KevinToronto

Ep 39, raises both options, but as it is Woo Ri who considers trauma, I think we can assume it is that scenario.

Good point. Is it possible that she subconsciously recognises that Woo Ri is trained to identifying the causes of trauma? Right now, she is not ready to allow anyone to get close and help.

I sincerely hope so, but this show is not yet one-third complete...

I think that at this moment in time, she has so little trust in others that this is a reflexive defence mechanism to keep everyone away so that she cannot get hurt again. Hopefully, the Court Yard family can show her what a true family is: love and respect without demands and expectations.

Good point about the stress resulting from the videos.

I have not seen the preview yet, but if that is the case, there is a very concerning scenario that came to my mind.
Will Soo Ji be worried about Hyun Sung because of what she knows about Na Young?
Will she try to intervene to "save" him?
And, thus, will it add lots more fuel to Hyun Sung's delusion that Soo Ji is his personal property?

I could be completely wrong, and hope that I am.

My mistake. I would have to go back and check to see if (and when) Hyun Sung and Na Young might have met. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that such is his fixation with Soo Ji, Hyun Sung does not really "see" anyone else. Woo Ri was only on his radar because he was viewed as a romantic rival.

I must apologise to all leeches in the world; you are far more useful and pleasant than Soo Ji's family.

I agree that the extreme stress of maintaining her success must have been immense. Add to that the fact that this has been done without anyone supporting her, with a "family" that just takes, takes, and then asks for more.

Yes, Woo Ri will be the person who will help heal her, but nothing will happen until she learns to trust again. Perhaps that will not happen until she discovers who her real mother is and understands (and accepts) what happened.

At this moment, I am willing to accept Soo Ji rudely ignoring the family that is trying to help her. I am also willing to suspend disbelief that a psychiatrist can be so willfully ignorant of their own health. Clearly, she has been an island unto herself, and has suffered because of that. And, her family has been a bunch of leeches, which will make her wary of any offer of help. But my acceptance is not unlimited.

What stuck me, yet again, is the absolute delusional and contemptuous disregard Hyun Sung has towards the person he purports to love. In his conversation with his father, he stated "Soo Ji will come back." and "No matter what happens, I will marry Soo Ji." Dude, she has turned you down in front of both sets of parents. Then, she writes a note saying let's end this, and we should have ended it 10 years ago. His response: "no matter what, I will marry her."

The problem with the 10 years of dating was that Hyun Sung was in a different country (studying? working?). While he might have been under the illusion that they were still a couple, it is clear that they did not see each other during that time. So, it is not improbable that he does not recognise her sister, especially if he did not see them during the college time. Note, none of her family appear to have known about Hyun Sung before he announced he will marry Soo Ji.

It is just some consensus, not necessarily a majority or unanimous. I do think that there is a major scandal lurking within Hyun Sung's family.

I would like to know how she managed to score an apartment in the building so fast.

I am sure that there were many instances of the guilt card being played. I wonder how many times Soo Ji heard "Be grateful that we took you in after your mother abandoned you."? Then, she became successful and was promoted to "Family debit card".

Are you referring to Hyun Sung's conversation with his mother? Most of it was just him playing the ultra victim -- "she has left without a trace, so I will never get another chance" 😭

However, I got the sense of another story arc; namely, him blaming his parent's (lack of) relationship for all his problems. Perhaps it will help him "bond" with Na Young who has had an awfully tough life thanks to Soo Ji.

I think Na Young will see this as taking something from Soo Ji, such is her inferiority complex.

I am afraid Na Young gets worse.

Seon Young is not Woo Ri's biological mother, and therefore he is not blood related to Soo Ji. However, there is some consensus that he is the son of Ma Ri (Hyun Sung's mother).

I am not certain the decision to "root" for Soo Ji is a binary choice. Why not choose both reasons?

I agree with @SlothfulDaze; yes, she has made some highly questionable decisions, but given what we know of her life to date, it is clear there are some serious psychological scars that will need to be healed (by Woo Ri?). She is highly successful professionally, but at home she is the family bank, and is an object of hate for Na Young. She clearly remembers her mother and we can safely assume that over the years, she has been subjected to taunts of "Your mother abandoned you" or similar, either from her step-mother or step-sister; probably both.

For me, the writer's decision to make her a psychiatrist was a deliberate choice to imply that someone skilled in helping others might not be able to do the same for themselves.

Just when I thought we had seen the depths of his self-centred, thoroughly unpleasant personality, Hyun Sung goes lower. He will soon hit the centre of the earth at this rate. I do not know how accurate the translation is, but when he told his parents "I decided it'd be better to take action first than to convince Soo Ji", icy cold shivers went down my spine. First, you should not have to convince someone to get engaged and marry you. Second, to act without her knowledge, let alone her agreement, is light years beyond conceit, arrogance, and narcissism.

I am not a psychiatrist, but I would think there is something seriously wrong with someone who says they have been together with someone for over 10 years, when they have been in two different countries (different continents?) and apparently not seen each other during that time.

I noted in the previews that she ends it but he states to Woo Ri that they will get married soon. Just a bit delusional.

Sorry, I should have said before that I like the pace of this show. I am all for some interesting story lines, but I do not need its pace to be faster.