Chapter 1. How to Put an Elephant in a Refrigerator

An era of injustice. An era of inequality. An era full of discontent and distrust. It became an era in which patients were discriminated against based on who they were and how much money they had. But at that moment, he courageously made an entrance.

If you really want to get revenge, become a much better human being than those people. – Boo Yong Joo

Don't get revenge with anger, but with skill. – Boo Yong Joo

If you don't change, nothing will, either. – Boo Yong Joo

Hey, Intern. How do you put an elephant in a refrigerator? The answer is... get the intern to do it. – Yoon Seo Jung

Dong Joo: You have a big ego, but you're still so thirsty for others' acknowledgement!

Seo Jung: You're a damn psycho who thinks he's hot crap and has no respect!

He never acknowledges me. – Yoon Seo Jung

Are you getting revenge on him or low-key flirting with him? – Ah Ra

Her nickname is Crazy Whale, but she's actually quite a tender-hearted whale. – Nurse

How do you think you'd feel if you were lying here (hospital bed) but the doctor in charge of you was saying stuff like It can't be helped? – Yoon Seo Jung

It's okay. You saved him. That's all that matters. You did the right thing. – Yoon Seo Jung

Looks like you managed to get one of the elephant's feet into the refrigerator. – Yoon Seo Jung

Is it not okay for me to fall head over heels for you? – Kang Dong Joo

I want to date you. And I want to sleep with you. I like you, Sunbae. I want to sleep with you. – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 2. The Last Days of Adrenaline Hypersecretion

An era of discrimination. An era in which your family ties dictate your place in the world more than your skills. Even in a hospital, where people are supposed to value human lives and help others overcome struggles. There is a monarchy-like hierarchy prevalent in society even in the 21st century.

You're not standing here wanting to face off against me without even risking that little, are you? – Do Yoon Wan

In other words, I got screwed over. – Kang Dong Joo

I only care about one thing, saving the patient. Save the patient no matter what, and screw everything else. – Teacher Kim

If I didn't take on that risk, I would've lost my chance. – Kang Dong Joo

You've become such a coward, full of excuses. – Yoon Seo Jung

I'm going to go back there in any means necessary. – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 3. Friday of 13 People

The 10,000 hour rule. It says if you work on something for 3 hours a day for 10 years, you will become an expert. It sounds somewhat plausible. If so, how long will it take you to become a specialist? It will take 20 hours a day for 11 years, which is about 80,300 hours in total. You will only become a specialist after spending 80,000 hours in studying and slaving as a resident. You'll also have to pass the board exam. You must also try all your best so that you can complete in 11 years. However, things are still unsettled. That's why I'm still anxious about the future.

Saving lives, that's my specialization. – Teacher Kim

I'm not sure how long you'll stay here, but let's please treat each other like we're strangers. – Yoon Seo Jung

Why are you in my life again? – Yoon Seo Jung

I missed you. I'm serious. – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 4. Necessary and Sufficient Condition

An era of money. It is an era where money makes you a boss. The world is full of those who are willing to do anything for money and those who believe there is nothing they can't do with money.

You're right about me. I'm a stupid coward like how you said. I studied so hard because I was anxious about having Geodae Hospital's name to fall back on. I did try to flatter in order to climb up the ladder. Also, I'm not proud of every decision I've made in my life. But you must know this, old fossils like you are the reason why I'm living like this. You shaped this world so that people with no background can't become anything unless they live like me. And you look down on us calling us idiots and cowards. – Kang Dong Joon

You don't even know what it's like to live well. Stop trying to teach me how to live right. – Kang Dong Joon

Of course, nothing would have worked out with that victim mentality. – Yoon Seo Jung

How do you think I made this much money? It's all because I have an eye for people. I can see who is real. – Chairman Shin

Have you ever missed me? For the last 5 years, have you ever thought about me? – Kang Dong Joo

I missed you, too. I don't know why but I thought of you from time to time. – Yoon Seo Jung

Succeeding and advancing in your career, they're both great. But we're doctors. We're only doctors but we're still doctors. Don't forget that. – Yoon Seo Jung

I want to be the best doctor, not a good doctor. – Kang Dong Joo

Dong Joo: Are you a good doctor or the best doctor?

