After work, I headed straight to Daejin Hospital, where my parents were.
“There’s no other way besides surgery. But the probability is too low…”
“So there’s really no other option than surgery… Please continue to look for other ways.”
Dr. Kim, who was flipping through the chart, spoke to me with a seemingly regretful expression.
It wasn’t the first time I heard that it was difficult and that there were no other methods, but my heart sank heavily.
Dr. Kim had suggested to me before that I should consider trying surgery.
However, I hesitated to entrust my parents’ lives to such a small probability.
“Of course, I’ll do my best until there’s nothing left to do.”
“I’m grateful you’re here, Dr. Kim.”
I nodded to him, who offered me words of consolation with a regretful expression.
It wasn’t Dr. Kim’s fault that my parents were in critical condition.
“Also…”
I suddenly remembered something and added more to him who was about to turn and leave.
He turned back to me upon hearing my voice.
“Thank you for allowing me to visit.”
Originally, visiting late in the evening was difficult, but due to Dr. Kim’s special consideration, visits were allowed until midnight.
As I repeatedly expressed my gratitude, he gave me a gentle, warm smile.
“You’re welcome. I know your situation. And there was also Mr. Park’s earnest request.”
“Did he also ask for it?”
“Yes, he called. He said that you’re usually late getting off work at the broadcast station.”
It seemed that Uncle Hyun Ik had also contacted him.
“I’ve caused you trouble.”
“Not at all. Take your time and then leave. It’s better for the patients to have you around.”
Then Dr. Kim gave me a brief nod and left the room.
The hospital room was very quiet, except for the faint sound of my parents’ breathing, who depended on oxygen respirators.
“Mom, Dad, don’t you want to wake up?”
I stroked my father’s wrinkled hand and then went over and sat down next to my mother’s bed.
If there was even the slightest chance, I wanted to save my parents by any means.
‘Is surgery really the only option?’
What if the surgery goes wrong? If something happens to both of them, can I continue to seek revenge…?
I wasn’t confident when I thought of the worst-case scenario.
“You’re not going to leave like this, right?”
Facing Dr. Kim’s increasingly gloomy expression made me feel like hope was getting further away.
“Last Friday, there was a shareholders’ meeting. That Kim Young Min, he was well-prepared.”
“……”
“I managed to fend him off, but I’m still worried. Can I do well and protect the group?”
I lay down with my arms folded and muttered as if murmuring, then closed my heavy eyelids.
I hadn’t been able to sleep properly since my regression.
Sleepiness overwhelmed me as I felt the warmth of my mother’s hand.
It seemed like I met someone in my dream, but I could only see a blurry figure.
I woke up to the sound of a stranger’s voice and gentle shaking.
“…Are you the guardian?”
It was the nurse in charge of the VIP ward.
When I opened my heavy eyelids, the nurse’s hand that shook my shoulder moved away.
“Guardian, it’s time.”
“Oh, I must have dozed off. Is it that late already?”
“Yes.”
My drowsy vision gradually became clearer.
As I got up from the bed, the blanket on my shoulder slid down.
‘Did I cover myself with a blanket…?’
It didn’t seem right.
I tilted my head as I stared at the unfamiliar blanket in my hand.
Then I raised my head to the nurse’s gentle voice that followed.
“Visiting hours are over. We’ll take good care of the patients.”
“Thank you.”
Looking at the clock, it was already past midnight.
The nurse showed a kind smile, asking me to get ready to leave, and then closed the door and left.
“When did I fall asleep?”
I was surprised that I had fallen asleep without taking the prescribed medication.
I folded the blanket in my hand neatly and placed it on the chair.
I turned away after gazing at my parents, who still had their eyes closed.
KBC News FM.
[This concludes our news.]The on-air light went off with the closing statement.
“Good job.”
“Thank you, announcer. You did a great job too.”
Maybe it was because I had been in the hospital room late into the night, but my body felt heavy when I went to work in the morning.
“Announcer Yoon, are you doing the full program today?”
“Yes, I’ll be covering up to the evening broadcast.”
I nodded to the staff who asked while organizing scattered scripts.
Today was a day with radio broadcasts until the last time slot.
“Must be tough. Are you going to have lunch now?”
“No, I’m skipping lunch. I didn’t sleep well, so I’m going to rest in the nap room.”
“Aren’t you hungry?”
I smiled softly at the staff’s worried question.
“I can have a snack. Enjoy your lunch.”
Although I had taken a short nap in the hospital room, the accumulated fatigue was considerable.
As the radio broadcast ended and the tension eased, fatigue washed over me.
“See you in the afternoon broadcast.”
I exchanged greetings, gathered my belongings, and left the radio studio.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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