Hyung-tae tells Nan-hee that he is disappointed in her because she’s been quietly looking for a place to rent. He pleads with her to stay until she submits her entry to the Spring Essay Contest. Nan-hee gets teary-eyed and tells him she wants to leave the apartment before her feelings for him become too deep. She says their friendship has reached its limits.
Meanwhile, on the day of the book signing event for Ju-young, who is an author signed with Nan-hee’s publishing company, Sung-ah, Nan-hee, Hyung-tae and some friends decide to go to the bookstore to get their books signed by her. When Ju-young is signing a book for Hyung-tae, she blurts out that Nan-hee’s roommate is here...
政洙告訴蘭熙自己決定休學加入職棒球隊，並用大聯盟測試賽的帽子向蘭熙許下承諾，讓蘭熙非常感動，兩人忘情擁吻進到政洙房間，卻沒想到政洙的父母竟在房裡。政洙的父母得知兩人交往也相當驚訝，並問政洙之所以放棄美國的機會，是不是為了蘭熙，蘭熙這才知道政洙沒通過測試賽其實是個謊言。因為不想阻礙政洙的人生與前途，蘭熙於是忍痛向政洙提出了分手。蘭熙父親忌日這天，蘭熙與炯泰父子一起到湖邊釣魚，炯泰承諾如果四十歲時兩人都還是單身，便要蘭熙嫁給他。有神秘人士送了蘭熙一朵玫瑰，蘭熙懷抱著對方是政洙的期待，但從珠英口中得知政洙已經決定前往美國，蘭熙心中還是覺得有些酸楚。蘭熙失戀這段期間，炯泰都陪伴在她身邊，但是炯泰的心開始有些動搖﹒﹒﹒
