Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 583

For some reason, Yoo Sang-hyuk couldn’t finish his sentence. Hyun-sung urgently asked, “Did something happen to Young-seok?”

“Well… he’s been crying non-stop since earlier.”

“Crying?”

“Yes, he started crying about an hour after you left, and he hasn’t eaten lunch, just keeps doing that.”

Hyun-sung had visited the hospital around 10 a.m. It’s 2 p.m. now, so he’s been crying for three hours. And he skipped lunch too.

“Did anyone else visit him?”

“His girlfriend came by a little while after you left, but…”

“Girlfriend?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Do you know if she said anything?”

“I don’t know about that…”

“Hmm…”

After a moment of thought, Hyun-sung continued, “Did you lock the door to the hospital room?”

“Not locked, but he’s just not letting anyone in.”

“I understand. I’ll try calling Young-seok first.”

Hyun-sung hung up with Yoo Sang-hyuk and immediately called Yoo Young-seok. But Yoo Young-seok didn’t answer. He tried several times, but the result was the same.

Hyun-sung had no choice but to go to the parking lot, get in his truck, and head to the hospital.

30 minutes later.

Arriving at the hospital, Hyun-sung went straight up to the 7th floor.

“Boss!”

Yoo Sang-hyuk greeted Hyun-sung as if he had been waiting for him.

“I’m sorry to make you come all the way here again.”

“No, it’s okay. I told you to call if anything happened, so it’s only natural for me to come.”

He had mentioned it in advance, asking them to contact him immediately if anything happened to Yoo Young-seok.

The reason was that he was worried Yoo Young-seok might do something drastic. The surgery he had was that major.

“What on earth is going on…”

“I think it might be a problem with his girlfriend.”

“Problem as in…?”

“Of course, we’ll have to hear what happened, but isn’t that a common thing among people that age? I’ll go in and see what’s going on.”

It was fortunate in a way.

The biggest thing he worried about while rushing to the hospital was Young-seok’s state of mind.

It was an amputation accident. Moreover, it was above the knee.

That meant he would have to live as a disabled person from now on.

He’s only twenty years old.

Accepting a disability at that age is not easy, so he was worried about what he might do.

Knock knock.

Hyun-sung knocked first. But there was no sound from inside. After hesitating for a moment, Hyun-sung opened the door and entered the hospital room.

“Sob sob.”

Yoo Young-seok was still crying.

“Hey, Yoo Young-seok! What do you think you’re doing?”

Hyun-sung shouted at Yoo Young-seok. At first, he thought about talking to him nicely, but the atmosphere seemed like he had to be firm from the start, so he shouted like that.

But Yoo Young-seok didn’t answer, just kept crying.

“Are you really going to stay like this?”

“Sob sob.”

“What on earth is wrong?”

“…”

Yoo Young-seok barely stopped crying.

Hyun-sung called out to Yoo Young-seok again, “Hey, I’m here. Aren’t you going to show me your face?”

“…”

Yoo Young-seok was still under the blanket. Hyun-sung approached him and continued, “Yoo Young-seok, are you really going to be like this?”

“… Hyungnim [term of respect for an older male friend or brother].”

Yoo Young-seok barely lifted the blanket and spoke. Hyun-sung took out a drink from the refrigerator for Yoo Young-seok and handed it to him.

“Here, get up and drink this.”

Yoo Young-seok barely took the drink and started drinking it. Hyun-sung watched him and suddenly went to the window and started pulling up the blinds.

“Hey, why is it so stuffy in the middle of the day?”

“…”

“How long are you going to be silent? What on earth is wrong?”

Hyun-sung asked as he came to the side of the bed after pulling up all the blinds. Then Yoo Young-seok, who had been silent until now, opened his mouth slightly.

“It’s over.”

“Over? What do you mean, over?”

“My girlfriend came earlier, and she said it’s over between us.”

“You broke up?”

“It’s not that we broke up, I was unilaterally notified.”

“So that’s why you’ve been crying for hours?”

Yoo Young-seok barely nodded instead of answering. Then Hyun-sung asked again, “What’s the reason?”

“She just doesn’t like me.”

“How can that be? You’ve been dating well until now, how can she suddenly not like you for no reason?”

“That’s just what she said. I think she’s ashamed of me.”

“Ashamed? Of you? Why?”

Hyun-sung couldn’t understand it at all. It’s an accident, nothing else. He got hurt in an accident. But he couldn’t understand why that would be something to be ashamed of.

“As you can see…”

Yoo Young-seok looked down at his leg. Then he continued, “She said she doesn’t have the confidence to see me standing on one leg.”

“Did she say that with her own mouth?”

“Yes, and she said not to see each other anymore as she left… sob.”

Yoo Young-seok started crying again at the end of his words. Hyun-sung immediately spoke up, “Why are you crying? I don’t think she’s worth your tears…”

“Pardon?”

“It’s an accident, nothing else. Why are you crying because she’s ashamed of you and says she can’t see you anymore? Isn’t it a good thing?”

“Pardon? A good thing?”

“If she’s only that kind of friend from the beginning, it’s better to break up early. Do you know what I mean?”

It was an accident that caused him to lose his leg, nothing else. But if she notified him of a breakup for that reason, there was nothing more to see, in Hyun-sung’s judgment.

But it seemed difficult for Yoo Young-seok to accept it yet.

“Still…”

“Still? What, do you still have feelings for that kind of friend?”

“It’s not feelings, it’s still love…”

“Love? Hey, Yoo Young-seok! Did you just say love?”

