101 Chapter 101 (1/2)
The ginseng chicken soup restaurant was crowded with customers.
Such a big crowd made them realize why it was a famous place to eat.
Although crowded, seeing as it was past lunchtime, they were able to find an empty table.
”Welcome. How many are you?”
Lee Mansuk replied to the employee's asking,
”Five.”
”Right now we've only got an empty room. Is it okay?”
Lee asked, looking at Suhyuk's parents.
Waving her hands, Suhyuk's mother said,
”Professor, it doesn't matter to us.”
Nodding his head, Lee said to the employee,
”Escort us to the best room, please.”
”It's all the same, sir.”
The employee escorted them to the room.
It was quite spacious, but narrow at the same time.
Out of the five tabes, there was only one table left.
Suhyuk's parents were seated at one side of the table, while Kim and Lee on the other.
Suhyuk took a seat between them at the head of the table.
After placing an order, Kim, who was holding a water cup, looked at Lee.
Was it a coincidence?
He could not help but shake his head.
He felt as if he was being watched.
When he was thinking about it, Lee said with a pleasant smile,
”You have a very good son. Other doctors feel jealous about Dr. Lee Suhyuk because he works so wonderfully.”
Satisfactory smiles were plastered all over Suhyuk's parents' faces.
His father opened his mouth, ”Looks like he has become what he is now thanks to your great guidance, though he still has a long way to go. Thank you.”
Kim shook his head, replying, ”No, we didn't do anything for him at all, so we even feel sorry.”
The couple smiled at Suhyuk. They felt so proud of him.
Lee Mansuk kept praising him, and so did Kim.
Soon ginseng chicken soup was served, and they began to eat.
Suhyuk's mother took out a rear chicken leg and gave it to Suhyuk.
”Try this, Suhyuk.”
”Oh, I've got one here. Please try it yourself, mom.”
”I can't have all this. You have to eat a lot and get more strength since you work until very late every day.”
Lee Mansuk agreed and nodded his head.
She asked, ”Can you change the department where you work if you wanted to?”
With a perplexed look, Suhyuk was about to open his mouth, but at that moment, Lee Mansuk spoke first, ”Of course he could. I can guarantee that he leaves the office on time if he comes to the neurosurgery department.”
Kim Jinwook intervened then, ”I can guarantee that at my department too.”
The two professors kept saying sweet words to Suhyuk's parents.
Because Suhyuk let what they said go in one ear and out the other, they decided to turn to other methods to persuade him. They could not miss the opportunity in front of them.
While they were competing to curry favor with his parents, Suhyuk began eating, shaking his head.
At the counter Lee Mansuk took out his wallet. When he was about to take it out, Kim came up and said, ”Let me pay this time.”
Lee Mansuk quickly presented his credit card to the owner at the counter.
”I just want to pay, Prof. Kim.”
”Actually I am indebted to Suhyuk's parents for what they did to me before. Let me pay,” said Kim.
Kim had nothing like that, of course, but he wanted to get credit from them anyway.
”Don't you think it's a bit weird to repay your indebtedness by serving ginseng chicken soup. Let me pay this time, so you can buy them nice food at a decent place.”
”No, let me just pay this time,” said Kim.
The owner showed a bewildered expression, looking at the two credit cards.
”Who wants to pay then?”
The two replied at the same time. ”Use my card, please.” ”No, use mine!”
Then Suhyuk's father came out of the room and said, ”It's on me.”
When he gave cash, the owner took it without hesitation.
Lee and Kim made a bitter expression, blaming each other.
After paying, they came out of the restaurant.
With a pleasant smile Lee Mansuk said, ”This is my business card. If you don't feel well in the future, please contact me immediately. I'll take care of you. See you next time then.”
Kim said the same thing, and looked at Suhyuk.
”You're going back to the hospital, right?”
Suhyuk shook his head, saying, ”I'm going to go home.”
He got a text message from Prof. Han Myungjin that he could take a break until tomorrow.
Han thought Suhyuk needed some rest.
No matter how much he told Suhyuk not to, Suhyuk worked until the daybreak.
And this time he spent as many as 25 hours participating in the surgery.
Suhyuk did not refuse Han's instruction.
He would reject such an instruction on his usual days, but this time he wanted to go home with his parents.
”Goodbye then!”
Soon Lee Mansuk and Kim Jinwook moved towards their destination.
The two did not say anything to each other, and headed for the hospital.
”Are they on such bad terms?” asked Suhyuk's mother tilting her head.
Suhyuk could not help but smile bitterly.
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When he entered the door, there was a smile spreading on Suhyuk's face naturally.
How long had it been since he last visited here?
He felt so good about being at home.
”Son, give me the gown and go wash quickly.”
Handing her the gown, he took a shower right away.
He cleaned his body carefully to wipe off any possible pathogens.
He could not leave behind any pathogens at his parents' house.
”Are you not hungry?”
Suhyuk shook his head with a smile. It's only been two hours since he ate ginseng chicken soup.
”Can I cut some fruits for you?”
At his father's asking, Suhyuk went into his room, replying with a no.