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(This drama is based on a true story.)

(The plot was adjusted for entertainment purposes only.)

(We have no intention to offend any careers,)

(encourage immoral sexual values,)

(or create a pessimistic disposition of a gender or a group of people.)

(We would like to apologize in advance for any misunderstandings.)

(Presents)

(Hot Love Issue)

A colleague mentioned that elders dislike people who speak

without thinking it through.

I'm working.

But you don't pay me anything.

So you will have to wait.

- Toi, hello. - Yiwha.

I've missed you.

Would you like me to get back together with Ran?

Of course I do.

Tell me now. Who is this Yiwha?

She's your ex, isn't she?

Make sure you do a good job.

Grace.

Grace, hear me out.

Listen.

I didn't know she wanted me to hang that stupid photo.

When did you take that photo?

Were you planning to get married?

I see.

This house was supposed to be your new home together.

No, it wasn't.

We took that photo for fun.

A studio offered to take a free photo

for us at the mall.

As for the house,

it was just a silly conversation.

We didn't mean any of it.

You didn't,

but she did. She bought a freaking house

and hung your unserious photo on the wall.

Grace.

I don't know what to do.

I can't force her, can I?

What she does is her business.

Don't worry about it.

All right?

Listen.

I'm your boyfriend.

I live with you.

Don't let her get in your head.

I wouldn't

if she didn’t keep pulling you back into her life.

Can you promise me that you’ll cut her out of your life?

Yes.

I promise.

I'll cut her out completely.

Would you disobey your mother

if she told you to talk to her?

See? You don't have the guts.

Grace.

I would.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Grace.

Where are you going?

Stay here. Don't follow me.

Hey, Grace.

Is there a problem?

Yes.

We need to talk.

- Okay. - I know

what you are trying to do.

But you and Ran

are history.

You are only his ex.

I'm his current girlfriend.

You should move on from him.

Believe in yourself

that you are good enough to find a new man.

You’ve got no self-respect

trying to win your ex back.

Grace, what are you saying?

You worry too much.

Ran and I have been staying in touch.

Also, neighbors should help each other out.

It's common courtesy.

We were friends even before

we started dating.

Then we returned to being friends

after breaking up.

That's all there is.

- Friends, you say? - Yes.

Do friends hang photos like that on the wall?

Grace.

It's a nice photo.

I only hang this photo to remind myself

that I had once dated him.

Isn't it funny though?

We started out as friends,

then we became a couple

and almost ended up as husband and wife.

I told you I wanted to sort things out.

How can we sort anything out

with you playing dumb like this?

Me? Playing dumb?

Grace, I don't understand what you are talking about.

I'm making myself pretty clear

that Ran is just a little brother to me and nothing more.

All right then.

Is that how you want to do it?

Yes.

I'll destroy you if I catch you crossing the line

with Ran.

Go ahead.

I stand by my sincerity.

"Somebody asked who hung the photo for me, it's the guy in the photo."

What a liar.

She literally answered her own question.

She's trying to get on your nerves

and send you a message.

You need to do something about it.

Hey, Jam.

You should be advising her, not encouraging her to fight.

Shame on you.

Nat.

She won't stop unless I do something about it.

I think you are right.

I have to do something about it.

Or she won't stop getting on my nerves.

Tell me what you are planning to do.

I think

I should seek revenge

on social media since she did it to me first.

Be careful of getting sued.

Computer-related crimes and privacy breaches carry serious consequences.

Your work is centered on social media. You know how it works,

don't you?

Of course.

Everyone, I need your opinion on this.

What is this woman trying to do?

The woman is the same person in the photo.

And the man in the photo is my boyfriend.

They took this pre-wedding photo for fun

when they were dating,

but they broke up ages ago.

He's dating me now.

The other day, she asked him to hang this photo in her bedroom.

Don't you think it's weird?

She’s hung a pre-wedding photo with her ex

even though he's in a relationship with someone else.

Tell me what you think in the comments.

How shameless.

You intend to expose her, not ask for opinions.

She's a dog guarding her bone.

Can't she find a new man?

He has found someone new. It's time to move on, girl.

Show her face, then I'll give you my opinion.

Hey.

Yiwha is asking me to buy medicine

for her menstrual cramps.

"You should order it to be delivered."

"Bye."

Everyone, she sent a text like this to my boyfriend again.

But it didn't work.

What do you think I should do?