Teacher Kim: If the patient lying down here gets to choose one of them, which one do you think he will choose? He will need a doctor who can treat his injury, so I'm playing all my cards to be the right one for him.

You can to blame the system or the world. You can blame all the people who messed up the world if you want. However, nothing will change even if you try so hard to blame everything. Those people won't even remember your name. If you really want to win, be a doctor who can serve. Stop blaming them and pay them back with your capability. – Teacher Kim

Dear Dr. Boo Yong Joo,

My name is Kang Dong Joo. When I grow up, I want to be a good doctor like you, so that there will be no more patients treated unfairly like my father.

Chapter 5. Principle of Relative

An era when climbing up the ladder is all that matters. People turn their backs on conscience and even human lives. Such things aren't taken into calculation. They justify the sacrifice of others by saying it couldn't be helped. The powerless people don't want to act against the will of powerful people. They don't fully neglect the truth. All of those people formed a group of vested interests and are ruling over the world.

I made a mistake. I should make up for it with patience, endurance, backbone, and indomitability. – Yoon Seo Jung

If your decision is to give up and call it done, nobody's going to blame you. But if you do so, you'll look back on that moment for the rest of your life. – Teacher Kim

Do you know what's worse than death on the operating table? It's thinking you might have been able to save the patient by not giving up. That thought will haunt you for the rest of your life. – Teacher Kim

If there's something worse than failure, it's regret. – Teacher Kim

Rules never change under any circumstances. Changing your words according to people and circumstances is not a rule, it's merely an excuse. – Teacher Kim

Chapter 6. Motivation

An era without values. People are lost in an ideology called success. People lose their values to be recognized by others. What's life all about? People are too busy making a living that they don't even know what life is all about.

Think which is real and which is fake. You have to discern carefully. – Song Hyun Chul

Whether you acknowledge me or not, I will do the same thing. Also, whether I'm capable or not, I am a doctor. – Yoon Seo Jung

If you mess up with my son, you will be finished too. – Do Yoon Wan

My career was ruined 14 years ago, I have nothing to fear. – Teacher Kim

Do Yoon Wan: You have become ruthless and underhanded.

Teacher Kim: You made me like this. Don't pretend you don't know that.

Actually, my dream was to be acknowledged by you (Do Yoon Wan), not becoming a doctor. – Yoon Seo Jung

Chapter 7. Unstable Factor

An era of endless competition. You either kill or die. It's a battle of survival. They take pride in beating their opponents and the world encourages them to do so. If you don't beat your opponents, you're looked down upon. The fear of becoming a loser drive people into the world of competition.

I know things will get tough, but once you get through it all, your life will be changed. – Yoon Seo Jung

Go out with me, Seo Jung. I'll forget about how you called me a kid and a teenager. Go out with me. – Kang Dong Joo

The third time's a charm. I'll ask you out two more times, so think about it. – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 8. The Manifestation of Humanism

Either he's natural born a doctor, or he was born crazy. – Kang Dong Joo

As a doctor, he (Teacher Kim) makes me feel so small. – Kang Dong Joo

I'm nothing without my romantic view of life. – Teacher Kim

You just care about doing a good job without thinking the meaning of it. What's the point of being a doctor then? – Teacher Kim

If we have one percent of hope, shouldn't we do our best? – Yoon Seo Jung

Chapter 9. The Boundary of Good

An era of disregarding wounds. People are willing to disregard other people's wounds for their own interests. In order to keep their prestige, people never care about other people's pain. And people can't even look after their own wounds. They all turn their faces from the reality or their wounds in the name of self-defense.

