(It's My Life)
(Episode 80)
It's been a while.
I thought I'd never see you again.
What brings you here?
I know that you resent me.
I'm sure you hate me.
I have nothing to say to you, so please leave now.
Jin Ah.
Si Woo is very ill.
Si Woo is...
dying.
We're dealing with an issue with our clothes because of someone.
A drop in their sales...
means that our sales will go down as well.
She wouldn't have risked damaging Hyunkang's reputation...
just to sabotage them.
Yes, there's no way.
It's all my fault.
After you left,
he fixated himself on work and worked late every day.
And he drank...
every single night as well.
I did it for Si Woo's sake,
but it ended up hurting him so much in the end.
I'm sorry.
I won't go back no matter how many times you apologize.
You won't accept me anyway.
Then meeting him just to leave him again...
I can't do it. No.
I won't do it.
I'm sorry, Jin Ah.
I won't do that ever again.
If you want me to sign a pledge or something, I will.
No, would you guys want to register your marriage first?
- Do you really mean it? - Yes, I do.
Let's register your marriage first.
Then as soon as Si Woo recovers,
you guys can have a proper wedding.
Then what do I say to him?
What do I say if he asks me why I left him?
Can I tell him that you made me leave him?
No, you can't.
Don't say...
Don't tell him that, please.
If Si Woo...
finds out about it, he'll leave me.
I can't live without him.
You know that.
So why...
Why did you do that? You should've just approved of our relationship.
Why did you have to break us up and make us go through this ordeal?
I'm sorry, Jin Ah.
Can't you... Can't you please forgive me just this once?
Si Woo...
needs a liver transplant to live.
I'd love to be the donor,
but I'm not a match.
What's going to happen to Si Woo now?
What if he dies?
No.
He won't die.
He won't leave me and our baby behind like this.
What? "Baby"?
So it's true?
Are you really pregnant?
Let's go.
I'll protect...
both Mr. Choi and our baby.
(Hanguk Hospital)
Jin Ah.
Is this...
a dream?
No.
It's not.
Is it...
Is it really you, Jin Ah?
I missed you.
I missed you so much.
Where have you been all this time?
I missed you so terribly.
Why... Why couldn't you come back sooner?
I'm sorry.
I'll...
I'll never leave you again.
Do you really have to leave like this?
You should at least say goodbye to Nam Jin before you leave.
I'll see him at work anyway.
Thank you for everything.
Both of you, Ms. Yang and Ms. Heo.
Then you should stay and repay our kindness.
Must you leave like this, as if you're running away?
I'll make sure I repay your kindness when I earn a lot of money later on.
Please stay healthy until then.
Take care of your knees...
and be careful with the fine dust.
Do you have a place to stay?
I got a room in the building where Seon Hui is staying.
For the next little while, Mr. Lee will go straight to the hospital...
to look after the children.
I'll go there later today as well.
When it comes to reading storybooks,
- I'm an expert. - Okay.
Ms. Han and Mr. Koo, work with Minhan on the new batch.
Ms. Kim, get articles out about it...
- and monitor the comments online. - Got it.
Business to customers.
"Moving customers' hearts is the best marketing strategy."
It's the advice I got from Mr. Heo yesterday.
We clearly made a mistake,
but if we do our best to make up for the mistake we made,
I'm sure we will regain customers' trust.
Mr. Ahn, you're so inspiring.
Do I think that because I'm head over heels for you?
I'm not head over heels, but even I think he's so inspiring.
But in my eyes, someone else is more inspiring.
My goodness.
Come in.
- Oh, hello. - I'm sorry to interrupt.
Come on in.
This is a reporter from Seom Yoo Newspaper.
He'd like to shadow you today to write an in-depth article on you.
Me?
Don't feel pressured and just do your work as always.
You remember B2C marketing, right?
What about our baby?
What happened to our baby?
I am nine weeks pregnant.
The fetus nickname is Woo Jin. I named it after our names.
Woo Jin.
Woo Jin sounds great.
When I heard the baby's heartbeat, I felt like crying.
It would've been nice if you heard it with me.
Tell me...
why you had to leave like that...
when you didn't have an abortion.
I was...
I was just afraid.
Ms. Choi said I should quit my job when I get pregnant.
I really didn't want to quit.
Is that really all that happened?
I'm sorry. I was thoughtless.
If I told you, you would've stopped it.
I didn't want to fall out of favor with Ms. Choi because of that.
Ms. Choi said we should register our marriage.
Is that true?
She also promised she'll be a good mother-in-law.
So...
you just have to recover soon.
When Woo Jin is born, you should play soccer with him...
and hang out with him.
Of course. I'll take him to an amusement park,
and exercise, and take a bath with him.
Si Woo looks happy now that he's with Jin Ah.
Thank you, Mom.
Thank you for finding Jin Ah.
Let's register your marriage within this week.
Oh, right. Jin Ah, can I talk to you for a second?
Yes, Ms. Choi.
It would be nice if you call me "Mother".
Yes...
Mother.
I'll take the test too.
You don't even have the same blood type as him.
It'll be pointless.
Then what should we do?
What do I do?
