Love Your Enemy: Episodes 11-12 (Closing)
by Unit
Our enemies-to-lovers present wraps up its candy run by exposing a betrayer and revealing his lies, giving us a well being scare, lastly resolving the household feud, and rewarding our OTP’s lengthy journey with a fortunately ever after.
EPISODES 11-12
Our Ji-wons are formally engaged! Grandpa Yoon is pleased about this improvement so long as his granddaughter is pleased, however Daddy Seok is NOT thrilled as anticipated. He attracts up a listing of potential organized marriage candidates for Seok-ji, and Yoon-ji confidently tells him that she’s higher than the beautiful women on his listing. “I like your son lots and I plan to marry him,” she says. “And regardless of how a lot I give it some thought, I’m the fairest of [the candidates]. Proper?” After all, loser Seok-ji swoons and nods alongside to Yoon-ji’s sentiments like a lizard. Daddy Seok reels in shock and Mommy Seok blushes on the scene like she’s watching a reside motion rom-com. Heh.
Yoon-ji reminds Daddy Seok that beneath his gruff exterior is the ahjussi who protected her from the rain and bandaged her scraped knee when she was in first grade. An ahjussi who additionally warned her to not inform her dad and mom he was good to her — most positively as a result of he needed to uphold his repute as an enemy to the Yoon household. Lol. This reminder doesn’t immediately endear Yoon-ji to Daddy Seok, however at the least he appears to be softening. Plus he has to present credit score to Yoon-ji for speaking Seok-ji out of a mini father-son conflict over their engagement. “You pay extra consideration to the instructor now than you probably did once you had been in class,” Daddy Seok scolds his son afterwards. Loool.
The academics — together with Ji-hye — are excited after they spot the rock on Yoon-ji’s finger, however Moon-soo is slightly down within the dumps. However now that he is aware of Seok-ji saved them on the rooftop that day, he cleanly offers up on Yoon-ji as a result of it’s apparent there’s no wriggle room between our Ji-wons. Grandpa Yoon can relate to Moon-soo’s second lead sentiments (bear in mind the story of Grandpa Yoon and Seok-ji’s grandmother in Episode 1? Loool), and the takeaway from their dialog is: “If the woman you want finally ends up crying due to another man, you swoop in and seize her, and also you do no matter it takes to make her come to you. But when she laughs due to one other man, then you must let her go.” Louder for all the opposite second male leads within the dramaverse.
Within the spirit of letting go, Kyung-hoon confesses his embezzlement to Daddy Seok — with faux tears and a sob story — and he guarantees to repay each cent so long as the corporate doesn’t report him to the police. Daddy Seok is appalled by Kyung-hoon’s betrayal of Grandpa Yoon, however he doesn’t thoughts masking it up. However Seok-ji refuses to bury the difficulty. “What if Kyung-hoon is hiding one thing larger?” he asks his father. “Then discover out what it’s,” Daddy Seok replies. And positive sufficient, they discover out that Kyung-hoon cleared his private/familial money owed and elevated his actual property portfolio in the identical 12 months the muse went bankrupt.
In preparation for Yoon-ji’s wedding ceremony, Grandpa Yoon decides to promote a property. However the realtor advises him to carry onto the land and ask Kyung-hoon for a mortgage if he actually wants cash. The realtor goes on to say that Kyung-hoon owns all of the land within the space, and Grandpa Yoon can’t fathom how a salaryman might afford the landed investments. He collapses in shock — and what’s worse, it appears he has onset dementia! What within the final minute shock is that this? Grandpa Yoon doesn’t need Yoon-ji to find out about his situation as a result of he doesn’t need her to fret, however Moon-soo finds out and installs a location tracker on Grandpa’s telephone.
Daddy Seok informs Grandpa Yoon that it was Kyung-hoon — and never Yoon-ji’s dad — who embezzled from the muse. After Dad died, Kyung-hoon’s “noble” act of stepping in to “clear up the mess” Dad left behind was additionally a entrance to liquidate the belongings of Dad’s firm and pocket all the cash left. Grandpa Yoon is an element surprised, half in denial at this revelation, and he drives to Kyung-hoon’s home to confront him. Whereas happening a rampage in the home, he finds a beaded wristband that was completely hung in Yoon-ji’s dad’s automobile. The wristband was conspicuously lacking on the scene of the accident, and now it dawns on Grandpa Yoon that Kyung-hoon was current on the scene.
We flashback to 12 years in the past when Yoon-ji’s dad confronted Kyung-hoon after discovering that the latter had bled the corporate dry and had moved on to the muse’s accounts. Dad went on to plead with Daddy Seok for a mortgage to avoid wasting his firm, however Seok refused to assist as payback for Grandpa Yoon’s refusal to assist his firm within the prior years.
On the journey dwelling from Seok’s firm, Dad learnt {that a} determined Kyung-hoon threatened to do one thing drastic, and he hit the accelerator in a rush to cease him. In the meantime, Kyung-hoon was dashing from the wrong way, and each automobiles needed to swerve on the final minute to keep away from a head-on collision. Sadly, Dad crashed along with the highway whereas Kyung-hoon remained unhurt. Up till this level, I might attempt to forgive Kyung-hoon for his chief function on this mess. However he crossed the road along with his refusal to name the emergency service. Yoon-ji’s dad and mom would legit have survived if he made the decision, however that heartless bastard simply snatched the wristband from Dad’s automobile and walked away, leaving them to die.
