'Secret Gratitude' Shin Hye-sun and Gong Myung's Cohabitation Happy Ending Breaks 10.8% [Comprehensive]

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'Secret Gratitude' concluded with a happy ending as it depicted the start of cohabitation between Shin Hye-sun and Gong Myung.

According to Nielsen Korea, a ratings survey company, the final episode of the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama 'Secret Gratitude' (directed by Lee Soo-hyun, written by Yeo Eun-ho, created by Yang Hee-seung, produced by Studio Dragon), which aired the previous day, recorded an average viewership of 10.3% and a peak of 11.3% among Seoul metropolitan area households, and an average of 9.7% with a peak of 10.8% among nationwide households (based on paid platforms), securing first place in the same time slot across all cable and general entertainment channels. The viewership among tvN's target demographic of men and women in their 20s and 40s also reached a peak of 3.6% in both Seoul metropolitan and nationwide households, maintaining first place in the same time slot across all channels, including terrestrial broadcasters.

On this day, Joo In-ah (played by Shin Hye-sun) and Noh Ki-jun (played by Gong Myung) overcame numerous crises together, preserving their trust and love for each other, and took another step forward as life partners. Above all, their story, which realized that the most ordinary daily life is the most precious happiness, brought warm empathy and excitement until the very end. Additionally, the growth of Audit Team 3, which brought about the meaningful change of the Audit Office's independence, warmed the hearts of viewers.

Joo In-ah and Noh Ki-jun launched an operation to prevent the sale of Haemu Group. However, the situation seemed difficult as Jeon Jae-yeol (played by Kim Jae-wook), whose decision would determine the success or failure of the plan, stepped back. Noh Ki-jun did not give up. He went to find Jeon Jae-yeol and reminded him of the words he had said in his past inauguration speech: "I regret more the things I haven't done than the things I have done at Navy Headquarters." After Noh Ki-jun's sincere persuasion, Jeon Jae-yeol finally changed his mind and lent his strength to the final operation to protect Haemu Group.

The final 24 hours to prevent the sale passed breathlessly. Jeon Jae-yeol set out to persuade the board of directors, and Audit Team 3, including Joo In-ah and Noh Ki-jun, also went all out, searching for scattered directors. However, a crisis arrived. Just three hours before the sale, the key director holding the most important vote turned to the side of Jeon Seong-yeol (played by Kang Sang-jun). At the moment when everyone fell into despair, they remembered that Chairman Jeon Moo-tae (played by Jeon Kwang-hwan), who holds voting rights as a registered director, was Joo In-a-neun (EVP). Jeon Jae-yeol immediately went to find his father.

Moved by his son Jeon Jae-yeol's plea to save Haemu Group, Jeon Moo-tae made a decision, which proved to be a decisive move. As a result, the sale of Haemu Group was dramatically cancelled just before it was finalized. With the passage of the resolution to remove Jeon Seong-yeol-ui (CEO), the contract lost its validity, and Haemu Group reached a new turning point. Jeon Jae-yeol's determination not to have regrets in life, along with the persistence of Joo In-ah and Noh Ki-jun who did not give up until the end, saved Haemu Group and delivered a thrilling catharsis.

Haemu Group regained its peaceful daily life. The Audit Office was reborn as an independent organization, and Audit Team 3 continued to cheerfully navigate the field, solving big and small incidents. Noh Ki-jun, who had only aimed to escape Audit Team 3, grew into an ace section chief, while Joo In-ah continued to lead the Audit Office and held her ground. Jeon Jae-yeol joined a new drug development project at a medical foundation, starting a new challenge. And the scene of him making a scouting offer to Park Ah-jeong (played by Hong Hwa-yeon), whom he happened to meet again, hinted at the beginning of a new relationship, leaving past wounds behind.

The romance between Joo In-ah and Noh Ki-jun continued to capture the excitement and empathy of viewers until the end. Although they faced realistic concerns about marriage, they eventually realized that what truly matters is not the system but each other. Amid the joy of promotion to executive director, Joo In-ah, who thought of Noh Ki-jun first, felt his absence keenly. She immediately went to find Noh Ki-jun and honestly expressed that although the institution of marriage is still unfamiliar and frightening to her, the person she wants to share both joy and sorrow with is 'Noh Ki-jun' alone. In response to Joo In-ah's proposal to be together, Noh Ki-jun replied, "Yes. Let's be together. Whatever life it may be."

At the company, they were an executive director and a section chief; at home, they were lovers. Joo In-ah and Noh Ki-jun found their own balance between work and love. The continued activities of the 'ace combo' Joo In-ah and Noh Ki-jun at the audit site brought smiles. After finishing all tasks, the two naturally held hands and headed toward daily life with Joo In-ah's one-liner: "Work mode off, dating mode on." Joo In-ah and Noh Ki-jun, who became each other's most reliable partners and lovers, ended with a tightly closed happy ending where their ordinary days together brought the greatest happiness.

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