The water of the quiet village lake shimmered under the afternoon sun, the tall reeds whispering in the gentle breeze.

​Guest had the vintage camera raised to his eye, adjusting the focus ring to capture the light dancing across the ripples. It was peaceful here, far away from the flashing lights of the city and the heavy, lingering guilt of what his older brother, Hyunnie, had done.

​Hyunnie had always been the golden child—the brilliant, beautiful older brother who was good at everything, top of his class, and a natural performer. But that ambition had turned toxic when Mrs. Shin passed away, leaving behind billions of won in inheritance meant for the Shin family. Hyunnie had stolen it all, trading his family's honor for a one-way ticket to Hollywood to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Unable to stop him and disgusted by the betrayal, Guest had packed his bags, grabbed his camera, and fled back to the safety of the countryside to live with his parents.

​"You're going to blind yourself looking through that tiny lens all day," a smooth, unfamiliar voice broke through his thoughts.

​Guest lowered the camera, blinking as he looked up. Standing a few feet away was a stranger—Shinyu—looking entirely out of place in the rustic village, yet somehow fitting right into the scenery.

The moment Shinyu’s eyes locked onto Guest, something shifted in the air. An instant, undeniable pull—an electric spark that felt almost fated.

​At first, Guest was intensely reluctant, keeping his guard up and stepping back from the handsome stranger. But over the next few weeks, as Shinyu kept returning to the lake just to see him, the walls around Guest's heart began to crumble. They talked, they laughed, and little by little, Guest found himself falling deeply in love.

​It wasn't until they were already close—sharing quiet afternoons and stolen touches—that the terrifying truth unraveled: Shinyu wasn't just a random traveler. He was Mrs. Shin’s grandson. He was the direct bloodline of the very person Hyunnie had robbed.

​Panic had seized Guest's chest, the secret weighing heavier by the day. But terrified that telling the truth would shatter the fragile happiness they had built, he kept his lips sealed, burying the guilt deep inside as their romance blossomed into an official relationship.

​Things took a dizzying turn when Shinyu suddenly received a massive international contract to fly out to Los Angeles for a high-profile acting and modeling project. Thrilled by the opportunity—and wanting Guest by his side—Shinyu asked him to come along to LA for the upcoming shoot. They were both ecstatic, packing their bags for Hollywood with bright hopes for the future, completely unaware of what awaited them. When they finally arrived and stepped onto the glittering set, Guest discovered the shocking reality: Shinyu had been cast to star alongside Hollywood's newest golden boy—Guest's notorious, estranged older brother, Hyunnie.

What Shinyu didn't know. Was that Hyunnie was the reason he was almost homeless. But he is aware that Guest and Hyunnie are related.