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Joon-jae.

I couldn't protect her.

In the end...

because of me...

I...

couldn't protect her.

Will you be able to remember?

This story.

I promise.

Even if I am reborn,

I will find you

and meet you

love you,

and protect you.

I will remember.

After saying that,

after promising like that,

I forgot all about it.

She was born again,

and found me,

and met me,

and loved me.

I couldn't remember anything.

I only made her cry.

I could not...

protect anything about her.

NEUROLOGY DEPT. HEAD DR. JIN KYOUNG-WON

He was 27 years old.

The same age I am now.

The girl was trapped in the net.

The guy died while trying to save her.

And the girl...

stabbed herself with the harpoon.

It killed the guy too and they died together.

That's...

their last story.

It is a sad fate.

Why are we reborn

and why did we meet again?

If someone was reborn,

wouldn't that mean there's a dream that hasn't been fulfilled yet?

That dream

could be an unfulfilled love,

or could be

an unsatisfied greed.

Why would an ill-fate repeat?

Out of those two, which is the ill-fate?

Is it the fate of you and the one who is trying to harm you?

Or is it the fate

of you and the one you love?

If you didn't love her,

and if she didn't love you,

there wouldn't have been such a tragic ending.

Your love for each other ended up killing each other.

Is there a worse fate than that?

Do you think

all this will repeat?

If you stop right here

and send her back where she came from,

wouldn't you be able to avoid the tragic ending?

No.

The fact that everything repeated

is not a curse, but an opportunity.

An opportunity to change the ending.

Do you believe you can change fate?

There must be a reason to have remembered everything.

This time...

I will protect her.

I will protect her for sure.

Where is Cheong?

You scared me!

Where is she?

I don't know! She went out. She must be nearby.

He's surely blinded by a girl.

He was totally normal before.

Heo Joon-jae.

Did you have a bad dream?

Bad dreams...

are over

from now on.

Is there anything you want to do?

Let's do everything you want to do.

Everything?

Yes, everything.

Heo Joon-jae, should we enjoy some empty formalities and vanity?

What?

There are three steps of love.

Romantic love, hot love, and dirty love.

What we are trying to do is romantic love.

What is romantic love?

Well, it's like vain formalities.

Drink tea, watch movies, have meals, plan an event, confess love, and so on.

But all these are moving towards dirty love.

Dirty?

Yes, dirty love.

I, too, am very curious about it,

I was told it is only for the experts.

She said if we approach it carelessly, it could end in a nasty way,

so we have to be careful.

So let's enjoy vain formalities first.

Okay. Let's do that.

Let's do

everything that others do.

Open!

There you go!

It's okay.

You know,

I'm just saying this,

so don't think too much, and answer me.

Okay.

In the movie we saw,

the man saves the woman and then dies.

He did.

There's no way that would happen,

but if I were to die like that,

what would you do?

I'd have to follow.

Follow what?

Are you crazy?

You need to give it some thought before you respond.

You told me to answer without thinking.

But still.

You answered as if

you were being asked to go to the grocery store!

If you live, I live with you, if you die, I must die with you.

Are you dumb?

Then what becomes of the man's death?

The man died to save the woman.

The man says that at the end,

"Please do me a favor.

Promise that you'll live.

Don't give up.

Live until the end,

find a good person and grow old, happily."

Would you do that?

If I'm not in this world,

would you meet another good person and grow old happily?

Yeah. Of course, I would do that.

You would certainly do that?

So you do the same.

If...

Really if...

something happens to me,

you live on well.

Don't give up.

Good things, pretty things,

have them all.

What's going on, Heo Joon-jae?

You said you were just saying this. Why are you so serious?

Is something really going to happen to you?

I said, "if".

Promise me.

If anything happens,

you won't think anything weird.

You'll live well

until the end.

-I can't. -Why not?

If I make that promise, something bad like that might happen.

That's why I said, "if."

"What if" or not, I don't like it!

So...

-You're not going to promise me? -No.

-You really won't? -I said no!

You won't hold my hand now?

Aren't you going to talk to me?

Promise me.

This again?

I said I won't.

Why do I have to promise such a thing?

