I forgot something. Can you give it to me?
What is it?
A welcoming ceremony.
It's my first day at work.
It'd be too sad if I didn't receive a celebration.
Let's go.
- It's been a while. - Hey, thanks.
I frequent here. It's near my place.
I was too slow.
I should've mentioned it first as the CEO.
Please understand.
It was a hectic day for me too.
It's all right.
Drinking that shot made me realize everything.
"I'm finally in Seoul."
"I'm finally an office worker."
"A drink after work".
"Now, I also get to have..."
"the ordinary lifestyle."
I recognize this song.
When I was studying in Italy, there was a restaurant I frequented.
From 7pm to 9pm,
we could eat as much as we wanted for less than six dollars.
Wine was even cheaper.
All the international students...
filled their stomachs and studied there as well.
They played this music often.
Did you do nothing but study?
In Italy, of all places?
Yes, because for a poor person like me,
dating led to misfortune.
All I did was study.
"I need to get a job no matter what."
"I need to find a way to stay here."
"I need to find a way to never return home."
"I shouldn't think..."
"about my dad and my sister."
And I got punished.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
In life,
rewards and punishments come randomly.
I found comfort in what you just said.
I may have been in another country with the opposite desire to yours,
but I was just as desperate.
"I need to return no matter what."
"I need to return and stay there."
"Once I get there, I'll never leave again."
My father gave me money to study business management,
and I used it to study shoes.
So that I could come back home.
The only home I had...
was Gold Shoes.
How old were you?
It was during winter when I was 12.
Someone left, and another person took over.
There was not a lot of power...
for a 12-year-old boy to make a decision.
But still, it's a relief.
You returned home.
It took me half a day to come to Korea from the US,
but I haven't reached home yet.
I think I'm still in the process of coming back.
But I'm sure it'll be a little easier now.
You'll give me a hand.
Let me ask you now that I had a drink.
I always wanted to ask you.
You told me this back in Busan.
"Whatever I do,"
"don't fall for me."
I wanted to know what that meant.
That was my answer to the kiss...
at Cheongsapo.
Even if you want that to happen, it's wrong.
That was...
the best thing I could say to you.
Should we forget about it?
Both the question and the answer.
We should, shouldn't we?
See you tomorrow.
Welcome.
Hey, Soo Hyun.
Hello.
In Joon just came by.
Yes, I saw him. A welcoming party of some sort for his new employee.
- May I have what I left here? - Sure.
You went to judo, then back to the office,
and you're now grabbing a drink with me.
You have a lot of energy.
That's the thing about working out.
You get new energy after you use up everything.
I liked your shoes.
Right?
The magazine said they were received really well too.
That they got a lot of inquiries.
You should look at me with those eyes.
You know what?
Your eyes shine like the star when you talk about shoes.
You seem like a different man.
Well, I'm not saying I like that about you.
What I had with In Joon back then was good.
- May I have that? - Sure, Soo Hyun.
Yes, Sun Young.
What? The police station?
Where?
Thank you so much, sir.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
Thank you.
What are you doing? You should thank him.
Thank you so much.
Darn you.
- That little... - You idiot. What are you doing?
Thank you so much. Really.
I'm really sorry.
Yes, goodbye. Take care.
Thank you so much. Goodbye.
Have a safe trip.
What happened to you?
He Ra, it's not that. I really...
You! What do you mean, it's not that?
You went out to get a part-time job.
Was your new job to get in a fight?
That crazy brat made a scene all by herself.
I didn't do anything wrong.
It takes two people to make a scene.
Are you saying you did nothing, and she suddenly made a scene?
- Yes. - Is that so? I see. Right.
I will trust you, Eui Gun.
Follow me!
It's okay. Let's go home and talk.
- Hey, come here. Come. - Okay, fine.
Eat this and look back on your actions!
What is this? Do you think I was in prison?
My gosh, you're supposed to do everything that's good for you.
Sit down, Eui Gun.
I can't believe this. He makes me feel so frustrated.
I thought this won't happen once I move to Seoul.
You and you.
Aren't you two afraid of the law?
Hey, why are you bringing me into this?
He Ra. You became a general manager because you met a great person.
Until recently, you two ran through...
all the alleyways in Busan to avoid the police raid,
as if you two are in a fugitive movie.
Why are you bringing up our old days?
So Eui Gun.
