I think I vaguely remember that I was going to be
appointed as an executive.
Why do you ask?
I want to know what was going on with
your father's company after he passed away.
Why do you ask?
Don't say a word.
Let go of her hand.
Didn't you hear me?
You have no right to have Ji-eun.
I can't let a total jerk like you have her.
Who do you think you are, telling me I can't have her?
Do I need your permission to have her?
That's right! You need my permission!
You need it because I loved her first and more than you.
You loved her longer and more than me?
So what's that got to do with anything?
You'd better watch it.
Let go.
You have no right to say things like that.
Let go.
Don't interfere with my life anymore.
The phoenix is a bird from Egyptian mythology that lived
in the desert for 600 years.
Love as passionate and strong as the Phoenix.
Perhaps the artist was trying to convey
sacrifice through love rather than passionate love.
Let go.
You have no right to say things like that.
Let go.
Once upon a time, there lived a very pretty woman.
One day, she met a man who wasn't a good match for her,
and fell in love with him.
The weak and fearful man is sending
that brave and lovely woman a kiss.
Don't interfere with my life.
I feel you even when you're not with me.
Do you know how much I love you?
What's wrong with my loving you?
I don't want to live without you.
I'd rather we died together if we can't be together.
Let's die together.
That would be best.
Let's end it with death.
Are you all right?
It's late.
Let's go back.
Lee Ji-eun.
Will you allow me to love you again?
Do you really think I got tired of you?
Did you really believe I had a change of heart?
I had no other choice.
My pride was hurt.
I thought another man was still in your heart.
You've never told me you loved me.
I tried to make you want me
from the very first moment I saw you.
I prayed and prayed that you'd come to love me.
You didn't know, did you?
You were in the wrong too.
So,
you will forgive me, won't you?
There's nothing to forgive.
I'll make it up to you.
I'll make it up to you for all the pain and suffering.
Until the day I die...
No, even after I die, I'll try to make it up to you.
Even after I die and go to hell, I'll love only you.
If loving you is a sin, I've decided to be a sinner.
I'll pay for my sins after I die for deceiving you and him.
What am I supposed to do with you?
What should I do now?
I finally let go of him today.
But why did you hate him so much?
Couldn't you like him a little?
If you had...
I'm sorry.
Now I won't even think about forgetting him,
since I won't have anything to do with him.
Do you like Jung-min?
He's a good man, isn't he?
Who is it?
Could you come to the library?
I want to talk to you.
How are you feeling?
A young man like me doesn't suddenly die.
What is it you wanted to talk about?
I've decided to accept the facts I can't deny.
I'll accept your offer with gratitude.
I'll marry Ji-eun.
Yes, do that.
Jung-min, happiness is what you make of it.
And unhappiness is something we can overcome.
Marry Ji-eun and...
You'll live a long life since you don't
think seriously about anything.
Why you!
You feel anger, don't you?
You feel misery when you see me, don't you?
I feel the same way when I see you.
I feel anger and misery when I see you, Dad.
And one more thing.
I want you to fire Jang Sae-hoon.
You once told me to make a deal
when you have something on your opponent.
It's all over now.
I did it because I love you!
I lied because I didn't want to loose you!
I lied to hang on to you!
I did it because I love you so much!
I feel like I have the world at my feet
with you two by my side.
This is Seo Jung-min.
Yes.
Is that right?
Find the people who were executives of Shin Young Textiles.
And get me the phone number of the manager
of the bank that was involved in the bankruptcy.
Yes, I'll be waiting.
Aren't you being too sensitive about this?
It's not unusual for Seolin to have taken over
the bankrupt Shin Young.
They were competitors,
so it was only natural that it happen.
Yes, it could seem natural.
But I have this feeling there's more to it than that.
If there was something between Ji-eun's late father
and Chairman Seo...
Okay, so let's just say that Chairman Seo did take
over the company using less than noble means.
But Shin Young was bound to be taken over
by another company anyway.
You won't find anything out of the ordinary.
I can't forget about it when I have doubts.
I don't play games I can't win.
Who are you playing this for anyway?
You're letting your personal feelings for Ji-eun cloud your judgment.
Yes, I do admit it's true,
since I'm responsible for her father's death.
Maybe that's why I want my suspicions to be true.
But if my suspicions are true...
Sae-hoon, do you know you're being
more emotional lately, unlike your usual self?
You never let personal feelings get in the way of business before.
Don't pursue it any further.
You may end up losing more than you bargained for.
