The shocking truth has been revealed that the child that Han Ji-min‘s father risked his life to save was Lee Joon-hyuk.

In episode 9 of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘My Perfect Secretary’ (directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong, written by Ji-eun) that aired on the 1st, the treacherous past relationship between Ji-yoon (played by Han Ji-min) and Eun-ho (played by Lee Joon-hyuk) was revealed. Ji-yoon had been resentful for a long time at her father (played by Jo Wan-ki) who left her alone and passed away. In the midst of all this, Eun-ho was the child that her father saved.

On this day, Ji-yoon and Eun-ho confirmed their love that had deepened even further. Eun-ho strongly told Ji-yoon, who was angry that he stood up to Chairman Woo (played by Jo Seung-yeon), that he would have acted the same way if he were in that situation again. To Eun-ho, Ji-yoon was someone he didn’t want to hurt and protect. Eun-ho said, “You don‘t have to be perfect. No matter what you look like, I’ll be by your side,” and held Ji-eun‘s hand tightly. Eun-ho’s sincerity warmly embraced Ji-yoon, who was anxious about not being able to protect ‘People‘s’, and her emotions were running high. Ji-yoon and Eun-ho spent the night together like that.

Eun-ho’s jealousy, which arose because of love, added cuteness to his perfection. The news that successful interior design CEO Jeong-hyeok (played by Kwak Si-yang) visited ‘People‘s’ caused an uproar among the female employees. According to consultant Gwang-hee (played by Go Geon-han), Jeong-hyeok was a perfect man with skills, looks, and personality. That’s why women can‘t help but like him, and he even added the careless comment, “If the CEO and I meet, they’ll be a total handsome man and woman.” That was why Eun-ho kept being conscious of Jeong-hyeok during the meeting.

Jeong-hyeok noticed Eun-ho like that. And he felt a strange competitive spirit and provoked Eun-ho. Eun-ho insisted that Ji-yoon didn‘t need to bother him when he suggested dinner. Eun-ho, who was seething with anger, grabbed Jeong-hyeok’s hand as he offered to shake hands and showed off his strength to take timid revenge. After sending them away, he helped out at his senior Kang-seok‘s (Lee Jae-woo) bookstore, but he couldn’t hide his impatience by checking the time every second and getting irritated for no reason. In the end, when Ji-yoon came back without eating because he was worried about Eun-ho, he threw a tantrum like a child, saying, “Eat dinner with me. I‘m so jealous.” No wonder Ji-yoon had no choice but to say, “You’re so cute.”

The shadow of crisis loomed over the two who had been continuing their sweet relationship like this. Eun-ho had been asking around about Kyung-tae, the benefactor who had saved her from a past fire, and finally met an acquaintance of his to hear the news after the accident. Kyung-tae, who was an elementary school teacher with a good personality, had a daughter, but the daughter, who was left alone after Kyung-tae‘s righteous death, had to live a difficult life, moving from relatives to relatives. And now, she had become the CEO of a company.


Eun-ho went to the school where Kyung-tae had worked to find her daughter. And she learned the shocking truth that the company she was the CEO of was called ‘People’ and that her name was ‘Kang Ji-yoon’. Eun-ho, who had grown up alone in a home without parental care, locked herself in her room that day and desperately cried out for help. At that moment, when she felt like she was going to suffocate, Kyung-tae appeared and reached out his hand, saying, “Don’t give up. You must survive.” In that way, Eun-ho was able to escape the fire alive, but Kyung-tae couldn‘t. He was Ji-yoon’s father.

Eun-ho heard more about Ji-yoon‘s difficult past from Mi-ae (Lee Sang-hee). Her relatives didn’t want to raise her, and Ji-yoon lived alone with nowhere to put her heart. But when she became the CEO of a successful company, they would come to each other periodically and take money, claiming that they raised her. Eun-ho, who felt like it was all his fault, had to have a hard night.

Eun-ho‘s conclusion was that he would protect Ji-yoon. He first visited Kyung-tae’s charnel house and expressed his apologies and gratitude. He also apologized to Ji-yoon for making her live alone and confessed, “I am the child that Ji-yoon‘s father saved.” Ji-yoon, shocked, let go of his hand that he had been holding tightly. It was a crisis like a twist of fate that came to the two who seemed like they would never let go of each other’s hands.

Meanwhile, the viewership ratings that day were 11.8% nationwide, 11.8% in the metropolitan area, and a peak of 13.8%, breaking its own record. The target viewership rating for the 2049 demographic also recorded 4.2%. (Nielsen Korea)

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.com

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