Chapter 8

Editor: Issey

Time flew like an arrow.

Tae-woo and his wife, who had moved to U2-dong, Haeundae-gu, wanted

Geon who was now in fifth grade, to study in a slightly better environment.

Elementary school didn’t have a ranking system yet, but his grades were the highest in the school. They believed that if their son gets a chance to study in Seoul, he would be able to live a better life by going to a good university, rather than studying in Busan.

Geon’s sister Si-hwa was not good at studies, but she was tough. Geon used to study for only an hour or two, but still managed to be at the top of his class, unlike Si-hwa. As Geon grew up, Gamagin’s blessing gradually grew and he became good-looking, yet he still studied hard. Si-hwa kept working hard, saying that she didn’t want to lose to him even in studying.

Si-hwa, who was studying at her desk, saw him reading a book next to her.

He was her brother, but he was as handsome as a prince in a fairy tale.

No, he was a little different from princes in fairy tales.

The prince in fairy tales always had blond hair, rode white horses, had sky-blue eyes, but her brother had dark, shiny black hair and a sharp nose. His thick eyebrows and long eyelashes made it seem as if he had makeup on. Lips cherry red, looking as if they were about to bleed. Geon’s eyes were focused on the book. His eyes were beautiful, but in general, they looked cold, resembling a haughty aristocrat rather than a prince in a fairy tale.

Si-hwa’s classmates used to giggle and blush whenever Geon came to her class.

While resting her face on her desk, Si-hwa looked at Geon, with her head turned, saying “ , you the tallest in your class. Is it because you drank a lot of milk, that you grew taller than your homeroom teacher?”

Geon said, wiping his mouth, “Oh, you could say that. Drink lots of milk and you’ll grow tall. Drink more.”

Si-hwa shook her head and said, “Whenever I drink milk, I get diarrhoea.”

At this time, they heard a familiar voice calling the two of them in the main room.

“Geon, Si-hwa. Come to mom’s room for a moment.”

After listening to their mother’s voice they headed to her room.

Tae-woo and Yeong-ha were sitting side by side in the room.

Si-hwa jumped onto the bed and sat in-between of them.

Geon sat on the edge of the bed.

Tae-woo looked at the children and said, “My dears, you’ve grown up. Father has called you to make a major announcement.”

Geon and Si-hwa looked at Tae-woo with curious eyes.

He smiled, showing his teeth, looking alternately at Geon and Si-hwa.

“Let’s go to Seoul. Have you heard of Seoul? It’s a big city. Let’s go live in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.”

Geon and Si-hwa were surprised.

They had never been to Seoul. They only heard that it was the place where the president lived from TV news and that it was a big city.

Children’s opinions were not important anyway, and the two, who had no choice but to do what adults wanted, bid goodbye to their close friends at school. In fact, their family moved here and there a lot to make money, often shifting to rented houses in Busan. Geon and Si-hwa had already transferred seven times before, so there was nothing special.

Geon’s family moved to Seoul before the winter vacation when he was about to go to 6th grade.