Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 33

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#Episode 33

 

After finishing his shower, Kang Hyeok came out wearing a robe and approached the window.

 

The view from the floor-to-ceiling glass window was quite impressive.

 

Kang Hyeok silently stared at his reflection in the pitch-black glass.

 

His solid upper body and long legs, revealed above his open robe, were reflected in the floor-to-ceiling window.

 

Kang Hyeok, who had a robust build even for a man, wondered if Da-som could really handle someone like him.

 

“Kang Hyeok, what will you do if something happens to Da-som? Your yang energy is particularly strong.”

 

The words his mother had said to him this evening flashed through his mind.

 

He could dismiss such superstitions as nonsense, but since it concerned Da-som and not just any woman, it bothered him.

 

Kang Hyeok reflected on what had happened at the family home, wondering if there was anything he had failed to tell Da-som.

 

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He had picked up his sister Bo-kyung from the hospital and headed to the family home together.

 

After forcing Bo-kyung, who wanted to sit in the front, into the back seat, he had been completely absorbed in thoughts of Da-som.

 

As a result, a smile naturally formed on his lips. Seeing this, Bo-kyung questioned him.

 

“Tae Kang-hyeok. Why are you smiling like that?”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

He glanced at Bo-kyung through the rearview mirror.

 

“Why are you grinning so creepily? You’re not having bad thoughts just because you’re giving me a ride, are you?”

 

“You’re going to be the next chairman, so I should treat you well.”

 

Though this was what Bo-kyung hated hearing most, he needed to brainwash her this way.

 

Central General Hospital, founded by their grandfather, was currently run by their father, but the next chairman should be his sister.

 

In fact, neither he nor his sister had any intention of running the family hospital.

 

They were people who preferred performing surgery and treating patients. Getting involved in the headaches of hospital management and leadership didn’t suit their temperament.

 

If that were the case, why would they have become doctors?

 

Managing their steadily growing assets was sufficient.

 

“I told you not to say that. Who said I’d be chairman?”

 

“If not you, then who? Eun Hyeok?”

 

“Why are you excluding yourself?”

 

“If I ran it, I’d ruin it within a year. Do you think you could bear to watch that happen?”

 

She glared at him indignantly, but eventually closed her mouth.

 

Right, she had nothing to say to that.

 

If you attended the quarterly departmental performance presentations, you’d know that the emergency room was constantly running at a loss.

 

Kang Hyeok was contributing to that deficit too.

 

When everything revolved around patients, deficits were inevitable. The structure of our country’s medical system made it unavoidable.

 

They could turn a profit by grinding through with minimal staff, but then there would be no doctors who could endure it.

 

This year was the first time five residents had applied; previously, they had been understaffed.

 

“I’m no help. You have to do it. And Eun Hyeok is in EM like me.”

 

Central General Hospital didn’t have the structure of receiving generous sponsorship from large corporations like SJ University Hospital, so there was no other way.

 

“So will you have Jeong Hyeok, who’s a paramedic, take over the hospital, or leave it to our cousins? That’s not right.”

 

Prosecutor, detective, career soldier, national team athlete.

 

Who would take it over?

 

Perhaps because the Tae family itself was strong-willed, all their professions were like that too.

 

Bo-kyung, who had been glaring at Kang Hyeok with an expression of mysterious defeat, crossed her legs and tapped the driver’s seat backrest with her foot.

 

“Stop that, will you?”

 

“You’re the one who told me to sit in the back when I said I’d sit in front. And it’s my legs, so what’s it to you?”

 

Once she took off her doctor’s coat, she became childishly different.

 

“What’s your brother-in-law doing that he’s making me play chauffeur?”

 

Though he unfairly directed his irritation at his brother-in-law, he was a gentle person who didn’t fit the Tae family at all.

 

“He had circumstances that prevented him from coming. He’ll come straight to the family home. The publishing house is busy these days.”

 

His brother-in-law ran a small publishing house and was an all-rounder who was good at both housekeeping and supporting his wife.

 

Moreover, he had established himself as a son-in-law who received plenty of love and recognition from Goh Ah-reum.

 

“The youngest won’t be able to come today. Did the third say he was coming?”

 

The third, Jeong Hyeok, was Kang Hyeok’s younger brother right below him.

 

Jeong Hyeok, who was as hot-blooded as Kang Hyeok, was a 119 paramedic and sometimes encountered him in the emergency room.

 

“He’ll probably come.”

 

Without opportunities like this, it wasn’t easy for them to gather in one place, each claiming to be busy.

 

“Don’t you see Jeong Hyeok occasionally when he’s in the emergency room?”

 

“Rarely.”

 

“After you get married, it’ll be Jeong Hyeok’s turn next. Then Eun Hyeok’s. But you better do well. If you’re not careful, Eun Hyeok might get married first.”

 

Here she goes again. This was also Bo-kyung’s powerful weapon to use against Kang Hyeok, being married herself.

