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I watched the scene where Seong Jae is leaving. It was hard to tell what was imaginary vs real, I didn't catch it the first time.

It seemed to me that Seong Jae was just incredibly frustrated with how Ji Hyeok was acting. As he said, Ji Hyeok should just go back and deal with the situation since he was the victim,

Regarding the apt, he had already offered it once, why does he have to offer it again?
Ji Hyeok could have easily said..."Is the offer of the apartment still open?"
I'm going out on a limb and stand behind Seong Jae being a good guy. I may be proven wrong as the drama unfolds, and if so, that's ok as well.

@Nexe, I went back and looked at those scenes...
1st time - Ji Hyeok recalls seeing Eun O at the glass company and how he hid from her...he says "fool"

2nd time - repeat the scene with him seeing Eun O at glass company, then flashes to scene where Seong Jae says "you'll come back when you hear from the company you applied to..." then flashes to wedding hall with him standing there feeling humiliated...he says "what a fool"

The other person in truck
says that Ji Hyeok said "fool" over 10 times, but we didn't see anything other than these two times.

Who he is referring to?
I thought he was referring to himself both times.

Oops, sorry, I see now. I don't recall if he said why he didn't just keep on working and not retire. Unless the consultant job was a lighter workload, maybe give him some free time, but still a decent salary? Just guessing...

In a heartbeat...

The father had accepted another job as a consultant prior to retiring. After he retired, the owner/ceo of the company that offered him the consulting job got sick and the owner's son took over and recinded the offer.
I'm assuming that the father needed the job for financial reasons...maybe no savings or not enough savings to live on.

Ok, I guess I fell asleep for part of this episode. I was super tired watching it last night. I don't remember any of that.🤣 i will watch again.

I commented earlier, but I must have forgotten to hit post!

It's hard to force a grown man to do something unless he wants to do it.
Having said that, Seong Jae could have stayed with him until Ji Jyeoj decided to come home.

I think his resolve may kick in in the next episode.

So, I guess you are saying that Seong Jae left Ji Hyeok to run back to Seoul to start openly pursuing Eun O?

Right, I know she isn't owed any other explanation. I just don't think "we don't suit" or "you are not my type" is the real reason. Like I commented originally, if she's not his type now, then she would never be his type...so they would not get together at all in this drama. If that is the case where does the romance part of this drama apply? Seong Jae and Eun O? I'm down with that. 😆

Don't forget the riddle like conversation between Ji Hyeok and Seong Jae about who couldn't get involved with Eun O and who shouldn't get involved with her.

EDITED TO ADD...So Ji Hyeok takes himself out of the running because Seong Jae likes her, but then tells Seong Jae he (Seong Jae) can't be with her?

I really truly believe that is not the real reason. If that is the real reason, then they will/should never be together.

Maybe that is what the writers are planning?

At this point (haven't watched 6 yet)...I think I'm rooting for Seong Jae and Eun O.🤣

Originally, I thought it would be Ji Hyeok and Eun O since they are the mains, but then she annoyed me with her adoration of Ji Hyeok and her refusal to accept his rejection (which by the way, I'm still very curious as to the real reason why he rejected her). Also annoyed with Ji Heyok's sort of high-handed behavior with Seong Jae concerning who can and can't or who shouldn't date Eun O.

So I though, ok, why not Eun O and Seong Jae...I personally like his character and I think
he is stronger than he appears and he certainly cares about her. Break the mold and have the Fl and 2ML get together...and not just temporarily.

I also sort of admired Eun O for her outburst at Ji Hyeok...even though she still maybe wasn't happy with his rejection or accepting it. It's been replaced by anger because her
image of him is broken. She now thinks he is not on the righteous path she thought he was
on. She feels betrayed. I was like...go girl...tell him off!

Regardlless of what the real rejection reason is, it's logical to me that she would think the
real reason for rejection was her background/social status. 1 point in favor of Seong Jae.

But after the wedding fiasco, I'm afraid she will go right back to the previous situation with Ji Hyeok. I'm hoping she doesn't. I say stay alone for now and focus on your career, get that stepmother job completed and make money and gain confidence. The maybe start dating Seong Jae (unless or until there is a birth secret reveal).

If the writers want JiHyeok and Eun O to be together, the make him work hard to get her.

Onward!

I didn't even give that a thought. Are you thinking it's possible that Eun O said something that caused Bo Ah to decide to go back to her ex?

I did wonder why Bo Ah waited till minutes before the ceremony to bail. Then I figured that she was banking on all the confusion to give her time to get away...still thinking it was a spontaneous action.

My next thought🤪 was this was her plan all along. If so, it was a pretty trashy thing to do to Ji Hyeok.

Doesn't seem like it. It seems like they totally underestimated their enemies.

If we are rooting for Lucia and Stella to get their revenge, don't we want to see them succeed because they had a finely executed plan and outsmarted the Mins, not just lucked out and succeeded...or even worse, the plan succeeds even when it's not plausible because they are the protagonists in a drama.

I wanted to see an intricate, complex revenge plan, with every contingency planned for and nothing left too chance! But, I realize that getting that means we lose all the tension and suspense...

Yes, I understand.

How exactly is Lucia going to prove Gyeong Chae is responsible for the kidnapping?
Will the chairman just take her word?

I'm still shaking my head every episode about how unprepared Stella and Lucia act. This time it was Stella's turn to act all frightened when bullied by Seon Jae. Did these people do their homework? Wait, I know the answer...it's a big fat NO (uppercase for emphasis, not yelling.😁).
How in the world did they think this revenge plan would work if they aren't aware of all the players, their roles, their strengths and weaknesses, etc. I know, I'm singing the same song that everyone has already sung. It's just so frustrating.
What a great premise, but poorly executed and a complete failure outside of kdrama land.
It should come with a warning label: "Do not attempt this at home. May result in total and utter humilation and even loss of life due to foolishness."

I think he is talking about Lucia, but obviously he already knows her "Lucia" identity is fake. I think he's trying to bluff Stella...1)He may be thinking that Stella may not know that HE already knows who Lucia really is or 2) He wants Stella to think he has a way to prove that Lucia's identity is fake.
He's hoping that Stella will panic and that will give him leverage.

But she and Stella do care about their revenge plan...if something happens that prevents the chairman from getting the punishment that they hoped for, even if he gets some other punishment, they might not be happy.

😁

I agree! The problem with putting SJ in his place is, I think, the possibility of reacting too quickly and going all in. If that doesn't work then he's even more dangerous and probably can't be stopped. They have the ledger that should keep him in check, but they might not be able to use that yet (other than as a threat) because that will implicate the chairman as well. That could possibly interfere with the overall revenge plan.
Weasel that he is, he certainly knows how to protect himself.

Admitting ignorance and saying I had to go look up limerance/limerant object.

It does seem to fit, but it also seems to describe a stalker!

I don't think Eun Oh had gotten quite to the stalkerish point, since they are/were friends, but she was close!