(Episode 77)
The chairman...
will be okay.
But if you want him to recover,
you need to stay strong.
When my mom was sick,
this is what I told myself every morning.
"I need to smile first if I want my mom to smile."
"I need to eat first if I want my mom to eat."
"I need to trust that everything will be okay..."
"if I want my mom to think the same way."
The chairman will smile...
only if you smile.
You always put a grin on my face.
But I...
I'm sorry.
What are you doing here?
I came to see you.
You...
always showed up every time I was going through a hard time.
How did you manage to show up every single time?
Do you want to know when I got startled the most?
"Here's your rent deposit."
You smiled.
But you see, I don't have a bag full of money.
So...
Ta-da.
From this moment on,
everything I feel,
say, and do...
will be coming...
from the bottom of my heart.
(Board Meeting, Authorized Personnel Only)
Ms. Kim, Ms. Eun will be helping out with the meeting.
You can go back to the chairman.
This is a bonus gift for having done a good job until now.
The Choi family killed your mother and ruined your sister's life.
So you should be here to witness...
their downfall.
I would like to announce...
that the chairman will be dismissed with a unanimous vote.
The voting results reflect...
how much people are tired of the Choi family's abuse of power.
So I will humbly accept the results.
We will vote the day after tomorrow at the same time and place...
once the council recommends the next candidate...
for chairman.
Okay, then. Is there anything anyone would like to add?
If he won over the three board members that were on our side,
that will put us in danger.
Mr. Bang.
Don't you have something to tell us?
Me?
You humiliated me by making a scene...
and saying I schemed a tabloid rumor behind your back...
in front of all the employees that work for me.
So I'd like you to prove to us that the rumors are wrong.
Director Hong, what do you think you're doing right now?
We're not here to handle our personal feelings.
All the board members here wish to know the truth.
If you don't think you can prove that it's false,
I'd like you to apologize right now.
Apologize?
I'm sure everyone here knows that Ms. Hong is the one...
who started the tabloid rumor.
That would be the case...
if the information was false.
But I think it would turn out to be a whole different story...
if the rumors are actually true.
We all know the vulgar content of that tabloid rumor.
Mr. Bang, is it all true?
Well...
We actually have a witness.
A witness?
Ms. Eun.
There's a guest waiting outside. Please let her inside.
What do you think you're doing?
Let's end today's board meeting...
Ms. Baek Choon Mi.
Are you here to say something?
Do you think the board meeting is some kind of a joke?
What do you think you're doing?
What's wrong with the security team?
- Take her outside right now! - I only need 10 minutes...
to explain why Mr. Bang isn't qualified to become the chairman.
You may leave if you're busy.
- What should we do? - Let's hear what she has to say.
- Sure. - Let's go ahead.
Hello, my name is Baek Choon Mi.
I'm sure you're all familiar with Baekha Tradings.
My father is the founder of that corporation.
And that pretty much explains my relationship with Yoon Tae.
That's right.
The tabloid rumor says Yoon Tae's ex-wife...
threatened his current wife for having cheated on him.
- And I'm that ex-wife. - Choon Mi!
Take her outside immediately!
Why do you think I decided to take such drastic measures?
How is he going to become the chairman...
when he can't even take proper care of his own family?
I think you've had enough.
Let's meet at the next board meeting.
Let go of me.
You're going to dare to take over LX Group?
Don't even dream of it.
Do you think LX Group is a thrift shop or something?
You won't be able to have it that easily.
You and your mom...
might've managed to control the board members.
But once we hold a shareholders' meeting,
it'll only be a matter of time before you both get destroyed.
So don't act up.
I look forward to it,
Mr. Bang.
I told you...
not to assume that you know everything about my son.
That's who he truly is.
Choon Mi.
I'm going to kill you.
You filthy little jerk.
I can't believe I wasted my time living with you as your wife.
I'm going to see you fall no matter what...
even if I need to chase you all the way to the fiery pit.
The Choi family killed your mother and ruined your sister's life.
So you should be here to witness their downfall.
They just want to do a few tests on you,
so don't get worried.
I'll renew the record of the fastest wheelchair in the world,
- so hold tight, Dad. - Goodness.
Seo Jun, you should take some rest.
Seo Kyung.
You can push the wheelchair.
Okay, Dad.
It's okay. I'll go with you.
Just answer your phone.
Hello?
Of course, I'm okay.
I slept well and ate breakfast.
I'm fine, so don't worry.
Just focus on your work.
