After that (1)
the next morning.
Ki-seok Choi tossed and turned in his dormitory bed and opened his eyes with difficulty.
Was it because the hyper-awakening effect was used?
As soon as I finished eating with the staff after the surgery, fatigue washed over me. Thanks to this, when I returned to the dormitory, I fell asleep right away without even being able to shower.
“Anyway, it’s a problem. problem.”
He sat down on the back of the bed and burst into laughter.
Since it was off day, he could have overslept, but his body wouldn’t leave him alone.
Because for the past few years, I have always woken up at the crack of dawn to practice.
Choi Ki-seok, who had been bruised for a while, took a shower in the bathroom and put on a new robe.
The steps leaving the dormitory were unusually light.
The first place he visited was the pediatric thoracic surgery intensive care unit.
It was to see the condition of Rahul, who completed heart surgery yesterday.
Cheeeeeeeek!
I took an air shower and entered the isolation room.
Perhaps because it was early, Rahul was soundly asleep.
Choi Ki-seok used the eyes of Hippocrates on Rahul and smiled with satisfaction.
Afterwards, I came out of the isolation room, stopped by the station, and looked through Rahul’s chart.
I had a mild fever in the morning, but my body temperature returned to normal within two hours. There was no nausea, vomiting, or change in cardiac rhythm.
This means that there were no problems with infection control or heart transplant rejection, which were concerns.
“The patient’s condition is good, right?”
The nurse next to Choi Ki-seok spoke.
“This is great. However, rejection reactions often occur only a few weeks after surgery, so you must not relax. “If your vitals feel abnormal, please contact us immediately.”
“Of course.”
Ki-seok Choi finished talking with the nurse and moved to the intensive care unit waiting room.
Among the numerous guardians, there was one who particularly stood out.
It’s Rahul and his wife.
“Dr. Choi. Nice to meet you.”
“Good morning. teacher.”
The couple who discovered him got up and approached him.
“How is our Rahul?”
“We’ll have to wait and see, but so far he’s in perfect health.”
“thank god.”
“Thank you, Dr. Choi.”
Sanjay and Rai couple repeatedly bowed their heads and expressed their gratitude, while Choi Ki-seok dissuaded the couple’s actions with a shy expression.
As always, when I receive thanks from my guardians, I don’t know what to do.
“I heard from Malcolm. “For Rahul’s sake, I went to Malcolm and his wife and got down on my knees and asked for an organ transplant.”
“….”
“Without even knowing that, my wife and I just started blaming Dr. Choi. If there is anything that upsets my wife, I hope Dr. Choi will generously forgive us. “I am truly sorry for all this time.”
“it’s okay. “It’s not like I didn’t know how urgent they were feeling.”
Choi Ki-seok smiled and pointed to the heart area with his index finger.
“I think I forgot to tell you, but I am also living with a transplanted heart.”
“Are you Dr. Choi?”
“Nonsense.”
The couple’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out at any moment.
“So, I completely understand how you both feel. “If we take good care of him, Rahul will be able to grow up healthy like me.”
“I really hope so.”
“From now on, your roles will be bigger than mine. Please live happily with Rahul. Even for Gerard, who passed away first….”
Choi Ki-seok was unable to finish his sentence.
For some, this moment may be filled with happiness, but for others, this moment may be a place of sadness.
People in the latter situation immediately came to mind.
It occurred to me that there has never been a surgery that crossed life and death as dramatically as this surgery.
Trudging. Trudging.
When I turned my head at the sound of unfamiliar footsteps, I saw Malcolm and his wife coming this way.
“Everyone was here.”
Malcolm said hello with a haggard face, and Choi Ki-seok and Sanjay exchanged greetings with Malcolm and his wife.
The atmosphere quickly calmed down with the appearance of Malcolm and his wife.
Sanjay and his wife, who had been full of hope just a moment ago, only looked at Malcolm and his wife, and Choi Ki-seok also did not bring up any special topics.
That seemed like an unspoken rule.
“If it’s okay, would you like to see Rahul for a moment?”
Choi Ki-seok’s eyes turned to Malcolm and his wife.
“Is it okay if it’s not visiting hours?”
“I can take a little time if I can.”
“Then I’d like to see your face at least for a moment.”
“You two, please rest here for a moment.”
Choi Ki-seok moved to the intensive care unit with only Malcolm and his wife.
After taking an air shower, the couple and I went into the isolation room, but unlike before, Rahul was awake.
Rahul opened his eyes in confusion and looked up at Choi Ki-seok and Malcolm.
Those eyes seemed to say, “Who are you?”
“Rahul has incredibly clear eyes. “It’s like a lake.”
“Our Gerard was also a baby angel around this time.”
Malcolm and Sharon looked down at Rahul and said something to each other.
After that, silence continued for a long time.
Rather than adding unnecessary words, Choi Ki-seok simply stayed silent and maintained his position.
Soon, Malcolm bit his lip and looked at Choi Ki-seok.
“Dr. Choi.”
“yes. Please speak.”
“We… we did really well, right?”
Choi Ki-seok quietly nodded at his tone and eyes filled with sorrow.
As if that was enough of an answer, the couple took their eyes off Rahul and left the isolation room.
* * *
Jiiiing.
My cell phone, which I had kept in my gown, trembled loudly.
Choi Ki-seok left the medical office and received a phone call in the break room.
“Justin it’s been a while.”
[You probably didn’t call me when you were busy, right?]
“If that was the case, I wouldn’t have connected in the first place.”
[Actually, that’s true too.]
Justin burst into laughter.
