Hyo Ri drives her drunk mother home after another get-together. Tired and angry, Hyo Ri says she'll never live like her. Ji An needs to pay Hyo Ri's tuition, but her acquaintance hasn't repaid the 30,000 dollars she owes.
The boss tells Ji An that she must take responsibility for the audit issue and leave the company. Feeling guilty for not being there when Hyo needed her most, Ji An promises that she will stay by Hyo Ri's side and protect her from now on.
Hyo Ri shares with Seon Yeong her worries about how to break the news of her illness to Suk. Seon Yeong comforts her, saying that since it's Suk, she will understand Hyo Ri's feelings without saying a word.
An old woman appears and claims to be Ji An's mother. Ji An says her mother died more than 20 years ago. Still, when she sees the woman carrying the same suitcase her mother once had, she feels unsettled.
Hyo Ri is taken to the hospital, and Jeong Seok is concerned that Ji An might have been shocked. Out of the blue, Bo Hyeon's mother is back, and Bo Hyeon and Jeong Seok are uncomfortable with her around them.
On the grand opening day of Nature's Masterpiece, Seon Yeong and Ji An's restaurant launch is met with great success. In the middle of the celebration, Yeo Jeong makes her presence felt.
Ji An ends up tagging along to a seminar with Jeong Seok and Yeo Jeong. Yeo Jeong tells Ji An that she wants to get back together with Jeong Seok, but Jeong Seok overhears and looks displeased.
