Hae Rin and Mrs. Lee only observe Min Jun's over -appetite behavior. Mrs. Lee smiles.
"Min Jun, please eating slowly," Mrs. Lee said.
Min Jun just nods.
"You haven't eaten all day?" Mrs. Lee asked.
Min Jun shook his head.
"You don't eat?" Hae Rin asked too.
"No! I went to the library, teach you math, right?" He replied.
Hae Rin feels like wants to tap Min Jun's head with a spoon.
"You don't have to tell your mother about that. You deliberately right" Hae Rin whispers to him.
Mrs. Lee just smiles. She put the meat on Min Jun's plate.
"Thank you" he continued to eat the meat given to him by Mrs. Lee.
Mrs. Lee was very moved when Min Jun said that. Yesterday Min Jun just ignored her but today he totally changed. What is the reason? They just met yesterday.
"Nice!" Hae Rin whispered to Min Jun while patting his shoulder.
"Hae Rin, where do you want to go after this?" Mrs. Lee asked.
"I ..."
"She has to go to work after this" Min Jun interrupted suddenly.
Hae Rin glances at him.
"Are you working?" Mrs. Lee asked again.
"Yes"
"Where do you work?"
"At "
"At the store near here," Min Jun interrupted again.
Hae Rin looks at him again.
"Your mom asked me, why did you answer that?"
"I know the answer so what's wrong if I answer it"
They look at each other. Hae Rin is furious with Min Jun's answer while Min Jun is busy mocking her. Mrs. Lee laughs a little.
"Looks like you two really fit in with each other"
Hae Rin is shocked. If only Mrs. Lee knew we were just pretending.
"After this, I send you to work"
"No, it's okay. My workplace is just near here. If I just walk there, it's not too far. What if Mrs. Lee sends Min Jun home?"
Mrs. Lee and Min Jun were silent. Will they both get better when they are left alone?
"After I send you, I will send Min Jun home," said Mrs. Lee.
Hae Rin just nods. Finally, the chance to let Min Jun be alone with Mrs. Lee succeeds.
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"Thank you, aunty, for sending me"
"You're welcome, Hae Rin"
Hae Rin smiles. Suddenly Mrs. Lee hugged Hae Rin.
"Thank you for understanding my situation"
Hae Rin only heard Mrs. Lee's whisper.
"I'm sure Min Jun told you about me, right?" she whispers in Hae Rin's ear.
Hae Rin smiles and rubs Mrs. Lee's back.
"Thank you, Hae Rin"
"It's okay, aunty" replied Hae Rin.
Mrs. Lee let go of her hug and smiles at Hae Rin. She approaches Min Jun who was next to Hae Rin who was busy watching them.
Min Jun takes the option to accompany Hae Rin at work. As it turned out, he deliberately avoided being alone with his mom.
"Min Jun"
Min Jun looked at her.
"I'll go first"
"Hmm"
"If there is time, we will meet again, right" she continued.
Min Jun just nods. Then, Mrs. Lee hugs Min Jun. Min Jun froze in Mrs. Lee's arms. He is very surprised. He didn't think Mrs. Lee would hug him.
"Thank you for willing to eat with me earlier. I'm very happy today" she whispers and finally she cried.
Hae Rin is just an observer.
"I'm so sorry," Mrs. Lee said again.
Min Jun is still stiff. Mrs. Lee let go of her hug and kept going from there because she wanted to hide her grief.
"Min Jun"
Min Jun is silent.
"You did a good thing today"
Min Jun just looks at Mrs. Lee's car that had passed away. He realizes Mrs. Lee wiped away her tears before leaving. Somehow Min Jun was very angry at that time. He clenched his fists.
"Min Jun?"
"I go first"
Min Jun leave Hae Rin. Hae Rin becomes worried about Min Jun's change of attitude. But she also has to go to work now. She has no time to chase after Min Jun now. Suddenly, she felt water dripping down her cheeks. She looked up at the sky. The rain is starting to get heavy.
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Hae Rin looks outside the store which was still heavy with rain.
"It's raining heavily today"
Hae Rin just nods at Taeil's words. She looks at her watch. The clock shows 12 o'clock at night.
"Hae Rin"
Hae Rin looks up to see Taeil walking up to her and sitting in front of her.
"Who was that woman?"
Hae Rin is weird. Which woman does Taeil mean?
"Which woman is this?" Hae Rin asked.
"The woman who was with you and Min Jun. Who is she?"
"Oh, that's Min Jun's mother" he replied.
Taeil just nods
"I feel like I know that woman. But I don't remember where"
"Maybe you've seen her around here before. She sometimes comes here to see Min Jun"
Taeil just nods. He put a finger on his chin as if thinking of something.
"What are you thinking for?"
Taeil just keeps quiet. So, Hae Rin just ignores him. After a long silence, Taeil stomped on the table and startled Hae Rin suddenly.
"What's wrong with you?"
"That woman is Min Jun's mother?"
Hae Rin nods. Taeil took out his phone. Hae Rin doesn't know what he's looking for. Hae Rin just ignores him and looks back outside the store. The rain is still heavy. No sign of wanting to quit. That means Hae Rin has to take a shower with rain when she finishes work later.
