“Yes, Line. It must have been tough. Let’s go back. If we go back, I’ll make sure that no unfair things like that happen to you again.”
Despite Juhyeok’s comforting words, Line’s aftereffects persisted for quite a while. Today too, alcohol, tomorrow too, she was intoxicated all the time.
Though she didn’t show it to anyone, after Songgang’s trial and the kidnapping case, Line, who had no contact with him, suffered a great wound. On the one hand, she wondered if she was really not being used by him, and her self-esteem was hurt.
Juhyeok, who worked later than usual, walked quickly into the hospital.
“Doctor, I thought I wouldn’t see you today. I was about to leave work, so it worked out well.”
The doctor in charge of Line called Juhyeok over and stood him up.
“Today, the test results came out. The condition is really bad. She doesn’t eat at all, and even when the nurses try to dissuade her, she only drinks alcohol. I thought she was receiving treatment diligently…”
The doctor handed the test results to Juhyeok, speaking with a very serious expression.
“Look at these figures. It’s only about a third of what an average person should have. At this level, it’s a miracle that she can even get up and walk. There’s no way she can be discharged like this. If handled improperly, she might really die. It could lead to shock. We need to find a solution while avoiding stress or stimulation as much as possible.”
“Yes… We have to do that. Thank you.”
When Juhyeok opened the door to the hospital room with an anxious heart, Line was nowhere to be seen.
She had even removed the IV, and where could she have gone… Juhyeok called Line, but her phone was left in the hospital room.
“Line! Jin Line!”
Juhyeok searched the hospital for Line. Her presence was nowhere to be found in the hospital, and ultimately, he had to search for her near the hospital.
The place where his steps came to a halt was in front of a fountain near the hospital.
Sitting on the fountain, completely unaware that her whole body was getting wet, Line was crying. In her hand was a can of Hawaii beer, and beer cans were scattered on the ground.
“What are you doing here right now!”
He lowered his voice because he had heard what the doctor said earlier.
“Ha… Line, I caught a cold.”
Juhyeok took off his coat and put it over Line’s shoulders. Line didn’t even realize Juhyeok had come and bowed her head deeply while sobbing.
“Line, why are you like this? What’s the matter…”
He discreetly took the can from Line’s hand while putting his hand on her shoulder. Line only lifted her head then.
“Senior, I… My chest, ha… it’s so stifling, I think I need to get tested again.”
“What’s wrong?”
Juhyeok carefully observed Line’s condition. Line’s face was pale, her lips were turning blue, and her eyes were half-open, possibly due to being heavily intoxicated.
“You’re drunk. It’s cold. Let’s go inside for now.”
Knowing Line’s drinking habits, Juhyeok was already worried. If hypothermia occurred in this condition, it seemed really hopeless.
“Senior! If I stay in there, I can’t breathe! Ugh…”
Line burst into tears like that, complaining of breathlessness, and jumped into the fountain. Startled, Juhyeok followed her into the water.
“Line! What are you doing!”
“My chest is too stifling! It feels like I’m going to die!”
“You’re going to die like this! Come out quickly!”
Juhyeok tried to pull Line out, but she held onto some stone part of the fountain, refusing to come out.
Juhyeok couldn’t pull her out with force. He couldn’t bear to do anything that might hurt Line.
There was no more time to hesitate to save Line. Juhyeok took out his phone and called Haein.
“Haein, send me Director Na Songgang’s number.”
What? Senior, at this hour…
“I’ll explain later; just send it quickly!”
Whether it was pride or whatever, saving Line was the priority. Juhyeok called Director Na Songgang.
Even in the meantime, he tried his best to pull Line out of the fountain, but he couldn’t understand where this superhuman strength was coming from; she didn’t let go of the fountain.
“Ah, why isn’t this person coming!”
As Juhyeok tried to make another call, he made eye contact with Songgang, who was watching the situation from outside the water. Seeing all the Hawaii beer cans scattered on the ground, Songgang didn’t hesitate; he took off his coat and entered the fountain.
“Ah… It’s so stifling! My chest is too stifling!”
Line repeated the same words in a voice that seemed to have lost all strength. When Songgang tried to take Line out of the water, she grabbed onto some part of the fountain again. Songgang embraced her shoulders and blocked the falling water with his body.
“Jin Line, if you get hurt again like this, I’ll really get mad.”
As Songgang murmured in her ear, Line loosened her grip on the fountain as if lying. Without reacting to any words, she shifted her gaze towards him, seemingly enchanted by something.
“I miss you so much that I feel like dying! I’m going to die! I feel like I’m going to die!”
Pushing his chest away, Line embraced him and sobbed in his arms. Seeing Line’s lifeless hands, Songgang quickly lifted her up and took her out of the water.
Carrying her in his arms, Songgang gently placed her on the bench.
The desire to take care of her, who was susceptible to the cold when drunk, was so overwhelming that he couldn’t help feeling sympathetic, but he averted his gaze from her, who had become so weak. He couldn’t bear to watch.
Juhyeok couldn’t say anything and just let out a deep sigh.
“I hope we don’t have to contact each other for such matters in the future.”
Having rushed over, Songgang, who ran here only because he missed her, turned away sharply, blaming not Juhyeok but himself, and left with cold words.
Returning to the hospital with Line, Juhyeok had no choice but to wait patiently until her body temperature returned to normal. He didn’t know how many times he heard the medical staff’s earnest plea that there should be no more alcohol or excesses.
Until Line opened her eyes, Juhyeok firmly held her hand.
With a cough, Line opened her eyes.
“Jin Line… Really… Ha… What are you trying to do?”
“Senior… By any chance… Did Director Na Songgang come by? I’m sure I heard that person’s voice…”
As soon as Line opened her eyes, she looked for Na Songgang. Line believed that Songgang, who she knew, would run to her at any time in such a situation, putting everything else aside.
Juhyeok turned his gaze to the side where Director Na Songgang’s coat was hanging and then looked back at Line.
“No. Line, you’ve weakened a lot now. So, no more alcohol… You absolutely shouldn’t drink for a while. You must eat three meals a day.”
“No. Instead of that… Do you mean to say that I feel like dying like this… Really, didn’t he come to see me? He didn’t come to find me?”
Line confirmed once again and then resigned herself to the harsh reality. Maybe she misjudged because she was drunk… Line looked at her disheveled reflection in the mirror hanging beside her. It was a pitiful appearance, utterly ruined.
Now she realized that she had become an unnecessary existence to someone named Na Songgang. From the beginning, Juhyeok’s words were correct. Overwhelmed by the impending sense of betrayal, Line shivered.
Now, with only the task of returning to the prosecution without any lingering attachments, she consoled herself, and her hazy eyes cleared up.
“I will never forgive. When I go back, I won’t let everything slide.”
With her unrecovered body, she guided herself mentally and returned to the prosecution.
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.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
