“But there must be other doctors in South Korea who can perform the surgery, not just Choi Tae Hyuk.”
That was true. She could find another doctor.
But Na Young was fixated on the one doctor who refused the surgery, Choi Tae Hyuk.
“So, Tae Hyuk must have had his reasons to refuse.”
“Do you know why he refused it, then?”
Her focus remained on understanding Choi Tae Hyuk’s reason for refusal.
Na Young’s heart raced with impatience.
Director Cha Hyun took another sip of his coffee, then placed the cup down, saying, “It seems the issue bothering him is that the liver donor is the child’s biological mother.”
“Excuse me?” Na Young was perplexed. Why would that be an issue?
It was only natural for a mother to want to save her child.
“Choi Tae Hyuk can’t stand the thought of a mother sacrificing herself to save her baby.”
“But why? Any mother would do that.”
“That’s because Choi Tae Hyuk grew up without a mother from the moment he was born.”
Na Young was speechless, looking at Director Cha Hyun with lost eyes.
‘If I could eat my mother’s cooking just once, even if it tasted like coal, I would have eaten it all.’ Tae Hyuk’s words about enjoying her cooking echoed painfully in her mind.
Cha Hyun, with a bitter look, stared into the black coffee, “It seems Tae Hyuk doesn’t have the courage to operate on patients who remind him of his own unfortunate past.”
Na Young had intended to persuade Cha Hyun to convince Choi Tae Hyuk to perform the surgery.
But hearing Cha Hyun’s words, she regretted having spoken harshly to Choi Tae Hyuk without fully understanding the situation.
She should have believed there was a reason for his refusal.
“Since I’ve already mentioned Tae Hyuk’s mother, I might as well tell you about his father now.”
“You don’t need to say more about Professor Choi’s parents. I understand enough.”
“It’s about Tae Hyuk’s father.”
Na Young looked up at Cha Hyun, puzzled about why he would bring up the father in this context.
“Choi Tae Hyuk’s father died even earlier than his mother.”
“What?”
“So, Tae Hyuk was an orphan from the moment he was born.”
Na Young had guessed his parents were not around, but she had not imagined such a tragic past.
As Cha Hyun spoke, his words penetrated her numb hearing.
“There’s something I always wanted to hear from Choi Tae Hyuk.”
Cha Hyun looked at her directly, a faint smile on his lips.
“That it’s really fortunate he was born.”
Na Young felt a ripple in her eyes.
“Can you do that for him?”
She had called him to ask for help, yet he was asking her for a favor.
“I’m not that warm-hearted.”
Na Young confessed her inability, feeling an inner turmoil.
She felt sad and pained that she might not be the right person to help Choi Tae Hyuk.
“Good-natured people aren’t the only ones who can bring happiness to others. If that were the case, only people who are good at studying should succeed in life. But life isn’t that simple.”
Hearing Cha Hyun’s words, her eyes reddened.
“There must be a reason you two met.”
“What reason?”
Na Young had thought their relationship was just a result of a one-night stand.
Finding true love in a relationship bound by physical attraction could be as elusive as finding a pearl in a desert.
“In my opinion, Moon Na Young, you seem quite defensive. How did you open up to Choi Tae Hyuk in the beginning?”
Na Young murmured, recalling the moment she first saw him in a club.
“…Because he looked familiar.”
Just then, Director Cha Hyun seemed to notice someone. He lifted his head towards the escalator. Na Young’s gaze followed his.
Even from a distance, she instantly recognized him.
Professor Choi Tae Hyuk was descending on the escalator.
“I called him before coming to the hospital. Told him I was with Moon Na Young, and it seems he came right over.”
Na Young felt uncomfortable at the sight of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk. Given the harsh words she had said to him, she feared he might still be upset with her. Knowing that he might learn she had discussed his parents with Cha Hyun made her want to flee the scene immediately.
“Give me your hand.”
“What?”
Confused, she looked at Cha Hyun, who urged her again. Reluctantly, Na Young extended her right hand, only for Cha Hyun to grasp it firmly and raise it high, waving it towards Choi Tae Hyuk in greeting.
“!”
“!”
While Cha Hyun remained composed, Na Young and Tae Hyuk’s expressions changed abruptly.
And then, Choi Tae Hyuk began to hurry down the escalator, skipping two steps at a time.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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