SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘My Perfect Secretary’ Han Ji-min, who vowed not to let go of Lee Joon-hyuk‘s hand, is once again faced with a crisis. As if the nightmare from 5 years ago is coming back to life, suspicions of investment fraud have surfaced.

In episode 10 of SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘My Perfect Secretary’ (directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong, written by Ji-eun) that aired on the 7th, the love between Ji-yoon (played by Han Ji-min) and Eun-ho (played by Lee Joon-hyuk) that overcame a fateful past was touching, while ‘People’ rose to its climax and heightened the tension once again. The viewership ratings recorded 10.9% nationwide, 10.7% in the metropolitan area, a peak of 13.3%, and 3% in the 2049 target, taking first place among the same-time and Friday mini-series dramas, proving its unrivaled popularity. (provided by Nielsen Korea)

Ji-yoon was shocked by Eun-ho’s confession that she was the child that her father (played by Jo Wan-ki) whom she had resented so much had saved with all his might. She had endured extreme loneliness since her father left her, and just as she was about to live a little less lonely, she collapsed at the cruel fate that was revealed. Eun-ho couldn‘t even pat Ji-yoon’s shoulder as he watched her shed tears of sorrow. All he could do was wait silently until Ji-yoon sorted out her feelings.

The next day, when the two met again at work, an invisible wall had formed between them. Ji-yoon, who went to work wearing sunglasses to hide her swollen eyes from crying, desperately ignored Eun-ho‘s gaze and pretended not to notice her. Eun-ho also avoided situations where the two were alone in one space, and made Ji-yoon feel a little less uncomfortable. Furthermore, only a month remained out of the six-month contract that Eun-ho had promised before joining the company. It was a heartbreaking scene where they were about to break up.

Ji-yoon still couldn’t understand why her father had chosen to leave her alone and go back into the fire, and she still felt resentful. However, after a long night of worry, she visited her father‘s crypt. And then she finally confessed her true feelings. She thought she could live only by resenting and hating her father, but in fact, she had missed him so much. Ji-yoon’s tears of regret as she sobbed, “I‘m sorry, Dad. I miss you,” moved the viewers to tears.

Ji-yoon reached out to Eun-ho, whom she met in the elevator on her way to work. It was a sincere greeting, “Thank you. For living as such a good person,” and an even stronger promise, “I will never let go of this hand.” Then, when she got into work mode, she boldly broke her promise to keep it a secret. Ji-yoon, who confidently walked into the company while holding Eun-ho’s hand and coolly revealed her office romance, was truly a ‘cool older sister’. The ‘people’‘s chaotic reactions, such as not being able to close her gaping mouth in shock, having her pupils tremble, and collapsing while dropping documents, brought laughter.

Ji-yoon and Eun-ho, whose love solidified after the rain, also made great strides at work. Ji-yoon, who ended up competing with ‘Career Way’ Hye-jin (Park Bo-kyung) for the next CEO candidate of ‘Next’, sought out a crisis management expert. In the meantime, Hye-jin’s impure movements were detected. Jung Nam (played by Jo Han Joon), who was helping Hye Jin out of resentment for being fired by Ji Yoon, tried to contact Manager Young Soo (played by Heo Dong Won) and other employees. To make matters worse, Young Soo, who let his guard down when Jung Nam hinted that he had completely left the industry, leaked important information.

Ji Yoon took advantage of this. Ji Yoon and Eun Ho found that the real problem with ‘Next’ was not external but internal, so what they needed was a strong candidate who could cut off the rotten stem. So they intentionally leaked the list of things to be discarded to Jung Nam and started looking for candidates again from the beginning. As a result, ‘People’ won the PT. Hye Jin, who had been feeling relaxed without knowing that her secret hand-wringing had been in vain, had to shake with anger when she saw Ji Yoon‘s PT suggesting a CEO with a background as a human resources expert as a candidate. With this, ‘People’, which became the ‘Next’ search firm, celebrated an exciting victory at the company dinner led by Ji-yoon.

‘People’, which we thought would soar, suddenly took a nosedive. ‘Iconic Bio’, which had bright prospects, was implicated in a 20 billion won investment fraud, and its CEO Yeong-min (Go Sang-ho) disappeared, and ‘People’, the search firm specializing in recruitment, also could not avoid controversy. Ji-yoon, who was traumatized by the ‘Careerway’ investment fraud suspicions from 5 years ago, was shaken violently by the reporters swarming in front of the company and the flashes going off everywhere. At that moment, Eun-ho, her strong support, appeared and protected Ji-yoon from a desperate crisis. It was a moment when anticipation exploded for the story of ‘My Perfect Secretary’, which only has 2 episodes left.

Episode 11 of ‘My Perfect Secretary’ on SBS will air today (the 8th) at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday.

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

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