Ooooh this looks so good! I want to watch real bad, but I don't do too well with thrillers (I'm too impatient and excitable), so I'll be following along religiously via recaps and comments.

And Park Hyung-sik looks smashing with long hair!

That wedding was NASTY work by all involved. It was so mean and for no reason. He took it on the chin surprisingly well. That being said, I hope he doesn't go back to her by the end. Get your revenge sir and leave those people.

I'm pretty sure FL didn't get married voluntarily. She was probably forced into it by her family, e.g. by threatening to do something to ML (e.g. an allergic shock from a piece of toast). And I bet she will be pregnant in the next episodes and ML will be the father. Why else would we have seen the scene where she asks to not use a condom?

Even if he is corrupt, I like the grandfather. However, I bet he will betray ML sooner or later.

I don't think Chairman Cha will live a long time. Yeom Jang-Sun needs their compagny and can't manipulate him thanks to smart Dong-joo. When the son-in-law is completely naive and can be easily manipulated.

I wonder if Dong-joo will have to protect or use Chairman Cha's son out of wedlock. It's not a secret and they know he keeps an eye on him.

I hope Dong-joo will find a new girl because I didn't feel bad for Eun-nam. They didn't explain her motives well, there is the death of her father that could be a reason, is she trying to get revenge for him? But the how it's not clear.

I'm quite disapointed by the watch... It didn't look good. She could choose a better one!

I know I have a bias (PHS is so manly in this) so sometime I wonder if I am enjoying a show because of my bias or if it is really good. For the first time my taste seems to be matching the Korean audience at least for these first 2 episodes. It was definitely fast paced and I felt like you can’t miss one second because the writer is dropping clues which will be important in the future. Although I didn’t follow all of the trial well it seems this will be important somehow in likely explaining the motivation for killing manager Yoon, the slightly distasteful (from chairman’s perspective) collaboration with Ex-NIS Yeom, and maybe even partly the contract marriage between YEN and her husband.

The wedding betrayal was harsh but I think the yelling conversation YEN had the night before is meaningful to her motivation. She yells that she will stop resisting if “they” keep their promise. The tone she took indicates the person she is talking to isn’t her grandfather, or ex-NIS Yeom, probably not her hated stepfather so my best guess is her mother. What is the promise “they” are supposed to keep? From her character description she is seeking answers on her beloved dad’s death and revenge for whomever did it. Could there be more to the promise? I don’t think at this time they are threatening SDJ and using that as leverage for the wedding because she genuinely seemed shocked that anyone knew they were together. I do think they will use it in the future though.

Something more may be there as she is giving up a long standing happy relationship (possibly 8 year if the audit error SDJ found that brought him closer to the Chairman was the same she made). I think I feel like SDJ and can’t completely hate her yet because they sold their cute meetup and love story well. Knowing the betrayal on a rewatch she is desperately trying to create a good memory of their time together for him thinking it’s their last. And presumably she is hoping for a love child from their last union. So she still strongly loves him but felt this choice was necessary. She tried to sell that she is getting married for the money but SDJ and I don’t buy it. Is he a simp for still wanting her and money/power as the preview for episode 3 suggests? I am willing to reserve judgment and let the writer tell the story.

Oh my goodness! I'm so enjoying this show right now. Everyone in this show has their own selfish agenda. There is not one person that is straight up good. Except for maybe the FL's brother, but we will see. I agree with others here: FL will become pregnant, the ML's allergy will come up again later on, that whole emergency allergy scene was a warning for FL to keep her promise. The chairman is aiming for his illegitimate son to be the next heir of the company so chairman will absolutely betray ML as well. So everyone is fighting for power and I am here for all the drama.

