Level Up Doctor - Chapter 71

Holding the intern by the end (5),

the person lying on the bed started shaking at his words. But that only lasted for a moment and he remained silent and continued to act like he was sleeping.

Choi Ki-seok sighed and looked down at the fake patient.

Why the patient lying down is not Eunha Kang.

This is because of the symptoms observed through the eyes of Hippocrates.

Eunha Kang had chest pain and wrist pain even after the surgery. However, the person currently lying down showed no symptoms.

In other words, it could only be seen that Kang Eun-ha had put her substitute on the bed.

“It won’t help anything if something happens like this. If something happens, it won’t be fun for you and Eunha, right?”

With a subtle threat, the fake patient pulled up the blanket and sat down on the bed. Then, after looking around, I took off my mask.

The woman who took off her mask looked quite similar to Kang Eun-ha.

“Who are you?”

“I’m… Eunha’s younger sister, Kang Ji-eun. Well… she said she was very frustrated being in the hospital… so I asked if I could stay at the hospital instead for a little while. So just for a moment…” Kang Ji-eun looked intimidated

. He said it with his expression.

“Haa…”

Choi Ki-seok sighed and placed his hand on his forehead.

It was a shock and horror to see a VIP patient escape from the ward.

“Where is Eunha?”

“I don’t know either. I said I was just coming to get some fresh air.”

“How about contact?”

“You can’t just take the money and go out.”

I sighed deeply at Kang Ji-eun’s answer.

If something happens to Kang Eun-ha, who sneaks out, the cardiothoracic surgery department is in an uproar.

There is no guarantee that Kang Eun-ha will return on time as promised to Kang Ji-eun.

The priority is to find her first.

Trudging. Trudging.

The footsteps got closer and closer.

It looks like the nurse is making rounds.

‘hurry.’

When Choi Ki-seok gave a signal with his mouth, Kang Ji-eun put on a mask and covered herself with a blanket.

“Super intern teacher. What are you doing?”

“Wait a minute. I was looking at Eunha’s condition.”

“Who is sleeping?”

My heart ached at Kang Hana’s comment.

Kang Hana opened the door to the hospital room and came in, standing next to Choi Ki-seok.

thud. thud. thud.

My heart was beating wildly.

The best scenario now is that Eun-ha Kang returns safely without the nurses knowing that Eun-ha Kang left.

If Kang Hana finds out that Kang Eunha is going out without permission, she will go on a rampage.

“Hmm…”

Kang Hana looked alternately at Kang Ji-eun and Choi Ki-seok who were lying down.

“Super intern, you can’t do this.”

“What… what is it?”

“You came in to spy on the idol while he was sleeping, right?”

“I…don’t label me as a pervert!”

“Seeing you getting excited makes me suspicious… I’ll be lenient just for today.”

Kang Hana smiled and left the hospital room.

‘I took ten years.’

Choi Ki-seok gave Kang Ji-eun a warning and left the hospital.

In fact, when I found out about Eunha Kang’s escape, there was one place I pointed to.

I took a taxi and headed straight to Seonyudo Park.

Choi Ki-seok crossed the arched bridge at the entrance to the park and looked around.

Without realizing it, a smile appeared on my lips.

The full moon floating above the dark sky gave off a serene atmosphere. A stream of black water flowed under my legs, and the cool autumn breeze passed through my body.

I wondered if this was the healing people were talking about.

‘Come to your senses.’

I patted my cheek and walked around the inside of the park.

It was quite crowded with nearby residents and couples out on dates.

While I was wandering around the park with my eyes wide open, I noticed a woman staring at the river in a remote area.

The woman wore a hat and a mask.

Choi Ki-seok immediately recognized her as Kang Eun-ha.

“Does the river breeze make you feel more at ease?”

When I stood next to Eunha Kang and spoke to her, she shook her head as if she had seen a ghost.

“Seo… teacher?”

“You were surprised, right?”

Choi Ki-seok smiled and explained the whole story.

“I’m sorry. You went through so much trouble because of me…”

“I didn’t have a hard time.”

“yes?”

“Walking in a place with beautiful scenery took my stress away.”

“By the way, teacher, how did you know I was here?”

Eunha Kang, who had been silent, asked cautiously.

No one knew that she came here whenever she was tired or tired.

Even family members.

