(Episode 23)
What is this?
Are you crazy?
Why don't you listen to me?
What are you going to do now?
What are you going to do?
I know what you want to say.
Don't worry.
I just told the truth.
I said nothing wrong.
This is the right way.
This is how you write a script.
Go home.
Gosh, that was embarrassing.
That was so embarrassing.
I must be out of my mind.
I must be crazy.
Gosh.
He should be going home. Where is he going?
(Rak Pasta)
Mum, I can't have dinner with you tonight.
Let's have dinner some other day.
You're out of your mind.
You won't be able to get married now.
Don't let go of the girl you're seeing right now.
She found your cancer for you,
and she even went to the hospital with you. Don't let her go.
If you let her go, you might never...
be able to get married.
You'll have to live alone for the rest of your life.
Stop crying, Mum.
Stop crying.
If things don't work out with her,
no other girl will want to date a man who had breast cancer.
They won't even consider going out with you.
They won't think of you as a man.
The whole country found out. My goodness.
What will happen to you?
Stop crying.
My poor son. What will you do?
What if you can't get married?
What's the big deal?
I won't get married then.
So...
stop crying, Mum.
The phone is turned off.
(Don't run away from someone you love.)
Watch where you're going.
Isn't Hwa Shin here yet?
Gosh.
What a mess!
That brat.
What is this?
(Request for Leave of Absence)
When did he leave this here?
Come in.
Can you reach Hwa Shin?
No?
Gosh.
He disappeared without saying anything to you?
Yes.
All right. You can go now.
Gosh.
(Lee Hwa Shin)
He told me to go home.
It turned out that some of the questions in the final mock exam...
that was held right before the college entrance exam was leaked.
Students are left in shock with the exam only a few weeks away.
Reporter Kim Sung Bae will tell us more about it.
The phone is turned off. Please leave a message.
I'm sorry.
You're his friend, so I thought you might know.
Do you have any idea where Mr Lee could be?
I'm looking for him, too.
I'll make sure he comes back safely. Don't worry.
I lost. He won.
Mr Lee.
The phone is turned off.
Why did you accept his request for an interview?
He disappeared right after the news.
He's not picking up his phone. No one knows...
whether he's alive or dead.
Really?
He must have been so embarrassed...
that he ran away to a place even I don't know about.
The test result...
was fine, right?
Of course.
Did he come to get the result alone?
Yes. Everything was fine.
(I hope our country will be a place where minorities can be happy.)
Let's break up.
The Chinese government has decided to provide North Korea...
with three million dollars of support after their flood damage.
The flood caused by Typhoon Lionrock...
resulted in more than 130 deaths...
and around 400 missing residents in North Hamgyeong Province.
Reporter Kim Sun Young will tell us more about it.
After Typhoon Lionrock struck...
My gosh, that punk.
It seems like you've been waiting for me.
I've been waiting for you.
I've been totally torn apart. Follow me.
- Take him. - Come here.
- You make me laugh and cry. - Follow me.
- Go out. - Just a second.
- Go out. - Don't care about him. Carry on.
Carry on.
Get in here, you punk.
Oh, my. You came.
Where have you been?
- Are you okay? - Whatever.
You're going on live.
- What? - What?
- I don't want to. - Then why did you come?
Wasn't I on probation?
I didn't come in for a week without an excuse. Discipline me.
I came to be disciplined.
And I don't want to go on air for a while.
It's been a week.
Let's break up.
Let's not break up.
Okay.
Have you been well?
Obviously not.
What were you doing and where?
Just...
I'm sure.
"Just"?
Why aren't you eating? Eat up.
What were you doing and where?
What were you thinking? Why did you just disappear?
I was humiliated.
Why did you come back?
Should I leave again?
I like it there.
Don't you care about me?
- I do. - Then how could you do that?
That's why I came back after a week.
I felt like everyone was staring at my chest and felt like going crazy.
I would've gone to Thailand if it weren't for you.
Why was your phone off?
Isn't that a given when you want to hide?
I guess you have a lot of experience.
It was my first time.
So? What decision did you come to after taking off like that?
Let's break up. Let's break up.
Let's not break up.
Did you watch my broadcast?
No, I couldn't. There was no TV.
Where were you?
Let's break up.
Let's not break up.
Obviously.
What happened to your hand?
