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Episode 11
Everyone...
I'm...
not Lee Sojin.
My real name is...
Lee Soyeong.
And...
I'm not 25 years old.
I'm 34.
So she was telling us the truth at the bar?
I would like...
to apologize to those who believed I'm Lee Sojin.
I know anything I say now will sound like a lame excuse,
but I didn't start out with the intention of deceiving you.
I was fired from the textile firm I had been working for 14 years,
but no one was willing to hire a 34 year-old with no college degree.
Therefore...
I needed to make money,
so I lied about my age and name to get a part-time job here.
But then I was give an opportunity
to realize my lifelong dream of becoming a designer.
I know what I did was unforgivable,
but until I could see my own piece hanging in the stores...
I didn't want to wake up from my dream.
And today, that finally happened.
But I'm neither happy nor content.
That's because it's something I got
by deceiving those who trusted and helped me.
I know I can't be forgiven no matter what I say.
I'll take any penalty that comes my way for my lies.
However...
although I know I'm being shameless,
if you by any chance have the heart to forgive me
and give me another chance,
I would really like to make clothes.
I'm sorry.
Everyone, sorry about that.
We apologize for the unexpected interruption.
We'll then move on to the next order of events.
In order to celebrate the 35th anniversary of our founding this time,
we've a beautiful female string quartet to perform for us.
Please welcome them with a warm round of applause.
[Lee Sojin, Design Team 1/Designer]
I'm actually 34 years old.
Don't know your ID number?
That's... 86, I mean, 87...
Ms. Lee Soyeong of Design Team 1.
Ms. Lee Soyeong?
And if you run into my mom up front,
never call me.
I'm so sorry about everything.
About what?
Yes, you said your jacket's now hanging at the store today, right?
Yes.
See a piece you made by deceiving others to satisfy your greed,
how does it feel?
You said you lied because you didn't think
a 34 year-old without a college degree stood a chance, right?
I understand that feeling.
Why shouldn't you get a chance to become a designer?
Nothing wrong with dreaming of becoming a designer.
But you chose the wrong means of realizing it.
You got off on the wrong foot.
- Mom, where are you going? - Let go of me!
Mom!
I'm sorry about everything.
Ms. Lee Sojin.
No, Ms. Lee Soyeong now, right.
You said to me, didn't you?
You said you may not be qualified
but you wanted to do the best you can.
Is this the best you can do?
What on earth were you thinking?
Are you someone who has been this selfish?
I'm sorry, Mr. Ji.
But let me ask you a question too.
What if I had told you I was 34 years right off the bat,
would you have given me a chance?
If I was a 34 year-old without a college degree
and had delinquent credit history, would you still have hired me?
- Yes, Hyeon. I'm right now... - Dad,
that ahjumma isn't answering her phone.
Couldn't you call ahjumma for me?
She's not here anymore.
I'm busy right now. We'll talk later.
You asked if I would have hired you, right?
You're right.
I probably wouldn't have.
But at least I wouldn't have doubted your integrity.
- Hello? - Unni, where are you?
I'm sorry, Ms. Kang.
Please don't file a lawsuit, against my daughter, okay?
Mom.
- Please don't do this. Please stop. - Our Soyeong isn't such a bad kid.
It's not her fault for her parents' incompetency.
We couldn't give her education and care, so punish me instead, okay?
Please, mom.
I beg you with all my heart.
Please turn a blind eye. Please.
Mom! What are you doing here?
Let's go home, okay?
You beg for forgiveness too. Tell Ms. Kang you're sorry.
- Please, mom. - Beg!
I know how you must feel,
but there's nothing I can do for you.
This matter will be deliberated by the disciplinary committee.
Pardon?
Hurry, take your mom home.
Mom, let's go, okay?
I'm sorry for the trouble.
Ms. Lee Soyeong,
are you someone who is always so shameless?
You want another chance?
You lied because no one would hire a 34 year-old without a college degree.
You're right, that's reality.
What's this embarrassment at our founding ceremony before our guests?
GM Baek,
I hope you're not planning on defending that temp again, right?
I heard you recommended turning her into a full-timer.
No need to drag this out, let's do this by law.
It's a fraud case.
To sue her for fraud,
we need to prove the company sustained damages because of her.
If we go for obstruction of business, we can sue her right away.
