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"but it seems that Nayoung might be blackmailing Woori in the next episode?" -- That has me curious. What would she use to blackmail him about?

Obviously, Su Ji cannot do any dish washing except for Hyun Sung. 😉

I agree that it does seem to be a major writing flaw in that Su Ji is unable to "diagnose" Hyun Sung. However, at this moment in time, she is in psychological distress, so it is not implausible that her rational, psychiatrist abilities are not functioning very well. As this is a personal and emotional situation, again it is not implausible that she is not seeing things straight.

Also, as she is the object of Hyun Sung's obsession, there is zero chance of him accepting any sort of "treatment" from her. He does not see her as a psychiatrist or as an individual; she is merely his to own and control.

She has taken the step of removing herself from the environment and people who have caused the problem. She is trying to right her ship and not act like a psychiatrist trying solve other people's problems.

I just watched episode 45 and once again Hyun Sung proves how delusional he is. First, after Su Ji tells him that it is over between them, he says "We 're not over yet" and then tries to drag her away without her stuff. Then, in his office, he says "Su Ji is mine", like she is some sort of possession. When Woo Ri says that he thought the relationship was over, Hyun Sung's reaction was "who says it's over?", again treating Su Ji like a possession with no rights or free will.

I loved the hypocrisy of him telling his mother to respect his privacy and to not cross the line, when he is trampling all over Su Ji's.

Some serious psychological issues.

That is an interesting suggestion. Regardless, there is at least one scandal within that family which will cause problems.

I completely agree. See my comment from yesterday just below.

I will have to admit that I have no clue. It seems that something happened 30 years or so ago, which precipitated Ma Ri drawing up divorce papers. Why she did not file them is something that should (will) be revealed eventually. There has been speculation here that Woo Ri is her son, who was lost/abandoned by Jin Tae. We do not know the back story for Woo Ri, so we cannot discount this.

An interesting perspective on him and his actions. In the end, there may be a redemption arc for him and the show might end with him being viewed in a relatively positive light.

However, I would respectfully disagree with the characterisation of "terrible decisions". His actions are worse than that. They are one short step away from stalking, in my opinion.
-- They may have dated during university, but he went overseas;
-- There appears to have been no communication during the 10 years he was away;
-- If he was so in love with her, why no contact? Not even e-mails or phone calls, returns to Korea, or invitations to visit him.
-- His purported reason for returning was because Soo Ji was at his parent's hospital. She had been the face of the hospital for at least 4 years. Didn't his parent's mention this? Or was there no contact with him?
-- Upon his return, he almost immediately starts saying he will marry her, no matter what (she might want);
-- He visits her family, without her knowledge or permission, and reiterates that he will marry her. He even ignores her grandmother's concerns;
-- He tells his parents that he will marry her regardless;
-- He gets an apartment close to the hospital with the clear intention that they would both use it at the same time;
-- He eavesdrops on her colleague's conversation (Yes, Woo Ri is stupid, but...);
-- Despite her telling him it is over and her clearly wanting be away from everything, he follows Woo Ri, and confronts her; and
-- [The preview shows] he physically grabs/attacks Woo Ri, presumably because he knew where Soo Ji was and hid that from Hyun Sung.

Apologies, but none of the above are mere terrible decisions, in my opinion. They are worse.

From the preview, it seems that my speculation was wrong, and I am glad.

Thanks, I knew that he had overheard Woo Ri on the phone (saw the preview clip), but did not know exactly what he heard as I have not seen the scene yet. I am hoping that my speculative sequence of events does not happen. But, will Soo Ji get angry at Woo Ri for being so nonchalant and careless?

Did he find her thanks to Woo Ri's loose lips being disconnected from his brain?

If so, what are the odds we have him publicly snidely thanking Woo Ri for helping him find her. Then, there is a sequence of episodes where Soo Ji is angry with Woo Ri; vents and ignores him; and "re-starts" things with Hyun Sung? And to that, we will have Na Young losing to Soo Ji again, with all that will entail.

I could be wrong but I think Hyun Sung finds out that Woo Ri knows where Soo Ji is, but Hyun Sung may not know exactly where she is. Not that it would be difficult to find out.

When he does find out, you can bet that he heads straight to the Courtyard House to interject himself back into her life. Will this be the time when Soo Ji discovers what family is about because we can be sure that the Courtyard family will protect her?

To be honest, from the start, I have believed that there will be some major conflict between Woo Ri and Hyun Sung, due to the latter's obsession with Soo Ji. My feeling is that this will provide the opening for the half-sibling relationship to be discovered, plus for us to get more details of the scandal within the Han family and the details of Hyun Sung's time in the U.S.

While I agree that it is weird, there are a couple of things that might explain this.
(1) Perhaps Seon Young and/or Oh Seon Young are pretty common names in Korea. And thus Soo Ji does not make the connection. Did she know her mother's full name or just the given names? [I was in a meeting of 9 people, 3 of whom were called Kevin!]
(2) We know that Soo Ji was told that her mother abandoned her, but we do not know what was said beyond that. Was there a constant "do not talk about your mother or even mention her name"? If so, did she subconsciously "forget" her mother's name?

We should remember that Seon Young was told the family had moved abroad. And they had removed Soo Ji from her family registry. Jang Yun Ja is a nasty piece of work, as well as being an unmitigated money grabber. So, who knows what was said and done in order to make Soo Ji part of the "family". If nothing else, you can guarantee that the mildest was "Your mother abandoned you, and I took you in; I am your mother".

Or, given that this is a drama, this is just a artistic mechanism to make the reunion all th more poignant: They have been so close for so long, but did not recognise each other.

Thank you, I had forgotten about that. Does this open up the possibility that there will be discussion of her suffering from "imposter syndrome"? That is, despite outwardly appearing to be well adjusted, successful, and competent, she feels she does not deserve the success and fame.

Valid points, and I agree that carrying on when Na Young is making him uncomfortable is beyond strange. But, as you said, the story has to be told and the drama must proceed.

I do not think that we have been told how Soo Ji became so famous and popular, but I suspect that it was not because she is the best psychiatrist in Korea. No doubt she is good, but did her fame come from the hospital making her their public "face"? This is some of what is written above:
"a celebrity who is considered the most sought-after for variety shows. ... she is a hot shot who has never slept more than three hours a day due to tight schedules such as broadcasts, book concerts, and fan signing events."

That being said, we are seeing her in an extremely vulnerable state, so it is not unreasonable to accept that her judgement is well below what it would be normally.

In this case, I think the issue is that Hyun Sung is obsessively focused on Soo Ji and this tunnel vision is obscuring all other things. Rhetorically: Why should he be suspicious of another woman when he is going to marry Soo Ji, no matter what?

Plus, the family specifically told the agent to contact her about the room. Hopefully, this will start her to take down her defensive walls and learn to trust.

I finally watched eps 40 and 41. While I agree that Soo Ji should not have reacted the way she did, I think that whole scene was to get Soo Ji to admit publicly that she does not have a mother. Woo Ri picked up on that, and mused/wondered that Jun Ja is her stepmother.