Love Design EP 5 - UNCUT

We start the episode with repeat from last week: Rin taking Aokbab’s phone and picking up the call from Mind, essentially telling her (or pretending) that Rin and Aokbab are now together. She tells her that the two of them are on their honeymoon, then hangs up. Aokbab asks what on earth Rin is doing, but doesn’t seem to be mad or angry. Rin acts clingy towards Aokbab. We see Mind reacting astonished to the phone call. Rin and Aokbab walk through Kitakyushu while drinking beer, and Rin tries half-seriously to get Aokbab to commit to their relationship for real, but Aokbab remains in “this is just for work” mode. After they return home, Rin presents some gifts to her sister; Prim asks Rin if her trip was fun, and she confirms that it was – plus she did a lot of research, enjoyed the weather and food. Then her sister asks her about Aokbab and the kisses immediately come to Rin’s mind. She tells her that everything went smoothly. Prim tells her that Rin has changed since she started working for Jinta – she thinks she’s a lot happier and also more mindful of others – and she never brough home gifts before. Prim thanks her, tough. Then Rin asks her – hypothetically – if there is a way to tell whether someone you like likes you as well. Prim says it’s simple: when you care about them and they care about you, then all is fine. That’s it, Rin asks and Prim confirms. Meanwhile, Aokbab, Chin and Pad are having Thai barbecue; she details that she will use some of which she and Rin have visited in Kitakyushu in her draft for the renovation. Pad and Chin are okay with that and ask what else she brought back from the trip; she feels like she should pay more attention to what’s around her, having overlooked something important; not being able to see the heart, though it was right in front of her. She has to assure her brothers that she is still talking about work. But she has changed on the trip, Pad argues, previously she wouldn’t have talked about work during dinner. Is she still planning to return to the vacation home with Rin, he inquires, and she confirms they will stay a little longer until the design just feels right. Pad wants to know if it really is just about work, but Aokbab makes a face that makes him retract the question. Then, the birthday of Mrs. Mint comes up, but that’s really not her thing, so, she asks her brothers to take the invitation. Then, Rin texts her and she starts to reply immediately. They tease her a little about it. Later at home, she gets a few more texts by Rin and smiles about them. She remembers her vow to start paying more attention to the things around her. She remembers the highlights of her time with Rin in Japan and smiles again. The next day, they are on the way to the house again; Aokbab mentions they haven’t much time left, and they complete each other’s sentences. 😊 Then, a motorcyclist crosses right in front of them and Aokbab must hit the brakes hard to avoid hitting the motorcycle. She asks whether Rin is okay – put she has put her hand on her breast; as Rin point this out she retract the hand quickly, but Rin argues it’s fine and raises her eyebrows. Then, we switch over to Tertis and Vee. Vee is working from home – at the renovation project, Tertis notices, and suddenly it gets awkward; Vee wants to work from the office more often, and Tertis argues that if they had a house, they could work on competing projects without a hassle. But they don’t, Vee says; Tertis apologizes for getting worked up like this. They drive together to work, and Vee drops Tertis off at her company, promising not to stress out to much. As Vee drives off Tertis get a phone call from Thee, first mistaking him for a phone scammer, inviting her to lunch where he wants to make a proposal that could help Vee and herself and their dream house. (Insert the “Godfather” quote here.) At the vacation home, Rin is proposing incorporating some Japanese-style techniques – the same thing Aokbab was thinking about, she admits, and Rin teases her about the two of them being in sync. Then, as Rin reaches for something that has fallen on the floor Aokbab notices her collar bone and is reminded of her boob-gabbing incident earlier. She forces herself to look away, which prompts Rin to ask what she’s looking at. She blushes which Rin notices, but claims it’s due to the hot weather. Then, Rin asks her if she can sleep in her room tonight, the guest room is leaking, and when she allows it, Rin asks if she can cuddle her. Aokbab has had about enough of this silly conversation so she leaves Rin and her teasing to herself, yelling after her that she didn’t say no, so she’ll take that as a yes. At the birthday party for Mrs. Ming, Thee and Mind arrive; Thee gives her a present, then asks them if there is any feature they like about the house renovation, or if there is anything to finalize – but before they can answer, Pad and Chin arrive, “praising” him for taking good care of the clients. They small talk a bit, then we get a flash back to when the three of them founded their own company called “Three Brotherhood” – but soon thereafter, Thee started accepting contracts without asking Pad or Chin and for, in their views, too low a fee. Pad and Chin ultimately quit the company and Thee ran into problems as he couldn’t deliver, finally ending in fisticuffs between the three of them. Aokbab has relocated to the riverside to work on her designs as Rin comes over and brings desserts. Aokbab thanks her for it, and Rin jokes by repeating the “it’s just work” excuse. But Aokbab isn’t willing to continue this conversation. Then, an ad: Rin brings up HPV vaccination (to prevent cervical cancer) and wants Aokbab to join her; a small smile rushes over Aokbab’s face as Rin is claiming, she’s just worried about her and wanting them to stay together for a long time. Then, she repeats her cuddling request reiterating that she’ll take no reply as a yes. Aokbab doesn’t reply. Then, her phone rings and she leaves the riverside to take it. To no one’s surprise, it is Mind again, and Aokbab replies by straight up requesting that she should quit calling her. Mind asks if she won’t come to the party, but Aokbab reiterates to stop calling. But Mind says how could she, as they haven’t even broken up yet, she