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0:00What would you do if you suddenly
0:01learned that a boy who was bullied at
0:02school was no longer alive? Late at
0:04night, Yang Jihun sat quietly on a bus
0:07struggling to process the heartbreaking
0:08news that Kang Huju, the boy who had
0:10been bullied in Shuwari, had died. Just
0:12then, the bus conductor announced the
0:14stop for the funeral hall. Jihun got off
0:16and made her way inside where several
0:18people had gathered to mourn Uju. Some
0:20couldn't even hold back their tears as
0:22they grieved his death while Jihun
0:23stepped into the funeral hall with the
0:25heartbreaking news still on her mind. As
0:27Jihun observes the mourners, she
0:29reflects on how unfamiliar she is with
0:31death and funeral customs. Apart from
0:33her father, who passed away when she was
0:34just a baby, she has never experienced
0:36the death of someone close to her.
0:38Everything she knows about funeral
0:40etiquette comes from things she casually
0:41picked up from her mother over the
0:43years. Jihun was born in a hillside slum
0:45in Seoul and grew up in Shuwari, a
0:47mountain village in Wari. That place is
0:49her hometown where she spent most of her
0:51childhood. Jihun then recalls her
0:53mother's difficult past. Her mother
0:54always believed that her fate was cursed
0:56because she had lost her family in a
0:58series of bizarre accidents, leaving
1:00only her eldest sister behind. After
1:02eventually losing her husband as well,
1:04Jihun's mother was forced to endure life
1:05as a widow. Despite the hardships and
1:07the judgment she faced, she remained
1:09determined to move forward. She learned
1:11hairdressing and eventually began
1:13working at a beauty parlor determined to
1:15build a better life for herself and her
1:16daughter. Around the time Jihun's mother
1:18finally became accustomed to working at
1:20the beauty parlor, her eldest sister,
1:22who had married into a wealthy family in
1:23a lower region, returned to visit her
1:25childhood home. However, her visit was
1:27not a happy one. In a flashback, Jihun's
1:30aunt is shown crying as she confides in
1:32their mother explaining that she is
1:33exhausted from being beaten and can no
1:35longer tolerate her married life. She
1:37desperately wants a divorce and hopes to
1:38escape her suffering. However, Jihun's
1:40grandmother responds with anger rather
1:42than sympathy. She questions how an
1:44older divorced woman could possibly earn
1:45a living and support herself. She
1:47insists that everyone else endures their
1:49hardships and tells her daughter to do
1:50the same. According to her, things might
1:53eventually improve if her daughter
1:54simply continued to endure her
1:56circumstances. While this painful
1:57conversation unfolds, little Jihun is in
1:59her mother's arms crying. Her mother
2:02ignores the argument between her older
2:03sister and their mother before carrying
2:05Jiheon inside. After crying for a long
2:07time and listening to her mother's harsh
2:09words, Jiheon's aunt eventually gives up
2:11and returns empty-handed. She cuts ties
2:13with her family, leaving the painful
2:15incident behind. However, years later,
2:17around the time Jiheon has just turned
2:19seven, her aunt unexpectedly comes back
2:21into contact with them. News reaches
2:23their hometown that she has remarried a
2:24wealthy man. Upon hearing this, Jiheon's
2:26mother quits her job at the beauty
2:28parlor and decides to visit her older
2:30sister. Soon afterward, Jiheon and her
2:32mother move into a new house. Her mother
2:33proudly shows her their new home and
2:35waits to see her reaction. The house has
2:37a beautiful white gate that resembles a
2:38field covered in snow, six fermentation
2:41pots left behind by the previous owner,
2:43and a modest red roof. Although the
2:44house is not particularly extravagant,
2:46it represents a significant change in
2:48their lives. After spending years
2:50swallowing her sorrow and living in
2:51rented rooms, Jiheon's mother has
2:53finally secured a house under her own
2:54name. Not long after they settle in,
2:56Jiheon's aunt visits their new home. She
2:58gently places a hand on Jiheon's head
3:01and introduces herself as her aunt, but
3:02she makes it clear that Jiheon must
3:04never call her that in public. Instead,
3:06she tells the little girl to think of
3:08her as a neighborhood lady or one of her
3:10mother's friends. Her aunt then offers
3:12to give Jiheon some allowance, but
3:13Jiheon's mother immediately objects,
3:15explaining that her daughter is still a
3:16child. Despite the restrictions
3:18surrounding their relationship, it is
3:20clear that the aunt cares about Jiheon
3:22and her mother. Jiheon later discovers
3:23that a significant portion of the money
3:25used to purchase their new house had
3:26come from her aunt. Although her aunt
3:28lives under constant scrutiny in her
3:29married life, she still cannot bring
3:31herself to ignore the sister who came
3:33looking for her. Her husband, meanwhile,
3:35believes that she has completely cut
3:36ties with her family. Despite this, she
3:38secretly continues to help her sister.
3:40Around the time Jiheon graduates from
3:42elementary school, she also learns that
3:44her aunt had lent her mother the money
3:45needed to purchase both the house and
3:47the beauty salon. Having grown up
3:48surrounded by the complicated
3:49circumstances of adults, Jiheon
3:51gradually learns how difficult life can
3:53be. Living in Chuwari is not easy, but
3:55she does not allow those hardships to
3:57trouble her too much. Her greatest goal
3:59is to make her mother happy and secure
4:01happiness for herself and everyone she
4:03loves. She dreams of attending college
4:05in Seoul, finding a good job, and
4:07eventually retiring to open a flower
4:08shop filled with the beautiful scent of
4:10roses. With support from her not quite
4:12aunt and constant encouragement from her
4:14mother, Jiheon grows up surrounded by
4:16the love, resentment, and tears of two
4:18women. Throughout those years, she
4:19continues singing songs about flowers
4:21until she turns 17. The story then
4:23returns to the present where Jiheon
4:25stands inside Kang Yu-jo's funeral hall.
4:27Yu-jo has died at only 19 years old and
4:30his photograph reminds her of the boy
4:31she once knew. Looking at his picture,
4:33she realizes that everything she
4:35believed before he moved in next door
4:37had once seemed unquestionably true.
4:39However, there is something she deeply
4:40regrets not telling him while he was
4:42alive. She wishes she had told him that
4:44she considered him a friend, that she
4:45was never ashamed of him, and that she
4:47never pitied him. These were the words
4:48Yu-jo deserved to hear, yet she never
4:50managed to say them. As Jiheon continues
4:52staring at Yu-jo's photograph, the
4:54thought of how lonely his final moments
4:56must have been becomes unbearable.
4:57Standing in the funeral hall grows
4:59increasingly painful and she silently
5:01calls him an idiot. Just then, she
5:03notices a young man sitting nearby
5:05eating and drinking as though he has
5:06withdrawn into his own world. The man
5:08asks whether she has come to pay her
5:09respects, leaving Jiheon startled by his
5:11presence. His appearance and the
5:13situation make her remember a
5:14conversation she once had with Yu-jo
5:16beside a river. Back then, Yu-jo had
5:18been sitting beside Jiheon looking
5:20particularly sad as he opened up about
5:22his family. He revealed that he actually
5:24had an older brother who was one year
5:25older than him. His mother had run away
5:27when he was 10 and his father had
5:28abandoned him 3 years earlier. His
5:30brother had also left the previous year
5:32to find work. As a result, his brother
5:34was the only person who still found him
5:36places to live, sent him money, and
5:38occasionally called to check on him.
5:39Despite everything, his brother remained
5:41the only family member who continued
5:43looking after him. At the time, however,
5:44the neighbors frequently gossiped about
5:46Yu-jo's suspicious background. Even
5:48Jiheon, who verbally defended him and
5:50insisted that the rumors were untrue,
5:51had never completely believed everything
5:53he said. Now, standing at his funeral,
5:56she begins to understand how wrong she
5:57had been. Although her feelings of
5:59concern for Yu-jo had never been false,
6:01she realizes that there had never been
6:03any reason to doubt his words. The
6:05brother sitting before her is living
6:07proof of the family connection Uju had
6:08once described. Unlike the frail boy she
6:10remembers, who was constantly sick and
6:12coughing, Uju's older brother appears
6:14completely different. Returning to the
6:16present, Jihun looks at the young man
6:17and realizes that he must be Uju's older
6:19brother. When she addresses him, he says
6:21nothing and simply continues staring at
6:23her. After a moment, he reveals that Uju
6:25had kept waiting for her. Hearing those
6:27words, Jihun clenches her fists and
6:29struggles to hold back her tears. There
6:31are so many things she wants to explain,
6:33but she cannot bring herself to speak.
