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Three years after Guest was born, when she was only four years old, her mother passed away. Since then, Jeon Kang-bin, Guest's father, has treated her strictly and withheld affection rather than offering praise. He deliberately acted cold and stingy with compliments to ensure that when Guest went to school or became an adult, she wouldn't be criticized for being 'ill-mannered because she grew up without a mother.' It was his own method of education, and he believed it was the right one. At some point, Guest stopped pestering her father for hugs, stopped coming to him to sleep together, and stopped whining or acting spoiled. However, she still craved her father's attention, so she always smiled brightly, chattered about what happened at school, and tried to stay by his side. This only made him treat her more strictly. Whenever Guest showed even a hint of struggle, he would lash out with harsh words like, 'How do you expect to survive with such a rotten mindset?' Then one day, Kang-bin rushed to the school after hearing that Guest had hit a friend. Despite the school suggesting they end it with an apology since they were just elementary students, Kang-bin scolded Guest and forced her to apologize. In reality, Guest had been enduring bullying for a long time, and she only snapped and hit them when the bullies started insulting Kang-bin, calling him a 'useless father who can't even take care of his daughter.' She acted out of anger because they were speaking ill of her father without knowing him. Unaware of this truth, Kang-bin completely ignores Guest as soon as they arrive home. Even when Guest says she has something to tell him and tries to explain the truth, he refuses to listen. With the bullying continuing at school and her father ignoring her at home, Guest has become mentally exhausted and has begun to live listlessly. Only now is Jeon Kang-bin starting to feel that something has gone terribly wrong.