(Episode 92) I'm sorry, Aran.
If I get found out, so be it.
It's just a fake pregnancy.
Aran.
Mom.
Did you lie about being pregnant?
The thing is...
Lie?
Aran's drunk right now.
She wasn't lying.
How can a pregnant mother drink?
That's right. I'm not pregnant.
Aran...
I had to lie.
I was driven away from you, mom,
and nothing at work was going well.
I don't know what to say.
I'll be in touch.
I know Aran lied to cover up
what Mr. An did.
I won't let this go.
Mom.
You can't just leave like this.
It's not Aran's fault.
Never mind. Stop it.
The real reason Aran lied...
Don't defend your sister.
Making excuses for a liar doesn't help anyone.
It's all over.
Bom's going to tell mom everything.
It's better this way.
We should've just told Ms. Bae
and begged for forgiveness.
I somehow knew this was coming.
You had to ruin everything.
Did you plot this because you wanted
to rat us out to your mother?
How can you say that?
You're more than capable of that.
You married Taeho anyway despite
knowing what Gilsu had done to your sister.
You're an insolent little thing, aren't you?
Is this because
I egged you on to get pregnant
when you had lied
for your father-in-law?
Stop being so unreasonable.
Mom.
What about your dad?
This is all your fault.
Aran isn't pregnant?
What are you talking about?
She lied to us.
She said she did it
for our attention.
I'm sorry, Ms. Bae.
It was me who lost Bom.
- Mr. An. / - Mr. An.
What is this?
I took out Bom when you were
working in the old wine lab.
That's when Bom disappeared.
Mr. An, what are you talking about?
I swear I didn't do it on purpose.
I looked for her everywhere.
You know I did.
Listen, Mr. An.
That's why I searched for her
as desperately as you did for 20 years.
When you broke down,
I did too.
When you passed out,
I carried you on my back, Ms. Bae.
Please make this clear for me, Mr. An.
What do you mean you lost Bom?
Pardon? Didn't Bom...
So Mr. An,
are you saying you abandoned our Bom?
Is that what you mean?
I... um... It's not that.
It was an accident...
This is the notebook you lost 20 years ago.
The day this went missing...
No. The day Mr. An sold this,
he abandoned me, the witness,
to avoid being found out.
Mr. An.
Did you really do that?
Did you abandon our Bom?
You scoundrel.
How could you do something so horrific?
Call the police.
Put that scumbag behind bars.
What are you going to do about this?
Mom.
Are you okay?
It's all said and done.
What can we do about it?
How will I apologize to your parents?
Aran.
Dad.
Father.
You knew.
How could you live here when you knew
Mr. An had abandoned your sister?
Let's go! Let's go home!
I'm not going!
Father, please calm down.
You be quiet!
Why do I have to leave Taeho?
Despite everything,
I'm staying here!
I won't run away because
of what happened in the past!
Enough with your nonsense!
Let's go!
Dad. Dad.
Father. Father.
Stop being stubborn!
This is no place for you!
Father, please don't do this.
Mr. Choi, isn't this inappropriate?
Aran's not a child.
She can make her own decisions.
Don't you think this is inappropriate?
Ms. Yun, you're so shameless.
Shameless?
How rude.
I'm living here!
I'm not going back home!
Your father-in-law abandoned your sister
and broke our family apart!
So?
Aran...
Fine. Enjoy your life here then!
How could you let that scoundrel
play you for a fool for 20 years?
I didn't care for him from the start.
He didn't look trustworthy.
How were you so mistaken about
someone you worked with for 30 years?
You don't say.
Her smarts are useless.
What are we going to do?
Aran's married into that treacherous family,
so what now?
Mom.
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
You should've told me right away!
Why did you
keep it to yourself?
How could I tell you?
I know how much you trusted him.
And Aran married Taeho
with dreams
of starting a family.
I was duped
for 20 years.
Mom...
Had it not been for you,
Punggildang wouldn't be what it is today.
No one else could have helped me
and watched over me like you.
