(It's My Life)
(Episode 78)
What is it?
I found something interesting about you.
You gave birth to Mr. Choi at Hope OB-GYN Clinic.
I found a witness...
who saw you talking with Mr. Bang Cheol Sang...
on the day Nam Jin was abducted.
The witness...
even remembers your name.
That's right.
I gave birth to Si Woo at Hope OB-GYN Clinic.
What about it though? Is there a problem with it?
We'll have the police find out the truth.
I will request a reinvestigation.
I wanted Si Woo's father to be...
by my side when I was giving birth.
I thought he'd stop by...
at least once if I was at that hospital.
Because Si Woo is his son,
I wanted him to be the first one to hold Si Woo in his arms.
Well, I do understand your motive,
but don't you think the situation is too serious...
for you to get out of it with such an excuse?
You're really frustrating me.
Hyunkang is facing a crisis at the moment.
Do you really have this much time to waste?
Si Woo is seriously ill,
and a large amount of formaldehyde...
was found in the clothes made by Nam Jin's team.
I am aware.
That's why I decided to expedite requesting the reinvestigation.
What did you say?
Nam Jin didn't agree...
with reinvestigating what happened.
He wanted to honor all the hard work you did...
at Hyunkang over the years.
But you see,
you tried to make the person who helped you abduct him flee abroad.
And now, you're doing damage directly to the company,
so I can't just sit back and watch what goes down.
Are you implying I may have been involved...
in the issue with the other team's clothes?
We'll find out once the investigation kicks off.
I know that Mr. Lee and you are pretty close,
and that always worried me.
Then this happens.
Oh, right.
I requested a travel ban on Mr. Bang.
If he cooperates...
and tells the truth about what happened,
the fact that he raised Nam Jin for 30 years...
may work as a mitigating factor.
Bring it on.
I know...
that you won't even be able to touch a strand of my hair.
There's no need to be scared.
I just made small talk with someone who's from the same town as me.
There's no firm evidence.
Yes, okay. Thank you.
They've temporarily stopped doing a formaldehyde test...
on fabric dyes from Vietnam.
What?
Then we have to proceed with production blindly trusting...
the component analysis they sent us?
That's right. But they said the manufacturer...
should've sent the analysis to the department in charge.
That's the protocol.
What if they didn't send it?
What will happen then?
The factory will probably be shut down,
and they'll most likely be investigated.
Minhan probably didn't send the analysis, right?
Most textile dye companies probably had no idea either.
Minhan doesn't even specialize in dyeing. I bet they didn't know.
Mr. Lee, tell us. Who was it?
What are you talking about?
You said an expert with 30 years of experience recommended the dye.
Who is that expert?
That...
That can't be.
Mr. Lee.
My gosh.
Ms. Choi, it wasn't you, right?
Don't tell me it was intentional.
What's the matter? Can you explain what's going on first?
What is this about?
Do you think you can barge into my office whenever you want?
Was it you?
Did you recommend the dye we ended up using?
I'm not sure. I don't recall making such a recommendation.
When you met with Seon Hui, you said...
that dye would be good...
because it works well, and it helps prevent oxidation as well.
I may have said that.
But what about it? What's wrong with saying that?
You said that because you knew the formaldehyde test...
isn't done on fabric dyes imported from Vietnam.
What is your problem?
What's wrong with recommending something with good intentions?
I guess you want to blame me for what was caused by your oversight,
but I won't be your scapegoat.
There's a problem with the dye you recommended.
When you get a recommendation, it's your job to research it.
Why blame me when you didn't even bother doing any research?
The component analysis we got seemed totally fine, Ms. Choi.
How could you be so careless?
You should've had it analyzed again at the evaluation center!
Why are you blaming me?
I didn't think of doing that...
My son Si Woo is hanging between life and death because of you.
But now you're even blaming me for the problem of your product.
I heard that your abduction case will be reinvestigated.
Was it wrong of me to give birth to Si Woo at the same hospital?
