She asked Hwi Young to buy a scarf at the department store and bring it to the hospital.

[Who’s the gift for?] “It’s none of your business. Make sure you bring it by 9 a.m. tomorrow at the latest.”

[“Are you trying to win over the mother of the man you’re seeing, sis…?”] Click.

Na Young immediately hung up the phone when Hwi Young started talking nonsense.

Win over, what win over.

She was simply giving a gift as a token of appreciation for the lunch box that Mrs. Hwang had packed for her.

Mrs. Hwang wasn’t even the mother of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk.

Looking back, he often spoke of Mrs. Hwang, but he didn’t say a single word about his own mother.

This was suddenly bothering her.

When Hwi Young called around 8 in the evening, Na Young instructed him to wait at the hospital’s main entrance.

It would be convenient to bring the gift up to the ward, but it would be awkward if people saw her brother.

So she purposely went down to the hospital’s main entrance.

Na Young, surprised to find her brother, who should be alone, chatting with two nurses, hid behind a pillar.

Seeing them laughing and talking, she could immediately tell what was going on.

Na Young waited until the nurses left, then quickly ran out of the main entrance, grabbed Hwi Young’s ear, and dragged him away.

“Ouch! It hurts! Sis!”
“How dare you flirt with a girl at my workplace!”
“What are you talking about! Those girls started talking to me first!”
“Did you tell them I’m your sister?”
Her voice grew louder as he pulled his ear in response to her questioning.

“Ouch! No, I didn’t! I swear I didn’t!”
Na Young snatched the paper bag from Hwi Young’s hand, then finally let go of his ear, giving him a warning.

“Don’t dare show your face at the hospital from now on.”
Hwi Young protested in disbelief.

“You’re the one who sent me here.”
As Na Young briskly took only the gift and left, Hwi Young yelled at her back.

“I left the receipt in there, so be sure to pay me back! I bought it with my own allowance.”
Seeing Na Young ignore him and walk away, Hwi Young clicked his tongue.

Tae Hyuk had surgery starting at 8 a.m., so Hong Shik was in charge of guiding Mrs. Hwang to the health checkup center.

Although he had suggested they have a checkup together since they were at the hospital, it was obvious that Hong Shik would only accompany Mrs. Hwang to the center and then skip out.

After finishing the surgery and going to see Mrs. Hwang, Tae Hyuk entered the operating room in a better mood than usual, only to be startled unintentionally at the sight of Nam Ho Jin in the assistant’s position.

Why did it have to be him today?

Tae Hyuk, standing in the surgeon’s position, gave Nam Ho Jin a warning first.

“Do it well.”
He intentionally spoke lightly for fear that threatening to kill him if he made a mistake would make him more nervous.

“Yes.”
He answered well.

Today’s surgery was a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Typically, gallbladder removal surgery involves making three or four holes in the body, but the operation Tae Hyuk performed today was done through a single hole in the navel.

This required more precision and sophisticated skills, but it also meant quicker recovery for the patient and less pain after the surgery.

It was even more important that the surgery left minimal scars, as the patient was a woman in her twenties.

The surgery concluded shortly after Tae Hyuk called the name Nam Ho Jin about three times.

After the operation, Tae Hyuk immediately went down to the medical examination center.

Upon finding Mrs. Hwang, who had already finished her checkup and was sitting in a chair at the entrance of the center, Tae Hyuk’s face lit up.

“Mrs. Hwang.”
Upon hearing his call, the woman in her sixties, who had been sitting quietly, turned her head to look at him.

Her round face was adorned with round glasses, and her doublelidded eyes were also round, giving her a soft and pleasant demeanor.

As Mrs. Hwang was short, even when she stood up from her chair, she did not reach his chest, so Tae Hyuk sat down again with her.

“Why did you come here when you must be busy?”
“Hong Sik was going to be late because he was playing around. Have you finished all your checkups?”
Mrs. Hwang shook her head, complaining that there were too many tests to take now that she’s old.

In fact, the grandfather who was older than Mrs. Hwang only took a health checkup once every two years, claiming it was a waste of money. There was no way the employee’s welfare could be better since the boss was like that.

That’s why Tae Hyuk had been arranging and paying for Mrs. Hwang’s annual checkups.

“If you were going to come, you should have come with that lady.”
Mrs. Hwang scolded him for coming alone.

Grandfather Tae Hyuk used to say that Tae Hyuk wouldn’t inherit a single penny if he didn’t marry. It was the first time Tae Hyuk had brought up a woman, so Mrs. Hwang was extremely curious about who this lady was.

Tae Hyuk raised his hand and confidently declared,

“When I count to three, she will appear as the elevator doors open.”
He had called Na Young on his way to the examination center, and she had said she was on her way.

So, it was about time for her to arrive.

Mrs. Hwang didn’t believe him and thought he was joking.

Tae Hyuk started to slowly count with his fingers.

“One.”
With a skeptical expression, Mrs. Hwang looked towards the elevator.

“Two.”
Tae Hyuk also kept an eye on the elevator’s indicator panel as he counted.

In fact, he couldn’t guarantee whether Na Young would be in that elevator or not.

But he felt like she would be.

If she really was, it would be fate.

He had decided on his own without Na Young’s consent.

“Three.”
Ding.

As he counted three, the elevator arrived, and the door opened wide.

Upon seeing the female doctor in a white coat walking out of the elevator, a bright smile spread across Mrs. Hwang’s face.

Her porcelainlike fair skin stood out amongst the crowd, her black eyes were as clear as blackberries, and her elegant, straight nose and slender face were nothing short of beautiful.

The sunshine seemed to sparkle like powdered gemstones around her, enhancing her beauty.

“Is that the pretty doctor lady?”
Tae Hyuk could not take his eyes off her as she walked towards them, he replied.

“Ask her yourself when she comes.”
It seemed like a moment that would be remembered for a very long time.

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