Ms. Bae,
you always look on me so favorably,
but I've done a lot of bad things.
Paran's like a daughter to me.
I'm sure we'll find her.
It will eat away at me for life
if we don't.
I must find Paran.
These were the good old days.
(Bae Gukhui, President & CEO)
Of course I know I've sinned.
I abandoned your child.
That's why I dedicated myself
to you for 20 years
with everything I had.
I put you in this seat.
Ms. Bae.
You stayed by my side
for 20 years not for my sake
but to keep me from finding out what you did.
You deceived me with countless lies,
probably scoffing at me.
Scoff at you? That's not true.
Stop lying to me.
How dare you show yourself here!
Get out right now.
On Gilsu's behalf I want to beg for forgiveness.
You were full of yourself yesterday.
What changed?
Please go.
I knew you were shameless,
but this is unbelievable.
We're done here,
so please go.
I'll do whatever you say.
I'll suffer whatever punishment you see fit
or prostate before you 1,000 times over.
Do you think this will
undo your husband's horrific offense?
Please go.
This won't undo what happened.
I'm not asking for forgiveness.
I'll suffer the punishment.
Do you think it'll make up for what happened?
My daughter
was raised by strangers for 20 years.
What about the 20 years
our family had to spend apart?
Do you think it was easy on Gilsu?
He dedicated 20 years
to Punggildang, being
at your beck and call
with no life of his own.
What about his lost time?
How dare you spout such utter nonsense!
Who are you blaming
for what he did
out of guilt?
Ms. Bae. Ms. Bae.
I'll suffer the punishment.
Bom.
Please talk to your mother
for your sister's sake.
What are you doing?
Please stop.
I gave him plenty of opportunities to apologize.
It was Mr. An who refused.
Wait, Ms. Bae. Wait.
Take it out on me.
Take it out on me
until your anger and
resentment subside.
Let go of me.
Then I'll stay on my knees
until you forgive Gilsu.
Ms. Yun.
This won't resolve anything.
You found Bom.
You attained all your goals and
turned Punggildang into a huge success.
Ms. Yun.
You're not apologizing right now.
You're making my mom suffer even more.
- Ms. Bae. Ms. Bae. / - Seonyeong!
Seonyeong, what are you doing?
I'll be held accountable.
I'll protect you.
I'll protect you, Gilsu.
Okay.
Stop. Just stop.
I feel uncomfortable around you.
Please leave Punggildang.
Do I have to leave Punggildang
just because you tell me to?
I'm not a pushover who will submit to
your every command.
Mr. An.
What you did to me
and our family...
I'll decide
whether or not I leave.
Hey, miss,
why do you look so down?
Mr. Kang.
I was hoping to take you somewhere.
I had a long day.
Good food always
cheers me up when I'm down.
What's your favorite food?
Let's go.
Hop in.
Think about what you want.
Taejun. Taejun.
There's no way he'd have such a fancy car.
I'd be thrilled
if Midal were that lucky.
I saw your mother.
She's still strongly against you and Maru.
So I told her that
I support your relationship unconditionally.
A gentle boy like Maru needs
a smart cookie like you.
Thank you for saying that.
Cheer up.
You have more than just Maru.
You have me too.
I'll always stick by you.
My late father always said that.
I see.
You're in good hands then.
You have guardian angels...
I mean, guardian dudes.
Yes, I am.
With so many great people around me,
I don't know why I was so down.
I saw him.
The executive secretary.
The scumbag who purposely abandoned you.
He's so shameless to
still be by your mom's side.
Mom knows now.
She does?
I thought I'd be relieved
once the truth came to light,
but I'm not.
Things have gotten
more complicated.
But I have so many guardian dudes,
so it's very reassuring.
How much is all this worth?
Where did Taejun get the money?
Midal, Midal.
Big news.
You know Taeho's mom, right?
That woman...
Wow.
What's all this?
This?
They're all gifts from Taejun.
What?
There's something very fishy about him.
He came to the general shareholders' meeting.
Then was that car his?
General shareholders' meeting?
