Love on the Menu

Kim Mu-jin's feelings for Han Gyu-rim deepen at the restaurant, while Gyu-rim has barely a moment to think about romance between home responsibilities, part-time work, and her siblings' latest troubles. Mu-jin chooses patience and plans to…

Mu-jin confesses his feelings for Gyu-rim, but Gyu-rim turns him down, telling him that life is too hard for her to date anyone. Gyu-rim suddenly gets worried that she might have to live the rest of her life taking care of her siblings, so…

As Mu-jin and Gyu-rim settle into a blossoming romance, Mu-jin decides he can no longer hide the truth and finally reveals the secret he has kept from her. Reeling from the unexpected revelation and Hong Ok-seon's fierce opposition, the co…

Mu-jin is severely injured while working as a day labourer at a construction site. Meanwhile, his older sister, Yoon-jin, confronts Gyu-rim and urges her to end her relationship with Mu-jin. At the same time, Gyu-rim's family is evicted fr…

Eight years after losing Gyu-rim, Mu-jin finds her beside her son Han Gyeol and Heung-sik, who seems to be her husband. He tries to accept the life she appears to have built without him, but his feelings refuse to disappear. Meanwhile, Gyu…

Mu-jin suspects Gyeol might be his son, but Gyu-rim quickly brushes off his suspicions. Gyeol once again asks Mu-jin to meet, and when they sit down together, Gyeol surprises Mu-jin with an unexpected question. Meanwhile, Yun-hee learns th…

Pressed by young Gyeol about his lingering affection, Mu-jin insists he holds no desire for someone already married. Elsewhere, Gyu-rim fiercely defends her secret against Jeong-wu, adamant that her son shares no connection with Mu-jin. St…

After learning that Heung-sik was injured while trying to save Gyeol, Gyu-rim gradually grows attached to Heung-sik. Meanwhile, Gyu-yeong, fired from the hospital, returns to Gyu-rim's home, showing signs of causing trouble once again. Els…

Mu-jin decides to start a new relationship with Seo-hyeon, but he can't shake the heaviness in his heart. Meanwhile, after learning about everything from Gyu-yeong's formal family meeting to the excessive wedding gifts being demanded, Gyu-…

After getting drunk, Gyu-rim runs into Mu-jin on her way home, but the next morning, she suffers from a terrible hangover and has no memory of meeting him. Still, she can't shake the feeling that something is missing and searches for what …

Memories of the secret surrounding the day Gyu-rim gave birth suddenly flash through her mind, prompting her to ask Mu-jin if the two of them might ever be able to get back together. Seo-hyeon leaves home and moves in with Mu-jin, determin…

Gyu-rim shocks her family by declaring that she is done sacrificing herself as the eldest daughter and refuses to keep scraping by for everyone else's sake. Elsewhere, Yun-hee's unusually strong opposition to Mu-jin catches Hun-tae's atten…

Yun-hee reveals to Hun-tae that Gyu-rim is her daughter, forcing him to lie in an attempt to make Seo-hyun give up on Mu-jin. Meanwhile, Gyeol is stunned to discover that his blood type makes it impossible for Gyu-rim to be his biological …

Gyeol begins searching his own family for the truth of where he came from, and every question leaves Gyu-rim more helpless as the son she raised pulls away. Elsewhere, Seo-hyeon believes Hun-tae's deception and urges him to divorce Yun-hee…

As Mu-jin tenderly watches over young Gyeol, he searches for any way to reconcile the boy with Gyu-rim, yet the guarded child firmly shuts everyone out. At the same time, Gyu-yeong solidifies her legal marriage to Sung-wook and turns her c…

Gyu-rim reveals to Mu-jin the secret she has kept from everyone until now, bringing a long hidden truth into the open. Elsewhere, Yun-hee keeps circling Gyu-rim before encountering Seok-joong and showing signs of an unsettling shift. One c…

Mu-jin confesses to Gyu-rim that he wants to stay by her and Gyeol's side from now on, asking her to trust only him no matter what comes their way. Meanwhile, Gyu-yeong is deeply hurt when no one shows up to her farewell party, and after g…

Mu-jin visits Gyu-rim's home early in the morning and unexpectedly finds himself face-to-face with Seok-joong and the rest of her family. He is caught off guard when the confrontational Gyu-yeong and Seok-joong put him through an intense i…

Mu-jin forces Gyu-oh to face the truth that years of sacrifice were built on lies and exploitation, leaving Gyu-oh furious at the people who used him and at himself for believing them. As Gyu-rim struggles with Gyu-yeong's silent departure…