Flames Of Ambition
Episode 8
Look... Ajumma.
If people on the Internet make up things,
what am I supposed to do?
Even if I try explaining that your son has nothing to do with me,
would they believe me?
Netizens live for that kind of reaction.
The more excuses I try to make, the better.
So just let it go.
Let them go at it until they get tired and stop on their own.
Anyhow...
I'm sorry.
I've always been dealing with rumors so it's all right with me,
but I'm so sorry I left a black mark on your precious son's reputation.
Could you be more vulgar?!
Excuse me?!
What did you just say?
Aren't actors public figures?
How can you be so rude?
Why, thought I'd be all sweet and accommodating?
I hear you sent your lawyer to my agency and intimidated them?
You know... So many people have trampled on me over the years,
I get this strange urge to look up and stare right back at them when it happens.
It wasn't to intimidate anyone, we were just asking for a favor.
Really...
If it upset you, let me apologize.
No need to, really.
It's not like I don't experience it day in and day out.
If you have to apologize for things like that, how will you ever survive these times...
I'm well aware of how hard your life has been.
I knew it...
I'm still not done talking.
Care to tell me why I should keep listening to you, then?
You've already dug up everything there was to find out.
So I guess if I'm lucky, you might expose all my past?!
Don't worry.
I don't even know who your precious son is.
We just happened to end up in a photo together, as luck would have it.
So stop messing with me.
Because it makes my goddamned blood boil.
No need to get so carried away.
I was just trying to have a conversation.
And why would I talk with you, when we don't even know each other?
Then again...
You do have a point.
No need to get carried away over this.
Let's hear it, then.
Minjae spent his childhood in the States.
He only recently came back, so everything feels unfamiliar.
He's a naive boy, my Minjae.
I'm sure there isn't much we can do about those rumors on the Internet.
I wasn't trying to blame those on you.
Why the hell do you have to keep grilling me this way?
Since you say nothing happened between you two, I'll believe you.
- But... - Boy, I'm so grateful.
You even believe me.
But I'd like the situation to remain as it this.
Are we done?
I'm sure we won't have to meet each other again, but...
Kim Minjae?!
I kind of feel sorry for him.
At that age...
So hurry up and do it.
Did it go well, Ma'am?
She's no pushover.
Just ignore her.
If you keep provoking her...
Make sure those rumors stop.
I'm sure her managers were behind it.
They fabricate scandals like this to make their stars gain some popularity.
Think it's the first time this happens?
The chairman went through the same thing more than once.
Kim Minjae?!
I kind of feel sorry for him.
At that age...
Just for ten minutes, pretend to be my boyfriend.
Are we clear?
And what would you need that for?
So I can pester that ajumma a little more.
His personality, hobbies, favorite food, flowers and songs.
Find everything there is to know about Kim Minjae.
Just take it easy and don't go asking for trouble.
Isn't it even better for you?
The noisier things get,
the more frantically they'll try to settle them with fat envelopes?!
Hey...
Think chaebol are just a bunch of suckers?
Get them upset and they can become scary.
So let's see.
Let's find out who gets nastier.
Hey, you...
What's wrong with you?
Don't make a mess for no reason.
She walked all over me.
What?
And when that happens, I can't let it slide.
Come here a moment.
What is that all about?
What, Mother?
They're saying that Minjae is having an affair with some actress.
Of course not, Mother. An affair?!
Right, it can't be true...
Having affairs is what the chairman does.
It's nothing, Mother.
Let me go get changed.
My friend from Shinmun-Ro called.
She asked whether Minjae goes around messing with actresses.
Who spread such silly rumors?
Silly rumors?!
- Yes, Mother. - It was in the paper, silly rumors?!
Everything's been settled.
I'll go upstairs and get changed.
Keep an eye on Minjae.
Or any talks of marriage with Shinmun-Ro will fly out of the window.
Yes.
No need to worry.
Don't you worry.
Who do you think I would give my seat to?
My eldest doesn't have the confidence,
and Youngmin is more suited for academics.
Are you sure you weren't eying Youngmin as your heir?
Youngjun remains my best option.
