Taemu finally takes Hari to meet his grandfather!
Creative Staff
Original Story/Art: Haehwa /Perilla
Translation: Tapas Entertainment
What They Say
PENDING APPROVAL The big day is finally here. Taemu takes Hari to meet his grandfather and receive his blessing…only for her to be flat-out rejected! But Hari has come too far to give up. Fishing, hiking, watching dramas―if it means getting on the chairman’s good side, she’ll do it all! Meanwhile, Yeongsuh faces relationship problems of her own when her father tracks down the lowly secretary who dares date his daughter. And when Sunghoon comes back from the meeting, he seems a changed man, his face devoid of its usual warmth and sweetness…
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Taemu’s grandfather has been pestering his grandson to let him meet the woman he’s dating. That moment finally arrives – and Grandpa rejects Hari! His rejection is partly a test for Hari and Taemu. However, it’s more the old man using the situation to get attention from the young couple as his tests turn into a series of leisure activities (fishing, games, watching TV dramas). Although it’s unclear how many days this test period lasts, what is clear is that Grandpa Kang is pleased by Hari and is only withholding his final approval as bait to get more time with her.
Unfortunately, everything blows up when Taemu becomes impatient with his grandfather and declares he doesn’t need Grandpa’s approval after all. A fight erupts between the two men, but it has the unexpected result of Hari walking out on Taemu when she discovers that he wanted Grandpa’s approval for marriage and not dating.
Things look bleak for the relationship in that instant. However, our male lead is quick to go after her. What follows is the most honest conversation the couple has ever had. Taemu shares the reasons he’s fallen for Hari, and Hari confesses that she’s fallen for him, too. At the end of it, Taemu and Hari wind up a dating couple. Not for a contract or fake dating, but a true dating couple. Finally.
Of course, that’s not the end of their story. Because Taemu’s been marriage-obsessed the entire time, Hari asks that the topic of marriage be off-limits until she’s ready for it. Also, Minwoo shows surprising persistence by coming to the chicken restaurant to try to win Hari’s favor. On top of that, a hot new Sungwoon employee takes an interest in Hari.
In the meantime, our secondary couple has gone on its own roller coaster ride. It’s a parade of K-drama tropes as Yeongsuh’s rich daddy threatens and belittles Sunghoon, Sunghoon breaks up with Yeongsuh, Sunghoon valiantly sacrifices his body to save Yeongsuh from a car accident, and Yeongsuh and Grandpa Kang put her rich daddy in his place. At the end of it, the couple is engaged, but new trouble’s brewing, this time in the form of Yeongsuh’s rival, Yoojeong.
By the way, there’s still plenty of eye candy to warrant the Older Teen rating. Even with Sunghoon bedridden in the hospital, Yeongsuh can’t keep her hands off him.
In Summary:
Difficult relatives cause our two couples a lot of trouble in this volume, but the payoff is worth it! Yeongsuh gets engaged to Sunghoon, and Hari and Taemu become an honest-to-goodness real dating couple. However, not everyone’s happy with the development. Minwoo and Yoojeong apparently can’t take no for an answer, and it looks like they’ll be trying to break these newly formed bonds.
Content Grade: B +
Art Grade: A-
Text/Translation Grade: A-
Age Rating: 13+
Released By: Ize Press
Release Date: May 21st, 2024
MSRP: $18.00
