“Yes, I understand your feelings well. However, for now, there’s nothing we can do but be cautious. We still need to observe. Take care of the mother, don’t miss appointments, and come for check-ups.”
Should I mention what I heard in a separate meeting? At that moment, he felt the impulse to do so.
“Professor! Let go of this and talk.”
“Talk? You don’t listen to me, so what’s there to talk about?”
Sori resisted being pulled and pushed back, putting force on her toes.
Feeling that weight, Hyunwoo stopped abruptly and turned around, glaring at Sori.
“Do you want me to carry you from here?”
“Please, don’t do this.”
“Do you think I can’t?”
But in front of him, it was a futile act.
“Do you know how much people gossip?”
It wasn’t easy to go up and down people’s mouths because of the frequent visits, and it wasn’t just the ordinary noises that bothered him. In his heightened sensitivity, even small murmurs felt like they were stabbing into his chest.
“What are you muttering about? Who’s muttering? Seriously!”
Looking at him with momentarily widened eyes, as if she would catch anyone who dared to mutter, Sori spoke in a voice that sounded drained of strength.
“If the professor continues like this, I won’t be able to stay at this hospital. Don’t you know that?”
“If that’s the case, just quit! Stop it!”
Hyunwoo, who was usually more rational than anyone else, lost his composure, raising his voice. However, immediately he regretted his outburst.
Sori’s eyes became misty, and tears began to well up. It happened in an instant.
Sori covered her face with both hands.
In the sudden turn of events, Hyunwoo approached Sori, unable to make sense of the situation. He tried to pull down the hands covering her face, but Sori resisted.
“Sorry. I’m sorry. I said something wrong.”
Apologizing, Hyunwoo pulled Sori into his arms. However, she stubbornly kept her face covered, offering feeble resistance to being embraced.
“I was wrong. Don’t cry.”
It was distressing; that’s why he said it. Sorry for the nonsense. Sorry for shouting. If you cry, it’ll be even more exhausting.
To make up for the hurtful words, he apologized until his mouth went dry.
Eventually, Sori weakly came to him and allowed herself to be embraced. Although she allowed him to hold her, Sori’s tears didn’t stop for a while.
Hyunwoo sighed silently while gently patting her trembling shoulders.
What should I do with you?
His worries were growing like a snowball.
After a late evening at work that day.
The air between them was awkward compared to usual.
The two had not crossed paths at the hospital since Sori cried in the morning.
In the car on the way home, Hyunwoo, who finally met Sori, didn’t say a word for a long time. However, his actions toward Sori were as affectionate as ever.
He washed Sori’s hands and dried her hair.
For some reason, Sori couldn’t ignore his seemingly sinking touch.
After he hugged Sori and laid her down on the bed, covering her with a blanket, he tried to get up, but Sori held onto him.
Leaning on the edge of the bed where Sori lay, Hyunwoo gently stroked her as if putting her to sleep.
Although it wasn’t to put her to sleep, Sori, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, looked up at Hyunwoo with a pensive expression.
“By any chance… Are you angry?”
“No.”
“You seem angry.”
“I’m not angry with you.”
“Are you sure?”
“Just… a little because things aren’t going the way I want them to.”
Sori gently placed her hand over Hyunwoo’s hand, which had stopped moving. His large, warm hand slowly resumed its movements.
“I’m sorry for avoiding talking about the professor until now. So, I’m sorry.”
Hyunwoo looked down at Sori, who suddenly apologized.
“I hurt my head in the morning, and my heart has been heavy all day.”
“…”
“Today, I’ll quietly listen to everything. Oppa’s words.”
Looking at Sori, who coolly made this statement, Hyunwoo let out a weak smile.
With a sigh mixed with laughter, he looked up at a corner of the room. After taking a deep breath, expanding his chest, and exhaling deeply, he turned to face Sori.
It felt like the stifling feeling in his heart was melting a bit at Sori’s tender words.
To the extent that he wondered if he had been too simple.
“Sori.”
“Yes.”
“I’m going to inform the hospital now. About you being pregnant.”
His eyes had a firm determination.
“I was going to do it without telling you, but since you gave me the opportunity for a conversation, I’ll tell you honestly.”
Sori looked at Hyunwoo with slightly tense eyes.
“I know what you’re worried about. I understand that you feel burdened because, due to pregnancy, you might inconvenience your colleagues.”
According to regulations, maternity leave could be taken for up to 90 days. However, in a university hospital where there was always a shortage of manpower, maternity leave might be an unfamiliar term.
Even if taken, it was rare for doctors to be able to use it comfortably because it would significantly burden their colleagues with extra workload.
“The reason you want to be a doctor is not much different from why I work. I have no intention of stopping you from working. However.”
“…”
“Seeing patients is important, but to me, you have become the most precious existence in the world.”
As he lowered his gaze toward Sori’s belly, he cautiously moved his hand over and continued speaking.
“And our baby here is also precious.”
“That’s true for me too.”
Now that a conversation-like conversation was finally continuing, the air was gradually becoming softer.
“Yeah. So, I hope you won’t refuse my help. I hope you won’t feel burdened by the consideration people around you show after they find out about your pregnancy.”
Although he was worried that not showing consideration might lead to more pain, persuasion came first.
“But…”
“Right. People, whether they like it or not, will consider you a priority. I understand that you don’t want to express it because you feel sorry and want to avoid burdening others. But without that consideration, it’s hard for the hospital and the world to function properly.”
Because of the sudden appearance of the baby, Sori had emphasized keeping it a secret from colleagues to avoid burdening them.
He seemed to have endured it all because of her request.
“Don’t think having a baby is a nuisance. I hope we, and you yourself, don’t shrink too much.”
Sori listened to Hyunwoo’s words and slowly nodded her head.
“I feel really fortunate to have you where I can help. I hope you can think a little more comfortably too.”
“Yes. I’ll try.”
Only after hearing Sori’s response did Hyunwoo’s expression loosen a bit more. He covered the blanket a little tighter and said,
“Let’s stop hiding it from the adults too. It doesn’t seem polite to announce this joyful news too late.”
“Okay.”
“Now, listen carefully.”
At the last word, he held and then released Sori’s cheek. Sori furrowed her brows.
The hand that released the cheek swept over Sori’s forehead and then moved to her ear and cheek in no particular order.
Receiving his affectionate touch, Sori spoke in a somewhat lighter voice.
“I’m really a lucky person. Meeting a man like Professor as my husband.”
“Out of the blue.”
Unexpectedly, Hyunwoo, who had been suddenly put on an airplane, smiled stylishly and kissed Sori’s cheek.
“Do you happen to know what people are gossiping about?”
As they moved on from the morning’s conversation, Hyunwoo looked at Sori with a slightly stiff face again.
He had been concerned since the moment he heard the story about the gossiping.
“What are people gossiping about, exactly?”
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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