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[♪ theme song playing]

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It's salty.

Salty?

Yes.

To me, it tasted kind of sweet... It was sweet.

[♪ theme song playing]

[both grunting]

Wait. Wait a second.

Calm down and get a hold of yourself.

Youjin.

Wait.

Wait...

[Lim Youjin grunting]

-My stomach. -Oh?

-Why? What's wrong? -[Lim Youjin yelps]

My stomach hurts.

-Hey. -It hurts so much.

Why? Something happened to your stomach?

-Let me see. -[muttering in pain]

[water running]

[song fades]

EPISODE 5

-[Park Minjae] Are you okay? -[sighs]

-What are you doing? -It's porridge.

You have to eat something, right?

You know how to make porridge?

I'm just boiling some rice with water.

Mm-hmm.

You farted, right?

What?

Why would I fart? I don't fart.

You're supposed to fart before eating. You know, for digestion...

-Because of the surgery? -Yeah.

Well...

Wait, do you hear that?

-Hear what? -[phone vibrating]

Oh. No, it's not me.

No, I think your phone's ringing.

Hmm?

[Lim Youseong] Hey, why weren't you answering your phone?

Your mom's worried sick.

Did she pick up?

Yeah, she picked up.

Goodness.

Go out? Where would I go?

I just had surgery, and my stomach is killing me.

No, I'm home.

But I was in the bathroom, so I didn't hear my phone.

Why?

What do you mean? You little brat!

Jeez!

Oh, no! [grunts]

Hey, it's Mom.

Did you have lunch?

I made some porridge and put it in the fridge.

Heat it up, eat first, then take your meds.

And don't read. Just get some sleep.

Okay, will do.

I'll eat the porridge, take my medicine, and go to bed. No reading.

No, I won't study.

Okay. Bye.

-Bye. -Wait.

Hey, Lim Youjin.

Be honest with me.

-You're not home now, are you? -[Seo Miyoung] Come on.

What are you talking about? I'm home.

Yeah?

Then turn on the TV.

No.

[line disconnects]

[Park Minjae] Why? What's up?

I'm sorry. I'll have porridge another time.

I need to get home right now.

What?

What's going on?

Well... I'm sorry.

[♪ theme song playing]

No, wait a second. Hey.

[Lim Yongseok] What did you order?

-Did you order mackerel? -Yeah, and one kimchi jjim too.

Hey, what's going on?

-Dad, give me the car key. -Huh?

The car key.

The car key.

I don't mind taking you home. Really.

It's okay. I can go by myself.

But you're sick. How can you go by yourself? Are you sure?

Of course. I'm going to take a taxi.

[groaning]

Which way is it coming from?

I'll call you.

-Are you sure you'll be fine? -Yeah.

Okay. Bye then.

Sir. Could you go a little faster?

-I need to hurry. -[driver] Okay.

Excuse me, sir. Your car...

[car alarm beeps]

[music ends]

[sighs]

How long do I have to keep eating porridge?

Just a few more days.

It's easier to digest than rice.

Once you get your stitches out,

ask the doctor if you can eat regular food.

Okay.

[Seo Miyoung sighs]

What is it now?

Are you on a hunger strike? Aren't you going to eat?

Hey, then what was with those rings?

I saw them, you little brat.

I saw them hidden in your drawer.

Hey, did you go through my room again?

Don't you "hey" me. I'm your big brother!

That's right, I went through your room. So what?

[groans] Mom, Lim Youseong went through my room again.

Well, I tried to stop him, but...

You dummy, why couldn't you just keep quiet?

Fine. It wasn't nice of me to go through your room. I accept that.

But what was with those rings?

Aren't they matching rings?

I saw them, okay?

Are you seriously going to keep playing dumb?

You've been lying and seeing some guy behind our backs.

You little sneak.

Come on.

What do you mean, Youjin is seeing a guy behind our backs?

You're just busy studying, right?

Hey, knock it off and eat your food.

Wow. I mean, I'm not the only one who saw the rings here.

Hey. Hey, you.

Mom and Dad saw them too. Okay?

I showed them a picture of the rings, you little brat.

Well, we just... I didn't mean to see it.

He just shoved it in our faces.

But we wanted to respect your privacy,

so we didn't bring it up, even though we were curious.

See? Mom is curious too.

Did those rings

have my name or initials engraved on them?

So... they're not your rings?

