Episode 25
Maru.
What just happened?
What did I just see?
How did this happen?
You should've been more careful.
What were you trying to do with Bom?
What were the two of you doing?
Do what?
I was trying rice wine with Mr. An.
Kang Maru,
I think there's a misunderstanding.
Bom said the rice wine had a strange smell,
so I just came to check on it.
Forget it.
You should go.
There's someone waiting outside.
Who?
That's why he wanted to be here?
To mess around with some employee?
Did he do that for that girl?
I won't let either of you off...
Aran.
You should've said hi.
Why? What's wrong?
It's cheap and distasteful.
How low you can get?
How could you fool around with an employee?
What are you talking about?
I saw everything.
I saw you in the kitchen with her.
Choi Aran, my god...
I am speechless.
I don't believe this.
What are you doing?
She said the rice wine smelled,
so I went to check on it.
Did it look so bad?
Really?
You should take a look.
I'm worried about the rice wine.
Forget it.
Stop it. It was a misunderstanding.
Why would I fool around,
when I have a beautiful girlfriend like you?
Wait, are you jealous?
What? No!
Oh, I like this.
Seeing you jealous and all.
There's no time to joke around.
Do you know what just happened?
I thought demotion to the wine bar
was enough of a jinx,
but now we're really doomed.
The internet's a scary place.
Forget the heir's fiance.
Not anyone would be
able to resolve this.
Keep up the good work.
Oh Bom!
There's an uproar online because of you.
An uproar?
Because of yesterday?
So you know.
So why did you
exacerbate matters yesterday?
If the customer is mean,
just tolerate it and keep quiet.
We wouldn't have this problem, then.
Jinsu, what do you mean by that?
Bom hasn't done anything wrong.
No... I mean...
If Bom didn't talk back,
and got on her knees when told,
we wouldn't have had any problems.
It's because she didn't do as told
that we're in this mess.
Look at this!
Those are all lies!
People online don't care about
what true and what's not!
Whatever is salacious
gets read and stays popular.
We're done for.
Mr. An and I are done for now.
Jinsu!
What are you talking about?
The thing is...Taeho, so...
Bom, can I speak with you for a moment?
I'm sorry, Bom.
You must be upset over this.
It's ok.
I should've let it go,
but I wasn't able to do that...
Man...
I feel even worse now.
I'm really worried that this issue
will mean more trouble for you.
You don't need to worry about such things.
And turn a blind eye to
the stuff being said online.
You're in the right, and that's all that matters.
There are witnesses at the store.
They'll find out that the stuff online isn't true.
It won't reflect negatively on you.
So keep your head up.
You're the positive type. Its your strong suit.
Acting all caring and stuff...
He should've prevented it from happening at all.
What did Mr. An say?
He said not to worry.
It's all talk.
It's not all talk.
He really cares.
It's been stressful for me,
but I'm glad you're here for me.
I can share my gripes with you.
Silly girl.
The postings show malicious intent.
I checked it just now, too.
The story doesn't add up.
Still, the person is said to be a famous blogger,
and definitely came to our wine bar.
It seems like there were in fact some issues.
I'll call Mr. An for a detailed account,
and report to you right away.
Taeho has been working really hard.
It's upsetting to see this happening
so many times in a row.
Don't you worry about that.
When a man is out in the real world,
he might run into tough situations.
At least Taeho has you, ma'am.
As Taeho's father, I envy him.
You're something else...
With your jokes and all.
Yes.
I'm back from the wine bar.
What was the issue?
The blogger posted with malicious intent.
How can someone lie through their teeth like that?
There must've been a reason for it.
It's a relief if none of it is true,
but it's already been posted online.
We can't just sit back and watch.
We need to deal with the situation.
Let me know what the PR team
is planning to do.
I'll take care of this.
I hate seeing such trivial rumors
affecting Taeho at the workplace.
Whose ancestral rite is it?
It isn't grandfather's yet,
so it must be in stepmom's family.
Shh.
You shouldn't be so unruly at a memorial.
So what? If it's someone in
stepmom's family,
we're not really family anyway.
Jia, watch yourself.
You're here.
Hello, stepmom.
Oh, hi.
I told you this wasn't necessary.
Why do something I didn't ask of you?
I was preparing anyway.
We should have a service for your father.
Oh, that was refreshing.
Wait, what's the spread for?
It must be for an elder in Gukhui's family.
Today is father-in-law's memorial.
Oh!
That's why you were in the kitchen this morning.
This is so upsetting.
Why is my precious son preparing a memorial spread
for someone else's family?
What a disgrace to the Choi family name!
Did you make him do this?
Make him prepare a spread for your father?
Clear the spread.
Gukhui.
Mother, stop being like this.
Alright, mom.
What's the big deal?
How is this not a big deal?
The sky might fall, and the ground shake.