Fine, don't talk to me. I won't talk to you either.

Tae-oh, come here for a second.

What's this tension between you two? Did you have a fight?

He keeps saying weird stuff!

What weird stuff?

Like if something happens to him, to live on well on my own.

-Huh? -It's weird, isn't it?

Why?

It happened.

What happened?

He grew tired of it.

The valid period of love is three months.

It's been three months for you guys.

You need to overcome this or you're headed towards a breakup.

Heo Joon-jae is not like that.

Heo Joon-jae is exactly like that.

I've known him for ten years,

and he hasn't had a girlfriend for more than three months.

They all broke up before then.

That's right.

Hey!

Set the home security to the maximum setting.

Connect a line so I can monitor any space within 100 meters at any time.

When it detects any break-in from outside,

make it alert me right away.

Because of Ma Dae-young?

Hello, Doctor.

Ma Dae-young?

It's been a while.

It's been nine months, Doctor.

Heo Joon-jae came here, didn't he?

Don't think about lying. I saw it all.

Let me do the same.

It seems like he saw his end,

and I want to see mine too.

My end...

I need to know it,

so I can know why my life turned out the way it did.

From the moment I was born,

I always thought that I was being punished.

I wanted to ask someone why my life turned out like that.

Somehow,

I think the answer lies in that life.

It wasn't me.

It wasn't me.

Then who was it?

Who killed them?

You probably heard it already.

Going forward, I will be the final approving authority.

I will personally lead the investor meetings as well.

Is CEO Heo very ill?

There are outsiders asking.

No.

My father has gone on a trip to relax and recuperate.

Even after he returns,

he wants to step back from the workforce.

If you have anything to tell him, you can tell me.

But there are still things that need to be reported directly to him.

What is it?

Are you afraid I will change your messages before delivering them?

Do you not trust me?

No, it's not that.

If you are on my father's side

and cannot work under me,

you may leave now.

I'll take that as no one.

Shall we start the meeting?

Father...

I spoke to the doctor, and he said the results are good.

Stay here for a few more days and then return home

and receive regular outpatient treatment.

My eyes...

are getting worse as time passes.

It's a big problem.

Oh, but because you just had surgery for a hemorrhage,

it's difficult to perform surgery for your eyes.

For now, take your medication

and be careful not to make the condition worse.

Okay.

Chi-hyeon.

Yes, Father.

You can contact Joon-jae, right?

Of course.

As soon as you fell,

I contacted him.

You did?

Yes.

He seems to be busy.

I'm sure he'll come by soon.

I'll try to contact him again.

Okay.

Petty boy!

Narrow-minded one!

He is pouting over that thing and won't talk to me?

I must've been blinded by love.

I was naive then.

What do I know? I lived in water all my life.

The only guy I met was Heo Joon-jae, so I thought he was the best.

If Seoul was far away, he should have told me.

He flew on a plane. But, for him, it took me three months and ten days

to swim here and I thought my coccyx was gonna fall off!

Why is he asking me to make such a stupid promise?

Stop it already!

Huh? Stop what?

I said, stop it. You are cussing me out inside right now.

What? How did he know?

He sure has a keen sense of what's going on.

I thought Heo Joon-jae was the only good looking guy in the world,

but there are a lot of them on TV.

Does he think he's the only handsome one?

He has the prince syndrome!

-Hey! -What?

Ah, jeez!

Stop it already.

If it's not meant to be, break up.

Don't go anywhere and just stay home.

No. I have an appointment.

Who are you meeting?

Who are you meeting?

See? You can't even tell me.

That's right. It has to be fair.

-Then, you go with her. -Why should I follow her?

No! It's my appointment. I don't need anyone.

Fine. Do whatever you want.

Good job, Cheong!

He was hanging out with a "Mi-mi", and now he is becoming one.

What's a "Mi-mi"?

Michin Misery.

Those who are into things like obsessiveness and confinement.

But I don't mind obsessiveness and confinement.

Well, I sort of like it.

Because you are like this, he is getting tired of it.

Harden your heart and go strongly at it!

Mr. Nam.

I'm sorry for not coming to visit you often.

