tvN’s drama Lovely Runner has achieved a series high with nationwide viewership ratings of 4.3 percent for episodes 3 and 4.

Episode 3 picks up where the last episode left off with Ryu Sun Jae (played by Byeon Woo Seok) heading to the swimming match despite Im Sol’s (Kim Hye Yoon) attempt to stop him. His determination pays off with a gold medal win, and he even attempts to confess his feelings to Sol, sparking heartwarming and sweetly funny moments between them.

sunjae is a goner 😂 he takes everything sol does as a date, but she just idolzoned him and takes everything as fanservice lmao #LovelyRunner #LovelyRunnerEp3
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— ◡̈ ✨sara #tlosl (@eatmelonn) April 15, 2024

They only have eyes for each other 🫠 so cute #LovelyRunnerep3
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— ً (@minikangie) April 15, 2024

However, things take a turn for the worse when Sun Jae gets injured in practice. His recovery is uncertain despite treatment and surgery. Later, Sun Jae gathers his courage and confesses his feelings to Im Sol, and they share a kiss.

“i like you.” HE CONFESSED AND THEY KISSED!😭#LovelyRunner #LovelyRunnerEp3 pic.twitter.com/1XtpqgPjwk

— ً (@wooseokfiles) April 15, 2024

But the happiness is short-lived. The next day, a drunken Sol forgets everything about the kiss, and Kim Tae Sung (Song Geon Hee) confesses his feelings to her, sending her right back in time.

In episode 4, wakes up in 2023, confused and desperate to get back to 2008. Meanwhile, in the present timeline, Baek In Hyuk tries to contact Im Sol about Sun Jae, but their call gets cut off.

Surprisingly, most of the changes Sol made in 2008 remain in 2023, indicating that she may have successfully altered Sun Jae’s future to some degree.

Later, Sol travels back to 2008 and realizes she only has one more shot to change Sun Jae’s fate. In 2008, she discovers that she’s in a relationship with Tae Sung and Sun Jae is upset with her.

"don't look at it" A FRIEND LIKE BAEK INHYUK PLIZZZZZZ 🤣🤣🤣#LovelyRunner #LovelyRunnerEp4 pic.twitter.com/TYSNOu4cW3

— liy 🏃🏻‍♀️ (@chaedaely) April 16, 2024

Eventually, Sun Jae and Sol reconcile as he saves her from a drunken man, and Sol realizes that Sun Jae was the mysterious savior from her car accident all along.

sol finally remembers how sunjae saved her back then 😭#LovelyRunner #LovelyRunnerEp4 pic.twitter.com/j4o6EI7PoT

— ✨ (@manhwaseok) April 16, 2024

“are you okay, are you hurt?”

sunjae saved sol from a drunk man in the streets and she finally recalled that it was him that also saved her 🥺 the hug… I CRODEEE#LovelyRunner #LovelyRunnerEp4 pic.twitter.com/sBXLzxzdaQ

— 𐦍 (@ljscentric) April 16, 2024

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