Do you think I had someone steal you or what?
What do you want me to do?
Do you want me to kill myself in front of you?
Even if I die, I won't die alone.
I will take you with me.
I hate people like you so much.
I hate that you're so confident as if you're an important person.
I also hate how you pretend to be generous, big-hearted,
and positive.
You are a hypocrite.
A hypocrite.
It's okay that there are some people who hate me.
However, I hope...
that you didn't ruin Hyunkang's reputation...
and cause your people harm just because you hate me.
Ms. Seo, shall I tell Ms. Choi that you're here?
No. It's not urgent.
I'll come back later.
Did you get her approval?
No. I'll do it later.
I'll go back there later.
What's the matter? Did something happen?
Yeon Ji.
Why did you come back without seeing her?
We need her approval in order to set us up with the factory.
How could I talk to her when there was a commotion in her office?
A commotion? What happened?
Well...
I think Ms. Choi is involved...
with the problem of the other team's product.
What? What are you talking about?
Mr. Ahn, Ms. Han,
and Mr. Lee were besieging her with complaints...
saying that she's the one who recommended the dye.
No way.
Why would Ms. Choi recommend them a dye?
I'm sure there was a misunderstanding.
But it's true that she did recommend the dye.
What did you say?
That's not all.
Ms. Choi also seems to...
have something to do with Mr. Ahn's abduction.
What on earth did you hear?
I've been friends with Ms. Choi for 30 years.
I know her well.
So don't spread any weird rumors about her.
I advised the general management team to take customer complaints.
I also arranged free medical service for the customers...
with any minor symptoms at the hospital related to Hyunkang.
You did a good job.
We recalled all the products...
and stopped the production at Minhan.
Thank you.
I will submit my resignation letter.
I made a mistake, so I must take responsibility.
How can you say that now?
Mr. Lee, were you that kind of person?
Can you resolve this problem by resigning and disappearing?
The damage is already done.
Dealing with it is what we must do now.
I will take responsibility after that.
Why would you take the blame for my mistake?
Due to the lack of knowledge of dyes,
I couldn't check it thoroughly, so I'm partly responsible.
It's important to check the damage and come up with a solution.
How did it go?
Our guess was right.
Someone in the company who knows our situation gave the information.
Who is that? Is it Ms. Choi?
The reporter couldn't reveal the source.
But I heard that Reporter Seo is closely acquainted with Ms. Choi.
The problem is Minhan.
The environmental office received a complaint.
So they'll probably shut the factory down today.
What?
(Ms. Ko)
Yes, Ms. Ko.
Seung Joo, we're in trouble.
Our factory...
- Dad. - Hey.
What do we do, Seung Joo?
What should we do now?
It's our fault.
We'll make sure that Minhan won't suffer any damage.
The investigation can take up to a month.
If we close our factory for a month, we'll go bankrupt.
We started the work for a new order from a Chinese company yesterday.
We'll have to pay the penalty, which is triple the down payment.
What should we do, Nam Jin?
You submitted the component analysis of our clothes, right?
I submitted the one that Mr. Lee gave me.
What on earth is the problem?
The dye seems to be the problem.
I knew something was not right.
Since they caused a problem a few years ago,
manufacturers don't use that company's dyes.
Ms. Choi is behind all this.
She recommended Mr. Lee that dye.
She also introduced him to that company.
That woman is sabotaging my company to the end.
How could she do that?
Even though she hates Nam Jin, this is her company's product.
Does she really want to make her son the successor of the company...
by ruining the company's reputation?
I'll resolve this.
There must be a way. I'm sure of it.
Seung Joo, drive them home.
- Okay. - I'll get going.
Nausea or vomiting may increase,
so please let us know if it's unbearable.
When will I be discharged?
It's too soon to talk about leaving the hospital.
Am I in serious condition?
To be honest, you're not in a very good state.
If you develop any complications, there's no turning back.
So please try to relax and focus on your recovery.
- Did you take the test? - Yes.
