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[This drama is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental]

[All child actor and animal scenes were filmed in full compliance with broadcasting guidelines]

[Episode 9]

You had that ring all along.

Well, I did have it.

I lost it.

I lost it in Pohang.

I could've found it again.

But, I left it there.

Yeo Reum, Eun Chae and I...

Oh, shouldn't you be going?

Isn't your manager waiting for you?

I like being with you.

When I'm with you, my heart...

But, not for me.

It wasn't like that for me.

I realized it thanks to someone I met while traveling.

They said that when you're with someone you truly love,

even poverty or hardship

turns into something fun and joyful.

Even if you have to walk because you don't have bus fare,

even if you have to share a meal because you can't afford it...

it all becomes exciting and heart-fluttering.

What do you mean?

You know, Si Wan.

Whenever I was with you,

I always felt so small.

Intimidated...

and sorry.

Because I'm not glamorous like you,

you kept worrying others might notice, right?

Yeo Reum.

Don't come here anymore.

Cha Si Wan's fan club,

it scares me so much.

Thank you, Si Wan.

For being there for me and being so kind.

Yeo Reum, I...

I think I finally understand.

I've always felt anxious,

but never when I was with you.

I'll come back to you.

[Episode 9 You and I, If...]

Oh my, oh my! My bag.

Whether there's a car or not,

it's driving me crazy.

Darn commute.

To live by loyalty alone,

there's nothing left between us.

The ramyeon I eat with him

is really not my taste.

Seriously.

All ramen tastes the same anyway.

Wait, then...

Since she doesn't like it, she wants me to eat it instead?

If you don't have an appetite,

do you want me to make you some ramyeon?

Want some ramyeon?

You like egg ramyeon, right?

The kind where the noodles are a little soggy.

You like soggy ramyeon, too?

Yeah, sure.

Even if it's firm,

once it's in your stomach, it softens anyway.

Ugh, I'm so annoyed...

Why am I craving ramyeon in the morning?

What now?

- What could it be? - Oh my.

Troublemaker or customer?

Are you becoming like Mr. Lee?

Whether it's YouTube or Instagram,

there are plenty of communication channels.

I think it's okay for us to try it ourselves now.

Since we're going this far,

you're thinking of starting a new channel

and uploading travel videos, right?

Yes.

Do you think that'll work?

I'm not a famous celebrity...

'The travel stories of Kang Yeo Reum, who's truly passionate about traveling.'

Let's start with this.

Not bad.

That's a decent idea.

When Yeo Reum goes, Mr. Lee, you can follow along.

Filming and editing isn't that hard for you, right?

Right.

You can do it. Go for it.

Can I help you?

Well...

In the midst of this sudden lost,

how great your grief must be.

May the deceased rest in peace...

Enough.

Yes.

Why did you meet with the chairwoman?

Both of you?

Oh, that...

It's difficult to explain.

It was about matters with the chairwoman...

At her memorial,

I think I saw you there.

Why did you come?

I felt I should pay my last respects.

Your last respects?

By any chance...

[Non-Disclosure Agreement]

Was it because of this?

Oh, that...

I came across this ridiculous contract.

That's something between the chairwoman and us while she was alive.

So,

what exactly is going on between you and my mom?

This contract is just procedural,

and the details of the request are confidential...

Success,

or rather,

being rich starts

when you find yourself wanting to do more

than you want to have.

Once you've already got most things, or could get them if you wanted,

your desires start to shift,

what you want to do begins to surpass what you want to have.

Inside here, there's something I want to do,

but I can't.

So,

I hope you can do it instead.

There was a business card from a company called Ohkoo Entertainment in here.

Oh, yes. That's my business card.

Among my mother's belongings,

there was even a contract requesting a trip from your company.

I need to understand what this means.

I hate waiting,

and I can't stand secrets.

Just tell me what it is.

Or need bribe money to talk?

Hey.

I really can't tell you that.

What?

Because I made a promise to Chairwoman Sung Yi Hwa.

