(Lovers in Bloom)
Why did you come all the way here?
We can see each other at work tomorrow.
I'm sorry.
For what?
Why didn't you say anything like a fool?
It's not even a big deal.
I heard you met my sister.
She didn't say much.
She just said what she had to say as your sister.
I met my brother's girlfriend too, you know.
Goong Hwa.
I know that you've been stressed out enough lately.
I don't want to make you feel burdened.
I also don't want to see you having problems with your family.
I don't want them to think of you as a troublemaker because of me.
I really don't want that to happen.
I don't want to see you...
getting your heart broken because of me.
I can't stand it.
I'll figure it out on my own.
What do you mean?
I want to...
be with you like this forever.
I don't want us to break up.
This is actually good.
It's sooner than my plan,
but we have to go through this anyway, so it doesn't matter.
You trust me, right?
Why are you being like this? You're scaring me.
Just a second. Let's not do this today.
Let's think a bit more about this and do it another time, okay?
Don't worry.
What's wrong, Mom? Do you have a headache?
Yes. Gosh, where's the painkiller?
I told you to try not to get so stressed out.
Ju Young is late.
His friends are visiting from Taiwan, so he'll be home late.
By the way, why isn't Goong Hwa back yet?
Hello.
It's good to see you.
Mr. Cha has something to tell you, Mom.
Please come in.
I apologize.
Strictly speaking,
it is my fault because I went there like that.
If I put myself in your sister's shoes,
I can understand why she's so angry.
But to be honest with you, I'm not at ease with it.
I'm ashamed about what happened.
You two are adults, so I can't tell you guys...
not to date or whatnot just because I'm her parent.
But frankly, I am worried.
You must know what I'm worried about.
Yes, I do.
I wanted...
Goong Hwa to meet someone in a similar situation as her's.
She's been through a lot,
so I really want to see her living happily.
Mom.
I'm just telling him my honest feelings.
I completely understand how you feel.
I should've sorted it out better.
I...
love Goong Hwa.
I won't let her go through something like this alone ever again.
All right.
It's getting late, so you should get going now.
What should we do about this?
Let's grab a drink together soon.
Sure, let's do that.
I'll get going. You don't need to see me out.
It looks like Woo Ri is sleeping in Mom's room.
You should go in and get some rest too.
He said he'll figure it out.
Just trust him and give him some time. Don't worry too much.
Tae Jin, why are you home so late?
Everyone is staying up and waiting for you.
- Let's go in. - Okay.
I'm home.
You're back.
What took you so long?
Grandma and Dad.
I have something to tell you.
Tell us what you have to say.
Tae Jin, I don't know what it is, but why don't you say it tomorrow?
I want to marry her.
What did you say?
I can't believe you.
Hey!
I know what Dad and Grandma are worried about.
I'll try not to let you two down.
What are you doing now?
Are you just declaring it to us?
Even if you don't approve of it, I won't change my mind.
How dare you?
You really are not in your right mind.
Hee Jin, stay out of it.
Are you saying that you're going to marry her...
even though everyone is against it?
Yes.
I'm very sorry, Grandma.
I'll try hard not to make my family worry.
Tae Jin.
I have never thought about marriage seriously before.
I've never had any interest in dating a girl...
or getting married.
She's the first, and I don't think I can find anyone else like her.
So please approve of her.
Go ahead and do as you please.
I can't see that happen for the life of me. So go ahead!
- Mom. - Grandmother.
Why are you being so thoughtless?
I'm very disappointed in you.
Father, please.
It's understandable that you met someone you want to marry,
and you're being stubborn.
It's not that I don't understand you.
However, when everyone in your family is against it,
you should think of our position,
and have the courtesy to reconsider your decision seriously, at least.
Did you grow up by yourself?
Think of how your grandma raised you.
How could you say that you just decided to get married?
How arrogant of you!
You don't mind turning your back on your family because of a girl?
All you care about is her. How can you just ignore us?
Father, please stop here for today.
I think it would be better you didn't say anything more.
Tae Jin, you should stop it too. This is so unlike you.
You shouldn't be like this to your elders.
You should've held it back.
