The boy is from the neighbouring village, Majeong and was stealing in order to buy gifts for his girlfriend. Ji-yul tells the cops that he is not sure what the missing items are as the house belongs to his grandparents. The woman with the young boy tells Ja-young she is being biased toward a Majeong resident. The women of Huidong village fight with the Majeong villager and they drag Ji-yul in the middle of their fight. They ask him to date Ja-young as part of their Majeong vs Hiding banter but he blurts out that he has a girlfriend in Seoul shocking everyone, including Ja-young. Ja-young runs outside following Ji-yul and offers to help clean up his house that was compromised due to the incident. They discuss his dejection with the people in the village and Ja-young asks if he has no 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. Sang-hyeon tells Ja-young that he is the person who remembers everything about her but she 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 he 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 here to intervene in his life and was here 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, particularly Mal-geum are badmouthing Ja-young’s mother for abandoning a girl like Ja-young. Ji-yul overhears their conversation which embarrasses Ja-young. She takes leave following Ja-young. He offers her a ride back inside the town but she declines the offer. Sang-hyeon watches the two from a distance on his truck and leaves. Ji-yul is concerned about Ja-young and keeps looking at her as she walks to Huidong through a shortcut. Back at the animal hospital, Ji-yul tries to enquire about Ja-young but is unable to frame his questions. 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 up to cover peaches to protect them 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. After their work is done, Ji-yul tells Sang-hyeon that he would like to purchase a truck from him. The villager’s joke that Ja-young and Sang-hyeon have been beating around the bush for years but have still not started dating. After the villagers leave, 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 states that the was a different truck shop that offers discounted rates for couples. She offers to be Ji-yul’s pretend wife. Sang-hyeon states that he is willing to reduce the price of his truck to save them both the hassle and agrees to sell his truck to Ji-yul at his favourable price. After Ji-yul has left in his car, Ja-young reassures Sang-hyeon and tells him that she was not going to stop being friends with him just because of Ji-yul.
The Episode Review
Ji-yul is such 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 very predictable and I hope the show progresses into something better. I sympathize with Sang-yeon so I hope the makers are working on a different romance angle for him. Ji-yul is slowly warming up towards 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.