It's fine. It's nothing.
Let me see. What happened?
Let's break up!
Let's break up. Let's break up. Let's break up.
You self-centred jerk.
- I'm glad I ran into you. - Hello, Sir.
I was going to ask you to come to my office.
You've been selected to be the correspondent in Kenya.
What? Mr Oh!
Don't give me an attitude. You do as you're told.
Hey. They have good coffee there.
- It's only for a year. - Mr Oh.
Darn it.
The coffee is good here, too.
Stop staring at my chest. It isn't yours.
Really?
Then...
is it okay?
It's not that side.
It isn't?
Seriously.
You seem fine. Look at you fighting back.
I heard you asked Mr Oh to discipline you.
You want to be disciplined...
and step down from being an anchor?
Yes.
You have no idea...
how much the viewers posted comments on the webpage and called...
the studio and asked for and waited for you, do you?
They didn't ask for you out of curiosity.
They didn't wait for you out of pity.
They said they want to see you there at that spot every day.
"Where did he go?" "Was he fired?"
The complaints are still pouring in.
Especially with your love and devotion for Na Ri...
They want to see you every day, looking healthy and...
recovering well without relapsing.
Must you run away like a teenager?
There's no way.
Everyone's talking about the two of you.
Didn't you see the banner the station president had installed?
He will soon...
milk the two of you to death.
I'll give up on you now.
It's over.
I won't like you any more.
Did you find a better guy?
I still find your chest sexy,
and I want to do the broadcast with you for a long time,
so be healthy.
In health supplements made of wild ginseng and...
other health foods, some companies added sophora roots...
instead of pricey lingzhi mushrooms.
Let's not break up.
Let's not break up. Let's not break up.
Let's break up.
Where were you for the past week?
Here.
Mum.
What?
Let's break up.
You brat.
How can a mum and son break up?
I refuse!
It's easy to say it to you, but why is it so hard to say it to her?
Are you done?
No.
- Yes. - Do you want to get dinner?
No.
Okay.
What should we eat?
Thank you.
I said I wanted rice, not udon.
That's tasty.
I crave udon at times.
May I have some soju?
Since when did you ask for my permission?
May we get a bottle of soju, please?
Okay.
Mr Lee.
Let's eat together after Chi Yul's college entrance exam.
He doesn't like me.
You're right. He doesn't.
Regardless of whom I bring home,
he'll act like the father-in-law. No, more like the mother-in-law.
He thinks his sister is the best.
- Next time. - Next time?
There's no next time.
You live next door. Let's do proper introductions,
and you can treat him like a brother-in-law. Okay?
Should we have dinner on the day of the exam?
Why? Are you afraid of him?
But do you know something? Bum is also your brother-in-law.
- Na Ri. - Yes?
Let's break up.
Are you afraid of your brothers-in-law?
What?
Is it because you're impotent?
Is that it?
Did you know?
How long have you known?
Were you playing dumb...
and toying with me and watching me? Is that it?
It was only after you disappeared...
Drink slowly.
Move.
Seriously.
You must have thought I was so stupid.
That's good. Let's break up.
No.
Let's end it.
I'm okay without kids.
I really am.
I just need you.
I don't know if I could do a good job raising a baby and...
You're such a good liar.
No, I'm really okay.
You're making me feel so pathetic right now.
Did you pity me?
Don't feel bad.
Did you pity me?
Is that why you didn't say anything?
I wanted to give you time.
I thought you'd tell me yourself one day,
so I waited.
I can handle...
not having kids, but I can't handle not having you.
I can't break up with you.
I'm not okay.
You being okay with it doesn't solve anything.
Just because you're understanding, does that mean I'll be at peace?
I'm confident that I can love you forever,
but I question myself...
over and over...
if I can make you happy forever.
So...
I won't break up with you.
Let's break up.
That day,
we were going to come find out the test results together,
but he said you had a seminar and had to reschedule.
What? Yes.
That's right. Yes. That's right.
Why are you lying to me?
Mr Lee said you had an urgent surgery and asked to reschedule.
Is... Is something wrong with Mr Lee?
Did his cancer relapse?
He must be very nervous right now.
Just give him some time.
He'll go crazy for a while.
Don't get caught up in it and let him be.
I'm sure he'll overcome the war within his heart.
Hi.
