As soon as he returned to the waiting seat, the nurse called Lee Juyeol’s name. Tired of waiting, his mother, who was on edge, rushed him to the radiation room. And now, Jeongju was sitting in front of the doctor’s office with a nervous look on his face. Shortly after the facial and chest X-rays were taken, the mother and son were immediately called to the doctor’s office. An accurate diagnosis would be made based on the test results.
There were a lot of people in the hospital, so it was no place for Mesani. So, Jeongju had told him to wait in the van in the hospital parking lot after the work was done. While waiting for the mother and son, Jeongju took out his phone from his pocket. ‘When are you coming, everyone waits for sunbae-nim…’ Jeongju took a deep breath and checked the messages one after another from the manager and agency, then jumped up.
“Juyeol, madam.”
The doctor’s office door opened, revealing the mother and son. Jeongju strode towards the two. Despite making a career out of acting, his face was clearly full of worry just by looking at his outward expression.
“When is the date of your surgery?”
“…”
“…”
Lee Juyeol subtly avoided looking at Jeongju’s cautious question. Instead, Jeongju turned to his mother, who had a puzzled expression and seemed reluctant to answer.
After confirming the reaction of the two, Jeongju lowered his head slowly. On the outside, he put on a display of shame, but a smile slowly grew on his lips hidden under his mask, as if a flower was blooming. Jeongju let out a sombre voice that was the opposite of his smile.
“Until the day of surgery, just in case… It would be better for Juyeol to be hospitalized. As I said, I will pay all the hospital bills…”
“There is no need for that.”
Lee Juyeol’s mother responded calmly, unlike her previous behavior. Meanwhile, in her mind, she was thinking about the situation just before.
“Huh? That’s weird. The face and chest are all fine?’
The doctor, who was looking at the picture taken by the X-ray, was startled and slipped his glasses on and off. The mother and son, who had been waiting for the doctor to pronounce a fracture with a firm resolve in their hearts, widened their eyes to the result that was different from what they expected.
‘It’s so strange? I’m sure his nose was crooked just a while ago?’
The doctor looked back and forth between the screen and Lee Juyeol’s face with an expression of disbelief. Then he pulled out a chair and stretched out his hand toward Lee Juyeol, who was sitting across from him. Suddenly, the swelling was gone, as he pressed his side and asked, ‘Does it hurt? How is it?’. Lee Juyeol just shook his head with a bewildered expression. Until just a moment ago, every corner of his body ached, but now, no matter how much the doctor touched him, he couldn’t feel even the slightest pain.
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‘Huh huh, I guess I must have been half-asleep earlier. I’ve never seen anything like this…’
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“Yes? What do you mean? Earlier, the doctor said it was a fracture.”
“That’s what I’m saying, isn’t he a pure quack? One minute he’s telling me he has a broken nose, and the next he’s telling me it’s fine…”
The mother sighed in exasperation. Until now, she had taken her fury out on Jeongju, and this time the fury had shifted to the doctor.
So Jeongju knew. The mother and son were now very embarrassed. They were feigning nonchalance in a situation where the tables could easily turn on them. They were lucky to be unharmed, but they didn’t seem to like to bow their heads in apology.
However, since it was concluded that both Jaegyeom and Lee Juyeol only suffered minor bruises, Jeongju had no intention of humoring the pair any longer. Since they exchanged amicably with each other, the situation became balanced. Jeongju smiled and nodded his head.
“I’m so glad. I was very worried that Juyeol might have been seriously injured.”
“I- I came here because it was the general hospital, but the doctor…”
“Doctors are people too, they can make mistakes. Children naturally grow up fighting. Jaegyeom and Juyeol should take today as an example and hope this will not happen in the future.”
After finishing his words, Jeongju cast his gaze at Lee Juyeol. When their eyes met, Lee Juyeol avoided his gaze with a bothered expression. He seemed a bit clumsy at managing his facial expressions.