I find this incident very regrettable.
It made me rethink our HR system.
However, I don't think it's wise to blow this out of proportion.
So are you suggesting that we should just hush this up?
We'll close this case on Ms. Lee Soyeong of Design Team 1
with instant dismissal.
Mr. Ji.
Regarding Ms. Lee Soyeong,
I'd like to put in a word as head of Design Team 1.
First of all, I know I'm partly responsible being the team head.
I'll take whatever appropriate punishment.
However, please reconsider filing a civil suit against Ms. Lee Soyeong.
Lying one's age for employment is undoubtedly a major problem.
But despite being a temp, Ms. Lee Soyeong was a model employee
and deserved the honor of employee of the month.
Moreover, it won't do the company any good
if this is made known publicly because of this.
I ask for your kind reconsideration.
So she was speaking the truth when she got drunk.
and told us she was 34.
Hey, our newbie's something else.
What newbie? Don't give me the willies.
Good heavens, she's 5 years older than me.
How could she use the honorific with me all this time?
This comes to show how scary older women are.
Perhaps someone here could be lying about their age?
Let me see your ID, starting with you, Ms. Jeong.
I'm kidding.
But do you think Mr. Ji knew the newbie's 34?
No, right?
If he did, he wouldn't have hired that old hag...
She's not an old hag, of course.
What's with him?
He has his reasons. Let's just eat.
Hello?
It's not, right?
Tell me not you're not lying. You didn't deceive me.
Tell me quick.
Let me see your ID.
Come on.
Give it here.
How can this be?
How?
How can you do this to me?
It wasn't just a couple of days or even a week.
How could you lie for months?
Geez...
Was it fun?
A younger guy who treated you like a big brother and fell for you,
you must have been thoroughly amused.
Well, never mind all that though.
I was a real fool for not catching on.
But you know the one thing I can't really forgive you?
When that gold digger case blew over, what did you say to me then?
You asked me to trust you to the end, right?
Looking back now, it was odd at the police station.
There were many red flags.
That's why never for a moment did I doubt you.
When everyone else was questioning your real age.
I had complete faith in you.
I never doubted that you're Lee Sojin, that you're 25.
I believed everything you said to me.
It was because you weren't a liar.
You were Lee Sojin who wouldn't know how to lie.
You were someone I trusted.
So let's say I understand why you were forced to lie.
But we spent so much time together.
Shouldn't you have told me the truth?
Did I mean so little to you?
It wasn't.
It really wasn't that.
Then what was it?
I also had been wanting to tell you...
since the moment you told me you liked me.
I really wanted to tell you the truth.
But...
I was scared.
Frankly, my telling you...
I didn't know what you'd think of me.
Honestly...
I was afraid of what you'd think of me.
More than anyone in this world... you're the one I'm most afraid off.
Because I like you.
I know everything's my fault.
Even right now...
I know whatever I say...
probably wouldn't matter.
Still... I really wanted to get back my age.
I really want to tell you I'm 34 years old.
I mean it.
I'm sorry.
I just don't know.
I can't trust anything you say or do anymore.
In fact, I don't know how much of what you just said is true.
You said you're 34, right?
It hasn't sunk in yet,
so I'll use honorific next time I see you.
But...
I really don't know how confident I'll be though.
I'm off.
So you were in this together?
You two went behind my back?
The three of us should just kill ourselves.
We'll jump into a river or dash in front of a car.
- Get up! Get up! - Mom!
Let's jump into a river or dash in front of a car.
No, we can jump from the rooftop of this building.
Let's go! We'll end this right here now.
Let's go!
Get up! Let's go! Go, go!
Mom, I was wrong.
- I was wrong, mom! - What?
You're wrong?
How can you do this to me?
How can you do this? How can you, huh?
Calm down, mom.
What I went through to raise you.
I just wanted to work, mom.
I wanted to become a designer.
What? Designer?
Mom.
Please, mom. Don't do this. Mom!
- Move. - Not this, please.
Move. You won't come to your senses with that lying around.
No, mom.
This is all I have. I can't live without this.
You really must have lost it. Yes, was it great?
Was it that great lying your age to become a designer?
- Mom! - No.
This has to go for a reality check.
Give it here. Let go.
- Let go! Let go! - Mom! Mom!
