Girl In The Winter's

Chapter 20

The surprise of the night was not over for Ayumi, she had to face the other fact that her mother's husband had enrolled Ayumi on a full scholarship to take specialis at Busan Medical University, and as the head of Busan International Hospital, Kevin's father has included Ayumi Maheswara's name as a first-year resident there.

His mouth was about to protest the decision taken without his knowledge but he paused when he saw the happy smile and expectant eyes of his father's two eyes.

"Father, it's up to you, Yu, but Papah will be at ease if you're in Korea with them" he said. Maheswara in a wise voice and looked at his eldest daughter with sparkling eyes that made Ayumi have to swallow all her protests.

"However here you are alone, and Papah has been very worried about your situation, so Papah will feel calmer if you are with them, because after all they are now your family, Yu."

Ayumi was only speechless at her father's words, to be honest her ego was quite high when she imagined she would reach the title of specialist with her own money and abilities, but on the other hand, on the other hand, this was the golden opportunity that came into his life and what his father said was true, he would no longer alone live in a country of people. All this time there are friends and friends like John who will help him, but friends are different from family, often he misses being around his own family and feels jealous when his friends gather with his family.

So this is where he is now, being a resident who works like a madman at Busan International Hospital, let alone going to the mall, to sleep he barely has time. First-year residents sleep on the sidelines of their free time which is only a few hours, foam mattresses in the break room is a favorite object of almost all young doctors.

Ayumi's early days working at the Hospital were the hardest for her, besides the language barrier as the girl was not yet so fluent in Korean made her always an easy target for her seniors, not to mention the name Dr. Choi as the person who brought Ayumi in there made her look one eye by almost all the doctors at the Hospital, they consider the girl only rely on family relationships without the ability.

But over time and the result of his hard work, everyone can find out the genius of the girl, he took advantage of his break time to learn Korean, the result now he can fluently use that language even with a slightly stiff accent.

Ayumi's activities make Kevin careless because there is almost no time he meets his sister.

And Kevin kept his promise to look after Ayumi and kick the men who tried to get close to her, as he is currently standing face to face with Dr. Lee Soo Hyuk, a surgeon who besides being famous for his expertise, he is also famous for his good looks and a playboy, has many female doctors and nurses there who made him cry, crying, and crying, and in the last few months everyone has known that the doctor with a height of 188 cm, pale skin, and, and the shape of the face like in a chisel that reminds Ayumi of the visual handsome vampire-vampire in the novel is chasing her, but all his efforts were only in vain because he always ended up with the rejection of the round-eyed girl, and the result was Dr. Lee makes Ayumi like she is living in hell because of the task she was given.

"Aaah, so he's the one who made you look like a Panda now, Angel," said Kevin with sharp eyes to hit the man standing in front of him casually, his hand slung into his white coat pocket.

"Aaah, so you're an angel, you deserve to be so pretty" Dr. Lee blinked one eye and smiled seductively towards Ayumi who was just rolling her lazy eyeballs.

Kevin walked over to Dr. Lee casually but the glare of his piercing eyes implied an unkempt threat, "You, if you still dare to disturb my sister, you are, I promise I'll make that one eye never open again." The brown-eyed man pointed to Dr.'s right eye. Lee blinked at Ayumi, "Do you understand?" Kevin continued with a voice full of threats that made Ayumi had to pull him, at this time they were in the hallway of the Hospital and their conversation attracted the attention of several nurses who passed by.

"Kevin is enough" Ayumi whispered as she pulled the man away from Dr. Lee who just looked at them while raising his eyebrows, "Pardon us, excuse me." Ayumi bowed her head then left and pulled Kevin who was still staring at the pointy-nosed man sharply.

"Why are you apologizing to him? We're not wrong, Angel."

"Don't call me Angel, and you're wrong."

"I was wrong?"

"Kevin," Ayumi halted her steps and stood up to Kevin who seemed to dislike her brother's comments, "He's my senior and my guide here, how can you threaten him just because of him… blinked at me."

"He didn't blink, he teased you."

