Poor Merchen

Synopsis

Late spring. The streets of Hongseong were soaked and bustling under the weight of the season. Exhausted and emotionally drained under her parents’ contempt and coldness, Seohee crosses paths by chance with a notorious playboy known for his promiscuity.

"Ah... I didn’t mean to take it this far."

"Guess I’ll be staying the night."

A man who freely drifts between tenderness and rudeness. A man who treats people like fleeting amusements. A man who scoffs at the idea of a beautiful fairytale, calling it a hollow illusion , Joo Taebaek. Wrapped in brilliance and danger, he crashes into Seohee like a violent wave, shaking her to her core.

"Okay. I’ll keep your secret."

"...You mean it?"

"Sure, if you let me rock your world once, nice and loud."

A dirty fling. A fleeting rush.

"No need to overthink it."

She thought if she let herself be consumed by him, even a false love might be better than nothing. And so, she willingly threw herself into the fire, a lighthearted affair that was anything but; Was she out of her mind? Who the hell taught her that this was how you seduce a man?

"So... we’re done now, right?" Seohee tilted her head slightly toward the completely dazed Taebaek. "I need to be gone before midnight."

So then... Who really got burned in the end?