Well, here we are... Our prince and princess have lived their dark fairy tale, enduring all the monsters and witches to reach that happy ending. And what we get is probably one of the most bittersweet happy endings I've seen in quite some time. I can tell you right now, this drama won't be easy to let go.
EPISODE 16: "Finding the real, real face"
Where were we? Oh, yes, that almost-kiss. Kang-tae has Moon-young on top of the desk and is slowly leaning in... when a deer cries outside. They turn to the sound, and Kang-tae is so annoyed that he yells, "Shut up, you damn deer!" *pauses video to laugh way too hard*
They also laugh, but Kang-tae's face immediately turns serious again. He tells her that he loves her, with such sweet intensity, and this time, it seems to hit her. A tear runs down her face, and then they're kissing, over and over again. And whoa. *laughing turns into swooning*
Meanwhile, at the apartment, Sang-tae calls Jae-soo over to give him some news — he wants to quit working at the pizza place so he can focus on being an illustrator. And, of course, Jae-soo doesn't take this very well, nearly bursting into tears. Later, as Sang-tae gets ready for bed, he reveals that he's staying here to give his siblings time to make up. Touched, Jae-soo hugs him, wishing he could be his sibling too.
Back at the mansion, our couple is now lying together on the couch. Moon-young asks about the family portrait hanging on the brothers' tree, and Kang-tae tells her that it was his way of introducing her to his mom. "As the best friend she always wanted for Sang-tae," he says, "and as the woman I love." She thinks that their mom wouldn't have liked her, and he points that she's not likeable in general. But that's okay, since she has him. In response, she looks at him and says that she's, er, sleepy.
The next morning, we see clothes strewn all over the floor and our couple cuddling in bed. Later on, a cheerful Moon-young finds Kang-tae in the kitchen and backhugs him. She's not so cheerful, however, when he reveals that he quit his job and is thinking of attending college. She'd rather have him stay with her at all times.
In turn, he asks if she really plans to retire. He admits that he was looking forward to her next book, that he wanted to show it off to people. This in mind, she drags him to the study and pulls out Sang-tae's drawing of what she calls the "real, real happy Moon Kang-tae."
After seeing it, she says, she decided to make some changes to her story. (Yay, she'll be publishing after all!) He smiles down at the drawing, and, curious, she asks if he likes her or Sang-tae more. Still looking down, he answers, "I like myself the most." As he walks off, she curses and chases after him, asking again. Hee.
At OK, Director Oh gifts his buddy Pil-wong a new pair of shoes, telling him to go out into the world and find his door. Director Oh then heads downstairs and finds Cha-yong napping in the storage room. At first, he caresses his son's face... and then we cut to him dragging him out by the ear. The other employees hear Cha-yong cry, "Dad, it hurts!" and they're shocked to learn of their relation.
Sang-tae returns to the mansion in time for breakfast, and as everyone's eating, he asks if Moon-young and Kang-tae kissed and made up. With a sly smile, Moon-young brags that they did a lot of kissing. "But that wasn't enough," she continues, "so we even–" Kang-tae goes into a coughing fit and kicks her under the table. To change the subject, he reveals that the new book is back on. (Also, have to highlight that Sang-tae helps Moon-young pick up her quail eggs, just like Kang-tae used to do.)
That afternoon, Moon-young meets up with Sang-in and surprises him with her mother's long lost manuscript. But there's a catch — she wants him to choose between publishing her mom's final novel or publishing her final fairy tale. The novel would bring in more money, but even so, Sang-in tosses it aside.
