Marriage Not Dating Episode 8

by DRAMAPENCHANT

It’s time for Jang Mi to choose between Gi Tae and Yeo Reum, but will she be happy about her choice?

Marriage Not Dating Episode 8 : Marry Me, If You Can

Cold Open: Curtains open to reveal Jang Mi, who’s wearing a wedding dress. Jang Mi: “This person called my name like a flower”. Gi Tae’s mom: “Jang Mi (means a rose)”. The two smile at each other.

Mom is cleaning the fridge. When she thinks back to the outburst Gi Tae had regarding Jang Mi, her frustration just grows. Grandma asks mom what’s wrong so mom confesses that she thinks she lost and that Gi Tae is actually serious about Jang Mi. Grandma’s ecstatic when she hears that the marriage must take place, but she’s gone by the time mom adds, “if it can be done”.

Sleeping on Gi Tae’s bed, Jang Mi is wakened by a phone call. She sleepily answers to find out that it is Gi Tae’s phone and his mom’s on the other end. Mom’s no longer shocked that Jang Mi is in Gi Tae’s apartment and just tells her that she’s  heading up to the apartment.

Jang Mi’s confused as to how she ended up in Gi Tae’s bed but there’s no time for detective work, mom’s coming. She rushes out into the living room to find Gi Tae and Yeo Reum cuddling on the couch. LOL I love the little smirk Gi Tae has every time he winds up sleeping with Yeo Reum.

Jang Mi tries to gently wake the two boys up but it’s not until Gi Tae wakes up to find Yeo Reum’s arm around him that the two finally snap out of their peaceful slumber. Gi Tae feels violated and asks Yeo Reum, “Again?!”, which makes Jang Mi wonder when else did the two sleep together.

Yeo Reum says that he thought he was sleeping with Jang Mi but we flash back to last night when Gi Tae carried Jang Mi into his room and unceremoniously threw her on his bed, dusted off his hands and basically complained that she’s too heavy. Awww and LOL. Before he left, Gi Tae made sure that Jang Mi was covered in her blanket.

Yeo Reum realizes that Gi Tae was the one to separate him from Jang Mi and asks if it was out of jealousy. Gi Tae defends his actions by saying that it’s not right to have a woman sleep outside but Yeo Reum points out that Gi Tae’s the one who’s sick and can’t take care of himself. Yeo Reum even touches Gi Tae’s forehead to check on his fever and says, “because I held you in my arms, at least your fever went down a bit”. HAHA! Gi Tae just shoves his arm away.

Jang Mi interrupts their little bromantic moment to tell them that mom’s coming just as the door’s keypad is sounding. Yeo Reum is forced to hide in Gi Tae’s room and by the time mom is actually inside the apartment, Gi Tae and Jang Mi are acting like a very much in love couple.

Mom thinks that the two of them have started living together. Mom looks around the apartment but thankfully; she doesn’t see Yeo Reum who manages to escape her line of sight. Mom apologizes about yesterday and gives back Jang Mi’s phone before saying that as of yesterday, she stopped being suspicious of them. Gi Tae, Jang Mi and Yeo Reum are curious about what she means when mom says, “Joo Jang Mi-ssi. Oh wait, I can call you comfortably now. Jang Mi?” When mom calls out Jang Mi’s name, it literally reverberates and you can visibly see Jang Mi twitch. Mom tells Jang Mi and Gi Tae to get married and that they should have the first official meeting between the two families this weekend.

In the car, aunt asks if mom’s serious. She is, and she’s going to be using all her abilities for this marriage. Aunt is aware of how scary mom’s abilities are but mom says the scariest thing is actually when the marriage becomes a reality. Aunt understands that mom’s sending the message, “try and do it if you can”.

Jang Mi is shell-shocked that mom really wants them to get married and even Yeo Reum feels like mom’s blessing to get married, actually sounds like a death decree since the atmosphere was so cold. Jang Mi asks Gi Tae what he’s planning to do since a family meeting would just bring her parent’s hope up even more and it’s be too difficult to handle with the aftermath.

When Gi Tae sees the pot that carried the ginseng chicken soup that Jang Mi’s mom made for him, he tells her that he understands. He also doesn’t want her parents to have to be dragged into this mess even further. Of course, Jang Mi sweetly asks, “Then Gong Gi Tae…what about you?” Gi Tae just resignedly drinks his coffee and sighs.

At Hoon Dong’s restaurant the next day, Gi Tae builds the courage to call Jang Mi’s mom. When he manages to finally do it, he finds out that his mom has already called her about the family meeting. He says that he has to tell her something and wants to come find her but Jang Mi’s mom offers to meet him at his clinic.

After mom hangs up on Gi Tae, Yeo Reum comes by his table to tell him that he did good, “Jang Mi is weak hearted so her not being able to do this or that while being dragged around didn’t look good. Ending it around here is good. Thank you hyung.” Gi Tae doesn’t know how this concerns him, but to Gi Tae’s consternation, Yeo Reum says that now he can openly date Jang Mi. Yeo Reum even borrows Gi Tae’s phone to call Jang Mi to ask her to go see a movie with him that weekend.

