Secret Love Affair
A girl from the hair salon came looking for her.
I know.
Excuse me?
If possible, I tried to bear it.
To Seon Jae, Director Oh Hye Won...
No...
When I told him not to meet you, Vice-CEO,
Seon Jae seemed to have understood.
Also because you are someone with a husband,
I thought you'd check yourself.
But you met him again.
Yeah.
I met him.
There was
this and that to discuss.
For a night and two days?
I don't know why you're doing that, for someone who has everything.
Honestly, I'm a pretty decent kid.
The kids who work with me at the salon...
Most of them steal looks at and drool over
customers' things, designer label clothing or bags.
I've never done that.
I don't even partake on their bad-mouthing the customers behind their backs.
I consider all my customers as
the queens and princesses who give me my paycheck
so I generally put up with it all when they behave like jerks.
But, when I broke your necklace,
I sincerely thought you were a really good person.
Of course, I know Seon Jae isn't mine.
But it isn't only when a man and a woman love each other to death that they marry.
Friendship or thankfulness,
there are lot of people who live together all their lives with even just those things.
Passion only lasts a moment.
Miss Da Mi.
I like you and
always cheer you on.
But this is not proper manners.
I don't know what you heard from whom.
But if you have something you're curious about,
you should have asked me first.
Ajumma.
This is my workplace, so please go back now.
Furthermore,
judging thoughtless after hearing only what someone else has said
is very dangerous.
I am observing manners as much as can be observed.
I have all the evidence. The only reason I'm not disclosing it is because it makes me puke!
I'll contact you when I have time.
Let's eat a meal with Seon Jae.
Do you know why I tell Seon Jae not to meet you, Ajumma?
Including you, Ajumma,
a much higher-up ajumma who's ordering me to threaten you, Ajumma,
and the strange ajumma who does that errand.
It's because it's all laughable and disgusting.
For me to put up with it and stay still,
Lee Seon Jae, that punk, is too precious, isn't he?
Crazy b***hes!
Park Da Mi, that kid was quite decent.
Be sure to keep her as a friend.
What did Da Mi...?
Can't be a girlfriend.
Delete this immediately and replies prohibited.
No. Seon Jae's place.
Come over if you have time.
You're even opening the door for me?
Hey, you, did you cause some trouble?
I did.
What trouble?
Hey, don't sit there.
Whatever...
Talk.
I went to your teacher and told her not to meet you.
What?
What are you (to do that), girl!
Because I got scared you'd soak up dirty water!* ( become corrupt )
"Grass and green are the same color." (Birds of a feather flock together.)Have you heard of a saying like that?
That ajumma's the same.
I know.
But shouldn't I give her the opportunity?!
She says, because she likes me,
because she loves me, she doesn't want to be dirty anymore!
Ah, really!
Since I got it,
just leave it alone, please!
If that ajumma
throws away everything and comes to you, I'll believe it.
Then, I won't say anything.
If she doesn't, then it was all a lie.
Aish!
Yeah.
Oh, hello.
I heard you became an editor-in-chief!
Yes, thanks to you.
What do you mean? It was due to your own merit.
Sit.
Pardon?
You know Professor Kang's wife well, don't you?
Of course.
When I was new, I received a lot of help (from her).
In a little while, would it be possible for me to interview the two of you?
Sounds like it'll be fun.
Last year,when both of you came to the competition..
At that time, I got in a ton of trouble.
Oh Sunbae was being sought after so much, I was just waiting for the right time, and they got me big time.
I also read it and it was good, rich in content.
Even the photos were, just, art!
We did it because we had no other options, but
I don't much like media exposure.
Listen. Even if you don't like it, you should still do it.
If people were all like you,
what will they fill the pages with every month?
Honestly, isn't that the case? - Of course.
Would it be okay for me to telephone Oh Sunbae?
After I think about it a bit.
If possible, do it for her.
We'll work with your schedule.
Ah, really.
Ah, right!
It'll be good if we introduce Lee Seon Jae with them.
Omo! Awesome!
You know already!
Ah, of course!
We even included an article on the scholarship certificate ceremony.
He ordered me to honor it as much as possible.
Please let me know the amount.
The text...
You sent the text immediately as you were on your way out, right?
Yes.
In consideration of your dignity, Managing Director Kim.
It wasn't to leave evidence?
Since this isn't a normal transaction.
Well, deleting the record of a text,
how difficult would that be for Managing Director Kim?
As for me,
it was sort of a protest.
Since I have to run my errands well.
