Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 57
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#Episode 57
“Honestly, I didn’t say anything, but I think the chief likes you too, and the radiology doctor asked if you had a boyfriend.”
“Really? But why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t keep quiet because I was worried about hyung’s reaction. I just kept my mouth shut since you like hyung anyway. Actually, it’s the first time I’ve seen hyung show that side of himself.”
“Professor has a good eye for people. He recognized my worth right away.”
When Da-som lifted her chin and pretended to be haughty, Eun Hyeok responded seriously by himself.
“Exactly.”
“Hahahaha.”
Seeing Eun Hyeok like that, Han Byeol laughed out loud.
Da-som also giggled and patted Eun Hyeok’s head.
“Thank you, Eun Hyeok. I really only have you.”
“You finally realized?”
“I knew it long ago.”
As they relaxed and chatted like this, the host announced the start of the event.
The ceremony proceeded according to the program, with applause continuing throughout.
As graduates of Central General Hospital’s internship program, their shoulders swelled with pride.
The chairman, who looked exactly like Kang Hyeok, gave the final greeting and the meal began.
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“Oh my, our Da-som is here.”
Goh Ah-reum, a beautiful woman with fine wrinkles, approached Da-som and spoke to her first.
Surprised, Da-som quickly stood up and greeted her.
“Hello, Aunt.”
“Yes, Da-som. Have you been well?”
“Haha, yes.”
The woman who used to just seem like Eun Hyeok’s mother now appeared as the mother who gave birth to Kang Hyeok.
So she couldn’t treat her as warmly as before.
She was a good person who occasionally gave Da-som spending money and encouraged her to stay strong, but knowing all the inside details, it felt like a thin wall was blocking them.
“It must be very difficult, right?”
“No, it’s not.”
“Of course it is. I know well how hard it is for both you and Eun Hyeok. Have you been eating properly?”
“Yes.”
“Then could I see you for a moment? I have something I’m curious about.”
“Yes, that’s fine.”
“Then let’s go over there.”
Goh Ah-reum crossed the hall while exchanging greetings with people.
Where was she going? Da-som thought what was bound to come had finally arrived.
Kang Hyeok had told Da-som to eat with her friends and disappeared somewhere, while Eun Hyeok and Han Byeol had gone to get ice cream and hadn’t returned.
Goh Ah-reum left the hall and headed in the opposite direction. Following her, Da-som found there was a lounge and restaurant there.
“Shall we talk here for a moment?”
“Yes.”
As they sat facing each other, a hotel staff member came to take their order.
“What would you like to drink, Da-som? Should I order something cold?”
“Yes, anything is fine with me.”
“Then please bring us two cold lemonades.”
After ordering from the staff, Goh Ah-reum looked at Da-som carefully.
“Dressed like that, our Da-som looks so lovely.”
“Thank you.”
“Did you cut your hair? That makes you even cuter and prettier.”
Da-som blushed and smiled shyly. She was someone who called her pretty both then and now.
“You’re much more beautiful, Aunt.”
“Hohoho, really?”
“Yes. Eun Hyeok is a handsome boy because he resembles you.”
“Well, our Eun Hyeok did take after me. Unlike his older brothers.”
“…Yes.”
Da-som prepared herself mentally, thinking she knew all too well what this busy woman wanted to talk about by calling her aside.
Shortly after, the lemonade arrived, and after moistening her throat with it, Goh Ah-reum straightened her posture.
“I had secretly set my sights on Da-som to match her with our Eun Hyeok, but look how things turned out. Seeing things like this, I really can’t predict even one step ahead.”
“…Ah.”
“So, Da-som.”
She called her name so affectionately. Da-som blinked her wavering eyes and looked at Goh Ah-reum’s face.
She knew all too well what words would come next, so she didn’t know how to manage her expression.
“I heard you’re dating Kang Hyeok.”
“…Yes.”
Da-som answered.
“But I know our Kang Hyeok better than anyone. Most women can’t handle him. Especially delicate and pretty women like Da-som even more so. Why would you, who has never experienced hardship, deliberately seek out such suffering?”
Da-som clasped her hands together on her lap.
Although Goh Ah-reum was speaking nicely as if she cared for Da-som, the core message was to break up with Kang Hyeok.
It also meant she was suitable as the youngest son’s partner but lacking as the eldest son’s partner.
Though she had expected this, her heart ached.
But as she had thought earlier, she didn’t want to lower or demean herself over such matters.
Wouldn’t it be natural for anything to happen between adult men and women?
She wanted to honestly speak about their relationship, which neither could guarantee anything about.
“Right now I like Professor, but I don’t know when I might stop liking him, and I don’t think these feelings will continue forever either. If difficult times come as you say, Aunt, I’ll quit then.”