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

He stared at Bo-kyung through the rearview mirror.

 

“I heard someone entered EM with him this time. You don’t know? I think her name was Jeong Da-som.”

 

Kang Hyeok’s eyes narrowed.

 

“She’s just a friend. They’re not dating.”

 

“Really? According to Goh Ah-reum, she’s planning to marry her to Eun Hyeok.”

 

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

 

“They’re so close, they could get married. Don’t you think?”

 

Rather than discussing his relationship with Da-som here, it would be better to wait and tell everyone when they were all together.

 

Kang Hyeok didn’t want to continue the conversation and closed his mouth.

 

The car had already turned into the alley leading to the family home.

 

Arriving at the mansion, Kang Hyeok entered the entrance with Bo-kyung.

 

As soon as they opened the door, the savory smell of food wafted out.

 

Since the family was gathering after a long time, it seemed they were preparing enough food to make the table groan.

 

Hearing the front door open, Jeong Hyeok sauntered out from the dining room.

 

“Just getting here?”

 

Jeong Hyeok appeared chewing food in his mouth, looking like he had gotten in even better shape since the last time they met.

 

Does he do nothing but build muscle instead of working?

 

When Kang Hyeok looked him up and down, Jeong Hyeok made boxing motions and grinned wickedly. It was a gesture suggesting they should spar.

 

“Crazy bastard.”

 

Though he was now a respectable firefighter, during his beast-like period, he had taken quite a few beatings from Kang Hyeok.

 

After that, he became obsessively devoted to building his body, and that habit seemed to continue even now.

 

Well, to navigate urgent and intense emergency scenes, physical strength would be essential above all.

 

“Think you’d lose to me now? Look at this. Huh?”

 

Jeong Hyeok raised both arms like a bodybuilder, flexing his biceps and grinning.

 

As Kang Hyeok chuckled and moved toward the kitchen, he heard Bo-kyung encouraging Jeong Hyeok from behind.

 

“Wow. How could anyone beat that? Look at him running away because he’s scared. Wow, our Jeong Hyeok’s muscles have gotten even firmer.”

 

Bo-kyung got along well with Jeong Hyeok.

 

“Even you think so, right? Hyung, let’s be honest now. How can a person be so two-faced? I don’t know how he even dates anyone.”

 

“Jeong Hyeok. Talking to you makes me feel alive. When I was getting a ride here with Kang Hyeok, he was giving me such attitude. I felt so wronged.”

 

“Really? But when is brother-in-law coming?”

 

“He’ll come after dinner.”

 

Kang Hyeok let their back-and-forth banter go in one ear and out the other as he headed toward the dining room.

 

“Mother, I’m here.”

 

“Our eldest son is here?”

 

Goh Ah-reum turned to look at Kang Hyeok with a face full of affection.

 

Among the children, Eun Hyeok was the only one who had inherited their mother’s beauty.

 

“Why are you doing all this? I see the aunt has left for the day.”

 

“Yes, I sent her home early. I should cook for you kids myself. It’s been so long since we’ve all gathered like this.”

 

“That’s true. Where’s father?”

 

“He’s in the study. He said he’d help set up the food, so he’ll be out soon.”

 

“I’ll help.”

 

“Will you? But what is your sister doing without even looking at mom’s face?”

 

Laughter could be heard coming from the living room.

 

A headache was about to come on, as if they had returned to those childhood days when they all lived together.

 

“I’ll go call her.”

 

“Leave her be. Jeong-hyeok and Bo-kyung always got along well.”

 

A moment later, Bo-kyung came running over and hugged Goh Ah-reum.

 

“Mom, your eldest daughter is here.”

 

Kang Hyeok frowned at Bo-kyung’s disgustingly coquettish voice that didn’t suit her at all. It would have been even more of a sight if Eun Hyeok had joined in too.

 

“Our daughter is here?”

 

Their father, who had been in the study, entered the dining room and looked for his daughter Bo-kyung first.

 

“Dad!”

 

Born as the eldest daughter in a family that treasured daughters, Bo-kyung had grown up receiving absolute love.

 

Especially their father still treated that grown daughter like she was a five or six-year-old child.

 

Kang Hyeok greeted his father Pil-yeong and then helped set the table.

 

Amidst all the commotion, food was laid out on the table and the meal began.

 

“Is Eun Hyeok doing well?”

 

Pil-yeong looked at Kang Hyeok and asked. He was strict with his other children, excluding his daughter Bo-kyung.

 

“Yes, so far.”

 

“All the aces from our hospital have left, including the guys who went with him.”

 

Having nothing else to say, Kang Hyeok silently continued his meal.

 

The career path Eun Hyeok had chosen wasn’t something he could do anything about.

 

“More importantly, Kang Hyeok.”

 

Goh Ah-reum looked at Kang Hyeok with a face full of things to say.

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