Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-jun went from colleagues to lovers.

tvN's 'The Midnight Romance in Hagwon' Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-jun started dating.

In the 8th episode of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'The Midnight Romance in Hagwon', which aired on the 2nd, Seo Hye-jin (played by Jeong Ryeo-won) and Lee Jun-ho (played by Wi Ha-jun) finally turned from colleagues to lovers. The viewer ratings for the 8th episode recorded an average of 5.4% in the metropolitan area, a peak of 5.9%, and a national average of 4.3%, with a peak of 4.7%, maintaining the top spot in the same time slot including cable and general programming channels.

On this day, Seo Hye-jin tried to control her shaking heart. Seo Hye-jin thought that it was important to maintain her distance from Lee Jun-ho, as she had decided to overcome Choi Seon-guk's unconventional conditions and remain in Daechi Chase. He refused the lunch date suggested by Lee Jun-ho and went to see his friend Cha So-young (played by Hwang Eun-hoo) to soothe his complicated feelings. Seo Hye-jin said, “Maybe I’m a person whose gears are a little misaligned? “I made a living by faithfully completing the homework I was given, but I felt unfair because I couldn’t even have a proper relationship,” he said, lamenting with a mix of sincerity and jokes.

However, Cha So-young, who had seen Hye-jin closer and longer than anyone else, had different thoughts. He said that was cowardly and criticized Seo Hye-jin, calling her a fool who had lived her life ignoring love so much. I couldn't say out loud that I wanted to love because I was busy pursuing other things, and my best friend's analysis that I was deceiving myself was astute. Seo Hye-jin, whose true intentions were discovered, eventually said, “I’m her teacher, so can I get caught up in it?” “I don’t want to make people talk about something trivial,” he said, even confessing the reason why he had pushed Lee Jun-ho away until now. He then said, “How can you not like Junho? “Please let me know if there is a way,” he said, admitting his feelings.

Even on that night when I was drinking with Cha So-young, Lee Jun-ho contacted me without fail. The photos he sent contained notes that Seo Hye-jin had left for Lee Jun-ho in the past. Seo Hye-jin, who confirmed this, burst into tears. Lee Jun-ho expressed that Seo Hye-jin put a lot of effort into making him study, but the truth was different. After taking a leave of absence, Seo Hye-jin's life was terrible. The days of working tirelessly day and night to make money were extremely dark. Among them, Lee Jun-ho was the only support for Seo Hye-jin. The note was a trace showing that Seo Hye-jin was leaning on Lee Jun-ho for many moments at that time.

Cha So-young, who wanted to help her friend with her relationship, contacted Lee Jun-ho and asked him to pick up Seo Hye-jin. Of course, Lee Jun-ho came running in one month. Lee Jun-ho, who could not easily turn around after taking Seo Hye-jin to the front of the house, entered the house, saying, “Can I go and watch her sleep?” Seo Hye-jin, who was looking at Jun-ho Lee blankly, fell into his arms as if drawn. “Did you see everything? “These are my lies,” he said, revealing his true feelings. And the next day, Junho Lee asked us to go on a first date after our schedule was over. To Seo Hye-jin, who hesitated to answer out of shame, he said, “My patience is completely exhausted now. “Don’t avoid me,” he said, kissing me deeply with all the feelings I had endured. It was their beginning as lovers.

The place Lee Jun-ho chose for his first date was the building where the old Daechi Chase was located. As they looked around the place that was about to be demolished, the two fell into old memories. Starting with a funny episode where the academy was closed due to a love affair between instructors, Seo Hye-jin said, “I lived my life pretending to be a very adult. Everything is a bit slow and clumsy. “Still, please look at me,” he awkwardly confessed his feelings. Lee Jun-ho hugged him with all his strength with a willing heart.

The two people who go out on secret dates to avoid people's eyes have already become their daily routine. Seo Hye-jin and Lee Jun-ho, who successfully completed the final special lecture at Chanyeong High School, drove home from work together as usual. While Seo Hye-jin was spending time in silence in front of the house, unable to separate, she went for another walk around the neighborhood with Lee Jun-ho under the pretext of having to buy milk. Back in front of the house, Seo Hye-jin said to Lee Jun-ho, who was reluctant to walk away, “Actually, there was milk at home. I really felt like a player. “Let’s go up,” he said, leading him into the house. The strange tension flowing between the two stimulated excitement and made people look forward to the future story even more.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr