# WebtoonLib — Medical Return #41

## Series
- title: Medical Return
- slug: medical-return-4e50d7

## Chapter
- number: 41
- release_date: 2025-05-07

### Summary
The narrative delves into the horrifying source of Lee Sangmin's psychopathy, revealing his villainous actions are a direct result of his tyrannical father's abuse. Tormented for being the product of an affair, Sangmin's suspected murder of his brother is re-contextualized as a twisted attempt to finally win his father's approval. Readers react with a mix of disgust for the father and conflicted sympathy for Sangmin, with many concluding that such a villain was not born, but made by his monstrous family. This tragic backstory sets the stage for an even more dangerous and complex rivalry with Jihyun, who is simultaneously being pushed back towards the surgical world he desperately wants to escape.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Reveal of Sangmin's childhood abuse and the suspected murder of his brother to gain his father's approval.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The narrative delves into the horrifying source of Lee Sangmin's psychopathy, revealing his villainous actions are a direct result of his tyrannical father's abuse.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative delves into the horrifying source of Lee Sangmin's psychopathy, revealing his villainous actions are a direct result of his tyrannical father's abuse. Tormented for being the product of an affair, Sangmin's suspected murder of his brother is re-contextualized as a twisted attempt to finally win his father's approval. Readers react with a mix of disgust for the father and conflicted sympathy for Sangmin, with many concluding that such a villain was not born, but made by his monstrous family. This tragic backstory sets the stage for an even more dangerous and complex rivalry with Jihyun, who is simultaneously being pushed back towards the surgical world he desperately wants to escape.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Medical Return #41](/series/medical-return-4e50d7/chapter-41)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/medical-return-4e50d7

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