Descendant Of The Sun

chapter 5

It's difficult enough to settle into a strange new place without confusing feelings getting into the mix, and Mo-yeon especially struggles to come to terms with all of the changes in her life. Shi-jin would love nothing more than to help her with that, but he finds himself facing unexpected challenges which could threaten his commitment to his career. They both have a lot to worry about, not least of which is their growing attraction, and what to do about it.

EPISODE 5 RECAP

Shi-jin watches Mo-yeon drinking the cooking wine, and she misinterprets his stare and offers him a drink. "I can find a way to drink," he says in a low voice, and quickly closes the distance between them. He kisses her, long and slow, and Mo-yeon's eyes flutter closed.

Shi-jin backs up, looking a little flustered himself. He leans in to kiss her again, but this time Mo-yeon turns her head away. He steps back and Mo-yeon mutters a quick goodnight, and retreats to her tent, taking the wine bottle with her.

The UN nurse, Ye-hwa, wakes that night to find her husband Daniel, back from some mysterious errand in Libya. She asks about their friend, Chen Gang, but Daniel just says vaguely, "Chen Gang has gone back to the place he came from."

Haesung Group (owner of the hospital where Mo-yeon and her team work) nears completion of their solar energy power plant, and the medical team are introduced to JIN YOUNG-SOO (Jo Jae-yoon), Chief Manager of the power plant. He's amusingly quirky, and makes it clear that he's the head man in charge here.

Chi-hoon calls Mo-yeon with the news that the little boy with lead poisoning has left the hospital. He did leave behind a drawing which sort of looks like a map, which Chi-hoon assumes means he went home. Mo-yeon overreacts when it's suggested they ask Shi-jin for help finding the boy.

But Shi-jin is here already, and of course that kiss is all Mo-yeon can think about. Heh, she can barely look Shi-jin in the face, but she's worried enough about the boy to ask Shi-jin to take her to the village to check on him.

She has to remind Shi-jin to watch the road as they drive - he's not even hiding the fact that he can't stop staring at her. He tries to talk about the kiss, but Mo-yeon honestly admits that she's purposely not talking about it, because she's confused.

Shi-jin says that he doesn't mind if she's confused or angry at him, but asks her not to feel bad about it. He admits that he's wanted to kiss her many times before, and that admission makes Mo-yeon finally look at him.

They find the boy on the road to the village, and Mo-yeon takes some medicine for him to his mother. Mo-yeon recognizes the other kids who were playing with the scrap metal, and when Shi-jin compliments her memory, she tells him that she never forgets anything... "So don't do or say anything too impressive."

Shi-jin's commander, Lieutenant Kwak, welcomes Myung-joo to the base and immediately starts kissing up to her, exaggerating how close he is with her father. She rushes off when she receives a "very important call," which is actually just a spy of hers reporting on Dae-young's activities back home.

They're busted when Dae-young overhears the man, and Myung-joo smiles just to hear Dae-young's voice. The poor soldier shakes as he explains to the fuming Dae-young that he had to obey her orders, as she's the higher-ranking officer over Dae-young.

Shi-jin and Mo-yeon stop at the bar to eat, and the scantily-clad waitress flirts shamelessly while Shi-jin valiantly avoids looking at the cleavage right in his face. HAHA, his relieved slump when she finally leaves is hilarious.

Mo-yeon lets him off the hook, and asks why he became a soldier. He answers vaguely that someone has to do it, and notes that she doesn't seem to like his job, figuring that that's why she's confused about his kissing her. She says that she thinks that he's just so patriotic that he's willing to risk his life for his country.