This is it.
Would you believe it that this painting gave me many sleepless nights?
I suspected as much when you kept calling me.
You really like this artist, don't you?
These days it's hard to find a piece drawn with such heart.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to see it.
It probably wasn't easy to come here.
Have some juice made with strawberries and honey.
It's great for the skin.
Thank you very much.
You have beautiful skin. It's very translucent.
Stop being a goose and get back to work.
He's a great cook but he also talks too much.
Why, it's interesting.
Humorous men like me are the trend these days.
Only you refuse to admit it.
Tada.
My mom's specialty dish.
Wow, smells fabulous. This is what I call perfection.
I can't guarantee the taste. Give it taste.
Sure will.
It's not very good, is it?
I'm not as good as I used to be.
Mother, it's a masterpiece.
Wow!
So this is what they mean by drop-dead delicious.
I think I just went to heaven.
Wow, it's so good.
I'm glad it's good.
We have plenty so eat slowly and chew well.
I will. Eat with me. You, too, Young-eun.
I was too busy stuffing my face.
Let's eat.
Where's your sister and why isn't she picking up?
I know, right?
Cho Moon-san has the talent to be warm while appealing to our feelings.
Like the nametags we wore in grade school that our mothers wrote with care.
Just looking at it gives you energy and warmth.
Isn't it amazing?
I think your analogy is even more amazing.
Is it?
Lunch is ready.
Who's that?
It's Seo-jin's mother. What shall I do?
Don't make a fuss and send her away quietly.
Send her...? Okay.
Let's have lunch.
I'm okay. I already had lunch at home.
It must've been too early for lunch when you left your house.
I'm fine. Go ahead.
If you didn't eat, join me.
I won't feel right if I don't thank you for showing me this wonderful painting.
- What's going on? - She barged in...
You're really gonna stop me from coming into my son's house?
What did you say?
Seems I interrupted your intimate little party.
What are you saying? Get out. Now!
You can talk with me here. I won't be a bother.
Continue talking.
Sir, I'll be leaving then.
No, hold on.
What is your problem?
Um, sir? Mirim's Chairman Choi is on the line.
Please take it. I'm fine.
Okay. Excuse me for a sec.
Hello, Chairman Choi? I was waiting for your call.
What gallery are you from? I've never seen you before.
I'm not a curator.
Why are you here looking at paintings when you're not a curator?
Chairman Maeng invited me over.
Invited, my butt.
I know your kind very well.
You're a parasite that clings to money so you can have a better life.
Excuse me? That's awfully rude...
You might as well give up now. You're worth 3 days.
He'll meet you 3 times, then drop you, you hear?
It seems you've misunderstood.
Don't you think you're being too rude when we've just met?
Rude?
How dare you try to seduce him, you young tramp.
That's enough! Don't do anything you'll regret.
You little...!
- Hey! - What are you doing?
I can tell things are just starting so you're cocky, but watch it.
I may be past my prime, but it's still a piece of cake ruining a girl like you.
I can have you blacklisted in a heartbeat.
You're laughing? You little...!
How dare you put on that attitude?
What the hell are you doing?
As for you, how could you bring a tramp like her into the home?
She's clearly after your money.
How dare you...
I'm afraid you've greatly misunderstood me.
I'll pick up my painting later.
Goodbye.
Wait, hold on.
You...!
Gotta nip gold-diggers like her in the bud.
Are you out of your mind?
Madam Oh, Chairman Maeng's 3rd wife helped me quite unintentionally today.
I think things are going to work out.
Book a ticket to New York and get her out now.
She's not acting in anything. What's the problem?
If I catch sight of her again, you'll be out of a job, Yoon!
- Don't come back from America. - Honey...
A year or 5, you won't step a foot out without my permission.
Chairman, I'm sorry. I won't ever do that again.
Forget it!
I'm sorry. I won't do it again.
Telling me to stop acting is like telling me to die.
Let go of me!
Chairman!
How dare you try to stand on my head?
Forgive me for Seo-jin's sake. I won't step out of line again.
My old habits kicked in before I realized it.
Forgive me.
- Outta my way! - Chairman!
Chairman...
What brings you here?
Why do you think I came? I came to buy something.
That wasn't believable, was it?
Fine, I came to see you.
What? Me?
Don't look so guarded.
Thought I was joking when I asked you out?
You didn't think about it seriously at all, did you?
I thought about it seriously, complicatedly and from all angles.
No matter how I think about it, you're just not my ideal type.
Wh-what? And why not?
What's wrong with me? I can't believe this.
Physically, I don't lose to anyone. Why aren't I your ideal type?
