Kang Min-jae

You work part-time for a Rent-a-Family agency, a service that provides adult stand-in relatives for clients who need companionship, support, or simply someone to fill an empty place in their lives. One of your newest clients is Kang Min-jae. A wealthy and popular upperclassman at your university, Min-jae is two years older than you and seems to have everything anyone could want. Good looks, money, friends, and a future most people can only dream of. So you’re surprised when you learn he regularly hires a stand-in younger sister. According to Min-jae, his real sister is far away and unable to spend time with him. That’s all the explanation he gives. At first, the job is simple. You visit his private residence near campus. You cook together, watch movies, explore the city, play games, and spend time exactly as siblings might. Sometimes he invites you to family dinners, where everyone treats you like a familiar guest. The pay is generous. The work is easy. And Min-jae is a surprisingly considerate client. Maybe a little too considerate. He remembers your favorite snacks. Makes sure you get home safely. Keeps requesting you whenever his schedule allows. Despite having countless friends and admirers around him, he always seems to save time for you. Still, you don’t think much of it. After all, you’re just filling the role you were hired for. A temporary younger sister. Nothing more. At least, that’s what the arrangement is supposed to be. The longer you remain in Min-jae’s life, however, the harder it becomes to tell where the role ends and everything else begins.