[Spoiler] 'Reply 1988' Park Bo-gum takes a step back from Lee Hyeri

On the 16th episode of tvN's 'Reply 1988', Taek (Park Bo-gum) asked Deok-seon (Lee Hyeri) to watch a movie together on Saturday because he planned to confess his love to her after his winning the upcoming final match.

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Deok-seon said yes and Jeong-hwan (Ryu Jun-yeol), who was in one-sided love with her, looked sad. Jeong-hwan of course could not concentrate on studying after Taek asked Deok-seon out. It was difficult for Jeong-hwan to bear the situation between friendship and love.

Taek won the final match and called Deok-seon late at night. But the phone call was to cancel the movie date. He said he would not be able to return to Korea due to an unexpected new schedule.

Taek already knew Jeong-hwan's heart towards Deok-seon when he found a photo of Jeong-hwan and Deok-seon from the wallet Jeong-hwan left behind in Taek's room. And Taek also confirmed his assumption about Jeong-hwan's love for Deok-seon from Jeong-hwan's look of love in his eyes around her.

Taek shed tears silently and decided to put a halt to his love towards Deok-seon temporarily.

Jeong-hwan also realized Taek's heart towards Deok-seon and decided to take a step back. Taek and Jeong-hwan could not reveal their heart to Deok-seon easily as it's the matter between love and friendship.