Chapter 25: Secret Treatment [4] (1/2)
The girl was staring directly at Ganghyuk, who was so embarra.s.sed that he could not help laughing.
”Oh!”
Then, he hid behind Yeoni.
'Oh my goodness!'
There was no use of hiding since she had already seen him, but he could not think of anything. He tried finding a good option, but there were not many choices that he could think of.
'I had heard that the professor and my old man had a student-teacher relations.h.i.+p…'
So… maybe marriage? He thought that it would not be bad, as she was indeed quite pretty.
'Considering that her face is swollen right now, it is not bad at all.' He wanted to live freely but maybe the dream might be shattered.
While he was busy imagining about a son, grandson, and daughter-in-law, the girl asked again. ”I asked who you are…” It was an elegant but stern voice, no wonder she was a daughter of the professor. She showed a dignity even though she must have been somewhat intoxicated.
”Tell her something.” With the whisper from Ganghyuk, Yeoni was startled.
”What should I tell her?”
”I don't know. Tell her something. Any excuse.”
Ganghyuk withdrew his body and tried to hide behind Yeoni. But, it was of no use because of the difference of body size. When he tried to hide, the girl pointed at Ganghyuk.
”I asked who the man behind you is. I will yell if you do not answer.” It was clear whom she had pointed at. Seeing this, Yeoni heaved a sigh of relief and retreated.
”Sir, you must tell her.”
”What?”
”Any excuse.”
He did not feel good to hear the same comment that he had made just a second before. Ganghyuk regretted his irresponsibility as he stepped forward.
”Did you ask who I was?”
”Yes.” The girl straightened up her posture. Although her clothes were shabby, she had the dignity to be called a n.o.blewoman.
'No wonder she is a daughter of the professor.' It seemed that he had educated her very well.
'If I do not answer, she will scream for sure.'
It seemed that he could survive this situation only with his improvised speech. Hence, Ganghyuk straightened up with a few dry coughs; it was the posture that Seungmun took when he greeted guests.
As Ganghyuk had a good body, he looked good with such a posture. It was impossible to think of him as a scoundrel who intruded a n.o.blewoman's room at night secretly.
”I… I am Baik Ganghyuk.” Ganghyuk answered with an elegant voice and a refined expression in his eyes.
As the lamp gave off a dim light, the room felt just like a washroom.
'When I was a professor, they liked my refined eyes.'
But, she was somewhat different. She opened her mouth again without any movement, ”Why did you come here?”
”Ah, it is because…”
Ganghyuk thought of the broken needle that they pulled out a while ago.
”I came here because of this.”
”Needle?”
”Yes! As you see, this is broken.”
The girl looked at the broken needle that Ganghyuk held. The color was faded, and there was a bad odor coming from it; but, it was undoubtedly a needle.
”Did you come here to find it?”
”No, I mean…”
She was a straight arrow like her father.
Ganghyuk shook his head and pointed at her leg, ”This was in your leg. That is why you were sick even though you took the medicine.”
”Ah!” She groaned and then looked at her leg. Yellow pus and red blood were flowing from the part where the needle was taken out. She did not feel much pain at this point.
And it was then that she realized the fact that she was familiar with his voice.
”You are the doctor who came here in the evening.”
”Yes, I was there.”
She doubted something and then looked outside; it was midnight.
”Why do you come here this late at night again?”
”It is because the professor did not let me see the patient directly.”
”So, you came here at this hour to treat me?”
”Yes.”
”It seems it is already curfew time.”
”It will be fine if we are not caught.”
It was not a good statement to say out loud, since they were, after all, caught by the girl.
”En…” She moved her right toe. Since the swelling had already gone down, it was easier to move it. It was true that Ganghyuk had treated her anyway, even though she did not know of the situation in detail.
The one who touched her was a woman…
”You did that... Thank you for treating me.” When she finished understanding the situation, she bowed in grat.i.tude. Joseon people were all very cool indeed.
Ganghyuk shook his hands and answered. ”No, no. The treatment is still under progress.”
”I feel much better before I went to bed.”
She seemed conscious even though she had taken painkillers. But, at least it was sure that she would not scream now or cause any problems.
The question was if he had to treat her right now or come back later. But again, when could he come back to the room? Another home visit while avoiding the patrol? No matter how daring he was, even he did not want to try this twice.
”I would like to finish the treatment now only.”
”Is there anything more to be done?”
”There is some major inflammation in the part where the needle was lodged. I need to remove the pus. I did not do it in order not to wake you up, but now that you are already awake, I would like to cleanse the wound.”
”I believe you will not do that by yourself, right?”
Even though he had saved her, there was a rule to follow, and Ganghyuk understood her concern.
'There is a saying that a boy and a girl should not sit together after they have reached the age of seven.'
He thought that it was nonsense in that world, but this place was Joseon.
”This girl will do that. As you can see, she is a woman.”
”Yes, I am a girl.” Yeoni brushed up her hair and smiled. She felt awkward because she always tied up her hair to pretend being a man.