Did you say all you did was get in a fight on your job as a server?
You take out a loan from Bank Trouble to get in a trouble,
but you're so bad at lying.
Hey, did you just see him? His eyes were shaking rapidly.
Tell me honestly,
get beaten up a few times, and end it there, okay?
Tell me. I said, tell me!
Tell...
My gosh.
You're one lucky kid.
While I take the call,
make sure you put together the whole of the story for me.
Darn it.
Yes. Yes, go ahead.
Yes. Right.
She's angry. What happened to you?
It's not that. I was at my part-time job.
You know, I was working...
as a server.
You.
Give me my money while I'm nice to you.
Money? What are you talking about?
I just used my sister's card...
No, my sister-in-law's card to withdraw a lot of money.
But look.
There's only the card...
and no cash.
- Where is it? - What's with you?
- What's wrong with you? - Where is it?
Stop touching me!
Do you have any idea who I am? Do you?
It's me, Tae Jung Min.
I'll kill you today.
Hey!
Have you lost your mind? What's wrong with you?
Hey!
- Give me my money! - Let go.
Are you crazy?
I want my money. Where is it?
- Give it back! - Hey!
I'll kill you tonight.
You lunatic.
Police, police, police!
- What police? - Hey!
So,
the female customer who was drinking...
framed you for stealing her money...
and you fought her?
Something like that, yes.
You didn't steal, did you?
I really didn't.
He Ra, we may be dirt poor,
but we don't take from others.
What nonsense are you talking about?
And why are you putting up with it?
Forget it.
Eui Gun, you should know that...
you're really fortunate that the rich man...
let you off like that.
What rich man?
She was using the credit card she stole from her sister-in-law.
- Is that true? - Yes.
You got into a fight with someone on your level then.
Let go.
I'm the victim here.
You are not a victim. Wake up.
Darn it.
What?
- For real? - What?
- Where? - What?
Hongdae?
- Hongdae? - I'll be there.
You're not going anywhere.
Quiet!
I'll be late.
I wish I could live like that.
He doesn't think at all.
It's like he has no brain. His head's hollow.
Let him be. He's at that age.
Gosh.
What about you? How was your day?
It was your first day at work. How was it?
"See you tomorrow."
See you tomorrow.
A greeting that means nothing made me realize something.
A colleague whom I'll see again tomorrow.
My desk that will be there tomorrow.
I used to hang out with people I didn't want to see again.
That's true.
I should do it. I should try.
Though I'm both afraid and hopeful.
- How about you? - Me?
I was just...
I can...
adapt to anything just like that.
I crushed everyone.
I leveled the place.
- Did you? - Cheers.
Mr. Hyun.
Thanks for sorting things out today.
There won't be a problem.
But...
this must stop while she's on probation.
Keep an eye on her.
I can make her rush the community service...
and wrap it up.
And...
if Chairman Tae were to find out about today's...
He's just like his sister, impossible to figure out.
Don't help out then.
Or don't take the money.
He's so sly.
Hey. This one's your fault.
If the chairman finds out,
it'll be your fault, Jung Min.
I'll say you're grounded...
and forbidden from talking to Min Woo.
Do as you want.
- Mother. - Hey.
How dare you talk back?
- Honey. - Leave it. Take the blame.
I didn't...
know anything or do anything.
Darn it. Get out.
She's so frustrating.
Hey.
How is In Joon doing?
He's trying to fight back, but the shoe business is tough.
It's a dying industry.
Things might be rocky now, but you never know.
His dead mom's allies are still scattered...
all over the place.
Think about Mr. Hyun the sly thing.
He still works for us.
It's all over, Mom.
Shoes can't beat construction.
He could end it swiftly if he just marries Cha Soo Hyun,
but he hasn't been able to so far, so I doubt if he ever can.
In Joon's stupid pride...
is working in our favor.
I'm working on everything just fine.
You just try to manage Dad's fickle attitude for me.
The old man's getting harder to see through.
That's why you can't afford to give him any more leverage.
Just so the chairman...
wouldn't hear about today,
I had to give Mr. Hyun 5,000 dollars.
Don't you dare mess up with...
some other woman ever again.
Must you bring up the past?
Your in-laws can't help you now,
so you must fend for yourself.
Hey, that person from Hong Kong In Joon's life depends on...
Can't we make that person our ally?
Make him yours, whether it be a friend or a business partner.
