(Episode 24) I've nothing more to say to you.
Get the manager here.
I won't let this slide.
I'm letting HQ know.
I apologize.
Bom, what are you doing?
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me for what happened.
Bom, get up right now!
What happened?
I'm sorry.
Why are you sorry?
Listen.
Do you know what she did to me?
I'm sorry, ma'am,
but excuse us as I must ask
our staff what exactly happened.
What did you just say?
Come on.
Oh Bom, come with me!
What are you doing?
Come with me.
You...
We need to talk.
What happened?
What happened in there?
All kinds of things happen to part-timers.
It was nothing,
so don't worry.
How was that nothing?
What's the matter with you?
I'm fine.
Just let it go if I say it was nothing.
Did you get on your knees over
some stupid part-time job?
Did you have to stoop so low?
Where's your pride?
Watch what you say.
Take that uniform off.
Let's get out of here.
Who are you to tell me to take off my uniform?
You think I wanted to get down on my knees?
I don't know why I did it either.
But I just wanted everything to be over.
No one was going to believe me,
so I figured if I did what she asked,
it would resolve everything.
I'm angry and upset too.
So why did you get down...
I felt humiliated!
I felt demeaned!
It hurt my pride!
I'm sorry.
If there was anything that displeased you,
we apologize.
Apologize to her, Mr. An.
You just watch
what I do to this place.
Apologize.
I heard what happened,
and I don't think we owe you an apology.
You won't apologize?
Suit yourself then.
But... Ma'am. Ma'am!
We're in trouble.
We're in so much trouble.
Do you know what happens
when you offend someone like her?
The online world is scary.
If she writes a bad review out of spite,
we're done for.
We did nothing wrong,
so what's the problem?
Pardon?
You just don't get it.
Irrespective of fault,
there's no need to stir trouble.
Never mind. Let's get to work.
Huh?
Wow.
Why is he so unyielding?
Where will he go after
being demoted to this dump?
Does he want to get fired?
Drink this and calm down.
What happened to that patron?
She left.
She's run off because
she can't own up to her mistake.
I've seen other customers like her.
She won't let this slide.
What if she sues for damages?
That's ridiculous.
You're the victim here.
You should be suing her for damages.
I might end up losing money on this job.
Don't worry.
If we get fired here,
we'll find something else.
You said
part-timers like us must be flexible.
Should I call the temp agency
and ask for another job?
Whatever...
And don't be upset.
I won't let
that blogger get away with this.
I'll make her pay for what she did.
Being a blogger doesn't give her free reign.
Who does she think she is?
Don't exacerbate matters.
Just let it go.
You don't know yet how scary the world is.
She was nothing.
I got into an accident doing delivery work
over winter break my senior year
and fractured my hip.
The owner demanded
that I pay for the scooter,
so I got fired with no pay.
Don't pity me.
Don't you remember
how we got your pay from
that wine wholesaler?
We had to pick up
coins from the floor.
You're right.
We've been through a lot.
I apologize to all of you.
You all work so hard,
and yet I failed to come to your defense.
I will do whatever it takes to
shield you from
unreasonable patrons from now on.
Chin up, everyone,
and let's get back to work.
Yes, Mr. An.
Are you okay, Bom?
Of course.
Don't worry about me.
But I am worried about the wine bar.
What if she posts a bad review
out of spite?
But
we did nothing wrong.
Don't worry about it and
work without worrying about that.
Okay. I'll work very hard.
Thank you.
You were so concerned about Mr. An and Mr. Yang,
so why haven't you come up with a plan
to get them reinstated?
If you're truly concerned,
you should
put your money where your mouth is.
Don't you have any ideas?
Why don't we use the internet?
The internet?
It appears that the wine bar's website
has been getting more visitors.
Really?
Ever since Mr. An became manager,
online marketing for the bar has improved.
Patrons are posting reviews
on blogs and online communities,
which serve as free advertising.
Online marketing is trendy these days.
This is all thanks to freebie events and other
promo efforts Mr. An implemented.
Really?
He's working hard, managing the bar
and promoting online.
So I was thinking...
Instead of keeping Taeho at the wine bar,
let's bring him back to HQ
and put together a team that
will oversee all marketing efforts?
He's just been appointed there.
I know Mr. An is highly competent,
but there's a right time for transfers.
What do you think, Mr. Jeong?
I don't think it's a bad idea.
Right? It's a good idea, right?
I'll draft a proposal for
the other board members then.
