Brilliant Legacy

Without his father's knowledge, Eunseong studied for two years at the prestigious C.I.A. culinary school in the U.S. Then he suddenly gets a call and returns from New York because his father has summoned him home.

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While searching for the hospital where the bodies are laid out, Goh Pyongjung sees his wife there and realizes he was mistakenly believed to have been involved in a manslaughter case. But he can't bring himself to say that he's still alive.

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When Eun-sung gets a call from Hye-ri saying Eun-u has disappeared, he panics and runs out in his spy costume. When he hears that no report has been filed with the police either, he breaks down and starts crying. Hye-ri is so overcome with guilt that she doesn’t know what to do.

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Eun-seong says he has to go look for his brother. When he sees tears in Grandma's eyes, his heart softens and he takes her home with him.

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Eun-sung is surprised by the grandmother’s changed appearance and stops, as if angry that she would just leave without saying anything. Yeong-ran and Jung are surprised and stare at Eun-sung, asking who she is, but the grandmother says she’s her savior and takes Eun-sung into the kitchen.

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Seonghee is horrified and shocked by what she sees at Pyeongjoong’s and wants to run away. Pyeongjoong asks Seonghee to come home and tell him everything, but Seonghee lies, claiming Eunseong and Eunwoo have gone back to America, and asks for time to think.

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Grandma’s expression turns cold as she says she’ll leave all her assets to Yeongseon and orders the three others, Yeongran, Jung, and Hwan, to work at the company and earn their own money. The three, frozen with shock and confusion, beg her not to mention the inheritance to him under any circumstances.

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With an angry look, Hwan grabs Yeonsung’s arm and brings up the inheritance, leaving Yeonsung confused and unsettled. The manager meets Hwan in the warehouse and introduces him to the staff as a part-time worker. Hwan carries boxes of broth and struggles with tasks he’s never done before, like cleaning the stairs.

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When Baek Seong-hui meets Un-seong, he convinces him that he’ll find Un-u and asks him to leave his grandmother’s house, but Un-seong refuses. When Baek Seong-hui returns home exhausted, he is surprised to see Seong-mi standing apathetically in the room with the document in her hand.

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Near “Gongwon” Cemetery, Eun-seong cries tears of regret over losing Eun-woo as she visits her mother’s grave. Hwan looks at Eun-seong’s sad face with pity. Gopyeong, coming down from the cemetery, notices the white rose and champagne at the grave and immediately guesses that Eun-seong was there. He rushes down from the cemetery.

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When Sung-mi opens the front door, she recoils in surprise and calls for her mother when she sees Ko Pyeong-jung. Bai Seong-hui lies to Ko Pyeong-jung, who is looking for Eun-seong, claiming that Eun-seong went to the U.S. with Eun-u and hasn’t called even once. Sung-mi, secretly listening to their …

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Furious, Eun-seong visits Bai Seong-hui’s house and vehemently accuses her of being the only person who abandoned his brother Eun-u, but Bai Seong-hui firmly denies it. After returning, Biao Jisishi tells her grandmother that she found Eun-u but lost him again.

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Yeongran, Hwan, Jung, Parkbyeon, and Eunseong watch the lawyer explain the will with tense expressions. When Attorney Yoo reads that Eunseong will inherit all movable and immovable property, including Jinsung Foods shares, from Chairwoman Jang, everyone is stunned.

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When Hwan visits the branch office, he suddenly grabs Eun-sung by the arm and pulls her up to the roof. With a serious expression, Hwan says he hasn’t wanted to do or possess anything in particular until now, but that something has come along that he wants to do.

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As Hwan puts the phone holder in Sungmi’s bag, he notices the photos inside and unconsciously takes one out to look at it. He finds a family photo of Sungmi and Eunseong and is overwhelmed by shock.

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Junsae confesses his feelings to Eunseong, but Eunseong says she can only think about her future in terms of finding her brother.

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When Junse realizes Hwan has feelings for Eunseong, he decides at the celebration to bring Hwan’s feelings to light. Confused, Hwan reacts angrily to hide how he feels. Sengmi, who happens to overhear their conversation, is also saddened to learn that Hwan has feelings for Eunseong.

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On his way to the bus terminal to go to Naju, Goh Pyung-jung spots Eun-seong sitting on a passing bus and decides to stay in Seoul to find him.

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Eun-seong is shocked to learn that Baek Seong-hui took the life insurance policy intended for Eun-soo and Eun-woo. When Eun-seong comes home late, Hwan can’t hide his concern and goes out to search for her, unintentionally revealing his feelings.

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Eun-sung can’t even offer an apology in the face of Baek Seong-hui’s perfect web of lies and leaves her grandmother’s house. The grandmother and Hwan are confused when they see Eun-sung like this. Hyeri and Jun-se, who have learned everything, tell the grandmother the truth and suggest taking legal …

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Drunk, Hwan visits Euseong and mutters something unintelligible, like, “You came in first...” Then he collapses. The next morning, Hwan wakes up and sees the warm Haechang-blanket and new toothbrush Euseong prepared for him. His heart warms.

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Hwan confesses to Eunseong that he trusts and likes her, then kisses her. But startled Eunseong pushes him away and turns to him without emotion. Hwan and Eunseong’s early-morning disappearance makes Sungmi and Junsu anxious, though they don’t show it openly.

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After Hwan and Eun-sung go out for drinks to celebrate winning the bid, they learn that their grandmother has collapsed. They rush to the hospital. When it emerges that the grandmother is showing early signs of Alzheimer’s, Hwan feels betrayed and hurt, as if he has lost a pillar he could rely on.

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Seongmi hears that her grandmother has regained consciousness and tries to open the hospital-room door, but notices Eunseong and Hwan inside and can’t bring herself to go in. Seonghye reassures Seongmi, saying she’s fully prepared after learning that Eunseong plans to sue over her father’s insurance money.

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Tai-su, who tried to remove Suk-ja from her position as head of Jin-seong Foods, eventually leaves the company because of his son Jun-se’s courage. After noticing the posters Eun-sung put up, Pyung-jung realizes that Sung-hee is hiding something from him.

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