Here we recap and discuss episode 17 of Love Rain. Caution, spoilers below. Don’t read if you don’t want to know what happens.
Though Hye Jung saw Joon and Ha Na hugging, since she was pretty far away, she couldn’t recognize them. At the same time, In Ha is apologizing to Yoon Hee for making her be the one to tell the kids that the wedding’s off. He asks her if she’s okay, to which she just sighs. Hye Jung is surprised to see In Ha there and asks him what he’s doing here. In Ha asks her the same question, but Hye Jung assures him that she’s not here to pour water on Yoon Hee again. She asks them why they decided to call off the wedding and just remain friends, but Yoon Hee tells Hye Jung that it’s none of her business. Since she’s no longer going to marry In Ha, Yoon Hee hopes that Hye Jung will finally stop meddling in her life and that they can be friends again. She then excuses herself, saying that she has work to do.
After Yoon Hee leaves, Hye Jung tells In Ha that they need to talk. They go into a cafe and we have a flashback and see that Mi Ho isn’t as dumb as I thought she’d be and only told Hye Jung that she asked about Joon because he objected to the marriage. She asks him what about the marriage that Joon was against, but In Ha just stays silent. If he won’t tell her though, she’ll go ask Joon himself. In Ha tells her to stay out of Joon’s business as well and that he won’t just go along with her decisions anymore.
Meanwhile, after they left the resort, Joon and Ha Na go on a joyride and end up in a pretty nice looking house in the middle of nowhere. According to Joon, they’re going to need a place to hide out. He wraps Ha Na in a hug from behind and asks her if she’s okay with this, and Ha Na just smiles and nods. They go for a date and walk around a market, looking every bit like the 20-something lovebirds that they’re supposed to be. I’m going to go out on a limb and say there wasn’t a whole lot of acting involved. When one of the market vendors asks them if they’re newlyweds, Ha Na denies it at first, but Joon puts his arm around her and says that they are.
Afterwards, Ha Na wonders if they’ll ever actually ever be married. Joon tells her not to worry about it and at the count of three all she’ll think about is being here with him. Later that night, Joon is complaining about Ha Na’s ordinary tastes when it comes to food, but he’s the one doing all the prep work. She tells him that he’s better at cooking than she thought, and just stares at him. Joon, notices this, and comments that men who cook well are popular among girls. He then jokes that he’s cooked for many girls, earning a jealous frown from Ha Na. As she looks through a brochure, Ha Na suggests that they go star gazing at the nearby observatory, but Joon doesn’t feel like it. He just wants to stay in the house with her, which Ha Na just smiles and nods. Yeah if I was dating Yoona, I’d say that’s a fair request.
Ha Na reads through the brochure some more and snickers at something. Joon asks her what she’s laughing at and she just tells him to come see for himself. Apparently, if you go see the morning fog here you’ll fall in love with the person. Hah, those legends are everywhere aren’t they? After they reminisce about Diamond Snow, Joon asks Ha Na what she did with the necklace he gave her. Ha Na says she threw it away just like he threw away her ring, but Joon surprises her by showing that he’s kept the ring on a chain around his neck. He returns the ring to her and says if she ever makes up her mind, she can give it back to him.
Back at the resort, Yoon Hee is working with her friend when she asks if Ha Na is in the greenhouse since she told her that she didn’t have classes today. Her friend tells her though that Ha Na left with some guy who looked like her boyfriend. As her friend rambles on about how it’s a shame that Ha Na couldn’t go out with Tae Sung, Yoon Hee looks a tad worried.
Joon and Ha Na finally sit down to eat, and of course Joon is bragging about how good of a cook he is. Ha Na scoffs at him, but then gets a call from her Mom. She’s hesitant to answer it, but Joon tells her to do it. Yoon Hee asks her where she is, and Ha Na lies and says that something came up at school and she has to stay the night there. Of course, Yoon Hee knows she’s lying but accepts her daughter’s answer. When Ha Na becomes silent, Yoon Hee asks if she’s okay and Ha Na assures her that she’s fine. Though she feels guilty about lying to her mom, she does eventually turn and smile back at Joon.
