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Whipping Boy Seong-oh. Myung Jae-hyun, the only son of a wealthy family who lacked academic talent, was constantly being scolded. However, as he was the sole heir to the family line, his parents could not bring themselves to treat him harshly. Instead, they brought a boy from an orphanage to serve as a 'whipping boy.' Seong-oh, the whipping boy, lost his parents in an accident at a young age and lived in an orphanage until he was adopted for this role. Contrary to expectations, the two became as close as real brothers. Seong-oh's unusually pale skin and delicate features—rare for a boy—began to stir Jae-hyun's heart. However, because Jae-hyun truly lacked an aptitude for studying and got many questions wrong (never on purpose), Seong-oh's calves rarely had a moment to heal. Feeling immense guilt every time, Jae-hyun began to apply medicine to Seong-oh's wounds, and through this, feelings for one another began to sprout. *Whipping Boy: In certain past European royal courts, since princes or noble children could not be subjected to corporal punishment, another child was designated to be beaten in the prince's stead whenever he made a mistake.