Dynamite Kiss Episode 3 Recap: The Kiss Ji-Hyeok Can’t Forget

In Dynamite Kiss Episode 3, it opens with a tense morning. Go Da-rim walks to work with a stiff face. She repeats facts in her head. She wants to look sharp on her first day. The city feels loud. Her steps feel heavy because her night in Jeju still haunts her.

Inside the office, tension hits fast. The atmosphere is not what she imagined. People move fast. Voices overlap. Energy feels strange. A tiny frown forms on her face because she cannot match the speed of this team.

A new team leader enters the room. Everyone looks up. Da-rim joins the group to greet him. In that moment, Gong Ji-hyeok appears behind him. Her whole body freezes. The shock is instant. Her past mistake now stands before her in a suit.

Ji-hyeok learns the team is full of parents with kids under six. He tilts his head. Confusion shows on his face. He asks why everyone here is married with children. The team laughs lightly. The moment feels awkward.

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Messy Truth at Work

Da-rim blurts out a lie. She says she has a child. She hopes the lie brings peace. Ji-hyeok laughs out loud because he knows the truth. His laugh makes her cheeks burn. She walks away fast and mutters under her breath. Da-rim expected a simple workplace. She got chaos instead.

A short moment later, Ji-hyeok pulls her aside. His tone sharpens. He reminds her of the question he asked before. He wants to know why she claimed she had no boyfriend.

She gives another clumsy answer. She says she has no boyfriend, but she does have a husband. The mix-up creates more trouble.

He asks why she kissed him and why she agreed to a date. His frustration grows. Their Jeju night flashes back in his mind. His voice rises. Her eyes widen. She tries to calm him, but her excuses only add fuel to the fire.

Tense Talk Turns Into Trouble

Ji-hyeok asks about her “house duties.” She claims they are just fights and childcare. He rubs his forehead. He feels tricked. She admits she was not thinking straight in Jeju. He assumes she ran away the next morning because she regretted it. His annoyance becomes louder by the second.

After that talk, Ji-hyeok returns to the team. A group asks him for photos. He snaps at them. He says not to bother him. His cold tone shocks the group. He storms off because he is still angry about Da-rim.

Later, he sends Da-rim a message. He wants the item she mentioned the previous day. She asks him to let it go. Da-rim says life has messy moments. She says people should shake it off and move on. He mocks her and calls her impressive in a sarcastic tone.

Her tactic fails, so she tries a bold line. She asks if he cannot forget their kiss. That hits him hard. His jaw drops. His patience breaks. He says her presence makes him uncomfortable. He orders her to leave.

Da-rim pushes back. She asks why he wants her fired. She almost dares him to do it. He clenches his jaw. Her stubbornness leaves him irritated and puzzled.

The Past and Present Crash

The episode then shifts slightly. Ji-hyeok sits alone. Pain shows on his face. He wishes he could erase the memory of Jeju. But the memory stays. Da-rim stays too.

At work, they meet again. He demands answers. Ji-hyeok yells, asking who she really is. He says she kissed him even though she had a family. His anger hits a peak. He almost shakes with frustration.

She tries a bigger excuse this time. Da-rim says she fought with her husband and went to Jeju alone. She says the freedom felt new. She says she got caught in the mood. Her voice shakes. Her words sound rushed.

Evening comes. Da-rim meets him again outside. She bows and apologizes. Da-rim begs him to keep the Jeju incident private. She wants to protect her life. She wants to protect her child’s lie. Da-rim wants air to breathe.

His reply is brutal. He tells her to quit. He gives her a deadline. She panics. She clings to his sleeve and says she needs money. Her eyes show fear. He shakes her off and walks away.

The next day, she tries again. She stands in front of him and pleads. Da-rim asks him to let her stay. She asks him to look away just once. Her words soften. She begs him to see the moment as an accident.

He refuses. She switches tactics again. She asks if he cannot forget their kiss. His irritation returns. He repeats that her presence is uncomfortable. He demands she leave.

Her temper snaps. She dares him to fire her, & she asks for a reason. She challenges him in front of the office. He stares at her, exhausted by her persistence.

The Test at the Pool

Ji-hyeok changes strategy. He decides to bury her in workload. Ji-hyeok gives her impossible tasks. He thinks she will quit on her own. She surprises him. She keeps going. Da-rim passes every task even when it looks unreasonable.

Her team learns a harsh truth. Their team exists only to support the chairman’s son. Their efforts do not matter. Spirits drop. Da-rim steps in. She tells them to fight back. Da-rim says they should show their skills. She lifts the group one sentence at a time.

The team stays up all night working on a report. Eyes look tired. Shoulders slump. Still, they push through because Da-rim keeps pushing forward.

Morning arrives. She seeks Ji-hyeok at the swimming pool. He refuses her again. Anger shows clearly. She kneels and begs him to accept the report. Not for her. For the team.

He tests her. He throws the report into the water. Pages scatter across the pool. The shock freezes her only for a second. Then she jumps in.

Water splashes. She grabs the pages. Her feet slip. Her body tilts. Danger hits fast. Ji-hyeok jumps in to save her. The moment freezes them both as the scene ends.

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