Emergency Instinct - Chapter 80

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Even knowing this, somewhere in Ji-an’s chest tightened with anxiety.

Even when pulling all-nighters on duty in the emergency room, even when receiving blood-covered patients, she had never felt this kind of tension. Even when taking photos with countless people and receiving congratulations, she had only felt excitement.

But now, faced with the reality that she had to walk the virgin road with Tae-jun, her mind went blank.

Despite practicing her smile countless times, her lips trembled.

She had no confidence she could walk as if nothing was wrong.

“Wh-what should I do?”

“It’s okay.”

Tae-jun took a short breath and spoke with a completely calm expression.

“I prepared emergency medicine.”

“I already took the calming pills. Mom gave them to me earlier.”

“Not that, something more reliable.”

When Ji-an looked at him puzzledly, Tae-jun spoke with a charming smile.

“Open your mouth.”

Could he be joking in this situation?

Ji-an was about to say that kissing was off-limits. Because it would smudge her lipstick.

But what Tae-jun had prepared wasn’t a kiss. What came out of his pocket was.

“Huh?”

A small candy. Ji-an’s favorite hard candy with childishly sparkling stars drawn on the wrapper.

Tae-jun unwrapped it and popped the candy into Ji-an’s mouth.

“Hold it carefully in your mouth and let it dissolve slowly.”

Sweetness spread throughout her mouth, as sweet as his gaze.

“By the time this candy completely dissolves and disappears, everything will be over.”

The candy he had given her with love was impossibly sweet.

But strangely, as that sweetness spread across her tongue, she felt the trembling that had been stuck in her chest gradually ease.

Ji-an looked at Tae-jun with the candy in her mouth.

Tae-jun carefully arranged a strand of her hair and briefly kissed her forehead.

“You trust me, right?”

He whispered like a magician casting a spell.

“Just hold onto me tightly. That’s all.”

Was it because of the sweetness spreading in her mouth?

Ji-an suddenly felt everything was sweet and was no longer afraid.

She linked arms with him tightly and said.

“Let’s go. Before the candy completely dissolves.”

Soon the wedding march began to play.

The doors opened, and the guests’ gazes rushed toward them like waves.

Cheers and applause, flashes, the scent of flowers.

Ji-an’s breath grew short with each step, but Tae-jun’s solid arm held her steady.

While the candy’s sweetness remained, Ji-an was able to smile as she had practiced.

“Do you promise to love for a lifetime?”

“Yes! I promise to love!”

Tae-jun’s answer was loud enough to shake the wedding hall.

Laughter erupted, and applause poured out.

Though the candy in her mouth had disappeared long ago, Ji-an was no longer trembling.

Tae-jun’s burning gaze looking down at her was more reliable than any medicine.

The wedding march played again.

Blessed by everyone, they walked out along the virgin road.

The wedding was grand, successful, and warm.

Taking photos, receiving congratulations, greeting parents, shaking countless hands, hearing countless “be happy”s, Ji-an felt her heart swell moment by moment.

She finally realized that even breathlessness was a form of happiness.

“Bride! I’m going to throw the bouquet!”

Ji-an nodded.

There was no predetermined person.

However, there was someone Ji-an really hoped would catch it.

Hoping it would fly well, she aimed precisely and threw it with all her strength.

“Huh?”

The bouquet flew in a different direction than expected. But strangely, it found its owner precisely.

Next to Mi-so who was shyly bowing her head, into the arms of Kyung-seok who was waving his hand as if he owned the world.

Murmurs turned into laughter, and at the end of the long day, the two finally got into the elegant limousine wedding car.

“Ah, I survived.”

Ji-an muttered weakly with a smile.

“Now it’s all over.”

“What are you talking about.”

Tae-jun’s meaningful gaze swept over Ji-an.

“This is just the beginning.”

Thump.

Inside the limousine spacious enough for two to lie down and roll around, the scheming groom’s gaze.

Ah, how thrilling this could be.

Ji-an, having released all her tension, stretched out her hand as if to say come here.

As if he had been waiting, Tae-jun cupped her face and poured out the kiss he had been holding back. Perhaps this was the real time for vows.