"Alright, let's just say he teases me but I can still handle it, you know me?"

Of course Kevin knows his sister very well, his heart has now been as cold as winter, and until now almost two years from the departure of his lover Erik who went somewhere, no one has managed to melt it.

Kevin took a deep breath, "Alright I believe you can handle it, but if you need my help, tell me. I'm gonna kick his ass tight."

"I'd be so happy to see you kick her ass" Ayumi said with a laugh that made Kevin smile just by seeing her laugh.

"Let's go have lunch, I'll make you your favorite meal." Kevin hugged Ayumi's shoulder out into the hospital garden where several patients, nurses and doctors were enjoying the warm sunshine.

"What?" Ask Ayumi enthusiastically.

"You'll find out later," Kevin replied with a smile rising from his lips.

"How do you like it?" Kevin asked after they sat in the park chair and opened the lunch that the man brought specifically for Ayumi who just silently stared at the dish in front of him.

Ayumi's chest felt pierced with a needle that threw her memory to the morning almost two years ago where she enjoyed her last breakfast with the man who had made her heart freeze.

"Seafood fried rice," Ayumi whispered as she continued to stare at the dish before her, the memories she was trying to bury seemed to burst back to the surface and it made her chest ache.

"Well, isn't this your favorite food? I purposely made it for you. I even searched the recipe on the internet." Kevin said proudly, even the pale face of the girl before him escaped his attention.

"Let's get eaten, do you want me to bribe you?" Kevin continued after seeing Ayumi was just silent not moving.

"You must have been very excited, I made it for you," Kevin patted Ayumi's arm making her return from reverie of past memories.

"Hey, you don't have to cry like that, now you know that you have a great brother, so it's time you called me 'Op-pa'."

Hearing that Ayumi only sneered and tried to smile even though her heart still hurt considering the man who had left her, "We'll see later," said Ayumi while putting in a spoonful of food that has opened up her past memories.

Ayumi tried to spend her lunch just to appreciate the effort of Kevin who now looks so happy because he saw her eat the results of his cooking. The lunch was spent listening to Kevin's story of his first album to top sales across Korea and Asia, which of course made Ayumi happy for him.

With a black-haired girl's gontai steps walking back down the Hospital hallway, her memories of being with a sharp black-eyed man with his trademark slanted smile re-filled the girl's head, and his heart again felt emptiness because some had left with his lover who did not return.

"Goddessa!" A man's voice resuscitated the girl over her daydream.

His head lowered in salute to his stepfather who served as the Head of the Hospital, the middle-aged man smiled warmly as he walked over to him, behind him he saw Dr. Lee was looking at him.

"Have you just come home for lunch?" Dr. Choi asked kindly which made Ayumi smile.

"Yes, Oppa came to bring me lunch" Ayumi replied, unbeknownst to Kevin, Ayumi called him Oppa only when he spoke to his father to show respect, korean culture that highly upholds seniority has taught him that.

"That brat, he didn't even visit me to ask me how I was, '" protested Dr. Choi made Ayumi smile again.

"What a big deal, a caress kicks every guy who comes near you. If she keeps like that when will I take grandchildren away from you."

Ayumi only laughed at the middle-aged man's words, Dr. Lee listened to all the father and son conversations.

"Are you busy now?"

Ayumi shook her head, "No, I'm still resting now."

"Good, I'll introduce you to someone. You're coming with me to the 5th floor."

"Floor 5?"

The 5th floor is a special place for VVIP patients from officials to artists who want privacy in carrying out treatment and only doctors and nurses who can go there.

"Yes, my friend's daughter is undergoing treatment and they just called me when they're here now."

Ayumi follows Dr. Choi who walked into the elevator, he looked at Dr. Lee who also entered the elevator, the sharp-eyed man looked back at him while raising one eye eyebrow that made Ayumi turn her face and try not to care.

After they got out of the elevator they continued walking until they were in room 508, the last room in the hallway, Dr. Choi knocks on the door first before entering the typical white hospital room and what distinguishes it is only the room area and the interior is made as comfortable as possible.

