How could I say I can’t do it in response to someone saying they can focus on treatment?
“Sure. Manager, concentrate on recovery and rehabilitation.”
Their conversation matched like a set of Korean card game cards, but what could she do? They said it was because my abilities were outstanding.
Since she had to organize the business trip report, it could be considered an opportunity to learn. In the end, Haejin had nothing to lose.
“Get well, and let me know when the discharge date is set.”
“Manager, fighting.”
Haejin clenched her fists in front of Byungsoo as if infusing him with energy. At this sight, Taehong let out a laugh that seemed to be heard yet hidden.
Haejin neatly lowered her arms as if nothing had happened.
“Let’s go, Team Leader.”
This time, Haejin led the way out of the room. After Haejin left the room, Taehong’s voice was heard beyond the still-open door.
“This manager, both the hospital expenses and the admission period will be processed as workers’ compensation.”
“What?”
“It’s an industrial accident.”
Byungsoo’s relieved face was briefly visible. Given Byungsoo’s personality, it might have been difficult for him to speak openly. It was already an accident on the day of the business trip, and if asked about the amount of damage caused to the company, he probably thought there was nothing to say.
Taehong knew his personality well, so he took the initiative to reassure him. He told him not to worry.
Well, even if you know someone, there might be things you don’t know. There was a fleeting thought that the person he thought he knew might not be the same as he imagined. It’s like peeling an onion, revealing layer after layer of a man.
“Let’s go together, Team Leader.”
At some point, Taehong, who had been walking at a distance, slowed his steps upon hearing Haejin’s approach. The distance between them narrowed, and the two walked side by side in the hospital corridor. Without saying much, they walked with their shoulders brushing against each other.
As they were about to pass through the hospital lobby, Taehong’s phone rang. With a promise to call back, he moved to a secluded place.
Haejin wondered whether she should go ahead to the parking lot. She intentionally turned her body, allowing him to make the call without worrying. While standing alone, she absentmindedly glanced around the lobby.
Although the lobby was crowded, the reception desk, in particular, was bustling with people waiting. Watching people and, at the same time, waiting for Taehong, she idly strolled around the lobby.
Suddenly, without any specific thoughts, she noticed a familiar silhouette of a woman. Unconsciously, Haejin walked toward the person.
Familiar, where have I seen her before? Intuitively, she was convinced that this was her mother.
Only the back of the woman was visible. As Haejin approached, the woman with the familiar silhouette had finished the paperwork and was heading toward the elevator to the patient’s room.
Why is the elevator right in front of her? Even though it might be worth turning around once, she walked straight ahead without looking back.
Could I catch up with her if I run? When she put strength into her front leg to run, she accidentally collided with a cart piled with boxes, apparently used to fill the convenience store.
“Sorry, I’m sorry.”
She wasn’t hurt, but a few items fell. While picking up the items with her hands, her eyes searched for the woman beyond the box, but she had already disappeared into the elevator.
“Are you okay?”
The man pushing the cart seemed concerned when he saw Haejin sitting on the floor.
“I’m okay. I’m sorry for causing trouble.”
The man quickly tidied up the fallen items and went on his way. However, Haejin continued to look around, hoping to catch a glimpse of the familiar silhouette that might appear.
“What are you doing here?”
Taehong, who had just finished the call, stood in front of the fidgeting Haejin. However, Haejin’s gaze was not on Taehong but beyond his shoulder.
“I think I saw someone I know.”
Taehong also turned his head in the direction Haejin was looking. He saw her. His eyes narrowed subtly.
“Who?”
“That’s…”
Haejin hesitated to speak. It was just a familiar silhouette; it wasn’t certain.
However, it seemed like something she had to tell Taehong. Perhaps because he was the one who first asked about her mother. Or maybe, because she wanted to rely on the fleeting hope he offered to find her.
Just seeing a back similar to her mother’s made her wish to see her erupt like a burst dam. “I think I saw my mom.”
It might not be her, but it could be.
“This is a spine specialist hospital. Did your parents have issues with their backs?”
Maybe. Since her parents played golf often, she never thought their backs were problematic.
“No, it couldn’t be. I must have seen wrong.”
Haejin casually acted as if nothing was wrong. Maybe she did see it wrong. But why do I keep looking back? She lightly shook her head. If she thought too deeply, it would endlessly become more complicated, so she had to cut it off at a reasonable point.
While getting in the car to go back to the office, she asked Taehong again, “Are you going to the office this time?”
“I have work to do.”
Even while driving, that back figure came to mind. But, as Taehong said, did her mom have any reason to visit a spine hospital? Moreover, the person there was more slender than her mother. No, that can’t be, right?
Thinking like this and that made her more tormented. Even though she decided one way, what if it’s true, what if it’s her mom?
With such thoughts, it would have been better to turn around once and just check her face, but she didn’t.
Rather than picking up the items, shouldn’t she have grabbed the woman’s shoulder?
“What are you pondering about?”
But Taehong saw through her at once. Was it that obvious or was he just perceptive?
More than thinking about this, she couldn’t drag along other unnecessary thoughts while heading to work.
“Nothing.”
“But why have you been sighing heavily since earlier?”
Did I do that? How complicated must my thoughts have been to not even realize I was sighing? Haejin sighed deeply again, unconsciously.
“See? You’re sighing again.”
Taehong’s expression turned serious towards Haejin.
“Is it because of your mom?”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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