Although he does defy me every now and then.
That's just because he's always been an upright fella.
That's not going to cut it when you run a business.
You go where the tide leads you.
Anyhow, thank you.
I didn't imagine you were thinking of Youngjun as your heir.
We need to get our hands on a shipyard.
That will convince me to go with Youngjun once and for all.
Don't you worry about that.
Whatever it takes, I'll get you that shipyard.
Great.
That's just great.
The dream of a lifetime is finally coming true.
Minjae.
Where are you now, Minjae?
Mom... I'm going up the mountains.
The signal is weaker, so the connection might drop any minute.
Come back home right now.
I can't hear you well.
Minjae.
Mom.
Mom, I'll call you again.
Minjae... Answer me!
Yahoo!
What did he say?
He made up his mind to make Youngjun his heir.
So get a written pledge, in case he ever changes his mind.
- Don't worry. - It's because he's losing it.
That's what Doctor Yoon says, that he's not mentally stable.
Have you forgotten who we're dealing with?
It was all a show to me.
He was just trying to pitch his sons against each other.
You just wait... He's perfectly fine.
Anyhow, you take responsibility.
Wow, Madam Nam... You're scary. It's your father-in-law, after all.
He should have given up his seat already.
So you're going to help, right? Deokseong.
It's not like it's the old mill down the street.
We're dealing with one of the top 3-4 shipyards in the country,
how are you going to make it yours?
Why, can't you aim a little higher than that?
Can you do that with a little pocket money?
Atlantic Group's cash flow shouldn't be all that great these days?!
Have I ever recommended any bad investment?
Just came looking to get a few paintings off that wall...
You still can do that.
And we could also have a date.
Those hands!
So is it strictly business today?
Central Shipbuilding is facing a cash crunch,
with rumors of an impending sell-off spreading all over.
I'll give them a lifeline, so deal with their draft terms.
Listen to her...
What are you, throwing the honey bucket at me?
I can just buy them back.
- And if things go wrong? - I'll give you something as collateral.
Afraid a few of your paintings won't cut it?!
Shall we go take a "walk" together?
How about company shares, as collateral?
That sounds more like it.
You still are attracted to me?
After all that abuse I put you through back in college,
I'd gnash my teeth at the sole thought...
Mountains you can't climb always look taller than they are.
Still, it does feel nice.
Can't believe you still like me.
You entrusted your company shares to her?! Mother, what is that all about?
Saying she needed it at the shareholder's meeting,
Youngjun's wife handed me this letter of attorney,
and I just signed it.
When?
Been a while?!
Why, did I do anything wrong?
Mother.
You know why your friend from Shinmun-Ro always acts so fierce?
She keeps her entire family in check.
Even her husband is hanging from her lips.
It's all because of company shares, Mother.
And that's because the late Chairman Park left her a majority stake.
He took so much of a liking to his daughter-in-law, even his three sons lost out.
Why obsess over a piece of paper?
Just because I signed some papers, what could she possibly do?
If you had been as crazy about shares as your friends,
then she truly couldn't have done a thing.
Mother.
You're the most important member of our family now.
Because, let's be honest...
What if something terrible happens to Father?
Who could ever take over the reins of Atlantic Group?
Only you can.
Only if you gain control of the group...
will things settle down peacefully.
What would I possibly know?
I've spent my entire life looking after the chairman.
You're still so young...
You want to spend the rest of your days answering to others?
If anything happens to the chairman, Youngjun or Youngmin will take over.
How can you trust anyone, Mother?
Are you telling me I shouldn't even trust my own sons?
Remember Daejin Group, which recently went bankrupt?
Why do you think a chaebol that big went belly up?
The brothers started fighting each other for control of the company,
and it was one lawsuit after another.
It's because it was a dysfunctional family from the get-go.
It's money that did it, Mother.
If Chairman Yang had taken care of it before he died,
nothing would have happened, but he suddenly dies and plunges them into chaos,
so while his sons where arguing over whose was this and that,
that huge group collapsed without a fight.
Then again, I should get a hold of this, shouldn't I?
Mother...
You are more than capable of it.
