The Secret Is Out
Sang-Eun is happy to be home, but finds Miss Yoo sitting on the sofa watching her. Sang-Eun is not happy with this and wants to talk to her about what happened during her trip. ..
She rings Ji-Ho to check up on him and finds out he’s been busy. Ji-Ho tells her to sleep as she looks tired and also brings up that she’s Hae-Jin’s wife the following day. Ji-Ho makes up for the awkwardness that ensues though by messaging and asking to meet sooner, given he misses her. ..
Waking up Sang-Eun, Gwang-Nam finds Madame Yoo acting strangely. In fact, she’s made breakfast for them both and that’s because she’s scheming and setting up this wedding between her and Hae-Jin. She’s also the one who cleaned Sang-Eun’s room too. ..
Ji-Ho heads to work and he’s completely different. He greets everyone, he’s happy and he even tells his boss to invite him and Sang-Eun along to all the work events from now on.
The impending collapse of Madam Yoo’s schemes is imminent as she continues to scheme and intends to move Sang-Eun back to the residence and set up this arranged marriage with Hae-Jin. Speaking of which, he’s contemplating whether Sang-Eun is just playing hard to get with him or genuinely doesn’t want to be with him. ..
Sang-Eun eventually arrives to see Hae-Jin, admitting she wants to take the next step with Ji-Ho. Hae-Jin is not taking no for an answer and asks for the same amount of time Ji-Ho had. Sang-Eun is having none of it and explains she just wants to live her life now and be away from Kangjin and Eena Group.
Ji-Ho and Sang-Eun go golfing to help him learn how to swing better and do better on their upcoming date. However, their boss shows up and their plans for the first dinner together go awry.
Ji-Ho and the other bosses at the company are trying to have a baby as a way of deflecting attention from their recent breakup.
Yoo’s scheming stretches far when she overhears Sang-Eun at the grocery store talking to Ji-Ho on the phone. She rings Hae-Jin to let him know, who goes on to explain this is just part of the arrangement they had. Ji-Eun believes that Ji-Ho is in trouble too but Hae-Jin tells her to drop it and stop pursuing this, instead focusing on taking care of his privacy.
Ji-Eun and Sang-Eun meet on the eve of their planned meeting, but Hae-Jin shows up to tell them that she’s already with someone else. Ji-Ho tries to put together a relationship with Sang-Eun in order to make up for his mistake, but it doesn’t work out and he walks away.
Ji-Ho and Sang-Eun decide to accept one another just as they are, during a night out. It’s a nice moment and the pair order food in the end. Sang-Eun’s shrimps were ruined thanks to Hae-Jin picking her up.
Sang-Eun makes the bold decision to cancel the contract with Hae-Jin completely and go all-in on Ji-Ho. Ji-Ho decides they should go for food after to celebrate, to which she agrees. ..
Sang-Eun shows up to see Hae-Jin, breaking the news that she wants him to be happy. Although they resolve things amicably, there is a problem. The news have leaked Sang-Eun’s picture and it is no longer a secret who she is. It’s everywhere, and it has gone completely viral. ..
Ji-Ho is worried that his recent work will be undone if he’s caught cheating on his tests. ..
The Episode Review
The love triangle in Love in Contract is over and Hae-Jin has emerged as the clear winner. This has been far less of a love triangle and more of a couple hindered by the antics of a business transaction. It’s a shame, although there are moments that stand out here.
The chemistry between Sang-Eun and Ji-Ho is great, until the ending. You can sense that everything has come completely undone and it’s unclear exactly what repercussions this is going to have moving forward. You can sense that Ji-Ho’s world is about to be turned upside down, but to what extent is still to be determined.
