#33
Left alone in the hospital room, Yeoul lay on the bed and looked at the ornate ceiling. Even thinking about it again, if someone didn’t tell him this was a hospital, he wouldn’t believe it. Why did he put him in such a place? He could have been in a regular room… The scale of the room was too luxurious compared to his injured hand, making him feel embarrassed.
“It’s burdensome…”
Since Yeojin had experienced hospital life, he knew that even regular rooms cost considerably. So a place like this would be enormous… Of course, from Eun Sajun’s perspective, it wouldn’t be a lot of money, but he didn’t feel comfortable. He wondered if he should ask to be moved to a different room when he returned.
Yeoul turned his head to look out the window. Despite it being winter, today’s sunlight was quite bright. It almost felt like spring was reviving. He wished such sunlight would bloom in his life too… It was bitter.
He needed to quickly tell Shin Taeon the code and save Yeojin… Yeoul felt frustrated and soon his eyes lit up. This wasn’t the mansion and Eun Sajun was away. Wasn’t now the opportunity to contact Shin Taeon!
Yeoul hurriedly got up from the bed. He looked around for his phone. He rummaged through the nightstand drawer. For some reason, his phone wasn’t visible and only his wallet could be seen.
“What?”
He wondered why his phone wasn’t there. He looked around the room more. Besides the intercom, no phone was visible. But using the hospital phone felt uncomfortable. The easiest option was a payphone… Since he had coins in his wallet, he could somehow make a call.
Yeoul quietly opened the door leading outside. A quiet corridor was visible and he carefully walked out.
Payphone. Payphone.
Yeoul hurried his steps. When he turned the corner, people gradually began to appear. And as the elevator came into view, he realized this was the 5th floor. Usually things like payphones would be in the lobby on the 1st floor.
Yeoul took the elevator down.
As expected, the 1st floor was full of crowds. It was bustling with patients in hospital gowns, guardians, doctors, and nurses.
For a moment, Yeoul felt breathless at the chaotic scene. While trying to calm himself and wandering around looking for a payphone, he passed by a couple.
“Honey, why do you look like that? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
“Haa… I think my heat cycle is coming. I need to take suppressants.”
“Huk. Then let’s go to the pharmacy first.”
The couple hurriedly headed toward where the pharmacy sign was.
Heat cycle…
Since he was an extremely recessive Omega, it seemed like a dream-like word he had never experienced even once. That’s why he felt empty. But he came to his senses again and looked around to find a payphone. Unlike last time, this time he was able to find it faster than expected. He could see a rest area and next to it was a metal chunk.
“There it is.”
Yeoul was approaching happily when—
“Huh? Baby-nim?”
At the familiar voice, he stopped walking and turned his head. Song Hobin was there.
“Ah… hello.”
Wearing a patient gown, he looked even younger.
“You were here. How is your body?”
“Ah… yes, I’m fine. I only injured my hand…”
Eun Sajun said he wasn’t seriously injured, but his left arm was in a cast. So he was confused.
“Is your arm okay?”
“Ah… yes… The ligament was stretched, but it’s not serious so they said I only need to be hospitalized for a few days.”
“I see.”
“Yes… ah… I…”
Song Hobin seemed like he wanted to say something but couldn’t easily open his mouth. So it raised Yeoul’s curiosity even more.
“Do you have something to say?”
“No, I mean… I… I mean, no, it’s nothing.”
“…?”
Yeoul tilted his head even more. Song Hobin soon looked at his phone and gave an awkward smile.
“Then I’ll… my family is here so I’ll go see them.”
“Ah, yes, I understand.”
Yeoul felt uneasy, but since he also had to contact Shin Taeon now, he let him go. And he fixed his gaze on the payphone. In a tense state, he put coins into the payphone and pressed Shin Taeon’s number firmly. The dial tone continued for a moment.
[Hello? Is this Geum Yeoul?]
Shin Taeon spoke as if he had been waiting for Yeoul. It seemed that after receiving the call from the convenience store last time, when an unknown number appeared, he naturally assumed it was Yeoul.
“Yes…”
[I heard you found out the entire code recently, is that really true?]
“That’s right.”