Why wouldn't you be suitable for the chairman's seat?
Those who hold a majority stake will win this battle.
I can certainly understand that, but I wouldn't have a clue anyway.
What would be the use of employees, then?
Same goes for Minjae's father, but Youngjun and Youngdae are too young as well.
They still can't hold a candle to Father.
Don't you agree?
I'll go make dinner, Mother.
By the way.
You sure can talk.
Where did you learn all those difficult words?
Just learning by ear, I guess.
Then again, I can't really trust anyone.
Did you look into it?
I see...
So she used Mother's shares as collateral...
All right, then. I will call you back.
I'll get dinner ready, come in.
Don't even think of pitching us against each other.
I might have my share of complaints about his wife,
but I don't want to turn my back on Youngjun.
Your father will have dinner, come in.
My brother will inherit the group.
I told you that it's not going to happen.
He's right about building a shipyard from scratch.
Stop trying to encourage my father.
Your older brother will steal the whole thing under your nose.
- He's just... - Ever heard of wolves in sheep's clothing?
You don't like the idea, do you?
A half-brother gaining control of Atlantic Group.
What would you know?
How do you think I spent the last ten years living here?
Who treats me like a human being in here again?!
Aeri is not the only one who treats me like that,
you beat her to it a long time ago!
So? What is it you've been doing?
I know what's going on with Atlantic Group like the back of my hand.
Its tangled web of connections,
every department's financial status,
all the politicians and bureaucrats backing the group,
the amount of bribes that go in and out,
even the secret accounts under a namesake.
I've been feeding off all that information over the years.
Are you out of your mind?
I wasn't expecting anything from you.
Since you'll only be a stepping-stone for Minjae.
Because, you know? You think too much, and that works against you.
That is all you do, since you have neither the will nor the ability to make it happen.
Think everything in life will go in accordance with your plans?
Tell me...
You've never really ardently desired anything, have you?!
You've never fallen into that abyss of sadness,
that burning desire for something you can't have that cripples you.
Because, you know? I've never been able to get what I wanted in life.
You?! Give me a break.
I'd even have a hard time claiming a single hair of yours belongs to me.
Minjae is all I have.
He's the only thing that can be mine.
How much longer will you keep hiding it?
Minjae is...
He must be told the truth, one day.
Until the day I die,
I will take that secret to the grave.
And I will make sure it remains so even after I die.
So keep your mouth shut.
Because if you do, then no one else will ever know.
Youngster.
*soup with beef/pork tripe and intestines
Is it the first time you try naejangtang*?
Ahh... No.
So why aren't you eating?
Why, is there a fly in the soup?
No... It's just that it's hot,
so I was taking my time.
All the best pork bits are in there.
Liver, ears, heart...
How can a man be so fussy with food?
Is it good?
Yes.
What's wrong with you?
So you say I never desired a thing?
Let go.
Have you ever thought how much I desire you?
Shouldn't you first convince me?
To believe that your feelings for me are sincere.
Let go...
Let me go!
Aren't you going to work?
I'm going now.
So why did you get up so late?
Have you looked at the clock?
It's not even seven.
I've always left for work at six.
I'm sorry.
Want to eat breakfast?
Did you have a fight?
What?
Last night was quite noisy.
Aigoo...
Always try to meddle, will you?
I thought something was wrong with you.
Because you stopped at one kid and there were no news after.
One is not enough.
Make another while you still can.
The chairman sounds a bit suspicious this morning, doesn't he?!
What does?
What are you, pretending you're losing it and then bringing us another hidden child?
Ehh Ehh.... Told you she was the last one.
Can't you even take care of your wife?
Why take it all out on him?
I'm hungry, let's eat. Darling, bring me breakfast.
Have anything to say?
Take my bedcovers back to your room.
I think Father was hinting at that.
What?
Just keep sleeping in the studio.
You're late, Chief?
I thought it was a board meeting, so why is it just family?
Because it must remain between us.
She says we should have an emergency shareholders' meeting.
A shareholders' meeting?!
Like it has been long since the last board meeting...
You know he's always wanted to make inroads into the shipbuilding sector.