When Jang Mi’s mom stops by his clinic, Gi Tae can’t get the words out, so what does he do? He gives mom a lower eyelid surgery. Jang Mi finds out about this as she’s about to tell everything to Hyun Hee, who’s apparently been very sad about their distance. When she asks Gi Tae what he did to her mom, Gi Tae says nothing, since he barely removed some skin under her eyes, which only took 20 minutes! Yay?

Jang Mi doesn’t understand why he performed plastic surgery on her mom if they were ending their fake relationship anyways but he says he doesn’t want to end the relationship, he just wants to delay the official meeting between the two families. He even gives her a wink, which earns him a smack from Jang Mi. We now see why he gave mom the eyelid surgery since as a result, the area around her eyes is bruised and it won’t go away for at least a week. Guess they’re going to have to postpone the meeting.

Mom’s worried about how it’ll look if she delays such an important meeting but Jang Mi tells her that she’ll let Gi Tae’s family know. Mom insists that Jang Mi can never say that it’s because she got plastic surgery so Jang Mi calls Gi Tae’s mom and tells her that mom just had surgery for hemorrhoids. Gi Tae’s mom understands that postponing the meeting is a must but when she offers to visit Jang Mi’s mom in the hospital, Jang Mi’s refusal is a bit too suspicious for her liking.

Gi Tae’s mom goes to a flower shop and calls mom about visiting since she’s heard “everything” from Jang Mi. Jang Mi mom’s thinks that Jang Mi told her about the plastic surgery and even says that Jang Mi is honest to a fault. Ha! Both mothers have two separate conversations since one thinks it’s hemorrhoids and the other is talking about plastic surgery. Gi Tae’s mom is all, it must hurt to sit down, while Jang Mi’s mom doesn’t want Gi Tae’s mom to visit since it’s difficult to look at, which earns her some strange looks. Gi Tae’s mom puts on the guilt saying that she thought she or Gi Tae did something wrong but it must be that Jang Mi’s mom doesn’t care that much for her daughter’s wedding. Jang Mi’s mom agrees to have the meeting as planned and Gi Tae’s mom feigns concern. After hanging up, Gi Tae’s mom even asks for a refund on her flower arrangement. LOL

The dreaded weekend comes and Jang Mi’s mom dons her sunglasses for the family meeting. Jang Mi tries to stop her parents from going but fails so she’s dragged along and has to postpone her movie date with a very confused Yeo Reum who thought the fake relationship ended.

Gi Tae runs to the venue where his family is and tries to stop the meeting from happening but also gets shut down. Jang Mi’s family arrives, Gi Tae and Jang Mi send signals to each other, introductions take place and then Jang Mi’s mom is even given a donut cushion for her sore buttocks. Haha! Grandma asks Jang Mi’s mom to take her sunglasses off so Jang Mi’s lie is revealed and mom is embarrassed so she exclaims that her rear end is healthy. Gi Tae’s mom just looks at Jang Mi while the rest of the family laugh at Jang Mi’s mom’s bluntness.

When mealtime comes, Gi Tae’s dad acts affectionate towards his wife, putting food on her plate, which just earns them a look from Jang Mi, for their great acting. Jang Mi’s mom looks at her husband who just eats on his own, and since she can’t see behind her glasses, she makes a mess while reaching for the food.

Gi Tae’s mom tells Jang Mi’s parents that she wants to hold their wedding sooner, hopefully within the next 2 months. Jang Mi’s mom says that since Jang Mi’s their only daughter, she wants to take things slow, but Gi Tae’s mom says that her family will take care of everything which makes mom happy. Ugh. At least Jang Mi’s dad is sensible enough to say that they should take care of something, but mom shushes him.

After dinner, aunt, grandma and dad break out into laughter after what happened at the meeting. Mom doesn’t find anything funny but grandma says that Jang Mi’s family are good people and it’s been a while since their family have been able to look at each other’s faces and laugh together. At someone else’s expense but okay. Dad tells mom to lighten up and even reaches for her hand but mom pulls away. Hmmm.

Once at home, Jang Mi’s dad says that it’s curious that Gi Tae’s family wants to rush the wedding and are even willing to pay for everything, but that just leads into a huge argument with mom.

Gi Tae asks Jang Mi to meet him in front of her house. Gi Tae hands her a first official family meeting gift and tells her to give it to her parents. Jang Mi looks at Gi Tae and smiles, saying that at least he looks like he’s sorry. Gi Tae asks about her parents and Jang Mi just tells him the truth, her parents started fighting as soon as they stepped inside the house. Gi Tae apologizes and he promises that he’ll take care of her mother’s wrinkles forever. Aw. This causes Jang Mi to smile but she says she’s worried about what else is awaiting them.

Jang Mi gets a call from Gi Tae’s mom, who calls her by the now dreaded two words, “Jang Mi”. For the next few days, the two go on multiple shopping trips for everything in preparation for the wedding. Poor Jang Mi never gets anytime for herself. Mom even wants Jang Mi to buy gifts for all of Gi Tae’s aunts and when Jang Mi tells her honestly that she can’t handle it, mom gets all smug and asks if that means Jang Mi can’t get married. Mom continues to threaten Jang Mi by saying that she’s just thinking for their own good since they can’t stay alive in the household with just their feelings.