They're not yours?

Now,

let me present a hypothesis

that's mathematical, logical, and philosophical.

It's only a hypothesis, though.

[Lim Youseong sighs]

Detective Conan, one truth prevails!

What if they were Lim Youseong's rings to begin with, not mine?

What?

He'd actually had those rings for a long time.

He had bought them for his girlfriend at the time,

but she turned down his proposal.

Then he used those same rings to frame his younger sister.

Are you nuts?

Come on. Would he really go that far just to frame you? Why?

I know you guys fight all the time, but that's too much...

Because his younger sister knows one of his secrets.

Secret? What is it?

The truth is, those rings actually belonged...

to a former employee of Cheil Auto Repair Shop, Lee Jihye--

-Hey! You little... -Jeez, you scared me.

[exhales sharply]

You're real nasty.

What...

Lee Jihye?

From last year... No, was it two years ago?

That girl who used to work at our office, right?

Yeah. So that's why she quit.

Oh.

How did you know about that?

I don't. That was just a hypothesis.

Jeez, that was mean.

You go to Seohan National University. Don't stoop to his level.

Yeah.

Have some compassion for him.

[breath trembling]

[quietly] I will find you at all costs.

I will find you and make you pay, you little...

[breath trembling]

[massager vibrating]

[♪ pensive music playing]

[sighs]

[massager stops]

[grunts]

[Kim Sejin muttering] X and Y already knew each other.

X was in fashion and textiles, and Y is in mechanical engineering.

How did they know each other from different departments?

X...

had also gone on blind dates with C, D, and E,

all arranged by Y.

Why?

[sighing heavily]

[inhales] X had tried to meet Y in private.

Even went to Y's house.

Why?

Is X a man-eater?

A queen bee?

Beekeeping?

Y is kind of clueless.

Into married women?

But what would those two have to talk about in private?

Some kind of secret?

References. I need references.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

-[sighs] -[soft tinkling]

[door opens]

Hey, good morning.

[Kim Sejin] Hello.

So Lim Youjin is coming back to the lab starting today?

Huh?

Yeah, she is.

[Kim Sejin] But she hasn't shown up yet.

It's not time yet.

Nobody's here.

So, what was...

Lim Youjin doing at your place that day?

That day?

She had a question about something in a paper.

Well, then she could've just emailed or called you.

I know. So I told her to just email me next time.

[sighing]

What?

-Nothing. -[door opens]

Hello.

-[Kim Sejin] Hello. -Hi.

Good morning.

Hello.

[door closes]

[honking]

Call me when you're done. I'll come pick you up.

I can get home by myself.

You don't have to drive me anymore. My stitches are out. I'm fine.

Mom is worried.

Let me drive you a few more days.

[both sighing]

Look, you started it, okay?

Why did you have to go through my room?

Dude, you crossed the line first.

"Dude"? Did you just call me "dude"?

Hey, you know what?

You've always disrespected me like that.

And I've always let it slide because you're my only sister.

I told myself, "Fine, it's cute."

"Go ahead and walk all over me. Do whatever you want."

But this time, you crossed the line.

Sorry.

Save it. Don't bother apologizing. I won't accept it.

From now on, we're at war.

I'll find your boyfriend no matter what it takes,

and I'm going to expose you for the snake you really are.

Now get lost.

-Get out! Go. -[scoffs]

Youjin.

One truth prevails.

Freak.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[tires screeching]

[♪ music increases in tempo]

Youseong.

Subin. Hey.

What are you doing here?

-How about we sit here? -Yeah, sure.

How come you don't come over anymore? Are you that busy?

Uh, yeah, pretty busy.

I need to study and have lab work to do.

That's why.

But what brings you to our campus?

Youjin had her appendix taken out, so I'm giving her rides for a few days.

Right, I heard about her surgery. I meant to visit.

She's already back at the lab?

Getting your appendix out is hardly even surgery, you know.

She got out quickly, and she's been eating fine.

Really? That's great to hear.

A little later, and it would have been bad.

But someone got her to the hospital before her appendix burst,

so they got to operate on time, and she's recovering pretty fast.

That's a relief.

And I heard the person who took her to the hospital was a professor here.

Do you know who it is?

What?

A professor?

I hear he's tall and handsome.

He's a professor in his early to mid-30s.

I mean, are there professors that young?

I'm not sure.

Isn't he one of your professors?