I'll let you know as soon as the result comes out.
Yes, Dr. Kim.
What test did you take?
- It's nothing. - Please tell me.
I should know.
I took a test for a liver transplant.
The doctor said a liver transplant is the fastest way.
You know...
that my liver is healthy because I can't drink at all.
I'm a terrible son.
Don't say such a thing.
You are my heart. You mean everything to me.
I would do more than that for you.
My baby.
I don't know why I'm so uneasy.
Nothing bad happened to your dad, right?
Dae Sik, you're so mean.
How could you leave the work without telling me?
- I had something to do. - What is it?
I don't know.
I'm so disappointed.
What?
Yeon Ji.
I wanted to surprise you.
Yeon Ji, I can't breathe.
I've been depressed all day long, but now I feel so great.
Let's go for a drive.
Going for a drive? Okay.
Let's go.
Hop in.
All right.
Aren't you done for the day?
Don't mind me. You can leave.
What is going on?
I briefly heard about it,
but because I don't know much about this industry,
all I can do is guess.
I was out of my mind.
My angel...
Blinded by my feelings for Ms. Choi,
I ruined everything for my team when we almost won the competition.
So was it really Geum Soon's doing?
Yes.
I trusted her.
I mean, she's the managing director of the company.
Even if she wanted to take my team down so badly,
how could she do something that would hurt the company?
I really never thought she'd go to this extent.
Then what about Nam Jin?
What will happen to him now?
Our sales hit rock bottom because of my mistake,
so he might have to give up on inheriting the company.
Well, even if you lose to the other team in this round,
you said you beat them in sales in the 1st and 2nd rounds.
They'll calculate the total sales by combining numbers from all rounds,
so we may not win if we hit rock bottom in this round.
My team's cost is low,
and the reproduction in the second round...
resulted in a lot of unexpected expenses.
My goodness.
I totally thought Nam Jin would inherit Hyunkang...
and wanted to benefit from it.
How could something like this happen? Gosh.
Nam Jin literally saved my life...
and even gave me this job. He treats me like his family.
I should just die. I really should just die.
Will your death resolve this situation?
Stop whining and do your best to sort out the situation.
You can decide whether you'll die or not after things are sorted out.
Okay, understood.
But what should I do, Mr. Heo?
Nam Jin asked me to withdraw money from our savings account.
It sounds like he needs...
a lot of money to resolve the situation.
Please eat.
You have to go to the bank after this meal.
Gosh. I knew...
that man, Lee Sang Hyun, would cause big trouble like this one day.
Totally.
How could he ruin everything when the team almost won the contest?
Even if he's gullible,
how could he trust Si Woo's mother of all people?
Think about it. That woman obviously has it out for Nam Jin.
Why would she give his team helpful information?
Hello.
Please make some porridge for Si Woo.
Keep it as bland as possible.
- Please make abalone porridge. - I don't want to.
You don't want to?
I can definitely make it for Si Woo,
but I don't want to do it because of you.
Ms. Yang.
All parents cherish their children as much as you cherish your son.
How could you do such a thing just to make sure he inherits Hyunkang?
I saw on the news that kids who had worn those clothes...
ended up with atopic dermatitis,
and they're still suffering from it. How could you be so evil?
Enough.
- Why am I even talking to you? - You see,
I don't care whether or not Nam Jin inherits Hyunkang.
I just...
want him to be happy, that's all.
I want to see him doing what makes him happy...
and living happily with the person he loves.
Isn't that what we should wish for our children?
I can't hear a thing you're saying now.
Si Woo ended up like that because of Nam Jin,
and I absolutely can't forgive him.
My goodness.
She thinks Si Woo ended up like that because of Nam Jin.
Why? What did Nam Jin even do?
I want to see him...
doing what makes him happy...
and living happily with the person he loves.
Jin Ah...
Please find Jin Ah for me.
Mom, you can find her.
I miss her.
I miss her so much.
Mr. Ko Seon Gyu?