Mom also adds her sexist’s comments to the trips. She wants Jang Mi to quit working since after she’s married, she’ll be responsible for the cooking and housekeeping. Mom even takes her to a gynecologist and Jang Mi thinks it’s ridiculous, “I’m not a hen that lays eggs, nor a cow that lays calves”. Jang Mi continues to throw out some good points about how mom isn’t worrying about her but just about the future baby. She says that the exam itself isn’t horrifying, it’s just that she can’t believe she has to have this type of exam with Gi Tae’s mom instead of her own mom. Mom says that it’s because Jang Mi has to have kids as soon as she’s married and even gives Jang Mi a timeline on when her 3 kids will happen.

Jang Mi doesn’t know why she has to live by mom’s plans since her body is her but mom just says that Jang Mi is entering a household where progeny is precious so that kind of egotistical mindset needs to go. Mom gets up, flips her hair and smirks. 

Yeo Reum waits for Jang Mi at a jokbal restaurant but Jang Mi’s being held up by mom, who took her to a traditional health clinic. Poor Yeo Reum has to sit at the table awkwardly, without eating, while the line for a table continues to grow. He’s still waiting by the time the restaurant closes.

Jang Mi finally arrives and apologizes, but she’s lucky since Yeo Reum smiles and tells her that he bought takeout.

They go back to Gi Tae’s apartment and Gi Tae’s shocked to see that she bought more things. Jang Mi explains that she can’t help it since mom seems to have a supernatural hold over her or something. She gives Gi Tae the receipt for just about $12,000. Gi Tae can’t believe the things she bought and scolds her like a husband. Gi Tae even brings Yeo Reum into the conversation by saying that it looks like Jang Mi really wants to marry him so Jang Mi promises to return everything.

Jang Mi sits down angrily to eat the food and Gi Tae steals a seat next to her. He tells her that no one can beat Jang Mi at what she does best; causing a ruckus. Jang Mi agrees and is determined to not be dragged around by mom anymore, she’ll just tell mom things like when she gets married, Gi Tae will do the housework and cooking or she won’t have kids yet since she’s still young. Gi Tae heartily agrees and the two drink their beer in celebration. Their interaction doesn’t go unnoticed by Yeo Reum who seems rather affected by their camaraderie and even tells Jang Mi that he’s a bit jealous by how excited they are.

When Gi Tae isn’t close by, Jang Mi tells Yeo Reum that the department store is closed tomorrow and the day after is her day off. Yeo Reum suggests that they spend some time together in someplace far away. When Gi Tae comes back, he asks what they were talking about but they’re both mum.

The next day, Yeo Reum prepares some food for their romantic getaway and meets Jang Mi outside of Hoon Dong’s restaurant. Gi Tae suddenly appears and asks what they’re doing meeting in the light of day. Jang Mi says that, as a bride-to-be, she’s trying to relieve her stress. When Yeo Reum goes to get his bike, Gi Tae jumps on Jang Mi’s bike, lying that his mom is there so Jang Mi, in her panic, hops on as well. Yeo Reum returns and sees the two biking away.

They’re obviously close enough for Yeo Reum to chase them, but before he can, Hoon Dong shows up and asks for a chat. Hoon Dong calls Yeo Reum a bastard and tells him to stop confusing Jang Mi since Gi Tae and her are getting married. Yeo Reum thought Hoon Dong still had feelings for Jang Mi but Hoon Dong says that although it was difficult to let her go, Gi Tae really likes her and Gi Tae’s his only best friend so Yeo Reum needs to get lost. Yeo Reum laughs and says that Hoon Dong’s actually the one out of the loop and he should hear the real story from Gi Tae. Hoon Dong just thinks Yeo Reum is trying to separate him from Gi Tae. LOL Hoon Dong tells Yeo Reum to go wash his car and to wash his heart while he’s at it.

Sitting behind Gi Tae on the bike, Jang Mi thinks they can slow down now but Gi Tae tells her to hold on tight since he’s going to go real fast. He’s trying to help her relieve her stress and she’s just surprised that he’s even caring for her so he pulls her arm around his waist. She wants him to let her off since Yeo Reum’s waiting for her but Gi Tae just pushes forward. That is until he reaches a hill he struggles surmounting so he tells her to get off, which causes her to crack up at his lack of stamina.

They end up walking through a picturesque field and Gi Tae goes through the lunch pack for something to drink. Jang Mi doesn’t understand why he’s doing this to her. If he can’t help her with her dating, he better stop it. Gi Tae asks if Yeo Reum is her boyfriend and when she says that he is, Gi Tae pokes her with this sad puppy face and asks if she actually heard Yeo Reum say, “Let’s date”. Jang Mi thinks that’s ridiculous so Gi Tae asked if they kissed yet. He doesn’t think so but when she admits that they did, he’s so shocked he spits the cherry tomato back out and scolds her for going that far when they barely started and then goes to call her easy. She gets pissed so she hops on the bike and he tries to use his mom to stop her but she realizes that he probably lied earlier. She bikes away and leaves him behind.

When she gets back to the restaurant, his mom actually arrives and drags her off to a dress shop. Jang Mi tries to get a hold of Gi Tae but he’s at a gym (that’s fast) and can’t hear his phone vibrating. Jang Mi tries on the wedding dress mom picked for her and although she likes it, she lies and says that it’s not her style.

