Episode 75
I don't know why it took us so long to meet.
I consider myself lucky
that I met you nonetheless.
But I don't know if we should do this.
Why not?
What's the problem?
Dad.
Mom.
Oh, my goodness.
Midal.
Maru.
Why are you kids here?
Mom.
Midal. Midal.
Mom.
What you just saw...
So you and Mr. Kang are dating.
Well...
You know we are.
What you saw is all that's happened.
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
What for?
Don't tell Gaeul or Baedal.
Mom.
I thought you two were just close friends.
I know.
We were, which made me realize
what a great person she is.
Ms. Lee's very outgoing,
so I'm sure you bonded very quickly.
Which is why I asked her to marry me.
What? Marry you?
But you two only just met.
Why drag it out?
I must be getting old to be saying this,
but time is so precious.
I don't want to dilly-dally
and lose someone special.
Does Ms. Lee want...
I believe she's on board with me.
And I doubt you'll be against it.
But I worry about her family.
I'm scared her family's opposition will
drive her away from me.
Mom.
I told you.
Not a peep.
What is it?
Why are you so mean to Bom?
Tell us, Bom.
Mom, I'm happy if you are.
Good grief. What is it?
Hello, everyone.
I have something to tell the family.
What are you going to tell them?
We've decided to get married.
What's going on, mom?
Midal, what's he talking about?
Snap out of it, mom.
You're marrying this guy?
Midal.
You know who this man is.
He's Maru's birth father.
He left his son
to live freely.
I don't like him.
When I told you to remarry,
I didn't mean with someone like him.
I want you
to marry a rich gentleman.
That's enough.
We should give them a chance to speak.
What for?
Your mother and I will live happily,
so you two need not worry.
Are you going to keep merely helping out a bit
while my sister slaves away in the kitchen?
That was uncalled for, Mr. Lee.
Give me a break!
Plus, this is your fault.
If you hadn't
come into our lives,
would this have happened?
I'm sorry.
Uncle Baedal, why take it out on Maru?
I'm against it.
Totally against it.
Midal, where are you going?
Midal.
I didn't know my family would be so against it.
It's because I'm not good enough.
Since when have they cared so much?
All they've done is mooch off of me.
Meeting you has
restored my faith in people.
I'm sorry about what they said.
Don't be.
I'm just not good enough.
I'm sorry.
Did you get a good night's sleep?
My mom must have lost it
out of loneliness
after Bom's departure.
But you're not husband material for her.
Don't even think about
mooching off my sister
and leave right now.
I had no idea you two hated me so much.
I won't disappoint you.
I'll be good to her,
so don't worry and say yes.
How can I trust you?
Mr. Lee,
that's enough.
I'm warning you.
Take your dad and leave right now.
Let's go.
I'm sorry you had to see that among other things.
What do you like about him anyway?
I may disown you
if you don't change your mind.
Nothing to say, right?
You lost your mind temporarily.
So come to your senses, okay?
It's sparkling so brilliantly,
unaware of my pain.
This is my mom's ring.
Let's get married.
Stepmom wants to see you before you head out.
Okay.
Huh?
Wow, a new ring?
That's...
The thing is...
That's my mom's ring, right?
Yes, it is. This is my mom's.
Look. These are her initials,
HS.
My brother had this ring.
Maru must have proposed to Bom.
They must not care about mom and dad's
opposition.
Jia, Maru and I...
Tell my brother.
He can keep seeing you if
he never wants to see me again.
Mr. Kang.
Hi.
Last night was a shocker, right?
I'm worried about my mom.
I bet Gaeul and Uncle Baedal gave her an earful.
Your mom's having a hard time.
I want your support.
I'd like you to support us.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't be with Maru.
What's wrong with that?
If you love each other,
why shouldn't you be together?
What are you doing?
We asked you to stop them,
not encourage them.
Don't listen to him.
Let's go.
Maru, congratulations on completing
the US deal and bringing in additional sales.
Thank you.
I'll work even harder.
Bom, congratulations on your lab posting.
Thank you. I'll do my best.