“We’re not going to miss our flight again, are we?”

“That will absolutely never happen.”

Despite the mothers’ persuasion to stay at the hotel for one night and leave tomorrow, Tae-jun insisted on the same-day flight.

It was an instinctive choice.

It would be terrible if they stayed in Korea and something else happened.

There was something you naturally learned when loving an emergency medicine doctor.

There is no later. You can’t hesitate.

Because you never know when or what might happen.

“I’m so excited. Bali will be really nice, right?”

“You’ll find out in a few hours. We’ll be swimming in Bali together.”

Ji-an returned a kiss to his lips with a burning gaze.

Just imagining it was thrilling. Swimming with him under the warm sun.

That was the moment.

Screech!

The limousine, which had been as smooth-riding as a hotel, suddenly braked hard.

Soon the driver’s trembling voice came through the speaker.

“I’m sorry. There seems to be a traffic accident ahead.”

The lane they were in was twisted and blocked.

A large freight truck had overturned, and even at a glance, the accident was severe.

“I’m going out to look!”

Ji-an immediately unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the door.

“Be careful! I’ll handle the back!”

Tae-jun followed her out and shouted.

“Call 119 first!”

Before Ji-an could even shout, Tae-jun already had his phone to his ear. He delivered the situation briefly and accurately.

“Just before entering the airport expressway ramp. Multiple collision. Multiple casualties possible. Freight truck overturned. Need to check for fuel leakage. Ambulance, police, and fire department together.”

The scene was filled with the smell of metal and hot burning rubber.

The front car’s bumper was torn off, and one car was stuck diagonally in the guardrail. Someone had crawled out of their car and was sitting down.

Ji-an ran to the vehicle caught on the guardrail that showed no response from inside. The man in the driver’s seat had his head drooping forward.

Ji-an reached through the broken window to grab his wrist and check his pulse.

“Breathe. Can you hear me?”

“Ugh.”

The response was faint.

Ji-an judged that removing it immediately would be more dangerous.

Without forcing the head back too much, she carefully lifted the chin to secure the airway.

“Someone please help hold this!”

At Ji-an’s shout, a man ran over and lent a hand.

“Waaaaah! Father!”

Just then, a girl’s crying burst out from the back seat.

The seatbelt had dug diagonally into the girl’s neck and collarbone area, leaving clear red pressure marks.

Her face was wet with tears and snot, and her breathing was labored.

She was on the verge of hyperventilating from fear.

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Ji-an met the girl at eye level.

“I’m a doctor. Let’s breathe slowly. That’s right. You’re doing very well.”

While keeping the girl’s gaze fixed on her, Ji-an carefully released the belt tension.

Then she took the girl in her arms, pulled her out of the car, seated her in a safe place, and quickly checked her condition.

Fortunately, aside from the belt marks on her neck, there didn’t seem to be any major injuries.

“Does anything hurt? Do you feel dizzy or nauseous?”

The girl sniffled and shook her head.

Ji-an wrapped her arms around the girl’s shoulders and hugged her tightly.

Just then, Tae-jun’s reassuring voice rang out from behind.

“The ambulance will be here soon. I’ve blocked the lane and set up the warning triangle. I’m moving those people to the rear.”

And just as he said, the sound of sirens approaching quickly could be heard.

Drawing more strength from him, Ji-an said energetically.

“Please watch this girl. Her consciousness is fine, but keep talking to her. I’ll go check the front more!”

“Got it. Don’t worry and go.”

At those words, Ji-an ran again.

Tae-jun watched Ji-an moving away as an ominous feeling crept up.

Will we be able to go on our honeymoon?

But he couldn’t hold her back.

No, he couldn’t hold her back.

Because she looked more beautiful than any other woman at this moment—running around with bridal makeup and an updo, wearing a hoodie with blood on her hands.

What could he do?

Loving an Emergency Medicine Department doctor was sometimes closer to ‘protecting together’ rather than ‘leaving together.’

Tae-jun decided to clear the path for her from one step behind.

So that Ji-an could save yet another life to her heart’s content.

Amidst the commotion, smoke, and sirens, their love burned even more solidly and passionately today.

【The End】

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