The story revolves around Mok Hae-won (played by Park Min-young), a successful but emotionally guarded event planner in her late 20s, who returns to her hometown of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, to care for her ailing mother. There, she reunites with her childhood friend, Jung Hae-tak (played by Song Kang), a free-spirited and kind-hearted man who has been helping his family run their rural cafe. As they spend more time together, Hae-won and Hae-tak rekindle their old friendship, which gradually blossoms into romance.