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(Lovers in Bloom)

(Im Soo Hyang)

(Do Ji Han)

(Im Soo Hyang, Do Ji Han)

(Lee Eun Hyung, Nam Bo Ra, Lee Chang Wook)

(Ko In Beom, Park Hae Mi)

(Yang Seung Pil, Kim Dan Woo, Yoon Bok In)

(Jung Yoon Seok, Seo Woo Rim, Lee Ja Young, Kim Hyun Gyun)

(Jeon In Taek, Lee Eung Kyung)

(Son Gwang Eop, Park Gyu Ri, Geum Ho Seok)

(Ban Sang Yun, Kim Jae Seung)

(Lovers in Bloom)

Aren't you excited?

Our fried chicken is here! Come on.

Hee Jin, you're early.

Yes.

Hello.

Yes, hello.

Hello.

Who is she?

Well... Hee Jin.

This is... Well...

Who is she?

Do you know each other?

Well, this is...

What's the matter?

This is...

Officer Moo's mother.

What did you just say?

Well...

This is... Gosh, how should I explain this?

It's nice to meet you.

I'm Inspector Cha Tae Jin's sister.

Oh, I see.

You know that your daughter and my brother work together, right?

Yes.

I heard that he's been taking great care of Goong Hwa.

I'm very grateful for everything he's done for her.

You're grateful?

Didn't she tell you?

My entire family has been thrown upside down because of her.

I beg your pardon?

You didn't know that she and Tae Jin are seeing each other now?

Has she not told you about meeting me?

Let me make this one thing clear.

My family absolutely can't approve of her.

My dad is the eldest son of the family,

so my family is too traditional to be open to things like that.

Okay. I get what you're trying to tell me.

I'm sorry if I upset you.

But the two of them work together.

What if the word spreads?

Your daughter is one thing,

but think about how that will make Tae Jin look.

I heard you, so please stop.

Grandma.

My granddaughter is listening.

Don't you have kids?

From now on, please contact me if you have anything to say.

I can meet you anytime.

I never told her to bring that kid here.

I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have told you to come by.

It's okay.

You don't need to see us out.

I'm really sorry.

Had I known about it in advance, I would've given you a heads-up.

I only found out recently that they're dating.

Oh, hello. Is she your friend?

Gosh, well...

Who is she?

Mom.

You knew about it too?

Can you hang out with Woo Ri for a few minutes?

Woo Ri, let's play.

Okay.

Mom.

Goong Hwa.

That family is so against him dating her. Did you know about it?

She did tell me about meeting his sister.

So what did you tell her?

I couldn't really say anything because she was already distressed.

Right, so why is she putting herself in that distressing situation?

Mom, please.

I was speechless.

That woman caused a scene in front of Woo Ri.

I should blame myself.

Why did I take Woo Ri there?

If you knew about Ju Young's mom...

working at his sister's restaurant, you should've told me.

Why didn't you tell me anything? You made me look like an idiot.

What did she say to you?

She said her family has been thrown upside down because of Goong Hwa...

and asked me if I knew about it.

She also said her family absolutely can't approve of Goong Hwa.

Judging from how she talked to me,

I know that she must've been very harsh on Goong Hwa.

And she's been seeing him even after being treated like that?

Does she have no pride?

It just means that she likes him a lot.

Even so, this is wrong.

No, I can't approve of him either.

I can't allow her to get married to that family. Never.

What's wrong?

It's nothing. I don't have an appetite right now.

Does this remind you of the crime scene?

Thank you for doing that when I'm eating.

Why did you bring me here?

Tell me the truth. Did you bring me here on purpose?

Did you realize that just now?

You wanted me to raise you to be strong.

Are we being completely professional?

Okay, wait and see.

I'm going to finish this today.

You're boasting.

If you don't finish this, you're not allowed to go home.

Are you having bad intentions in this situation?

Are you going to not finish it on purpose?

Is it fun to tease me?

Yes, it's fun.

Thanks to you, I gained my appetite.

I hope you enjoy your meal.

I'll try to enjoy it too.

Don't try to eat against your will.

Can you finish the rest?

Yes, I think I can manage to finish this.

You're adorable when you eat well.

What, I'm adorable?

Yes, you're very adorable.

Why am I full when you're the one eating?

You're going too far.

Am I? I think so too.

Our time is up.

Stop staring at my face, and hurry up and finish eating.

It's time to go home.

- Okay. - Gosh.

