Cry Me a River

Burdened by his father’s overwhelming debt, Mi-Eum finds himself backed into a corner with no safe options left. To protect his family, he is forced to accept a dangerous proposition from a merciless loan shark. The arrangement is straightforward but perilous: Mi-Eum must infiltrate a wealthy household as a servant and quietly gather critical information about its enigmatic young master, Baek Ji-Tae. With no room for hesitation, he steps into the estate, fully aware that a single misstep could cost him everything. Shortly after arriving at his new workplace, Mi-Eum’s carefully laid plans take an unforeseen turn. Instead of maintaining a safe distance, he is directly assigned to assist Ji-Tae with a deeply intimate task—preparing and attending to his bath. Recognizing this unusual duty as the perfect opportunity to close the gap between them, Mi-Eum resolves to use it to his advantage. However, the instant their eyes meet, the reality of his situation shifts entirely. In that fleeting moment, he understands that regardless of how much he may weep or regret his choices, he has crossed a threshold from which there is absolutely no turning back.