Please reconsider, Ms. Bae.
Aren't you going to the market?
I went earlier.
You did...
What did you promise me?
Didn't you say you'd
clean up and lock all the doors?
Yes, I did.
I was going to do it.
So why did you leave the pub like that?
This is why I can't trust you.
Why is there nothing
you can do right at your ripe, old age?
Good grief.
Midal, what about a bathroom break?
What are you talking about?
What's it to you whether
or not I pee?
I feel bad that you don't even
have time to pee sometimes.
I'll tidy all this up,
so you go take a nap.
Something's up, isn't there?
You're in trouble, aren't you?
Huh?
Darn it.
I must have lost my mind.
I said I was done with men.
So why did I come here of all places?
I'm nuts. I'm crazy.
Just a little will power was all I needed.
And yet I succumbed.
Darn it. Darn it.
Why isn't he letting me know
if the coast is clear?
There's no one as magnanimous as you.
You let a knucklehead like me live with you.
So you know?
And yet you cause me grief?
I know and still cause you grief,
which makes me a knucklehead.
Midal, the day after mom and dad died,
do you remember what you said to me?
"I'm your mother now,"
you said, and told me not to worry.
If I had known
you'd be such trouble, I wouldn't have said that.
Geez... Thank you, Midal.
I'm not human if I don't know
how indebted I am to you.
Are you okay?
Did our late mother appear in a dream
and tell you to grow up?
I'm just sorry and
thankful to you.
If you are,
then finish the dishes and
steam the veggies for the soup.
I'll go take a nap.
You do that, Midal.
I'm so tired these days.
Midal, run along. Go.
Go rest, Midal, okay?
Hurry!
What took you so long?
I'm sorry.
It was my sister.
I tried to get rid of her quickly.
Darn it. Drat.
Hey, hey. Wait.
Hey!
It was nothing.
Nothing happened. Nothing happened.
Wait. Wait.
You can't just leave.
What's your name?
Give me your number at least.
Why do you want to know my name?
Last night, we...
Listen.
We just made eye contact last night.
Do you introduce yourself to
everyone you make eye contact with?
What are you talking about?
Last night, we...
Whatever.
Move, move.
Hey, wait..
Wait.
I'm yours now.
Give me a break.
Darn it.
Listen, lady.
I won't let you just go like this.
You've made your way into my heart.
Do you know that?
You walked me home
because you feel sorry for me, right?
You don't have to do this anymore.
You're tired too,
so you should get home early.
It's a quick bus ride.
Hurry so that
you can get the transfer bus rate.
Oh Bom, you're something else.
You thought of that in this atmosphere?
What atmosphere?
Nothing...
Oh Bom, should we work somewhere else?
I'll ask around.
That again?
Part-time jobs are all the same.
They're never easy.
At least Mr. An's on the staff's side
and knows how hard we work.
What does he know?
He coudn't protect his staff
so you had to get down on your knees.
You're still defending him after
what happened today?
You get into a huff whenever
we talk about Mr. An.
Did something go down between you two?
No. Good night.
Maru.
You being by my side really helps.
Thank you.
I apologize.
No.
I'm going to forget it.
I'm wiping it from my memory.
Are these the only pictures we have of Bom?
With smart phones, no one prints photos anymore.
They're all pictures of her when she was little.
This one's so dull.
I'd like one that's sexy
and makes her butt look plump.
Oh, geez.
How did you slither in so quietly?
Are you looking for something?
Can I help?
I'm not looking for anything.
Just making sure your things are in order.
Oh, okay.
Is the work hard?
What did I tell you?
You're in your prime.
Get married.
Mom,
I had a very long,
upsetting,
and tiring day.
Why?
Did you get chewed out?
No, it's not that.
You just wait.
I'll make sure you never
have to work another day in your life.
I'm not even aiming that high.
I'd just like to be stress-free.
Yes, Mr. Ma.
Perhaps you'd like to see a photo first?
Yes, yes.
Okay. I'll come by tomorrow.
Okay.
I'm not doing this for myself.
Who'll benefit the most
from marrying a rich man?
He'll pay off her debt,
and she'll live well
as the wife of a business owner.
A 43-year-old guy is at his prime.
Bom's 23 years old, so...
Never mind.
He'll dote on his young bride.
Yes, indeed.
How was your day?
I'm sure you worked very hard.
You too, Aran.
Are you ready to go back to school?
Of course.
Thanks to you,
everything is going very smoothly.
Thank you for asking.