She runs off to find the shortest dress and mom tries to advise her otherwise.

By some unfortunate coincidence, Se Ah is also working out at the same gym as Gi Tae. He doesn’t want to talk to her but she just forces her apology on him. She tells him to look at her and he just wonderfully says “even if I look at you, I can’t tell what your true feelings are”. Burn!!! She agrees, and says that he looks confused these days about who is actually by his side and who’s faking it. Oh just shut up! She says that she wants to be on the same side with him and suggests they take a trip to the ocean. Of course Gi Tae rejects her and says that he hates places with a lot of people. He walks off but he leaves his phone behind on the treadmill. 

Jang Mi tries on the short dress and shows it to Gi Tae’s mom when her own mom shows up. Although her mom thinks she looks pretty in the dress, Gi Tae mom does what she does best and gets mom to agree that the dress is a bit inappropriate.

Jang Mi tries to call Gi Tae but of course Se Ah ends up answering his phone. Don’t know why she thinks she has the right to do that but anyways, Jang Mi tells her the predicatment she’s stuck in and for Gi Tae to come help her. Se Ah says she’ll relay the message once Gi Tae gets out of the shower. After she hangs up, Se Ah realizes that Jang Mi probably misunderstood and smiles. 

In the parking lot, Gi Tae gets in his car and Se Ah just jumps into the passenger seat. She tells him about Jang Mi and tags along. 

Jang Mi sadly tries on dress after dress. Each time Gi Tae’s mom gives her a harsh comment and even her mom just goes along. Jang Mi says in a voiceover,

Jang Mi finally can’t take it anymore so she apologizes and runs outside while still in her dress. Looks like mom won. Jang Mi runs into Gi Tae. They have a long charged moment of looking at each other but then Se Ah ruins the moment by getting out of the car. Gi Tae just looks Jang Mi up and down in the wedding dress. Yeo Reum appears in Hoon Dong’s car and calls for her. Her mom appears and also calls for her.

She looks confusedly towards Yeo Reum but Gi Tae says, “Wait a moment. I’ll go to you.”

Jang Mi looks at him, a bit conflicted, but she makes her choice and runs toward Yeo Reum.

In the car, Jang Mi is on the verge of tears so when Yeo Reum says the one sentence she wanted to hear all day, “you look pretty”, she can no longer hold it back and the tears just start falling.

Gi Tae stands in the same spot, looking hurt and conflicted, and continues to look towards the direction Jang Mi and Yeo Reum drove off in.

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Marriage Not Dating Episode 7

by DRAMAPENCHANT

When you’re not okay, it’s alright to admit it.

 Marriage Not Dating Episode 7 :  Even Though It’s Not Okay, It’s Okay

Gi Tae is performing a surgery and blood splatters on his face (again). I think someone needs to invest in a face shield or some safety goggles. We go flash back to a scene where Gi Tae is speeding through the streets, running red lights and almost hitting pedestrian. He storms into his clinic and frantically looks around. He worriedly looks down and yells, Joo Jang Mi!

After the events of last episode, aunt goes to show mom a picture of the kiss between Jang Mi and Gi Tae. Aunt’s worried that mom won’t be okay after seeing the picture but mom insists she’ll be fine. Before mom can see the picture, grandma catches a glimpse and starts laughing in delight. Aunt’s even proud at the angle she took the picture in. When mom does finally see the picture, she can barely look at it for longer than 2 seconds before getting a headache. LOL so dramatic.

In bed, Gi Tae thinks back to the kiss. After they pulled apart, Jang Mi informed Gi Tae that his aunt’s watching them. Gi Tae, all while touching his lips, reminds Jang Mi that she said she was throwing him away but she tells him, “Because you really didn’t look okay”.

Both Jang Mi and Gi Tae get out of bed, claiming it’s too hot and goes to the kitchen for something to drink. Gi Tae goes for a bottle of water while our little alcoholic goes for a nice cold can of beer. Everyone seems to have their own way of dealing with the recent events. Yeo Reum cleans the restaurant kitchen and Se Ah drinks alone at a bar.

At a drive-in theater, Gi Tae’s cheating dad is on a date with his mistress. Mistress is totally annoying and asks dad if mom is still putting her neck out for Gi Tae’s marriage. Dad seems to get uncomfortable at the mention of his family, but mistress continues to say that marriage is only one out of many ways and then gets snuggly with Mr. Cheater McCheaterson again.

Next day, Mr. Cheater McCheaterson tries to start a conversation with mom and she just wants him to get to the point. He asks for a glass of water, which makes me think that along with a lack of fidelity, he also doesn’t have arms or legs since he can’t seem to do anything for himself. He asks if there’s still hope left between Gi Tae and Se Ah and then continues to creep me out by saying that a director at his company is trying to date Se Ah. Ewwww. Mom says she understands and that she always plays the part of the villain. Aint nobody making you do that. Just sayin. She picks up her phone and calls Se Ah.

Back at the restaurant, Yeo Reum fawns over some expensive truffles that chef jut bought for the kitchen. Chef puts it in the fridge all while giving off a shady vibe.

