Ruby's Ring
For taking everything from me,
I will never forgive you.
Since you've abandoned your humanity,
I'll abandon mine as well.
I'll make you pay for stealing my life.
Just wait, Jeong Runa.
Runa. Runa.
Gyeongmin.
You look especially beautiful today.
Who is it?
It's me.
Episode 40
What brings you here at this hour?
Insu, we need to talk.
Is it something important?
Let's postpone the wedding.
I'm sorry.
Again? What's wrong?
I'm... still...
not sure.
Not sure about what?
About my love for you?
Or about your love for me?
Both.
Runa.
Like I told you before,
I don't have all my memory back.
We may be in love and have vowed to
spend the rest of our lives together,
but I'm still...
I'm still...
Have faith.
Have faith in me, Runa.
I love you.
And even if you're not sure
about your love for me,
you will come to love me.
I'll make you fall in love with me.
Please, Runa.
I'm sorry. I can't.
If you love me, please wait.
You can wait, can't you?
All I can say is that I'm sorry.
I ask for your understanding.
I'll cancel all the wedding preparations.
It's late. I should go.
Runa,
don't leave me. Stay by my side.
Why would I leave you?
You're the only one I have left.
I have to go.
Does he love me as Runa?
Or is he pretending not to know I'm Ruby?
Until I get to the bottom of this,
I won't trust anyone.
I can't.
You're finally here?
What took you so long?
I was just about to call you.
Insu and I had to discuss something.
Why do you two have so much to discuss?
But I suppose wedding plans require
lots of discussions.
Mom.
Yes? What is it?
Insu and I decided to postpone the wedding.
What? What are you talking about?
Postpone the wedding?
You two aren't getting married?
Not canceling, just putting plans on hold.
Tell me why. Did you fight?
Are you just upset?
Runa, right before the wedding
couples get into a lot of disagreements
but it's just stress.
It's normal.
If every couple broke up due to fights,
no one would ever get married.
So try to be more understanding and...
Mom, that's not the reason.
Then what is it?
Come on. Tell me.
You're making me nervous.
I'm sorry. It just happened.
But why? How did it come to this?
I need to know too.
What's all this racket?
I can't sleep.
Chorim, come talk to Runa.
This is breaking my heart.
I don't believe this.
What's wrong? Runa, what happened?
Why's your mom so upset?
She says she's not getting married.
What? Why not?
Who knows?
She won't explain.
We're merely postponing the wedding, mom.
It's the same thing.
You already postponed it once.
I thought you finally made up your mind,
but what is this all of a sudden?
We've even sent out the wedding invitations.
How can you postpone the wedding?
This is absurd!
Absolutely.
Jeong Runa, tell us.
Did you and Insu get into a fight?
There can be no other explanation.
You were supposed to meet his parents
the day after tomorrow. This is crazy.
What happened?
Tell me what happened, and I'll fix everything.
Aunt Chorim, mom, I'm sorry.
I feel terrible for doing this to you.
Don't apologize!
You can't do something like this
and hope that "sorry" will fix anything!
Stop hitting her, Gilja.
This is killing me.
What are we going to do?
What about the invitations we sent out?
What about the wedding hall?
What about all the wedding gifts we got?
What are we going to do?
Have you reverted to your old ways
of doing whatever you feel like
with no consideration for others?
Do you want to see me die of stress?
Why are you doing this?
You already postponed it once.
You said your mind was made up.
Gilja, have some water and calm down.
No.
Please, Gilja.
Calm down. We need to know why.
What is the reason, Runa?
Was this your idea or Insu's?
Tell me. You're driving me crazy.
It's a decision we made together.
Why? What made you come to this decision?
I'll tell you later.
I'm sorry, mom.
I'm tired. We can talk tomorrow.
Is she for real?
Gilja.
You must have slept well last night.
You look great.
Yes. You're glowing.
It's because I gave her
a cucumber facial last night.
A little cucumber facial
doesn't give you a healthy glow.
The best way to stay healthy
in old age is to
eat well and sleep well.
Aunt Geumhui, the breakfast is delicious.