So personnel changes are in order.
And why would you summon a shareholders' meeting for something like that?
Just let Dad...
Don't you know your brother has become the group's top shareholder?
Why don't you come sit here, while you're at it?
If you leave that seat to me...
I, well...
Am I not just a puppet with a title...
So you better wake up, before I'm forced to take a step forward.
Sounds good... Do it.
brother-in-law (husband's older brother)
Ajubeonim*.
Let's maintain our dignity, shall we?
Why, can't I even say that I like the idea?
I mean it.
Take a step forward. Go ahead!
Ehh... If this keeps up, we'll become like those dysfunctional families.
Youngjun will take care of it.
This is starting to become overbearing.
I tried my very best not to just start screaming at her,
but she sure likes to test my patience.
How can you talk like that?!
What?
Since you can't do it, I was forced to take matters into my own hands.
I have never asked you to do so!
You must take this opportunity and push your brothers out of the picture!
Hesitate even just a little, and they'll get strange ideas.
You must make it clear that you will become the next chairman.
Mother, listen.
I hear the granddaughter of your friend from Shinmun-Ro is really something?!
So put in a good word, and let's get her married to my Youngjae.
Looks like she already has someone in mind.
And who's that?
How would I know?
I just know that she does.
You really...
How can you do this to me?
What did I do?
I hear you introduced Minjae to her?
So why were you asking, if you knew already?
Was just testing you, Sis.
You...
How dare you talk to me like that?
Eonni.
If it weren't for my mother, think you would have married the chairman?
Hey!
Back then, the chairman had nothing much to his name.
His business went belly up,
and his wife passed away after giving birth to your husband.
If it weren't for me, who would have ever married Kim Taejin?
So now you turn your back on your benefactors?
Also...
Don't even think of calling me Eonni again.
How can you call me that... Forgot how old I am?
If you go by clan degrees, that's what it is...
Listen, if you really want to put it that way,
we're even more distant relatives than a third cousin!
Mother...
Ask your friend from Shinmun-Ro to make Youngjae her son-in-law.
So I can finally stretch my legs and find some peace.
What would you need to worry about?
The chairman said he's practically giving your husband half the company.
Think that sly fox will let him get away with it?
Youngjun's wife?
She's even starting to boss people around at the company.
It's all Youngjun's fault.
Look at Youngmin's wife.
She can't even look at Youngmin in the eyes.
I can't believe it...
If Nam Aeri is a sly fox,
Youngmin's wife is like an old fox with three tails.
I thought you said she was so naive and corny that you loved her...
Anyhow, I'll count on you, Eonni.
Mother.
Nayoung, where are you?
I'm here.
You're free today?
I found a maid.
Good idea.
Why bother doing all by yourself?
It's not like anyone would praise you for that.
I have a bit of a nasty temper, so I can't stand people being sloppy.
Anyhow, you sure can be cute at times...
Who, me?
Aigoo... How can those pretty lips say something like that so easily?
You have a nasty temper?!
I am a little... short-tempered, I meant.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Listen... I asked my husband last night.
Looks like he's got quite a lot of company shares.
So I wrote it down.
Produce shares 1.8 percent, construction 3.2 percent...
That's a lot!
- Will it help? - Of course. It sure will.
But you must not tell your mother-in-law.
3If she finds out, it'll be trouble.
She's on our side, too.
Aigoo... She's not.
She's still hanging from Aeri's lips.
All right, then. I'll handle it.
We're not asking for anything.
Not even the chairman's seat, so just give us a construction branch.
All right?
That's out of the question.
If that's too much...
The eldest son should inherit the group.
Only then there will be no arguments after Father passes away.
That's easy to say, but think everything will go according to plan?
Anyhow, I'm counting on you.
Are you leaving?
Mother, I'm going.
I'll leave her to you.
Thank you.
Fine... Let's start again from the beginning.
I can't take this anymore.
Every time I look at you, I'm so scared I get chills down my spine.
A word is all it would have taken, asking me to love you.
Then, I would bask in your embrace without a moment's hesitation.