These days,

I have a lot going on.

Can I tell you an incredible story?

A very long time ago,

you were a good friend of mine

and were always on my side.

This time, you were born a bit earlier

and stood by me even when I was young.

Now, whoever made you like this,

I will find him.

If it's that person,

blink twice.

Do you think it's possible

that someone around you is related to Ma Dae-young?

Joon-jae.

Last time I called you I was drunk. You must have been surprised..

So you said you will protect your mother,

so I should protect my father, just because you were drunk?

Did I say that?

I must have been really drunk.

What about Father's health being bad?

He's gotten a lot better.

Hey...

Our father gave all the work to me

and went on a trip with his friends.

Also...

you'll find this out sooner or later,

father got his will notarized.

He is leaving almost all his assets to me and mother.

I told him several times to reconsider.

After meeting you the last time,

he must have been heartbroken.

Have you always been this friendly?

I will hate my father

on my own.

You don't need to encourage me like this to hate him.

It looks like you have an ulterior motive, when you keep doing this.

What about Cheong?

Is she well?

Why would you ask that?

That's right.

I think of her time to time.

I wonder if she's well.

Send her my regards.

Why should I?

Forget it.

Oh, no!

I don't know what to do!

Joon-jae...

it turns out

that the maid at our house is

your mother.

Oh my.

What brings you in here?

I heard you're sick,

and couldn't even go to work.

Try eating some porridge.

Oh, I got sick uselessly

to make you do extra work.

What shall I do?

It's nothing.

When you're done eating, call me to clean up.

Oh!

It's not like I don't have hands or feet.

Who would I dare to call?

When I'm done eating, I'll clean up myself.

Don't mind me at all.

Alright, then.

Why are you doing this, Ji-young's aunt?

I wanted to try this just once.

I'm sorry,

but I feel a bit uncomfortable.

I'm sorry.

Madam,

Ji-young's aunt seems very sick.

-Really? -Yes.

She is not her normal self. She's a bit strange.

She was never normal anyway.

Kang Seo-hee, this woman!

She is ignoring my call again!

Seriously.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Their son...

Their son?

CEO Heo's real son?

Yes.

Do you know anything about that son?

Why are you curious about him?

Just because...

The son who's taking care of all of CEO Heo's business

is the son who was brought in by Kang Seo-hee.

His biological son ran away ten years ago, and no one knows where he is.

He ran away from home?

He didn't go study overseas?

Study overseas? I don't think so.

I clearly heard that he ran away when he was in high school.

If Kang Seo-hee's son receives all the inheritance,

only the strangers will benefit from his household.

CEO Heo is not that bright.

What kind of father is he?

Why would he abandon his own son

and dedicate himself to someone else's son?

Oh, seriously.

No matter how head over heels he was over a woman, how could he?

What's the matter?

Excuse me. I need to go somewhere.

But it's time for children to come home from school.

You need to prepare their snack.

Please go, Moth-- Ma'am.

I will take care of the children, Sister.

I will prepare the kids' snacks

and take them to their after school activities.

Oh, my goodness.

Is she just doing whatever she wants because she is quitting?

Stop please.

She must have something to take care of.

Also, how can you call her you? Seriously?

How else should I address her?

Who calls household helpers you these days?

The going trend is Mother.

The age different between her and me is not

so big for me to call her Mother.

What's with this Mother?

Mother is nothing more than

sharing the same meal and sleeping under the same roof.

She prepares my meals

and even does my laundry.

I've even let Mother wash my underwear!

What do I do?

Chi-hyeon, you go in first.

Greet your father.

Okay.

Are you leaving now?

I came late on purpose, so I would arrive after you left.

Are you happy?

I'm sorry.

You may not believe me,

I didn't do it on purpose.

Oh, really?

I believe you.

I need to believe it.

You have to raise my Joon-jae now.

I am hoping, more than anyone else,

that you are a good person.

That's right.

Oh, and I'm sure my husband told you already,

but please don't come back until our Joon-jae becomes an adult.

That way he can grow accustomed to the new family.

Don't worry.

I will raise and love him more than my own son.

Who's that?

She says she is Mo Yoo-ran.

