Doctor Seomboy: Shin Ye-eun Says, "I Want to Help as a Nurse," and Lee Jae-wook Wavers

ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama "Doctor Seomboy" gained momentum with its second episode. The broadcast recorded 5.0 percent nationwide, 5.1 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area, and a real-time peak of 5.6 percent, holding first place in its time slot.

The episode followed public health doctor Do Ji-ui, played by Lee Jae-wook, and nurse Yuk Ha-ri, played by Shin Ye-eun, as they moved between confrontation and unexpected empathy. Their relationship, once defined by cold boundaries, began to loosen little by little as patients drew them into the same emotional space.

Ha-ri cautiously approached Ji-ui when she noticed signs of anxiety in him. She tried to ease his tension with gum and music, but Ji-ui pushed her away, telling her not to cross the line and making it clear that he wanted distance.

Life at the Pyeondong public health branch remained turbulent. Ji-ui, who tried to hold firmly to principles, clashed with Lee Jang-su, played by Kim Ki-cheon, when Lee demanded that he adjust to a patient's wishes. The fallout created cracks inside the clinic. As the difference in temperament between the public health doctor and the nurse became visible, Park Chun-sik, played by Woo Hyun and described as a central figure in the village, stepped in and calmed the tension for the moment.

Ha-ri was shaken during a house-call visit after meeting patient Kim Jeong-bae, played by Park Wan-gyu. Unable to endure his attitude, which seemed to suggest he had given up on life, she let her emotions burst out. Watching her reaction, Ji-ui sensed that Ha-ri was carrying a hidden story. When he also remembered the medication she was taking, his expression became complicated.

The tension reached its peak when Ji-ui responded to Lee Jang-su's provocation and joined a drinking wager that Lee framed as a village custom. Ji-ui won, but the situation quickly turned urgent after the drunken Lee caused an accident. Ji-ui moved into emergency care and treated the patient while keeping emotion out of the response. He drew a clear line between personal feelings and medical duty, saying that disliking someone was one matter and an injury was another. Ha-ri, watching him, showed a subtle change in her expression.

The incident involving Lee Jang-su became a turning point for Kim Jeong-bae. After enduring alone while hiding his illness, he eventually returned to the health branch and asked for help. Ha-ri's words, telling him not to feel sorry for being alive, changed his choice.

Later, as Ji-ui treated her injury, Ha-ri asked about his wound and offered a simple confession: she wanted to help him as a nurse. At that, Ji-ui's gaze wavered.