Illusion Blind Date - Chapter 66

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#Episode 66

“Doctor, is it a serious illness? I thought Ovarian Cyst Rupture was a common disease. Won’t surgery fix it?”
Lee Jae Hyung must have given the patient a detailed explanation of the Ovarian Cyst Rupture.
Cha Tae Moon felt a pang of sympathy watching the patient’s terrified expression, but knowing worse news lay ahead, he kept his face composed.
“We suspect another condition, so we’ll run tests first.”
He turned at once to the Intern standing behind him and issued an order.
“Tell them it’s urgent and get a CT Scan. Call me when the results come back.”
The Intern dispatched from the Main Hospital was someone Cha Tae Moon recognized well.
He’d been watching closely because of his connection to Bom.
“Yes, understood.”
Watching No Woo Bin wheel the patient’s bed away, Cha Tae Moon moved toward the Station.
The medical staff surrounding him stepped aside on both sides, clearing a path.
Lee Jae Hyung followed in Cha Tae Moon’s wake.

Cha Tae Moon pulled up the patient chart and checked the test results that had just come through.
Taking his eyes from the monitor, he gestured to Lee Jae Hyung.
“Come here and confirm the results.”
Lee Jae Hyung stepped forward and examined the test results. Looking at the Tumor Marker results, he spoke with a sigh.
“Ah, Hepatocellular Carcinoma…….”
Cha Tae Moon nodded and continued.
“Specifically, Hemoperitoneum from a ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma.”
A ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma meant not only that the cancer had progressed significantly, but also that the patient had little time left to live.
“But even if the Alpha-Fetoprotein level is elevated, there’s still a chance it could be something else, isn’t there?”
Lee Jae Hyung asked, his concern evident.
Just as Lee Jae Hyung suggested, Alpha-Fetoprotein levels do rise relatively high in liver cancer and testicular cancer, but they’re also found in liver disease, Pancreatic cancer, and gastric cancer, so their diagnostic value was limited.
But Cha Tae Moon was certain.
“I wish you were right, but based on my experience, the probability is over ninety percent. So call GS right away.”
“Yes, understood.”
Shortly after, GS residents came rushing down to the Emergency Room. Bom was among them.
“The CT images are up.”
Cha Tae Moon tore his gaze from Bom and examined the images.
It was the moment Cha Tae Moon’s prediction became reality.
Hemorrhaging was occurring as the Hepatocellular Carcinoma tissue ruptured.
The problem was that cancer cells were spreading throughout the abdomen.
“Go tell the Professor right now and get the Operating Room arranged.”
A resident who appeared to be the Chief Resident gave the order to Bom. Bom’s expression grew troubled.
“Professor Park is currently in surgery. What should we do?”
“Right, so call the Operating Room and see how much time he has left. We need to get into surgery immediately.”
Watching them exchange these words, Cha Tae Moon approached.
“I’ll go in for the surgery. Get the patient up to the Operating Room.”
“Pardon?”
They stared at him in confusion, and Lee Jae Hyung came forward to begin explaining.
The expressions of those listening shifted by the moment as they learned who Cha Tae Moon was.
“Who’s going to First Assist?”
When Cha Tae Moon asked, Bom’s hand shot up immediately.
“I will!”
Her eyes sparkled with eagerness and determination.
“Bom alone won’t be enough. We need another person coming in.”
When Cha Tae Moon turned his gaze to the Chief Resident, the resident stepped forward to take the First Assistant position.
Everything proceeded swiftly after that until the patient was taken to the Operating Room.

