What brings you to the office? Did you eat?
Jung-woo.
What's wrong? Did something happen?
Read this.
What is it?
Ga-eun, you're the only person I could think of.
I know it's shameless of me to ask, but please take care of Dong-dong.
I thought about it all night, and this is the only solution.
Please, I beg you.
I'm too young and I don't know what to do.
Please think of Dong-dong as your own and raise her for me.
What do we do, Jung-woo?
I'm so confused and shocked, I don't know what to think.
So I came to you.
Was this girl a close friend of yours?
Yeah. We got along and grew close.
What do you want to do?
What?
You must've thought about it. Do you want this baby?
If you want the baby, we can find a way to raise it.
Our company sponsors the place and the mother left it in your care.
I really don't know.
I do want a child but this is so sudden I don't know what's going on.
Since the mother ran away, the baby will end up at an orphanage.
An orphanage? No, I can't let that happen.
What are you saying? You two want to raise this baby?
I'm sorry for not discussing it with you, but I can't let her go to an orphanage.
There's a fateful bond that ties me to her.
Mother, please, I beg you.
Mother, please. Ga-eun wants this baby so badly.
I have no idea what's going on.
Do you realize how hard it is to raise someone else's child?
You sure you won't regret it?
I won't regret it.
I'm going to raise this baby as my own.
My sweet baby, I'm your mother now.
Jung-woo?
Yeah?
How about naming her Na-ri?
Truth is, that's the name I picked out for Na-ri in case she was a girl.
Na-ri. It's pretty.
Park Na-ri.
Na-ri, that's your name now.
Na-ri, thank you for finding me.
Good-bye.
SIX YEARS LATER
- Mommy! - Na-ri!
Roar. You little hare.
I will eat you for sure.
Please, Tiger sir, spare my life.
I happen to have some warm rice cakes.
How about eating these and letting me live?
The hare pretended the heated rocks were rice cakes.
Roar! Those look mighty tasty.
Gulp.
Oh no. He ate heated rocks...
Oh, that's hot! Super hot!
The tiger ran around with a belly full of hot rocks until his eyes were red.
Mommy, can I give the tiger water? I feel bad for him.
Na-ri, you're so sweet.
You feel so bad you're gonna cry?
That's my sweetheart.
Mommy, will his eyes be okay if he drinks water?
I'm not sure.
Roar! You have to ask the tiger.
Roar!
I'm gonna eat Na-ri.
That's the 411 on our competitors' new clothing lines.
Some are also planning a fancy party look similar to ours.
The party look is all about who dominates the market first.
Any word from the designer Julia?
Her name value has sky rocketed in New York.
It's harder than expected to get a meeting.
- She's flying into Korea today? - That's right.
We've requested a meeting through her agency.
We need Julia to launch our latest line successfully.
In other words, we need to sign Julia.
Have any personal information on her?
She insists on mystery, so we haven't found out much.
All we know is she's sponsored by a rich Arabian.
Yeah?
We need a successful fashion line for everything to go as planned.
Call the agency and set a meeting before someone beats us to the punch.
When did I last breathe Korean air?
Six years. Six very long years ago.
My, it's sweet.
Now it feels like I'm alive.
Mom, where are you headed? I'm going to the hotel the agency booked.
I'm going to Mister Cho, of course.
Julia.
- Have you been well? - Of course.
A meeting so soon?
Which company is so desperate to meet with me?
What?
Sun Apparel?
Julia has finally agreed to a dinner meeting.
She did? Good job.
Time and place?
She has picky taste.
Her agency reserved a spot at the Rose hotel restaurant at seven.
Get the car ready.
Vice president, sir, you'll go yourself?
You know we have to get her no matter what.
What brings you home so early? You usually come around 1 AM.
I have an important meeting.
I'm afraid Na-ri will forget what you look like.
Not that tie. A simpler one.
You're meeting with a female buyer, huh?
A designer the company needs.
And there's no gender in this line of work.
What's she like? Is she famous?
Yeah, since Hollywood stars wear only her gowns.
I'll be back later.
Such a baby. Always wants to be rocked to sleep.
Jung-woo, you off to work again?
Yeah, I came to change. I'll be back later.
Bye.
Goodbye, sweetie.
He'll ruin his health if he keeps working night and day.
Na-ri, time for dinner.
Mother, how does potato soup with clams sound?
Why bother cooking when Jung-woo's not eating?
We'll just have some kimchi.
Julia's usually so strict about time.
She probably has much to prepare since she just landed.
It's fine. I cleared my schedule to meet with Miss Kim.
Oh, did you? Thank you.
The big shot of Sun, vice president Park Jung-woo is coming himself.
