Every customer specifically asked for him, and his schedule was totally booked out until the following week.
However, when he got into the surgery itself, Dong-gu realized he still couldn't stay calm. His PTSD was still there. Seeing that, Dae-young planned to tell him to cancel tomorrow's surgery, but he insisted he could handle it, and said that if anything went wrong, he would take full responsibility.
Some gossip from his co-workers about Dong-gu's condition accidentally reached Hong-ran's ears, and she acted as the messenger to Ha-neul again. Her eyes were full of worry and heartache for him.
The next morning, she suddenly showed up in the operating room. It turned out that after finding out what had happened, she had gone to meet Dae-young and asked to work there in order to support him.
Right when Dong-gu started panicking, her voice pulled him back to reality. Thanks to her handling the anesthesia, the surgery was a great success.
However, Dong-gu wasn't happy at all. He didn't want her returning to this exhausting environment just because of him.
While the two of them were arguing, their old high school teacher stopped by for a plastic surgery consultation. Seeing his two favorite students show up at the same time, the teacher was overjoyed and invited both of them to lunch. Dae-young also shamelessly tagged along. Seeing the two of them still bickering fiercely, just like back in their school days, the teacher felt like he had gone back in time.
After sending the teacher off, Dong-gu brought up the old issue again. He didn't want her working when she herself hadn't fully recovered mentally. It made him feel guilty.
Ha-neul explained that she couldn't let him suffer the pain all alone.
He asked her back, "Then what about you?" When she was hurting the most, he had wanted to be by her side too, but in the end she was the one who let go. Even up until now, he still didn't understand the real reason for the breakup.
Both of them left in a tense mood.
The next day, Dong-gu accidentally overheard Hong-ran on the phone and found out the terrifying truth. It was Kyung-min who had ruined Ha-neul. He was totally shocked to learn that the man had stolen her thesis, stolen her hard work, and even spread malicious rumors to turn her into a laughing stock at the hospital.
Outraged, he went straight to Kyung-min's place to confront him. That man still shamelessly considered fighting for the professor's seat a perfectly normal thing to do, and even blamed her for being weak. He also warned Dong-gu to stay away from her.
After the scuffle with that scumbag, Dong-gu showed up with a bruised face to find Ha-neul, and hugged her tightly, because he felt so heartbroken for her. She worriedly treated his wounds and asked what had happened, but seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, she didn't push him.
Both of them opened up their hearts to each other. He confessed that when she asked to break up, he was deeply hurt. He blamed himself for not being able to be a shoulder for her to lean on, which made him even more determined to overcome his mental trauma and become stronger. He apologized for his harsh words the day before.
Ha-neul gently replied that thanks to him, she had felt much better. She remembered the time when she first quit her job at the hospital. She had thought her life was totally over then, but thanks to Dong-gu, she found joys she had never had before. She comforted him, saying that whether he could hold a scalpel or not, in her eyes he would always be the most amazing person alive.
To help Dong-gu cheer up, Ha-neul invited him to go clubbing and have a blast. Experiencing the wild vibe of a nightclub for the first time, Ha-neul got so excited that she wanted to go for another round, which gave Dong-gu a mini heart attack.
Taking this chance, Ha-neul explained the real reason she had wanted to work with him. It wasn't just because she was worried about him. She also wanted to use it to heal herself. She believed that as long as she was by Dong-gu's side, she could do it.
Seeing her being so sincere, Dong-gu didn't object anymore.
Speaking of the old teacher, Ha-neul had accidentally discovered a lump on his back. After checking with Dae-young, they figured out it was a lipoma. It turned out the teacher had also been planning to ask Dong-gu to look at it, but he had been scared to bother him while he was dealing with so much chaos.
Knowing this, Dong-gu decided to personally perform the surgery for the teacher, and asked Ha-neul to assist. Getting operated on by his two favorite students, the teacher felt incredibly warmed and lucky.
Thanks to Ha-neul being there with him, Dong-gu felt less scared, and the surgery went perfectly. The whole clinic threw a celebration party for him.
Right at this moment, Hong-ran called to tell Ha-neul that Dong-gu had beaten up Kyung-min because of her. Touched by her boyfriend's action, Ha-neul didn't hesitate to lean in and give him a loud, clear kiss.
The couple started entering their cheesy phase, complimenting each other non-stop and making the single folks next to them sick of it.
After getting back together, Ha-neul's happiness was written all over her face, which made her whole family suspicious. Her younger brother even dropped a bold statement. "A few days ago she was miserably sad. Today she's overly happy. She's definitely bipolar."
Like any new couple, they stuck to each other like glue, talking on the phone for hours without getting bored. Ha-neul even secretly ran over to Dong-gu's room. Seeing her constantly hiding from her family, Dong-gu felt a bit sad, because he wanted to be official and out in the open. Ha-neul promised she would tell her mother the truth soon, which made him thrilled.
However, at the clinic, she wanted to keep it a secret to avoid getting judged by their co-workers, and he completely respected that.
That night, after having a late night snack, Ha-neul said she would just lie down on the bed and rest for thirty minutes. Who knew she would completely fall asleep?
As a result, the next morning, her mother opened the door to Dong-gu's room and witnessed a shocking scene.