The Three-Party Battle
Episode 12 of Yumi’s Cells Season 2 starts with Woong hitting that scathing putdown. Bobby is certainly taken aback, given how polite he was at Christmas toward Yumi heading out to see him. So in return, Bobby tells Woong he has absolutely no relation to Yumi now and he’s less than nothing. Oof. ..
Woong realizes he can’t win this war of words, so instead he hands over his business card and decides to destroy him with their work positions instead. Given Bobby is just a Team Leader and Woong runs his own company, he suggests Bobby apply given they probably offer a better salary. ..
Just before things escalate further, Yumi shows up and manages to defuse the situation. She remembers the fight she almost got into in the past and how Woong helped her. And this time, she reciprocates and says the same words to him. Yumi realizes she needs to protect the “highest priority” and that comes from Bobby. ..
Daehan Noodles is in need of an illustrator, so Yumi introduces Control Z to the gang. Ruby takes a fancy to him, but Control Z decides to draw her. Although he initially writes her off as not his type, it soon becomes apparent that she is. He even tells Ruby that her name is pretty. ..
The pair of friends think the other person is flirting and eventually they end up messaging. Unfortunately, Ruby ends up getting rejected for the weekend plans, so Control Z rearranges it for the following day.
The couple has been messaging each other constantly, with a maximum of 20 minutes between messages. It’s a really cute segment, and one that’s followed up by the pair meeting at the exhibition and deciding to date properly from now on.
Bobby and Yumi have been dating for a few months now, and things are going well. However, Yumi is feeling burdened and is upset that Bobby is going to be away for three weeks on business during his birthday. Additionally, Bobby had only just recently decided to celebrate his birthday while he’s away. ..
Yumi realizes that things have changed since Bobby left for business. She’s not as worried about him and they’ve been messaging each other regularly, but she’s also starting to worry about his drinking. She sees him in a taxi and she starts to worry.
Bobby tells Yumi that he was in Korea the whole time and that he didn’t want to worry her. He got in an accident on the way to the airport and ended up breaking his leg.
Bobby couldn’t bring himself to tell her and that’s because he’s under the assumption she was regretting getting back together. Anyway, Yumi begins to cry so Bobby leans forward and kisses her passionately. As he does, he suddenly says to her “Let’s get married.”
The Episode Review
Bobby lied to his girlfriend for three weeks, making her think he was abroad because he got into a car accident? And he didn’t think Yumi should know? He didn’t want her to worry because of her deadline? That’s the lamest excuse I’ve ever heard and it reinforces again that Bobby is a compulsive liar. Even worse, he decided not to even see her on his birthday, something that Yumi had worked really hard to sort out. And his reply? “Thank you :)” That’s it. Two words for Yumi on his birthday repeated twice.
Yumi has a guy who is known now as a compulsive liar. She’s going to marry him, and it seems like a pretty poor way to set up the marriage.
The only satisfying ending here is for Yumi to choose herself. Her and Bobby are not compatible and they’re walking on eggshells around one another, which is no way to set up a marriage. Despite that though, these next two episodes are going to be quite the intriguing affair to see how the writers play this one.
