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And Mom is going to flip right out when she discovers that everyone has been lying to her.

🤣...I agree.

I hope so as well. You almost have to think that she will...they've gone to such great lengths to make her unlikeable.

It shouldn't be mandatory for sure, but I bet if you don't participate then it comes back to bite you later on...like not being a 'team player".

For real...hopefully this is being done for a reason.

You're welcome.

I am really not feeling the FL and her (imo) outrageous behavior. Am I being too hard on her?

I totally understand that drinking is part of the Korean workplace culture (or at least the Korean drama workplace culture), but getting completely wasted in front of your managers just seems like totally unacceptable behavior. Did they do this just so that she would sing along with the song the ML was singing? (maybe something she wouldn't do if she wasn't drunk?)

Repeating what I commented on previously...maybe they are showing her in an unfavorable light (again imo) in order to have her grow in a more positive direction later on in the show.

I agree...but I assumed it was maybe something expected or acceptable in the Korean workplace. But definitely sounds like a scam.

He heard FL and the scammer guy talking in the stairwell at the company.

I've been thinking the same thing. While I agree that he shouldn't have to fork out money to get the job, he has to be a little more realistic. I'm all for standing on principle as well, but you have to help support your family.

I thought the same...back to square one.

I was thinking that her mom was too hard on her, while being too doting on the other siblings. But you may be right, mom may be somewhat justified in her behavior.

I agree with you. Maybe they are setting her up for some major character growth down the line.

Something needs to change with her for sure.

Eun Ae is so unprofessional it makes me cringe a little bit. She should have known better than to snoop on her manager's work computer. At this point I have very little respect for her.

Yes, lack of communication is a big problem.

Ahh...yes that is probably what happened. The stepmom will lie to anyone about anything.

She makes me crazy!

I wasn't sure what she meant about Hyun Bin lying to her. I figured I missed something from a previous episode. I think she was so hurt and shocked that is why she lashed out at him.

It's funny to me how kdrama characters experiencing emotional trauma almost always end up becoming ill and having a fever.

BTW, I'm in the U.S. and watch on Kocowa. I get the subbed episodes around 3pm eastern time on Saturday and Sunday.

Imo...outside of the ML's stepmom (and indirectly, the dad), the Yang family members aren't really bad.
It's just that the stepmom skews it that way because she is sooooo bad. I mean, she is just a horrible person. She even supposedly loves her husband so much, but I don't believe for one minute that she genuinely wants the two families to be friends...which is one of the things her husband wants the most. She taints the entire family. (Can you tell I don't like her?🤣)

Though I will say that FL's mom has the capability of being bad/mean. She can guilt trip and shred others to pieces with the best of them.

You're rght about that. Not sure if it's because they consider her an outsider trying to get into the elite circle, or if they can see how opportunistic and scheming she is.

It seems more than just meddling...maybe it's just semantics, but, to me at least, meddling is sort of butting in, but with good/innocent intentions.

But this woman's intentions are mean and hateful. It almost seems like she takes pleasure out of being hurtful.