Chapter 168
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The medical team at Taesan General Hospital rushed into surgery for their VVIP patient.
The sudden impact had precipitated the delivery well ahead of the due date.
Si-heon, who couldn’t take his eyes off Ga-eun until she disappeared into the operating room, remained rooted in place even after the doors closed.
“Sir, you need surgery as well.”
At Kim Jun-min’s concerned words, Si-heon finally looked down at his blood-soaked hand.
“…What about my aunt?”
“Director Noh escorted her to the hotel. She was anxious but reportedly calmed down when Mr. Kim Hak-sun and Mr. Kim Juhan arrived.”
Si-heon nodded, his gaze returning to the operating room where Ga-eun lay.
His demeanor suggested he wouldn’t move an inch until she emerged safely.
Taking a deep breath, Kim Jun-min spoke with firm resolve.
“Madam will be very distressed to see your injured arm, sir.”
Si-heon’s pupils trembled at those words.
She was the type to worry more about him even when she was in pain.
Seeing him like this would surely break her heart.
“Sir, your wife will be fine.”
“…Make it quick.”
Kim Jun-min’s face brightened. The waiting doctors guided him to the operating room.
Just as Si-heon began his heavy steps, he saw Kwon Hee-sung and Han Yu-ae running urgently toward them.
“Si-heon!”
Upon seeing him, Han Yu-ae burst into tears, covering her trembling mouth.
“Oh heavens, your hand…”
“I’m fine. How did you know it was coming?”
Kwon Hee-sung approached, wrapping an arm around Han Yu-ae’s shoulders.
“Director Noh contacted us.”
“Don’t worry. Ga-eun will return to us. The child, who surely takes after you, will be safe too. The baby has been strong since conception.”
Si-heon furrowed his brow at his father’s words and released a held breath.
“Ga-eun looks exactly like your mother when she was pregnant with you.”
“…I wouldn’t know.”
For the first time, Si-heon voluntarily opened up to his parents.
“To me, Ga-eun is more important than the child.”
“I felt the same way. Though I’m sorry to say this to you.”
Si-heon smiled faintly at his father’s words.
Now, he understood that feeling all too well.
“But I promise you this. The child will become as precious as my wife, and there will be nothing I wouldn’t do for them.”
Si-heon met Kwon Hee-sung’s eyes.
Those unwavering, strong eyes held nothing but sincerity.
Recently, Noh man-su had hesitantly confessed something to him.
That all the information obtained through channels beyond Hwanhee Group’s reach was thanks to Professor Kwon.
His parents had always been there, watching over him from the shadows.
“We’ll keep watch here. Go get your treatment.”
Si-heon gazed quietly at Kwon Hee-sung and Han Yu-ae before bowing his head.
“Please take care of things here.”
At his words, Han Yu-ae covered her mouth as she burst into tears, while Kwon Hee-sung embraced and comforted his crying wife.
Si-heon felt the old emotions that had lingered deep in his heart finally dissolving completely.
Now he could fully understand his parents.
He comprehended just how deep and intense their love for him had always been.
It was another miraculous moment, occurring just before he himself would become a parent.
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When she slowly opened her eyes, a white ceiling came into view.
Blink. Blink. As her eyelids finally lifted completely…
“Ga-eun.”
A man’s face appeared before her.
Kwon Si-heon. Her husband.
“…Si-heon.”
As Ga-eun formed a faint smile, Si-heon pressed his lips to her forehead and eyes, then buried them deeply against the back of her hand.
“Thank you. Thank you for coming back safely.”
“Are you alright?”
“Yes. I’m perfectly fine.”
Si-heon gently cradled Ga-eun’s cheek and gestured, prompting the nurse standing behind them to approach with a smile and place the baby in her arms.
“Ah…”
Ga-eun’s eyes reddened at the small, delicate warmth.
Si-heon explained that he had chosen the name by combining ‘Se (世)’ meaning ‘world’ with ‘Ryun (輪)’ meaning ‘wheel,’ creating a name that meant ‘the wheel that leads the world.’
“Kwon Se-ryun. That’s our son’s name.”
“Kwon Se-ryun… I love it. I love it so much, Si-heon…”
Si-heon gently wiped away the tears flowing from Ga-eun’s eyes.
Just then, Se-ryun, who they thought was asleep, puckered his tiny lips like a baby chick’s beak and began to cry powerfully.
“Waaah!”
Ga-eun laughed through her tears.
“He seems to take after you.”
“Looks like I have competition now. You’ve always loved my face, after all.”
The couple smiled at each other with their baby between them.
They had one more precious person in their lives now.
But there was no anxiety.
Because they now knew that having something precious wasn’t a weakness—it made you stronger.
Si-heon and Ga-eun’s hands tenderly overlapped on top of Se-ryun’s belly, covered in white swaddling clothes.
-THE END-
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