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(Lovers in Bloom)
(Episode 16)
Hello?
What? The mother abandoned her baby and ran away?
What's going on?
I'll call you back a little later.
Is there a problem with the mother?
Well, I think she's having a hard time.
I'm sure she's devastated about how she's going to raise the baby.
It's not an easy job to give birth.
My wife couldn't adjust to the fact that she had given birth.
It'd be weird to see your baby for the first time.
Check if there's anything else we need to get for her.
Yes, sir. I'm going to see her on my way home.
Did you notice anything strange?
For example, did she seem extremely nervous?
I don't know. I don't think there was anything peculiar.
Then if the mother comes back or gives you a call,
please let me know right away.
Okay.
Your mom's going to come back soon.
Don't worry.
She won't abandon an adorable baby like you.
Here.
You're here.
Yes.
Did something happen to Mom?
No, it's nothing.
I wonder what's going on.
Don't bother asking. It's obvious. She's coming back from a wedding.
Gosh, that punk.
Why did she have to bring that jerk along?
And that woman doesn't know when to stop nagging.
You should wash.
Who sat on the mother's seat?
His first wife's dead, so was it his second wife?
Or was it his third wife, his favorite?
It was your aunt.
- That's great. - My gosh.
I'll have her sit there again when Bo Ra and I also get married.
So just keep that in mind.
I don't have a mom. What are we going to do?
We should let our aunt sit with him.
Do Hyun!
Don't say things like that when you don't even have a girlfriend!
One of my friends got married last month.
He had a big fight with his stepmom because of the same problem.
He said he had such a hard time.
Stop it already.
Do Hyun, please.
Are you saying that...
to me?
Well, I think you should know.
To be honest, it's not right since you're not our birth mom.
You don't need to hear his nonsense. Let's go to our room.
Since we're talking about it, I want to make it clear...
that I don't want any other women to sit in my mom's seat.
It's all for peace in this family.
I'm telling you this just to prevent trouble.
So please don't be disappointed.
I said, stop it!
You brat. This isn't over.
Can you bring me a cup of water?
Go get it yourself.
You should know your place, Ms. Heo.
Why did you react to him?
You should've ignored what he said.
Don't let him bother you.
Just forget his nonsense.
Let's have a drink.
Let's drink expensive wine alone together.
Do you think I have no feelings?
Go to sleep. I'm very tired.
You didn't have to pour salt on her wound like that.
That way, she'll heal quickly.
I was helping her. What's wrong?
Don't you feel sorry for Dad?
Why would I?
He's enjoying his life while making the woman he loves happy.
I know that you're sensitive about that matter.
Still, you shouldn't have done that.
I think you don't remember this.
When Ms. Heo moved in with us,
Dad said, "I fell in love with someone."
"She's a nice lady with a warm heart."
"She'll be a good mom to you two."
I clearly said that I didn't want to live with her.
However, he pushed forward his marriage.
You know what happened next.
When I was arrested in 10th grade, Dad said, for the first time,
that I should've told him if I hated her that much.
That's when I realized how important communication is.
Do Hyun...
Don't feel sorry for Ms. Heo.
She's much better than you...
in taking what really matters.
I'm home.
You must be tired.
- Did you eat dinner? - Yes, I did.
- Where's Woo Ri? - She's sleeping.
Was there no trouble today?
Oh, dear. There's a huge problem.
What happened?
I took a pregnant woman in trouble to a hospital today.
She gave birth to a beautiful baby.
That sounds like a happy ending.
It was.
However, the mother disappeared leaving her baby at the hospital.
What? She ran away abandoning her baby?
What about the baby's dad? Does the baby have no family?
I think the mother is a single mom.
Goodness. The whole substation must have been in trouble.
It was, indeed.
I'm going to wait until tonight.
Won't she be charged with abandoning her baby if she doesn't come back?
That's why I should find her soon.
I can't let her become a criminal. What will happen to her baby?
How could she leave abandoning her own baby?
She'll be punished for that for the rest of her life.
What?
Please eat while it's hot.
But I'm about to sleep.
Ms. Oh, please come out.
That's okay. I'm good.
Please don't be like that, and join them.
Please come out.
It's a welcoming party for you. You should be there.
Right, Grandmother?
Come on.
Don't worry about me. Go join them.
Please come out.
Come on out.
- Please sit down here. - You like fried chicken.
Today, Baek Ho will treat you. Please enjoy it.