Hey, she texted me again.

(Ran, the faucet has some problems. Can you come to check it?)

Everyone, she needs help fixing the faucet this time.

Things somehow keep breaking in her house.

Instead of calling a handyman, she calls my boyfriend.

Toi.

I'm losing my patience with Grace.

What happened? What did she do to you?

She screenshotted

my conversion with Ran and posted it online.

Everybody is criticizing me on the internet.

They are calling me shameless.

I'm so embarrassed. I can't handle it anymore.

Really?

What did Ran say? Has he come to you?

Of course not.

Grace is keeping him locked up in her condo.

She even answers his text.

I'm certain it wasn't Ran who texted me back

because it was extremely rude.

I asked him nicely to buy medicine for my cramps.

Do you know what she said to me?

She said,

"Crawl to the pharmacy or just die."

Look at her.

What?

That brat.

Yiwha, stay calm.

I'll handle it.

Thanks so much, Toi.

(Toi's Noodle House)

Mom, hey.

Mother, hello.

Let me help you with that.

Mother, why don't we shoot a video today?

Let's find out how many bowls of noodles you can cook in one minute.

Is one minute too short?

How about two minutes then?

We need to talk before we make any more content.

What did you do to Yiwha?

Why?

Did she say something to you?

Of course. How else would I know?

You replied to her text on Ran's phone.

You exposed her chat online

and prohibited her from seeing Ran. What right do you have to do that?

I have the right as his girlfriend.

I should be the one

asking her that.

I see. Don't tell me she has the right

as his ex.

An ex has no right to do anything.

You have no right.

You've been dating for less than a year.

Ran and Yiwha were childhood friends.

They were in the same primary school.

Yiwha's father would always drive Ran back and forth to school.

I love Yiwha’s family like my own.

Why is it such a big deal that Ran is fixing something for her?

- Mom. - Mother.

Can't you see?

Her intentions are obvious.

If you can't see through her, then I have nothing more to say.

Then don't.

You stay out of Ran and Yiwha's lives.

I can't do that since he's my boyfriend.

He's my son too.

This relationship is between us. It has nothing to do with you.

Grace, you wench!

Don't be rude to me, Mother.

Stop calling me that. I'm not your mother.

- Mom. - All right then, Toi, you hag!

Grace.

Grace.

- You devil! - Mom.

- Mom, calm down. - Listen to her.

- You should respect your elders. - Grace, enough.

- Grace. - I'm as old as your mother.

So what? With that mindset, you’re just old for nothing.

Grace, you wench!

Your parents didn't raise you well.

Your parents must have died because they couldn't stand you.

My goodness.

My head's about to explode.

Don't just stand there.

Get me an inhaler before I faint.

- Wait a second. - No.

Find it quickly.

Listen, Grace.

You shouldn't have disrespected my mother like that.

She wouldn't have gotten this upset if you had talked nicely to her.

Your mother was rude to me first.

But you didn’t need to stoop to her level.

Now, you won't be able

to look at her in the eye.

So be it. I don't care.

Ran, you have nothing to worry about.

I'll still be your girlfriend,

and she'll still be your mother.

Just make sure we don't cross paths again.

Aoy and Chod, I admit that what I did was disrespectful.

But I really couldn't help myself.

I stopped helping her

at the restaurant after that incident.

Same with my boyfriend,

he stopped going home to see his mother too.

We kept dating, leaving his ex and mother out of our lives.

(Yiwha)

My boyfriend would ignore

their calls and texts.

I was so happy

that my boyfriend had finally broken free from those two women.

It felt like a wonderful time for me,

but it was

all an illusion.

I was being deceived.

All set.

- I need to use the restroom. - Sure.

Hello, why did you call me?

Ran, what are you up to? What took you so long to call me back?

We were swimming.

Say what you called to say

before Grace catches me.

I'm going shopping today.

I need help carrying all the stuff I'm planning to buy.

Can you help me?

Can it wait?

I promised to spend the whole day with Grace.

No.

I'm waiting in the parking lot at your place.

What? Are you serious?

Come quickly.

Or I will go find you myself.

Fine, see you soon.

Grace.

Can I go play soccer today?

My friend just invited me.

Sure, where?

The usual place.

I always go to the same field.

- Sure. - I should go.

My friend's waiting for me in front of the condo.

See you.

Ran, carry this for me.

It's a little heavy.

