“What?”
“Always calm, rational, sometimes cold, unshaken Seo Hyunwoo. I liked that kind of professor. That consistent attitude in any situation.”
Becoming the person clinging to his ankle was not something she wanted. However, she couldn’t say the reason for the breakup like that, so she had to come up with all sorts of excuses.
“You, Professor, don’t you find it strange to see you shaken like this, wrapped in a sense of duty, responsibility, and shaken by the situation? I don’t like seeing you weak.”
“…….”
“Seeing Professor treating patients in the hospital, performing perfect surgeries in the operating room, that’s the best. Originally, saying marriage that took care of me like a child doesn’t suit Professor.”
Sori pulled her hand, held by him, out with some effort.
“I now understand why I dislike being called ‘childlike.’ I didn’t want to be a woman who receives Professor’s protection, becoming a burden.”
“Why are you saying that?”
Sori stood up from the sofa. Hyunwoo’s hand also dropped.
“Because I don’t have a dad. Because I don’t have siblings. I thought it was really nice that Professor filled in all of that for me. But no.”
“…”
“Now, I just want Professor to be Professor to me.”
Sori, with her luggage, walked out of the front door.
Hyunwoo couldn’t hold onto Sori any longer.
An unfamiliar pain spread through his chest like a flame.
Standing alone with her suitcase on the quiet street, Sori’s gaze absentmindedly reached the sky.
Even though it’s summer now, her body felt chilly, as if frost was forming.
What have I done?
I couldn’t recall what I was blabbering about, and no thoughts came to my mind.
It seemed like I had piled up nothing but lies, excuses, and unreasonable words.
Hyunwoo’s shocked face kept flickering in front of my eyes.
The moment I left him behind, my torn heart began to ache painfully.
“What should I do…”
Tears flowed down my dry face, and once again, tears welled up. My face stung.
Unable to go to Suhyang like this, Sori hastily hailed an empty taxi.
“To the MAG Hotel.”
Deciding to stay at the hotel for a few days to calm her mind. And then, she would tell Suhyang about this and return to the way things were before.
Remembering the words of Director Seogukhwan of Seohan Hospital, who said not to worry about leaving the resident position at Seohan Hospital after breaking up, Sori checked the envelope containing her resignation letter in her bag.
Although leaving the hospital abruptly felt regrettable, a few months had passed, and it was a bit disappointing.
It was a hasty resignation, but I should at least say a farewell to my colleagues.
Considering what happened with Sehun, I didn’t need to explain the sudden resignation reason in detail.
Feeling awkward, but time was of the essence.
Right now, I just wished this feeling wouldn’t waver.
Meanwhile, in the Neurosurgery Department.
Sori was hastily saying farewell to her colleagues.
Everyone had a bewildered expression at the sudden news.
Sehun and Jongu were surprised that Suhyang’s promise to disappear was sincere, and Kitae was taken aback by the sudden news.
And among them, Eunseok was the most surprised.
“Thank you for everything. Stay well.”
Saying goodbye with a bow, Sori quickly picked up the luggage she had left behind yesterday and left the hospital.
Carrying a box, tears like lingering regrets fell from her eyes as she walked out.
“Tears, even though I’m not being chased away.”
Even if she tried to comfort herself alone, it seemed inevitable that her mood would be restless.
“Yusori, Teacher.”
At that moment, Eunseok rushed up from behind, grabbing Sori.
“Give me that. I’ll carry it for you.”
“No, Senior. It’s okay.”
“Are you going to take a taxi?”
Despite Sori’s refusal, Eunseok snatched the box away.
“With one less pair of hands all of a sudden, you’ll probably get incredibly busy. Aren’t you angry?”
“Being busy is better. If you have a lot of time, you end up having idle thoughts.”
Surprised by Eunseok’s sarcastic tone that didn’t match, Sori turned to look at him. Eunseok’s expression had stiffened.
“I’m sorry, Senior.”
If one person leaves, the rest of the work increases by that much. It felt almost like a sin to her colleagues.
“Is it uncomfortable because of me?”
“What? No.”
Sori laughed as she realized Eunseok had misunderstood for a different reason.
Remembering the time when Eunseok misunderstood that he liked her and beat up the athlete, her face grew hot.
“Senior was the most comfortable. Senior was the most fun. You know that, right?”
At Sori’s words, Eunseok’s stiff expression slowly melted like sugar dissolving in water. However, his face didn’t last long.
Should he remain a comfortable and fun senior?
Or, although it’s late, should he draw a knife and cut tofu?
With such thoughts, they reached the hospital lobby.
But still, a man shouldn’t do this.
“Yusori, I actually…”
At that moment, Eunseok’s words were blocked by Inyoung, who blocked their way.
“Professor.”
Hyunwoo, slightly out of breath, stood there, having rushed from somewhere.
“Hong Eunseok, can you step aside for a moment?”
“Oh, sure.”
Eunseok hesitated for a moment, contemplating what to do with the box. Seeing this, Hyunwoo directed him.
“Can you leave that in my office?”
“Yes, I understand.”
And so, Hyunwoo and Sori faced each other in the middle of the Imperial Hospital lobby.
“Yusori.”
A sigh seemed to permeate each syllable of the call, and Sori smiled as she looked at him.
“Coming down to see a cheeky resident who leaves without a greeting.”
“What are you going to do? Quitting the hospital all of a sudden, do you have a plan?”
“Of course. I have a lot of places inviting me.”
Looking at Sori’s casual response, Hyunwoo’s eyebrows twitched noticeably.
“Professor. If the opportunity arises, let’s meet again.”
As if our relationship was everything, it was a light farewell.
“Well, take care then.”
Sori bowed deeply and quickly moved away from him.
“Yusori!”
His voice was somewhat loud. It resonated in the lobby, gathering the attention of passersby. Sori’s embarrassment, which seemed calm, grew a bit larger.
He turned halfway and faced her. With a resolute voice to Sori, who stood tall behind, he spoke in Professor Seo Hyunwoo’s usual flawless expression.
“I did wrong to you, that’s true.”
Approaching step by step, he stood tall in front of Sori once again, just like his usual Professor Seo Hyunwoo.
“Caring for you out of obligation and responsibility, that was a wrong statement.”
“…….”
“In that case, I must be crazy.”
His unwavering eyes penetrated Sori’s entire body.
“Thinking about kissing, hugging, wanting to sleep with the person I should take care of, that’s not sane.”
“That’s…”
“Even yesterday, when you got angry and left alone, even now, leaving on your own, it’s just the thought of wanting to embrace you. What obligation is this, and what responsibility is this?”
As if saying, “You figure it out, you who left like that yesterday,” the look in his eyes was quite challenging.
There was, of course, no answer to return to the repeated question.
Everything was forced.
“I realized my feelings for you late. Still, I’m not a foolish guy who gets confused by that.”
He neatly adjusted Sori’s disheveled blouse.
“Who was it that said, if you like someone, you end up doing foolish things.”
After withdrawing his hand from the blouse, he caught Sori’s trembling gaze.
His unshaking eyes were telling Sori that he knew her sincerity.
“If it was a foolish thing because I liked you, can’t you forgive me a bit?”
“…….”
“If forgiveness is impossible, I’ll keep asking until it is.”
“…….”
“Don’t expect us to break up.”
With a resolute voice, as if he had never experienced any pain, he declared.
The chest pain that had been haunting Sori all night disappeared in an instant.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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