Thank you. You're the best, Gyeongmin.
Ruby, don't you think people are seeing
too much of you on TV these days?
You're not in the entertainment industry.
But media exposure is good for JM Group.
It does wonders for our corporate image
and brand recognition.
Media is everything these days.
Product quality is important,
but corporate image also impacts sales revenue.
I know what you two are saying,
but JM Group is big and
strong enough to do well
without Ruby's help.
I've heard some unflattering comments
about you from my volunteer group friends.
It's not a good idea to get too much
TV exposure when you're not
a professional TV personality.
What a pleasant surprise, mom.
I thought you had no interest
in these kinds of things.
Don't underestimate your mom.
Being the wife of a successful entrepreneur
for close to 30 years requires wisdom.
I thought mom made it by on her beauty alone.
That's right. I rely only on my beauty.
I agree.
Your mom's quite a beauty.
The breakfast topic of the day is my beauty.
My wife is a beauty, isn't she, mom?
You've grown rather cheeky
over the years, haven't you,
bragging about your wife to me?
But what's truly beautiful about Gyeongsuk
isn't her looks.
First off, she's a lot like me.
- Goodness. - What?
Grandma.
- What? - You're too much.
Are you all set? Should we go?
What do you think? Pretty?
I can see why you like this ring so much.
You gave me a diamond wedding ring too
but it's the engagement ring that counts, right?
Oh, right.
I returned Runa's engagement ring.
How?
I found it in the hallway at work.
So that's where it was.
I must have dropped it.
Say,
whose is this? Did you get it for me?
It's Runa's.
Runa's?
She left it in my office.
I forgot to give it back to her.
Why didn't you just leave it at the office?
Why did you have to bring it home?
I don't know. It was in my briefcase.
I'll take that.
I'll give it back to her.
Let me do it.
I'll get it to her.
No. You might accidentally
drop it in the trash can again.
How...
How did he see?
Runa,
why are you dressed like that?
Do I look okay, mom?
This is how I used to dress.
But you stopped dressing like that
after the accident.
Do I look weird, Aunt Chorim?
No, but it's a little...
You're you,
but not the post-accident Runa
but the Runa you used to be when
you were a TV reporter in Chuncheon.
You look pretty.
Thanks. I'm off to work, mom.
When are you coming home?
About what you said last night...
Mom.
I just don't understand.
Let's talk this through with Insu later.
I need to know what's going on
so we can decide whether or not
the wedding should really be postponed.
Your wedding is a major life event.
You can't be so indecisive.
I'll try to find time for all of us to meet.
Bye.
She seems to do a 180 every time she's injured.
She does seem like her old self,
but I don't know if that's a good thing
or if I should be worried.
What do we do, Gilja?
I don't know either.
I'm going inside.
What about Runa's wedding?
Is something wrong?
It's not for you to know, okay?
Why? I'm part of this family too.
Runa says she's not getting married.
Or rather,
she's postponing the wedding.
Why?
Ms. Yu has already gotten her
bedding, bowls, everything.
I know.
So imagine how heartbroken Gilja is.
I bet she didn't get any sleep last night.
I think I know what's going on.
What? Really?
Did Runa say something to you?
I think it's because of you.
Me? What did I do?
From Runa's standpoint,
it's an awkward situation.
Her super old aunt's not married yet,
so she feels guilty about getting married first.
She probably wants to wait
for you to get married first.
Make me feel worse, why don't you?
Go ahead and make me feel worse.
Chorim. Chorim.
Coming.
You'd better watch it.
- Okay, Chorim. - Chorim,
I'm going to see Insu.
You and Soyeong can go to the restaurant.
Did Insu ask to see you?
No. I thought about calling him first,
but I think I should talk to him in person.
Plus, he might not feel comfortable about
talking to me and dodge my calls.
Direct confrontation is the way to go
in a situation like this.
I'll see you later.
Gilja, if it looks like
it was Insu who brought this up first,
give him an earful and
sue him for losses and damages.
Wait.
Runa.
Hello, Gyeongmin. Hi, Ruby.