What's with you?
Don't you know why I lied to get a job?
Don't you really know?
If I were lazing around at home, would you leave me alone?
What?
What's it you want to say?
So are you saying that I forced you into all this?
Do you even have the right to be like this to me?
Do you even know what I like or what my dream is?
Have you even taken the time to ask me what my dream is?
I've had it so hard. It has been painfully hard.
But not once have you told me I was doing a good job.
Have you ever sincerely been concerned about me?
I was stupid to have considered you my daughter.
That's exactly what I wanted to ask you.
Am I really your daughter?
What?
Do you really think of me as your daughter?
Honestly, Sojin has been your only daughter.
No matter how hard it was,
I shouldn't have sent one of you away.
I'm sorry, Soyeong.
I'm sorry, Sojin.
Coffee-colored?
Do you take one spoon of creamer or two?
Coffee? I want black. Thank you
Of course, black coffee.
We keep running into problems because you're not clear.
- Can I see the file? - The file?
Hello?
Yes, I called earlier.
We'd like to put in another order for the khaki jacket, # SKL11057.
Yes, 5,000 pieces for now.
Can we have them by next Monday?
Yes, okay. Good job. Yes.
That jacket's selling like hot cakes.
Isn't it great, selling out in a week?
Newbie would have been so happy.
[Alterations & Reforms]
Come back here.
Not coming back?
- Come and get me. - Good grief.
Stop right there!
I gather you've an unfounded aversion to licensing fees.
But you need to get over that.
We're not only importing the brand name.
We're also importing a high-end label's retail system and marketing expertise.
We understand what you're saying,
but this isn't just a question of licensing fees.
The Style's outdoor clothing comprises our flagship brand.
I don't think scrapping the brand is the way to go due to passing fall in sales.
Even if we import Paul Jean,
you said we'd be manufacturing 80% of the line.
Even if that's the case,
wouldn't it be our long-term interest to invest more
in honing our own competitive edge?
Our own competitive edge?
Look at what Design Team 3 has produced thus far.
Is there any competitive edge in those designs?
We've already completed our negotiations with Paul Jean.
And many shareholders agree with this move.
If you give us your consent now, Mr. Ji, we'll consider the matter settled.
Just a moment.
Please give me 2 weeks.
I'll show you in 2 weeks,
the growth potential of The Style's outdoor brand.
Director Hyeon and I will be in competition.
You can prepare designs in line with the Paul Jean brand.
I'll work on the designs
which will maintain our Style's outdoor look and show how we can move forward.
Ms. Baek.
Why should I be competing against you, Ms. Baek?
In case if I should lose,
I'll leave this company.
But in case if I should win,
please abandon your plans to import the Paul Jean brand.
You've free reign over the conditions of the competition.
Why did you get into such a reckless situation?
I'll step in right now.
- I can lunch with Director Hyeon and... - Why?
Are you worried I'll lose?
Ms. Baek.
I've been tailoring here for over 30 years.
While you may think I do the same thing day in and day out,
I find myself doing battle each day.
How can make an outfit look better?
How can I draw the best out of the fabric's texture?
And if I lose my focus for even a moment,
something would then goes awry.
If I get too greedy or try to take a shortcut,
the armholes become too small or the bottom hem sags.
Clothes are always honest.
I think the same applies to life.
I can't just sit back and see the armholes and hem going awry.
I'm going to do whatever I can.
Ms. Baek, I understand you.
Ms. Baek...
please win.
Since you've decided to do this, you must win.
Design Team 4 is looking for talented and passionate individuals.
Design Team 4?
Who would want to get on Director Hyeon's bad side.
Director Hyeon's the company's rising star, agreed?
They'll bring someone from China if no one volunteers.
You all be careful.
They might appoint someone from our team.
I'll have to say, my style's definitely high-end.
No mid or low-end.
You know, right?
Yet she carries around a fake designer bag.
This is the resume of the contest's first prize winner.
[Design Contest: Grand Price]
Lee Soyeong?
Hello?
That's Ms. Lee Soyeong's place, right?
Yes, it is.
Is Ms. Lee Soyeong in the house right now?
I'm Lee Soyeong. Where are you calling from?
I'm General Manager Baek from The Style.
Ms. Baek?
Can you be the Design Team 1...
Yes.
