Everything That Happened in “Our Golden Days” Episodes 43 and 44

Here are the highlights of episodes 43 & 44 of “Our G o lden Days” starring Jung Il Woo, Jung In Sun, and Yoon Hyun Min.

Ji Hyuk’s world comes crashing down when a medical checkup reveals the unthinkable: he needs a heart transplant. Instead of telling the people closest to him, he quietly lies, saying he’s leaving on a business trip. Eun Oh is hurt when she finds out she wasn’t told this beforehand. While she believes he’s away for work, Ji Hyuk is actually hospitalized, beginning treatment alone.

Jin Seok is shaken after discovering that Seong Hee has deceived him for a full 26 years. Rather than confronting her head-on, he pretends to know nothing and begins digging deeper. That’s when he uncovers a troubling connection: his son’s girlfriend Su Bin is the younger sister of Ji Hyuk, the CEO of AP Group, and Eun Oh works there as a team leader. Everything suddenly clicks. He recalls how Seong Hee looked down on Su Bin and her family, never once mentioning her powerful brother. She had deliberately kept it hidden, afraid the truth would expose her lies. Meanwhile, Seong Hee gathers the family under the guise of celebrating Yeong Ra finally being free from her stalker, unaware that the ground beneath her is already cracking.
Overwhelmed by resentment, Ji Hyuk spirals, questioning why such a cruel fate has fallen on him. Eun Oh, on the other hand, is left confused and wounded. After he openly confessed his feelings, she can’t understand why he has suddenly gone silent and won’t return her calls.

There’s a rare bright moment when Yeong Ra officially begins a new chapter as a webtoon artist after signing her first contract. Ji Wan throws her a surprise party, and the two reminisce about their rocky first impressions of each other. Back then, they completely misunderstood one another, but over time, Ji Wan became Yeong Ra’s anchor to the real world, helping her believe in herself and chase her dream.
Ji Hyuk eventually returns, but he’s cold and distant toward Eun Oh. She quietly internalizes his behavior, wondering if she’s done something wrong without realizing the truth he’s hiding.
Jin Seok finally makes his move. He lays out all the documents he’s uncovered on the table. Seong Hee assumes they’re just company papers, but his warning is chillingly precise: she needs to leave the house before he gets home from work, or face something far worse. Panicked, Seong Hee believes Seong Jae has betrayed her. Scrambling for an escape, she packs her bags and rushes to her safe, only to find it completely empty. The gold bars and cash she’d secretly hoarded for years are gone. With no money and nowhere to go, she’s trapped.

Ji Hyuk confides in Seong Jae that he is terminally ill, making him promise to keep it a secret. Seong Jae begs him to tell his family, but Ji Hyuk refuses, determined to carry the burden alone. When Jin Seok returns home and finds Seong Hee still there, he drags her out of the house barefoot. As Yeong Ra arrives, Seong Hee desperately clings to her, trying to pull her away, but Yeong Ra can’t defy her father. Seong Hee ends up alone at a hotel, surprisingly calm, even enjoying the temporary freedom as she plots her next move.
Her illusion of control shatters when she tries to sell her properties, only to learn that Jin Seok has already mortgaged them to the maximum. She has lost everything. With nothing left, she goes to Jin Seok and asks for a divorce, convinced he’ll gladly agree. Instead, he coldly asks her why he should. Divorce, he makes clear, would be far too easy.

Meanwhile, Da Jung accidentally stumbles onto Ji Hyuk’s laptop. While cleaning his room, she notices his laptop open to a search for “heart transplant.” It didn’t even cross her mind that this was for Ji Hyuk so, she casually asks him about it, unable to imagine her son being seriously ill. Ji Hyuk lies smoothly, saying it’s for a colleague.
Eun Oh finally reaches her breaking point. As a last attempt to understand him, she confesses that she genuinely likes him too. Ji Hyuk doesn’t flinch. He tells her the timing is wrong, that after returning from his “business trip,” he’s realized the company must come first. Dating isn’t an option. Eun Oh is stunned by his sudden 180-degree shift in just three days. He apologizes and insists they keep things strictly professional.
Trying to silence his thoughts, Ji Hyuk throws himself into work, even showing up on Saturdays. When Seong Jae hears this, he visits Ji Hyuk to urge him to rest and reminds him it’s not too late to tell his parents. Sang Cheol, feeling sorry for his son, packs lunch and heads to the office. There, he overhears a heated argument between Seong Jae and Ji Hyuk and learns the devastating truth: his son is dying.

After learning about Ji Hyuk’s condition, Sang Cheol desperately visits doctors, searching for any possible way to save his son.
Seong Hee continues to demand a divorce, but Jin Seok refuses. Instead, he delivers his ultimate revenge: she will stay by his side forever, living in misery as she cares for him and his family, with no money, no freedom, and no escape.