“Yes, love. We really loved each other.”

“Yoo Young-seok, get a grip! What kind of messed up love is this? It’s a person who says she’s ashamed and wants to break up with a friend who lost a leg in an accident before the treatment is even over. And you’re still talking about love?”

This doesn’t make sense. If you really love someone, you should give them courage to overcome their disability, but how can you say you’re ashamed and don’t want to see them anymore? This doesn’t make sense.

“…”

“Why can’t you speak?”

“…”

Yoo Young-seok still couldn’t speak and was clenching his teeth as if trying to hold back his anger. Hyun-sung spoke again, looking at him.

“This is what you call a passing relationship.”

“A passing relationship?”

“Yeah, do you know the Buddhist monk, Beopjeong?”

“Yes, I’ve heard of him.”

“He said, ‘Just let go of passing relationships.'”

“I’ve never heard that before.”

“Okay, listen carefully to what I’m about to say. So, that’s…”

Hyun-sung’s explanation continued.

His start began with the words ‘Don’t make connections carelessly.’

You have to distinguish between true relationships and passing relationships and make connections.

If it’s a true relationship, you should do your best to make a good connection, and if it’s a passing relationship, you should just pass it by without a second thought.

If you can’t distinguish between them and make connections with everyone you meet, you won’t meet a useful connection, but instead, you’ll only meet clumsy connections and suffer from having your life infringed upon by them.

You shouldn’t be too generous in making connections.

Trying to make connections with people you’ve only brushed past once is an unnecessary waste.

We are in contact with countless people and live our lives, but the people we contact and live with out of human necessity are only a few people around us, and if we make true connections with even just them, it will be enough to prepare a good life.

You should only invest the truth in truthful people.

Only then will it bear fruit in good deeds.

It’s dangerous to invest the truth in just anyone.

It’s the same as foolishly showing the other person the cards you hold.

We receive help by making connections, but we also suffer a lot of damage, and most of the damage is the penalty we receive for pouring the truth into people without truth.

“…”

When Hyun-sung’s explanation was over, Yoo Young-seok was silent for a moment as if he was thinking about something.

It was a few minutes later that he opened his mouth.

“So, you’re saying that my girlfriend is just a passing relationship?”

“That’s how I see it. Not all relationships are the same. Moreover, you’re going through the most difficult time right now. She’s abandoning you at a time like this. Honestly, I don’t understand why you’re crying for hours because of someone like that.”

“Hmm…”

Yoo Young-seok was silent again as if he was lost in thought. But this time, the time of contemplation was shorter than before.

“I can just let her go, right?”

“Yeah, she’s not worth it. She’s the one who abandoned you when you were having the hardest time. Why do you need to have any more feelings for someone like that? Don’t you think?”

“Now that I think about it, that’s true. If she’s that kind of person, it’s obvious what will happen when something else happens in the future.”

“Yeah, that’s not how people in love should be. It’s right to share the pain and give courage to overcome it, but how can you notify them of a breakup in that situation? This doesn’t make sense.”

For Yoo Young-seok, this is just the beginning.

Living as a disabled person, especially for someone who has lived as a non-disabled person without any inconvenience until now, the difficulties will not be one or two.

In that situation, you notify them of a breakup just because they lost one leg?

You’re singing about love to someone like that?

Shake shake.

Hyun-sung shook his head.

Yoo Young-seok opened his mouth.

“I was a fool. I shed tears for hours in the name of love for someone like that.”

“It’s not your fault.”

“No, I was stupid. As they say, a person’s true worth comes out when they’re in trouble, and now I know what that means.”

Yoo Young-seok seemed to think for a moment, then continued.

“Hyungnim, I have a favor to ask.”

“A favor? Just say the word.”

“I didn’t eat lunch, so I’m very hungry. I’m sorry, but could you buy me some sundae soup [Korean blood sausage soup]?”

“You rascal, you’ve finally come to your senses.”

Hyun-sung lightly hit Yoo Young-seok on the shoulder. Then Yoo Young-seok smiled and continued.

“Hyungnim, I’m sorry, but I have one more favor to ask since I’m asking.”

“What is it?”

“My dad who’s outside.”

“Why your father?”

“Dad didn’t have lunch either. Please take Dad out and buy him lunch. And then my sundae soup… hehe.”

Yoo Young-seok smiled as if he was sorry.

Then Hyun-sung nodded and immediately continued, “Okay, you should. And apologize to your father later. Your father will be the most worried person every time you do this.”

“Yes, I understand. And for the record, I’d like mine 곱빼기 [Gopbaegi – extra large portion]. Hehe…”

“Okay, got it. But you have to cheer up after eating sundae soup.”

“Yes, Hyungnim!”

Tuk tuk.

Hyun-sung tapped Yoo Young-seok’s shoulder lightly once more and then left the hospital room.

Yoo Young-seok was left alone.

Yoo Young-seok started making a phone call.

-Hello.

“It’s me.”

The person Yoo Young-seok called was his girlfriend, Han Seung-hee.

-…

“I’m calling because I have one last thing to say, so don’t feel pressured.”

-…

“Eat well and live well, I mean it. This is the last thing I want to say to you. And thank you for making me realize it quickly. From now on, I’m going to be more determined and rehabilitate so that I can stand up tall.”

-…

“Just one last word, don’t go around saying you love me carelessly in the future. I’m hanging up.”

Click.

Yoo Young-seok hung up the phone after saying those words.

It was the moment when one of his crises passed.