I'll help you out.
Turn the table...
so that the chairman kicks In Joon...
out of the house this time.
Let's give that a go.
She came here...
and made me look cheap.
I came to see the office.
Can I take this to mean I was rejected?
Only people with business can enter the office.
You haven't heard whether I have business or not.
I don't consider picking a fight business.
Then instead of that,
I'll ask a question.
- The shorter the better. - Is it because of me?
The collaboration with Gold Shoes.
Yes.
To get back at me...
for what I did?
Yes.
If Asia's biggest department store Centan were to help...
Gold Shoes become a success,
would that be revenge?
Yes.
I don't care if Gold Shoes succeeds or not.
You'll feel anxious for as long as we collaborate.
You came to see me already.
That is revenge.
In In Joon's office...
is a thieving witch from Busan.
Is that revenge too?
No, that's for old time's sake.
A backup plan.
My gosh.
You play dirty, Tae Oh.
You weren't this bad before.
I don't know how long you've been planning this,
but can I assume this is your design?
Leaking the information was a declaration of war.
How did you know, and how did you find her?
What is it that you want?
I'll find the answer to those questions on my own.
However,
leave once you can't think of an excuse to make.
To the farthest place possible from me.
You haven't changed a bit.
What did you expect from me?
I simply wanted to check.
And I just did.
I would've been disappointed had you yielded immediately.
But I didn't have to worry about that.
Jin Tae Oh.
Do you still like me?
That was a rhetorical question.
You should prepare yourself thoroughly.
Because I will show you clearly...
whom you're messing with.
You will regret...
waging war on me.
I'm dead.
You're dead as well.
We both...
died here.
I'm not alive anymore.
Let us live...
as if we're dead.
- We may be dead, but our kid... - She's dead!
Stop her. Tell her you found her.
Tell her you found the baby her mom threw away.
Ma'am.
Cha Soo Hyun...
killed this baby.
It wasn't the baby's mother.
It was Cha Soo Hyun.
(Gold Group)
Let's have lunch.
Okay.
Someone so high and mighty as you...
wouldn't eat with us, right?
Let's go. What should we eat?
Something tasty.
Isn't it a bit too cold for a picnic?
That coffee is to cheer you up.
Work isn't the only thing that's hard, right?
Did you see?
Sometimes, the result explains the process.
Such as a one-person picnic.
I used work as an excuse...
and didn't give you and the workers time to bond.
It's my fault.
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
I'm used to feeling alienated.
I was trying to tell you not to worry.
Thank you.
Although I'm more worried now.
It can't be helped.
The others and I need to get used to each other.
It's not something you can help with.
A coffee once in a while will do.
Designers tend to be like that.
It's difficult managing the workers...
no matter how long it's been.
Dealing with people is always hard.
But you're not going to get physical, right?
We'll have to see about that.
I should go.
Sir.
How could you let the CEO of Seoul Department Store...
wait for you like that?
I couldn't ignore what I saw. She was all by herself.
Were you with her? I thought you were in the bathroom.
I was just trying to cheer her up.
I'm sorry to have made you wait. This way.
It's so difficult to see your factory.
Haven't you seen him act like that before?
I think he may be seeing someone.
Look into it.
- I think she may be near. - Yes, sir.
Move aside.
Ms. Koo.
Deliver these to our factory in Seongsu-dong.
Using delivery service will be time-wasting,
so deliver them yourself. It's urgent.
I'm Koo He Ra from Design. I'll leave these here.
Hello. Please give me a minute.
Let me finish this.
Go on.
I didn't know you still used hot stamps.
You know this?
Most young designers don't know this.
I think it needs to be hotter.
The color should come out like this.
To have this result, it needs to smell very burnt.
Right?
I'm sorry for being boastful.
Could I take a look at that?
Sure.
Be careful.
"HJO"?
Oh Hyun Jung.
They're my mom's initials.
Why are you back?
Aren't you having dinner with your client?
It got canceled.
I came here to treat you instead,
but I guess I'll have to treat two people.
(Seongsu-dong, Factory 1)
Coffee?
I was so happy to see this old-style hot stamp.
You were happy?
Hot stamps complete the shoes.
Especially for handmade ones.
When you heat the stamps before branding the shoes,
for each temperature and the area you stamp,
the outcome is different every single time.
I really love that.
