And then, there was his father. The great and most revered businessman who made a name for himself and was powerful in his own right, was beside himself with grief. He had practically thrown himself over his wife's grave, crying uncontrollably. Sungjin felt like he should be crying too, but he just couldn't. He felt numb, like he was watching everything happen from a distance.

Suddenly, Sungjin felt an arm around his shoulder, and he looked up to see his older brother, Seojun, holding an umbrella over both of them. Seojun was taller and stronger than Sungjin, and he always seemed to know what to do in tough situations.

Without a word, Seojun covered Sungjin's eyes with his hand and turned him away from their father's heartbreaking display. Sungjin felt a sudden rush of emotion that he couldn't quite put into words. He felt like he was suffocating, like the rain was weighing down on him and pressing him into the ground.

Seojun's touch was warm and comforting, which made the younger Park realize that he was no longer alone. He wasn't sure how, but Seojun's presence allowed him to finally cry. Tears streamed down his face, damping his older brother's palm which gave the elder boy relief as he was worried for his younger brother. He too, also finally allowed himself to cry.

Seojun held him close, offering strength and support as they watched their father grieve. The rain continued to fall around them, but they didn't move. They stood there, united in their grief and love for the only woman who had ever made their house a home.

Sungjin sat in front of the mirror, trying to perfect the edgy style that his older brother Seojun always wore. He slicked back his hair with gel and put on a leather jacket, trying to look as rebellious as possible. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was just a copycat.

It wasn't just his fashion choices, either. Sungjin had always looked up to Seojun and wanted to be just like him. Seojun was outgoing and confident, the life of the party, while Sungjin was introverted and studious. He felt like he couldn't measure up to his brother's larger-than-life personality.

One night, Seojun took Sungjin out to a club. Sungjin had never been to a party before and felt out of place among the wild, carefree people around him. He somehow blamed himself for agreeing in the first place and wished he was just at home studying. Seojun kept urging him to let loose and have fun, but Sungjin felt like he was faking it.

As the night went on, Sungjin started to feel the effects of the alcohol he had been drinking. He found himself agreeing to do things he never would have done sober. When Seojun suggested they get tattoos, Sungjin barely hesitated before agreeing.

The next thing he knew, he was in a tattoo parlor, with a small polynesian style fish tattooed on the back of his right ear. His luscious hair, which he had always been so proud of, was now shaved and gone.

When Sungjin returned home, his father was shocked, although he didn't show it. He didn't understand why his youngest son was trying so hard to be someone he wasn't. Even Sungjin didn't really know why he had done it. He just wanted to be like his father and brother, to fit in and feel like he was part of their family and that he had a right to be.

But as he looked in the mirror and saw the tattoo the back of his ear, he felt like he had lost a part of himself. Although saddened by this, he still felt like it was his rite of passage. That doing it was the best thing that ever happened to him.Sungjin sat in front of the mirror, trying to perfect the edgy style that his older brother Seojun always wore. He slicked back his hair with gel and put on a leather jacket, trying to look as rebellious as possible. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was just a copycat.

It wasn't just his fashion choices, either. Sungjin had always looked up to Seojun and wanted to be just like him. Seojun was outgoing and confident, the life of the party, while Sungjin was introverted and studious. He felt like he couldn't measure up to his brother's larger-than-life personality.

One night, Seojun took Sungjin out to a club. Sungjin had never been to a party before and felt out of place among the wild, carefree people around him. He somehow blamed himself for agreeing in the first place and wished he was just at home studying. Seojun kept urging him to let loose and have fun, but Sungjin felt like he was faking it.

As the night went on, Sungjin started to feel the effects of the alcohol he had been drinking. He found himself agreeing to do things he never would have done sober. When Seojun suggested they get tattoos, Sungjin barely hesitated before agreeing.

The next thing he knew, he was in a tattoo parlor, with a small polynesian style fish tattooed on the back of his right ear. His luscious hair, which he had always been so proud of, was now shaved and gone.

When Sungjin returned home, his father was shocked, although he didn't show it. He didn't understand why his youngest son was trying so hard to be someone he wasn't. Even Sungjin didn't really know why he had done it. He just wanted to be like his father and brother, to fit in, to be accepted.

But as he looked in the mirror and saw the tattoo the back of his ear, he felt like he had lost a part of himself. He didn't know who he was anymore. He was just a shell, trying to mimic the life of his older brother but even that, he didn't mind. He just wanted to be one of them.

Sungjin sat in the back of the classroom, nervously tapping his pen against his notebook. He couldn't believe that he was finally in his senior year. It had been a long journey for him which he chose to be quiet and reserved for most of it.

As he looked around the room, he saw groups of students laughing and chatting, discussing their plans after law school. Sungjin, on the other hand, had spent most of his time inseither studying or working for his brother Seojun. He had never really taken the time to make friends or network, and he was starting to regret it.

But he was determined to change that. He knew that if he didn't start putting himself out there, he would regret it for the rest of his life. So he decided to take a leap of faith and join a study group. It was scary for him, but he knew he had to start somewhere.

To his surprise, the other members of the study group were welcoming and friendly. They didn't judge him for not being social before, and he quickly found himself making a few friends. For the first time in a long time, he felt like he belonged.

But he still had one more hurdle to overcome. He needed to stop being Seojun version 2.0 and start being Sungjin. It was a difficult transition for him, as he had spent so much of his life trying to be like his brother. But as he started to open up to his new friends and show them who he really was, he found that they liked him for who he was, not who he was trying to be.

As the semester went on, Sungjin found himself looking forward to class and to spending time with his new friends. He realized that university was not just about studying, but about building meaningful relationships that is not just about business. And he was finally ready to embrace that.

renowned resort and casino mogul who came from new money. seungho just looks like a yakuza, but he's a loving father who can't understand why sungjin felt pressured into being like him and seojun.

➭ lee haera » the mother » npc † deceased
the one and only daughter of a family of lawyers who legally emancipated her family from going against her and seungho's relationship. she died of a car accident on the way home from a passing the bar exam.

➭ park seojun » the brother » npc
the heroic older brother who sungjin had always idolized as a kid. he was a bad influence to sungjin but he only did what he did to ensure that his little brother grew up to be strong.