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Synopsis of the 20-episode Korean drama "Stairway to Heaven"
Episode 1
Song-joo and Jeong-seo grew up together as playmates, and were like brother and sister through their childhood, and when Jeong-seo was having a hard time, Song-joo was very helpful and supportive of her, and the two of them gradually grew to be attached to each other. Song-ju's father suddenly died in a car accident, and Jeong-seo's mother died of cancer. All of these events brought Song-ju and Jeong-seo closer together. One day, Song-ju's father dies in a car accident, and soon after, Jeong-seo's mother also dies of cancer, and the two of them cherish each other even more. Prof. Han, who used to be dependent on his daughter Jeong-seo, marries Mi-ra, an actress, who takes back her children, Tae-hwa and Yik, who were born to her live-in boyfriend. Prof. Han's daughter, Tae-hwa, is a daughter of her live-in boyfriend, Tae-hwa, who lives with her. Prof. Han's daughter, Tae-hwa, is a daughter of her live-in boyfriend, Tae-hwa, who lives with her. Prof. Han's daughter, Tae-hwa, is a daughter of her live-in boyfriend, Tae-hwa, and her children, Tae-hwa.
Episode 2
On the day Song-ju leaves the country, favor intentionally locks Jeong-seo in the storage room. Tae Hwa inadvertently opens the door to the storage room and Jeong Seo rushes to the airport to finally see Song Chau one last time. After Song Chau's departure, Mi-ra and the others make life miserable for Jeong-seo by making things difficult for her. Mi-ra always tries to dress up Leigh as the most beautiful person in the world because Leigh is her only daughter, and Leigh tries to capture Song Chau's heart. They even take away Song Chau's personal letters, which Jeong-seo can't stand. ...Jeong-seo realizes that her brother Tae-hwa's birthday is coming up and prepares a gift for him. Tae-hwa's biological father also buys a pair of shoes for his son's birthday and comes to the doorstep, where Mi-ra argues with Tae-hwa about it and locks him up in the storage room. Jeong-seo rushes home after school and brings the seaweed soup and scarf she cooked for Tae-hwa and wishes him a happy birthday, and Tae-hwa sheds tears of emotion. Gradually, Jeong-seo's love and concern make Tae-hwa open the door of his closed heart ......
Episode 3
Time flies, three years have passed in a blink of an eye, Song-soo will soon return to his country, and he plans to take Jeong-seo to study abroad with him, Tae-hwa although he loves Jeong-seo so much that he can't let her go, but Jeong-seo always treats him like his own brother. Tae-hwa loves Jeong-seo too much to let her go, but Jeong-seo always treats him like her brother. When the phone rings, Jeong-seo rushes to the amusement park to meet Song-ju, whom she hasn't seen for years, and Jeong-seo is followed by Lee in his car. Jeong-seo sees Song-ju from afar, and just as she crosses the street, a car hits her head-on and she faints. Yui takes the unconscious Jeong-seo to her biological father's house and asks him to help hide the body. Yui's biological father hides the matter after Yui begs him to do so. On the other hand, Song-ju and Prof. Han mistook another person's body for Jeong-seo, and at the funeral, Song-ju was in tears and suffering inside.
Episode 4
After five years, Song-ju returns to China. He goes straight from the airport to the beach where he and Jeong-seo used to **** together and have many good memories, just then, Tae-hwa and Jeong-seo also come to this place, but the two of them pass by. On the day he announces his engagement to Yui, he finds Jeong-seo sitting on the merry-go-round at the amusement park, and Song-ju runs towards Jeong-seo with a sense of surprise and joy. However, Jeong-seo, who has lost her memory, is unable to recognize Song-ju. Jeong-seo's appearance brings Song-ju's mind back to the past, but Jeong-seo calls herself Ji-soo. .... Song-ju didn't make it to the engagement site, favorably and Mi-ra was furious .......
Episode 5
Song-ju returns to Jeong-seo's beachside home, only to see a suicide note left by Riku, and Song-ju rescues Riku from the water. Song-ju keeps appearing in front of Jeong-seo in order to get her attention, but Jeong-seo doesn't appreciate it at all. When Song-ju plans to introduce a brand name into a hypermarket, he finds Jeong-seo's clothing store on the shortlist by accident. Song-soo finds out that Jeong-seo is on the shortlist and supports his idea, and secretly buys Jeong-seo's store, so that Jeong-seo is forced to agree to move into the hypermarket. Unaware of this, Yui is surprised to see Jeong-seo in front of him and is worried that the truth will be revealed. Tae Hwa is also afraid of Jeong Seo's reunion with Song Chau. Song-ju is skeptical about Jeong-seo's insistence that her name is Ji-soo, but Mi-ra is alarmed by Jeong-seo's appearance and urges Song-ju to get engaged to Yui. Song-ju is still working with Jeong-seo. One day, Prof. Han comes to the office. He looks at Jeong-seo with tears in his eyes. Jeong-seo has no memory of him even though she tries to remember. Prof. Han is also suspicious of Jeong-seo's car accident five years ago.