It seems like I am giving a name to each of my shoes.
What is it?
That's exactly what the owner of this hot stamp said.
What is it?
It's what my deceased dad said.
She was beautiful.
I saw a picture of her on your desk...
when I went to leave my design.
The hot stamp was made around the time...
when that picture was taken.
About 20 years ago, when mass-produced shoes were booming,
she led the popularity, but did not stop just there.
She made that hot stamp to jump into the bespoke industry.
Just now...
when you mentioned her name,
I knew who she was.
That's a name that every shoemaker has to know.
But I didn't know she also made handmade shoes.
It was incomplete.
And that's also my beginning.
That's why the collaboration with Centan is important.
It's my first step to go into the handmade shoe industry,
which is the incomplete dream...
of the owner of this hot stamp and my dream.
I suddenly feel heavily responsible.
As heavy as how I feel lighter now.
I'm saying that I'm thankful you became my partner, Ms. Koo.
I want to make shoes like this.
Shoes that are especially memorable.
Something that anyone can recognize at once.
Such handmade luxurious shoes.
That's the thing about handmade shoes.
They say a lot about the person wearing them and who made them.
In the future, I want to have a brand...
named after me just like your mother had.
I want to make a branch in Italy,
make a hot stamp after my name,
and hope everyone who puts on my shoes ends up in a good place.
I'll support your dream.
But make me and my shoes the best before you do that.
Why do you want to make a branch in Italy?
It was the highest point of my life.
And it really hurt when I fell from there.
It hurt me so much that I stopped thinking about it.
But I thought I can bring it up now.
It's tough to call out a name that hurts you the most.
It's like that for anyone.
How did your shooting go?
I do it every day. It's not a big deal.
I got a call.
About what?
From three top-notch hotels in Seoul.
They can work with our schedule.
They suggested you do it on a cruise on Han River to keep it small,
but everyone already knows about your wedding. Make it big and fancy.
The river can get really cold in winter.
If everyone knows about my wedding already,
why do I have to do a big wedding?
I heard small weddings are popular nowadays,
but tell the others to do that.
I want to do your wedding in my own style.
You'll have the biggest and fanciest bouquet, ring, and tiara.
I'll make sure the entire country hears about this.
We shouldn't deceive people by throwing a plain wedding...
as rich people.
- Isn't that so? - Yes, ma'am.
Mom, are you getting old?
Why are you so talkative?
About 80 percent of gossip in Gangnam begins here.
They're polite to you when you pay them,
but they leak out things like these to other people.
So what? Did you tell them that on purpose to spread the word?
And for a reason. It's because there are rumors.
Like what?
That's the thing about marriage.
If it doesn't happen quickly, they think something went wrong.
They must have too much time in their hands.
What about that?
I asked Mr. Hong, who looks after the villa in Haeundae for someone.
They can keep a secret and do their jobs well.
How can you do this through someone we know?
If we know them well, it's fine.
What's scary is someone you can't control with money.
Anyway, Soo Hyun. What are you looking for?
Are you not going to tell me?
It's nothing.
If you say it's nothing, I'm sure it's nothing.
But Soo Hyun,
whenever something gets on your nerves,
you have to cut it down while it seems like nothing.
At once, accurately.
They said the one before was adequate.
These are the revisions that Centan's chief designer requested.
They want to use metal for this line right here.
But I asked them to keep our principle of no metals.
Great work.
I'm sorry to bother you during your meeting. It's urgent.
Let's resume later. I'm sorry.
I just heard that you came by.
I didn't want to bother you when you're working.
I came by to talk to Mr. Tae about something.
I kept insisting that I could visit you.
I had something to do around here anyway.
Now that I'm here, why don't I ask my future son-in-law for some tea?
- Of course. This way, please. - Yes.
Goodbye.
He really cherishes his future son-in-law.
Let's go.
You can come to my room.
It's not the time to have a friendly conversation.
What's going on with your work?
I heard Mr. Tae Jung Ho has been pressuring you with the real estate,
so I came by to hear him out.
Are you sure you're doing all right?
On making a justification to make the factory.
Tae Jung Ho seemed very confident.
No, the collaboration with Hong Kong is going smoothly.
Once the batches go out, we will definitely build a new factory.
If your work is going smoothly, why are you making Soo Hyun wait?
I gave you that land to help you.
The condition was that...
you will become my son-in-law.
