Golden Time (JungYong)

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Suhyuk came closer to her, asking her,

"Hello. What is your name?"

"Haaah... haaaaah… Suji. Kim Suji."

He was relieved to hear her reply to him because it showed her conscious state was normal.

Checking her vital signs and body condition, he said,

"I'm Dr. Lee Suhyuk. Can I touch the stethoscope to your chest?"

"Yes..."

Suhyuk pulled down her upper clothes slightly, and pressed the stethoscope against the left side of her chest.

He carefully listened to her heart.

He heard the heart murmur. 

It was a sign that one of the four valves, which could be called the door of the heart, was ruptured. If the valve which opened to send blood through to the body is not closed properly, this kind of noise is heard as the blood reverses in the wrong direction.

"Haaaaah… doctor… am I in a serious condition? They told me to go to Daehan Hospital, saying they can't treat me…"

She was aware of the name Lee Suhyuk, and of his face, because she saw him on TV.

Suhyuk, whose face hardened for a moment, smiled and said,

"Don't worry. I'm a famous doctor who was on TV. So, just trust me. Got it?"

She nodded her head slightly.

Suhyuk called a nurse immediately.

"Please take a blood test and ECG for this patient, Kim Suji."

"Yes, sir."

After she, carried on a stretcher, disappeared with the nurse, he fixed his eyes on her chart again.

There was the name and the contact number of the physician who treated her.

Suhyuk called him without any hesitation.

"Yes, this is Dr. Oh Chulin."

"Hello, this is Dr. Lee Suhyuk at the cardiothoracic surgery department at Daehan Hospital."

Suddenly Oh's voice was not heard, but it was only brief.

"Oh! It's an honor for such a famous doctor like you to give me a call like this…"

"I'm taking care of the patient you sent us. You mentioned myocardiopathy, and no reaction to treatment..."

"Ah… actually she has terminal cancer. Initially the reaction was favorable internally, but…"

Listening to him, Suhyuk nodded his head, but his face was hardening gradually.

"Got it. Thanks for your explanation."

"You're welcome. When you're available one of these days…"

Suhyuk hung up the phone as he did not hear his voice. He was completely focused on the patient.

***

The radiograph shots were shown on the viewer. 

Suhyuk knitted his brows. 

Her condition was serious, just like Dr. Oh had said. 

She could not be cured with internal treatments.

The fact that her heart did not respond to internal treatment meant her heart was broken.

It needed a surgical operation, and it was not that easy of one to perform.