On the evening of December 27, episode 9 of the Korean drama "When the phone rings" aired with great anticipation from the audience.
At the end of the previous episode, Baek Sa Eon (Yoo Yeon Seok) immediately went to the fishing tackle shop of the man who sent the message after receiving a text message saying “He’s alive.” The man’s house caught fire, and Sa Eon rushed in to save him, but also passed out in the flames.
In episode 9, the person who saved Baek Sa Eon was the male supporting character Ji Sang Woo (Huh Nam Joon). The man who sent the message was revealed to be Se Eon's adoptive father, named Jung Sang Hoon.
Meanwhile, Hong Hee Joo (Chae Soo Bin) is extremely worried at home because she cannot contact her husband. Hee Joo now knows that Baek Se Eon is not related by blood to Baek Eui Yong (father-in-law). But she still frankly tells her sister Hong In Ah that Baek Se Eon is the person she has chosen and wants to protect.
Hee Joo made a bold decision, she went to her husband's family for help. At this time, Hee Joo frankly talked in front of her parents-in-law about her knowing Baek Se Eon's true identity, shocking them, because they always thought Hee Joo was mute.
Thanks to the revelation of an assistant in her husband's family, Hee Joo discovered that Baek Se Eon was the one who had kidnapped and threatened her all this time.
Later, Se Eon receives a call from Sang Woo, telling her that Se Eon is in the hospital. The second male lead finally learns the truth that Hee Joo is Se Eon's wife and what he did to protect her. Sang Woo decides to help Se Eon and Hee Joo.
There are also new developments in the relationship between the main couple. They admit to each other their true identities. Baek Se Eon is just a replacement for the son of Mr. Baek Eui Yong, a psychopath who likes to kill.
Baek Se Eon goes to his adoptive father after he wakes up. He hopes his adoptive father will provide the burial addresses of the children who were killed by the real Baek Se Eon, to bring the truth to light.
After being discharged from the hospital, Baek Se Eon and Hong Hee Joo fulfilled their wish by standing on the same stage for the first time at an event. Se Eon spoke as the spokesperson for the President's office, while Hee Joo stood next to him as a sign language interpreter.
But when Se Eon went to the place his adoptive father told him, he suddenly received a phone call from his close friend, a reporter. According to the investigation, Park Do Jae - Se Eon's close assistant - is the living younger brother of the brother who was killed by the real Baek Se Eon years ago.
At the end of episode 9, Baek Se Eon realized that Park Do Jae approached him for revenge. He was shocked and called Assistant Park and Hee Joo but no one answered. At this time, Assistant Park kidnapped Hee Joo.
Episode 10 of “When the Phone Rings” will air on the evening of December 28.