Within the current, Grandpa Yoon and Kyung-hoon wrestle over the wristband, and Grandpa falls and hits his head on some damaged glass within the course of. Kyung-hoon leaves Grandpa on the ground in preparation to flee, however Yoon-ji and Seok-ji monitor Grandpa’s whereabouts due to Moon-soo’s location tracker, and so they arrive in time to have Kyung-hoon arrested and rush Grandpa to the hospital.
The excellent news is that Grandpa Yoon doesn’t have dementia — however he’s bought a gentle cognitive impairment. Fortunately, it was caught early, so with remedy and a few life-style changes, they’ll decelerate the development of dementia as a lot as doable. Phew! Now that Daddy Seok is on his redemption arc, he readily steps in as Grandpa Yoon’s household on the hospital. After all, he clarifies that he simply so occurred to be within the hospital — it’s not like he’s right here on function or something. Lol. He finally ends up giving Yoon-ji a stiff pat on her shoulder, and Seok-ji assures her that every thing goes to be alright.
Grandpa Yoon visits Kyung-hoon in jail and shares that the one motive he grew up of their household was as a result of Yoon-ji’s dad pleaded to permit him to stick with them after his dad and mom died. Grandpa severs the father-son ties he has with Kyung-hoon, and it’s fairly unhappy when Grandpa says that whereas he forgives him — as a result of the bastard doesn’t even deserve his hatred — he can’t forgive himself for bringing Kyung-hoon into their household.
Daddy Seok belatedly apologizes to Grandpa Yoon for not serving to Yoon-ji’s dad with the mortgage, and Grandpa says it’s all water below the bridge. They lastly make up and acknowledge that their household feud will finish with their youngsters. Minimize to: the Seok and Yoon patriarchs combating over Ji-wons’ wedding ceremony plans. Lool. Daddy Seok’s mother a.ok.a Grandpa Yoon’s old flame ultimately exhibits as much as smack some sense into her son and inform him to defer to Ji-wons’ needs for his or her wedding ceremony. Grandpa Yoon is most positively nonetheless smitten along with his old flame, and I’m simply glad he has somebody his age to maintain him busy with baduk and card video games and every thing else to decelerate dementia.
In the meantime, Seok-ji and Yoon-ji are additionally possessed by the marriage insanity, and so they argue over the smaller particulars — like their wedding ceremony photoshoot ft. Yoon-ji carrying the fugliest wedding ceremony gown within the historical past of fugly wedding ceremony clothes. Critically, what the heck was even happening with the veil and people further hips along with her gown? The bar was already low for this drama’s costume division, however they utterly disappeared underground with that gown! I ponder whose grandmother’s closest was raided to present us this monstrosity. Sigh. And belief Seok-ji to be awestruck by his bride-to-be all through their disastrous shoot. It needs to be real love, or he’s simply as dumbfounded as the remainder of us.
In different information, Seok-ji proposes the development of an ecological park that’ll protect the city’s mountain as a substitute of the golf course, and Daddy Seok agrees to it. Their firm additionally hires an knowledgeable on mountain affairs a.ok.a Grandpa Yoon to work on the venture. Heh.
Moon-soo’s trainee instructor days come to an finish, and he plans to renew swimming — even when he can’t break any information or win any medals — as a result of he nonetheless loves the water. Aw. And likewise, bye from the drama. Tae-ho and Soo-ah formally turn out to be a pair, and so they attempt to conceal their relationship from the opposite academics — who’re already on to them. Lol. As for Hae-su, the boy with a crush on her lastly confesses, and she or he agrees so far him if he raises his grades. Cute. These two have been giving Ji-won 2.0 vibes for the reason that starting — and so they also have a third wheel good friend between them. Lool.
Talking of third wheels, Ji-hye lastly works up the braveness to admit she was behind Yoon-ji’s breakup with Seok-ji. She begs for forgiveness, and Yoon-ji readily forgives her. It’s an earned redemption arc for Ji-hye, and I’m not mad at it. And after years of an unrequited love, Ji-hye swears off relationships — till a brand new math instructor (cameo by Yoon Park) joins the varsity, and she or he is immediately smitten. Me, too, woman! Me, too!! I legit squealed when he got here on-screen. Yoon Park makes the bestest scene-stealing cameos, and we want his male lead period like yesterday. Come on, dramaland!
As our present wraps up, Seok-ji travels for a one-month work journey overseas, and our Ji-wons grapple with the lengthy distance. On the primary snow, Yoon-ji goes to Namsan tower like she did again in highschool, and she or he’s about to depart when Seok-ji surprises her along with his presence. “This time, I didn’t wish to go away you ready,” he says. Yoon-ji is thrilled to see him, and I’m extra thrilled when he lastly offers her the purple scarf he knitted for her eighteen years in the past. Awww. He saved it! Our Ji-wons change “I missed you” and “I really like yous,” and the drama involves an finish with this full circle second.
Love Your Enemy was a group of ordinary rom-coms tropes, however it was a pleasing watch from begin to end. Admittedly, I’m keen on all facets of the teenage Ji-wons (we want these actors in their very own present!), however I grew to love grownup Ji-wons, and I loved watching them discover their method again to one another. The drama was gentle and enjoyable (Seok-ji/Joo Ji-hoon hard-carried the comedy right here), and virtually drama free — except the annoying golf course hullabaloo, and Kyung-hoon’s embezzlement which wasn’t at the same time as heavy on the plot. General, it was an entertaining and pleasant present, and it’s excellent for a binge.
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