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I don't understand why some people say these letters mean something to him when he said himself he and Grandma wrote them together and they made up fake NDS together and he will not take responsibility neither for these letters nor for the fact that these letters made Dal Mi have so high standards about men she rejected all the idiots who tried to woo her.

I see SLS syndrome is making heavy casualties...

HJP considered these letters a chore and called them "stupid".

He found "stupid" the idea of making him write letters that he did not thought and bred in his mind and in his heart. He did not allways fully understand what they meant, he still had to write the words. The letters were never important for him. We never see him reflect on them like Dal Mi does.

You don't know what was writen in the letter still you call them genuine words. The only times we know about the content is when he copies an idea from the TV or when tells about his fake dog he never had and say he lost it so he can understand her after she lost her sister. Is that what something genuine?

He was never happy to receive the letters. Never a bright smile like Dal Mi when she received a letter. The only two times we see him receiving them, first time he exhales, looks annoyed and walks. The second time he look up the sky wondering if something will happen and a terrible spring is starting to happen.

I don't get where you saw the fake NDS is rich and wise. We only thing we know is that he is too mature for his age. This is why Dal Mi's father knew right away that the words were Grandma's. And yes, fake NDS had a warm and comforting side. Everything NDS from STT has and HJP does not have. :-P

No HJP is absolutely not the usual tsundere male character harsh with his words but caring in his heart. HJP never had a warm side and he still does not have one. He is a cold loner in disguised of a friendly self made man. He did not write that wish from the TV because he was kind. He did not called these letters stupid but in reality he loves them.

He called these letters "stupid". Not because the content was stupid. If the content was stupid, how Dal Mi found them so comforting and cherished them for so long? HJP called them stupid not because of the content but because of the manner. He found "stupid" the idea of making him write letters that he did not thought and bred in his mind and in his heart. He did not allways fully understand what they meant, he still had to write the sequence of words. This is why he called them stupid and saw them as a chore.

You are entitled to see things under your own light but I personaly think it is too bad to miss the writer's intentions and waste the effort of the actors to portay characters and tell a story that they wish you to understand. The beauty of HJP's character is in the tragedy of his fate.

- HJP's motive is allways Grandma. Because she asked him to lie again and now he is trying to protect her. He does this to repay his debt to her. Grandma is the most important person for him.

- Grandma's motive is to protect herself. She does not want Dal Mi to know that she wrote all these letters. These letters have been everything for Dal Mi. She built herself on them for 15 years. But they were all fabricated by Grandma. She knows Dal Mi would be terribly sad and disappointed by her Grandma.

- Do San's motive was he did not want Dal Mi to know the truth because she would be hurt as some people deceived her for 15 years. Now he loves her sincerely and he doesn't want to be loved because he is the fake NDS. So He would prefer to stop the lies and the truth to be told. Basically he is torn between "She will be hurt" and "I want a true Love". He is stalling.

HJP and Grandma lied only because they intented to make someone happy? The road to hell is sure paved with good intentions...

NDS is head over heels for Dal Mi. He knows the happiness he has now might be fake. He could loose the person he loves and be terribly hurt. Dal Mi would be hurt knowing that all these letters were fake and all the feelings, comfort, joy, hopes which helped her to build herself during 15 years were based on a lie.

HJP and Grandma are the original liars but they have nothing to loose. Even if they lied, disappointed and hurt others. They can just say: "Sorry, I did it for your happiness".

But ok, you can put them on a pedestal and say Do San is the bad apple. Everyone is entitled to his own oponion.

I feel sorry for him. He deserves to have Love and a family for himself. But fate is playing a huge prank on him.

Grandma gave the chocolates. He was barely the box they were in.

No it is not shown that HJP eventually wrote these letters on his own. It is just shown once that he wrote a letter alone and he had no idea of what to write so he copied an idea he heard on the TV. That scene just shows he did not pour himself in the letters. What you say about afterwards is you own imagination. HJP accused grandmother of luring him into writing these "stupid" letters. Later he himself said he and grandma wrote the letters together.

You should ask yourself why Grandma asked HJP to lend her his handwriting. Why She did not ask him to write by himself. Why she did not ask him to meet Dal Mi and become a real supporting friend in her life to eat together at her store like she used to with In Jae. Why she never invited Dal Mi so that they can meet and become real friend.

Why the usurpation? Because Grandma just wanted a fake penfriend whose letters would be only what she put in them. This is why she never told the truth to Dal Mi for 15 years. If she asked HJP to write one letter or two and he did the rest by himself, she would not need to keep the lie. She is keeping the lie because she is the fake NDS who used HJP's writing.

Of course the lie gained them something or else why they would do it?

- The lie gained grandma the personal satisfaction and pleasure of "helping" her grand daughter go through a difficult time using lies which will backfire sooner or later. She gained also the gratitude of her son who knew right away the letters were her and went to thank her for helping his daughter.

- The lie gained HJP what he wanted : to repay Grandma for letting him live in her shop and for being so good to him when he was just an orphan not related to her.

The lie did not gain NDS the girl of his dream. On the contrary. The more the lies deepen the most he is afraid of the outcome. That she will admit that he is not the one she really loves and she will dump him. He has not gained anything yet. He is just more at risk.

