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Seol-hwa is now out to work, it's time for me to start working too.

I have to wash this.

This one too.

I have to wash this one too.

What's this?

- Honey, what's this? - Yes?

Whose phone number is this?

- Give that to me. - What is it?

- It's nothing. - Why did you have to do that?

It' just...

The guy selling vegetables gave me his phone number. I don't need it.

I don't understand.

You could just throw it away. You didn't have to tear that up like that.

It's because I didn't like you going through my clothes.

I was just checking all the pockets before washing the clothes.

Where are you going? You have to get dressed to go to work.

Water. I want to drink water.

What's wrong with him? He's acting so strange these days.

Why is he not calling me?

Okay.

- Are you waiting for any special call? - No, of course not.

Let me help you with your coat.

It's so nice to see you both going to work together.

- Are you happy now? - Of course, I am.

Your son is all grown up and is now out to help his dad. It makes me really happy.

Grandma, after I make a lot of money,

I'll buy you whatever you want to eat. Okay?

Thank you, Ji-sang. I can't wait.

- Where is Jun-sang? - He went out early in the morning.

Early in the morning? He should have waited for us.

I know.

He has an urgent business to attend to.

- Dad, I'm heading out now. - Why don't you ride with your dad?

No, I don't want that. People will be waiting for him.

I'll take the bus.

And Dad, even if we run into each other, you don't know me, okay?

Okay, if that's what you want.

That doesn't change the fact that you're his son.

I want you to behave yourself and do your best, okay?

- You know what I mean, don't you? - Yes, Mother.

She wouldn't care less...

on Jun-sang's first day to work.

She's so different today.

Han-dol.

- Are you coming from the shop? - Yes.

I'm thinking about going to Mr. Song later.

- Are you on your way to work now? - Yes.

It's my first day and it makes me a bit nervous. See you later.

Wait.

Oh.

Don't tie your hair with a pencil again. It doesn't look nice.

There. Let me look at you.

You look pretty.

It's a present for you to wish you luck.

Go now.

Thank you.

He's my brother. My brother...

Brother...

Brother, I'll see you at home.

Okay.

Get in.

Good morning.

I didn't expect this from you.

I thought you would ask me why I'm here at this hour.

Apparently, you're here to ride with me to work, right?

I was about to see you at work. So I'm glad you're here.

There's something I need to talk about. Give me five minutes.

Go ahead.

Now that we work at the same place, we're bound to run into each other.

And I thought I needed to straighten things up with you.

My situation does not allow me to think anything other than work.

I want to concentrate on doing my best at work.

I also feel obliged to do that for the sake of my family.

When did I ever complain about that?

Seol-hwa, give me three things that are associated with me.

Come on.

You're a nice person who is always there to help me and is comfortable to be with.

They are all nice things. You didn't say anything bad about me, right?

You can expand from there. Eventually, you'll be saying one more thing about me,

which is "Someone I care for."

I'll be waiting to hear that. In the meantime, you do whatever you want to do.

Jun-sang.

I can be really patient, way more than you can imagine.

Our time is up now. We better get going now.

Enjoy your first day. Drop by my office if you have time.

Are you suggesting I spend the day fooling around rather than working?

You should go and start working, Mr. Yun Jun-sang.

- Okay. See you. - See you.

You're here after all...

with the help of someone you know.

I didn't know you had no pride in yourself.

I'm afraid I don't.

What?

I can't afford to reject a helping hand and I have no pride to keep.

That's why I intend to work harder.

Miss Bae, I need all the support I can get from you.

- Seol-hwa. - Oh, Ji-sang.

My sweetie, I'm so glad we're working together again. How nice!

You bet. Who was that?

She is the managing director of our production team, Miss Bae Min-hee.

Okay, she's the managing director. But you don't have to be so submissive.

There's a reason for that.

Actually, I didn't make it here on my own. I had a backup.

- A backup? - Yes. Jun-sang backed me up.

And Miss Bae knows it.

It's quite shocking that I accepted this job with no shame, right?

I don't think so. I think it's great you have somebody watching your back.

And when you think about all the trouble you went through because of Channel P,

I would say you've earned it yourself.

I'm sure the chairman knew what he was doing when he decided to hire you.

Thank you. That makes me feel much better.

But I don't think I said anything about the chairman, did I?

- Did I say "the chairman"? Did I? - Yes, you did.

I guess I said that because the chairman is the one who makes the final decisions.

Let's go in now. Come on.

This is Miss Geum Seol-hwa. She will be working as a producer...

for our production team.

