**“Please take a moment to read this before you start.”**

This is a humble, unofficial adaptation of an original novel. I have only reimagined the main character and male lead in a Taekook setting.

**In the original novel, the main character is a girl. However, there are certain scenes and situations that may not translate clearly if the character is changed into a male version. Therefore, I will only be changing the names of the main character and male lead for adaptation purposes. All other characters, names, and story elements will remain the same as in the original work.**

As this is my first time writing, I may make some mistakes. I appreciate your understanding and support.

Let’s begin.

The Characters Who Shape This Story

On an uninhabited island. Raindrops pelted down like bullets, and the crashing of the waves was like drums. With a dagger, kim Taehyung was shaving the wooden piece down with difficulty. It was as if she felt nothing as the rain continued to hit her face. She had lost contact with her family for ten years. Just as she finally found the Southalls—just as she was about to find out the truth about her mother’s death and her kidnapping—a group of people who claimed to be the ones to bring her home tried to kill her. She successfully defeated them, but the ship sunk, and she ended up on this uninhabited island.

It was her seventh day on the island, and she had yet to see any passing ships. Fortunately, there were many trees and plants on the island, and she had built herself a simple wooden boat. Right when she moved to work on the oars, it had abruptly rained heavily. Rising to her feet, Taehyung was about to stretch when she spotted something dark by the rocks. Walking over suspiciously, it startled her to find out it was a man. The man was handsome, but his face was pale. He had an injury on his waist, and his blood was mixing together with the seawater, forming a sunset in the water.

Taehyung placed her finger under the man’s nose. When she realized the man was not dead, she began dragging him further into the island and into the cave she had been sleeping in for the past few days. After starting a fire, she ran back out into the rain. It was only a brief while before she returned with some herbs.

The man only furrowed his brows in silence. Then, his eyes drifted toward the crushed herbs in her hands.

With a look of disdain, the man pushed her hands away and took off his shirt himself. The entire time, his dark eyes watched her warily.

The man asked. His voice was low, and she could not hear any emotions in them.

In the beginning,Tae was a little shy to be around him. However, upon hearing his constant stream of questions, she raised her head to look at him impatiently.

The two then glared at each other as the tension in the atmosphere rose.

In the end, Tae was the one to give up. She saw no point in settling the score with an injured man, so she stood up and said, “

As Tae walked toward the corner, the man spoke again.

Rolling her eyes, Tae returned to her fire-starting. There was only one way to start a fire on the humid island—drilling the wood. Tae took over an hour to finally get a tiny flame going. However, the wind outside blew in and ended its short life.

The moment she spun around, she heard the sound of something metallic dropping onto the ground. Then, she spotted the lighter by her feet. Huh? Oh! After a three-second silence, Taehyung cursed out loud,

The man slowly closed his eyes and turned away, but there was a small smile growing on his lips.

Night soon arrived.

The two rested on the two sides of the caves.

In the middle of the night, Taehyung woke from grunting sounds. Opening her eyes, she realized the man’s pale face was completely white. He curled into himself, cold sweat beaded all overhis forehead.

Taehyung walked over to poke his arm, but the man did not even react to it.

Hastily, she reached out to put her hand on his temple, only to find it scorching. His wound must be infected. That’s why he’s having a fever.

Two amoxicillin would have done the trick, but where would she find amoxicillin on the uninhabited island? Left without any options, Taehyung resorted to other methods to cool him down—by taking off his clothes. However, although that lowered the man’s temperature, he began shivering and mumbling about how cold it was.

Hence, Taehyung moved him closer to the fire, but his condition did not improve.

Taehyung cursed before taking off her clothes. She then lay down and hugged the man to share her body heat with the man.

Taehyung lost herself in her thoughts as she hugged the man. Soon, she fell asleep.

When she woke again, she heard voices and footsteps outside the cave.

Hurriedly putting on her clothes, she then warily walked out of the cave.

However, when Taehyung reached the cave entrance, she realized there was a line of bodyguards clothed in black. A distance away was a helicopter, and the leader of the bodyguards was speaking to the man she saved.

Right then, the man turned around.

It was the first time Taehyung had seen the man’s face with proper lighting. He was still handsome, and he was quite intimidating just by standing there. Other than his pallor, he looked like any other individual.

Just as Taehyung started speaking, the man interrupted,

Right as those words left Taehyung lips, the bodyguards all stared at her, aghast. It was as though she had said something strange.

Now, it was the man’s turn to look astounded.

Three hours later, the helicopter was hovering in Jadeborough’s skies.

That place was supposed to be the Kim's’, but it now belonged to the man who never bothered looking for her during her ten-year disappearance, her father.

At the Southall residence. The entire place was set up for a birthday party.

When Shandie returned to the mansion, she nearly collided with her mother, who was heading toward the outside.

Shandie nodded in agreement. In fact, a part of her hoped that the country bumpkin would be able to return. That way, she would be able to relish the fact that she was the true daughter of a wealthy family.

“Bad news, Mrs. Southall,” the housekeeper cried out as she rushed in. “A Jeon helicopter landed on the lawn outside.

Jeon Jungkook was the heir of Jeon Group, and the Southalls still did not have the capability of inviting Jungkook to their daughter’s birthday party.

After the mother and daughter touched up their makeups, they then excitedly rushed toward the lawn.

By then, a group of nouveau riche had already gathered on the lawn.

The moment Shandie walked over, the socialites crowded around her with jealous looks.

Right then, the helicopter door slowly opened.

As everyone watched in anticipation, a young woman in ragged clothes jumped down from the vehicle.

She was a slender young woman whose face was coated with dirt and dust. No one could see how she originally looked like. Even her hair was in a tangled mess as if she had not washed her head for an entire month.

It was known to others that she was Cindy’s adopted daughter, but the detective had told her that Shandie was actually Cindy and Henrick’s illegitimate child.

He doesn’t even know whether his real daughter is dead or alive, but he’s holding a birthday party for his illegitimate daughter?

Right as Shandie was about to lose her temper,

Shandie froze, and the others around them instantly looked interested to watch the scene unfold.

Right as Taehyung was about to speak, a low voice sounded out behind her.

Everyone immediately turned to the owner of the voice. Once they saw the person coming down from the helicopter, they stiffened.

It was Jeon Jungkook. It was jungkook , whose every move dictated the global economy.

Those around her were casting envious looks at her. Although she was just an adopted daughter, she seemed to have gotten jungkook attention. She had nothing but good days ahead of her. Yet, in the next second…

jungkook brows knitted as if he had just noticed Shandie. The impatience and confusion in his eyes were visible to everyone. jungkook did not know the woman in front of him.

The mocking gazes from the guests instantly disappeared. It was also an honor to have jungkook go to his business partner’s place to discuss a deal. Yet, once again, in the next second…

Once again, the guests were trying to hold themselves back from laughing. Is the mother-and-daughter duo here for comedic purposes?