Dr. Shin Seonhan: The Doctor Who Sees The Future [EN]: Chapter 32

#32 Gangnam Station (11)

Professor Ham Kyung-il.

Sodam’s father, whom I had only heard about.

…Wow.

I knew Sodam had strong backing, but I never knew her father was the assistant director!

Come to think of it, their small, roundish features do look somewhat alike.

“I heard you’ve been helping my daughter, who seems to be lacking, a lot during your internship.”

He says, smiling.

I hesitated for a moment, wondering how to respond.

“On the contrary, I’ve received a lot of help from Sodam. She’s much smarter and more capable than I am.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“You’re quite the liar. Though I suppose you’re just saying what I want to hear.”

The assistant director smiles gently.

He’s the type to subtly sting with his words.

His face is full of a pleasant smile, but at the same time, I felt like he was scrutinizing me.

Bearing that gaze, I felt a strange stiffness in the back of my neck.

“Let’s have a meal sometime.”

“…Yes, I understand.”

“Now then, please put in some effort in the PR team.”

“Yes, Assistant Director!”

“You’re going to be in the media representing our hospital, so we should take extra care of you.”

Wink!

Saying that, the assistant director winks playfully.

Now that I see it, he looks like a hamster, and the father and daughter look very alike.

Then, Sodam’s words suddenly came to mind.

—I’ll find a way to help you somehow.

Was this what she meant?

Perhaps Sodam had asked her father to take my side.

‘…Feels strange.’

The actions I took after seeing the future seem to be all coming back as butterfly effects.

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And so on…….

Many decisions are intricately intertwined to create the current situation.

I can see the futures of patients, but I can’t see even an inch ahead of my own future.

* * *

First floor lobby.

Geun-wook and I are standing side by side in front of the ‘Seoul Yeon-guk University Hospital’ logo.

The PR team leader, who was holding the camera, says, sounding frustrated.

“Okay, don’t stand there so stiffly, strike a pose.”

“A pose?”

“It’s going to be your first time in an article. Do you want to look so uncool?”

“Uh, um…….”

It’s awkward.

I don’t know where to put my hands.

Geun-wook and I looked at each other awkwardly, then crossed our arms in front of our chests as if we had made a promise.

I had always wondered why people in interview articles always had their arms crossed, but after experiencing it myself, I understand.

Because I can’t think of any other pose to take.

“Hey, don’t be so boring… Loosen up a bit.”

The PR team leader says, sounding disappointed.

I couldn’t shake off the awkward feeling.

After all, I was just being scolded by the disciplinary committee a little while ago!

It feels strange to suddenly be taking pictures as if I’m a PR model.

Click, click, click—

“Tsk. It’s a bit disappointing.”

The PR team leader clicked his tongue while taking pictures.

He doesn’t seem satisfied.

“Isn’t there a more refreshing and cool pose? Something that doesn’t look too elite, but is still chic… while also conveying the pureness and freshness of young professionals……”

What is he even saying?

The requirements are difficult.

As Geun-wook and I blinked blankly, the PR team leader gave a one-line summary.

“A feeling of youthful ambition, like young doctors!”

“Like this?”

Geun-wook flexes his arms like an orangutan.

“Oh, good!”

The PR team leader’s face brightens.

And he stares at me intently.

“You have to do it too?”

Oh well, whatever.

I started taking various poses with Geun-wook.

“Oh, good, good!”

Click, click, click!

The PR team leader smiles broadly and presses the shutter.

“I’ll delete any photos that look too weird, so be a little more daring!”

“Yes!”

Exactly 2 hours later.

I was able to see my face on the social news section of a portal site.

And I was able to learn a great lesson in life.

Never take pictures in weird poses for articles.

* * *

Kak—

Kak—

Kak—

Notification sounds ring out.

I had collapsed from exhaustion as soon as I finished taking pictures in the morning, and I was only able to wake up in the evening.

And I checked the dozens of messages piled up in my inbox.

[Han-joo] Is this you?

[Young-joon] lololol why didn’t you take a decent picture

[Jun-hwa] Oh lol Sun-han looks cool~ I was surprised because it was a face I knew

[Soo-kyung] Hey Sun-han, it’s been a while, how have you been??

Family.

Relatives.

Neighborhood friends.

Classmates, teachers.

Even the owner of my regular hair salon.

I’m getting calls from all the acquaintances I haven’t been in contact with for a long time.

Is this really real?

I feel like I’m dreaming since yesterday.

If I had known it would spread so widely, I should have taken a decent picture.

The picture came out so funny that I’m embarrassed, but it’s no use regretting it now.

[Second Older Sister] Hey, what’s with this picture lol

[Eldest Sister] Our youngest looks so handsome~~

[Father] I’m so proud of my son! You’re truly the pride of Garak Market!

My family is also going crazy.

It’s a bit embarrassing, but I feel good seeing my family being proud.

While Geun-wook and I were holding our smartphones side by side in the break room, Yeon-seo approaches.

“Wow, you’re superstars! Please sign my autograph!”

“Don’t do that.”

My face flushed.

On the other hand, Geun-wook couldn’t hide his gleeful expression.

“Hey, Yeon-seo. There’s been nothing but talk about us on the internet all day today. Are we going to become completely famous like this?”

Geun-wook’s words were not an exaggeration.

The article was posted on a portal site, and it was even reported on the main TV news.

