Hyuk Joo assessed the situation with a stern face.
An employee standing at the entrance desk was nervously biting the tips of her nails, making a call somewhere. Upon discovering Hyuk Joo standing in the hallway, she quickly bowed her head in surprise.
The hospital director, sensing the gravity of the situation, walked ahead to have a quiet conversation with the employee, then approached Hyuk Joo.
The director’s face had already turned pale.
“Vicepresident…”
“Speak.”
“Patient Eom Hye Yeon, her oxygen saturation keeps falling… her blood pressure is continuously dropping as well.”
The seasoned hospital director, who would have encountered countless deteriorating patient situations, was uncharacteristically stretching his words.
He seemed contemplative, perhaps due to the anxiety that his next move could be uncertain if something went wrong with Eun Soo’s mother.
Hyuk Joo glanced at the hospital director and threw a word of acknowledgment before heading towards the ward.
The doctor who had run past him earlier was Hye Yeon’s attending physician.
“You’ve come…”
The normally cheerful head nurse was brimming with tears.
“Yes.”
To the feeble greeting, Hyuk Joo responded briefly and looked at the bed.
The words “Blood pressure continues to drop, we’ve administered a vasopressor but the blood pressure isn’t rising” were buzzing loudly around the room.
Hyuk Joo’s face hardened.
How could they have resembled each other so terribly?
The end of his mother and Eun Soo’s mother seemed too similar. That’s why Hyuk Joo couldn’t easily avert his gaze from the bed.
He gritted his teeth.
There was nothing he could do, then or now.
Even though he was an adult now, unlike back then, and while not omnipotent, he had enough power to control this entire hospital, it was still the case.
He felt a sense of helplessness permeating to his bones.
“Madam is not answering the phone.”
The head nurse said, drumming her feet anxiously next to him.
He assumed that Eun Soo would naturally have been contacted. However, upon hearing that she was still unaware of the situation, Hyuk Joo responded in a subdued voice.
“I’ll contact her.”
He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Eun Soo’s number. But she did not answer despite his repeated calls.
Hyuk Joo took a breath and called Director Song.
“Who drives Eun Soo’s car?”
— Driver Han Ki Ho does.
“Send me that driver’s number immediately.”
— Yes, Vicepresident.
After hanging up, he dialed the driver’s number that Director Song had sent. Unlike Eun Soo’s unanswered calls, he picked up immediately.
Hyuk Joo first asked about Eun Soo’s whereabouts.
“Where is Eun Soo now?”
— She just got in the car.
“Change course.”
— Well, she fell asleep as soon as she got in.
“Ah…”
Hyuk Joo massaged his narrowed brows with his fingers. As was her habit, it seemed Eun Soo had set her phone to silent mode. That was why she had not been answering.
“Come to the hospital immediately. As fast as possible.”
— Yes, understood.
“Tell Eun Soo to call me as soon as she wakes up.”
Hyuk Joo ended the call and approached the attending physician who was staring at him.
The attending physician’s awkward expression seemed to summarize the situation on its own. As he opened his mouth to speak, Hyuk Joo had a rough idea of what he was about to say.
He would explain why this situation had occurred, and assert that there was no hope.
Soon they would need to decide whether to perform cardiac arrest resuscitation.
Nearly 20 years had passed, yet that day and today were as identical as a stencil.
“Vicepresident.”
“Let’s try to hold on until Eun Soo arrives.”
“How long will it take?”
“She’s currently on her way from Gangwon Province.”
Upon hearing Gangwon Province, the attending physician let out a low sigh. At the same time, the machine signaled another drop in blood pressure.
Increasing the oxygen supply, over and over again, the physician was struggling. But there was no sign of improvement in the situation.
The attending physician shook his head. Then, one of the doctors next to him approached Hyuk Joo.
“Vicepresident.”
“……”
It was only after hearing his voice that Hyuk Joo recognized the man standing in front of him as Hwang In Woo.
Though it was not likely that pleasure came first from meeting an acquaintance, Hyuk Joo felt a slight sense of relief upon seeing In Woo.
He made a request to In Woo.
“Please buy us just an hour.”
“I’m not sure if it’s possible.”
“But Eun Soo should at least be able to say her last goodbye, shouldn’t she?”
Hyuk Joo spoke to In Woo almost pleadingly.
He knew how deeply Eun Soo cherished her mother.
A woman who would do anything to protect her mother, he didn’t want to create a situation where she couldn’t even say her final goodbye.
Hyuk Joo grabbed In Woo’s arm.
“Please.”
“I’ll try my best.”
In Woo let out a dull sigh and spoke in a strained voice.
“Cardiac arrest is imminent.”
“……”
“You need to decide whether to perform CPR or let things be as they are.”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
