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.)

Watch out.

You bastard.

Do you have any idea what that money was for?

Darn it.

Sir.

Without that money, my family of six

will be out on the street.

Please, the money you scammed from me...

Please give it back, sir.

Scam? Who scammed who, you punk?

Hey.

Scam?

Scam?

Help me.

Help me.

Kim Mu Jin, wake up.

Kim Mu Jin.

Kim Mu Jin, please wake up.

Where did he get hurt?

How?

How badly is he hurt?

What on earth happened?

It's not life-threatening, is it?

Right?

- Dad, I'll call you back in a... - Gyu Rim.

Dad.

By any chance, do you have some money?

Hello.

Yoon Jin.

What happened? What happened to your face, Dad?

We lost our house.

What do you mean?

We're about to be thrown out on the street.

What are you talking about?

Well...

What are these?

Overdue notices, collection letters,

a foreclosure and an eviction notice.

You never came home, but you sure managed to hide these.

I knew you'd all freak out if you knew,

so I had someone else take care of them.

You took out a loan against this house?

Well, I was going to pay it all back,

but some bastards scammed me.

I lost sleep trying to get that money back.

I even did a stakeout.

I'm lucky to be alive.

Turns out those bastards were gangsters.

They're really nasty,

and absolutely terrifying.

By any chance,

do you guys have any money?

Just enough for a security deposit on a monthly rental.

For the six of us to move out right away,

we need at least two rooms, for the men and women,

and one bathroom.

Let's just all fend for ourselves.

It's not like we've ever been that close anyway.

Dad can go his way, Han Gyu Rim can go hers,

and I'll go mine.

Gyu Oh is old enough to be on his own.

So let's all split up and take care of ourselves.

Then what about Gyu Min and Gyu Seo? What about the twins?

Since when have you cared so much about them?

After their mom ran off when they were three,

you left them with Han Gyu Rim and washed your hands of them.

Stop it.

Why? Am I lying?

You need to snap out of it too.

Raising them for ten years is more than enough.

I'm telling you, just drop them off at an orphanage already.

Will you shut your mouth, Han Gyu Young?

Leave the kids out of this,

and if you want to leave, then you leave.

Fine, I'll be the one to leave. I'm leaving this miserable house.

That girl has such a temper.

I wonder who she takes after.

But you're just like me, Gyu Rim.

When do we have to be out of this house?

Soon.

Immediately.

Well...

Do you really not have any money?

You really don't have anything stashed away?

- I'll pay you back with interest. - I'll see what I can do.

Wait.

Gyu Rim.

You truly are the eldest daughter of this family.

You know

you're my lifeline, right?

Gosh, seriously...

I'm leaving.

You all have a nice, happy life together.

Hello?

- Gyu Rim. - Jung Woo.

The surgery went well, and they moved him

to his room a little while ago.

Why was Mu Jin at a construction site?

Oh, well...

He was worried about you, so he told me not to say anything.

Mu Jin

got kicked out of his house,

so he was working a part-time job at a construction site.

You must be Han Gyu Rim.

I'm Mu Jin's older sister.

You didn't know

he was working at a construction site?

He's never lifted a single brick in his life.

He must have reeked of pain relief patches,

and you didn't notice a thing?

- Should we sit here? - Sure.

What's that pain patch smell?

What?

I hurt myself a little working out at the gym earlier.

You should be more careful. Let me see.

See what?

- Come on, let me see. - No, I'm fine.

- Is it bad? - No, I'm okay.

And you didn't know he left home,

and was living in a tiny studio, did you?

What do you even know about Mu Jin?

He gave up everything for you.

Let Mu Jin go.

He is not someone

you can handle.

Please.

Han Gyu Rim.

Sweetie.

Stop crying.

They said the surgery was a success, okay?

It's my fault.

I hated him so much...

I wished he'd just break his leg. That's why...

Oh, sweetie, it's not your fault.

I'm telling you, it's not because of you.

He'll wake up soon, right?

He's going to be okay, right?

Of course.

Oh dear, you're going to collapse at this rate.

Aren't you dizzy? Do you want some water?

Oh my gosh. You must be so shocked.

You must live in this neighbourhood.

No.

I mean, yes.

People are going to think we're a real couple.

It seems so.

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.

If I don't confess my feelings to you right now,

I really feel like I'll lose you,

and my heart is pounding like crazy.

I really had to work up the courage for this.

You just keep letting your heart flutter for me.

You don't have to show it.

But it'd be even better if you did.

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.

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

Do you know how scared I was?

You can't take that off.

What is this?

They put that there to show it's not ours anymore.

There are stickers on my bed and desk too.

Gyu Seo, I'll buy you a new bed and desk soon.

Hello, this is Han Gyu Rim.

Just give me 100,000 dollars.

100,000 dollars?

100,000 dollars for leaving Mu Jin.

That sounds like a pretty good deal, don't you think?

A deal?

To be honest,

when I heard Mu Jin was from a rich family,

I was surprised, but a part of me was thrilled.

I thought, "Am I going to be a Cinderella,"

"just like in the movies?"

"I won't have to struggle through this miserable life anymore."

I was so happy. Truly.

But then he was kicked out of his house,

and got hurt working at a construction site.

This isn't right.

This isn't how things should be.

The more I thought about it, the more unsettling it was.

You just saw him fighting for his life.

How can you say that?

Who do you think is the reason he's like that?

For whom did my Mu Jin give up everything and leave home?

I never told him to give everything up.

Didn't you love my Mu Jin?

I did.