Character Relationship Map: Why Me?

Characters

• Fat Cat (played by Kent Cheng Jak-Si) — protagonist

  A gentle, dependent young man who begins working as a dishwasher in an effort to live more independently. He works hard, learns to manage new responsibilities, and helps at home, showing kindness to t...

• Koko Cheng (played by Olivia Cheng Man-Nga) — supporting

  A social worker who helps people dealing with pensions, family planning, and difficult home situations. While supporting troubled families, she also confronts painful problems in her own family: she c...

• Koko's Father (played by Paul Chu Kong) — supporting

  Koko's father says difficult circumstances led him to neglect his responsibilities, but Koko refuses to accept that as an excuse. She reminds him that her mother and grandmother raised and supported h...

• Fat Cat's Mother (played by Lisa Chiao Chiao) — supporting

  Fat Cat's mother worries about his ability to manage on his own as he takes a dishwasher job and assumes new responsibilities. Her household is strained by her husband's repeated requests for money an...

• Koko's Mother (played by Tanny Tien-Ni) — supporting

  Koko's mother is preparing to return to Australia and hopes her daughter will go with her. Koko is torn between leaving with her mother and staying near her grandmother, whom she does not want to aban...

• Koko's Grandmother (played by Ou-Yang Sha-Fei) — supporting

  Koko's grandmother is someone Koko feels responsible for and does not want to leave behind when her mother prepares to return to Australia. Koko's concern for her grandmother is central to her decisio...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Koko's Mother → Koko Cheng (mother)
• Koko's Father → Koko Cheng (father)
• Fat Cat's Mother → Fat Cat (mother)
• Koko's Grandmother → Koko's Mother (Family Support) — They jointly supported the social worker during her upbringing.

  The social worker says her mother and grandmother raised and supported her.

• Koko's Father → Koko's Mother (Family Former Partners) — The account describes a strained family history in which the father failed to share responsibility for raising their daughter.

  Koko's Father admits that he neglected his responsibilities, and the social worker says her mother raised and supported her.

Story Analysis

A social worker confronts the needs and wounds of family life while Fat Cat's growing independence offers fragile hope.

Plot Progression

1. Work and Family Pressures — The social worker supports people facing difficult family circumstances while struggling with problems of her own. Fat Cat begins seeking greater independence, and his mother worries about him.
2. Fragile Hope at Home — Fat Cat works hard at his dishwasher job, learns new responsibilities, and helps at home. His mother's husband's repeated requests for money keep the household strained, although Fat Cat's progress gi...
3. Facing the Family Past — The social worker challenges her father over his neglect and explains that her mother and grandmother raised and supported her. He admits he was wrong and asks for forgiveness, while she asks him to r...
4. A Choice to Remain — Her mother plans to return to Australia and hopes her daughter will join her. Torn between leaving and staying near her grandmother, the daughter chooses to remain and continue addressing family probl...