“Well, if there is the best doctor in the world… In front of him, even the most doctors would be treated as quacks. It’s natural.”
“… Wh- what doctor?”
“Haha, nothing. Juyeol.”
Jeongju took his wallet out of his back pocket. Then he took out four 50,000 won bills, folded them exactly in half, and held them out to Lee Juyeol.
“This will cover the medical expenses, right? It is a light bruise.”
While the embarrassed mother and son were stiff, Jeongju, who was staring at Lee Juyeol with a bill out, remembered something and said, “Ah, that’s right,” and lightened the mood.
“Come to think of it, Juyeol seems to be good at fussing. Isn’t that right, seeing as how you looked like you were in so much pain from just a bruise? You’ve fooled everyone. You seem to have some talent for acting… If you are thinking of acting in the future, please contact me.”
Lee Juyeol’s face hardened.
“… Wh- what?”
“If you want, I can set you up with an audition. Well, that’s my personal opinion. I think Juyeol would suit a role like a gangster or ruffian very well. You’re good at pretending to be in pain when you’re not… you would be perfect for a punching role. Your personality is belligerent and bold.”
“Hey, excuse me. Now what are you…”
The two were glaring at Jeongju with dumbfounded expressions. Either way, Jeongju folded the bill he was holding in his hand once more. Then, he put a finely folded bill into one pocket of Lee Juyeol’s school uniform jacket.
“Ah, don’t get me wrong. It’s a compliment. A compliment. Just… as a person in the industry.”
Jeongju smiled charmingly and lowered the mask that was covering his lower lip to his chin and took off his hat. Then, the hidden features were revealed. It was only then that the eyes of the two of them widened as if they would pop out. Judging by the expression on his face, it seemed that they had not yet been contacted before.
“Then I will take my leave now.”
Jeongju bowed his head lightly and pushed his hat back on his head.
He immediately turned his back to them and moved briskly towards the hospital lobby. Kya kya~ Celebrities are the most interesting in the world. Like wicked humans. A pleasant yelping sound came from the fox under the mask. His light, leaping strides seemed effortless, as if he were tap dancing.
***
Jeongju, who ran out to the parking lot excitedly, flew like a butterfly to the spot where the van was parked. By the time he entered the hospital, Mesani, who was scared of humans, whimpered in fright. However, as Jeongju had encouraged him by saying, ‘This is for your lord,’ so Mesani closed his mouth and nodded.
Sure enough, he was very good.
Jeongju had ordered in advance that the boy’s external wounds be left intact, but that all of his internal wounds be healed. It was more straightforward to use his power to heal him, but they had to be careful not to be seen. After some deliberation, Mesani asked Jeongju for a cup. When he handed over the paper cup that was usually put in the car, Mesani took the cup and fell into meditation for a while.
A few minutes passed.
‘Pueek.’
Mesani opened his eyes and vomited into a paper cup.
‘…’
Jeongju was so surprised by the unexpected sight that two fox ears popped out of his head. It took him a while to tuck them back in.
‘It’s a good thing I drank a lot of dew this morning. Hehe. This is purified water made from the dew that accumulated in my body. Even if I don’t use power, if he drinks this, his wounds will heal as if they’ve been washed away.’
Indeed, it was as it was said. Lee Juyeol seemed to have come into contact with Mesani while he was alone. If there was a small delay in time, the original result would come out.
When he thought of the ridiculous expressions of the two people in front of him, he couldn’t help but gloat. It was a shame that he couldn’t shoot more words because of his social standing. Jeongju laughed and energetically opened the black-tinted passenger-side door.
“Hey, our great grass! It went really well…”
Surprised, Jeongju lowered his mask, doubting his eyes.
“… Uh?”
The inside of the car was empty.
Why it’s empty? What happened to Mesani?! The vomit part it was hilarious
Mesani getting an ice cream bar hopefully 🤞🏼
What?…