I hate women who are talkative and noisy.
What?
I also hate women whose emotions flip on and off like a switch.
Wh-what did you say?
That explains why you're not my ideal type, right?
Thank you for the coffee.
Maeng Seo-jin, playing hard to get, eh?
She thinks I'm a doormat since I haven't been saying anything, eh?
Why is she still asleep? It's so late.
Goodness, I'll die of frustration before she wakes up.
Wake up!
You come home at dawn, dead drunk, and sleep in 'til late,
and you call yourself a mother?
What is it now? Ow, my head.
'What is it'?
You couldn't act like this if you didn't totally disregard me.
It's bad enough you don't make breakfast.
You don't even wake up to send off your husband and daughter.
I had a little too much to drink last night, Mother.
What is this all about?
Mother, now you open my credit card bills?
Forget that. Look at the balance.
How could you charge $35,000?
You gonna suck my son dry by overspending like this?
Gonna use my son's hard-earned money to make yourself look pretty?
I have the right to use his money.
Right?
Goodness, did you just say right?
What right when you used his card before you even got married?
What right did you have to use his card to buy me a diamond ring?
I've never seen anyone so shameless and cunning.
You seduced me while using my son's money to do so?
Go ahead and tell me what gave you the right to do that?
Who cares whose money it is?
What's important is that I bought it for you, isn't it?
What? For me?
Is that so?
What are you doing?
Mother, you can't cut my credit cards!
I want to see exactly what you'll do for me.
Mother!
From now on, I'll give you an allowance.
If I leave the finances to you, you'll ruin us in no time.
I'm gonna tell Jung-woo to have your salary put into my account.
I'm confiscating everything of yours.
If you truly think of me, leave the family's finances to me.
Not buy me rings with my son's money.
Understand?
Mother.
Mother, this is ridiculous.
I have to go out and work. I can't live off an allowance.
- I refuse to do it. - You do, eh?
So you'll handle your own money affairs while I handle Jung-woo's?
You wanna keep yours separate?
What do you mean? Why can't I manage my own money?
Goodness.
So you'll keep using my son's money to beautify yourself, is that it?
You're being too harsh.
As long as I'm married to him, I have the right to use his money.
I didn't join this family just to earn the empty title of 'wife.'
Goodness, gracious.
Listen to the ridiculous things she says.
Mother!
Don't call me that.
Hearing a rude thing like you say that gives me the creeps.
Let's be frank here.
What have you done for this family since you came?
All you did was cause trouble every day.
That's upsetting.
Upsetting?
Were you ever a good mother or a good wife?
On top of that, Jung-woo's cleaning up after your mom and her gigolo.
So how can you be so shameless?
I apologized enough to Jung-woo because of that.
I didn't intend for it to happen.
What do you think about me doing the housework and taking care of Na-ri
under the excuse that you work and therefore do nothing?
You brought that on yourself.
I told you I'd use my own money to hire a helper lady, but you refused.
Goodness. Your calculations are all one-sided.
You use your money on yourself
and you'll use Jung-woo's for the family and your beautification?
And who taught you this calculation method?
My son works to the bone for a wife who won't see him off in the morning.
Yet you'll use your money only on yourself?
If that's the case, then Jung-woo has the short end of the stick.
Fine, then I'll give you living expenses like he does.
Cut the crap. I'll be handling all finances from now on.
Mother.
Don't act like a victim.
I'm taking measures to prevent you from ruining the family.
I refuse to let my son clean up after your mother anymore.
This is why you gotta be careful about who joins the family.
Why didn't you learn a thing about housework from Ga-eun, eh?
A snake will always be a snake and never a dragon.
I should've known.
Ga-eun, Ga-eun, Ga-eun!
CHAIRMAN MAENG HO-GUL
Uncle, can I come in?
You're already in, kid.
I hear you finally got a hold of the painting.
It's not decided yet if she'll do the swap.
What's this about Seo-jin's mother causing a ruckus?
Capt'n Yeo and his flapping yap.
Who's the person that she misunderstood?
Just someone. Don't say a word to Seo-jin.
I won't, Uncle.
Um, Uncle, what shall we do about Julia?
It's not time to discard her just yet.
So use her wisely for Dream Star while you still can.
A plagiarizing head designer. Do we really have to work with her?
This is a clear infraction of our contract, Uncle.
And what'll we get out of doing that?
So you want to let her off the hook?
Until the right time.
Keep her with us and make her repent what she did.
This incident might make that slump of hers disappear like smoke.
We could get a great design out of her.
A satisfied pig doesn't accomplish anything.