I won't beat around the bush. You two need to get married soon.
Don't make me regret my decision...
to trust and support you.
If I have to bring this up again,
it won't be just words.
Think of it as an exercise instead of fighting me.
Hey.
- Do you see this part? - Yes.
- Can you bring it up by 1.3cm? - Sure.
My gosh.
Mr. Tae.
You aren't helping at all, so please go home.
Get some sleep and...
take Cha Soo Hyun out on a date.
Expand the factory and hire more people.
Hanging out here with us doesn't make you a good CEO.
How can I sleep when the launch is less than a week away?
My gosh.
You never quit.
- Suk Jin. - What?
What'll happen...
if I don't get married?
If you don't marry Cha Soo Hyun?
Yes.
Nothing bad could happen, really.
We'd keep going as a tiny store,
and then go bust in this red ocean.
The staff?
They'll all lose their jobs and become jobless.
And me?
I'll have to take our inventory and sell them in subway trains.
"Hello, everyone."
"The product I have today..."
"are shoes that were sold in department stores..."
"just until last week."
Why do you ask though?
Never mind, you punk.
Come on. That will never happen.
So you can just do whatever you want.
Hyun Joo.
It's a present.
It lets you dream only good dreams.
Forget all the bad things.
I want your dreams...
to be filled only with good memories.
Did you miss me?
I'm sorry.
I was busy and had a lot on my mind.
You must've called me all sorts of bad names.
Hyun Joo.
It's Christmas soon.
Can you...
give me a really nice present?
Wake up.
I'll take that instead of any present.
How's work?
What work?
Both.
I'm involved in both, you know.
Thanks to a picky client,
the design keeps changing.
That includes feedback I'm not sure...
are from you or Hong Kong.
It's a huge project for us too.
The head office is very interested.
And the other thing?
There has to be some progress.
How should I answer that?
You said you'd decide on the temperature,
so I thought you were very confident.
When you insisted on your way,
I thought you had a way in.
Even if you just blurted that out out of animosity for me,
you must be responsible for what you say.
I didn't think you're the type that checked homework.
I'm not checking.
Consider it an inspection.
It'll continue from now on.
I was going to leave it to you because only the result counts,
but your actions are more timid than your words.
Call it coaxing or putting pressure on you, whatever you want.
Bring his heart.
I want it soon.
Will you stay?
Do you have no parents of your own?
Do you call yourself a human being?
Will you calm down?
Are you cursing at me when you spent my money?
What are you saying?
If your restaurant's failing,
quit and sell the place.
This is crazy.
It looks like...
there's only one thing left to sell.
How dare you say such a thing?
How can you say that to an old woman?
- How... - Lady, that hurts.
Just sell the restaurant.
Sell the place.
Even if you kill me...
Boss.
Time out.
Do you know a Koo He Ra?
Koo He Ra?
She paid her debt, so leave her alone.
She's a poor girl.
I just got a call from the big boss at the office.
If you get a call, you're to tell everything you know.
My gosh.
What did she get up to now?
This is Kim Chang Soo. Who's this?
Anyway, that's what happened.
Was that any help?
I'll call back if I need anything else.
It's a weird situation.
She moved her sister too,
so it must've cost a lot.
Her sister's not just sick.
She's comatose.
There's a rumor that the businessman...
from Hong Kong paid for everything.
Isn't it obvious what's going on?
Yes.
It was you.
It was you from the start.
Jin Tae Oh.
Thanks for your hard work.
- Well done. - Good job.
- Well done. - Bye.
- Good job. - We're finally done.
- See you. - Take care.
I want you to wear these before anyone else.
Nice shoes take you someplace nice.
I hope these shoes give you wings.
Tae In Joon.
P. S.
I guessed your size.
I'm sure they'll fit.
You're wrong.
It's a bit big.
(Turn the pedal to fill up the heart.)
- Here. - Do I look pretty?
You won't let her be,
right?
A thieving wench...
could destroy everything...
that In Joon has built.
(Fate and Fury)
I'll take revenge on everyone who tormented you.
When will you get married?
If it's because of that woman...
Mr. Tae gifted them himself.
Do you think In Joon will give up everything for you?
- I'd like to tell you something. - Are you proposing?
I'll need to keep that promise.
Be careful.
Take one more step, and I'll kill you.
If things go as planned,
I can easily pay my debt.