Eps. 1
Soon-jin who is working as a waitress always treats her customers with smile. When she enjoys her short break, Jang-tae calls and asks to meet him in the afternoon. Jang-tae offers a job to Soon-jin saying that he’s planning to open an Italian restaurant. Soon-jin doesn’t take his offer seriously because she knows that he doesn’t have the money to start a restaurant. Sae-han enjoys a ride in his new sport car. He orders jewelry from the shop where he used to go with So-ra. After Sae-han leaves the shop, So-ra and Jang-tae come to the shop, as well. Without knowing that Sae-han and So-ra aren’t together any more, the salesperson tells So-ra that Sae-han ordered jewelry. However, realizing that the jewelry that Sae-han bought isn’t for her, So-ra rushes out of the shop. Hyeok complains about Sae-han’s new car. Sae-han tells him to give him a break since he doesn’t have any other fun in life. After an auto race, when Hyeok talks about his record with Jong-won, Soo-jin’s car passes by at a high speed.
Eps. 2
Ju Yang-ja tells Sae-han to stop wasting time and hurry to marry her daughter So-ra. Annoyed by Yang-ja, Sae-han gives Yang-ja money to keep her quiet. Jang-tae confronts Sae-han asking whether he’s going to marry So-ra or not. However, Sae-han just gives him the cold shoulder.
A few days later, Jang-tae comes back to Sae-han. He asks Sae-han to help him start a restaurant since he has to support his mother and So-ra. Sae-han is stunned by Jang-tae’s shamelessness, but he is willing to give him what he wants since he feels responsible for So-ra. Excited about getting money, Jang-tae asks Soon-jin to quit her job and work with him.
Meanwhile, Sae-han’s father Dong-pa tells Sae-han to marry So-ra. Even though Sae-han knows that his father has always considered So-ra as his daughter-in-law-to-be, he refuses. So-ra hears from her mother that Jang-tae will start a restaurant in the building Sae-han owns. Humiliated with her brother’s behavior, she asks Sae-han’s secretary to cancel the deal.
Eps. 3
Soon-jin is excited about start work at a new place. On the way to work, Sae-han happens to see Soon-jin. Since she seems so happy, he also has a good feeling about starting the day. In the new restaurant where Soon-jin starts working, people are busy preparing for its grand opening. Jang-tae introduces Soon-jin to his staff. Soon-jin starts training the employees on customer service. Kyeong-jun decides to look for a job, but soon gets hurt by the way other people treat him. He starts working as a messenger service. He asks Ji-ae to buy him a cell phone for work. Hyeok who dreams of becoming an F1 racer concentrates on practicing. He sees Su-jeong winning the race. He gets interested in her. Sae-han’s grandmother Nan-hee hears that So-ra’s family has opened a restaurant in Sae-han’s building and gets furious. She tells him to end the relationship with So-ra and to find a decent woman to get married.
Eps. 4
So-ra is surprised to see Nan-hee coming to the restaurant to meet her. She’s worried about what Nan-hee is going to tell her. Nan-hee asks her to give up her business. So-ra promises to do what she’s told to do, but Jang-tae and Soon-jin confront Nan-hee asking her to show them a little respect. Nan-hee is speechless at Jang-tae and Soon-jin’s remarks. After she leaves the restaurant, So-ra bursts into tears. Both Hyeok and Su-jeong happen to have their interviews in the same place. After the interview, Hyeok approaches her and asks her out. He’s so confident about himself that he asks her to break up with her boyfriend if she has one. Su-jeong is stunned by him, but on the other hand she likes his attitude. So-ra tells Soon-jin that her behavior to Nan-hee was a big mistake, but Soon-jin doesn’t agree. They start an argument. Jang-tae takes Soon-jin’s side and humiliates his sister in public.
Eps. 5
So-ra announces that The Nice Kitchen will be closed. She promises to pay everyone a one-month salary. The employees regret having quit their previous jobs. Jang-tae asks Sae-han for help. Sae-han comes to the restaurant in person and promises that he’ll take care of everything to keep the restaurant in business. Soon-jin comes back from an errand and wonders why everyone is excited. Meanwhile, Young-nam can’t help but look at Jin-ju during the cooking class, but she completely ignores his interest. He pretends not to be interested in her, but he tries to draw Jin-ju’s attention. He asks her if she’s seeing someone, but Jin-ju keeps ignoring him.
