Prosecutors in the Lee Byung Hun blackmail case said this week that they did not find enough evidence to prove model Lee Ji Yeon's claim that she and the actor had an affair. The end of the alleged three-month-long affair was the reason given by the model for wanting to blackmail the actor. He denied they ever had an affair. But his denial and the finding of the prosecutor's office did not convince the actor's wife Lee Min Jung to return to her marital home.

The actress has been staying at her parents' Gangnam home since she returned from a trip to Paris on Sept. 16. She has remained inside their home as much as possible, according to a recent report in the Korea Herald. She only left the house to meet her contractual obligations but then returned quickly to her parents' home.

Rumors spread that the actress did visit her marital home but those rumors have been denied.

Friends of the actress told the Korea Herald that the actress has been hurt and struggling since the incident was first made public and does not wish to issue any statements. It is not known whether she has seen her husband since the scandal became public.

Although Lee Byung Hun denied that he ever dated Lee Ji Yeon, he did say he knew the two women and met them a few times. But he said that he decided to stop seeing them when he suspected they had financial problems.

According to the prosecution, the women may have conspired to blackmail the actor from the beginning, assuming he was interested in Lee Ji Yeon. When he did not express interest in starting an affair, they used her phone to capture him having a suggestive conversation and threatened to blackmail him with that.

They demanded $5 million or they would release the video. The actor refused and reported them to the police.

Whether or not the actor was having an affair with Lee Ji Yeon, the fact that he socialized with them repeatedly without his wife being present does put her in an awkward position.

Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung have known each other since 2006 when they met on a modeling job. They dated for a while but broke up. But they met again a few years later and began dating again, heading quickly toward marriage. At the time he said that they were attracted to each other because they had a lot in common.

"Having something in common is very important in a relationship," said Lee Byung Hun when he announced their wedding plans. "We have a lot in common, we actually never stop talking; we have so many things to share. Even though we have a big age gap, she is very mature and understands the emotions experienced by someone my age."

It is not known whether they are talking at the moment. What do you think are the chances that this marriage will survive?