Sir, it's the vice-president.
This is the best place for a sign.
We'd like to suggest using two types of signs.
What do you think?
Sounds good.
Sir.
Yes?
For the sign, I think it may be a good idea to go
with a different concept from the print advertisement.
Don't hesitate to tell me whenever
you have ideas for advertising.
Yes, sir.
All right.
Ji-eun, would you get me the file?
I left it on the roof.
Yes, sir.
Don't let your personal feelings get the best of you.
I understand you're looking into reason for
the bankruptcy of Ji-eun's father's company.
I looked into it myself.
So what were your findings?
There wasn't anything out of the ordinary
except that he got too many loans for expansion.
Payments for the loans made the company weak.
I did find one thing.
I learned that it wouldn�t have gone bankrupt if
Ji-eun's father hadn't passed away.
By the way, you should know that better than me,
since you were responsible for his death.
I could ruin your life if I wanted to.
If I put my mind to it, if I really wanted to, I...
It would be a piece of cake for me to ruin you.
Sounds to me like you could even make it look
as if Seolin played a role in Shin Young's downfall.
Yes, I could do that!
You're going to get hurt if you get in over your head.
You're a smart man, aren't you?
So you must know it's the end for you if you get terminated by Seolin.
So don't do anything you'll regret.
Seo Jung-min.
I won't back down now,
since I've come too far to back down.
Never.
You shouldn't use the word "never" lightly.
There's something you don't realize.
There's no such thing as a perfect crime.
This is Jang Sae-hoon.
One of the executive of Shin Young passed away from an illness last year.
Another one has immigrated to a foreign country and
it doesn't seem easy to find him.
I see...
A factory manager?
Can you get his number?
Yes?
Sir, the chairman wants to see you.
When is the branch manager returning?
There's a rumor that it may go under due to financial trouble.
They're experiencing a temporary problem due to lack of personnel
which happened as their overseas sales increased.
Take it over immediately.
Meet with the bank officials they deal with.
What's with that expression?
How about we take it over under the condition
that they continue to manage it?
We could help them financially and...
What nonsense are you talking?
We could swallow it whole, so why chew it?
It has potential to grow,
as long as the finances are there.
They want us to invest in it, not take over their company.
Taking over the company after receiving their request for assistance is...
Do you think there's room for sympathy in business?
I saved you from your problems and now you're trying
to teach me how to run a company?
You're awfully arrogant!
I'll get right to the point.
Please keep to yourself what you know
about Sae-hoon and Ji-eun's past.
Don't tell the chairman or anyone else about it.
Being younger and less experienced than you,
I won't pretend to be wiser.
You're a wise man, so I'm sure you understand the situation.
This is tougher than it looks.
This looks good enough to eat!
That's enough, both of you.
Let's forget about everything and go back
to the way things were before, okay?
This is really making me mad.
Why are you two mad about Bok-ja when I'm younger and prettier?
Why are you still hung up on Bok-ja after
all these years of chasing her without success?
And why are you trying to take her away from him?
I'm not trying to take her away from anyone!
Yeo-jin just has a crush on her!
So are you saying Bok-ja likes you?
No, not yet, but...
Then, I'll make the final decision here.
This is Bok-ja.
This is Yeo-jin.
This is you.
And this is me.
And who's this?
This is just a cigarette.
You just go on chasing after Bok-ja.
Soju and glass go together.
You're so right!
Then what about me?
You have me.
I'll pay for my sins of deceiving you and him after I die.
Why didn't you wake me up?
I didn't want to wake you because you were sound asleep.
What's that?
I'm wondering if this cactus was left here because
it was dead, or if it died because it was left here.
Whether it was left to die, or died because it was left
doesn't really matter...
I heard what you said earlier on the roof.
I'm sorry, it's all because of me.
I think it's natural that Seolin took over
my father's company.
That sort of thing happens a lot in the industry.
Yes, it happens a lot in the industry.
I didn't respond to Sae-hoon because I thought
he was being unreasonable.
You have to go through so much because of me.
That's what makes me afraid.
I won't say anything more.
I just want you to know that I'm nothing without you.
I think God is helping me.
I wish it would rain.
I want to use it as an excuse to hold you and cry.
What is it?
Do you have something to tell me?
Why are you asking me that all of a sudden?
No reason...
Your father was having a lot of problems at that time.
The banks had our buildings and land as collateral.
And he even resorted to getting loans from loan sharks.
But Mr. Park gave us some money to lease a place from the sale of our stock.
