In a small coastal town, there were rumors of a lonely young man who lived in a beautiful mansion alone.
The town hardly had any youngsters who wanted to come to live there. The young people who were born in the town almost always left for the big cities, only to come back in the future to retire or help out with their parents. Sometimes they’d bring with them wife and kids, the odd time their friends would also follow along. The ones that did stay only stayed because they didn’t have grades to compete within the city, or they wanted to do their parent's work such as farming or fishing.
Hence, it was strange. One day a young man came off a bus at the pitstop and didn’t get back on. Instead, he searched for a real estate office and ended up buying a large mansion fitted with side buildings. Afterward, the town only saw him when he went out for groceries or the odd coffee.
There were many ideas about this teenager, and hence tales were told through whispers and over drinks.
“He’s obviously a criminal. Why would such a handsome young man choose to settle down here?”
“Is he handsome? I haven’t seen him before!”
“Oh my, he’s a handsome fellow! That boy asked me where the real estate office was. I thought he was planning on inheriting land or something.”
“I heard from my friend that he sent someone to the hospital.”
“What if he murdered someone?”
“Haven’t you heard… The kids told me that the mansion lights were on for half the night! What could he be doing up so late?”
“Now that you mention it… Isn’t he jobless? Is he running a shady business somewhere?”
Shin Jun had no idea that moving to a small town would cause him to be misunderstood so badly. He’d simply found a cute little, silent town on a bus ride and decided to settle down.