Oh Ye Ji starts her first day at the Seo Hwan's school and meets Hwan for the first time. She notices his talent in art, and Hwan notices her beautiful eyes. Seo Jin, Hwan's older brother, surprises everyone at the race track when he takes off his race car helmet, but he isn't so thrilled to see Carrie Jung, his ex-girlfriend, appear. Ye Ji gets a text message from her ex-boyfriend to meet.

Ye Ji gets a room next door to Hwan's place, and Hwan delightfully helps her get settled in. Overhearing that she'll be heading to Seoul for the weekend, Jin waits for her and offers her a ride. When they get there, Jin meets her wretched aunt, who has nothing but disapproving remarks of her teaching and living in the countryside. Meanwhile, Chairman Bang tells Jin to marry Carrie.

Hwan waits for Ye Ji by the creek while she enjoys the moonlight by the beach with Jin. When a few of the boys show up and ridicule him with a revealing picture of Ye Ji, Hwan severely beats up one of the boys. Later, Ye Ji decides to learn ceramics at Geonam Ceramics, and Hwan sees Jin kissing Ye Ji.

Jin shows up in front of Ye Ji's aunt with an envelope of money and tells her to stay out of their relationship. Yeon Ja goes to Seong Gon and describes her encounter with Ye Ji's aunt and warns him to keep Ye Ji away from the boys. Meanwhile, Jin's racing teammates ditch him and start a race team of their own.

Hwan goes to university in the States while Jin tries to work at his mother's company. However, Jin only has racing on his mind. With a project not progressing in the right direction, he hands in his resignation. Meanwhile, Ye Ji visits her aunt's place for her father's memorial service and hears an earful. and Ye Ji tells Jin to do what he loves, and Jin follows his heart.

Three years go by after Jin's death. Seong Gon throws an art exhibition, displaying Ye Ji's first ceramics collection. However, Yeon Ja finds out about it and causes a scene. Reminded of her horrible past, Ye Ji collapses and gets rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, Ye Ji's mother gets released from prison and visits Ye Ji's aunt. and Ye Ji finds out where her mother is with Seung Min's help.