The only Choi son for two generations,
cannot observe another family's ancestral rite!
Why are you taking care of the Bae Family?
Mom, stop.
You make changes
when circumstances call for them.
Yeah, Grandma. Calm down.
Mom, stop throwing tantrums.
What's wrong with observing my in-law's memorial?
It's Aran's maternal grandfather,
and he really cared about me.
I can't be witness to this.
It's such a disgrace.
Disgrace!
Mom!
Mom, where are you going?
This is the right house.
How do I call her outside?
Cuckoo.
This is unbelievable.
What has my son become
after marrying into that family?
Huh? What?
What are you doing at someone else's house?
Don't tell me you're trying to pee over there.
No, ma'am.
Don't try it with me.
It's not like that.
Hey!
I don't know you are,
but what kind of man are you?
If you want to pee,
just say so, and do it.
A man his age, yet he's so timid,
just leaning there.
Clear the table.
I'm sorry for saying this so often,
but you know how my mother is.
I know her well.
Even when you were living with another woman,
she'd find me to observe the rites for your father.
Even when I was married to another man.
I don't know why Mom was like that.
In those days, she would spew
all sorts of accusations on me.
The reason you left the house,
the reason I lost Paran,
and the reason the company went down for awhile,
was all because I didn't prepare
her husband's memorial, and ambitious.
Why mull over what an elderly person rants about?
Yeah, Gukhui.
She may be my mother,
but she crosses the line a lot.
I'll apologize for her.
Gukhui, don't be like that,
and pay your respects to your father.
Yes.
I'll go look for Mom.
She's probably at the seniors' center,
betting on cards.
Go ahead and pay your respects.
Jungmi.
What?
What are you doing here?
You thought I wouldn't find you
if you ran away?
If you make a mistake...
Hey, I already told you.
It wasn't a mistake.
It didn't mean anything.
If it wasn't a mistake,
then it must've been love.
What nonsense!
You're already in my heart.
Hey, what's wrong with you?
Do I look that easy to you?
- I'll just finish... / - Stop.
Jungmi.
Can't I love you?
Is love a crime?
Yes.
Do you know who I am?
You don't even know me.
You can't love someone you don't know.
I think about you all day.
I think about you when I close my eyes,
and when I open my eyes.
When I eat,
I see your face.
When I am peeing,
I see your face in the toilet.
Stop being trifling and get lost.
I'm saying this for your sake,
go home, take a cold shower,
and forget my face.
Got it?
I won't ask you to be my woman,
just go on three dates with me.
I can show you what kind of man
I really am.
Alright, alright.
Jungmi! Jungmi!
Go!
Jungmi, this isn't...
No...
Jungmi. Jungmi!
You! Go!
Shoo. Go!
Leave!
Jungmi.
Think about it.
I'll come back tomorrow.
How refreshing.
You're not cold?
No.
I have my scarf.
Don't hold it in.
You can tell me if you're worried or upset.
What do I have to be worried about?
I didn't do anything wrong.
Yeah, you're right.
So tell me you're frustrated,
and upset, and throw a tantrum, okay?
I don't know.
I don't know if that's what it is.
I just think
there's nothing I can do about it.
I'm powerless, with no connections,
so I run into difficult situations.
Even if I try to toughen up,
there's something dark that's holding onto me,
and it won't let me go.
I can't go forward,
and I can't turn around.
Is this too serious for you?
Oh Bom.
I won't let you get upset or hurt.
Don't worry.
Oh, Kang Maru.
You look so cool right now.
You don't know this about me,
but I am cool.
Man, I hope this blogger doesn't try to
clean me out with a lawsuit or something.
It'll all be okay.
I mean, I'll work it out.
Cheers.
Huh? Isn't that Bom?
Maru?
Are they dating?
They kept denying it.
Hey, Bom.
You're back from your cram school?
Don't you have something you want to tell me?
I hope you take the college entrance exam again.
With dad passing away and all,
I can understand you not doing well.
But if you study another year,
you can get into a decent school next fall.
So let's get back to studying, alright?
Whatever.
That's not the issue here.
Why, what's wrong?
Bom, you're dating Maru, aren't you?
What do you mean?
I saw it all.
You two getting chummy at the playground.
We weren't being chummy, we were having a talk.
What, you guys are arguing already?
It's not like that.
We're not dating.
You can't fool me.
Oh Ga-eul,
you broke into my piggy bank, didn't you?
Piggy bank?
I don't know what you're talking about.
It was you!
You wretch.
How could you break into my piggy bank?
Unbelieveable!
The moment Mr. Ma saw Bom's photo,
he pestered me about introducing them...
How do I bring this up?
If I say the wrong thing,
Bom will just yell at me, forget about a date.
Ga-eul, stop coming home late!
Mom, I'll sleep in your room tonight.
Look at this girl.
