Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 1

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#Episode 1

A fortune that’s crazed with blood and running wild.

How is it that every child I bore turned out this way. Tsk, tsk.

I’ll have to move our ancestors’ graves or find some other solution.

Especially the second son needs a woman with strong yin energy. That’s the only way to suppress his raging yang energy.

Goh Ah-reum, who blindly believed in the General of Cheongdam-dong’s words, clutched the note in her hand with gleaming eyes.

The note contained information about a young woman she had obtained with great difficulty.

The Eldest Daughter of the Tae Family, who was obsessed with surgery and lived in the operating room, had successfully married a man arranged by the General of Cheongdam-dong.

Now it was the turn of the Eldest Son of the Tae Family, who was just as obsessed with patients as his older sister.

Yes, with just this.

Goh Ah-reum, who had three sons and one daughter, made a determined resolution and smiled meaningfully.

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Kang Hyeok’s brow furrowed slightly as he gripped the steering wheel. He had just now noticed the bloodstain on the cuff of his pristine white dress shirt.

“Crazy bastards.”

A low sigh escaped from Kang Hyeok’s lips along with a curse.

Just as he was about to leave the hospital, Kang Hyeok received an emergency call and had to treat gang members who had been brought in after a knife fight in the middle of downtown, without even having time to change his clothes.

Fortunately, it wasn’t an urgent situation requiring CPR, but it took quite some time for the chaotic emergency room to return to normal.

While he couldn’t pick and choose which patients to treat, he couldn’t help feeling twisted inside whenever he encountered such patients.

But what could he do about this?

Tap, tap. After briefly pondering what to do while tapping the steering wheel, Kang Hyeok decided to just go as he was. There wasn’t enough time to stop by home and change clothes.

He had dressed with special care, unable to resist his mother Goh Ah-reum’s earnest pleas, but what could he do now?

It would be better than being late for the appointment.

Rrrrr. Rrrrr.

Sure enough, a call came from Ms. Goh.

The ringtone, carrying Ms. Goh’s determination to get him married this year by any means necessary, persistently echoed through the car.

She’ll keep calling until I answer.

Kang Hyeok had no choice but to press the Bluetooth call button.

“Yes, Mother.”

―Kang Hyeok, are you on your way now?

“Yes, I just left.”

―What do you mean you’re just leaving now? You’re departing from the hospital, right?

“Yes, I won’t be late.”

He checked his watch and estimated his arrival time. It would be a bit tight, but he wouldn’t be late.

―Son, you know the exact location, right?

“Of course. We’re meeting at the W Hotel 1st Floor Lounge.”

―That’s right. She’s a perfect match for you, so you need to do well. Do you know how hard it was for Mom to get this information from the General of Cheongdam-dong?

General, my foot.

Was he supposedly possessed by the spirit of General Kim Yu-sin? Anyway, he heard the man was a fortune teller famous for his accuracy in those circles.

―If you mess this up again, don’t expect to see me anymore.

“Yes, I’ll have a good meeting and come back.”

―Oh right, I made a reservation at the lounge under your name. Don’t wander around and find it properly. And don’t forget to call me when it’s over. Got it?

She clearly thought of her son as an idiot who knew nothing but the hospital.

“I understand. Please go inside.”

―Alright. Son, do well!

Kang Hyeok ended the call with a slight smile, then immediately gazed at the heavily congested road with an indifferent expression.

The work of saving lives.

Living day by day in the blood-splattered, breathless rush of time, he had forgotten about marriage.

After his older sister Tae Bo-kyung, now it was his turn.

With his third brother who was a firefighter and his youngest brother who was an intern firmly positioned below him, she would want to get this over with quickly.

After driving for a while, the congested road began to clear up smoothly. It seemed he would be able to arrive well within the appointed time.

Kang Hyeok loosened his tie and gazed at the road shrouded in deep darkness with gleaming eyes.

Whether it was yin energy or yang energy, as long as a woman he liked appeared.

The marriage his mother so desperately wanted—it wouldn’t be impossible.

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Rrrrr. Rrrrr.

At the loud ringing sound, Jeong Da-som quickly pulled out her phone to check the number.

This guy definitely listened with his butt instead of his ears.

She had told him not to contact her today even if the sky split in two.

She let out a deep sigh and answered the phone.

“Hello.”

―Jeong Da-som, where are you now?

His voice was more urgent than expected. Wondering if something had happened, startled Da-som pressed the phone close to her ear.

The fact that Eun Hyeok was calling her by name instead of his usual “cotton ball” meant something serious had happened.

“Is something wrong?”

―Big trouble. My father found out.

“What? Really?”

Eun Hyeok’s father was the chairman of Central General Hospital, where Da-som had been receiving her internship training.

―He found out I got accepted to SJ University Hospital!

