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It's rude to ask that without you also saying sorry.
What?
We would've crashed into each other if I didn't step aside.
It's your fault that you didn't look straight.
So you have nothing to do with dropping my shopping bag?
I wouldn't have said sorry if I thought so.
Can I help you, Ms. Song?
Welcome, Ihyun. Sit over here.
I'm sorry for being late.
You're late from buying a gift?
No, I bought it already but I think it broke after I bumped into this rude woman.
I'll buy for you another one later.
Broke?
Let me see though.
Let's see.
How did you know I ran out of cosmetics?
Wait. Did you purposely break it?
I told you. I said it might be broken.
At least one is fine.
That's really expensive so two are too much for her anyways.
She's right. I've never used such an expensive cosmetic.
Thank you.
I'm glad you like it.
Grandma, what will you give her?
Have you given it a thought? Tell me what you want.
Not sure. I can't think of anything.
How about marrying Aunt off?
That'll be a best gift for Mom.
You better not expect that. I won't get married before Ihyun does.
Yes. You were married once.
Shouldn't you maybe try blind dates now, sis?
Why? You want to kick both of us out?
Of course.
You two aren't even young.
You know how worried your grandma is these days?
Yes but she's more worried about you than me.
I'm sorry. I don't want to cause wrinkles on your beautiful face.
Yes. Please let me rid of these wrinkles this year, okay? My daughter.
-Hyunwoo. -Son.
Son. How long has it been?
I'm sorry. Have you waited long at the airport?
I waited for hours at the airport and none of you showed up.
You're exaggerating, Mom. We waited just 30 minutes, Hyunwoo.
Hey, long time no see.
What happened? How did my good son even forget that I'm coming?
That's...
-Mom. -Hello.
Good to meet you. You must be tired from a long trip.
Well, I enjoyed the flight looking forward to marrying off my son.
Where's Dawon?
Well...
Just you and your mother?
Her sister is a bit late. Please wait a little.
Wait.
I told you that I'll end it with a great finale.
Haeran.
Would I celebrate my birthday again next year with my family?
Sure, madam. Of course.
I'm sure you'll celebrate it at home next year.
Mom. Blow...
You should blow the candle. Try to blow it.
Mom. Ah...
Ihyun's feeding me. I should eat.
-Sis. -Are you alright?
-Honey. -Are you okay?
-Madam, madam. -Mom.
Madam, madam.
Mom, oh no.
Madam.
Honey.
What is this?
It was 27 years ago.
I wonder if Mom knew that two of them will get married.
Ihyun.
I heard Mom passed away one week after her birthday party.
And Father remarried Mom's caregiver not even six months from her death.
Poor sister.
She couldn't have imagined her caregiver was trying to take over her place.
She was so good to her.
Your dad wasn't interested in Haeran at that time.
I told you many times that you needed a mom so I pressured him to marry her.
-You think I'd believe that? -Believe it if I say so!
Stop right there.
Mother.
I'll take off her despicable mask someday.
You should order something first before Dawon gets here.
Okay.
What is her sister so busy with that she can't even attend this meeting?
Well... I'm sorry.
I heard she has some emergency at school so maybe she can't come.
Emergency? Like what?
You, you...
Dawon.
I'm sorry I'm late. I'm a half-sister of my nice, smart sister Sowon here.
People say my mom took care of me but that's not true.
See here? I could've gone to jail but she's sitting right here.
Dawon.
Have a seat, Dawon.
Jail? Then the school she talked about was...
-Just come sit. -Why? Am I wrong?
You should've first took me out from the police station and then come here.
You don't care what happens to me?
Let's go out.
Drag me out now? I didn't want to come here either.
I don't even want to stay so you two go ahead with this family meeting thing.
Wait, what was that about?
It's like telling the whole world about your broken family.
Shocking appearance and shocking history.
I'm sorry. I'll go bring my sister.
-Get out. You can't leave like that. -I'm not crazy. I can't go back.
Let's go. I don't want to be there without you.
Give me a break. This fool will disappear so you two enjoy yourselves.
Huh? My phone.
Wait!
Excuse me.
You know the lady that was in that taxi, right?
She's my sister.
I'm sorry but can you call her?
-You know Dawon? -No, I left my cell phone in that taxi.
I see.
She probably won't answer my calls. You should try calling your number.
That's not my phone.
Hello?
You just took a taxi in front of the hotel, right?
Yes?
That cell phone's mine. I'm sorry but can you turn around and give it back to me?
Turn around?
I'll pay.