Episode 6
When Jung-seo learns that the director of the product development department is Song-ju, she finally realizes that it's all a clever arrangement on his part. Jung-seo wants to cancel her contract, but she can't afford to pay ten times the amount of money for breach of contract. Ever since Jung-seo turned into Ji-soo, Lee is very uneasy and afraid that Jung-seo will remember the past. In order to prove that Ji-soo is Jung-seo, Song-ju takes Ji-soo to the scene of the car accident and takes her to the places they used to go in an attempt to revive her dormant memories.... The sadness that things are not the same as they used to be makes Song-ju cry, but Jeong-seo herself is reluctant to admit this fact. Just as Jeong-seo is about to leave, she bumps into Prof. Han, who looks at Jeong-seo and cries out in agitation. When Tae Hwa sees Song Jo send Jung Seo home, he can't contain his jealousy any longer, so he asks Jung Seo to leave with him...
Episode 7
On Song Jo's birthday, Song Jo brings Jung Seo to Prof. Han's house. Prof. Lee trails the two of them as they walk home, unable to hide his inner trepidation. Song-ju's mother, Chairman Min, even thinks it's Jeong-seo's return. When Mi-ra sees that the situation is bad, she pretends to faint to distract everyone, and Chairman Min calls them out of the house and scolds Song-ju harshly for his reckless behavior. Song-ju doesn't take his mom's scolding seriously. Chairman Min is disappointed with Song-ju's irresponsible attitude of disregarding the family's interests and ignoring the marriage of an equal family member. Jeong-seo looks at the familiar mural in the house and seems to think of something, lost in her own thoughts. Tae Hwa waits outside the house, fearing that Jeong Seo will lose her if she finds out the truth, but he is overjoyed to see Jeong Seo calmly return to his side and takes the opportunity to give Jeong Seo an engagement ring, which Jeong Seo happily accepts and tells Tae Hwa that she will put the past behind her and start anew...
Episode 8
Jeong Seo is inspired by Song Chau's words and completes a new project. She is inspired by Song-ju's words and completes a new business plan. She makes a presentation in front of the crowd and receives unanimous praise, and is furious that she favorably misses the opportunity to drive Ji-soo out of the company. Song-ju learns that Jung-seo has a date with Tae-hwa and arranges a dinner party for the staff. Song-ju drunkenly collapses on Jung-seo's shoulder and cries about missing Jung-seo, Jung-seo hurriedly leaves the ballroom, and when Yui drives by in a hurry, she almost hits Jung-seo. On the other hand, Tae Hwa's inner turmoil and pain intensifies as he looks at Jeong Seo, who is gradually regaining her memory, and he is depressed. However, the kind-hearted Tae Hwa eventually overcomes his hurt and realizes the fact that the sweet time that belonged to him and Jeong Seo together is gone. He decides to send Jeong-seo back to her beloved Song-ju, so he dials Song-ju's phone number ......
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Episode 9
Song-ju and Jeong-seo, after five years of separation, finally return to their home by the seaside once again, and the two of them are holding hands with a lot of emotions, but at this time Song-ju But Songju doesn't realize that Ji Soo is Jeong Seo. Mi-ra's mother and daughter are panicked about Jeong-seo's recovery of her memory, while the others are all happy for Jeong-seo's return. Jeong-seo returns to her original home, and Tae-hwa is reluctant to follow Jeong-seo back there, but thinking of Mi-ra's mother and daughter's vicious face, she can't help but worry about Jeong-seo. The two of them are inseparable, talking about their feelings for each other. The only thing on Songzhou's mind right now is the marriage contract that was once made with Li, and Songzhou secretly resolves to find a proper opportunity to break the contract. .....
Episode 10
Jeong-seo doesn't tell Song-ju that she is Ji-soo. Song-ju is saddened by Ji-soo's departure and quietly goes to the place where Ji-soo used to live, and a drunken Jeong-seo, who can't bear to see Song-ju in so much pain, confesses that she is Ji-soo, but Song-ju assumes that it is just Jeong-seo's drunken words and doesn't take it to heart. Jeong-seo looks at the sleeping Song-ju and decides to keep the secret for a long time. She packs her bags and plans to leave with Tae-hwa. When Song-ju wakes up, Jeong-seo has already left and recalls the happy times they spent together, Song-ju is in tears when she receives a call from Tae-hwa. Tae Hwa tells Song Ju that Jeong Seo is Ji Soo and Song Ju is pleasantly surprised. At the beach, the lovers finally meet again after all the trials and tribulations and face each other with their real identities. Jeong-seo decides to return to her father's house with Song-ju's encouragement.