But I agree with you, Dal Mi is more and more into the real Do San not because of the lie but despite the lie. She said it herself to Grandma.

Aren't you making things up? Ji Pyeong did not lie about his birthday because he had no reason to lie. Not because he cared to say the truth. He copied the idea of his birthday wish from the TV because he had no idea by himself. Not because he heard it on the TV and suddenly realized it was his deepest wish. The fake letters were a chore for Ji Pyeong who called them "stupid" and he never accepted responsibility for them as he considers he and grandma wrote these letters and made up fake Do San together.

I think the writer is going a great job. He is writing a very human, complex and consistent HJP with his flaws and qualities. He is depicting a great little Buddha who is a nerd but also a warm person. Truth is HJP and NDS are two very different characters. HJP has a mind and personality which is taks oriented. NDS has a mind and personality more people oriented. This way people can identify themselves easily to one or the other. And that's good. The fact that some are at others' throat is because they are rewriting the drama to fit their wishes to the point they are not rational anymore.

But In Jae's step father was right. That's no negociation. Dal Mi blackmailed him. lol.

Do San and Dal Mi are a real match made in heaven. Not a batch made in haven.

That time of the fake letters is not memorable for him because it was a chore for him to write these letters that he called "stupid". But what he will realize now is that he should have better used that time to really know Dal Mi. Too late for him. the DalDo ship is sailing already.

She never had a lot of consideration for Dal Mi and seeing her struggling made her complacent to the point she disrespected her own father more than her sister. So lame.

It is a matter of timing. Do San is not at the origin of the lies. He is induced into participating in them but he knows it hurts people and he is willing to find a proper solution when the moment is right.

Regarding the illness of Grandma, she said herself she did not want to tell Dal Mi because Dal Mi would look at her with pity and remind her she is really ill and she could not enjoy Dal Mi's smile anymore. That's selfish to try to avoid the reality by lying to others and Grandma was looking down at Dal Mi when she said she would pity her. Dal Mi would never pity her Grandma but she would help her go through the hardship. Grandma is Grandma but she can make wrong choices like plenty of grandmas. She knew it is short term solution and she agreed Dal Mi would discover it sooner or later so why she wanted this. Do San had the idea of NoonGil and he told Dal Mi the truth when the timing was appropriate : he had found a way to help grandma worry less and face her reality so no need to leave Dal Mi in the dark anymore.

Regarding the fake letters and the fake Do San, the lie was running since 15 years already. He added to them but he also decided at times to tell the truth like when he went to meet grandma. He never had a real opportunity as the timing was always wrong and he had to carry the lies further because in reality, he doesn't want to loose her. That's selfish I agree with you but that's understandable because he really likes her.

For me he is not the one to explain things to Dal Mi. Ji Pyeong and Grandmother should. But based on what we see at the end of ep8. Dal Mi will probably discover the truth herself by comparing with real Do San's handwriting. and she will go confront him. So he will take the beating first when he is not even the origin of the lies.

I don't think In Jae abandoned Dal Mi for money and comfort. At that time their mom was a housewife and her situation was precarious too. In Jae could not have foreseen her mom would marry a rich man. But the story about In Jae dumping the food she did not like for Dal Mi to eat, that tells how bad she could behave towards Dal Mi.

They did not force him. Do San made the decision to go to the party by himself. Because he fell in love at first sight with Dal Mi when their eyes met in the park. Later he knew about her story and decided to give her an helping hand and meet her again. The truth is he had no idea what he was going into. He went there without a plan. He just wanted to see that pretty young woman again. If she had looked like Dwayne Johnson with earrings, he would probably not have decided to go.

Now some people accuse him of taking advantage of a situation which was not created by him. They say he is enjoying benefits that these people should harvest But Do San is genuinely a good person and he is caring and considerate of people. He does participate in the lies but he really feels uncomfortable with them. He has a really good nature. The fact that he decided to go against grandma's will and told her illness to Dal Mi shows that he cares to find a better solution for the people (Grandma and Dalmi) instead of just doing what he was asked.

People are hating him because they are biased. They don't want to see that Do San is enjoying benefits because he loves people and he is in the right timing when dealing with them. For example he had the idea to use SST to create an app for the visually impaired because of grandma. Her words and worries and her wrong solution to hide the truth to Dal Mi and Ji Pyeong triggered him to do something to help. This is what brought grandmother and grand daughter together to face the illness.

This is why Dal Mi is already falling in love with him. She will be angry but she will surely put that fake NDS behind and embrace the real Love she has found. People can hate NDS all they want, he will win the cup and kiss the princesss in the end.

You are thinking too highly of Grandma. Her good intentions do not always lead her to make the right choice. These letters were a scheme to comfort Dal Mi. She did not want Ji Pyeong to make real friends with Dal Mi because she wanted to make sure she will write the letters with him and use the right words to comfort Dal Mi as she knows her better. Ji Pyeong was an orphan who was focused on becoming successful. He could not have the empathy and right words for Dal Mi. Later he himself said they wrote these stupid letters together.

She will become better surely but I don't like the way she uses underhanded ways against Dal Mi like using the swing's story for her advantage or when she sent her to her step father for the job of collecting datas. So sneaky.