I cleaned our room.
It's October 23 on the lunar calendar,
so it's should be okay then.
I'm home.
Hi, Maru.
Did you help out at the wine bar for Aran?
Yes.
Thank you
for getting along with Aran.
Contact your school in the States and ask them
what you need to do to return after
your leave of absence.
About that, dad...
I should've gotten you back at school sooner.
I'm ashamed.
I'm not sure if I should
leave you and Jia here
to return to the States to study.
Don't worry about us.
And I'm not sure about taking Ms. Bae's money.
If Jia continues to study ballet,
that'll cost quite a bit.
Ms. Bae's paying for that,
so I don't want to burden her as well.
Jia is one thing,
but you must resume your studies.
Think about it.
Your mom was overjoyed when
you were admitted to that prestigious college.
She bragged to everyone about how
her sweet, handsome son had brains too.
Don't worry.
I'll figure out a way to finish school.
I feel brazen saying this,
but it's not a bad idea
to take Ms. Bae up on this offer.
I'll chip in too by doing
some work at the studio.
Hey, what are you doing?
Why are you kicking my things?
I don't want to talk to you,
so put these away
before I lose it.
This isn't your room.
This is now our room.
You're a piece of work.
You acted all sweet in front of mom,
but you let your true colors show now?
Do you want to
stoop that low to mooch off us?
It's not that I want to live here.
I just...
I know you have nowhere else to go.
Hey!
You're nothing here no matter
how much you fawn on mom,
so don't get greedy and
keep a low profile.
That's how you can stay here a while.
Got it?
How dare you?
Put these away.
If you don't,
I'm throwing them out.
I told you not to kick my things!
I warned you, didn't I?
Keep a low profile.
Causing a ruckus won't do you any good.
Put that cunning, fawning mind
of yours to work.
How dare you hit me?
Thank you for making dinner.
Don't mention it.
Cooking for family isn't work.
Come on. Let's eat.
Thank you.
That's enough!
You're making my skin crawl.
Mom,
a man who cooks is considered sexy these days.
He's just trying to get in Gukhui's good graces.
Maru, you're ready to return to the States, right?
I'm still thinking about it.
Okay. Let me know once you decide.
How is it being roommates?
I love sharing a room with my sister.
Aran, it must be uncomfortable for you though.
I'll try my best
to be a good roommate.
Excuse me.
I want to make this work with Aran,
but she seems uncomfortable.
But that's to be expected.
I understand.
I'm sorry.
What is it?
Tomorrow is the anniversary of your dad's passing.
I would like to perform the ancestral rite.
Why would you do that?
In what capacity?
Please let me do it.
Don't you remember
what you did to my hospitalized father?
He wanted to see you one last time,
but you didn't
even call, let alone visit.
I didn't know
he'd pass away so quickly.
I was out looking for Paran,
so I was out of sorts.
You didn't even come to dad's funeral.
Why didn't you call me to let me know?
How could I call you when
you were living with another woman?
Dad wouldn't have died in peace
if he had seen you.
Don't worry about that
and just focus on the kids.
That's the only reason
I'm letting you stay here.
Gukhui,
I'm not asking to perform the rite
in the hopes that you'd forgive me.
I just want to apologize to father.
Please give me a chance to do that.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
Looks like food for an ancestral rite.
Don't touch that.
Your dad's ancestral rite is a ways off.
You can't perform a rite for a live person, so...
Never mind.
I don't want it anyway.
I'm too close to death anyway,
so this food scares me.
What did you you do to
suffer such a terrible demotion?
You're not one to cause trouble.
Wait...
Did you and Aran fight?
Wait. Did she dump you?
Things are fine between us,
so don't worry.
And the transfer isn't a big deal.
I'll be returning to HQ soon.
I knew it.
Aran will reinstate you, right?
Ms. Bae thinks very highly of you.
She won't keep you there forever.
Of course not, so don't worry.
I'm not worried.
My ego is bruised.
Ms. Park, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Kim,
those gossips,
disparaged me, saying
you wait tables now.
They said being engaged
to the CEO's daughter means nothing.
Just don't hang with such people.
My goodness.
See? Your dad's so severe,
and Suho's a troublemaker.
All I have is you.
But now that you're being demeaned at work,
what joy is left in my life?
Mom, my new position isn't that bad.
Plus, we all take turns at sales points.
Yes, and that's how he can get promoted.
What? Promoted?
If you work there for a while,
you'll make vice president in no time?
