Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 35

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#Episode 35

 

“Ah, why is it so hot?”

 

Da-som fanned herself with her hand as she left the station.

 

While waiting for the results to come out, she thought she’d step outside for some cool air.

 

As she left the emergency room and passed through the waiting room, she saw Han Byeol walking toward her from a distance.

 

Seeing her, Han Byeol waved and quickly approached.

 

“Jeong Da-som! Where are you going?”

 

Her shouting echoed throughout the waiting room, drawing the attention of patients and guardians who were waiting for treatment to Da-som.

 

She’s hopeless. Really.

 

As Da-som looked around with a flushed face, her eyes met with a woman who was staring intently at her.

 

…Ah!

 

It was the guardian who had collapsed from hyperventilation after hearing news of her son’s traffic accident.

 

Although Kim Min-chan was already a patient who had left the emergency room, she had been curious about his condition and even checked his chart on the computer.

 

After safely completing surgery that day, he was now out of the intensive care unit and hospitalized in the VIP ward.

 

But why was she here? Could it be that it wasn’t simple hyperventilation that day?

 

The thought of whether she should have done an arterial blood gas test suddenly crossed her mind.

 

Should I go ask directly?

 

But when the guardian made eye contact with Da-som, she hurriedly turned her head away and avoided her gaze, so Da-som stopped trying to approach.

 

…It’s just unnecessary meddling.

 

Da-som shook off the thought and approached Han Byeol.

 

“That person seems a bit strange, doesn’t she? She’s been in the waiting room since earlier.”

 

Han Byeol, who had noticed Da-som watching carefully, casually glanced toward the guardian as she spoke.

 

“Really? I just saw her now.”

 

“It’s been over two hours, I think? Ah, she’s leaving now.”

 

When Da-som turned around, she was indeed leaving the emergency room.

 

“But you know that woman’s husband, he’s some kind of president of a well-known company. She’s also hospitalized in the VIP ward.”

 

“Really? Then why was she doing that here?”

 

“I don’t know that either.”

 

Han Byeol shrugged nonchalantly and walked alongside Da-som in the direction she was heading.

 

“Did you eat?”

 

“I’m coming back from eating now. Are you going to eat now too?”

 

“No, I was going to get some air while waiting for test results. Ah, right. Do you have time this evening? Senior Seon-woo asked if we wanted to have dinner.”

 

“Uh, what should I do? I have plans today. Go with Eun Hyeok.”

 

“What? That’s suspicious.”

 

“What’s suspicious about it?”

 

Han Byeol blushed and unnecessarily twirled her hair.

 

“Ah, I’ll go in first. Th-that was almost a disaster.”

 

Then she hurriedly ran away.

 

It would be fine for her to go alone with Eun Hyeok, but she felt somewhat disappointed that Han Byeol was backing out.

 

Anyway, Kang Hyeok also said he had plans with the head nurse this evening, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

 

Still, she thought she should send a text before getting off work as she came outside the building.

 

The afternoon sunlight poured down gently. She suddenly felt the reality of spring approaching.

 

It would be nice to come out like this occasionally to bask in the sun and take a walk.

 

But the emergency room was too busy to afford such leisure.

 

Da-som stretched and took a deep breath before turning her steps back inside the building to handle her backlogged work.

 

***

 

Da-som didn’t forget to perform the morning and evening chest X-rays she had been told to do for the patient hospitalized from a motorcycle accident.

 

She stared intently at the monitor, checking if anything had changed. As she had been looking for a while, Head of Department Kim Kyung-tae approached.

 

“What are you looking at so intently? You’ll end up going inside the monitor at this rate. It’s almost time to get off work, aren’t you getting ready?”

 

“Ah, doctor. Please take a look at this.”

 

When Da-som tried to get up from her seat, Kim Kyung-tae pressed down on her shoulder, making her stay seated.

 

Da-som awkwardly sat back down and pulled her chair closer to the desk.

 

Then Kim Kyung-tae, who was standing behind Da-som, leaned forward and stared at the monitor.

 

“Kang Ho-jin, who was admitted yesterday?”

 

“Yes. The professor told me to take chest X-rays morning and evening, so I was comparing the two.”

 

“I see? Let me take a look.”

 

Could you please step back a bit?

 

Because of Kim Kyung-tae breathing on the top of her head, Da-som twisted her head to the side.

 

She couldn’t tell whether Kim Kyung-tae, who was seriously looking at the monitor, was oblivious or doing this on purpose.

 

It didn’t seem like he was giving off any sexual undertones.

 

He was probably just oblivious.

 

“From what I can see, it looks exactly the same as this morning?”

 

Kim Kyung-tae moved the mouse and alternately displayed the two images.

 

“W-wait a moment.”

 

Something caught Da-som’s eye.

 

“H-here.”

 

“Where? What do you see?”

 

Kim Kyung-tae leaned his head out further and stared at the monitor with utmost seriousness.

 

“What’s going on?”

 

At that moment, a low, sunken voice was heard from behind.

 

Da-som immediately recognized who the charismatic, heavy voice belonged to and bolted up from her chair.

