“It’s like it’s the first time I’ve been here.”

Kang Tae-han’s father, Kang Ho-yeon.

He was now at Paik Hospital located in Dong-gu, Daejeon. It was a 5-minute car ride away from the house, but it was the first time I had come to see it in person.

“Let’s see… … . Where should I go?”

The site is large and there are three or four buildings. He had just got out of the parking lot and looked around, and started walking towards the building that looked closest to the main entrance.

‘Taehan, this guy, suddenly gets more worried.’

Kang Ho-yeon was the type who seldom went to the hospital unless she was seriously ill.

Besides, is it because he gets a massage from his son these days, or is it because he often brings something like herbs to him and feeds him health food? I never felt weak, so I never had to go to the hospital.

That’s why I’ve never been to the hospital with just a simple cold like now… … .

[father. Is your voice a bit more muddy than usual?]

[Sounds like a cold? The last time I saw you, there weren’t any big problems… … . Umm, come to think of it, how long has it been since you had your father’s health checkup?]

[Let’s get a checkup this time. Someone I knew told me to bring my father.]

Two days ago, when I was on the phone with my neck in a bad condition, I suddenly asked him to go to Paik Hospital and ask him to get a proper health checkup.

‘Did someone you know say you’re a doctor here?’

To put it bluntly, it seemed like he was making a fuss with a cold, but it wasn’t such a bad feeling to be worried about his son, and it was a bit like refusing to make a hospital appointment out of concern for his father.

‘It was a bit like having to starve, but… … .’

But, well, the time has come for a health checkup.

However, it is a little flawed that it looks more expensive than the local hospital I usually go to. Kang Ho-yeon looked around with a shy expression and went inside.

Still, as soon as I entered the building, I saw what seemed to be the reception desk.

“welcome. What did you come for?”

“I’m here to get a health checkup.”

“Could you tell me your name and date of birth?”

“It’s Kang, Ho, Kite. and… … .”

The nurse entered her name and date of birth and pressed enter. Then, after looking at the monitor, he hesitated for a moment, then lifted the handset that was lying next to him.

“Director, teacher Kang Ho-yeon is here. Yes Yes.”

Then he looked up at Kang Ho-yeon again and said.

“Take the elevator up to the 3rd floor, walk all the way to the right, and the director’s office is at the end of the corridor. You can go there.”

“… yes?”

Kang Ho-yeon asked in a slightly embarrassed voice.

Of course, there may be enough things to do in the director’s office, or receive counseling. But that is the story of a small hospital.

“You mean the director’s office?”

This is… Isn’t that the kind of place you look at?

I had never been to such a large hospital, but I could guess that it was not very common sense to go to the director’s office so suddenly.

“Yes, the director’s guests are also here, so please guide me to the director’s office, is it written like that?”

“ah… okay?”

The moment I was about to say ‘I can’t do that’, a memory passed through my mind. In the phone call the previous day, Taehan said, ‘I have an acquaintance at the hospital’.

“… I understand for now.”

How would you have thought that acquaintance would be the director of this large hospital? Kang Ho-yeon got on the elevator and pressed the third floor.

I came up to the third floor and walked along the corridor as I was first guided… At first glance, I noticed a doctor standing in the hallway who seemed to be of a higher rank.

Then, by chance, the moment the eyes of the two meet.

“… Are you Kang Tae-han’s father?”

“yes… That’s right.”

Director Park Ho-yeon greets you first.

Kang Ho-yeon replied in a slightly embarrassed voice.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Park Ho-yeon, the director.”

“Oh, my name is Kang Ho-yeon.”

“I was wondering who Tae-han resembles and looks so warm, but he looks like my father.”

“Heh heh, say nothing… … .”

When Park Ho-yeon said with a smile on his lips, Kang Ho-yeon smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head.

“First… Why don’t we talk here, shall we go into the room? I will explain a little about the checkup you will receive today, and I will start with a simple check.”

Park Ho-yeon pointed to the hallway behind him and started walking in the lead, while Kang Ho-yeon walked behind him, still looking a little bewildered.

“Me, but the director.”

“Yes, you say.”

“With Taehan… What is your relationship like?”

Mmm. At Kang Ho-yeon’s question, Park Ho-yeon thought deeply for a moment. Then, before long, he replied with a light smile.

“Taehan is my benefactor.”

“A benefactor?”

“Yes, I am in some debt.”

He opened the door to the director’s office, gestured for him to go in first, and added,

“So there is no need to be embarrassed. In fact, I told Taehan before, ‘If your father is ill anywhere, tell him to come to the hospital anytime.’”

“ah… yes.”

In the eyes of Park Ho-yeon looking at Kang Ho-yeon, I could feel a deep gratitude for some reason. Perhaps the gratitude towards his son, Kang Tae-han, is being applied to him as well.

Maybe this was enough to save his life, maybe a couple of times. Kang Ho-yeon is curious about what Tae-han is doing.

After a while.

Through detailed and professional consultation with the hospital director, Kang Ho-yeon learned that there is a premium health checkup on top of the general health checkup, and a VIP health checkup on top of that.

“… Do you see your son like this?”

And the checkup Kang Ho-yeon received today was the VIP health checkup. He tilted his head as he lay in the very comfortable single room, still looking bewildered.

* * *

[Son, thanks to you, I am strong.]

A hearty smile appeared on Kang Tae-han’s face after checking KakaoTalk. There was also an authentication shot of my father sent while lying on the bed attached.

I was a little worried because I had some reluctance to go to the hospital, probably because I suffered from the aftereffects of shoulder surgery in the past, but this time, it seems that my father is also satisfied.

Kang Tae-han looked at his father’s smile and raised thumb in the authentication shot, then put the smartphone back in his pocket with a smile.

