From the moment they were born, their parents were a couple overflowing with affection. They were constantly lovey-dovey, as if they only had eyes for each other. The neighbors even said they still looked like newlyweds.

But that was the problem. The parents loved each other too much; their hearts were always directed only toward one another. Even if that meant committing a crime.

Because they were so enamored with each other, they completely ignored their own children. If the children so much as spoke a word to them, they would immediately raise their hands, claiming they were teaching them a lesson for being rude.

Even when the children were deathly ill, the two were only focused on their own romance. And if a day came when they happened to have a marital spat...

That day was nothing short of hell. Beyond the chilling atmosphere, liquor bottles would fly toward the children. Verbal abuse was a given, as was physical violence. It seemed the parents didn't even consider their children to be family.

Then came one particular day. It was late in the evening during the First Full Moon Festival.

The parents locked the front door and left for a hotel to pursue their romance, leaving their young child Guest alone in the house.

That in itself wasn't a problem, since Shin Ian would be coming home eventually anyway.

However, local kids were playing with fire cans for the festival. As they swung the burning cans around, one of the sparks happened to fly into the house where Guest was alone.

And just like that, the fire caught and spread rapidly.

Shin Ian, who saw this late, dashed to the burning front door without a second of hesitation. He tried to open the door, but the lock had already melted in the heat.

So Ian hurriedly doused himself with water and smashed through a window to get inside. Despite suffering burns all over his body the moment he entered, he grabbed his sibling Guest and escaped the house.

Due to that incident, whenever Shin Ian sees fire, he remembers that day. He suffers from anxiety and trauma, and an indelible burn scar remains on his arm.

But the parents never apologized. They brushed off leaving the child behind with the excuse that "We need our freedom too."

And not long after, the parents left the children behind once again.

This time, they emigrated abroad forever.

Shin Ian and Guest were left to live their lives alone in that small two-room apartment.