Episode 7 of tvN’s Love in Disguise delivered a packed hour of jealousy, secret discoveries, and a genuinely unsettling cliffhanger. The episode aired on November 9, 2026, and ran for 60 minutes. The story follows Yoon Yi-jun (Yim Si-wan), an arrogant chaebol heir who becomes a murder suspect, and Kang Jae-hee (Seol In-ah), a former special forces officer who disguises herself as a male secretary to investigate him.
This episode moved the romance forward in a big way while also pushing the murder case into darker territory. Yi-jun finally stopped denying his feelings. Jae-hee’s secret identity fell into the wrong hands. And a box with a bloodstained belt turned a corporate event into a scene of panic. Here is everything that happened in Episode 7, broken down in simple terms.
Yi-Jun’s Feelings Stop Being a Secret
The episode opened with Yi-jun arriving at an amusement park to find Jae-hee. The park belongs to Taekang Group, so he ordered the staff to help search for her. While looking around, he bumped into a young boy named Jin-hyung who called Jae-hee “dad”. Yi-jun froze. For a moment, he believed Jae-hee was married with a child.
The misunderstanding cleared up quickly. Jae-hee explained she was only helping the boy find his mother. Still, the moment revealed something Yi-jun could no longer hide: he was jealous. The idea of Jae-hee having a family of her own bothered him more than he expected.
Later, Yi-jun and Jae-hee took a train ride through the empty park. On that ride, Yi-jun apologised for lashing out at her in the previous episode. He admitted something important. He told Jae-hee that she was the first person who broke through his walls, and that he needed her. Jae-hee declined a raise but asked if she could hit him instead. He agreed, and she flicked him on the forehead.
The Office Romance Gets Awkward and Obvious
Back at work, Yi-jun’s behaviour toward Jae-hee changed completely. When her bus broke down and she arrived late, he did not get angry. Instead, he told her to relax and take her time. He opened a water bottle for her, offered her his own drink, and even called her cute. Jae-hee kept asking him to stop annoying her, but the shift in his attitude was impossible to miss.
Yi-jun’s friend and lawyer, Kim Si-hyun (Kim Jung-hyun), noticed it too. Si-hyun realised that Yi-jun had a crush on Jae-hee. The unspoken feelings became even more obvious during a job satisfaction survey. Jae-hee confessed that her boss’s behaviour had been strange lately. She later discussed the situation with her father, pretending to talk about a “friend” who worked as a secretary. In that conversation, she admitted she felt funny and confused around Yi-jun.
The Dinner That Forced the Question
Yi-jun called Jae-hee for dinner after she did not give him a score in the survey. At the restaurant, he gave her a flower and told her to order whatever she wanted. He even insisted he deserved a perfect score as a boss. Jae-hee, tired of the games, asked him directly: “Do you like me?”.
The question left Yi-jun speechless. He did not answer. Instead, he decided to keep his feelings to himself for the moment. But the question had already done its job. Everyone around them, including Si-hyun, could see what was happening.
Si-A Discovers the Truth and Uses It as a Weapon
Lee Si-a (Choi Hee-jin) is Yi-jun’s fiancée, and she has been suspicious of Jae-hee for a while. Si-a refused to postpone the wedding even when Yi-jun requested it. She also decided to befriend Jae-hee to find out what was really going on.
Her plan worked. Si-a learned that Jae-hee is not a man but a woman in disguise. Instead of exposing the truth immediately, Si-a used it as leverage. She threatened to tell Yi-jun unless Jae-hee agreed to become her friend. Jae-hee accepted, but the arrangement made everything more complicated. Si-a was not interested in being a real friend. She wanted to cause damage.
Hye-Jung’s Investigation Puts Her in Danger
The murder case took a sharp turn through Lee Hye-jung (Yeonwoo), the secretary to Taekang Group’s chairman. Hye-jung is the last person who spoke with the deceased secretary, Han Eun-young, on the phone. She met with Yi-jun, Jae-hee, and Si-hyun after her police questioning. During that meeting, she revealed she had given Han Eun-young a pen with a hidden voice recorder inside.
Hye-jung proposed a trade. She would share the recording’s contents if Yi-jun and Si-hyun shared everything they had collected about the case. She also admitted that a man wearing the same shoes had been following her.
The episode’s final moments involving Hye-jung were genuinely unsettling. Someone attempted to kill her, forcing the police to rush inside and check whether she was safe. The attack confirmed that the people behind the murder are willing to go much further than anyone expected.
“She believes that there must be some relevant date in the recorded audio that can help solve the murder case”.
The Bloody Warning That Ends the Episode
The closing scene delivered the episode’s most disturbing moment. During an event, Yi-jun and Jae-hee received a box. Inside was a belt with blood on it. Jae-hee tried to chase the person who delivered it, but Yi-jun panicked and held her back. He pulled her into a hug as his heart raced. Jae-hee understood how frightened he was and did not pull away.
The bloodstained belt is a direct threat. It ties the romantic tension to the murder investigation in a way that makes both stories feel connected. Yi-jun’s reaction also showed how much Jae-hee has come to mean to him. He is no longer just her boss. He is someone who is genuinely afraid of losing her.
What Episode 7 Changed
Episode 7 pushed every major storyline forward at the same time. Yi-jun stopped pretending he did not care about Jae-hee. Jae-hee’s secret is now in Si-a’s hands, which gives the fiancée a dangerous amount of power. Hye-jung went from a witness to a target. And the bloody belt made it clear that the threat is not limited to the murder case. It is now reaching directly into Yi-jun and Jae-hee’s daily lives.
The episode also confirmed the show’s tone. Love in Disguise balances romantic comedy with a serious thriller, and Episode 7 leaned harder into the thriller side than any episode before it. The humour is still there, especially in the bickering between Yi-jun and Jae-hee, but the danger feels more real now.
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Where to Watch Love in Disguise
Love in Disguise airs on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 8:50 p.m. KST. For global viewers, the drama is available on Prime Video in several regions. The series also streams on Viki for audiences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other international markets. Episode 7 first aired on November 9, 2026, and Episode 8 followed on November 10, 2026, at the same time slot.
Also Read: Love in Disguise: Complete Global Release Guide, Full Cast, Episode Schedule, and Everything to Know
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