Bullied Boy Transforms Into a Handsome Man to Win His Childhood Best Friend’s Heart
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00:00:00In a hotel room, a pretty girl pulled her childhood friend, Yeon-so, onto the bed.
00:00:06She smiled, saying she heard Yeon-so was still a virgin, and she wanted to give him her first time.
00:00:11Yeon-so was still shy and hesitant, but the girl took the lead and started taking off her clothes,
00:00:16deciding to spend a wild night with Yeon-so.
00:00:19For Kang-hee, this decision came from the fact that she was leaving Yeon-so, leaving this hometown tonight.
00:00:25It was a New Year's Eve with snow falling, 10 years ago.
00:00:28To chase her dream, Kang-hee decided to go to Seoul.
00:00:32Yeon-so didn't want her to leave, but he pretended not to care.
00:00:35Kang-hee's dad said that if his daughter went to Seoul, she would definitely meet a lot of good men.
00:00:41Before leaving, Kang-hee called Yeon-so, saying she would leave on the last bus of the night
00:00:45and wouldn't be coming back to their hometown.
00:00:47Hearing this, Yeon-so immediately ran out into the heavy snow, running to a motel called California,
00:00:53where Kang-hee's dad was the owner, and where she was born and raised.
00:00:56In a room, Kang-hee was lying face down, soft, on a giant teddy bear.
00:01:02Yeon-so, in her heart, was round and warm, just like the teddy bear.
00:01:06Kang-hee hoped Yeon-so could go to Seoul with her, but Yeon-so had to stay to take care of his grandpa.
00:01:11Facing the unavoidable separation, Kang-hee suddenly asked Yi-yan.
00:01:16So if he wanted to sleep with her, Yeon-so hesitated and covered his hands.
00:01:20But Kang-hee went one step further.
00:01:22She knew he had condoms in his pocket, a small gift from the motel.
00:01:26Saying this, Kang-hee reached into Yeon-so's pocket.
00:01:29She thought that after tonight, they might meet new people.
00:01:32But at least she wanted Yeon-so's first time to be with her, in a memory free of lust or impurity.
00:01:38Yeon-so was silent.
00:01:40On this familiar land, the two people had developed feelings for each other early on.
00:01:44When Yeon-so no longer refused, Kang-hee moved closer, took off his jacket, and took off his glasses.
00:01:50The night became a romantic and beautiful memory.
00:01:53After the night of love, Yeon-so gently helped Kang-hee put on her coat, then walked her to the bus station.
00:01:59The bus of separation slowly rolled along.
00:02:02Yeon-so stood still for a long time.
00:02:04Kang-hee pretended there was nothing, trying to be happy and got on the bus.
00:02:08Realizing the girl he loved was leaving, Yeon-so clumsily followed the car until it disappeared in the snow.
00:02:14The separation between the two was as fast as a blink of an eye, and ten years had passed.
00:02:19In those ten years in Seoul, Kang-hee wasn't very successful.
00:02:22At first, she was an interior designer with talent and dreams of getting rich in the big city.
00:02:28But the reality was that the company owed wages, plus the lack of qualifications meant that she was always ostracized by her colleagues.
00:02:35When she realized that her dream would never come true, Kang-hee fell, doing jobs that weren't for a designer.
00:02:41She was teased and bullied by her manager, but Kang-hee wasn't the type to be easily bullied.
00:02:45She bravely fought back, and then angrily quit.
00:02:49At that moment, a woman came up to her and gave Kang-hee a business card.
00:02:53That woman was a construction supervisor, and also a director of a design company.
00:02:57It turned out that Director Huang had known about Kang-hee before, and wanted her to work at her company.
00:03:03To continue shining as an interior designer, Kang-hee decided to give it another try.
00:03:08She brought her projects to the company, but when the designers there heard her name, they showed a bad attitude, whispering mockingly that she was just a common laborer without a degree.
00:03:18Each mocking word like a knife carved deep into Kang-hee's heart.
00:03:21Confused, she walked out onto the street and vaguely saw the figure of Yan, so coming towards her.
00:03:27In her mind, Yan-soo was still the round, warm bear, and his gentle gaze like it used to be.
00:03:33However, Kang-hee couldn't get rid of her pride.
00:03:36She raised her voice, speaking to the image in her imagination, that if this time still didn't work, she would return to her hometown.
00:03:43For the past 10 years, the only thing she couldn't forget was Yan-soo.
00:03:47Remembering the memories on the car back home years ago, where Yan-soo's eyes always followed her, and she liked to lean on his shoulder.
00:03:54The warmest place in the world.
00:03:55Because of that image, Kang-hee mustered all her courage, put on a smoky eye makeup look, with a determined look, facing the people who had mocked her.
00:04:05She confidently said that Director Hwang knew she was just a construction worker, but still chose her as a designer.
00:04:10That was enough to prove her ability.
00:04:12Saying that, Kang-hee pushed the door and walked into Director Hwang's office.
00:04:16She wanted the whole world to know what kind of designer she really was.
00:04:19Director Hwang admired Kang-hee's courage and fearlessness.
00:04:22In the design portfolio, each of her talented designs was a weapon to fight against the world, in a lonely and persistent way.
00:04:30After looking through it, Director Hwang continued to express her admiration, and led Kang-hee to meet the department head.
00:04:36The department head was rude, and didn't value Kang-hee's college education.
00:04:40Instead, an excellent designer with a high degree and internship experience at a large company was chosen.
00:04:46Director Hwang tried to argue, persuading the department head to give the villa design project to Kang-hee.
00:04:52The department head agreed, but only for her to be a short-term intern.
00:04:56She had to pass the villa design test before she could officially get the job.
00:04:59Kang-hee expressed her gratitude and decided to cherish this rare opportunity.
00:05:04Not long after, she followed the department head to the villa to start the project.
00:05:08The department head had no ideas, just wanted to use expensive materials to satisfy the so-called class of the rich.
00:05:14In contrast, Kang-hee was extremely serious, going all over the villa, listening to the homeowner's ideas and preferences, thereby sketching in her mind the space that the client liked and actually needed.
00:05:26The client was very satisfied after hearing it.
00:05:29Kang-hee began to work all night to complete the design.
00:05:32But unexpectedly, the incompetent department head did not know how to cherish it.
00:05:36Kang-hee rejected Kang-hee's plan, claiming that she didn't understand the world of the rich.
00:05:41Therefore, Kang-hee was removed from the project team.
00:05:44In contrast, Director Hwang greatly admired Kang-hee's design, and therefore had a conflict with the department head.
00:05:50When she heard the department head bad-mouthing the person who had helped her, Kang-hee immediately took off her name tag and publicly criticized the department head.
00:05:57Everyone saw clearly that the department head only knew how to copy and paste the works of others.
00:06:03Even stealing the designs of colleagues was a person without dignity and limits.
00:06:08After venting her anger, Kang-hee resigned and left.
00:06:11However, she currently didn't know where her future would lead.
00:06:14Amidst the bustling crowd on the street, Kang-hee again saw the illusion of Yan-so.
00:06:19Yan-so was still as warm as usual, but Kang-hee coldly walked past.
00:06:23She couldn't face Yan-so when she thought about how she had given up everything.
00:06:27Confidently going to Seoul, and now becoming a failure.
00:06:30Actually, Yan-so also never stopped thinking about Kang-hee far away.
00:06:35Ten years passed.
00:06:36Yan-so, who used to be chubby, then successfully lost weight and became a handsome young man, working as a veterinarian in his hometown.
00:06:44Every week, Yan-so came to Seoul, hoping that he could meet the person he always missed in his heart.
00:06:49For the past ten years, Kang-hee had never returned, also cutting off contact with her hometown and Yan-so.
00:06:56But Yan-so never gave up searching.
00:06:59Finally, one day, in a cafe, Yan-so caught a glimpse of a familiar back.
00:07:03It was Kang-hee, the person he couldn't forget.
00:07:06After Kang-hee left the cafe, Yan-so chased after her, but in the crowded streets.
00:07:11The person he was looking for had long since disappeared.
00:07:15As night fell, looking at the sadly falling snow, Kang-hee couldn't help but remember the past.
00:07:20When they were young, Kang-hee once told Yi-yan, so that she heard that if you ate ten snowflakes, you could marry your first love.
00:07:28Yan-so, hearing this, seriously ate the snowflakes.
00:07:31Because Kang-hee was the biggest dream of his life.
00:07:34Ten years passed.
00:07:35Yan-so still ate the falling snowflakes.
00:07:38Still wanting to marry the person in his memories.
00:07:40Not long after, Yan-so's grandpa passed away.
00:07:43At the funeral, their good friends all talked about Kang-hee.
00:07:46Some thought Kang-hee should come back to attend the funeral, and some didn't want her to return, so that Yan-so wouldn't be shaken when he met her.
00:07:54At this moment, the crowd was in an uproar.
00:07:56Everyone said that Kang-hee had returned.
00:07:59That's right, after ten years, carrying loneliness and perseverance, bearing the wounds inflicted by reality, Kang-hee finally returned to her hometown.
00:08:08In the hallway, Yan-so walked over, hugging tight the first love he had missed for ten years.
00:08:13Looking at the person in front of her, Kang-hee almost didn't recognize, Yan-so, who had successfully lost weight, her eyes full of surprise.
00:08:21At the funeral, after saying goodbye to Yan-so's grandpa, Kang-hee quickly left.
00:08:27Not talking to Yan-so, nor did she talk to her old friends.
00:08:31For Kang-hee, her hometown was a place she didn't want to remember.
00:08:34Neighbors and relatives gossiped about Kang-hee, mentioning her parents and saying she was mixed race.
00:08:39From childhood to adulthood, Kang-hee had heard such rumors countless times.
00:08:44Yan-so ran to stop Kang-hee, hoping she would stay for a meal.
00:08:48Kang-hee spoke sharply.
00:08:49Yan-so unconsciously raised his voice.
00:08:52He was sad that Kang-hee didn't recognize him.
00:08:54After arguing, Yan-so immediately regretted it, fearing that she would be angry and go back to Seoul right away.
00:09:01Fortunately, Kang-hee didn't act impulsively, but returned to the funeral to meet her old friends.
00:09:06But as soon as she sat down, before she could say anything, Kang-hee heard Hyun-yo laughing at her and her friends.
00:09:12Mocking that they were all incompetent people, living off the motel.
00:09:16Because they were orphans, her friends had lived in Kang-hee's motel since childhood, and were often bullied by Hyun-yo and his gang.
00:09:23When they were young, Kang-hee always stood up to protect her friends.
00:09:27Now 10 years had passed, Kang-hee's personality hadn't changed.
00:09:31She deliberately sat opposite Hyun-yo, reminding him of the time he was struck by lightning as a child.
00:09:37Hyun-yo pretended to be calm, asking about Kang-hee's job and income.
00:09:41Kang-hee lied, giving Hyun-yo and everyone her old company business card, revealing that she was working at the number one company in the industry.
00:09:49Hyun-yo mocked, saying that people in Seoul were nothing more, looking glamorous but living very hard.
00:09:55Kang-hee wouldn't give in, retorted that anyway, it was better than those who got girls in bars pregnant.
00:10:00Dropped out of school, and lived off their parents like parasites.
00:10:04Hyun-yo got angry, splashed water on Kang-hee's face.
00:10:07She didn't back down either, poured a whole bowl of noodles over Hyun-yo's head, then turned, and left casually.
00:10:13The funeral became chaotic.
00:10:15Yeon-su's mother blamed Kang-hee for being stubborn, and not knowing what to do.
00:10:19But Yeon-su defended her, saying that the fault was Hyun-yo's, it snowed at night.
00:10:24Looking at her family's motel, Kang-hee sank into memories.
00:10:27The day she left home for another place, she had looked back at the motel.
00:10:31She was very afraid that if she stayed, life would become as gloomy as this motel.
00:10:36At that time, Yeon-so said,
00:10:38It's okay, you still have me.
00:10:40That's right, for Kang-hee.
00:10:42No matter how gloomy her hometown was, Yeon-so was always the only light in her life.
00:10:47Because of the unpleasant events that happened, Kang-hee hurriedly returned to Seoul that night without saying goodbye.
00:10:52Hearing the news that she was back, Yeon-su was sad.
00:10:55In Seoul, Kang-hee lived in a small, cramped, dark room, which contained her life for the past 10 years.
00:11:01The next morning, she received a call from Seok-kyung, the villa owner.
00:11:05Seok-kyung was very satisfied with her design, and wanted to meet her.
00:11:09At this moment, Kang-hee remembered that a few days ago, when she was drunk, she had cried and laughed in front of Seok-kyung.
00:11:16Complaining that the design the department had wanted was just a cheap, gold-plated work.
00:11:20Thinking of the nonsense she said while drunk, Kang-hee just wanted to find a place to hide.
00:11:25Right at that moment, Director Hwang called to arrange a meeting.
00:11:29She arrived at the company, and found that the receptionist's attitude towards her suddenly improved.
00:11:34Director Hwang also brought Kang-hee great news.
00:11:37It turned out that after Kang-hee angrily resigned, the incompetent department head and the villa owner Seok-kyung held a meeting to discuss the design.
00:11:45Unexpectedly, Seok-kyung and his friends highly valued Kang-hee, and wanted her to be the dedicated designer for the villa complex.
00:11:52The department head had no other choice.
00:11:54He had to find Director Hwang to beg, hoping Kang-hee would come back to work, even promising to make her a permanent employee.
00:12:01Therefore, when facing Kang-hee, the department head's attitude changed completely, becoming hesitant.
00:12:07But Kang-hee didn't care at all.
00:12:09After attending the funeral in her hometown, she had realized that life was short.
00:12:13She needed to work with the person she liked.
00:12:16Saying that, Kang-hee turned and left in a cool manner.
00:12:19She decided to use the status of a freelance designer to sell the design to Seok-kyung.
