Romance Town Episode 9

Young Hee walks in on his best friend kissing the person whom he assumes to be Shi Ah. He even stops a nurse from going in and disturbing Gun Woo’s happiness.
While driving the maids home, Hwang Yong asks Soo Jung and Hyun Joo why they were at the hotel. Without naming names, they say they were just visiting an old friend, who ended up shunning them because of their different statuses. Young Hee catches up to Soon Geum (who’s changed into normal plain clothes) on his way home. He drives up to a hotel, which is super fancy for a simple dinner. That just means he shows her his grandfather’s most favorite painting, which hangs in lobby of the hotel. Soon Geum is amazed at the size, but then notes that the painting looks quite lonely – much like Kim Young Hee. Her assessment makes him like her more, and he takes her “liking the painting” to mean that she “likes him.” Soon Geum protests – she already has someone she likes! She’s busy liking this “guy” because she likes him more. Soon Geum rejects him flat out, but takes up his offer to drive her home. After all, she has no idea where she is. Back at the hospital, Gun Woo’s phone rings. It’s Granny Choon Jak! Granny Choon Jak is worried to see him in such a state, but Gun Woo says she hurts him much more than the robbers by continually running away. Choon Jak only wants him to know that she no longer wants to be a housemaid; besides, she likes the current one. Meanwhile in Hwang Yong’s office, the Truck Leader is getting beaten up by some of Hwang Yong’s men. They yell at him for betraying Hwang Yong after all he did, and ask where Min Guk (the lackey) is. Truck Leader has no idea, but insists he didn’t take the lottery ticket. It’s a few minutes to 9 AM, and the bank finally opens. It can’t be soon enough for Min Guk, and just as he’s about to step inside, Hwang Yong’s men snatch him and prevent him from getting anywhere. Hwang Yong appears before Min Guk, and the men back off so they don’t look too much like hooligans. Bong Yi sees the two interact from a distance, but it doesn’t look like anything suspicious so he ignores it. Min Guk lies, saying he was paying management fees but Hwang Yong points out that he’s coming to the headquarters of the bank early in the morning for something that could have been done electronically.
Hwang Yong wants the lottery ticket.
That evening Young Hee stumbles home drunk again, yelling for Da Kyum. Another person who is awake late in the night is Hwang Yong; he calls Soon Geum to open the door for him. Da Kyum helps take Young Hee’s socks off and props a pillow under his head. However, Young Hee drunkenly takes his shirt off, and needs Da Kyum’s help in pulling it off his head. She’s about to leave, when she rethinks her situation: alone in Young Hee’s bedroom with him half-naked. Inside the house, Hwang Yong asks Soon Geum to make him some food; When she goes off to the kitchen, Hwang Yong makes his way to Tae Won’s office. At the same time, Gun Woo gets up. Hwang Yong takes a while trying to pick the desk drawer lock. Soon Geum finishes up the stew and crosses the living room in search of Hwang Yong. Gun Woo sees her as he makes his way down the stairs and follows her. Hwang Yong finally gets the desk drawer open – but that’s when Soon Geum opens the door and finds him. She calls him out to the kitchen, and that’s when Gun Woo appears behind her. Da Kyum re-enters Young Hee’s darkened room, where he is now under the covers. She slowly, hesitantly, sits on the edge of the bed… and then gets in bed with him, a small smile growing on her face