Even though she's passed,

I believe promises should be kept.

The chairwoman entrusted me with a request,

and she didn't want

anyone else to know the details.

That's right.

Then, is this part of the request too?

Seems like you won't say a word after all.

I'm sorry.

Then... would you consider

my request as well?

Request?

I want you to find out what this key is for.

That's my request.

Well...

We're not some errand service.

That's...

Do you have any idea what this is?

I can only guess.

You want to find out what it is?

The chairwoman said the wallet has what she wanted to do.

Maybe the reason behind those travels

might be in there.

Is it because she wanted you to take on the 'too easy' trip for her?

She wanted to complete all ten Seongjeon Am Temple pilgrimages,

and I want to help her finish that.

I see.

I'll go find out, Mr. O.

Uh, wait...

Drive carefully,

and start filming the Jinju segment first.

Also...

avoid travel routes related to Chairwoman Sung.

Understood.

Ah, he seems unusually excited.

It's a bit distracting.

She packed us lunch.

Since you're leaving without eating, you can eat on the way.

Isn't this company amazing?

Well, it's a bit hard to call it a perk provided by Ohkoo Entertainment.

Sponsors, sponsors.

Ohkoo Entertainment sponsors.

Satisfied?

Yeo Reum, let's go.

- We're off. - We're off.

Alright, alright.

We'll get going.

- Be safe. - Yes.

Bye.

Bye.

Look at that,

he's annoyingly excited. That punk.

Could it be bad to go on a trip?

Especially with someone he likes?

Trip? What trip?

He's going to work, to work.

And someone he likes...

Does he like her?

Mr. O.

How long since your last trip?

A trip... when was that again?

Ah, you really should travel a bit.

Always just office, home, office, home.

Living like that, you go through life blind.

Ah, so that's why you spend every weekend

wandering all over the country, huh?

Jeez.

Here it is.

What is it?

The view there is amazing.

Ms. Yoo would love this place.

Huh.

[Free Resort Voucher]

Well...

First, let's go around here like this.

Take a shot here.

Is the schedule too tight?

This place is bigger than expected,

so it'll take a while longer.

I came here for the Day Trip shoot, so I know this place.

You want to do broadcasting again, right?

I heard from Mr. O.

You got a promise from Chairwoman Sung Yi Hwa

that after the trip, you'd get to do the Day Trip program again, right?

Just a sweet little daydream, I guess.

Was it really a sweet dream?

Lately, I've been confused about that too.

How can you be certain it's sweet without tasting it?

Isn't that just an illusion?

An illusion?

If my dream is winning Best Director at the Academy,

I don't really know whether it will make me

truly happy or not.

Never having received it.

I mean, shouldn't you taste it first to know?

The confidence that getting it would bring happiness,

the illusion that it's a dream I can reach...

So, is willingly sacrificing today for that the right choice?

That's what's confusing.

♫ If we could make it happen ♫

This is Kangju Pond.

♫ How wonderful ♫

♫ I occasionally have obvious fantasies ♫

Alright.

♫ Imagining confessing to you ♫

It tastes healthy.

♫ How about you, when thinking of me ♫

♫ What feelings might you have ♫

Are you doing well there?

♫ Rare moments when you approach ♫

♫ Make my heart race with hope ♫

♫ Tell the moon I like you ♫

♫ That my heart belongs only to you ♫

♫ Clumsily, if you'd accept me ♫

♫ I'll always stay by your side watching only you ♫

♫ I like you ♫

About what you said earlier...

Yeah.

A sweet delusion.

Yeah.

That's true.

The dream I'm chasing

might look like

a fancy outfit to others.

It's uncomfortable for me to wear,

but it looks beautiful to them.

Ah, no need to be so serious.

Did I just hit too hard with my words for a dreamer

who grows by chasing dreams?

Now then,

it's time for substitute traveler Kang Yeo Reum.

Substitute traveler...

Right, I'm a substitute traveler.

Hey, Yeo Reum.

Yes?

I, uh...