still wants to talk to her. Aokbab just hangs up. (After ten years apart, I would consider the break-up implicit.) We are back at the birthday party where Mrs. Ming remarks that Rin and Aokbab have even moved into the home, and she can’t wait to see their designs. Mind asks how long have they been there and Mr. Rain says for a while. Mind thinks about this while still have the phone in hand from her call to Aokbab. Then, we’re back with Tertis and Vee, Vee talks with her family on the phone who need money again, with Tertis listening in, Vee promises to take care of it right away. Vee notices that something is bothering her girlfriend and asking her not to keep secrets from her, but Tertis thinks about telling her about the proposal that Thee offered her, but ultimately decides against it and turns the conversation towards food. At the vacation home, Aokbab proposes a center island for the kitchen – but Rin back hugs her, claiming that Rain and Ming could do that as well. Aokbab likes the back hug – which is cut short as Mind arrives at the house, having cleared with Rain and Ming to also get time on site. Rin tells her that all the bedrooms are leaking, to which Mind replies that she will stay with Aokbab, then, as they did share a room when they traveled together. But Rin remarks that Aokbab’s bedroom is already full and Aokbab and Rin sharing it. Mind say she can sleep on the sofa, then, and Aokbab tells her to do whatever she wants. She requests that Aokbab show her the house, but Rin “volunteers” to take that job. Aokbab just leaves them. Rin tells Mind that she knows what she’s trying to do, and it won’t work – but Mind claims she’s just there for work. Rin states that the only thing Aokbab feels for her is hatred, to which Mind asks whether Rin thinks she loves her – cause she know Aokbab very well, She is always sure what she likes and doesn’t like – and if she hesitates, then she doesn’t like her. No matter how hard Rin tries to care about her, she doesn’t like younger people, Mind says – and leaves Rin with her thoughts. At dinner, Rin and Aokbab are eating rice with shrimp, as Mind arrives with crabs from their favorite place, as Mind puts is. Rin and Mind argue whether Aokbab prefers the old (crabs) or the new (shrimp) until Aokbab tells Rin to work upstairs. Rin leaves sad as Aokbab wants Mind to tell her what she’s wants. Mind want to go back to the way things were, but Aokbab argues it’s not the same anymore, to which Mind reiterates that they never even broke up, so how could it not be the same. We see that Rin stayed downstairs and sits on the kitchen floor looking desperate. Later, Aokbab enters the bathroom, only to find Rin sitting in the bathtub claiming Aokbab still can’t forget Mind, and asking her what she is to her – just her subordinate? To which Aokbab replies what else could they possibly be. In the morning, Rin uses the coffee grinder as Aokbab comes down to the kitchen, but they pass each other wordlessly. Then, we see Tertis come to “Mind Space” to talk to Thee, he wants her to spy on “Jinta” and report every move they make, promising to make their house plan real this year. Then, we see her go to “Jinta”, where she seems strangely distant. Thee calls Mind to get a report on the progress; she says it will probably take a few more days. He then asks her to be honest: she still loves Aokbab, right, and warns her not to let that ruin the job, but Mind says work is still work, and ends the call. Later, Aokbab strolls down the beach to find Mind sitting on a folding chair making sketches – of her, Aokbab finds out, and asks her why. Well, she has always done this when they were traveling together, Mind replies, and we get a flashback on Mind drawing Aokbab. Back on the beach, Mind asks her if she really doesn’t love her anymore – and a get a few more flashbacks to happier time together. Mind leans in and wants to kiss Aokbab – but Rin interrupts them and put a stop to it, warning Mind not to take advantage of her. Rin claims she is not letting the person who took her first kiss (meaning Aokbab) be with someone else, says to Aokbab that she has an idea for the renovation project, and wants to take her away from Mind. But Mind is grabbing her other arm, and Aokbab is in between Rin and Mind. That’s a good pose to end the episode on. ___ Well, the fun had to end sometime, right? The final stretch of the episode was painful to watch as Rin’s hopes for Aokbab were repeatedly crashed and Mind was making her way back into Aokbab heart. But in the end, it’s Aokbab’s decision; will she chose the old love who hurt her immensely, or is she willing to try the new love Rin? Well, only time will tell as we move on – I, for one, am not a fan of borderline delusional Mind. On the Tertis front, it looks like she caved in to Thee and will ruin the company she’s working for, probably for good – but I don’t know what Vee will think of that.

I don't enjoy this episode because so much spoiler back then from the official acc.. like.. what are u doing? I'll move aokbab one step to yellow, she made rin cry.. 😢 (i love jane act in bathub btw, just micro emotion and i feel her)

Don't worry, up next is "Go Up Hill." This episode, Aokbab just hesitated because P'Mind and Rin want an answer that makes her confused about her feelings for Rin.

Mind was pissing me off this ep too. Thee can disappear of the face of the earth and I will have no problems. I think the conflict between Thee, Chan, and Pat(?) felt rather forced to me because like you said what Thee did was irresponsible yes, but it didn’t warrant a whole fist fight between the three of them. I don’t have enough relationship experience to know where to put characters 😅 watching you do the toxicity meter is how I am learning what kinds of behaviors are generally red flags and to make sure that when I do date someone in the future, I am not doing those things.

I agree with you, nothing justifies what P'Mind did, so, I think Aokbab needs to get out of that so she can initiate a relationship with Rin. There is no sense in what she said, how can you not break up with someone who left you in the worst way 10 years ago?. I don't know if this is a cultural thing but no, it makes no sense at all.

Finally, this is what I was waiting for. Yayyy