BRILLIANT LEGACY / SHINING INHERTANCE
The story start when Eun Song (Han Hyo Joo) who take a collage in New York asked to back home by her father. Whereas she is still in 4th semester. In the same time, Sun Woo Hwan is also asked to be back home in Korea by his grand mother after he has studied in New York for 3 years. They are in the same plane and by accident they miss brought their bags which have similar color and they both don’t realize it until they arrive in their home.
Eun Song’s father Koh Pyeong Jung asked her to be back to Korea because his company is in collapse and almost bankrupt but he keeps this secret from his family, till some misunderstanding come to his life. His wallet is stolen by a thief including his identity card and also credit card. The thief is become one of the victims in the explosion happen in a tavern. The police found Eun Song’s father identity card and there was an error in the identification of the victim body. They thought the death thief is Eun Song’s father.
Koh Pyeong Jung decides to let the miss identification to save his family. He wants that his family will get the insurance money from his death. But he doesn’t realize that his new wife will drive out her daughter (Eun Song) and his autistic son. His new wife dominates all the insurance money with her daughter Seong Mi. Actually, Eun Song’s father has got his second marriage after Eun Seong’s mother passed away. His new wife also has a daughter Seong Mi.
After Eun Seong and her autistic brother are driven out by her step mother, they live with Eun Seong’s best friend and she even help Eun Seong to get a job as a waitress in a night club, and Go Eun Woo (Eun Seong’s brohter) is with her friend’s boy friend. Though she worried about her brother but she has to work for some money.
One day, Eun Seong meets Seon Woo Hwan who is celebrating his sister’s birtday in the night club where Eun Seong works in. Hwan pulls her directly and asks her to give his bag back. Hwan accuses her that she has sold the bag so she doesn’t want to give his bag to him. Eun Seong tries to explain to him that the when she promised to meet him and to give his bag, she heard about her father death. But Hwan doesn’t want to hear all about her explanation. And when Eun Seong have to call her brother, her hand phone is trampled by Hwan and her brother is dessapear.
Eun Seong looks around to find her brother until late at night but she couldn’t find him everywhere. She was helped by Park Jun Se, the man who then loves her though she doesn’t have the same feeling with him. Eun Seong decide to work for some money while looking for her brother. She sells dumplings in the corner of the street. She then meets an old woman who loses her memories. This old woman actually is Woo Hwan’s grand mother and also CEO of Foods company. Eun Seong asks her to live with her in her boarding house. Eun Seong doesn’t know that her brother was left out of the town by her step mother and he was found by a kind couple.
The old woman has remembered of all her memories and she want to leave all of her properties to Eun Seong, whereas this old woman has two grand children (Woo Hwan and her sister) and also her daughter in law. She tells Eun Seong, if she agrees to live in her house, she will help finding her lost brother. And Eun Seong finally is living in her house which the same house with Woo Hwan.
Hwan and Eun Seong always fight. They are not in a good relationship. Hwan accuse her that she just wants to take all his grand mother properties. His sister and his mother also hate Eun Seong. Her step sister Seong Mi loves Hwan since she was in high school. When her step mother and sister knew that she is living with Hwan’s family, her step mother tells her that she has to keep the secret that they have known each other as a family. And another guy who refuses the decision of Hwan’s grand mother who want to leave all her properties to Eun Seong is Park Jun Se’s father who also the lawyer of Hwan’s family. He asks Jun Se to work in that food company but he refuses it because he has fallen in love with Eun Seong. He is always ready to help Eun Seong if she is in troubles or difficulties.
Love is growing slowly in the heart of Eun Seong and Hwan. They are falling in love each other without they realize it. And Hwan has changed to be a good and kind man. He apologizes to her about all bad things that happen to her and start showing his love to her. But Seong Mi’s mother (Eun Seong’s step mother) doesn’t like their relationship. She asks Eun Seong to leave Hwan because Seong Mi will get married with him soon. Seong Mi is so jealous to Eun Seong and she tells the grand mother that Eun Seong and her are family and all of Hwan’s family so surprise to know it. The grand mother is really disappointed to Eun Seong and then Eun Seong decides to leave Hwan’s house and back to her boarding house. But even in the different house, Hwan and Eung Seong’s love never change.
Eun Seong father finally shows up. He is so angry with his wife who has driven out his daughter and son. Eun Seong’s brother is also found, and they know why this little boy disappeared. With all happen, Eun Seong’s step mother and sister realize what bad things that they have done. Eun Seong is planning to go to USA, accompanying her brother studies about music. Firstly Hwan doesn’t want to separate from her but he accept Eun Seong’s decision because for her brohter’s goodness. They are as a lover now though will be separate for a few years but love will tight their hearts.