No, we don't have any professors like that in our department.

Oh!

Maybe he's a mechanical engineering professor?

There's a professor like that there?

I actually don't know much about that department.

You should ask Youjin.

She won't tell me, so...

Why not?

Hmm...

Oh! Could it be him?

Who?

There's this tall and handsome...

But he's not a professor. He's just an assistant.

He's an assistant, not a professor?

Ah.

What's his name?

Oh.

Hmm...

I think you should ask Youjin.

Subin.

Look at this.

He's Youjin's boyfriend.

Really?

Yeah.

That's why she wouldn't tell us.

We wanted to thank him, but she said there was no need.

Then I don't think it's him.

What?

That assistant guy has a disability.

If he were her boyfriend, she wouldn't have offered to set me up with him.

That wouldn't make sense.

He's disabled?

Uh... I mean...

Youjin offered to set me up with him, saying he's a really nice guy.

But how could she set you up with someone like that?

That's messed up.

No, it's not like that.

-She said he's a really nice guy. -[chuckles softly]

Of course. I feel bad now.

So, what's his name?

[♪ whimsical music playing]

Should we start the meeting now?

Chansoo, I can't see the board very well from there.

Can I sit here?

-Okay, sure. -Thank you.

[Choi Hangyeol grunts]

[♪ whimsical music continues]

Youjin, how are you feeling?

I got my stitches out. I'm fine.

That's great.

Still, you didn't have to come back so soon.

You could've taken some more time off.

I love coming to school.

I always look forward to seeing you guys.

But still.

Don't push yourself too hard, okay?

Work can wait.

[Park Minjae] Yeah, you need to take care of yourself.

You're an adult.

Okay, will do.

Did you bring the modeling illustrations you said you'd do?

No, I haven't finished yet.

Sorry.

Hey, you said you'd do it.

[Bae Chansoo] She was sick and had surgery.

How could she have gotten it done?

If she agreed to it, she should've done it.

If not, she should've told us.

Why don't you just let her handle it and focus on your own work, Sejin?

I'm doing my own work just fine.

Are you talking back to me?

I'm not talking back to you. I'm saying...

[Park Minjae] Hey. That's enough, okay?

It's not a big deal. Are you really fighting over this?

You've gotten a little too comfortable.

It's been a while. Want to go back to Dieland?

Should I give Seohyun a call?

INCOMING CALL CHACHA

[cell phone vibrating]

The professor was already asking

when the upper-body finite element analysis results would be ready.

He wanted the results by this afternoon,

but we haven't even finished the modeling yet.

[cell phone vibrating]

INCOMING CALL CHACHA

[muttering] Why does she keep calling me?

So stop sitting around bickering

-and start generating some data. -[cellphone vibrating]

You're not undergrads anymore.

Do I really have to nag you over basic stuff?

[softly] Hello.

What are you doing in a meeting?

Chacha wants to talk to you.

Why did you take that...

Hello?

[sighs]

Huh?

What?

Friday? What about Friday?

You're supposed to go to the musical that day.

Those tickets were really hard to get. So don't be late.

Look up some good restaurants nearby too.

Actually, never mind. I'll do that too.

You're clueless about trendy places.

I don't care about trendy...

I'm busy. I'm in a meeting. Bye.

[line disconnects]

Minjae, is that about the blind date?

Right?

You should go for it.

She looked pretty in that picture, and you two looked good together.

That's not true.

Anyway, enough about that. Where were we?

-Huh? -We hadn't really gotten anywhere yet.

No, wait.

Yeah. How far have we gotten with the modeling illustrations?

Lim Youjin didn't do it.

Youjin...

[sighs softly]

[cellphone vibrating]

Yeah.

I just stepped out. I'm on a coffee run.

I have to feed them to get their brains going.

What?

Why?

Come on, you have to go on three dates before you can tell.

[yells] Hey!

[softly] You think you're the only one who's busy? We're all busy.

Park Minjae, you're not seeing someone, are you?

What are you talking about? I'm not seeing anyone.

Well,

it's not like I'm anything special

or have much more to offer than other people.

And honestly...

uh... I don't even know if I'm qualified.

Qualified? Qualified for what?

You say the weirdest things sometimes.

I mean, sure,

your personality isn't exactly your strong suit.

You overthink everything, and you're stubborn.

But who dates for personality these days?

It's all about looks.

