CH 42

Soon after, So-Won arrived in the outdoor shower room.

Tae-Woo took So-Won, went inside and washed So-Won’s hands. So-Won quietly looked around and opened his mouth at the careful, meticulous, and urgent touch.

“Well, I can do it alone.”

“…I’m sorry.”

Tae-Woo paused and let go of his hand. So-Won was embarrassed and finished washing his hands. Tae-Woo seems to be watching next to him, so he washed more meticulously on purpose by soaking twice. Only then did Tae-Woo seem relieved.

“Were you surprised…?”

So-Won also had a memory of being very surprised when he collapsed, so he felt sorry. So-Won carefully opened his mouth while watching Tae-Woo.

“I’m sorry. You must have been surprised.. I’m not sick, but I was so surprised that I thought Tae-Woo was hurt.. It’s really okay now,”

So-Won stuttered. It was meant to reassure Tae-Woo, but his voice was shaking in a shabby way. He finished speaking quickly because he thought it would have a counterproductive effect if it goes on like this.

“Are you sure, you don’t need to be checked by the medical team?”

“Yes, I’m fine now.”

“All right. I’ll wash up and come out, so please wait a little bit.”

Tae-Woo told him to go to the car first and rest, but So-Won shook his head and waited for him.

While Tae-Woo was washing up, he squatted nearby and opened his palm. The trembling hands were now completely calm.

Tae-Woo’s condition has improved a lot, but he didn’t expect he would still be suprised.

So-Won was worried that Tae-Woo would not bring him to the gate next time.

“You’ve waited a long time.”

Tae-Woo changed his clothes and looked fine. His surprise earlier was embarrassing. So-Won hurried back to the car with Tae-Woo.

“We’ll go to the hospital.”

“What?”

Tae-Woo said as soon as he started the engine. So-Won was embarrassed for a moment and waved his hand hard.

“Oh, no! I’m really fine! I was just surprised for a second. Can’t we go home right away? I can’t wait to rest. I don’t even have a cell phone battery…”

“What? Cell phone battery?”

He can’t believe this is the last excuse he got. So-Won screamed inside and bashed himself.

So-Won knew the reason, so he didn’t really have to go to the hospital. After he came to his senses, he was just plain traumatized to the point of embarrassment. But he couldn’t tell Tae-Woo the truth, so he quickly racked his brains to make excuses.

“…I see.”

Honestly, So-Won thought it would be difficult to persuade Tae-Woo because his reaction was not normal, but he agreed unexpectedly. Anyway, it was a relief. So-Won didn’t want to waste his time at the hospital for this reason.

To some extent, he was sincere in saying that Ihe wanted to go home quickly and rest.Perhaps because he was greatly surprised and relieved, So-Won slept in the car on their way home.

So-Won yawned loudly, checked the time. After he returned home and rested, it became night before he knew it. So-Won rose from his bed and habitually headed to Tae-Woo’s room.

‘Oh, that’s right. I was told not to guide today…’

It was not until the door opened that he remembered what the doctor in charge said. He was told not to guide after returning from the gate. Tae-Woo and So-Won’s eyes met. So-Won could not enter the room as if an invisible wall had been built.

Suddenly he hated the doctor in charge. No, so-Won hated himself for accepting the doctor’s request. Because of his stupidity, he couldn’t guide him today, which was like the end of a day before bed.

He said that radiation guidance was inevitable, but he knew that it didn’t mean that he could be guided, and Tae-Woo knew it.That meant that So-Won had to sleep alone today.

“Tae-Woo, do you need a guide?”

“I’m fine.”

“I see… I’m sorry to interrupt your break. Good night, Tae-Woo.”

“Seep comfortably, too.”

If Tae-Woo said he needed it, he would have run to the side and fallen asleep guiding. So-Won asked wishing he would agree, but Tae-Woo shook his head honestly.

So-Won slowly closed the door, leaving lingering feelings. He felt weak walking back to the room. The quiet house felt spooky today.

Can he sleep alone?

So-Won did not move for a long time, putting his hand on the door knob of his room. No matter how much he thinks about it, there was only a grim conclusion that he could not sleep like this. In addition, after seeing Tae-Woo covered in blood, So-Won was even scared to be alone.

The body, who couldn’t guide at the set time, kept shaking and making a fuss to go back to Tae-Woo. So-Won turned around and opened Tae-Woo’s door.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

Tae-Woo asked So-Won, who visited him again.As soon as he saw Tae-Woo’s face, his body stopped shaking.

