Episode 2 of Lovely Runner aired on tvN on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. The previous episode ended with Ryu Sun Jae (Byeon Woo Seok) meeting Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) at her school premises to return the watch she gave her earlier. In the latest episode, viewers see Im Sol trying to stop Ryu Sun Jae from participating in his upcoming swimming competition for his safety.
Lovely Runner episode 2 also introduces a new character, Kim Tae Sung (Song Geon Hee). The episode reveals that before Ryu Sun Jae, Im Sol used to have a crush on Kim Tae Sung. She even confessed her feelings to him in a letter. However, the biggest highlight of the episode is Ryu Sun Jae’s romantic feelings for Im Sol even before she knew him.
Lovely Runner episode 2: Byeon Woo Seok has feelings for Kim Hye Yoon since before she knew him
Episode 2 of Lovely Runner begins right where episode 1 ends. Im Sol starts crying after seeing Ryu Sun Jae at her school. She feels emotional to see his face, knowing what the future holds. As it’s raining, Ryu Sun Jae takes Im Sol under a shed and returns the watch to her, saying he has it at home, after which he leaves.
Later on, Im Sol goes to see Ryu Sun Jae at his school. He sees him exercising along with other students at his school. At that moment, she smells the smoke. She realizes that someone is smoking cigarettes near the hall where the athletes practice or exercise and goes on to school those who are smoking outside.
The episode then introduces another significant character in the series, Kim Tae Sung. He is also fighting those who are smoking. Both Kim Tae Sung and Im Sol get into trouble and start running away. Those who have been smoking chase them, along with more people.
However, Im Sol somehow gets caught with the packet of cigarettes in her hands by one of the teachers at Ryu Sun Jae’s school. He thinks that she has been smoking and punishes her. After Ryu Sun Jae sees her getting punished, he also misunderstands and asks her to quit smoking. He further tells her that she can escape the punishment as the CCTV camera that should capture her following her punishment does not work.
In Lovely Runner episode 2, Im Sol discovers she wrote a love letter to Kim Tae Sung. She wrote it a day before she time-traveled back to 2008 from 2023. The episode earlier disclosed that Im Sol used to have a crush on Kim Tae Sung before she developed feelings for Ryu Sun Jae. Now, Im Sol regrets giving the love letter to Kim Tae Sung.
That day, she also learns about Ryu Sun Jae’s upcoming swimming competition, which will injure him badly and end his swimming career. Thus, Im Sol tries different strategies to stop Ryu Sun Jae from participating in the competition.
Towards the end of the episode, Ryu Sun Jae goes to his school’s swimming pool to practice for the competition. Im Sol follows him there. However, she gets caught, and Ryu Sun Jae lashes out at her for trying to ruin his competition. Then, the episode shows Im Sol returning home alone at night in the rain. She almost gets into a car accident. However, Ryu Sun Jae arrives in time to save her from the accident. Im Sol collapses in his arms, and the two embrace each other.
At the end of episode 2 of Lovely Runner, it is revealed that Ryu Sun Jae has liked Im Sol since before she knew him. He has romantic feelings for Im Sol since long before she developed feelings for him. It all started when he first moved to the house next to her.
Viewers can watch Lovely Runner episode 2 on Viki.