You're indeed meticulous.
I understand.
Will that do?
The chairman
ordered that you choose between the two.
The latter one.
I understand.
We will take steps for the handover.
Do so.
The investigation will continue. You have to stand for a trial as well.
I know.
I know it cost a lot to bring me home.
But what could I do, when I was about to die?
Take good care of the rest.
I'm about to talk about it.
The trial will progress as soon as possible,
and our goal is to receive verdict of not guilty in the first trial.
- Will it happen? - It would have to.
Based on what we've examined so far, it is possible.
The only thing is...
We need your consent.
Then...
Yes.
I got it.
Then, I'll proceed accordingly.
I should've taken him to a hospital.
You know he doesn't want to. I've asked him several times myself.
Coffee for me.
Yes.
Are you worried I'll take control of your dad?
Why do you keep bringing up hospitals?
It's from my pure heart worrying about Dad's health.
Ms. Oh Hye Won.
Go upstairs.
Yes.
Is there a problem with my company?
There could be.
Since you always have lots of problems.
Just forget it, would you?
I'm tired. Don't get started.
You two... Why don't you stop fighting now.
Huh?
Did you call on me?
Yes.
I called you to give you some pocket money.
It's okay.
Bring it to me.
Yes, Sir.
Chairman, it's fine. I didn't do much.
You've worked really hard all this time.
I don't know if I should accept this.
Of course. It's all from my heart.
Yes, then...
You've worked really hard all this time.
Would you wait for 20 to 30 minutes or so?
Yes.
It's for the delivery.
Why don't you eat before heading up?
No.
This.
Really?
It's fine.
Come to this address.
We'll discuss an important matter.
You're Lee Seon Jae, huh?
Yes.
I...
am Professor Jo In Seo's wife.
Oh. Nice to meet you.
I've heard a lot about you. I watched the concerto DVD, too.
Thank you.
Here at the owner's studio.
We're all alumni.
Come this way.
Come in.
Since I need a secret place.
Are you being followed?
This won't be easy.
That's what I'm saying.
Do you understand most of it?
You can see my life at a glance, can't you?
It's brutal.
Much more than I thought.
Now,
there will be more exposure.
I was hoping you would know.
Pretending ignorance,
if I kept my eyes closed,
Teacher would take care of everything.
I think I thought a little of that.
So,
are you embarrassed?
Are you getting all angry?
I used to say I love you every time I opened my mouth...
It's fine.
Let me ask you a favor.
For the next little while I
will act as if I'm on
very good terms with Professor Kang.
Endure that and let it go.
I don't want to be used,
and what I've gained until now and what I'll gain in the future,
and also even you,
I don't want to lose any of it.
So...
until I win over them,
hold my breath
and stay well hidden.
Try to play around school for the most part,
and act nicely to Professor Kang.
Don't ever tell him that you sent
the DVD to the overseas professor.
As for the lessons,
Jo In Seo will watch over you often and assist you.
You can do it, right?
Can't you take this chance to completely come out from under them?
Now is not the right time.
What if (while you wait for the right time), you're caught forever?
Last time when you
listened to The Piano Man and were crying so much
I really felt such heartache.
What did you hope for that you spent your 20's so regretfully?
It wasn't to make a living.
Not for
some kind of noble worth, either.
It was only
"I want to belong to the upper class."
With only that,
I grit my teeth and worked.
It's laughable, right?
Just only because of that did you spend your whole youth?
You want to ask me that, right?
It's funny.
It's incredibly funny.
But still, "Now is not the time.
Wait and see." Saying those things...
You...
If I weren't anybody...
If I weren't the Vice Chairman of the Arts Center,
if I didn't take care of myself using time and money,
would you still like me?
Yes. I'm a weed like guy so I don't calculate those kinds of things.
Don't use me as an excuse
and instead think of your life.
They say that the average life expectancy has grown longer so people live until they're 100 years old,
and if you're really unlucky,
the remaining 60 years,
you have to live it without love.
If you have the confidence to do that, you could do so.
Stop it!
Later.
Welcome.
You came early.
Yes.
What time do you have to wake up if you want to come out early at this hour?
You just have to leave 10 minutes earlier than calculated.
Ten minutes in the morning makes a huge difference.
I was speaking to the Chairman 10 minutes before I left,
about you, Ms. Oh Hye Won.
Tell me.
If it weren't for that call then around this afternoon the search and seizure would have been initiated.
The Chairman changed his mind overnight.
Don't show an unfit state.
