A Majeong boy, Ji-yul, has been caught stealing from a local resident. Ji-yul says he doesn’t know what the missing items are, as they belong to his grandparents. The woman with Ji-yul tells the police that she is biased against a Majeong resident and is not sure if Ji-yul is telling the truth. ..
Huidong village women drag Ji-yul into their fight with Majeong villagers, asking him to date Ja-young as part of their ongoing rivalry. When Ji-yul blurts out that he has a girlfriend in Seoul, the women are shocked and Ja-young is left feeling betrayed. ..
Ja-young, a young man from the village, offers to help clean up the house that was compromised due to the incident. He discusses his dejection with the people in the village and Ja-young asks if he has any good memories from his time in Huidong as a child.
Ji-yul says that he did not have any good memories of the village and Ja-young is taken aback. She agrees to his request of maintaining a distance from him and leaves. That night, Ja-young vents about Ji-yul with Sang-hyeon and tells him how the vet was her secret childhood friend. She mentions that he had forgotten her completely. ..
Ja-young and Sang-hyeon are talking about Ja-young’s memories of her time in Huidong village. Sang-hyeon says that he remembers everything, but Ja-young takes his feelings lightly. Ji-yul cleans his house when he gets a call from Dr Choi, and they chat about his time in Huidong village.
He tells Dr. Choi how he got rid of Ja-young, but claims that Ji-yul should be more open-minded and let people into his life rather than pushing them away. The next morning, he finds Ja-young taking Seon-dong to school when Ji-yul and she have an awkward run-in. She tells him she was not there to intervene in his life and was there to see Seon-dong, and walks away. ..
The child asks Ja-young if she fought with Ji-yul, but she denies it. Ja-young tells Seon-dong she is only complying with the vet’s requests and giving him the space he needs.
Ji-yul has a busy day and appears to be looking to meet Ja-young but feigns ignorance when Officer Geun-mo tells him she is busy. He is leaving Majeong village when he spots Ja-young with the women of the town.
The women in the town are badmouthing Ja-young’s mother for abandoning a girl like Ja-young. Ji-yul overhears their conversation and is embarrassed. She takes leave following Ja-young. He offers her a ride back inside the town, but she declines the offer.
Ji-yul is concerned about Ja-young and keeps looking at her as she walks to Huidong through a shortcut. Sang-hyeon watches from a distance and leaves.
Ji-yul visits the animal hospital and is unable to frame his questions about Ja-young. He then visits the coffee shop and makes himself a beverage. Ja-young meets him there and the villager assumed that Ji-yul will be joining them to help at Sang-hyeon’s peach farm.
The entire village has gathered together to protect their crops from the harsh weather. Ja-young helps Ji-yul and the two bond after Ji-yul apologises for his harsh words from the day before. The village women warn Sang-hyeon and tell him that Ji-yul could snatch Ja-young away if he did not act fast.
Sang-hyeon and Ja-young have been dating for a while now, but Ji-yul has always wanted to buy a truck from him. Sang-hyeon tells him that he’s not the only one who wants to buy a truck from him, and they all laugh.
Ji-yul and Sang-hyeon negotiate a deal for one of his many trucks. Sang-hyeon states a very high price for the truck Ji-yul is interested in.
Ja-young and Sang-hyeon offer to be Ji-yul’s pretend wives in order to save them both the hassle and reduce the price of their truck.
Ja-young reassures Sang-hyeon that he can still be friends with Ji-yul, even though Ji-yul has left. ..
The Episode Review
Ji-yul is a typical introverted K-drama character. He likes Ja-young but wants to make it seem like he is unbothered. I love how Ja-young is trying her best to keep her emotions at bay and deals with him and the rest of the village politely. ..
The story so far is predictable and I hope the show progresses into something better. I empathize with Sang-yeon so I hope the makers are working on a different romance angle for him.
Ji-yul is slowly warming up to Ja-young and the intrusive Huidong people. I feel like by the end of the show, he will surely leave Seoul and return to the small town to live there. ..
