12 YEARS PROMISE
Thank you, Mr. Heo.
EPISODE 9
What do you mean?
It's a delivery order.
Where to?
During the Turkey match, Mr. Heo wants 20 servings delivered to his office.
Mom, what are you doing?
Please take care of Da-hae!
That crazy jerk!
You want me to take care of our daughter and you want out?
How can you do this?
I won't let it happen! That dirty bastard!
That stinking piece of shit!
I'll kill you!
Mom!
I'll get him!
I'll get that Ju Cheol-su and send him to prison for adultery!
What are we going to do?
Over there! Hurry!
HO CHI MINH
HO CHI MINH 10:30 P.M.
The flight to Ho Chi Minh is at 10:30 p.m.
Mom, wait here.
There are four gates.
Huh?
I don't think it's this gate.
Da-hae! Over there!
It's dad!
Cheol-su!
Ju Cheol-su!
Wait!
-Cheol-su! -Dad!
Korea! Korea!
-Cheol-su! -Dad!
Cheol-su! Cheol-su!
Cheol-su!
You can't go in here.
-Cheol-su! Cheol-su! -Mom.
-Cheol-su! -Mom!
No, no, no! He can't just leave like this!
Hurry and get our plane tickets!
We have to go after him!
Mom, this is an airport.
-Huh? -We can't go.
Then what do I do? Just let him go?
What do I do?
Da-hae!
Mom, you forgot the soy sauce!
Okay, okay.
-Be careful! -Okay!
Guk!
What are you doing here?
I'm on an errand getting chicken and beer.
Come on. I'll take you home.
Coming or not?
Coming.
-Is Da-hae okay? -Yes.
Mu-cheol told me that you've been friends since you were kids.
You were a couple since kindergarten.
Couple, no. Old friends, yes.
Anyhow you two look good together.
Jun-su.
On my first day, you looked really cool
playing that flute.
That's all there is to it.
I don't want to come between you and Da-hae.
So, just forget about what happened.
-I-- -I want to forget about it.
I want you, Da-hae,
Mu-cheol and I to get along.
Aren't we all friends?
I have to go. My little brother is home alone.
How come it took you so long?
Let's go in.
Bye.
Umm... Okay.
Let's go.
Go and watch soccer.
I took care of that like a cool cat.
How come they're so good?
Hun, are you enjoying the soccer game?
Yes, it's Lee Eul-yong.
It's okay. There's still plenty of time left.
Yes, dad.
What's taking so long with the fried chicken?
I'll be there soon.
She just went in, over.
She's here?
Okay. Got it.
Which one is it?
Korea!
It must be over there.
Korea! Korea!
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Here it is.
Korea!
Have a seat.
These are some CDs.
And also a CD player.
You go to Gwang-ja's house to listen to music, right?
Now you can come home and listen to music when you drink.
You shouldn't have. You must be hungry so let's eat.
Okay.
Ham-cho, can you bring some water?
Are you still working on the tideland?
No, I quit.
Did you?
Working on the tideland is really tough, huh?
So, I'm going back to Seoul tomorrow.
Let her be.
It's something she has to go through.
Don't mind her and eat your dinner.
Ham-cho!
Hey, Ham-cho!
Daddy! Dad...
Oh, my...
Why do you tag around all the time?
Aren't you sick of me?
I'm so sick of myself. Sick to death!
Why are you acting like this? Why are you hassling the kid?
Get up. Are you okay?
Sir!
Why did you come if you were going to leave like this?
If you leave, she will be all alone again.
Why were you nice to her and make things harder?
Sir...
Mr. Seoul, can't you take her with you?
If you take her, I'll sell all the salt from the salt farm
and send you money.
Please find a way for her to go to Seoul.
Mr. Seoul!
Please take her and give her a chance
so she can live a proper life.
Sir!
I don't deserve to be her father.
My wife and my unborn child died because of me.
What if I bring the same fate to Ham-cho?
Why is my life so resilient?
Daddy!
I'm going to lose my mind!
Ham-cho, you're a burden to me. No, I'm a burden to you.
So don't be the daughter of a salt farm drunkard.
Fly away to Seoul or wherever and live your life.
Anywhere else would be better than here.
Isn't that right, Ham-cho?