00:12:24Seok-kyung didn't disappoint her, paid her a large sum of money.
00:12:28Kang-hee was happy in her heart, but didn't accept the money.
00:12:31For her, the fact that her design talent was recognized was much more important than money.
00:12:35Kang-hee's attitude made Seok-kyung and his friends feel impressed.
00:12:39Esther even invited Kang-hee to attend her wedding.
00:12:41Kang-hee decided to be friends with her.
00:12:43When she returned to her room, Kang-hee received a call from her best friend back home.
00:12:48This person planned to come to Seoul and asked if she could stay overnight at her place.
00:12:52Kang-hee again lied that she had to go on a business trip and wasn't home.
00:12:56Her best friend didn't expose her right away, but knew that Kang-hee was hiding something.
00:13:00In fact, her best friend had called the company on Kang-hee's business card.
00:13:05But the company said there was no such employee.
00:13:07Yan, so believed that Kang-hee had her own hardships.
00:13:11Not long after, Kang-hee attended Esther's wedding.
00:13:14When she looked at the bride in her wedding dress, she imagined the image of herself walking
00:13:17down the aisle, with the groom Yan-soo by her side.
00:13:21Waking up from the illusion, Kang-hee began to focus on sketching designs.
00:13:25Seok-kyung came over, inviting her to attend the after-party tonight.
00:13:29But Kang-hee suddenly remembered that today was her birthday.
00:13:32Her best friend remembered this day, called to wish her well.
00:13:36Kang-hee hesitantly asked about Yan-soo, wanting to know how his life was.
00:13:40Her best friend told her that she should ask him herself, and at the same time revealed
00:13:44that Yan-soo was going on a date tonight.
00:13:46Hearing this, Kang-hee couldn't help but feel disappointed.
00:13:49After that, she called Yan-soo, he answered the phone with a bright face.
00:13:54Unfortunately, a girl named Nan-woo appeared beside him.
00:13:57Hearing the voice of a strange girl near Yan-soo, Kang-hee quickly ended the call.
00:14:02Nan-woo was a new friend of Yan-soo's, a senior-junior relationship in college.
00:14:07Knowing that Yan-soo had established an organization to protect stray dogs, Nan-woo began to admire
00:14:12him.
00:14:13From Kang-hee's best friend, Nan-woo learned more about where Yan-soo would go on Christmas
00:14:18Eve.
00:14:18After ending the call with Yan-soo, Kang-hee's father contacted her, wanting to meet at the
00:14:23motel to celebrate her birthday.
00:14:25He declared that, before his daughter found a boyfriend, he would be her protector.
00:14:29Kang-hee was upset, refused to meet her father.
00:14:32At this moment, Si-ok-kyung reappeared, and Kang-hee asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend.
00:14:38Si-ok-kyung agreed.
00:14:39She held his arm and pretended to be close.
00:14:42Unexpectedly, the person in the room wasn't her father, but Yan-soo.
00:14:46Apparently, her father wanted to set them up.
00:14:48Seeing Kang-hee holding another man's arm, Yan-soo looked sad, and at the same time recognized
00:14:53Si-ok-kyung.
00:14:54It turned out that 10 years ago when Kang-hee left her hometown, Yan-soo often came to Seoul
00:14:59to find her.
00:15:00From small motels to convenience stores, he searched like looking for a needle in a haystack.
00:15:05Finally, one day he found her at a convenience store, where she was arguing with the boss for
00:15:09being owed wages.
00:15:10At that time, Si-ok-kyung happened to pass by, and stood up to help Kang-hee teach the
00:15:15bad boss a lesson.
00:15:16That night, Kang-hee saw Yan-soo, but her pride didn't allow her to let him know how miserable
00:15:21she was.
00:15:22So she firmly asked him not to look for her anymore.
00:15:24Now, when facing Si-ok-kyung, thinking about the scene of that day, Yan-soo stood still.
00:15:30He lost in sadness.
00:15:31Si-ok-kyung seized the opportunity, hugged Kang-hee and declared that he would take responsibility
00:15:36for her.
00:15:37The first love that had waited for 10 years, finally returned to her hometown.
00:15:41The guy was preparing to confess, but unexpectedly, his first love brought a wealthy young master
00:15:46to the motel.
00:15:47Under the arrangement of Kang-hee's father, Yan-soo came to the motel, arranged the dinner
00:15:52under the lights, with high hopes, preparing a gift for Kang-hee.
00:15:56For this reunion after 10 years, Yan-soo had prepared for 10 years.
00:16:0010 years ago, when going to Seoul to find Kang-hee, Yan-soo noticed that all the men in Seoul
00:16:05were handsome and stylish.
00:16:07Worried that his chubby figure would make Kang-hee lose face, Yan-soo was determined to lose weight,
00:16:12waiting until he became handsome, before going to meet Kang-hee again.
00:16:16From then on, he gave up all instant noodles and snacks, persistently exercising with high
00:16:21intensity every day.
00:16:22Heaven didn't disappoint him, thanks to his strong belief in love.
00:16:26Finally, Yan-soo succeeded in losing weight, transforming himself into a guy no less than
00:16:30anyone in Seoul.
00:16:32Now, Yan-soo thought that with this appearance, he would definitely be able to keep Kang-hee.
00:16:37But when he saw Kang-hee holding another man's arm and walking in, the expectation disappeared.
00:16:42That man, Seok-kyung, even sat in front of Yan, so that he would take responsibility for Kang-hee.
00:16:48Yan-soo misunderstood their relationship.
00:16:51His eyes were full of disappointment.
00:16:53Seeing Yan-soo's expression, Kang-hee quickly pulled Seok-kyung away.
00:16:57But Seok-kyung seemed to really have feelings for Kang-hee.
00:17:00He gave her his business card, introduced himself as the heir of a restaurant, hoping to invite
00:17:05Kang-hee to come and design.
00:17:07Kang-hee didn't agree.
00:17:08In the cold, snowy night, Kang-hee returned to the motel for the second time.
00:17:13Yan-soo still hadn't left.
00:17:14Kang-hee, just like before, carelessly threw herself into Yan-soo's arms.
00:17:19Yan-soo made hot tea for Kang-hee, said that he was ready to be by Kang-hee's side once more.
00:17:26Kang-hee avoided his gaze, saw the bottle of juice on the table, a gift that she had given
00:17:31to Yan-soo ten years ago and leaving her hometown.
00:17:34Unexpectedly, Yan-soo had kept it for so many years.
00:17:37About the past, Kang-hee didn't mention it.
00:17:40Just asked Yan-soo if he had prepared a Christmas gift.
00:17:43Hearing this, Yan-soo took out a necklace and gently said,
00:17:47In this life, I only like Kang-hee.
00:17:50Kang-hee was moved again.
00:17:51Stood in front of the mirror wearing the necklace.
00:17:54Her face unconsciously blushed.
00:17:56Yan-soo walked closer to Kang-hee.
00:17:59Said that for the past ten years, he had thought of her every day.
00:18:02Asked if she had ever missed him.
00:18:04Yan-soo took Kang-hee's hand.
00:18:06His eyes full of love.
00:18:08About to kiss her.
00:18:09But at that moment, the phone suddenly rang.
00:18:11It was Yan-soo's mother calling.
00:18:13While listening to the phone, Kang-hee's eyes looked around the motel.
00:18:17The painful memories gradually appeared.
00:18:19She remembered the mocking words, the disdainful eyes of people, because she was born and raised in a small motel.
00:18:25Thinking of that, Kang-hee's eyes became cold.
00:18:28She took off the necklace and returned it to Yan-soo.
00:18:31Said that she hated the motel.
00:18:33Hated her hometown.
00:18:35And didn't want to be involved in this mess because of Yan-soo.
00:18:38Finally, Kang-hee spoke harsh words, ending their relationship.
00:18:42But in reality, Kang-hee wasn't indifferent to Yan-soo.
00:18:45It was just that both in the past and the present, she couldn't take responsibility for her own life.
00:18:51Not wanting Yan-soo to waste more time because of her, she left in sorrow.
00:18:55Christmas passed.
00:18:56A new year came.
00:18:57Everyone was full of hope counting down to welcome the new year.
00:19:01Only Kang-hee was sad.
00:19:02Huddled in her small cramped room.
00:19:05On the first day of the new year, Kang-hee bravely ate the stale bread.
00:19:08Although life had no light, she was determined to keep going.
00:19:12Fortunately, Director Hwang brought her a chance to change.
00:19:15Previously, at Siok-kyung's friend's wedding,
00:19:18Director Hwang told Kang-hee that she had quit her job.
00:19:20Planning to start her own company.
00:19:23And wanted Kang-hee to help.
00:19:24Kang-hee agreed to go to Director Hwang's company.
00:19:27But unexpectedly, she was planning to do designs related to motels.
00:19:31Hearing about motels, Kang-hee immediately stood up to leave.
00:19:34Said that she could do all kinds of designs.
00:19:37Except for designs related to motels.
00:19:39Even so, Kang-hee didn't give up.
00:19:42She proactively contacted Siok-kyung, the person she had once rejected,
00:19:46to find job opportunities.
00:19:48Who would have thought that Siok-kyung also had a similar plan?
00:19:51Wanting to renovate and design the motel.
00:19:52This made Kang-hee extremely uncomfortable.
00:19:56Because since she was a child, she had lived in a motel.
00:19:59Enduring the disdainful and mocking gazes from everyone in her hometown.
00:20:03They thought that the people who secretly went in and out of the motel,
00:20:06regardless of men or women, were filthy and despicable people.
00:20:10People who couldn't face the light.
00:20:12Kang-hee firmly refused to cooperate.
00:20:14Until night, Siok-kyung transferred 50 million to Kang-hee.
00:20:18When Kang-hee stepped out the door, she saw Siok-kyung's friend Esther waiting outside.
00:20:23Esther didn't try to persuade Kang-hee to take the job, but listened to her goals and dreams.
00:20:28Kang-hee wanted to have a company of her own, and a private space near the company,
00:20:32where she could realize all her dreams.
00:20:34Hearing this, Esther told Kang-hee that to achieve her dreams,
00:20:37she needed to choose the right partners.
00:20:40Among them, director Hwang had a good reputation in the industry.
00:20:43Siok-kyung had enough investment capital, and Esther herself was someone Kang-hee could trust.
00:20:49Esther hoped Kang-hee would join the company for nothing else, just for her own dreams.
00:20:54Thanks to Esther's words, Kang-hee changed her mind and joined this newly established design company.
00:20:59She also held a small number of shares in the company.
00:21:02After joining, Kang-hee quickly got down to work,
00:21:05discussing with the team members about the colors of the furniture,
00:21:08the temperature of the light in the room,
00:21:10the path to realize her dreams finally had a new beginning.
00:21:13One day, Siok-kyung and Kang-hee went to a motel to do a site survey.
00:21:18After checking the scene, the two met a couple kissing in the elevator.
00:21:21Ironically, the man in it was Hyun-yeol,
00:21:24an old classmate who had once mocked Kang-hee in her hometown.
00:21:27As Kang-hee had predicted, when she returned,
00:21:30Hyun-yeol immediately fabricated stories.
00:21:33Made up stories that Kang-hee went into the motel with a man during the day.
00:21:36He also sneered that it was no surprise that Kang-hee was the daughter of the motel owner.
00:21:41Finally, Hyun-yeol warned,
00:21:43Yan-soo to see Kang-hee's true nature.
00:21:45Yan-soo immediately got angry,
00:21:47taught Hyun-yeol that if he dared to say another bad word about Kang-hee,
00:21:51don't blame him for not being polite.
00:21:53However, even though he had scolded Hyun-yeol,
00:21:56in his heart, Yan-soo was still very sad.
00:21:59Worried that Kang-hee wasn't living well,
00:22:01and feared that she would eventually fall into the arms of another man.
00:22:04As for Kang-hee,
00:22:06Director Hwang assigned her to be in charge of a project.
00:22:09Kang-hee was happy,
00:22:10promised to do her best.
00:22:11But unexpectedly, the location of the project was her hometown.
00:22:15Immediately, Kang-hee wanted to die.
00:22:18In the following few days,
00:22:19she always found ways to avoid it,
00:22:21didn't want to return to her hometown.
00:22:23Today, Kang-hee used the excuse of an appointment to dodge it.
00:22:27Hearing that Kang-hee had an appointment,
00:22:29Seok-kyung looked worried,
00:22:30secretly followed her.
00:22:32Unexpectedly,
00:22:33Kang-hee's date was a close friend from her hometown.
00:22:36Seok-kyung quickly went up to help,
00:22:37carried the suitcase for Kang-hee's friend,
00:22:40and bought gifts to show courtesy to the two girls.
00:22:42In the conversation,
00:22:43Kang-hee shared about her current situation,
00:22:46that she was really getting better every day.
00:22:48But her best friend,
00:22:49was more curious about the relationship between Kang-hee and Seok-kyung,
00:22:53and even asserted that Seok-kyung liked Kang-hee.
00:22:56Talking back and forth,
00:22:58the story turned to Yan-soo.
00:22:59The friend revealed that Yan-soo had met a suitable person,
00:23:02that was the junior at school.
00:23:04They seemed to be planning to get married.
00:23:05Hearing this, Kang-hee tried to hide her sadness.
00:23:09As for Yan-soo,
00:23:10at the request of the junior,
00:23:12he started teaching her to drive.
00:23:13While practicing,
00:23:14she almost crashed into an oncoming car,
00:23:17so scared that she was trembling.
00:23:19Kind.
00:23:20Yan-soo had hugged her out of the car to comfort her.
00:23:22But unexpectedly,
00:23:23the person who came out of the opposite car,
00:23:25was Kang-hee and Seok-kyung.
00:23:27Seeing Yan-soo hugging someone else,
00:23:29Kang-hee coldly smiled,
00:23:31then turned and left quickly.
00:23:33She hid the pain in her heart.