Could you look into finding out...
where that girl, Jung Jin Ah, lives and what she's up to?
You broke them up.
Why do you want to find her now?
Can you look into it or not?
Looking into it won't be hard.
Thanks in advance.
I'll pay you well for the job.
They'll cancel the shutdown order on Minhan's factory in a few days.
Thank you for working on that, Mr. Heo.
Fortunately, they had only made a small batch of the clothes.
And the dye was only used for the soy fabric,
so the damage isn't too big.
Also, the articles came out upon our launch, so the number...
of customers is lower than we expected.
I apologize for damaging the company's reputation.
A good leader...
must know how to sort things out wisely when problems arise.
Maybe Ms. Choi...
is training you to become a great leader.
To be honest,
I'm not sure what I should tackle first.
The late Chairman Ahn once said this to me.
"B2C marketing..."
"is the best marketing strategy to win customers' hearts."
"B2C marketing"?
You mean, business-to-customer marketing?
Yes, that's correct.
I knew it. You always give me so much inspiration.
I asked the police to reinvestigate your abduction case.
Oh, okay.
She crossed the line and even damaged the company's reputation,
so I thought something had to be done.
I agree.
Is there anything else we can do?
I'm trying to come up with ideas.
Oh, you're back.
The shutdown order on Minhan's factory...
will be canceled in 3 to 4 days.
So please don't worry.
That won't really help them.
Many of their clients don't want to do business with them.
They can no longer trust factories where clothes...
with formaldehyde were made.
We'll compensate Minhan for the losses.
- Is the recall taken care of? - The thing is,
we can have customers who complained or purchased with credit cards...
return the clothes they bought,
but we can't really track down the customers...
who paid with cash.
We should run a full-page ad in the newspapers and television.
Those who visit Hyunkang stores...
with the clothes that have the batch identification number...
can return them for an exchange,
and they'll also receive a 100-dollar gift certificate.
Then the gift certificates will amount to over 200,000 dollars.
I'll pay for them out of my own pocket.
Then what about the compensation for the kids and their hospital fees?
I'll take care of that as well.
We can't have all of our hard work and the sales we've built up...
go down the drain.
Where's Mr. Lee? Is he not here yet?
Oh, he went to the hospital to meet the affected children.
I'll also head to the hospital after taking care of our ad.
I have to take care of something too. I'll go to the hospital after.
- What now? - I need to talk to you.
What is it about?
You must know about the shutdown order on my dad's factory.
Yes, I do.
You're shameless.
Are you saying even the shutdown order...
is my fault?
No matter how hard you try to stop it,
Nam Jin will be the successor of Hyunkang.
Believe whatever you want to believe.
I'm sure that will help you feel better.
When Nam Jin becomes the successor of Hyunkang,
I'm going to ask him to give me your position.
And Nam Jin and I will make sure to make Hyunkang...
a company the late chairman wanted it to be.
Dream as much as you want.
And stop wasting my time with your unrealistic plans.
Also, if I marry Nam Jin,
you will have to move out of that house.
The first thing I'll do is to find out and reveal...
how many sins you covered with money.
They say that every man has his faults.
Since you've been doing wrong things your entire life,
when I find just one or two things, I'll find the rest easily.
You're so arrogant.
How dare you speak so rudely to me?
I've been thinking all day since last night.
I tried to figure out a way to destroy you.
And I realized...
that it's to stop Mr. Choi from becoming the successor.
Ms. Yoo, get Seung Joo out of my office.
Do you know why Mr. Choi is sick?
This is all your fault.
What goes around comes around. Because of your sins,
Mr. Choi is sick now.
Hitting a person is also a sin.
(It's My Life)
What if it leaves a scar?
I'm sorry. I beg for your forgiveness sincerely.
People with no conscience like you...
must close your company.
If I let you keep the money you received...
and help you avoid imprisonment, would you do as I say?
Ms. Choi asked you to find me?
- Mr. Choi is sick. - What do you mean he's sick?
What is the problem?