He's a stickler for being on time so don't be late.
No onions for one of the guests. For wine we'll have Riesling.
Yes, sir.
She must be as picky as she is famous.
Most artists are, aren't they?
People like us have no choice but to play along.
Why don't you give her a call and ask when she'll be down?
It's fine.
I'm sorry. She said she'd be right down.
There she is.
Julia.
I'm late, aren't I?
Mr. Park Jung-woo waited quite a while.
Nice to meet you. I'm Julia Kim.
? Sleep well, dear Na-ri ?
? In the gardens and the hills ?
? Live the birds and the baby sheep ?
What you're offering is quite tempting, but we can't decide right now.
I had hoped for an answer today, but I'll give you until tomorrow.
We value Julia's opinion above all else.
Julia.
I heard you wanted to meet me while I was still in New York.
For days I begged her to come work in Korea.
We've received so many offers, it makes my head spin.
I value most a good working environment.
By that you mean...?
People I work well with.
With bad communication, even a fantastic design falters
like a train that strayed from the tracks.
What is your opinion of our working environment?
I guess I should be clear right now.
I have no desire to work with Sun Apparel.
Why's that?
I believe I just told you.
I place importance in the people I'll be working with.
Julia, reconsider. Their offer is so fantastic...
Like I said before I have more than enough money.
Their terms mean nothing.
My designs are most important to me.
I want to work with people I really click with.
Excuse me. Goodbye.
How can a person change so much?
Six years is not a short time, but this is unbelievable.
Yeah, she's no longer the same Kim Mi-ran we knew.
Want me to look into whether she's really Julia Kim?
The agency would've checked that before they flew her in.
I'm positive that Kim Mi-ran is Julia.
You're going to do whatever it takes to sign her, right?
You can tell what I want by the look in my eyes, can't you?
I have no desire to work with Sun Apparel.
I believe I just told you.
I place importance in the people I'll be working with.
'Kim Mi-ran rejected me, did she?'
'The same girl who used to cling to me like no other...'
Where has this bum gone, leaving behind this pigsty?
Betty Jung has finally come back.
Aw, Kyung-sook, you adorable thing, you.
How was today? Did you have fun?
Who...?
I knew it. Old habits don't die.
When did you come? You back for good?
You jerk! What did you say?
Did you have fun?
Baby, baby.
I left you the house out of pity and you bring in another woman?
I'm sorry. Baby!
This greeting is a little too enthusiastic.
Well, your greeting to me was another woman!
You didn't eat while waiting for me, right?
Have some of this.
- Don't want it. - Baby.
Don't be mad.
That girl was really nobody.
Here, baby, have some of this.
I came all the way from America, excited to see you again.
This is just mean.
You better not bring other women here.
You'll never see me again, Mister Cho.
I get it, I get it, baby.
Here. Eat this.
I'll eat it myself.
How did you survive all these years? Doesn't look like you're working.
I've got Cho Kyung-chul.
I drive his car and he pays me.
Kyung-chul?
That ex-con who grew up at the same orphanage as you?
Yeah, he went to prison twice more than me, I think.
Anyway, that bum who used to hog our food.
Why would you drive his car?
He turned out to be the lost son of the Sun Apparel family.
What are you babbling about?
Wha...? He's who?
You're saying that bum is Ga-eun's younger brother?
That's what I'm sayin'. Life is full of surprises.
Goodness, goodness.
'What you don't know is that he played a part in Ga-eun's miscarriage.'
'The day this secret gets out, I'm a dead man walking.'
'If he's Ga-eun's brother...'
'Nah, he won't figure out that I gave away Mi-ran's baby.'
'This secret can't get out.'
Did you drink a lot yesterday?
You know what a whale Mr. Lee of Kirin is.
One drink became two, and two became two bottles.
It kept multiplying and multiplying.
Sung-eun!
Burping is a natural bodily function. Can't I even burp in this house?
I know it's for work, but you're always drunk...
Social drinking is a necessity for business, but watch your health.
Father, this job is perfect for me.
Seriously, I can't eat with him. I want to eat separately.
Family members don't eat separately.
I feel like I'm gonna get indigestion.
You brat.
What are you doing at the breakfast table?
Both of you stop it!
Not a single day passes peacefully in this house.
What did I do?
Your brother's doing well as the social drinker.
What about you, Young-eun?
Dear, how's Young-eun doing?
Why do you want to know? You gonna come to work and help her?
Dear, you always react like this when it comes to the company.
Dad, today I'm going to round all the shops my team opened.
It's been about a month, hasn't it?
Don't forget to write up a sales report and submit it to your brother-in-law.
Yes, sir.
What's the use of rounding the shops every week?
