Hyegi, walking weakly, happened to see Sunwoo talking with a 1-year resident in front of the emergency exit a little away from the station.
Surprised to see that scene, Hyegi quickly hid behind the wall.
What could they be talking about?
Seeing Sunwoo’s serious expression, she swallowed dry saliva with a gulp.
Sunwoo hastily opened the emergency exit and went down. Confirming that sight again, she quickly followed the resident who was about to move back to the station.
“What’s going on?”
Hyegi’s voice, subtly questioning, trembled slightly.
“Oh, Professor Yoon asked who first discovered Patient Jung Miran.”
“So, what did you say?”
“Professor Yoon should know too. If Dr. Joo hadn’t found her then, it could have been a real disaster. It’s fortunate he found her quickly. Isn’t Dr. Joo like a complete benefactor to Professor Yoon? How did he discover her just passing by—”
Before the resident could finish speaking, Hyegi, gripping her Adam’s apple, sighed deeply and quickly moved away from the spot.
While waiting at a red light, Sunwoo, who had momentarily stopped, took out his phone from his pocket and checked the text message that had arrived a little while ago.
―Professor, I will send you the requested CCTV data by email. As instructed, we have reinforced security personnel near the intensive care unit.
One by one, things he hadn’t paid attention to because he was busy started to come to mind. Upon reflection, there were quite a few strange points.
Hyegi’s appearance, which was clearly different from usual.
Whether during the morning department meeting today or in recent times, she often seemed to be staring into space, looking dazed. Occasionally, when someone talked to her, she showed signs of being startled and uneasy.
The Hyegi he had known for the past 13 years had not only medical skills but also pride and passion for her profession.
Unlike himself, she had a warm side that could empathize with and comfort patients at an appropriate level.
Sunwoo highly valued such aspects of Hyegi and, despite the recent unfortunate incident causing some strain in their relationship, had made an effort not to let personal feelings affect his view of her.
He had thought that the recent changes in Hyegi’s appearance and attitude were solely due to the change in their relationship.
However, when he saw Hyegi standing in front of the intensive care unit today, a bad thought suddenly crossed his mind.
‘Surely not…’
As he couldn’t bear to imagine even the unpleasant part, Sunwoo swiftly cut off those thoughts and frowned.
‘No, it can’t be.’
Eunjae, tapping on the steering wheel, glanced at Sunwoo, who had been staring ahead with deep thoughts since earlier.
He seemed to be lost in some profound thoughts.
Contrary to his confident departure, stating he would be back in 10 minutes, Sunwoo returned more than 20 minutes later than the agreed time, and his expression seemed inexplicably dark, causing concern.
Although he had sent a message in advance, saying that something had suddenly come up and he might be a little late, she tried to dismiss it, thinking it was probably due to his mood.
As she silently observed him staring out the car window, she couldn’t help but think that her intuition might be right.
“Sunwoo, sir.”
“Yes?”
Even though the signal had changed, he seemed to have no intention of starting the car. He just smiled at her in response to Eunjae’s call.
Perhaps because it was just past 1 p.m., and the road was quiet, there was no honking sound that usually accompanied the bustling city.
Eunjae pointed to the traffic light outside the car window.
“The signal has changed.”
“Oh.”
Only then did Sunwoo, who checked the traffic light’s color, start the car. The car carrying both of them passed through the bustling city and entered a forest path full of trees. It was about 10 minutes along this forest path to reach their hometown.
Looking at Sunwoo with a somewhat worried expression, Eunjae asked, “You didn’t notice the signal change. What have you been thinking since earlier?”
“I was thinking I should put Jieunjae to sleep today.”
“Don’t joke. Is there something wrong? Did the matter you mentioned earlier get resolved?”
Instead of answering, Sunwoo, raising his eyebrows, smiled at Eunjae, who was pouring out questions. In response, Eunjae, looking at Sunwoo like that, sighed briefly.
“To be honest, I was a bit concerned because your expression didn’t look good when you came back to the ward.”
“Really?”
“Yes, now that I think about it, I was genuinely worried.”
“Getting attention feels like this. Isn’t this also quite nice?”
“Didn’t you know? I’ve always been quite interested in you, Sunwoo.”
Whether he was nervous or annoyed, the slight narrowing and widening of his eyebrows, as well as being so deep in thought that he couldn’t hear anything else, were evident. Eunjae, who had been quietly adding a few words, suddenly raised her voice.
“Do you know? You, too, show signs when you lie.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
