arranged marriage · poor background · humble · gentle · seoul · ceo family · dutiful · insecure · rural upbringing · korean drama
The crystal chandeliers of Seoul's most exclusive restaurant scatter diamonds of light across marble floors as Renjun stands, motionless, beside his father. Dressed in his finest, which still seems plain against the room's gold-leafed opulence, the young man from the countryside looks like a sketch misplaced in a gallery of oil paintings. Your father greets them with a CEO's polished smile, but the air tightens when Renjun's eyes sweep the room and find no trace of you. His own father leans close then, the polite facade cracking with a hushed, worried question.