Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 61

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#Episode 61

Although painkillers were being administered, the pain would be considerable.

“Did you call Gastroenterology Department?”

When Kang Hyeok asked, Su-ji turned around.

“Yes, but they said there’s no room in the Intensive Care Unit, so we’re waiting right now.”

“What about the enema?”

“We did it once.”

For end-stage liver cancer patients with impaired consciousness, an enema was essential. If consciousness still didn’t return, they would sometimes do another enema.

When he approached the conscious patient and pressed on the swollen abdomen, a scream burst from the patient’s mouth.

“Ugh! It hurts so much.”

It would be cancer pain. However, he carefully observed the patient’s face while pressing around the abdomen a bit more.

“Chart.”

Kang Hyeok looked at Su-ji and requested the chart. Then Su-ji handed the chart to Kang Hyeok.

“Where’s the EKG (electrocardiography)?”

Kang Hyeok’s eyes sharpened.

“We didn’t do it.”

“Do the test quickly. It might not be cancer pain.”

“Understood.”

They might have skipped it since this was a patient who came to the Emergency Room every time ascites accumulated. However, when a patient complained of chest pain, it was safer to do an electrocardiogram without fail.

Just because a patient had liver cancer didn’t mean their heart couldn’t have problems.

Kang Hyeok kept a close watch on the patient while the electrocardiogram was being performed.

And within a few minutes, the results came out. As Kang Hyeok expected, the patient had acute myocardial infarction.

The T-wave inversion and ST-segment depression curve indicated this.

The patient’s coronary artery wasn’t completely blocked, but the blood vessel was severely narrowing due to a blood clot.

“Call Cardiology Department. Tell them we need to do CAG (coronary angiography) immediately.”

“Ah, understood.”

Kang Hyeok explained the patient’s condition to the guardian waiting in the waiting room.

And shortly after, the patient was handed over to the Cardiology Doctors and left the Emergency Room.

After this matter was settled, Su-ji approached Kang Hyeok.

Kang Hyeok coldly stared at Su-ji, who looked completely different from her usual confident self.

While some people needed to be scolded strictly and firmly to understand, in Su-ji’s case, she understood with just one look.

Since she had received that sharp gaze, there was no more reason to scold her.

“I’m sorry, Professor.”

“From now on, if there’s anything suspicious, don’t hesitate to notify me.”

“Yes.”

“Go on.”

Su-ji, her face flushed red, turned around.

Yes, that was enough.

Although professors usually left the Emergency Room to residents and spent time in the research lab, Kang Hyeok tried to stay at the Emergency Room station as much as possible.

This was why he was there, to prepare for situations like this.

From now on, when patients with chest pain came, they wouldn’t skip the electrocardiogram test.

“Um, Professor.”

…Why are you here again.

Da-som was standing in front of Kang Hyeok with her head deeply bowed, restless and with a completely flushed face.

Since she was under Su-ji, she must be feeling some responsibility too.

When she was flustered, did her earlobes turn red? Her small, plump earlobes caught his eye.

The area near her ears where fine hair grew was also tinged with bright red.

Kang Hyeok, who had become anxious thinking she might break if touched or fly away if blown on, deliberately narrowed his eyes and looked at Da-som crookedly.

Although his nerves were on edge lately due to sexual frustration, that didn’t mean he would deliberately torment or trouble people because of it.

He wasn’t that kind of trash.

Kang Hyeok definitely thought so.

“No, it would have been enough to scold Jeon, so why is a first-year who just came in acting like this?”

“What’s wrong with feeling sorry for Da-som?”

“She even brought coffee.”

Perhaps she was already recognized as a good person who brought food, as more people felt sorry for Da-som.

Meanwhile, Nurse Im squinted and stared at Kang Hyeok.

Probably, Nurse Im was likely catching on that Kang Hyeok and Da-som were dating.

Kang Hyeok looked away from Nurse Im and turned his gaze back to Da-som.

“Professor, I’ll make it 7 days.”

“…What?”

Da-som, who had been rolling her eyes and looking around, looked straight into Kang Hyeok’s eyes and spoke as if doing ventriloquism.

7 days wasn’t much time left.

Kang Hyeok covered his naturally curving lips with his hand and stared at Da-som intently.

“What does that mean?”

When he pretended not to know despite knowing, Da-som seemed flustered and bit her lip, then looked up at Kang Hyeok with just her eyes.

“Should I just make it 10 days?”

Ha, look at this.

Without anyone telling her, she was making deals with something like this.

What to do with this seductress. She knew he was barely holding on even now.

As expected, the one who was desperate had to give in.

“Fine, 7 days, I understand. Go on.”

“Yes, I’ll work hard.”

