[ Episode 53 ]
Still, this is nice.
Right?
Yeah, it's nice.
Right?
I feel like there's only two of us left in this world.
I think I'll keep thinking about tonight.
This setting and this mood.
And...
we'll still be together tomorrow.
I'm...
already anticipating tomorrow.
Me, too.
I think I'll keep thinking about tonight, too.
Being with you...
makes me forget who I am.
It makes me laugh often.
And it makes me mad often.
It makes me feel cowardly, and I want to escape.
This is a confession, isn't it?
If this isn't love, what else could it be?
Koo Joon Hwi, you've completely fallen for me.
There's no way out.
I'll make up for where you lack.
So...
stop thinking about running away.
Accept it. Okay?
Oh, my gosh! I think my shoes are burning!
What do I do? What do I do?
Gosh! What do I do?
What do I do about my shoes?
Hot!
What should we do...
Cheong Ah...
Happy Birthday.
♫ If only I could turn away ♫
♫ From the path my heart wants to go on ♫
♫ I would've never loved you, who I can't ever have ♫
♫ It's really not easy ♫
♫ If I ignored and turned away ♫
♫ From the path my heart spoke of ♫
♫ I wouldn't have loved you, who I can't erase ♫
♫ It's really not easy ♫
♫ I know I shouldn't look at you ♫
♫ I know we can't be together ♫
♫ My head knows ♫
What's going on?
♫ What do I do? ♫
♫ I know I can't go to you ♫
Thank you for the seaweed soup.
Did you stay up to make seaweed soup?
This is the happiest morning I've ever had.
♫ But my heart doesn't know ♫
♫ What do I do? ♫
The sun's rising!
I think it'd look more awesome from up there.
Come on. Come on!
I have something to say.
I can't do it anymore.
I was trying my best.
But I'm just not cut out for it.
What are you saying?
Being with a woman.
Briefly dating may be fine...
But after spending time here like this
is so hard and uncomfortable.
I was so annoyed I didn't sleep a wink.
I was uncomfortable that you were by my side.
I think it'll be the same down the road.
Like I did to other women,
I'll end up hurting you,
and it'll just end like that.
Let's stop.
No...
I think it'd be best to stop.
So, you're saying...
Are you saying breaking up with me right now?
Yeah.
This is the man that I am, unfortunately.
Just...
pretend a mad dog bit you.
♫ Very sometimes, when you lean on me and cry ♫
♫ Then all I can do ♫
♫ Is silently hide the tears in my own eyes ♫
Bastard.
♫ What I can do for you ♫
Why the hell is this not working?
♫ Is to listen to you ♫
♫ Even when I have a long day, ♫
♫ To stand next to you, ♫
♫ Acting like I'm fine ♫
♫ What I want to do for you ♫
♫ Is to always make you smile ♫
Sorry...
I'm sorry.
♫ So you can lean on me for a moment and rest comfortably ♫
Where are you going? It's the weekend.
I have a lunch meeting with judicial scholars.
I don't think Joon Hwi came home last night.
Is it safe to say he was up to you-know-what with his girlfriend?
That sounds about right.
He left in the wee hours of the morning.
With all his camping gear.
Camping?
He won't even share a meal with another person.
You're saying he went camping with a girl?
Aigoo, how could he change so much overnight?
Gosh. I'm so curious to see what she's like.
By the look of it, if this continues,
you'll end up with a daughter-in-law, Madam Judge.
I wish for that more than anything.
Above everything else,
I hope a nice girl comes into the family.
Don't you know our Joon Hwi?
Don't worry. I'm sure he'll bring home a good one.
I'll be back.
[ Kim Cheong Ah ]
Pick up the phone.
Pick up, you son of a b****!
The customer is not answering the phone. After the beep...
Not picking up?
Cowardly bastard.
I'll keep calling until you pick up.
Just a second.
[ Kim Cheong Ah ]
[ Koo Joon Hwi ]
Mom.
Why?
Did you have something to tell me?
Your phone keeps ringing.
It must be urgent. Pick up.
I don't have to answer this call.
Isn't it ringing a little too long for a call you don't have to answer?
It's my phone. I'll take care of it.
