Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 9

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#Episode 9

“…Where are you going?”

Formal speech slipped out without me realizing it.

“Well, …the, the restroom is urgent….”

Her face, which had been red, was now burning crimson. Her large eyes were trembling incessantly.

Kang Hyeok stepped back for his urgent blind date and kindly pointed out the restroom.

“Over there.”

“Thank you!”

He quietly watched Da-som’s retreating figure as she answered spiritedly and scurried toward the restroom.

Jeong Da-som, who was acting like she was seeing him for the first time, seemed intent on maintaining this position.

Because she had cut her long hair, her particularly white and slender nape caught his eye.

Instead of entering the store, Kang Hyeok slowly walked toward the window at the end of the hallway opposite the restroom.

But ridiculously, his body was reacting before his heart.

Kang Hyeok’s lips curved crookedly as he glanced down at his heavier lower half.

Without needing to wait and see, this easy guy was recognizing the owner of his dreams.

***

“Geez, what a shock.”

Da-som, who had entered the women’s restroom, muttered to herself and patted her chest.

The alcohol that had made her tipsy suddenly wore off, and her mind became crystal clear.

Da-som, who had been mindful of Kang Hyeok while drinking, had secretly felt relieved when she noticed he had disappeared at some point.

But to run into him like this.

Da-som, who had urgent business, hurriedly took care of it and came out, then washed her hands at the sink while letting out a long sigh.

“He must be gone by now, right?”

As long as she didn’t end up alone with Kang Hyeok, it would be fine.

She could think about future matters later.

She never thought he would be fooled by this flimsy disguise forever.

She secretly harbored the vague hope that if she just got through orientation well, somehow things would work out in the future.

Da-som carefully opened the restroom door and stepped outside.

The figure of a man standing with his back turned at the window at the end of the hallway looked like Kang Hyeok, but she deliberately denied it and headed toward the store.

But seeing that superior height and Pacific Ocean-like broad back, it seemed to be him after all.

Kang Hyeok’s sharp eyes, slowly turning around at the sound of footsteps, mercilessly pierced into Da-som’s face.

Brother, why aren’t you going inside? Don’t tell me you were waiting for me?

Da-som swallowed the words that were about to burst out and started running quickly.

Let’s get inside the store first.

As she grabbed the store door handle to pull it, someone vigorously pushed the door open from inside.

“Ah!”

“Oh, Cotton Ball! Found you.”

What timing.

Of all people, it was Eun Hyeok.

Da-som, who almost fell backward, barely avoided falling with her ghostly reflexes, but the embarrassment was entirely hers.

No, but couldn’t you wait that brief moment instead of following me out?

You’re not a duckling following its mother around.

“You’ll get hurt doing that. Be more careful.”

Kang Hyeok, who had been standing by the window, was approaching while murmuring in a low voice.

Thud, thud.

Even his footsteps sounded heavy, just like him.

“Huh? Hyung was here too? Hehehe.”

This guy is drunk.

The guy who usually hated even bringing up his hyung was giggling and laughing.

“Tae Eun Hyeok. Drink in moderation.”

She knew he wasn’t someone to just let drunk Eun Hyeok slide, but seeing Kang Hyeok deliver a blow immediately made her narrow shoulders shrink even more.

“Yeah, I’m drinking in moderation. Hehe.”

Straighten up your body before saying such things.

“I, I’ll take care of Eun Hyeok. Then I’ll go inside now.”

“You.”

Kang Hyeok looked straight down at Da-som and asked.

“Yes?”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m perfectly fine.”

An unreadable smile played in his gaze as he calmly scanned Da-som’s face.

“Let’s go in.”

“Yes!”

“But, Tae Eun Hyeok.”

Kang Hyeok called Eun Hyeok’s name in a low growl and stepped closer.

Da-som, who was struggling to support the swaying Eun Hyeok, flinched at seeing Kang Hyeok’s long arm reaching out.

“Aaaah!”

A scream suddenly burst from Eun Hyeok’s mouth. It was because Kang Hyeok had instantly grabbed Eun Hyeok’s nape and thrown him like a piece of luggage.

Eun Hyeok, who staggered and barely steadied himself by pressing against the wall, looked at Kang Hyeok as if dumbfounded.

“Where do you think you’re putting your hands… Get your head straight.”

Kang Hyeok glared coldly and then turned his steps toward the store.

Da-som’s mouth fell wide open.

Sc, scary.

“…Damn, that beast bastard.”

Eun Hyeok got up and dusted himself off as if he hadn’t been drunk, then spat out a low curse.

“You weren’t actually drunk?”

“Drunk my ass.”

Eun Hyeok glared at the door where Kang Hyeok had already disappeared as if he might burst through it any moment, but couldn’t bring himself to do so and fumed alone.

“I’m really fucking….”

“You can’t even fight back but you curse.”

Eun Hyeok, who seemed to know his place well, said nothing more. Then suddenly, as if remembering something, he whipped around to look at Da-som.

“What?”

“The guys want you to come back quickly.”