You've always looked at me that way, whenever I tried to get closer.
If there was anyone who couldn't possess a single hair of yours,
it was not you, but me!
What kind of woman really hides behind that mask?
Want to go back?
Wouldn't there be a press conference for the film? You could...
Is it true that the man you're dating is Chairman Kim Taejin's grandson?
And did Director Kang Seonggu really use you as a model for his latest film?
The man in the picture is Chairman Kim Taejin's grandson Minjae, right?
Give us a comment.
Is it true you are an orphan?
Isn't that the reason why you refuse to reveal who your parents are?
Yes.
That's right.
Let's go.
When did you lose your parents?
- I don't know that. - Ingi...
Once I had grown up enough to realize it, I found myself at an orphanage.
Then, are you saying that you don't even know how you became an orphan?
I don't.
I neither know what they look like, nor who they are.
Then, did your parents really pass away?
So that's why I'm an orphan, I guess?!
Because if anyone was alive, be it my mother of my father,
then I wouldn't be an orphan, but just an abandoned child.
Aren't you crossing the line?
How can you tell them all the truth every single time?
Keep it up, and you can get seriously hurt.
Do you even realize how cruel the masses can get?
I'm sure right now they might show some interest,
at least every time new scandals about you pop up.
So we should satisfy their curiosity.
And how far will that go?
All the way, except the few things I need to hide.
Why, other than the fact you were an orphan,
what else must you hide?
That's everything laid bare!
You should at least tell me.
Everything there is to know about Baek Ingi.
Not to you.
Everyone but you.
Hey, Ingi.
We're business partners.
If it weren't for me, would you have made it this big?
So I'm working hard to pay my debts.
Let's give it a rest, Ingi.
I don't know what else is there to unveil,
but let's keep that secret.
Baek Ingi's veiled past, you know?!
Isn't it? Adding a little mystery.
Right... Let's go to my office.
Director Kang Seonggu is waiting.
"Who Shot the Swan" will become your best work.
Nayoung!
Eonni!
Just sit.
I need to go right back and finish cooking dinner.
Don't you have anyone helping you?
How have you been?
You haven't changed a bit. Thought I'd start seeing some wrinkles.
Am I that old?
Then again, we're only one year apart.
Why...
Really, how have you been?
- Well... - Why do I even bother asking...
Sorry. For not helping you.
I'm doing fine.
I'm still looking after my in-laws.
Youngmin had been doing lectures,
and with his salary we can barely pay Minjae's tuition.
- I kept telling myself to come visit you, but... - Nayoung.
I said I'm doing just fine.
Has it been ten years... We haven't seen each other for that long!
I'm not drinking tea.
But I'll pay for it.
Let's meet more often.
I have a little more time these days.
And ever since Youngmin started working for the company, things have gotten better.
People might think being a chaebol group's son means living in luxury...
Nayoung.
Right... Let's not talk about that.
It will only sound like an excuse, wouldn't it?
I just wanted to see you before going back, that's all.
So we could have met at a nicer place.
And what would I know about Seoul?
This looked easy to find, so...
If you're busy, just go.
I can go now.
Since I've seen you.
Anyhow, I'm really nasty.
Eonni, sorry.
Forgive me for apologizing to you in this manner, too.
What would you need to be sorry about?
What happened to Kang Jungu?
Was he really executed?
Nayoung... Just go.
You said you need to finish cooking dinner.
I almost forgot about Jungu Oppa.
Anyhow... You and your luck.
If only things had gone a little better for him.
Now he'd be doing just fine.
Let's get up.
Eonni.
Let's keep in touch.
Let's call each other more often.
Who else do I have left, if not you?
Same goes for me.
You're the only one I have left.
If people heard us, they'd probably think we're laughable.
What is this?
I don't know how things got to this point.
It's already gotten dark.
So just hurry up and go.
What if your mother-in-law complains later?
This is why I hate Seoul so much.
Back in Bangeojin, the sky would be filled with stars at night.
Eonni.
Just spend the night here.
I can't do that.
I'll go tell my in-laws and come out. You can go eat dinner somewhere.
I need to go back now.