- Nice to meet you. - Welcome to our team.

Thank you.

- And this is... - I'm Yun Ji-sang.

I'll do my best for our team. Thank you.

Welcome to our team. I'm the creative director of our team, Bae Min-hee.

Today, I want you to go over...

those programs currently under production and those proposals under consideration.

And you can also present your own ideas for new programs for us to discuss.

Excuse me but...

haven't we met before?

Don't you think that's too obvious?

How could you hit on her on your first day to work?

It's nothing like that. I'm sure I've seen her before.

- That's how they all start, don’t they? - This is so frustrating.

- I'm sure I've seen her somewhere... - Ji-sang.

Let me make tea for everyone.

Come on.

Say no more about that.

Why not? I'm certain I've seen her before.

- You're right. You've seen her before. - I knew it.

- Where did I see her, then? - At the hospital.

The hospital?

Oh, when Dr. Han got slapped on his face and...

- Lower your voice. - Is that her? The girl who almost got married to Dr. Han?

How could we meet again like this? Her mother was really something.

- Wow. - This stays between us, okay?

Their relationship is over now, and it's better not to say anything about it.

Absolutely not. It's not something I should talk about.

Oh, that "Flower Underwear" is also here, right?

- No, she's not. - Why not? She didn't make it? Is that it?

I feel so bad about it. She's so down, and I feel like I'm to blame.

Let's go in now. We've been out here too long.

So it wasn't a breakup. She was crying because she failed to get the job.

I hate this.

Seol-hwa is out to work, and I have to be here doing this.

All my friends are abroad traveling in warm countries.

It's really warm in here.

Mom, I want some money to go on a trip.

Go on a trip?

You're supposed to make your own living. You don't ask me for money for your trip.

My friends don't make any money. But they lead a decent life...

on their parents' money.

I'm the only one who haven't traveled abroad among my friends.

Hey, I haven't been abroad either.

I'm 50, but I haven't once been on a plane or traveled to Jeju Island.

Don't you think I should be first to go abroad instead of you?

I better go in and change shifts with Doo-na.

Se-na, haven't you noticed anything strange about him these days?

No, I don't think so.

Why are you staring at him all day long?

Something's going on. I have this feeling.

What feeling? I don't see anything different about him.

He's different.

I know he is.

- Are your parents doing okay? - Yes, ma'am.

I've worked with you for three years and I've visited my parents for the first time.

If you gave them three big bows, that should cover for that.

Did they like the present I bought for them?

Technically speaking, you didn't buy it. I kind of urged you to buy it.

At any rate, the money came from my pocket, and I paid for them eventually.

You should not forget that. Okay?

When did I spend so much money?

That's all for the Korean restaurant you're opening up.

The construction cost, personnel and other expenses.

I paid for all the costs that had been pending.

Are you sure we're going to make a profit out of this?

We haven't opened it yet,

- but we've spent too much already. - You should think of it as an investment.

These days, you have to invest to get more profit.

I guess you're right.

I know I can trust you on that.

After we open the restaurant, I'll take all our Sungduk members,

and show them what kind of a business woman I am.

That'll get my Min-hee and Min-gyu marry a decent family.

Dear Dr. Han. I'm terribly sorry.

I tried to kill myself out of guilt feeling, but I didn't succeed.

These are all excuses.

Okay. I can do better than that.

Dear Dr. Han. Please accept my apology.

The malpractice...

is...

my doing.

This room smells terrible.

Open the window. This room needs some fresh air.

- Mom, I don't want you in here. - What?

You've been in here for several days. My goodness. What a mess!

What are you writing?

- Give me that. Don't. - Dr. Han... apology... malpractice...

- What are you doing? - Mom, I have no choice. I have to tell him.

What? Are you out of your mind?

He asked me to tell him anything I know about the malpractice.

He asked for my help. He said he was going to start working on it.

- You don't help him, then. You just tell him you don't know. - He'll find out.

And I can't keep it to myself any longer. It's torturing me.

We humans are born to be tortured.

- And once a secret, it should stay secret for good. - I said I can't do that.

Mom, I need some money.

The least I can do is to tell him everything and compensate for his damage.

I can't continue to live this way.

I can't continue to live because of you. You're making my life so miserable.

The second you utter one word, you're ruining Min-hee's life again.

I barely got her breakup with him,

and start to build a relationship with a wealthy family.

And how could her own brother get in her way like this?

Do you want me to live like a criminal all my life? - Who says you're a criminal?

