Be Strong, Geum-soon
I am not lonely, because I have a dream
And I won't give up
Jae-hee.
< Episode 133 > Oh no. Are you OK?
Call us a taxi.
OK.
Jae-hee.
Are you OK?
Oh no.
Call your father. Now!
OK.
Dad, it's me.
Jae-hee got badly hurt. I'll put him on.
Sir, it's Jae-hee.
I hurt my right wrist.
A piece of glass cut through.
I think it reached the ulna and median nerves.
I don't know if they've been severed.
I need emergency surgery.
I need your help.
OK.
I'll be there soon.
Jae-hee.
Oh my gosh.
It's my fault... It's my fault...
It's not. It was an accident.
Don't say that. Don't even think like that.
I'll be fine. I'll be OK.
Eun-joo.
He's in surgery?
Did they say he'd be OK?
I don't know.
They rushed him straight in, so I didn't get to ask.
How did he hurt his wrist?
What happened? Tell me.
He...
I'm not sure. I fell over, he tried to catch me...
so we fell together and a bottle fell...
Jae-hee.
The surgery went fine.
He managed to minimize the damage.
I see.
It's his right wrist. Will everything be alright?
Well, yes. He'll be fine.
Thank you, Dr. Jang.
You should go home and rest.
OK. Call me when he wakes up.
Thank you.
Go home.
Dad.
What? Let's go.
Tell me the truth.
Will he be OK?
He'll be fine. Let's go.
Tell me.
I'm the reason he got hurt. So tell me the truth.
He mentioned that before the surgery.
That you might say that.
He wants me to tell you it was an accident.
So tell me how bad it is.
The surgery went well, but he hurt the nerves.
He might...
and I mean might...
not be able to become a surgeon.
If he can't manage delicate surgeries.
But we're not sure yet.
If he copes with physical rehab, he'll be fine.
It's not over yet, Eun-joo.
Don't suck it. It's gross.
Sung-ran.
You're still up.
I'm practicing. Do you want some tea?
No, I need the bathroom.
Thanks.
You're still up?
Ma'am.
Someone's inside.
Who?
Ma'am.
What are you doing here?
Didn't I tell you?
To stay at a hotel and come for your stuff later?
Ma'am.
Don't call me that. It gives me the creeps.
Ma'am.
What?
Go.
Get out.
Is Shi-wan inside?
Please don't do this. Where can we go anyway?
What?
If we really went to some hotel...
and took time to unwind, wouldn't that upset you even more?
What? How dare you...
No, I meant...
I'm sorry.
Please forgive Shi-wan.
I'm sorry that I'm not a good enough daughter-in-law.
But I've always wanted to tell you.
I insisted from the beginning.
I thought that was fair. That you have a right to know.
Why you... I'm just at a loss for words.
So you really don't think you did anything wrong.
No, that's not what I meant.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry for causing all this pain and suffering.
I know how terrible you must feel.
But I can't say I did anything wrong.
That's like...
denying my son's existence.
He called my son my nephew.
I couldn't just let him do that.
You're a mother, you should know how I feel.
I can't take care of him, but I still am his mother.
Ma'am.
I'm begging you. Please forgive us.
I did upset you and I'm very sorry.
We regret everything and we're paying the price.
Please forgive us.
If I hadn't seen that...
then all this crying and begging would've worked.
But I remember clearly...
the interview you gave before you got married.
I remember because I felt so excited.
You said you were a bachelorette. Didn't you?
I didn't. That was...
the writer's fault.
I didn't say that. I said I was single.
Anyone who isn't attached is single.
Whether they're divorced or widowed...
Stop.
Are you trying to lecture me?
I can't forgive you. I just can't.
What did Geum-soon say?
You followed her out. Are they still together?
Didn't you hear what she said?
They dated because he was good to her, but it's over now.
Is it really?
Why? What happened?
He...
Isn't it obvious?
She gave up because they're too different.
- She did? - Of course.
They can't get married anyway.
Dragging it on just means more heartache.
Relationships deepen as time goes by, right?
It'll be too hard to break off later. She did the right thing.
What a pity. He's a loser.
I thought his coming over here meant he really loved her.
He did really love...
So what, if he did? They're from different worlds.
She'd have a chance if it weren't for Hwee-sung.
Would his mom accept a woman with a son?
The only son of a single mom. You think about it.
The doctor guy must be his mother's everything.
Must you talk about that now?
Geum-ah, how are you feeling?
Better, but the nausea comes and goes.
I think it's gastritis.
My colleague felt like this when she had gastritis.
You feel like you're having motion sickness.
Really?
