[226]Unfinished work 1
As I helped my father, who was staggering, assistant manager Kim Yun-sik and other attendants came running. I asked them for my father and picked up the phone that had fallen on the floor of the airport.
“Hospital director. This is Jin Do-jun. Is there a problem?”
– Oh, it’s Dojun. What about your father?
warble. I could immediately guess what was going on.
He said, calming his pounding heart.
“It’s hard to talk on the phone right now because you’re in shock. please tell me Could it be that your grandfather… ?”
– Well, that… This is so… .
I felt sick when the hospital director hesitated. He couldn’t wait to hear what was going on so he screamed.
“Director!”
– ah… . The Chairman collapsed… .
My eyes closed tightly and my teeth automatically clenched.
– Fortunately, Director Lee Hak-jae was with him, so we rushed him to the hospital. But Director Lee ordered Confidential.
“You issued a silence order?”
– okay. However, I contacted you because I thought the Chairman should know.
I swept my chest.
Fortunately, Director Hakjae Lee was with me and he took the action I wanted.
“What’s your grandfather’s condition?”
– It’s okay. I’m calming down now… .
Just because it’s okay doesn’t mean you can feel relieved.
Once an elderly person begins to collapse, there may be no next time. It would not be strange even if the second time was death.
“I understand, Director. Make sure the hospital staff strictly controls their mouths… . Thank you. Thank you for contacting my father… .”
– No, it’s natural.
As soon as I ended the call, I spoke to the attendants who were only looking at me.
“Let’s go to Sunyang Medical Center. “As soon as possible.”
“yes.”
Assistant Manager Kim Yun-sik took out his cell phone and put his car on standby.
“what? “Did you say your father is okay?”
My father, who was pale, barely opened his mouth.
“yes. “Don’t worry, he is said to be in stable condition now.”
“phew… . I’m glad. let’s hurry.”
My father began to run ahead at a fast pace, almost like running.
* * *
As I was crossing the hospital lobby, the hospital director and manager Sernutt ran towards me and bowed.
“What about your father? Are you in a special ward?”
“yes. But visiting is difficult. “You’re sleeping soundly, so you’ll have to wait a bit.”
When I saw my father standing in the middle of the lobby asking questions, the hospital director with a perplexed expression, and the managers fidgeting, I felt like Ham Gu-ryeong was going to be useless.
Among the hospital staff I pass by, there is no one who doesn’t know my father and me. Just by looking at our father and son’s expressions, anyone can guess that something big has happened in the family.
“Don’t do this here, let’s move to a quiet place. “There are many eyes watching.”
As soon as my words fell, the hospital director took my father to the special ward.
“Is Director Hakjae Lee still in the hospital?”
“He left a little while ago. “I think you went to work.”
My father had a lot of things he wanted to ask, but he held back. The first thing to do is check what his grandfather looked like.
The grandfather in the hospital room was sleeping on a ventilator.
We all watched it for a few minutes in silence and then went outside. The two sturdy men guarding the entrance to the hospital room could not hide their nervous appearance.
Only after sitting in the hospital director’s office and drinking a cup of tea did my father open his mouth.
“Can you be discharged when you wake up?”
My father couldn’t bear to say that his life was in danger, so he said this indirectly. However, the doctors, including the hospital director, could not make eye contact with my father.
“You must remain hospitalized. for now… . No, discharge from the hospital should be considered difficult.”
“Does this mean he is in critical condition?”
The hospital director looked at the doctor sitting next to him.
“Um, um. It is a cerebrovascular disease. “It means blood flow is not smooth.”
“stroke?”
“That’s right. It’s because your heart has become very weak. “Considering the chairman’s age, this is a natural aging phenomenon.”
“Why is it difficult to be discharged from the hospital?”
The hospital director answered my cautious question.
“No one can guarantee if something like this happens again. If you collapse again, treatment must be completed within 3 hours. From then on, the golden time gets shorter and shorter. “In the future, this will happen frequently and the cycle will become shorter and shorter.”
“I’m sorry to tell you this, but it’s a natural aging process.”
Just because you’re a doctor, you can’t go against birth, old age, illness, and death. Now, there’s only one question left.
My father slowly opened his mouth.
“uh… . how much more… ?”
The doctors looked at each other to see if it was a difficult question to answer.
The hospital director caught the attention of other doctors and this was a question he had to answer.
“I can’t be certain. No one can guarantee if something like this will happen again next time. Please understand that all we can say is that we will do our best.”
I can’t put off my grandfather’s death any longer.
It is completely unacceptable, but we must accept it. And when I realized that the day was not far away, I burst into tears that I had been holding back.
* * *
Director Lee Hak-jae, who returned to the hospital, was a little surprised to find Jin Yoon-gi, but then remembered that he was the chairman and head of this hospital.
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“older brother.”
“huh. “When did you come?”
“It’s been a while. What happened?”
Lee Hak-jae is the person who was present when Chairman Jin collapsed, and the person who controls this situation. Jin Yoongi had no intention of excluding him just because he was his son.
“Don’t you talk to me for hours every day? While taking a walk in the garden together, he collapsed. By the way, did you listen to all the doctors’ opinions?”
“yes.”
“I don’t want to say anything, but we need to prepare now. “There is no chance that the Chairman will ever return to health or normalcy.”
“yes. I am prepared. But brother.”
“huh.”
“Why did you issue a silence order? I tried to contact my brothers, but I put it off for a while… .”