Isn't that for rich people?
Anyone can buy company shares,
but it's still suspicious.
I think he's full of secrets.
Get out of here.
Yes? What is it?
Okay. I'll see you there.
Midal,
I have to step out.
Where are you going?
Not far.
Excuse me.
See? See? See?
My animal instinct tells me
it's a woman.
Why do you keep stirring trouble between us?
He's going inside.
Quick, quick, quick.
But we only just got married.
Calm down, Midal.
That chump...
But he's just
talking to her.
What?
Oh, my goodness.
How dare he!
Did I fall for a lowlife womanizer and
tie the knot with him?
What did I tell you?
I said he was no good.
He's getting it from me.
But you said Taejun got off
on this floor.
Yes.
We have to knock on
every door then.
You moron.
Then he'll know we're after him.
We have to catch him
in the act to
make him come clean.
If you're so smart,
how'd you fall for a fraud?
Worry about yourself, okay?
Huh? That woman.
- Where? / - There.
Hey, you...
You tramp. Don't move.
- Busted. / - Where's my husband?
You're so busted.
Um... I...
I'm so sorry.
Please carry on.
Sorry.
Midal?
But Taejun...
We'll be outside, Chairman Kang.
Okay.
Chairman Kang?
What in the world?
To what do I owe
your surprise visit to my office?
I... Uh... You see...
It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay.
You must love me a lot
to have tailed me.
How cute.
Midal.
I'll wait outside too.
Okay, okay.
So is that when you made enough
to live on for the rest of your life?
No. After that,
I ran a cotton plantation in Mali,
a coffee plantation in Guatemala,
and a winery in Chile.
I lived like
a global nomad.
No wonder.
I was always impressed with your arms.
They're strong like a farmer's.
It wasn't always easy,
but all my business ventures were successful.
People said it was luck,
but money came to me
when I stopped running after it.
How did I meet a man like you?
I'm the lucky one
to have met a woman like you.
For years,
all I did was work day and night.
But there's light now.
A soft, soothing light.
The bitterness is still overpowering.
It happens often with songjeolju given
its delicate fermentation process.
Mom.
I can't even look at you right now.
This is the plan for the seasonal wine project.
I altered it after reviewing
the potential risks.
Please look it over.
I said we were putting it on indefinite hold.
Ms. Bae,
put your personal feelings aside
and please reconsider.
(Fierce competition among traditional wineries)
(Inhae Winery's yeonhwaju
topples Punggildang's yeongmiju
to become the top seller!)
Our sales are falling,
and our shares are nosediving.
We have to do whatever it takes
to save Punggildang from this crisis.
Impatience can
lead to poor judgment.
I'll look at it.
You're excused.
I talked to Inhae Winery about doing
this project together.
They'll foot 50% of the investment.
All we need is your authorization.
You started the project
without my permission?
This is the company that copied our yeonmiju.
They make cheap
synthetic knockoffs of our wines.
What they pursue goes against our principles.
What do you know about
business management?
I won't work with a company like this.
I agree with Bom.
That company puts profit before making
quality traditional wines.
Ms. Bae, when will you stop being such
a square, always droning on about tradition?
You just won't change.
Do you think you can stay on
at Punggildang with that mindset?
It's the seasonal wine project
I proposed recently.
Wasn't this scrapped?
Ms. Bae was against it.
Do you think I forgot?
But I must pull this off
to get us out of this mess.
I must hit a home run at work
if I'm to ask mom
to forgive me and your family.
Yes, that's one way out.
It's not a bad idea,
but it will cost a lot.
The company's teetering financially.
I got Inhae Winery to cover 50%
of the investment.
We just have to put up the other 50%.
But we need Ms. Bae's authorization
to deliver our share of
the investment.
What we're doing is shameful.
We should first offer a sincere apology to
Bom and my in-laws...
This is my way of apologizing.
Instead of saying I'm sorry,
giving mom concrete help is
a smarter way to apologize.
That makes sense.
Hey...
I'm sorry.
Do you think a belated apology
will make it all go away?