Da-som bowed her head and greeted him, then disappeared with quick steps.

His heart tickled and the corners of his mouth naturally twitched.

Seong-ho saw Kang Hyeok like this and clicked his tongue as he passed by.

Whatever.

“Head of Department.”

He called Kyung-tae.

“Yes, Professor.”

Kyung-tae quickly approached.

“Use this to buy the kids something delicious later.”

Kang Hyeok pressed the card into Kyung-tae’s hand, glanced at Da-som, then headed to the research lab.

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“Cotton ball, you’re off tomorrow, what are you going to do?”

After finishing their shift, they had gathered in the department, each doing their remaining work.

Da-som had opened a book and was studying about the cases of patients she saw today when she suddenly heard a sound and looked up.

“Study.”

“Aren’t you going on a date? Are you still in a cold war?”

To be precise, it wasn’t a cold war state, but a state where they just weren’t sleeping together.

But because Kang Hyeok kept frowning, it ended up looking like they had fought.

“What cold war. It’s not like that.”

“You know the department atmosphere is deadly serious these days, right? Who do you think that’s because of?”

“Because of me?”

“Actually, that person frowning is scary, but it’s also totally attractive. There should be at least one thing in the world that doesn’t go his way, right? I’m living for the fun of watching that person these days.”

Eun Hyeok, who couldn’t even make a peep and shrank in front of Kang Hyeok, was already pitiful, but she thought he needed at least the fun of talking behind his back to survive.

“So be nice to me.”

When Da-som lifted her chin and acted proud, Eun Hyeok was dying of amusement.

Han Byeol, who had been watching the two with a look of disdain, suddenly stood up from her seat.

“Why, why? Why is our Han Byeol like this? We’re going to study. We’ll keep our mouths shut and study, okay?”

“Starting next week, first-years also have to present during book reading time, and you’re going to keep chattering?”

It was somewhat sudden, but Eun Hyeok and Da-som quietly kept their mouths shut.

During the last case study, Han Byeol had gotten scolded by a senior resident.

Han Byeol sat back down and everyone kept quiet and focused on studying.

Still, she seemed a bit too sensitive.

Han Byeol’s reaction was too extreme, considering she used to be fine with everything – this way or that way, everything was okay before – so it was a little suspicious.

Creak.

“Oh, you cute kids. Were you studying?”

The door opened and Head of Department Kim Kyung-tae appeared. Yohan followed behind him.

“Oh, hello, Head of Department.”

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stood up to greet him, and after Kyung-tae nodded in acknowledgment, he looked back and said.

“Ilrok, hurry up and bring it in.”

“Yes! Coming!”

Shortly after, Ilrok came in carrying chicken with both hands full.

“Wow, that guy’s going all the way by himself.”

Whatever bet they had made, when Ilrok glared at Yohan, Yohan didn’t care and glanced at Han Byeol, then started taking out the items placed on the table.

And he placed Han Byeol’s favorite spicy seasoned chicken in front of her.

Then Han Byeol pushed it far away again.

Ah, these two had a fight. That’s why our Han Byeol was being sharp.

Eun Hyeok and Da-som exchanged glances and smiled knowingly.

They thought Han Byeol was struggling with Yohan, but as expected of their friend, Han Byeol seemed to be holding the reins.

Of course, that’s how it should be.

“Wow, this looks really delicious. But who bought this?”

When Da-som looked at Kyung-tae and asked, Kyung-tae smiled contentedly like a father who brought chicken home from work and said.

“Professor Tae Kang-hyeok gave me his card and told me to feed you kids something delicious.”

It had only been shortened by 3 days, but the effect was already showing immediately.

He was in such a good mood that he entrusted his card?

“Really? Thank you, we’ll eat well. I was really hungry anyway.”

She pretended not to know and rushed toward the chicken.

“Haha, yes, yes. I know how hard you kids work, who else would know. Kids. Go ahead and eat.”

Everyone found their seats and each picked up a chicken drumstick.

“Eat, eat. Don’t mind me.”

“Chief, please eat too. Wow, this is so delicious.”

Da-som took a bite of the chicken and gave a thumbs up.

Knowing that Kang Hyeok paid for it somehow made it taste even better.

“Hey, Royal. Why aren’t you eating?”

When Eun Hyeok just stared blankly, Kyung-tae seemed concerned and asked.

“No, I only eat boneless chicken…”

The department suddenly became quiet.

When he sneakily rolled his eyes to look around, everyone was looking at Eun Hyeok as if they couldn’t believe it.

Could someone really be this clueless?

“Ah, our Royal only eats boneless, is that right?”

Finally, Kyung-tae laughed as if dumbfounded and placed both arms on the table.

His already thin eyes became even thinner.

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