Something happened to my family in England.
I need to go visit for a week.
What about the nine o'clock news? Have you lost your mind?
Hey.
Must newscasters go on air even if their mother is dying?
I won't be able to eat again if I'm not there when my mother passes.
How could I?
- Is your mother very ill? - Yes.
Goodness.
Hey. Can you let Hwa Shin fill in for just one week?
Hwa Shin?
What if you lose that spot to him for good?
You never know what will happen.
If Hwa Shin gets good feedback, you won't get your seat back.
Please help me out.
Seriously. This is insane.
You talk to the president yourself, then.
Yes.
Pardon?
Na Ri?
Sir...
Yes, Sir. I understand,
but it's too soon for Na Ri.
There is too much risk.
I can't have the two of them do the nine o'clock together.
Think of the opposite scenario.
If I was in your situation, would you ask to break up with me?
- Would you? - Get lost.
Sure, I can imagine a marriage...
without kids.
We'll get tired of being with each other.
As we look at our child, it will rejuvenate the relationship.
And even if we fight, we'll make up soon because of the baby.
We'll laugh when we look at our child...
and have fun talking about them. That's all good.
Good.
But Mr Lee,
I can't even imagine a wedding without you there.
After you disappeared,
the doctor saying that we won't have children felt meaningless.
Once you were no longer there,
I realised I wouldn't want anything more than having you near me.
So please,
if you don't dislike me...
If you're not sick of me already, don't ask me to break up with you.
If you say that again...
Let's break up.
- You jerk. - Let's break up.
- Shut your mouth. - Let's break up.
I'll sew up that mouth of yours.
Let's break up.
How could you say that so easily?
It's easy for me. Let's break up.
My gosh. You evil jerk.
Let's break up.
Mr Lee, this is nothing.
They say nothing is impossible with modern technology.
Let's do it all the time.
We'll sleep all the time...
and eat things that are good for you.
We'll work out like crazy and sleep.
Don't be pressured over it. Let's think of it as a nap.
They say it's possible if you don't give up hope.
You want to sleep every day?
Let's try.
This is so pathetic.
- Go home. - I'll be good to you.
What if you never get pregnant?
Let's ask that question after we sleep together 100 times.
What if you still don't get pregnant?
Then...
let's take a nap whenever we eat the instant noodles you brought over.
What if it still doesn't work?
We'll just get more instant noodles.
Don't look at me like that.
I won't marry you.
Do you know how many instant noodles that is?
It doesn't even add up to 1,000.
I won't marry you.
Marry me.
Let's break up.
Go.
Are you dumping me?
Yes.
Did I just get dumped?
Yes.
- You won't regret it? - No.
Fine.
Forget it all.
Also... No, forget it.
Let's break up. Let's break up.
Let's break up.
Go home already!
Whatever.
Mr Lee...
Good for you.
Seriously, you have the biggest pride ever.
You really are stubborn.
Good for you.
I've tried all I could at this point.
Don't be disappointed.
I clung onto you enough.
Don't say that you're hurt or anything like that behind my back.
Don't curse me out.
Fine. Fine. Let's stop right here.
- Go home. - Let's stop here.
You'll freeze to death.
Let's just forget everything!
Mr Lee. Would you make me one last bowl of instant noodles?
- Last? - Yes.
- No. - Do you not like the "last",
the instant noodles or the nap?
Fine. Forget it. Let's stop everything.
- Forget everything. - Go home!
We broke up already. Don't mind me and go in.
Na Ri.
What are you doing there?
Did you see that?
Your sister got wasted and is clinging onto me.
Get rid of her.
What?
How dare you say that to a lady.
Hey!
Get over here!
Are you leaving for work?
Are you going somewhere?
Yes. I have some business to tend to.
I'll see you tonight at the hotel.
- Okay. - Okay, then.
What are you doing at a hotel?
I'll have to go to find out.
You're going to hotels already?
Be careful so that people don't talk.
You just keep your mouth shut.
You'll have to have dinner alone.
I made your favourite stew...
and put it in the refrigerator, just in case.
Don't eat just anything because you are eating alone. Eat properly.
Heat it up, okay?
- You know how to heat it up, right? - No!
I don't like you dating. I'm bored.
I feel like I'm losing you to Chef.
Hey, are you kidding me?
I won't heat it up!