But Choi Ki-seok came here right away.

“Ah. I heard that story a long time ago…”

Choi Ki-seok stopped talking before closing his mouth.

Strictly speaking, only a few people know that her resting place is Seonyudo Park.

This is not information that Choi Ki-seok can know now.

“No one told me that, so who did I hear it from?”

Eunha Kang’s tone was sharp.

“That’s… to be exact… I heard it from a certain teacher.”

“Are you a designated teacher?”

“Yes. I received the heart of someone who was brain dead in a car accident. Among his keepsakes, there was a diary and there was a story about Eunha in it.”

Choi Ki-seok spoke rapidly and sighed.

Kang Eun-ha appears to believe the novel she made up on the spot.

“Then, do you know the relationship between me and Teacher Jeong?”

“Yes. I know that Eunha was the first patient that Dr. Jeong took on and that Eunha was a trainee at the time.”

“Mr. Jeong. He was a really good person.”

Eunha Kang looked at the river and cried.

“I was bad at work, but I cared for my patients better than anyone else in the hospital. Especially when I was about to give up being an idol while being hospitalized, Dr. Jeong held me back.”

“….”

“If it weren’t for Teacher Jeong, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

Eunha Kang’s words subtly seeped into his heart.

I was finally able to hear her inner thoughts, which she had been unable to convey due to her busy schedule.

Amid a moment of silence, Choi Ki-seok carefully opened his mouth.

There has been one thing that bothered me for a long time.

“If you don’t mind, I have one thing to ask.”

“….”

“Why did you fight with the manager last time?”

“Oh. That? I said I was quitting being an idol.”

A bitter smile appeared on Eunha Kang’s lips.

“Why? It hasn’t been long since we debuted. We are just starting to gain popularity.”

“I’m tired.”

Eunha Kang said something calmly.

Although I became the idol I wanted for so long, my life as an idol was not that happy.

Hellish schedules and physical activity without eating.

The compulsion to suppress all of one’s emotions and appear pretty and cute in front of others, etc.

There was a huge gap between the idol life she expected and her current life.

Meanwhile, Choi Ki-seok did not answer hastily and looked at Kang Eun-ha.

Her tightly tied back hair was blowing in the wind. But I realized that it wasn’t really my head that was shaking.

“If it’s really hard, you should quit.”

“yes?”

“If you’re going to force it, it’s better to do nothing at all. I think so.”

“That’s an unexpected answer. When I told my manager that I was going to quit, he said I was crazy. He asked me why I was quitting when it was just starting to become popular.”

“Everyone has different thoughts.”

Choi Ki-seok paused before continuing.

“But please listen to me until the end.”

“….”

“It’s right to quit if it’s hard, but how about standing on stage just one more time before making a decision?”

“One more time?”

“Yes. As a human being, even if you are doing something you like, there are times when the work is tiring and burdensome. Then you think, ‘If I am doing something I really like, why is it so difficult? I don’t think this is what I like. ‘”

“….”

“But that thought may or may not be true. I did that too.”

Choi Ki-seok smiled and continued.

“I thought about it dozens of times a day while I was an intern. I wanted to run away from the hospital. I thought I became a doctor just so I could stick strings in my anus and give syringes.”

“So what now?”

“No matter how difficult it is, I love my job. When patients leave the hospital healthy, I feel proud as if I own the world.”

Choi Ki-seok stared at the leisurely flowing river.

“What really matters is… what meaning there is in what you do now.”

“….”

“Before you give up because it’s hard, try standing on stage one more time. If you don’t feel any meaning when you stand on stage again, I think it’s a good idea to boldly quit then.”

Kang Eun-ha remained silent for a long time in response to Choi Ki-seok’s words.

“I’ll do as you said, teacher.”

Eunha Kang smiled brightly.

Her smile resembles the smile she showed the day she was discharged from Jinseong University Hospital.

Back when I was bold and courageous…

“Shall we stop?”

“yes.”

The two took a taxi and returned to Uijin University Hospital.

On the way, Kang Eun-ha glanced at Choi Ki-seok.

Ever since we had a conversation in the park, Jeong Jeong’s image has overlapped with him.

This was the person she secretly liked, who had a warm and caring heart.

thud! thud! thud!

When I placed my hand on my chest, my heart pounded.