How much? Hello?
Dead battery, shoot.
Should I turn around to earn a few bucks?
No, we didn't even make a deal yet. He'll call again if he's desperate.
The phone's turned off.
Wait.
So stubborn. I wished them good luck. Geez.
The person you have reached is unavailable.
She's not answering.
I asked her to turn the car around. Would she do that?
Not sure. She probably won't come.
I can't lose that.
Please ask her to return it and I'm willing to pay.
Pay? No, she'll return it to you without a pay.
People aren't that mean.
Come on. Mothers are waiting.
If she took your phone, I'll return it to you. If you let me know your number.
Oh, I should give you my number instead.
I don't have any paper.
I'll find it for you.
My goodness. What a mess.
Unless they're determined to break this wedding, they can't do this.
I'm sorry. Unlike her sister, Dawon is immature.
-But she was awfully pretty. -Hey!
I cannot approve of this marriage now that I know the truth.
You didn't know it either, right? That's why you didn't say anything to me.
Well...
You didn't tell her about Sowon?
I didn't know we'd have such an abrupt family meeting.
-What? You knew about her then? -I never thought that was a problem.
Why not? It's best to have a wife who's been raised by two loving parents.
Not like you're some prince out of Cinderella or Snow White.
-Mother. -Stop.
No need to listen. I hate complex relationships.
So do I.
Due to my rough life, I had her as a stepdaughter for over 20 years.
I deserve to be mocked for not educating my younger daughter.
But I can't agree to this marriage if you oppose her just because...
...she's not my biological daughter.
Mother.
I'd hardly approve her even if you begged but what did you say? You can't agree?
As you said, Sowon didn't receive much love while growing up.
That's why I hoped she'd receive lots of love from her husband and in-laws.
But I'll never give my daughter when everything's going wrong from the first.
And we don't intend to accept her. Let's cancel it then.
Mother.
I'm sorry to trouble you when you flew all the way here.
I think I should leave now.
Mother.
Where are you going? Just sit.
Mom.
Where are you going?
-Go inside. She's waiting. -What about you?
I'd be proud of you wherever you go. So don't feel inferior.
If you want to live with Hyunwoo, insist on it with confidence.
But you should stay with me. How could I do it alone without you or Dawon?
We'll never be of any help to you. We'll only be a hassle you.
Who says? Who says you two are a hassle to me?
I'm not some orphan. Why should I meet my in-laws alone?
You can do it fine.
Mom.
I told you to go back.
This isn't right.
How could she leave like that when I'm the one who should get upset?
Unbelievable.
I'm sorry.
Sorry I couldn't tell you earlier but I'm marrying Sowon no matter what.
You don't lack anything. Why should you marry her?
You're handsome and have a good job. And you even got a house.
Sowon owns half of it.
What are you saying?
Both of us paid half after paying 50% with a bank loan.
Really?
I saved some money from teaching kids so Hyunwoo asked to buy it together.
How can you teach kids if you work at a restaurant?
She didn't graduate but she attended a better college than Hyunwoo.
Your brother graduated and even got a job.
Why didn't you register for a marriage then?
We did one month ago.
One month ago?
What?
You two don't care about us? Why didn't you just go home?
I'm sorry.
How could you ruin someone's birthday party like this? On such a happy day.
You shouldn't get so mad if what you're saying is true.
All we want to do is bring back memory of my mom who can't be here today.
Memory? You want to bring back memory of her like this?
No, she's right.
I'm sure she wouldn't have turned it on if she knew it'd turn out like this.
I guess she wanted to celebrate my birthday while remembering her mom.
I forgot about those times but those were the good days.
Good days?
I'm sure today's a lot better for you.
You became a CE Group daughter-in-law when you were a mere poor student.
Of course living with Mother is good too. But those days weren't bad either.
As you know, doing housework never receives any credit.
It wasn't much but I got to study and pay rent from taking care of your mom.
I felt valuable at least.
Then go and earn money.
Oh, I thought of a good birthday gift thanks to Myunghee.
What is it?
Marketing manager position becomes vacant when Ihyun goes...
...as the Director of Strategy & Planning.
Can't you reinstate me to that position?
You'd probably be my dependable right arm by now if not for Sukhyun.
I'll consider it positively.
Mother.
-Would I then see you at work too? -She has to ask the Board of Directors.
Yes, I'll decide after hearing their thoughts.
-Let's eat now. -Yes.
You're amazing.
How did you register for a marriage before the wedding?
Were you two living together?
No, Mother.
