Emergency Instinct - Chapter 50
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Arriving at Hanyeong Hospital, Tae-jun ended his call.
His heart racing with urgency, his steps quickened.
When he opened the hospital room door and entered.
The scene before his eyes wasn’t much different from what he had seen at the nursing home.
Rather, Ji-an’s appearance, hunched over with small shoulders and trembling faintly, looked even more precarious.
It was strange.
He had clearly rushed here after hearing she had awakened, but why.
Tae-jun quickly approached her.
“Ji-an…”
Ji-an turned her head and looked up at him.
As if something she had been holding back burst forth, she threw herself into his arms.
Ji-an’s trembling tears instantly soaked his chest.
Could it be that another problem had arisen?
His heart clenched dully, and Ji-an’s moist voice flowed from within his embrace.
“My mother… she woke up.”
“I heard and came. But why are you crying again…?”
Unable to continue his words, Tae-jun looked down at Ji-an carefully.
“Right now, she’s sleeping.”
Ji-an said while rubbing her eyes.
“Ah, what a relief.”
His words, exhaling the breath he had been holding, contained deep relief.
Seeing his tense expression relax, Ji-an suppressed her hot tears and continued speaking.
“My mother opened her eyes and recognized me.”
Her vitals and brain waves were all good.
The rehabilitation period wouldn’t be short. But her consciousness had returned, and that was enough. Other problems could be overcome with time and effort.
Ji-an had many things to explain to him.
But nothing came to mind.
Her voice trembled and tears kept welling up, her emotions becoming increasingly intense.
“It feels like I’m dreaming.”
She was so happy that it made her scared instead.
This moment was so overwhelming that she still couldn’t believe it.
“It doesn’t feel real at all. Am I dreaming right now?”
Tae-jun silently cupped Ji-an’s face gently.
He wiped away the tears pooled in her eyes with his thumb and whispered.
“Don’t cry. This isn’t a dream.”
Her eyes shook greatly at his low but firm voice.
“Look forward to it. From now on, you’ll be much happier than you are now.”
Tears flowed down again as her suppressed emotions spilled over.
To become even happier than this. She felt like that absolutely shouldn’t happen.
Today had already been lucky enough.
If it went further, heaven might become jealous.
Ji-an couldn’t stop crying as great joy and anxiety tangled together.
“I told you not to cry. On days like this, you should smile. Dr. Hong Ji-an.”
He wiped away her tears again with gentle comfort.
A man who was endlessly warm to her.
An incomparably generous and passionate man.
She liked him so much, her heart fluttered so much, that Ji-an couldn’t bear it anymore.
There was no longer any reason to hide this hotly surging heart, nor did she want to conceal it.
Ji-an took a deep breath.
And like exhaling, she let out the sincerity she hadn’t been able to express until now.
“…I love you.”
A confession so sudden that even she was surprised.
“I love you.”
But she didn’t want to stop.
“Chairman Seo Tae-jun.”
Her voice trembled.
“Because you were there, I was able to endure.”
Her breathing gradually quickened.
“Thank you…”
She couldn’t hold back anymore.
“I love you.”
I love you. I love you. I love you.
Ji-an rose on her tiptoes and gently pressed her lips to his with all her heart.
Light and brief. But containing all of her feelings.
The moment their lips parted.
Tae-jun pulled her waist toward him as if he wouldn’t let go, as if she might crumble. Their short breaths mingled.
“Again, say it again.”
His suppressed voice flowed out roughly.
“I love you.”
Ji-an spoke again with conviction.
Now she felt like she could accomplish anything.
With this man, love was no longer fear.
The heart she couldn’t hold onto because she was afraid of losing.
The emotions she had locked away for fear of crumbling again.
She let it all go and looked at him desperately.
“Ah, I’m going crazy. You really…”
Suddenly, as if his emotions exploded, he devoured her lips.
Ji-an willingly wrapped her arms around his neck and clung to him.
Tae-jun held her as if lifting her up and hotly consumed her with his whole body.
The day she thought was the worst had turned upside down to become the best day.
There were still things to resolve, still unsettling matters remaining.
But in this moment, nothing else mattered.
The passionate heart, the love that had finally become one, was so overwhelming and ecstatic.
