In Episode 15, Hong-do is seen wandering about the village, eagerly anticipating Yoon-bok’s return. Yi-bok and Yoon-bok are waiting outside the emergency room, unable to get any updates until Jun-ho wakes up.
While on his way to tell Jun-ho’s mother, Yoon-bok realizes that he has not reached out to Hong-do yet. The following day, he updates her on Jun-ho’s accident, and she reassures him not to be concerned about not having reached out to her earlier.
Discussing with his grandfather, they speculate on what Jun-ho might have wanted to communicate. Maybe something related to the passing of his father? They suspect that someone is coercing Jun-ho to remain silent.
Camille and Hong-do discuss Camille’s encounter with Leader Shin in Paris and his subsequent return home while looking over the designs. She suggests to Hong-do that she should base her decisions on her own desires.
The following day, she contacts Yoon-bok to have him try on the suit she has created for the fashion show. While he is transforming, she eavesdrops on his phone conversation with his sister in which they discuss Jun-ho. While she fixes her attire, he is deep in contemplation about the enigma. He sees her VISA application and she agrees to leave after the show, even though he still has many tasks left to do in the village. He claims he will handle all arrangements before they depart.
The next day, he hands his grandfather a list of tasks for the village and informs him that he will be joining the police team to assist in the investigation. Despite his grandfather’s objections, Hong-do overhears Yoon-bok expressing his intention to go to France with Hong-do once everything is resolved. Grandfather has no complaints, but he is concerned about Yoon-bok getting caught up in the investigation.
In the evening, they come together and talk about the significance of protecting the village. Hong-do informs him that she will be traveling to Paris by herself and suggests that he remain behind to assist their cherished village. She reassures him that she will be okay without him, but the village will suffer, expresses her gratitude, and then departs.
Camille is full of joy on the day of the fashion show, expressing gratitude towards Leader Shin. They discuss the village and say goodbye. During Hong-do’s motivational speech to her team. She notices her father outside and hastily flees.
Press and guests come together at the event while Yoon-bok contemplates Hong-do’s words. While heading to the show, he sees Chil-bok cleaning and tells him to come to the show. Instead of going directly to Leader Shin’s office, Chil-bok secretly enters the room in order to investigate and discovers the keychain belonging to Yoon-bok’s father. However, there is a masked man outside holding the same keychain. When security sees him, he starts running.
In the dressing room, Yoon-bok tries to approach Hong-do, but security intervenes to alert him of an issue. The man wearing a mask enters a room, grabs some clothes for the show, and swiftly changes, exposing his burn scar and face. The person he is talking to on phone is the head of the Cultural Heritage Administration. Hong-do sees him with the keychain and they both remember when he had stolen it years ago and a young Hong-do had caught him at that time. He takes a scarf and wraps it tightly around her neck, causing her to fall down and then pulls her into the back of a van.
Yoon-bok realizes she is missing and follows the trail to find the Director closing the van and chasing after it. Yoon-bok contacts him to get him to admit to everything, including his connection to Jun-ho, and offers to exchange Hong-do for the jade box. He proceeds to throw his phone aside.
Yoon-bok calls Leader Shin from the car, informing him about the situation and suggesting that they proceed with the fashion show as planned while he continues to search. Hong-do regains consciousness while being bound to a chair in a room surrounded by ancient artifacts. She attempts to free herself with a sharp nail, but she is caught again. Yoon-bok receives a phone call while in his car to arrange a trade.
During the show, Camille predicts that Hong-do will make a big entrance in Paris as if it was planned as a publicity stunt. Chil-bok is lamenting to Leader Shin about his daughter and the pressure he feels about retrieving the keychain for the Director in the past. Yoon-bok hurriedly asked his grandfather for permission to use the box for trading. At the same time, Jun-ho regains consciousness in the hospital much to his mother’s joy. Yi-bok rushes to be by his side.
Yoon-ah is startled on his way to the airport to meet the director when a man aggressively grabs his bag. Yoon-bok is outside the house, as Jun-ho has informed him to wait there. Upon finding a concrete block in the bag, the director goes to Hong-do, while security goes to Yoon-bok. He insists that he will not allow the men to escape if Hong-do is injured.
So the director was behind the whole thing? Will this recent development strengthen the couple’s bond?
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