00:23:34At first, Kang-hee was determined not to go back to her hometown,
00:23:38to design for the motel.
00:23:40But since saying those cruel words to Yan-soo,
00:23:42she had been constantly dreaming of him marrying the junior.
00:23:45In the dream,
00:23:46the junior was a woman who only aimed at Yan-soo's property.
00:23:50Kang-hee realized,
00:23:51that maybe she couldn't forget Yan-soo.
00:23:53Right at this moment,
00:23:54Director Huang had a traffic accident,
00:23:56and injured her leg,
00:23:57unable to go on a business trip,
00:23:59with no other choice.
00:24:00Kang-hee had to accept this design project,
00:24:02and planned to go back to her hometown with Seok-kyung.
00:24:05To avoid being recognized,
00:24:07before setting off,
00:24:08Kang-hee carefully disguised herself.
00:24:10She wore a leather jacket,
00:24:12sunglasses,
00:24:13wrapped a scarf to cover her head,
00:24:15and told Seok-kyung not to call her name.
00:24:17What surprised Kang-hee,
00:24:19was that the project she was responsible for designing,
00:24:21was her family's motel.
00:24:23Once there,
00:24:24Kang-hee quickly covered her entire body,
00:24:26pretended not to know anyone.
00:24:27Her father immediately recognized his daughter,
00:24:30but he didn't say it out loud.
00:24:32Kang-hee proposed building a swimming pool on the roof,
00:24:35adding a jazz-style bar.
00:24:36Hearing this,
00:24:37her father was extremely touched.
00:24:39These designs were the dreams of the two,
00:24:41unexpectedly.
00:24:42When she grew up,
00:24:44Kang-hee still remembered.
00:24:45Therefore,
00:24:46her father joined hands with her,
00:24:48decided to hand over this design project to his daughter.
00:24:51The next day,
00:24:52in the role of the project manager,
00:24:54Kang-hee and Seok-kyung,
00:24:55went to the construction site.
00:24:56The workers suggested that both of them should stay at the California motel,
00:25:00because this place had the best food and accommodation services in the area.
00:25:04But Kang-hee shook her head,
00:25:05planned to stay at a hotel.
00:25:07On the way to the hotel,
00:25:08they almost collided with another car.
00:25:11Looking closely,
00:25:12Kang-hee discovered that the person in the opposite car was Yan-so.
00:25:15He hugged the junior,
00:25:17and got out of the car.
00:25:18Seeing this,
00:25:19Kang-hee tried to be tough,
00:25:20and then turned and walked away.
00:25:22Yan-so quickly released the junior,
00:25:24chased after Kang-hee.
00:25:25In the face of Yan-so's questions,
00:25:28Kang-hee frankly said that she would be here until Christmas next year,
00:25:31and told him not to reveal the fact that she had returned to anyone.
00:25:35Seok-kyung realized that Yan-so was Kang-hee's first love.
00:25:38But not only that,
00:25:40Yan-so was also the person who helped her.
00:25:42When she was young,
00:25:43Kang-hee and her friends were bullied by classmates.
00:25:45One day,
00:25:46Yan-so transferred to the school.
00:25:48Looking from afar,
00:25:49Kang-hee saw Yi-yan.
00:25:51Soo as a round,
00:25:52healthy boy.
00:25:52Thinking that he could help her fight against the bullies,
00:25:55Kang-hee proactively asked to be Yan-so's desk partner.
00:25:59From then on,
00:26:00the destiny between the two began.
00:26:02When she grew up,
00:26:03Yan-so confessed to Kang-hee,
00:26:05said that from the first day they sat at the same desk,
00:26:08he had liked her.
00:26:09Kang-hee pinched Yan-so's cheek,
00:26:11called him,
00:26:12bear cub.
00:26:13In her eyes,
00:26:14Yan-so was always a peaceful place for her to rely on.
00:26:17Kang-hee told Seok-kyung,
00:26:19that without Yan-so,
00:26:20she couldn't imagine what her youth and difficult years would be like.
00:26:24Things were definitely going to be a mess.
00:26:26The next few days,
00:26:27Kang-hee and Seok-kyung kept switching hotels,
00:26:30but everything was always terrible.
00:26:32Finally,
00:26:32Seok-kyung suggested they just stay at the California motel.
00:26:36But Kang-hee was still being stubborn,
00:26:38and wouldn't agree.
00:26:39She'd rather drink rusty water than go there.
00:26:41After work,
00:26:42Kang-hee secretly went to Yan-so's vet clinic.
00:26:45Only to see his younger colleague working with him,
00:26:47from the younger colleague,
00:26:49Kang-hee found out that Yan-so didn't like chamomile tea,
00:26:52but he still bought it to have at the clinic just because a friend liked it.
00:26:55Kang-hee understood that the friend Yan-so was talking about was her.
00:26:59Also,
00:27:00the younger colleague wouldn't stop praising Yan.
00:27:02So,
00:27:03saying he was a really reliable guy you could count on.
00:27:06Looking at a photo of Yan-so
00:27:07and the younger colleague together in front of the clinic,
00:27:10Kang-hee was silent,
00:27:11her eyes full of disappointment.
00:27:13Even though Kang-hee had asked Yan-so not to,
00:27:15but because the countryside is small,
00:27:18everything quickly spreads.
00:27:19The first night she got back,
00:27:21the news was already spreading.
00:27:23People were talking excitedly.
00:27:25The main topic was the relationship between Kang-hee and Si-ok-kyung.
00:27:28The rich man who came with her,
00:27:30Yan,
00:27:31so heard workers at the California motel talking.
00:27:33They said that the person in charge of the construction site,
00:27:36who had arrived,
00:27:37was strict,
00:27:38while the man with her was very generous.
00:27:40Hearing this,
00:27:40Yan-so immediately knew that the strict person was Kang-hee,
00:27:43and the generous one was Si-ok-kyung.
00:27:46Some friends were even saying that Si-ok-kyung was a gambler.
00:27:49Worried,
00:27:49Yan-so decided to check out Si-ok-kyung himself.
00:27:52In the afternoon,
00:27:53Yan-so followed Si-ok-kyung
00:27:55and saw him stop his car on the side of the road
00:27:57to rescue a small dog that was stuck.
00:28:00Yan,
00:28:01so went over to help
00:28:02and promised to treat the dog.
00:28:04During that time,
00:28:05he asked Si-ok-kyung if Kang-hee wore sunglasses
00:28:07because her eyes were injured.
00:28:09Si-ok-kyung smiled
00:28:10and said Kang-hee wasn't the kind of person
00:28:13who was easily bullied.
00:28:14From Si-ok-kyung's reaction,
00:28:16Yan-so understood
00:28:17that he wasn't like what the rumor said.
00:28:19After Yan-so went back to the clinic,
00:28:22the younger colleague accidentally showed him a video
00:28:24of Kang-hee visiting the clinic,
00:28:26in which she was petting a small cat.
00:28:28Realizing Kang-hee had been there,
00:28:30Yan-so hurried to the construction site,
00:28:32but she wasn't there.
00:28:33He asked Kang-hee's friend,
00:28:35but to protect her,
00:28:36the friend didn't reveal anything.
00:28:38Actually,
00:28:38at that moment,
00:28:39Kang-hee was hiding in a restaurant,
00:28:41drinking and thinking about the younger colleague.
00:28:44To be honest,
00:28:44she was beautiful,
00:28:46with a good personality,
00:28:47and there was nothing to hate.
00:28:49Thinking about that,
00:28:50Kang-hee drank a few more glasses.
00:28:52At the same time,
00:28:53Yan-so was watching the video of the cat,
00:28:55and received a message that Kang-hee was at the restaurant.
00:28:58Without saying anything,
00:28:59he went there immediately.
00:29:01Kang-hee was flushed,
00:29:02drunk to the point that she fell on Yan-so's lap,
00:29:05as if she was sleeping on a soft teddy bear.
00:29:07She kept rubbing her head on his leg,
00:29:09making Yan-so have to be patient.
00:29:12That night,
00:29:12he carried Kang-hee back to the California motel,
00:29:15and tucked her in.
00:29:16But Kang-hee held onto his shirt tightly,
00:29:18begging him not to leave.
00:29:20Yan-so didn't leave,
00:29:21he stayed with her all night.
00:29:22Looking at the girl he'd been secretly in love with for so many years,
00:29:26Yan-so couldn't help but remember their memories from 10 years ago,
00:29:29at this motel.
00:29:30Kang-hee opened her eyes sleepily,
00:29:32pinched Yan-so's cheek again,
00:29:34blaming him for not keeping his promise,
00:29:36for why he lost weight,
00:29:38why he was looking for another girl.
00:29:40Yan-so also felt hurt,
00:29:42blaming her for why she found another man.
00:29:44At that moment,
00:29:45Si-ok-kyung arrived at the motel,
00:29:47angry,
00:29:47and demanded that they hand over Kang-hee.
00:29:50It turned out that Si-ok-kyung,
00:29:51not finding Kang-hee at the construction site,
00:29:54had been so worried that he called the police.
00:29:56He got the news that she'd been taken back to the motel by a man,
00:29:59and Si-ok-kyung was afraid something had happened to her,
00:30:02so he was yelling for her.
00:30:04Seeing this,
00:30:05Yan-so explained that this was Kang-hee's home,
00:30:08and that the older man was her father.
00:30:10The next morning,
00:30:10Kang-hee woke up,
00:30:12and saw Si-ok-kyung sitting outside the door all night.
00:30:14The two of them went down for breakfast together.
00:30:17After everyone left,
00:30:18Kang-hee stayed to chat with her two old friends,
00:30:21and learned that the motel had changed a lot over the years.
00:30:23Si-ok-kyung slowly realized,
00:30:25that the reason Kang-hee changed her mind about coming back here,
00:30:29was to see Yan-so's girlfriend.
00:30:31But he also reminded Kang-hee not to cross the line.
00:30:34After work,
00:30:35the two of them went to the clinic to visit the injured dog from the day before.
00:30:39But Kang-hee's eyes were only on Yan-so,
00:30:41and the younger colleague.
00:30:43From the younger colleague,
00:30:44she learned that the little cat at the clinic,
00:30:46was named Jane-hee.
00:30:48A name Yan-so had given that,
00:30:50was similar to Kang-hee's name.
00:30:52Kang-hee was silent,
00:30:53and then left.
00:30:53On the way back,
00:30:55Si-ok-kyung said that Yan-so and the younger colleague were a good match.
00:31:00Feeling upset inside,
00:31:01Kang-hee went into an ice cream shop by herself.
00:31:04But then she saw Yan-so,
00:31:05and the younger colleague happily joking around when they came to buy ice cream.
00:31:09Without thinking,
00:31:10she secretly slipped out,
00:31:12remembering her memories with Yan-so.
00:31:14Back then,
00:31:15she was the one joking around with him.
00:31:17Now,
00:31:17the distance between the past and the present was too great.
00:31:20Kang-hee sat alone,
00:31:22crying and cursing Yan.
00:31:23So for being an idiot.
00:31:25At this moment,
00:31:26Yan-so appeared.
00:31:27Kang-hee looked up and said that Yan-so had really changed.
00:31:31Before Yan-so could explain,
00:31:32Kang-hee forbade him from following her.
00:31:35Yan-so didn't listen,
00:31:36and still followed Kang-hee.
00:31:38Until Kang-hee turned around,
00:31:39Yan-so quickly hid.
00:31:41Not seeing Yan-so,
00:31:42Kang-hee was a little disappointed,
00:31:44and started regretting that she had said goodbye to seem cool back then.
00:31:47At this moment,
00:31:49Si-ok-kyung arrived,
00:31:50and saw Kang-hee in tears.
00:31:52Si-ok-kyung took off his limited edition sunglasses,
00:31:55and put them on Kang-hee.
00:31:56Thanks to Si-ok-kyung,
00:31:58Kang-hee finally felt comforted.
00:32:00But Yan-so,
00:32:01who was hiding in the shadows,
00:32:02felt a little sad.
00:32:04Returning to the motel,
00:32:05Yan-so put the box of ice cream he'd bought that morning on the front desk,
00:32:09asking them to give it to Kang-hee.
00:32:11In his room,
00:32:12Yan-so was talking to the cat.
00:32:13It used to be just him who could make Kang-hee happy,
00:32:16but now it seemed different.
00:32:18When he left his room,
00:32:19his friends brought a bunch of shirts with Kang-hee's name on them,
00:32:22telling Yan-so to wear one.
00:32:24It turned out that tonight,
00:32:26his friends were planning a party to welcome Kang-hee back.
00:32:28Later,
00:32:29the rooftop was set up with a red carpet,
00:32:31and his friends happily welcomed Kang-hee back.
00:32:33Looking at the old friends in her hometown,
00:32:35bright memories seemed to flash before Kang-hee's eyes.
00:32:38Back then,
00:32:39Kang-hee protected him like she protected her family.
00:32:42Without any hesitation.
00:32:44And so did Yan-so.
00:32:46Whenever Kang-hee gave him a task,
00:32:48he always tried his best to complete it.
00:32:50One time,
00:32:50playing around,
00:32:51the red bean bread in Yan-so's hand fell to the ground.
00:32:55Kang-hee and her friends shared their bread with him.
00:32:57From then on,
00:32:58Yan-so became the third member of Kang-hee's group of friends.
00:33:01Now,
00:33:02Kang-hee asked her friends,
00:33:03who had all grown up,
00:33:05about their lives one by one.
00:33:07But the person she cared about most
00:33:08was still Yan-so.
00:33:10Yan-so seemed very happy with his career.
00:33:12Thinking that inheriting his grandfather's vet clinic in his hometown was meaningful.
00:33:17Her friends also asked Kang-hee about her life in Seoul.
00:33:20Kang-hee hesitated,
00:33:21didn't answer,
00:33:22and quickly left.
