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Episode 16 Synopsis and Analysis

Joo-man shows Chief Choi the new car he bought and ask if she wants to carpool. Soel-hee saw the sweet, pink accessories decorated inside but still refuses the offer. However, when she sees his poor driving skills, she takes pity on him and gets behind the wheel.

Ae-ra went to Landlady Hwang’s apartment to ask her soup pot back. In the apartment, she sees a doll laid in the corner of the room that triggers her childhood memory. Everything clicks into place when she squeezes it and her own voice calls out, “I love you, I love you! Ae-ra says she loves mom!” Ae-ra realizes that the landlady is her mother.

Hye-ran finds Dong-man and hands him a container of porridge that Ae-ra had given her. She confessed the truth that it’s the same porridge Ae-ra made when he went to the army, which Dong-man had always thought was from Hye-ran.

Soel-hee hands her boss a resignation letter. She says that she is not quitting out of anger, but want to sell her plum wine which is selling so sell. Her boss is delighted about her decision and urges Soel-hee to sell her wine on their home shopping network someday and give the managers a hard time.

Coach Hwang gives Nam-il the phone from Landlady Hwang and tells him the password is Landlady Hwang’s son and daughter’s birthday. The phone contains the will she made when she had cancer. Nam-li takes the phone to Ae-ra, telling her that her mother never left Ae-ra for a moment. Ae-ra’s father tells Ae-ra that her mother did a lot for her. She went to all of her school events and sent her to college. Ae-ra changes the contact in her phone for “Landlady” to “Mom”.

Dong-man has the final fight with Tak-soo and perfectly won the last match. Dong-man was so excited at the moment. With tears in his eyes, he raises his head and releases a triumphant roar. After Ae-ra comes into the stage, Dong-man grabs Ae-ra’s wrist and proposed to her.

The next day when Ae-ra and Dong-man are preparing for the wedding invitation, they hear a suspicious noise comes from Joo-man’s apartment. At there, they find Joo-man innocently peeling plums for Soel-hee. Ae-ra roots around the apartment and finds Soel-hee hiding in a trunk. Joo-man and Soel-hee confess that they are still loving each other and beg Ae-ra and Dong-man to let them be together.

Later, Ae-ra says casually to Landlady Hwang that she is going to start calling her “Mom” and asks if she is still rich now. She is shocked when her mother tells her that she had three businesses fail, so the villa and store are heavily mortgaged.

Coach Hwang presents his plan with Dong-man to Ae-ra that he and Dong-man will run the gym as a business together and that Dong0man will only fight during the busy season. Ae-ra does not feel excited about having to see Coach Hwang for the rest of her life, but finally accepted him.