Why did you also yell at him?
Didn't you hear what he said?
He said he will get married without our permission.
It hasn't been that long since he started dating her.
It's not like you don't know how he must be feeling.
I know, but she has a child.
Don't you know how my mom is?
Do you think she can have a single mom as her granddaughter-in-law?
It's not just her. I don't like it either.
I also don't want a daughter-in-law who has a child.
Stop crying already.
It's all my fault.
I'm at fault.
I should've stayed out of it. Why did I step in?
If I hadn't stepped in, he might've broken up with her eventually.
I triggered him to act like this. What should I do?
Please calm down.
How can I calm down?
Tae Jin said he will get married to her.
You should've listened to him.
Why didn't you stop me?
Why didn't you slap me in the face, so I could come to my senses?
He's not going to get married right now.
I'm sure he said that because he got carried away.
When a man finds out that the girl he loves had her heart broken,
any man would lose his mind.
I know, and it's all my fault.
The way I see it, it would've happened eventually.
Tae Jin seemed very determined.
When he said he didn't want to go on a blind date,
he must've made up his mind.
The more I talk about it, the more serious it gets.
What if he never gives up on her?
Once he sets his mind to something, he sees it through. What if he...
- registers his marriage tomorrow? - No!
Where are you going, Hee Jin? Hee Jin, stop.
Tae Jin, I'm sorry. I was wrong.
I made a mistake.
- Hee Jin. - Tae Jin.
I really don't like her. I'm serious.
Go ahead and date her. I won't say anything about that.
So please don't say that you'll marry her, you brat!
What's wrong with you?
You can see how heartbroken she is,
but you don't care that I'm crying. You jerk!
She's been crying so hard saying it's her fault.
It's true that she made a mistake,
but you know why she did it.
- Yes. - So please...
reconsider your decision.
You can't push ahead with your marriage like this.
Your marriage won't be easy if you get married like this.
Will you not see your family again?
Please try to be more rational like you always have been.
I'm begging you. Please.
What are you doing?
I can't sleep.
Right. I understand why you can't sleep.
At least, you're good judge of men.
The more I see him, the better he seems. He's reliable.
I don't know.
What do you mean?
It's not that I didn't expect this.
That's why I hesitated when he told me how he felt.
But it's much harder than I expected.
They say that marriage should be like this.
One of the couple should be more assertive to make it happen.
Think of when you married Woo Ri's dad.
Our family made such a commotion.
Don't you remember how harsh Mom was to Woo Ri's dad?
- Was she? - What did you do then?
You made a scene...
crying your heart out and saying you couldn't live without him.
I heard you beat him up because he said he'd break up with you.
You complained how he didn't understand how you felt.
You must be the only woman to drag your boyfriend to a boxing gym.
Mr. Cha must be feeling the same way you felt at that time.
Why did you do that?
It's because you were upset that he didn't understand how you felt.
So don't discourage him.
He must be distressed enough.
I don't know what I really should do.
You know what to do.
You should endure it even if it's hard.
Can you break up with him now?
He said he likes you because you're brave.
He said you always face the problem no matter how hard it is.
Men are not so brave.
We just hope our girlfriends hold onto us after a thoughtless act.
Even when we tell them to leave us, we're afraid they might leave.
Don't discourage him pretending it's for his own sake.
Be a fighter like you are. Okay?
Cheer up.
Ms. Lee, this cold cucumber soup is so delicious.
I didn't have much appetite because I had a drink last night.
Good. Enjoy it.
Su Hyuk. Su Hyuk.
You won't go to Ms. Koo's office today, right?
Just eat up.
Goong Hwa, are you working day or night shift today?
She's working day shift today.
Woo Ri, you memorized my work schedule.
Right, Mom?
Eat up.
Mom, why didn't Grandma answer your question?
Is she angry?
No, she's not. Let's eat.
Woo Ri, it's hot these days. Do you want a haircut?
No, I don't. I want to grow it out like you.
Like me?
Okay. Then I'll do my hair like you too.
I think I look prettier than you.
That's not true. I'm much cuter than you.
Does that mean Mom is not pretty?
