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In a peaceful countryside village—known for its clear water and fresh air—lived a simple, honest, if somewhat foolish family of three. One day, two swindlers named Madam Oh and Yong-pal show up, casting a dark shadow over their lives. Through cunning schemes and deception, the family is manipulated and ends up losing their land and home overnight. From the shock, the father, Cheon-seok, collapses. Determined to catch the con artists, Hyung-rae (Young-gu) heads to Seoul—marking the beginning of his difficult life in the city.
A young woman escapes an arranged marriage tied to her family’s debt and rebuilds her life in a coastal town. As she becomes entangled with the town’s elite, she uses relationships as a form of retaliation—until both her revenge and her sense of identity begin to unravel.
During her university years, A-ran wanders the night streets in emotional distress after a painful breakup. She is sexually assaulted by Do-hyuk’s juniors using scissors. Traumatized, she develops severe psychological disorders related to men. One day, she discovers that Do-hyuk lives in the same apartment complex and decides to destroy his peaceful family life.
Young-hwan, an orphaned driver, gathers a group of abandoned children into a makeshift family and cares for them as his own. When he meets a wandering boy named Yoon-ho, he takes him in and tries to guide him back to a stable life, despite repeated separations and hardships that test their bond.
Du-su is a mischievous high school student known for causing trouble at school. After one of his pranks leads to a fellow student being ostracized, he publicly apologizes and tries to make amends. Through a series of disciplinary punishments and unexpected responsibilities, he gradually becomes more aware of the impact of his actions and begins helping those around him, including a lonely elderly man and a struggling classmate.
After being abandoned by her husband on their honeymoon, Mi-seon falls into a life working in an entertainment establishment. When her former husband reappears and attempts to involve her in a business arrangement involving a wealthy investor, she agrees under her own conditions. Driven by a desire for revenge, Mi-seon becomes entangled in a series of relationships that escalate into catastrophic consequences for everyone involved.
Hye-ju, an orphan who has struggled throughout her life, marries into a wealthy family and enjoys a brief period of happiness. When her husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she becomes willing to do anything to ensure there is an heir and her place in the family is secure.
Bumbling simpleton Young-gu is back, this time he enlists in the military and joins the special forces to take on an enemy robot.
Boon-yi, a young woman from a poor family, is placed into a wealthy household through marriage to a mentally impaired man. Within the household, she endures a life of hardship and exploitation under the control of her father-in-law, while tensions with the rest of the family grow. After a series of events leads to the family’s downfall and her own expulsion, Boon-yi is forced to rebuild her life on her own. Years later, she finds a path toward reconciliation and returns to her hometown in a bittersweet reunion.
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