Korea

The first part of the story is set at Harvard University (it was actually filmed at USC since they could not get permission to film it in Harvard). Hyun Woo first saw Soo In at a hotel where he thought she was a prostitute (it was evident from a couple of times when he saw her with a couple of men). This caused confusion between the two. In reality, Soo In is a third year medical student at Harvard. When Soo In found out Hyun Woo's impression of her, she let him believe what he wanted until the moment she was hired by Hyun Woo's girlfriend (childhood friend) to help him study medical malpractice case studies. Eventually Hyun Woo fell for her and Soo In for him while they studied.
However, their relationship was short-lived as Soo In's application to join OEP, an organization that provides medical care to patients in Third World countries, was accepted. After their night together, Soo In left Hyun Woo, which devastated him.
The next half of the story was set in Korea after Hyun Woo graduated from Harvard Law School. He was still idealistic and only accepted cases he believed in. Jung Min stayed in the US after graduation but returned to Korea to take on a case. Soo In also came back for a 2 month stay in Korea to conduct some research. And predictably they all met up again.
Although Hyun Woo was still mad with how Soo In left him, he couldn't let her go. And although Alex was in US, he was still in love with Soo In. Before Soo In left for the second time, her and Hyun Woo promised to wait for earch other. Unfortunately, on her way to the airport, she collapses and is brought to the hospital. At the hospital, Hyun Woo lies about the true nature of her illness because he didn't want her to leave him. This made Soo In stay.
Characters of the story also included Yoo Jin Ah (Alex's fiance), Jason (the American who hired Alex's law firm to defend his international company) (Bernhard Quandt). A twist in the story happened when Hyun Woo and Jung Min met again as they were about to defend the same environmental case where Soo In was also involved. At that moment, Soo In learned she had T cell disease but chose not to tell Hyun Woo the truth.
As the story was resolved, Hyun Woo learned about Soo In's illness and tried to tell Jason to find a cure for Soo In's illness for him to make his case win.

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