“This unni is ouchie ouchie, okay?”

Despite Sinhye speaking with her eyes wide open, the child grabbing her hair was all smiles. In the end, it was she who gave up when she saw the innocent smile.

“Fine, pull all you want. I’m sure it’ll grow again.”

Maru looked at Sinhye, who had given up, before picking up the boy in front of him. His name was Jinho, and considering that he just turned one, he was very docile.

“Adults say that kids don’t know anything, but as you work here, you realize how wrong that is,” said an orphanage teacher next to him.

Apparently, Jinho was placed right in front of the orphanage, along with a note that mentioned his name.

“Sometimes, they surprise me to no end. They tell me to not throw them away. It’s not that the kids don’t know. They know painfully well.”

Hearing that, Maru tickled Jinho’s cheeks. Jinho stared at him with his innocent eyes before closing his eyes. He seemed to be tired.

“He seems to be sleepy.”

Maru stabilized the back of Jinho’s neck, which was drooping down.

“Wait a second. I’ll lay him down in the room.”

The teacher from the orphanage took Jinho inside the room.

Maru looked at the children running around the living room. Parents gave up on raising their children, and the children were...