After evading most of Liu Mingyun's attempts to make him go back to sleep under the claims of propriety, facing Namgung Jihye was, perhaps, the second hardest thing Li Xinyuan had to do this morning.
His reluctance to face the young lady was rooted largely in his distaste towards actions of the World's consciousness.
How important was it for the female lead to meet Liu Mingyun that the damned thing did not hesitate to push the latter under the metaphorical bus?
Shaking his head, the surgeon signaled for the patient to move along and came face to face with Namgung Jihye who stood towering over him.
"Doctor Baek," she inclined her head respectfully, "could I have a moment of your time?"
If Li Xinyuan was a better man, he would not have been bitter about this ordeal, keeping in mind she was not at fault for something else's ploy.
However, her existence (as well as his own) forced its hand. And that alone was enough to make the surgeon bitter against her.
