“Then see you later.”
Yeonrok watched Moon Gyeonwoo leave with light steps while his mouth hung open. He quickly looked around, and suspiciously, no one made eye contact as they just diligently worked. Only Yeom Cheonho laughed lowly—*haha*.
“Interesting.”
What could be interesting… Yeonrok was gradually getting worried about being in places together with his Name Partners. He was happy that he was getting along well with his Name Partners, he was truly glad and relieved… On the other hand, the relationship between the three people was on a path of deterioration, so every time he saw it, his heart and solar plexus started to feel uncomfortable.
“Mr. Yeonrok, are you uncomfortable?”
“Yes? No?”
Yeonrok, startled wondering if his thoughts had been read, denied it first. Yeom Cheonho just gestured at the hand holding him and said:
“If you keep sitting and holding hands like that, you might get a cramp. Come up on the bed and lie down comfortably.”
Yeonrok was in a posture sitting in a chair, leaning his upper body forward while firmly holding Yeom Cheonho’s hand. As he said, his back was gradually starting to hurt. But getting on Yeom Cheonho’s bed while people were coming and going like this was very embarrassing.
“I’m fine though.”
“Mm, I was going to rest soon anyway.”
Yeom Cheonho conspicuously organized the pile of documents stacked beside the bed. As if he’d been waiting, Kim Jeongseong quickly received the pile of documents and handed them off to the secretaries. After closing the laptop and placing it on the table, he bowed his head politely.
“Then you two, rest well.”
Following him, everyone rushed out of the hospital room. The door closed with a *dreureureu*, leaving only Yeom Cheonho and him alone. With him setting things up so openly like this, Yeonrok’s eyes wavered here and there.
“Come, Mr. Yeonrok.”
Yeom Cheonho pulled back the blanket and patted the spot next to him. Yeonrok hesitated. Then thinking *hmm* for a moment, he even moved his body to the side to make the space wider. In the end, Yeonrok braved his embarrassment and slowly approached.
“Th-then excuse me…”
Yeonrok took off his shoes and crawled up onto the bed. He wondered if it was okay to lie on a patient’s bed without even washing, but since contact was most urgent right now, he decided to ignore it for now. When Yeonrok carefully lay down, Yeom Cheonho pulled the blanket over and neatly covered him.
After fidgeting, Yeonrok, who held Yeom Cheonho’s hand, worried. Soon, bravely yet carefully putting his arm under the hospital gown to embrace the other person’s waist so their skin touched, his face turned bright red.
“It’s definitely nice to be comfortably touching Mr. Yeonrok…”
From the moment of the embrace, Yeom Cheonho’s words strangely drew out. Looking up, he slowly blinked his eyelids and offered an apology.
“I’m sorry. I’m definitely tired… I need to sleep a bit.”
Then slowly his head went onto the pillow, followed by his large body slowly relaxing under the blanket. Like someone who’d been given a sedative, Yeom Cheonho, who fell asleep in an instant, let out deep, slow breaths. Yeonrok couldn’t move at all and just breathed quietly while rolling his eyes.
‘He must have been really tired.’
Rather than falling asleep, it seemed almost like he’d passed out. So as not to disturb the other person’s deep sleep, Yeonrok behaved as quietly as possible. Since he’d come straight up from Gangwon Province and was tired, Yeonrok dozed off for a couple hours, and even when he woke up, Yeom Cheonho was still asleep. But the body temperature felt in his hand was still cool.
Since sleep wouldn’t come anymore, Yeonrok carefully moved just one hand to get his phone. While surfing the internet for a while, a nurse stopped by to check his condition and change his IV. Even then, Yeom Cheonho only tossed and turned slightly. The nurse who checked Yeom Cheonho’s body temperature and blood pressure made a troubled face.
“His condition isn’t improving quickly. It would be good to have more sufficient contact.”
“More sufficient contact?”
“Yes, more, sufficient contact.”
Only after the other person emphasized it twice did Yeonrok realize its meaning. When the kindly smiling nurse left the hospital room and closed the door, Yeonrok turned his head to look at Yeom Cheonho.
From the moment a Name manifests, the human body begins producing unique chemical substances that didn’t exist before. Like hormones, indispensable for survival, this was precisely why health was influenced by contact between partners. Especially, the closer the contact to deep organs like the heart or brain, the better the effect, they said. There was a reason why close physical contact was needed.