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After finishing her surgical preparations, Bom’s eyes met Cha Tae Moon’s as he entered the Operating Room.
Just for a moment their gazes touched before parting.
Bom put aside all personal feelings and resolved to give her absolute best to contribute to the surgery.
It was a Hepatic Resection.
After the timeout, Cha Tae Moon began the surgery.
“Scalpel.”
He drew the scalpel along the midline of the abdomen. Bom quickly cleared away the blood with gauze, maintaining the surgical field.
“Bovie.”
Cha Tae Moon continued with careful, precise movements.
A Fellow had joined the surgery that was originally supposed to be between the Chief Resident and Bom.
With the Fellow as First Assistant, the Chief Resident became Second Assistant, and Bom was relegated to Third.
The patient’s prognosis was decidedly poor, but fortunately the tumor’s location wasn’t particularly complex.
With careful, meticulous movements coupled with bold decisiveness, Cha Tae Moon commanded the reverent attention of everyone in the operating room.
“Irrigation.”
“Kelly.”
“Beginning hepatic resection.”
Bom pulled with the retractor, doing her utmost to maintain clear visualization.
The affected area containing the tumor was resected and rapidly sutured closed.
Though this was his first time working with the Busan Branch Hospital team, Cha Tae Moon displayed his skill without reservation, as if there were no friction whatsoever.
The branch staff assisted him with practiced ease.
“Professor, thank you for your effort. I’ll count the gauze and complete the closure.”
At the Fellow’s words, Cha Tae Moon nodded and stepped back from the operating surgeon’s position.
“Gauze count complete. All accounted for.”
At the nurse’s report, the Fellow closed the abdominal wall and completed the procedure.
“Excellent work, everyone!”
“Thank you for your hard work, Professor!”
The Chief Resident’s voice rang out powerfully through the operating room.
The Chief Resident who had harbored doubt about Cha Tae Moon’s abilities during the surgical prep was nowhere to be found now.
“Moving the patient now.”
Bom transported the patient to the Recovery Room alongside the Chief Resident, silently wishing for the patient’s full recovery.

After the patient was transferred from the Recovery Room to the Intensive Care Unit, Bom headed toward the Ward Station.
The Chief Resident who had been in the operating room with her approached. His expression was full of things he wanted to say.
“Once I pass the specialty board exam, I’m thinking of doing my fellowship at the Main Hospital.”
“The professors here are quite skilled too, though.”
“That’s true. But I want to work alongside Professor Cha Tae Moon.”
“Then I’ll see you at the Main Hospital next year.”
“I really hope it works out that way.”
Anyone who entered the operating room with Cha Tae Moon would think the same. There was something magnetic about the energy he radiated in the OR.
The fact alone that such a remarkable person was her boyfriend made her heart soar.
He was an overwhelming presence wherever and whenever, and the Busan Branch was no exception.
Because she knew his concern for patients was more genuine than anyone else’s, it made perfect sense.
“Oh, are they all coming here now?”
At the nurse’s exclamation, the medical staff and nurses at the Station all filed out and stood in a line.
Bom quietly took her place among them.
Tap-tap-tap.
Following the footsteps echoing down the corridor, Bom’s heart pounded in rhythm.
Cha Tae Moon was approaching with the Hospital Director of Busan Branch, the Administrative Vice Director, and the Chief of Surgery.
Among the cluster of white-coated medical staff, Cha Tae Moon stood alone in a sharp suit, instantly drawing the eyes of not only the medical team but patients and their families as well.
“Who is that? A celebrity?”
“I’ve never seen him before.”
“He’s really handsome.”
As the patients and families exchanged comments, one of the nurses introduced Cha Tae Moon.
“That gentleman in the suit? He’s a surgery professor from the Seoul Main Hospital.”
“Really? These days they really do just hire professors based on looks.”
Everyone stopped in their tracks and turned to look—what more needed to be said?
The group drew steadily closer to the Station.
Despite having stayed up nearly all night yesterday and spending hours in surgery today, Cha Tae Moon’s face radiated vitality.
His dark eyes found Bom in an instant.
Their gazes met across the space between them.
Toward him, smiling with that handsome mouth, Bom subtly raised her thumb in approval.
He’s my boyfriend, everyone!
“Good day to you all.”
At their arrival, everyone responded with a unified greeting.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Cha Tae Moon’s deep voice was directed at the medical team.
“Oh, Han Bom is here too.”
The Chief of Surgery gestured toward Bom as he spoke. At that, Tae Moon took a step toward her.
His approach was unhesitating, as though his sole reason for being here was because of Bom.

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