Chapter 165

EP.165 The Doctor’s Annoyance with Me #2

“You good-for-nothing brat!”

A voice filled with anger echoed from beside me.

I opened my eyes, sat up, and looked up at the fuming doctor.

Then, I smirked.

“Unnie…?”

At my words, the doctor let out a deep sigh from the depths of her chest.

Ignoring her reaction, I pushed Boyeong, who was still blissfully high from the lingering effects of the drug, aside with my foot and got up.

With my eyes still half-closed, I approached the doctor and hugged her tightly.

“Hey…! What are you doing…?”

“Unnie… I really love you… I can’t live without you…”

The doctor let out a hollow laugh at my sincere confession.

“You say that, but you slept with another girl…? And you even did drugs after I told you not to?”

“I’m sorry… I couldn’t help it… They said it was good…”

“So… you didn’t get it yourself, but that girl gave it to you?”

“Well… um…”

“Forget it. Don’t say anything.”

The doctor cut me off firmly and glared at Boyeong, who was caressing her cheek.

Her expression was so terrifying that even the intoxicated Boyeong flinched and trembled.

I quickly changed the subject before Boyeong got into more trouble.

“Unnie, you did your makeup today? You look pretty…”

“Not falling for it. Get lost.”

“No.”

The doctor lightly smacked the back of my head as I whined like a child.

A completely different reaction compared to how she had slapped Boyeong’s cheek earlier.

Even with evidence that I had slept with another girl, her reaction suggested that she didn’t think my sin was that grave.

After a moment, the doctor, who had been stroking the back of my neck, spoke.

“Let’s go get treatment now.”

“Treatment…?”

“Yeah. You need to go into the medical device and normalize your body again. Don’t refuse like last time. And don’t whine.”

She was clearly very angry, so she wanted me to match her mood.

“Okay…”

“You drove here, right? Where is it?”

“In the underground parking lot…”

“Where’s the car key, you idiot?”

“Ah, hold on…”

I let go of the doctor’s waist, moved to the desk, and messed up Boyeong’s hair.

As if she were my girlfriend.

The doctor looked like she was about to get angry again at my behavior, but she stayed still, perhaps judging that the drug was still affecting me.

I picked up the car key from the desk, walked over to the doctor, and spun it around.

“Should I drive? I’m feeling refreshed now…”

“Stop joking and give it to me. You were just stumbling around a moment ago…”

“That was because I just woke up…”

“I said give it to me.”

“Okay…”

I obediently handed the car key to the doctor’s outstretched hand.

The doctor, who had let out a deep sigh, pointed at Boyeong with her finger and spoke to me as I was hurriedly putting on my clothes.

“Bring her too.”

“Huh…? Are we going to the lab…? Are you going to treat Boyeong too?”

“We can’t just leave her here. I have some questions for her, so just do as I say.”

“Got it. Hold on… Let me clean this up…”

I roughly threw Boyeong’s clothes at her and started cleaning up the floor.

Seeing me enthusiastically cleaning up, the doctor seemed to get even more annoyed and placed her hand on her forehead.

**

“Are you feeling okay?”

The doctor’s tone was polite, but her face clearly showed she was angry.

After finishing treatment in the medical device, Boyeong, who was resting in the lounge inside the lab, was startled and quickly adjusted her posture.

“Ah, yes… Thank you so much…”

The doctor, sitting across from her, asked.

“You’re Chae Boyeong, right? A singer under WW Entertainment. I thought you looked familiar earlier… Am I right?”

“Y-yes…”

“You’re known as a kind and talented singer, so why did you make such a choice? Drugs are a very sensitive issue in Korea. If you get caught, not only your singing career but your entire life could be ruined.”

“I’m sorry… I made a mistake… Sniff…!”

Boyeong burst into tears and started sobbing.

As I watched their conversation from the massage chair in the lounge, I thought to myself.

Boyeong’s acting skills are truly impressive.

The doctor pulled out a few tissues and handed them to Boyeong.

Boyeong politely accepted them with both hands, wiped her eyes, and began to explain her situation… or rather, the lie she had prepared in advance.

“Two months ago, something difficult happened…”

“Something difficult?”

“I released a mini-album at that time… The song that the agency pushed to fit the public’s taste, rather than the title track that reflected my musical style, kept topping the charts… I felt like my musical identity was being denied, so it was really hard…”

The doctor nodded.

“I see… You had a musical identity you wanted to express, but the public only liked the commercially produced song, so it was tough… Is that it?”

“Y-yes…”

This kind of thing happens a lot in the arts.

Historically, there are countless cases where a piece of art or music created on a whim becomes more famous than the artist’s intended direction.

Many artists who felt a sense of self-loathing because of this have fallen into drugs.

Even in modern times, such incidents keep happening, so the doctor probably understands Boyeong’s feelings to some extent.

Though she wouldn’t sympathize.

“I understand, but you made the wrong choice, Boyeong. You knew it would be bad if you got caught, but you still touched drugs… And you didn’t do it alone; you dragged others into it.”