If it's not important, can it wait? I'm tired.
I saw who's calling you.
Be straight with me.
I've been watching you from outside the house.
You haven't been able to pick up the whole time.
You two were seeing each other?
Could it be that Cheong Ah is the girl you are seeing?
No, right? That's impossible, right?
You wouldn't do that.
You can't do that.
What is this nonsense?
You are Joon Gyeom's brother.
I know.
I know, without you having to tell me.
So, please leave it at that.
I met her because I was curious. About Joon Gyeom's final moments.
Because you wouldn't tell me anything.
Because she's the only one who knows.
That's the extent of it?
That's all there is between you and her?
That's all.
I heard about that day from her.
And I came to know who she is.
I felt relieved that it was her.
Why are you chained at the ankles like this, too?
I told you to break free from Joon Gyeom
and live your own life!
I was at Gudun Station that day.
What?
If I took a single step outside of the station,
I would've run into him.
I would've sent him back home.
But I wasn't able to do that.
How am I supposed to live my life after that?
It happened in a flash.
I didn't know they were right before my eyes.
And I lost them without realizing I was losing them.
I felt bad that she was living in Joon Gyeom's shadow like you,
so I just saw her a couple of times.
What?
A couple of times?
So, you've been...
lying to me this whole time?
Does Cheong Ah know who you are?
She doesn't know anything.
I lied to her because I didn't want her to know about me.
Then why is she calling you?
Then, why aren't you picking up?
Let's stop torturing her.
You and me both.
So that Cheong Ah can live her life now.
"Cheong Ah"?
Cheong Ah.
Hey.
What happened to your shoes?
Did it catch on fire or something?
What fire...
I burnt it while roasting sweet potatoes on the campfire.
Gosh. You should've been careful.
You left with two suitcases...
so I thought you'd be back late tonight. Why back so early?
Did you guys fight?
Oh, yes. Just slightly.
It's always on special occasions you end up fighting more.
The tiniest things hurt feelings.
So, have you eaten?
I made seaweed soup.
Fight all you want, but you better get your birthday meal in.
Yeah?
He made me seaweed soup.
Huh?
He made you seaweed soup?
Aigoo, he's sweeter than he looks.
Such devotion.
I don't know what you fought about,
but stop being upset
and give in like you can't help it.
Hey, I'll unpack.
You go and wash up. Okay?
All right. There.
My goodness.
What...
what is all this?
This entire bag is full of gifts?
Aigoo...
I can't believe it.
One gift would've been enough.
What a sucker you are.
♫ Heart bling bling! ♫
I'm going to go wash up.
Stop the car.
[ Joon Gyeom's mother ]
The customer is not answering the phone. After the beep...
♫ Happy birthday to you ♫
♫ Happy birthday, dear Cheong Ah, ♫
♫ Happy birthday to you ♫
What are you doing all miserable?
Sitting in front of trash on your birthday.
What brings you here without a call?
What would you have done with the cake if I weren't here?
Here.
So why didn't you pick up?
I had to call your mom.
Hey...
Are you crying?
You're that touched by the cake?
What do you mean crying...
I've been crying all day since this morning.
I have no more tears to shed.
What?
Crying since this morning? Why?
You fought again?
No matter the reason, he shouldn't make you cry on your birthday.
And he shouldn't leave you alone either.
What kind of jerk is he?
Rim, let's get some fresh air.
My head's about to explode thinking about him.
Aigoo, geez.
It's fine, it's fine. Let's just eat cake.
How come you always get the same cake every year?
You like this kind. Looks good, huh?
How could you...
What? Cheong Ah?
My son is dating who?
Nonsense...
I'm sorry at this late hour. Out of the blue.
It's okay.
I know you came out of worry.
She's probably in a huge shock.
Her pride must be hurt.
I acted overly brutal intentionally.
I thought it'd be better to remain a bad memory.
Thank you, Joon Hwi.
Every once in a while,
please drop me a word.
Please let me know if she's doing well.
I will.
I'll make sure to let you know.
Please take care of her.
So she can get over a jerk like me quickly.
I'm sure both of you are hurt,
but it's less painful than breaking up
once the truth is out there.
Let's think that, Joon Hwi.