My guesthouse is nearby here,

so if anything happens...

Should I call you?

Yeah, exactly. Smart.

Did you reach a good place, Chairwoman?

Are you doing

what you want over there?

Huh?

Looks like me.

Other than the director,

she had a son.

I wonder what it was that she wanted to do.

Heave-ho.

It's too early to climb the mountain.

You'll catch cold from the dew.

Have you been well?

I'll have breakfast ready in no time, so eat before you go.

Oh, no, thank you.

I usually don't eat breakfast anyway.

How can you go to Seongjeon Am Temple on an empty stomach?

Do you know?

If the chairwoman came here alone from Seoul,

she would always climb there too.

So, I know even if you don't say it.

Oh, ma'am.

Do you happen to know...

What the chairwoman would have wanted to do first

if she completed all ten trips

and went to a good place?

She had a son

from her first marriage.

The whole family opposed that marriage,

then they separated a few years later, and she remarried.

The daughter who now runs the company

was born during that second marriage.

Then, what happened to her son

and her first husband?

Well, I don't know about that.

They separated leaving the son behind.

He's grown up now,

so he's probably doing well somewhere.

I only know what my mother told me...

Who would dare discuss such things openly?

You're watching closely, aren't you?

I hope that if I help you complete all ten trips today,

you'll reach a wonderful place.

There, instead of being a chairwoman,

try being a singer... or an actor.

Though I suspect even there,

you'd still manage the group's core, right?

So, this is the place.

Wow.

It's such a beautiful place.

It already feels like

a whole different world hidden in the mountains.

I can see why they say

completing ten trips leads to enlightenment.

[Muryangsujon Hall]

If it's here,

I think I can forget the noisy worldly life

and truly make a fresh start.

I hope that in that wonderful place,

you get to do

what you always wanted to do.

I bet you'll succeed

even in the afterlife.

Mother.

Master....

How did you get these photos?

Do you know Chairwoman Sung Yi Hwa?

How did you get the photos

of my mother?

I think I understand now.

What the chairwoman

truly wanted to do.

A mother from long ago, someone who had been set aside.

The humble past she pushed away

for glorious success.

As a woman in her younger days,

before the weight of the crown,

as a mother...

I guess what the chairwoman truly desired

was the life she had to abandon.

You're really going to become a monk,

cut ties with the world, shave your head, and settle in a temple?

You're really going to live like that?

You grew up with a reckless father,

and now you're no different from him.

As the son of a chairwoman, I'm failing.

But,

this is my choice.

Wasn't the bond between

you and me severed long ago?

I thought you resembled my mother a lot in her younger days.

When I first saw you that day.

The Chairwoman Sung I met

was truly impressive.

She was an admirable person.

She successfully managed the family business

of a sonless household.

Still,

what she wanted most...

Thank you.

What is the happiness I truly desire?

What does success mean to me?

Were you happy, Chairwoman?

Do you think you succeed?

I want to quit.

I'll quit.

Dad,

come pick me up.

Come pick me up.

Listen to me carefully, Kang Yeo Reum.

Nothing comes easy in this world.

Everything's tough and challenging.

If you're not good at something,

keep doing it until you excel.

I told you not to return to Hwado, right?

You

can't come back to Hwado until you succeed.

If you return like this,

you'll never leave Hwado again.

That night

was my most painful night.

The despair of having nowhere to go.

The terror of standing alone in a dead end.

I hated Dad so much at that time.

But, I also know.

That night,

Dad stood at the Hwado pier,

getting soaked in the rain all night.

Even when I got back on the bus and arrived in Seoul.

Hey,

good job.

He was standing

in the cold morning wind,

holding onto a heavy heart.

If I hadn't

left the island and come to Seoul,

if I had stopped Si Wan...

If I had tried harder,

would I be happy now?

What about you, Chairwoman?

Now, I'm going to find out

what true happiness is for me,

and what success really means.

