The birthday surprise was also so sweet. Seri must’ve felt so embarrassed with everyone seeing her crying and she’s not used to receiving a lot of affection from people.
It looks like that Seri is a result of her dad having an affair while already being married. I think Seri stays away from her mom because of abandonment that might happen again.
I can see why Seri acts the way she does, after watching the heartbreaking scene of her mom abandoning her. I hope Seri becomes more confident like when she said that she would be insincere if another woman saw Jung Hyuk drunk.
Episode 22 Preview => https://youtu.be/nYYmXQzNZxA