There's no evidence. Without an evidence, you can't be charged.

Tell yourself that. Got it?

- There's no evidence. Therefore I didn't do it and I'm innocent. - Mom.

I didn’t think you'd really come here every day.

Did you give it some thoughts?

Dr. Han. I don't want to see you come here anymore.

Excuse me?

Here you are. The original video clip.

You want to get your life back. How could I ignore it?

Promise you won't show that to other people.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

I hope you find what you're looking for.

Really? That's great!

I'm sorry.

One second.

What's going on?

Is it really true? Did Mr. Song give it to you?

I didn't think he would give that out.

It's all because you didn't give up and kept on asking for it.

- I owe you this. - Not at all.

I hope the video will jog your memory.

Okay, let's watch it together.

I taped it so there're things I know better than you do.

Okay, I'll see you at home then.

I'm so happy for him.

A video she taped?

I shouldn't be doing this.

Why should I be waiting for Min-gyu to call? This is ridiculous.

Doo-na, it's your turn to go to the shop.

- It can wait. Se-na, come here and sit. Let me ask you something. - Yes?

When a couple is not yet romantically involved...

but they happen to tou...

- Touch one another. - That's right. They did just that.

And after that the guy stops calling the girl.

What is it, then? What's going on in his mind?

You're so naive.

- It's a very simple question. There are only three reasons for that. - Three?

- He's either P, M, or NI. - What's that?

He's either in prison, or mourning for someone or not interested.

- Not interested? - You bet. When a guy is interested, he would definitely call.

And the guy doesn't call after a physical touch?

Then, trust me. He is not interested and does not care for her at all.

How could you be so mean?

You asked me a question and I'm giving you an answer. Why should you be mad...

- Is it something to do with you? - Absolutely not. I'm asking for my friend.

Of course. There's no guy in your life. You better go to the shop now.

Hey you!

Bae Min-gyu!

Why did you want to see me here at school? It's freezing.

Because it would make me stay more focused.

- I'm terribly sorry, Doo-na. - You're sorry?

- Sorry about what? - I should have called you earlier.

But something urgent came up, so I couldn't. I'm really sorry.

Of course. You had to attend to a more urgent business.

I'm not your urgent business. That's right.

No, that's not what I meant. The thing is...

Doo-na, I know I have to give serious thoughts to our relationship, but something...

Anyway, I couldn't afford to think about us. I'm not lying or anything.

What? Listen to what you're saying.

Are you saying I'm not worth thinking about? Is that it?

- It was you who wanted me to be your friend. - Don't get me wrong.

I'm to blame for everything.

I've done a terrible thing to Dr. Han,

- and as for you... - Why should you mention my brother at this point?

And what's that terrible thing you've done to him?

I didn't call you to hear you apologize to me saying you're sorry.

That's not why I called you.

- Doo-na... - I hate being stuck in this kind of a situation.

Yes, I have to admit something unexpected happened without our intention.

Under such circumstances, I thought we should talk before we put an end to it.

I find it really hard to sustain our relationship as if nothing had happened.

- I can't go on like this. - You got it all wrong. Put an end to what?

I'm such a coward that I couldn't call you because I can't talk about it now.

- I'm not trying to avoid you or anything. Trust me. - A coward?

Did I ever ask you to take full responsibility for your act?

Forget it.

- Let's not see each other again. Never. - You don't get it.

- This is killing me. I wish I could tell you. - Why can't you say it?

If you can't say it looking into my eyes, then you won't be able to say it forever.

We've been friends for a very long time...

since the junior high.

And I feel bad for ruining it.

I wish I could just take you out from my life,

but I have to take out all my school days to get you out.

And that makes me feel so sad.

Doo-na.

I was planning to tell you everything after I got things sorted out. Doo-na.

Oh my. What should I do?

Sir. Here's Dr. Hans' resume you asked for.

He spent his school years in the US.

He also practiced his medicine there.

He started his career at Daehan Hospital in Korea, but it didn't last long.

I learned that he quit his job after the malpractice.

So when he said he had to quit because something came up, he was talking about this.

A malpractice...

Mr. Yun, are you sure this is the program you're suggesting?

"All the girls have right to be transformed." Are you kidding us, or what?

It's an outdated subject.

- A similar program was canceled earlier than scheduled. - This is a different one.

It was about woman changing appearance with makeup and so on...

- but this one involves inner beauty. - How can you show inner beauty on TV screen?

It doesn't involve any visual impact.

Yours is more serious, Miss Geum.