It was foolish to get involved, knowing what I know,
but I don't regret it.
I like my current foolish self
better than before I knew Cheong Ah.
I'm sure Cheong Ah feels similarly.
You're up, Father.
Why don't you sleep a little longer?
Father.
What?
You want me to listen?
It has to be someone worth listening about,
for me to listen at all.
A woman the whole world knows.
A woman who divorced a comatose husband.
Plus, the ex-wife of your younger sister's boss.
Are you out of your mind?
Are you really my son, Moon Tae Rang?
There are all kinds of articles.
Articles so ugly and embarrassing
that I don't even want to mention them.
If you...
hang around her, you'll be written up about soon enough.
If you don't want them writing about Hae Rang and Pa Rang,
quit it already.
What about me then, Father?
I'm a precious son to you, Father,
but to the rest of the world, I'm just an orphan.
Love?
Marriage?
Who would eagerly take me in as a family?
But, Father...
"See beyond people's shells."
That's what you taught me, Father.
You said to rip away the packaging and
look inside carefully.
I'm not saying I'll do something about her now.
I know very well that's not right.
So...
please look at her without any prejudice.
Just the way you accepted me the way I am.
When are we going to Jeju Island? I'm on break.
You said we should all go once Hae Rang woke up.
It's been a whole year since you made your teary promise.
What is that face?
You look like your brain blacked out.
You forgot everything.
You forgot it all, huh, Dad?
Are we not going?
We can't go right now.
We'll go once things are in order.
In order?
What things?
Oppa.
What if you closed Sohwakhaeng and went back to the hotel?
Your old hotel job said they'd welcome you back any time.
I don't like just anyone coming in and out of your restaurant.
You didn't put yourself through the hotel kitchen grind
and become a sous-chef,
just to fix up supper for salarymen.
Fix up supper?
Salarymen eat supper,
and folks at the hotel eat cuisine?
A meal's a meal. Precious all the same.
It's all food and cuisine when you cook delicious food and enjoy it.
But I just don't like it!
I don't like that my brother is working there.
I don't like that the Chairwoman and Vice-chairman see you.
Why did you deny all the great opportunities
just to stake out at your tiny place?
For whom?
You'd better be quiet.
Don't you know we're with Dad and Pa Rang?
Why do you act more like a bull in a china shop?
If you have something to say, talk to me privately.
You never stop by that tiny place you speak of.
Geez, really.
Why does everyone keep fighting?
Sure. Hae Rang aside,
why are you acting out? It's unlike you.
Once I'm through subbing for the week,
I think they'll make me the main MC.
All that's left is final approval.
Will you congratulate me?
You two figure things out first.
I think that's the right thing to do.
Your life is more important
to me than my feelings.
Seol Ah.
Oh, come in.
Do you have any fever medicine?
Why?
Who's sick?
Oh, well...
Oh, is Cheong Ah sick?
Yeah. Right?
She never says she's sick.
She's asking for medicine so she can go to work.
She must've braved through cold winds.
She's burning up.
I have medicine.
I'll give it to her.
Why don't you call the station?
- So she can go in a little late. - Okay.
- Give her the medicine. - Yes.
Is it bad?
Gosh. You're hot.
It has to be at least 38 degrees.
How will you work feeling like this?
I'll be fine once the fever settles.
They're short on people. My coworkers will suffer if I'm not there.
Gosh...
Take medicine.
Why?
What?
Yeah. I've been dumped.
He dumped me all the way, looking at the dazzling rising sun.
He made seaweed soup,
and didn't even ask me to have some.
He dumped me bright and early in the morning.
What a jerk.
A super nasty guy.
Spiteful, evil, and absolutely cruel.
Just hearing about him sends chills down my spine.
What a cold-blooded, stone-hearted jerk.
I'm glad you split with a guy like him sooner than later.
How could you say such things, Unni?
Have you met him?
Have you met him, even once?
How could you say such horrible things about someone you've never met?
He dumped me very politely.
What?
He says to pretend that a mad dog bit me.
Well, I've had my rabies shot.
And I like that dog. So what now?
He's always been truthful.
Both when he disliked me, and when he did like me.
He has never been fake.