A couple greeted their stepfather kindly and Ayumi could see a beautiful girl with shoulder-length brown hair with a pointed nose and black eyes sitting on the bed.

"How are you doing, Yuri?" Ask Dr. Lee while walking towards the girl who welcomed him spoiled.

"Oppa, I was taken care of yesterday and you just came to see me today? It seems useless that I have a doctor's sister," he said with a frown that made everyone smile, while Ayumi just kept quiet while watching the two. So the girl is the sister of the vampire doctor, Ayumi said in her heart.

"Don't you like me leaving alone with your fiance?"

"Opa!" The girl named Yuri exclaimed with flushed cheeks, and her parents laughed again at that. Happy family, back Ayumi said inwardly.

"Oh I forgot to introduce you to someone. Ayumi, meet this, sir. Lee Chang Young, and this is his wife. Park Minsoo, they're both my friends and your mother." Dr. Choi introduced Ayumi to the husband and wife.

"Oh my God, you're so beautiful, just like your mother" she said. Lee smilingly hugged Ayumi, who could only smile receiving warmth from the two.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" The sudden question of the middle-aged woman successfully took Ayumi by surprise.

"No, yet" Ayumi replied nervously because of that sudden question.

"Good, then why don't we just match them" this time sir. Lee said that he immediately got the approval of his wife.

"I'm sorry?" Ayumi looked confused by the direction of the parents' conversation in front of them.

"You know our son, right? Dr. Lee Soo Hyuk's." Mrs. Lee looks at his son who is now standing while embracing his mother's shoulder, and it's unlucky for Ayumi to be like Dr. Lee was happy to see him in such a pinch.

"Eomma, he has rejected me several times."

"You what? Rejected?" Mrs. Lee did not believe what he heard, because for the first time a woman rejected her son who he considered very perfect with good looks, intelligence, success and also wealth and background Lee family.

"Yes, he has rejected me several times."

"Son, are you rejecting my son?" Mrs. Lee asked as he clasped Ayumi's hand which looked awry and she could see Dr. Lee was holding back his laughter from looking at Ayumi's face at this moment.

"No, I mean.." Ayumi's speech was stopped by the blaring laughter of the two middle-aged men beside her.

"Good, you should reject it first. The woman should not be too quick to give up just by the seduction of a man, you should have high self-esteem. I really like your daughter, I'll make her my daughter-in-law, do you agree?" Ask Mister. Lee made Dr. Choi laughed happily.

"But.." Ayumi's protest was stopped by Dr. Lee made them all look at him.

"Good, now you can't run away from me anymore, Angel," he said, causing the girl to turn her eyes away because of the nickname he had pinned on her.

"Oppa, have you even given him a beloved nickname? You gave me goosebumps" said Yuri, shuddering back to make everyone laugh.

Mrs. Lee clapped his hands at everyone's obedience, "I almost forgot, we'll introduce you to someone, too" she said. Lee with sparkling eyes, he looked for someone and he found the figure was standing at the end of the room and was quietly watching them all from earlier.

"Seung Won, come here." Signore. Lee called out to the man whose figure was blocked by the curtains and the sunlight coming in from the window disguised the figure, slowly the man walked up to all of them.

"This is Dr. Choi Yoon Kwan, he's the head of the Hospital here and also our friend from long ago."

The man shook Dr. Choi bowed to introduce himself, "Kim Seung Won, nice to meet you."

"And this is Dr. Choi, my son-in-law, ", said sir. Lee made everyone laugh except for the two who were now facing each other.

Ayumi's heart was beating violently when she first saw the figure coming out of the sunlight, her face was turning pale, her body was shaking, her legs were barely able to support her own body, her teeth bit her inner lips to keep her from crying.

"How are you doing Ayumi?" Said the man in the same voice that he had longed for, the sharp eyes that used to look at him softly were now looking at him longingly, the figure who had disappeared for almost two years was now standing in front of him.

"Erik," Ayumi whispered in a quivering voice.

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