The Story of Woman Okay: Episodes 11-12
by Dramaddictally
Love is the theme of the week — and meaning cutesy antics but additionally quarreling. As our most important leads attempt to not cross the bed room threshold of their faux marriage, our second leads surprise if they need to be married in any respect. However earlier than we get too cozy within the mundanities of each day life, the previous comes rearing its ugly head, and it appears like time doesn’t heal all wounds (or grudges).
EPISODES 11-12
We’re at that spot within the story when the drama desires our characters to begin feeling just a little secure, so that they’ll be blindsided by the torment that in the end befalls them. And what higher method to try this than to take a psychological break from life on the run and provides them “common individuals” issues?
After we left off final time, Goodeok had determined to remain on the town and are available to phrases with the truth that she obtained every part she wished. After we choose up this week, she and Seung-hwi are enjoying husband and spouse one of the best they know the way. Besides, there’s that one little element of their “first evening.”
Alas, it by no means occurs. However that’s not as a result of Seung-hwi’s not making an attempt. He exhibits up in Goodeok’s room with every kind of excuses, however she reminds him that they’re not truly married. He could also be into technique appearing, however she’s obtained different ideas. And so, she kicks him out.
That’s, till he’s compelled to stick with her when the roof in his room collapses (because of the family servants making an attempt to assist him out). This results in intimacy, however not the type it was meant to supply. As a substitute, Seung-hwi finds out that Goodeok suffers horrible nightmares which have led to long-term insomnia. Up to now, she learn and re-read his novels when she couldn’t sleep. However now, he’s proper there — so, he’ll simply inform her tales till she feels secure sufficient to cross out.
Within the daytime hours, Seung-hwi takes over the family duties in order that Goodeok can return to work on the workplace (this drama desires up essentially the most fantastical stuff, doesn’t it?). However in some unspecified time in the future, he decides he’d prefer to take the state examination so he can get a job too. And since Goodeok educated Do-gyum — and he got here out prime scholar — it solely is sensible that she will be able to tutor Seung-hwi to do the identical.
However she’s a harder trainer than he anticipated and he was by no means a very good pupil to start with. In between hitting the books, he’s flitting round, giving romantic recommendation to any couple who wants it, on prime of making an attempt to treatment Goodeok’s hardships. And this final bit seems to be the one factor our heroine doesn’t know find out how to deal with. She will take up a sword with ease, however placing one down takes much more braveness.
This involves the fore when unknown males seem on the town on the hunt for runaway serfs. Goodeok assumes they’re there for her and turns into terrified. She tells Seung-hwi — not within the nicest method — that she was higher off on her personal; him being there may be making her too nervous. She’s underhandedly pushing him away, and simply at that second, he leaves.
Fearing that he’s offended at her, and nervous in regards to the hunters, she follows him outdoors. When she finds him, he’s surrounded by the very males she was making an attempt to keep away from, however she runs in to defend him anyway. Because it seems, Seung-hwi employed the lads to seek out her father. He thought perhaps she’d relaxation simpler if she lastly knew the place he was in spite of everything these years.
This, of all that she’s been by means of, is what undoes our heroine. Seung-hwi jokes: “Did you suppose I used to be kidnapped?” And she or he responds, “No. I assumed you left.” He tells her that he’s not leaving it doesn’t matter what, and apart from he has nowhere else to go. She’s baffled at her personal conduct, however understands she’s appearing out of kinds as a result of she’s by no means been cared for like this earlier than. She’s scared it’ll all disappear or become a dream.
Seung-hwi says he has the identical concern. So, they need to cease combating one another about it. “Don’t hold telling me to go away when I’ve nowhere to go,” he says. And she or he faces her greatest concern by saying, “Don’t depart. Keep by my facet.” (Oof. These two are in large, large hassle.)
The opposite couple with issues this week is Do-gyum and Mi-ryeong. After we final noticed them, Do-gyum had gone to escort Mi-ryeong dwelling from her trial, after being heartbroken by the thought that their relationship was a rip-off. And that heartbreak has not ebbed even just a little.