6:35She cannot tell him that Uju, who had
6:37always been physically frail, became
6:38seriously ill after some thugs from his
6:40school threw him into the water. She
6:42also cannot explain that Uju had been
6:43too weak to bear the thought of becoming
6:45a burden to his brother. In the end, Uju
6:47died alone on a cold street. To make
6:49matters worse, Jihun's mother and aunt
6:51had kept the news from reaching her,
6:53causing her to learn about his funeral
6:54too late. She had been that boy's only
6:56friend, yet she had not even been there
6:58when he needed someone the most. The
6:59realization finally overwhelms her and
7:01she bursts into tears. Through her she
7:04can only mumble that Uju had kept
7:05waiting for her. She cries like a little
7:07child while Uju's older brother remains
7:09seated in silence, offering no immediate
7:11response to her grief. As Jihun
7:13continues crying, her overwhelming
7:14resentment begins to turn toward the man
7:16sitting before her. She knows that he
7:17has also lost someone precious and she
7:20understands that he is grieving his
7:21younger brother. Nevertheless, she
7:23struggles to control her emotions. She
7:25feels that she should hate herself for
7:26lashing out at someone who has just lost
7:28his brother. Perhaps her reaction
7:30resembles the foolish kindness Uju
7:31himself had always shown toward others.
7:33Eventually, Jihun wipes away her tears
7:35and feels deeply embarrassed by the way
7:37she has behaved. Trying to move past the
7:39painful moment, Jihun takes out an
7:41envelope and shows it to Uju's older
7:42brother. She asks where she should
7:44deliver it, hoping to fulfill whatever
7:46responsibility has brought her there.
7:48Meanwhile, she imagines Uju watching
7:50everything from heaven, holding his
7:51stomach as he laughs at her and teases
7:53her for crying so desperately. Even in
7:55death, the thought of his familiar
7:56personality brings a mixture of sadness
7:58and affection to her heart. Just then,
8:00Uju's older brother addresses her by her
8:02full name, Yang Jihun. She is
8:04immediately shocked and and how he knows
8:06her name. Before she can understand the
8:07reason, the man offers her a meal and
8:10invites her to stay and eat with him.
8:11Ji-hon sat down to eat with Yu-Ju's
8:13older brother. As she looked at the food
8:14in front of her, she couldn't help
8:16thinking that she hadn't even gotten
8:17through the funeral yet. She wondered
8:19whether it was really okay for her to
8:20eat first. Meanwhile, Yu-Ju's older
8:22brother held his chopsticks in the worst
8:24possible way and struggled to eat.
8:25Although Ji-hon thought he was handsome,
8:27she couldn't understand how someone
8:29could be even worse at using chopsticks
8:30than a 5-year-old child. Noticing that
8:32Ji-hon wasn't eating, Yu-Ju's brother
8:34asked whether she was going to eat. He
8:36then decided to have her food as well
8:38and started eating it. Watching him eat
8:39so much, Ji-hon worried that he would
8:41give himself indigestion. Ji-hon then
8:43handed him a can of Coke. After opening
8:45it, he asked whether she had been close
8:46to Yu-Ju. Ji-hon confirmed that they had
8:48been close and explained that this was
8:50exactly why she had come to the funeral.
8:52He then asked about her school. Ji-hon
8:54explained that it was winter break, so
8:55she didn't have any classes. Hearing
8:57this, he smiled and remarked that she
8:59was lucky. Ji-hon couldn't understand
9:00what was so lucky about the situation.
9:02Wanting to tell him more about his
9:04younger brother, Ji-hon explained that
9:05Yu-Ju had mentioned many times how much
9:07he missed his older brother. He had even
9:09saved the side dishes she brought him,
9:11saying that he would eat them together
9:12with his brother when he finally came
9:13back. Looking at Yu-Ju's brother's
9:15expressionless face, Ji-hon thought that
9:17instead of sitting there without showing
9:18any emotion, he should at least shed a
9:20few tears for his younger brother.
9:22However, while sipping his Coke, he
9:24simply asked what kind of side dishes
9:25Yu-Ju had saved. Ji-hon was surprised by
9:27his question. He clarified that he was
9:29referring to the side dishes she had
9:31brought for Yu-Ju. She listed the
9:32stir-fried sausages, seasoned seaweed
9:34stems, and pickled cucumbers. Hearing
9:36this, he remarked that they must have
9:38been incredibly delicious. He then
9:39casually added that Yu-Ju had lived
9:41better than he had and that he was happy
9:43for him. Ji-hon was stunned by how
9:44casually he could say something like
9:46that. Meanwhile, Yu-Ju's brother
9:47continued trying to pick up food with
9:49his chopsticks, but the food kept
9:51falling before he could eat it. Watching
9:52him struggle, Ji-hon thought that if he
9:54couldn't use chopsticks properly, he
9:56should simply eat with a spoon instead.
9:58Unable to watch him struggle any longer,
9:59Ji-hon picked up some food with her own
10:01chopsticks and handed it to him. He
10:03thanked her and told her to leave
10:04because she had already finished eating
10:06anyway. He then brought up the question
10:08of why she hadn't come earlier,
10:09reminding her that he had asked her
10:10about it before. Instead of explaining
10:12himself, he asked whether her parents
10:14were still alive. Jihon was surprised
10:16that he was asking about her and
10:17wondered whether he meant her
10:18specifically. He confirmed that he did.
10:20Jihon then explained that her father
10:22wasn't around and that she only had her
10:24mother. Yujo's brother followed up by
10:25asking whether her mother treated her
10:27well. Jihon became confused and wondered
10:29why he was asking her such a personal
10:31question. He explained that he had been
10:32thinking about whether she could go
10:34home. If her mother didn't treat her
10:35well, she could stay there longer.
10:37However, if her mother cherished her and
10:39treated her like someone precious, she
10:41should return home. After all, it was
10:43already almost midnight. Just then, he
10:45took out his cigarette box. Jihon
10:46immediately stopped him and nervously
10:48reminded him that smoking wasn't allowed
10:49in the area. However, he acted as though
10:51he didn't understand what a non-smoking
10:53area meant. Jihon explained that it was
10:55a place where people weren't allowed to
10:56smoke. Instead of putting his cigarettes
10:58away, he smiled and addressed her as
11:00young Jihon. He asked her to lend him
11:01some money because he needed to buy
11:03cigarettes. Jihon remembered that he
11:04hadn't even accepted the condolence
11:06money, yet he was now asking her for
11:08money. He smiled again and added that it
11:09would be even better if she bought the
11:11cigarettes for him herself. Jihon
11:13protested that she was still a minor.
11:14However, Yu-tae wondered whether minors
11:16couldn't buy cigarettes, adding that he
11:18believed they could when he was her age.
11:20His response left Jihon completely
11:21shocked. She then politely asked whether
11:23she could know his name. Smiling, he
11:25introduced himself as Kang Yu-tae. Jihon
11:28repeated his name in her mind and
11:29concluded that Yu-tae's older brother
11:31seemed like a strange person in many
11:32ways. After leaving the funeral hall,
11:34Jihon noticed that Yu-tae was following
11:36her. She turned around and asked how far
11:38he intended to follow her. He wanted to
11:40know whether she was taking the bus, and
11:41Jihon was surprised that he was asking
11:43her. After he confirmed that he meant
11:45her, she explained that she was going to
11:47walk down to the town instead. Yu-tae
11:49was surprised by her answer. Jihon
11:50explained that she wanted to use a
11:52payphone downtown because her mother was
11:54going to pick her up there. Meanwhile,
11:55she reminded herself that she had to
11:57pretend she had been studying at the
11:58reading room. Yu-tae then asked where
12:00she had left her phone, but Jihon
12:02explained that she didn't have one. He
12:03simply stared at her in response. For
12:05the time being, Jihon decided that since
12:07she was a mourner, she should at least
12:09say goodbye properly. She bowed to
12:11Yu-tae, bid him farewell, and started
12:13walking away. As she walked, Jihun
12:15remembered the day she had unexpectedly
12:16run into Yuju by the river. When Yuju
12:18told her that he planned to catch
12:19freshwater snails to fill his empty
12:21stomach, she began bringing him side
12:23dishes from that day onward. However,
12:25her mother didn't know the truth. Jihun
12:26had repeatedly begged her for extra side
12:28dishes, using her growing years as an
12:30excuse to get more food. If her mother
12:32discovered that all those extra dishes
12:34had actually gone to Yuju, she would
12:35kick Jihun out of the house with nothing
12:37but the clothes on her back. Eventually,
12:39Yuju had started coming out to collect
12:41the food himself. Jihun didn't mind if
12:43anyone considered her actions
12:44unnecessary meddling. Unlike the other
12:46boys who would lift high school girls'
12:47skirts and giggle, Yuju had always been
12:49calm and intelligent. Those qualities
12:51were what made her like him. As she
12:53continued thinking about Yuju, Jihun
12:55remembered a conversation they had
12:56shared in the past. During that
12:57conversation, Yuju had told her about
12:59his dream. Jihun had asked whether that
13:01was really his dream, and he had smiled
13:03before confirming that it was. His dream
13:05was to live in the same house as his
13:07older brother. Back in the present,
13:08Jihun sat down on a bench while thinking
13:10about everything Yuju had told her. She
13:12couldn't stop thinking about how the
13:13very brother Yuju had dreamed of living
13:15with hadn't shed a single tear at his
13:17younger brother's funeral. Overwhelmed
13:19by these thoughts, tears began falling
13:21from her eyes. Just then, Euitae
13:23appeared and addressed her. Jihun was
13:24surprised to see him there and wondered
13:26why he had come back. Euitae explained
13:28that the answer should have been obvious
13:29because she was the only person there.