I was at the board meeting earlier,
and something's weird.
They passed the resolution to dismiss the chairman.
- What did you just say? - Dad.
Where's Dad?
I'll call you later.
Don't worry, and just focus on your work.
He went to get a checkup.
Seo Jun, I have bad news. The board members...
Yes, I heard.
Does that mean Dad's going to get fired?
No way.
I'll talk to Se Hyun.
Okay.
Se Hyun's the leader.
So it'll be useless to talk to him.
Se Hyun's the leader?
It's been a while since the board wanted to dismiss the chairman...
because they were sick and tired of your family's abuse of power.
You knew that, but you never told us?
If I told Father and provoked him,
he would've tried to start a war.
These days, you can't just tackle things head-on...
like they used to in the past.
And that's why you kept it from our family...
until things got out of hand like this?
My gosh.
I'm also a member of the Choi family.
I was trying to hold out.
But what happened?
But Baek Hee and Se Hyun schemed something behind my back...
and completely destroyed me.
Destroyed you?
Seo Kyung, don't tell Dad anything.
I'm going to go to the office.
I'm telling you. It's going to be useless.
I know I have no right to get involved in this but...
Then don't get involved.
Se Hyun.
Are you sure you won't regret what you're doing right now?
I don't know much,
but even someone like me can tell...
that this is wrong.
The chairman collapsed and is in the hospital right now,
and no one in his family is able to come to work.
You're doing this behind their back.
This...
isn't like you, Se Hyun.
Look at you calling my name and acting all friendly.
I thought we agreed that we're no longer going to be friends.
You always referred to me as Director Hong.
But now that Seo Jun's in danger,
you're suddenly being all friendly again?
What's the matter with you?
You've changed so much.
What about you? You were just like this.
You acted like a totally different person and pushed me away.
That's...
Are you going to say it was because my mom used...
your mom's surgery fee as an excuse to push you off a cliff?
You should've asked me for help if you were in trouble.
But you just turned to Seo Jun instead...
and left me all by myself.
And now, you suddenly want me to help Seo Jun?
Why?
Are you nervous that your palace is unstable...
since it took you so much effort to become Cinderella?
Let's not say stuff that we'll end up regretting.
Did you even regret all the hurtful things...
that you said to me?
I guess you're really going to go ahead with this.
Don't try to get involved.
I'm no longer going to be easy on you and Seo Jun.
So Yu.
What are you doing here?
I'm busy, so hear what you need to hear from her.
She'll be able to answer your questions.
Se Hyun.
I told you not to call me by my name!
Director Hong, would you also like some coffee?
I think it's going to be too sweet for me.
This one isn't that sweet, so it'll be okay.
Then I guess I'll try some.
About the proposal regarding the collaboration with Woodroffe...
The project didn't come to us through an official route, did it?
Executive Director Choi used his personal connections.
Why do you ask?
I feel like it normally wouldn't have managed to come this far.
The proposal's kind of bringing out my competitive side.
It's not bad.
Mi Ri, let's go.
The CEO needs to be at the store...
to increase the sales.
This is when Jin Bok always comes out to eat lunch.
If she finds out that the chairman collapsed,
she'll insist on going to the hospital.
Mi Ri, I think he left through the parking lot.
Have you ever seen him leave through the parking lot?
I haven't seen him lately.
So let me just say hello to him.
It's Seo Jun.
Seo Jun!
What are you doing here?
I'm waiting for your dad.
My dad?
Did you guys agree to meet?
No, not really.
I'm just waiting here so I could see him and say hello.
Back when I used to have a crush on a teacher,
I'd memorize his entire schedule...
so that I could run over to his class...
and say hello to him...
as soon as the bell rang for recess.
That's what I'm doing right now.
Are you saying your feelings for my dad...
are just the same as how you used to feel back then?
Do I seem silly?
You might think love dies away with age,
but that's not true. We still feel just as passionate.
Do you have time right now?
Do I have time?
Jin Bok.
Jin Bok, are you okay?
Jin Bok.
Jin Bok, can you recognize me?
Can you adjust my bed?
Okay.
Jin Bok, are you okay?
Yes, I'm okay.
Why did you come? I'll be getting discharged soon.
I'm better than flowers. Don't you know that?
I can make you feel better than a truckload of flowers.
Are you okay?
What's going on?
Who let her inside?
Jin Bok, she's being too loud. Should I kick her out?
Hey, you're not allowed to be in here.
She's way too loud.