I have an idea for
my first project there.
I'd like to restore baeksuhwandongju
based on your research notes.
Master Kim's interested too.
You once successfully restored that wine, right?
Yes.
It took me three years to get the ingredients
and the fermentation process just right,
but I lost the relevant notes.
If you tell me what you can remember,
I'll try to work on it.
Do you think you can wing something like that?
That's right. I wish I had stored
those notes on a computer.
They were in the lost notebook
we talked about recently.
But there are other wines to restore.
Start with one with better notes.
Bom and Maru, I know you're dedicated workers.
Please just remain work colleagues.
I hope you don't disappoint me again.
Can't I see Ms. Bae's
misplaced notebook?
Enough about that notebook.
Do you know how hurt mom is over it?
She says she wants to retrieve it,
but it will only remind her of the painful past.
I'll just look at the notes on the restored wine.
I beg you.
Stop begging and being so pathetic.
It's just a wine.
I'm begging you.
I have no desire to pry into
what happened 20 years ago.
I just want to see Ms. Bae's notes
on the restored wine.
Why do you keep pestering me?
I'll just look at the restoration notes.
What do you mean?
What restoration notes?
Oh... Your notebook...
Bom wants to know about other restorable wines.
There's a lot of information in our library.
Should we go?
Here.
It's mom's notebook of pain you wanted.
Good luck on restoring the stupid wine.
It's really all in here.
If this hurts mom,
who trusts you and
dotes on you,
you'll get it from me.
It's all in here.
Everything.
(Traditional Fermentation Method)
This was mom's treasure,
real treasure.
Mr. An,
why did you give away mom's treasure?
Fine. You work on restoring that wine.
Like that will get you anywhere.
HS.
HS?
Yes, it is. This is my mom's.
Look. These are her initials,
HS.
My brother had this ring.
So this is Maru's?
Did he hear something there?
Fancy seeing you here.
I could have sworn
Jia was there with them.
Why was she at an ob-gyn with
her grandma and aunt?
My goodness. No...
Did Suho knock her up?
I'll see you later.
Suho.
Come here.
Tell me the truth.
Are you still seeing that Jia?
It's been a while since I saw her.
Don't bring her up again.
Really? You swear, right?
Don't you ever see that conniving girl again.
She'll just use and abuse you.
She's completely useless.
That's rather harsh.
Jia's a precious daughter to Mr. Choi.
Precious, my foot.
If you get mixed up with her and ruin
Taeho's marriage prospects with Aran,
you're dead meat.
Mom,
all you care about is
Taeho's marriage and life, right?
I just might end up with Jia.
I have my life too.
Hey, An Suho,
don't even think about it.
That idiot...
What's Taeho planning
to do about Aran anyway?
Good grief.
Geez.
Are you going to keep living like this?
Just marry Aran.
Ms. Bae's adamantly against it,
but Aran's madly in love with you.
She says she can't do without you,
so why drag your feet?
I don't want to marry her.
Good grief.
Guys woo their bride's mother too, right?
I'll take care of everything,
so you just stay put.
Mom.
Oh, wow.
What are you doing here, Ms. Yun?
What brings you to Taeho's apartment?
I wanted to make sure he was eating.
How nice.
You're perfect for him, so why is
the road to the altar so bumpy?
You don't say.
We have your support, so we'll be golden
once Taeho comes around.
Flower delivery.
Why do you come so often
when you're not welcome?
The sight of her is giving me a headache.
My goodness. What do we do?
Our poor Jia...
Mom, mom.
Mom, come with me for a second.
Let's go inside.
Come on. Come.
This is for you.
It's from Taeho
with love and admiration.
Please take it.
No, thank you.
Oh, my goodness.
Taeho even wrote you a card.
May I read it to you?
"Dear Ms. Bae, I sincerely apologize
for disappointing you.
I'll be loyal from now on,
and always be there for you and Aran.
Sincerely yours, Taeho."
How sweet of him.
Ms. Yun,
I've made it clear that
Aran won't be marrying Taeho.