♫ Even now, this clueless night still excites me ♫

♫ The breeze softly lingers, if I get tipsy ♫

♫ I'll just be happy, doing what I want ♫

♫ If you feel the same way ♫

♫ It would be better ♫

Kang Yeo Reum, you're excited today, huh?

Ah, I'm just about to get excited.

Autumn,

Summer is leaving.

People shouldn't change too suddenly.

I didn't change. This must be my true self.

Yeah, it does feel more natural.

It was natural, right?

By the way,

the other night in the alley,

I saw you with someone. Who was that?

Si Wan?

Ah, yeah.

I think that's right.

He said he just dropped by while he was in the area.

Oh.

Are you two seeing each other again?

Why do you ask?

I don't know if you realize this,

but you're more direct than you seem.

Would it be wrong if we are?

Yes.

Huh?

Because you need to see me.

Yeon Seok.

Yeon Seok,

are you confessing to me now?

Do you really need to confirm it like that? You already know.

Mom, I didn't know you had this side.

You're better at judging people than I am.

Kang Yeo Reum.

She's kinda cute, Mom.

I'm currently walking through the bamboo forest path at Namgaram Park.

[Substitute Travel Request Board]

Manager Hyun.

Does that help lose weight?

Yoga is a discipline.

Oh my.

Ah, Ms. Yoo.

Namaste.

Namaste.

Yeo Reum.

Oh, what's that?

No one's watching.

Everyone's here.

Hello.

Hi, Mr. Lee?

Why are you doing this?

Huh, why?

Why did you come?

Ugh, Mr. O.

Why's your company's service so bad?

You should at least offer something to drink...

What?

Want some cold water?

With extra salt?

Ugh, no.

What brings you here?

Ah, well...

Ms. Kang Yeo Reum.

Your substitute travel agency has been doing well lately, right?

There've been lots of articles,

and your YouTube views are good too.

So, why did you

come here?

Jeez.

- With our Yeo Reum... - Our Yeo Reum?

Our Yeo Reum?

No, just...

Is this okay?

Seems okay.

We've known each other for ages.

Let's do a show together

with Yeo Reum, Mr. O.

A show?

Not some lousy program in the evening show.

We'll launch a standalone travel show

with Kang Yeo Reum as the host.

A standalone travel show?

Yeah.

To...

- Summer! - Summer!

Wait, why are you excluding Ohkoo Entertainment?

Ohkoo Entertainment is Summer and Summer is Ohkoo Entertainment! What's the difference?

Oh right, that makes sense.

Oh, my.

The snacks are great, the drinks are tasty... I'm really in a good mood.

Ms. Yang, please sit down too.

Today deserves proper celebration.

Yes, that's right.

I'll happily pay for all the snacks.

Oh please, have a seat.

As an investor of Ohkoo Entertainment...

Alright, here. Have a drink.

Oh, thank you. Oh my.

Here you go.

But actually,

I'm not an investor.

I'm your scary creditor.

Oh my, how terrifying.

This feels like someone else's problem.

If Ohkoo Entertainment succeeds, there's no worry about losing money,

so of course it's good for me too, right?

Our Ohkoo Entertainment

won't go down easily!

Of course not!

Yeo Reum, congratulations.

Thank you, Ms. Yang.

Cheers!

The little kid who was this small now has your own show.

You are grown up.

Mr. Lee,

why are you so quiet today?

- Huh? - Yeah.

Mr. Lee, you should say something too.

Oh, please.

It's refreshing and delicious.

What's that?

You never stop talking normally...

Oh, Mr. O.

What? Why?

Oh dear, oh dear.

What? Are you crying again?

Lately, why do I

tear up even when something good happens?

Andropause. Definitely andropause.

Hey,

I'd understand if it were adolescence, but andropause?

Even acting like this feels like andropause.

Puberty?

Oh my, no wonder.

You've been disobedient.

When was I ever disobedient?

Now, to Ohkoo Entertainment!

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Ah, nice.

Have you sobered up a bit?

I don't want to sober up today.

Uh-oh.

This girl's making a dangerous statement.