The face of the other person sleeping like the dead still didn’t have good color. Seeing this person, who normally showed only a strong and relaxed appearance, like this made him feel sorry. He wondered if Choi Hwan was okay. He said he had an overseas schedule for several days.
“President…”
Yeonrok called in a murmuring voice, but the other person didn’t move at all. It was the same even when he carefully fidgeted with his stubble-rough chin. That’s when it happened.
“Ugh…”
Yeom Cheonho made a groaning sound. Yeonrok was startled and removed his hand, but it didn’t seem like he’d woken from sleep. His thick eyebrows wriggled and wrinkles formed between his brows. In an instant, cold sweat began to form on his forehead. He seemed to be having a nightmare.
“President, President.”
Even while calling his name and shaking his body, there was barely any reaction, showing how deeply he was sleeping. After worrying, Yeonrok tried giving a *chu* kiss, which he’d become familiar with and started using liberally. He waited briefly, but perhaps because only their lips touched briefly, there seemed to be no effect. While he was wondering whether to call medical staff, one method suddenly came to mind. Fortunately, since Yeom Cheonho was sleeping turned on his side, it seemed doable.
Yeonrok let go of the hand he was holding and carefully crossed over to the opposite side. He lay on Yeom Cheonho’s back side and lifted the loose hospital gown. On his broad back, a name shaped like a clover was visible. He quickly placed his hand over the name.
Unlike ordinary physical contact, Yeonrok flinched at the feeling that instantly surged up. Contact through here was definitely more effective than just holding hands or touching lips. Yeom Cheonho’s groaning also slowly decreased and he let out peaceful breathing sounds again. Yeonrok sighed in relief. While keeping his hand placed there, something came to mind.
‘If you have sex once… for as long as a month, it’s okay even without any contact. I wonder if it’s true.’
According to research, the body of a Name Manifestor has a more positive chemical reaction when sexually aroused. But sex. That… with one of the three people? To do that? Could he really do it?
‘Well, if someone’s health is too bad, I’d have to do it.’
Yeonrok, who had inadvertently thought dirty thoughts, flinched and looked around. His hand placed on Yeom Cheonho’s back also got sweaty for no reason. After clearing his throat and bringing a thermometer to measure, Yeonrok’s face became gloomy. The body temperature was still abnormally low.
“It seems like it went up a bit more than before, maybe.”
Would it be better if he kissed the name? While seriously contemplating and looking, a knock sounded and medical staff entered pulling a cart. Originally hospitals frequently check patients’ conditions, but perhaps because Yeom Cheonho was a VIP, that frequency seemed even more frequent.
“Excuse me. I’ll administer some additional medication.”
Yeonrok, who had been watching the medical staff checking Yeom Cheonho’s condition without much thought, tilted his head. Somehow the other person’s face was familiar. Where did I see this person… Yeonrok’s gaze went to the chest of the man unwrapping a syringe on the cart.
Internal Medicine Kim Seowon
Yeonrok’s eyes widened as he recalled the memory. Huh? That name, that person!
‘The doctor I saw when I went to the hospital with an injured ankle? That, the doctor who was talking with that suspicious billiard hall person who seemed to be Yeom Cheonryul’s subordinate…!’
Of course, since it was the same hospital, this person might have coincidentally been in charge of Yeom Cheonho. But Yeonrok couldn’t shake off the suspicious feeling. He carefully observed the other person. Perhaps because he was suspicious, the doctor seemed strangely particularly nervous. The fingers tearing open the packaging were trembling finely.
‘Of course, he might be nervous because he’s a VIP.’
However, once suspicion sprouted, he absolutely couldn’t just let it pass. After briefly worrying, Yeonrok chose to rather be cursed at himself.
“Excuse me, doctor. I have a question. Why isn’t the body temperature rising like this?”
“Yes? Ah…”
As if he hadn’t expected Yeonrok to talk to him, the doctor was very flustered before soon calmly explaining.
“Temperature regulation abnormalities are problems that Hwamyeongja who lack contact commonly experience. Still, according to the chart, the body temperature is gradually recovering.”
“I see. Ah, and also earlier the nurse said…”
While Yeonrok kept talking, he deliberately climbed over Yeom Cheonho’s body to cross over. He ended up rudely climbing all over someone’s body, but it couldn’t be helped. To do this!
“She said to have sufficient contact, but how should I do it… Ah!”
