Jeong Gun-hui, a fine-arts graduate and music video producer, Kin Ji-woo, a freelance clay-doll artist, and Baek Jun-seok, a bar-exam prodigy, are at the center. The drama shows love growing from friendship, overcoming past wounds and age gaps, and bravely facing prejudice, including against an illegitimate child. In a world of fast romance, Ji-woo steadily protects the man she loves, turning old friendship into true love.