I don't know how to. I won't!
Seriously...
How could you change so much?
Darn it.
Hey. I have't dated in ages. Help me out, will you?
Hwa Shin. Na Ri.
- You guy do the nine o'clock news. - Why?
- I won't do it with her. - It's the president's orders.
It's just for a week.
Sung Sook will flip out.
The president said that...
if we're using substitutes anyway, you guys should do it.
Since the two of you have been the talk of the town,
it may raise ratings. Okay? Do you need me to explain more?
No, I can't.
I'm not asking. I'm giving an order.
And how are you so selfish?
This is a great opportunity for Na Ri.
This is a great way for her to recover from the election debacle.
And Sung Sook refuses to do it with you.
She wants to take the week off.
I'll do my best.
Thank you for the opportunity.
- I said no. - Get out.
You'll never get married then.
Why not?
If you do the nine o'clock news with me,
even people who didn't know will find out about us. That won't help.
The studio is only using us...
to draw attention.
Is it not because you think I'm not worthy, even as a substitute?
I'm going to do my best, even if it's only for a week.
I'm sure you will.
It's too soon for you.
If you are too visible, even more arrows will fly at you.
It can be dangerous.
I've never had it easy, so that doesn't scare me.
- I'm not kidding. - Neither am I.
- We broke up. - You're acting like you care...
about me, but is that why you...
called off the marriage and telling me not to do the nine o'clock news?
Why did you become such a coward?
I have breast cancer, and I'm impotent.
Don't forget that.
Are you stupid? Think it over.
You are such a coward now.
Why? What happened?
I refuse to be a substitute.
You know I'm doing the morning news, right?
You can't get it back. I won't give it up.
Good luck.
Thanks. All of you.
Why are you acting all pathetic? It doesn't suit you.
Do you know why I refused to do the nine o'clock with you?
You met me when I was a teenager,
so you still consider me as a teenager.
That's right.
How could I do the nine o'clock news with a teenager?
Stand tall, will you?
I know what you're thinking.
You don't want to keep this for just a week.
You want it for good, don't you?
- You think it's your chance. - Isn't that a given?
A star is often born in situations like this.
Hi.
Don't worry.
My sister can't defeat me.
Wait. Give me a minute. I need to use the restroom.
Okay. Go ahead.
It's the first broadcast, so get ready.
(SBC 9 News Hotline)
10 seconds to live.
In 9, 8, 7, 6...
Anchor. Cue!
The world cannot change the news, but the news can change the world.
With SBC News Hotline, I am Lee Hwa Shin.
Hello, I'm Pyo Na Ri.
- Nice and powerful. - Okay.
What is she like, that she fixed your asexuality?
I was so excited, that I ran right over.
I assume she's young?
She's younger...
than you.
Hello.
Hey, Ja Young. What are you doing here?
Say hi to her.
She is the sexiest woman alive for me.
D Group's former chairman, Kang Yong Jae, was found guilty...
of tax evasion and nonpayment of fees.
His pay for a day's labour was estimated to be about 4,000 dollars.
Every time he works seven hours, 4,000 dollars will be docked...
from the 3,800,000 dollar fine he needs to pay back.
- He... - Is he digging diamonds?
- Hey. Hey. - We found out...
- Hey, Hwa Shin. - that he...
What nonsense is he trying to say now? Don't do it.
Weekends and holidays were also counted as work days,
even when he took those days off.
Doesn't that sound like a sweet deal?
Na Ri. Na Ri. Come in.
The average labour is valued at 100 dollars.
It would normally take over 100 years to pay all of it back.
At least for the people who pay their taxes,
- Chairman Kang should... - Hwa Shin!
- take care of... - Are you crazy?
- the shopping bags... - What's wrong with you?
- I guess that excludes his own. - Hey!
This concludes SBC News Hotline.
- Why must he do this to me? - We will come back again...
You can do this to some other producer.
Have a great night.
Good work.
Am I still a coward to you?
Act?
Hey.
It was nice and forceful, but don't go overboard.
If you scratch an itch too much, you may end up drawing blood.
Hey...
You'll lose all the sponsorships with D Group's department stores.
Are you trying to get fired on your first day?
If I get fired, then I get fired.
Fine. Good job. Good.
This blanket is brand new.
Yes, but you should wash new blankets.
