Kang Jin-Ho walked past the elegant but still-flashy corridor to reach Choi Yeon-Ha's private hospital room.

He grabbed the door handle but sighed and took his hand away soon enough after realizing it wasn't designed to open that way.

'If it's like this, why was there a door by the ward's entrance, too?'

Individual rooms' door locks were functioning perfectly well. In that case, what was the point of inspecting every visitor to the ward?

One's privacy was important, of course. However, when Kang Jin-Ho thought this was nothing more than a way to fulfill people's desire to show off, he couldn't help but grow a little disapproving of this arrangement.

Just as he was about to press the door bell, a nurse quickly ran up to him. “P-please wait, sir!”

“Sorry?”

“The patient is currently asleep.”

“Oh, I see.”

“We usually only open the door after seeking permission first, but the patient has already told us to open the door once you arrive, Mister Kang Jin-Ho. Please wait while I open the door for you.”

“Oh, okay. Thank you.” Kang Jin-Ho nodded and watched as the nurse pressed her keycard against the card reader.

The door slid open with a soft whoosh noise. Kang Jin-Ho briefly bowed at the nurse and stepped across the doorway, then waited until the door slid close behind him.

“...Mm.”

The room was too large for a single person to occupy. On the side of this spacious room was a luxurious-looking bed that seemed a bit out of place in a hospital....