Jang Mi bikes up to the restaurant and spots aunt spying on her. Gotta say, aunt’s not very good at her job. When Gi Tae rolls up in his car, Jang Mi acts excited, links arms with a very uncomfortable Gi Tae and drags him into the restaurant for breakfast.

Once inside, Gi Tae pushes her off but she just pulls him over to a window table. When they sit down, all Gi Tae can focus on are her mesmerizing lips. Ha! Jang Mi says that they should straighten out what happened yesterday and Gi Tae says that he chose Jang Mi so that those pesky things called feelings won’t happen between the two of them. He barely gets that out before Jang Mi’s lips captivate him again. He stutters that the only reason they are doing this is so that he can be alone and he wishes that she wouldn’t approach him if he doesn’t need her and that she’d refrain from touching him.

Jang Mi reminds him that she did all that because of him and even a moment ago, it was because aunt was watching them. She gives him a pat on the hand and he goes for an empty glass, hoping that there’d be water. She can’t believe that she wasted her precious lips on a guy like him and especially in front of Yeo Reum.

Yeo Reum appears and agrees that she was a little too much. She just kisses anyone, anywhere and Gi Tae chimes in and says that it was probably because she couldn’t hold back her feelings before getting shushed by Jang Mi. Yeo Reum continues to say that Jang Mi’s a fool for kissing a guy that means nothing to her, which earns a “What do I nothave?” from Gi Tae. Though she’s a fool, Yeo Reum ends by saying that he likes the fool-like Joo Jang Mi.

After introducing the truffle special, Yeo Reum leaves and Jang Mi asks Gi Tae if Yeo Reum just confessed to her. Gi Tae says no but when Jang Mi still thinks that she just received a confession, Gi Tae sourly says, “Is there a confession where a girl is called a fool?” Jang Mi just glares at Gi Tae before receiving a text from Yeo Reum asking her to come at night. She’s all smiles until she sees Gi Tae sneaking a peek at her the text, which prompts her to get up and leave.

In the car, Hoon Dong’s mom goes through the restaurants expense reports and wonders if the ingredients, and their hefty price tags, aren’t a bit excessive. Hoon Dong says that the chef is a bit greedy when it comes to his cooking but mom tells Hoon Dong to keep his employees in line, fearing that Hoon Dong might be harboring some rat-like bastards in his kitchen.

That night, Jang Mi and Yeo Reum go to their usual hang out spot aka the kitchen. Jang Mi confesses that she feels like she’s doing something bad but Yeo Reum says that he’s not bad, he’s just thrilling. He says that it’s fun since it’s like he’s meeting a woman whose about to get married. Jang Mi tells him that for now, it’ll be hard for the two of them to meet since if they get caught, Gi Tae will have to marry someone he doesn’t like. 

Yeo Reum says he doesn’t really care about Gi Tae and the only reason he meets at night is so that he can cook her delicious meals. He takes out a savory egg custard and tops it with some super duper thick slices of truffles. Although the smells a bit weird, Jang Mi still thinks it’s delicious. What doesn’t she like?

Chef comes back to the restaurant, talking to someone about the best quality truffles he just bought. Jang Mi and Yeo Reum hears someone coming so they frantically run, which causes the same exact pack of expensive truffles to fall on the ground and get stepped on by Jang Mi. Chef arrives in the kitchen, still talking on the phone about how his boss doesn’t have time to care about what he buys, and when he sees his precious truffles, all smushed on the floor, he starts screaming and tearing up.

The next day, Hoon Dong, who’s looking rather dapper, finds out that Yeo Reum stepped on the truffles and he’s not happy. He says that he never considered Yeo Reum as an employee, trusting him 100%, yet this is how he gets repaid. Hoon Dong thinks that Yeo Reum is the same person that has been sneaking into the kitchen to steal ingredients but Yeo Reum denies the accusation. He admits that he uses the kitchen to cook, but he only uses ingredients that are going to be thrown out anyways.

Hoon Dong takes out a USB with the CCTV footage and says that he’ll watch it if Yeo Reum doesn’t admit to the crime. Chef looks a little too uncomfortable to be innocent. Chef suggests that Hoon Dong just fire Yeo Reum, but thankfully, Hoon Dong also finds it suspicious that Chef was in the kitchen at that time. Chef lies and says it’s because he forgot his cellphone. In the kitchen, Yeo Reum confronts chef about his blatant lie and then turns to go find $5000 dollars to pay for the truffles.

At work, Hyun Hee cries and tells Jang Mi that she’ll have to leave, no longer being able to look at Jang Mi since when she does, she thinks of Hoon Dong. She apologizes and Jang Mi feels guilty since it looks like Hyun Hee’s feelings are sincere. Why do I feel like those are crocodile tears?

Back at the restaurant, Hoon Dong looks through the CCTV footage and sees Jang Mi secretly meeting with Yeo Reum. He’s shocked and that’s when Jang Mi decides to appear in front of him. She tells him to meet with Hyun Hee since she sincerely likes him but Hoon Dong asks if that’s really okay. Jang Mi tells him to meet Hyun Hee with a sincere heart and to not hurt Hyun Hee like he did to her.