“It was the chairman’s order. You always said that you don’t rise to the next world all at once. They said that even if the Grim Reaper appears in front of you, you will chase it away at least once and come to your senses. “He told me that he would organize all the remaining matters and go directly to meet the Grim Reaper.”
Jin Yoongi was dumbfounded. A person over 80 can die from a minor accident, such as slipping on snow.
We should not gamble with the slim chance of recovery.
Lee Hak-jae said with a smile, as if he guessed Jin Yoon-gi’s thoughts by looking at his expression.
“I trust you, Chairman. I know better than you. “You said you still have work to do, so you won’t be leaving until you finish it.”
“Still, I have to contact my brothers and sisters. “Your father has collapsed, and he can’t hide it, can he?”
Hakjae Lee waved his hand vigorously.
“Let’s wait. Didn’t the doctor say it was okay? You will wake up soon. It is not too late to receive instructions from the Chairman and contact him at that time. “I will bear the grievances of your brothers.”
Jin Yoongi remembered the doctor’s words that his father was sleeping right now. Since he would not die like this, he decided to follow Director Lee Hak-jae’s words.
And everyone waited for Chairman Jin to wake up.
* * *
It wasn’t until dawn that the grandfather woke up.
As we waited anxiously, we rushed to the hospital room, but my grandfather only found Director Lee Hak-jae.
My father and I waited restlessly outside the hospital room, but their stories never ended.
After a while, Director Hakjae Lee came out of the hospital room and stopped us.
“Stop going back today. He said he didn’t want to meet anyone. “He said he would sleep a little longer and then contact me, according to the chairman’s wishes.”
“What do you mean? I’ll see you in a moment and then I’ll be back… .”
“stop.”
When I tried to open the hospital room door, my father grabbed my wrist.
“You know you are. However, the fact that he told me to go back shows that he wants to be alone. “Let’s be quiet and go back first.”
“Yes, Dojun. It’s not like he’s going to pass away today or tomorrow. The doctors said the more rest I had, the better. “It may be frustrating, but for now we have to wait.”
When I looked into the eyes of my father and Director Hakjae Lee, I could no longer be stubborn.
“The best medical staff in the country is on standby 24 hours a day, so don’t worry and go back. “I’ll just take care of a few of the president’s instructions and then head back.”
“All right. “Then I’ll wait at the hospital until my grandfather finds me.”
“Don’t make me say it twice. The chairman told everyone to go home. And when you’re in the hospital, the doctors get on their nerves too. For now, go back home. “If the chairman finds it, he will contact you right away.”
I could no longer be stubborn as I received a stern look from Director Hakjae Lee.
Director Lee disappeared, saying he would meet with hospital officials, and I left the hospital with my father.
It was only on the car ride home that I noticed that my father’s eyes were wet.
“Are you okay?”
It couldn’t have been okay, but I couldn’t think of any other words of comfort.
“Dojun.”
“yes.”
“When I got the call that my father had collapsed. I thought it was all erased from my memory. But it wasn’t.”
“What memory do you mean?”
“10 years of my youth. Those years when my father was disappointed in me and I resented him. In the past 10 years, we have restored our father-son relationship and have many good memories… . “I don’t know why I only remember the memories I felt sorry for.”
I couldn’t say anything and just held my father’s hand.
“Dojun.”
“yes.”
“Don’t think about anything else from now on and just stick to your role as the cute youngest grandson. Forget all the complicated things like succession and shares and act like a child. “Father, please.”
“yes. “I will do my best to give my grandfather some more happy memories.”
I got the answer I wanted, but it wasn’t easy. Because my grandfather is probably as complicated as I am.
And my grandfather will undoubtedly devote himself to his position as Chairman Jin Yang-cheol of Sunyang Group until his death.
* * *
As I was thinking about when I would be able to see my grandfather, I couldn’t sleep until morning. He stayed at home for an entire day without going to work, fearing that he might get a call from the hospital.
It was after 10pm when the phone rang. It was a call from Director Hakjae Lee.
“yes. “Director.”
– The Chairman is looking for you. Don’t have an attendant, just come quietly and alone. Oh, and don’t even tell your father. You know what I mean, right?
“yes.”
– Come through the special ward underground parking lot. You know the private passage?
“yes. “I will leave now.”
As soon as I finished the call, I grabbed my car keys and headed to the parking lot. For the first time, I regretted giving away all my fast sports cars.
I ran to the hospital, ignoring several traffic signal violations and security cameras.
Director Lee Hak-jae’s subordinates were already waiting for me in the special ward’s underground parking lot.
“Give me your key and go up. “You are waiting.”
“thank you.”
I gave him my car keys and immediately took the elevator. Why is the elevator speed so slow today? . I just stamped my feet.
When I opened the door to the hospital room and entered, I was speechless at the completely unexpected sight.
“Ha, grandpa. “What are you doing now?”
The grandfather wore a suit, a coat, and a fedora.
“What are you making a fuss about? “I’m dressed up because I have somewhere to go.”
The hospital director and doctors were also in the hospital room. I don’t know if I was being unnecessarily stubborn about leaving the hospital.
“Okay. “They also gave permission.”
“Is there any way it will be okay? You cannot be discharged from the hospital yet. “Please lie down a little longer.”
“noisy. “How dare you treat a patient with a fatal disease?”
“grandfather!”
“Hey. I do not have time. “Can’t you follow along quickly?”
The grandfather’s shaking eyes, and Director Lee Hak-jae nodding his head behind the grandfather. I also gave up my stubbornness.
In particular, my grandfather’s words about not having time really hit me hard.
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