That being said,
can't you ask Nam Jin to take the test?
Nam Jin?
If you ask him for a favor, he'll do it.
Me?
You must know...
that Nam Jin won't listen to me.
Only when Si Woo is gone,
he can become the successor of Hyunkang.
Nam Jin is not that kind of person, Mother.
Even if Nam Jin accepts it,
Seung Joo won't let him do it.
We have no time to lose, Jin Ah.
If Si Woo develops any complications...
such as hepatic coma, he can't even get a transplant.
I always end up doing the worst things to Nam Jin.
We have to save Si Woo by all means now.
Jin Ah, you're the only one...
who can convince Nam Jin.
You understand what I said, don't you?
However, do I really have to do that?
This is the only way to make Ms. Choi...
pay for what she has done.
Come in.
Oh, welcome. Have a seat.
Sun Ja, you were here too.
My dear Sun Ja,
have you been well?
Have you been stung by a wasp?
Why are you talking with a lisp? That's embarrassing.
Gosh. Don't give me the cold shoulder.
Why did you call me today?
I told you...
about the way you can keep the money you received from Ms. Choi...
and reveal the truth, right?
Yes. However,
is there really a way to make it possible?
Tell Ms. Choi that you will leave Korea...
and receive the money she promised to give you.
And then, withdraw all the money,
and give it to Ms. Yang in cash.
What? Why should I give her...
my precious money?
Ms. Yang will send you 3,000 dollars every month.
3,000 dollars?
I will have a large amount of money.
Then why would she give me only 3,000 dollars every month?
If you have that money,
you'll lose all of it in a year by running a business or whatever.
3,000 dollars per month is more than enough for one person.
Wouldn't it be better to keep your money safe?
560,000 dollars and the living cost for the next 20 years guaranteed.
You won't get any offer better than this.
But if I take her money...
and tell the police the truth, will Geum Soon let it slide?
She'll probably ask me to give her money back.
When someone gives you money to cover up a crime,
you're not obligated to pay back the money.
If you have the money in your bank account,
a seizure is possible.
But it's impossible if the money is in Ms. Yang's possession.
That's amazing. You are so smart.
Until you are summoned, keep a low profile.
I will put you on furlough.
If you don't show up...
when you're summoned,
you won't be able to get back your money from Ms. Yang.
Gosh. I heard you. Seriously.
All right. I will record our conversation from now.
Mr. Bang Cheol Sang, did you steal Mr. Ahn Nam Jin...
at Hope OB-GYN Clinic abetted by...
Choi Geum Soon?
Yes, I did.
This is how it happened.
Dad, we're here.
Hey. Oh, my. Welcome.
We just put the factory back in operation.
By the way, who is this gentleman?
He's a reporter from Seom Yoo News.
He came to cover our story.
That's great. Welcome.
The dye was what caused all this,
but the biggest problem is that we have no standard guidelines.
Please focus on that matter...
and write a nice article.
What do you mean you don't have standard guidelines?
Think about it.
All the other dyes are tested for harmful substances at customs.
But they stopped checking dyes from Vietnam temporarily.
And honestly, there aren't many people in this industry...
who knows all the specific procedures.
I see.
- May I look around the factory? - Of course.
Secretary Ko will show you around.
- Secretary Ko. - Yes, sir. I'll give you a tour.
- Please follow me. - I'll explain the details.
- Let's sit down. - Okay.
Ms. Ko seems to have gotten used to her job as a secretary.
She didn't just get used to her job.
Yesterday, she even got a contract with a mall.
- Really? - Yes.
She visits large malls to get contracts by herself.
To get as much work as we lost,
she's been working really hard.
Did you find many Chinese companies to work with?
Once we sign a contract with one company, we'll find a lot more.
Do you know anyone who knows companies in China?
- Mr. Lee. - Mr. Lee?
- "He thought to himself." - "In the woods,"
- "At night, everyone goes to bed." - "there are a basket, milk,"
- "toys, and delicious grass." - "Let's go."
"And my name is engraved in this necklace."
Hello.
Please come in.
"It is locked with a padlock."
"From now on, from morning to evening..."
You look so pretty.
All right.
"I lie down by the window and dream."
- How have you all been? - My gosh!
- Jin Ah. - Look who's here.
Jin Ah, it's you!
My gosh, Jin Ah. What happened?
Where have you been? I was so worried about you.
Jin Ah, how could you do this to us?
We worked together for so long. How could you not even contact us?
This will make Mr. Choi so happy.
Welcome back, Jin Ah.
From now on, she'll go...
back and forth between the office and hospital and update Si Woo,
so make sure you inform her right away if anything happens.
He'll recover very soon now that she's back.
- Good work. - Good work.
Hello?
Jin Ah?
Where are you now?
I'm in the office.
I have to talk to you about something.
Can we meet up for a few minutes?
Sure, I'm on my way back to the office now.
I'll see you there.
Seung Joo's been very worried about you as well.
Okay, I'll see you in a bit.
Was that Jin Ah? What did she say? Where is she?
She's at the office now. Let's hurry back.
Okay.
- Jin Ah. - Jin Ah.
I'm glad you decided to come back. Have a seat.