Daddy!
Oh, my poor baby. My poor baby...
What am I to do with my poor baby?
-Daddy! -Ham-cho's mom!
-Daddy! -Please help our baby!
If you are out there, spirits. Please help them.
Stop tormenting Mr. Kang!
Ham-cho's mom, why do you keep tormenting him?
Daddy!
My poor baby!
Ham-cho! My dear Ham-cho!
Daddy!
Ham-cho.
Ham-cho!
Don't run! You'll fall!
I'll be back!
I'll come back to get you!
Study hard and be good!
I'll be back!
Goodbye, Ham-cho!
It was a dream.
No.
He's gone.
He's really gone.
How could he...
What am I going to do?
I'm going to school.
What about breakfast?
I don't feel like it.
You have to eat something.
No thanks. I'll have dinner out and study till late.
Call me if something comes up.
He'll come back, right?
Your father will come back, won't he?
I'm going to live as your daughter, Ju Da-hae.
You said it yourself. I'm like your trophy.
Okay.
I'll make it happen.
I'll be your trophy.
So let's not talk about dad.
How can we do that? He's your dad.
How can my dad do this to me? He left us.
Da-hae, in my opinion--
Don't you have any pride?
I'm going now.
Da-hae...
Come in.
-Uncle! -Uncle!
-Boys! -What took you so long?
You troublemaker!
My dear sister-in-law!
I knew you were a handful but you really did it this time.
Now I hate you even more.
Are you smiling, honey?
You said that it's my fault if something happens to him.
Now what?
He's back and he's looking so fine--
-Let's eat. -What? Now that you...
-Let's go and eat. -Are you regretting your words?
Did you like it there, uncle?
Of course.
Uncle, I beat him in StarCraft.
Really? But I bet you can't beat me.
No, no, no. Let's play again. All three of us.
-Then let's go upstairs. -Battle?
-You're on! -Let's go!
Let's go upstairs!
ONE MONTH LATER
Remove your books
to save your time for the test.
Remove your books!
After the World Cup...
Thank you.
...for our seniors who must be busy preparing for the exam.
Here.
I brought your food. Where's my thank you?
Thank you.
What about you?
Where's my water?
Am I your servant? Why are you asking me?
You're unbelievable.
Water.
Only a drop for Da-hae.
Here.
Hey, what's wrong?
Jang Guk, what's wrong?
What's wrong with her?
I don't know.
Did she eat something bad?
Whatever.
It's being used.
What the...
I feel nauseous too. Shouldn't you see the school nurse?
I feel better after throwing up. I felt really bad before.
So just eat when it's meal time.
Stop reading books.
Fine. You're like a nagging wife.
Wife?
Fine. A fellah then.
Let's go to class.
Gosh. You always fall asleep.
Say ah.
What is it?
Poison.
It's for indigestion.
Here.
He's practically her servant.
What are they doing?
I don't believe this.
I feel better now.
-Better? -Yes.
Shouldn't you say something?
-Say something. -Tell him off.
Let's go. The bell just rang.
Let's go.
If the class average falls, we'll have the test again next week.
We can do it again and again.
Wasn't Jun-su always Da-hae's?
-He's swapped girls. -She was acting like a princess.
She's the servant type. She even took a beating for Jun-su.
Her efforts paid off.
Old or young, men are all the same.
Hey.
Ju Da-hae went out.
Let her be. She is a top student.
I'm going to give you 10 minutes for reading the handout.
Ma'am, Ju Da-hae is out running.
What do you mean?
Sorry to make you do this.
It's okay. Are you feeling better?
A little.
Shall we go for a drive?
Huh?
No.
Did you have lunch?
Yes.
I updated your bank book.
Thanks.
Shall we go shopping?
Do you have things to buy?
Some summer clothes and things for the kids.
I don't need anything.
Can you go without me? I feel lazy.
Yeong-hui.
You have to get over it and move on. It's been a month.
Yes, you're right.
Check your bank book.
Huh?
Is something wrong?
What's this?
What?
One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand... what?
Is this $180,000?
Let me see.
It's from your husband's company. Why such a big sum?
Beom-suk, what's going on?
This is crazy.
I can't take this.
Let's find out.
What?
It's from the company.
So check with them and find out what it is.