13:31Jihun then asked about Yuju's other
13:33friends and acquaintances, wondering why
13:35none of them had come. However, Euitae
13:37insisted that if there had been anyone
13:38else, they would have come. He repeated
13:40that she had been the only one there.
13:42Jihun then told him that if he had come
13:44back because of her, he could leave. In
13:46response, Euitae asked whether she
13:47really wanted him to leave her alone.
13:49Euitae then asked Jihun where she was
13:51going. Jihun explained that downtown was
13:53only a short distance away and assured
13:54him that he didn't need to worry about
13:56her. Hearing this, Euitae wondered
13:58whether she was simply naive or
13:59something else. He then tossed his phone
14:01toward her and told her to use it to
14:03call her mother and ask her to come and
14:04pick her up. Jihun agreed and used his
14:06phone to call her mother, explaining
14:08that she was calling from a borrowed
14:09phone. After finishing the call, Jihun
14:11and Euitae began walking together. As
14:13they walked, Jihun became curious about
14:15him and asked which high school he had
14:17attended and whether he had lived around
14:19the Wary area his entire life. However,
14:21Yuuta told her to look straight ahead
14:23and stop being so interested in him.
14:25Jihoon wondered why she couldn't ask him
14:26simple questions like that. She also
14:28pointed out that if he didn't want her
14:29asking questions, he should stop
14:31following her around. Yuuta remarked
14:33that she talked too much, but Jihoon
14:35disagreed. She explained that she was
14:37only asking because it felt
14:38uncomfortable having him follow her
14:39without saying a single word. Yuuta
14:41eventually revealed that he hadn't
14:43graduated from high school because he
14:44had dropped out. His unexpected answer
14:46caught Jihoon by surprise. Shortly
14:48afterward, they arrived at their
14:49destination and Jihoon informed him that
14:51they were there. Before leaving, Yuuta
14:53remarked that he could tell how she
14:55lived her life just by looking at the
14:56kinds of questions she asked. Jihoon was
14:58confused by his comment, but before she
15:00could respond properly, Yuuta walked
15:02away without another word. Jihoon
15:04watched him leave and thought about how
15:05Yuju's older brother had provided her
15:07with a free escort service before
15:08disappearing without even saying
15:10goodbye. She couldn't help concluding
15:11that Yuuta was a really strange person.
15:13Some time passed and Jihoon's life
15:15gradually became busy with college
15:17entrance exam preparation. She thought
15:19about how the town had forgotten Yuju as
15:21quickly as someone would forget a
15:22three-minute curry after eating it. Her
15:2419-year-old summer vacation had become
15:26occupied with studying for her entrance
15:27exams. Perhaps unable to bear watching
15:29her daughter cry until her pillow was
15:31soaked with tears, Jihoon's mother
15:32launched an intensive tutoring campaign.
15:34Unfortunately, the effect was minimal
15:36and Jihoon continued to struggle with
15:38her grief. On days when her mother
15:39happened to return home late from work,
15:41Jihoon would go and stand outside Yuju's
15:43house for no particular reason. The
15:45house had officially become the
15:46abandoned house of the neighborhood and
15:48it grew more gloomy and desolate with
15:49every passing day. Even while riding her
15:51bicycle, Jihoon couldn't shake the
15:53feeling that Yuju might suddenly appear
15:55at any moment. She looked toward his
15:56house and wondered whether the
15:57disturbing rumor circulating around town
15:59was true. According to the rumor, the
16:01lights in the abandoned house would turn
16:03on every dawn even though nobody was
16:05supposed to live there anymore. Jihoon
16:06couldn't help wishing that Yuju wasn't
16:08actually dead and had simply run away
16:10instead. Driven by her curiosity, Jihoon
16:13slightly opened the front door of the
16:14house and peered inside. To her
16:16surprise, she found Yuuta sitting there
16:18and smoking a cigarette. Seeing him, she
16:20greeted him with a simple hello. Ji-heon
16:21couldn't believe what she was seeing.
16:23She had assumed that Tae would sell the
16:25house, so she had never expected him to
16:26move in. Realizing that she might have
16:28entered the wrong place, she decided to
16:30leave and said goodbye to him. However,
16:32before she could go, Tae asked her name
16:34again. Ji-heon told him her name, and
16:36after hearing it, he called out to her.
16:38His sudden action startled her so much
16:40that she accidentally dropped her
16:41bicycle. Iu43 Tae then asked Ji-heon to
16:43bring him some side dishes. His request
16:45caught her completely off guard. He
16:46explained that there was nothing to eat
16:48in the house and that even if there had
16:49been any food, it would have already
16:51gone rotten. Ji-heon wondered what that
16:52had to do with her. Iu43 Tae clarified
16:54that he was asking her to bring side
16:56dishes as a housewarming gift. He also
16:58requested a bowl of rice if she had any
17:00available. Ji-heon couldn't believe what
17:02he was saying and wondered how he could
17:03make such an unreasonable request so
17:05casually. Iu43 Tae then revealed that he
17:07had seen something in U-jo's room that
17:09looked like a letter written to Ji-heon.
17:10Hearing this, Ji-heon was taken aback.
17:12Iu43 Tae asked whether she wanted to
17:14read it, but Ji-heon thought he was
17:15incredibly shameless for using the
17:17letter to get her attention. She
17:19wondered what he would do if she
17:20refused. Iu43 Tae calmly warned her that
17:22if she said no, he would have to torment
17:24her. Ji-heon eventually returned home,
17:26packed some side dishes, and brought
17:27them back to Iu43 Tae. As she made her
17:29way there, she reflected on how she had
17:31spent so long swallowing her grief and
17:32keeping her mourning to herself that her
17:34patience had finally run out. Now,
17:36someone with whom she could discuss her
17:38memories of U-jo had moved to Chuwari.
17:40Perhaps her real summer vacation was
17:42finally beginning. After returning to
17:43the house, Ji-heon asked Iu43 Tae where
17:45the pots, bowls, and chopsticks were.
17:47Instead of answering, he simply said
17:49that he was hungry. Ji-heon pointed out
17:51that he needed chopsticks to eat and
17:52wondered whether he had planned to scoop
17:54up the food with his fingers. Iu43 Tae
17:55got up and sat down properly before
17:57explaining that he did have chopsticks,
17:59specifically the ones that had come with
18:00his jjajangmyeon. Watching him, Ji-heon
18:02realized that he hadn't actually been
18:04glaring at her earlier. He had simply
18:06been lost in thought. As Iu43 Tae began
18:07eating, Ji-heon wondered where the
18:09letter was. She then grabbed his hand
18:11and told him to eat slowly. She also
18:13corrected the way he was holding his
18:14chopsticks and tried to teach him how to
18:16use them properly. However, she soon
18:18realized that there was no point in
18:19trying to teach him that day. While he
18:21continued eating, Jiheon asked whether
18:23he was 20 years old, which made him only
18:251 year older than her. Ute confirmed
18:27that he was. She then asked whether he
18:29attended college, but he reminded her
18:30that he had already explained that he
18:32had dropped out of high school during
18:33his first year. Jiheon was surprised to
18:35learn that Ute's highest level of
18:36education was middle school. She
18:38realized that he was even more
18:39delinquent than she had initially
18:41thought. She then asked whether he was
18:42working at the moment. Ute explained
18:44that his father had sold his own child
18:46to pay off his debts, so he was working
18:48there as a result. Hearing this shocking
18:49revelation, Jiheon was left completely
18:51stunned. Jiheon wondered whether Ute had
18:53been unable to attend Ujo's funeral
18:55because of his work. Meanwhile, Ute
18:57announced that he had paid for his meal
18:59and asked whether she had any more
19:00questions. Jiheon realized that he was
19:02implying he had only answered her
19:03questions because she had given him
19:05food. Ute confirmed this and told her
19:07not to come back next time. After saying
19:09that, Ute began smoking a cigarette.
19:11Jiheon asked him to wait until she left
19:13before smoking, explaining that she
19:15would be leaving as soon as she received
19:17the letter anyway. Ute seemed confused
19:19by her request and repeated the word
19:20letter. Jiheon reminded him that he had
19:22mentioned a letter Ujo had written to
19:24her. However, Ute bluntly told her that
19:26there was no way such a letter existed.
19:28He added that he was illiterate and
19:29couldn't read. Jiheon was left confused
19:31by his response, but Ute simply called
19:33her an idiot. Jiheon stood up and began
19:35walking away. Just as she was about to
19:37leave, Ute called her by name and
19:39revealed that he and Ujo shared only
19:41half their blood. They had the same
19:43father, but were not full brothers.
19:44Jiheon asked what difference that made.
19:46Ute explained that his relationship with
19:48Ujo was even more distant than hers.
