serendipity

I think what a lot of people ignore is the effect the truth would have on Samsan tech and how much it might break them as a company. A significant part of Dalmi's trust on Dosan comes from the fact that he was her pen pal, if that bond is broken, would the CEO continue to trust the CTO? Moreover, it is not like his friends do not know about this forgery. The entire company would shatter, and so would their dreams. Hence, the point of the story would fail to exist. There is nothing stopping her from leaving Sandbox and even losing her trust on Jipyeong and the grandma.

If Dalmi finds out the truth after they have an investment, she has a motivation to stay back there, to prove her sister wrong and fix everything with Jipyeong and Dosan. Yes, I agree the lie has been dragging but I never expected it to come out anytime soon. That lie is what connects her to Samsan, when that breaks, everything else would too.

Two other things that need to be highlighted, the kettle and the unraveling on the yarn bundle in ep 7. Sufficient attention was placed on those objects, both metaphorical for exploding and opening up. It might just mean that this week's episodes are the calm before the storm next week.

Somehow the kiss wasn't sudden for me, it was expected. What Dosan did for Dalmi in that 10 seconds in that cabin shook her. It was kind of her guarantee that Dosan likes her and he will support and love her unconditionally. It is not like their feelings were hidden from each other. In today's episode, you could see the lie becoming non-existent for the Dosan and Jipyeong, they both were in spots where they never even relied on each other and coping coming to terms with it.
Dalmi's character really showed a lot of her colours today which made me started liking her a bit more (was a bit icy towards her ngl) . I don't really worry too much about the lie if the story starts shifting towards the business aspect, cause when the milk explodes... there will be a huge bang and everything would stop and be directed towards. the explosion

if he starts stalking, that would be my last straw, as if what they are doing isn't bad already

did something happen ?

Oh yes, the pain must be real for all of y'all. I honestly believe Han Ji Pyeong will get a happy storyline even if he doesn't necessarily end up with Dalmi. I think the story is going to go back to focusing on Start Ups so his role as a mentor and someone excelling in start ups which highlights his skills would be present.

I have a feeling that Dalmi would not find out the truth this week but instead, her feelings for Dosan would solidify and in the next week's preview, we are going to be seeing some hint of her finding out the truth

"tbh u just wanna somehow portray HJP in bad light ", quoting you... just to clarify, my tone wasn't meant to be this "rude". As if I wanted to continue this but I do not like leaving people on read. I am just going to end this on,
let the story take its turn

I never called out anyone who liked Jipyeong for this comment, I only called out people who have been consistently saying that Dosan does not deserve to be the ML. Seeing to how you replied under Pixie's assumption, she blew things out of proportion talking about how I "apparently" just hate Jipyeong. No, I do not. I love his character. So please do not attack me on someone's clearly exaggerated comment.

that is something that may not work for you but his character hits differently to me. (him as in dosan)

why the heck has this escalated so much, it was a simple opinion on how different their characters are and how refreshing this drama could be. You know about my other personal opinions which is why you could retaliate so sharply, my comment doesn't attack Jipyeong in any way or form

not once did I ever try to push Jipyeong's character down, I am just highlighting how different they are. Everyone has different opinions and I respect that. The only point of my statement was that they are different characters and if Dosan's character is too timid and soft for y'all to watch this drama. There are other dramas in which the main lead resembles Jipyeong's characteristics. There is a very clear difference between throwing hate at someone's character and simply expressing criticism of the character. There are both sides of the coin, there are people who have been slandering Dosan's character in a not so nice manner too

Ma'am, please feel free to like Jipyeong, I absolutely do not care. This comment was not to people who like Jipyeong, I do too but to the people that the Jipyeong is the only person who deserves to end up Dalmi and have been slandering Dosan as the ML.

also, if i hurt your feelings with my "accusatory" tone, then I clearly DO NOT apologise for the same. My comments were not made in reference to you. Moreover, I am not trying to prove Dosan is superior or anything, I just trying to say, there is a reason why Dosan is the ML over Jipyeong and there is something more in store for us. We are only 6 episodes in right now

There have been a few comments here and there, in which the actor's names have been used instead of the character that they are playing. I dont care if you have your ships, feel free to support them but do not degrade the essence of the drama trying to prove that your ship is superior

there have been very specific comments about how Jipyeong is the only one who deserves to be the male lead and Dosan as a character is absolutely not appreciated which is why I spoke up. Check the SU rants thread if you want to know what I am talking about.

to begin with, I am in love with your interpretation with the idea of uncertainty being an integral part of the relationship. However, everyone's views on whether Jipyeong likes or doesn't like Dalmi is very different. A lot of people who ship Dalmi and Jipyeong very strongly believe that he likes her and it is unfair for Dosan to take Jipyeong's spot.
Personally, even though I don't believe that Jipyeong has no feelings for Dalmi . I am a bigger fan of seeing him as their mentor guiding them through the rough seas. He seems like a family that Dalmi would look up to considering till now he isn't anything more than that to her.
For me in contrast, I find the idea of an ML as a failure who is trying to get his life in order and get away from the criticism. What makes this relation interesting for me is how comfortable they are with each other with nothing evidently romantic between them. They trust each other to make decisions for the betterment of the company and not hurt the opposite. The collision that comes with the responsibility of the misunderstanding is what makes it unique.

You know that I have nothing against Jipyeong and I adore him as a character. My issue is that this drama offers us something out of the usual stereotypes and deviates into an untouched and refreshing genre of dramas. This entire issue with the love line has taken so much attention and even led to people degrading the actors behind the roles. If this story could be watched as something new rather than continuously complaining about who she should end up with... life doesn't always go the way we want it to

Dalmi just needs someone to be her pillar of support and I think she expresses that in her own way. She finds that warmth in Dosan's friendly personality. He is someone who she believes will hold her hand every step of the way

Ikr, it is usually one of the leads who is struggling and needs to work hard to get to a position in their life that they are no longer under scrutiny by their family or society. To see two imperfect people who have their own difficulties to make their dreams come true who find solace in each other with the most uncommon ways. I love to see that the ML too expresses insecurity and needs guidance from the people around him.
Even though he might not be Dalmi's real pen pal, you can really tell why she feels comfortable around him.

If all male leads were what you described them to be, they would have genuinely gotten cancelled in the current trends. To prove my point about having seen a lot of MLs being similar, here is a list of shows
Strong Girl Bong Soon
WWWSK
IANAR
Romance is A Bonus Book
The Beauty Inside
These are just the ones that I name from the top of my head, if we actually delve deeper, I am sure I could fill up pages.