Kathryn_51

It's ambiguous. Her rival (Royal Dept. store) said "you should have just married Yoon Eun Seung."

And Hae-in said to him "why don't we just say that we broke up on good terms."

Much of the conflict and tension in this drama are based upon events in the past so I imagine we will eventually discover what happened back when they were at University together.

She used the term "broke off" the relationship. And her rival (Royal Department store gal) said something like: "You should have just married Eun seung when you had the chance".

I'm still not much of a fan of Hae-in. But you are right - She's using Eun Seong (which is ok since he is using her), but doesn't care whether or not it hurts Hyun Woo.

Her mother doesn't hate her - when she was told that Hae In had been hurt during the hunt, she was clearly distraught . However, Hae-in is very independent (unlike her son) and she was especially unhappy that she married against the family's wishes.

What do you mean?? You signed up for another weekender after LYOL!! You are tougher than me. 😊

Auntie has a BIG target on her back, but I'm glad the Mistress finally showed her true character.

we don't know yet, but my theory (which I need to write up in more detail) is that after he killed the dog, they took away his Queen scholarship - and may have been the catalyst for adopting him out to the United States - where his adoptive family very conveniently died right before he graduated from University.

It's pretty clear that Eun Seong doesn't care about Hai In. He wants revenge on Queens. everything makes sense if you look at it from that perspective.

I've been wondering if he pursued her at University because she was part of the Queen dynasty.

If you don't watch his scenes, you don't understand his motivation.

lol, I drafted something up yesterday that is similar (a bit more detail):

FIVE years ago (Christmas/holiday): Hae-in returned to Korea and first meets Hyun-woo
FOUR years ago (Spring): Hyun-woo took Hae-in to his home town for the first time.
THREE years ago: May 2nd, Hyun-woo and Hae-in get married
TWO years ago (late winter) – they are expecting their first child with October 31 due date.
ONE year ago – the big unknown but strong hints they were separated (“People gossiped about how they were separated last year”)

Question - Why do you think the miscarriage was in April?

You might want to prepare yourself for a temporary break-up well before the end. Hyun woo is an obstacle ("thorn") to Eun Seong's side and it has nothing to do with the romance. Given that premise, any break-up is better to come earlier than later. and will be temporary.

Of one thing I am sure - Hae-in will never consider Eun Seong as a romantic partner. 😊

Netflix released Ep. 5 around 11:20 pm (KST) - 1/2 hour after it ended in Korea.

It's 7:20 am (PDT).where I am.

In my experience, the best way to discuss theories is to use the "discussion topic" forum section. https://kisskh.at/discussions/untitled-park-ji-eun-project?action=new_discussion

If someone has a specific theory, they can post it and others can chime in - either with counter arguments or additional details. Currently, I am thinking about the following:

1. Where does Eun Seong fit into the history and families of the past? Not just his mother, but what happened, if anything, in the USA?
2. What is the connection between "Queen Scholarships" and. . . . . ???
3. Who does Advisor Grace take orders from? (that one is probably easy)

Using the "topic" section helps to manage the discussion for those who are interested and replies won't get lost in the very active main board.

I love the family/corporate plot as a back-drop to the romance. It's TWO stories in one drama.

But - different strokes for different folks. Cheers, 😊

West Coaster here, but .we are now in Pacific Daylight time, 😊😊😊

During the days of Alchemy of Souls, I was the one who figured out the time zone conversion from KST drama end and the subsequent Netflix release time (which was never exact, but close tor predictable formula. ,I will make the extra effort tomorrow morning (7:00 am Pacific Coast) and see if I can figure it out for future reference. 😊

We don't know the real reason. Speculation is that it was due to losing a child (miscarriage? still-birth? being told she couldn't carry a child in the future? died soon after birth?). We don't know, but according to recent interviews, the viewer will find out the answer in Episode 5 and I' glad they aren't prolonging this specific mystery. .

Episode 5 preview:

Two people who decided to sleep together for the first time in a long time!
Hyunwoo is stunned by the strange air currents flowing between them.
Su-cheol tries to promote the integrated resort business with the help of Eun-sung...
Meanwhile, Hae-in hears that it is difficult to treat.

Our lovely couple is the focus of a new pre-release for Episode 5 (TvN appears to be doing two pre-releases each week?)

https://twitter.com/CJnDrama/status/1771310890291462528

Episode 5 preview below (Spoiler tag)

Sorry Kevin, but I will be watching Queen of Tears (w/endless re-watch) every Saturday and Sunday mornings. 😊

I will probably read the Recaps and comments on Dramabeans (if they do it again) - if the story looks interesting (and I don't mean the romance because I'm confidant that weekender romances are not for me), I might jump in mid-way. Enjoy!

The break-up/patch-up timeline is a BIG spoiler and it is rather meaningless. But here are the facts.

1. When is the main couple officially together? Ans: Around Episode 25
2. Any breakup for the main couple? If the breakup is there how long (like how many eps)? Yes for less than 1 episode
3. Breakup period any time skip is there for the main couple? one year (but all in one episode)
4. When does the main couple patch up again (like which ep)? this is the big spoiler: The breakup and the patch up are all in episode 51. A rather ridiculous ending, but that means that for 25 episodes they are nominally "together'.
5. 2ml or 2fl syndrome is there? Hard to say. The 2ML was my favorite character but I hated every moment he spent with the FL. He was never a real threat to the romance.
6. Any ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend annoying character is there? No
7. Is it happy or sad or an open ending? or rush ending? Answer: a very, rushed happy ending for the main couple; happy ending for almost all other characters.

This show is rather unique in that there were two main stories: the main couple romance and a corporate battle involving villains. (In most weekenders the villains are there to mess with the romance; this one was different).