This was the best Da-som could say right now.
Then Goh Ah-reum looked at Da-som with somewhat surprised, widened eyes.
What kind of answer had she wanted?
Had she wanted an answer saying she’d break up immediately, or did she see some hope in the answer about quitting when things got difficult?
She wasn’t sure.
“Da-som, you know I’m not doing this because I dislike you, right? Life is really long when you live it. Wouldn’t it be a good method to find an easy path rather than deliberately taking a difficult one?”
Da-som lowered her gaze for a moment and took a deep breath.
Her hands kept trembling and her throat kept choking up.
Hearing Goh Ah-reum’s words urging her to break up again, it seemed like she was telling her to break up right now.
“Da-som.”
At the sound calling her, she raised her gaze.
“Did Professor say he would break up with me and go on blind dates with other women? …Would everything be resolved if only I made up my mind not to date him?”
She couldn’t answer rashly when she didn’t even know Kang Hyeok’s thoughts yet.
She felt this wasn’t a matter for a third party to interfere with.
“…Kang Hyeok will come to understand too. Why I’m doing this.”
Goh Ah-reum’s answer wasn’t really an answer.
So Da-som needed to firmly convey her own thoughts.
She wanted to make sure there would be no misunderstanding even if her answer reached Kang Hyeok.
“If Professor says let’s break up, then I’ll do so at that time. Actually, my parents divorced when I was six, and I learned that if one side dislikes the other, they have no choice but to separate. My mother left home saying she disliked both her child and husband. Of course, she’s living well now with a good man she met.”
“…Oh my. Did such a thing happen?”
Sympathy appeared on Goh Ah-reum’s face.
“…Yes.”
“My goodness, I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing.”
“You’ve always been someone I’m grateful to, Aunt. I was worried you might hate me because of Professor’s matter, …actually, that was what bothered me the most.”
“Oh dear, why would I hate you? It’s just because our Kang Hyeok has such a strong personality.”
Goh Ah-reum waved her hands dismissively with a pitying expression.
Da-som smiled faintly.
“Don’t laugh. It’s not that simple. I’m the only normal woman in the Tae Family. Fortunately, I had a daughter as my first child and broke the curse, otherwise I would have gotten sick like my sisters-in-law.”
“…I see that happened.”
“Yes, that’s right. Why would I push you away? Why would I hate you? I want to let our Kang Hyeok meet the woman he likes. But won’t you resent me later? If you get sick and can’t live long, won’t you resent me?”
It felt like being hit with a hammer.
So it wasn’t because the family was declining or she wasn’t satisfied with me, but just for that reason?
Of course, that’s not trivial.
Seeing their son marry and live happily would be any parent’s greatest wish.
“Actually, I know he’s not at an age to listen to my orders anymore. But that’s what parents are like. It would be reassuring if he could meet a woman who’s a good match.”
“Of, of course.”
“Da-som, I’m telling you this because you’re like a daughter to me, but Kang Hyeok is probably meeting the woman I arranged for his blind date right now. I forced them to sit down and have a conversation.”
“…”
What is this supposed to mean? You kept me here while making Kang Hyeok go on a blind date?
“If those two are meant to be, they’ll continue meeting. So you should understand that.”
“…Yes.”
I answered that way, but hearing that Kang Hyeok was meeting another woman right now made my eyes narrow automatically.
You’re doing that behind my back while I’m stuck here with the kids?
“Alright, let’s get up now.”
Goh Ah-reum, who had no way of knowing Da-som’s inner thoughts, just looked at Da-som with pity.
Then she rummaged through her handbag, took out her wallet, and pulled out several 50,000 won bills.
You’re not going to give that to me, are you? In this situation?
“Da-som, you look pretty with your hair cut, but somehow you look even thinner. Hm? You’ve lost a lot of weight. Take this and buy something delicious to eat. I don’t have much cash on me right now. You need to eat more.”
“Aunt.”
“Go ahead and take it. It’s spending money.”
I earn money though.
Da-som had no choice but to accept the money Goh Ah-reum pressed into her hand.
“Thank you. I’ll use it well.”
“Yes, being a resident must be so hard.”
Goh Ah-reum called a staff member to pay the bill and left the lounge. Da-som followed behind her.
“Aunt, I’ll stop by the restroom first. Please go ahead.”
“Alright, alright. See you later.”
“Yes.”
After politely saying goodbye, Da-som headed to the restroom.
She washed the sweat that had formed on her palms with water and cooled her flushed face with her cold hands.
Phew, what is all this about.
But where should I look for Kang Hyeok? Could he really be over there?
Going a little further from the lounge, she could see the restaurant entrance.
Da-som’s eyes gradually narrowed.
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