Asian Drama

Han Seung Joo has chosen to stay single. She cannot afford to get married, nor is she confident wants to be. However, certain events transpire that cause her great fear of being alone, and she finds herself needing the blanket of safety and security a spouse can bring as well as the benefits the perception of marriage affords women in Korean society. This is why Seung Joo decides to hire a man to be a stand-in husband, and the man she chooses is Oh Jak Doo. This drama depicts the process of Han Seung Joo, the materialistic protagonist, meeting Oh Jak Doo, the innocent stand-in husband, and finding true love and happiness.

In order to inform his wife that their daughter Mi-Rae (Dana) will get married, Hae-Chang (Jeong Woong-In) calls his wife Soo-Young (Kim Bo-Kyung) overseas. She left him 24 years ago. Han-Chang runs a small dye factory.

Jin-Kook (Keon Il) is the fiance of Mi-Rae. His mother Do-Soon (Park Tam-Hee) calls his future father-in-law Han-Chang to have a meeting. When they meet at the agreed upon place, Do-Soon reveals a bombshell that she will not allow their marriage. During this time, Mi-Rae and Jin-Kook goes to a love motel. In the motel room, Mi-Rae learns that Jin-Kook used a free coupon for the motel room. This causes an argument between the couple. During the argument, the get a text message from Do-Soon asking to see them. Do-Soon then makes it clear to them that they cannot get married because Mi-Rae's parents.

In 1985, when the student movement was raging, Hae-Chang did not have a job and didn't have any goals in his life. Then, Hae-Chang was dragged away to the police station due to the police mistaking him for someone in the student movement. At the police station, he fell in love with Soo-Young on first sight, who was arguing with the police. Hae-Chang picked up a notebook dropped by Soo-Young.

Hae-Chang took a student ID from a a student who lives in the next room at the lodging house where he stayed. Hae-Chang then goes to Hankook University to return Soo-Young's notebook. On a whim, he lies that he is a student there majoring in management.

Meanwhile, Hae-Chang remembers that Do-Soon is the daughter of the loding house owner where he once lived. Hae-Chang meets Do-Soon again. Do-Soon asks about his breakup with his wife. Hae-Chang asks Do-Soon to keep it between them and then tells her that Soo-Young never came to see him or his daughter. Mi-Rae begins to investigate secretly...

The South Korean President travels to a villa to enjoy his vacation. After three gunshots are fired, he disappears. His bodyguard Han Tae-Kyung (Park Yoo-Chun) then attempts to find the President.

Han Tae-Kyung (Park Yoo-Chun) works as a presidential guard. He goes to the hospital to see his father who is a high ranking government official. His father got into a car accident last night and is now in critical condition. Han Tae-Kyung only watches his father through a window for a short time before going back to work.

Meanwhile, President Lee Dong-Whi (Son Hyun-Joo) is in his third year of service as the South Korean President. He received huge support during his first year, but his approval rating has declined ever since. A special prosecutor is now investigating President Lee Dong-Whi's finances prior to becoming the President. To cheer himself up, the President decides to make a visit to a traditional market.

During the President's visit to the traditional market, Han Tae-Kyung's phone keeps ringing. He feels that something might be wrong with his father. Then, a man throws white powder on the President and the bodyguards respond accordingly. After the incident, Han Tae-Kyung receives a text message that his father has passed away. Meanwhile, Han Tae-Kyung is reprimanded because the President was hit with the powder. He leaves his badge and gun behind and goes to his father's funeral.

At the funeral, a woman talks to Han Tae-Kyung. She asks him if he has seen a white envelope among the things his father left behind. She also tells him that her father's car accident might have been premeditated murder. She gives him her name card. Her name is Yoon Bo-Won (Park Ha-Sun) and she is a police officer.

Soon, Han Tae-Kyung hears from a dying man that "The President will die on March 5th". As Han Tae-Kyung attempts to enter the vacation villa where the President is staying, he is blocked by soldiers because Han Tae-Kyung doesn't have his badge. Three gun shots are then fired inside the President's villa.