These people hang between life and death every day. But is everything we do always correct? Am I perfectly prepared to take responsibility of a person's life? – Yoon Seo Jung

It's a sad life. The more you know about me, it gets sadder. – Yoon Seo Jung

You're just filling the silence not to show that these things are bothering you. – Do In Beom

Your hand is cold. I'll hold your hand until it gets warm. Is that okay? – Kang Dong Joo

Don't disappear without a word again. – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 10. CRUSH

Doctors have only one job and that job is to save the patient, no matter what it takes. – Teacher Kim

When you felt like you wanted to quit, how did you overcome that feeling and get through it? – Woo Yeon Hwa

I feel like I couldn't quit, because all my suffering until now would've been for nothing. And I don't have the confidence that I'd be better at anything else if I quit. – Kang Dong Joo

People need to know what they're living for, first and foremost. – Teacher Kim

Is my very best the best for the patient, too? – Yoon Seo Jung

There is only one way to know if a doctor is doing a good job—through his or her patients. – Teacher Kim

Don't try to take responsibility for matters regarding life and death. All you can do is give it your all while utilizing what you've learned. – Teacher Kim

You didn't come to apologise to me, per se. You came here to rub all of this in my face, to say you were right and I was wrong, right? – Chairman Shin

He won't give up. He has quite a stubborn streak about him, you see. He'll start with what you consider important and take them all, one by one. And he'll try to touch whatever you may consider a weakness. – Chairman Shin

I need your answer before I take you on my side. – Do Yoon Wan

Chapter 11. Psychological Entropy

You neglected me once. I still remember it like yesterday. – Kang Dong Joo

Let me show you how it'd be like to be on my side. No matter what you want, you will get more than that. – Do Yoon Wan

An era of suppression of truth. An era of distorted truth and filled with lies. With all the groundless rumors and vicious gossips, the essence of a man has to take a back seat. What's real and what's not real? We can't even tell what is real in this world.

I thought you wanted me to become a doctor that's needed. – Kang Dong Joo

I can't stop you if you wanted that. Even if I persuade you to stay here with this and that, you will always wonder what lied on the road you haven't taken. – Teacher Kim

Unless he finds the reason to stay, he won't be happy here no matter what. – Teacher Kim

There isn't a person in the world who will like him if he never speaks from his heart. Does speaking the truth mean the end of the world to him? – Oh Myung Sim

It's the first time you've taken my side. I'm on cloud nine. – Yoon Seo Jung

What's your plan to protect your people? – Chairman Shin

Chapter 12. The Boiling Point

There are times when silence can be better than the truth. – Do Yoon Wan

I'm not intending to live my life as a minority. I want to be a part of the mainstream. – Song Hyung Chul

I no longer wanted anyone to disregard me. I wanted to show them that I am different from them. – Kang Dong Joo

If you live as a nobody, does that keep your pride? If you have no power, how can you keep your conscience? Do you know how much it hurts to be humiliated because you have no power and money? – Kang Dong Joo

Greed is often self-justified. – Teacher Kim

You are sick with greed, not with conscience. – Teacher Kim

I wish I could go back in time and make things right again. – Kang Dong Joo

A medical death certificate is the last thing a doctor can do for the patient and the family. – Kang Dong Joo

You like me, too. Don't you? – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 13. The Art of Turmoil

An era of needs. The others' needs are prioritized over one's decision. Before you even realize what you want, the world forces you to adapt to its standards. It makes you say things. Sometimes, you lie about what you say. In the end, it requires you to make others fall in despair. This is the world we live in.