00:33:23Her best friend reminded Yan,
00:33:25so that Si-yuk-kyung from Seoul,
00:33:27was by Kang-hee's side.
00:33:29If Yan-so hesitated,
00:33:31he would probably suffer later,
00:33:32because of Kang-hee again.
00:33:34Kang-hee told Si-yuk-kyung about her past,
00:33:36from when she decided to leave her hometown,
00:33:39to when she tried her best in Seoul.
00:33:41She used to think she had lived her life to the fullest for her dreams,
00:33:44but today seeing her friends all living stable lives,
00:33:47compared to that,
00:33:48only she was a failure.
00:33:50Si-kyung hearing this,
00:33:51shouted at the air,
00:33:52Kang-hee,
00:33:53you've lived very well already.
00:33:55Kang-hee also swore that she would repaint the motel beautifully,
00:33:58to prove that she had chosen the right path,
00:34:00and was trying to live well.
00:34:02The next day,
00:34:03the younger colleague received a phone call,
00:34:05asking her to come and examine a cow.
00:34:07The younger colleague had never treated a large animal before,
00:34:10and was momentarily panicked.
00:34:12Luckily Kang-hee was by her side,
00:34:14seeing her flustered,
00:34:15and took the initiative to drive her there.
00:34:18The farm owner,
00:34:19seeing her lack of experience,
00:34:20was anxious.
00:34:21But luckily,
00:34:22Yan-so arrived later,
00:34:23and worked seamlessly with the younger colleague.
00:34:26On the way back,
00:34:27Kang-hee remembered Yan-so,
00:34:28and the younger colleague's happy moments,
00:34:30and became even more sad.
00:34:32Seeing the sign for the beef festival,
00:34:34Kang-hee was worried.
00:34:35If the festival started,
00:34:37the country roads would be temporarily closed,
00:34:39and the concrete mixer truck couldn't enter the construction site,
00:34:42which would affect the progress of the construction.
00:34:45Kang-hee just wanted to quickly leave here,
00:34:47and return to Seoul.
00:34:48These words were accidentally overheard by Yan-so.
00:34:51Yan-so secretly blamed Kang-hee for liking Seoul so much.
00:34:54From her best friend,
00:34:56Yan-so and his friends learned about Kang-hee's worries.
00:34:58To help Kang-hee,
00:34:59Yan-so ran around everywhere,
00:35:02convincing people to change the location of the festival,
00:35:05and promising to provide free checkups for the village's cows for a month.
00:35:08After convincing the people,
00:35:10Yan-so went to each farm to talk.
00:35:12Kang-hee didn't know Yan,
00:35:13so was trying to help her.
00:35:15She also went to a farm,
00:35:16to convince the owner to change the location of the festival.
00:35:19The farm owner was an old acquaintance,
00:35:21who used to look down Kang-hee and her mother,
00:35:23thinking that if it weren't for Kang-hee,
00:35:25her father wouldn't have been stuck at the humble motel.
00:35:27To retaliate for the insult that year,
00:35:30Kang-hee once locked the uncle in the warehouse.
00:35:33Until now,
00:35:34the uncle still remembered this grudge,
00:35:36and demanded that Kang-hee kneel and apologize.
00:35:38Kang-hee gave a forced smile and kept begging,
00:35:41but the uncle still wouldn't let it go,
00:35:43until her father had to kneel down.
00:35:45Yan-so stood up for Kang-hee,
00:35:47but Kang-hee refused.
00:35:48Kang-hee didn't want Yan,
00:35:50so to help her because he knew all her tears of pain.
00:35:53Just thinking about Yan-soo,
00:35:54all the bad memories flooded back.
00:35:56Meanwhile,
00:35:57Si-ak-kyung also helped Kang-hee
00:35:59convince the elderly association
00:36:00by sponsoring a celebration party after the festival.
00:36:03At the same time,
00:36:05Yan-soo continued to coordinate with his group of friends,
00:36:07going to meet with the traffic police in charge,
00:36:10and posting notices of the change of festival location.
00:36:13Successfully convincing everyone,
00:36:15Kang-hee thanked Si-ak-kyung,
00:36:16and agreed to attend the beef festival with him.
00:36:19At the festival,
00:36:20the younger colleague appeared arm-in-arm with Yan-soo's mother.
00:36:23In front of Kang-hee,
00:36:25Yan-soo's mother praised the younger colleague endlessly.
00:36:28The people also said they were a match made in heaven.
00:36:30Kang-hee forced a smile,
00:36:32and congratulated Yan-soo and his mother.
00:36:34Yan-soo's mother thought Si-ak-kyung was Kang-hee's boyfriend,
00:36:37so she congratulated her on finding a good man.
00:36:40Si-ak-kyung was about to explain,
00:36:43but Kang-hee pulled his hand and left,
00:36:45suggesting that Si-ak-kyung pretend to be her boyfriend,
00:36:48until the construction was completed.
00:36:49Seok-kyung agreed,
00:36:51but with another condition.
00:36:52As the festival was nearing its end,
00:36:54Yan-soo waited beside her,
00:36:56wanting to explain to Kang-hee about his relationship with the younger colleague,
00:36:59but Kang-hee cut him off,
00:37:01talking about her impressions of her hometown.
00:37:04At this moment,
00:37:04the younger colleague walked over,
00:37:06casually chatting with Kang-hee.
00:37:08Kang-hee made an excuse to leave,
00:37:10constantly thinking about the younger colleague's innocence,
00:37:13and feeling sad.
00:37:14Kang-hee felt that the younger colleague was probably more suitable for Yan-soo,
00:37:18while she was just an ambitious and burdened person.
00:37:20Earlier, Yan-soo had talked to the younger colleague,
00:37:24hoping she wouldn't work at the clinic anymore,
00:37:26because rumors about the two of them were spreading in the village.
00:37:29But the younger colleague didn't care,
00:37:31even thinking that if the rumors spread out of control,
00:37:34they might actually start dating.
00:37:35At the end of the festival,
00:37:37Yan-soo's mother discovered her husband being intimate with another woman,
00:37:41and flipped the table and scolded him on the spot.
00:37:43Her husband also didn't give in,
00:37:45scolding his wife.
00:37:46In the midst of the chaos,
00:37:47the people stood around,
00:37:49and Kang-hee's father stepped forward to advise them.
00:37:51This scene was too familiar to Kang-hee.
00:37:54From childhood to adulthood,
00:37:55her family's motel had experienced countless noisy events like this.
00:37:59Carrying her sadness,
00:38:00Kang-hee returned to the motel.
00:38:02At this moment,
00:38:03the receptionist brought her a glass of ice cream,
00:38:05saying that someone had left it for her.
00:38:07Kang-hee knew that only Yan-soo would do that.
00:38:10Thinking about that,
00:38:11Kang-hee went to Yan-soo's room at the motel.
00:38:13The room was filled with photos of the two of them from when they were kids.
00:38:17And there was also the teddy bear that Kang-hee's father had given her.
00:38:20Ten years ago,
00:38:21before leaving for Seoul,
00:38:23Kang-hee had told Yan,
00:38:24so to sell the teddy bear and forget about her.
00:38:27Realizing that Yan-soo probably hadn't changed,
00:38:30Kang-hee ran to Yan-soo.
00:38:31Bringing an expectant look in her eyes,
00:38:34and asked him why he had helped her,
00:38:35if he still liked her.
00:38:37Unexpectedly,
00:38:38Yan-soo was already too disappointed,
00:38:40and only said that this was the last thing he could do for Kang-hee.
00:38:43Now he decided to forget Kang-hee.
00:38:45He asked Kang-hee for some time.
00:38:47Faced with Yan-soo's sudden decision,
00:38:50Kang-hee was stunned.
00:38:51She clearly wasn't mentally prepared.
00:38:53Returning to the hotel,
00:38:55Kang-hee threw the box of ice cream
00:38:56that Yan-soo had bought her into the trash.
00:38:58If Yan-soo wanted to end things,
00:39:01then so be it.
00:39:02That night,
00:39:03following an invitation from her best friend,
00:39:05Kang-hee went to a restaurant to attend a class reunion.
00:39:08This meal was paid for by Si-ak-kyung,
00:39:10but throughout the party,
00:39:11her classmates kept making fun of Kang-hee's best friend,
00:39:14saying she was poor,
00:39:16and that no one wanted to marry her,
00:39:18even though she had dated many people.
00:39:20Kang-hee only felt disgusted,
00:39:22and left with an unpleasant expression.
00:39:24Returning to the hotel,
00:39:25Kang-hee saw Yan-soo's mother
00:39:27and the villagers discussing marriage and divorce,
00:39:29which were full of gossip.
00:39:31This was Kang-hee's view of her hometown,
00:39:33a place full of prejudice from narrow-minded people,
00:39:36and the ambiguous relationships between men and women.
00:39:39While she was thinking,
00:39:40Yan-soo's younger colleague,
00:39:42drunk,
00:39:42walked out of the motel,
00:39:44and happily greeted Kang-hee.
00:39:46Kang-hee ignored her,
00:39:47and went straight inside.
00:39:48Yan-soo knew Kang-hee was still angry with him.
00:39:52On the way to take the younger colleague back,
00:39:54the younger colleague suddenly advised Yan-soo
00:39:57to go find Kang-hee.
00:39:58She had guessed that Kang-hee was the person Yan-soo
00:40:01had always been waiting for.
00:40:02On the other side,
00:40:04Kang-hee was still angry,
00:40:05scrubbing the toilet and constantly cursing Yan-soo.
00:40:08Yan-soo had liked her for over 20 years.
00:40:11Couldn't he wait a little longer?
00:40:13It took her a lot of effort to stand firm in Seoul.
00:40:15If Yan-soo agreed to come to Seoul,
00:40:17she would, of course,
00:40:18not hesitate to start with him.
00:40:20At this moment, Yan-soo returned to the hotel,
00:40:23just happened to hear Kang-hee talking to herself next door.
00:40:26So he secretly hid outside the door to eavesdrop,
00:40:29but was interrupted by the receptionist.
00:40:31In the middle of the night,
00:40:32Kang-hee was still talking.
00:40:34Yan-soo thought Kang-hee was calling her boyfriend
00:40:37to confide in him,
00:40:38so he was angry,
00:40:39which led to a strange dream.
00:40:41Yan-soo dreamed that Kang-hee was hugging Seok-hyun,
00:40:44and introducing Seok-hyun as her husband,
00:40:46and also said that Yan-soo belonged to the younger colleague.
00:40:50To win Kang-hee,
00:40:52Seok-kyung even fought with Yan-soo.
00:40:54Although it was a wild dream,
00:40:55it was also enough to prove that Yan-soo couldn't forget Kang-hee.
00:40:59In the morning,
00:41:00Kang-hee returned the bank card to Seok-kyung,
00:41:02and told him not to spend money on her anymore.
00:41:04Seok-kyung refused.
00:41:06It turned out that yesterday,
00:41:07Kang-hee had asked Seok-kyung
00:41:09to pretend to be her boyfriend.
00:41:11But Seok-kyung added a condition,
00:41:12requesting to become Kang-hee's real boyfriend
00:41:15after the construction was completed.
00:41:17Now, Seok-kyung wanted to go on a date as her boyfriend,
00:41:20but Kang-hee ignored him and walked away.
00:41:23In her hotel room,
00:41:24Kang-hee found a piece of paper
00:41:25that Yan-soo's grandfather had written to her.
00:41:28Although he was Yan-soo's grandfather,
00:41:30to Kang-hee,
00:41:31he was also family.
00:41:33Each piece of paper was filled with love
00:41:35and his blessings for Kang-hee.
00:41:37After reading it,
00:41:38Kang-hee put the paper into the box.
00:41:39Then she went to the vet clinic
00:41:41to meet Yan-soo and the younger colleague,
00:41:44wanting to know the younger colleague's family background,
00:41:47whether she had grown up in a loving family.
00:41:49Yan-soo confirmed
00:41:50and agreed to spend the evening with Kang-hee
00:41:52to visit his late grandfather's grave on the mountain.
00:41:55At his grandfather's grave,
00:41:57Yan-soo poured out his feelings.
00:41:59Over the years,
00:42:00he could bear all the pain and grievances,
00:42:02but only with Kang-hee
00:42:03could he not suppress his emotions.
00:42:05After visiting the grave,
00:42:06Kang-hee took out a box of matching rings
00:42:08and gave it to Yan-soo.
00:42:10Those were his grandfather's.
00:42:12Ten years ago,
00:42:13his grandfather had given this box of rings to Kang-hee,
00:42:16hoping she would give it back to Yan-soo's future girlfriend,
00:42:19the one he hoped would be gentle
00:42:20and have grown up in a loving family.
00:42:23Now, Kang-hee confessed
00:42:24that the real reason she came here
00:42:26wasn't for the construction project,
00:42:28but to see if Yan-soo's girlfriend
00:42:30met his grandfather's criteria.
00:42:32Looking at the younger colleague,
00:42:34Kang-hee thought that someone as gentle and lovely as her
00:42:36might be more suitable for Yan-soo than herself.
00:42:39After speaking,
00:42:40Kang-hee's eyes were filled with sadness
00:42:41and she turned and left.
00:42:43Perhaps the relationship between her and Yan-soo
00:42:46had come to an end.
00:42:47Kang-hee's words made Yan-soo heartbroken,
00:42:50recalling the past 10 years
00:42:51and the present 10 years later.
00:42:53Every joy and sorrow of Kang-hee,
00:42:56Yan-soo quickly got up,
00:42:57ran after and hugged Kang-hee tightly from behind,
00:43:00saying he was sorry for only now understanding the pain
00:43:03and the struggle in Kang-hee's heart.
00:43:05Because of that hug,
00:43:06the two sat by the river.
00:43:08Kang-hee recounted her grandfather's words,
00:43:10which was indeed the reason she pushed Yan-soo away.
00:43:13Yan-soo hearing this,
00:43:15threw the ring into the river.
