Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 46
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#Episode 46
“Hello.”
“Your mother said you moved out on your own, have you been doing well?”
“Haha, yes.”
“But somehow you seem to be getting prettier and prettier.”
“No way. Getting prettier? I think you’re the one who’s become more beautiful, Aunt.”
“Hoho, really? Oh right, speaking of which, I heard there’s good news at your house?”
“Pardon?”
Good news? What could that be?
When Da-som looked at the aunt with an awkward smile, she kindly explained.
“Your sister, I mean. They said she’s pretty enough to rival Miss Korea, and now she’s marrying into such a good family? Central General Hospital, was it? Anyway, rumors are spreading everywhere that she’s becoming the daughter-in-law of a hospital director.”
Da-som was speechless.
She had briefly talked with Eun Hyeok early this morning, but the situation felt worse than she had expected.
If they were bragging to the neighbors to this extent, then just how much…
“…That’s…”
“Right? Since you live separately, you might not know much about it. Anyway, everyone’s so envious of how your mother’s fortune is blooming in an instant. Well, it’s great for you, Da-som. Thanks to your sister, you won’t have to worry about getting a job at the hospital.”
“…”
This is making me not want to go up. Should I just go back down?
Not knowing what to say, Da-som stood there with an awkward smile.
“Actually, now that we’re talking about it, your mother deserves this blessing. She sent both of you to medical school despite those expensive tuition fees.”
“…Yes.”
“Well, I’ve been chattering too much and keeping you here. Go on up.”
“Yes, I’ll go up first.”
Da-som bowed in greeting and headed toward the elevator.
The stench from the food waste bin that the aunt had just carried out wafted over completely.
The smell was even worse inside the narrow elevator.
While pressing the button and holding her breath, waiting to arrive home, Da-som stared blankly at her pale reflection in the mirror.
Ding—.
The elevator door opened.
She needed to get off, but somehow her feet wouldn’t move.
She would definitely ask about it.
She didn’t have the courage to look at her mother’s face and shamelessly lie.
Da-som, who had been standing there gripping her bag strap tightly, barely managed to get off just before the elevator door closed.
Right, somehow it’ll work out.
Beep beep.
She unlocked the door lock and stepped inside, and the savory smell of bulgogi wafted over.
Having left home right after waking up, hunger suddenly rushed over her.
Come to think of it, she hadn’t eaten anything proper today because she was sleeping.
“Mom, I’m home.”
Da-som called out in a bright voice as she took off her shoes and went inside.
“Soyeon, you’re here? You must be tired. Go wash up quickly. I grilled that bulgogi you like.”
Her mother, who was washing dishes at the kitchen sink, turned around with delight, thinking it was Soyeon.
“Oh, …Da, Da-som?”
Then realizing it was Da-som and not Soyeon, her expression visibly hardened.
Since this wasn’t the first or second time, Da-som just smiled wryly and approached.
“Yes. I’m home.”
“But how did you come without even calling? Aren’t you busy?”
“Ah, I worked the night shift yesterday and got off this morning. I have tomorrow off so it’s fine.”
“Not just you, but your sister seems to be having a really hard time lately too. They say during exam periods, the academy instructors get worked to death.”
“Really?”
It’s probably because she’s dating the academy director.
“She’s going to be late again today. She should just quit the academy, it’s really killing people.”
Swoosh.
Watching Kim Younghye turn back to the sink to continue what she was doing, Da-som scratched her temple.
“But what brings you here?”
Kim Younghye asked with her back turned.
Da-som had grown up looking at that back since childhood. Even though she didn’t face her and smile, she used to think that back, which silently protected the home, was reassuring.
“Ah, …I came to get some clothes.”
“Really? I sorted out some clothes your sister doesn’t wear anymore, so take a look and take anything that seems wearable. It’s too wasteful to throw them away.”
“…Yes. But what about Father?”
Da-som asked, looking toward the master bedroom.
“He’s been drinking every day lately. He must be late again today.”
“Ah, I see. I’ll be in my room for a bit.”
Da-som went into her room, regretting that she should have waited at the playground before coming in.
It was the room she used as a student, but now it was no different from a storage room with things piled up everywhere.
Grumble.
She gently rubbed her stomach, which was making loud noises asking for something to be put in it.
A chuckle escaped her.
They say memories are indeed beautified, don’t they?
Seeing Kim Younghye, who hadn’t changed at all, her heart settled calmly.
Right, this is how I lived.
There was nothing surprising about it.
She sat on the bed and looked at the dusty desk.
A pile of boxes placed haphazardly caught her eye.
What could all those things be?
She got up and opened the drawers of the desk she used to use one by one. A blue clear file caught her eye.
