Moon Hee

Moon Hee (Kang Soo-yeon), a seventeen-year-old high school student, lives with her mother Ha Soo-jung (Kim Hee-jin) in a single-room basement apartment. Like her friends, she attends an after-school academy after her classes are over, but unlike them, she must rush off to a barbequed pork restaurant as soon as she is finished with her studies. She works late into the night carrying dishes, cutting meat and cleaning tables. After 11 p.m., she even has to scrub off pork grease stains from the grills. She finally drags herself home tired after midnight. When Moon Hee was a child, Soo-jung was an ambitious and high-spirited young woman who tried her hand at running a flower store and a bakery and had passionate love affairs with many men. But now, all that has left is depression brought on by her extreme poverty, and Moon Hee is the only one she can lean on.

Yoo-jin (Jo Yeon-woo) follows Moon Hee (Kang Soo-yeon) on her business trip. He prepares to propose to Moon Hee with a surprise event in a hotel suite, but his plans are dashed by the sudden appearance of Moon Hyun (Lee Jae-eun). Moon Hee states that she wouldn't have accepted the marriage proposal even without Moon Hyun's sudden intrusion. It's the day of Ha-neul's birthday, and Jang Han-na (Kim Hae-sook) and her family celebrate it together. Meanwhile, Moon Hee broods over on her son whom she was forced to give up, who must be celebrating his birthday somewhere.

Young-chul, who had been spending his days in a mountain cottage after being released from jail, is reunited with his children San, Deul, and Ha-neul, and his wife, Jang Han-na. Han-na is deeply tortured as she watches Young-chul embrace his son, Ha-neul because she has to hide the secret of Ha-neul's birth from her husband. She comforts herself under her breath by telling herself that even though she may have to pay for her sins later on, she can be happy right now. Then, Ha-neul is sent to purchase champagne at a ski resort convenience store where he runs into Moon Hee.

Upon returning home, Moon Hee rushes into the bathroom, ignoring Sook-hee's words. Sook-hee tries pounding on the bathroom door, but Moon Hee does not answer her. Enraged, Sook-hee slaps Moon Hee as she comes out of the bathroom. Moon Hee kneels in front of her angry stepmother, telling her that she wants to be a good daughter, imploring her to trust her.

Yoo-jin visits the I-Mall Department Store in order to have lunch with Moon Hee, but she is too busy. Then, Yoo-jin runs into Moon Ho and asks him to help him marry Moon Hee, but Moon Ho replies that he should forget about her. Meanwhile, Sook-hee works hard on finding a suitable husband for Moon Hee...

In order to prevent strife within the family and the family business, Moon Ho tells Moon Hee that she should go to Japan. Being very fond of him, Moon Hee is hurt by Moon Ho's recommendation. Moon Hee refuses Yoo-jin's proposal by saying "Marriage is merely a luxury to me." Moon Hee sends Ha-neul a text message asking him to go out for ice cream with her...