What is it?
Why is her face so red?
I'm back.
Oh, my Bom.
You've had a long day, haven't you?
Why do you look so tired?
Is your boss mean to you?
That's not it.
Is he asking you to pay for the broken plate?
It's not like that.
Have you ever had strange customers
while you were doing business?
Of course I have!
Running a restaurant is really about the people.
From people who refuse to pay,
claiming the food was bad,
to guys who demand money
because of hair they put in their own food.
My, my.
Don't you remember?
The man who asked for his dental bill
when I hit him after he harassed me.
That man was something else.
Why deal with those people?
You can work part-time till you die,
but it'll take centuries
to pay off that debt.
That's why you should get married.
Yeah, marriage. Why not?
Then we can pay off our debt,
and buy you a house.
If I can get all that, sure.
You...you're for real?
You said it yourself.
Yeah, yeah.
Look at the comments online.
What do they know about me?
I didn't do it.
The blogger is lying.
Okay.
- Hold up. / - Oh my!
Maru.
What are you doing here at this hour?
Did you leave something behind?
That's not it.
I wanted to confirm something.
I need to go home.
What are you looking for?
Are there surveillance cameras here?
Only by the entrance.
We can't install them in here,
think of the customers' privacy.
I see...
What's wrong?
If we had that,
at least we can solve the blogger issue.
We should've filmed that.
I thought it was something important.
Get out, go.
You saw it all, too, right?
Can you write what you saw online?
I think that'll be a sure-fire way.
I don't know about that.
I was so busy that day
I don't remember what exactly happened.
But why are you so concerned?
Stop meddling,
and keep your mouth shut.
You'll just get yourself into more trouble.
I have to ask you something.
About what the blogger wrote.
Did you know it's all a lie?
I know a bit,
from what Taeho told me.
The thing is...
Because of the negative review,
my friend is having a hard time.
Can you solve this problem for me?
It's that part-timer, right?
Yes.
Alright.
Don't worry about it.
It's unfortunate that one part-timer
has caused such a big issue,
but what can we do?
The company should manage its affairs,
so we should take measures as well.
It's not her fault...
Alright. I got it.
Yes, thank you.
It's no trivial thing, that negative review.
It topped the search engine search rankings.
The bigger a rumor gets...
the truth will come out, too.
Don't worry too much about it.
Alright.
It needs to be solved soon.
Are you sure the part-timer didn't do something
when you weren't looking?
I can guarantee she didn't.
I know that employee well.
Alright, that's good then.
Be cautious of what you do
until this problem gets solevd.
Yes.
Aran has been working very hard
to get you back to HQ.
Make sure that it won't be in vain.
I'm don't want to go back to HQ yet, dad.
Taeho,
I've never asked you to be ambitious,
and I'm not going to start demanding it now.
But knowing how to use opportunities
you get is also a strength.
If you have the chance to return, you should.
You can do so much more at HQ.
Sometimes I feel that Aran is smarter
than you when it comes to these things.
How have you been?
Oh my, how is it that
you're keeping an eye on your in-laws
so openly?
Oh, I'm Aran's aunt.
I see.
I haven't heard of you,
but nice to meet you.
Oh my.
Hey, Aran.
My dear...
Are you going to work?
You must be busy.
I wanted to apologize for
the little tantrum I threw at the office
the other day.
Look at what I brought.
Come on, take it.
Cheongbin, with a scrooge mother like yours,
do you even own a proper purse?
For women, it's husbands, then purses.
Take this with you on your dates with Taeho.
Yeah.
I don't know what happened,
but take the purse.
Apologizing alone won't cut it.
This is better than nothing.
I don't like stuff like this.
My, how come?
Do you know how much it is?
I'm busy. I have to get going.
Aran. Hey Aran!
That wretch is forever ignoring me.
My.
I'll be her mother-in-law soon.
She could pretend to accept my apology
since I came all the way to here.
Seonyoung,
just leave that here then.
I'll let her know when she comes back from work.
No, I'll...
I'll come back again.
No worries...That'll be too much of a hassle.
It's no hassle.
No, no.
Oh, my.
Just forget about
the stuff on the internet.
I can say how frustrated I am,
but I don't have anyone to hear me out.
Mom, what have you been doing
at the restaurant while I was away?
The restaurant has to be clean
to attract more customers.
That's how to earn their trust.
You're not going to work?
I told you this morning that it's my day off.
Part-timers have days off, too?
If it's your day off,
you should try to look for one-off gigs.
I wanted to do that, too.
But I want to take the day off today.
What a luxury.
The young shouldn't rest.
Times are hard enough as it is,
you should be working tirelessly.
That's why...
you should find a decent man,
who is stable, and get married...
Mom, you keep telling me to get married.
You think anyone can get married?
Do you know how expensive it is?
