Between bewilderment and pain - Part Four

Yeo-jin's heart was pounding, feeling like her heart would never be there again

As she realized that the man who was stepping towards them now was the same person, signs of fear, anxiety and tension possessed her.,

Every step he takes, she feels it tramples her heart and her dignity.

Dak jumped up from his seat when the man approached the dining table and greeted him saying:

Choi Lee Hyuk, how are you man... when did you come back from abroad

He smiled at his side and looked at Yeo-jin:

- I came back about a month ago, I made things up here and opened my clinic in the center of the capital, you and your wife should come soon

Yeo-jin was stunned by what she saw, it made her wonder how Dak Ho got to know Lee Hyuk, how they met and how close they were to each other so that Dak Ho flinched like this ¸ It's not of his nature at all, which made her feel uncomfortable More than that, she has been hardly controlling herself since his appearance

Dak added his speech, saying:

- Yes, of course we should, right I know you as my wife, Yeo-jin, a doctor in the same specialty...

Lee Hyuk interrupted him:

- Yes, I know, Doctor Yeo-jin

Yeo-jin was turning her eyes to the ground, unwilling to look at his face, but she felt that this would make Dak Ho feel strange, so she quickly raised her head, and found his face completely opposite her, looking at her with a yellow smile and his eyes full of challenge, which confused her greatly.

She replied in a trembling voice:

Hello Mr. Lee Hyuk

Lee Hyuk laughed sarcastically and then continued by saying:

- Sir....I'm sorry, but there's no need for nicknames, right?

Dak Ho looked strangely at Lee Hyuk and noticed Yeo-jin's confusion, it seems like she's lost and doesn't know how to act now, Dak Ho sighed a little and then added:

-You seem to know Yeo-jin or have met her before, Lee Hyuk!

And he answered him, saying:

- Yes, that's right, we were close colleagues at the university, do you know that she chose this major because of me?

Dak Ho felt uncomfortable, when Lee Hyuk talks like this about his wife and what kind of relationship they have and when their paths intertwine and most important of all, when she denied that she knows him, he convinced himself that maybe Lee Hyuk was confused about it, then Yeo-jin noticed her husband's fugue and decided to talk Now, feeling that the day might end in a way that might turn her life upside down, she added, :

- That's relatively true, that was only one of the reasons

Dak was more upset than before, as it was now confirmed that his wife knew Lee Hyuk and that it was she who denied it before. :

- Well, I didn't know that you were studying at the same university...

So, Lee Hyuk interrupted him.

He said:

- Yes, but we have not communicated since the last year of study, I traveled to finish my studies abroad, I was supposed to graduate from the university in the same year Yeo-jin graduated, but for some reason beyond my control I had to travel abroad and obtained my university degree there

Lee Hyuk was speaking while looking directly into Yeo-Jin's eyes, but Yeo-jin was looking at the empty bowl of food, she was in an unenviable position and didn't know what to do now. There was something fishy, ​​he couldn't tell whether they were friends or enemies...., but since Lee Hyuk said, that he was the cause of something important like specialization, he was suspicious that they had a strong relationship..... So he decided to cut off doubt with certainty, so he understood his question, saying: :

Lee Hyuk, you didn't say how you convinced Yeo-jin to choose this major, were you friends that much?

Yeo-jin felt that the situation was getting worse every second that the three of them were in one place, and as she was about to answer she was interrupted by Lee Hyuk's sarcastic laugh as he added, saying:

- I didn't say I convinced her, I said I was the reason for that. Let me tell you the story behind this. During our school years, Yeo-jin and I were like cats and mice. She always won first place and I second. Imagine that, young people studying. Medicine and there is a competition between them, what kind of relationship exists, until one day, I got a higher degree than her in a subject that falls under the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology - I agitated and spoke to the professor who gave me a higher degree than her, how can I get a higher position than her in any subject, Then she entered the classroom and suddenly said:

-You ¸ Lee Hyuk, you don't think you beat me today, what major do you want in the future?

I answered her quickly because of my confusion because of her question without introductions, and I told her that it was my dream to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology.

She replied, with all firmness, she said:

- Well, work hard because I will specialize in the same field as you and let's see until the end who is better!

then continue:

- She was very competitive besides her intelligence

Then he sighed a little and said,

- By the way, I was surprised when I found out that she got married

There was silence for a while, and Dak did not know what the meaning behind his phrase was, and it seemed clear to Yeo-jin this matter, so she pretended to laugh and said:

- Yes, I was a competitive student, I admit it, and I was busy with education and study, so everyone is shocked when they know that I got married and gave birth.

Dak added the hadith and said:

- Yes, we got married right after graduation and now we have a child, whose next birthday will be...

Yeo-jin quickly interrupted him:

- And you, Lee Hyuk, aren't you married yet?

Dak, too, said:

- Right, you're over thirty now, why haven't you engaged yet

Lee Hyuk answered them:

I tried to get engaged again, but my bad experience made me not want to go through this again

Dak sighed a little and then added:

- If the reason behind this, a girl left you ..., what is the reason for her abandonment of you?

Lee Hyuk answered:

Would you believe me if I told you that I don't know?

Said Dak Ho:

Then you must meet her again

Lee Hyuk looked at Yeo-jin with cunning and said:

- I'm doing it, I'll be selfish this time...

Dak Ho's phone rang, and he got up from the spot where his dad was calling, when he got a little further away from where he couldn't hear their conversation, Yeo-jin said to Lee Hyuk.

- What do you want from me now? Isn't it enough for you what you've been doing since you came back!

Lee Hyuk replied, his eyes filled with challenge:

- I didn't even start, wait, you're the one who appeared in front of me again? Don't you remember this day too?