Why am I so tired today?

Are you tired? I'm also tired today.

Maybe it's because of the air conditioning.

It was too hot last night, so I slept with the air conditioning on.

For that, I'm feeling terrible today.

You had the air conditioning on all night?

Hey! I'm jealous.

What should I eat for dinner tonight?

It's too hot, I lost my appetite.

That's right.

It's even troublesome to go eat lunch these days.

In Gangwon Province, someone comes to the substation to cook for them.

Why don't we do that? We even have a large pantry room.

It's nice when a good cook comes to cook for you.

If not, even that's going to be troublesome.

I heard that they would quit when you finally get used to the taste.

They say it's quite an annoying matter.

- How about packing box lunches? - Box lunches?

It's too troublesome to go out and eat lunch.

It will be nice to eat together and remind us when we were students.

I don't want to. How am I going to pack lunch every day?

Me too. Waking up every morning is already hard for me.

It would be perfect if someone like your mother could cook for us.

We would be thankful for that.

I'm not sure.

Yes, Mom.

Where are you right now?

Why would you ask that? I'm at the substation.

Come home immediately after work.

What's wrong with her?

What did she say?

She wants me to come home early.

Really? Of course, you should go home early.

Okay, hurry up and go home now.

- Okay. - I'll see you tomorrow.

Why don't we go out for a drink?

I'm home.

- Where's Woo Ri? - In her room.

Come in.

What happened?

I think she met Tae Jin's sister...

while she was out buying chicken.

What?

What are you doing? Why aren't you coming in?

Mom.

What are you up to these days?

I heard that you met Tae Jin's sister.

- Yes. - Yes?

Are you in your right mind?

What did she say?

What did she say to you?

She told me exactly as you assumed.

You're still seeing him even after hearing that?

Are you really my daughter?

- I'm sorry. - I don't want an apology.

Where's your pride?

Break up with him right now.

I'm not going to allow you to be in a relationship with him.

Mom.

I understand their position.

They are angry and mad.

After all, a single man is in a relationship with a single mother.

Regardless of that, she crossed a line.

How could she say such things in front of a child?

- Did you take Woo Ri with you? - I did.

I took Woo Ri unknowingly because she wanted to eat chicken.

After Ju Young's mom found out that I was Officer Moo's mother,

his sister made a total fuss in front of us...

saying that she will never allow her brother to see you.

The next day, Peter was scolded for being mischievous.

Mom!

Are you coming home now?

Yes.

I'm home.

Okay, you must be tired.

I'm not.

Why are you out here?

It was stuffy inside.

- You made a mistake. - What mistake?

Even if you were angry,

how could you lash out on someone without considering the situation?

Imagine how embarrassed she was.

Don't you think I'd be angry? How dare she come there?

She even brought the child with her.

Is she protesting against us?

She wasn't there on purpose. She was there unknowingly.

You've done enough to Officer Moo that day.

You can't disrespect her mother like that.

There was even a child there.

What would Tae Jin do if he knew about this?

What will he do? I'm not afraid.

Hee Jin.

Tae Jin, when did you come home?

What are you talking about?

Tae Jin, calm down first. Let's sit down and talk.

What are you talking about?

Why are you shouting?

Who did you meet?

I met Moo Goong Hwa and her mother. Why?

How could you?

I wasn't intending to meet her mother,

but she came to meet me on her own.

What did you say to them?

I told them to come to their senses.

I also told them to never even dream about coming here with that child.

I had every right to say so.

- Hee Jin! - I told you.

I'd rather die than allow you to see her.

I'm disappointed in you.

You're disappointed?

I'm in despair because of you.

Stop at once!

Tae Jin!

What on earth have you been doing?

It's me. I'm going to your house right now. Come outside.

I can't do that right now.

Goong Hwa.

I'll call you later.

Not only did you meet her,

but you also met her mother?

No, Grandmother. She didn't meet her mother on purpose.

She came to the store to buy chicken.

What did she say?

- Yes? - I'm talking about Goong Hwa.

If you met her, She must have said something.

She said that she had feelings for Tae Jin.

She said she thought hard about it for a long time.

Did you meet her to hear that?

She didn't say she'd stop seeing him even though I was harsh to her.

I can't believe you did that.

I clearly told you not to do anything.

Why are you making things worse?

And why did you talk to her mother?

You should've just let her go.

I was going to,

but when I saw her there with that kid looking all jolly,

I suddenly got so angry.

