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Mhm, I was also thinking that because I've seen this exact plot twist in another webtoon of the same genre lol

I'm saying she wasn't particularly special for the last 20 years.

He was fond of her when they were children and chose to marry her instead of her sister when he learned she would be married off to a lecher otherwise, but nothing we've seen of their past suggests he ever went out of his way to "like" her, as in seriously consider her in a romantic light.

That's why the drama started with her abduction; that's what unsettled the status quo between the leads and triggered romantic development.

Well, he didn't dislike her, which doesn't mean he's been secretly in love with her this whole time.

I was distracted during the childhood flashback scene and missed Baek Sa-eon's backstory. When his mother told him to eat up because her son likes fish, what did she mean? I assume her biological son died and Sa-eon is not related to her, but then whose son is he? Was he born out of wedlock and then adopted by the official wife or is he totally unrelated to his parents (by blood, I mean)?

He tried to check it and it was wiped. The kidnapper must have done it before disappearing.

I thought the timeline changes were actually handled very well and were one of the strong points of the direction. The nonlinear narrative was an intentional choice and you weren't supposed to know exactly when everything was happening.

That said, it was obvious that the narrative *was* nonlinear. I guess people are mad because the show expects the viewer to process the content of the story and come up with their own inferences and interpretations instead of watching mindlessly?

The writing here is really excellent, so I have no idea what you're even talking about.

Seriously, this drama is so much better than people here are saying lol. I think the problem is that a bunch of horny women tuned in to watch what they thought was going to be The Actor from Goblin in A Business Proposal 2.0 (two of horny women's favorite dramas for some reason) and got a quiet romantic melodrama about middle-aged freaks instead.

The psychological nuance and the dialogue are so good, Inji is super cool, Jeongwon is a pathetic loser (sexy!), and Seoyeon is a grade-A psycho. Everything is working for me.

This drama is so much better than the comment section here suggests. I'm loving it so far. The romance just works, and everyone is an insane person, which is fun.

Obviously it was Seoyeon he had that conversation with, and when Inji called him he made a point of not saving her number and may have deleted his call history because he wanted nothing to do with her. These two plot points really aren't that confusing?

Uh, no, your child should be more important than your girlfriend, I’m afraid.

People are projecting a lot of emotions that have no basis in the story on this guy just because when he heard his arranged marriage partner wasn’t going to marry him, he asked for her sister instead…

After a certain point, the only thing that kept me watching was Tor's hotness TBH. The plot became a mess and the romance failed to develop fully. It felt like the leads' relationship remained unequal throughout, with Anong being a lot more affectionate and supportive than Wichai, even if he initially started out as the perfect love interest. I like that he remained true to his moral principles to the end and I understand why Anong was attracted to him (he's a good man + again, Tor looks amazing!), but the drama didn't show that he truly valued her, whereas she was always very generous with her affection.

That said, the final episode was good. I like that they took their time with the happy ending instead of wasting 45 minutes on more mother-in-law bullshit and only giving us a wrap-up scene or two in the final minutes, which is what I was afraid of. The way they handled it, by focusing on Anong and Wichai through the years instead of children, promotions, weddings, etc., went some way toward mitigating the issue I mentioned, by showing us that Wichai and Anong's relationship would only become deeper and warmer with time. I wish they could have put some of that development in the actual story, though...

It sounds like her mother married a rich man who adopted Hee-joo officially, but she continued to be treated as an outsider by his family, which is why they sacrificed her when her stepsister refused to go through with the political marriage.

The first episode was very trashy but fun lol. People need to open their third eye and see the vision.

"If you are investigated for misconduct, I'll take the blame for everything!"

Bitch, YOU ARE to blame for everything!!! It would make total sense for you to take responsibility for your own actions!!! You're not doing him a favor here!!!

Her martyr act after causing every single problem her children have faced in life drives me crazy lmao

I mean, yeah, children are more important than girlfriends, so we prioritise finding time to spend with our kids. That makes total sense.

I disagree.

So this is basically In the Mood for Love, daily soap opera edition?