My older friends say,
even when they want to marry,
they can't even propose because of money.
But us...
So you should... I mean...
Darn.
Hey, Maru.
I wanted to say not to worry.
I looked online a while ago,
and there are comments that support you, too.
Really?
I wasn't even thinking about it,
I've been helping my mom with work.
Yes, that's good.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Look at that. That's really mean.
Hello, everyone.
That's right. She was in the wrong,
but she's trying to cover it up.
What are you looking at?
No, it's nothing.
Don't be like that. Show me, too.
You're making me curious.
It's for your eyes only.
I felt bad for the part-timer girl,
and wanted to post this online...
But I don't want to make things worse,
and be caught in the middle.
Here, look.
Can I make a copy of this?
Oh my, no.
If I get involved,
it'll be a pain in the neck.
I'll make sure you're not affected by it.
I'll say I filmed it.
I'm telling you...
Then I won't be a part of it, alright?
I wanted to post this online myself,
but I'll hand it over if the company wants it.
I should've checked to see if
there was footage available.
Please get Bom out of this mess.
And I hope this won't affect the store anymore.
Thanks, Maru.
Don't worry about Bom anymore.
We should've had employed a unit to handle this.
I feel like we've just wasted time.
Once things spread online,
there's no way of stopping it.
The posting online has also dragged the company
through the mud. What should we do?
It's spilled milk.
It's not Taeho's fault.
I want to think of this an opportunity.
They call it noise marketing.
If we can solve this problem,
and put Punggildang's name out there,
we can restore our reputation at the same time.
Isn't that better?
The internet was up in arms yesterday,
and all we thought of was to
find the blogger and pay them off
to solve the problem?
Think of how huge this issue is.
That won't cut it.
It's because bloggers love free things.
We thought we could solve it with money.
That would mean admission of guilt.
Mr. An will be found at fault, too.
Or we can say it was the part-timer's fault.
I called Mr. Yang, and he told me
the part-timer didn't do anything wrong.
I was just about to bring this to you.
It's a video of the blogger throwing a tantrum.
Isn't it unbelieveable that
she did all this, and still
posted that review online?
So? What are you going to do?
What do you mean?
We have to take measures.
We have to post the video online,
and help the part-timer restore her reputation...
Taeho, are fanning the flames,
or trying to end things?
Let's say we post this online.
Then what about the managers
who let Bom get on her knees?
You could get in more trouble for this.
That's obviously my fault.
Stop being foolish.
Once this is smoothed over,
you'll be back at HQ in no time.
I'll handle this,
so back off on this one.
And what do you plan on doing?
We won't be negatively impacted, to say the least.
Don't worry.
Where's that part-timer?
Bom?
She isn't here today.
She dragged the company through the mud,
and now she's in hiding?
It's not like that.
It's her day off.
I would like to warn everyone here.
It's been a little crazy online,
and I need everyone to watch themselves.
If you keep gossiping,
it could get the company in more trouble.
The company has to be steadfast,
for everyone to be alright.
Yes.
You're not going to kneel?
Kneel, right now!
I apologize.
You should've done so earlier.
(Letter of Apology)
Oh Bom...
Everything will be over once you apologize.
What's wrong with kneeling once? Or even twice?
(Entry has Posted)
(Letter of Apology)
(Oh Bom)
This is the kind of money a part-timer
like you can never touch, even in a year.
It's unfortunate how things panned out,
but what can we do.
The part-timer really went through it,
and helped save the store and Mr. An.
I'm relieved.
This is how this industry's like.
Mr. An must've agreed.
Why else would he make her write that apology,
while he got off scot free?
That's what I'm saying.
That girl was in the wrong.
That's why she wrote an apology letter.
They should reveal her identity
and prevent her from getting jobs.
Punggildang's managers didn't do anything wrong.
It was the part-timer's fault.
Choi Aran,
what did you do?
Come see me right now.
Huh? Maru, what is it?
Where's Mr. An?
He just left.
Coward!
What about your change?
What a weird man.
He kept looking at me.
I'm back.
You've had a long day.
I need to head home for a minute.
Hello?
Is anyone home?
Yes, Mr. Yang.
Hi, Oh Bom.
One moment.
I'll call you back.
Who are you?
Is Oh Bom...
I asked you to protect Bom.
Why did you frame her for everything,
when she did nothing wrong?
I'll fix this, no matter what.
Let me be honest with you.
There's no one here that
will take your side.
I never wrote an apology letter.
Choi Aran!
What nerve.
You frame her and then fire her?
She's just a part-timer.
Why do you care?
She's the type to sell her soul
for money.
I already told you!
Over my dead body.
I'm a divorcee,
and I even have a child.
What's wrong with that?
You're not in your right mind.
Please accept my feelings for you.
How could you?
This is fraud. Fraud!
Mom.
I don't want to see you.
You're fired.