She's right. I fried the chicken and made the sauce.
So please enjoy it.
Here you go.
Thank you.
- Dad, I'll give you... - Don't give him a chicken wing.
Grandma, what's wrong with that?
Dad needs to have an affair with a lady.
That's not right. Dad needs to go out with a lady.
That's right.
Stop saying such a thing.
Okay. Dad, I'll give you the chicken breast for you.
Grandma, can he eat chicken breast?
Give him the wing.
Just as you said, he needs to go out with a woman and get married.
I agree with you.
Mom, I want a drumstick.
Okay. I'll give my son a drumstick.
What's the matter, Ms. Oh?
Well... I'm just going to wash my hands.
Oh, I see.
All right. Shall I start now?
What's this?
My feelings got hurt. Why do you hate me?
In my family, drumsticks always go to Tae Jin and my dad.
Gosh. This is why they say you learn bad things while complaining.
Even though I was discriminated by you,
I'm doing the same thing, Grandma.
When did I do that?
I gave drumsticks to both you and Tae Jin.
Oh, I see. I didn't know that.
- Baek Ho, here you go. - That's okay. I was joking.
I don't like chicken because I have to smell it all day long.
This will be enough for me and Hee Jin. Here you go.
- Oh, no. - What's wrong with you?
- It'd be a waste. - It's dirty. Oh, my.
- I'll give you one more. - I'll do it.
Here you go. Open.
Grandma won't be happy to see you doing this.
Should I stop now?
I'm happy that you're helping me. Don't stop.
What happened to you today?
You've been so nice to me. I'm so happy.
Did you go through a hard time when you gave birth to Hae Chan?
It was more than a hard time. I almost died.
Why do you ask that all of a sudden?
I rescued a pregnant woman today.
I had never seen anyone in labor.
All mothers go through that pain to give birth to their children.
You men have no idea because you have no experience.
You don't know how it feels to carry a baby inside for 10 months...
and to give birth risking your own life.
When I gave birth to Hae Chan, I thought of our mom.
Really?
Watching you raising Hae Chan makes it harder for me to understand her.
I... I should go wash up.
No. I don't want to go.
Why?
You have to tell me why, so I can give you permission.
- My head hurts. - What?
You don't have a fever. You look fine.
My stomach hurts.
You ate breakfast well, and pooped well.
I think I'll be sick if I go to kindergarten.
"Next week, we'll have a cooking class with the children's dads."
"Please let us know if you can attend the class."
This is why you feel like you'll be sick, right?
Maybe.
I can go with you instead of your dad.
You're not my dad.
All the other kids will come with their dads.
Only a man can be a dad. A woman can't.
Woo Ri, I'll go with you.
- You will? - That's right.
Your uncle can go with you.
You know that I'm good at cooking, right?
I'm handsome, and good at cooking.
You'll be the best in your class.
Really?
Of course. I promise you.
- Pinky swear. Sign. - Sign.
- Copy. Laminate. - Copy. Laminate.
- Shall I take you to kindergarten? - Okay.
Let's go.
Patrol in the areas where the vulnerable live such as...
single elderly people or people relying on government assistance.
Mr. Cha and Officer Moo,
- Make sure the mother's doing okay. - Yes, sir.
There are many women who run away after they give birth.
Make sure that doesn't happen.
Why are you so flustered, Officer Moo? You love babies.
Why? Don't you want to take care of her?
Of course, I do.
Like you said, I love babies. I'll do well.
What can you do?
There's not much you can do in this situation.
I'll still try to do well.
Our country needs to educate people on practicing contraception.
People do what they want, but when things get out of hand,
the guy runs away and the girl just suddenly gives birth.
Some people think it's embarrassing and try to avoid talking about it.
But sexual education needs to be done properly.
Recently, a woman in China...
gave birth to a baby in 30 seconds and ran away.
It got caught on surveillance camera.
- That's crime of abandonment. - That's right.
That kind of person will end up in prison.
The least they could do is send the baby away for adoption.
In order to do that, they need to register the birth of their baby.
That's why more and more women are just abandoning their baby.
There should be a solution to such a big problem.
It'd be best to find the dad and help them get back together again.
(Seo Hyun)
The phone is turned off. Please leave a message after the beep.
My gosh.
You... You just startled me.
Why are you so startled?
- Did you do something wrong? - No.
What... What are you talking about?
We should go out on patrol.