Drama wastes no time to show audience in great detail how adult it is – THIS is airing on public channel's prime time weekend slot? *claps in amazement* We're in it for a sleek (the camerawork, the music, the styling!), brutal, nothing-innocent-left-alive makjang. From synopsis I thought ML was much more ambitious and scheming, making his eventual downfall result of his own miscalculation – it cannot be just me who expected till the very end of Ep1 to find out he actually knew all along who he's dating? The fact that it's not how things played out was the real twist here. Sure, he momentarily considered the tempting idea of marrying his way up – and dropped it fast because he preferred genuine happiness. Oh, the irony! And, to add insult to an injury, the lucky rival ended up being his high school frenemy? Just where did the poor boy accumulated this much of terrible karma? Hope he sets them all on fire, her included. Been a while since I saw a fictional romance this excruciatingly doomed, even in historical shows lol – matching name tattoos, really? Bet he's gonna chew it off his wrist along with the skin or something.

Other notable points:

- do we REALLY believe that cinnamon bread was an accident, given the timing?

- why everyone acts like Daesan has no successor when FL has half-brother, chairman's grandson? Or he's lowkey out because of his health problems show's yet to bother explain? Also, poor guy seems like the only genuinely nice person in the entire fam... Maybe that's another reason against him.

- so it seems like DJ and FL's new husband are not enemies-enemies, but more like frenemies? Wonder what's the deal here and where it'll lead after cat's out of the bag...

- the way EVERYONE and their moms are after DJ is a bit forced – OK, we are given semi-logical explanation for every single case, but it still feels more like a conflict for the sake of conflict. Or to show how petty and inhumane chaebols are by default. Maybe both.

- even chairman – why did he demand DJ to say sorry if he believes he wasn't aware of her identity? He's the real victim here, come on! Again, classicism at its finest – how dare this lowly nobody to fall in love unknowingly with someone he shouldn't!

- speaking of – our “dear” FL is sure the lady of her class, expertly making everything in their relationship from start to end for and about herself. Like wtf, girl, YOU'RE the one marrying another while your boyfriend watches, then dumping him post factum via message, being all “get revenge on me, make me jealous, remember to cover my name on your wrist” - the nerve! And don't even let me start about how she lured him into possibly impregnate her so she can have, I assume, a keepsake baby... Naive thing thought you wanna start family with him, not steal his genetic material before kicking him out!

I am here for Dong Joo's revenge and better be good! Hwaiting!

These episodes were all setup. (I didn't read any synopses.) No one left a strong impression. They spent an episode or less on the ML and FL lovey, affectionate romance. I didn't believe in it. It was predictable that she betrayed him. I had assumed Dong Joo was going to be less naive about love. I initially thought he was going to betray her, later on in their relationship.

I'm still curious to see what happens next. The final scene/cliffhanger was thrilling. I'm excited to see trick plays and revenge schemes.

Got to watch this and the beanies comments really sealed the deal. I love the leads and I love a good story.

First Kdrama of the year with real potential. I love the set up. I hope they dont mess it up in future episodes because it can easily be ruined. So far i like the cast quite a bit and the dramatic effects. The little world they've created and the background music, are all good elements that is setting this show apart so far. FL is not a villain here, she is playing a role possibly to not only save the ML but also find answers about how her dad died. She chose the wrong way to go because for sure he would have helped her with all of it. Instead she leaves him vulnerable to all the secrets and now he literally has to fight to stay alive and she probably knows already that they are after him and why. I suspect the poor guy is going to have a Monte Cristo moment where he will lose and they will fast forward to a few years later, with FL raising his child with his enemy.

As I said in a comment elsewhere, this show is giving me a Count of Monte Cristo vibe.
Ep 1 was really confusing, and I had a hard time following who was who, but by the time ep 2 aired, I was hooked.
One of the things I really like about this show is how cute the relationship is between Dong Joo and the Chairman (so far). I really hope it continues, and that neither betrays the other.

Dropped in here to say episode 3 is gripping. I've been waiting all week for it, and now I have to wait for ep 4. This is one drama that deserves a binge. If only I had the ability to wait for it to finish. PHS is just glorious in this role. He must have had so much fun. Btw now we've lost the fan wall, is this the only place where I can drop a spontaneous comment after I've seen the latest episode? Tailing on the end of the previous recap?