The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 140

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

 

Chapter 140

 

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I slowly opened my eyes.

 

Clatter clatter.

 

The sound of wheels reached my ears. Currently, we were riding in a carriage returning to the Hei Family Estate, so it was a natural sound.

 

Through the window, the outside scenery was rushing past.

 

The carriage would run without rest until we arrived at the Hei Family Estate. Ah, would we stop to eat and rest in between?

 

I desperately tried to think of other things, but failed.

 

“….”

 

That was probably because of the person sitting right next to me, staring only at me.

 

Dad.

 

Was it just Dad?

 

‘Ugh, I can’t breathe….’

 

Uncle and Uncle too. These big men had deliberately gotten into this carriage together and were just staring at me.

 

“Haha…. The weather’s so nice. Should I open the window?”

 

“No.”

 

“No~”

 

Dad and Uncle spoke at the same time. They were so firm I thought I’d get cut down.

 

Even Raon in fox form, who had been curled up in a ball next to me, bit my clothes and shook his head.

 

…No, why is everyone acting like this.

 

And Uncle, why did you leave Ayan with Brother Gyewon and get in here with us….

 

‘Come on, everything ended smoothly! Now we’re going home!’

 

How much time was shortened because of my strategy. We’re going home much faster than planned, and I even accomplished something amazing…!

 

“Are you thinking straight? Open what? You were groaning in pain!”

 

Uncle shouted while grinding his teeth furiously. His handsome brow was furrowed as much as possible.

 

I felt wronged.

 

“…I, I’m better now.”

 

“Ha, you should have seen yourself actually suffering.”

 

“I agree.”

 

“Hahaha.”

 

A cold expression. A face smiling brightly but with eyes that weren’t smiling. Finally, a serious countenance.

 

These belonged to Dad, Uncle, and Uncle respectively.

 

I covered my face with my small hands.

 

‘Save me!’

 

This wasn’t just today’s problem.

 

I recalled three days ago.

 

The day I opened my eyes after collapsing and fainting.

 

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“Hah!”

 

I bolted upright from where I was lying.

 

‘Wow, what kind of nightmare was that.’

 

Then I breathed heavily.

 

I had a very unpleasant dream.

 

‘Why does that bastard appear?’

 

A dream featuring the ‘Friend’ who betrayed me. He was someone who came to mind quite often normally.

 

But this time was a bit special.

 

Because I dreamed of the moment he betrayed me.

 

‘What a terrible dream…’

 

I was muttering to myself when I felt my body swaying unsteadily.

 

At first I thought it was my imagination. But soon my body really tilted to the side and my vision became blurred.

 

I pressed my forehead. Even without touching it, my breath felt hot.

 

‘I have a fever…’

 

Once I recognized my condition, I noticed my throat was stinging.

 

My body felt heavy. It was definitely exhaustion and body aches.

 

‘Tsk, it’s been so long I forgot.’

 

That my body is weaker than I thought and needs to be handled delicately.

 

Of course, thanks to this body, my mental strength is quite formidable, but overwork beyond mental strength is unavoidable.

 

I realized why I collapsed only after roughly solving the work despite having such a body.

 

Dad, Uncle, and Uncle. Even Brother Gyewon carries me around, so I had little reason to waste stamina unnecessarily.

 

Not only that?

 

Brother Gyewon takes care of my meals more than his own.

 

Thanks to that, I could move around more, which was good.

 

‘I’m disqualified as a Physician.’

 

A truly great Physician must also manage their own body. Considering how many people a top-class Physician can treat while awake, even more so…

 

The fortunate thing is that I treated all the people in This City before losing consciousness.

 

All that’s left is cleanup and punishment.

 

I had something in mind for the ‘punishment’ too, so I shared it with my companions in advance…

 

There’s nothing to worry about.

 

‘Should I postpone my Treatment a bit more? I’m sleepy and don’t want to lift a finger…’

 

But if I stay sitting like this, I might bang my head, right? My neck could snap.

 

Just as my head was about to fall forward, someone caught it gently.

 

“Mmm, so cool…”

 

“I’m sure it is.”

 

I came to my senses at the cold voice.

