Seventeen years later, Hyun Joon (Lee Dong Joon) is granted permission to enter Vietnam, now under communist rule. He returns to find Quyên Thúy Hoa, the woman he loved during the Vietnam War. Seventeen years prior, they loved each other and promised marriage. However, Hyun Joon was injured in a final operation and repatriated, losing all contact. By the time he regained consciousness, South Vietnam had already fallen. Hyun Joon searches for Thúy Hoa without success and, with difficulty, finally meets a friend of hers. From the friend, he learns that Thúy Hoa remarried for her daughter's future. Heartbroken, Hyun Joon leaves Vietnam. (Park Min)