And who's waiting for you?
I'm living with plenty of people back at home.
Who?
There are elders who have nowhere else to go,
so they're living with me.
And who pays the bills?
Don't I run a restaurant?
Where Dad's ironworks shop used to be.
So, what, you're making money just to look after those elders?
Eonni, are you out of your mind?
How can you waste money that way? You should worry about yourself first!
Didn't I tell you I was doing fine?
You have a daughter.
That one you brought from the orphanage.
Just raise her well, that'll be more than enough.
I'll get going.
If I'm not there, nobody will feed them.
We have an angel in the family.
Look at the time... I'll miss the train.
I'll get going, uh?
I can call you again, right?
Whenever I miss you.
I said spend the night here!
Look at the time... I'm in trouble.
Eonni!
I've spent all these years thinking about you.
Whenever I felt like dying,
thinking of you helped me get back on my feet.
Why don't you leave all this to your wife?
I'm sure she's only doing that because Dad told her.
I just feel powerless, these days.
Don't try to go against Dad's wishes.
You know how he is.
You might not know because you spent all those years outside,
but the company is in a pathetic state.
You know his style.
Everything living and dying by his rule of thumb.
And the result is that the cracks are starting to show all over.
So that's why he needs you.
If you inherit the group from Dad, things will change.
Everyone is expecting that to happen.
Dad must cut his ties with my in-laws once and for all.
But he still owes them a lot.
But it's my father-in-law who gets all the benefits.
He's acting as if the group's vault was his own pocket.
Just hang in there until this is over.
Once we've finally acquired that shipyard Dad so...
That's not going to work.
The days when you'd worry about the repercussions later are long gone.
Acquiring an ailing company is not illegal.
But the acquisition process must be fair and square.
You can't just force them into a corner to later acquire them on the cheap.
Hyung...
You can't let the ethics schoolbook dictate how your run a company.
If you had to acquire it at market value, you could just build it from scratch.
Suggesting Dad's way is wrong a priori...
Youngmin.
What?
I never imagined I'd hear something like that from you.
That's how the world goes 'round, I wasn't suggesting it's what I think.
From the very moment you joined the company, I felt elated.
I finally felt we could do things right.
Now is not the matter. Dad is on his way out, anyway.
Just wait until you inherit the company,
then you can run it the way you want.
All right, let's not talk about that.
It's obvious what would happen if we tried to argue with Dad.
The only reason I quit school and joined the company was to help you.
I have no ulterior motives.
So once things settle in your favor, I'm going back to school.
So you're going to help me, right?
All right... Let's not argue.
I'm sorry, Mother. Something suddenly came up.
I've had dinner, and Minjae and the chairman are eating together.
Minjae is back?
The chairman made him pepper pot.
Blow on it. It's so hot it'll hurt your palate.
Any good?
Yes.
Try this out as well.
When it comes to fish entrails, this is the tastiest bit.
Why, does it look disgusting?
No... I even had naejangtang in the countryside.
Naejangtang?!
Wow... Now our Minjae is a full-fledged Korean!
You must have been raised on hamburgers.
Go ahead.
Yes.
Oh... Darling. Minjae did quite the sightseeing.
So don't scold him.
He was so worried you would, you could see him tremble.
Why would I, Father?
Minjae.
I'll be right back.
Where are you going at this hour?
I got this from the coffeehouse I often go to,
so I was going to give it back.
- Is it that urgent? - I have my reasons.
What reasons?
It's a secret.
You're already back?
I came to give these back.
Come on in.
Raise Minjae well.
Youngdae and Youngjun didn't do much of a good job with their children.
I don't want to see Minjae's name end up in a newspaper like for them.
You don't really need to bother.
And you said you could make coffee without a pot,
but I see you didn't make any?!
Back in the US, we'd just pour coffee in boiling water when we'd go camping,
but looks like I can't do it by myself.
So how did you endure it without coffee?
It was a lot of fun.
You want it black?
With some milk, for once.
But I made you some killer coffee...
Then, just give it to me.
Take your time, no need to rush.
Why bother spending all that money to come back on a plane?