19:50Since he was only a half brother, he
19:52told her not to pay him any attention.
19:54Jiheon turned around to look at him as
19:55he continued speaking. Ute remarked that
19:57Jiheon's mother seemed to have raised
19:59her in a sheltered environment. He
20:00explained that throughout his life he
20:02had learned that there was always a
20:03reason behind the things people warned
20:05others not to do and the people they
20:06advised them to stay away from. Jiheon
20:08understood what he was trying to say. In
20:10other words, he was taking a complicated
20:12and indirect approach to telling her
20:14that she shouldn't come to his house
20:15anymore. As she left, she thought that
20:17even if he hadn't said anything, she had
20:19no reason to return anyway. After After
20:21outside, Jiheon reflected on how her
20:23peaceful everyday life had been shaken
20:24once by Yu-ju's death and then again by
20:26the sudden appearance of his older
20:28brother. She wanted to return to her
20:29ordinary life away from the
20:31complications Yu-tae had brought into
20:32it. Later, back at home, Ji-hon found
20:35herself looking at the chopsticks.
20:36Suddenly, a woman behind her asked what
20:38she was doing. Ji-hon casually replied
20:40that she was just looking at them. Just
20:42then, someone called out to her from
20:43outside, so she quickly hid the
20:45chopsticks inside her table. When Ji-hon
20:47opened the gate, she discovered that her
20:49teacher had arrived. She invited him
20:50inside and after entering, he asked
20:52whether she had reviewed her lessons.
20:54Ji-hon confirmed that she had. However,
20:56as the lesson began, she noticed the
20:58smell of cigarettes. While teaching her,
21:00the teacher kept looking at Ji-hon's
21:01body in an inappropriate way. Ji-hon
21:03noticed his behavior but chose not to
21:05say anything. Instead, she pointed out
21:07that she didn't really understand a
21:08particular part of the lesson. The
21:09teacher asked which part she was
21:11struggling with and Ji-hon replied that
21:13she didn't understand any of it. He then
21:14suggested that they occasionally hold
21:16their lessons somewhere like a cafe.
21:18However, Ji-hon politely declined and
21:20said that there was no need. The teacher
21:21then questioned whether she actually
21:23wanted to go to college. Before Ji-hon
21:25could respond, her aunt appeared and
21:26announced that Ji-hon needed to eat
21:27dinner. She also asked the teacher why
21:29he hadn't left yet. Startled by the
21:31sudden interruption, the teacher
21:33hurriedly gathered himself and left.
21:34After he was gone, Ji-hon's aunt
21:36complained that there was little point
21:38in being good at studying when the
21:39teacher looked the way he did. Ji-hon
21:41warned her that he might hear her, but
21:42her aunt didn't care. Her aunt grabbed
21:44Ji-hon's cheeks with both hands and
21:46insisted that the teacher could hear
21:47whatever he wanted because he wasn't the
21:49one paying for the lessons. She was the
21:50one paying and Ji-hon only needed to
21:52stop worrying about everything else and
21:54focus entirely on studying. Her aunt
21:56reminded Ji-hon that she was her
21:57mother's dream and her aunt's hope. She
21:59then complained that without Ji-hon, she
22:01wouldn't have to live the way she did,
22:02waiting on an old man and looking after
22:04his stepsons. She insisted that Ji-hon
22:06absolutely could not get involved with
22:08some ridiculous man the way her mother
22:09had. Her aunt explained that once Ji-hon
22:11entered college, she would meet all
22:13kinds of people. For now, she simply
22:15needed to endure her circumstances a
22:17little longer. After delivering this
22:18lecture, her aunt finally left. while
22:21cutting vegetables, Ji-hon's aunt
22:22brought up something she had heard about
22:24Yu-ju's family. She mentioned the boy
22:26who had died of tuberculosis, the son of
22:28the Kang family, and said she had heard
22:29that his older brother had moved into
22:31the neighborhood. Her aunt continued
22:32explaining that people were saying the
22:34man walked around glaring intimidatingly
22:35at everyone. Nobody seemed to know what
22:37he did for a living, and his presence
22:39was supposedly ruining the
22:40neighborhood's atmosphere. According to
22:41her, this was what the grandmother from
22:43Jeju had said. Jihun questioned whether
22:45Eutae had actually caused an accident or
22:47done something wrong. Her aunt predicted
22:49that he probably would soon. She sighed
22:51and complained that if a young man was
22:52going to move into the neighborhood, it
22:54would have been better if he were
22:55someone normal and decent. She then
22:57remarked that it was their bad luck that
22:58a handsome thug had ended up living near
23:00Jihun. Her aunt strictly warned her that
23:02if she ever saw the man, she absolutely
23:04must not talk to him. She shouldn't even
23:06greet him if their eyes happened to
23:07meet. Her aunt insisted that meeting a
23:09man like him could ruin a woman's life
23:10instantly. She reassured Jihun that once
23:12she entered college, she would find
23:14plenty of men with good looks,
23:15respectable backgrounds, and good
23:17personalities. Hearing all this, Jihun
23:20returned to her room and looked at the
23:21chopsticks she had hidden earlier. That
23:23night, Jihun took her bicycle and headed
23:25toward Eutae's house. As she rode, she
23:27reminded herself that she wouldn't look
23:28at him or try to talk to him. She would
23:30simply leave the chopsticks in his
23:31mailbox and come straight back. All she
23:33needed to do was leave them in the
23:35mailbox and return home. However, when
23:37Jihun arrived outside Eutae's house, she
23:39discovered that he was already standing
23:41outside. She cautiously greeted him with
23:43a quiet hello. Eutae turned toward her,
23:45looked at her, and remarked that she had
23:47come back again. Eutae notices Jihun
23:49returning to his house and remarks that
23:50she has come again. Just then, one of
23:52the chopsticks slips from Jihun's hand
23:54and falls to the ground. Eutae notices
23:56it, bends down, and picks it up for her.
23:58Feeling embarrassed, Jihun explains that
24:00her mother had asked her to bring
24:02something for him. Her mother had
24:03apparently seen him eating while passing
24:05by earlier, and noticed that he had a
24:06terrible grip when using chopsticks.
24:08Jihun awkwardly tries to explain the
24:10situation, but she soon realizes that
24:12she is rambling and has no idea what she
24:14is even saying. After listening to her
24:16explanation, Eutae dismisses her words
24:18as nonsense. Jihun immediately lowers
24:20her head, agrees that she is indeed
24:22talking nonsense, and prepares to leave.
24:24However, before she can walk away, Eutae
24:26asks whether she would like to eat
24:28something before leaving. Jiheon accepts
24:30his offer and the two of them head
24:32inside the house to have a meal
24:33together. While they are eating, Yuta
24:35picks up a piece of paper and begins
24:36examining it. Jiheon notices what he is
24:38doing and becomes confused because he
24:40had previously claimed that he could not
24:41read. She asks what he is looking at and
24:43Yuta casually explains that it is the
24:45electricity bill. His answer leaves
24:47Jiheon even more puzzled as she cannot
24:49understand how he can read the bill
24:50despite claiming that he cannot read.
24:52When Jiheon points out this
24:53contradiction, Yuta admits that he lied
24:55to her. He explains that final
24:57consonants are particularly difficult
24:58for him to read. Other children seem to
25:00learn how to read naturally at some
25:02point, but he never had anyone who could
25:03teach him properly. Jiheon reminds him
25:05that he attended school, wondering why
25:07he never learned there. Yuta reveals
25:09that his teacher once laughed at him and
25:11after that humiliating experience, he
25:13never asked anyone for help again.
25:14Jiheon explains that he only needs to
25:16learn a little more because reading is
25:17not as difficult as he thinks. As she
25:19speaks, she notices several books lying
25:21nearby and begins to understand
25:23something about him. Although Yuta
25:25struggles with reading, he has not
25:26completely given up on learning. Seeing
25:28the books makes Jiheon realize that a
25:30part of him still wants to improve
25:31himself, even if he finds it difficult
25:33to admit it openly. Just then, Yuta
25:35holds up the chopsticks and asks Jiheon
25:37to teach him how to use them properly.