As if pouring his heart into her, he pushed his tongue deeper. Heavy moans spread between their lips that were intertwined like a dizzying dance.
Swallowing overwhelming breaths, he penetrated even deeper.
He couldn’t stop.
Because this burning heat was crying out that it was love.
***
Prosecutors stormed into Dongsan Hospital.
It was an unannounced search and seizure.
Park Soon-ja, who had escaped from the ransacked chairman’s office, hid in the restroom and frantically made a phone call.
“You, you know about this, right? H-how did this happen?”
-What are you talking about?
“Right now, prosecutors have stormed into my hospital!”
The other end of the phone suddenly became quiet.
“Hey! Are you listening to me? I did exactly what you told me to…”
-What are you talking about right now? Why are you taking it out on me when there’s a problem with your hospital?
“…What, what did you say? You…”
“Ugh, old hag. So annoying.”
“You, you… Do you think I’ll die alone?”
“Do you know who I am?”
“…What?”
“Whatever you babble about, it’s just the delusions of a crazy old woman.”
Suddenly the other person’s voice became eerily low.
“Watch your mouth. Unless you want to die without anyone knowing.”
Park Soon-ja’s hands trembled at the chilling threat.
“You, you crazy bitch…”
“The crazy one is you. You disgusting old hag who only knows money.”
“You! You! I’m going to kill you! I will!”
The moment she screamed while trembling,
“Prosecutor! Park Soon-ja is here!”
A booming voice burst out from outside the restroom door.
At the same time, the call was abruptly cut off.
Park Soon-ja frantically pressed the button again. But the dial tone never returned.
“Ms. Park Soon-ja! Come out quietly!”
She heard a notice that they would forcibly subdue her if she didn’t cooperate.
Still, Park Soon-ja couldn’t bring herself to follow them obediently.
Swallowing dry saliva, she urgently called her son.
“What the hell is this bastard doing that he won’t answer his phone!”
As expected, it didn’t connect.
Finally, the restroom door was roughly torn open.
Park Soon-ja struggled as she was dragged out.
“I’m being wronged! What did I do to deserve this!”
Her booming shouts, uncharacteristic of an elderly person, echoed through the hospital lobby.
Dongsan Hospital instantly became chaotic, and rumors spread quickly.
***
Hanyeong Hospital was no different from usual.
“Bed 5, abdominal pain patient.”
Today too, patients flooded into the emergency room without a moment’s rest.
“Yes. I’ll go.”
Ji-an answered energetically and moved forward.
She saw patients without rest, but it wasn’t tiring at all.
Mother’s detailed examination results showed no problems with her brain whatsoever.
Her previously slurred speech was also improving significantly, and the attending professor said it was miraculous, with no aftereffects.
After resting for a few days, Mother began receiving rehabilitation therapy in earnest.
The prognosis was good.
Her organ functions were good too, and they said once her stiff body loosened and she gained muscle, she’d be able to walk without help soon.
Ji-an went to bed 5 with steps light as if she could fly.
It was a middle-aged woman who came by ambulance, complaining of severe abdominal pain.
As she checked the chart, the patient was in pain with a pale face, clutching her stomach.
“Which side hurts the most?”
“…Ah, my lower abdomen. It’s been like someone’s squeezing it for days, then suddenly. Ugh. I think it’s appendicitis.”
“Let me take a look.”
Ji-an put on gloves and slowly pressed to palpate the abdomen.
The abdomen was generally distended and felt hard as if clenched.
“Patient, when did you last have a bowel movement?”
“Ah, well, that is.”
The patient trailed off and blushed.
“It’s okay. Please speak comfortably.”
“I don’t really remember. About a week…”
Ji-an nodded slightly.
The puzzle pieces naturally fit together in her mind.
Constipation.
More precisely, it was likely a condition where stool was packed full and blocking the intestines, namely fecal impaction.
When patients have abdominal pain, they commonly mention appendicitis.
In other words, the possibility of appendicitis was slim.
“Let’s get an X-ray first.”
The priority was to check how much gas or stool had accumulated in the abdomen.
Shortly after, when the examination was completed, the patient’s abdominal imaging appeared on the monitor.
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