Seo Jun, can you take her outside?
I want to be with your dad in a quiet environment.
And do what?
Are you going to get him excited just to make him collapse again?
How can you say something like that so brazenly?
My goodness.
Look at how red your dad's face has become.
Dad, why is your face red?
Did your blood pressure increase? Should I call a doctor?
Seo Jun, can you take her outside?
I'll stay here.
So you should go home and take some rest.
Don't try to act like our mom.
You have no right to be here.
Seo Hyung, let's talk.
Gosh.
Jin Bok, are you okay?
What? You want Dad to get remarried?
You're not in the position to be thinking about that.
What do you mean he's not in the position?
I want to see him get remarried...
and live a happy life.
But isn't Jang Mi Ri a little...
You don't like her either, do you?
She stands out too much.
We're not talking about choosing whom you guys like.
Dad likes Ms. Jang.
We have no right to split them up.
Do you think Dad will get remarried if we tell him to?
You're all that he's worried about right now.
He's worried about Seo Jun?
Are you going through something?
I'll tell you the details next time.
Right now, we should focus on Dad.
If I manage to convince him,
you should also approve.
He'll never say yes to that.
Even if we set a wedding date, he'll end up canceling it.
He won't get remarried.
I don't have much time.
I dropped by on my way to the Design Team to get a sample.
What's wrong? What is it?
Even I feel so much better now,
so I figured you should also know.
About what?
Your dad went completely bankrupt.
What?
I know I shouldn't be happy, but I can't help but smile.
He invested his money but ended up getting scammed.
He invested everything he had including his shares, funds,
and even his own house.
And he lost it all.
I heard he lost a lot of money.
But he said he didn't have any money.
I begged on my knees all night in front of his house,
but he kept saying he doesn't have any money...
and that the only thing he had was that house.
But what?
Among all the investors,
he lost the most amount of money. He apparently lost millions.
I can't believe he only gave you 150 dollars...
when he actually had that much money.
If your dad helped out with your mom's surgery,
So Dam wouldn't have become a surrogate mother.
And then, your mom wouldn't have...
How...
How could my own dad be even worse than a stranger?
Mi Ri thinks...
your mom might be taking revenge on him.
No.
My mom would've forgotten about him.
I hope she never even remembers that she was once married to him.
Don't cry.
I should've told you at home.
I just wanted to let you know as soon as possible...
because it made me feel so relieved.
What happened?
He ran away without even leaving a trace.
I must've been the last one to invest.
The moment I wired my money,
he withdrew it all and ran away.
Don't you know where he went?
Some say he went to the Philippines, and some say he went to New Zealand.
They're all saying different things.
Did you report him to the police?
Of course.
But how are they going to catch him when he already left the country?
Does that mean...
we're completely broke now?
But...
you still have a nest egg, right?
A nest egg?
I don't have a nest egg.
Honey, you have some money in your account, right?
I don't have any money.
I gave you money every month.
Well, I used it all.
You spent everything penny?
Why would you spend everything without even saving up?
Don't raise your voice at me.
Don't I deserve to at least spend that much every month?
You have no right to raise your voice at me!
Please keep it down.
You seduced me when I was so young...
by telling me that you'll make me become a star.
But I only ended up being called a concubine by your ex-wife!
And now, you're blaming me for having spent all that money?
Do you really have a problem with that?
What do you want me to do? Should I barf it all out?
I even bought your underwear with my monthly living expenses!
- Take it off. - Hey.
- Take it off! - People are watching.
Take it off! Take it off!
- Hey, stop. - Take it off!
Take it off!
I'm not wearing any underwear.
What?
What's wrong with you? You're scaring me.
I can't afford to have you go crazy.
This is exactly why I fell for you!
Why do you always make me laugh?
Are you really not...
wearing your underwear?
That's what made you laugh?
I thought you lost your mind. You really startled me.
Let's stop wasting our energy.
Come over here.
Gosh, okay.
I cut ties with everyone in my family,
so we have nowhere to go.
How about we ask your brother for help?
My brother?
He's probably really angry at me because of Choon Mi.
I'm sorry.
I really didn't imagine that Choon Mi...
would suddenly show up.
I mean, it was a board meeting for goodness' sake.
I underestimated Hong Baek Hee way too much.
I didn't know she could be so vulgar.
I didn't know you could be so dumb.
- Pardon? - I'm talking to you.
Now that everyone knows that Seo Kyung committed adultery,
she can't even become the candidate for chairman.