Masterpieces are born from desperate times.
It's true that you have been rather wasteful.
I agree that she should handle your finances.
Impossible. I can't use the money I earn?
You want me to get allowance from Mother like some kid?
That's the least of our concerns.
Aren't you worried what Chairman Maeng will decide?
I can't even face him properly because of you.
It'll be forgotten over time. Think he'll discard me so easily?
Don't worry.
With Ga-eun's level of skill, they can't afford to ditch me.
Yeah? That's a huge sigh of relief.
So why'd you try to plagiarize off her when she sucks?
Not him, too!
I considered the design team's opinions as well as from outside advisors.
This is the final draft that has been altered to reflect that.
So we can finally begin making the clothes.
Yes, we're gonna start on the sample today.
The design is simpler and more unique than the original.
It is. Looks good.
Seems I worried for nothing about giving her such a huge project.
We won't know that for sure until the clothes are out.
There will be many obstacles, including the fact that you're a rookie.
I know.
But I don't think YOU need to worry about that.
With the final plan out, how about having Ga-eun's welcome dinner tonight?
Is everyone free?
Sir, how about postponing that for now?
Honestly, I need every second I can have for this work.
I have to work nights starting today if I want the clothes done on time.
True.
And you're probably worried about your first big project.
Let's postpone it.
That's what we'll do then. Let's end the meeting here.
I'd like a word with you, Julia, and President Park, too.
Impossible. You want ME to design special offer products?
In other words, she's no longer co-head designer, is that it?
That's right.
Frankly speaking, I told Chairman Maeng I no longer want to work with Julia.
What?
But he decided to give her another chance.
And this is the best solution I can come up with.
To put Yoo Ga-eun in charge and have me design special offer products?
Yes, and you've only yourself to blame.
Must you trample my pride like this?
Do you have any pride left?
If you did, you wouldn't have plagiarized.
Director Ha.
Tell me now if you refuse my offer.
We're willing to end our partnership with Star anytime.
If you want to restore your pride, then bring me a real design.
There are plenty of opportunities for you to regain your honor.
Fine.
Seems you've forgotten that I'm Julia.
I'll show you.
Ha Jae-bum, you dare step on my pride?
Fine.
Ga-eun and Jae-bum, I'll get you both back.
I'm gonna do whatever it takes to ruin you both.
Ga-eun.
Yes?
Be careful.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Why are you taking the stairs instead of the elevator?
I'm still a bit scared.
Scared of what?
I have claustrophobia.
You do?
I thought I was all better, but I still hate enclosed spaces.
I see.
But don't worry. I'm a lot better than before.
Be careful.
We can't have our designer get hurt during this important time.
Did something happen?
No.
These are all Ga-eun's designs?
She's got talent. I want to try them all on.
Mom!
Goodness.
In other words, leak her designs so they'll be all over the open market?
Right. Do you know how she humiliated me?
I can't let her be the head designer.
'Course not! We can't let that happen.
You can't lose the fame you gained by working so hard in America.
Well? Can you do it?
What? Yeah, this is my specialty.
You always avoid the key point, Mi-ran.
The key point?
Mister Cho, she wants you to leak Ga-eun's designs.
If you got that, what other key point is there?
Not you, too, baby.
What other key point is there for us? Must I spell it out?
Moolah, that's what.
Why are you always playing dumb?
Fine, I'll pay you.
There's no time. You gotta hurry.
We gotta make sure Ga-eun falls flat on her face.
Don't you worry your pretty head.
Mom, I'm working late so have dinner without me.
Bye.
CHAIRMAN MAENG HO-GUL
Pleave leave my painting with the gallery. I'll pick it up there.
Goodness, she's real peeved, isn't she?
How to make right that big discourtesy?
Ga-eun, you like shrimp sushi rolls, don't you?
You didn't have to...
Don't think anything of it.
It's the least I can do when next season's profits depend on you.
Sit down.
Sit and... eat.
You came back to bring this to me?
No, I have documents to look over.
I just bought food for my industrious employee while I was here.
So no pressure. Just enjoy the food.
Okay.
This?
It's a neck pillow.
You wrap it like this.
Use it when you feel tired.
I can't...
Try it out. See if it's comfortable.
Oh, it looks good on you. Use it when you can.
You want me to fall asleep anywhere?
Why not?
Wait, that's no good. You might drool anywhere.
I don't drool.
How would you know?
I don't.
Fine, you don't. Alright?
Enjoy the food and take it easy.
I have to peruse some documents.
Okay.
'Just you watch, Yoo Ga-eun. Today's the last day you'll smile.'
When did it get so late?
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