Episode 11
When Jeong-seo returns home, everyone is shocked, and Mi-ra's mother and daughter are even more flustered. Mi-ra asks Ri to pretend to run away from home, and the whole family is in a state of confusion, targeting Jeong-seo again. Song-ju, who can't bear to see Jeong-seo suffer for this, has to agree to get engaged to Ri. When they meet again, both of them can no longer hide their strong feelings. Songzhou can't help but want to get closer to Jeongseo despite the engagement, while Jeongseo also loves Songzhou y in her heart, but she has to distance herself from him, which is very painful for both of them. The two of them are in great pain. Finally, Songzhou realizes that he can no longer leave Jeongseo and decides to leave all the constraints behind to be with Jeongseo for a long time. He takes Jeongseo to pick out a ring and tells Jeongseo that he wants to live with her for the rest of his life.
Episode 12
Song-ju and Yui are about to hold an engagement ceremony, but Song-ju has already decided in his heart that he will propose to Jeong-seo at the engagement ceremony. On the other hand, Yui starts to frame Tae Hwa again and informs the police that Tae Hwa has a bad record. On the day of the engagement ceremony, Tae Hwa hears about Song Chau's engagement to Lei and goes to stop it. Song Chau proposes to Jeong Seo in front of everyone, but the police arrive and take Tae Hwa away. Facing Song Chau's proposal, Jeong Seo leaves after Tae Hwa with tears in her eyes and Song Chau has no choice but to finalize the engagement ceremony with Leigh. Afterwards, Song Chau also learns about Tae Hwa's affair and he rushes to the police station to comfort Jeong Seo. The two lovers are heartbroken as they love each other but are unable to face each other's feelings because of the many obstacles that stand in their way. Song-ju is painfully determined to become good friends with Jeong-seo, he asks Jeong-seo out and puts the ring still on Jeong-seo, telling her that as a ring symbolizing friendship, she has to be a friend to the two of them, and finally ends up kissing involuntarily again.
Episode 13
After breaking up with Song-ju, Jeong-seo comes to see Tae-hwa, but Tae-hwa is not there. On the other hand, Song-ju comes to Jeong-seo's house and waits for her return. Mi-ra pretends to be concerned about Jeong-seo's future and proposes that Jeong-seo and Tae-hwa get married. When Song-ju hears this, he tries to hide his pain and gets drunk. Song-ju, who is very drunk, unconsciously comes to Jeong-seo's doorstep and bumps into Jeong-seo who is returning home. Seeing Song-ju, Jeong-seo runs into the distance, and Song-ju is right behind him. They yell and chase each other as they always do, revealing their feelings for each other.
Episode 14
Song-ju finally runs away from home and lives in a very poor hotel. Song-ju sells his valuables as he has no financial resources, and tries to find a job to start a new life, and lives a very difficult life, but on the one hand, Song-ju is very unhappy to have no support from the family, and at the same time, he doesn't want Jeong-seo to worry about him. At the same time, he doesn't want Jeong-seo to worry about him, and he has to make a cheerful appearance. Jung-seo is also very satisfied with the present hard-won short-lived happiness, the two bitter-sweet days also live in the bitter sweet, but suddenly one day, Jung-seo found that his glasses have a moment of everything can not see, which makes Jung-seo terrified. Meanwhile, the company is in trouble due to the loss of the heir to the company after Song-ju's departure. ......
Episode 15
Song-ju is having a hard time finding a job because of his status as the heir to the company, and he's about to run out of money, and Jeong-seo's vision is getting worse. The story of Song-suk's vision is getting worse and worse, and the results of a hospital checkup show that she may lose her eyesight, which Song-suk hides from Song-soo despite the pain in her heart. At the same time, Songzhou's departure also makes the company rumors, affecting the normal operation, Songzhou is very worried, Songzhou's mother wants him to rejoin the company, but the condition is to marry with favorable, Songzhou did not agree. Song-ju's mother wants him to return to the company, but on condition that he marries Li, which Song-ju does not agree to. The two of them have been in the same situation since the beginning of the year, but they are still in the same situation, so they are not going to be able to get married.