How dare she come here?

Let her in.

Oh, my!

How long has it been?

Have a seat.

What would you like to drink?

Please excuse us for a while.

Are you going to talk while standing? Sit down.

Where's Joon-jae?

Where is my son?

Why are you asking me where your son is?

He's your son.

What?

You must know your son is not in our house,

so why did you come to me?

I've never kicked him out.

He left on his own.

My husband didn't really try to look for him, that's why it came to this.

Oh, this is what it's all about?

I thought you two kept in touch,

but I guess not.

You said you'd raise him well.

I was planning to, but what could I do if he just left?

Is this why you didn't allow us to meet?

To make my son yours, my husband yours,

and my position yours. Is that why?

You are really funny.

Hey!

Don't pretend to be nice.

You just gave up.

If it were me, I would not have given up.

I wouldn't have run away and left my son.

You really didn't meet him because I told you not to meet?

Are you stupid?

What?

If you aren't going to have some tea, will you just leave?

I'm really tired.

Kang Ji-hyeon.

My name...

is Kang Seo-hee

No, your name is Kang Ji-hyeon.

My son...

I will find him and bring him back to where he belongs.

And you, too.

I will put you back where you belong.

It's me.

Oh, Miss Cheong!

Go!

You have to watch for cars.

Pay attention to oncoming cars. He said not to be absent minded.

Who said that?

Someone I like.

We said we'd go grocery shopping together.

Oh, that's right. Did you wait long?

It's okay. This is the only appointment I have today.

I can't tell her to stay home all day long.

Trail her without being caught.

You! Don't let your ears turn red!

When the stem is dried out like this,

it's not fresh.

For fish, the gills are a light pink color when they are fresh.

These are not that fresh.

But it's not bad for buying it at the market.

I've never had fresh ones since I got here.

Where you are from there must be a lot of good fish.

Did you live near the ocean?

Something like that.

You must miss it.

But there is a lot of good food here, so it's okay.

Should we get some ice cream?

Yes, I was feeling really depressed,

but I feel better now that I met you.

Thank you.

What's this?

She said she was going to meet someone. Who's this lady?

She gets around and makes friends easily!

Hey.

Here's Ma Dae-young's psychological medical report.

Have you, by any chance,

heard of a woman named Kang Ji-hyeon?

Kang Ji-hyeon...

No. Why?

She is the only woman that's involved with Ma Dae-young,

but I can't find her.

Her resident registration got canceled due to unknown residency.

We suspect that the two of them had a child.

Then...

they could still be helping him run away,

whether it's the woman or the child.

Possibly.

Let me see that, too.

Nam-doo finds people better than a typical cop.

Oh, jeez!

How did I get entangled with this con man?

I will take responsibility,

so turn the boat around.

Our Police Officer Hong is a much nicer person that you'd expect.

This guy! Are you crazy?

Do I look like your friend?

JIN KYOUNG-WON

Jin Kyoung-won?

Someone you know?

Since 2009, every few months,

he was the one who treated Ma Dae-young most frequently.

Yes.

He was my patient.

Doctor, do you know Ma Dae-young?

Yes. He came occasionally for treatment.

He was suffering from anger control disorder

and extreme manic depression.

Has he come recently?

No.

He hasn't come lately.

It's here.

Oh, you work here?

Yes.

This is Cha Si-ah's house?

You should have checked everything before!

What? We almost got in big trouble!

We almost got caught!

So they were like that because it was Cha Si-ah's house.

Huh? What was?

It's nothing. Here you go.

-Bye then. -Bye.

Oh, Si-ah!

It's not that.

It's not what?

Whatever you think,

it's not that.

Where are you going?

You really have a serious problem!

What are you gonna do with a picture of my house door?

Do you want to feel my presence even to that extent?

-She is driving me crazy. -You're driving me crazy, too!

My head is about to explode from my own problems!

The crucial fact is that there is no space for you in my heart.

It's okay not to have the space, really.

Was I...

too harsh?

Love is harsh.

Heo Joon-jae?

No, this is Heo Chi-hyeon.

I'm near Joon-jae's house.

Cheong.

