My mom, who had been bedridden for years, and my father, who gambled until he died and passed on his debt to me.
“Where did she go this time? Spread out and look.”
They say even a rat hole gets sunlight eventually. I thought my life would see some light too someday.
Yes, Ji Eun Jae, hang in there for a bit longer.
That’s what I’ve believed and lived for 27 years.
My rat hole was too deep to even get sunlight. By the time I realized that, it was already too late.
The debt that had grown too much to handle, and those loan sharks who couldn’t wait for me any longer.
“She couldn’t have gone far, search thoroughly.”
Inside a large general hospital.
How they knew the exact day I’d be settling my mother’s hospital bill, I didn’t know, but the loan sharks had been lying in wait in the hospital and saw me.
They were bloodshot, trying to catch me, who was hiding as if glued to the cold wall.
My lips, which were already dry, were cracking and bleeding. It was as if all the remaining moisture in me was evaporating.
I felt like I was standing at the crossroads between life and death.
At the end of a cliff with nowhere else to step.
Yoon Sun Woo, tired after finishing his rounds, was rubbing his neck on his way back to his office.
From behind, his colleague and doctor, Hye Ji, called out to Sun Woo and approached him.
“Professor Yoon, why are you so worn out these days?”
“I guess it’s because it’s time to die.”
“That’s why you need to rest a bit. Trusting in your youth like this, you might really drop dead.”
As she was chattering away, Hye Ji’s hand brushed against his. At that moment, Sun Woo’s gaze turned icy.
Yoon Sun Woo. The youngest professor in the thoracic surgery department of Yeonlim Hospital.
His appearance contributed, but unlike his kind face, rumors spread throughout the hospital about his harsh words and his overly severe obsessivecompulsive disorder.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t touch you, I didn’t.”
Startled by his sharp gaze, Hye Ji reached out her hand, claiming her innocence.
“It’s okay, I’m wearing gloves.”
Sun Woo, who had spoken somewhat sharply, shoved his hand in his pocket.
What kind of doctor behaves like that? So, that’s why you’re still single.
Even while clicking her tongue, all the gazes directed at him were hot, 365 days a year.
A tall stature that few adult men had ever looked up to, skin so pale it could seem sickly, red lips, captivating eyes, and a gracefully protruding nose made him an artistic man.
Reluctantly admitted, Yoon Sun Woo was a creature of envy for people of all ages, a man close to perfection.
These days, such a man’s face seemed to hurt a lot. His lips, which were always full of color, seemed to be losing their vitality.
“Healthcare should start in your 20s, you know?”
Sun Woo, who had stopped in his tracks, furrowed his brows deeply.
“What’s the point?”
“It means you should do it when you’re even a bit closer to your 20s, when you’re even a year younger!”
Sun Woo, entirely unperturbed, stepped into his widely opened office.
Even a tree standing on the roadside wouldn’t receive this kind of treatment. Hye Ji made a displeased face and squeezed her last words through the slowly closing door gap.
“We’re already 33! It’s not too late yet, take care of your health, jerk!”
As the door closed, Hye Ji’s voice was perfectly cut off.
“That annoying one, really, even if she cares.”
In the end, Hye Ji rolled the fatigue recovery supplement she couldn’t give him in her hand for a while, and moved her steps to the opposite side.
The professor’s office, with its firmly closed door, was silence itself.
Sun Woo slumped down on the sofa, propping his hands on his forehead, which was dripping with sweat, and heaved a deep breath.
“Haah……”
He couldn’t even sigh.
Just yesterday, he had royally messed up his 24th blind date.
“It looks like I’m going to hit thirty at this rate.”
Recently, he had a concern big enough to threaten his health.
That was, marriage.
The next president of Yeonrim Hospital. The grandchildren were squabbling over that position, and it was an extreme measure taken by his grandfather.
“I will give it to the one who marries first.”
His grandfather’s voice, like a final warning, echoed in his head.
He wasn’t the type to cleanly separate from other matters, but to him, who reacted extremely sensitively to other’s touches, marriage was like a death sentence.
When skin touched skin, he felt goosebumps all over his body and felt dizzy. If he didn’t wash the touched hand quickly, it would quickly become a severe case of OCD, leading to a panic state.
Now, thanks to medication, his condition had somewhat improved. Or rather, it had reached a level where he could bear it.
Still, the discomfort of another’s hand touching his bare skin did not easily improve.
Fortunately, he didn’t react sensitively to indirect contact, such as wearing gloves. Thanks to that, he was able to live while playing the role of a person.
“There’s no way, I can’t lose Yeonrim.”
He didn’t want to get married, but Sun Woo could do anything to acquire the hospital.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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