Episode 4

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Ha-won makes a grab for her school outfit and finds herself in Hyun-min's arms. Holding her close, Hyun-min murmurs that she's becoming more and more interesting, and slowly leans in for a knee-melting kiss. AHHH! The camera fades as the two smooch... and Hyun-min wakes up making kissy faces at the ceiling. HAH, that was all Hyun-min's dream?! To make matters worse, he finds Ha-won standing over his bed, telling him to rise and shine. Ha-won invites Hyun-min to eat breakfast, but he answers that he doesn't eat meals at home. When she persists, he tries to pull her into bed for some cuddles (yes please!), but she flings off his arm and commands him to come eat, emphasizing her "Hurry it up!" with firm finger point. Hyun-min falls back into bed and remembers last night, when he went in for that kiss. (Oh, so that did happen.) Except in reality, he got maybe an inch away before Ha-won kneed his shin pretty hard and scampered out. At her workstation, Hye-ji recalls last night as well, when Ji-woon had gotten up close and personal outside Sky House. From her point of view, all she saw was Ji-woon and not Hyun-min with Ha-won. Hye-ji had asked Ji-woon if he would answer her question instead of Hyun-min, and Ji-woon had agreed, pulling her away. Ji-woon also thinks about seeing his cousin and Ha-won last night while working off his frustration on a treadmill. Not sure if the shirt stripping was necessary, but it's definitely appreciated... Ha-won looks for Ji-woon, remembering that her first assignment from Grandpa Kang is to get the cousins to eat a meal together. Bemoaning that it's harder to find these boys than it is to get them to eat together, Ha-won searches the grounds, eventually making her way to the indoor pool. As Ha-won pokes around, Ji-woon suddenly pops up from the water. Ignoring his trademark "Get lost," Ha-won asks Ji-woon to come out and eat together. Ji-woon nonchalantly answers that he's not wearing a swimsuit right now, so does she still want him to get out? Rawr! His question has the intended effect, and Ha-won flees. Ji-woon (who is in fact wearing a suit) climbs out to dry off, except Ha-won comes back, hiding her face behind a pool paddle and clutching Ji-woon's phone. She's written on the paddle, "If you want your phone back, come and eat!" Still thinking Ji-woon's naked, Ha-won holds his phone over the water to prevent him from coming closer. Shouting for him to come eat, she runs out, leaving behind an exasperated Ji-woon. Tracking down the third cousin, Ha-won finds Seo-woo in his personal recording studio, and sweetly flails her arms to get his attention. She invites him to eat with her and he seems open to the idea. Ha-won charms the housekeeper into letting her help make breakfast and sits down at a table set for four, waiting for the Kang cousins. Hyun-min joins her first and uses the opportunity to try for some hand-holding which, of course, gets shot down. Seo-woo arrives next, asking why Ha-won invited him when she knew Hyun-min would be here – a sentiment Hyun-min agrees with. Ha-won says she wanted everyone to eat together, since they are family after all. Ji-woon, entering the room last, interrupts her, "Who are you calling family?" Ji-woon demands his phone back, but Ha-won answers that she'll give it back after they eat, not understanding why everyone is refusing to share a meal. She asks what's so tough about a family eating together. Ji-woon agrees that sure, eating with family is nice. However, the only thing the three of them have in common is their address. Other than that, they might as well be strangers. Hyun-min leaves saying he'll do anything she asks, but draws the line here: It's no fun eating when it's not just the two of them. Seo-woo also departs, advising her not to worry about it too much, since none of them are that close. Ha-won is left with Ji-woon, who holds out his hand for his phone. Fed up, Ha-won asks how he can value a phone more than his family. In response, Ji-woon wraps an arm around her and pulls her in suuuper close. Ha-won stares up at him, but Ji-woon just grabs his phone out of her hand, telling her not to mess around. He walks off, and a baffled Ha-won plops down in her seat, wondering why this is so difficult. Bodyguard Lee reports Ha-won's progress (or rather lack of progress) to Grandpa Kang. Grandpa merely laughs, saying she's getting quite an introduction to Sky House. Lee worries that the one week deadline is asking too much of Ha-won, but Grandpa Kang has faith in her, curious as to how she's going to accomplish her mission. Ha-won visits her barista friend, seeking advice about how to get the cousins to share a meal. Ha-won's friend informs her that her mission might as well be mission impossible, since it's well known that the Kang cousins have never gotten along. She encourages Ha-won though, saying that the boys are no match for her indomitable will power. Getting down to business, Ha-won writes out her plan to get the boys to eat together, starting with Step One: catch them off guard. Heh, this leads to Ha-won literally springing a game of dibi dibi dip (Korean version of rock paper scissors) on Hyun-min. She wins, and requests that they eat together. Ha-won plays another game with Seo-woo and wins as well, but when she tries a similar tactic with Ji-woon, he just blows straight past her with yet another "Get lost." I'm starting to think there's a drinking game in here somewhere. Sadly, in spite of her wins, no one shows up for dinner. Bodyguard Lee remarks that her plan was unsuccessful, but Ha-won is undeterred, deciding that she'll just have to move on to Step Two. Cut to a makeshift dinner table set out in front of the cousin's doors. Ha-won did her homework, finding out each of the cousin's favorite foods and setting them up where she can waft the smell towards their rooms. Sure enough, boys will be boys, and it doesn't take long for all three to follow their noses out into the hall. Stomachs growling, they stare plaintively at the smorgasbord of food as Ha-won innocently asks if they want some. Hee, Bodyguard Lee is stuffing his face while the cousins watch. That is just mean. After a few longing stares, both Seo-woo and Hyun-min are able to turn away with great difficulty, though Hyun-min does whack Bodyguard Lee as he munches on his favorite lamb chops. Ji-woon is left transfixed by the food and unable to stop himself from walking over to the table. Ha-won eagerly prepares a lettuce wrap for Ji-woon and almost gets it into his mouth, but he comes to his senses at the last moment and mutters a weak "Get lost," before sadly turning away. Ha-won laments her failure with the housekeeper, at a loss for how to get the boys to eat together. The housekeeper shares her knowledge of the cousins' history, revealing that Hyun-min's father passed away early and his mother was out all the time, so Grandpa Kang sent Hyun-min to study abroad when he was just ten years old. She muses that he grew up eating alone, so he probably finds it uncomfortable to eat with others. The woman also notes that the artistic Seo-woo is constantly concerned about his celebrity image, so he doesn't eat very much, worried that he'll get bloated. Intrigued, Ha-won asks about Ji-woon, but the housekeeper says she doesn't know much since Ji-woon only started living here a year ago. She points out that the boys have a lot of material wealth, but they're still quite pitiful. Ha-won goes in search of Ji-woon, slipping into his secret garage. She accidentally knocks his box of mementos and Ji-woon arrives to find her straightening it. Grabbing the box away, he again tells her to "Get lost." Ha-won asks if he's so upset that she moved into Sky House, and Ji-woon responds that it was her choice to move here, but she should stay away from him.
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