"Searching for truth for those companies whose reputations are damaged by the media"

Who do you think is going to watch this?

There are so many cases like that.

You know that too. I was one of them.

Miss Geum, you now work for this company. Let's not talk about that any more.

If you really want to make that program, you make your own firm and do it.

Okay, that's enough. Let's not forget that people need consolation these days.

Mr. Yun, I want you to make some changes to your proposal and hand that in.

Miss Geum, apparently you're ignorant of what our channel is pursuing.

- We're not a news channel. - Exactly.

Her proposal is way out of our league.

Miss Geum, I want you to go over all the educational programs of the last 5 years...

and select 100 items that are most frequently seen. I want them by tomorrow.

- By tomorrow? - All the programs for the past 5 years?

That would be enormous.

She can't do it by tomorrow. That's impossible.

Mr. Yun, I think you're overreacting.

You don't have to do it if you don't want to.

You don't do it if you want to be fired on the first day at work.

- I'll do it. - Seol-hwa.

I think I can do it. Trust me.

I know the proposal meeting is always a tough one.

But what she did to you was intentional.

You shouldn't have said yes.

What is the motto for those who get paid? Do whatever you're asked to do.

- I have no choice but to do it. - It's impossible. Even with my help.

- I don't get it. - Don't worry.

I have been working on that for some time. All I have to do is to add some more.

But still. You just started working here and look what happened.

I remember her mother being nasty to you.

Is there something going on between you and her family?

You have to put aside your personal feelings if you want to make things work.

Mr. Yun, this issue doesn't concern me.

You just concentrate on your proposal, okay?

These are the models who made it to the final. What do you think, ma'am?

I don't know. I don't see anyone that particularly catches my eye.

They don't give me the impression I had with that girl. Young and lively.

That girl? May I ask who that girl is?

The girl whom I ran into when we went to the shop. I gave her the present, remember?

- You were there too. - Ah, I remember now.

- She was going for a job interview to become a reporter, right? - That's correct.

She was going for an interview at Channel P. I wonder if she got the job.

I'll check and find out.

You don't even know her name. Do you think you can find her?

I think I can recognize her if I go through the resume photos.

Oh, you're right. I'd appreciate it if you'd do that.

And this is Mr. Geum Jung-do's phone number.

Thank you. That will be all.

Son, you said you'd go home. Why are you here again?

It's busy dinner time and I came to help you with that.

No, it's not necessary. You said you got the video, go and have a look at that.

You should do that. It would be nice if you can find something that can help you.

No need to rush. It's going to take a while to go through them. It's quite long.

I'll go through it later on. You two should take a rest.

- Hello. - Hello, Jung-do. It's me.

Oh yes. No. I think we better see now.

Okay, I'll be there.

- I'll be out for a while. - Who was that?

- A friend of mine. - Friend who? I know all your friends.

No, you don't. It's someone you don't know.

Son, you help her, okay?

What's wrong with him?

Son, you stay here, okay?

Mom, what's the matter?

Something's going on with him. Let's talk about it later.

He did get off here.

Jung-do, I waited for your call.

You did? I'm sorry. I was rather busy.

- How did you know my phone number? - I was searching for you.

I called because I didn't hear from you.

I was also worried about you. So I called.

Nan-seol.

It was really good to see you.

After seeing you that day,

I wasn't even sure if it was real or...

if it was just a dream.

I felt the same.

I didn't have a chance to ask anything about you last time we met.

Jung-do, how are you doing?

Is there anything I can do to help?

Nan-seol.

I wanted to see you because there's something I wanted to say.

Let's not...

call or see each other again.

Jung-do...

Out past is all gone now.

The time flew like a river and there's no way we can turn it back.

What's the use of talking about our past?

Jung-do, you know...

we were really cold and hungry back then,

but because you were there, I was able to get through all that and I'm so grateful.

And that's why I longed to see you all these years. And how could you...

I also was hoping...

to see you once before I die.

Now I know that you're happy with your life, and that's more than enough for me.

Jung-do...

I want you to be happy.

And...

don’t look back.

Just be happy.

For your daughter...

and for yourself,

I want you to be happy.

I'm sorry for not telling you anything,

Nan-seol...

Geum Jung-do!

(Golden Pouch)

I caught you in the act and you're talking about saving face?

- Doo-na, aren't you by any chance... - By any chance what?

I could see a beautiful star up there. But I don't see it today.

I can see that in your eyes tonight.

You need not remind me that I'm your brother.

Dad, is my birth mother... still alive?