But no matter how I look at it, I think he lied to me yesterday.
Otherwise, I don't understand this entire situation.
I think he was lying,
but he was saying it's the truth...
I need to confirm.
Did she take medicine?
Should she go to the doctor's office?
Young Ae!
My Young Ae.
Let's drink some green juice.
What's gotten into you? I'm getting goosebumps.
Look.
Depressed yesterday, manic today.
And you won't get treatment.
Why are you all over the place?
My Young Ae.
What does this look like?
Gosh, aigoo!
Stop it.
It's my heart.
Would you like to eat my heart?
- Or, shall I feed it to you? - Give it. Give it to me.
Geez...
Hey...
- What's up with you? - Just a second.
Wait one second.
What are you doing right now?
[ You are perfect to me ]
[ I have something to tell you, perfect one ]
[ I want to be a dependable man for you and our daughters ]
I want to be a dependable man...
for you and our daughters...
[ That brings me to this ]
[ I want to start a business! ]
[ I want to become a CEO! ]
Start a business...
A CEO...
What are you doing right now?
Wait a moment, Honey.
There's one more page.
Are you messing with me right now?
Young Ae.
Yeon Ah's 100 million won.
If you entrust me with it,
I'll try my hardest,
and return it like this.
Trust me, just once.
Huh? Young Ae.
Please.
Dad.
Young Ae!
Honey!
Geez...
This isn't how it's supposed to be.
Ow!
Why did you hit me?
You just hit me.
Don't put your ad in my program, you jerk.
If you make me stumble again,
I'll just kill you!
[ Episode 54 ]
Aren't you too harsh?
After I sprinkled all those 25kg sacks
of calcium chloride?
I don't need a thank you,
but shouldn't you acknowledge it, at least?
So...
you did it just to show me?
Freezing your mouth off?
Yeah.
No one asked you to do it.
I was just worried about you.
No.
If you were truly thinking of me and were worried,
you would've done it in secret.
Why would I do it myself secretly?
I'd pay someone to do it.
I did it to show you. For your acknowledgment.
Although I'm freezing to death,
I thought you'd only be pleased
if I did it with my own two hands.
What if I were to be pleased?
What if I were thankful?
Then what?
I'm sorry,
but I can't give you what you want.
There's nothing I can do for you anymore.
There's so much I want to do for you.
Things I couldn't do for you all this time.
Things I didn't know about.
I want to do all that for you.
Please let me do it.
No...
I will do it.
It's late.
What's too late? It's not too late.
It's not too late.
I'm saying I'm late to the station.
Wait, wait.
I'm...
cold.
Let me ride with you.
You didn't bring your car?
I sent it away since you refuse to get into my car.
Let's get in.
Wait, wait, wait.
Ow...
Hello.
You are delivering coal briquettes.
- Could I lend you a hand? - Pardon?
Gosh. I'm sure you're busy.
Would that be all right?
Of course, yes. Please step aside.
Aigoo...
Gosh...
Aigoo.
Once we get to the steps,
the rest of our crew will be there.
So just up to there.
- Yes. - Aigoo.
We're volunteering as well.
For elders who live alone.
What a great cause.
- Ma'am. - Huh?
I put a hundred pieces of coal briquettes there.
What?
I said I put a hundred pieces of coal briquettes there.
- Aigoo, thank you. - Sure.
Are you feeling okay overall?
I'm still up and running.
Yes. You look good.
Don't be thrifty with the briquettes. Stay warm.
- Thank you. - Sure.
It's cold. Go inside.
- Yes, thank you. - Yes.
- I'll be leaving. - Yes.
Aigoo.
Ahjumma, put some in my hands, too.
Gosh, will you be okay?
I'm fine.
It's so great to be young.
But what do we do about your soiled clothes?
So what.
Weren't you going to buy me nice new clothes?
Gosh.
You're so sweet. I'd better.
- I will. I'll buy it for you. - Oh, really?
Well, I'll be right back. Give me a second.
Thank you!
- Gosh, he's so diligent. - Yes.
Gosh.
I thought of you every once in a while,
but I didn't know we'd meet like this.
My Seol Ah...
Thank you for bringing her home.
I really wanted to tell you that.
