However, she agreed with him, realizing she must have looked foolish. So, she turned around to look up at him.
“If the professor isn’t going to intervene, then who will?”
“Why don’t you give it a try?”
Na Young’s eyes widened.
“Am I allowed to do that?”
“Yes, but shouldn’t you be taking care of your own patient first?”
“Excuse me?”
“Isn’t Lee Soo Ji’s fever not going down?”
When Professor Choi Tae Hyuk pointed it out, Na Young responded heavily as if it was her fault. Indeed.
The state of Lee Soo Ji, who had been worrying due to her persistent fever, ultimately worsened.
She stopped speaking about Professor Choi Tae Hyuk anymore.
The unsubsiding fever made her lay in bed all day long.
It wasn’t easy even to go to the restroom, she had to use a catheter.
Looking at the powerless twentyyearold lady, she was missed to the extent that she reminisced about when she used to boast about being Professor Choi Tae Hyuk’s number one fan.
If complications arose from this, it could lead to the worstcase scenario, so they began to monitor her condition.
“Huh? You want me to take a photo of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk?”
The intern made a perplexed face at her command.
“Yes, perhaps showing her a picture of him might make patient Lee Su Ji feel a bit better?”
That might be true, but if they were caught secretly taking a picture of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk, it would be a massive disaster.
As the intern was struggling, Na Young had no choice but to step forward.
“I’ll also try to take a photo when I get a chance, so let’s make patient Lee Su Ji smile again, okay?”
The intern nodded in agreement.
Although it was not something medical staff needed to do, but as it was a humane act, they wanted to make patient Lee Su Ji feel happiness even in this way.
She considered asking Professor Choi Tae Hyuk directly and requesting his permission to take a photo, but she didn’t believe he would do anything for Lee Su Ji, as he pretended not to notice the discord among the caretakers of the liver transplant patients.
And sneaking a photo after being blatantly refused would be harder, so they decided to sneak a photo from the beginning.
He should consider it as a donation of his handsome face.
A few hours later, the intern sent a photo of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk that he took, but all were of his back or taken from a far distance where his face was tiny.
The amount of nervousness the intern had while taking this photo was evident in the picture.
When someone who she didn’t even ask volunteered to take a photo, Na Young decided to further this opportunity.
Because people naturally work harder when there’s a reward.
And so, the hospital became a breeding ground for Choi Tae Hyuk’s paparazzi.
If Professor Choi Tae Hyuk found out that she was the one behind this…
Uh, it’s too horrifying even to imagine.
Click.
As soon as Tae Hyuk heard the shutter sound, he swiftly turned his head to check behind him.
That was a sound that he had been hearing quite frequently around him in recent days.
Initially, he didn’t pay much attention to it because there were people everywhere taking photos with their mobile phones, but as the frequency increased, his hearing became more sensitive.
It felt like he was being photographed.
Tae Hyuk surveyed his surroundings with sharp eyes, and it felt as though people were intentionally avoiding his gaze.
He had an inkling that something was happening in this hospital that he was not aware of, but it was frustrating not being able to pinpoint what it was exactly.
Tae Hyuk turned his head forward and began to walk again,
Click.
As he heard that sound again, he turned around even quicker than before.
He vowed not to let the perpetrator go once he caught them.
Two days after the photo event, someone was caught by Professor Choi Tae Hyuk.
Nam Ho Jin, a secondyear without caution as usual, got caught trying to take a closeup photo of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk. His phone was confiscated as a result.
There was a fear that everyone’s effort would be in vain, but fortunately, Nam Ho Jin took the fall by himself.
People began to withdraw when they saw Nam Ho Jin was penalized with a 50page report.
The punishment was too severe to take a chance on a coffee gift card.
Na Young felt the small event for the patient Soo Ji was taking a bad turn, but she couldn’t stop.
Because good photos for the event were starting to come in.
When she showed Soo Ji the photos of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk, a smile appeared on her face after a long time.
“Later, you have to pick the best photo from these, Soo Ji.”
At her request, Soo Ji nodded and gave a thumbsup.
Seeing her reaction, Na Young felt a bit relieved.
On her way to deliver the research paper on organ transplants to Professor Choi Tae Hyuk, Na Young bought him a cup of coffee.
Perhaps it was guilt for secretly taking photos, or a bribe, if you will.
“Professor. Here’s your coffee.”
He looked at her, puzzled, as she brought him coffee for the first time.
“Do you need a favor from me?”
He had already given enough as a photo model.
Na Young brazenly denied it.
“No. I bought yours while getting mine.”
Tae Hyuk had only known her for less than a month, but he felt that didn’t suit her.
Na Young wasn’t one to freely show kindness to others.
“I’ll enjoy it.”
Watching him take the coffee, Na Young thought to herself.
‘A single touch of that hand to the patient Soo Ji would be more effective than a hundred photos.’
It wasn’t just about the photo event; she was starting to think like a fan club member.
At this rate, she might become the second member of the Professor Choi Tae Hyuk fan club.
As she kept staring at the hand that held the coffee cup, Tae Hyuk narrowed his eyes.
Tae Hyuk found today’s coffee odd, and her behavior was peculiar as well.
“Do you have something to say to me?”
When Professor Choi Tae Hyuk took the lead in asking, Na Young quickly averted her gaze from his hand, startled.
“Ah! That is…….”
She was thinking of saying something.
Although the thought occurred to her, Na Young found it hard to open her mouth due to the fear of rejection.
She hadn’t even been able to ask about taking a picture, so asking to hold hands was definitely out of the question.
As she hesitated, Tae Hyuk became agitated as well.
Why was she beating around the bush?
Looking at her difficulty in speaking, it didn’t seem to be about hospital matters.
He could even sense shyness from her eyes that blinked faster than usual.
Could it be…….
His heart started racing with anticipation.
After all, he was not the type of man who could cut things off cleanly overnight.
It would naturally be challenging to face someone like him with just admiration.
While she hadn’t uttered a word yet, his mind had already gone too far.
And he was almost certain about it.
“Hmm. If it’s hard for you to say, I’ll say it. I understand everything.”
Suddenly, when he acted as if he already knew everything, Na Young was taken aback.
“What? You already knew I was the ringleader of the photo shooting?”
“…….”
“…….”
“What?”
A chilling air enveloped her.
It seemed like she had blown it after all.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
