Love Next Door Episode 5 Recap

The beginning starts with a flashback of Seong hyu who had visited Seok Ryu in the states. He becomes disheartened after learning she has a boyfriend.

Cut to the present, Seok Ryu and Seung hyu return to his company with groceries. She loses her footing and he catches her on time. They both stare at each other, creating a tension in the air. After they separate, Seong hyun asks Seok Ryu why she hugged him before but she doesn’t respond. 

She cooks a meal for the both of them. Seong hyun teases her about her cooking skills but after discovering how delicious it is, he is stunned. But he gets more flustered when Seok Ryu suddenly leans closer to him, batting her lashes and looking at him with so much emotion. Thankfully, Mo eun arrives to join their meal and Seong hyun leaves with the excuse that he wants to get drinks.

The two friends chat. Mo Eun informs Seok Ryu that her mother wants her to go on a blind date. She doesn’t believe in marriage since her mother suffered at the hand of her mother in law who accused her of killing her father after he died. But Mo eun expresses her regret at not seeing Seok Ryu in a wedding dress so Seok Ryu shows her pictures of herself dressed in her wedding dress. She admits to Mo Eun that she’s still in love with her ex. 

Just then, Seong hyun returns to collect his wallet which he left behind. He is hurt upon seeing a picture of Seok Ryu dressed in a wedding gown on her phone but pretends not to notice as he leaves.

While hanging out with her friends at a temple, Seok Ryu’s mother notices that Seong hyun’s Mom seems disturbed. Unlike the others who write wishes for their families, she writes hers in french so the others wouldn’t understand, trying desperately to hide that all isn’t well with her family.

At work, Seong hyun objects when Myeong un wants to offer Seok Ryu a job working with their greip store. His excuse is that he doesn’t want Seok Ryu to involve herself with her old company. So, Mo decides to throw a farewell party for Seok Ryu. Na yun joins them for lunch and of course continues flirting with Seong hyun. However, Seong hyun gets uncomfortable when everyone is talking about lingering pasts. He thinks people should forget the past and focus on the future.

Meanwhile, Mo Eun meets Dan ho on the street searching for a four-leaf clover. He says it’s for a girl. Mo Eun helps him search and finds it easily. He gets so excited that he holds her hand in the process causing a bit of awkwardness. Mo Eun hands him the clover and he runs off with it.

Meanwhile, Seok Ryu and Seong hyun get into an argument. Seok Ryu wants to help with the project but Seong hyun coldly tells her to mind her own business. Just when Seok Ryu asks if he has a grudge against her, Jang Tae hui, Seon hyun’s ex girlfriend suddenly barges into their conversation. Myeong eun scolds Tae hui for appearing all of a sudden after she had dumped Seong hyun for someone else. However, he changes tune when he discovers that Tae hui is a client and wants to work with Seong hyun in designing a cultural pot for an influential company, Dali which deals in household goods.

Meanwhile, Nayun asks Seok Ryu about Tae hui and she reveals she and Seong hyun had a very passionate relationship recalling when she saw them kissing in a car outside her house. Tae hui overhears her but is actually proud of it. She tells Seok Ryu that Seung hyun has spoken about her a lot. She requests her assistance to convince him to take the project. She even invites everyone for dinner. Seung hyun claims to be busy but Myeong eun convinces him to go and not get cooped up with work. Seok Ryu refuses as she’s still angry with Seung hyun.

On his way home, Seung hyu catches Seok Ryu’s father about to smoke, surprised since he quit last year. However, he promises not to tell his wife since he didn’t actually see him smoke. The two end up drinking together.

The next morning, Seok Ryu goes to her brother Dong Jin’s room to wake him up only to be surprised to find that it’s Seung hyu under the sheet when he pins her to the bed after she hits him. Dong Jin returns to his room but misunderstands the situation. In a bid to stop him from telling everyone, Seung hyun twists his leg on the cabinet. He ends up in the hospital where his father attends to him and of course, he and Seok Ryu bicker over him being a cry baby. Seung hyo’s dad leaves them alone while they keep bickering.

Seung hyo stubbornly refuses Seok Ryu’s offer to drive him home and take care of him until his cast is taken off. However, he relents since he has no choice.

Mo Eun meets Ji ho at the store and he gives her her favorite drink as thanks for finding the flower clover. But he reveals that his girl didn’t like it after hearing that another woman had found it for him. Mo Eun scolds him for not telling a lie but Ji ho tells her he can’t lie and leaves much to her astonishment.

Seok Ryu drives Seung hyo  to Tae hui’s place although the ride was uncomfortable for him. Seok Ryu explains to Tae hui about what happened to Seong hyu and tries hiding her discomfort at seeing how clingy Tae hui is to Seung hyo but she immediately gets friendly with Tae hui after seeing all the pots she made. She even offers to make some soy bean paste with her after Tae hui asks. Despite his hesitance, Seung hyo finds himself helping the old ladies. Seok Ryu smiles when she sees him working with the old women.

Tae hui takes Seung hyo away to speak with him privately. She talks about their past and they confess they both liked each other. However, Tae hui wants them to date again and admits that the work was genuine but also an opportunity to rekindle their relationship.

Seok Ryu is going to the bathroom when she sees Seung hyo making a pot and gets mesmerized. She gets teary eyed when she sees Tae hui helping him. Just as she’s about to leave, she mistakenly hits a chair, rousing the others’ attention. She pretends she didn’t notice anything and leaves for the bathroom. However, Tae hui notices the tension between Seok Ryu and Seung hyo.

Afterwards, Seok Ryu meets Seung hyo as he’s leaving the house and she tells him he and Tae hui look good together and that she hopes things work out for them. Irritated, Seung hyo warns her not to meddle in his affairs and that they shouldn’t talk about it even if they are friends.

Seung hyo meets Myeong Yun and the others on his way out to clear his head. They are shocked to discover that Tae hui just needed them as workers in preparing her soy bean paste recipe.

Turns out Seung hyo is still bothered from that day, after seeing the picture of Seok Ryu dressed in a wedding gown on her phone and hearing Seok Ryu tell Mo Eun she still loves her ex.

Soon, Seok-ryu stumbles and falls, causing the large onggi she is carrying to break and the paste to spill on the ground. Seung-hyo notices her and reprimands her in front of Tae-hui.

At the same time, Mo-eun gets a sudden phone call from the young girl she encountered at the park. Yeon-du is quickly brought to the hospital. Dan-ho’s daughter was the person involved in the case, leading to Dan-ho rushing to the hospital upon learning of the situation. Mo-eun criticizes him for abandoning a 5-year-old child at home, but is then criticized by Yeon-du, who warns Mo-eun that she will be ignored for scolding her father.

Upon returning to the workshop and putting on fresh attire, Seok-ryu surprises everyone by making delicious noodles using the leftover soybean paste. Throughout the whole duration, Seung-hyo is nowhere to be found. Tae-hui discovers him and discusses the lack of intensity in his love for her, pointing out that she observed him gazing at Seok-ryu and understood his feelings for her when she saw him smile just because Seok-ryu was smiling.

In the evening, Seok-ryu discovers that Seung-hyo has done her laundry. After that, she searches for the century-old soy sauce stored in the container, and Seung-hyo locates her. Seok-ryu discovers the pot and understands that cooking is her passion, while Seung-hyo realizes his feelings for Seok-ryu are still strong.

Finally, Seong hyu has come to accept his feelings for Seok Ryu but what about her?


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