136 Granted Wishes (1/2)

”When am I going to get out of here,” Ji-ho whined.

It hasn't been thirty minutes since his awakening and the boy was already making such requests.

Due to Minhyun's power, Ji-ho was luckily able to get his blood transfusion quickly. Now, he was able to move but, there was a problem. His body was not the same as before. There was a terrible consequence of getting shot. Since his body was in its final stage of its illness, his wound would not heal. It wasn't life threatening - according to the doctor's - but it was enough to bring him lots of pain.

Therefore, she thought it was best for him to stay in this room for a few more days.

Yoona grabbed his hand. ”Stop moving! You're going to agitate the wound and make it bleed more. Then the nurses have to bandage you again. Do you want that?”

Ji-ho groaned. ”But still…”

He grabbed his hair in frustration. ”Man, I should've just died. Avoid all these problems and lie in the clouds, surrounded by beautiful half-naked angels.”

Yoona fought the urge to slap him.

She knew he was joking, especially with his unnecessary perverted comment, but the realism of the situation made it hard to laugh.

”Don't say that.” A sense of urgency filled her voice. ”Please.”

The white-haired boy stared at her in surprise. He didn't realize how much his joke hurt her. After scrunching his face for a while, he let his usual smile fill his face.

”Kidding,” he sang. Then he sent her a wink. ”You're too serious.”

She ruffled his hair. ”Whatever.”

Ji-ho looked out the window. His eyes staring into the dark outside world. A feeling of dread enveloped his heart. ”But I really want to escape from here.”

Out of all the words he could've used, the fact that he used 'escape' brought chills up Yoona's spine. It was ironic. The place that was keeping him alive was the same place that he hated more than death.

”You should ask Minhyun later to help you then,” Yoona suggested. Then there was a pause. Conflicting emotions arose in her chest in regards to Ji-ho's wants. Clearly Ji-ho hated the hospital to the point of bringing him deep emotional discomfort, however, it was the only place that Ji-ho could get the fastest treatment. What if an emergency situation popped up? Especially in this stage of his disease? ”Do you want to move to another hospital? Would that be better for you?”

There was a sense of hesitation in her voice in case her words hurt him in any way.

After hearing her question, Ji-ho turned his head towards her to make eye-contact. Chills ran down Yoona's spine to see how lifeless they were.

”No. I hate hospitals. I don't want to be no just here but anywhere near them.”

She understood.

Yoona sent him a smile. ”Okay.”

Seeing how it was rare for Ji-ho to be so depressed this sent sirens to her brain. It was a sign that she shouldn't ask more questions about this conversation. However, there was still a feeling of sadness in her chest. What was so terrible about the place that had tried to save him? And was there a way to change these feelings of negativity to something happier?

Whatever. At the moment, the most important part was that he was fine. Besides, it may not be the right time for him to tell her about his trauma.

Perhaps Ji-ho had sensed the darkening mood, because he tried to lift it with another comment. ”By the way. Where is Minhyun? I basically saved him as a hero. He should've already been here, kneeling down and kissing my feet,” Ji-ho said proudly.

Yoona let out a chuckle. It still shocked her to know that this little buzzer jumped in front of Minhyun with the mentality of sacrificing his own.

She glanced down at her phone. ”Minhyun should be here soon. Apparently they ran into some complications. Seriously. That CEO really doesn't give it a rest does he?”

As if luck was on his side, a recognizable deep voice penetrated through the air. ”Are you s.h.i.+t talking me?”

When she turned around, she could see that her boyfriend was leaning against the door frame. In his hand was a plain red shopping bag. She wondered what could be inside. Perhaps a present for Ji-ho.

Although he tried not to act like anything had changed, she could see the happiness in Minhyun's eyes when he saw Ji-ho behaving normally as if he never gotten hurt in the first place. A smile filled her face. What was this tsundere? The CEO was trying to conceal his emotions but he wasn't fooling anybody.

”Minhyun!” Ji-ho yelled happily. ”Finally you have come! No we weren't s.h.i.+t-talking you but waiting for you to come… What is that in your hand? My present? Of course you have. After all, I am the saviour of your life.”

Minhyun ignored him and walked towards Yoona, kissing her forehead. ”You should leave. You have school tomorrow.”

Yoona swallowed. ”But-”