“Taehan, where should I hang this?”

At that time, Chief Hwang, who was inside the break room, approached with a picture frame and said.

Inside the frame was a nicely drawn autograph of Cho Chan-hyuk, and below the sign was the phrase ‘Best massage, Cheonma massage’ along with Cho Chan-hyuk’s name.

Yesterday afternoon, when Cho Chan-hyeok went to visit, Chief Hwang asked for and received an autograph for display in the store.

It was the second time I received an autograph, but I was a little nervous, but Cho Chan-hyeok was happy to sign it this time. Instead, he asked me to take good care of him when making a reservation, saying something half-joking and half-serious.

“If you leave… It would be right to put it in the lobby.”

“That’s right.”

Director Hwang nodded at Kang Tae-han’s words.

After all, exhibits are meaningless unless they are in the sight of others.

“Why don’t you hang it behind where the guests are sitting? I think that wall would be just fine.”

“Hmm… After all, is that right?”

“Yes, if I were to collect more autographs later, it would be a taste of filling them one by one from the center or corner.”

Today, five days after the opening day.

It was the story of the past that I was embarrassed and moved in a hurry at the number of customers more than expected, and now the store has returned to normal and is running relatively smoothly.

Thanks to that, I think about getting an autograph this way, and I’m sure it gives me time to think about where to hang it. Watching Chief Hwang peering into the frame with a cautious expression, Kang Tae-han burst out laughing involuntarily.

However, the fact that there was room for it did not mean that the number of customers had decreased in the meantime. It’s just that Director Hwang’s efficiency has increased as he’s gotten used to the work here, and he’s called in the masseuses who were originally supposed to come later.

Rather, the number of customers was steadily increasing, and in the case of the artisan course, in particular, more and more people made reservations and left immediately after receiving the course, and the reservations were filling up day by day.

‘It’s going smoothly.’

Working in someone else’s shop and getting paid, and running your own shop yourself.

Kang Tae-han was well aware of how big the difference was, so it would be a lie if he said he had no concerns.

In the case of the former, I just need to be good at massage, but in the case of the latter, just because I was good at massage didn’t mean that the whole store was doing well.

However, the store was cruising to the extent that such concerns were colorless. It was thanks to Hwang’s office skills shining brighter than expected, and the three members of the mid-level line, the craftsman course, playing their roles.

“Boss, you have a reserved guest.”

“All right.”

Thanks to that, Kang Tae-han’s work hasn’t changed much.

Occasionally, he has business-related discussions with Chief Hwang, and makes the final decision when hiring staff or changing equipment.

After all, what he does as usual is to relieve the fatigue of his customers with massage. Kang Tae-han relaxed his shoulders with a light stretch and walked towards the massage room where the customer was waiting.

* * *

“Oh, I am tired.”

On the bed in the massage parlour, Seo Kyung-woo made a frowning expression and moved his upper body to and fro as he stretched. It was a stretching method that was said to be good for recovering from fatigue that I had seen on the Internet before.

However, it was not enough fatigue to recover.

He hadn’t been able to sleep properly for the past week.

I didn’t have enough time to sleep comfortably due to a lot of local filming, but it was mostly because of my insomnia. Even if I had time to sleep, I could hardly fall asleep and often stayed up all night with open eyes.

‘It’s always like this when you launch a program… … .’

The cause of insomnia was originally unknown, but whenever there was an exam or an important presentation, the insomnia flared up in this way every time, perhaps because of the tension.

Normally, there are many times when it doesn’t matter, but once it happens, the effect is estimated to be at least one month, and at most three months… … .

It was only when I was young that my stamina supported me, so I stayed up all night studying and playing, but… … . Now that I can’t sleep in a situation where my stamina is low, I was on the verge of going crazy.

Because my body is sensitive to medicine, I couldn’t take sleeping pills, and especially these days, when I couldn’t sleep properly, I often had a migraine headache, so I had a truly terrible day.

But what can I do?

that the body was born sensitive.

In the past, I tried to do something to find out this and that, and I went to an oriental clinic constantly because I could change my constitution, but in the end there was no effect.

‘Can I have some hope this time… … .’

The story that migraine and panic disorder disappeared as if they were washed with one massage. Honestly, if I hadn’t heard it directly from the person concerned, I would have dismissed it as nonsense and spilled it.

However, after hearing the story from the person concerned, and besides, that person was Jo Chan-hyeok, who usually doesn’t talk empty words… … . It is worth looking forward to from Seo Kyung-woo’s point of view.

‘I hope at least insomnia can be resolved.’

A state in which you can’t sleep even if you want to sleep.

There is nothing as simple yet painful as this. Seo Kyung-woo looked toward the door with a prayerful attitude.

“hello.”

Then the door opened just in time, and a man came inside. Why? At that moment, Seo Kyung-woo felt that the man’s presence gripped this space.

A unique atmosphere called charisma.

It felt similar to those times when a seasoned veteran celebrity takes over the filming set in an instant.

‘… Your face looks young.’

Is there a big difference between how you look and how old you actually are?

Perhaps because of that curiosity, Seo Kyung-woo unknowingly made eye contact with Kang Tae-han and looked at him closely.

“Hmm.”

Meanwhile, Kang Tae-han was the first to speak.

“You look very tired, but it’s not temporary. It looks like you haven’t been sleeping for days.”

“Yes? Yes… … .”

Seo Kyung-woo questioned himself unconsciously, then nodded quietly. Because there was nothing wrong with what he said.

“First of all, it’s because of the environment… The original constitution itself is sensitive. It’s a symptom I’ve had for a long time. Isn’t it?”

“… you’re right.”

I don’t know about massage yet… … .

‘At least my eyes are magical,’ said Seo Kyung-woo carefully.