(Woomaejeung Studio Apartment)
Bo Ra!
Bo Ra, let's play.
I thought we were going to be friends.
You... You're right. We're friends.
But why is your reaction so dull?
- You should show more excitement. - Well...
Carry this.
My gosh. I'm your friend, not your slave.
Carry this for me, my friend.
You want to shoot beam lasers?
Did Bo Ra really come up with this idea?
Don't you think she has a sense of art?
She does. I think it's a great idea.
You should step up your game.
You're nothing until you sign an actual contract.
Okay.
Hey, I'm hungry.
Let's order in. I want black bean noodles.
I can never decide whether I want black bean noodles or spicy noodles.
Shouldn't Bo Ra be calling you by now?
She's calling you.
Yes.
I was going to buy you lunch this time.
There's so much to eat here. Why bother wasting money?
Otherwise, this would all just end up in the trash can.
What's with you guys?
Shouldn't you keep your manners?
We agreed to be friends.
Friends?
Friends? That sounds nice. We should be friends too.
How dare you try to act as if you're the same age?
Can you tell me how to...
- cook a simple meal? - What?
My niece has a cooking class in kindergarten,
- and I promised to go with her. - I see.
Okay. Just pay me the tuition.
What are friends for?
You still need to draw a line between public and private matters.
Don't forget about that down payment.
My gosh.
Down payment? What down payment?
- Just keep eating. - Okay.
Seo Hyun, where are you?
(Seo Hyun)
The phone is turned off. Please leave a message after the beep.
Let's go see the baby's mother.
You... You want to go to the hospital?
I can go there later by myself.
So let's finish patrolling other areas first.
The hospital's nearby anyway.
My gosh, look at the time. It's... It's nearly lunch time.
Let's eat first.
Okay. What do you want to eat?
There's a really nice bean sprout soup restaurant over there.
You should go and eat first.
I have indigestion from what I ate this morning.
So I think I should take a walk.
Okay.
Enjoy your meal.
May I see the surveillance footage of outside the hospital?
That way, I might be able to find out which way she went.
Okay, go ahead.
Who?
Well...
Mr. Cha.
Who are you looking for so desperately?
Follow me.
Do you think this makes any sense?
I know what you're worried about.
What am I worried about?
You're worried that we'll need to start investigating as soon as...
someone files a report on abandoning the baby.
I'm going to file a report right now.
Then...
the mother of the baby will get punished.
Of course, she will. She committed a crime.
She probably got scared and ran away for just a little while.
She'll come back.
Mr. Cha. Mr. Cha.
A mother who abandons her own child...
will never come back.
My goodness, look who's here.
You're my savior.
Hello. You must be here to get treated.
Yes. I'm here to get my results.
What are you doing here anyway?
I had business at the OBGYN.
The OBGYN?
Don't get me wrong. I'm in charge of taking care of a single mother.
I didn't know the police took care of those kind of stuff.
My gosh, you guys really do work for the citizens of this country.
You guys should get a higher salary...
and receive a lot of incentives. Don't you think so?
Yes. I need to go now.
I guess you don't workout these days because you're so busy.
I should still workout regardless of how busy I am.
It's important to keep myself healthy.
I see.
Yes. I'll be off then.
- Why didn't you answer my calls? - Sorry?
I called to ask your opinion on how you'd handle a case.
I see. I don't pick up calls from numbers that I don't know.
- Yes. - Look! Excuse me.
What? Wait.
- This is my phone number. - Okay.
Jin Do Hyun.
- Here you go. - Okay.
If you want to report the case,
you can go to a nearby police station.
I should get going now.
Hey. Wait...
What happened between you and Jin Do Hyun?
Not long ago, he was assaulted and collapsed on the street.
I found him and took him to a hospital.
Why didn't you tell me that?
I told Mr. Lee.
I'm your direct superior.
The victim said he wouldn't report to the police,
and it's not our jurisdiction.
Mr. Lee told me to leave him be.
You're always like this.
You're sloppy in doing everything.
Why is he her partner out of all people?
Here you go.
All right.
What's this? He increased the cost of construction without asking us.
It costs more than our budget to meet all our requests.
He begged me to give him a break.
Gosh. We pay every last penny he charges us, but he always whines.
Hey. Shall we go workout?
Whom do you want to beat up this time?
Someone keeps getting on my nerves.
There's nothing special about him, yet he's so arrogant.
He keeps acting up.
Aren't you going there to meet the girl?