Justin was a patient I made contact with when I was dispatched to Cruz for a checkup. At the time, he suffered an emergency due to a ruptured testicle, but thanks to the efforts of the urologist and Choi Ki-seok, he avoided becoming a eunuch.
After receiving regular outpatient treatment, he successfully maintained his sexual function. He also announced that he was successfully married and that his wife Lindsey was recently pregnant.
[I was thinking of making an interim report on CKS Company’s Mayjo share acquisition project.]
“How is the progress?”
[do not be surprised. As of yesterday, CKS Company became the majority shareholder of Mayjo Clinic.]
“Really?”
Choi Ki-seok raised his voice without realizing it.
A major shareholder…
Although I was ignorant of management and stocks, I fully understood the weight that that name gave.
[CKS Company now owns 30 percent of Mayjo’s stock. Not long ago, I swallowed an offer put up by an investment company that owned 7% of Mayjo stock.]
“Wow. Thank you so much Justin. Actually, I never even thought about becoming a major shareholder. “I thought it would be nice to have just enough stock to keep the hospital director and deputy hospital director in check.”
[If you’re going to eat anything, you have to eat it hot. By the way, now that you are the majority shareholder, do you have any plans in mind?]
“Well, I don’t know.”
Choi Ki-seok rubbed his chin and was lost in thought.
Major shareholders are the actual owners of the company and have powerful personnel rights. Important decisions are made through a majority vote at the general shareholders’ meeting, but the majority shareholder’s opinion is usually followed.
“There is one thing that comes to mind right away.”
[What is that?]
“I’ll let you know soon.”
[Be mischievous too. By the way, a general shareholders’ meeting will be held soon. It looks like the deputy hospital director, Parker, is preparing something by instigating the hospital director again.]
As the explanation continued, the wrinkles on Choi Ki-seok’s forehead gradually increased.
I thought it was quiet for a while, but then I realized that another accident was happening.
Of course, this time, I won’t be able to get my hands on anything as much as my fingernails.
[By the way, Mr. Choi spends his money very wisely.]
Justin changed the topic.
[There are many cases where life is ruined after winning the lottery. I am still doing well as a doctor.]
“How do you know I won the lottery?”
Choi Ki-seok tilted his head and asked.
I had financial counseling with Justin, but he never mentioned winning the Powerball.
[That’s simple. How many rich doctors can afford to buy a lot of stock in a large hospital like Mayjo? If I had been naturally rich, I wouldn’t have chosen a difficult career like a doctor in the first place. If you think about it a few times, you will get the answer.]
Justin continued.
[By the way, don’t you want to invest your extra money in our company? Dr. Choi is the benefactor of my balls. I am confident that I will sing a wonderful song.]
“There is no reason to refuse. “I’ll see you sometime soon.”
[I will contact you sometime this week.]
Ki-Seok Choi finished his phone call with Justin and headed to the conference room.
The morning meeting went off without a hitch.
Sometimes Benson stared at Choi Ki-seok with an anxious expression, and Choi Ki-seok responded to him with a pitiful smile.
The moment the morning meeting ends, Benson will be kicked out of MHC.
“Before we end the meeting, I would like to make a few announcements.”
Chief Resident stood on the podium and continued.
“Test runs of the robotic medical treatment Watson will begin sometime this month. Please note that for the time being it will be combined with outpatient treatment.”
“….”
“And starting next month, cruise screening will be expanded and the number of dispatched personnel will increase. Please re-write the dispatch schedule for each part and upload it. In addition, we plan to build a VVIP room separate from the VIP room.”
The chief resident’s explanation elicited cheers from all over the place.
Among the new news, there was not a single piece of news that was good news for doctors. There was only news related to the hospital’s profit generation.
Among the staff, the only one who was calm was Choi Ki-seok, who heard the information from Justin in advance.
‘okay. ‘I’ve been waiting for this day.’
He clenched his fists, which had come down from the desk.
Since he was the majority shareholder, there was no reason for him to be bullied by Parker.
He will be given a huge bombshell at the upcoming shareholders’ meeting.
After the meeting ended, Choi Ki-seok visited Yasada’s office.
“What happened again this time?”
Yasada chuckled and pointed to the sofa across from him.
“I don’t remember ever coming to see me and talking about ordinary things.”
“As expected, the Head Chief knows me well. “I’ll get to the point first.”
Ki-Seok Choi, sitting on the sofa, took out his cell phone that he had kept in his robe.
“It’s an old-fashioned cell phone. I understand you have a newer model than this one. “Why are you handing this to me?”
“You will find out in a moment.”
Ki-Seok Choi smiled and played the video on his cell phone, then handed it to Yasada. Yasada’s face heated up like a stove as he watched the video.
Lasers shot out of his eyes and his arms trembled.
bang!
“Have you seen this crazy guy!”
Yasada couldn’t control his anger and hit the table with his fist.
In the video played by Ki-Seok Choi, Ki-Seok Choi was being beaten one-sidedly by Benson.
How can a person called a famous professor beat up a resident like an asshole?
The more I thought about it, the more passionate I became.
“How did this happen?”
“Professor Benson called me aside and threatened me. I will make you regret taking part in the medical record manipulation case. “During that process, he couldn’t overcome his resentment, so he hit me.”
“A guy who will chew you to death.”
Yasada, who was fussing, immediately called Benson, and when he arrived at the office, Benson sat down next to Choi Ki-seok and didn’t know what to do, like a puppy that didn’t want to poop.
“Benson. “Why did I call you?”
“…I do not know.”
“okay? If you don’t know, I’ll remind you. “So that I don’t forget it for the rest of my life.”
Yasada growled and held out his cell phone, which was playing a video.