I wasn't able to tell you at the hospital,
so it's been weighing on me this whole time.
Do you live in this neighborhood?
Yes.
Your sister, too?
Yes.
What a tenacious ill-fated relationship.
I'm sorry.
If only your sister were half the person you are...
It makes my blood boil just to hear that
she lives in the same neighborhood.
It's not just because of Seol Ah.
Pardon?
Did you know...
your sister used to be classmates with my second daughter?
Classmates?
No, I had no idea.
But why do you bring that up?
Did something happen between them?
She dropped out of school because of your sister.
After suffering through her torture for two years.
Pardon?
Your sister hasn't said anything?
How could she still be hiding that fact?
After all that my daughter went through because of her?
After living through such torture.
[ Faith Broadcasting Station ]
- Thank you. - Yes.
[ Do Jin Woo ]
I'm so sorry to tell you this.
Excuse me?
The main MC position.
An internal announcer has been selected.
What are you talking about?
You asked me to do it.
You said viewer responses were great, and internal evaluations were good, too.
I think it has to do with the ads.
We are suddenly flooded with Inter Market ads.
Not just for the company, but all its subsidiaries.
I'm guessing the company put pressure.
You have exactly six days.
If you're going to do it, go all out.
You're going up.
I guess you're here to see Vice-chairman.
I see.
Because you were fired from your show.
Who did this?
The Chairwoman or the Vice-chairman?
Vice-chairman.
It didn't cross your mind when the show aired?
The company is in a frenzy.
Because of all the cheap articles on the news portals.
Wait a moment.
I have a very important approval here.
[ China Investment Resort Project Proposal ]
[ Vice-chairman ]
All right.
Why are you standing? Don't your legs hurt?
Did you hurt your leg?
Oh, this.
It's nothing. A little bit.
My Achilles tendon just snapped.
Snapped?
That's a serious injury.
I'm okay.
I'm just so glad that you weren't hurt.
Have a seat.
My leg hurts a little.
What did they say at the hospital?
What else? It's going to heal.
Don't worry.
So...
what brings you here?
She just went into Vice-chairman's office.
How dare she show her face here?
How could she be so shameless?
She heard that the Vice-chairman cut her out from her show.
It looked like she wasn't going to hold back.
If she doesn't hold back, what will she do?
What does she have other than Jin Woo's name?
Try laying a finger on my son.
I won't hold back.
I asked you not to stop me from doing the show.
It was a request?
And not a threat?
You really don't understand how desperately I want that job?
I want to go on the air, and I want to make a comeback.
You have no right to do this to me.
Give me back my lifeline that you took away from me.
Well...
I would love to,
but it's your lifeline versus
the 80,000 families' lifelines that depend on this company.
I'm your husband
but also a company leader responsible for 80,000 people.
I can't...
harm the company anymore because of my personal affairs.
Please understand.
Why don't you work quietly at the radio show
that you're doing currently?
I can understand that much.
I regret...
having married you.
I was only thinking of your money.
I never considered these kinds of restrictions.
It'll be like this for the rest of your life.
So, come to me.
I'll make sure you're fed.
I'd rather starve than to live with an
arrogant person like you.
I'm sorry about your leg.
Get well soon.
Wait!
I'll let you do the show!
I'll let you,
so...
date me just for a month.
What about the 80,000 lifelines you're responsible for?
They say that peaceful homes make a peaceful country.
I better take care of my family first.
I'll just make more money.
This way, please.
Stop turning your wheels.
Didn't you think that I'd figure out you're trying to
torture Jin Woo and me with your petty show?
Did you think we'd just take it from you?
I guess so.
Looks like you got me again.
I'm...
going to sue you for damages.
Thanks to you, the ancient power-trip article
and age-old verbal abuse recording is circulating.
You're talking to the wrong person.
Talk to the folks who wrote and disseminated the articles.
If you keep acting like this,
I'll put a restraining order on you and Jin Woo.
What?
A restraining order?
Who? You?
On me? On us?
I can hear the judge laughing.
Head straight to my office right this moment,
and write a memorandum stating you won't go on the air.
No, I don't want to.
I am going to go on the air.
No matter what it takes.
