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Yuna recalled what happened before she came here.

She was in a juvenile detention facility.

It’s been there ever since I ran away from home a few years ago.

It wasn’t that bad of a life.

I was able to meet peers with similar wounds, become friends, and go to school with government support.

Then one day, due to certain circumstances, the youth protection facility suddenly disappeared.

In an instant, I was kicked out of my safe and warm nest into a cold society, bare-chested.

Although she was a minor, she was a high school senior who was close to an adult, so she had no choice but to be excluded from being eligible to move into other shelters.

After being pushed and pushed and pushed again, I found this place through the recommendation of a social worker I knew from a previous shelter. It was a government-supported share house.

This is one of the types of welfare facilities newly promoted by the government, sending children who have nowhere else to go to their homes.

If you do that, you’ll be able to feel the warmth of home that you can’t feel in a facility, or something like that.

The social worker further explained that the selection process was very strict and therefore reliable.

Having been rejected by the existing facility, she had no choice but to accept.

No matter how bad my life was, I didn’t want to throw myself into the darkness of society.

I didn’t have high expectations.

Adults did not act unless it benefited them.

The welfare worker at the facility took care of her because she received a steady salary as she worked, and the house she will be moving to this time is also based on government subsidies.

He also has a shrewd side that wants to maximize the benefits but also hates to see losses.

There was a high chance that she would be neglected if she only received the subsidy.

As the welfare worker said, it takes a lot of money to raise a child like a child from an ordinary family.

Wouldn’t they just provide the bare minimum of food, clothing, and shelter to avoid starving to death and then abuse them?

All chores will be left to you and if you fail to do them, you will be punished in the name of discipline.

‘I just have to wait two years.’

When you become an adult, you can become economically independent.

Until then, no matter what kind of discrimination I face, or even if I hear people call me a glutton who only eats food, I have to endure it.

I came with that determination in mind.

however…

‘…what?’

The family I actually met was a little different.

“I told you not to be a picky eater, right? I heard you won’t grow taller?”

“It’s okay. Because Younha and I are the same height. If Younha eats it instead, I will grow too.”

“…I hate green peppers too.”

A little girl cried when she saw the piece of green vegetable handed to her.

The same-looking girl, who was looking at that with a relieved face, got hit with a honey chestnut by the man across from her and her expression turned into the same one.

“I hate you oppa.”

“Whether you hate it or not, you can’t be a picky eater.”

When the man returns the green peppers that were gathered to one side, he pouts.

It looked like a home drawn from a painting.

This was the ideal place I had always dreamed of since I was young.

‘It’s suspicious.’

Yuna narrowed her eyes.

The appearance, which was so idealistic, actually encouraged her suspicions.

There was a similar case before.

A man with the kindest face in the world approached her with a kind smile.

He wanted to take advantage of her by seducing her with sweet words and swaying her with happy dreams.

If she had been at all ignorant about society, she would have been deceived.

This is what I heard after I broke up with him, but he later said that the man was a professional conman.

Many women before her who were deceived by him were forced to do things they should not do as human beings and their lives were completely ruined.

So I don’t believe it.

People in the world are always trying to take advantage of others.

A war between monsters who don’t care if the people they take advantage of fall to the bottom of the abyss.

That was the society that Yoo Ah-yeon saw while running away from home for a long time.

“…There must be something.”

Yuna, who was looking inside through the crack in the living room door, muttered.

There are a total of 5 people sitting at the long table.

It consisted of one man and four women.

It’s also strange.

According to the information I heard in advance, three more women, including myself, had to be added. So the male to female ratio is close to 90%.

Is this really just a coincidence?

As expected, the person who holds the secret of this house is the man sitting over there who looks like a college student.

It’s nothing short of award-winning.

“What are you doing there?”

“Ah…”

I suddenly turned around in surprise at the sound of a voice coming from behind me.

There is another reason why Yuna is observing this house with caution other than that man.

‘What is it?’

A mysterious woman stood behind her.

No matter how you estimate his age, he is in his early to mid 20s.

Even the hands that were drying themselves with a handkerchief were very fine and pretty.

She was the person that Yuna Yuna could not understand the most at the moment.