You can do it.

- Are you okay? Great. - Yes.

Put it here.

There are three more boxes.

Hold this one.

Okay.

Okay.

Here.

Open...

Is it heavy?

Ran, can you drive for me?

Okay.

One bowl of rice.

- And some ice, please. - Sure, wait a moment.

Ran, are you tired?

I only ordered your favorite dishes.

Wait a moment.

The food should be ready soon.

Listen, it's Grace. Stay quiet.

Hello, how's it going?

Hello, are you done with soccer?

Not yet.

I'm almost done though.

Is everything all right?

Yes, I'm just calling to tell you not to eat dinner yet.

I was craving Chinese food, so I ordered a bunch for dinner.

I'll wait for you.

Sure.

I'm starving right now.

That's great.

Okay then. Come home soon.

Don't go anywhere with your friends after.

Learn how to turn them down.

Okay, you got it.

Hey, are you done shopping?

- Yes. - Then I should get going.

Wait, Ran.

Where are you going?

I just ordered food.

How could you abandon me?

But Grace...

Ran, don't be like this.

The food will be ready soon.

Are you really going to abandon me?

Are you staying or not?

Do you want me to call your mother?

Ran, the food will be ready soon.

Can't Grace wait at all?

It won't kill her to wait, will it?

It won't take long.

Excuse me, how's the food coming along?

What's taking so long?

Wow, it looks delicious.

I'm starving.

Shall we?

Yes.

Let's start.

Enjoy.

Eat up.

You must be exhausted.

Eat some more.

Here.

Eat this too.

It's delicious.

Eat up.

Do you want this too?

Here.

So,

how many goals did you score today?

Five.

Why aren't you wearing your jersey today?

Well... mm.

I was in a hurry and forgot.

You forgot your cleats too?

Mm. I did.

I forgot those too. It was so hard to play soccer today.

You're talented.

You scored five goals without the proper footwear.

Awesome. I think you deserve a reward.

A reward for the star player.

Eat up.

Here's to the star player.

Eat your fill.

That's still not enough.

You have to eat a lot more.

Grace?

Why are you staring at me?

Why aren't you eating?

Well?

Why aren't you saying anything?

Just tell me what's going on.

I'm waiting to see

when you're going to stop lying

and tell the truth.

Tell the truth?

Well...

There's nothing to say.

You're still lying.

Are you going to tell me?

Or should I say it myself

about where you were and with whom?

I was so shocked to see him cry.

He told me everything,

and I realized how much pressure he was under.

I started to feel a bit sorry for him

after seeing him cry.

("Our Lives aren't Long Enough to Live with Patience")

So afterward,

I had to occasionally feign ignorance

whenever he talked to his ex.

Grace, I'm going out.

Mm.

I won't be long.

But I kept asking myself

how long I'd let this go on for.

And what if things got out of hand?

I guess I'd still have to keep letting it slide, wouldn't I?

Okay.

Is that all right?

I think there's still a bit of a gap.

Can you push it a little bit further in?

So they'll sit flush.

Okay. Ah, right there. That's it.

Okay?

Anyway, I should go.

Wait, Ran.

You've worked up a sweat.

Stay for a bit and try some of my shaved ice.

You can rest here on the couch.

It's okay.

It's already late.

Grace is waiting for me.

Hang on, Ran.

Can you stay and try my shaved ice?

Do you remember

when we wanted to open up a dessert shop together?

Our shop is about to become a reality.

Even though

you're not going to be there to help me,

can you at least taste it?

I'm only starting out,

so I need a taste tester.

All right.

But it has to be quick, okay?

Why?

Why are you behaving like I disgust you?

I understand you

about not loving me anymore.

But at least

can you remember the good feelings we had for each other?

You don't disgust me.

But I've already found someone else.

We can't be intimate like we used to anymore.

Of course we can.

Should we give it a try?

Grace?

Where did you take a shower?

That doesn't smell like our soap.

Don't lie to me.

The smell is so obvious.

I helped Yiwha move a shelf.

And she made me some shaved ice.

But it spilled all over me,

so I had to take a shower there.

It's true, Grace. I can show you.

Here. Look.

Honest?

Of course.

I always tell you everything.

How can I lie to you?

You always catch me if I do.

Come here.

He's my boyfriend when he's with me.

But I don't know

whose boyfriend he is when he's out.

So what was the truth that day? I'm not sure either.