Answer it.
Let it ring.
It's noisy, man!
Answer it.
Hey, it's Choi Go-sun.
I know.
Why aren't you answering?
Hey! Why aren't you answering?
What the...
The thirsty one will dig the well. Where was I?
Can't you be more clear?
Make some pasta soup for dinner.
It means the desperate one will take action.
Are we the desperate one or is she?
Pasta soup!
Come on.
Okay.
This is such a classic.
Retirement pay?
What do you mean retirement pay?
He resigned at the end of June?
What... How can this...
What's going on?
This is crazy, Beom-suk.
Come on. Tell me.
Ju Cheol-su left GC Construction as of June 30.
Was he fired because of what happened?
What?
Why would he quit otherwise? Didn't he say anything?
Didn't you know anything about it?
No.
Have you lost touch with your husband?
His cell phone and home phone in Vietnam are all disconnected.
So I don't know where he is.
I don't believe this. Why are you just sitting around?
I thought he'd come back soon.
But he hasn't even called me. How can he do this?
How can Cheol-su do this to me?
His own child is right here.
They say men never leave their family for their mistress.
So what's wrong with him?
Where am I going to find him?
Listen to me, Yeong-hui.
He had the retirement pay sent to your account.
It means he trusts you.
Is that so?
What did he say before he left?
Take care of Da-hae...
The retirement pay from working all his life, child, you have it all.
So get your life back on track.
Why me? Why do I have to bear it all?
Because you're a mother. You're not going to lose Da-hae, right?
How do you think Dae-hae would feel
if she found out that you can't even get in touch of her father?
Do you think you can handle it if she goes astray?
No, no, no!
You're the only one that can hold her in place.
Do you think he'll come back?
Of course.
He give it all to you. His child and his money.
If he wasn't going to come back, he would've taken it all.
Is that really true?
Of course, it's true. So come on and get up.
If I knew this would happen, I would've left for Vietnam the next day.
I thought he'd come back.
Why am I so stupid? My goodness.
Yeong-hui, he'll come back.
He can forget everything but not his own blood.
Even if the world ends, nothing can break that tie.
And you have that. You have his child.
Don't cry.
Did you throw out my old school uniform?
No, I don't throw away your things.
Then where is it?
Oh! I gave to it the new student in Jun-su's class.
What?
I know that
you don't like other people using your things.
But Jun-su's mom kept insisting.
So she gave it to the new student in Jun-su's class?
I didn't really want to. But Jun-su's mom kept asking.
So I had to.
I'll have what you're having.
Oh come on. It's on me. Tell me what you want.
-I'm a bit hungry so bread. -Bread?
Jang Guk's uniform is mine?
Su-han wants to go study abroad.
To study what?
Film and theory.
It'll be good if he gets settled first.
Jun-su could join him later to study MBA.
By the way, honey.
Not sure whether Da-hae's dad resigned or was fired,
but the retirement pay was sent to Yeong-hui's account.
Really?
Do you think it means he'll never come back?
Is that what you told Yeong-hui?
No, he gave her all the money and Da-hae is here.
So I said he'd come back.
You're right.
How do you know?
I'm a man. A man knows how men thinks.
I hope you are right.
Turn off the light.
Let's sleep, honey.
Good night.
-Hey, it's too hot. -Come on, darling.
Attention. Bow.
Thank you.
I'm hungry. Let's eat something.
How about stir-fried rice cake?
Great.
It's my treat!
Jun-su!
-Hi! -Da-hae's here.
-See you tomorrow. -Bye.
What's wrong?
I feel a little dizzy.
Want to sit down?
It's not that bad.
Come on. Let's go.
Okay.
What are we doing here?
It's quiet, huh?
Yes.
Are things still hard because of your dad?
Yeah, it must be.
But you're doing great at school. I'm proud of you.
I'm so glad you're with me, Jun-su.
Remember this?
You don't remember?
No.
You gave it to me 12 years ago when you proposed.
Honey, I'm home.
How is our baby?
Great. Our baby had a great day.
You must be tired from work.
I'm okay.
Oh!
This is my mom's but I want to give it to you.
It's pretty.
Thank you, honey.
Twelve years ago... Then we were seven years old.
Jun-su!
I'm proposing to you.