I've asked her to do it due to tax reason.
There are benefits if a house is owned by a couple.
-Then game over. -What do you mean?
If they even registered for a marriage, she's our family now.
Sis.
Please allow me, Mother. I'll be really nice to him.
If not for me, he may end up in the hospital.
Is that a curse?
No. He has poor liver and high cholesterol level.
So I won't skip mushrooms on each meal.
I never feed him fried or instant food that's bad for liver.
And I always give him fermented soybean paste and tofu like vitamins.
It was really difficult to get up in the morning before but thanks to her,
I don't feel tired anymore.
Really?
Hyunwoo loves shrimp too.
If you want to eat shrimp, eat it with the tail.
Taurine in its tail lowers cholesterol.
Dirty.
I have to watch my cholesterol. You too, Mom.
Who would've known I'd have Janggeum Cinderella as my daughter-in-law?
She seemed like a nice person. I hope she finds my phone for me.
What about Ms. In-law?
I mean your biological mother. Do you meet her sometime?
What does she do? Did she get remarried?
Mother.
She passed away.
She died?
She died while delivering me so I don't know her face.
Why? You must still have her photo.
No. There was none.
That's nonsense. How can you not have any photos?
Maybe that lady threw them away.
Right. That mean stepmom probably threw them away.
She didn't beat you up? What about meals? Did she feed you?
Mother, what's wrong with you?
She's not a mean mother.
Yes, she is. You saw her leaving like that.
Would she have done that if you were her real daughter?
I envied my friends who lived with her real parents but I wasn't unhappy.
Stop. I know how those stepmothers are.
It's fortunate that you didn't get beat up or starve at least.
Are you even worried about her now?
No, I'm not. I can always refuse her if I don't like her.
Mom. House. Think of their house.
If they break up, their house goes too. That'll do us no good.
Who cares what happens to their house?
I'm sorry. It was hard, wasn't it?
But we got her approval right away.
My mom will be happy to hear this.
Tell her I'm sorry about today. I have to go back to work now.
Again?
That's too much. What if you collapse before you even get married?
Who have we here?
You even come to a hotel like this?
Ha. Luxurious than I thought.
Who is she?
Oh, your future bride.
He's my junior colleague.
Junior colleague? Does that make you feel superior?
Look, sis.
How do you like dating such a scholar? I think he might be a tad slow.
Aren't you being rude here?
Oh, temper. Guess he fell for your temper.
Don't mind us and just beat it.
How dare you touch me?
Dare you?
What's going on?
What is it, Manager Jang?
Please get in.
Hyunwoo!
You have some problem with Manager Jang?
Not at all.
He's too square so I taught him some worldly wisdom.
Is he in the same department?
Yes.
It's an ability to get along with your coworkers.
As you taught me, I drink and eat with them.
I'm doing great these days, Grandma.
Is that woman your coworker too?
No, she's probably Manager Jang's fiancee.
Fiancee?
Jang is a competent employee but lacks in discernment of a woman.
Why? You know her?
Nope.
Hurt a lot?
-Shouldn't you go see a doctor? -It's okay.
Who's that rude junior?
Heard of a royal family?
Royal family?
-Then that older lady was... -Our chairwoman.
She's like a savior to a province college grad like me.
She made a part-timer nobody like me become a full time at a big corporation.
It seems you love her more than you respect her.
She's like a mentor to me. How can she have a spoiled grandson like him?
The woman beside that prince was just as bad.
Who? Manager Song?
You know her?
Yes. She'll come as the director of our department in a few days.
What? Director?
Oh no. What if you don't get promoted because of me?
I should've just picked up her shopping bag.
What are you doing here still?
How about you? Shouldn't you be with Hyunwoo's family?
He had to go back to work so we just had dinner.
Did she approve of you?
Of course. You said that you'd be proud of me wherever I go.
I told you that you'd do just fine without us.
I would've been more confident if you two were there.
Dawon made a mess of it. She's not even your sister.
You should go back to study after getting married and stop coming here.
Don't make me a bad stepmother anymore.
Sounds like you want to sever ties.
That's fine too.
I've done my job even though I wasn't such a good mother.
Thank you for the birthday gift. I love you, my daughter.
The marketing manager position is vacant.
Can't you reinstate me to that position?
That woman.
Haeran is your replacement.
I'll repay for each insult I've received.
I miss someone whose face I don't even know. My biological mom.
Don't get involved in that royal family's fight. You might get destroyed at once.
I think we might become good partners.
I also want to believe there're more nice people than bad ones.
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