Eps. 6
Sae-han is drunk. He mistakes Soon-jin as So-ra and tells her that he wants to break up with her. Soon-jin is puzzled to see a stranger wanting to break up with her. Hyeok finds out that Nan-hee tried to give So-ra money on the condition that she stay away from Sae-han. He confronts her saying that she’s done the same thing to his own mother. He explodes with rage. Sae-han is shocked to find out that his son has a deep wound regarding the mother he’s never known. Hyeok and Su-jeong are racing. The mechanics are astonished at their driving skills. Hyeok’s friend Dong-su asks him if Hyeok and Su-jeong are dating.
Eps. 7
Sae-han and his father Dong-pa dine in the restaurant with So-ra and her mother Yang-ja. So-ra is embarrassed when her mother drinks too much and acts frivolously. In the middle of dinner, the electricity goes out. Jang-tae lights the candles. The diners ask him to sing a song. Being terribly tone deaf, Jang-tae asks Soon-jin to take care of the situation. Soon-jin steps up and starts singing her favorite song. Sae-han goes to the piano and starts playing her song. Young-jun loses a laptop when he delivers it. He worries about how to make the money to pay for the computer, which costs the equivalent of a year’s salary. He keeps it secret from his wife, but Ji-ae notices that something isn’t right with her husband and asks what the problem is.
Eps. 8
Hyeok kisses Su-jeong and feels funny about kissing a woman for the first time. Nan-hee finds out that Dong-pa has an actress mistress and storms into their apartment. Young-ja is interested in Jun-sang who is working in the restaurant. She gives him a T-shirt as a gift. He just thinks that she’s doing him a favor and wears the T-shirt to work. However, Hee-jeong tells him that Young-ja is wearing the same T-shirt. Sae-han hears someone playing the piano and follows the sound. There, Soon-jin is sitting in front of the piano. Sae-han starts talking to her about what happened the other day between them.
Eps. 9
So-ra decides to break up with Sae-han as he wants. However, she asks him to do what she wants him to do. She tells him that she doesn’t want anything else other than to have Sae-han’s child. She tells him that she will never show up in front of him for the rest of her life if he agrees. Hyeok tells Sae-han that he’s kissed Su-jeong. Sae-han thinks that the story of his teenager son’s first kiss is very cute. Hyeok asks if Sae-han has many girlfriends. Sae-han tells him that the only person he’s ever loved was Hyeok’s mother. Hyeok feels sorry for his father who can’t open his heart to anyone since his wife’s death. Soon-jin tells Jang-tae that she happens to know that Sae-han wants to break up with So-ra. Feeling sorry for his sister, he says that he’s going to find a decent man for his sister. However, he mentions marriage between Soon-jin and himself. Meanwhile, Ji-ae finds out that her son is taking cooking classes instead of driving lessons. She asks him why he lied to her.
Eps. 10
Sae-han brings an important client to the restaurant. He’s embarrassed when an employee spills wine on the important document. Soon-jin takes the original and makes a copy and brings it back to the customer. Sae-han is impressed with Soon-jin. So-ra finds out that Soon-jin told her brother about Sae-han and her breakup and warns her to stay out of her personal matters. Sae-han tells So-ra that he’s not able to love anyone. He wants to go on separately, but So-ra insists that she can raise his child by herself as Sae-han raised Hyeok. Young-nam happens to see that Jin-ju is interested in walking with another woman. He tells Jin-ju to stop seeing him, saying that he’s a player. Jin-ju tells him not to tell her what to do with her life as if he were her older brother or boyfriend. She also tells him that she wants to marry the man anyway as long as he’s rich.
Eps. 11
So-rah cleans Sae-han’s shirt, but he doesn’t even look at her. Sae-han watches Soon-jin smiling and asks her the reason she ate the discarded scraps of food. Sae-han is impressed to learn that she doesn’t mind eating them to determine the problem with the spaghetti. So-rah is upset to see Sae-han become more and more interested in Soon-jin.
