To be honest, this drama was a hot mess... I wouldn't necessarily say it's bad, but it was just a pretty weird experience for me and I am still not sure how I am feeling about this all (especially the ending)!

But let's start with the good things!
-> The main attraction of the drama for me was obviously... Rowoon lmao. But please, don't scroll away and hear me out sksk
Of course, he is devilishly handsome, but what really surprised me the most is that IMO he topped the acting of Won Jin Ah although she is way more experienced in acting than he is. She felt pretty dull in this drama most of the time, and I believe that it was not the fault of the director or character writing but just her mediocre acting.

->The second really surprising thing is the consistency of the FL. I know many of you all shitted on her for her life choices, but I was truly astonished when she decided to go work abroad and stayed true to herself and loyal to her career goals. We may agree or not agree with that, but regardless of that we should appreciate the character for being realistic (to some degree ofc)

-> Speaking about realism, I think this drama shows every character's genuine intention and their true desires. We kind of get to see everyone's downfalls and understand that here we don't have (almost) anyone who will be just good or bad, this gives every storyline a real feel.

I wouldn't be myself If I wouldn't find a million things to get upset over lol, so now it's time for a little roast.
-> Remember I said that "(almost) anyone who will be just good or bad.."? Well, the "almost" is there for a reason. Because Chae Hyun Seung was absolutely unrealistically good in every possible (and impossible way). He is responsible, kind, a good worker, does things on time, patient, good with kids, has a nice house, nice car, nice wardrobe, he is handsome, loyal, has a kind and nice family, and the list goes on. Don't get me wrong, I am not stating that there is no way that these qualities could belong to one person, it's just..... his character feels really flat to me because he doesn't have a single major flaw that I can recall after watching the drama. Kudos to RoWoon for pulling this off, because the only reason why CHS felt okay while watching is Rowoon's charisma and his natural likability.

-> I have successfully predicted the fact that the chef-friend-of-CHS's-sister's-husband is gay, but for me, this storyline was weak af. I am really happy to see that Korea is waking up from a deep sleep and tries its best to show more LGBTQ+ characters in dramas, but almost every time I feel like they either completely ignore this character and they just feel useless in the story, or the character is portrayed in a weirdly twisty way. At some point, it almost felt to me that this chef man was a villain because of how everyone pitied CHS's sister, and how they put the emphasis on how sad was her daughter after she and her husband decided to get a divorce. Her side of the story was fully shown meanwhile we didn't get the slightest glance in the picture of what happened in the past between these two men, nor how they both felt about the situation later on. What really weirded me out the most it's that the chief disappeared completely from the drama after selling his restaurant. He wasn't mentioned in the ending either. This was really off-putting and IMO it's better to not include any LGBTQ+ characters at all than to represent them in a possibly harmful way.

-> The last major unpleasant issue it's the toxicity of the relationships. ESPECIALLY the main couple. I can't quite put my finger on it yet, but I think it's just a number of little things from the very beginning that never quite felt right to me? Let's remember a couple of first eps. ML and FL literally got the chance to get together because ML helped her to get over a painful breakup. Warning sign: I am not saying that he used her, or that he was acting creepy, it's just the FL was in her most vulnerable state and he saw the opportunity in this. Even if we will ignore the several previous sentences, their relationship just felt really unnatural, and forced by both of them??? Yes, they tried hard, yes they both, most probably needed that relationship at this point of their lives, but ...!!! (watch the next point lol)

-> THE ENDING: at first I felt pretty satisfied and fulfilled after finishing the drama because every character seemingly got their happy ending *happy ending by Avril Lavigne playing in the background* But the more I was thinking about it the worse it got. ML and FL liked each other when they first met and before FL went to work abroad they were, arguably a normal couple. But ..! The shit goes down right after the 14th episode. Forget what I said in the previous paragraph about forcing the relationship at the start. What really felt forced to me it's this fake-ass-speedrun ish-cotton candy-happy ending. And I am talking about the ML and FL only. I think that the best possible option to finish this drama was to leave an open ending. She came back to Korea, they saw each other, /maybe/a shot with her smiling longingly and then BOOM! the end. And let me tell you, I am the last person who you would call a fan of the endings that can be interpreted in 1387129839 ways, but their former relationship was so complicated that the two last ep would never make things up for me, no matter how well written, produced and played they would be.

P.S.: the last scene gave me humongous flashbacks from the heirs jsnjdks and not in a good way

Thanks for making it till the end, have a nice day luv<3