25:39Jiheon explains that he simply needs to
25:40place his fingers through the holes,
25:42just as she had shown him the previous
25:43time. She then reaches for his hand and
25:46carefully adjusts his fingers, helping
25:47him hold the chopsticks correctly. Yuta
25:49allows her to guide his hand as she
25:51patiently demonstrates the proper
25:52technique. After watching Yuta use the
25:54chopsticks more effectively, Jiheon
25:56becomes pleased with his progress. She
25:58happily praises him for doing much
25:59better than before and tells him that
26:01his technique looks great. However, as
26:03she continues holding his hand, she
26:05suddenly becomes conscious of the
26:06closeness between them. Yuta looks
26:08directly into her eyes, leaving Jiheon
26:10feeling slightly embarrassed. She begins
26:12wondering whether she has overreacted to
26:14the situation. Feeling awkward, Jiheon
26:16decides that she should leave. Yuta
26:17immediately asks where she is going and
26:19she explains that she is returning to
26:21her own house. However, before she can
26:23move away, Yuta comes closer and asks
26:25her to teach him His unexpected request
26:28catches Jiheon off guard and she looks
26:30at him in surprise. Eu-tae explains that
26:32he needs to graduate from high school to
26:33find a job, but studying alone is
26:35proving to be difficult for him. He
26:37seems genuinely interested in getting
26:38her help, even though he does not
26:40express his feelings particularly
26:41openly. Ji-heon pauses to consider his
26:43request before reluctantly explaining
26:45that she does not think she can help
26:46because she is busy. Eu-tae simply
26:48accepts her answer and responds that it
26:50is fine without trying to persuade her
26:52further. Later that evening, Ji-heon
26:54lies on the floor of her house in front
26:55of a fan thinking about what happened
26:57earlier. She begins wondering whether
26:59she should have refused Eu-tae's
27:00request. Her aunt had always possessed
27:02sharp instincts, and Ji-heon knows that
27:04if her aunt discovered she was spending
27:05time with a guy, the consequences would
27:07be difficult to imagine. Despite these
27:09concerns, Ji-heon cannot stop worrying
27:11about Eu-tae and his situation. While
27:13she is lost in thought, Ji-heon receives
27:15a phone call from her teacher. After
27:17answering, she learns that he has
27:18apparently left his lighter behind and
27:20wants her to bring it to the bus stop.
27:21Ji-heon agrees to help and tells him to
27:23wait for a moment. She then takes the
27:25lighter and heads to the bus stop, where
27:27she waits for him to arrive. Soon
27:29afterward, the teacher pulls up in his
27:30car. Ji-heon approaches him and returns
27:32the lighter, and he thanks her for
27:34bringing it back. Believing that their
27:35interaction is over, Ji-heon politely
27:37informs him that she is going back
27:38inside and says that she will see him
27:40the following day. However, just as she
27:42prepares to leave, the teacher suddenly
27:44grabs her hand. Startled by his
27:46unexpected action, Ji-heon immediately
27:48tries to pull her hand away. The teacher
27:50questions why she is leaving so soon and
27:52then offers to take her for a drive. He
27:54suggests that she has probably never
27:56ridden in such an expensive car before,
27:58making it clear that he is trying to
27:59impress her with his wealth. Meanwhile,
28:01Ji-heon begins thinking that she needs
28:02to inform her aunt that she is quitting
28:04her tutoring arrangement with him.
28:05Ji-heon makes it clear that his behavior
28:07is making her uncomfortable. However,
28:09the teacher dismisses her concerns and
28:11brings up the possibility of getting
28:12into college. He tells her that she does
28:14not need to feel burdened because if she
28:16works hard with him, she can get into
28:17the same college as well. Ji-heon
28:19refuses to entertain his offer and
28:21calmly insists that she is leaving.
28:23Despite her repeated attempts to end the
28:24conversation, the teacher continues
28:26pushing his intentions. As Ji-heon turns
28:28to leave, the teacher finally admits
28:30that he likes her. Ji-heon gives him a
28:31brief response and continues walking
28:33away, showing no interest in his
28:35confession. However, the teacher grabs
28:37her hand again and questions whether
28:38that is all she has to say in response
28:40to his feelings. Jihyun becomes
28:42increasingly uncomfortable and firmly
28:44tells him to let go of her hand. At that
28:46moment, U-tae happens to be approaching
28:48from behind them. The teacher notices
28:49him coming toward them and turns his
28:51attention back to Jihyun. Looking at the
28:53approaching man, he asks Jihyun whether
28:55she knows him, leaving the situation
28:57hanging as U-tae continues walking
28:58toward them. U-tae says nothing and
29:00simply walks in front of Jihyun, asking
29:03whether she needs any help. His sudden
29:04appearance catches Jihyun completely off
29:06guard, leaving her visibly startled.
29:08Meanwhile, the teacher looks at U-tae
29:10and asks whether he is Jihyun's cousin,
29:12trying to understand their relationship.
29:14U-tae glances around the surrounding
29:16area and remarks that there are not many
29:17people watching them. He then turns
29:19toward the teacher and fixes him with a
29:21terrifying death glare before asking
29:23where he lives. The teacher immediately
29:24becomes extremely nervous under U-tae's
29:26intimidating gaze. His eyes then fall on
29:29the bag U-tae is holding, making him
29:31even more uncomfortable. Unable to
29:32handle the situation, the teacher
29:34quickly gets into his car and drives
29:36away. Jihyun watches him leave, feeling
29:38somewhat surprised by how easily U-tae
29:40has frightened him. After the teacher
29:41leaves, Jihyun turns toward U-tae and
29:44tries to say something to him. However,
29:46before she can get a word out, U-tae
29:47turns around and starts walking away
29:49without waiting for her response. Jihyun
29:51calls out to him politely, trying to get
29:53his attention, but he completely ignores
29:55her and continues walking. Confused by
29:57his behavior, Jihyun wonders where he is
29:59going and calls after him again, asking
30:01wait for just a second. This time, U-tae
30:03finally stops while walking and Jihyun
30:05accidentally bumps lightly into his
30:07back. He turns around and hands her an
30:08ice cream, explaining that Kang Woo-ju
30:10used to love that particular kind.
30:12Jihyun looks at him in surprise and
30:14realizes that he knows about U-ju and
30:16her connection to him. She begins to
30:17understand that U-tae is aware of her
30:19relationship with the deceased boy.
30:21However, instead of offering any further
30:22explanation, U-tae remarks that Jihyun
30:24is quite a fool herself. After saying
30:26this, he turns around and walks straight
30:28into his house, leaving her standing
30:30outside cream in her hand. Jihyun
30:32watches him disappear inside and
30:34realizes that she had known perfectly
30:36well that the situation was bait meant
30:37to draw her in. Yet, before she even
30:39realized what was happening, she had
30:41already been swept away by Yu Tae's
30:43effortless charm and mysterious
30:44presence. Inside the house, Yu Tae sits
30:46in front of a fan, casually reading a
30:48book while eating his ice cream. Just
30:50then, Ji Hun enters the house and brings
30:52up the matter of his studies. She
30:53explains that all she needs to do is
30:55help him pass the GED examination. Yu
30:57Tae responds with a slight smile,
30:59agreeing that she can help him if she is
31:01willing to do so. His relaxed attitude
31:03makes it seem as though he has no
31:04intention of taking the situation too
31:05seriously. Meanwhile, Ji On's aunt is
31:08having an angry phone conversation with
31:09the teacher who had been tutoring Ji On.
31:11She furiously questions whether he
31:13seriously thought Ji On would be an easy
31:15target. She threatens to spread rumors
31:17throughout his school and ruin his
31:18reputation completely. Even when the
31:20teacher apologizes, Ji On's aunt refuses
31:22to accept it. She angrily points out
31:24that he had confessed his feelings to a
31:26girl who had not even finished high
31:27school and insists that a simple apology
31:29cannot make up for such behavior. Unable
31:31to tolerate her sister's anger any
31:33longer, Ji Hun's mother intervenes and
31:35tells her older sister that she has gone
31:36far enough. She points out that nothing
31:38particularly serious has happened to Ji
31:40Hun and reminds her that the teacher has
31:42already returned the money. However, Ji
31:44Hun's aunt refuses to calm down. She
31:46argues that people look down on them
31:48because they are a household consisting
31:49only of women. In her opinion, someone
31:51like that teacher needs to be properly
31:53humiliated so that he learns his lesson.
31:55Ji Hun's mother admits that she is
31:56exhausted by the entire situation. She
31:59feels partly responsible for hiring the
32:00wrong tutor and regrets allowing things
32:02to reach this point. However, she also
32:05has to think about going to work the
32:06following day and she desperately wants
32:08her sister to return home so she can
32:10finally rest. Her aunt then brings up Ji
32:12On's tutoring arrangements for the next
32:13day, wanting to know what they plan to
32:15do about her education. Ji On's mother
32:17explains that she will find another
32:18tutor, this time making sure to hire a
32:20woman. However, her aunt believes that
32:22this is still not enough and suggests
32:24sending Ji On to an academy instead. She
32:26even offers to handle the daily pickups
32:28herself so that Ji On can continue
32:30studying without encountering similar
32:31problems. Just then, Ji On appears and
32:33nervously suggests that she could simply
32:35study independently instead of having
32:37another tutor. Her mother agrees with
32:38the suggestion, deciding that
32:40self-directed learning would be a better
32:41option for the time being. However,
32:43Jihyeon's aunt becomes irritated by the
32:45response and feels as though they are
32:47dismissing her concerns as unnecessary
32:49drama. Angry that neither of them seems
32:51to appreciate her efforts, she complains
32:53that her opinion apparently does not
32:54matter at all. She then turns around and
32:56leaves, telling the two of them to
32:58figure everything out themselves. After
32:59her aunt leaves, Jihyeon's mother also
33:01prepares to go to bed. Before leaving,
33:03she reminds Jihyeon that she must take
33:05responsibility for her own studies from
33:07now on. Whether she chooses to study at
33:08home or go to a study cafe, she will
33:10have to manage everything independently.