Oh, no. I usually hide my feelings well.
I really don't get it.
She doesn't seem like your type.
That's true, but coincidences keep happening between us.
I don't believe in destiny,
but I'm about to.
So? Are you going to ask her out or something?
I'm going to see if this is just a coincidence or not.
I'm in trouble.
I can't just leave without saying goodbye.
Woo Ri must be waiting for me.
Hello?
What happened, Mom?
You didn't pick Woo Ri up again.
Let's talk about it tomorrow.
I just talked to Woo Ri's teacher.
So don't worry, and focus on your work.
I know. I was going to leave.
All right. I heard you.
Just listen to me!
What kind of an old couple make a scene while arguing?
Just listen to me!
Don't yell at me.
I'm not deaf.
That's because I'm frustrated.
I understand how you feel,
but I make it up to you.
What do you do to make it up to me?
Buying me flowers?
I'm not talking about flowers.
Gosh. You're making me feel so lonely.
We've been living together for 20 years.
Do you still not know how I feel for you?
Can you not trust me?
Exactly.
Even though we spent 20 years together,
our relationship hasn't moved on.
Honey, please.
You should know how to forgive others when they apologize.
I know that you're angry. However...
- You know? - Of course, I do.
Do Hyun has been behaving like that for a long time.
Do you think I'm angry because of Do Hyun?
Don't use him as an excuse.
Do Hyun is honest, at least.
You're crueler than Do Hyun.
You made me the subject of those women's gossip.
How could you bring me these flowers?
Do you think...
my heart is frozen?
I'm a human being just like you.
Honey, please.
You don't even show me your wallet.
You say you love me, but don't act like you do.
Have you ever thought of...
how I would feel...
when you spend a happy time...
with your children?
The antioxidant lycopene which tomatoes are rich in...
is fat-soluble.
Why did you treat my mom like that?
When you consume it...
- Do you have something to tell me? - with a fatty acid like olive...
No, I don't.
You became so quiet since you came back.
Did I?
When you first came here, you were too chatty.
I meant to fire you.
I'm trying to be more careful.
I don't want to make any more mistakes.
Just be yourself.
You're too quiet. I'm bored.
Okay.
People used to tell me that I had bad skin.
I finally hear people complimenting me on my skin.
It was hard to believe that I hear such compliments.
Is there any problem?
You feel uncomfortable because of me, right?
Please don't say that.
All of my family members are grateful for you.
Please don't let me bother you.
You don't bother me.
Choon Rae, you're like family to me.
Don't call me that.
I changed my name a long time ago.
It's been a long time.
The past is in the past.
Besides, I'm not so young anymore.
That's true.
I don't want your family to find out while I stay here.
Please help me stay without causing trouble.
- I'm asking you. - All right.
We're back.
- You're back. - Come on in.
Did something happen?
Thank you for your work.
The mother and the baby are doing fine, right?
- I can see there's a problem. - What is it?
The mother disappeared.
- Did she abandon her baby? - Yes, she did.
When we talked about the mothers who abandoned their babies,
I had a bad feeling.
What do we do?
You know what to do.
Officer Moo, call it in first.
Yes, sir.
How cruel.
What kind of world are we living in?
What a life. Gosh.
Good night, Mr. Lee.
Didn't you hear Mr. Lee? Call it in.
What's with that face? Do you have a problem with me?
You could've waited one day.
We might find her, or she might change her mind and come back.
Did you not hear what the nurse said?
She said the mother never came to see her baby!
I told you...
that you're not suitable for this job.
Yes, you did. You said I could never become a police officer.
- What does it have to do with this? - What?
It was wrong that I acted without reporting to you,
but it's not our job to make a mother a criminal heartlessly.
What if she doesn't come back?
She will definitely come back!
If she doesn't come back,
you'll be charged for dereliction of duty. Do you know that?
You said you won't quit your job. Do you want to get fired?
(Lovers in Bloom)
Don't you know that Ms. Heo is looking for a reason to cry?
Why would you give a reason?
Do you feel better now?
That's enough.
- You sound just like your mother. - Do you know why she ran away?
It was because of you.
Don't talk about her. Just don't!
Can you do me a favor and track someone for me?
Who are you talking to so secretly?
- Don't cross the line. - He has such a weird personality.
- What brings you here? - I came to see Officer Moo.
I thought you were a womanizer when I first saw you at the club.
I'm upset to hear that.