00:43:16Kang-hee was startled
00:43:17and rushed into the water to find the ring,
00:43:20wanting to fulfill her grandfather's wish
00:43:21and hand it over to the younger colleague.
00:43:24Yan-soo also rushed into the river to stop her,
00:43:27admitting that he didn't like the younger colleague.
00:43:29Kang-hee lost her balance
00:43:31and Yan-soo held her in his arms.
00:43:33At that moment,
00:43:34their eyes met and their feelings surged.
00:43:37Immediately after,
00:43:38like a child,
00:43:39Kang-hee pushed Yan-soo into the river,
00:43:41getting both of them soaking wet.
00:43:43On the way back,
00:43:44Yan-soo took off his jacket
00:43:46and put it around Kang-hee,
00:43:48starting to explain that the rumors
00:43:49with the younger colleague
00:43:50were just made up by the villagers.
00:43:52Arriving back at the motel,
00:43:54remembering Yan-soo's words,
00:43:56Kang-hee couldn't help but smile.
00:43:57In his room,
00:43:58Yan-soo looked at the photo of himself with Kang-hee,
00:44:01from when they were young,
00:44:02imitating the innocent smile in the photo.
00:44:05The next day,
00:44:06Kang-hee saw Director Hwang arrive in the village,
00:44:08wearing beautiful high heels,
00:44:10saying she wanted to meet a man.
00:44:12What surprised Kang-hee was that
00:44:14Director Hwang wanted to meet her own father.
00:44:16In Director Hwang's eyes,
00:44:17Kang-hee's father was a gentle gentleman.
00:44:20From Director Hwang's words,
00:44:21Kang-hee learned that the teddy bear gift
00:44:23that her father gave her
00:44:24was actually purchased with Director Hwang's help.
00:44:27Hearing this,
00:44:28Kang-hee immediately went back to the hotel,
00:44:31and intended to throw the bear away.
00:44:33Yan-soo suddenly appeared in front of Kang-hee.
00:44:36Kang-hee remembered the things
00:44:37that made her hate her father.
00:44:39When she was young,
00:44:40she had a younger sibling who hadn't been born yet,
00:44:43but because her father was busy
00:44:44taking care of another woman,
00:44:46her mother had a miscarriage.
00:44:47From that day on,
00:44:49Kang-hee began to call her father
00:44:50by his name directly,
00:44:52feeling that he was just a person
00:44:53who was polite on the outside,
00:44:55but a playboy on the inside.
00:44:56Kang-hee also told Yan,
00:44:58so that the woman with her father,
00:45:00on the night her younger sibling was lost,
00:45:02was his mother.
00:45:03Therefore,
00:45:04whether it was her father or Yan-soo's mother,
00:45:07Kang-hee couldn't forgive them.
00:45:09Unless Yan-soo could give up his mother,
00:45:11the two could be together.
00:45:12Hearing this,
00:45:13Yan-soo was silent,
00:45:14and didn't answer.
00:45:15Kang-hee decided to return to Seoul,
00:45:18leaving her footsteps echoing in the hallway.
00:45:21Yan-soo still hesitated,
00:45:22not opening the door.
00:45:24In the end,
00:45:24Kang-hee still left,
00:45:26leaving this place full of memories and disgust.
00:45:29In Seoul,
00:45:29Kang-hee felt the familiar freedom,
00:45:31but somehow,
00:45:32no matter what she did,
00:45:34she couldn't stop mentioning the name Yan-soo.
00:45:36Yan-soo was the same,
00:45:38looking at the photos with Kang-hee
00:45:40from when they were little,
00:45:41but his face was always gloomy.
00:45:43Seo-kyung still hadn't left the hotel,
00:45:45intentionally answering the phone
00:45:47with Kang-hee in front of Yan-soo,
00:45:48pretending to be having a happy conversation.
00:45:51Yan-soo wouldn't lose,
00:45:53calling his friend,
00:45:54also pretending to laugh and talk happily.
00:45:56When no one was paying attention,
00:45:58Yan-soo secretly looked at Seo-kyung's social media,
00:46:02zooming in on the photos with Kang-hee,
00:46:04still very concerned about the relationship
00:46:06between Kang-hee and Seo-kyung.
00:46:08In Seoul,
00:46:09Kang-hee was having meetings,
00:46:11but her mind was elsewhere.
00:46:12Esther came to find her.
00:46:14Through the conversation with Esther,
00:46:15Kang-hee realized that only being friends
00:46:17would last forever,
00:46:18just like the friendship between
00:46:19Seo-kyung and Esther.
00:46:21Hearing this,
00:46:22Kang-hee decided to return to her hometown
00:46:24to meet Yan-soo.
00:46:26Instead of trying to forget,
00:46:27she decided to be friends with Yan-soo.
00:46:29Kang-hee took out a box of ice cream,
00:46:32saying she wanted to share it with Yan,
00:46:34so as friends.
00:46:35Later,
00:46:36Yan-soo walked into Kang-hee's room,
00:46:38took her spoon,
00:46:39and ate some ice cream.
00:46:40Kang-hee blamed Yan-soo
00:46:42for eating all the rest,
00:46:43unexpectedly.
00:46:45Yan-soo suddenly leaned down
00:46:46and gave her a kiss.
00:46:47Yan-soo didn't want to just be friends,
00:46:49the kiss became more intense.
00:46:51At this moment,
00:46:52Kang-hee didn't refuse anymore.
00:46:54When their feelings were rising,
00:46:56Kang-hee's father was standing outside
00:46:57holding water and calling his daughter.
00:46:59In confusion,
00:47:01Kang-hee quickly told Yan-soo
00:47:02to hide and then scramble
00:47:04to tidy up the bed.
00:47:05While chatting with her father,
00:47:07Seo-kyung ran over
00:47:08and intended to enter Kang-hee's room.
00:47:10Kang-hee quickly pulled Seo-kyung outside.
00:47:13However,
00:47:13during the conversation,
00:47:15Kang-hee's mind was only filled
00:47:16with the intimate images
00:47:17between her and Yan-soo.
00:47:19She was worried about
00:47:20whether Yan-soo would be angry with her
00:47:22for making him hide.
00:47:23Until she returned to the room,
00:47:25Yan-soo had left.
00:47:26Kang-hee was disappointed,
00:47:28not knowing what the relationship was
00:47:30between her and Yan-soo now.
00:47:32Yan-soo also couldn't stop thinking about Kang-hee,
00:47:35reminiscing about the kiss just now.
00:47:37A while later,
00:47:38Kang-hee called to arrange to meet Yan.
00:47:41So on the hotel rooftop,
00:47:42Yan-soo asked Kang-hee,
00:47:45can you be friends with me?
00:47:46Yan-soo believed that the kiss and the hug
00:47:48proved that Kang-hee couldn't forget him.
00:47:50But every time he tried to get closer,
00:47:52Kang-hee pushed him away.
00:47:54Her eyes were firm.
00:47:55She admitted that she had never forgotten him.
00:47:57But everything was in the past.
00:47:59If so, then let's stop here.
00:48:01Yan-soo was heartbroken,
00:48:04agreeing to the breakup
00:48:05in a moment of emotion.
00:48:06That night,
00:48:07the two,
00:48:08without making an appointment,
00:48:09remembered the scene of their farewell
00:48:10at the train station 10 years ago.
00:48:12At that time,
00:48:13Kang-hee gave Yan-soo a can of water
00:48:16with a picture of a small house.
00:48:17Yan-soo ran after the car,
00:48:19wanting to hold on to Kang-hee.
00:48:21But now that the words of an ending
00:48:22had been spoken,
00:48:23every time he met Kang-hee,
00:48:25Yan-soo intentionally turned his back
00:48:27and walked away.
00:48:28Kang-hee took the initiative
00:48:29to go to Yan-soo's vet clinic,
00:48:31saying she wanted to drink chamomile tea.
00:48:33Yan-soo made the tea
00:48:35and gave it to Kang-hee,
00:48:36but still coldly told her to drink it
00:48:38and then leave.
00:48:40She noticed that Yan-soo
00:48:41had gone out without a scarf,
00:48:42so she left her scarf in front of his room.
00:48:45However, when she went back,
00:48:46Kang-hee discovered that Yan-soo
00:48:48had returned the scarf.
00:48:49Angry, Kang-hee knocked on Yan-soo's door,
00:48:52demanding that he accept the scarf,
00:48:54or else they couldn't even be friends.
00:48:56Yan-soo was furious,
00:48:57telling Kang-hee to give the scarf
00:48:59to her boyfriend.
00:49:00Kang-hee realized that Yan-soo
00:49:02was retaliating for the cruel words
00:49:04she had said.
00:49:05Yan.
00:49:06So, like a child,
00:49:08feeling wronged,
00:49:09turned and left.
00:49:10The next day,
00:49:11Yan-soo's younger colleague
00:49:12came to the construction site
00:49:13and asked Kang-hee to build a stable
00:49:15for the donkey at the clinic.
00:49:17Knowing that it wasn't Yan-soo's request,
00:49:19Kang-hee let Si-hak-kyung go instead.
00:49:21When he saw Si-hak-kyung,
00:49:23Yan-soo appeared hostile.
00:49:25The two competed to saw wood,
00:49:26constantly criticizing each other.
00:49:28Finally, Kang-hee designed the donkey stable,
00:49:31using professional techniques
00:49:32to complete the beautiful structure.
00:49:34Kang-hee's dream was to build her own house
00:49:36by herself,
00:49:37including a room for Yan-soo.
00:49:39However, Yan-soo was still cold,
00:49:41saying that maybe one day,
00:49:43he would bring his wife and children to stay.
00:49:45Not giving up,
00:49:46Kang-hee put her arm around Si-hak-kyung,
00:49:48lying that she had a date with him tonight.
00:49:51Si-hak-kyung was puzzled,
00:49:52wondering why Kang-hee's house
00:49:54had to have a room just for Yan-soo.
00:49:56Yan-soo remembered when he was little.
00:49:58Kang-hee had drawn a house on the snow,
00:50:01saying that she would build her own shelter
00:50:02by herself in the future,
00:50:04with a room for Yan-soo.
00:50:06Recalling the past,
00:50:07Yan-soo drank alcohol
00:50:09to dispel his sorrow
00:50:10and met Si-hak-kyung with a girl.
00:50:12Yan-soo asked directly about the girl,
00:50:15but Esther quickly explained
00:50:16that they were just friends.
00:50:18After Esther left,
00:50:19Si-hak-kyung and Yan-soo continued to drink,
00:50:22arguing over who was the better person for Kang-hee.
00:50:24Yan-soo had visited many temples and churches in Seoul,
00:50:28always praying for Kang-hee's happiness.
00:50:30Si-hak-kyung said that Kang-hee
00:50:32didn't like anyone knowing her past,
00:50:34so Yan-soo didn't have a chance.
00:50:36When he woke up,
00:50:37Si-hak-kyung was surprised to see Yan,
00:50:40so sleeping on his bed,
00:50:41Yan-soo quickly explained
00:50:42that he hadn't done anything inappropriate with Si-hak-kyung.
00:50:46Si-hak-kyung held out his hand,
00:50:47and said he wanted to be friends with Kang-hee's friend.
00:50:50After a little hesitation,
00:50:52Yan-soo shook hands with Si-hak-kyung,
00:50:54but in his heart,
00:50:55he considered him a rival to be watched.
00:50:57Yan-soo and Si-hak-kyung went to the construction site,
00:51:00saying that he had something he wanted to say to Kang-hee.
00:51:03Facing Kang-hee,
00:51:04Yan-soo said that they should be friends,
00:51:06just like Si-hak-kyung and Esther.
00:51:08Yan-soo held out his hand to shake,
00:51:10and Si-hak-kyung quickly pulled Kang-hee back,
00:51:13helping the two shake hands.
00:51:15Kang-hee's eyes were filled with sadness.
00:51:16The same day,
00:51:18Yan-soo's younger colleague received a flower basket
00:51:21and two concert tickets with the theme,
00:51:23Will You Marry Me?
00:51:24She was worried whether Yan-soo had chosen her as a replacement,
00:51:28just because of a moment of impulse.
00:51:30But in fact,
00:51:31the flower basket and the tickets were sent by Yan-soo's mother,
00:51:34without his permission.
00:51:35Yan-soo asked his mother,
00:51:37and she said she wanted him to marry the younger colleague,
00:51:40because she was about to remarry.
00:51:41That night,
00:51:42Kang-hee met the younger colleague,
00:51:44saw her carrying many flower baskets in her hands,
00:51:47and knew they were Yan-soo's flowers.
00:51:49Kang-hee was angry,
00:51:50offered her blessings,
00:51:51and then turned away,
00:51:53kicking the can of water under her feet strongly.
00:51:55When she reached the motel door,
00:51:57her friend gave Kang-hee a bouquet,
00:51:59that he couldn't give,
00:52:00because the best friend he liked was absent all day.
00:52:03Just then,
00:52:04Yan-soo walked over,
00:52:05his eyes filled with sadness when he saw Kang-hee holding the flowers.
00:52:09Kang-hee blamed Yan-soo for never buying her flowers,
00:52:12and then changed her mind,
00:52:14telling him not to give the flowers to her.
00:52:16She worried that the younger colleague could be unhappy.
00:52:18Having temporarily completed the work,
00:52:20Kang-hee decided to return to Seoul.
00:52:22Getting into the bus,
00:52:23she was surprised to see Yan-soo,
00:52:25sitting right next to her.
00:52:26Yan-soo explained that he just had some things to take care of in Seoul,
00:52:30and also asked how Kang-hee's life was.
00:52:33Kang-hee recalled that before entering the company,
00:52:35Seoul was like a piece of dry,
00:52:37hard bread to her.
00:52:39When she was little,
00:52:40there was a man in the village who sold dry bread,
00:52:42every time she saw him.