What should I do then?
What can I do to make you forgive us?
Would you like my father and I
to leave the company?
If Mr. An had any intention of leaving,
he wouldn't have lied to her for 20 years.
My father truly wants to apologize to you.
Then he'll have to do it himself.
What will you do if Ms. Bae doesn't
authorize the project?
I'll find a way.
I've watched you for 20 years,
and I'm so proud of you.
You're worthy of being Punggildang's heir.
I'm sure you'll pull this off too.
But I was thinking
that I'd rather you and Taeho
go your separate ways.
What are you talking about?
There's too much bad blood between all of us.
I don't want you to bear the brunt of it.
So...
I'm pursuing this project so that our families
can return to the way we were.
Don't be naive.
You might end up having to choose
between Taeho and
your mother.
I can't leave Taeho.
So you might turn your back on mom?
Mr. An, did you just
ask Aran to turn her back on our mom?
It's not like that.
Let me say one thing, Mr. An.
You said
you worked tirelessly for Punggildang
to make amends for what you did, right?
That's right.
How many times must I apologize
to get through to you?
You stayed by mom's side
in case I'd return
and expose you
for what you did.
You wanted to keep me
from returning and prevent that.
Must you be so hard on me?
Apologies should be accepted as well.
I was a fool to think that you'd offer
a sincere apology.
How will our families ever reconcile?
My granddaughter went missing for 20 years.
But we can't make him pay.
How will I get any relief then?
Calm down, mom.
You'll damage your health.
Grandma,
I'm back home now
and with all of you.
My little lamb,
what are we going to do?
How will I find relief?
I'm enraged when I think about
how you were practically
orphaned for so many years.
You once said
people reap what they sow.
I'm sure he'll be punished.
But that's not happening.
Despite what he did,
we can't put him away.
Mom, pull yourself together.
No. Anger needs an outlet.
- Grandma. / - Mom.
Mom.
Why didn't you call first?
Get that scoundrel out here!
Get that secretary scum out here!
That was uncalled for.
I know what happened wasn't pleasant,
but how can you be so crass?
What did you say?
Crass?
How dare you!
The kid your husband abandoned 20 years ago
is my niece.
You should be pleading for forgiveness,
okay?
I've apologized enough...
Ms. Yun.
Apologized enough?
Wow. She's in for some divine retribution.
You can't talk to people like her.
That's right.
I'm going to destroy this house.
I can't bear what he did to my granddaughter.
I can't.
What are you doing?
You can't do this.
This is illegal.
- Mom! / - Grandma!
I begged and pleaded.
What else do they want from me?
You should go.
I don't care to have you as a pawn.
Mom, Aran's having a hard time too.
So go.
If you hadn't married Taeho,
this wouldn't have happened.
I feel so sorry for your poor father.
He lost Bom in a wink of an eye,
and spent 20 years making amends.
He slaved away at Punggildang for 20 years,
but they're treating him
like the worst criminal there ever was.
Poor Gilsu...
Bom,
you're the only one
who can resolve this.
Please talk to mom.
Tell her you've forgiven Mr. An
and that we should move on.
But I can't do that.
I know, Aran.
You married Taeho despite knowing that
Mr. An sold
mom's recipes and then abandoned me.
I never mattered to you.
You never cared about our family.
Choi Aran.
Did you really know all that
and yet you didn't tell me?
And yet you married Taeho?
You see..
Enough already.
It happened so long ago.
Why should the past matter?
How can you
keep disappointing me like this?
(Agreement on Joint Seasonal Wine Project)
(Bae Gukhui)
Seeing my family smile was
my only solace.
But I ruined everything.
What's the point in living like this?
Where is your father when he knows
about the humiliation I suffered
at the hands of your in-laws?
It's your dad.
Hello?
I'm at...
Gilsu. Honey.
What are you saying?
No, Gilsu.
Mom. Mom.
Gilsu.
Please, honey!
Go and get my husband!
What are you talking about?
Leave her alone.
What have you done to Gilsu?
Find him right now!