Kwon Mi-hye

A company hopes to open a spa hotel named after Ieodo, a mythical island inhabited by the souls of drowned sailors. During a study trip to the proposed location of the hotel, a journalist disappears under mysterious circumstances. One of the contractors goes to Ieodo's neighboring island, populated by widows of the dead sailors, to unravel the mystery.

A deaf woman boarding with an elderly laborer suffers many hardships upon the latter's death. The old man's son offers to care for her, but she feels she must leave in order to protect the young man's reputation.

Minwoo, a medical student, feels pure love for Dahye, whom he bumped into while riding his bicycle on campus. With Hyun-tae's help, they meet again and begin to understand and love each other. Around this time, Min-woo's father is hospitalized due to a stroke caused by a business failure, and her half-brother, who was recognized as her father's successor, flees to the United States and reveals the secret of Min-woo's birth. When creditors gather to harass his sick father, Min-woo tries to dissuade them, but then hits and injures an old man and runs away. Da-hye visits Min-woo's refuge and persuades him to surrender. After serving his time in prison, Min-woo hears from Hyeon-tae and Da-hye about his father's death. After that, he leaves Da-hye and sets out to find her biological aunt.