00:52:44Kang-hee and Yan-soo were worried that the bread would get dusty.
00:52:47He was like that dry bread.
00:52:49On the car,
00:52:50Kang-hee was sleepy,
00:52:52and Yan-soo pulled her shirt so she could rest her head on his shoulder.
00:52:55Kang-hee stubbornly said that she had to repay him.
00:52:58Yan-soo took the opportunity to ask Kang-hee to show him around Seoul.
00:53:02Getting out of the car,
00:53:03they took the subway together.
00:53:05But Yan-soo was even more knowledgeable than Kang-hee.
00:53:08They had dinner as friends.
00:53:10Before the meal,
00:53:10Kang-hee tied up her hair,
00:53:12and Yan-soo's eyes didn't leave her.
00:53:14After eating,
00:53:15Kang-hee invited Yan-soo to visit her house in Seoul.
00:53:18The house was much warmer than the previous rented room.
00:53:21Kang-hee exclaimed that she had worked very hard to get this place.
00:53:24He gently stroked her head,
00:53:26hugged Kang-hee,
00:53:27and said that she had worked hard.
00:53:29In that moment,
00:53:30Kang-hee couldn't help but lean in,
00:53:31and wanted to kiss him.
00:53:33Yan-soo,
00:53:34in his heart,
00:53:35yearned for it,
00:53:36but tried to restrain himself,
00:53:37finally pushing Kang-hee away in the name of friendship.
00:53:40Kang-hee also stopped in time,
00:53:42saying that she wanted to drink with Yan,
00:53:44so as friends.
00:53:46When entering the convenience store to buy alcohol,
00:53:48Kang-hee noticed the condoms on the shelf.
00:53:50Her eyes went over them in confusion.
00:53:52At this moment,
00:53:53Yan-soo called and asked Kang-hee
00:53:55if she had bought what she needed for tonight.
00:53:58Kang-hee understood the meaning
00:53:59and took a box of condoms down,
00:54:02praising that the two were truly like-minded.
00:54:04Back home,
00:54:05Kang-hee realized that Yan-soo was talking about the light bulb
00:54:08that needed to be replaced.
00:54:10Seeing that Kang-hee didn't buy one,
00:54:12Yan-soo went to the convenience store.
00:54:14After buying the light bulb,
00:54:16Yan-soo's eyes fell on the condoms next to it.
00:54:18Back home,
00:54:19Yan-soo changed the light bulb.
00:54:21Kang-hee couldn't help but pay attention,
00:54:23staring at Yan-soo's attractive throat.
00:54:25After changing the light bulb,
00:54:27Yan-soo sat down on the sofa near Kang-hee.
00:54:29Kang-hee was stunned,
00:54:31recalling the farewell 10 years ago,
00:54:33when she had also said similar words to Yan-soo.
00:54:36Realizing that Yan-soo was just joking,
00:54:38Kang-hee pinched Yan-soo's cheek,
00:54:40as she used to.
00:54:41Yan-soo went into the bathroom,
00:54:43looking in the mirror,
00:54:44constantly reminding himself that he and Kang-hee were just friends.
00:54:48But when they were drinking together,
00:54:50Yan-soo suddenly pulled Kang-hee into his arms,
00:54:52saying that if Kang-hee liked him when he was fat,
00:54:55he would get fat again.
00:54:56Yan-soo couldn't control himself,
00:54:58continuing to get closer to Kang-hee.
00:55:00Kang-hee quickly avoided him,
00:55:02making an excuse to go into the bathroom.
00:55:04When she sprayed perfume and came out,
00:55:06Kang-hee saw that Yan-soo had fallen asleep,
00:55:09drunk.
00:55:09The next morning,
00:55:10Kang-hee woke Yan-soo up.
00:55:12Yan-soo scolded her for falling asleep so easily last night.
00:55:16In addition,
00:55:17Yan-soo met Si-yuk-kyung.
00:55:19Si-yuk-kyung was a little jealous,
00:55:20didn't understand why Yan-soo was at Kang-hee's house,
00:55:24and even guessed that the two had slept together.
00:55:26Yan-soo intentionally teased,
00:55:28and Kang-hee quickly explained,
00:55:30but Si-yuk-kyung was still concerned,
00:55:32and sought comfort from Esther.
00:55:33Esther heard that Si-yuk-kyung was jealous of Yan-soo,
00:55:36and couldn't stop praising Yan.
00:55:38So for being tall,
00:55:40handsome,
00:55:40and masculine,
00:55:42Si-yuk-kyung affirmed that he would definitely win Kang-hee's heart,
00:55:45because Yan-soo had something to do in Seoul.
00:55:47After they had breakfast,
00:55:49Kang-hee got into the car alone.
00:55:51Unexpectedly,
00:55:52as soon as she got into the car,
00:55:54Yan-soo knocked on the window,
00:55:56pulled her down,
00:55:57and he wanted to stay in Seoul for another day with Kang-hee.
00:56:00He really wanted to know if,
00:56:01back then,
00:56:02if he had followed Kang-hee to Seoul,
00:56:04would the outcome have been different?
00:56:06Back in the village,
00:56:07Yan-soo's mother received the news that her son wasn't going to the performance.
00:56:11Today, Yan-soo went to Seoul to fulfill his mother's wish.
00:56:15The younger colleague also received the news
00:56:17that Yi-yan-soo had refused to watch the performance with her.
00:56:20Hearing from the younger colleague that her son had gone to Seoul,
00:56:23Yan-soo's mother rushed to the construction site
00:56:25and learned that Kang-hee was also in Seoul.
00:56:27She worried that the thing she feared the most had finally happened.
00:56:31In Seoul,
00:56:32Kang-hee showed Yan-soo,
00:56:33the places where she had lived during her difficult days,
00:56:36recounting those miserable times.
00:56:38The two lay on the small bed,
00:56:40face to face.
00:56:41Kang-hee almost fell off the bed,
00:56:43and Yan-soo quickly caught her.
00:56:45Both fell onto the narrow bed,
00:56:46the two of them like a couple hugging each other.
00:56:49At this moment,
00:56:50the landlord knocked on the door,
00:56:51and the two quickly hid their desire to cross the line.
00:56:54After the tour,
00:56:55the two went to the mall to play the dart game,
00:56:57and took happy pictures.
00:56:59Yan-soo also gave Kang-hee a cute teddy bear.
00:57:02Kang-hee received a call from her best friend,
00:57:05but it was Yan-soo's mother on the other end.
00:57:07She scolded Kang-hee for not staying away from her son,
00:57:10and demanded to speak to Yan-soo.
00:57:12Kang-hee was confused,
00:57:14and Yan-soo, not caring,
00:57:15hung up the phone.
00:57:16Yan-soo's mother went to Kang-hee's father,
00:57:19accusing him of why her son liked Kang-hee.
00:57:21It turned out that in the past,
00:57:23Yan-soo's father had an affair with Kang-hee's mother.
00:57:26The two even ran away together that night.
00:57:28In Yan-soo's mother's eyes,
00:57:30Kang-hee was like her mother,
00:57:31a seductive fox enticing men.
00:57:34Kang-hee's father was angry,
00:57:35defending his daughter,
00:57:36saying that the past had nothing to do with Kang-hee.
00:57:39As parents, what they needed to do was to protect their children from malicious rumors.
00:57:44The one-day trip to Seoul ended in gloom,
00:57:46because of Yan-soo's mother's phone call.
00:57:48Kang-hee was worried that Yan-soo's mother would blame her,
00:57:51but Yan-soo seriously promised to explain clearly to his mother.
00:57:54As soon as they got out of the car,
00:57:56Yan-soo's mother angrily rushed over.
00:57:59To protect Kang-hee, Yan-soo tried to pull his mother back.
00:58:02Her best friend also asked Kang-hee if she was dating Yan-soo.
00:58:05Kang-hee was sad, saying that her best friend and Yan-soo had both slept at her house.
00:58:11It was all just friends.
00:58:12The younger colleague learned that the flowers and performance tickets were all sent by
00:58:16Yan-soo's mother and felt disappointed.
00:58:19When the younger colleague wanted to clarify her relationship with Yan-soo,
00:58:23he begged her to wait until Kang-hee had finished her work
00:58:25and left the village before explaining.
00:58:28To prevent the villagers from blaming Kang-hee for the breakup of the two,
00:58:32Yan-soo's mother pretended to be sick
00:58:33and admitted herself to the hospital to force her son to leave Kang-hee's house.
00:58:38She reminded Yan-soo to move out quickly.
00:58:40That year, because Kang-hee's mother seduced him,
00:58:43Yan-soo's father had an accident.
00:58:45Although his mother had said so, Yan-soo still firmly stood by Kang-hee.
00:58:50Yan-soo's mother didn't compromise, even forbidding the two to be friends.
00:58:54To drive Kang-hee away, Yan-soo's mother didn't hesitate to denounce the construction site.
00:58:59Kang-hee was in charge of, causing the project to be delayed.
00:59:02Besides Yan-soo's mother and some villagers, there was also a bossy person named Hee-an-yeol,
00:59:07a classmate who always opposed Kang-hee.
00:59:10This time, Kang-hee didn't intend to respond, but planned to return to Seoul.
00:59:14Before the night of her return, Yan-soo's mother came to Kang-hee,
00:59:19wanting to have a serious conversation.
00:59:21But from the beginning, she said that Kang-hee was exactly like her mother,
00:59:24a flirtatious woman.
00:59:26Kang-hee was angry, blurting out words she didn't mean,
00:59:28if her mother had stolen her husband, then she would steal her son.
00:59:32To prevent Kang-hee from being hurt, Yan-soo quickly took his mother away from the motel.
00:59:37That night, Kang-hee sat sadly on the bench,
00:59:40and Seok-kyung came to give her a necklace that he had carefully chosen.
00:59:44Yan-soo was also in a heavy mood, remembering his father's accident.
00:59:48But at that time, what he was worried about was not his father,
00:59:51but Kang-hee, who had fainted because she had witnessed the scene.
00:59:54The next day, Yan-soo invited his mother to have a meal.
00:59:58She was very happy, thinking that her son had listened to her.
01:00:02But unexpectedly, Yan-soo revealed that he had known about his father's affair with Kang-hee's mother
01:00:07since he was a child.
01:00:08But he wasn't sad at all.
01:00:10On the contrary, his father was only happy when he was with Kang-hee's mother.
01:00:14Therefore, in Yan-soo's heart, he liked Kang-hee's mother more than his own mother.
01:00:19When he grew up, because he felt guilty towards his mother,
01:00:22he chose to stay in his hometown, missing Kang-hee.
01:00:25But now, when he realized that he couldn't give up Kang-hee,
01:00:29Yan-soo decided to return to her side,
01:00:31breaking the boundary of friendship between the two.
01:00:33After speaking clearly with his mother,
01:00:35Yan-soo found Kang-hee, pulled her into an alley,
01:00:39and couldn't resist kissing her.
01:00:40He couldn't bear just being friends with Kang-hee anymore.
01:00:43Previously, Yan-soo always wanted everyone around him to be happy.
01:00:47But this time, he would follow his heart,
01:00:49giving up his ambition and only focusing on Kang-hee.
01:00:52Hearing these warm words, Kang-hee responded with a kiss,
01:00:56confirming her romantic relationship with Yan-soo.
01:00:59However, when she returned to the motel,
01:01:01Kang-hee suddenly remembered the necklace
01:01:03that Si-hak-kyung had given her the night before.
01:01:06To help Kang-hee avoid the villagers' pointing fingers,
01:01:08Si-hak-kyung hoped to become her official boyfriend
01:01:10before the construction was completed.
01:01:13At that time, Kang-hee thought that as long as they pretended to be lovers,
01:01:16they could hide the villagers' gossip and thereby help the project,
01:01:20which was being complained about, quickly return to operation.
01:01:23Now, to resolve the matter of Si-hak-kyung,
01:01:26Kang-hee arranged to meet Yan-soo
01:01:28and told him the truth about Si-hak-kyung giving her the necklace.
01:01:31Yan-soo breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully.
01:01:34In Kang-hee's heart, Si-hak-kyung was only a business relationship.
01:01:37Yan-soo smiled slightly, lovingly kissed Kang-hee.
01:01:41He was very happy because today was their first day of officially dating.
01:01:44The next morning, when Yan-soo and his friends were having breakfast at the motel,
01:01:49Kang-hee and Yan-soo exchanged loving glances.
01:01:52But soon after, Kang-hee received a call from Si-hak-kyung.
01:01:55With curiosity, Kang-hee walked out of the motel.
01:01:58And immediately, countless passersby came forward,
01:02:02successively giving her a rose.
01:02:04Under their guidance, Kang-hee stepped to a place covered with a lively red carpet.
01:02:08In front of her, Si-hak-kyung was singing his heart out amidst the applause of everyone.
01:02:12It turned out that today, Si-hak-kyung intended to propose to Kang-hee.
01:02:17In Kang-hee's astonished eyes, Si-hak-kyung knelt on one knee and took out the ring.
01:02:22Si-hak-kyung's proposal made the whole village buzz.
01:02:25Seeing the pink proposal cars continuously running through the streets,
01:02:28Yan-soo didn't know what to think.
01:02:30To earn money to bring happiness to Kang-hee.
01:02:33From then on, Yan-soo worked overtime every day without complaining about being tired.
01:02:37In the evening, Yan-soo met Si-hak-kyung.
01:02:40In front of Si-hak-kyung, Yan-soo didn't hide his feelings for Kang-hee.
01:02:44Si-hak-kyung finally promised to withdraw, but required Ye-an.
01:02:48So not to hurt Kang-hee otherwise, he wouldn't let it go.
01:02:52Returning to the motel, Yan-soo honestly told Kang-hee about the conversation with Si-hak-kyung.
01:02:57And knew that Kang-hee had told her best friend about their relationship.
01:03:00After that, Kang-hee and Yan-soo began a sweet love affair.
