Dexter's girlfriend demands a 500,000 marriage dowry, which he cannot pay as his money funds his sick adoptive mother's treatment. She pressures him to abandon his mother, suggesting they buy her life insurance and dump her in the mountains. Dexter angrily refuses, declaring he will work hard to pay for her care, leading his girlfriend to break off the engagement. He then comforts his despondent mother, vowing to take a physically demanding job carrying bricks to support her, showing his commitment despite the hardship.
Waking up sick and thirsty, Chloe discovers a man removed venom from her bite. When her colleague questions why she isn't repulsed by him, Chloe notes he seems different and spots his company uniform. At the construction site, a supervisor, Hayes, makes unwanted advances until Chloe and her colleague interrupt. The colleague identifies Hayes as an ex-boyfriend she dumped, calling him a loser. In retaliation, Hayes immediately declares Chloe is fired, which she defiantly challenges.
A construction worker named Dexter is fired by his boss for being late after he stopped to help an injured woman in the mountains. When Dexter demands his unpaid wages, the boss mocks him and orders his men to 'teach him a lesson.' Dexter confronts them, demanding his money and forcing the boss to back down. As the boss yields, he scoffs at Dexter's pride, revealing the woman Dexter helped was Ms. Warren, a key company executive whose inspection he delayed.
At a work site, Dexter's ex-girlfriend, a supervisor, fires him in front of Ms. Alison Warren. She criticizes him as useless and claims he was late knowing Ms. Warren was visiting. When she dismissively mentions he 'saved someone,' Ms. Warren reveals Dexter saved her sister. Furious, Ms. Warren fires the ex-girlfriend on the spot and laments that if she were still Dexter's girlfriend, she'd be getting millions as a reward. Meanwhile, Dexter, needing money for his mother's medicine, eyes a high-paying nanny job for the Warren family's daughter.
A wealthy woman is interviewing applicants to be her daughter's nanny, prioritizing the child's happiness. One man, using an inside tip from his uncle, impresses the young girl with a creative story and is selected. However, another man steps forward, claiming he can protect the girl. The mother challenges him to prove it by breaking a specially-made, extremely hard brick with his bare hands—a feat believed to be impossible. This sets up a high-stakes test to determine who is truly capable.
A man uses a single finger to perform an impressive feat, winning the admiration of a girl, Lily, and her mother, Ms. Belle. Lily asks for him to stay, and her mother agrees to let the man remain to care for her. An older man guides the dusty newcomer to shower on the second floor. Another person questions this kindness, revealing the second-floor bathroom belongs to a woman named Chloe, who is known to hate strange men. They imply that if Ms. Belle discovers the man used Chloe's bathroom, she will kick him out.
Chloe discovers that Dexter, a man she just met, doesn't trigger her usual aversion to male closeness, leaving her confused. Meanwhile, Belle learns from servants that Dexter has entered Chloe's private room, a forbidden act, and rushes to confront him. Inside, Dexter is actually concerned for Chloe's reputation, advising her not to open the door. When Belle and others break in, Chloe defends Dexter by revealing he is Lily's new nanny, but the accusation of his intrusion with ill intent hangs in the air.
A young man is mopping the floor in a woman's home. The woman, Chloe, insists to another person that she invited the man to work and that he will stay, silencing any protest. Later, Chloe confronts the man privately. She reminds him that she saved him from being dismissed and demands repayment. When he asks how to thank her, Chloe makes a decisive, unexpected demand: he must become her man.
Chloe wakes up flustered from a dream about Dexter, now revealed to be working as a nanny for a child named Lily. At Lily's home, the child refuses to eat her meal. Dexter, determined to keep the well-paying job to afford his mother's treatment, attempts to feed her. When conventional methods fail, he devises a game using three bowls to hide her desired chocolate cookies, betting her meal against the treat. The episode ends with another nanny openly doubting Dexter's simple trick will succeed.
A woman named Belle is amazed that her daughter, Lily, has finally eaten. The man caring for her, Dexter, reveals his technique: he appealed to Lily's competitive nature and promised her a chocolate cookie. His experience with children, gained while training martial arts in the mountains, helped him connect with her. After finishing her meal, Lily runs to the garden to play hide-and-seek with Dexter. As the game begins, Lily hides with another woman, Chloe, who helps her, leaving Dexter to search for her.