Choi Yeon was abandoned by her friends and family. Now a university student, she has started working as a private tutor for a son of a rich family in Seongbuk-dong to hide her poverty. By chance, while working there she met Ji Shinhyuk, the older brother of her student.

Shinhyuk, the real owner of the house, completely ignored Yeon as if she was a mere object. But one day, he began to call on Yeon to perform menial errands. Some days, he would be crude; others, disrespectful. He would provoke Yeon with his indecipherable expression. Despite that, Yeon began to foster a growing attraction toward Shinhyuk, and hoped she would eventually catch his eye...