The girl is going to date the guy she likes. But she’s stopped by her brother. Her brother disallows her to date others because he fell for her ten years ago. San-Ha and Hae-Joon announce that they’re not going to leave in Family by Choice: Episode 10. The two fathers are very happy. But Joo-Won shows her anger.
Joo-Won claims that the family isn’t the one the two can come and leave. The two brothers chase her and they explain. San-Ha tells Joo-Won that he has missed her in the past ten years. But she doesn’t appreciate it. She and her two fathers missed San-Ha and Hae-Joon. But they never came back.
Joo-Won is angry to leave. She returns to the house she rented with her best friend. The two guys are upset. They don’t know how to make Joo-Won happy. The next day. Joo-Won and Park Dal go out for work. They see San-Ha and Hae-Joon walking out of the room.
San-Ha makes an excuse that he’s going to late. He leaves the trouble to Hae-Joon. Hae-Joon gets dressed. He’s questioned by Joo-Won and Park Dal because they moved in next door. Park Dal doesn’t take a strong stand. Hae-Joon winks at her. She takes Joo-Won away. Joo-Won orders Hae-Joon to visit her at the cake store before she leaves.
Hae-Joon goes to the cake store. He explains it to Joo-Won that he moved in next door for taking care of her. But she doesn’t appreciate it. She asks him to move home to take care of her father. He promises to move back soon. But he has something to do right now.
She’s still in anger. She notes that he still wears the slippers. She takes out her bank card. She tells him to go to buy a pair of shoes first. He receives a message at that time. He runs out of her store and he goes to meet with a guy. The guy calls Hae-Joon boss. He begs him to wear formally next time. He thinks he will be looked down by others if he does so. Hae-Joon doesn’t care for it. He asks the guy to take him to see the store. He plans to rent a good store for Jung-Jae.
The neighbors talk about the two kids’ comebacks at the noodles restaurant. San-Ha works in the best hospital. He got a good job and he has a car. He’s outstanding. But Hae-Joon doesn’t have anything to do. The neighbors worry about the kid.
Jung-Jae doesn’t worry about Hae-Joon. He thinks it’s fine if the kids are happy. Dae-Wook offers to move the restaurant to the downtown area. He thinks Hae-Joon can come to help Jung-Jae after they expand the store. He adds that the kid won’t suffer outside. Jung-Jae thinks it’s a good idea.
San-Ha and Joon-Ho become colleagues. He asks him about Joo-Won’s life these years. He cares if Joo-Won has a boyfriend. Joon-Ho is going to leak. But he’s called away by another colleague. San-Ha goes to the cake store to wait for Joo-Won until she’s off duty.
They’re on the way home. San-Ha buys ice lollies. The two walk when they eat. San-Ha takes a look at Joo-Won’s long hair. He remembers the scene he fell for her ten years ago. He knows he loves her more than ten years ago. Park Dal has the same feelings. Her heart pounded after she saw Hae-Joon again. She doesn’t expect that she still has feelings for Hae-Joon after ten years.
The next day. It’s Joo-Won’s birthday. Jung-Jae prepares a meal for his daughter. The four wait for Joo-Won. But she doesn’t pick up the phone. Hae-Joon tries to call Joo-Won again. But she comes back at that time. The people are happy to spend the birthday with Joo-Won.
Joo-Won mentions Hae-Joon went missing when she called him. She thinks he gave up the basketball at that time. She reveals Jung-Jae called Dong-Gu for it. But he was told that Dong-Gu cut ties with Hae-Joon. San-Ha tells the truth that Hae-Joon’s leg was hurt.
Jung-Jae checks Hae-Joon’s leg. He sees a long scar. Hae-Joon comforts the people that the scar is from the surgery. He claims that it’s not hurt at all. Jung-Jae cannot accept the cruel reality. He makes an excuse to go to the kitchen to cry. He feels guilty and he thinks he was his mistake to let Hae-Joon leave.
The three kids go to the playground. Joo-Won mentions they promised to face it together no matter what happens. She adds that San-Ha and Hae-Joon agreed to come back after they graduate. But they didn’t keep the promise. She complains it to her two brothers that they didn’t tell her why they came back. She minds her brothers’ concealment. The secret means that their relationship cannot get back to the before.
San-Ha apologizes to Joo-Won. She asks him for the reason. He remembers he had a fight with his mother when she stopped him from coming back. His arm was hurt. His mother called him and she asked him to go back. He doesn’t tell it to Joo-Won. He tells a lie to her that he failed to come back because he was very busy.
Hae-Joon returns home. He comforts Jung-Jae who’s sad. Jung-Jae asks Hae-Joon if it hurt when he was injured. He asks him if his real father and other kids didn’t care for him. Hae-Joon cries. He thinks he’s the kid who gets cared in front of Jung-Jae. Jung-Jae holds Hae-Joon’s hand. He wants to travel through time to comfort the Hae-Joon who suffered alone overseas.
Joo-Won prepares a dinner. She plans to spend her birthday with Park Dal. But the classmates come after knowing Hae-Joon and San-Ha’s comeback. Hae-Joon arrives. He’s happy after he was reunited with his classmates. But he dislikes Joon-Ho who pursued Joo-Won before.
Hae-Joon explains it to Joo-Won that he was late because he went to buy shoes. He gives her the birthday present he picked. He claims that he bought it with his own money. San-Ha completes his work. He plans to be off duty and go to Joo-Won’s cake store. But he gets a new patient.
He gives the patient a treatment. He’s going to leave. But he receives Joo-Won’s message. She asks him not to come because everyone left. He hangs the birthday present on her door. She comes back and she sees the present. She’s surprised.
Park Dal praises San-Ha. She thinks the guy has a good taste. She tells Joo-Won that the earrings are match for her. She persuades her to wear the earrings to go on the date.
The next day. Park Dal and Hae-Joon make an appointment to drink the hangover soup. Park Dal held Hae-Joon’s face and she asked him to take a look at her last night. She reminded him that her dress and her hairstyle are changed. She thought she’s an attractive woman. He took a look at her. He remembered the looks she was changed. She tangled him and she asked him to buy her a hangover soup.
Park Dal and Hae-Joon face each other. Park Dal is embarrassed after she remembered what she did. She’s apprehensive to ask him if she got drunk and acted crazy. He’s calm to describe what she did last night. Joon-Ho asks San-Ha to help him get together with Joo-Won.
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He promises to treat him as his real brother. He doesn’t know San-Ha has treated him as the potential love rival. Joon-Ho reports to San-Ha that Joo-Won is going to date the dermatologist. He thinks the guy is just good looking. San-Ha isn’t calm anymore after knowing Joo-Won is going to go on a date tonight.
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He arrives at the cake store. But it’s dark. Joo-Won doesn’t pick up his phone. She comes back to take her phone when he’s anxious. He tells a lie to her that he’s hungry for ruining her date. She tells him to go home to ask her father for food. Because she has a date. San-Ha cannot conceal his feelings. He grabs Joo-Won’s hand and he begs her not to leave.