Home?

However, Yeoreum’s car was still parked there.

If the driver had common sense, they wouldn’t just hit someone and leave. Imagining scenes where they tried to make amends, the hospital naturally came to mind.

There was a comprehensive hospital five minutes away.

“Hong Director.”

“No.”

“What’s wrong?”

Taeseok glared at him, not in the mood for jokes.

“Hey, you’re going to ask for the car keys, right? We still have a lot of shooting left. Absolutely not. I’ll look for her, so you go and shoot.”

After a brief moment of hesitation, Taeseok replied.

“It’s not like that. Just give me my bag.”

Thinking he could give him the bag, Director Hong went to the car and took out the bag. Taeseok quickly took it and searched the corner, pulling out a spare key from the bag. Handing the bag back, he said,

“Sorry. I’ll apologize to the director on your behalf.”

Without waiting for a response, he started the car and quickly drove away.

“That kid!”

Only now did Director Hong remember the emergency key Yeoreum had. Frustrated, he rolled his eyes and, eventually, started the car and followed behind.

Fortunately, there weren’t many patients, and they smoothly completed the X-ray. As time passed, stiffness accumulated in her wrist and knee. Yeoreum thought that if she had just gone home, she might have suffered for quite a few days.

“Patient Choi Yeoreum.”

The attending physician spoke while looking at the X-ray.

“The ligaments in your wrist are stretched, causing swelling.”

“Wrist? That’s strange. My knee hurts more.”

Yeoreum said as she touched her knee with her hand. The wound she got from falling became sensitive.

“It seems like the knee issue is just a simple abrasion. If you look at the X-ray, there’s not much problem with the knee. Most of the strain went to the wrist that you used to break the fall. The ligaments were startled because your weight suddenly shifted.”

In front of the pitch-black picture where nothing could be distinguished, Yeoreum just nodded her head. Whether it was bone or something else, it couldn’t be discerned.

“If you need to use your wrist right away, it’s good to wear a splint for a while. It helps to recover quickly. If you keep moving in that condition, inflammation might occur.”

“I don’t need a splint. If it’s not a broken bone, can’t I just go?”

When Yeoreum said this with a bright smile, both Reporter Oh and the attending physician frowned.

“Of course not.”

“No, you can’t!”

The attending physician continued,

“For now, you must stay still until the IV is completed, and after that, we’ll decide after another examination.”

Yeoreum was assigned to one side of the emergency room bed and had an IV line attached. Lying down like that felt strange. It felt like she had become a seriously ill patient.

Even though she wasn’t in much pain, she felt embarrassed for making a fuss.

Reporter Oh handed her his business card.

“I apologize again for my carelessness. Also, this is who I am.”

Yeoreum looked at the business card and greeted him.

“Thank you for bringing me to the hospital. Reporter Oh Hyunsik. You can leave now.”

“I’ve already registered you for insurance, so get well soon. I’ll contact you again tomorrow.”

“Yes. Thank you in many ways today, Reporter-nim.”

How many times did she have to thank the perpetrator?

With a pitiful look, Reporter Oh glanced at Yeoreum and left. He sighed. He should have known that Choi Yeoreum was such a clear and gentle lady.

Reporter Oh, who came out through the long corridor and went outside, stopped by the smoking area, took out a cigarette, and muttered.

‘How did someone like her win over Ji Hyunjeong with that personality? She can’t be fooled at all.’

It had been several years since he followed Seo Taeseok around. Oh Hyunsik, who was famous in this field as a journalist with a high level of stealth, had captured their dating scene two years ago.

And it was a decisive kissing scene.

At that time, he really thought it was a jackpot. If he could just explode it like that, it would be a huge success. However, one day, the two suddenly broke up, and Seo Taeseok got involved in tax evasion suspicions, leading to a suspension of activities.
A strange breakup. A strange timing. Oh, the reporter noticed the coverage and deliberately dug deeper, but it wasn’t like that. Who would manipulate their own tax evasion suspicions on purpose?

Reporter Oh felt empty. He had spent half of his journalistic life following only Seo Taeseok, and when he ceased activities, an indescribable emptiness overwhelmed him. So he continued to investigate them further.

“Yeah, it started with dating rumors, but as time went on, I became more curious about their breakup.”

After finishing his cigarette and flicking off the remaining ashes, he left the smoking area.

Another memory from two years ago came to mind. Even though Seo Taeseok had suspended his activities, Reporter Oh’s coverage did not stop. Unexpectedly, Ji Hyunjeong had contacted him.

Ji Hyunjeong called Reporter Oh and told him a bizarre story. She claimed that the person who reported Seo Taeseok to the National Tax Service was Choi Yeoreum. She subtly hoped that this fact would be leaked as news.

Even though he was a reporter making a living on sensational news, he couldn’t send an ordinary woman to the ruins of her life just for the sake of it. If such an article were to be released, Choi Yeoreum would undoubtedly become the target of public criticism.

So he refused. It wasn’t for any grand reason; he just considered it inhumanly wrong to do.

Thus, he buried the sensational news in a folder.

Although he had approached Choi Yeoreum again recently when Seo Taeseok appeared in a drama, he ended up causing an accident due to his own mistake. Frustrated at his own error, he sighed.

That’s when it happened.

The scene of Seo Taeseok quickly rushing into the emergency room entered his sight.

“How can someone look like that running into the emergency room?”

Reporter Oh was bewildered. However, since he couldn’t stop him, he just stood there for a moment, watching him.

Taeseok roamed the emergency room in a frenzy. It was obvious who he was looking for. Soon, someone like a manager came and took him somewhere.

“They’re still in love, it seems…”

Reporter Oh contemplated, recalling the vast amount of data he had collected during his coverage.

“What should I do about these two?”