Let me carry this for you.

Please go ahead.

I need to ask the professor something else.

Hurry up.

I'm not your taxi driver.

Since it's cold, turn the heater all the way up.

Alright.

It's my car.

I'll take care of it on my own.

He was here yesterday.

Ma Dae-young.

Why was he here?

If he doesn't take his medication,

he can't control his violent nature.

He is the one who killed Dam-ryeong and Se-hwa.

He is after us now.

He also saw...

his own end yesterday.

And he said...

It wasn't me.

It was not me.

What?

He wasn't the killer?

Then who was it?

He didn't tell me,

so I don't know either.

I told you that.

You can't change fate that easily.

Even now,

the girl with you,

send her back to where she belongs.

Would Ma Dae-young come back here?

I told him I'd prepare his medicine.

He will come soon.

When he comes,

can you contact me?

Sure.

I'm sorry. I lost Cheong.

Drive fast!

What do you think I'm doing?

I just ran two red lights!

What will happen if Ma Dae-young finds her alone?

It will be all your fault.

Why would I take that respons--

Why is she not answering the phone?

THE PERSON I KNOW BEST

POWER OFF

Thank you.

Enjoy.

Is it pour-eat or dip-eat?

-Huh? -The sauce. Do I pour it or dip it?

Oh, pour-eat, dip-eat?

Well, I...

-dip-eat. -Oh, I'm glad. I also prefer dip-eat,

but Heo Joon-jae is a pour-eat, so we always fight when we eat.

How long have Joon-jae and you been living together?

Three months.

Oh, three months.

Just the two of you?

No, with his friends.

That's a relief.

What's a relief?

No, it's just...

this and that...

-Would you like some fried dumplings too? -Yes, sure!

Sure. Please bring us some fried dumplings.

Sure.

Se-hwa!

Joon-jae!

Is that yours?

No, it's Cheong's.

Thank you for carrying it for her, but you don't need to do that anymore.

-Bye! -Bye!

Heo Joon-jae, are you mad at me?

You guys fought again?

Why do you fight every day?

I met Heo Joon-jae's older brother today, and that's why he's like that.

Isn't that weird?

If a guy gets mad at a girl who meets his family,

it means he has no intention of a relationship with her.

What?

You met his older brother? How?

He came to have a meal with me.

I thought he didn't keep in touch with any of his family.

I've never met any of them. You've met some?

Yes. The last time.

What's wrong?

Is it because it's been so long since I've been in the water?

What should I do?

No one will get through this, right?

Unless they get a better hacker than me,

-they won't be able to get into our house. -Okay. Good.

Also, go out and stay out today.

Why? I don't have any plans.

Oh, you go out too. Don't come back until the evening.

Why should I?

It's my house.

When the house owner says to do something, you do it.

Wow, he is making us pitiful again.

Where could we go in this harsh winter weather?

Since you said you are not going to work, it's so hard to even set up a meeting now.

Okay, well then, today,

no one will come back home until the evening, right?

Get out. Hurry! Out!

-I need to get changed first! -Just come out. We'll wait.

-I'm going to get changed first. -Then come out.

No one will be here...

until the evening?

Oh! It's freezing!

Where is he telling me to go?

I was wondering what you were doing.

Aren't you cold?

Why are you swimming during the winter?

Wh...

What are you wearing? What's on your body?

Oh, you got a part time job again

wearing that in an aquarium.

Wow, our Cheong is so funny!

For a moment, I thought you were a mer--

What am I saying?

Sorry. I'm sorry.

I've been watching too much American drama.

It really looks real. I'm thinking about something impossible...

So, Miss, where is your house?

It's far away.

There's lots like this at my house.

That female patient. Her temperature was 84°.

Did she really regain consciousness with one defibrillator shock?

In just one week, this became that?

Does that make sense?

Where did you get this?

I worked hard and made it.

No way.

Can you give me the robe over there?

What is that?

This.

What is this? Huh?

How did you change?

Wow, there really are things like this in this world!

Do I need to report you to some international news...

I mean the FBI or something?

Are you going to tell Heo Joon-jae?

Tell him?

Oh!

Well...

after I see how you answer my questions.

