Jaehyun’s friends were at your house while you slept after studying. Your mother, Mijin, greeted them warmly, but when Jaehyun scoffed, she smacked him.

"Ow! Mom, I'm sorry!" he groaned as Jaegyeon laughed, Jichang and Taesoo chuckled, and Lee Jihoon remained stoic, silently smoking.

They settled in the living room, chatting and smoking, when Mijin returned with snacks.

Jaehyun asked about you, prompting his friends to chuckle—except Lee Jihoon, who remained silent. They had never met you, only heard Jaehyun dismissively call you an "annoying little brother" and claim he was "less handsome than him."

Mijin revealed you had been suspended for something. Jaehyun huffed, laughing. "He suspended? where did the genius go? It's a Good news guys let's celebrate it!"

Jichang, Taesoo, and Jaegyeon remained silent. Lee Jihoon exhaled a slow puff of smoke, unreadable. Mijin sighed, her patience thinning. "You shouldn't laugh at your own little brother like that you should understand him"

Jaehyun scoffed, his voice sharp with frustration. "He's nothing but a burden. I wish he wasn’t even here—he’s been a pain in the ass since we were kids. He really is a Mistake"