I'm Lee Soyeong.
How are you?
You're that Lee Soyeong too?
So you not only work in the company,
you saying you're also the Lee Soyeong who won our design contest?
Yes.
But, what is it?
- Nothing, don't worry. - Yes.
I hope this will work.
Oh, no. I'm sagging.
What am I going to do?
Hello?
Goodness, I haven't heard from you in ages.
Never mind that.
Your husband got married.
What? Are you talking in your sleep?
I'm right here.
He's already married and got a wife,
how can my husband get married?
- Does that make any sense? - You know LA's Sujeong, don't you?
She saw it.
Your husband was with a very young woman and were picking an anniversary ring.
They were so lovey-dovey, calling each other "honey" and such.
What?
It was their 1 year wedding anniversary.
Taxi!
Open the trunk! The trunk!
- Mister, LA, please. - What?
I mean Incheon Airport, please.
Well, who is the designer coming back from China?
Could it be Mr. Kim Junsu?
That guy from Korea's top school? He's still in our company?
That guy's on the Facilities Management team in China.
That's because no other team wanted him.
Why would a designer do facilities management?
Who's this person?
Oh, right. So you don't know him?
Kim Junsu's something of a legend.
If he weren't Director Jeong's nephew...
Why is he a legend?
For many reasons.
But he seemed to have kept a low profile in China.
Ms. Jeong, don't talk if you don't know.
Pardon?
You must remember that just because you don't see or hear anything
doesn't mean nothing has happened.
Excuse me, your luggage!
Good heavens!
You seem to be in a rush, please go ahead.
Thank you.
Mister, the 4-way intersection in Dogok-dong, please.
Hey!
Your luggage!
What's he thinking? What about his luggage?
Seoul's still crowded.
Too many cars and too many people.
- What's up? - What's this first thing in the morning?
Let's listen to this. This is good.
Oh, really! You're such a pain these days.
Why are you so irritable?
You're not an old bachelor or widower, really!
Is this because of Lee Sojin, no, Lee Soyeong?
Just leave me alone, okay? Please.
Oh, really! I can't even sing.
Good morning.
What's wrong with you all?
Did something happen?
Really!
Why is it me? Oh, really!
Long time no see, Mr. Jang Gihong.
Nice to see you.
Right, should I be calling you Assistant Manager Jang now?
I should've come in yesterday,
but there was a little accident at the airport.
Anyhow, let's make this work.
Sit wherever you like.
But, sir.
Do you've a strategy for this competition?
The whole thing's absurd, you see.
We know Paul Jean will win anyway.
We're only extras in a predetermined event.
I see.
That's what I just heard too.
I do sense the gravity of the situation.
Right? I'm glad you do.
Since you're in the know, let me just lay it all out.
- I've made my decision. - Huh?
You're so decisive.
This calls for firm determination.
Instead of working our butts off and get crushed later,
wave the while flag first.
I'd like to change the name of the team.
- Huh? - Design Team 4?
Isn't 4 an unlucky number?
Many buildings listed 4th floor as "F floor".
So why should we be Design Team 4? Why?
Ms. Baek.
Are you the only two person in the entire team?
Yes.
It had been a long time. I'm the head of Design Team 5.
Design Team 5?
Dear Ms. Baek,
the fact that you should be the first person to know,
I'm writing this letter.
Before saying my thanks to you,
I need to first apologize to you.
I'm not 25 years old and my name's not Lee Sojin.
My name's Lee Soyeong and I'm 34.
You were the first person who has ever given me the wisdom
and courage to make a garment.
However, I've decided to leave this company as I don't believe
it would be possible to make clothes from my heart under a false identity.
Thank you so much for everything.
I wish you health and happiness.
Sincerely yours, Lee Soyeong.
[Sincerely yours, Lee Soyeong]
I don't want to talk about Ms. Lee Soyeong.
Did you know that she was the same Lee Soyeong who won the design contest?
Pardon?
Do you remember how we were going to hire the winner as a full-time staffer?
Lee Soyeong was destined to be an employee of The Style.
But Lee Soyeong can no longer become a full-time staffer here.
Who said to hire her full-time?
Let's just give her a chance to finish this.
Weren't you the one who showed this to me?
You even asked me to write her a recommendation.
So I'm paying for it dearly right now.