33:12Since her mother has to work the
33:14following day, she explains that she is
33:15going to bed and leaves Jihyeon to
33:17handle the situation herself. The next
33:19morning, Jihyeon begins tutoring Eutae.
33:21While helping him study, she notices
33:23that he is spending far too much time on
33:25a single passage. She becomes frustrated
33:27and points out that he will waste all
33:28his time if he continues studying at
33:30such a slow pace. Eutae calmly explains
33:32that he is spending so long on the
33:34passage because he genuinely does not
33:36understand it. However, Jihyeon reminds
33:38him that she had already told him to
33:39move on whenever he failed to understand
33:41something instead of getting stuck on
33:42it. Jihyeon further explains that
33:44studying is not a competition to
33:45determine who can spend the longest time
33:47reading a novel. She wants Eutae to
33:49understand that he needs to manage his
33:50time properly and focus on making
33:52progress rather than obsessing over a
33:54single difficult passage. As she
33:55explains the material, she moves closer
33:57to him to help him study more
33:59effectively. Their faces end up much
34:00closer than before, creating a brief
34:02moment of silence between them. While
34:04Jihyeon is standing close to him, Eutae
34:06suddenly calls her by her name. Jihyeon
34:08immediately turns toward him and the two
34:10of them look directly into each other's
34:11eyes. For a moment, neither seems to
34:13know what to say. Eutae eventually turns
34:15his face away, takes out a packet of
34:17cigarettes, and admits that he is
34:18already embarrassed enough, asking her
34:20to take it easy on him instead of
34:22putting so much pressure on him. Jihyeon
34:23immediately tells Eutae that he is not
34:25allowed to smoke. However, rather than
34:27taking her warning seriously, Eutae
34:29simply smiles and lights a cigarette. He
34:31then stands up and begins smoking as
34:33though her instructions do not concern
34:34him at all. Jihyeon watches him from
34:36where she is sitting and reminds him
34:38that she can still smell the cigarette
34:39smoke even from a distance. She explains
34:41that cigarette smoke can travel more
34:43than 100 m. Yuta turns around and points
34:45out that he is already standing more
34:47than 100 m away from her. His response
34:49leaves Jihun completely startled. She
34:51realizes that he clearly has no idea how
34:53far 100 m actually is. Looking at him,
34:56she begins to understand just how much
34:58he still needs to learn, both in his
34:59studies and in everyday life. Despite
35:01her frustration, Jihun realizes that
35:03teaching Yuta is going to involve far
35:05more than simply helping him prepare for
35:07the GED examination. Sometime later,
35:09Jihun finds herself eating with Yuta,
35:11but she soon becomes annoyed by how much
35:13food he is consuming. She points out
35:14that he is eating too much, reminding
35:16him that she is the one who brought the
35:17food. She had already told him to slow
35:19down and take smaller bites, but Yuta
35:21casually asks what the problem is.
35:23Instead of listening to her advice, he
35:25tells her that she should simply eat
35:26faster. Jihun warns him that he will
35:28suffer from indigestion if he continues
35:30eating like that and insists that he
35:32needs to slow down. However, Yuta
35:34stubbornly refuses to listen. Frustrated
35:36by his behavior, Jihun jokingly wonders
35:38whether he has a starving ghost attached
35:40to his back, explaining his insatiable
35:42appetite. Her comment irritates Yuta,
35:44who complains that she nags far too
35:46much. He then questions whether she is
35:48always this meddlesome or whether she
35:50simply thinks he is an easy target whom
35:52she can push around however she likes.
35:53Jihun is taken aback by his accusation
35:56and demands to know what he means by
35:57calling himself a pushover. Yuta tells
36:00her to stop talking and give him a break
36:01before quietly returning to his meal.
36:03Watching him eat in silence, Jihun
36:05thinks that he is behaving like a moody
36:07teenager. However, she cannot let go of
36:09his earlier remark and asks again what
36:11he meant by calling himself a pushover.
36:13Yuta explains that he is referring to
36:14the tutor who had previously been
36:16involved with her. His answer leaves
36:17Jihun confused and irritated. She had
36:19only offered him a little advice, yet he
36:21was treating her as though she had done
36:23something terrible to him. Yuta
36:24continues criticizing her, telling her
36:26that if she intends to act superior
36:27simply because she brought a few side
36:29dishes, she should remain quiet and eat
36:31whatever he puts on the table from then
36:32on. His harsh words leave Jihun stunned.
36:35He then moves closer to her and explains
36:37that she must think she can behave
36:38however she likes because he has been
36:39playing along with her. However, he He
36:41it clear that he never hired her to
36:43teach him proper manners or etiquette.
36:45Unable to tolerate his accusations any
36:46longer, Ji-heon finally loses her
36:48temper. She explains that if she had
36:50genuinely been trying to teach him
36:51proper manners, she would have pointed
36:53out every single bad habit he had.
36:55Instead, she had been holding back most
36:57of her comments. However, whenever
36:59Yu-tae greedily takes three side dishes
37:01for himself at once, she sometimes ends
37:03up with nothing left to eat. She is not
37:04angry simply because of his eating
37:06habits. She is frustrated because he
37:08shows absolutely no manners or
37:09consideration for anyone else. Yu-tae
37:11responds by telling her to get lost. His
37:13sudden hostility leaves Ji-heon
37:15completely shocked. He then throws his
37:17book outside and repeats his demand for
37:18her to leave. Ji-heon finally stands up,
37:21picks up her bag, and quietly agrees to
37:23go. She tries to keep her voice calm as
37:25she prepares to leave, refusing to argue
37:27with him any further. Meanwhile, Yu-tae
37:29takes out a cigarette and begins smoking
37:31as though nothing has happened. Before
37:32leaving, however, Ji-heon notices the
37:34cigarette in his hand. Her attention
37:36then shifts to the flower pot beside
37:37her, where Yu-tae's book has landed. She
37:39picks up the pot and suddenly throws all
37:41its water over him. Furious, she warns
37:43him never to let the house where Yu-cho
37:45once lived smell of cigarettes. After
37:47delivering her warning, she turns around
37:49and walks away, leaving Yu-tae behind.
37:51That night, as Ji-heon lies in bed, she
37:53begins reconsidering her actions. She
37:55wonders whether throwing water over
37:57Yu-tae was going too far and thinks
37:58that, being a year younger than him, she
38:00should probably have controlled her
38:01temper. Perhaps he had simply enjoyed
38:03the food so much that he could not stop
38:05eating. She realizes that she keeps
38:07seeing her younger self in him, which
38:09may be why she had stubbornly tried to
38:10correct his behavior without considering
38:12his feelings. Ji-won then begins
38:14remembering her own childhood. Before
38:16her widowed mother went looking for her
38:17aunt, her mother had been far too busy
38:19working to look after her properly. At
38:21the daycare center, both the teachers
38:22and the director treated Ji-won like an
38:24outcast. During that difficult period,
38:26the person who came to her rescue was a
38:28woman living next door who had three
38:29daughters of her own. After obtaining
38:31permission from Ji-won's mother, the
38:33woman began looking after Ji-won as
38:34though she were her youngest daughter.
38:36Under that woman's care, Ji-heon learned
38:38the basic rules of everyday life. She
38:40learned the difference between a spoon
38:41and a fork, how many times a day she
38:43should wash herself, and what kinds of
38:45things people usually talked about
38:46during meals. These seemingly ordinary
38:48lessons helped her understand how to
38:50behave around others and gradually gave
38:52her a sense of belonging. After that,
38:54her mother became determined to build a
38:55normal life for them, and Jiheon never
38:57returned to being the miserable little
38:58girl she had once been. Remembering
39:00those years makes Jiheon feel strangely
39:02embarrassed. She realizes that she had
39:04been trying to change the lives of Yu
39:05Tae and his brother simply because she
39:07wanted to impose the standard she had
39:08learned during her own childhood.
39:10Without fully realizing it, she had
39:12started acting like some kind of savior
39:14to the Kang brothers. She had even lost
39:16her temper with a man who had never
39:17asked for her help in the first place.
39:19Yu Tae was the one earning his own
39:20living, and he probably understood the
39:22ways of the world better than she did.
39:24Jiheon finally decides that it is time
39:25to turn off her meddlesome side and stop
39:27interfering in his life. After that
39:29incident, Jiheon spends nearly a week
39:31without thinking much about Yu Tae. One
39:33day, she receives a phone call from her
39:35aunt, who informs her that her mother
39:36will be home late. Her aunt explains
39:38that she is helping out at a factory and
39:40will be staying at a friend's house
39:41before heading straight to work from
39:43there. She then asks whether Jiheon
39:44still has enough side dishes at home.