Even when I saw a handsome male idol, my heart, which had never moved before, started beating violently today.

“We’re all here.”

Ki-Seok Choi paid the taxi fare and got out of the taxi first, followed by Eun-Ha Kang.

“Hey, teacher. Please give me your contact information.”

“My contact information?”

“Yes. If I feel unwell in the future, I want to get counseling.”

“Then give me your phone.”

“I don’t have a cell phone.”

Eunha Kang made a sullen expression.

In addition, it was added that the idol’s agency prohibits cell phones for image management and prevention of romantic relationships.

“You must be tired.”

“But I think the cell phone ban will be lifted during our next activity.”

“Then that’s a good thing. I’ll write down my number when I go into the hospital room. Before that, shall we stop by the bookstore?”

Kang Eun-ha nodded slightly at Choi Ki-seok’s suggestion.

The two walked to a nearby bookstore.

As I walked around the bookstore, I stopped at a place where English books were placed.

“we are here.”

Without hesitation, Choi Ki-seok held the blue book and the red book in his hands.

These are the most popular English conversation books and listening books these days.

In order to receive Song Myeong-jin’s call, studying English is essential in order to go to the Mayjo Clinic.

From now on, we need to accelerate our study of English and Chinese medicine.

I paid for the book and returned to the thoracic surgery ward.

“I am the guardian of Eunha Kang, who came to visit me earlier. I’ll just give you something to tell you and talk to you for a bit, so please watch.”

The station nurses nodded at Choi Ki-seok’s natural acting. While

he was flirting with the nurses, Kang Eun-ha went back to the hospital room and changed clothes with his younger brother.

“Good luck.”

As Kang Ji-eun left the ward, going out without permission ended up being a perfect crime.

After talking with the nurses, Choi Ki-seok headed to Kang Eun-ha’s hospital room.

“I passed safely today, but I can’t do this again next time. Got it?”

“Yes.”

Kang Eun-ha smiled and handed out a note to Choi Ki-seok.

Since she was asking for his number, Choi Ki-seok wrote down his cell phone number and returned the note.

“But, teacher, don’t you need my autograph? Other teachers and patients ask for my autograph first when they see me.”

“If I do that, Eunha will be tired.”

Choi Ki-seok said empty-handed.

No matter how famous the other person was, he had no intention of getting an autograph.

“I It’s okay.”

“Then… can you please give me about 20 pages?” ”

I think the story you’re talking about is very different from what you just said?” ”

Please.”

“I’m joking, so don’t worry about it.”

Kang Eun-ha said . Choi Ki-seok signed the A4 paper he brought.

“You must be tired, so get some rest. See you again tomorrow.”

Choi Ki-seok took Kang Eun-ha’s autograph and headed to the dormitory.

When I thought about it, I realized that even if I didn’t need an autograph, someone else might need an autograph. Would

n’t children in orphanages especially like autographs?

Meanwhile, Choi Ki-seok After leaving, Kang Eun-ha looked down at the note with his contact information written on it.

He intuitively knew that something was sprouting in his heart. * *

*

The next morning,

Choi Ki-seok woke up earlier than usual and read the paper that Song Myeong-jin had sent . I took a look.

And after sending my review, I started looking through the papers I had read.

“I found it!”

When I went into the file, about ten papers on Tetralogy of Fallot appeared.

Ki-Seok Choi read the papers carefully. Today, I will be covering

Lee Joo-hee’s Tetralogy of Fallot. It’s the day of the surgery. It

‘s an important and difficult surgery, so he needs to review the details.

Tetralogy of Fallot.

Also called TOF (Tetralogy of Fallot).

Tetralogy of Fallot is a type of congenital heart disease. Four symptoms of ventricular septal defect, pulmonary artery stenosis, aortic stenosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy appear at the same time.

It was also a surgery that was part of the long-term mission ‘For the Best.’

“Hmm….”

His face gradually distorted as he scanned the paper.

Children’s Heart surgery requires more delicate skills than adult heart surgery.

The problem is that there is no one specializing in pediatric surgery at the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Uijin University. Of course, there is a near-all-rounder named Song Myeong-jin, but he is currently only in charge of valve surgery. That is

, Today is an opportunity to show how well Jang Hyuk-pil can care for pediatric patients.

“You’ll do well.”

Choi Ki-seok left the dormitory just like that.