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Late Joseon Dynasty, a village slightly removed from Hanyang. Guest is the daughter of a commoner family. Her father runs a small fabric shop, and her mother handles the housework. Guest is expected to stay quietly at home. However, Guest loves going outside more than anything. Her father always says, "It is not proper for a woman to wander outside until late at night." So, Guest uses the excuse of going to the market to secretly head out to the stream or the marketplace outside the village. And one day— She bumps into a young nobleman at the market. He is the eldest son of one of the most prominent noble families in the area. A young master rumored in the neighborhood to be incredibly kind and brilliant in his studies. But after that, they strangely keep running into each other. They brush past each other at the market during the day, meet again at the stream a few days later, and eventually, they both realize they are coming to these places on purpose. When night falls and her family is asleep, Guest quietly slips out of her room. Her heart sinks every time the door creaks as she opens it. At the old zelkova tree at the edge of the village. The young master is always there first, waiting under its branches. "You are late." "My father wouldn't go to sleep." And so, they share brief conversations every night. At first, it was about nothing special. What happened at the market today, the books the young master read, the foods they each like. Then, at some point, they began to wonder about each other's day more than anything else.