Episode 16
Because of her condition, Jeong-seo is suffering alone. Tae-hwa tells the story of Jeong-seo's accident, hoping to change Song-ju's mother's mind about Jeong-seo's marriage to Song-ju. Jeong-seo's eyesight is deteriorating, but she still wants to hide this from Song-ju and her family, not wanting to be a burden to them. Tae Hwa inadvertently learns the truth. Jeong-seo asks Tae-hwa to keep her secret, and she wants to be happy and leave Song-ju after having the best date ever, while Song-ju is still trying very hard to do her mother's work, hoping that her mother will give her blessing for his future with Jeong-seo. Jeong-seo and Song-ju had their last date, Jeong-seo dressed up very nicely that day and they spent a pleasant day together, the next morning, Song-ju woke up only to find that Jeong-seo was no longer with him, leaving behind a letter and the ring.
Episode 17
In the letter, Jeong-seo lied to Song-ju that she still can't forget the time she spent with Tae-hwa and that she will spend her life with Tae-hwa ****. Song-ju rushes to Jeong-seo's house and finds that both she and Tae-hwa have left. Song-ju is saddened but inwardly believes that Jeong-seo loves her and will return to him. Knowing the truth, Tae Hwa comes to the beach house to take care of Jeong Seo. Jeong Seo is suffering from the pain of longing for her and the fear of losing her eyesight. One day, she finally can't help but dial Song Joo's number but she doesn't say anything. Tae-hwa falls for Mi-ra's trick of doing something illegal in order to raise money for Jeong-seo's surgery and is arrested by the police, forcing Tae-hwa to tell Song-ju the truth, and Song-ju rushes to the beach house in shock .......
Episode 18
Song Chau arrives at the beach house and realizes that by this time Jeong Seo is blind, Song Chau is saddened and pretends that it's Tae Hwa who is taking care of Jeong Seo's life and living. Jeong-seo misses Song-ju so much that she begs Tae-hwa (also known as Song-ju) to take her to see Song-ju one last time, and Song-ju agrees. Song-ju agrees. When they meet, Song-ju sees that Jeong-seo is pretending to be calm, and she breaks down in tears. Jeong-seo finally realizes that the current Tae-hwa is Song-ju's impersonator, and she kicks Song-ju out, but Song-ju stubbornly stays with Tae-hwa to take care of Jeong-seo and convince her to undergo surgery. The surgery is a success, although there is still the possibility of a recurrence. After all this, Song-ju decides not to leave Jeong-seo no matter what, and he plans to marry her despite his mother's opposition. With the help of Tae Hwa, Song Chau secretly prepares for the wedding and sends invitations to Mira's mother and daughter as well. .....
Episode 19
On the day of the wedding, Songzhou loudly announced that Jeong-seo would be his bride. Jeong-seo, who was completely unprepared, was hesitant, but under the encouragement of Songzhou's firm and affectionate gaze, she finally walked down the aisle with him, and Tae-hwa also revealed on the spot the fact that Lee had deliberately caused the car accident back in those days, and Songzhou's mother finally accepted Jeong-seo and sent her blessing to the couple. The newlyweds happily complete the marriage ceremony, Li is arrested, and Mi-ra is sent to a mental hospital for a nervous breakdown. Song Chau and Jeong Seo also start a sweet married life, but Jeong Seo's eyes are still a hidden problem. Tae Hwa hears that Song Joo had planned to give Jeong Seo his cornea but had to stop because of blood type incompatibility. Tae Hwa secretly decides to fulfill Song Joo and Jeong Seo's wish to donate his cornea, he lies to his family that he will soon be studying in France, and before he leaves, asks Jeong Seo out ......
Episode 20
Tae Hwa In order to give Jeong-seo his corneas, he chose to end his life by committing suicide. On the day of the surgery, Song-ju learns the truth and is very sad, and also swears to Tae-hwa in heaven that he will take care of Jeong-seo for eternity. The operation was very successful, and Jeong-seo was very happy to regain her sight, but Song-ju hid the matter of Tae-hwa from her. Suddenly, one day, Jeong-seo vomited, and the cornea of her eye rejected the phenomenon, and Jeong-seo was once again faced with blindness and even life-threatening danger, and Jeong-seo lost the will to live under the agony, and Song-ju could only tell Jeong-seo the matter of Tae-hwa in the hope that she would bravely fight against the disease. Jeong-seo finally pulls herself together and decides to spend her last good days with Song-ju. Yui, who is serving her sentence, finally repents of her mistakes and says she is sorry when Jeong-seo goes to visit her. Song-ju takes her back to their beach house, where she closes her eyes peacefully and passes away with Song-ju's unending love for her.