So-rah tells Sae-han that she terminated her pregnancy without telling him. She thinks that Sae-han wouldn’t have broken up with her if she had kept her baby. Sae-han who didn’t know about the baby feels terrible. So-rah tells Sae-han that he has to pay because he’s never loved her for the last 6 years.
So-rah is afraid that Sae-han is falling for Soon-jin. She asks Jang-tae to fire Soon-jin. Meanwhile, Soon-jin gives Sae-han a tie as a sort of apology.
Eps. 12
Soon-jin runs into So-rah at Sae-han’s office. Soon-jin feels uncomfortable about So-rah’s attitude. Sae-han thanks Soon-jin for the gift. So-rah is being sarcastic telling him that she can get rid of the tie if he doesn’t like the design. Jang-tae asks Sae-han to understand So-rah since she’s been very sensitive.
Su-jeong notices that Hyeok is following her. To avoid Hyeok’s car, her car is hit by a truck. Hyeok gets out of his car and runs into Su-jeong, but a car is rushing toward Hyeok.
Sae-han opens a gift from Soon-jin. He thinks of Soon-jin. He remembers her hard work at the restaurant and the incident when she spilled spaghetti sauce on his shirt. Worried about the relationship between Sae-han and Soon-jin, Jang-tae proposes marriage to Soon-jin.
Eps. 13
Soon-jin feels uncomfortable when she realizes that So-ra and Jang-tae are watching her getting out of Sae-han’s car. She doesn’t know what to do. Jang-tae isn’t happy about Sae-han who cares about Soon-jin. Soon-jin feels awkward when Sae-han asks her to go out to eat in front of So-ra. So-ra feels nervous and worried to see Soon-jin and Sae-han get closer. She gives Jang-tae two tickets for a wine party and asks him to take Soon-jin. Since she knows that Jang-tae has feelings for Soon-jin, she advised to him not to miss the chance to steal Soon-jin’s heart. She even volunteers to go clothes shopping with Soon-jin. Jang-tae is thankful to his sister. Meanwhile, Jin-ju is excited when Kyung-jun tells her that he will introduce an eligible bachelor to her. She’s so excited that she brags about it to Young-nam. However, knowing that Jin-ju has been taken advantage of by a man she met on a blind date before, Young-nam tries to stop her from meeting another man. Jin-ju doesn’t pay any attention to Young-nam’s concerns.
Eps. 14
Jang-tae gets furious when he sees Sae-han asking Soon-jin out. He’s about to get out of the car to confront Sae-han, but So-ra stops him. Soon-jin politely refuses Sae-han’s request and chooses to walk home even though her ankle hurts badly. So-ra watches the whole thing from her car. After Sae-han’s car leaves, So-ra approaches to Soon-jin.Young-nam learns how to make spaghetti at the cooking class and practices at home. He asks his family to taste it and evaluate his cooking. Soon-jin is impressed with her brother’s cooking skills and suggests that he open a restaurant later. So-ra goes shopping to find a dress for Soon-jin. Jang-tae gives the dress to Soon-jin, but she asks him to return it. However, Jang-tae tells her to stop hurting his pride.
Meanwhile, Sae-han unexpectedly finds out that he should attend a wine party for business.
Eps. 15
Sae-han gives Soon-jin a ride. He finds it very amusing looking at Soon-jin who is sitting next to him nervously. Sae-han tries to relax her by talking to her, but Soon-jin still feels nervous and uncomfortable. Finally, Soon-jin decides to tell him that she’s not comfortable about running into him privately. When Jang-tae comes home early, So-ra suspects Soon-jin to be with Sae-han. She drives to Soon-jin’s house. In front of Soon-jin’s house, Sae-han gives Soon-jin a box as a return present for the tie she gave him. Soon-jin tries to refuse it, but he insists. Meanwhile, So-ra is watching everything from the street corner. She’s green with jealousy. Soon-jin leaves the gift in the living room, but Ji-ae opens it up. Shocked at the gift in the box, she calls up Soon-jin. There is a diamond necklace in the box from Sae-han. Soon-jin tries on the necklace and Ji-ae is curious to know about the man who gave Soon-jin the expensive gift.
