Chapter 1

"Gitak."

"Uh?"

"If I and Chae-yeon fall into the water, who will you save first?"

"Of course, Chae-yeon."

"Why not me?"

"Chae-yeon can't swim, you know."

"But I can't swim either?"

"Then you should drown."

"Are you serious?"

"Absolutely serious! Haha. Don't worry. I'll live a happy life with Chae-yeon and make sure we have a great future together."

I ended the conversation by playfully slapping Gitak's back, but I couldn't help wondering why I had asked him that question.

Did my instincts already know something?

Chae-yeon and I were about to get married.

Why did I ask Gitak such a question?

I didn't understand myself, but I felt strangely uneasy.

Anyway, life after marriage was like honey.

Everyone envied the beautiful and slender Chae-yeon.

We even had a daughter as cute as an angel.

My supermarket business was also thriving, so I had nothing to envy in the world.

"Bro. The baby is crying."

"I know. I'll check on her, you go to sleep."

"Bro. Can't we hire a nanny during the day?"

"Sure. If you're tired, we can do that."

Chae-yeon was always weak.

She also hated gaining weight.

She ate very little and couldn't do housework.

Raising our daughter was also a burden for her, so I thought one child was enough.

So, I made a decision.

I secretly visited the hospital.

I consulted with the doctor about a vasectomy.

"Mr. Gangsan, you have congenital azoospermia, so a vasectomy is unnecessary."

"Does that mean I can never have children?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

It felt like the sky was falling.

Just in case, I went to another hospital.

The retest results were the same.

Congenital azoospermia due to chromosomal abnormalities.

Yet, we had a daughter.

'Did Chae-yeon lie to me?'

At first, I couldn't believe it.

Chae-yeon betrayed me.

Our daughter was someone else's child.

I really didn't want to believe it.

But the decisive factor was that our daughter didn't look like me.

She didn't look like Chae-yeon either.

'Who is the father of my daughter?'

If I hadn't known about my congenital azoospermia, I wouldn't have found it strange that our daughter didn't resemble either of us.

But once I knew the truth, I finally saw a familiar face in my daughter.

'No! It can't be!'

I denied it several times, but I had to admit it.

Her eyes, nose, mouth, even the dimple on one cheek, were exactly like Gitak's.

Gitak and I were orphans, but we were completely different.

I was short, unattractive, and barely graduated from high school, while Gitak was tall, handsome, and popular with girls. He was also smart and graduated from a prestigious university on a scholarship.

But I hit the lottery jackpot.

Thanks to that, I had more money than Gitak.

The lottery win allowed me to surpass the Gitak I had always envied.

In my twenties, I owned an apartment and a car, and became the owner of a supermarket.

"Gitak! What brings you here?"

"Congratulations on becoming the supermarket owner!"

"Didn't you get a job at a big company?"

When I was doing well, Gitak came to see me.

He said he got a job at a big company.

But he also said he wanted to work with me.

Big company job?

I didn't really believe him.

I just pretended to believe him for his pride.

Anyway, since it was my first time running a supermarket, I thought it would be good to have a reliable friend by my side, so I welcomed Gitak with a smile.

I hired Gitak, who I had grown up with in the orphanage, as the supermarket manager without any suspicion.

Gitak was skilled at paperwork and was well-liked by everyone in the supermarket because of his good looks.

"San. Want me to introduce you to a girl?"

"What girl for me?"

"You're the supermarket owner, what's there to worry about? She's a really pretty junior. Meet her."

"If she's that pretty, why don't you date her, Gitak?"

"I'm fine with being single. Aren't you getting married?"

"Yeah, but..."

I met Chae-yeon through Gitak.

She was a junior in college on a break.

I never thought I could date a girl because of my looks, but I fell in love with Chae-yeon at first sight. She was incredibly beautiful and slender.

Surprisingly, she said she didn't care about a man's looks. She was quite outgoing, and on the first day we met, she said she wanted to see the sea, so we went to Gangneung.

That day, Chae-yeon got pregnant.

We got married quickly before her belly got too big.

The baby was born earlier than expected, but she was healthy, so I didn't think much of it.

Gitak adored our daughter.

I told him to get married and