You're going overboard again.
Or at least managing or executive director then.
Dad and I made breakfast
to cheer you up.
Cheer up, mother dear.
Taeho...
You're the one who's going overboard.
But what's gotten into your father?
He never even makes instant noodles
on his own.
Stop whining to your son
and just come and eat.
Get up.
What's all this?
Mom, none of this is edible.
The beansprout soup is bitter,
and this mystery dish
tastes like rotten.
Watch it.
Dad and I woke up early to make this.
And this is the best you could do?
Why bother with cooking?
Do what you're good at,
just like me.
I'm happy and at peace
now that I've given up
academics to pursue music.
So is your music career going anywhere?
You said I was on my own,
so I'm managing, but I'm far behind
compared to kids who get parental support.
Good grief.
I don't know why I had my hopes up.
Why did I expect a decent breakfast?
Geez.
Get out, all of you.
Get out.
You three only get in the way.
How did this happen?
Mr. An and Mr. Yang have
a sticky situation on their hands.
Have you looked over the new website?
But...
What's taking you so long?
There's a more pressing matter...
What is it?
Let me see that.
Punggildang Wine Bar is the absolute worst.
Some part-time worker
threw the bill at me, saying I should leave
if I'm only there to take pictures.
And the manager not only refused to apologize,
he took the part-timer's side
and kicked me out.
I'm infuriated.
Help me close down a place like this.
Hope you're feeling better today, Bom.
I'm fine.
It's a beautiful day.
The sun's finally out.
Do we store
the clean jars over there?
Yes, that's right.
Please organize the wines by the production dates
and throw out any
that have expired.
Okay.
Do I help with that after
I'm done with the jars?
Yes, please.
Okay.
What is it?
Any follow-up measures to yesterday's incident?
What's there to follow up?
Neither Bom nor
the bar did anything wrong.
She may be a power blogger,
but we did nothing wrong,
so we don't owe her an apology.
I don't care about the power blogger.
Shouldn't you apologize to Bom
as the head of this establishment?
Bom says she's fine,
but how can she be after
getting down on her knees for nothing?
I'll apologize to her.
Thank you for letting me know.
I'll hold you to it.
Hi.
Put your muscles to work
and move the jars over there.
Okay.
Watch it.
Sorry.
Darn it.
Does Taeho even know about this?
Why did he mess up when I just managed
to get him a chance at reinstatement?
We need to track down
the person who wrote this.
We need to know who she is
and what she wants
to come up with a plan.
Wouldn't it be better
to ask Mr. An before we jump the gun?
I'll call him.
No.
I'll go talk to Mr. An myself,
so find that blogger.
Why is she taking it out on us?
We're not her punching bag.
As if.
Did you see that power blogger's review?
Take a look.
It's gotten over 100,000 hits.
This is bad.
Mr. An should smarten up after
being demoted to the bar.
Shoudn't you be working?
Please refrain from badmouthing a colleague
over an uncorroborated online post.
Ma'am, this...
Have they all gone to lunch?
This smells off.
I wonder why.
Mr. An, we...
Yes?
Um...
Did you check online?
Why? Is there something fun?
No, it's that not. That blogger..
Mr. An, you need to come check on the wines.
Why? Is something wrong?
Please come and see for yourself.
Let's go.
Mr. An! Mr. An!
Wow.
The wines aren't the problem right now.
Why isn't Taeho picking up?
Darn it.
I don't know.
I don't know anything.
It hasn't expired yet,
but it seems overly fermented.
I'm not sure.
Bom,
let me apologize to you formally.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
I failed to come to your defense.
Forget about what happened yesterday.
That's not important.
Please smell this again.
I don't know...
Ms. Choi.
Where's Taeho?
He's in the kitchen...
Taeho, have you always been such a scumbag?
What were you doing with a part-timer?
What are you talking about?
I saw everything.
You were with that girl in the kitchen.
How base and disgusting.
The cyber world is on fire because of you.
What do you mean?
Look, look!
But they're all lies.
Mr. An and I will get the boot.
Did you think
you could get away from me?
Nothing happened.
If it wasn't an accident,
it must be love.
What are you talking about?
You're already in my heart.
Do you take me for a pushover?
Am I not allowed to love you?
Oh Bom,
I'll never let anyone treat you unfairly.
Wow, Kang Maru.
You sounded very manly just now.
Isn't that Bom?
And Maru?
What?
Are they dating?
It'll all work out.
I'll make sure it does.