The Odd Doctor Out | A Drama | S. 1

100 🩺 Mr. Popular

Days later ~
In the cafeteria, Mingi spotted Seonghwa, San and Yunho sitting at a table, eating.

'Oh? Min-ah~.' San glanced up from his meal and smiled as he came to sit down.

Mingi put his salad down on the table beside Seonghwa. 'San-ah, how are you feeling?'

He smiled, looking very contented in between his two friends. 'Good. Wooyoung's doing really well. He got up with the physio again this morning. He wanted to do more, but the doctor said he needs more bed rest.'

Mingi beamed. 'That's great!'

Picking up his fork, San smiled down at his food. 'Yeah. It is~. What are you doing here?'

Mingi opened his salad and stabbed a piece of lettuce. 'I have placement orientation after lunch.' Popping his lettuce in his mouth, Mingi glanced at Yunho and swallowed. 'What about you?'

'I had my orientation this morning,' he replied. 'I was going to head to campus after here though. Did you want to come with?'

Mingi's eyes softened. 'Would that be okay?'

'Yeah of course it's okay.'

San suddenly sighed, drawing everyone's attention. 'I love that my friends are getting along. It makes my heart warm.'

Mingi chuckled, stabbing another leafy green with his fork. 'Why wouldn't we get along?'

'Oh? Isn't that Kang Saem?' Seonghwa interrupted, and as they turned, fair enough, there he was, dirty blonde head of hair that finally looked like it had been washed, in amongst the sea of brown and black. He wandered over to the cafeteria mess strip and filled a bowl with a small amound of food before turning and glancing around, deciding where to sit.

That was when he spotted them. Smiling, he wandered over, running one hand through his hair.

'Yeosang~' Mingi said smiling, pulling up a chair at the table at he only space there was, between him and Yunho. He missed the look
Seonghwa gave him entirely. 'You look more lively today. You and San both.'

Yeosang chuckled, sitting down and sliding his meal onto the tabletop. 'A little bit of good news goes a long way.. Seonghwa, I think Hongjoong wanted to find you, but he didn't want to leave Woo's room.'

'Ah, really? I'll stop by after. Do you know what he wanted?'

'Nup. Sorry.'

Focussing down on his salad, Mingi didn't notice as Yeosang turned his head, looking around over his shoulder. 'Min, you know you have an admirer, right?'

Mingi frowned. 'Lol, what?'

'I think it's you.. wait, Seonghwa, lean aside a little...'

Seonghwa, glancing over his shoulder, did as told, and Yeosang laughed. 'Yup. Mingi, do you know the guy on your five o'clock?'

Eyes filled with confusion, Mingi glanced over his shoulder. He scanned the room, but didn't see anyone he knew. But he did happen to notice one person in particular who whipped their head down at the speed of light.

'Wow, subtle much,' Yeosang snorted, taking a bite of his meal.

'Wait I'm confused, what's going on?' Yunho asked, looking around and having no clue what was happening.

Mingi returned to his salad. 'Nothing important, don't worry about it.'

Returning to their conversation, a few minutes passed before a suave looking guy walked straight up to their table. He tapped Mingi on the shoulder, who had been listening to San and Yeosang talk about how Wooyoung's physio had gone that morning.

Upon glancing up, he saw that the guy was holding out a piece of folded paper. Mingi frowned down at it.

The confident stranger shrugged. 'Not mine. Hyun-u, guy with the uni uniform and distinct fear plastered on his face was too pussy to come up and talk to you. Call him. Or don't. Whatever.'

Mingi frowned. 'Uh, okay? Thank you.'

As the stranger walked off, shoving his hands in his pockets, Mingi blinked a few times, wondering what the fuck had just happened. Tossing the paper onto the table without a second thought, he returned eagerly to his salad.

And Yeosang laughed. 'Oh my god, that was gold. I feel like I just witnessed real life Kdrama.'

Mingi raised an eyebrow. 'What?' He went back to eating his salad as though nothing out of the ordinary, or nothing worthy of second thought, had occurred.

Yeosang picked up the paper and cooed as he put it back down and picked up his fork. He glanced over his shoulder at the table of boys. 'Naw, he's cute~. Puppy cute.'

Mingi rolled his eyes. He picked up the paper and tossed it at him. 'Well here you go,' he laughed. 'Get your phone out.'

'Sorry, but I prefer my men strong, spontaneous and daring, and I don't think that sweet little puppy is any of those things.'

Next to him, Yunho coughed as he was taking a drink from a bottle of water, and when Mingi looked up, he saw that Yunho looked shocked and slightly uncomfortable.

But it went straight over Yeosang's head, or at least appeared to, as he instantly leaned forward to offer him a napkin.

Yunho shook his head, patting his chest as San tapped him on the back. 'Yun, are you okay?'

He nodded, capping the bottle. 'Yeah, sorry.'

San gave him a concerned glance, but it was Mingi that saw the tension in the air. Yunho obviously still hadn't spoken to him about Wooyoung, and although he was still here with San, it was clear they needed to have the conversation.

But as Mingi was trying hard to think of some way to move the conversation along, his phone buzzed with a text.

12:43pm
New Message - Placement Facilitator
Students for 1pm orientation slot please assemble in the main foyer and I will meet you all there.

Mingi sighed. Staring at his unfinished lunch, he slid it across the bench like a child parting with their favourite toy. 'Hwa, I have to go, you can have this. Or give it to Hongjoong. I don't mind.' Giving his lunch one last longing glance, he stood, pushing in the chair under the table.

'Text me when you finish?' Yunho asked, and Mingi nodded.

'Bye Min~ Have fun on orientation!' San gave him a warm smile which warmed his heart.

Reaching over to ruffle his hair, Mingi smiled. 'I will~.'

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A/N: Sunrise this morning from the bus to work