Park Su-o Shocked After Checking Bae Yoon-gyu's Phone... Conflict Surrounding 'Han-gyu' Intensifies

Conflicts among the characters in the KBS drama 'Love on the Menu' are deepening. As Park Su-o checks the traces of the past contained in Bae Yoon-gyu's phone, the financial problems and the essence of the relationships the characters are entangled in are revealed.

Gyu-ho's Past and Debt Relationship Revealed in Bae Yoon-gyu's Phone

According to the released highlight video of episode 17 of the KBS drama 'Love on the Menu', Park Su-o encounters facts related to Gyu-ho through Bae Yoon-gyu's phone. According to the conversation in the video, it appears that Gyu-ho had a dispute with a person named Son Ji-yeol eight years ago. It was revealed that during the process of Gyu-ho saving a friend at that time, the other party suffered a head injury, and since then, Gyu-ho has continuously borne the costs for that person's surgery, hospital bills, and treatment.

In particular, Gyu-ho is depicted as having experienced economic difficulties, such as using private loans to prepare for these costs. According to the dialogue in the video, it appears that Gyu-ho has continued to make unreasonable choices to cover these massive costs given his situation of having a middle school education. Park Su-o shows questioning Gyu-ho's actions while confirming the fact that Gyu-ho also recently transferred a large sum of money to that person's spouse.

Clash of Values and Emotional Confrontation Surrounding 'Han-gyu'

Coupled with the financial issues, the attitudes of the characters toward the person named 'Han-gyu' also diverge sharply. Bae Yoon-gyu shows attempts at a financial solution, even executing a bank loan in the process of dealing with Han-gyu, but Park Su-o expresses strong repulsion toward this. Park Su-o rebels against Bae Yoon-gyu's method of treating Han-gyu as an 'object' that can be bought and sold with money, demanding that he not treat Han-gyu like an object.

Bae Yoon-gyu maintains his attitude, making remarks to the effect that Han-gyu is a trivial object that can be discarded whenever he gets tired of him or finds him boring. On the other hand, Park Su-o demands that Bae Yoon-gyu get the money back and shows an agitated reaction to the situation where Bae Yoon-gyu's actions are spreading to issues related to Seo Min-ju. This confrontation shows that the relationships between the characters are complexly entangled beyond simple liking, involving financial interests and a sense of past debt.

Park Su-o's Hardline Response and the Spread of Conflict

The conflict between the characters enters a new phase due to Park Su-o's hardline attitude. To stop Bae Yoon-gyu's actions, Park Su-o expresses the intention to inform his parents, even if it means asking Grandma Su-nam. Park Su-o's remark that Bae Yoon-gyu's daughter is about to ruin her life by meeting a scoundrel and that she will ask his parents to come and stop him suggests that the confrontation between the characters will expand beyond individuals to the involvement of family relationships.