01:03:04Without knowing that their intimate moments were captured by someone and sent to Si-hak-kyung.
01:03:09Looking at the photos, Si-hak-kyung seemed upset.
01:03:12His friend Esther tried to comfort him that Si-hak-kyung was handsome and outstanding.
01:03:17Kang-hee was the one who had lost happiness.
01:03:20Esther also confessed that she had originally wanted to marry Si-hak-kyung,
01:03:24but Si-hak-kyung didn't express his feelings.
01:03:26So they were only friends forever.
01:03:28Si-hak-kyung adjusted his attitude, but Esther changed her tone,
01:03:32saying that it was just a joke to make him happy.
01:03:34To help Si-hak-kyung relieve his mood,
01:03:36Esther took him to the mall to buy things for the baby in her belly.
01:03:40After marrying another man, Esther became pregnant with her partner's child.
01:03:43When choosing things, Si-hak-kyung saw Esther's husband being intimate with another girl.
01:03:48Without saying a word, Si-hak-kyung rushed up and punched him.
01:03:51Esther's husband also reminded Si-hak-kyung not to get too close to his wife.
01:03:56In the countryside, the love story of Yan-soo and Kang-hee still continued,
01:04:00and a woman in the village revealed to Yi-yan, so that his mother hadn't eaten for many days
01:04:05because she was angry.
01:04:07Yan-soo tried to contact her, but his mother didn't answer the phone.
01:04:11Actually, to force her son to compromise, Yan-soo's mother had secluded herself in a temple for many
01:04:16days. But Yan-soo didn't care, continuing to date Kang-hee.
01:04:20That morning, Yan-soo used yogurt to make a delicious breakfast for Kang-hee.
01:04:24He clearly remembered his girlfriend's eating preferences.
01:04:27During that process, Yan-soo suggested that he wanted to hold Kang-hee's hand,
01:04:32openly in front of everyone. Kang-hee immediately agreed.
01:04:35That day, they went to a store to choose rings. Yan.
01:04:39So took out all his savings, wanting to buy an expensive ring for Kang-hee.
01:04:43But Kang-hee knew that Yan-soo wasn't rich. Her eyes stopped on an inexpensive but exquisitely
01:04:48designed ring. After buying this ring, Yan-soo promised to give Kang-hee the best things in the
01:04:54future. Kang-hee said that she didn't care about those things. Yan-soo's heart was all that mattered
01:04:59to her. That night, when returning from their date, the two of them snuck into Kang-hee's room at the
01:05:04motel. Kang-hee quickly turned off the lights, wanting to be intimate with Yan-soo. But Yan-soo was
01:05:09embarrassed, afraid of being caught by others. Just then, her best friend knocked on the door.
01:05:15It turned out that tonight, her best friend's mother was being bullied by her husband.
01:05:19To protect her mother, her best friend had brought her to the motel. After arranging everything for
01:05:24her mother, everyone sat down and talked about the hidden corners of their lives. Yan. So took
01:05:30the opportunity to talk about his worries when his mother cut off contact. Kang-hee told an even
01:05:34sadder story, how her mother had abandoned her to run after someone else, but had died in an accident
01:05:39on the road. Thanks to the comfort and companionship of friends, everyone's mood was somewhat relieved.
01:05:45That same night, Kang-hee called her father, but the person who answered the phone was Director
01:05:50Huang. Kang-hee thought that her father had gone to Director Huang, but the truth was that her father
01:05:56was in the hospital, and Director Huang had only come to visit. Looking at the patient in the next bed,
01:06:02happily chatting with his daughter via video, Kang-hee's father tried to force a smile, not wanting his
01:06:08daughter to know he was sick. Yan-soo's mother also brought back a man who looked polite. When Yan-soo asked his
01:06:14mother about this person, his mother was still angry, pretending not to recognize her son. Because
01:06:19of work, Kang-hee had to temporarily return to Seoul. Yan-soo and Kang-hee hugged each other. He didn't
01:06:25want to be separated from his girlfriend, even for a minute. After telling his boyfriend to keep his
01:06:29spirits up, Kang-hee went to the company to meet Seok-kyung, officially returning the necklace. Seok-kyung
01:06:35again appeared sad, indifferent to Kang-hee. Esther thought that Seok-kyung was like that. Definitely because of
01:06:42Kang-hee. It was clear that he liked her very much. Because Seok-kyung was depressed all day,
01:06:47Kang-hee temporarily acted as a driver to take Esther home. Unexpectedly, in the parking lot,
01:06:53Esther's husband was being intimate with her cousin. Being agitated, Esther, who was pregnant,
01:06:58had health problems. Kang-hee immediately drove her to the hospital. In the village, to protect Yan-soo's
01:07:03mother, the villagers advised Kang-hee's father to educate his daughter, advising her to accept Seok-kyung's
01:07:10proposal, instead of loving Yan-soo. Even Yan-soo's mother came to Kang-hee's father for help.
01:07:15This time, Kang-hee's father agreed. He didn't want his daughter to be gossiped about by the villagers,
01:07:21and bullied by Yan-soo's mother. That night, Kang-hee's father frankly asked his daughter
01:07:25if he broke up with Director Huang. Could Kang-hee break up with Yan-soo? Kang-hee was surprised.
01:07:31This was the first time she had heard an objection from her father.
01:07:34At the same time, Kang-hee's father also advised Yan. So to reconsider, her father knew that Yan-soo
01:07:41loved this village, while Kang-hee hated her hometown. In the face of her father's opposition,
01:07:46Yan-soo decided to ignore it, resolutely following Kang-hee's plan to go to Seoul.
01:07:51Before leaving, Kang-hee met Yan-soo's mother. She said harsh words, thinking that Kang-hee would have
01:07:56the same ending as her mother. Because of these words, on the way back to Seoul, Kang-hee was distraught,
01:08:02and even imagined an accident ahead, and asked Yan-soo to stop the car. Yan-soo couldn't react in time,
01:08:09and unfortunately crashed into the curb. Tragedy had occurred. Receiving the news, Yan-soo's mother
01:08:14and Kang-hee's father rushed to the hospital. Fortunately, neither Yan-soo nor Kang-hee was
01:08:20seriously injured. After waking up, Kang-hee was taken back to the motel by her father,
01:08:25and he sat by his daughter's bed all night. Kang-hee asked about her mother's accident in the past,
01:08:30wanting to know why her father hadn't been with her mother that day. Kang-hee's father was remorseful,
01:08:35because that day was the most regretful day of his life. At that time, Kang-hee's mother and father
01:08:40had arranged to leave Korea together, to go to her hometown in California, USA. But on the appointed
01:08:46night, her husband never showed up. Disappointed, she left with her lover, Yan-soo's father, and the
01:08:52accident occurred during the night of the escape. That night, Kang-hee and Yan-soo snuck into their
01:08:58father's car and witnessed the accident scene with their own eyes, seeing their parents lying in a
01:09:03pool of blood. But in fact, Kang-hee didn't know that the reason her father couldn't keep his promise
01:09:08was because he had gone to collect debts. That money was meant to help his wife realize her dream.
01:09:13During the dispute, Kang-hee's father was arrested and missed the appointment with his wife.
01:09:18Now, recalling the old story, Kang-hee walked out of the motel, ran to the place where her mother had
01:09:23the accident years ago. As if wanting to return to her memories, in her head, images of the tragic
01:09:29events that she had intentionally concealed kept appearing. Those memories gradually came back. The
01:09:34next morning, hearing that Kang-hee had left, Yan-soo hurried to find her. When he found Kang-hee, he anxiously
01:09:41held his loved one tightly, fearing that one day he would lose her. Kang-hee's friend, Seung-hee-ahn, was also
01:09:47afraid of losing her feelings. Seung-hee-ahn had a crush on Kang-hee's best friend. But recently, her
01:09:53best friend was dating another man. One day, when the date had no time to arrange, he went to her
01:09:58workplace to invite her to dinner. She refused, but he grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go. At that
01:10:03crucial moment, Seung-hee-ahn appeared and took her away. She confided in Kang-hee that she had no feelings
01:10:09for the other person. But her father was determined to force her to marry someone she didn't love. Kang-hee advised
01:10:15her to try to resist. Just like how she and Yan-soo had overcome all obstacles to be together. Thanks to
01:10:21Kang-hee's encouragement, she decided to bring Seung-hee-ahn to meet her mother. But unexpectedly, her
01:10:26mother immediately slapped her daughter's face. In her eyes, Seung-hee-ahn was just an orphan, without
01:10:32education, doing manual labor, and completely unworthy of her daughter. Faced with the criticism and
01:10:37contempt, Seung-hee-ahn didn't argue, just apologized, and sadly left. That night, Kang-hee went to Seung-hee-ahn and gave
01:10:45him a comforting hug. For Kang-hee, Seung-hee-ahn was her own younger brother. Many years ago, Seung-hee-ahn
01:10:51was abandoned by his parents at Kang-hee's family's motel. They left a letter saying they would return
01:10:56to pick up their child. Therefore, Kang-hee's father decided to let the boy stay at the motel, temporarily
01:11:02until his parents returned. Since then, Kang-hee had considered Seung-hee-ahn as her younger brother.
01:11:07Currently, Kang-hee wanted her younger brother to come with her to Seoul. But Seung-hee-ahn shook his head,
01:11:12saying that he still had to stay at the motel to wait for his parents, even though he knew that
01:11:16the wait was truly long. Seung-hee-ahn took out a precious photo. It was a picture of him with
01:11:21Kang-hee's mother. When he was young, Kang-hee's mother had told Seung-hee-ahn to call her mother.
01:11:26Looking at the image of her mother in the photo, Kang-hee's eyes turned red. She regretted that she
01:11:31had never taken a photo with her mother. Thankfully, Yeon-soo had filled the void in Kang-hee's life,
01:11:36replacing her mother. Early the next morning, the two were sweet and intimate again.
01:11:40Kang-hee mentioned Seung-hee-ahn. Thanks to him taking care of everything,
01:11:44she had a lot of free time. Yeon-soo hearing this was a little jealous, wanting to know if Kang-hee
01:11:50had been at all moved when Seung-hee-ahn proposed. When Kang-hee joked that she had been moved,
01:11:55Yeon-soo became even more jealous. If Kang-hee didn't quickly return to his side, he would also plan
01:12:00a proposal that was romantic to the extreme. Back in Seoul, Kang-hee kept blaming Seung-hee-ahn for having
01:12:06many mistakes in the recent work he was in charge of. Kang-hee realized that Seung-hee-ahn's
01:12:10distraction wasn't because of his failure to propose to her, but because of Esther.
01:12:15Seung-hee-ahn had investigated Esther's husband and discovered that the cousin was actually the
01:12:19woman living with Esther's husband. Seung-hee-ahn was worried, afraid that if Esther knew about her
01:12:24fiancé's infidelity, she wouldn't be able to bear it. After learning from Kang-hee that Esther knew the
01:12:29truth, Seung-hee-ahn became even more uneasy. Returning to her place, Kang-hee began to clean her room
01:12:36and discovered the teddy bear under the sofa. Kang-hee kept reaching for it. The scene before her
01:12:41unexpectedly triggered the last repressed memory. In an instant, Kang-hee seemed to see a childhood
01:12:46version of herself. Little Kang-hee said that on the day her mother died, she had lost this teddy bear.
01:12:52At that moment, all the painful memories flooded back. That night, not being able to wait for her
01:12:57husband, Kang-hee's mother took her back to the motel to sleep because she was worried that her
01:13:01mother would leave alone in the middle of the night. Little Kang-hee tied one end of a yarn to
01:13:06her mother's leg and the other end to her own leg. But unexpectedly, the next morning, the yarn had
01:13:11come loose. Later, when she witnessed her mother and Yan-so's father having an affair because she was
01:13:17afraid that her mother would abandon her, Kang-hee had stuffed the teddy bear into the exhaust pipe
01:13:22of Yan-so's father's car, leading to the car accident. The night of the accident, unable to bear it,
01:13:27Kang-hee ran outside and was finally found by Yan-so. The great shock caused her to lose her memory and
01:13:34forget her wrong actions. Now realizing that she had inadvertently caused the deaths of her mother
01:13:39and Yan-so's father, Kang-hee went to the memorial hall, stood in front of her mother's portrait,
01:13:44and cried non-stop. She couldn't forgive her own immaturity back then. At the California motel,
01:13:49Kang-hee's father talked to Yan-so, still hoping that the two would break up so that each could live
01:13:54their own life. But Yi-an-so just smiled gently, saying that as long as he had Kang-hee by his side,
01:14:01he was happy. Kang-hee was his whole life. Hearing Yan-so's sincere words, finally, Kang-hee's father
01:14:07changed his attitude, agreed to let them be together, and hoped Yan-so would keep his promise to make Kang-hee
01:14:13happy. The next morning, Yan-so went to Seoul to find Kang-hee but couldn't contact her. He waited all
01:14:20day under her house. Finally, Kang-hee returned. Yan-so wanted to stay overnight at Kang-hee's house
01:14:26before returning. But unexpectedly, Kang-hee said goodbye. Realizing that Kang-hee had something on
01:14:32her mind, Yi-yan-so didn't ask the reason, but promised to wait for her. Kang-hee told herself
01:14:37that she would return home after calming down. When she got back to the motel, Kang-hee saw her father
01:14:42playing the guitar. The melody sounded a little sad. Realizing that his daughter had something on her mind,
01:14:48her father approached her and sincerely talked about the mistakes in the past. But Kang-hee's
01:14:53heart became even more confused, not knowing whether to forgive her father or forgive herself
01:14:58for her mother's accident. Before returning to Seoul, Kang-hee met Yan-so's mother. Because of Kang-hee's
01:15:04accident before, Yan-so's mother blamed herself for thinking that her curses had led to the accident.