But I could only choose to trust him

because I let him go back to his ex.

But this wasn't the only thing I had to let slide with him.

Grace,

are you still mad at my mom?

The audacity to ask me that question.

I can still hear her chastising me in my head.

So how can you expect me to stop being mad?

Please?

It's already been a month.

Make amends with each other

and help make videos of her making noodles again, okay?

She won't want to see me.

She hates me now.

Besides,

why should I go back so she can yell at me again?

She won't.

She'll actually be happy

you came back to help her.

Hang on. How come

you want me to go see her all of a sudden?

Tell me.

Do you remember the other day

when she called me and said she was sick?

She asked me to visit her.

Mom!

Why aren't you resting?

Oh.

You came home, so I had to make your favorite dishes.

You were gone for months. I thought you forgot about me.

Here. Let's eat.

The food's still warm.

- Mom. - Hm?

So what's wrong with you?

Have you seen a doctor yet?

I got sick because I missed you.

There's no need to see a doctor.

I already feel better seeing you here.

Come on.

So you tricked me into coming home?

Would you have come home if I didn't?

Grace is keeping you all to herself.

Do you realize

how much you've changed since you started dating her?

You never come home.

You don't help me out at the shop anymore.

Look.

She convinced you to do this, didn't she?

No, Mom.

I just want to be with her.

And now that she's not coming over,

I don't get to come over as well.

Does that mean you're going to cut ties with me?

Not at all, Mom.

How could I cut ties with you?

Right?

We're a family.

So you have to break up with her.

Mom, what are you talking about?

She and I don't get along.

So you have to choose one of us. And didn't you just say

we can't cut ties with each other?

Breaking up with her is the only way.

Then find someone who gets along with me like Yiwha.

But Mom, I don't have feelings for her anymore.

Then you can develop feelings for her again.

You used to be in love. It won't take long to rekindle.

Think about it.

There will be no more headaches

if you're dating someone I get along with.

Mom,

you can tell me to do anything.

But can you please

not interfere with my love life?

Don't you want me to be happy?

And don't you want me to be happy?

Are you going to be happy with Grace and let me suffer all by myself?

My boyfriend told me to go and apologize to his mom

so we could make amends

and so that she wouldn't try

to push his ex onto him again.

What do you guys think?

And how can you be sure she'll make amends with you

if you apologize to her?

Right?

Things might stay the same, or they might get worse.

But if you're dating her son,

then it's probably something you should do.

How long can you leave things like this?

The person suffering the most is your boyfriend.

Toi,

I'm sorry

for being rude to you that day.

Please forgive me.

No one has ever dared

to talk back to me like you did.

You even called me a hag.

But at least

you're still capable of remorse.

I'm not a cruel person.

So I'll give you another chance.

Thank you.

I won't let it happen again.

Try my patience again

and you and Ran will be finished.

Okay. All done.

- Hi, Mom. - Hello.

Oh, hello.

Toi, I got you a tripod for the clip

so the video will be steady and won't make people dizzy.

Would you like to freshen up your lipstick?

Lipstick? Sure.

Mom, hold on a second.

What's that stall over there?

There? A dessert stall.

It was set up today.

So the customers can have dessert after their noodles.

But we will only sell desserts on weekends.

I don't have any help on weekdays.

Then can I man the stall?

It looks like fun.

I'm sorry, Grace.

But please don't steal my job.

Toi opened up this dessert shop for me.

(Yiwha's Shaved Ice)

The presentation is on point.

- Pretty, isn't it? - Mm!

Thank you so much

for opening up this shop for me.

Not a problem.

These look so delicious.

If a family isn't fond of their newest member,

the middle person is the most crucial.

If they keep playing defense, they'll have to let go in the end.

- Yiwha! - Yes?

I don't trust anyone but you.

You have to help me steal Ran from Grace.

We're here today

with this romantic dessert duo.

This is so good!

You falsely advertised Ran and Yiwha as a couple?

They're only together at the shop and in the clips.

Once the shop is closed, they're back to being friends.

Enough with the damsel-in-distress.

You have to come up with a counter-attack.

Be passive-aggressive, or shout it from the rooftops.

No one dared to talk back to me like you did.

The scooters keep driving past.

I'm as old as your mother.

So what?

With that mindset,

you’re just old for nothing.

Cut!

I'm sorry, but I've got to use my muscles for this.