I'm sorry, Ms. Baek.
Oppa, you've nothing to say to me?
Frankly, I've been upset with you for a while.
So?
Let me just cut the chase.
Let's get engaged, Oppa.
You got married, went to study overseas, and had Hyeon.
I waited for you for 10 years.
Yunseo.
So I'm not saying that it was unfair and I deserve compensation.
I would just like a chance too.
I'm confident that I can be good to Hyeon.
They have good cakes here, want some to go?
Hyeon, this cake is delicious.
Want to try a bite?
No!
I want spicy rice cakes.
Hyeon.
You want rice cakes?
Shall I make spicy rice cakes?
I don't need your spicy rice cakes.
Hyeon!
No, Oppa. Be here.
I'll talk to her.
Hyeon.
Hyeon, didn't hear me?
I didn't hear.
What are you doing?
Look at me.
I'm an adult and you're a child.
I won't let you get away being a brat.
Apologize to me.
Why?
You got cake on me.
If some did something wrong, the first thing you do is apologize.
That's good manners.
You're expecting Ms. Lee Sojin to run over and baby you?
That ahjumma can't come anymore.
She was caught lying to your dad.
So your dad's very angry at her.
But if you keep saying you miss that ahjumma liar,
won't it make your dad even angrier?
I'm different from Ms. Lee Sojin, I don't lie.
I'll scold you if you do something wrong.
So apologize to me.
I'm sorry.
Okay, that's a good girl.
I'm off, Oppa.
Wish Hyeon good night for me.
- Okay, drive carefully. - Yes.
Hyeon!
Hyeon, what's wrong, huh?
Dad, are you really mad at Ms. Lee Sojin ahjumma?
Do you miss that ahjumma so much.
I won't say.
I'd be lying telling you I didn't miss her, but if I told you I did miss her,
you'd hate me.
No.
Dad knows you're a good girl.
That's why I could never hate you even if you lied to me, okay?
Really?
Then dad,
don't hate Ms. Lee Sojin ahjumma for lying either.
Ahjumma's a good person too.
Wait!
My skirt!
Thank you.
Sorry. What am I going to do?
This is selling very well.
We had to get some from another store last week,
and we've run out of that batch too.
We're now waiting for the factory to deliver.
What grabs the customer's attention is the vest, it's very eye-catching.
But they all end up buying is this jacket.
It's affordable and easy to wear.
Yes, Ms. Baek.
I'll leave the portfolio on your desk then.
Yes.
Hello?
Soyeong?
Sit down.
Has this period been that hard?
I thought you understood.
It has been over 20 years ago.
We had no money,
and you were sick all the time.
So I had to send Sojin off to your father's cousin.
But...
it wasn't the burn on Sojin's leg which really hurt her more.
She was hurt on the inside from a sense of abandonment.
She thought I had chose you over her.
I'm sorry for not being a good mother.
That's why I hurt the both of you so much.
Have a drink.
You too.
You asked me the last time, right?
When I first bought you a very new dress for graduation,
what was I thinking?
Your homeroom teacher told me
to send you to an arts high school because you were a gifted designer.
I couldn't afford to support you...
in your path of being a designer so that you could make beautiful clothes.
I figured the least I could do was get you a very beautiful dress.
You've done a good job this while, Soyeong.
Therefore, it's time for you to reach for your dream now.
I'm worried you'll run into many setbacks in the future,
but don't ever let your family hold you back anymore.
Live the life like you've always wanted.
Mom.
What, having a party? Oh, there's beer.
Hey! You...
There's a The Style store in the building where I'm working part-time.
I could tell right away this was your design.
If this jacket makes it big, you know who did it?
I forced all my friends to get it.
Drink.
Yes, let's eat.
So it'll be you two people?
Each team will make 3 pieces,
a windbreaker, top, and a pair of pants.
The team with the higher accumulative score will win.
From Design Team 1,
I hope to see luxury outdoor pieces which reflect Paul Jean's brand image.
- From Design Team 4... - Sir, I'm sorry.
It's Design Team 5.
From Design Team 5,
I hope to see The Style's existing outdoor mid-range and low-end image,
but also something new.
I'm sorry for being late.
I'll be working over the next 2 weeks as a designer for the competition.
I'm designer Lee Soyeong.
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