39:46After ending the call, Jiheon realizes
39:48that she does not want to spend the
39:50evening alone in the house. Later that
39:51night, Jiheon lies in bed thinking about
39:53Yu Tae despite her earlier decision to
39:55stay away from him. As she continues
39:57dwelling on him, she quietly admits to
39:59herself that she misses him. Unable to
40:01ignore her feelings any longer, she gets
40:03up, takes her bicycle, and begins riding
40:05toward his house. As she breathes in the
40:06warm summer breeze, her tangled thoughts
40:08slowly begin to unravel, allowing her to
40:10understand her emotions more clearly.
40:12Jiheon realizes that her feelings toward
40:14the Kang brothers had been hypocritical
40:16all along. She had been clumsily
40:17imitating the kindness of the woman who
40:19had once taken care of her, believing
40:21that she could somehow improve their
40:22lives by teaching them how to live
40:23properly. However, she finally
40:25understands that what she truly needed
40:27was somewhere to escape from her own
40:28loneliness. Her desire to help Yu Tae
40:31had been mixed with her own need for
40:32companionship, and she had failed to
40:34recognize the difference between caring
40:35for someone and trying to change them.
40:37When Jiheon finally arrives outside Yu
40:39Tae's house, she notices that all the
40:41lights are turned off. This immediately
40:43strikes her as strange because Yu Tae
40:44usually keeps the lights on even at 4:00
40:46in the afternoon. She remembers that he
40:48even sleeps with the lights on, which
40:50had once made her suspect that he was
40:52afraid of the dark. The thought makes
40:53her feel an unexpected connection to
40:55him, as she too knows what it is like to
40:57be afraid of the darkness. Just then,
40:59Jihun hears a noise coming from inside
41:00the house. Curious and slightly
41:02concerned, she carefully opens the gate
41:04a little and peeks inside to see what is
41:06happening. Through the opening, she
41:07notices a man standing near Eute. The
41:09man speaks casually, explaining that an
41:11older man adores Eute so much that the
41:13other people around him have simply
41:15become jealous. His words suggest that
41:17there is some kind of conflict involving
41:18Eute and the people around him. As the
41:20man prepares to leave, he continues
41:22speaking to Eute, remarking that younger
41:24brothers are supposed to yield in
41:25situations like this. He then adds that
41:27Eute would not understand such matters
41:29because he does not have an older
41:30brother. After making this remark, the
41:32man walks toward the exit without
41:34noticing Jihun hiding beside the gate.
41:36Jihun remains completely still, allowing
41:38him to pass without discovering her
41:40presence. Once the man has left, Jihun
41:42looks inside the house again and finally
41:44sees Eute lying on the floor. The sight
41:46leaves her uncertain about what has
41:47happened and why the man was speaking to
41:49him in such a manner. She had come to
41:50visit Eute because she missed him, but
41:52instead, she has stumbled upon a
41:54disturbing situation that she knows
41:55nothing about. Standing beside the gate,
41:57Jihun silently watches him, realizing
41:59that there may be far more to Eute's
42:01life than she has ever understood. Jihun
42:03watches Eute lying on the floor and
42:04begins thinking that Eute's brother does
42:06not want her help or kindness. She is
42:08already overwhelmed by her mother's and
42:10aunt's constant nagging, and she does
42:11not want to involve herself in another
42:13person's problems. Deciding that it
42:15would be better to stay out of his
42:16business, she tells herself to pretend
42:18she never saw him. However, before she
42:20can leave, Eute slowly gets up and sits
42:22on the floor. Seeing him move, Jihun
42:24approaches him. The moment she gets a
42:25proper look at his face, she is shocked
42:27by the injuries covering it. Alarmed by
42:29his condition, she immediately takes out
42:31her phone and prepares to call emergency
42:33services. However, Eute grabs her hand
42:35and firmly tells her not to call anyone.
42:37Jihun protests, explaining that his
42:39condition is far too serious and that he
42:41needs to go to a hospital. Eute refuses,
42:43insisting that he does not want to go.
42:45Confused by his stubborn refusal, Jihun
42:47asks why he is so unwilling to seek
42:49medical treatment. Eute finally admits
42:51that he does not enough money to pay the
42:53hospital bill. He then tells her to
42:54leave him alone. Ji-heon asks whether he
42:56has any medicine at home and offers to
42:58give him something before leaving. She
43:00reminds him that it is not as though he
43:01wants to die, hoping to convince him to
43:03take better care of himself. Uta looks
43:05at Ji-heon for a moment before turning
43:07his face away without responding.
43:08Ji-heon once again takes out her phone,
43:10preparing to make the call despite his
43:12objections. However, she suddenly stops
43:14and begins thinking about their
43:15financial situation. Neither Uju nor his
43:17older brother has much money, and she
43:19herself cannot afford to spend much
43:21either. With no one available to help
43:23them, she realizes that she has no
43:24choice but to handle the situation
43:26through her own physical effort. Ji-heon
43:28puts her phone away and begins searching
43:29Uta's room for medicine. Eventually, she
43:32finds a fever reducer. While searching,
43:34she also notices the book he had thrown
43:36away earlier. However, she does not have
43:38time to worry about it right now.
43:39Instead, she returns to Uta, grabs his
43:42leg, and begins helping him move inside.
43:44She tells him to try lying down on the
43:46blanket so that he can rest more
43:47comfortably. Uta weakly suggests that
43:50they should simply rest for 10 minutes.
43:51As Ji-heon struggles to help him, she
43:53begins wishing that she had been born a
43:54man. If she had been a man, she believes
43:57she could have protected Uju from the
43:58bullies who tormented him at school. Her
44:00mother and aunt might also have worried
44:02less about her, and she would have been
44:03physically strong enough to lift and
44:05move an injured man without so much
44:06difficulty. Watching Uta struggle with
44:08his condition, Ji-heon cannot help
44:10feeling frustrated by her own
44:11limitations. Meanwhile, Uta's thoughts
44:14drift toward his painful past and his
44:15relationship with Uju. Uju was the son
44:17his stepmother had given birth to. Their
44:19father was a violent man who considered
44:21raising his hand against his children
44:23perfectly natural. Unable to endure
44:25their father's behavior any longer,
44:26their stepmother eventually ran away at
44:28dawn, taking the house deed with her.
44:30Uta had been unable to stop her from
44:32leaving, even though Uju was only 10
44:34years old at the time, an age when it
44:36was entirely natural for a child to
44:38desperately miss his mother. Rather than
44:39allowing other people to mock their
44:41complicated and miserable family
44:42circumstances, Uta decided that it would
44:44be better to make them fear him. He
44:46believed that appearing intimidating
44:48would prevent others from looking down
44:49on him and Uju. Meanwhile, their
44:51father's problems continued to worsen.
44:53Irritated by repeated summons from the
44:55school, their father eventually signed
44:57Uite's school dropout form and walked
44:59away, forcing him to abandon his
45:00education. Despite everything, Uite had
45:02wanted to attend school and earn his
45:04high school diploma. He wanted to set an
45:06example for Ujo, whom he considered his
45:08only family. Even though they lived in a
45:10terrible house and faced miserable
45:11circumstances, Uite wanted to show his
45:14younger brother that it was still
45:15possible to attend school and build a
45:17better future. Unfortunately, his own
45:19dreams were taken away before he could
45:20achieve them. A year after Uite dropped
45:22out of school, he finally discovered the
45:24real reason behind his father's
45:26decision. His father had used his own
45:28son, who was skilled at fighting, as
45:29collateral to settle debts he had
45:31accumulated through gambling. Uite had
45:33essentially been handed over to someone
45:35who could use his physical strength to
45:36make money. That was how he ended up
45:38working under an old man who was
45:39notorious for crossing oceans to track
45:41people down and collect debts. Uite was
45:43only 18 when he began working for the
45:45old man. At the time, he believed that
45:47if he went out into the world and earned
45:49even a small amount of money, Ujo's
45:51situation would gradually improve.
45:53Whether he fought at school or fought
45:54while serving as a bodyguard for the old
45:56man during debt collection, he felt that
45:58the work was essentially the same. He
45:59had no idea how dangerous the world
46:01truly was or how deeply he was becoming
46:03involved in it. Eventually, Uite began
46:05to sense that he might lose his life if
46:07he continued down that path. Fearing the
46:09danger surrounding him, he decided to
46:11cut off contact with his family.
46:13Although he continued sending money
46:14regularly, he deliberately avoided
46:16meeting Ujo because he was afraid that
46:18seeing his younger brother would weaken
46:19his resolve and make it harder for him
46:21to continue working. As time passed,
46:23Uite became an adult and managed to
46:25acquire a house in the countryside,
46:26somewhere his father did not even know
46:28about. Through his work, he eventually
46:30caught the old man's attention and
46:31successfully entered his inner circle.
46:33Then, completely out of the blue, he
46:35received an order that he could not
46:37refuse. He began preparing to return to
46:39his hometown, believing that he would
46:40finally be able to move forward with the
46:42next stage of his life. However, before
46:44he could return, tragedy struck. Ujo
46:46died alone on the streets, leaving Uite
46:48devastated. Just the previous month, Ujo
46:50had called him and told him that his
46:52older brother was his only family. Those
46:54words now haunted Uite because Ujo had
46:56been the only family he had left as
46:58well. With his younger brother gone, Ute
47:00felt as though the last meaningful
47:01connection in his life had disappeared.