If you want to accept,
put it on me like you did back then.
Mr. Heo, I'd thought you'd never call!
Sorry, I've been a little busy.
Of course you are. What can I do for you?
What should I wear?
Maybe this?
What's going on?
Come in and let's talk.
Mr. Heo called and invited me
to the spaghetti place he recently opened.
So?
I'm going to check it out. I don't know much,
so I want to see it for myself.
You think things are that easy?
You've been to his office on the day of the Turkey match.
What don't you like about him?
There's no harm in going. So go.
I have nothing to wear.
It's an opening ceremony so I should get dressed up.
What can you do? Just wear what you normally do.
This looks funny, right?
What should I wear?
Something colorful would be nice.
He's inside.
Mr. Heo.
It's a little far, isn't it?
I thought it was close so I didn't get dressed up but it's quite far.
-Let me take you inside. -Okay.
You said she was loaded but she looks plain.
Just do your part.
-What would... -What would...
You go first.
No, after you.
This is a pasta restaurant. I'm not sure if you'll like it.
I eat anything when I'm hungry. Please order for me.
Oh, hello!
I was going to call you.
How is business?
It's starting to take off.
This lady here owns a dumpling business.
Ms. Choi Go-sun.
I see.
-Oh. Hello. -Nice to meet you.
Please try the food and let me know what you think.
Sure.
I have something to discuss with you, but our dinner reservations are full.
Can I talk to you for a moment?
Please excuse us.
No problem.
I'll order for us if it's okay.
Sure.
Who's in the kitchen?
My wife.
Don't serve canned spaghetti.
What do you expect from us?
But instant pasta is too obvious.
I'm okay.
Sorry.
You should go.
Okay.
Bye.
Where are you going now? Home?
It's my grandmother's memorial day.
Okay.
What about tomorrow?
I'm going to the library with Jun-seong.
Do you want to come?
No.
Okay, you should go now.
Okay, you go on up.
Okay.
I'll wait.
I'll wait for you.
I'll wait for your answer to my proposal until we're done with the entrance exam.
Think about it carefully and let me know.
I'll wait for you until then.
JUN-SU
Why isn't your mother home yet?
How was the food?
Spaghetti is Italian noodles, right?
I enjoyed the atmosphere more than the taste.
It sounds like you didn't like it.
To be honest, I'm not sure.
Franchise business isn't special. It's like what you saw today.
You have to specialize the food items.
Set up a logistics system, pick an interior design concept
and set up an operation manual.
That place today is a high-end franchise restaurant.
I'm not sure I understand.
What I mean is, you have to set up
menus, marketing, supervisor, buying and accounting...
I see.
Even though it looks all ready to set,
under the water it's like an elegant swan paddling its feet to stay afloat.
To set everything up, it costs quite a bit too.
You'll give her indigestion with all that talk, sir.
Am I boring you with business talk?
No. I have no idea what you are saying.
So I don't feel anything.
Okay.
♪Mommy's hand will soothe you♪
Mom.
What took you so long?
What's going on?
She was a sensitive baby and used to throw up when I breastfed.
A while back when we were in Busan, she took medication for stomach ulcers.
Maybe she didn't take enough care with it,
whenever she gets stressed, she's like this.
When do you usually throw up?
After eating.
Sometimes during meals, but I felt nauseous from this morning.
She had stomach endoscopy last time. Does she need it again?
Just a urine test.
The result comes out right away, right?
Mom, it must be nothing.
No endoscopy, just urine test.
Oh, Guk is here.
Okay.
-Did you hand in your urine sample? -Yeah.
Mom, can you buy me some bibimbap?
Bibimbap? Why do you want to have that out?
I'll make it for you at home with kimchi and everything.
Okay.
I had greasy stuff for lunch.
My stomach feels unsettled too.
Let's go home and make bibimbap with red pepper paste.
Okay.
Jang Guk.
Yes. Let's go.
Over here please.
Is it something serious?
She's pregnant.
12 YEARS PROMISE
Baby cannot come from nowhere.
Tell me who made you pregnant, right now!
Jun-su...
Guk, Guk.
I found out who made Guk like that.
Open it! Open the door!
-Some woman's here. -A woman?
Are you Jun-su?
Why... you...
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