Park Chaeyoung's POV
I looked at the calendar placed on the vanity table and crossed the date of today off for completing my seven days of isolation. A small smile crept upon my face as I finally could go out and see people again. I cannot wait to go back to work which will be tomorrow.
While I was checking my phone seeing all of the well wishes from my friends, my door is knocked from outside.
"Chae, it's me. Can I come in?", my dad asked so I turned around and told him he can come in.
He opened the door and stood in front of me.
"Can I hug my daughter?", he asked as he opened his arms wide.
I stood up and smiled before I hugged him tightly in my arms.
"Dad...I missed you.", I said as I rested my head on his shoulder.
He patted my back before we let go of each other.
"I missed you too, my dear.", he said with a smile. "How are you feeling today, Rosie?", he asked as we both sat on my bed.
I gave him a wide smile before replying, "Never felt better. I feel so much alive and ready to go back to the hospital."
"As a patient?", he teased me with a low voice.
My eyes went wide as I shook my head. "As a doctor. I can't wait to finish my residency, dad. I don't want to delay it any longer.", I said to him as I let out a sigh after realizing that I have to delay the date I finish my residency due to the coronavirus I had.
"You really love being in the hospital, do you?", my dad asked me.
I nodded to it, "Love it more than anything."
"More than me?", he asked and I chuckled at it.
"I love you too, dad. You and my job are two different subjects. You're the person I love. Being in the hospital as a doctor, it's the thing I love to do.", I explained to him even though I know he was just teasing me with his question.
"I'm the person...you love the most?", he said to me but I felt like he was not teasing me anymore. I nodded with a smile at it before he continued, "How about your sister? Jimin, your husband?"
I looked away before I responded, "I love all of you the same."
Dad chuckled at me and said, "You love me the most. You love Jimin the least."
"Dad, no...", I tried to correct him but he nodded at me.
"I'm right by the way you are treating us.", he said to me in which I questioned him back on what he meant.
"You chose to come here not to disturb Seulgi at your own house. You ignored Jimin whenever he calls you. You keep yourself updated about Seulgi's health. So I'm concluding that you love me more than him because you chose to stay here with me. And I think Seulgi is second and Jimin is at last place.", I could not say a word to him on his explanation. "Chaeyoung, why did you ignore your husband, my dear?", he asked me.
"I...I just...don't want to bother him. Or even Seulgi unnie. I didn't bother both of them. I just ask for update from the nurse. That's all.", I tried to explain myself to him.
He nodded his head, "Both of us did that."
"You contacted the nurse too?", I asked him and he said yes. "I was just worried.", I told him.
"You could just ask me. I'm worried about my daughter too. And I'm worried about you here, Rosie.", he replied while pointing at me.
I asked him for the reason and he gave me the worried look on his face.
"How long are you planning to stay here, my dear?", he asked.
I quietly sighed as I have expected he will ask me this question once my isolation period ends.
"Don't get me wrong, Rosie. I love to have you here with me but you're married. And right now, you're letting your husband to live with your sister..."
"It's for her health, dad. You didn't see her when she was enraged after Jimin told her about me and him. I'm doing this for her. I'll stay here until she gets better.", I cut him off as I stood up.
"But wouldn't you...", dad stopped when the maid knocked on the opened the door and apologized for interrupting us.
"Mr Kang, you told me to inform you when your visitor arrives.", the maid said before she left.
Dad stood up and held my hand, "About time. Come on out."
Park Jimin's POV
I have to admit that I was nervous. I have not met Chaeyoung for a week since we met after she got discharged. I could not sit still as I wait for her at the living room of my father-in-law's house. I wondered what her reaction is when she sees me.
Is she going to hug me dearly for all those nights we lose? Or is she going to get mad because I left her sister alone to see her here? She could be slapping me, that's the worst that could happen.
"Jimin?", the voice of my father-in-law startled me as I turned around to see him and Chaeyoung coming from the stairs.
"Chaeyoung, hey...", I walked up to them and stood there frozen, not knowing exactly if Chaeyoung is alright if I want to touch her.
"I'll leave you two alone. I'll be in the kitchen, okay?", her father said before he left us alone there.
After he is out of our sight, Chaeyoung pulled me into a warm embrace that I missed for weeks.
"I'm sorry, Jimin."
"No, Chae. It's okay."
"No, I really am sorry for ignoring your calls."
"It's fine. Really. As long as you still will hug me like this when I see you, it's fine."
"It's not fine, honey. We're not fine.", she said as we pulled away.
"We are fine.", I tried to tell her as I caressed her watery cheeks.
She shook her head at me, "We can't be fine. Not until Seulgi unnie is getting better."
"I know this whole thing we do, living separately doesn't look fine to you. I was against it too but you told me that's the only way to help her. I let her stay with me as you wanted, Chae. She will get better.", I tried my best to tell her everything is alright.
Again, Chaeyoung shook her head. "She's not improving much. I heard from the nurse. You didn't care for her there, did you?", she replied tp me.
I shook my head at her accusation, "Chae, I did what you told me to. I cared for her there..."
For the third time, she shook her head at me. "You didn't give her the support she needs, Jimin. You let her live there with you, yeah you did. But you forgot to care for her feelings. Mrs Lim told me how you hardly talk with unnie and only does so when unnie started it first. Do you understand what I'm trying to say, Jimin?", she said to me.
I went speechless to it. Guilt came rushing into me.
"The whole thing of me being away from there is so that you can give unnie the support she needs. Be her friend, be her listener, that's what you should do. Tell me, Jimin. Do you do all that for her?", I could not say anything to her.
I no longer see her eyes tearing up now. All I see is just disappointment.
"You didn't, right?", she asked but I could only looked down to the ground instead of answering her. "Now, tell me what unnie is doing. How can you leave her alone at home?", she continued as she crossed her arms while giving me her cold treatment.
"She went back to sleep after breakfast. I've told Mrs Lim to call me if anything comes up.", I answered her before we heard someone clearing their throat somewhere near us.
Both of us turned to the maid coming from the kitchen.
"I'm sorry to disturb but Mr Kang called you two for lunch with him.", she said before Chaeyoung nodded to her.
After the maid went back into the kitchen, Chaeyoung turned to look at me and held my hand.
"You better eat quickly and go back home, Jimin.", she said as she led me to the dining room.
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