 

When I lifted my heavy eyelids, I saw Dad’s face, even colder than his voice.

 

“Are you finally coming to your senses?”

 

Even while breathing heavily, I swallowed hard. Dad’s condition was far from normal.

 

It was the most rigid expression he’d had since I met him. In the equally stiff atmosphere, I could only roll my eyes, unable to do this or that.

 

“You were unconscious for a full day.”

 

“Ah, really…? That’s terrible. There’s so much I need to take care of!”

 

“That can be done without you.”

 

“…Huh?”

 

“Don’t tell me you thought your companions, including myself, couldn’t handle anything other than treatment and medicine making?”

 

That’s not it.

 

Dad, Uncle, and my other uncle were all people who had their own skills in the past…

 

I was just still used to handling things alone.

 

I watched Dad’s expression carefully.

 

…He seems really angry, doesn’t he?

 

“Um, could you give me some water? I think I need to treat myself…”

 

“No.”

 

If I just had clean water, this kind of overwork would disappear quickly. But Dad firmly refused.

 

“There’s a physician here who’s not as good as you, but has their head screwed on straight.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Well, a city is a city after all. There could have been a local physician…

 

“A physician healing their own body with abilities is the same as postponing symptoms. Am I wrong?”

 

“Um, no…”

 

Did he know that? It wasn’t wrong. Strictly speaking, using abilities also consumed energy.

 

Solving overwork while sick meant that if I collapsed later, I’d suffer even more severely.

 

‘But so what?’

 

I tilted my head.

 

‘I just won’t collapse again.’

 

If I collapse again… I can just use my abilities then too, right? What’s wrong with that?

 

While I was pondering, the door opened and Uncle and my other uncle came in.

 

Whether they hadn’t slept or had been in battle, they all had terrible faces. The fatigue seemed to have accumulated on their side instead?

 

I soon realized.

 

“Are you angry because I didn’t tell you?”

 

Right, I had cleverly told Dad, Uncle, and my other uncle that I had taken the antidote in advance.

 

So even if I consumed poison, there would be absolutely no problem.

 

In reality, there was no problem.

 

Instead of taking an antidote, I used my abilities to immediately detoxify. Coughing up blood in the middle was just performance.

 

Thanks to that, the people watching would have tremendous hostility toward People of Sinion, including Hei Jihye.

 

The same trick wouldn’t work next time. They would be on guard against them.

 

In the end, I got off cheap by sacrificing just my body.

 

I hesitated before apologizing.

 

“I’m sorry… for lying.”

 

“…”

 

Apologizing wasn’t familiar to me. People never gave me a chance to apologize. They only condemned me.

 

It was unfamiliar, but not bad.

 

But… were they all very disappointed in me? I thought that was a little scary.

 

…I don’t want to be alone again.

 

“Still, there were no problems at all.”

 

“There were no problems at all. Do you really think so?”

 

Then what?

 

I blinked my eyes wide.

 

‘Does he want to tell me not to do that next time?’

 

But… in life, there are bound to be moments when you have to deceive even those on your side.

 

And before that.

 

Humans betray you eventually. Dad, didn’t you also leave painful wounds on me?

 

But it was something I couldn’t bring myself to say in front of Dad who had lost his memory.

 

“Besides lying, did I… do something else wrong? Should I apologize for that too?”

 

When I said this hesitantly, Dad made a pained expression. He reached out his other empty hand toward me, then brought it to his own face and rubbed it wearily.

 

An anxious and complicated face. I couldn’t understand why he was making such an expression.

 

“Eyes that don’t understand anything at all.”

 

It was a voice that sounded strangely melancholy. Uncle picked up on Dad’s words.

 

“Right, I told you. She absolutely can’t understand.”

 

When I looked back, Uncle also had a sharp expression. Rather than that… it seemed more like he was enduring something.

 

“Hahaha. Don’t act so sharp with me. Our cute niece couldn’t trust anyone. Whose fault would that be?”

 

Angry Dad, serious Uncle. And Uncle who was laughing while covering his mouth but leisurely glaring at Dad instead of trying to stop him.

 

I couldn’t tell where the flow of conversation was going.

 

Dad let out a small sigh.

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