Eps. 16
There’s a rumor going around the restaurant that Soon-jin stole So-ra’s necklace. Soon-jin feels people working in the restaurant are talking behind her back. Jang-tae personally asks Soon-jin how she has So-ra’s necklace. Soon-jin realizes that So-ra has spread the rumor and asks her to clear her name in front of her colleagues. Soon-jin finds her necklace box is empty and asks So-ra to return her necklace. Soon-jin’s calm attitude makes So-ra so furious that she slaps her in the face. So-ra intentionally talks about Hyeok’s dead mother to hurt Sae-han. He tells her that he doesn’t want to see her anymore. Sae-han goes home after receiving a call from his father. On the way, he gets a call from Yang-ja saying that So-ra has tried to commit suicide.
Eps. 17
Yang-ja is about to pass out while she’s taking So-ra to the emergency room. Sae-han hears the news and now he’s on the way to the hospital. He’s very shocked and he can’t help but thinking of when Hyeok’s mom died. His hands on the steering wheel are shaking. Yang-ja searches So-ra’s room for a suicide note, but she can’t find anything. She can’t understand why her daughter tried to kill herself without leaving any explanation behind.
Ji-ae sees Soon-jin frantically cleaning the room in the middle of the night. She feels that Soon-jin has some concerns. Soon-jin mentions to Ji-ae that she’s thinking about quitting her job and finding another one. Ji-ae tells her that she will always trust and support her.
Jin-ju is completely drunk. Young-nam carries her on his back. Since it’s too late, he decides to take her to his house. Young-nam thinks Jin-ju looks like an angel even though she’s passed out from heavy drinking. The following day, Kyeong-jun is shocked to find Jin-ju sleeping in Young-nam’s room.
Eps. 18
Soon-jin comes to So-ra’s house with Jang-tae. Yang-ja asks Soon-jin to take good care of So-ra who is sick since they’re going to be family. Soon-jin feels terribly sorry for So-ra for some reason. She can’t help but crying. She keeps saying that she’s sorry. So-ra makes her do all kinds of chores around the house and treats her like a servant. Sae-han comes to So-ra’s house and faces the two women in the same house. So-ra throws the tomato juice Soon-jin brings to her. Sae-han asks Soon-jin if she has returned the necklace out of guilt. Soon-jin tells him that she wants to avoid talking to him. She asks him to be a stranger.
Eps. 19
Yang-ja believes that Soon-jin is seducing Sae-han. She goes to the restaurant where Soon-jin is working and makes a scene. Feeling sorry for Soon-jin, Sae-han takes her to the hotel so that she can avoid Yang-ja and calm herself. However, Soon-jin tries to overcome the situation on her own. Meanwhile, Ji-ae keeps receiving phone calls from Soon-jin’s work and starts getting worried about Soon-jin. Soon-jin comes home with a swollen face and ripped clothes from work; Ji-ae asks what happened. Soon-jin makes the excuse that she’s been involved in a fight between customers at work. However, Ji-ae doesn’t believe her.
Doo-shik is released from prison. Soo-jeong goes to pick him up. She’s so happy to see him. Meanwhile, Hyeok comes home with the help of Sae-han. As soon as he gets home, he goes to meet Soo-jeong.
Eps. 20
Sae-han doesn’t recognize Doo-shin who comes to see him out of the blue. When he finally remembers him, he’s panicked. Doo-shik reminds Sae-han of Jeong-ah who was in terrible pain. It seems to Sae-han that he can still hear Jeong-ah’s painful screaming. When Soo-jeong tells Doo-shik that she loves Hyeok, he tells her the reasons that they have to get revenge on Sae-han’s family. Doo-shik tells her to marry Hye-ok no matter what. She can’t understand him. However, after listening to what Doo-shik tells her, Soo-jeong tells Hyeok that she wants to break up with him. Young-nam brings an abalone for Jin-ju’s father. Soon-jin tells him about the dish she’s been thinking about making. She suggests to him making abalone risotto combining Korean style porridge and Italian risotto. Young-nam makes the dish Soon-jin suggested and takes it to Jin-ju.
