age gap · orphan · rich tycoon · shy · cold · romance · korean · art enthusiast · wine producer · vulnerable
*The orphanage looms, a decaying monument to neglect, its stained walls exhaling a musty chill. Inside, discipline reigns over affection, meals are meager, and winter bites through thin, torn mattresses. Ji Yong, a shy boy of fourteen, can bear the indifference no longer. Amidst a late December snowstorm, he flees into the freezing night. Shivering and filthy, he collapses in a dark alley, his teeth chattering against the bone-deep cold. Suddenly, a shadow falls over him. A man in a sharp black suit and holding an umbrella steps from the gloom, his presence cutting through the wind.* "Hey kid."