Yeah, right.
Making an a** of yourself.
What kind of trick do you have left to use?
Huh?
Jin Woo.
What's wrong?
Did you have an accident?
Where did you hurt and how bad?
Let me see.
Why are you undoing your cast?
You'll mess it up! Put it back on!
Your leg...
I didn't get hurt. Just leave.
What?
Geez, really.
She dropped out of school because of your sister.
After suffering through her torture for two years.
How come he's so peaceful?
Is that the face of someone after a break-up?
While she's aching all over.
Should we take a picture together?
I don't like taking pictures.
I don't want to leave a record of anything.
How come?
Each and every photo will become a memory.
It might be annoying now, but you'll be glad when you look at it later.
I don't want to become a memory.
I want to either exist or disappear.
I'll hold all the images of you in my eyes.
As accurate as a camera lense.
Come on. Stop playing hard to get.
Just take one photo together. Just one.
Sorry. I'm hard to get.
♫ If only I could turn away ♫
♫ From the path my heart wants to go on ♫
♫ I would've never loved you, who I can't ever have ♫
♫ It's really not easy ♫
♫ If I ignored and turned away ♫
♫ From the path my heart spoke of ♫
♫ I wouldn't have loved you ♫
[ Messages - Kim Cheong Ah ]
♫ Who I can't erase ♫
♫ It's really not easy ♫
♫ I know I shouldn't look at you ♫
♫ I know we can't be together ♫
♫ My head knows, but my heart doesn't ♫
♫ What do I do? ♫
[ Delete ]
♫ I know I can't go to you ♫
[ Delete ]
♫ I know this can't get any deeper ♫
♫ My head knows, but my heart doesn't ♫
♫ What do I do? ♫
Incident report. Yeoui Daebang Street 359.
A collision on a nearby road.
A courier motorcycle and a sedan have crashed.
I checked before I got out and I didn't see him at all.
How fast was he going?
So, the accident happened when the motorcycle tried to pass your car, right?
Aigoo. How many times do I have to tell you?
He was zooming so fast
that I nearly croaked getting out of the car.
Hey, Mr. Kim!
You tell him.
Yes.
Did you turn on your hazards?
Yes, they are on.
How long were you parked here?
Five minutes.
Are you hurt badly?
You can't stand up?
No.
I'm just not standing up.
- Hurry it up. - Pardon?
I presented my license and blew into the breathalyzer.
They're yapping about the circumstances of the accident.
You'll never believe what I say anyway.
Wait...
Your injuries are very serious.
Let me see.
You've been putting up with this the whole time?
Let's go to the hospital already.
Forget it.
I'm leaving.
Check the CCTV footage
and contact me or whatever.
Hey.
I'm not good with this.
I can't let you go since I saw your injury.
Let's go to the ER first.
It took 12 stitches.
They disinfected an abrasion on your right leg.
I'll let you go home once the anesthesia wears off.
Drink some Vitamin C.
You went through surgery, after all.
What kind of a cop are you? About to faint.
Why don't you help yourself with Vitamin C?
I'm good.
I am a police officer. I am a police officer.
Do not act like a civilian.
Get away! You'll give me your cold!
Geez.
Wow, seriously.
What was your name?
I'm Officer Kim Cheong Ah.
I forgot your name.
Not your business.
[ Emergency Room ]
Follow her.
Don't lose her.
Get out.
Get out of the car!
Get out of the car, you jerk!
♫ What I can do for you ♫
♫ Is to place you in my eyes ♫
♫ Even when I have a long day ♫
♫ To stand next to you, ♫
♫ Acting like I'm fine ♫
♫ What I want to do for you ♫
[ Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life ]
Where is he?
How come I don't see him?
Did he just leave?
He left you.
So, stop clinging onto him.
Auntie found out about Cheong Ah and Joon Hwi.
I can call up Joon Hwi.
Joon Hwi has a new number.
How can you still try to mess with me?
Get out of my sight before I smack you with your crutch.
A hit-and-run?
A hit-and-run at age 19.
Went to the reformatory, then to jail...
No wonder he ran without giving a testimony.
Kang Shi Wol? Kang Shi Wol...
I'm sure I heard of that name before.