Among the intern colleagues at Central General Hospital, there were three people total, including herself, who had applied for the emergency medicine residency program at SJ University Hospital.

A few days ago, they all received notification that they had passed with excellent grades.

“That’s why I told you to just stay there instead of following along.”

―I don’t want to. I want to train at a university hospital. That’s why you applied to SJ University Hospital too.

Even though he said that, it was probably because he didn’t want to be left alone at Central General Hospital.

“Anyway, I’m working part-time right now, so let’s talk later.”

―Part-time? What kind of part-time job? Don’t tell me you’re doing night shifts at another hospital?

“It’s not that. I’m busy, so I’m hanging up now.”

―Hey, Jeong Da-som!

She shouldn’t have been nice to him from the beginning.

The way his whining increased year by year made her feel like she was raising a child.

She had felt sorry for Eun Hyeok, who had grown up completely intimidated under his exceptionally strong-willed older sisters and brothers, so she had coddled him, but now he came to her first whenever anything happened.

Anyway, now that the chairman knew, there was a high probability that only she and Han Byeol would go to the emergency medicine department.

It would be good to live freely, displaying her skills to the fullest in a new place.

Da-som decided to deal with her part-time job first and checked herself in the mirror.

High-paying part-time work.

She had to go on a blind date as a substitute for her sister Jeong So-yeon.

This morning, somehow knowing it was her day off, she had received a call from her sister So-yeon.

―Da-som, please help me.

“Suddenly?”

―Mom wants me to go on a blind date, but I’m not in a position to go out right now.

“Why? Is something wrong? You’ve been going out fine until now.”

So-yeon, who had jumped into the blind date scene in earnest upon graduating from college, went on blind dates so frequently that she could rightfully be called a professional blind dater.

Mom was desperately trying to marry So-yeon off to a man from a good family.

―No way. I have a man I love.

“When didn’t you?”

Unlike Da-som, who had never been in a relationship, So-yeon, who had epic romances every time, had never been without a boyfriend from elementary school until now.

―This time it’s real. I’ll die if I go on a blind date. So please go in my place.

Da-som shook her head.

“Mom will kill me if she finds out, won’t she?”

―Da-som, it’s fine as long as we don’t get caught. How would Mom find out if we both keep our mouths shut?

“I don’t want to.”

When she firmly refused and tried to hang up, So-yeon began to plead desperately.

―Da-som, please, please. Okay? Can’t you just go out and think of it as saving someone’s life? You can just go out, drink some tea, and come back. Okay?

Usually, even when she had a boyfriend, she would go on blind dates just fine, so it was puzzling why she was making such a fuss this time.

“Is the guy you’re seeing that shitty?”

―Yeah, totally. He says he’ll never see me again if I go on this blind date. He wants to break up, so what should I do.

Well, what man would just sit still knowing his girlfriend was going to meet another man.

It seemed she had finally met a decent guy for once.

“…But with nothing? I don’t even have clothes to wear out.”

―I can lend you clothes. I’ll bring them to your officetel.

“Then what about money?”

―I’ll give you 200,000 won.

“I’d rather just sleep. I’m hanging up.”

―300,000 won. That’s my limit.

“Fine. Then text me where to go and what time.”

―I’ll pack some clothes and come to your officetel now, so wait for me.

“Got it.”

After ending the call, Da-som tilted her head.

But would the clothes even fit?

In fact, her sister Jeong So-yeon and Da-som didn’t resemble each other at all.

When Da-som was six years old, her father remarried Kim Younghye, who is now her mother, and her sister was the daughter her new mother brought along.

So-yeon, who was two years older than Da-som, resembled her new mother with dark skin and was a beauty overflowing with healthy charm.

In contrast, Da-som had fair skin and a delicate frame. So there was no way her sister’s clothes would fit properly.

But contrary to Da-som’s concerns, she somehow brought clothes that fit. Along with an envelope containing 300,000 won.

After all those twists and turns that led to going on this blind date, Da-som scrutinized her reflection in the bathroom mirror with hawk-like eyes.

Even if it was a substitute blind date, this was a bit much.

Her face, worn down by chronic fatigue, looked so gloomy that even makeup couldn’t cover it.

A zombie would probably ask to be friends.

Da-som took out the makeup her sister had packed for her from her bag and began dabbing it on her face.

She concentrated on patting around her eyes to hide the dark circles, then applied peach-colored lip gloss to her lips to add some vitality.

Seeing her glossy, shiny lips made her feel somewhat reassured.

“Now I look somewhat presentable. Should I get going then.”

What kind of man would show up, she wondered.

Da-som, who had never been on a blind date, let alone a group meeting, felt nervous despite this being a substitute arrangement.

She could only hope to have a cup of tea and escape safely.

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