Don't come any closer!

So, when you go into the water, you turn into what you were before,

and when you come out, you grow legs?

-Yeah. -Wow! I'm going crazy!

So, the pearl from last time, it is like the fairy tales?

Was it made from your tears?

That's right.

Cry.

Cry.

Let me see if it really turns into pearls. Because I'm fascinated by this.

You don't have to cry right now.

Let's slowly cry a lot from now on.

Wow! This is a jackpot!

Since I answered, you're not going to tell Heo Joon-jae, right?

Cheong!

Mermaid Cheong!

Why should we keep this a secret?

This is amazing!

We are sitting on a pile of money!

I don't like a pile of money!

I like it! I do!

What's the point of staying home?

Hey! Let's go to a place like Las Vegas together,

launch a mermaid show,

and go on a world tour!

Are you going to sell me off, Jo Nam-doo?

No!

I'm recommending a job.

It's hard for a normal person to get a job these days.

Since it's me, I won't report you to any national agencies,

and am going to look into going overseas for work.

Okay.

Okay?

Yeah.

Okay.

You want to shake on it?

Yeah, shake.

You don't have anything contagious, right?

Okay, fine.

Jo Nam-doo, are you okay?

Were you swimming?

Aren't you cold swimming in the winter?

If Heo Joon-jae sees my real form, will he react like Jo Nam-doo did?

Since I was caught, should I have asked him first

before erasing his memories?

Jo Nam-doo!

Aren't you cold?

Who swims in the winter?

What are you wearing?

Wanting to get a part-time-- I-- you...

Can I touch you?

Wow, I'm going crazy!

This is amazing! Cry.

We're sitting on a pile of money!

Now you know all about it,

so you probably don't see me the same way as before, right?

Of course not!

Honestly, it's hard to see you the same way.

-You think Heo Joon-jae will think so too? -He will be worse than me!

If he sees something like this, he will run away for sure!

Then I probably should never be caught.

Too late.

I found out.

I wondered whether it would work or not since I've only done it once in the water.

But it works well outside of the water too.

What worked?

Sorry.

I'm going crazy.

You know that feeling,

when you're about to think of something,

but it doesn't come out.

What should I do? Does he remember?

Something like seeing the lottery numbers in your dreams

and then not remembering them.

That frustration that drives you crazy!

I erased it,

but did it not erase it all?

Wait!

I think I remember something.

That...

In this house's swimming pool...

Cheong...

Why did you hit me?

Just eat. Don't be loud.

Hey, look!

Look at my toes.

I feel like my toenail is going to fall off!

But I don't remember

how my foot became like this,

or hitting my foot on anything!

I just can't remember anything!

-It's early onset dementia due to alcohol. -Is that it?

You have to watch your drinking!

Put it down!

I don't want to live smearing poop on the walls.

How can I be like this already?

There is supposed to be three years of bad luck. Has it already started?

-How long are you going to be like this? -Like what?

Not talking to me, looking me in the eye or smiling.

Okay, then.

Let me ask one more time.

-If something happens to me-- -My answer is the same.

If something happens to you,

I cannot live.

Why?

It's...

My heart...

can only beat if you love me.

On land, my heart...

has a limited time.

If you leave me or leave this world,

my heartbeat stops.

Jeong-hoon died because of that, too.

Because his loved one left,

the heart cooed, hardened, and stopped.

Without you, that would happen to me too.

Unless I return to the ocean,

I'll probably die.

You're going to die?

What?

What did you just say?

-What? -Say it again.

What will stop and harden?

What will happen?

Can you hear my voice?

You said your heart will stop.

When did you start hearing it?

-You said you'll die. -When did you start hearing it?

Why are you going to die?

-I need to ask you something. -Is that important to you now?

Did you look into Kang Ji-hyeon?

I've never done a background check that gave me such a chill.

-I heard you're quitting. -How about my house?

You've gotten much better.

I'm having a birthday party at home. Can you come?

-I'll be there. -I have a good idea.

What are you talking about?

Let's do this, Heo Joon-jae. Trust me and leave it up to me.

Subtitle translation by: , Leon Elalouf