And you're pretty good-looking.

Yeah?

I am?

[knock at door]

Someone's here. I have to go.

Bye.

[line disconnects]

-Yes? -[door opens]

How can I help you?

Uh, hi. Do you know someone named Lim Youjin in this lab?

Who are you?

Hello, my name is Lim Youseong.

I'm Youjin's older brother.

[dramatic sting]

[hesitating] I see. Okay.

[Choi Hangyeol] Let's move it forward first.

-[Eom Taeho] Okay. -[Choi Hangyeol] Move forward.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

Hangyeol.

Try moving it backward.

Backward? Okay, moving backward.

-[cellphone vibrating] -Oh?

Sorry, excuse me for a moment.

Subin, I'll call you back.

What?

My brother?

When?

Yeah.

Yeah.

What?

What a nut. Seriously, has he lost his mind?

Okay, just hang up for now.

I'm so sorry, but something came up. I need to step out for a minute.

-Hey! -I promise. Just a sec.

Hey!

[Kang Miran] What's wrong?

Maybe I shouldn't have told her brother about it.

What brother would be happy to hear that his sister's boyfriend is disabled?

They'd be shocked.

He's not her boyfriend.

He's not.

Then things should get cleared up soon.

Wait.

Could that research assistant be into Youjin?

This is all I have to offer right now.

I'm sorry.

No. This is great.

Okay.

So...

Should I try giving Ms. Lim Youjin a call?

No. Forget about Youjin.

To tell you the truth, I'm here to see you, Mr. Park Minjae.

Me?

But sir, why would you...

Don't call me sir.

I'm just Youjin's brother.

Right, her brother. Right.

So, as her brother, why did you want to see me?

It's nothing much.

I've basically left her here without ever properly introducing myself,

-so figured I'd stop by while I was here. -Ah!

Thank you for always looking out for her. I owe you so much.

Not at all.

Ms. Lim Youjin is really kind and hardworking.

She's absolutely indispensable to our lab.

A truly exceptional researcher, yes.

The professors speak very highly of her too.

-Really? -Yes.

I'm glad to hear that they think so highly of her.

Should I give Youjin a call?

No. I actually came here because...

Yes?

There's something I wanted to ask you.

Sure, what is it?

When Youjin had appendicitis the other day...

Yes.

I heard a male professor here took her to the hospital.

I was wondering if you might know who it was.

A professor?

Yes. I hear he's really tall and handsome.

He's a male professor in his early to mid-30s.

Is there a professor that young?

[muttering]

Well, I'm not sure.

I'd really like to meet him and say thank you.

Oh.

Do you know who he is?

No, I've never heard about this.

Uh...

Why don't you ask Youjin yourself?

I did, but she wouldn't tell me.

She's keeping it to herself.

Why?

I don't know why she'd keep it to herself.

You really don't know?

No, this is the first time I've heard about it.

Then...

Have you seen something like this?

What... is this?

Youseong, It's not him.

It's... It's someone else. There's someone else.

I'll take you to meet him. Come on out.

I'm just having some coffee. What's up?

You win, okay? I'm sorry. Now, hurry up and come on out.

What... Hey.

Hey, wait. I need to say goodbye, you know.

I'll see you next time.

-Okay. Take care. -Come on.

What kind of research do you do here?

[Lim Youseong] Hey, let go of me.

-Let go of me! -Could you just...

You're hurting my arm, you brat.

-Let go. -Gosh.

Seriously.

So why did you cross the line?

You crossed the line first, you know?

You're the one who started this. Okay?

[sighs]

[Lim Youseong] I should've stopped by to introduce myself sooner.

Nice to meet you. I'm Lim Youseong, Youjin's older brother.

I'm Lee Jihoon.

Oh.

I heard things could've gone really bad if it hadn't been for you.

Thank you so much.

You saved her life.

Not at all.

I just happened to come across her and took her to the hospital.

By the way, you're really young for a math professor.

Wow.

Are you married, by any chance?

Uh, no, not yet.

I see. You're not.

What about a girlfriend?

Stop. You're being rude, Youseong.

Nothing's going on with you two?

Oh.

I'm her professor, and she's my student.

Or we might be a hat and a monkey.

-Pardon? -No, it's nothing.

Hold on a second.

Have you seen these rings before?

[Lee Jihoon] Hmm...

No, I've never seen them.

Okay. Well...