When she took it out and opened it, there were numerous certificates she had received during high school.
There were various types: academic excellence awards, competition awards, diligence awards, appointment certificates, and more.
Whenever her sister brought home even a writing contest award, Kim Younghye would have her mouth stretched from ear to ear all day.
She even put the certificate in a frame and hung it prominently in the living room. Everyone who passed by would look at it and give praise.
Her sister was Kim Younghye’s only pride and joy.
That’s why Da-som deliberately never showed her own certificates at all. It was actually better for her own well-being that way.
Da-som put the certificate file back in the drawer.
Thinking that she should take all her belongings when she moved to a proper house, she moved her hand to the box on the desk.
It was a box she hadn’t seen before.
What could be inside this?
When she opened it, old and worn photo albums were neatly stacked inside.
Da-som took out one of them and opened it.
The old photo album contained pictures of her father from when he was young.
He was really handsome back then.
Now he had a belly and had lost a lot of hair, but young Father was quite a good-looking man.
Her eyes stopped at his bright face, which she had never seen in her entire life.
The fact that Father also had such a radiant period struck her so sharply it made her eyes sting.
She slowly turned to the next page.
Suddenly, Da-som wiped away the tears that were welling up and looked at the photo again.
It was a photo of Father with his arm around a woman’s shoulder, smiling affectionately.
But… could this be the woman who gave birth to me?
The face of the woman who left home when she was six years old wasn’t properly preserved in Da-som’s memory.
Looking closely at the photo, it seemed similar to her current appearance, and she felt strange.
Father had burned all photos of that woman, but apparently he hadn’t discovered this photo.
…How heartless must one be to abandon their child and leave home.
She still vividly remembered the sight of her leaving in another man’s car.
No matter how long she waited that day, that woman never returned, and six-year-old Da-som prayed every night, wondering if she had left because of her.
Not knowing what she had done wrong, she clasped her tiny hands together and begged for her mother to come back, promising she would never do it again.
After some time had passed, her stepmother came into the house.
Da-som did her best to ensure that her stepmother would never leave home because of her.
She ate only a little to avoid spilling food, and never forgot to wash up after coming home from kindergarten.
Reading her stepmother’s mood and acting accordingly became her daily routine.
She learned to read Korean quickly and kept things organized well. Da-som even cleaned up everything her older sister had messed up.
Even though she tried so hard, the praise that came back was always directed at her sister, but that was still okay.
Because when she came home from kindergarten, there was a stepmother who welcomed her.
Da-som thought it might be okay to have at least one photo of the woman who gave birth to her, so she took out that photo and put it in her bag.
“Did you drink again?”
Younghye’s sharp voice could be heard from outside the door. It seemed Father had just come home.
Da-som hurriedly put the album back in the box. After composing her expression, she opened the door and left the room.
Father, who was quite drunk, was startled when he saw Da-som.
“Father, I’m here.”
“Oh, D-Da-som, you’re here?”
“Yes.”
“Ahem, let me go change my clothes.”
While Father went to the master bedroom to change clothes, Da-som felt awkward just sitting blankly on the sofa, so she turned on the TV.
The TV was showing a success story of a company that started as an in-house venture of a large corporation and grew into an enterprise with subsidiaries in various fields.
…Ah!
She unconsciously let out an exclamation upon seeing the face of the middle-aged man on screen.
Kim Min-chan’s Father.
It was definitely that man who had tenderly embraced and comforted his wife as she grieved over news of their son’s accident.
They said he was the president of a well-known company, but she never expected to see him on TV.
It really seemed to be true that the SJ University Hospital Emergency Room was a place where you could commonly see not only chairmen of large corporations, but also politicians and celebrities.
Click.
With the sound of a door opening, Father came out to the living room.
Father, who had changed into indoor clothes, glanced at the TV Da-som was watching.
“What are you watching so intently?”
“That president there came to our hospital. His son was in a car accident and came to the emergency room, so I saw him once. His wife was also incredibly beautiful.”
“Ahem, turn off the TV. It’s noisy.”
“Oh, yes.”
Father sat down next to Da-som with a face that showed he had something to say.
“…Father, do you have something you want to say?”
“…How is working at the hospital? Is it manageable?”
“Yes, it’s okay. I’m still struggling a lot because I don’t know much yet.”
“Is that so? Still, being a doctor isn’t something just anyone can do, so you’ll do well.”
“Yes, I need to adapt well.”
“But why are you so thin.”
He looked at Da-som’s face carefully and clicked his tongue.
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What the?! So that’s her real mom who called and I think Kim minchan is her brother. The plot twist is twisting 🥺😣😆🍿🍿