Hoon Dong listens to this with a sardonic smile and then asks how Jang Mi could do that to him as he shows her the CCTV footage. In his own restaurant, behind his back, she was acting all lovey-dovey with Yeo Reum. Jang Mi looks around and thinks that Hoon Dong might have fired Yeo Reum so she stands up for him. Hoon Dong just can’t believe that during the day Jang Mi would say that she’s marrying his closest friend and then at night, spend time with a younger flower boy who happens to be an employee at his restaurant.

Jang Mi tells him that not all he sees is the truth and starts to explain when he cuts her off, saying it’ll only hurt his heart more. He gets up and goes outside to meet an “innocent” looking Hyun Hee. He apologizes for messing around with her when he had someone else in his heart. He tells Hyun Hee that he can’t comfortably two-time two friends at once, while pointedly looking towards Jang Mi. Hyun Hee tears up and says that she hates Jang Mi. 

Hoon Dong meets up with Gi Tae and tells him what he knows but Gi Tae just says that he doesn’t care since marriage and dating are two different things. Yeo Reum isn’t worth worrying about and he gives them two months. Surprisingly, Hoon Dong’s the insightful one who points out that Gi Tae must really like Jang Mi. Gi Tae chokes on his wine and Hoon Dong calls him pathetic. He says that he’s known Gi Tae for a long time now and he knows that Gi Tae’s just trying to rationalize the situation. Gi Tae’s acting cool and unaffected in order to keep Jang Mi next to him. Gi Tae argues that he’s not acting cool, he is cool, but Hoon Dong says he knows that Gi Tae really cares a lot just by seeing the way he fusses over Yeo Reum. Gi Tae gets defensive and methinks, he doth protests too much.

Hoon Dong says that he talked to Gi Tae’s mom earlier and was going to show her the CCTV of Yeo Reum and Jang Mi but decided against it. Gi Tae freaks out and begs Hoon Dong to keep his mouth shut and Hoon Dong just thinks Gi Tae must really like Jang Mi a lot. Gi Tae starts downing glass after glass of wine and when Hoon Dong asks if he’s okay, he says that he’s fine. Love their friendship!

Yeo Reum waits for Jang Mi to get off of work and he tells her that although he didn’t get fired, he did get kicked onto the streets. It cost his entire fortune to pay for the truffles they ruined. Jang Mi feels sorry so Yeo Reum asks if he can stay at her place for the time being.

Gi Tae is in his apartment playing some videogames but he can’t concentrate since he keeps thinking about his kiss with Jang Mi and Hoon Dong’s words. He’s in denial when Jang Mi walks in, as if she owns the place, and asks if he didn’t hear her ringing the doorbell. Ha! If you’re gonna walk in anyways, what’s the point of ringing the doorbell? Courtesy? LOL Gi Tae actually looks happy to see her until he’s greeted by Yeo Reum.

Jang Mi asks Gi Tae for a favor, let Yeo Reum crash in his apartment for a few days. Gi Tae just glares at her and she tries to appease him with her smile. It obviously doesn’t work since next thing you know, Gi Tae is throwing Jang Mi and Yeo Reum out the door. Jang Mi can’t believe he’s doing this to her after all she’s done for him but Gi Tae just asks what she’s done for him. Ummmm pick me, pick me, I know!!! Before going inside, he reminds her that the reason for their fake marriage is so that he can live alone.

Once inside his apartment, Gi Tae’s fuming when he receives a call from Se Ah. She knows he’s still mad yet decides that she’s going to drop by since he’s alone. Mom’s with her so Gi Tae freaks out when he realizes that Jang Mi and Yeo Reum are still on the premises.

Outside, Yeo Reum decides that he’ll stay at a sauna for the time being and Jang Mi apologizes. Yeo Reum tells her that they’ll call it even now when Gi Tae approaches them and asks what they are still doing there. Jang Mi, steps in front of Yeo Reum to protect him from Gi Tae’s wrath but he just takes Yeo Reum’s belongings and throws them behind a pillar. When Gi Tae tells Jang Mi that his mom is coming, Jang Mi actually helps Gi Tae push Yeo Reum behind the pillar to hide. LOL

They act like a lovey-dovey couple, with arms around each other, just as mom and Se Ah arrives. Se Ah says that she was told he was alone but Gi Tae tells her that he said that so he and Jang Mi wouldn’t be disturbed. He knows what mom’s intentions are coming with Se Ah, but Se Ah just pipes in, saying that mom’s only intention is for her son to live and eat well. Bootlicker.

Gi Tae tells mom to bring the cucumber kimchi home but Jang Mi grabs it, which earns her a light nudge from Gi Tae, and says she’ll eat it all. She points out that if mom was going to come with side dishes, mom could have told her instead of bringing Se Ah. Mom says that it’s because she’s been friends with Se Ah for a long time but Jang Mi asks, “Not because you hate me? You’re against me, right? If you’re going to be against me like this, our Gi Tae may have to live alone forever.”  Mom can’t believe that Jang Mi would dare threaten her but Jang Mi just tells mom that she’s just worried the Gong family line might end.

Mom clarifies, saying she’s not against Jang Mi so Jang Mi grabs mom’s arm and says that’s good, since she wants to get closer to mom. Mom pushes Jang Mi’s hand off but Jang Mi just continues to say that she’d like to have a girl’s day out with mom. Gi Tae just stands next to her with this look that I can only describe as proud. Yep, our girl’s all grown up and ready for this game. Mom loses this round and decides to leave.