[mouthing] That's twice.

It was wrong of me to bring Jihye up.

I apologize.

[sighs] But you came all the way to my school and humiliated me.

Haven't you gotten back at me enough?

Hey, how is that humiliating?

I just went there as your brother to say hello

and ask them to look out for you, you brat.

I won't tell Mom.

She'd kill you.

[in English] Thank you.

So we're good now?

[in Korean] From now on, you show me some respect, okay?

We'll see.

Now go.

[car engine starts]

[♪ pensive music playing]

Yeah.

Good. Great job.

Once you organize the data a little better, it should pass review.

We need to emphasize the study's contributions beyond existing research.

If you can articulate that well, I think we'll be fine.

Yes, understood.

And what are your plans?

You're getting your PhD this year.

-Have you thought about doing a postdoc? -Ah.

Yes.

You did both your master's and PhD here in Korea.

You should go abroad for your postdoc.

Yes, actually, I've been looking into programs in the US and Australia.

I hear there's an opening at Stanford.

Mm. I put in a good word for you, so feel free to reach out if you're interested.

Sure. Thank you.

If it works out, you owe me dinner, okay?

Of course.

[knock at door]

-Yes? -Yes?

-It's you. -Hi, Sejin. Come on in.

Here, have a seat.

I heard things are a mess in Professor Hwang's lab at KAIST.

They've had three researchers leave,

and now all their project bids are getting pushed back.

They might not even be able to participate in the WRS.

Is that true?

Yeah, I guess.

Wait, Professor Hwang's lab?

-Was there an accident? -Yeah, apparently.

What accident?

Well, it's not a lab accident.

Yeah.

[sighs]

There was drama. Relationship drama.

Relationship drama?

There was this couple in the lab,

and one of them was two-timing.

Oh!

So all three people in the love triangle quit,

and the friends they hung out with started taking sides and fighting too.

-It turned into a complete mess. -Yes.

I see.

Well, with so many young, single people around,

-I guess these things happen. -Mm.

Maybe it's time we instituted

a no-dating policy in our lab too? [chuckles]

-A no-dating policy? -Yeah.

You've been here a little while. Are you settling in okay?

When it comes to settling in, honestly...

[Park Minjae] Hmm?

I'd heard this was basically a free-range lab,

but it's even worse than I thought.

I mean, the autonomy is nice, but it might be a little too loose here.

Hmm.

Especially when romance is involved, things can get really messy in a lab.

[sighing] But don't worry.

You've got me here.

I have a hypothesis. All I need to do is prove it.

I'll nip this in the bud before it causes any trouble.

Okay.

Even if you go to the States, I'll hold down the fort here.

So don't worry.

Hey, wait.

How did you know about that?

What?

I just heard about it.

You...

Nothing's been decided. I don't know yet.

But the professor said it was all set.

No way. There's still a long way to go.

[sighs]

-Don't tell the other guys about it, okay? -Okay.

[automated voice] Fifth floor.

Going down.

-Don't. -Okay.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

[keyboard clacking]

[sighs]

-[Park Minjae] Lim Youjin. -Yes?

How's the modeling illustration coming along?

Oh, I'm working on it now.

Can you finish it by today?

Today? No.

Can you finish it by the end of this week?

Yeah, I can finish it by then.

Let's pick up the pace and make up for the delay.

Okay.

Okay, I'm heading out for the day.

You guys can leave whenever you're done.

-Okay. -Okay.

Hey, Lim Youjin.

Finish that before you leave.

[♪ pleasant music continues]

Aren't you going home?

[scoffs]

I'm just going to finish this up.

[Kim Sejin] Okay. Good luck.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Lim Youjin. Why are you coming out so late?

Do you know what time it is?

Weren't you even hungry? Huh?

I'm hungry.

Me too.

-Slow down. Take your time. -[sighs]

Why haven't you eaten yet?

You haven't even fully recovered.

Because I had some work to finish.

It's because of Kim Sejin, that jerk, wasn't it?

No.

It wasn't Kim Sejin.

It was Park Minjae.

Hmm.

Want me to order something else?

-No. -Do you want some sushi?

No, my stomach would burst. Then I'd need surgery again.

Were you surprised today?

-Hmm? -Because of my brother.

No.

He just wanted to see the lab and say hello.

He won't be coming back.

Right, who's that person who took you to the hospital?

A professor?