“I’m sorry… Jihyuk said he was having a hard time too…”

The doctor flinched and looked at me.

I turned my gaze to the TV, expressing my complicated feelings.

The doctor remained silent for a while, perhaps because the situation was truly complicated.

Then, she spoke to Boyeong, who was bowing her head like a criminal.

“Do you know what this place is?”

“Not really… It feels like some kind of science lab…”

“You should keep it that way. Forget that you came here today.”

“…Okay…”

“Don’t tell anyone. Consider it the price for getting treatment to overcome your drug addiction.”

“I won’t… I won’t tell anyone…”

“Your body is fine now. You shouldn’t crave drugs as much as before, but the pleasure of doing drugs will still linger in your mind. Overcoming that depends on your willpower. I won’t stop you from making any choices, but if you touch drugs again, I won’t treat you this time.”

“Yes… Thank you so much…”

The doctor, who had been staring at Boyeong with a dissatisfied look, finally ended the situation by shaking her head.

What a shame. I thought she might threaten her, but she didn’t.

“I’ll take you home. Jihyuk, you stay here.”

The doctor got up and said.

“Got it.”

**

After sending Boyeong off and returning, the doctor looked at me, who was munching on snacks and watching TV, with a look of disbelief.

I smiled awkwardly and spoke to the doctor, who had her hands on her hips.

“You’re wearing earrings too?”

“Shut up.”

“I was complimenting you because they’re pretty?”

“Do you really think you can say that so casually? After sleeping with some random girl?”

“I’m really sorry about that. The drugs made my libido… skyrocket… I couldn’t help it…”

“Haah…”

The doctor, who had been sitting quietly with her eyes closed, came over and crouched in front of me.

Today, she was wearing a beige H-line miniskirt, and through the gap between her thighs, I could see her fluttering panties…

“Stop looking at weird places and look at me.”

“Okay.”

I obediently stared into the doctor’s deep blue eyes that seemed to suck me in.

After a while of staring at each other, the doctor spoke with difficulty.

“Jihyuk, Boyeong said it too. That you were having a hard time… Was it because of me?”

“No.”

“Don’t lie. Then what was it?”

“…..”

“I want to be honest with you. Of course, I’ve lied before… but I’m deeply reflecting on it. So whatever you say, I’ll answer honestly.”

Really? If I asked you about the tracker you planted, could you still do that?

If I asked you now, ‘How did you know I was in that building?’ you’d be in a lot of trouble.

But I’ll let it slide. I plan to drop a big bomb later.

For today, let’s just solidify the doctor’s feelings.

I took the doctor’s left hand and pulled it toward me.

Then, I grabbed the ring on her ring finger and slowly slid it off.

The doctor kept her eyes on me the whole time.

Her expression didn’t change. It seemed like she had resolved to stay still no matter what I did.

After a long time, I finally removed the doctor’s wedding ring and put it in my pocket, then gently stroked the mark left on her ring finger.

“This is why I was having a hard time.”

“I thought so.”

“Don’t think I’m being petty. It was a big deal for me.”

At my words, the doctor slowly got up and pulled my face into her chest.

In that position, she gently patted my back and spoke.

“Ever since I met you, strange things keep happening.”

I broke free from her embrace and asked.

“Like what?”

“My values keep getting shaken. This incident is a good example. Boyeong was someone who could be considered truly good, but she almost got ruined by falling for the temptations of bad people. You’re the same.”

“…..”

“The world is like that too. When a common enemy like the demons appeared, everyone united… but as soon as things got a little peaceful, they started fighting each other. They tried to exploit our weapons, and five states tried to overthrow the U.S. government. If we had left it alone, the U.S. government wouldn’t have noticed. They even framed you. Does that make sense?”

Yeah, this world is ruled by bad people.

Those who try to live justly and kindly are overwhelmed by rampant hatred, violence, and corruption, and they change because of it.

All of this stems from human greed.

The doctor, who is now confessing to me, probably thinks the same way.

The doctor always believed that justice would prevail.

This is the legacy left by the late Edward Parsons.

This legacy has taken root in the doctor’s heart and has deeply assimilated with her.

But now it’s different.

Being with me and experiencing various bad incidents, seeing me, whom she loves, go through tough times, has shaken those roots.

They haven’t completely collapsed yet, but if I keep causing incidents and shattering the statue of Edward Parsons in her heart, it’s only a matter of time before she assimilates into my path.

No, in fact, she’s already starting to assimilate.

The fact that she removed the ring, a symbol of her bond with Edward Parsons, whom she loved dearly, is proof of that.

Now, I need to accelerate things.

As I scratched my head and expressed my complicated feelings, the doctor changed the subject.

“Shall we stop with the heavy talk? Let’s go home and rest.”

“Okay… and unnie.”

“Yeah?”

“I’m sorry for causing you trouble.”

At my apology filled with guilt, the doctor smiled with a mix of generosity and bitterness and said.

“I can’t say it’s okay. I was really hurt today too.”

“Got it.”

“Let’s go home. I’ll drive.”

“Okay.”

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