That's why Taeho's trying so hard
to get in your good graces.
Please forgive him.
Take this and leave right now.
Goodness me.
Ms. Bae.
But...
(An Suho Band)
(Playing Tonight: An Suho Band)
'On a beach no one visits'
'The sound of the waves'
'Rises like a flame'
'Picturing you, now gone and no longer here'
'I sit all alone'
'And sing a love song'
'Our short summer is gone'
'And so is my love'
'You disappear into the waves'
'Becoming a name that does not answer'
'Now just a memory'
- Suho. / - Suho.
Thank you.
Suho, you were amazing tonight.
The best.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Could we take a picture with you?
Sure.
I'm not a stickler for publicity rights,
so do post it online and make it go viral.
Promise?
Hold it. Hold it.
Time out.
Get out. Get out.
He's mine,
so stay away.
What's with you?
How am I yours?
An Suho,
you were a blubbering fool,
begging me to date you.
Stop pretending to be cool.
When did I blubber or beg?
Why are you here anyway?
Are you jealous?
How petty.
An Suho, you'd better...
Never mind.
I was a fool for coming.
Get out of my way.
Jerk.
Fine. I won't seek you out again.
I'll do this on my own.
Why are you here?
Are you still hung up on me?
Give me a break.
I was never hung up
on you to begin with.
So why are you here after
a month of silence?
I came to see if
you had starved yourself to death.
Let me ask you one last time.
Do you really have no feelings for me?
I still think about you day and night.
You're the only one in my heart.
Why are you torturing me like this?
What is that?
It's nothing.
I'm going to propose to Taeho.
Aran, can't you...
I won't change my mind,
so please talk to mom for me.
Who else can I count on
but you?
Your mom won't listen to me.
She probably thinks Taeho is
a scoundrel just like me.
Everyone makes mistakes
as you and Taeho did.
I don't want to be estranged
from the family and hurt you and mom.
I want to marry with your blessing
and show you how happy we can be.
I'm worried Taeho will make you
cry again.
I don't want you to suffer.
So this is the export form for
the $20-million deal Maru snagged, right?
This is for the $10-million deal
he concluded while in the States.
Please stop it.
I didn't do it alone.
Oh, yes you did.
No one was there to help you.
You're amazing, Mr. Kang.
I'm going to Marketing.
Yes, Mr. An.
Taeho, will you make some time for me tonight?
Mr. An must be upset.
If he hadn't brushed off Mr. Kim,
this deal would have been his.
Only Maru could've pulled this off.
There's no guarantee that Mr. An
would've concluded this deal.
Mr. Yang, could I have...
At this rate,
Mr. An might end up
being pushed to the wayside.
That's right.
Maru might make division director
over Mr. An.
Oh, please.
Don't even say that.
Why are you chitchatting during work hours?
I'm sorry. I was...
Mr. Yang, the workshop program, please.
Yes, Mr. An.
Here you go.
I heard.
You're worried about your credit card debt.
It must cost a lot to
look as good as you do.
It's hard for salaried workers to make ends meet.
Yes, it is.
I'd like to help you.
Pardon?
Could you help me out too?
It's nothing difficult.
I'm taking the forms to customs.
I'll go.
It's okay, Mijin. I can go.
It's okay, Maru.
I have to go that way anyway.
I'll submit these.
What's gotten into you?
You never volunteer to do more than you have to.
Then have Mijin take the papers.
You can work on the shipping form.
Thank you.
See you in a bit.
How could this have happened?
I did speak with customs.
Okay.
Maru, why are you so sloppy with your work?
You listed the value
of our exports as $2 million, not $20 million.
That's impossible.
I checked that multiple times.
It's true.
Gyeongu and I double-checked
and triple-checked it.
So did the form magically
replace itself with another?
You got excited over a mere export deal
and nearly endangered the entire company.
Mijin,
are you sure you submitted the right form?
Maybe you took the wrong form.
What are you saying?
Mr. Kang Maru,
are you blaming someone else?
It's not that.
But I just don't get it.
That's right, Mijin.
Tell us the truth.
