All is Fair in Love and Law || A Jeongcheol Story

Chilli

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"Dr. Yoon! Are you up to assist on this surgery?" Jeonghan froze. Did Dr. Lee just pick him to assist?

"M-me?" Jeonghan said, pointing to himself.

"Yes, you. You in or out?"

Jeonghan was aware he had agreed to meet Seungcheol in less than fifteen minutes. But he couldn't give up on this surgery. A pancreatectomy! It's a privilege to assist on one of those!

Jeonghan took a deep breath. Sometimes work just comes first, right?

"Yes, I'm in."

Dr. Lee clapped his hands together and grinned. "Great. Change into your scrubs and wash up quickly. Surgery starts in 15 minutes. Don't be late."

Jeonghan nodded, and sprinted to the locker room. As soon as he changed into his scrubs, he took out his phone to text Seungcheol.

Jeonghan: Hey Seungcheol. I'm so sorry, I can't make it for drinks today. I got this amazing opportunity to assist on an emergency surgery that I just couldn't pass up. I'm so sorry!

Seungcheol: Oh no problem! Good luck with your surgery! Hwaiting!

Jeonghan: Thanks! :)

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Seungcheol looked at the messages for a minute then locked his phone and put it in his pocket, resting his head on the bar, pressing his cold beer to his forehead. He'd taken the rest of the evening off for nothing, it seems.

"You alright?" a familiar voice said. Seungcheol looked up.

"Mingyu-ssi? What are you doing here? Don't you work at the café?"

Mingyu chuckled. "Working at a café doesn't pay as much as you might think. So I work here part-time too."

Seungcheol nodded - that made sense.

"Are you here alone?" Mingyu asked.

"I was supposed to meet Jeonghan here but he had some emergency surgery that he had to attend to. He missed our coffee date last week too," Seungcheol said, pouting unconsciously.

Mingyu was not surprised. "Jeonghan hyung always has something or the other. The man doesn't give himself time to rest."

Seungcheol nodded. "I know right?"

It was too early to leave, and Seungcheol didn't feel like going home, so Seungcheol texted Wonwoo, asking him if he could come to the bar.

About ten minutes later, Wonwoo took a seat next to Seungcheol. "Hi Hyung."

"Hey" Seungcheol replied, energy lacking in his voice, and head still resting on the bar.

"Something the matter?"

"No, nothing."

Mingyu decided now would be a good time to chime in, despite being far away from the pair seated at the bar. "He's a little sulky because his boyfriend didn't show up."

Wonwoo chuckled. "That's it?"

Mingyu nodded, and chuckled a little too, moving closer to the pair and facing Wonwoo. "Hi, welcome! Can I get you a drink?"

"Just a beer for me, please, thanks." Mingyu nodded and retrieved a cold beer from the fridge behind him, popping the top off skillfully and placing it in front of Wonwoo.