I had to bathe the grannies.
Like there wasn't anyone else who could do it?!
I thought I'd sleep over, but I didn't feel at ease in Seoul.
Are you still looking for Hyejin?
No...
Why should I look for someone who's dead?
Right...
No use looking for her.
But I still can't believe it.
That Hyejin could be dead.
She would never kill herself that way.
Not Hyejin.
Can I have a word with you?
Do you have any complaints about me?
So why do you keep trying to avoid me?
I just took a little trip.
I'm asking if you're trying to hide anything from me.
Not really...
Didn't you surf the Internet while on your trip?
I told you the battery went dead.
I have nothing to hide.
Baek Ingi.
You look like you don't even know who that is?!
Who's that?
The actress.
I've never really heard that name before, Mom.
Then, what is this?
So I guess you have no idea about this, either?!
It was on your desk.
Ahh... Her?!
Right... Seongjae Hyung said she's an actress.
So you don't know her.
- On the day of Grandpa's birthday... - I've heard the story.
And I've seen those photos of you with her on the net.
She just asked if I was her fan, and signed it.
With lipstick?
She didn't have a pen.
You sure have learned to tell a good lie.
Mom...
You know?
Unless she's someone I will marry, I'm not going to date anyone.
- A little date won't hurt, but this... - You know, Mom?
I will only love one woman in my entire life.
Really?
Yes.
You can rest assured.
Mom...
Then, I guess I can burn this?!
Don't do that.
Seongjae Hyung said he will sell it.
At a nice price.
I'll buy it. Happy now?
No more secrets.
Minjae spent his childhood in the States.
He only recently came back, so everything feels unfamiliar.
He's a naive boy, my Minjae.
I'm sure there isn't much we can do about those rumors on the Internet.
I wasn't trying to blame those on you.
But I'd like the situation to remain as it this.
Should I take him away from her?
I wonder what the look on her face would be...
- Who is Atlantic Group's Kim Minjae, Rumored to be Dating Top Star Baek Ingi -
Oh, my God!
Shouldn't these paintings match, if you want to sell something?
Replace that with the one in the back.
Oh, you're here?
Just a sec.
How could you lack that much sense?
I told you it wasn't for sale. Just emphasize its selling points.
I was too busy to come, so I called you. Sorry.
I wanted to pay a visit anyhow, so all the better.
There's a nice atmosphere here.
You know paintings?
Back in New York, I would often go to galleries.
The whole city is filled with them.
Right, you lived in New York!
Sorry...
Why do I keep getting the idea you're just an ignorant housewife?!
That's another prejudice of mine.
I guess.
If there's any painting you like, tell me.
I'll give it to you as an apology.
All these paintings are very expensive.
I wouldn't give it to you for good,
just keep it at home for a while and give it back when you're tired of it.
Thanks, I will.
All right, then. Look around.
Good timing.
I was just about to call you.
You better take responsibility.
If anything goes wrong, my father will have me killed.
Right... Let me introduce you to someone.
Nayoung, come here.
You know, right?
My brother-in-law's...
Professor Kim's?
She's Kim Youngmin's wife.
Aigoo.... You're such a beauty!
Say Hi. He's Park Deokseong.
His father is one of the biggest shots in town, Park Sundol.
Hey...
Why mention my father's name? It embarrasses me just to hear it.
He's an old-fashioned man, you know...
His name was given to him by his grandfather,
and at first it wasn't Sundol, but Makdol*.
*"last baby," or "end of the line"
That's fun?!
Anyhow, it's a pleasure to meet you.
How are you?
My name is Yoon Nayoung.
There are rumors you're trying to forcibly oust my father.
Let's end it in a month.
If you didn't bring your car, care for a lift?
I'm afraid you can't do it by yourself?!
dAll right, I get it. Let's give it a try.
What if that old fart really goes batty and tries something funny?
Can I use your laptop a second?
It's a secret to my mother.
So you don't know who I am?! But I'm sure you know Yang Insuk.
Try to be more condescending, I said!
Dad already lost on points here. No, it's a K.O.
Let's have a talk.
We have a lot to talk about.