Preparation

When they had a family dinner, Kai suddenly dropped a bomb. "Actually, I'm planning to leave for a year."

Clang.

Her mother's spoon fell to the plate as she stared at her son. "A year?"

"Yes." Kai nodded with a serious expression. "Although I can't say this to the public, I can surely talk it out with all of you. The previous battle is nothing but a warm-up. The real one will come after a year."

"What do you mean?" She furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Kai worriedly.

"I know what you want to say, mom. But this one is the last." Kai made a gentle smile, assuring his mother. "There won't be anything like this anymore in the future. Just for this one, please trust me. I will end everything here."

"Why you? You have been tortured by your ears since you were a baby. However, even after overcoming this hurdle, you need to sacrifice your life like this… I just want you to live a normal life… I just can't bear the world to torture you anymore."