- Good night. - Have a good night.
(Cleaners)
Why are you following me?
They're here.
What is all of this?
This is the rice cooker that we chose together.
This is the iron I bought last time, in order to iron your shirts.
This is our blanket.
It's new, but I had it washed, so you can use it right away.
You said you'd stop everything.
What happened to quitting?
I'm leaving now.
Wasn't that rice cooker for you?
No. The lid may be falling apart, but my mum used it,
so there's no way I'm selling it.
I'll be using it for another 10 years.
- Let's break up. - You don't have any of these.
You don't even have a winter blanket.
Use it while living with me.
These are all the gifts I can offer you.
I won't marry you.
You won't?
Really?
Then forget everything. Bye.
Then what do I do with these?
So I'm saying I'll cook for you with this, iron your shirts,
and nap with you under this blanket.
Are you a leech?
I'm a person who had a crush for three years.
On top of that, we started liking each other,
and we were talking positively about marriage.
And I only got dumped recently.
I think it'll take 30 years for us to break up.
I'll break up with you 30 years later, okay?
Why are you being so foolish?
Buyoo Group's chairman, Choi Jang Goo,
is accused of embezzlement and various other crimes...
Let's wrap it up.
Buyoo Group has fired their full-time employees last year...
and are only hiring temporary workers,
using their loss last year as an excuse.
- That is... - Until the day...
the hearts and bodies of the nation unite,
Buyoo Group will keep up with their work.
Hey, hey. He's starting again.
Stop. Stop. Stop!
- Contrary to what we think, - Hwa Shin, stop!
I guess it was more important for the chairman to be protected.
That concludes News Hotline.
Thank you for tuning in.
He made the news more interesting to watch,
but he just put his neck on the line.
Am I still a coward?
How could you cut me off like that? At least give me a sign.
You're going to give me a heart attack.
Hey. Is it some big news that the wealthy are corrupt?
I told you before you started, didn't I?
When you talk about Buyoo Group's Chairman Choi,
I told you to make it dry with no emotions.
Didn't I tell you to report the just facts?
Dry? Let go of me.
Am I a dryer or what?
With no emotions? Am I a robot?
Should I just read what's on the script like a parakeet?
You said you'd let the anchors close however we wanted to.
- Fine. - Chairman Choi's acts...
are impossible to be dry about. How could I just relay the facts?
You didn't put me here just so I could be a mouthpiece.
I'm not telling you to be a mouthpiece.
I'm just telling you to stop acting like needles inside my mouth.
You'll have your tongue ripped out if you keep this up.
Is that what you want?
Did that make you feel good?
Do you think the ratings will go up?
What's the point?
They'll demand to pull out their advertisements in the morning!
If you keep...
Hwa Shin...
- Please just... Darn it. - What?
- Bum. - Yes?
Give me a bite.
Just one bite.
You cheapskate.
- Brother-in-law. - Yes?
Brother-in-law, may I have a bite?
Thank you.
Aren't you going to greet me?
Mr Lee, I'm asking because I am super curious,
but where were you hiding for a week?
Where were you and what did you eat, that you do just whatever you want?
(Lee Joong Shin)
How did you know?
I didn't.
I searched everywhere for you...
and barely found you here.
I guess I like...
you more than I like Na Ri.
Are you confessing your love for me?
I...
thought I was the lonely one,
but as I saw you leave the station,
I thought maybe you were lonelier than I was.
You were no longer the person I knew any more.
I saw just how big...
and sincere your love was.
You...
taught me how to give up.
I'm going to treat you like you're a new friend from now on.
Is that okay?
I was playing with Joong Shin and a friend.
What friend?
A new friend.
Hey, we haven't spent time together since we started the nine o'clock.
Let's go out tonight, just us.
Didn't we break up?
Yes, so let's go out as partners for the nine o'clock news.
Our harmony is a mess because we never spend time together.
Who says it's a mess?
I do.
I have a lot of pent up anger towards you. Let's go eat.
You haven't eaten yet. Come over so I can cook.
Forget it.
You brat.
(Newsroom Director's Office)
Who's that?
It's the president.
Hello, Sir.
- What now? - Yes, Sir.
What are you doing?
Do you know how many advertisements Lee Hwa Shin blew?
Get him off the desk,
and transfer him to some other place.
Let's eat.