Are you sure you didn't take the wrong form?
You did submit the form,
so you'll be held accountable too.
If this isn't resolved,
you might have to cough up $20 million.
What do you mean?
I only did as I was told...
Ms. Bae,
Ms. Choi told me to do it.
Please forgive me.
What do you mean, Ms. Park?
What did Ms. Choi tell you to do?
Ms. Park Mijin said you gave her
the form she submitted.
Ms. Bae, are you really accusing me of this?
Ms. Park made that up to avoid
getting into trouble.
Are you certain this wasn't your mistake?
I looked over that form dozens of times.
Mr. Kang,
why did you ask
someone else to submit
such an important form?
Ms. Park volunteered to go...
Shouldn't the person in charge submit
and manage important forms?
Did you have her submit the wrong form
in order to frame me?
Why would I do such a thing?
What about me?
Why would I do it?
What would be my motivation?
Enough, you two.
You both seem to be making lame excuses.
Please look into this matter meticulously.
Suspend in the meantime.
I don't want them doing any work.
It's shameless of us
to discuss getting married.
How can we pretend to be unaware of
the pain my father caused?
Then must we be miserable because of the past?
How much longer must you
suffer for what your father did?
Are you still hung up on Bom?
How can I dare to love Bom amid all this?
Then let's get married.
I'll bury what your father did.
I'm sorry.
I even switched Maru's form for you.
What are you talking about?
You...
You could have
endangered our company.
Who cares about the company
when you were being slighted over that fool?
Choi Aran,
I think leaving you is
the only way to save you.
Taeho.
I was willing to
give up everything for you.
What's wrong with that?
I did it out of my love for you.
I'll wait here all night if I have to!
I'm not moving one step till you get here!
It's all over.
Aran.
Choi Aran.
Wake up, Choi Aran.
Aran, please.
Why are you doing this?
What am I going to do with you?
I know no one loves me more than you.
I know you're suffering because you love me.
So how can I turn my back on you
when you love me so foolishly?
Midal.
What are you doing?
Don't listen to the kids.
Don't listen to anyone else.
Just listen to me.
I proposed to you, and
I will marry you by the month's end.
Stop it.
Don't fret over this.
Let's just focus on you and me.
We're too old to be playing with fire.
Playing with fire?
You know my love
for you is real.
Be that as it may,
I can't afford to fall in love
or remarry.
It was but a pipe dream.
Midal, how can you say that?
It wasn't a pipe dream for me.
Though it was brief,
I was very happy.
I'll remember you for a long time to come.
Wait. Wait!
Midal!
How long is the suspension?
Probably until the probe is over.
Was it Ms. Choi...
I'm sorry.
I feel like it was my fault.
You're bearing the brunt of
my strained relationship with my sister.
Don't worry.
The probe will
set the record straight.
But you should be wary of the senior Mr. An.
That again?
Forget about it.
We've grown distant because of his son,
but no one at Punggildang
is more caring.
I care about you more than anyone else.
About what you said... Us getting married...
What are you two doing?
Mom.
Does what I say not matter because
I'm not your mother legally?
I told you not to see each other.
Ms. Lee, please have faith in us.
We won't disappoint you.
We'll be good.
Zip it.
Get out of my sight
if you're just going
to get in my way.
Don't show yourself to me.
Mom, what's wrong?
Do you really not know?
You're always a hindrance.
You're getting in the way of my happiness even now.
I can't stand to look at you.
At my ripe old age, I lashed out at my daughter
over my relationship woes.
They're all useless.
The child I birthed
doesn't know how lonely I feel.
The brother I raised like a son
doesn't know how I feel either.
Mom.
Where did she go?
I hope she's not with Mr. Kang again.
(To: My Family)
Huh? Mom...
Mom.
What are you going to do?
My sister's never taken a day off
in order to keep
this bar running.
But she left this letter and took off!
Let me go. Let's talk this out.
What is it now, Uncle Baedal?
Bom, mom disappeared.
She left home.
Mom!
Mom. Mom!
Mom.
Mom!