Yeon Seok,

could you pinch me hard?

I still can't believe it.

Why verify something so good?

Dream or reality... does it matter?

Just enjoy it.

Is that so?

Wow, Kang Yeo Reum will be swamped now.

Oh please, one show won't make that much difference.

I'm not a top star yet.

Congratulations

to Kang Yeo Reum, soon-to-be star broadcaster.

What... that's so cheesy.

Just a moment.

[Si Wan]

I'll buy something to sober up.

Okay.

Yes, Si Wan.

The person who's going to be a top star

is on the phone with a top star for this long?

What's this feeling?

Lee Yeon Seok, feeling inadequate?

Or anxious?

Why does alcohol taste so bland lately?

Cheers!

As expected, the snack is cup ramyeon.

What kind of sad combo is this?

Ramyeon with soju mix?

Then, should I go

get high-quality champagne

and a cheese platter?

You could,

but I'm not really in the mood for that today.

Champagne every day gets boring.

Really? Alright.

Then today, let's go fresh

with soju and beer!

Stop drinking.

You're not even good at it...

Ms. Yoo,

you are good at drinking,

so you don't know what being drunk feels like, huh?

Why wouldn't someone who's a good drinker know what it feels like to be drunk?

Alcohol you drink when you're in a good mood

feels completely different.

It feels like being rejuvenated.

Jeez.

Thank you.

What did you say?

For being at Ohkoo Entertainment,

for not

abandoning me.

Oh, come on...

Did Ohkoo Entertainment buy some building or something?

Yeo Reum just got in charge of one show. It's such an overreaction.

It's not just one show.

I was thinking I might have to shut the company down this time,

but I've reflected.

Looking at Yeo Reum,

I remembered when I first met her

a long time ago.

See, I told you, that's the lighthouse.

As long as you find the lighthouse, you won't get lost.

Back then, I thought

I had lost my way.

But, I'd just forgotten the lighthouse.

I mean, the one that was supposed to guide me.

That's not right.

Yeah, that's not right.

You are our lighthouse,

you are Ohkoo Entertainment's lighthouse, O Sang Sik.

If that lighthouse goes out,

what are we supposed to do?

Don't you dare cry again.

I won't.

It's time for English conversation practice!

Kang Yeo Reum!

I said it's time for English conversation!

It's time for English conversation practice!

Kang Yeo Reum!

I said it's time for English conversation!

It's time for English conversation practice.

Kang Yeo Reum!

Wow, what a good nap.

So, it wasn't a dream.

Nice.

Don't covet someone else's man.

Give up already.

Don't covet someone else's man.

Give up already.

If you hurt Go Eun Chae,

we'll end you.

If you hurt Go Eun Chae,

we'll end you.

[Cha Si Wan and Go Eun Chae's breakup, Obsession from Flower group member]

[Breakup trauma: Did Go Eun Chae attempt suicide?]

[Go Eun Chae was rushed to ER at dawn]

[Kang stole her friend's boyfriend. Fake nice girls are scarier. Kang Yeo Reum]

[Undeniable proof]

[This is what you call undeniable proof, Go Eun Chae must feel so betrayed]

The dazzling stage,

the shining success,

they were never mine.

But, the pain of losing both a dear friend and my first love at the same time,

that was mine to bear.

How much longer do I have to endure this?

♫ Like a rain-soaked petal ♫

♫ That faded away powerlessly ♫

Eun Chae's fans swarmed the office, right?

Producer Song called earlier...

But, that has nothing to do with me, right?

Seriously...

How much longer do I have to endure this?

Not seeing the way ahead... just like me.

[Eun Chae] We're not on friendly terms over the phone, right?

I wanted to make a request, too.

This isn't in the proposal...

Cha Si Wan.

If we go by this plan, isn't Yeo Reum just a sidekick?

I can't do this.

I don't think

it's the right time.

From today, Ohkoo Entertainment

is closed.

Now, I want to begin

knowing exactly what I want,

and what kind of journey I truly desire.