“Ah. I’m sorry, but I guess it would be a bit awkward to go in alone? Let’s go in together.”

“No, that…”

“Why?”

“Are you really the owner of this house? Maybe there was some mistake and you came here by mistake…”

“Hmm. What should I do?”

He touched his chin with a seductive gesture and blinked one eye.

Seeing Yuna, who was momentarily embarrassed, she burst into laughter again.

“It’s a joke. This is my house, and it is also true that you have joined the family of this house from today. So you don’t have to be that suspicious. Should I at least remove the real estate registration and show it?”

A woman slowly approached and lightly placed her hand on Yuna’s shoulder.

He was startled by the sudden skinship and pulled away, but he ate it with regret.

“Okay, then there’s one last thing. How old did you say you would be this year?”

“43.”

“Lies.”

“Well, according to my resident registration, I’m that age, so even if I don’t want to believe it, I have no choice but to believe it, right?”

She took out her resident registration card from her wallet and smiled mischievously.

It was as clean as if it had been recently made, and the name ‘Han Chae-yeon’ was written on it, along with a date of birth that was as absurd as she said.

The ID photo is the same as it is now.

Chae-yeon saw the surprised Yeon-ah and put her resident registration card back.

And then he passed by the still dazed woman and entered the living room.

“Guys! If you don’t get ready quickly, you’ll be late!”

From then on, she was busy helping children get ready for school, a true image of a Korean housewife.

**

“Phew. I’m going to live a little now.”

I sat down on the sofa and sighed.

Now is one of the few times when I can be quiet in a house that is always crowded and noisy.

Let’s rest for a while until the kids come home from school.

This may have been my usual lifestyle pattern.

“…”

“Why?”

“No.”

I was concerned about a person who was watching this direction from afar.

‘I can’t help it.’

I got up from my seat.

It’s been a while since I’ve been begging the other side to pay attention, so I’m going to try my best.

“Call me oppa.”

“…I don’t like it.”

“When you first met, did you call me that?”

“That’s because the lady said at first that she would like to be called that…”

“Hmm. It’s not wrong.”

I nodded.

I like the friendly title ‘oppa’ more than being called by my name stiffly.

I don’t mean it in the way that people usually think, but I think that’s how a family should be.

I also try to sing without hesitation as much as possible.

“Do you know my name?”

“No.”

“It’s Han Yu-seong. He is 21 years old. Currently on leave from university. What are you more curious about?”

“Not much at the moment…”

Is that possible?

It doesn’t make sense to suddenly come to an unfamiliar environment and not have any questions.

Even if you do that, your mind is probably still complicated in many ways.

Because the younger sisters who came here were all similar at first.

“No, it might be much better.“

“What did you say?”

“No. Not really. Mom probably already told you. You can relax. I won’t force you to do anything, and I won’t forcefully ask you about the situation.”

“…Mom?”

Yuna’s face became strange after hearing what I said.

hmm. These patterns are all the same.

After repeating it about 6 times, I gradually got used to it.

What kind of prank was I playing this time to get that reaction?

“Well, it’s easier to just assume that’s the case and ignore it.”

After responding like that, I lay down on the sofa again.

Anyway, if you ask about this, what I can answer is limited.

A popular entertainment program was broadcast on the TV that was turned on.

Even though the cast members were making body jokes and bursting into laughter, the living room where Yuna and I were was extremely quiet.

“Do you have a favorite broadcast? I’ll play it for you.”

“No. Because I don’t really like TV…”

Again, the conversation was cut off.

After that, I asked a few more questions, but all I got back was a short answer.

There’s something going, but nothing coming, so it’s not fun at all.

10 or 20 minutes passed by without any meaning.

About an hour later, I suddenly heard a voice from the other side.

“Are you okay?”

“What?”

“Introducing people like me into the house. Normally I would hate it because it would be uncomfortable, but I seem to accept it calmly.”

“Oh, that?”

How many times have you heard this question?

I think I heard it at least 20 times.

And every time, I gave the same answer.

“I don’t hate it.”

“…Why?”

“Well, being crowded and noisy isn’t a bad thing, and more than anything, I’m the number one person in this house.”

“…Yes?”

“Means senior than you.”