There's no change in sales.
Look, a few extra thousand, but that's it.
Team Manager Maeng.
If you've got nothing better to do,
study these statements and figure out a way to boost the sales!
Maeng Seo-jin speaking.
That phone call saved your life.
Jae-bum?
Director Ha?
Why stay in America when my father's not?
I just settled everything and flew over.
There was no point in telling you ahead of time.
Don't come to the airport.
I'm gonna hop in a taxi, so I'll see you later.
Bye.
He traveled the world like he wanted. Now he suddenly comes home?
He's seriously so unpredictable.
Director Ha's back in Korea?
Why? Wanna start dating him by contract again?
You crazy? I have enough men.
How do you look the same after all this time?
Kid...
You look much cooler than six years ago.
Men really do get better with age.
This mysterious melancholy aura.
It's real killer!
Is that a compliment? Thank you, Capt'n Yeo.
I don't lie.
I'll have a good casserole ready soon. I imagine you've missed my cooking.
- Make it thick and hearty. - Will do.
So what whim brought you here?
You ignored all my offers, so why'd you choose to come back?
You wanted me to come back for the company, but I didn't want to work.
Not after my father passed and I got divorced.
Then are you ready to work now?
Enough time has passed. I have to settle down.
I can't live off my father's inheritance forever.
You made the right decision.
Here, make sure Jung-woo drinks this wine made of snakes.
Who gave this to you?
No one. Seriously.
I emptied my pockets to buy it.
How can your family not even brew him a tonic
when they work him night and day?
Mother, can you taste this for me?
It's bland, needs salt.
Make sure it's ripe before giving it to Jung-woo.
He doesn't eat unripe kimchi.
Mother, you think I don't know that yet?
But he hasn't been eating at home much these days.
I packed some for Jung-hee, and the rest is for you.
You don't eat ripe kimchi.
What are you saying? You're not gonna leave kimchi for him?
A good wife always had food ready.
I understand, Mother.
It's unfortunate, but we have no choice.
They want nothing to do with us.
Besides, this situation can't be comfortable for you.
Shouldn't we shelve this project?
Did you find out which room she's in?
Yes.
Who is it?
It's Park Jung-woo.
Can I have a moment?
I have nothing to say.
- I just need a moment. - Go away.
It's awfully rude of you to show up without an appointment.
Kim Mi-ran.
There's no Kim Mi-ran here.
You have the wrong person. Please leave.
Call her agent and offer twice the annual income.
What?
Tell them we'll match their demands.
Sir, the losses will be too big.
We have to get her, no matter what. I'll have it no other way.
Frankly speaking, she's not worth it in terms of profit and loss.
If this is based on your personal feelings...
How dare you question my decision!
I'm sorry.
Kim Mi-ran, you dare to reject me?
With enemies like my brother-in-law and my sister-in-law,
I can't let a paltry obstacle like you block me.
You know what this project means to me.
Why can't you do just five dollars' worth?
If I want five dollars' worth of a perm, that's what you should do.
Mom, stop it. This is embarrassing.
Did something happen?
We went to get a perm and she pulled out a five
and demanded five dollars' worth of a perm.
What nonsense, huh?
Why is it nonsense?
You can buy an exact amount of bean sprouts at the outdoor market.
Why can't you perm your hair a precise amount?
- Mother, come with me next time... - Mother!
Huh?
Next time go to a good salon and get a full perm.
When did you get home?
- Jung-woo. - Mother.
Please stop living like this. I make enough for you to spend.
He's right. He's the vice president of Sun Apparel.
Why do you still insist on being so shabby?
You think that job landed in your brother's lap?
He made that money groveling at his in-law's feet.
How can I waste that money?
- Why didn't you do something? - Sweetie.
Did you ever take Mother to the expensive salon you visit?
You should take her even if she refuses to go.
What's with him? Did something bad happen?
Sweetie, we need to talk.
Talk about what?
I stopped going to expensive salons a long time ago.
And I've always gone with Mother.
- It's just today... - Enough.
I'm tired.
Aren't you being too harsh?
Like you even care what I do with my hair.
You don't even look at my face these days.
So what do you want me to do? Didn't you hear me say I'm tired?
Make time tomorrow. It's Na-ri's birthday.
Don't disappoint Na-ri, too.
AGENCY
Sun Apparel did what?
This is unexpected. I thought they'd give up.
Don't accept right away. It'll drop my value.
I'm considering rejecting them even if they beg on their knees.
Yet you're drooling over that paltry amount?
Tell them I don't have time to meet them.
Park Jung-woo, you're real desperate, aren't you?
But guess what?
I've lost all interest in you.
This must be why people say the world is fair.
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