Love on the Menu (사랑이 온다)

(All characters and organisations in this drama are fictional.)

(Filming with minors followed broadcast guidelines, )

(and generative AI was used in select scenes.)

Can't I be the only man that you are nice to and take care of?

Gosh, this woman really doesn't get it.

Right now,

I'm confessing to you.

Asking you to look at me, and only me.

I'm saying I think I like you, Gyu Rim.

Got it?

If I wanted to be cruel,

I could latch onto you and never let go.

So

unless you want to get dragged down

into this mess with me,

you should count your blessings and run away while you can.

No.

I'm not running away.

Whether it's a mess or not,

I'll go anywhere as long as I'm with you, Gyu Rim.

So don't you run away either.

Gyu Rim, could I

hug you?

Break up? Why would we break up?

That will never happen as long as you don't leave me.

Okay.

I was worried all day that you were going to break up with me.

You didn't answer your phone. You didn't show up for work.

I thought you were sick, so I went to your house,

but Gyu Min said you went to work.

I got so scared that something had really happened to you

that I was on edge all day.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for making you worry.

Do you know how scared I was?

Mu Jin, come on.

Why are you acting like a child? People are watching.

I'm sorry.

Gyu Rim.

Hey.

I saw Mu Jin when I was with Gyu Min.

You told him you were married?

Gyu Seo, I can handle my own problems...

Well, I told him that's not true.

I set the record straight and said you weren't married.

So stop putting up walls, and stop running away.

He still seems to really like you.

If you feel the same way, you should just get back together.

For everything...

I'm so sorry.

I won't bother you again.

As long as we're alive...

Let's never see each other again.

About the offer you made last time.

Is it still valid?

If you are still hiring, I'd like to take the job.

As soon as possible.

Something came up.

Yes.

Just let me know when the paperwork is ready.

Thanks.

Yes, I'm all done now. I'll wash up and head in.

Yes.

Honey.

But I'm suddenly craving something spicy.

Yes, really spicy.

Okay.

Oh, you're here, Chairman.

Hi, go on.

You call that a workout?

Excuse me?

Well, I already finished running...

Right. Good.

Sorry.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for Gyeol. Han Gyeol.

He's in the first grade.

Mom.

Gyeol.

Let me see.

Are you okay? Are you hurt? I heard there was an accident.

No. I'm okay. I'm perfectly fine.

Mom.

I'm just relieved.

I guess I was just so worried that you were hurt.

As long as you're okay, that's all that matters.

- But Jo Heung Sik is hurt badly. - Who?

Jo Heung Sik. He got hurt because of me

while he was protecting me.

Gyu Rim.

Hey, I'm fine.

It looks worse than it is. I'm not that hurt.

They said it's just a small fracture.

It's not just a small fracture.

If you strain it even a little,

it could snap completely.

I'm telling you, it's nothing to worry about.

- It's really nothing. - It most certainly is.

Frankly, if you break it or get injured,

at your age, it won't heal like it used to.

So it wouldn't hurt to be careful, would it?

That nurse is being a little dramatic.

Just making people worry for no reason.

This doesn't hurt at all...

It doesn't hurt. See?

I'm fine. See?

How did this happen?

Well, I was just passing by, and Gyeol was there...

And one thing just led to another.

How is my mom supposed to understand that?

I was waiting for Ji Woong in front of the donut shop,

and the donut shop's sign fell. I almost got hurt,

but he jumped in and saved me.

Heung Sik.

I'm sorry, Jo Heung Sik.

Thanks to you, I didn't get hurt at all.

I'm telling you it's okay...

I don't know what to say, Heung Sik.

I'm so, so sorry and so, so grateful.

How can I ever repay you for this?

Oh my, what a sight.

What am I going to do with you?

You already get called a Rice Thief,

and every other name in the book.

What is this disgraceful sight?

Oh dear, are you okay?

Ma'am.

Mrs. Park Su Nam.

Hey, why are you two here?

Gyeol, didn't you go to school?

Oh, dear.

Heung Sik got hurt because of Gyeol.

What?

- What did Gyeol do? - A sign fell.

I almost got hurt, but he saved me.

I'm so sorry.

So,

Gyeol was about to get hurt,

and my Heung Sik shielded him, so he ended up like this.

Is that what you're saying?

I'm so sorry. I truly am.

Mom.

He did a good thing. Of course.

He did what he had to do.

I asked the doctor,

and it's not like he broke a bone or anything.

It's a small fracture.

Heung Sik, you're not getting any younger.

Your bones don't just snap back into place like they used to.

It's going to take some time to heal.

- But still, you did well. - It hurts...

Oh, dear.

Ma'am.

You know...

It's not exactly a pretty sight

when your son, who's almost 40,

is all wrapped up in bandages like this.

But compared to an eight-year-old boy being hurt,

it's a hundred times better. Don't you think?

Oh, dear.

What is all this? I may be laughing, but I'm crying inside, you brat.

- I'm okay. - Oh, dear.

Goodness, for a young man, you have no stamina at all.

Here.

Go wash up. Let's get something to eat.

Eat?

Yes. Let's eat. It's been a while.

I'm not hungry right now.

Hey, eating isn't something you have to be in the mood for.

You just eat when it's mealtime.

Let's just eat together for once.

Okay.

Hey.

You still can't handle spicy food?

Oh, never mind. Hurry up and get out here.

Okay.

Han Gyu Rim.

The woman with Mu Jin. Her name is Han Gyu Rim.

I think she's my age.

She can't hold a candle to Seo Hyun.

Of all the people to date,

how could he choose someone so beneath him?

He must be out of his mind.

She comes from a dirt-poor family.

She has a single father and a bunch of younger siblings.

And on top of that, she only has a high school diploma.

Who knows what she was doing,

but she couldn't even get into a college that anyone can get into.

Oh, my.

Honey, I'm home.

Oh, yes.

Hey, lighten up a bit.

You look like you're not supposed to be here.

Yes.

Honey.

The guest you were bringing was Mu Jin?

- Yes. - You've been well, I trust?

Oh, yes. It's been a long time.

Where's Seo Hyun?

She worked all night and just fell asleep.