Jang Mi tells Gi Tae that she’ll make it so that he lives alone for the rest of his life, but for the next few days, he needs to live with Yeo Reum. Yeo Reum reappears and puts an arm around Jang Mi which earns him a rather disgruntled look from Gi Tae.

Back inside the apartment, Yeo Reum is basically a Jang Mi 2.0. He runs around the house, curious about everything, so Gi Tae just forbids him from doing just about anything and everything. The only thing he’s given is an 8-hour window from 11 PM until 8 AM where he’ll be allowed to sleep on the couch.

Yeo Reum runs to the massage chair and asks if he can sleep there instead but Gi Tae pulls him off. Jang Mi grabs onto Gi Tae’s sweater, and you can see Gi Tae is shaken by her touch. He didn’t know she was still there and she asks if he’s okay before she grabs the two boy’s hands and tells them to get along. She leaves and Gi Tae just looks after her with a longing look, probably wishing she were his roommate instead.

In the car, mom apologizes to Se Ah for having to see that sort of scene. Se Ah doesn’t mind since when they were younger, every time Gi Tae dated other girls, she experienced similar situations. She arrogantly says the even though she and Gi Tae were just friends, other girls would be jealous and wary of her. Bleh! Mom wonders where all those girls went so that now there’s only Se Ah next to him. You forgot Jang Mi!

Mom asks about Se Ah’s dad and wonders if he’s gotten over the broken engagement from 3 years ago. Se Ah says that her dad still likes Gi Tae and wants to bring him over to their hospital. Se Ah slyly brings up the fact that dad wants to meet with Gi Tae but thinking Jang Mi might misunderstand, Gi Tae will probably decline. Mom says that she’ll take care of it. Dun dun dun. That’s never a good thing to hear.

The next morning, Gi Tae is freezing in bed. He reaches for some of the blankets and cuddles up to the person lying in bed next to him until he realizes it is Yeo Reum. Turns out, it was so cold in the morning that Yeo Reum snuck into bed with Gi Tae. Gi Tae tells Yeo Reum to get out but Yeo Reum doesn’t know why it’s such a big deal. Gi Tae even looks under the covers to make sure all clothes are on before storming out.

Gi Tae sits down to eat breakfast and Yeo Reum just watches him eat like a puppy since it’s forbidden for him to eat inside the apartment. Gi Tae wonders if Yeo Reum is doing all this just to anger him and asks if Yeo Reum doesn’t have any other place to go. Yeo Reum says that all his friends are girls, he lost contact with his relatives, he never had a dad and his mom ran away. Gi Tae is taken aback and feels a pang of sympathy so he leaves and lets Yeo Reum eat the rest of the breakfast.

Yeo Reum tries to hitch a ride to work with Gi Tae but gets denied! So petty. Although rejected, Yeo Reum says that Gi Tae is cuter than he looks. I agree. In the car Gi Tae starts coughing. Looks like another drama character with a super weak immune system is getting sick!

At the clinic, Gi Tae tells his nurse that he’s going to go home to rest. Before he leaves, he asks the nurse about the electrical maintenance that’s happening tonight. Apparently, it’s going to occur between 8 PM until tomorrow morning and the entrance with be blocked and all the phones lines will be out. Hmmm, I wonder how this will play into our story…

As he leaves, Jang Mi’s mom calls to make an appointment but is told that the doc is out due to a cold. Mom decides to make Gi Tae some samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) and tells Jang Mi to deliver it. Jang Mi’s surprised to hear that he’s sick but she’s too tired to go. Mom offers to deliver it so off Jang Mi goes.

On her way, she gets a call from mom about having a girl’s day right now. Jang Mi meets with aunt at a department store, while carrying her pot of soup, and aunt makes her try on numerous outfits. Mom also calls Gi Tae and tells him to meet her and Jang Mi for dinner. Gi Tae calls Jang Mi while she’s in the dressing room and she begs him to save her. Jang Mi is worried that his mom probably really likes her now but Gi Tae assures her that that’s not the case. LOL Gi Tae instructs her to go along and just buy anything she wants for a “wasteful, mindless chick” concept. She’s amazed that he can be so wicked even when sick and before she hangs up, he tells her “hwaiting”! Cute.

Aunt tortures Jang Mi with multiple outfit changes, a staircase workout and a complete makeover. Jang Mi continues to carry the pot of soup with her throughout the day. After, I assume many, many hours; both are exhausted so they go to Gi Tae’s clinic to rest up. Aunt says that Gi Tae and mom will come pick them up but when Jang Mi takes out her phone to call Gi Tae, aunt stops her, saying it’s unattractive for a girl to rush a guy. Suuure.

When Jang Mi falls asleep, aunt grabs her phone and leaves her behind. Uh oh. Aunt reports back to mom, who asks how aunt can leave Jang Mi alone. It’s not out of concern for Jang Mi’s safety, she’s just worried Jang Mi would call Gi Tae. Aunt tells mom that not possible since she stole Jang Mi’s phone and she gives it to mom to hold onto.