47:03Ute had scraped together money and sent
47:05it to Ujo so that his younger brother
47:06could go to the hospital and receive
47:08treatment. However, Ujo had never even
47:10spent the money. The realization made
47:12Ute's grief even more unbearable because
47:14all his sacrifices had failed to save
47:16the one person he had been trying to
47:17protect. In the end, he had worked so
47:19hard to earn money for Ujo only for his
47:21brother to die without receiving the
47:23help he desperately needed. Overwhelmed
47:24by grief and regret, Ute sent the money
47:27Ujo had saved to the old man to settle
47:28the remaining debts left behind by their
47:30father. He had lost the only person he
47:32truly cared about and he could no longer
47:34find any purpose in continuing his life.
47:36He understood that constantly thinking
47:37about the people he had lost and
47:39regretting decisions that could never be
47:40reversed would lead him nowhere. In his
47:42despair, he began feeling that death was
47:44the only destination left for him. Ute
47:46then thought about his position within
47:48the old man's organization. If he could
47:50not secure a place in the old man's
47:51inner circle, he would simply remain an
47:53errand boy at the office. After
47:55everything he had done to earn money, he
47:56had still failed to protect Ujo. He even
47:59began blaming his own grief for his
48:00younger brother's death believing that
48:02his relentless pursuit of money had
48:03somehow contributed to the tragedy. With
48:06his future appearing meaningless and his
48:07grief becoming unbearable, he began
48:09thinking that he might as well die if he
48:11was destined to remain a nobody. Just as
48:13Ute sinks deeper into his despair,
48:15Ji-heon's voice suddenly reaches him.
48:17She calls out to him urging him to open
48:18his eyes. Her voice gradually pulls him
48:20away from his painful thoughts. After a
48:22moment, Ute slowly opens his eyes and
48:24looks toward Ji-heon who is sitting
48:26beside him. As he focuses on her face,
48:28he finds himself returning to the
48:29present with Ji-heon still there beside
48:31him despite everything he had done to
48:33push her away. Ute lies injured in bed,
48:35his face and forehead covered in
48:37bandages. Sitting beside him, Yang
48:39Ji-heon gently places a cool cloth on
48:41his head. She admits that she genuinely
48:42thought he was going to die and had even
48:44prayed for the first time in her life.
48:46Just then, Ute slowly opens his eyes.
48:48Ji-heon is surprised to see him awake
48:50and leans closer to adjust the cloth.
48:52When he questions why she is removing
48:54it, and tells him that if he has enough
48:56energy to complain, he should eat
48:57something instead. As Ute lies back
48:59down, he feels Jihon's warm breath
49:01nearby. Despite enduring so much pain
49:04and coming close to death, nobody has
49:06ever cared for him like this before. Her
49:07gentle touch feels unfamiliar, yet
49:09strangely precious to him. Soon, Jihon
49:11picks up a spoon and begins feeding him.
49:13As Utae takes a bite, she checks whether
49:15the food is too hot. However, when she
49:17notices him staring down at the table,
49:19she becomes flustered and apologizes,
49:21offering to leave if her presence makes
49:22him uncomfortable. Instead, Utae asks
49:25her to eat before leaving. He admits
49:26that he does not want to eat alone, even
49:28if she is not hungry. Jihon agrees to
49:30share the meal with him. Utae even picks
49:32up a side dish with his chopsticks and
49:33places it on her spoon. Surprised by his
49:36gesture, Jihon reminds him that he
49:37should not eat plain porridge without
49:39any side dishes. After a brief silence,
49:41Utae looks at her and addresses her by
49:43her full name, Yang Jaeon. Hearing this,
49:45Jihon becomes nervous, wondering whether
49:47he is about to tell her to leave his
49:49house. However, she gathers her courage
49:51and explains that she always believed
49:52she was the only person left who still
49:54remembered Eui Jo. She had even thought
49:56that Utae, his own older brother, had
49:58forgotten him. Utae lowers his gaze and
50:00begins talking about himself. He
50:02explains that he is the kind of person
50:03who cannot stay close to anyone for
50:05long, and eventually, people lose
50:07whatever affection they have for him. He
50:08believes this is why he ended up killing
50:10his younger brother. Because of what
50:11happened, the older men who had taught
50:13him their trade came to hate him and
50:15beat him nearly to death. Jihon stares
50:17at him in shock, struggling to believe
50:19what she has just heard, and asks
50:20whether he is admitting that he killed
50:22Eui Jo. Without changing his expression,
50:24Utae calmly confirms that this is more
50:26or less what happened. Jihon had
50:27expected him to blame her for
50:28interfering in matters that were none of
50:30her business. Instead, she finds herself
50:32listening to his painful confession and
50:34the deep hatred he carries toward
50:36himself. Jihon then tells him that even
50:38when he was badly injured and barely
50:39conscious, he kept calling out Eui Jo's
50:41name. Hearing this, Utae remains silent
50:44for a moment before softly admitting
50:45that he was genuinely happy. Jihon
50:47explains that when she saw him falling
50:49asleep while calling for Eui Jo, it
50:51almost felt as though Eui Jo himself was
50:53asking her to save his older brother.
50:54She then apologizes for meddling in
50:56Utae's affairs once again. Looking at
50:58her affectionately, Utae calls her name
51:00once more. When Jihon responds, she
51:02suddenly realizes that he is speaking to
51:04her casually rather than using formal
51:06language. Before she can fully process
51:08the change, Yuta tells her that she is a
51:10good kid. With tears welling up in his
51:12eyes, he quietly thanks her. Jihoon is
51:14deeply touched by his words. Watching
51:16this grown man cry, she jokingly thinks
51:18that the world must really be coming to
51:19an end. Yuta then encourages her to eat
51:21more, suggesting that she have one dish
51:23now and save another for later. Jihoon
51:25playfully protests that she is not a pig
51:28and the two continue sharing their meal.
51:29For the first time, Yuta sees Jihoon off
51:32outside his house on a bright sunny day.
51:34Although it might seem like an ordinary
51:35moment to anyone else, it feels like a
51:37huge milestone for him. Meanwhile, the
51:39tension between Jihoon's mother and aunt
51:41remains as bad as ever. Jihoon begins to
51:43sense that something is wrong when she
51:45notices that an unusually large amount
51:46of medicine has been used from the first
51:48aid kit. When her mother asks about it,
51:50Jihoon nervously admits that her aunt
51:52was the one who used the medicine. Her
51:53mother is surprised to hear this and
51:55Jihoon panics internally, feeling that
51:56her life is completely ruined because
51:58her mother has happened to cut herself
51:59with a knife on this particular day.
52:01After ending the phone call, Jihoon's
52:03mother rubs her temples with a tired
52:04expression. She wonders whether she is
52:06becoming ill because everything seems to
52:08be getting worse as time goes on.
52:10Eventually, she puts down the phone,
52:12opens the front door, and announces that
52:13she is leaving for work. Only after her
52:15mother has left does Jihoon finally
52:17breathe a sigh of relief. Looking out of
52:19the window, Jihoon begins thinking about
52:20her future. She wonders whether she will
52:22get into university and whether her
52:24mother's unfulfilled dream will ever
52:25come true. She also wonders if the day
52:28will ever come when her mother's small
52:29shoulders can finally straighten without
52:31having to carry so many burdens. Jihoon
52:33returns to her desk and continues
52:34studying diligently. She realizes that
52:36her mother's dream is dragging her,
52:38someone who is afraid of heights, all
52:40the way to the top of a mountain.
52:41However, deep inside, the young Jihoon
52:43simply wants to grow flowers and lie
52:45down somewhere warm and sunny, enjoying
52:47a peaceful nap. She wonders how much
52:48more of her mother's and aunt's lives
52:50she will have to sacrifice before she
52:51can finally become an adult. Even her
52:53habit of constantly looking away and
52:55getting distracted must have a reason.
52:56As she draws a line with her pen, Jihoon
52:58realizes that she needs somewhere else
53:00to direct her attention while climbing
53:02down from this ridiculous mountain. She
53:03wants to find a different path instead
53:05of growing up only to live the same kind
53:07of life as her mother and aunt. Just
53:09then, Ji-won suddenly stretches her
53:10shoulders and looks startled as though
53:12an unexpected realization has come to
53:14her. Peeking through the doorway, she
53:16notices a black plastic bag hanging from
53:18the door handle. Curious, she checks
53:20inside and discovers some snacks along
53:22with a small note. The note tells her
53:23that the bag contains her tutoring fee
53:25and reminds her not to teach anyone for
53:27free from now on. Seeing this, Ji-hoon
53:29smiles happily, realizing that someone
53:31has left her a thoughtful gift and
53:32reminding herself that her efforts
53:34deserve to be appreciated.

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