It's good.
Really? Let me see.
If it's bland for me, I guess it's good for you.
Okay. I'll make it like this from now on.
We don't need kids, you know that?
We already have one.
Na Ri will raise Hwa Shin.
Shut it.
How can I eat then?
Open your mouth only when you eat.
Are we really breaking up over this?
Yes.
That was quick.
Also,
watch your facial expressions during the news. Don't mind me.
But you make me mind you.
Stop making harsh comments.
Did you hear the department store commercial is gone now?
Your job will be gone too, at this rate.
Fine. Fine.
Okay, okay. Eat.
Let's eat first. We can talk about work afterwards.
Keep this in mind.
An anchor should only care about the viewers.
If you care about other people, you'll lose your trust.
If you lose your trust, you'll lose everything as an anchor.
You're so annoying. Must you do this over dinner?
You used to find me attractive when I said stuff like this.
- I did? - That wasn't all.
Your whole face showed how much you found me attractive.
But what? I annoy you now?
Was I that blinded?
You little...
I guess you don't want to hear that you're annoying even if we break up.
Please eat.
I hate anchovies the most.
Eat it anyway. It's good for your chest.
No.
You never listen.
Why would I listen to you? I don't even listen to my own mum.
Listen to both of us from now on.
- What? - Even when you do the news.
Every time I start to make a comment, you cut right in.
Do you know how much I jumped every time you did that?
- Marriage... - Are you a reckless driver?
Are you a new driver?
You're the new driver. I'm the reckless one.
They're both just as dangerous.
You'll get in big trouble for being so arrogant.
A new driver is actually better,
since they're cautious and don't cause big accidents.
At times like these,
you seem worse than Mr Park.
What?
How dare you compare me to that rat.
I'm worse?
How? In what way? That's nonsense.
He may disrespect his news partner,
but he didn't interrupt me every single time I tried to talk.
Every time I do a live broadcast with you, I get so nervous.
My heart feels like it's going to stop. You'll give me a heart attack.
That's why I told you not to do it!
I didn't think you could handle it. Didn't I tell you not to do it?
Why should I be the one to back off?
You're the one who should be working on your teamwork with your partner.
- What? - Are you a dictator?
- Shut your mouth. - Are you a tyrant?
Shut your mouth. Shut it!
Do you think that makes you look cool or something?
Na Ri.
Oh, no. My gosh, it's Chi Yul.
You're afraid of him, right? Hide. Hide.
- Come on. - Why should I hide?
Why won't this open?
I told her to fix it.
Seriously...
Were you drinking alone?
What? Yes.
Hey.
I thought you were going to the library with Dae Goo.
I left my key.
How could you forget that?
- Go to sleep. - Okay.
I'd like to be alone.
I'm having a hard time these days.
I'm leaving.
Good luck.
Mr Lee. I'm sorry.
Are you okay?
Sorry.
Hold on. Look at me.
Why did you kiss me?
You were driving me crazy, so I...
I wanted you to shut your mouth.
Can we kiss even though we broke up?
I don't know.
Do you want to sleep with me?
Sleep with me.
Really?
Is that okay?
How many times must I tell you?
Is it okay that I can't have kids?
I said it's okay!
No.
Trust me.
No, no.
I'll take care of you.
No.
Why do you keep saying, "No"?
Darn it.
Mr Lee, help me with this.
Why did you have to wear something so tight?
It's too tight.
I can't do this.
Stop saying that.
Do you think...
I can really make you happy?
Stop playing hard to get.
I won't...
I won't marry you.
Hwa Shin.
- Arms up. - What?
Put your arms up.
Okay.
I won't marry you.
- I won't marry you. - Whatever. Take it off.
Help me with this.
I'll do it myself.
It's embarrassing. It's embarrassing.
Don't wear turtlenecks. I won't, either.
They're too hard to take off.
Did you win or did I lose?
We tied.
No disappearing alone again.
You have to eat anchovies.
You have to sleep well, too.
(I hope Na Ri will be happy.)
You really want to get married?
I want to live with you as soon as possible.
Hi, Chi Yul.
If you mistreat my sister, I'll kill you!
Do you have money saved up?
Have you ever officiated at a wedding before?
Did you hear that he's being transferred?
Why won't you even let me quit?
Please make her happy.
You can't do it?