[But are you outside right now? It’s noisy.]
“Yes… I’m at the hospital.”
[Huh? Why the hospital suddenly?]
“There were some incidents.”
[Why, did Eun Sajun break your ankle or something?]
For a moment, Yeoul almost said there was a time he almost broke it, but he swallowed it.
“It’s not like that.”
[If you’re hospitalized, when will you be discharged?]
“I think it’ll take a few days.”
Since they said the mansion also needed repairs, he estimated he would stay at the hospital for about a week to ten days.
[Then, shall we meet now?]
“Now?”
At his sudden suggestion, Yeoul’s eyes widened.
[Or will you tell me over the phone now?]
It was the moment when Yeoul was about to say the 8-digit number.
[No. I’ll come to that hospital.]
Shin Taeon urgently blocked Yeoul’s words.
“Are you coming now?”
Now that Eun Sajun was away was also an excellent opportunity to meet him.
[I’ll go now. Tell me the hospital name.]
“Well… this place is…”
Yeoul checked his patient gown to find the hospital name. But it was a basic design without a hospital logo, so it was useless. He hurriedly looked around. He could see the hospital name on a long advertising banner.
“It’s Seongan University Hospital.”
[It’s not that far from here. I’ve been hospitalized there before.]
“Ah, really?”
[Yeah, come to entrance number 5 there.]
Entrance 5? Yeoul’s eyes moved quickly. It was to find out what number the entrance to the lobby he was in was. He could see a sign that said number 4. Then it must be nearby.
[Let’s meet in 10 minutes.]
“I understand.”
Unexpectedly, a situation to escape from Eun Sajun had come. It felt like a dream, making him dazed. At that moment, Eun Sajun’s caring face that had been worrying about him flickered before his eyes, making him feel concerned for no reason.
“No… let’s not do this.”
Yeoul shook his head as if resisting the emotion that suddenly came. Anyway, even if he continued to stay by his side, he was an extremely recessive Omega so he couldn’t get pregnant. For his sake too, it was right for Yeoul to leave as soon as possible. That way, he could also welcome another Omega and have a child.
Yeoul took a deep breath and hardened his eyes. He moved his steps toward entrance 5. Since this was number 4, he thought entrance 5 would appear soon, but perhaps the hospital was bigger than expected or twisted, it wasn’t easily visible.
I need to go quickly… Yeoul stepped forward anxiously. Soon a familiar shadow was cast.
“What are you doing here?”
Eun Sajun was standing right in front of him.
“Huk.”
Yeoul, who was too surprised, almost fell on his butt. He didn’t know why this person was appearing here right now.
“I went to the hospital room and you weren’t there, so I looked for you for a while.”
“Ah…”
“How can you wander around on your own when your body isn’t even well?”
He took Yeoul’s hand.
At the same time, cold sweat began to rush out on Yeoul’s forehead like a flood. Shin Taeon would be coming soon, but he didn’t know what to do if he encountered Eun Sajun here.
“No… I… I…”
“You haven’t even eaten breakfast yet. You need to eat and go for medical examination in the afternoon too.”
Eun Sajun took Yeoul’s hand that wasn’t bandaged and gently pulled. Sweat beaded on Yeoul’s forehead. This shouldn’t happen… It shouldn’t!
“Are you feeling unwell somewhere? Why are you sweating so much?”
Eun Sajun gently stroked Yeoul’s forehead.
“No, that’s not it…”
“You need to go in quickly and rest.”
He put strength into their clasped hands and pulled firmly. Yeoul felt like once he entered the hospital room, he would never be able to come out again. A red warning rang in his chest and sweat flowed down his forehead like a flood even more.
At this time, a bathroom pictogram caught his eye.
“I really need to use the bathroom!”
Since it was such an urgent situation, he ended up shouting. As a result, people around were also looking at Yeoul with rabbit eyes.
“There’s a bathroom in the hospital room too. That one’s cleaner.”
Eun Sajun also seemed confused, wondering why Yeoul was acting like this.
“If… if I don’t go now, I feel like I’ll die.”
He felt like he had become a poop-obsessed person, but he had no choice. Yeoul quickly shook off his hand and started running toward entrance 5.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
