Chae Won attempts to wipe the coffee off of Clingy Mom's outfit. Clingy Mom is like, "Get your cooties away from me!" She demands to know Chae Won's name and department she works for but before she gets an answer Joo Ri (once again watching with horror from the sidelines) runs over to interrupt things. As Joo Ri shuffles Clingy Mom off to clean up, Chae Won figures out the older woman must be Se Yoon's mother and that she witnessed the fight between Chae Won and EMIL outside the office building. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
As Joo Ri and Clingy Mom wait up in Se Yoon's office (he's in a meeting elsewhere), Clingy Mom starts asking questions about Chae Won. Joo Ri takes the opportunity to lay the groundwork for future troubles for her former sister-in-law. She pretends to break down and admit that Chae Won used to work at EMIL's company and had slept her way to the top, ultimately seducing Chul Goo and forcing him to marry her to avoid scandal.
Chae Won ends up riding the elevator with Se Yoon. He basically asks her out on another date back to the batting cage. Chae Won doesn't give an answer as she's confused about why he's interested in her.
Meanwhile, EMIL receives a visit from Hong Ju's mother, Sour Puss. Sour Puss has brought along with her a scary-looking woman - the kind you would find as a matron in a women's prison movie. Sour Puss is here to talk about the trainwreck of a marriage they pushed their kids into. She explains she's brought Mrs. Park (scary prison matron) over to "assist" Hong Ju in adjusting to her marriage. So in a way she is a prison matron. EMIL doesn't cotton to the idea too well of having Mrs. Park in the house. Sour Puss gently yet firmly insists Mrs. Park stays.
Joo Ri (who has ample time for stalking and harassing yet does very little actual work) comes into Chae Won's office and accuses the other of sending herself the gift basket to make everyone think she's dating the big guy. Joo Ri shows off her stalking skills by listing all the places Chae Won and Se Yoon were together at the other day. Chae Won calls it when she says Joo Ri is acting insecure. Joo Ri, tears rolling down her cheeks, warns Chae Won she can either quit her job or Joo Ri will make her lose her job.
It's quitting time and as everyone is leaving the building Se Yoon drives up and offers Chae Won a ride to the noodle house as he's heading that way anyway. Chae Won flashes back to what happened less than 30 seconds ago then gets in the car. While driving along, Chae Won blurts out the question of whether Se Yoon is interested in her. He's so shocked he slams on the brakes. What the heck is she talking about? Chae Won acts relieved that he isn't really into her.
Se Yoon drops her off at her bus stop. As he's driving away, Se Yoon passes by Dad walking with Choon Hee. The Show does that slow motion thing to make sure the viewers understand there's some kind of connection between Se Yoon and this woman. Why don't you just beat us over the head with it, Show? It's quite obvious by now Choon Hee is going to turn out to be Se Yoon's mother. No spoiler alert needed.
Back at Casa Crazy Women, EMIL is trying to have a conversation with Hong Ju (and CoCo) when Mrs. Park comes in to announce it is time for go to bed. Hong Ju seeks to get comfy cozy with her husband in bed. Chul Goo is having none of that. Are those Nazi eagles all over his shirt?
Se Yoon and his family are having fruit together. Clingy Mom just can't wait to tell them how Joo Ri told her about her former SIL's scandalous past. Se Yoon's dad is mature enough to remind them all there are two sides to every story and Clingy Mom has just heard one. Go, Se Yoon's Dad! I like you.
(I'm going to take a moment to complain here. This episode has been padded out with just too many flashbacks to scenes that happened only a few minutes earlier. Sometimes we get two different characters at two different times flashing back to the same memory, meaning the audience sees the same scene three times within one episode. This is ridiculous, Show.)
The next day at work, everyone on the elevator is gossiping about Chae Won and Se Yoon being an item. No one seems to notice their boss is standing behind them on the same elevator. Se Yoon is just now learning he's being talked about. He can't even hold a meeting without his crew teasing him about sending a gift basket to Chae Won. He recalls (in yet another flashback) Chae Won mentioning something about a basket.
Se Yoon heads down to her office. Chae Won isn't in but the basket is there on her desk along with the note supposedly written by him to her. He goes to the kitchen to find Chae Won to ask her about the basket. She has just picked up a big and heavy pot when she loses her grip and drops it, splashing boiling hot soup all over her bare legs since she insists on wearing mini skirts to work.
Once again Se Yoon must come to her rescue. He sweeps her up into his arms and carries her out to get medical attention. I hope you're getting overtime pay for this, Se Yoon. Joo Ri sees them leaving and she runs back to the kitchen to find out what happened. (How did she know it happened in the kitchen?) While in there, Joo Ri sees Chae Won left her phone behind. Scheming music plays as she picks it up.
At the hospital it turns out all Chae Won needs is one narrow bandage on her foot. Can't have any burns scars on her legs or else she'll have to quit wearing her mini skirts. Se Yoon leaves her side for a moment to take care of paperwork. Chae Won lies back on the hospital bed and closes her eyes so she never sees Joo Ri sneak into the E.R. and take a picture with Chae Won's own phone.
Se Yoon returns to the office and Joo Ri is of course there waiting for him. She tells him the rumors of him dating and even planning to marry Chae Won have left the building and are now circulating among the business press. This could hurt the company's image if he doesn't do something about it.
At the same time the quickly recovered Chae Won is back in her office. She's checking up on the cafeteria's website and is shocked to find pictures of her and Se Yoon at the hospital are on it with a report (supposedly written by Chae Won) thanking the director for being her "guardian angel".
Se Yoon has also seen the website and calls Chae Won out for a talk. He accuses her of not only posting the pictures on the website but of also sending herself the gift basket and forging his name on the note. He never gives her a chance to tell her side of the story. Se Yoon, when did you become such an asshole?
(Or are you doing this on purpose because you know your stalker is watching and you want Joo Ri to get the idea you're mad at Chae Won? Darn it, now I'll have to wait 'til next week to find out if I'm right or not.)
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