You only think about yourself in a situation like this. Do you still call yourself a doctor? – Teacher Kim

Chapter 14. Paragonimiasis Effect

If something goes wrong, you will regret your decision. – Teacher Kim

I wanted to be with him. I wanted to stay with him. – Yoon Seo Jung

Why would I be afraid when I have you? – Chairman Shin

I lost all my power to resist him. – Yoon Seo Jung

If you have a secret crush on someone, why don't you make a move with a Christmas gift? – Jang Gi Tae

You may deceive me with your words, but you can't do that with your hands. A surgeon's hands never lie about his experiences and efforts. – Teacher Kim

Do not degrade yourself by acting as if you were expendable. – Teacher Kim

Do you hate me that much? – Kang Dong Joo

As a man, am I not enough for you? – Kang Dong Joo

There has been only one thing that I wanted from you, and I heard the answer that I want to hear. That's good enough. – Kang Dong Joo

As long as you have feelings for me, everything else doesn't matter. – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 15. The Cornered Stone Syndrome

An era of subordination. Rather than respecting one's individuality and capability, the world compares and standardized people to put them into fitting roles. The so-called elite organization and the efficient rulers of the organization own this world. Loyalty for a clique becomes the greatest virtue. Capable men of principles get abolished once they lose their value. That is how strange the world has become.

Why do you think men spend all that money to buy presents for women? There must be a reason behind the actions of men. A ring is to hold a woman's hand. A necklace, it is for a hug. – Jang Gi Tae

You really are consistent. The first thing you do is look for someone to blame. – Kang Dong Joo

I prefer a cornered stone than a round one. If you are a cornered stone, it means you have your own style and your own thoughts. I like to see a cornered stone faced with a mason's chisel. I don't like anything roundish or lukewarm. Rubbing the corners off me, I'd like to make myself better with my philosophy and belief. – Teacher Kim

Just as I expected, she can't hide her feelings. – Jang Gi Tae

Chapter 16. Burden of Risk

Should I wait until I die doing nothing? That's not my style. – Chairman Shin

Making what appears to be impossible into possible is his favourite thing. – Chairman Shin's Daughter

Chapter 17. Moment of Truth

If you don't give up, you'll be up in no time. – Yoon Seo Jung

If you know the truth, do you have the courage to tell it to the world? – Teacher Kim

Do you want me to hang up a sign on your back? "Yoon Seo Jung has a man." "Do not touch her." – Kang Dong Joo

"Yoon Seo Jung has a boyfriend. I'm her boyfriend." – Kang Dong Joo

Being corrected and being looked down upon are two different things. – Park Eun Tak

People will do it more if you just let them. They'll think it's okay. – Park Eun Tak

This is your biggest problem. You only rely on your ability. You never admit what you did wrong. – Do Yoon Wan

An era of rampant facts. The world where what the powerful people say is considered a fact, while powerless people's words are considered as a wild rumor. With their opinions and lies that distort the truth, people insist their opinions are the facts in this world. The truth is always rooted on facts, but not all facts are right.

What if I say I have the courage to tell the truth to the world? Will you tell me the truth? – Oh Sung Jae

Chapter 18. Whether You Want it or Not

In our lives, there are thing you can only see after the lapse of time, such as why such things happened to me, why I met those people, and why that coincidence even happened. There are moments that I had no regard for, and soon they start to have significance one by one. At some point, it started making a path. – Teacher Kim

There's no such thing as truth. – Teacher Kim

14 years ago, Boo Yong Joo was a coward. He stayed silent and ran away. – Teacher Kim

After all, people prefer stimulating news over facts. – Do Yoon Wan

We worked so hard to get this far. – Oh Myung Sim

Just like yesterday, I will be here today and tomorrow waiting for the patients who need my help. – Teacher Kim

Teacher Kim said, the strongest resistance in this world is pushing on undaunted to finish your job no matter what the circumstances are.

You have a thing for shoving people around. – Do In Beom

The scariest thing in the world is the seed of doubt. When you plant one, it grows well by itself. – Do Yoon Wan

I'm dreaming of the day when I perform a surgery with you. Sincerely, your Student, Jang Hyun Joo.

Do you think she knows that the name she gave you changed your life?