01:15:09Meeting Kang-hee, she intended to apologize. But unexpectedly, Kang-hee bowed and apologized first for
01:15:16making her worry all this time. Yan-so's mother thought that Kang-hee was playing tricks again.
01:15:21But this time, her attitude was sincere. No longer as stubborn as before. Before leaving her hometown,
01:15:27the last person Kang-hee met was Yan-so. Yan-so took the initiative to express his feelings,
01:15:33saying that Kang-hee was not only his first love, but also the beginning and end of every story in his life.
01:15:38Before he could finish speaking, Yan-so saw Kang-hee crying without a sound. Kang-hee revealed the truth
01:15:44about how she had stuffed the teddy bear into the exhaust pipe, inadvertently causing the deaths
01:15:49of her mother and Yan-so's father. Carrying this great regret on her shoulders, Kang-hee couldn't
01:15:55face her lover. In the cold night, Kang-hee said her last, I love you, to Yan-so as a farewell. Kang-hee,
01:16:03with tears in her eyes, turned and walked away. Jian-soo, regardless of everything, chased after her.
01:16:09Years ago, it was Kang-hee who told him that love is warmth. It's companionship. Right now, Jian,
01:16:15so doesn't plan to let go of Kang-hee because of the past. No matter what Kang-hee chooses,
01:16:20his feelings for her won't change. He will wait forever for her to come back. Back to Seoul.
01:16:26Seo-kyung noticed something was off with Kang-hee and went after her at the church. Kang-hee confessed
01:16:31that she killed her mom and Yan-soo's dad. In extreme torment, Kang-hee decided to turn herself in,
01:16:37but Seo-kyung tried hard to stop her. When the accident happened, Kang-hee was not even 10 years
01:16:42old. Seo-kyung hopes Kang-hee can talk things out, honestly, with Jian-soo. Whether it's punishment
01:16:48or forgiveness, Kang-hee shouldn't avoid Jian-soo. But recently, Kang-hee hasn't been able to reach
01:16:53Jian-soo at all. She has no idea that her own father has cancer. These past few days, Jian-soo has been
01:17:00taking Kang-hee's father to the hospital constantly. The doctor announced that, besides chemotherapy,
01:17:05there's no better treatment. After helping Mr. Chun-pil with his hospital admission,
01:17:10Jian-soo ran into Director Huang. Director Huang was the first to know about Mr. Chun-pil's illness,
01:17:15because she is also a cancer patient. Three years ago, at the hospital, Kang-hee's father and
01:17:20Director Huang met. Since then, Mr. Chun-pil had been battling cancer, but hid it from everyone,
01:17:26secretly undergoing multiple rounds of chemotherapy. Because they were both friends in a movie lovers club,
01:17:31and shared the same fate. They promised to become each other's sick buddies, taking care of each
01:17:37other at the hospital. But recently, Mr. Chun-pil revealed that he didn't plan to continue chemotherapy
01:17:43anymore. Director Huang couldn't convince him, so she asked Jian-soo for help. However, Mr. Chun-pil
01:17:49remained firm. For his remaining days, he wanted to travel freely, and then pass away peacefully. The
01:17:54only thing that troubled him was his daughter. With tears in his eyes, he instructed Jian-soo
01:17:59to absolutely not let Kang-hee know about his condition. He blamed himself for never being a
01:18:04responsible father. And as his life was about to end, he didn't want his daughter to worry about him,
01:18:09no matter what. Jian-soo couldn't change Mr. Chun-pil's stubbornness. In the following days,
01:18:14he secretly took him to the hospital without Kang-hee finding out. Meanwhile, Kang-hee went everywhere
01:18:20looking for Jian-soo. Even going to his veterinary clinic to ask. But Jian-soo's younger colleague
01:18:26didn't know anything about his whereabouts. She only heard that Jian-soo was preparing for an
01:18:30interview recently. Seemingly wanting to go to Seoul to work as a veterinary researcher.
01:18:35Unable to find Jian-soo, Kang-hee sent a text message, hoping to meet and talk. But Jian-soo didn't
01:18:41reply. Without seeing Jian-soo, Kang-hee worked at the construction site late without any spirit,
01:18:47completely lacking motivation. Finally, a worker reported that Jian-soo had returned. Kang-hee immediately
01:18:53ran to Jian-soo's house to talk. Because he accidentally let slip Mr. Chun-pil's illness,
01:18:58Jian-soo avoided her. Kang-hee was heartbroken, thinking that Jian-soo was still angry because
01:19:03she had cruelly said goodbye before. To help Kang-hee, Seo-kyung secretly met with Jian-soo,
01:19:10making up a story that Kang-hee was about to study abroad in America. Hearing that,
01:19:14Jian-soo immediately jumped up, determined to stop Kang-hee from running away. He couldn't let her
01:19:19torment herself with guilt for the rest of her life. Just then, as Kang-hee was about to go out,
01:19:25Jian-soo suddenly walked in, frankly telling her not to even dream of leaving. Then he pulled Kang-hee
01:19:31to the police station, requesting a reinvestigation of the traffic accident report from that year,
01:19:36involving his father and Kang-hee's mother. Jian-soo did this so that Kang-hee could bravely face the
01:19:41truth. If Jian-soo's father really had the accident because of Kang-hee, then she shouldn't run away,
01:19:47but should live for his father's share as well, taking care of him and being by his side. Saying
01:19:52that, Jian-soo held Kang-hee's hand tightly. She cried, but then a relieved smile spread across her
01:19:58face. Jian-soo's words made her feel at peace. In the cold night wind, Jian-soo put his jacket on
01:20:04Kang-hee. When Kang-hee put her hand in the jacket pocket, she found a medical examination slip
01:20:09and asked Jian-soo what was going on. Jian-soo chose to lie, saying it was a friend's who was injured.
01:20:15Kang-hee felt reassured, telling him that in the future, he shouldn't hide anything from her,
01:20:20nor should he push her away because of any difficulties. In the countryside, the police
01:20:25gave Kang-hee the investigation report on the accident from that year. After reading it,
01:20:30Kang-hee discovered the cause was cars skidding on the snow and a chain reaction collision,
01:20:35completely unrelated to her stuffing the teddy bear into the exhaust pipe. Upon learning the truth,
01:20:40Kang-hee finally let go of the burden in her heart. Jian-soo silently hugged Kang-hee,
01:20:46giving her comfort in silence. After that hug, Jian-soo took Kang-hee's hand and went to see his
01:20:51mother, officially introducing her as his girlfriend. But Jian-soo's mother couldn't let go of the past,
01:20:57and even more so, couldn't accept Kang-hee. Besides the fact that Kang-hee's mother had once had an
01:21:02affair with her husband, what she couldn't forgive was the teddy bear from that year. It turned out,
01:21:08that year, the car with the teddy bear stuffed in the exhaust pipe was Jian-soo's mother's car.
01:21:13She believed that Kang-hee did it to get revenge on her for badmouthing her mother. Hearing this,
01:21:18Kang-hee knelt down, repeatedly apologizing, begging for forgiveness. But even though his mother objected,
01:21:25Jian-soo firmly helped Kang-hee up. Whether it was the past or the present, Kang-hee was always the
01:21:30most important person in his life. Thanks to Jian-soo's unconditional support, Kang-hee's mood gradually
01:21:36stabilized. In the snow, Kang-hee seemed to embrace her younger self, telling herself,
01:21:41it's okay, all the bad things are over. That evening, back at the motel, Kang-hee went into
01:21:46her father's room, asking him to adopt Seung-yeon, giving him a home. Mr. Chun-pil agreed, still
01:21:52pretending that nothing was wrong in front of his daughter. But Kang-hee noticed that Mr. Chun-pil
01:21:57brought back a lot of medicine from the hospital. When she pressed him, he only gave a vague answer.
01:22:02Kang-hee asked Jian-soo again, but he also lied to reassure her. But Kang-hee felt uneasy,
01:22:08searched for information, and discovered that all the medicine was for cancer treatment.
01:22:12Suspicious the next day, Kang-hee followed Jian-soo and Mr. Chun-pil, discovering that they went to a
01:22:17nursing home. Seeing her father fill out a form wanting to stay there, Kang-hee directly confronted
01:22:23him. Reluctantly, Mr. Chun-pil told the truth. Kang-hee was heartbroken, blaming Jian-soo for hiding it
01:22:29from her. Jian-soo didn't explain, but directly got into Kang-hee's car. At this moment, she needed to
01:22:35be by his side even more. Learning that her father had cancer, Kang-hee returned to Seoul with Jian-soo.
01:22:41Although she appeared strong, still eating normally, she couldn't hold back her tears.
01:22:46All the food in front of them was sent by Mr. Chun-pil. Jian-soo let Kang-hee cry, waiting until she was
01:22:52tired of crying before sitting down beside her. In Kang-hee's heart, Mr. Chun-pil was always someone who
01:22:57liked to show off, was annoying and foolish. But when he fell ill, she realized that the person she
01:23:03considered a fool, was her most beloved and precious person. Jian-soo comforted Kang-hee,
01:23:08but he himself couldn't hold back his tears, promising to always be by Kang-hee's side.
01:23:14In the middle of the night, Kang-hee woke up, hugged Jian-soo from behind, and gently talked
01:23:19about her father. Now she regretted hating him, regretting not spending more time with him. Jian-soo advised
01:23:25her that if she dwelled on it too much, it would be easier to miss out. If she didn't want to have
01:23:30regrets, she should go see the person she wanted to see. Thanks to Jian-soo's words, Kang-hee returned
01:23:36to the California motel. Today, Kang-hee's father fulfilled his promise, officially adopting Seung-hee on,
01:23:42giving him a home. At her father's door, Kang-hee tried to smile. Mr. Chun-pil saw his daughter's concern,
01:23:49and still like a child, joked around a bit. Kang-hee put on a brave face,
01:23:53but her eyes gradually turned red. She accepted the relationship between her father and Director
01:23:58Huang, because now, the most important thing was her father's wishes. Director Huang arranged to
01:24:03meet Kang-hee, encouraging her to be strong, believing that Mr. Chun-pil would overcome his illness.
01:24:09Kang-hee smiled, agreeing to let Director Huang become her father's companion in the hospital.
01:24:14Thanks to Jian-soo being by her side, the encouragement of her father and friends,
01:24:18Kang-hee's mood gradually improved. In the evening, Kang-hee dried Jian-soo's hair. Jian-soo's eyes
01:24:25filled with tenderness, wishing that every day could be like this. Kang-hee talked about her father.
01:24:30She didn't want to put him in a nursing home. Without him, the California motel would be too empty.
01:24:35The two of them planned to convince Mr. Chun-pil to stay. During this time, Kang-hee discovered that her
01:24:40best friend and Seung-yeon had fallen in love. Another friend also confirmed their feelings for Jian-soo's
01:24:46younger colleague, the air of love filling the California motel. Jian-soo and Kang-hee even
01:24:52wore matching scarves, sweetly exchanging affectionate words. But that night, Kang-hee received
01:24:57news that her father planned to sell the motel. The next day, a real estate agent came to look at
01:25:02the motel, announcing they wanted to completely renovate it. Kang-hee was furious and immediately
01:25:07chased the agent away. Afterward, she went to the hospital to visit her father, seeing him lying in
01:25:13the hospital bed. Kang-hee was heartbroken. This was the first time she had seen her father so weak.
01:25:18Thanks to Jian-soo being by her side, Kang-hee tried to suppress her grief, forcing a smile as
01:25:24she entered the hospital room. When asked why he wanted to sell the motel, Mr. Chun-pil explained
01:25:28that he was scared. Scared that after he was gone, this place, filled with so many memories,
01:25:34would become a burden to his daughter. For her to be able to move forward, she had to let go of the
01:25:38heaviness in her heart. Kang-hee disagreed. She proposed taking over the motel, renovating it into
01:25:44a nursing home for her father. For his daughter's sake, Mr. Chun-pil agreed. From then on, Kang-hee
01:25:50threw herself into designing the nursing home. Whenever she stayed up late and fell asleep,
01:25:54Jian-soo was silently by her side. During the preparation of the nursing home, the rural motel
01:26:00project that Kang-hee was in charge of was nearing completion, which was also the day her fake
01:26:05relationship contract with Siok-kyung ended. Kang-hee realized early on that, in Siok-kyung's heart,
01:26:11from beginning to end, there was only Esther. A few days before in Seoul, Siok-kyung constantly
01:26:16helped Esther find a partner, hoping for a man who would agree to raise the child with her.
01:26:20But after many meetings, no one was suitable. Siok-kyung intended to continue searching,
01:26:25but Esther decided to give up. Thanks to Siok-kyung's encouragement, she was full of energy.
01:26:31Believing that she could raise the child on her own, Siok-kyung promised to always help her.
01:26:35Even if they couldn't be lovers, they would still be friends. Siok-kyung also kept his word,
01:26:40helping Kang-hee organize the opening ceremony for the motel. At dinner, Kang-hee took Jian-soo
01:26:45to see her accomplishment. This was the project she had put her whole heart into, and she wanted him
01:26:50to be the first to see it. Jian-soo praised Kang-hee's talent. The next day, Siok-kyung presided over
01:26:56the ribbon-cutting ceremony. After this event, the villagers began to change their view of Kang-hee.
01:27:02Her old classmates who used to hate her also gradually apologized. Kang-hee was moved,
01:27:07feeling like her life had turned a new page. At dinner, Kang-hee and her friends celebrated
01:27:11her father's birthday. During the lively party, she threw herself into his arms, wishing that,
01:27:17in the days to come, he could always be as happy as he was today. Outside, snow was falling.
01:27:23Kang-hee followed Jian-soo's lead, tilting her head back to catch snowflakes in her mouth.
01:27:27It's said that if you eat 10 snowflakes, you can be together forever with your first love.
01:27:32Under the white snow, the two held hands, making a promise. They promised to always be together,
01:27:38turning a place that was once just a temporary stop into their forever home.
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