The Oh Hye Wone that I know will voluntarily do it.
That's what he said.
It's a very important 10 minutes.
I trust that you will follow the legal process
and hand over the materials in their entirety.
Do you think that I would have done this work all
this time without that kind of preparation?
It is possible to get a suspended sentence with admission to some of the charges.
The CEO of some art gallery received an actual sentence, but that case was...
I very much dislike being compared.
The one and only in the said field.
That is my pride.
I acknowledge it.
Thank you.
As to the Prosecutor's Office, I've requested that they prepare to receive you as voluntarily turning yourself in.
The faster you do it the better, of course.
Let me ask you one thing.
Yes.
I wonder why...
you take it as a given that I would agree to it.
This is only the beginning.
I'll take my leave.
She means to hold out.
Well,
I expected that, too.
Is there something you secretly entrusted her with?
If not, how...
That's what I want to tell you, Stepmother.
When she has the book of Han Seong Sook's slush fund,
why would she agree to it?
Be quiet.
You have to be on the same side now.
He's right.
You, two...
Hand me over all the information you've collected to get on Oh Hye Won's weaknesses.
As for Chairwoman, reach out your arms to her and placate her for now.
Also emphasize that rumors or media reports did not originate from us.
As for you,
you just need to be careful with what you say.
Also, don't put Director Oh's calls through Chairman.
I understand.
Since I don't think I'm in charge anymore...
Okay.
You've worked hard.
The legal team feels confident it will be a suspended sentence.
I don't know what you're saying.
I will give you a report.
Since everyone in the planning department had to prepare for the investigation,
there was a disruption in the normal business,
but I will have it back to the normal state soon.
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Dear.
How will this place function without you?
Don't worry.
Okay.
Think carefully.
He wants you to talk with Managing Director Kim.
I understand.
This can actually be helpful.
You get to save some time.
Imagine she went there after handing everything over, the way Chairman Seo wants her to.
Yeah.
Okay.
Sorry.
Oh, not at all.
Please check on it.
Everything you entrusted me with was lead by Oh Hye Won, right?
There won't be a problem.
Of course that's how it should be.
- Welcome. - I hear Director Oh will go in (to prison) instead.
Well, we don't know much, so...
Please have a seat.
Once she's back, they'll revive her again.
That's not what I hear. This means they'll completely desert her.
Normally...
don't they go in willingly?
Oh Hye Won must have something big in her hand.
I don't know.
Honestly, it's been quite a while since I stopped considering me and my wife being on the same time.
Not just over this matter.
Calm down.
If you part your ways at a time like this,
everything you've been putting up with will go to ruins, won't it?
Pardon?
Normally, when one goes in like that,
in terms of compensating and taking care of the remaining family,
in your case, the next dean position will be secured.
Maintain your marriage.
Some began to make strong recommendations for Jo In Seo again.
With Lee Seon Jae,
true teacher and the favorite protégé.
I want you to do that.
What's going on with the interview?
I should do it, right?
My wife happens to agree to do it willingly.
Of course.
Let's do it this weekend. That's when we have time.
Only that day works for my wife too, I think.
Yeah.
You know the address to our home, right?
No, no. Just come.
I'll see you then.
Oh, Seon Jae.
You happened to be at school.
Yes.
Oh, the reason I called you is...
You have to come to my house on the weekend.
There's an interview with my wife. I'm going to introduce you too.
I heard there's going to be a send-away party for Min Woo that day...
What are you... This is more important to you.
He told me to be sure to come.
Hey!
Yes.
You bring Seon Jae with you that day.
Ah, yes.
You... must feel a little..
There's nothing good about such occasion.
Well, I have no choice.
Yeah... That's a cost, too.
Hey.
The rumor on your teacher is no joke.
Will you go out with me?
Will you get lost?
That's how you should respond to a rumor.
What rumor?
Huh?
Anyway, you should be firm with that kind of a girl.
She thinks she's part of a royal family.
Why?
Her mother is a total accurate fortuneteller and an expert at manipulating futures (contracts).
From Dean, there are probably quite a few professors (doing business with her) as well.
That's why Professor Kang favors her.
Then, perhaps...
Perhaps what?
No. It's nothing.
Director Oh should know pretty well, too.
It's like a kaleidoscope. (It's a strange world.)
I guess so.
That girl over there plummeted to the lowest class in a flash.
The dean used to be her academic adviser,
but she was instantly discarded after filing a complaint about the instrument.
She says she wants to quit school.
