sehun, a new fear began to grow.
“There will be a simple welcome party after work this evening. Both the department head and the professor will attend. Especially you two, don’t even think about making excuses and ditching.”
Sehun, who had been staring at Sori and Gitaek, patted his own tense shoulders and cracked his neck.
“Chief, it seems like you’ve got quite some tension from standing guard. May I massage you for a moment?”
Gitaek approached Sehun with a friendly air.
“Gitaek, I’ve always liked your hands, they’re really firm.”
Only then did Sehun pull out a chair and sit down.
As Gitaek massaged Sehun’s shoulders, he sent a sign to Sori, who was standing awkwardly to one side. He shook his chin and pointed to the door with his eyes, indicating that she should leave the infirmary.
In the gap where Sori hesitated outside Sehun’s field of view.
“You said your name is Yu Sori, right?”
“Yes, Chief.”
“Do you drink coffee?”
“Ah, I…”
Is this a hint that he wants coffee?
“Shall I get some?”
“Hmm. While you’re at it, it’d be nice if you could buy one for me too.”
“Ah, okay.”
“Our hospital has a nice café on the left side of the lobby. You should go and check it out.”
His voice was more gentle than when he was reprimanding her.
“What kind of coffee do you like, Chief?”
“My favorite is a warm caramel macchiato.”
“Yes, got it. And you, Gitaek?”
“Ah, are you going to buy for me too? I’m thankful, but maybe next time.”
“Alright then.”
With that, Sori checked her card in her pocket and left the infirmary.
An unexpected coffee run.
After finishing his third year routine, Eunseok was on his way to the infirmary.
From afar, he saw a doctor walking alone.
She was a beauty rarely seen in this hospital.
Eunseok, who had been eagerly awaiting the new intern’s first day at work with Jongwoo, blocked Sori’s path.
“Yu Sori?”
Slightly startled, Sori took a step back.
The man blocking her path looked somewhat familiar.
Perhaps he was a senior doctor from the neurology department.
Having just been reprimanded by Sehun, Sori politely greeted him before figuring out who he was.
“Hello. I’m Yu Sori, first year neurosurgery resident who just started today.”
Hearing Sori’s formal greeting, Eunseok flashed a smile, revealing his neat teeth.
His gentle demeanor should have put her at ease, but Sori couldn’t let her guard down.
This one is polite, isn’t he?
“Hey, our new recruit seems very stiff. Relax, relax. There’s no need to be so formal.”
The stark contrast to Sehun’s response caused Sori to look at Eunseok with wide eyes.
She was still unsure of the tempo she should dance to.
“Anyway, we have a morning meeting soon, where is our new recruit heading to?”
“I’m heading to the café on the first floor.”
“Really? Going to get coffee? Let’s go together. I was thinking of having a cup too.”
Suddenly, Eunseok changed his direction by 180 degrees, and Sori followed behind him as he took the lead.
During their walk to the café, Sori found herself laughing several times without even realizing.
It was all because of Eun Seok.
Hong Eun Seok, a thirdyear senior in neurosurgery, was quite a jovial person.
“Is this a disappointment? Oh, I didn’t think you wouldn’t remember me. How can you not remember this face?” Eun Seok’s rather audacious joke was effective in easing Sori’s tension.
She felt immensely relieved to have a senior with such a pleasant personality and good sociability.
While they were talking about trivial things unrelated to hospital duties, they arrived at the cafe that the chief had singled out as delicious.
The moment they entered the entrance.
A large silhouette right in front of the counter filled Sori’s view.
Due to the light pouring in from the window, the face was not visible in the backlight, but Sori instantly recognized who it was just by the silhouette.
It was Seo Hyun Woo, who became her professor from that day on.
“Hello, Professor!” Eun Seok, who was never obsequious, greeted Hyun Woo more politely than anyone else.
Sori also bowed following Eun Seok.
Hyun Woo turned around at the sound of the robust greeting, and his gaze grazed Eun Seok’s shoulder, which was closely attached to Sori.
When Sori raised her bowed head, Hyun Woo’s expression was only chilly.
Is that his usual expression in the hospital?….
Or was he still angry about what happened yesterday?
From the first day, Sori’s heart throbbed, not knowing when she might be kicked out.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
