Golden Time (JungYong)

92

Kim Yuri looked as if she was praying, holding his hands.

And she did not raise her head.

There was some sort of desperateness in her trembling shoulders and her occasional crying,

"Boohoo... He's my father, my father."

The face of the patient, Choi Jongchol, could not be seen clearly because of the white fogs inside the oxygen respirator he had on, but a closer look could confirm his faint smile.

Though she cried, he felt it was the most pleasant melody in the world to his ears.

Finally she recognized him as her father.

Though even one drop of blood was not mixed with her, he thought of her as his daughter the moment he saw her.

'She was a child born into my heart. Yes, my daughter.'

Though her mother deserted her, she was still his daughter.

"Yuri..."

When he murmured something, she shook her head strongly, saying,

"Don't say anything. Just stay still like that!"

Both of them reached out their hands and felt their warmth.

"Sir!"

Suhyuk turned his head back to find Park Sungjae.

He said, looking over the patient's chart.

"What about his slipped discs in his spine? It looks like it's very severe."

"I think he can wait until he is fully recovered first."

"Can I participate when you perform the surgery on it too?"

Suhyuk made a bitter smile because he would have to leave the hospital for a while by the time when the patient needed the disc surgery. He was supposed to attend a Nobel Prize ceremony.

"I'm afraid I can't because of the Nobel Prize award ceremony."

Typically Suhyuk would not go anywhere if he had a patient like this.

But the situation changed now, because there were disc treatment experts at Daehan Hospital.

"Follow me."

When Suhyuk moved ahead, Park followed him quickly.

Both of them got on the elevator.

"Where are you going,sir?"
Without replying Suhyuk just smiled at him.

Getting off the elevator, Park opened his eyes wider, because they were now at the desk of the cardiothoracic surgery department.

Nervously Park asked, "Why did you take me here?"
"You said you wanted to observe a spinal disc operation, right?"

Suhyuk walked through the hallway, exchanging greetings with the medical staff.

Looking at the nameplate of the office blankly, Park turned his head to Suhyuk suddenly,

"Hope not..."

Despite his surprised look, Suhyuk just knocked on the door.

"Come on in!"

When he opened the door, he saw Prof. Lee Mansuk.

When he saw Suhyuk, Lee stood up and greeted him gladly,

"Dr. Lee!"

"How are you, prof. Lee!"

Prof. Lee grabbed his hands all of a sudden.