Did you lose him like this back then? – Kang Dong Joo

Chapter 19. Doctors and Righteous People

Do you know what's the easiest thing in this world? It's breaking a relationship. It doesn't require any money or effort. You can do it with a word. – Do Yoon Wan

I don't even know if I'm okay or not. – Kang Dong Joo

Dong Joo: Have you ever regretted the decision you made that time?

Teacher Kim: I believe that the decision I made was inevitable.

Telling him that I didn't know won't comfort him a bit. It would only sound as an excuse. – Teacher Kim

Sometimes it's better to face what you have to face instead of finding out the truth which sounds more like an excuse. – Teacher Kim

Do you know what's the best thing I've done in my life? It's the fact that I gave up my real name, Boo Yong Joo. It took a load off my shoulders. Also, I became free after emptying my mind and dream of success. I'm happy with the way I'm living my life now. – Teacher Kim

Even though I can't tell the truth to the world, I wanted to give this to the person who should know the truth. – Oh Sung Jae

I can't do it 14 years ago. I will do it this time. – Teacher Kim

Do you know what's the hardest thing in this world? It's to overcome yourself. – Oh Sung Jae

He just didn't know how to win. He just didn't want to make excuses. He thought that's how he should take the responsibility. – Oh Sung Jae

Chapter 20. The Law of Conservation of Romance

You should pursue symbiosis instead of division. – Do Yoon Wan

How dare you to try to bargain you way out! – Teacher Kim

This is what justice looks like, you jerk! – Teacher Kim

I think I'm very luck that I'm your son. I was so proud to be called your son rather than my own name. Your name gave me good qualifications. After I was transferred to Doldam Hospital, I was called by my name for the first time. At first, I was confused and felt bad about that. Your name didn't work there. I felt that way at first. But it made me see who I really am for the first time. I could see what my life was like without your name. I realized how it was. I want to live up to my name for a while. I want to be myself, not your son. – Do In Beom

If I say it is okay, it is okay. – Teacher Kim

It's not about my personal feelings. It is a matter of right and wrong. – Teacher Kim

Yoon Wan: One person alone can't change the world.

Teacher Kim: Are you being a doctor to change the world? I'm not. I'm just doing my job as a doctor to save other people. To a person who is dying, I'm the only hope at that moment. If I step back, that person would die. If I don't give up and try a little harder, that person would live.

Yoon Wan: I can't believe you have such an idealistic dream at your age.

Teacher Kim: People call that swaggering. The fancy word to describe it is romantic.

I believe that there are more young doctors who want to be good doctors rather than a doctor who runs after money. – Teacher Kim

The law of conservation of romance. There are things that most people believe don't exist even though they know those things exist. Still, they hope someone could preserve those things. They're beautiful values.

Life is about turning into different roads. Whether you want it or not, you have to face the reality which is placed in front of you. You can't find the right answer every time, but Teacher Kim said this, "Do not give up asking the questions about why we live and what we live for. The moment you give up in that, the romance in life ends."

Appendix. The Beginning of Everything

There is a beginning in all things. And there are cause and motivation in all beginnings. It can be me or someone else. Once it begins, it creates direction in life. And through the journey, it creates a form of life. The beginning of everything, could there be anything stronger than that?

Music is funny. It turns back time. – Lee Yeong Jo

I know you're lying, but it still sounds good. – Lee Yeong Jo

No matter how careful we are, accidents are bound to happen. – Do In Beom

We are living in the same age, but it's a whole different world. – Lee Yeong Jo

I've grown tired and scared of people. This is not the whole thing began. I think I'm lost. – Lee Yeong Jo

A life like this is good enough for the jerk I used to be. – Teacher Kim

Why did we let those days go by? – Lee Yeong Jo

I have decided to let you go. – Yoon Seo Jung

Why would you send me away when you like me? You should either go with me or make me stay. – Kang Dong Joo