Boss, It's My First Time Being Your Resident - Chapter 54

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Episode 54. Day One

“What do you mean?”

A long silence stretched between them.

“I should go! I need to get to the shelter right away…….”

A-gang’s lips trembled helplessly before the sobs she’d been holding back came pouring out.

She spun around to flee, but before she could take more than a few steps, a hand caught her shoulder.

Ha Tae-heon turned her back around to face him.

“Because of me?”

He lowered his head, clearly determined to hear her answer, and their eyes met.

“Senior, you shouldn’t do this to me, right?”

Words she’d been too afraid to ask, afraid he might be hurt by them.
Today, she had to ask him.

The higher you climb, the harder the fall hits.
Drop from the first floor and you hurt just that much; drop from the tenth and you break with the force of ten.

How many floors had her feelings for Ha Tae-heon climbed by now?

Before she went any higher, she had to stop—swallow the bitter medicine before it was too late.

“Senior, Cha Yu-joo the announcer… is she your girlfriend?”
“Why do you want to know?”
“Because I need to know.”

So I can decide whether to stop here or keep going.

“My answer is this.”

Ha Tae-heon pulled A-gang’s waist toward him, drawing her close.

And then it happened.

“Oh!”

In that unguarded moment, warm breath overlapped with her lips.

Ha Tae-heon gripped A-gang’s stiffened arms and pulled her deeper into his embrace.
Heat rushed past her parted lips without hesitation.

When she shuddered, his grip on her lips loosened slightly before he drew her back.
At that perilous distance, barely touching, Ha Tae-heon’s low voice settled on her lips.

“Can you breathe better now?”

A-gang slowly opened her eyes, which she’d had squeezed shut.

At the end of her vision, he looked down at her with dark eyes that still held the warmth of passion.

The distance between them was impossibly close.

“…….”

As if he understood that silence was consent, Ha Tae-heon tilted his head at an angle.

Without giving her time to breathe, he deepened the kiss, tilting his head further, drawing her lips in without restraint.

Across the perfectly joined seam of their lips, a soft sensation came unexpectedly.

Startled, her hands gripped his back so tightly her knuckles went white. Her heart felt like it might burst.

Ha Tae-heon paid no attention, only tilted his head deeper, exploring territory entirely new to her.

It was a sensation she’d never felt before in her life.
Soft.
Fragrant and sweet.
And strange.

Each time her legs weakened and she tilted backward, his firm arms supported her waist.

The fragrance of soap seeped into her nostrils.
That same scent she’d first caught that first day in the mountains.

All the misunderstandings and disappointments, all the suspicions and prejudices that had cluttered her mind until now, melted away like lies along with his warmth, leaving no trace.

As if they’d never existed from the start.

“I was first.”

Ha Tae-heon slowly drew his lips away, brushing her lower lip gently with his thumb as he spoke.

“……What?”
“Not being able to breathe. I was struggling before you were.”
“…….”

Ha Tae-heon gently brushed back the disheveled hair from A-gang’s face as she stared at him in a daze.

“Does that answer your question?”

A-gang touched her lips gently with her fingertips, unfamiliar with the lingering tenderness, and asked softly.

“Since when?”
“That’s a secret.”

The afternoon sunlight and this Riverbank were no different than a moment ago.
Yet they had transformed, as if filtered through something new.

Color had been layered over the monochromatic space, and it had become an entirely different world.

***

By now, blue twilight had quietly settled over the evening.

“Senior, thank you so much for today! I’ll get out here and walk from the Neighborhood Alley entrance.”

Ha Tae-heon, who had parked at the entrance of the Neighborhood Alley, took out the dog carrier from the back seat and set it down.

Inside the large carrier, the dog A-gang had adopted wagged its tail and wiggled its oversized body in a way that didn’t match its size.

“You’re going to carry that huge dog by yourself?”
“Yes! I’m strong!”
“I’ll take you to your front door, so stop being stubborn.”
“It’s right behind that house over there.”

A-gang gestured urgently toward the alley and made excuses.

“You got your parents’ permission, right?”
“Oh… yes! Of course.”
“If you happen to need temporary lodging—not that it should come to that—call me. I’ll help.”
“Thank you.”
“Get some rest and I’ll see you in the morning. Well, early morning, rather.”