Even Eun Hyeok, who was severely shy, seemed to like his peers as he spoke without reserve.

Of course, it was Da-som who had taken control and led the initially awkward atmosphere.

Although Yohan and Ilrok, who were from Fixten, seemed wary of Eun Hyeok, they couldn’t openly cause trouble because of Professors Tae Bo-kyung and Tae Kang-hyeok, who were called the twin pillars of SJ University Hospital.

Who would dare touch Eun Hyeok, who was royalty?

“This guy’s popularity. Let’s go in quickly.”

“That’s not it, Han Byeol got wasted.”

Da-som’s eyes gradually narrowed.

She had warned her to be so careful, but to reveal her true nature before even starting her residency.

“Where is Han Byeol now?”

“Next to Yohan.”

“Why Yohan too?”

“I don’t know. Yohan’s about to die.”

“Let’s go in.”

Da-som was the only one who could stop Han Byeol from getting wasted.

***

“Phew, that was exhausting.”

Da-som, who had put drunk Han Byeol and Eun Hyeok in a taxi, wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you just went home quietly?

She had exerted herself so much that she was covered in sweat. As she tried to wipe the sweat that had formed not only on her forehead but also on the bridge of her nose, her large horn-rimmed glasses got caught in her hand.

“Now that it’s all over, I can take these off, right? They’re so uncomfortable I could die.”

After finishing the event at Shinwha-ru, everyone had scattered and gone their separate ways, but just in case, she quickly placed them on top of her head for easy access.

“Now I feel like I can live. Well then, shall I head home too.”

Unlike Central General Hospital, which was located on an 8-lane main road, SJ University Hospital was situated a few blocks inside from the main street.

It had become night, and perhaps because there weren’t many cars passing by, it was unusually quiet.

The street trees and streetlights lined along the sidewalk created an unexpectedly charming atmosphere.

Since she was pleasantly tipsy from the alcohol, she thought she’d walk a bit and began strolling slowly with her hands thrust into her coat pockets.

As Da-som walked along humming a tune, something caught her eye.

Though it was blurry because it was at the entrance of a dark alley, she could see two silhouettes tightly embracing each other.

A man and woman engaged in romantic activities?

“…How niiiiice for them.”

Da-som’s voice absorbed the night air and spread out like an echo.

Did she speak too loudly when she meant to mutter to herself?

She remembered when Eun Hyeok had made a comment after seeing high school students kissing at a bus stop and got beaten up for it.

There was no guarantee the same thing wouldn’t happen to her, so she needed to get out of there quickly.

Suddenly, Da-som’s eyes widened.

…Hyung-nim?!

Beast-like eyes flew through the darkness and pierced into Da-som’s face.

But I didn’t even disturb them. Looking at me like you want to kill me is…

She only saw his back, so she didn’t know.

If she had known it was Kang Hyeok, she wouldn’t have even made a sound.

With trembling hands, she pulled down her glasses and quickly passed by them, pretending not to have seen anything.

She could hear him spitting out curses behind her, but that wasn’t her concern.

How far had she walked?

Thinking this should be far enough, she entered the bus stop booth visible right ahead and slumped onto the long bench.

Even while drunk, she had walked at an alarming pace, so she was completely out of breath.

Da-som panted heavily as she reflected on the situation from earlier.

“Hah, hah, …what a scumbag.”

During the blind date, he acted so serious saying they should try dating, putting on such airs. Tsk tsk.

Why do people who already have lovers come to blind dates?

Are lovers essential items for everyone’s trousseau?

As she grumbled while tapping the ground with her toes, a dark shadow fell over Da-som’s head.

Following a chilling premonition that ran up her spine, she turned her head diagonally and looked up.

The man standing with his hands thrust in his pants pockets, wearing a twisted smile, was Eun Hyeok’s hyung-nim who had been engaged in romantic activities just moments ago.

Did he come to hit me?

Given the menacing atmosphere right now, it wouldn’t be strange if she got beaten up.

Da-som bit her upper lip, hiding it between her lower lip, and stretched her philtrum long while making a servile expression and forcing an eye smile.

It was one of the ways for an intern to survive in the hospital. Whether it would work was uncertain.

“You’re really ugly.”

“…”

He was the first person to say that so bluntly to her face.

She quietly returned her bitten lip to its original position and stood up from her seat.

Then, with her hands clasped demurely in front of her, she said,

“I didn’t see anything, Professor.”

In fact, she hadn’t properly seen who his kissing partner was. How could she see someone hidden behind that vast back?

“What didn’t you see?”

…Really, are you going to be like this?

“I’ll keep it secret from Eun Hyeok too.”

“…”

Kang Hyeok’s eyes narrowed. He looked like he needed a more detailed explanation to believe her.

“I absolutely won’t tell anyone that I saw you kissing, Professor.”

To even deliver the final blow like this.

Look at that.

He’s trying to brush it off with laughter because he’s embarrassed.

After chuckling for a few seconds, he erased his smile as if nothing had happened and glared at Da-som.

“Jeong Da-som. Are you drunk?”

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