It Turned out that Jung So Min Got a Heavier Reason to Rethink Her Life All Over Again in "Love Next Door" Episode 8

We're finally halfway through this drama and it already served us all the problems of each characters that needed resolution in the second half. The biggest and shocking revelation came from Seok Ryu's side, wherein we found out that she had been diagnosed of stage 2 stomach cancer and had 70% of her stomach removed in the US. And it seemed like her illness has recurred as she experienced a very painful stomachache in the latest episode 8. 

Now that this truth got revealed, my perspective towards Seok Ryu's situation changed greatly. All this time I thought she's only going through self reboot after going through slump and marriage failure but there's more into it than I had expected. It's a terminal illness that made Seok Ryu stop her fast paced life routine and made her rethink her life again. This became one of the main reasons why he quit her depressing job, go home to spend more time with her friends and family and look for her dream. Seok Ryu's life decisions were greatly influenced after going through a life and death situation as fighting cancer. Gosh, why are romcoms becoming too depressing lately? To be honest, I really love angst in any form of drama but... a dying character is just not my thing. It's too much! Not that I'm saying Seok Ryu's gonna die though... it's just that... terminal illness in a kdrama stands for a lot of crying and my heart is too fragile now for that. Sigh.

Anyways, looking at the bright side... just like in Queen of Tears, this illness of Seok Ryu would bring her family close together for sure. Seung Hyo would become even more loyal to her and stay by her side till the end once he finds out the truth. Sigh.