"Oh my god!"
Hae Rin turns to look at Taeil who was looking at something. Taeil closed his mouth in surprise.
"What wrong with you?"
Hae Rin wants to see what Taeil sees on his phone. But Taeil kept pulling his phone.
"What are you looking at?"
Taeil hid his phone.
"What are you looking at? I want to look too"
"Don't bother. It's not good for women"
Hae Rin stands up to pick up Taeil's phone but Taeil immediately hides it.
"What are you hiding from me?" Hae Rin asked.
"Nothing! Just ignore me"
Hae Rin grabs the phone from him. Taeil tries his best to pull it back from Hae Rin and finally Hae Rin manages to snatch Taeil's phone. She looks at him and was shocked. Porn? Hae Rin is shocked to find out Taeil is watching porn videos right now. But, she realized the woman in the video was like she knew. She closes her mouth in surprise. Taeil immediately grabs his phone and kept it in his pocket.
"That ... That ..."
"You're Min Jun's friend, don't you know?" said Taeil.
Hae Rin shook her head. She felt very shocked.
"That ... That Min ... Min Jun ... mom?" Hae Rin asked.
"I'm not sure"
Hae Rin starts to think. She is shocked.
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"So, that's why Min Jun hates his mother"
"His mom left them for that job"
"Why should I interfere in his affairs before?"
"If I were in his place, I would be like him too"
The rain began to subside at 2 p.m. Hae Rin walked home thinking about it from earlier.
"I thought her mother left them for another reason but ..."
She felt unwilling to continue her words. She looked for the house key in her bag. She felt someone was near her. She looked around. She is surprised.
"Min Jun!"
Hae Rin runs to get Min Jun who was sitting leaning on a pole near her house. Min Jun's clothes were soaking wet, probably because of the rain.
"Min Jun, what wrong with you? Are you okay?"
Hae Rin holds his forehead and cheeks. It's hot. He must have a fever. His face also is red.
"Min Jun, let's go into my house. Your body is hot"
Min Jun looks lifeless. Hae Rin wants to get up to open the door of her house but Min Jun holds her hand.
"Don't leave me!"
Hae Rin looks at him.
"Don't leave me"
Hae Rin approaches him again and holds Min Jun's hand.
"I will not leave you"
Suddenly Min Jun cries and this makes Hae Rin really shocked.
"I hate her, Hae Rin!"
"Who do you mean?"
"I hate her. She left me for that stupid job !!"
Hae Rin starts to think that what Min Jun means is Mrs. Lee.
"I ... I hate her so much"
"But my heart is sick when I see her crying. It makes me like a useless child" he continued.
She wipes away the tears. Hae Rin feels sympathy for him at this point but she just keeps quiet and faithfully listens.
"Am I wrong if I punish her? Am I wrong to continue to hate her? Am I wrong for all this, Hae Rin?"
"No. You're not wrong to punish her. But you have to know you don't hate her"
Min Jun is silent.
"You're not a useless child you're just too upset with her because she left you"
Min Jun cries again. Hae Rin pulls him into her arms.
"I hate her, Hae Rin"
"No! You don't hate her"
Min Jun slowly pushes Hae Rin's body away.
"Do you know what she used to do?"
Hae Rin is silent.
"She works as a porn actress"
Hae Rin just heard it without anyone wanting to interrupt.
"And because of that job, she made the choice to leave me, Min Ji and my father"
Hae Rin starts to think. Who is Min Ji? Is she his sister? Where is his father now?
"My father, too, he gives us money every month. He provides a house for me. School fees, all he bears. But, he never visited us at my adoptive mother's house"
He wipes away the tears. Somehow he felt like he wanted to give everything up on Hae Rin.
"I used to hear people say my mother was a prostitute. I went to school, I heard that. I couldn't stand hearing all that and that's why I moved school. But, I know if they knew for sure they will said that too."
"No! They won't say that to you"
Min Jun looks at Hae Rin and smiles cynically.
"Are you sure? While the story of you and your mother, many people said about it. While me, the son of a pornographic film actor"
Hae Rin is silent. She agreed with what Min Jun said.
"Humans punish humans. They will listen to what the majority says without hearing from others"
"Our classmates aren't like that"
Min Jun is silent.
"They all know about me and my mother but they always give me advice and words of encouragement so that I am patient and not listening to what others say"
Min Jun looks at Hae Rin again.
"You'll not calling I'm the son of a porn star, right?"
Hae Rin holds Min Jun's face so that Min Jun looks at her.
"No. I won't. Not everyone is perfect. And I'm sure Mrs. Lee won't do that job again, right?"
Min Jun smiles bitterly.
"Thank you, Hae Rin"
Min Jun's eyes seemed to want to close. Hae Rin slaps his cheek gently.
"Min Jun, are you okay?"
Min Jun nods. He wants to get up but he falls on top of Hae Rin's body.
"Min Jun!"
Hae Rin tries to uphold Min Jun but her energy is not strong enough. Coincidentally, Chae Min who had just returned from work approaches them.
"What wrong with him?"
"Min Jun fainted"
"Take him in"
Hae Rin nods.