3 Times The Plot Turned Yet Again In Episodes 5-6 Of “The Affair Was Just The Beginning”

All hell has broken loose. Not only has Kyung Hee ( Kim Hye Soo ) accessed the video of her husband Jae Hong (Kim Ji Hoon) and neighbor Soo Jung ( Cho Yeo Jeong ) in a compromising position, she has embezzled 300 million won (approximately $217,000) from her own company to pay off the extortionist who had filmed it. She has also, along with Jae Hong, covered up the tracks in the hit-and-run case involving their daughter Ye Ji, only to learn that it wasn’t Ye Ji, but Soo Jung’s daughter, Min Seo. Min Seo was the one driving, and Ye Ji is taking the fall for her.

Things get even crazier with Soo Jung’s former husband, Bo Sung ( Kim Jae Chul ), becoming the third wheel, or in this case the fourth. And the truth about Ye Ji and Min Seo’s relationship further complicates matters when the two find themselves witnessing unexpected developments between their parents. As each side is left guessing who knows what about the other, things are unpredictable if not getting crazier by the minute.

Here are three times the plot turned yet again in “ The Affair Was Just the Beginning .”

Bad luck comes in threes, and it’s Kyung Hee who is the recipient. She’s shocked at the discovery of her husband’s affair with Soo Jung. Even though Kyung Hee may have had her own reasons to become friends with her, she had never, ever thought that her husband and this woman would end up having an affair. It is the ultimate betrayal, and you can feel her anger as she silently seethes in fury.

But one has to hand it to her for calmly addressing the situation. It’s hilarious how she nonchalantly plays the video, as both Soo Jung and Jae Hong wait to see what’s on it. One doesn’t know whether to laugh at the absurdity of the situation or at the horror-stricken faces of Soo Jung and Jae Hong.

As if this wasn’t bad enough, Kyung Hee has managed to collect 500 million won to pay off the person who sent the message to her husband, threatening to upload the video, and she realizes it wasn’t even her cross to bear. Further complicating matters is when she learns the one behind the hit-and-run was never Ye Ji in the first place, but Min Seo. And underneath it all simmers the messy business of the teens and their tangled relationship. It’s a tricky triangle, with father and daughter both involved with the mother and daughter. So where does that leave poor Kyung Hee?

Fate really seems to be playing a joke on her. Yet it’s amazing to see Kyung Hee’s resilience. There are no histrionics or dramatic hysteria; she remains poised through the sequence of events. She is practical, she accepts what’s happened and makes sure all traces of the accident have been removed. It’s time to move onto the next chapter. She clearly tells Jae Hong they are just business partners, and he cannot expect anything else from her.

She packs her bags and moves out of the house, making both Jae Hong and Ye Ji tremble in fear. And she throws herself into work with her new client, Bo Sung, blissfully unaware that he is Soo Jung’s former husband.

But shocking news comes, which breaks Kyung Hee: she’s accused of embezzling the 300 million from her company, with repercussions for the investment deal.