Inside the hospital room where Su-Hyang was admitted, Hyun-Woo and So-Ri, surrounded by nurses, anxiously watched Su-Hyang, who was preparing for surgery, lying on the crowded hospital bed.
Su-Hyang’s face, lying on the bustling hospital bed, seemed tense with nerves.
“But aren’t you all busy? Other doctors might complain that you’re always here.”
“Still, it’s fortunate that Mom seems to be in good condition.”
“What could go wrong? I slept well too.”
Looking at the nervous yet composed Su-Hyang, So-Ri glanced up at Hyun-Woo.
“Our mom is so brave.”
The baby was growing rapidly inside her, and thankfully, she received a kidney transplant from a brain-dead donor.
Truly, it was a heaven-sent opportunity.
“But how long will the surgery take?”
“If everything goes well, it should take about 4 hours. If it takes longer, around 6 hours.”
“Ah, everyone must be going through a lot.”
“Mother, don’t worry. Just rest and wake up when it’s over.”
“Yeah.”
Afterward, Su-Hyang, with a pale face, sighed quietly so that it wouldn’t be heard.
Despite being familiar with hospitals, surgery seemed to present a different challenge. Worrisome thoughts about never waking up again crossed her mind.
And the transplant from a life that had already ended felt heavy on her heart.
“Preparations are complete. Mrs. Yoo Su-Hyang, let’s move.”
“Already?”
“Mom, don’t be nervous.”
So, Su-Hyang’s bed was wheeled out of the room.
Although they had already exchanged greetings several times with the attending physician, So-Ri felt the need to say one more goodbye as a guardian.
So-Ri and Hyun-Woo followed Su-Hyang’s bed slowly. Seeing this, Su-Hyang gestured for them to stop.
“Stop following me.”
“Anyway, we’ve come this far.”
The surgery room gate was visible in the distance.
Although it was a door that So-Ri and Hyun-Woo passed many times as doctors, entering with a family member lying in a bed was a new experience.
Facing this unfamiliar experience, So-Ri felt the same anxiety that other guardians had experienced.
How cold the surgery room must be. So-Ri and Hyun-Woo were more aware of the chill in that place than anyone else.
What kind of fear would she experience lying there and feeling that coldness?
As the surgery room gate approached, lips dried up with an indescribable tension, and pupils shook slightly, representing the restless heart.
“Mom, do well and come back. Okay?”
“Yeah.”
“Mother, we’ll be waiting with So-Ri.”
“Sure. Goodbye.”
“Why say goodbye? Mom…!”
The hand that had been held by So-Ri finally slipped away. It felt like her heart was sinking heavily.
So-Ri, with moist eyes, looked at the gate that swallowed Su-Hyang.
“It must have been how guardians felt. I understand now that I’ve experienced it. No matter how skilled the surgeon is, the anxious feelings persist.”
“That’s true.”
Holding hands, explaining again and again, reassuring them in every possible way—she needed to comfort them until the end.
Hyun-Woo wrapped his arms around So-Ri’s shoulders, who said she should become such a doctor, until the slight trembling subsided.
One month later.
It was the day Su-Hyang, who had been discharged after surgery, returned to the hospital after only two weeks.
Exiting the consultation with the attending physician along with So-Ri, the expressions of the mother and daughter were bright.
Su-Hyang’s condition continued to improve day by day, and all test results showed normal values.
“See? What did I say? Mom is so healthy now.”
“Oh, nope. You can’t work on your projects for a while. Mom, don’t call Director Park.”
“Who said I was going to call him right away?”
“Anyway, Director Park will call me right away, won’t he? Let’s not make each other tired for no reason, Mom.”
“Ugh, alright, alright.”
Su-Hyang laughed with her tongue out, her eye corners extending. Her body felt light as if flying, and her complexion revived as much as she had recovered. It felt good.
“What is Professor Seo doing now? Busy?”
“Quite busy. He’ll probably be in the operating room.”
“Yeah. Hmm.”
“Why?”
“Just because I miss him.”
“You saw him yesterday. Mom, aren’t you seeing him more often than I am these days?”
When So-Ri grumbled, Su-Hyang opened her eyes thinly.
Her daughter, who sharply reacted to Hyun-Woo’s story, was cute, but it felt somewhat uncomfortable.
“Why are you suddenly complaining to Mom?”
“Can’t I complain a bit to Mom?”
“There’s nothing you can’t do. Still, there must be a reason, right?”
“I don’t know.”
Clearly feeling good after leaving the clinic, why this all of a sudden?
Approaching So-Ri, who was walking ahead, Su-Hyang approached and grabbed her arm like a fist.
“What’s with you?”
“Why are you acting like Mom is so upset because she can’t get me married?”
Ah, it seemed like it was because of what Hyun-Woo said yesterday about preparing for marriage again.
“Professor Seo only talks about marriage when he sees you.”
“That’s true.”
“Mom, it’s been just a month since you had surgery.”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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