Gi Tae arrives at the restaurant and sees Se Ah. He asks her why she’s there but Se Ah just says that her dad will come later to meet him as well. Gi Tae doesn’t understand why she’s involving their parents and Se Ah says that she’s uncomfortable about it as well. Suuuuuuuure. She suggests that they leave while their parents talk and slides over a hotel room key. She tells him that if he goes with her, she’ll give him a present in the form of the SD card from the camera. OMG, violence is not the answer but I want to smack her so bad right now. She threatens him with the pictures but I’’m just rolling my yes, it’s seriously just a picture of Jang Mi and Yeo Reum holding hands, not like they were kissing or anything.

Mom shows up and Gi Tae immediately asks about Jang Mi. Is aunt holding onto her? When Mom lies and says that Jang Mi is having a good time on her girl’s day out, Gi Tae doesn’t believe her and takes out his phone to call Jang Mi. Gi Tae realizes that Jang Mi’s phone is vibrating in Mom’s purse so Gi Tae hangs up and calls again to make sure he’s hearing it correctly.

Gi Tae tells his mom to pick up the call and mom tries to excuse herself. Gi Tae asks how mom has Jang Mi’s phone and asks where Jang Mi’s at right now.

Jang Mi finally wakes up and finds her phone gone. It’s 8 PM sharp so the lights go out. Jang Mi struggles to find a way out (even though it’s really not that dark…) but soon realizes it’s not a prank and she’s locked in. Ummmmm this seems like a fire hazard. Shouldn’t someone have checked to make sure no one was inside before locking the doors? Jang Mi starts freaking out since she’s alone and struggles again to find a phone to call 911. She accidentally knocks the soup over onto herself.

Bravo! Shut them down! Seriously, those two were pissing me off in that conversation. Gi Tae storms out and leaves behind two very speechless ladies.

Gi Tae drives to his clinic like a mad-man, running red lights and almost hitting pedestrians. All he can think of is Jang Mi’s fear of being left alone and what her dad told him when they drank together.  Once he reaches his clinic, he runs into Yeo Reum  and tells him that Jang Mi got locked up in the clinic.

Gi Tae and Yeo Reum pry the door open…but shouldn’t Gi Tae have a key for his own clinic?

Anywaaays, once inside, the two frantically search for Jang Mi. Gi Tae sees the spilled ginseng chicken soup and really starts to worry. He goes into his office and sees Jang Mi huddled under his desk.

Jang Mi is relieved to see him and Gi Tae, who’s sweating bullets, starts scolding her out of worry. He asks why she’s here and when Jang Mi says that it’s because aunt told her to wait, he just continues to yell at her to have some common sense even if she’s stupid. Jang Mi starts crying and says she suffered so much because of him and Gi Tae looks like he’s feeling guilty and angry, probably at himself. Hug her, hug her, hug her!

Too late, Yeo Reum takes the opportunity and swoops in to give Jang Mi a hug. Jang Mi continues to cry into Yeo Reum and says that she was really scared while Yeo Reum tries to sooth her. Poor girl.

Back at the apartment, Jang Mi is sad about wasting the soup and then goes to clean herself up. Yeo Reum thinks he can make something delicious out of what’s left and Gi Tae actually lets him use the kitchen to do so. Awww, you want to cheer her up, don’t you?

Yeo Reum makes a pasta dish out of what’s left and Jang Mi’s impressed. Gi Tae just sits on the side, remarking that pasta is what you make when you can’t cook, even though he was totally salivating while Yeo Reum was cooking. Jang Mi tries it and surprise; she thinks it’s delicious. She tells Gi Tae to try some but he claims he has no appetite so she goes over to where he’s sitting and feeds him. They’re sooooo cute. Yeo Reum notices their sweet moment.

Gi Tae tells Jang Mi that he feels guilty towards her mother and that he doesn’t deserve such things. Jang Mi tells him that it’s okay, when else would her mom possibly think of having a doctor as a son-in-law? Yeo Reum interrupts their heart-to-heart and Jang Mi suggests that they drink wine. Gi Tae, foolishly tries to stop them from having a drinking party while he’s sick, but eventually just smiles in resignation.

The three of them have a cute little party and they all feed each other the food. Yeo Reum shows off his singing and guitar playing talents but Gi Tae just stares at Jang Mi. She notices and signals him to pay attention to Yeo Reum.

They all start messing around and doing some adorable top-body dance moves while laughing at each other.

Juxtaposing the fun our three’s having, we cut to Se Ah who’s sadly drinking alone in a bar. She thinks back to Gi Tae’s outburst and remembers back to when Gi Tae broke up with her 3 years ago, telling her that they’re both better suited alone. She starts tearing up, asking what she should do since she’s not okay. If she’s trying for some sympathy, sorry there’s none from me. I’m all out. Actually, I just don’t want to waste any on the devil incarnate.

Gi Tae can’t sleep due to his cough so he goes out to the kitchen for some water and finds a huge mess. He’s about to clean up when he notices Jang Mi sleeping, her head snuggled on Yeo Reum’s shoulder. By the way, Yeo Reum, who sleeps with their hand in their pockets?! Looking at Jang Mi, he thinks back to all the times that people have asked if he’s okay and he finally admits, “No. I’m not okay.” 

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