How have you been?
You don't look well.
I was going to wait for your call just until the end of this week.
I was totally going to cut ties with you if I didn't hear from you.
Thank goodness I came back.
I would've been so sad if you had cut ties with me.
Has everything been well for the two of you?
Not really.
He was grabbed by the collar, and we had to beg on our knees.
It's been like a war every day.
Why? Did something happen?
There was a problem with our clothes.
We're going through such an ordeal now to sort things out.
It's all Ms. Choi's fault,
but we have no evidence, and Mr. Lee is partially responsible as well.
Putting up with all of that has been very stressful.
What about you? How have you been?
Me? I covered my eyes and ears...
and only thought about my baby to get through it.
I knew you wouldn't get an abortion.
You made the right decision.
By the way, what changed your mind?
Did you hear about Si Woo by any chance?
Ms. Choi came to see me...
and told me that he's been asking for me.
Ms. Choi went to see you? That's unexpected.
I thought you decided to go into hiding because of her.
She probably had no choice as her son kept asking for Jin Ah.
You wanted to talk to me about something. What is it?
I'm sure he'll say yes.
I know that Nam Jin...
never says no when Jin Ah asks him for a favor.
What? Liver transplant?
Is Si Woo's condition that serious?
Then what? Will you give him your liver?
No way. I absolutely won't let you do that,
so don't say anything.
Seung Joo.
Ms. Choi put you up to this, didn't she?
She did ask me to ask Nam Jin.
But even if she hadn't, I would've asked him anyway.
I have to make sure Mr. Choi can live.
You can't do this to Nam Jin.
Don't you know what he's been through?
He went through all of that because they practically stole his life.
How... How could you be so selfish?
I'm sorry.
Nam Jin.
I know that I've done many wrong things to you.
But this time, I have no choice.
I can't let him die like this.
It looks like I'll have to step in. Ms. Choi is in her office, right?
I'll go and tell her myself.
Seung Joo. Wait, Seung Joo.
How dare you ask Nam Jin to donate his liver to your son?
Think about all the things that you did to him.
You abducted him when he was a baby and tried to get rid of him.
How could you say such a thing?
Because of you,
he was raised by a stranger without even knowing his family...
and had a hard life for 30 years. And what now?
Seung Joo.
Just to make sure your son could inherit the company,
you abducted him when he was a baby and utterly tore the hearts...
of his parents and late Chairman Ahn to pieces. You did that!
That's enough, Seung Joo. Let's go.
Listen carefully.
You absolutely can't do it.
I get that you're forgiving and kindhearted,
but you mustn't do it.
Do you think that your liver and heart...
are solely yours?
Your parents gave them to you, and now,
they're mine too.
I told you...
that you'd be punished.
I won't let you...
walk all over Nam Jin or sway him in any way from now on.
So just give up.
Let's go, Nam Jin.
I'm... I'm sorry.
Please...
Please save Si Woo.
I said, let's go. Come on.
I'll think about it.
Think about what? Let's go.
Come on. Let's go. Come here!
We're leaving.
- Stop! - Don't get the wrong idea...
Yeon Ji.
Yeon Ji, this jerk broke into your place,
and he's saying he lives here.
He's my housemate.
- Your housemate? - Yes.
So you live with this guy?
Yes. Well, he's not really a housemate.
We're getting married.
What? That can't be.
He's far from your type.
What? What's wrong with him?
He's very kind and sweet, and he cares so much about me.
Well, I'm sorry.
I got the wrong idea.
Seung Joo.
Don't say anything.
I don't even want to hear the word, "liver".
You already know what the right answer is.
The right answer to what? I don't know.
Si Woo and I are brothers.
He may die if I don't help him.
How could I turn a blind eye?
What is the matter with you?
I call this "dumb", not "kind".
Great, you don't know better, so just give up.
You know what though? You were so cool earlier.
"Do you think that your liver and heart are solely yours?"
"They're mine too."
Gosh, my heart started fluttering when you said that.
It really must be yours.
How can you crack a joke now?
I know that you're doing this for my sake.
But what if Si Woo dies because I don't help him?
The guilt will haunt us.
So please, let me get the compatibility test.
Okay? You'll let me, right?
No, I don't want to. I can't do that.
I don't know anything.
(Hanguk Hospital)
Are you saying he needs a liver transplant?
Yes, he's in critical condition.
Ms. Choi and Nam Jin are the only family members he has.
Ms. Choi already got the test done,
but she's not compatible with him.
Really?
From what I know, they have the same blood type.
But there's something odd.
Their HLA compatibility is very low.
Their HLA compatibility is low?
What does that mean?
If they're blood-related,
their compatibility can't be that low.
Pardon me?
What do you mean by that?
Are you saying that there's a possibility...
that Ms. Choi...
is not Mr. Choi's birth mother?
(It's My Life)
I need Ms. Choi and Mr. Choi's...
hair and toothbrushes.
Sorry? Why do you need them?
Seung Joo, please help him.
I'm begging you. Please.
Who is Nam Jin to you? Why do you treat him so poorly?
I just received a registered mail for you.
- What is this? - It's a subpoena from prosecution.