Yeah. Professor Lee Jihoon. Professor Talking Hat.

Oh.

But why didn't you tell me?

I didn't because you never asked.

I didn't ask because I didn't know.

Wait, are you... jealous?

Hmm?

You are.

You are jealous.

[scoffs]

What are you talking about? Why would I be jealous? No way.

You know, if...

if you go see a musical or a movie with some other woman,

it doesn't bother me at all.

[sighing]

What do you want to do after this?

-Hmm? -Should we go to your place?

Uh... we can't.

Why not?

Kim Sejin is watching.

[sighs heavily]

Do you want to sit here for a bit?

Wearing your prosthetic leg all day must hurt a lot.

No, I'm used to it now, so it's fine.

I'll be good to you from now on.

I'll be good to you.

Are you going to meet that woman from the blind date again?

Are you going to meet her again?

I'm not.

[Lim Youjin] Hmm.

Once I get my PhD, I need to go to the States for my postdoc,

so I can't really start seeing anyone right now.

When would you be going?

Uh...

I'll be getting my degree this year,

so maybe toward the end of this year or sometime next year?

Hmm.

When would you come back?

Two years at the earliest.

It could be several years, though.

But...

it's not like you're never coming back.

I might never come back.

I won't come back.

I should've told you sooner. I'm sorry.

Hmm.

So you're turning me down?

You're saying you can't date me.

You're turning me down.

I'm sorry.

[sighs heavily]

It's kind of stupid to be turned down twice by the same man.

But what can I do?

That's for me to deal with,

and you have your own things to deal with.

But...

I thought you liked me at least a little.

Don't be so nice to me anymore.

It gives me the wrong idea.

[♪ melancholy song playing]

[Lim Youseong] Is that you, Youjin?

Yeah.

Do you know what time it is? You should try to get home earlier.

Okay.

Lim Youjin.

You know how much Mom and Dad love you, right?

What?

Don't you ever let them down.

Okay.

[door lock beeps]

[sighs softly]

[sighs heavily]

[sighs heavily]

[sniffles]

[breath trembling]

[sobbing]

[door lock chimes]

[door beeps]

[sighs softly]

[sighs softly]

[exhales sharply]

[music ends]

ENGINEERING BUILDING 3

Good morning.

[Kim Sejin] It's a 90-millimeter refractor telescope.

What are you doing?

-You can see the details on the moon. -Minjae.

Sejin bought a telescope.

-Hey, you're shaking it. -Is it working?

Why did you suddenly buy a telescope?

-It's just a hobby. -Oh.

I heard there's going to be a solar eclipse here soon.

A solar eclipse?

-A solar eclipse? -When?

There's a partial solar eclipse in 2030.

-[Eom Taeho] Hmm. -In 2030?

-That's a long way off. -Still far off.

Well, I thought I could practice

taking pictures with it between now and then.

All right.

I heard the Aris meteor shower peaks early Saturday morning.

We could watch that.

-What? A meteor shower? -[Eom Taeho] Oh!

Cool. I've only seen it in movies.

Where you wish on shooting stars, right? I saw it on TV.

We don't have to go to an observatory.

We can watch it from Sejin's place.

Yeah. That could be your housewarming party too, right?

Stargazing and drinks on the rooftop?

-Damn, it'll be romantic as hell. -[Bae Chansoo] Oh.

For stargazing, the weather matters a lot.

What's the forecast?

It's supposed to be clear. Perfect weather for stargazing.

Well, my place is kind of small, though.

It doesn't matter. We'll be on the rooftop to watch the stars anyway.

We'll grill up there too.

Right. We need a picnic blanket too, right?

And a gas burner for the barbecue.

Oh? That sounds great. I'm excited.

[giggling]

You're coming too, right?

What?

You should come too.

No, I'm behind on 10 papers to review.

You guys go have fun without me.

Come on, Minjae, you've got to have some fun once in a while.

He's busy with his studies. Let's hang out by ourselves.

Maybe you're right.

Okay, then.

[groans softly]

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

[distant laughter]

[♪ pleasant music playing]

[Eom Taeho] Oh!

I can see it! [laughs excitedly]

I can see the moon! [gasps]

-Wow! It's so big. -[Choi Hangyeol] What else can you see?

[Eom Taeho laughing]

The moon... Let me see.

The moon, the moon...

is the only thing I see.

There are too many clouds.