There’s a ton of miscommunication between these two, each too terrified to say what they really feel, simply in case the opposite doesn’t reciprocate. Mi-ryeong thinks that Do-gyum solely allowed her again into the family due to the child. And he lets her suppose this as a result of he’s an excessive amount of of a scaredy cat to say he truly loves her (which is sensible after realizing she deceived him on the outset).
He’s appearing very chilly towards her, wanting her to proclaim that she actually loves him and it wasn’t all a sham, however his coldness is pushing her away. And so, he’s by no means going to get what he desires. That is the place Seung-hwi is available in together with his romantic recommendation, which boils all the way down to: “have a coronary heart.”
Nicely, he tries. However throughout one more dialog filled with harm emotions, the place they argue with one another, Mi-ryeong is instantly bleeding down the insides of her legs. Everybody thinks she’s shedding the child, but it surely seems she was by no means pregnant. On this case, it wasn’t a lie, she actually believed she was. However she’s nervous that Do-gyum will assume it’s extra trickery, and so she abandons the family — simply as he’s about to cease being so icy and overlook the previous.
With no household and nowhere to go, Do-gyum finds Mi-ryeong working at a courtesan home (as a server, not an entertainer). He desires her to return dwelling and painfully blurts out that he loves her. “I didn’t maintain onto you due to the kid. Due to the kid, I had an excuse to carry onto you.” Yep, that’ll do it. Subsequent factor we all know these two are shifting collectively to Hanyang, the place Do-gyum simply obtained a brand new publish, and it’s all smiles and kisses.
And whereas Do-gyum is busy dwelling the highest scholar life, Seung-hwi remains to be finding out for his examination. However together with his trainer additionally being his beloved, it’s just a little distracting. One evening, they’re millimeters from kissing, when he pulls again and says he’ll examine (and sleep) alone from now till take a look at day.
I assume sleeping alone is nice luck as a result of when the day arrives, he additionally scores in prime place. To rejoice, our beautiful leads are sitting beneath a tree on a darkened hillside, and Goodeok kisses Seung-hwi’s cheek. He turns to her and eventually will get the kiss he’s been ready years for.
However one thing horrible is lurking. All through all this, we be taught that So-hye — the villain from their previous — has by no means been in a position to get married after her fiancé (Seung-hwi) left along with her servant (Goodoek). Now, her father is marrying her off as a concubine in change for an necessary place. (I ought to notice that I assumed her father was lifeless, but it surely appears like Goodeok solely sliced his face that evening when she left — not his throat.)
So, two issues: 1) So-hye nonetheless hates Goodeok for “ruining her life” and can do something for revenge. And a pair of) that necessary place her father is getting? Yeah, he’s the brand new Justice of the Peace in Goodeok’s city (following the trial/dying of the final one).
Goodeok finds this out when she goes to analyze some corruption that’s already taking place, like two seconds after the man takes workplace. Seung-hwi is on the Justice of the Peace’s workplace too, shocked when he sees him, and Goodeok is shaking and having flashbacks of the evening she escaped. Fortunately, the Justice of the Peace is being strangled by somebody he screwed over, so he doesn’t see Goodeok.
She walks out, as calmly as attainable, trying like she’s about to be sick, however on her well beyond the gate, she runs into So-hye. “Aren’t you Goodeok? It’s good to see you,” So-hye says, as Goodeok stands paralyzed and we’re compelled to attend for subsequent week.
Is that this actual? Or is that final change imagined? And if it’s actual, can Goodeok simply say she’s Tae-young? I imply, everyone knows how that is ending as a result of we noticed at first that she will get caught. However does it actually need to be by these horrible individuals? Can’t she and Seung-hwi simply be left alone?!
I do know, that’s how nice tales work. Issues need to go full circle and our heroine has to face her preliminary problem one other time. However even with all of the fluff and filler of those episodes, I hoped for extra earlier than we stumbled into this catastrophe. Our leads are cute and comical, and so they snuck in a single kiss (which, I get, is already pushing it as a result of she’s technically married to another person). However I wished to drift just a little increased earlier than being knocked off my cloud. I can solely hope that the ultimate payoff can be that significantly better on the finish — as a result of there’s no method I consider this woman goes to lose.
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