It's so great to see you.
What do you think you're doing?
What? Did I do something?
Why are you dressed like that?
What's gotten into you?
Don't you remember, Ruby?
This is who I am.
I'm Chuncheon's biggest party girl.
I lust after designer goods,
and I dream of seducing
a rich man with my good looks
to live a life of luxury.
The snobby airhead, Jeong Runa.
You...
I want to be me again.
What's wrong with that?
Isn't this what you wanted?
Did the accident do something to your head?
This is your brother-in-law's company.
If you dress like this, you're tarnishing
his reputation as well as mine.
No one's interested in me, Ruby.
I bet they're...
more interested in what you're wearing.
You're the company heir's wife.
Shouldn't you dress better than that?
I'm busy. See you.
What's gotten into her?
Has she gone mad?
Don't let this surprise you, Jeong Runa.
I haven't even started.
Who is it?
It's me, Insu.
What brings you all the way here?
Come in.
Have you had breakfast?
Yes. With the side dishes you sent over.
Thank you. Please sit down.
Thanks.
It's a lot tidier than I expected.
Looks can be deceiving.
Would you like something to drink?
No. I'm not staying long.
Okay.
I'm sorry I barged in on you like this.
You can spare a little time though, right?
Yes. Go ahead.
You know why I'm here, don't you?
Yes.
What happened?
I asked Runa, but she wouldn't
give me a clear explanation.
She just said the wedding was postponed.
I felt like I had to ask you in person.
Please be honest.
Why are you two postponing the wedding?
The date's been set
and the invitations have been given out.
Why are you suddenly
postponing the wedding?
Did Runa say she didn't want to get married?
Did you ask to postpone it?
Did you two have a fight?
Have you two decided to break up?
The truth is...
Go ahead.
The truth is,
I was the one who suggested it.
I should've told you when
we first started planning our wedding,
but my father has been very ill.
I don't know why,
but I thought he'd get better
once we set the date and our families met.
But his condition has been deteriorating.
What's wrong with him?
It's difficult for me to explain...
I'm sorry.
I see.
I suppose we can't do anything about it then.
I was just worried it was Runa
who wanted to postpone the wedding.
I ask for your understanding.
It's not that we're not getting married.
We're just pushing it back.
Of course I understand.
But since the date has been set,
how about just having a simple...
I'm sorry.
Chorim, where's Ms. Yu?
Why isn't she here?
She went to see Mr. Na.
Mr. Na?
Oh, right. To discuss wedding plans...
What's it to you, wannabe flirt?
Just pick one, Chorim.
Dung beetle or wannabe flirt?
I can't have two nicknames.
Stick with one.
Dung-flirt. I call you what I want.
That leaves me with a tough decision.
Do I call you beanpole or chicken warrior?
Jeez.
Ms. Yu's here.
Gilja, what did Insu say?
Soyeong, get me some water.
Sure.
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
What did Insu say? Hurry.
He's the one who asked to postpone it.
His father's very ill.
Pardon? How ill is he
to have to postpone the wedding?
What about all the wedding planning?
And if that's the reason,
why didn't he come to our place
and explain everything in person?
All he did was inform Runa of the decision.
I thought Insu knew better than that.
But that's the situation,
so what can we do?
Maybe I'll marry off Runa to some other guy.
Chorim, why don't you just focus on
finding yourself a guy to marry?
Say, do you want me to set you up?
My friend's brother's friend
has a government job.
When I told him about you, he was interested.
He apparently even came by here
and watched you from the hallway.
Really? Of course. Okay.
Runa.
Insu.
I almost didn't recognize you.
Do I look weird?
No. You just look very different.
I'm a bit surprised.
I'm finally back to the old Runa, right?
Maybe. You think so?
Even if you change the way you dress,
you can never be the real Jeong Runa.
I thought maybe this would
help me get my memory back.
Runa,
about what we talked about last night...
Can't you reconsider?
I'm sorry.
Your mother came to see me this morning.
She asked me why we were
postponing the wedding.
I told her it was because my father is ill.