Why?
What else can she do when she can't take performance classes for her major?
She was discarded by the dean, so no one will accept her.
I'll call you on my way to your place on Saturday.
You're going to be okay.
Don't worry and just have fun.
See you that day.
Yes.
I'm sorry, but
since you said you wanted to play a duet last time.
Yeah.
Really?
It's my first, but I'll give it a try.
Here.
I'm all excited.
I'll try playing it first.
Okay.
Left hand is not so smooth.
Go on.
Where are you guys?
The student union.
I'm at an internet cafe.
Come quickly. To practice room #7.
Why?
We might be able to do it.
Do what?
Seriously. What is what?
Performance practicum.
How?
Come quickly. He's practicing on the piano.
No one other than... Lee Seon Jae.
- Really? - Really?- Really?
What is this?
Does it sound strange?
No.
We know her, but what's urgent is not this...
This here.
It's a set piece for our midterms,
but we all have to retake the exam.
We don't have an adviser, so we're viewed as not having taken the class.
But even if we retake this exam,
if we don't get at least a B+, it's an automatic F.
Take out your instruments quickly.
Will you play it for us?
O.. Okay.
I'll play this to the end first, so each of you tune on your own.
Let's do it properly after we've done that.
It's my first time playing this.
Okay.
Don't play too loud here.
You have to meet with the piano here.
Is that how it's supposed to be?
It's written there.
Let's try it again.
What is it?
Kids are having fun.
Oh my.
Why?
Is Lee Seon Jae inside?
Why don't you leave him alone, he's having a good time.
Hey. What time has he got for this?
Why are you being like this? That's also part of studying.
What study can he do with that kind of kids?
What do you mean, that kind of kids?
Hey.
Are you instigating the kids?
Oh, man...
Teacher Oh Hye Won.
I'm playing something called a quintet for the first time in my life.
I'm worried about having to go to your house,
but now I'm having a good time.
You said music conquers all.
It is to my regret that I can't share it.
I picked out your outfit to go with mine.
Won't you pick out one for Seon Jae as well.
I don't think he needs my help. He picked the one that suits his unique style.
O-k-ay.
Hey, Seon Jae.
My assistant will arrive a bit early.
I understand.
Yes, Sir.
I bet you don't want to come over.
Still come anyway.
Welcome.
Hello.
Did Min Woo tell you he won't be able to go to the University?
No, he just said that he'd be a bit late...
Call again to say that you we can't go. We should stay and help these people out.
Certainly.
Come on in.
Goodness, he looks so much better in person.
Come be introduced. You know Baek Seok, the monthly magazine?
She is the newly appointed editor.
Alright. (Acknowledging Seon Jae's bow of greeting)
You must let me have an exclusive interview, okay?
You heard, right?
Change your clothes.
Ah, that's right. We have a bit of time, no?
Yes. You can take your time.
Let's go upstairs.
What do you think of this?
My wife picked it out.
Why so uptight?
Change at leisure and come down.
There are so many classmate or same major couples in this field unlike others.
Aren't you being too business like right now?
Ah, ha ha.
We can be hot when we'd like.
To be sure, you seem more like lovers than married couple.
Gees...
Do you perhaps have any plans to have children?
I ask only because I heard a while ago say that you purposefully don't have children.
That was our plan, yes, but these days
she keeps on tempting me.
- We're trying. - Ah, I see.
I hope for good results.
What shall I ask next...
Ah, here he comes.
Wow, he looks nice.
You see, [that shirt] brings your face out completely!
We will take few shots of him playing, okay?
No pressure...
Take good shots, please!
Alright!
Play a piece you're comfortable with. Take a look at the camera once.
Let's play the one you've performed before. With an extension.
Seon Jae, won't you sit in the middle.
- That's right. Please do. - Go on, sit in the middle.
Sit, do sit down.
Alright, then I'll start taking some shots.
It's okay to smile a bit.
But you seem to have...
a bit of gap between. Can you two get closer?
That's right. It looks nice.
Secret Love Affair Preview
It meant that she was having a fling with a young man.
The Article 241 of the Criminal Code (adultery)...
Only the spouse of the adulterer has the right to put her in prison.
How much did Schumann cherish Brahms, huh? (Referring to Clara Schumann & Brahms' ironic love)
I've become Clara [Schumann] overnight, haven't I?
"We are departing in a car."
"The car carrying a piano follows us."
"As if to escape the infectious disease,
we drive avoiding the highway."
"When we're in front of the house..."