Tae Hyuk straightened up, eyes intense as he looked at her.
“Who dares to resemble me? They’re just an imitation! Not me!”
His extreme reaction, as if he had been scammed, stunned Na Young into silence.
“Who is it? Who are you talking about?”
As he interrogated her, Na Young shook her head, denying it. Despite his continuous probing like an interrogation, she eventually clamped her mouth shut.
It seemed inappropriate to ever mention that she was initially drawn to him because his back resembled her brother who had saved her. If Tae Hyuk found out and confronted her brother, she would be repaying kindness with enmity.
After dropping off Na Young, who was on call, at the hospital, Tae Hyuk went to meet Cha Hyun.
Cha Hyun happily agreed to have a drink with him, who had suddenly suggested it.
“You asked me to look into Na Young’s past.”
Tae Hyuk, sipping his drink, turned to look at Cha Hyun.
“Did you find out?”
Cha Hyun nodded.
“It even made the news.”
Cha Hyun showed him the article he found on his phone.
The word ‘kidnapped’ struck Tae Hyuk like a thorn in his eyes. He now understood why Na Young said her entire family suffered from this incident.
If Na Young recalled her past while with Park Gil Sang, she must have endured a terrible time.
Tae Hyuk couldn’t take his eyes off the article, and Cha Hyun continued explaining.
“It turns out this case was handled by the team of Park Jae Soo, the detective at Mapo Police Station. Do you still keep in touch with him? You could ask him directly. He might know more details than the article.”
Tae Hyuk felt a heat in his eyes.
Why was this name, absent in his life for 15 years, repeatedly appearing today?
It felt like the deceased Park Jae Soo was rebuking him for not knowing about his death due to his indifference.
“I can’t contact him anymore.”
Tae Hyuk heavily answered, then downed the remaining drink in his glass.
It was the day he learned of the death of the man who had prevented his life from going astray and discovered the painful past of the person who had given him the most beautiful memories.
He couldn’t bear to stay sober.
Waiting for Na Young at Han Gang University Hospital was her cracked-screen phone.
At least it still powered on.
“Aren’t you afraid chasing after that gangster patient? What if something had happened to you?”
Seung Hee scolded her.
“I had no time to think of anything else. He was a patient in need of immediate surgery.”
Had she not followed him into the taxi, the patient would have met with a serious incident on his way to Incheon Airport.
“But I saw Choi Tae Hyuk again this time. He immediately left the hospital to find you when he heard his resident disappeared with a dangerous patient. He’s so cool.”
Seung Hee praised Tae Hyuk, thumb up.
Na Young glanced around cautiously and asked.
“What are others saying about it?”
“People are saying that Professor Choi Tae Hyuk has finally developed some humanity. Are you going to buy a new phone?”
“No, I think I’ll keep using this one since it still works.”
It seemed that since this was the first incident, people weren’t deeply suspicious yet. But Na Young knew if something like this happened again, people would surely start noticing something between them. She had to be extra careful from now on.
Although she had grown fond of Tae Hyuk, she didn’t want anyone at the hospital to find out about their relationship. The mere thought sent shivers down her spine.
But how to explain this to Tae Hyuk without hurting his feelings? Previously, she would have just spoken her mind without caring about his thoughts. Her safety and privacy were her top priorities. But now, his feelings mattered to her.
Thinking about all these considerations, Na Young sighed.
However, the incident didn’t end there and affected several others.
“Wow, a viper remains a viper. After yesterday’s incident, women thought the viper had turned human and brought him coffee and snacks, but he scolded them for wasting time and money.”
“Right, it’s useless. It was Professor Choi who went to find Na Young, so why are they offering gifts? If anyone should, it should be Na Young.”
As the conversation drew attention to her, Na Young felt her facial muscles freeze and coldly said, “I don’t want to be scolded either.”
Everyone nodded, as if they expected her response.
“One’s a viper, the other’s an Ice Princess. Aren’t they a match made in heaven?”
“Exactly, they’re unlikely to get along. If they ever do, I’ll eat my hat.”
“Yeah, it’s more likely for me to become a specialist before seeing Choi get along with a woman.”
Na Young quietly got up and left, her heart racing as if its brakes had failed. She feared she might develop arrhythmia keeping this secret.
Hospitals, being institutions that also require financial and social connections for smooth operation, often had to give special attention to VIP patients.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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