I told her it was my idea.
Thank you.
I don't know why you're actually doing this.
Is it really because
your memory hasn't returned fully?
I trust you will respect my decision.
I will.
I'm running late. I have to go.
Even if...
the wedding's on pause,
nothing's changed between us, right?
If I wait for you,
you'll return to me, right?
Okay then. Get going.
Thank you.
I'll go over the qualification standards
for our new social outreach program,
the Runaway Family Project.
First, we looked at
the runaway students' characters.
Why are you dressed like that?
Don't you remember, Ruby?
This is who I am.
I'm Chuncheon's biggest party girl.
I lust after designer goods,
and I dream of seducing
a rich man with my good looks
to live a life of luxury.
The snobby airhead, Jeong Runa.
Why is she doing this?
Why the sudden change?
We've selected the candidates,
and starting today, we'll be visiting
the runaway families in person.
Ms. Jeong.
I'm sorry.
Let's wrap up this meeting.
You looked tired, Ms. Jeong.
She's a very busy person.
She has marketing as well as
homeshopping and a talk show. Wow.
If you know that,
then why don't you work harder
to help with Ms. Jeong's workload?
Yes, sir.
Thank you all for your hard work.
Thank you.
Ms. Jeong, should we go together?
Where to?
Ms. Jeong.
Hello.
Hi, Jiyeon.
Say hello.
This is Ms. Jeong from our company.
Nice to meet you.
I've seen you on TV.
You have? Thanks for recognizing me.
So what do you do for food?
I don't know.
When my runaway fam has money,
we eat, and if we don't, we go hungry.
Runaway fam?
There's a network of runaway teens
that live in makeshift families.
They live in units called runaway fams.
They live together and share food.
It's an alternative family of sorts.
We'll be sponsoring
some of these families as part of
our latest social outreach program.
Your parents must be worried about you.
I doubt it.
I'm sure they're happier without me.
You see, I'm not their biological daughter.
Someone dumped me in front of their house.
What?
If they didn't want to take care of me
they should've sent me to an orphanage.
All they ever did was abuse me.
It makes me angry just thinking about it.
My life sucks.
What are you two fighting about again?
Stop it.
Mom, Ruby started it...
Here you go again, blaming Ruby.
It hurts, mom.
Ruby flirted with the boy I had my eyes on....
Flirt? Ruby's a model student.
She wouldn't flirt with anyone.
If you don't want to study, play outside.
Why distract your sister from her studies?
You never listen to me.
You have it all wrong.
It wasn't my fault this time.
Be quiet. How dare you talk back to me?
You always take Ruby's side.
You never listen to me.
Did you find me on your doorsteps?
Am I not your real daughter?
Watch what you say.
Have a great life with Ruby.
Why...
I don't know who she takes after.
She's so different from Ruby.
Even puppies of the same litter
can come out very differently.
It's only natural that they're nothing alike.
Ruby's too mature for her age,
while Runa refuses to grow up.
Who do you think was adopted?
I think it's Runa.
She's causing you all this trouble, should we
take her back to her biological mother?
Watch what you say, Chorim.
You seemed so upset,
so I made a joke. I was joking.
I don't care for jokes like that, so zip it.
Yes, ma'am. It's zipped.
So I was adopted?
They don't care about me, is that it?
I'll make you pay, Jeong Ruby.
I'm going to make you hurt like I do.
No. I'll pay you back a hundredfold.
You just wait. Just wait!
That's right, Jeong Ruby.
You were always stealing from me.
You stole mother's love and the boy I loved.
I only took back what was rightfully mine.
I've done nothing wrong.
Do you know how it feels to be hated
for living under your shadow?
Runa, it seems like you've changed.
Insu, who's your Runa?
Do a few more shows for the network.
Higher revenues have nothing to do with me,
JM Homeshopping will be yours eventually.
What kind of person is Ruby really?
I want a guy with a stable job now.
Marry me, Chorim.
Why did you postpone the wedding?
You know better than I do.
Jeong Ruby doesn't remember a thing,
and yet she came up with this?
See you next time...