No, you're the prettiest in the whole wide world.
Mom, you're the best!
My gosh, you're so adorable. Where did you come from?
Here.
Gosh, my baby.
This looks dangerous.
It's easy to climb up to the second floor using the pipes.
Let's take a photo and let the residents know.
Okay.
- I'm proud of you. - Why?
You're not letting your work get affected.
What did your mother say after I left?
"I apologize. I should've done better."
"I should've sorted it out. I won't let this happen again."
You said everything you had to say, so she had nothing to say afterward.
What about you? Was everything okay when you got home?
Yes, nothing happened.
That actually makes me feel like something might have happened.
I told you. I'll sort it all out.
All you have to do is trust me and wait until I sort everything out.
That's all I want from you.
Let's see the photo you took.
It's perfect, of course.
It has to show all the pipes. What is this?
What's wrong with it? I did such a good job.
I'll show you the difference.
Hello, everyone.
My gosh, look who's here.
Hello.
My gosh. Hello, Inspector Cha.
Hello.
You're... Oh, right.
Officer Moo and Inspector Cha, you two are partners, right?
It's nice to see both of you here.
By the way, what brings you here, Senior Inspector Hwang?
I was in the area, so I just wanted to stop by.
We're also in the middle of a crackdown.
Are you here as a secret internal investigator?
Not at all.
I heard those at substations say internal investigators come by...
to abuse power.
I can't even get my work done...
worrying about what my subordinates may think of me.
It'd be good to be complimented on our achievements.
I heard they listened to issues and even bought...
ice cream for officers to cheer them up at other stations.
Buying you guys ice cream is no problem if you do a good job.
Seriously? The Grim...
I mean, Senior Inspector Hwang. If you can buy us ice cream,
that would be amazing.
Have you been working hard, Inspector Cha?
Of course, he always works so hard.
I'm trying my best to take you back on my team, so get prepared.
I've come to realize that a subordinate like him is rare.
I didn't know that you think that way about me.
Officer Moo, you sure have turned over a new leaf.
I mean, you used to beat up kids.
I owe it all to you, sir.
Gosh, it's so hot.
- We're back. - We're back.
My gosh, the Grim Reaper.
Yes, I'm the Grim Reaper.
Were you on patrol like this?
When did it come off?
Complainants were fighting earlier, and he stopped them.
Oh, that's right. It must've come off then.
Don't make excuses, okay?
You must wear your uniform properly at all times...
and make sure that you're perfectly presentable!
What is this? Have you been drinking or what?
No, sir. I'll be careful from now on.
Senior Inspector Hwang, it happened while he was trying to stop a fight.
Just let it slide.
They say, "See one, and you've seen them all." You've gotten too lax.
Aren't I right, Inspector Cha?
Mr. Lee and you are here,
so I won't go on about it.
Have a good day.
Inspector Cha, I'll see you around.
Have a good day, sir.
Mr. Cha, spare me a second.
I've heard a lot about him, but he sure is cold-blooded.
I can totally understand why people call him the Grim Reaper.
His charisma is so overpowering.
Charisma, my foot. He was obviously trying to nitpick.
Did you put in a request to return to your old department?
No.
Then why is he being like that out of the blue?
I'm not sure.
It'd be better for you to never have to deal with him again.
Please don't worry.
Did your meeting with Senior Inspector Hwang go well?
It wasn't even about anything specific.
I'm just getting prepared just in case something happens.
What's he like?
He doesn't sound like a nice person from what you told me.
When someone gets on his wrong side,
he has to take down that person at all costs.
Many officers had to give up their police badges because of him.
He sure knows how to drag people down from their positions.
It'd be better for you to stay away from him.
Don't forget that.
All right. I'll stay far away from him, so don't worry.
Are you going out, Mom?
Yes, I want to go see Hee Jin.
Mom, hold on a second.
You don't look so well.
She'll worry about you if she sees you like this.
That brightens you up. You look much better now.
You must feel like I've been neglecting you these days.
I totally understand your situation.
If I met my birth mother after decades of not seeing her,
I wouldn't even come home at all.
I'm so glad because you seem to be doing much better.
I was very worried about you.