I guess there's no other choice. I'll have to step up myself.
You?
You and Seo Kyung are disqualified...
because of the tabloid rumor.
Who else can fight against Hong Se Hyun?
But still, don't you think you're too old...
to win the fight against him?
We need to make that happen.
Leaders are made with money, not competence.
You can't go inside. He's meeting someone important.
I know he's just trying to avoid me.
Get out of my way! Hey!
Move!
I'm your boss' sister!
- Please... - Hey! Move!
Are you serious?
If you want to become the chairman,
you'd better keep your sister under control.
- Hey! Move! - Yes, ma'am.
- I'm sorry. - Yoon Tae!
Hey! Let go of me! Let me go!
Who do you think I am?
I'm the sister of LX Apparel's CEO!
Let me go!
"Don't even come near the company building..."
"before I become the chairman."
"If you do,"
"you won't be getting a single penny once I become the chairman!"
I just quoted what Mr. Bang said.
Bye, then.
Hey, get over here! You little...
Hey! Hey!
Let me go! My goodness!
You little punks! Hey, move!
Move over! Get out of my way! Let me go!
Hey, hey!
Are you serious? Really?
Let me go!
So Yu!
How could you not even say hello to me?
Now that you're mom's dead,
there's no reason for you to be so cold to me.
There's no reason for me to be friendly to you either.
Gosh.
Even you're ignoring me now?
Let's just keep acting like we don't know each other.
- Please. - My goodness.
Back when you were having a hard time,
you always came crying to our house...
and begged us to help you out...
even when we said we wanted nothing to do with you.
But what did you just say?
Now, you want us to act like we don't know each other?
Did you ever help us out...
when we begged you for help?
We couldn't afford to help you out.
Do you think I don't know that you went on a cruise...
after you declined to help us with our mom's surgery fee?
How... How did you know?
I had nowhere else to ask for help, so I went to your place again.
And when your housekeeper told me that you went on a cruise,
I figured you guys weren't even human.
I don't think of you as human, so don't act like you know me.
My goodness.
Even she's treating me like a piece of trash now.
It's not like I ever asked her for any food or bread!
Wait a minute. He's still her dad.
It's not entirely weird for her to give us food and bread.
It's the only decent thing to do.
- Enjoy. Thank you. Come again. - Thank you.
- Bye. - Bye.
I didn't know the buy 1 and get 1 free event...
would work so well.
Hey, when is your sister coming?
She said she'll come right after she gets off work.
Are you happy?
Hey, aren't you tired?
My shoulders hurt after I hold her for an hour.
I'll take her.
No, it's okay. We're having fun right now.
She's kicking and having a lot of fun.
You'll wear yourself out. I'll take her.
Wait.
- Wait. - I'll hold her.
- Like this. - Okay.
Okay, just a second, Eun Byeol.
- There. - There we go.
Eun Byeol, are you happy?
So Yu, you're here early.
Yes, you said you needed help.
A huge group of customers just left.
Come here and sit down.
Take a seat.
I'm going to go to the supermarket with Eun Byeol.
- See you. - Sit down, So Yu.
Let's go.
Are you okay?
I don't really think much.
I feed Eun Byeol...
and put her to bed when it's time.
And when I come here,
I make pizza and clean up.
Isn't it hard to constantly see...
Ms. Choi?
I don't hate her.
She's the mother of the baby I love so much.
You're more mature than I am.
I'm still confused every time I see Executive Director Choi.
So Yu, don't feel that way.
Don't hate him.
Okay.
I really do feel sorry for feeling this way,
but it's so hard to hate him.
He did nothing wrong.
Just do what your heart tells you to do.
It's Chae Young.
I should ask her to come here as well.
Okay.
Hey, Chae Young.
So Yu, we have a bad situation.
You need to get over here.
How is this a bad situation?
What's wrong?
I'm here to help So Dam.
Why? What's the matter?
Your dad and his adulteress...
You little brat! How dare you?
Hey.
I'll be living in your bedroom...
for a while.
What... What did you say?
(Gangnam Scandal)
- Are you dating someone at work? - No.
You're dating Executive Director Choi, aren't you?
- What? - So Yu, you may leave.
Is Executive Director Choi the guy that I think he is?
What do you mean?
A contest? How am I going to do that?
I want to give So Yu a chance.
Why are you only giving that kind of chance to her?
- Because I'm worried. - LX Group doesn't belong to you.
My mom shed her blood and sweat to build this company.