True to Tae Hyuk’s prediction, Na Young immediately sprinted down the stairs as soon as she heard Professor Choi Tae Hyuk being called from the rooftop.
By the time she stopped, she had already descended far from the rooftop. Leaning against the wall and panting heavily, Na Young thought she was surely caught and her heart sank.
It was a relief that they weren’t caught, thanks to Professor Choi Tae Hyuk’s quick thinking, but somehow, she ended up fleeing alone. She wondered who in the hospital would dare harm the renowned Professor Choi Tae Hyuk, yet she felt troubled for leaving him alone to deal with the situation.
Peeking out from the staircase, Na Young looked up, but there was no sound of Choi Tae Hyuk coming down. Reluctant to return to the rooftop, she pulled out her phone to call him but received a message from him first.
“What are you going to do about the heart you left behind?”
Seeing the message and the rose petal photo he sent, Na Young’s eyes trembled. After overcoming the crisis, he had called her his lucky charm, but when faced with danger, she fled, leaving him behind.
“Could this be a serious mistake I’ve made?”
“No, Professor Choi Tae Hyuk must be joking,” she thought.
It wasn’t a major issue, just a mishap.
Drawing a line now with Professor Choi Tae Hyuk would genuinely hurt him. Previously, Na Young might have done so, but now she didn’t feel the same.
She dialed Professor Choi Tae Hyuk’s number.
[The customer you are calling is unable to take your call and has been forwarded to voicemail.]When he didn’t answer, Na Young looked puzzled.
“Is my luck as the goddess of fortune already running out?”
Knock, knock.
When Na Young opened the door to the research room, it was empty except for a lunchbox on the desk. She sighed, unable to find Professor Choi Tae Hyuk, despite bringing coffee to apologize for leaving alone the day before.
‘Where could he have gone?’
At that time, Tae Hyuk was in the pediatric ICU, checking on the baby he had operated on, and then attended the morning rounds. Na Young gazed at him with intent, but Tae Hyuk deliberately ignored her.
Finding her reaction amusing, he now wanted to enjoy this situation. He had been following her too closely since meeting her at the hospital, and one-sidedness was not good. Sometimes, she also needed to crave his attention for balance in the relationship.
Tae Hyuk felt proud of realizing this without Cha Hyun’s help.
“Patient Hwang Myung Soon is being discharged today.”
Hwang Myung Soon, Tae Hyuk’s first liver transplant patient since his return to Korea, held a special place. He briefly instructed Hwang Myung Soon on how to care for himself at home.
“Doctor, this is my granddaughter. She’s pretty, isn’t she?” said the patient, Hwang Myung Soon, unexpectedly introducing her granddaughter, who was her guardian, to Dr. Choi Tae Hyuk. The situation took an unwanted turn for Dr. Choi.
The residents glanced at the granddaughter, whom Hwang Myung Soon proudly claimed was beautiful. Usually, it was her daughter beside her bed, but today, her granddaughter was there, apparently as part of a matchmaking plan.
The granddaughter, complying with her grandmother’s plan, shyly greeted Dr. Choi, “Hello.”
The medical round turned into a matchmaking scene, watched with intrigue by the residents, except for one.
Would the ‘Venomous Snake’, as Dr. Choi was known, spew venom even at a patient’s family, or would he show the demeanor of a proper match?
“Could I have your phone number, Doctor? In case my grandmother feels unwell,” the granddaughter asked, offering her phone.
Dr. Choi responded, “You should come directly to the hospital in that case.”
His usual self, but his eyes seemed unusually uneasy. Was he affected by the granddaughter?
“But what about minor things like a cold?” she pressed.
“I’m a liver specialist, not a family physician,” he replied, implying he didn’t want to share his number. The residents shook their heads, sensing this match was doomed.
Frustrated that Na Young wasn’t answering his calls, Dr. Choi held his phone tightly. He felt wronged; he was just busy with his rounds.
Dealing with an elderly patient who had just survived surgery was tricky. The best he could do was to remain professional with Hwang Myung Soon’s granddaughter.
But why wasn’t Na Young answering his calls?
Dr. Choi then called Cha Hyun, expecting he might be angry for sharing his story with Na Young without consent.
“Na Young isn’t answering my calls,” he said.
“Hasn’t she come to work?” Cha Hyun asked.
“No, she’s working at the hospital, just not answering my calls,” Dr. Choi explained.
“What happened before she started ignoring your calls?” Cha Hyun inquired.
“I didn’t answer her calls first,” admitted Dr. Choi.
“Is that all?” asked Cha Hyun.
“And during rounds, a patient introduced her granddaughter to me.”
“Aha!” Realization dawned on Cha Hyun.
Dr. Choi complained, “I was just a victim of circumstances. How is this my fault?”
“Still, Na Young must be upset,” Cha Hyun pointed out.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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