By the way, aren't you pushing yourself too hard these days?
You've been going to the market so early every morning.
I also heard that you started another cooking class.
Do you enjoy working that much?
It looks like Do Hyun is so focused on work too.
If I ever meet him again,
I don't want to be embarrassed of myself. I want to show him...
that I've stayed strong and worked hard.
These days, you say everything you want to say...
to me and Dad without shying away.
Does it bother you?
No, this is much better.
Don't hold back. You should say everything you want to say.
Okay.
What brings you here?
You still haven't gotten a hold of the guys at Dami Ad?
No, it's not that. I'm here to ask you for a favor.
- Pardon me? - Well...
Can you have your students use my products...
and help me find out what women like...
and dislike about them?
Just think of it as doing a survey.
Sorry?
I actually want to ask Mr. Moo...
to work on another advertisement for my products.
Did he say he'd do it?
No, but I'll try talking him into doing it.
They're struggling financially. I asked him to deliver something,
and he did it for me.
My gosh, a nice guy like him is hard to come by these days.
He's such a wonderful person.
Why are you chuckling?
It's nothing.
I think I can do that.
- Are you serious? - Yes.
Thank you so much.
I've been so lucky these days.
I met Su Hyuk. I also met you.
Thank you.
What? Tae Jin said that he will marry her?
You can't believe it either, right?
I really don't understand him.
I hoped it won't happen. What should we do now?
It's so weird.
There have been many girls who chased after Tae Jin,
but he didn't date any of them.
I can't understand why he fell for a single mom.
Did Tae Jin not tell you anything?
What do you mean?
Didn't he say that he saw me?
Mom. Did you meet Tae Jin?
It's not exactly that we met.
I ran into him after I met you.
So, what did he say?
I couldn't talk to him.
He just left.
Please understand him.
You know why he reacted like that.
I was the same. He must be worse than me.
I know.
What would I have to say?
I told you.
He resents you a lot.
I should wait for him.
He'll understand me some day.
No.
At least, he'll forgive me.
It won't be easy for him to understand or forgive you.
I know that you're disappointed.
However, he accumulated resentment all these years. It'll take time.
Is that why he was so sensitive?
I didn't even know that.
Here's a parcel for you.
Put it there.
I'll get going.
Didn't your son tell you about me?
We met each other quite a few times.
It's weird that I happened to see Inspector Cha so often.
Are we meant to be or something?
I have a feeling that we're going to get involved with each other.
I heard that you two run into each other several times.
Is that all he said?
Yes.
Our relationship is too complicated to explain that briefly.
Anyway, you have a great son.
The first time we met each other,
he threw me down on a plane.
I'm sure he did what he had to do as a police officer.
Like father, like son.
He's my son. Who else would he resemble?
If you have nothing else to say, I'll get back to work.
Okay.
Thank you.
- I'm home. - You're home.
You're home.
Is your stomach very upset?
No. I'm just being careful not to make it worse.
I see.
What's with your look?
Are you feeling unwell?
I didn't sleep well last night, so I felt so tired all day long.
You're so weak-hearted.
I'll take care of it, so don't worry too much.
You will?
If Tae Jin keeps insist on that, I'll have no choice.
I'll meet her and ask her nicely. She'll understand.
Are you going somewhere? Why are you wearing the full-dress uniform?
Come with me.
Why did you take me here?
You're even wearing your full-dress uniform.
Goong Hwa.
Why? Did you want to cheer me up by showing rose of Sharon?
Don't worry. I'm fine.
You know me.
I'm Goong Hwa, the rose of Sharon that blooms every day.
I'm not going to worry about you from now on...
because I'm going to be with you like I am right now.
I'll be loyal to you for the rest of my life.
I love you.
Will you...
marry me?
(Lovers in Bloom)
He proposed to me today.
I really like him.
Would you even able to do your work properly as partners?
You're getting married after all.
You two got caught kissing, and it caused a mess.
I just want to be happy.
How is the man you're living with?
He's a reliable and attentive man.
I trust no one in the whole world.
When a couple get divorced, they become strangers.
Tell Sang Chul to leave your company right now.