If you go to the video channel, our appearance is at the top of the trending list.

Of course, this will be the case for a day or two before it quiets down, but what on earth is going on?

So there are days like this in life.

“There are a lot of funny comments on the video. Shall I read Sun-han *oppa’s* [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend] comments for you?”

“No, don’t do that.”

“Is the beauty of the doctor at 1 minute 15 seconds real? There’s a patient with cardiac arrest in my house, please come quickly…… because my heart seems to have stopped after seeing you.”

“Don’t do it…….”

I was in agony.

It’s called a ‘flirty comment’ that’s popular these days.

It means that people express their liking in an exaggerated way, and there are many witty expressions among them.

But honestly, I don’t have the resistance to hear it well.

It’s so cringeworthy that it’s painful!

Soon, Geun-wook shows interest and leans his head forward.

“What about my comments? Don’t I have any of those?”

“Would you like to see?”

Yeon-seo shows the comments.

—Muscle man ㄷㄷ [Internet slang expressing surprise or amazement]

—Hyung [term for older brother or male friend], you’re cool!!

—Is the arm muscle that comes out at 2 minutes 12 seconds real lol You must be hitting 500 on the 3 major exercises
—Everyone, the deadlift exercise is so important. Everyone, please go to the gym!

“What, why are there only men for me? The comments smell like sweat.”

“Are you upset?”

“Hey, even if we get the same attention, someone gets to hear things like their heart stopped, and someone only gets men sticking to them……. It’s upsetting!”

Geun-wook grumbles.

But even so, his face is full of smiles.

Who would feel bad about being praised?

It’s the same for me.

Although some of the comments are embarrassing, honestly, I feel really good.

I feel like my emotions have been going from the bottom of the basement to above the clouds all day long.

Ring, ring, ring—

Then my call phone rings.

It’s my day off today, who is it?

“Yes, this is intern Shin Sun-han.”

“Head nurse?”

It’s a familiar voice.

It’s the nursing team leader from the internal medicine ward who I became close to last month.

I wonder why she’s calling me.

“Yes. I can go, but what’s the matter?”

“Oh, really?”

I was delighted.

It seems that patient Lee Jin-woo has been moved from the intensive care unit to a general ward in just one day.

In other words, it means that he is now completely out of danger.

“I’ll go up right away!”

I hung up the phone and hurriedly put on my gown.

* * *

Tap!

I got on the elevator.

Doo-geun, doo-geun [sound of a heart beating].

I don’t know why I’m so excited.

Why?

It’s not like seeing a patient is a new thing.

Perhaps it’s because he’s a patient that I dramatically discovered and saved, so it feels more special.

Creak—

As I entered the hospital room, I could see Jin-woo, a student, wearing a patient gown.

His face is much better than when I saw him last night.

“Oh, doctor!”

Jin-woo smiles happily when he sees me.

I smiled and said playfully.

“You look much better than yesterday?”

“Hehe. It’s all thanks to you, doctor.”

Jin-woo smiles brightly and says to the guardian next to him.

“Mom, this is the doctor!”

“Ah…….”

The guardian jumps up and bows deeply to me.

With the momentum of almost touching her head to the ground, I also hurriedly bowed my head.

“Doctor, thank you. You saved our Jin-woo…….”

“Oh, no. I only did the emergency measures, and the other doctors saved him.”

I quickly added.

But the guardian holds my hand tightly and says.

“Still, I heard from the attending physician. It’s all thanks to you that our Jin-woo was able to save his life. So I’m so grateful.”

Attending physician?

Who is she talking about?

“Which doctor is the attending physician?”

“What was his name? He had slightly scary eyes like this……?”

The guardian describes the impression of the attending physician and makes a goblin eye shape.

It seems like she’s talking about Kim Viper.

Seriously.

He was urging me to death like a great sinner in front of me…….

Still, it seems that he spoke well of me in front of the guardians.

“Jin-woo, you have to greet him properly.”

“Yes.”

At the guardian’s words, Jin-woo bows his head.

“Doctor, thank you. I thought I was really going to die, and at that moment, a panorama of my life flashed before my eyes.”

A 15-year-old patient.

It would have been a short life, but that doesn’t mean there wouldn’t have been any regrets.

Regardless of age, everyone looks back on themselves in the face of death.

“I usually only play games all the time. I didn’t listen to my mom and only went out to play…… I really regretted it a lot.”

Jin-woo continues, smiling brightly with his sunken cheeks.

“But you saved me, so I feel like I’ve been given a second life! So after I get discharged, I’m really going to try to live hard!”

“……Okay.”

I answered with a smile.

I feel a lump in my chest for some reason.

Receiving thanks from a patient I saved with my own hands is a very special experience.

As a doctor, I want to cherish this feeling for a long time.

“So, I suddenly want to become a doctor. My grades aren’t very good, but is it possible?”

“What are your grades like?”

“About average in school…….”

“My grades were much worse than yours when I was in middle school.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I barely got into medical school after pulling myself together in high school. If you work hard from now on, it’s definitely possible.”

Then Jin-woo’s expression brightens.

He seemed to have gained hope from my words.

“I’ll work hard. Thank you, doctor!”

At that time, a noisy sound is heard from outside the hospital room.

What’s that sound?

Creak!

Soon the door of the hospital room opens, and familiar faces are seen.