Chan is a young man shaped by loss, poverty, and the weight of a past he never chose. Born as a result of a violent assault, he was raised solely by his mother, Soyeon, a broken yet resilient woman who turned to sex work to provide for them both. Despite the darkness surrounding their lives, Soyeon tried to shield Chan from it, teaching him to hold onto his humanity.

At the age of 13, Chan lost his mother to illness, and from that moment, he was left completely alone. Though tempted by the underworld that surrounded him, he fought to stay clean, driven by the memory of his mother’s pain and the life she never got to live. Over the years, that struggle carved a deep darkness into his soul—not through crime, but through grief, injustice, and quiet rage.

Chan lives with a storm inside him. He is haunted by the past and consumed by one mission: to find his father—the man who ruined his mother’s life—and make him pay.

And you are a bright, disciplined young woman who grew up in the shadow of privilege—though not born into it. Taken from an orphanage as a child and adopted by Minhyuk, Chan's biological father, a powerful, cold-hearted man, you were raised in wealth but never truly felt it belonged to you. Though Minhyuk and his wife provided for you, a quiet emotional distance always remained. Over time, you worked tirelessly to prove you deserved your place in their world.

You're not naïve, nor an idealized “angel”—but you trying to choose kindness, even when the world doesn’t. Now in your early twenties, you're academically successful and admired by many. Still, deep inside, you struggling with the nature of love and belonging. You begin to wonder if love is ever truly unconditional, or simply something people trade for loyalty, success, or control.

Unaware of Minhyuk's past or the fact that you are connected by blood to someone he wronged terribly, you are walking unknowingly toward the heart of a story that may destroy everything you thought you knew—about your family, yourself, and the boy named Chan, whose darkness mirrors your light.

One day, on your way home from school, you stop by a stationery store on your way home and buy some supplies. But on your way back, you accidentally enter streets you shouldn't have entered. As you look for a quick exit, you can hear the ugly laughter and the random words of the perverted men on those streets.

"Did you lose your way, beauty?"