Lim Ji-yeon is in danger of being caught for falsifying her identity.

In the JTBC weekend drama ‘Madam Ok‘s Tale’ (written by Park Ji-sook, directed by Jin Hyeok and Choi Bo-yoon), the evil relationship between Ok Tae-young (played by Lim Ji-yeon), who faces the greatest crisis in the life she has created on her own, and Kim So-hye (played by Ha Yul-ri) who encounters the runaway slave she has been searching for so desperately is adding to the excitement.

In the previous episode, Ok Tae-young ended up facing her old master Kim Nak-soo (played by Lee Seo-hwan), who had been appointed as the new county magistrate, and Kim So-hye after living a noble life that was more valuable than anyone else. Kim So-hye, who immediately recognized the servant Gu Deok-i (played by Lim Ji-yeon), asked, “Aren’t you Gu Deok-i?“, shocking many. As the so-called ‘most creepy ending ever’ drew a heated response from viewers, interest in their story is also growing.

Ok Tae-young, who lived as Lady So-hye‘s servant Gu-deok in Hanyang in the past, lived while enduring all kinds of abuse from her master’s wife, who was particularly vicious and cruel. Because she left all her work to her servant, Ok Tae-young was able to see and learn more, but she was always in danger of her life, so she dreamed of running away.

Then one day, Ok Tae-young was falsely accused of having sex with the lady‘s fiancé, and when she was in danger of even receiving a request from Kim Nak-soo, she ran away with her father Gae-juk-i (played by Lee Sang-hee). Above all, the extremely evil behavior of those who buried Ok Tae-young’s mother alive because she was sick and treated her worse than an animal still deeply scars Ok Tae-young even now that she is a madam.

On the other hand, Kim So-hye still harbors anger toward her servant Gu Deok-yi who ruined her marriage. Not only did he steal her fiancé Song Seo-in (played by Chu Young-woo), but he also cut her father Kim Nak-soo‘s face with a sickle and spilled a chamber pot on her. Not only was she insulted by Gu Deok-yi whom she had ignored so much, but rumors about this spread throughout the neighborhood, and she has lived without finding a suitable marriage partner since then.

However, because of her father who was blinded by greed, Kim So-hye was sold to the old magnate Park Joon-gi (played by Choi Jung-woo) and had to get married, and her hatred for Gu Deok-yi grew day by day. In particular, Kim So-hye gave Gu Deok-yi’s facial expression to Park Joon-ki as a wedding present and asked him to find her a person, thereby heightening the thrilling tension by revealing that she is still chasing him.

Even after meeting for the first time in about 10 years, attention is focused on what kind of outcome the bloody reunion of Ok Tae-young and Kim So-hye, two women who still have vivid nightmarish memories of each other, will bring. Furthermore, it makes one wonder whether Ok Tae-young, who is on the verge of being exposed after a long period of drama, will just fall apart.

The terrible ill-fated relationship between Im Ji-yeon and Ha Yu-ri, which will eventually come to an end, can be seen in the JTBC weekend drama ‘Madam Ok‘s Story’, which airs every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 PM.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com