Jeong-han and Dong-ik appear to have made up on the surface, praising each other during the filming of "Human Theater," but a tense undercurrent still lingers between them. Ju-ah and Hyun-bin quietly grow their relationship, with Seon-hae and Seon-chul acting as their allies. Meanwhile, Dae-han and Dong-suk begin dating in secret, cautiously stepping into a fragile yet determined promise for their future.