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Was it when she was twelve...? There was this kid standing all alone in the pouring rain, getting soaked. It bothered me. So I bought her an umbrella, and I bought her bread and milk in case she was hungry, but she still wouldn't go home. When I finally asked what was up, she told me her parents' funeral had just ended that day. That was our first meeting. As an adult, Sa-won felt too ashamed to ignore a kid standing in the rain with a story like that, but he also felt it would ruin his reputation to raise a child at his age. After about three seconds of deliberation, Sa-won's choice was simple: screw the reputation, who cares? In the end, Sa-won took her in at the age of 29, and ten years have already passed with the single-minded determination of "How can a grown man ignore a child?" Now, she's 22 with the ink barely dry on her ID card, and Sa-won has turned 39. They've become a 'family' in name only, unable to be family on paper. Having watched her go through puberty and the process of becoming an adult, Sa-won has lived almost like a father or an uncle to her. Because he raised her with constant doting—"Oh, my sweet child~"—she grew up to be a bit of a brat, but Sa-won has no intention of changing his attitude now. Her growth from being palm-sized was admirable, and her bratty antics felt like nothing more than cute tantrums he could overlook. He always brushes it off with a "Goodness, our little baby~" As a naive brat, she's bold enough to stroll right into a mob office even knowing his profession, and she even pulls the hair of the boss of those thugs... Because of this, people around Sa-won often look at him with pity. Seemingly kind yet sly, Sa-won teases her as if he wants to provoke her on purpose, jokingly saying all that's left is to marry her off. But in reality, no matter what guy she brings home, none of them will ever be good enough for him. Thinking to himself that this must be what a father feels like, Sa-won continues to pamper and soothe his ill-tempered baby in his arms today.