Let's not talk about such a gloomy subject.
Good night.
Why isn't Jung-min coming by lately?
I'm going to have lunch with his father at his house tomorrow.
Really? Why didn't you tell me this before?
Where are you going?
You can't go to his house empty-handed.
I'm sorry to call so late.
This is Jang Sae-hoon.
Is Dr. Ahn there?
I can't make a diagnosis without seeing the patient.
But from what I've heard so far, I think she has
a personality disorder, not borderline schizophrenia.
Personality disorder?
A personality disorder is different from schizophrenia.
A schizophrenic can't live a normal life.
Someone with schizophrenia will look at a tree and say it's a ghost.
It's what people usually call going insane.
But a person with a personality disorder
can actually live a somewhat normal life.
People with personality disorders express anger
when they don't feel loved by the people around them.
Don't go.
They could even turn violent and hurt themselves.
But they don't actually want to kill themselves.
They do it to draw attention.
It's just a way to draw attention to themselves.
So what should I do?
They use the other person's kindness to their advantage.
They can be treated with medication, but it doesn't always work.
So are you saying there's no solution?
Unfortunately, there's no solution.
The only thing for you to do is cut your ties with her.
But she's sick because of me.
She'll behave the same way even if she finds another man.
You're a victim, and you shouldn't feel responsible.
If you stay with her out of sympathy, you'll never
be able to cut your ties with her.
MENTAL ILLNESS
Please welcome Ji-eun sincerely.
I want to see you try to make it up to her for what you did.
This is my last request to you as your son.
People will have a lot to gossip about.
I'm the second wife, and you're a divorcee.
At least we're both flawed.
How long were you married anyway?
Did you have any children?
You're hiding children somewhere, aren't you?
I never had any children.
Really?
Then I'll believe you.
Are you upset?
Why are you looking at me that way?
I understand that you're not satisfied with me as Jung-min 's partner.
But I'll be good to his father and him.
And what about me?
Aren't you going to do your best with me?
Do you look down on me because I'm his stepmother?
No, that's not true, Mother.
Of course I'll be good to you.
Talk is cheap!
I want to see some action!
Ji-eun, isn't it hot?
I'm going to turn on the AC.
It's so hot!
Tell me if she gives you a hard time.
Don't harbor any hard feelings
about the way I've treated you.
I apologize if I was too hard on you.
No, sir.
I've never harbored any ill feelings.
Then call me Father from now on.
Honey, you won't tell them to live here with us, will you?
I won't live here even if you beg me.
You don't have to live here.
And I want you to quit your job.
It doesn't look good for my future
daughter-in-law to be working at the company.
I'll quit after I'm finished planning the trade show...
You're going to have to behave as my daughter-in-law now!
There are 3 ways to measure a woman.
By her cooking, her appearance, and her husband.
You have to work at all 3 things.
Your cooking and appearance seem to be all right.
So make your husband a great man.
Yes, sir.
He started out as a factory worker and
worked his way up to manager.
He knew the father-in-law who founded the company,
and he was in good terms with Mr. Lee Sang-bum.
He was asked to stay at Seolin when it
took over Shin Young, but he refused the offer.
Would he be of any help when he wasn't an executive?
Is anyone home?
It seems time goes by so fast when you get old.
I can hardly remember the days I worked at Shin Young.
What is it you want to know?
I want to hear about the bankruptcy of Shin Young Textile.
At your age, you should be looking forward, not backward.
Why do you want to know about the past?
It's an important matter that could change someone's life.
Look, young man, the world is full of people
who live well after committing a crime,
and people who don't live well even after doing good deeds.
Why do you think that is?
An evil man can find blessings in life,
but in the end, he'll be punished.
A good man can find turmoil in life,
but in the end, he'll be rewarded.
So you're saying that both the evil man
and the good man should wait until the end?
Sir, was Seolin involved in Shin Young's...
Didn't you hear what I just said?
The truth always comes out in the end.
Don't let your personal feelings get in the way.
I found out that he'd gotten too many loans for expansion.
And huge loan payments made the company weak.
The truth always comes out in the end.
Don't be too hard on him!
He has a purpose in the company!
There are times when you have to use creative accounting!
We could swallow it whole, so why chew it?
The world is full of people
who live well after committing a crime,
and people who don't live well even after doing good deeds.
Do you want to hear me play?
Was I good?
Yes.
You'll live with me, won't you?
Yes,
let's live together.
Translations by KBFD-(TAN) The Asian Network and puccakiss79