Serendipity’s Embrace episode 5 aired on Monday, August 5, 2024, on tvN and Viki. It tells the story of two high schoolmates who coincidentally meet after a decade. Kim So-Hyun plays Lee Hong-Ju, and Chae Jong-Hyeop essays the role of Kang Hu-Yeong.
In the previous episode, Hu-Yeong took care of Hong-Ju, who had a minor accident. However, he became annoyed when she didn’t understand his feelings for her. In reality, she also found herself being attracted to him. When her ex-boyfriend, Jun-Ho, rushed to visit her after learning about the accident, he became jealous seeing the lead characters’ closeness. After the former couple quarreled, Hu-Yeong comforted Hong-Ju and had their first kiss.
Serendipity’s Embrace episode 5 begins with a flashback when high school student Hu-Yeong planned to confess his feelings to Hong-Ju. However, a call from his mother about moving to the United States made him cancel his plans. The flashback ends, and the episode returns to the moment they share their first kiss.
What happens in Serendipity’s Embrace episode 5?
Serendipity’s Embrace episode 5 further shows Hong-Ju pushing Hu-Yeong after realizing their kiss. She scolds him for joking around like this. Hu-Yeong replies, “I’ve never joked around, neither now nor ten years ago. I liked you then, and I like you now.” She argues that they are just friends, and he surprises her, stating that friends don’t kiss. Before leaving, Hu-Yeong requests Hong-Ju to think about their relationship status carefully.
Later, Hu-Yeong’s uncle tries to convince him to return to the US, hinting at his mother’s displeasure with Hu-Yeong’s current decision. Meanwhile, Hong-Ju is at her friend Sang-Pil’s restaurant when the latter informs her that he has invited Hu-Yeong. She becomes annoyed because she is trying to avoid him, so she leaves before he arrives at the place. Meanwhile, her ex, Jun-Oh, is drunk and heartbroken as he reads Hong-Ju’s old letters. Crying, he wonders why she has changed.
Did Chae Jong-Hyeop get hold of Kim So-Hyun?
A flashback features Hu-Yeong recalling the day she learned that Hu-Yeong quit school and left for the US without bidding farewell. She felt heartbroken, which was witnessed by Sang-Pil at the time. Meanwhile, Jun-Oh continues to drunk-text her, which she ignores for the first time.
The next morning, Sang-Pil forces Hong-Ju to join him and Hu-Yeong for a day out. When she sees Hu-Yeong waiting near his car, she says no. Finally, Sang-Pil’s trick works, and Hong-Ju accompanies them. After an awkward car ride, Hong-Ju asks Hu-Yeong to forget their kiss and his confession. But he refuses and showers her with more flattering compliments, leaving Hong-Ju to behave awkwardly.
The group reaches their destination, where Hong-Ju gets a call from her boss. She finds out that she has to spend a month working on a project with her ex-boyfriend. While Hong-Ju whines about it, she also cannot stop thinking about Hu-Yeong. Soon, the two create some happy moments near a beach, where they almost kiss each other.
Serendipity’s Embrace episode 5 ending spoilers
Aside from the lead pair, Serendipity’s Embrace episode 5 also focuses on the second lead couple—Hye-Ji, Hong-Ju’s best friend, and Son Gyeong-Taek. They work at the same school and have lied to Hong-Ju that they are dating. So, she brings him to their trip with Hong-Ju and others. However, things get awkward between the two when Hye-Ji learns that her father wants his eldest daughter to date Gyeong-Taek, but she confesses that she likes him and now waits for his answer.
Meanwhile, Hong-Ju realizes she doesn’t want Hu-Yeong to leave again. She finally tells him, “Don’t go. I don’t want you to go to the US.” He agrees, which makes her heart flutter. Hong-Ju comes closer to Hu-Yeong and accepts his feelings as she kisses him.
To watch what happens next in Serendipity’s Embrace, tune in to tvN every Monday and Tuesday. The K-drama also streams on Viki.