 

Kim Kyung-tae also seemed to recognize the owner of the voice as he straightened his bent back and corrected his posture.

 

“Huh? What were you looking at so intently?”

 

Kang Hyeok’s black eyes flashed coldly. Though it was a gaze she had grown accustomed to, her knees went weak.

 

“Kim Kyung-tae, step back. Move away over there.”

 

“Ah, yes.”

 

As Kim Kyung-tae hesitantly stepped back, Kang Hyeok approached without hesitation and pulled out the chair Da-som had been sitting in to sit down.

 

He crossed his long legs and rested one arm on the desk.

 

Even in this situation, his firm thighs naturally caught her eye.

 

Kang Hyeok, who was perfect in every small gesture, was both arrogant and unrestrained.

 

“Tell me. Kim Kyung-tae.”

 

“Ah, this guy was looking at Kang Ho-jin’s chest X-ray, so I looked at it together.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

Kang Hyeok’s pitch-black eyes turned toward Da-som.

 

“Yes, I have it displayed here.”

 

Da-som pointed to the monitor.

 

He, who had been silently staring at Da-som, turned his chair to look at the monitor.

 

Click, click.

 

Kang Hyeok manipulated the mouse with his long fingers to enlarge the screen, then turned back around.

 

“Head of Department.”

 

“Yes, Professor.”

 

“What do you think?”

 

Kang Hyeok sat crookedly with his chin propped up, looking at Kim Kyung-tae. Kim Kyung-tae’s eyes trembled.

 

“I think he could be transferred to a secondary hospital tomorrow. There are no significant changes on the X-ray.”

 

Kim Kyung-tae’s voice grew weaker toward the end. Kang Hyeok’s gaze now turned to Da-som.

 

Kang Hyeok’s eyes, which had held her captive with passionate gazes the night before, were utterly indifferent.

 

“You should know well why I ordered X-rays to be taken morning and evening, so what do you think? Should we transfer him as is?”

 

Only his fingers unconsciously tapping on the desk seemed to represent Kang Hyeok’s feelings.

 

You’re dying to not show it, aren’t you?

 

Da-som pretended not to see Kang Hyeok’s large, attractive hands and focused on the monitor again.

 

And he directly grabbed the mouse and alternately displayed the images while pointing to areas where there were significant changes.

 

“Comparing the images taken when the patient was admitted yesterday with the images taken this evening, we can observe an increase in hemothorax.”

 

“Let me take another look.”

 

Kang Hyeok reached for the mouse that Da-som was holding, and for a brief moment, Kang Hyeok’s hand covered and gripped the back of Da-som’s hand.

 

Startled, Da-som quietly withdrew her hand from the mouse, and Kang Hyeok took it and moved the screen.

 

“Here, you mean?”

 

Kang Hyeok drew a circle with a red line to show more precisely what to look for. It meant to look carefully.

 

“…Yes.”

 

She could feel Kang Hyeok’s gaze touching her earlobes that had turned bright red.

 

“So what should we do now?”

 

Once symptoms are discovered, a treatment plan must be established. Kang Hyeok was asking about that.

 

“…We need to request a consultation with CS (Cardiothoracic Surgery).”

 

“Is that all?”

 

“We need to perform thoracostomy. …And, and I think we should admit the patient to the Intensive Care Unit to closely monitor their condition.”

 

As Da-som answered hesitantly, Kyung-tae let out deep sighs beside her.

 

“Kyung-tae.”

 

Kang Hyeok called Kyung-tae. Kyung-tae’s shoulders flinched as he responded.

 

“Yes, Professor.”

 

“You heard her? Do that.”

 

“Ah, understood.”

 

With those words, Kang Hyeok stood up from his seat, glanced down at Da-som with a smile, then leisurely left the Station.

 

It was definitely praise in the form of a smile. A gentle smile appeared on Da-som’s lips.

 

But contrary to Da-som’s reaction, sighs of relief could be heard from here and there.

 

Why is everyone acting like that?

 

As Da-som looked around, her eyes met with Nurse Im’s. The look in her eyes as she gazed at Da-som was somehow strange.

 

She couldn’t have noticed, could she?

 

Judging by how she asked earlier if Da-som was dating Senior Seonwoo, it didn’t seem like it, but somehow her face felt prickly.

 

“Ha, really.”

 

Kyung-tae gave an awkward laugh and scratched his head.

 

“You’ve got quite an eye for detail. How did you catch that?”

 

It was very subtle, but that difference was visible.

 

Not knowing what to say in response, she remained quiet, and Kyung-tae took out his phone.

 

“I’ll put in the consult.”

 

“…I could do it.”

 

“No. The CS (Cardiothoracic Surgery) guys are a pain in the ass. I’ll do it.”

 

“Understood.”

 

Da-som waved at Yohan and Ilrok who were entering to work the night shift.

 

They were entering looking disheveled, as if they had just woken up.

 

“By the way, I heard Professor Tae Kang-hyeok really gave the interns hell during the day. What happened?”

 

“No, I don’t know? Did something like that happen?”

 

This was the first Da-som had heard of it.

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