I'll take you to a hospital.
What?
No, I can take her.
I don't mind. It's her day off and I can go to work late today.
I said I'll take her.
Let her go with her. She has to go.
Yes, I'll go with her.
Geum-ah, we need to talk.
OK.
Jae-hee.
You're up.
How do you feel? You were asleep for such a long time.
Slowly.
Careful.
Call Dr. Jang.
Dr. Jang? What for?
Call him for me.
To ask about your hand? He said you'll be fine.
Yes?
Dr. Jang.
Hello.
You're up. How do you feel?
Mom, go to work.
What?
You have to go to work.
Now.
Go to work.
I don't want you to stay.
Get going.
Jae-hee.
Please leave.
I don't want you here.
Please leave.
OK then.
I'll pop by the salon and come back.
Goodbye.
Did you have to be so cold to her?
Tell me.
How is it?
Were both nerves severed?
No.
Then what?
Sir.
I felt it the minute I got hurt, but I hoped otherwise.
I can't feel my hand.
Tell me the truth, sir.
The ulna nerve was severed. The median nerve was just damaged.
But the surgery went very well.
Let's wait and see. It'll be fine.
What's the prognosis?
Optimistic.
We thought you had a 40-50% chance, but now we think about 60%.
OK. Please leave me alone.
Jae-hee. The surgery was a success.
Numbers are just numbers. You'll pull through physical rehab.
Sir.
Leave me alone.
OK then.
- Mom. - Oh.
Let's change and go to preschool.
Did you sleep well?
Let's be friendly.
I'm not in the mood for that.
Let's go. Hello, Sung-ran.
The rice is cooking. What stew should I make?
You'll cook breakfast?
I should try to show everyone I feel bad about what happened.
Then I'll make breakfast. Can you take Hwee-sung to preschool?
Shall I? Instead of ruining breakfast?
Hwee-sung, want to go with me?
- OK. - I want to go with you.
- Do you want to? - Yes.
Let's go.
I bet you wonder how I pulled it off.
Whether I miss my son or not...
Nah.
I know what you're thinking.
Do you hate me?
I really don't.
I was surprised, really surprised. But I feel closer to you now.
You looked so smart and perfect. I thought we were worlds apart.
But now I'm a bit excited that we're both mothers.
Thanks for saying that.
But Geum-soon...
Do you think I can be strong and remain part of this family?
Have fun.
- Bye-bye. - See you.
Hello?
Sorry I didn't call earlier.
Something came up.
No, I can talk.
Eun-joo.
Why didn't you tell me? Your dad just called.
Why didn't you tell me last night?
I have to go to work.
Eun-joo.
Don't blame yourself.
It's easy to do so, but it was just an acci...
I want to think so too.
But it's not that easy.
It's not, it's not, it's not.
- If he... - Eun-joo.
I have to go to work.
Sit down.
I didn't think you'd make it.
How is Jae-hee?
The jerk told me to leave the minute he woke up.
I don't think I can focus on work for the time being.
Do you have to leave now?
Can't you put it off? Until we hire someone else.
OK. I'll stay until Jae-hee can leave the hospital.
Thank you. And just in case...
I know you won't do so...
but I'm just worried you might, thinking she has a right to know.
Don't ever tell Geum-soon that he's hurt.
He's only just getting over her.
I don't want him to get worked up again.
It'll kill me. Do you get what I mean?
Yes.
Why did you leave so early?
You don't know? Your mother came at me again.
I wasn't sure I could survive breakfast.
And Geum-soon asked me to take Hwee-sung to preschool.
What did my mom say?
She...
Sorry, Shi-wan.
I'm sorry this keeps happening.
You're going through so much because you married me.
What now?
You're scaring me. What's wrong?
You know my ex asked if I could look after Woo-joo for a month.
Yes.
But then this happened and we left it at that.
We did.
He called again this morning.
Woo-joo's grandmother will have to stay at a hospital.
And my ex has to move away from Beijing for a year.
So he wants me to look after Woo-joo for a year.
So now it's... a year, not just a month?
Yes.
He has to come soon, before the semester begins.
But that's... It's...
He said you didn't have to do this because he knew you're married.
He did, but Woo-joo can't stay with his grandparents now.
And my ex can't look after him for the time being either.
And...
I want to do this.
Ma'am.
I really have no appetite.
You have to eat. You skipped dinner yesterday.
And you didn't have breakfast either.
You might become sick.
Get up and eat.
Geum-soon took the day off to look after you.
Did you?
I did just because I could.
There's a lot of housework to do too.
I don't eat leeks.
Why not? It tastes better.
I don't like the texture.
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