Six in the morning.
In just a few hours, they’d see each other again at the Hospital. So why did his words keep stretching out, unable to let go?

For a moment, they stood facing each other and both broke into smiles.

“Senior!”

At her cautious voice, Ha Tae-heon, who had halfway pulled open the driver’s door handle, turned back to look at her.

“What is it?”
“…….”

Are we starting today—day one?

Whether it was just a flirtation, a real relationship, or simply a passing heat between them.

With no clear label on their connection, A-gang felt her heart burning. Snap, snap, snap.

Between her and Ha Tae-heon, there was still a blank space with nothing written on it.

Why did Ha Tae-heon always spare the definition?
She hated this kind of undefined space between them.

After a long moment of staring into Ha Tae-heon’s eyes, A-gang finally let out a long sigh, her lips moving soundlessly.

The heat that lingered at her lips was so vivid. Still so tender.

What was the meaning of that kiss?
With her mind now a blank slate, she couldn’t think of anything.

“What’s wrong?”
“Oh, no, nothing! I’ll see you tomorrow! You go ahead first, senior!”
“No, you should go first.”
“No! I actually like watching people’s backs as they leave.”
“What? Who likes watching someone’s back?”
“Me.”

So you’ll know that whenever you turn around, I’m always here in this spot.

Looking at A-gang’s face, her eyes full of sincerity, Ha Tae-heon finally understood. He nodded and climbed into the car.

“Alright, I understand. Get inside safely.”

Just as Ha Tae-heon was about to close the car door, he seemed to remember something and lifted himself back up.

“Right. You have my number, yeah?”
“Oh, it’s in the staff contact list. If you search, it pops right up. Where did that Excel file go…….”

Ha Tae-heon watched A-gang hurriedly rummage through files on her Mobile Phone, and his brow furrowed.

“What? Excel? You still haven’t saved it? Save it right now. This instant.”
“I can just ask the group chat for our First-Year Resident Physicians, and they’ll tell me right away…….”
“A-gang.”

Ha Tae-heon pressed his temples in disbelief.

“You’re seriously about to ask the group chat for my number? Unbelievable.”

Ha Tae-heon strode over to A-gang’s side, snatched the Mobile Phone, and without hesitation entered his number.

A-gang’s eyes stopped short on the four characters that appeared on the screen as she took the phone back.
The saved name was brief and clear.

[Tae-heon 010-3859-****]

“……Se, senior?”
“Go inside. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Oh, no, wait. That’s not it—what… what’s with ‘brother’?”
“I’m not your brother, am I?”
“Well, no, but…….”

Ha Tae-heon chuckled quietly and got back in the car.

Watching the car’s silhouette recede into the distance, A-gang clutched the Mobile Phone to her chest. His warmth still seemed to linger on the screen.

The cold evening air couldn’t cool the heat that burned in her cheeks.

Phew.
A-gang slowly exhaled, closing and opening her eyes.

It had been a long day.

The moment Ha Tae-heon’s car disappeared beyond the main street, a large sedan that had been waiting at the corner of the alley silently pulled up and stopped in front of A-gang.

Moon Joo, who stepped out immediately, wordlessly lifted the cage and loaded it into the back seat.

“Manager, thank you for coming.”
“Let’s go. The director is waiting.”

***

The Family Home, after so long away, remained tidy and serene.

In a corner of the Garage, the prized incense-wood bonsai and sculptures that belonged to her grandfather held their place with perfect precision.

“A-gang! Seriously! Are you really your mother’s daughter?”

A-gang’s mother, who had come down to meet her in the underground garage, grabbed A-gang’s wrist the moment the door to the main house swung open.

“Mom…….”
“I don’t care how much you hate me coming to your workplace—I’m genuinely hurt! You’re the only daughter I have in this entire world!”

Her mother burst into tears the second she saw her, pouring out her hurt feelings.

A-gang bit her lip gently.

Her mother looked every bit the refined and graceful woman on the surface, but A-gang knew the truth.

Beneath it all, her mother was as tender and kind as a little girl, and A-gang was the only daughter she had in the world.

“When I think of my daughter trying to sleep in that cramped On-call Room, my chest feels so heavy I can’t sleep, even at dawn!”

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