So-Won secretly took a deep breath and air filled his lungs. At the same time, he still did not step beyond the threshold.So-Won hesitated to ask him.

“Tae-Woo, can you give me a hug for a second?”

And before So-Won heard the answer, he stuttered and made excuses.

“I know the doctor in charge told me not to guide you, but earlier… I couldn’t sleep, maybe because I was surprised.”

For a moment, he saw what happened at the gate passing quickly in Tae-Woo’s eyes. It’s not the memory of So-Won kissing Tae-Woo first, but the shabby appearance So-Won surprised at Tae-Woo coming out of the gate with blood on his clothes.

Tae-Woo got up from bed. There was no answer, but So-Won knew that the reaction was the same as accepting it, he quickly walked into the room with a bright face. So-Won faced Tae-Woo by the bed.

Then his vision was blocked by his body, and So-Won realized once again that he was really big.He was measuring his body and his body with his eyes.

“Are you really sure you don’t need to go to the hospital?”

So-Won answered that he really couldn’t sleep, but Tae-Woo kept on checking him if he is fine.

He felt naked, as the gaze examined him. So-Won wriggled around and tried to avoid the gaze and hugged him. Only then did the atmosphere lighten up. Tension was relieved by the warm body temperature and the impact of tapping the body.

“Um… Tae-Woo, give me a hug, too.”

The voice that had been loosened up leaked like smoke. He could feel Tae-Woo hugging his back weakly with his whining tone. So-Won hugged him tightly with his body completely in close contact to enjoy Tae-Woo’s arms as much as possible. He didn’t forget to put his nose near him smell his scent.

He could hear his heart beating heavily as he leaned on Tae-Woo’s chest. A slow, loud thud in the ear relieved So-Won. It was warm and cozy. Even if someone ordered him to stay like this all day, So-Won thought he would immediately agreed.

He was really relieved when he confirmed that his condition did not deteriorate even though he had been to the gate. So-Won was hugging him for a moment, and he felt drowsy. A long yawn formed a slight tear in So-Won’s eyes.

He wanted to stick with him a little more, but there was an obstacle of a 100% matching rate. If he guided for a little longer, it would have been obvious in tomorrow’s test.

‘”Thank you, Tae-Woo. That’s enough.”

So-Won said so and got out of Tae-Woo’s arms. For a moment, his eyes remained entangled in the air.

“Please sleep comfortably.”

“Yes, you too, Tae-Woo.”

Finally, after a simple greeting, So-Won came out of Tae-Woo’s room. His eyes were closing little by little, and So-Won thought he could really sleep now.

So-Won thought he was going to fall asleep, but his eyes were wide as soon as he lay down. After a long time, he lay alone in a dark room, and suddenly got scared. So-Won got out of bed and turned on the light again.

Lying in a bright room hugging a pillow instead of Tae-Woo, he felt pathetic. However, he sighed because he thought it would be impossible to sleep alone even with the light on.

So-Won was forced to stay up all night.

“Oh, right.”

So-Won reached out to the side of the bed to use his cell phone all night, and suddenly he remembered a tranquilizer he had received from the doctor.

The doctor said to use it before he went to bed, if he is having an episode.

So-Won jumped up and took out the medicine he had hidden in the drawer. He thought he wouldn’t need it, but he is glad he took it.

So-Won immediately used one and lied down on the bed. He doesn’t feel anything yet, but he closed his eyes hoping it would work.

“…I have a headache…”

When he woke up, his condition was the worst. His body was heavy and his head was throbbing. He didn’t have a nightmare, but the medicine didn’t seem to work. Though it was better to be sick than to have a nightmare.

After getting ready to go for an examination, he came out of the house with Tae-Woo and tried to get a car, but Tae-Woo stopped and asked.

“So-Won, are you okay?”

Seeing that Tae-Woo was worried, he must have looked very pale. However, he couldn’t say that the drug didn’t work well because So-Won was hiding anything related to tranquilizers.

So-Won answered in agony.”It’s okay. It’s because I didn’t sleep well.”

Fortunately, Tae-Woo only said to rest a little more until they arrived without asking any more questions.

In the car heading to the association, So-Won thought about asking for a change of medicine for a while, but he gave up because it was annoying and he thought he wouldn’t use it anymore.

“Oh, you’re here.”

As soon as they entered the lab, the doctor in charge welcomed them.

There was a stranger standing in front of the person in charge. The introduction continued even while So-Won was wondering.”This is a collaborative researcher from the American Association. We’re going to do the research together from today.”