Can I take a look too?

Well, the meteor shower is supposed to peak between 1:00 and 2:00,

so it should clear up by then.

Huh? Hey.

Hey, let me take a look too.

The meat is burning. Guys, come over here and eat.

[Eom Taeho] Okay.

[Bae Chansoo] It looks a bit different.

[Eom Taeho] Oh, oh.

Okay.

Let me move the plates.

Youjin, you're even good at grilling, huh?

-[Lim Youjin laughs] -[Choi Hangyeol] Where's the kimchi?

-Kimchi. -Kimchi.

[Eom Taeho] Thank you.

It looks so delicious.

Why, thank you.

We should've grilled some kimchi too.

[Lim Youjin] Should I grill some?

[Eom Taeho] No, let's eat this first.

[Lim Youjin] Okay, I'll do it after I eat.

[♪ melancholy music playing]

[gasps]

Busted.

-Busted. -[Lim Youjin] You have to drink.

-Drink. -Drink.

Why do you guys keep targeting me?

[all chanting] Drink!

Drink!

-[Eom Taeho] Bottoms up. -[Bae Chansoo] You've got to chug it.

[all exclaiming]

[laughing]

-[Lim Youjin] He's good. -Man, he's good.

He's knocking it back.

[Bae Chansoo] Man, he sure can drink.

[Lim Youjin sighing]

Wait, what?

-[Eom Taeho] Are we out? -No more drinks?

I'll go get some more.

-No, I'll go get it. -No.

Come on. I'm the youngest. I'll be right back.

Wait, but...

[door bell tinkles]

[thunder rumbling]

[rain pattering]

Huh?

[♪ theme song playing]

Taeho, it's raining.

Hey.

Hey!

Hey, wake up, wake up.

Wake up.

Let's get inside.

Is it okay for this to get wet? Come on.

[stutters]

Hey, make sure to bring that in.

Right, the power. We need to unplug it. This...

Hey, the cord, quick.

Chansoo.

Let me take this in.

[♪ theme song continues]

[thunder rumbling]

[thunder rumbling]

[grunts]

[music ends]

What the... Come in.

[chuckles]

Hey, you can't just bring it here without telling them.

It's fine. They don't know it was me.

It's raining, and he doesn't have his camera.

He'll never find out.

Besides, I've got an alibi.

You'll be my alibi, right?

No.

Solar eclipse, my foot.

He bought it to spy on your house.

No way.

If he did, he's a totally crazy pervert.

He is a totally crazy pervert.

No, he isn't.

You don't have to worry about anything anymore.

What do you mean?

I can wait until you get back from the States.

I'll be really good to you.

[sighs softly]

Third time's the charm,

so I'm giving you one more chance.

One last chance.

Am I really that undesirable?

[sighs]

[stutters]

People long ago believed that a solar eclipse

was the heavenly dog in the sky swallowing the sun.

Then the sun would be too hot for it,

so it would spit it back out.

That's what you're like to me.

You're like the sun.

Too hot.

Then...

Try swallowing it anyway.

If it's too hot, you can spit it back out.

Imagine how painful it must be to swallow the sun,

only to have to spit it back out.

I can't do that.

I don't think I can.

I don't want that anymore.

I just want something easy and comfortable.

That's the kind of guy I am.

You're an idiot.

You're such a coward.

Stay that way for the rest of your life.

[door lock beeps]

[♪ emotional song playing]

[rain pattering]

What an idiot.

Stay that way for the rest of your life. [sobbing]

Let's get inside.

You'll catch a cold.

[Lim Youjin sobbing]

Let go.

Let go!

[grunts]

[crying]

Once...

I swallow something, I never spit it out.

I'd never spit it out, even if it burned me alive.

There's no going back.

I have to see it through to the end.

Do you still want this?

[rain intensifies]

BETWEEN STEPS

[Park Minjae] How about we don't tell anyone

that we're dating for now?

He's asleep.

[Lim Youjin] Kim Sejin. He's such a schemer. Okay?

He's a crazy little suck-up.

But why do I even have to compete with him?

Park Minjae is mine.

We used to date.

You two used to date?

[Cha Seohyun] I'm sleeping over.

Me too. I can stay the night here too.

Like I said, she's my best friend.

You can't meet up with her alone or have her over at your place.

[Lim Youjin] Park Minjae is mine.

No one's taking you away from me.