We've been so stressed out because of them, you know.

You did nothing to be proud of. Lower your voice.

I'm sorry.

What will you do about it now?

Tae Jin ran out of the house to see her.

What are you going to do now?

Where's Woo Ri?

Ju Young took her out...

to buy her ice cream.

Did Woo Ri say anything to you?

That's a relief.

What will you do now?

I'm not sure.

I know that it'll be heartbreaking,

but you should end it here.

Mom.

I really don't want...

to have to say this to you,

but this is wrong.

I like him a lot.

Will you be able to live without Woo Ri?

Stop talking such nonsense.

Why do you think his family is being like that?

Do you think that they're going crazy like that...

over the fact that you two are dating?

It's obviously because...

they're worried that the two of you might want to get married.

Do you not know that? Or are you just pretending not to know?

So listen to me.

Just end it here, okay?

Mom, I know how you must be feeling,

but you shouldn't have said anything to her.

How can I not say anything?

Don't you know your own daughter?

Had she been able to, she would've ended it already.

Plus he's her supervisor.

I'm sure she has thought about everything.

She obviously came this far because she can't end it.

How can you push her into a corner like that?

I know all of that, and that's what scares me.

She's so foolish.

She put us through so much with Woo Ri's dad too. And this again.

When you like someone, you can't really stop yourself.

The more you try to stop her, the more heartbroken she'll be.

Do you actually think they can break up right away?

Then what am I supposed to do?

Should I just let that family walk all over us?

It looks like Mr. Cha's family is upset because he said something.

Let's give them some time.

Forget about it.

This is exactly why I was against it from the beginning.

Why would she voluntarily jump into a fiery pit?

Well, two adults want to date each other. Just leave them alone.

Are they going to get married?

I mean, even if they do end up getting married,

what matters most is how they feel.

Gosh, I don't even know anymore.

I can't let that happen for the life of me.

Officer Moo's mother came by the restaurant today?

What do you mean by that?

What does that mean?

Why did she come by the restaurant?

To tell you the truth,

Ju Young works for Officer Moo's brother.

He's staying with that family at the moment.

What did you just say?

She and Hee Jin ran into each other when Hee Jin came to the restaurant.

She didn't even know anything.

She just came by to buy some fried chicken.

So what happened? Hee Jin didn't say anything to her, did she?

Well... Hee Jin has been upset about it, you know.

Where's Tae Jin? Does he know about this?

On his way home, he overheard Hee Jin and Baek Ho...

fighting about it, and he ran out.

My goodness.

Why is everyone so careless?

I need to scold Hee Jin.

Not now. Wait it out even if you want to scold her.

Mother already scolded her very harshly.

Good grief.

That actually suits you.

Why? Are you scared because it looks like I've come to my senses?

Yes, I'm so scared.

You should focus on work too. Don't waste your energy on useless things.

Working keeps your mind from wandering. It's nice.

Thanks for your advice.

You should thank me, of course.

Right, I guess I was wrong about you.

I didn't think you'd ever be this serious about someone.

What's the point of me being serious about her though?

She's not even responding.

That guy, Cha Tae Jin, and I must be meant to cross paths.

What do you mean by that?

The security guard who saved Dad's life is his dad.

- Are you serious? - He was a police officer too.

Why are there so many cops around me these days?

It's making me lose my appetite.

So what will you do? Will you fire him?

I want to, but Dad told me not to fire him.

He saved his life, you know.

That's very unlike him.

That's what I'm saying.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Dad!

I'm here to pick you up.

I have plans. Go pick up Bo Ra.

Where are you going?

I'm meeting Senior Inspector Hwang.

Hwang... You mean Hwang Pil Seong?

Does he have much power? It didn't look like he has any influence.

Why did you meet him?

Well... I joined him and Jae Hee when they were out drinking.

Shall I tag along?

I can escort you.

Forget it.

Why? I can't meet him?

You told me to build connections.

He's more than you can handle.

Come on, just a senior inspector.

Don't underestimate him.

If you aren't careful, you may end up in deep trouble.

Don't meet him again without telling me. Got it?

Why are you being like this?

Is there a specific reason I can't meet him?

Just listen to me, you brat.

What's the matter with him? Goodness.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Great work today. - Bye.

What brings you here?

Who are those ladies?

I started a class for those who have 9-to-5 jobs.

Bo Ra, what's with you?

Are you obsessed with work?

Seeing you work hard brought me back to my senses.

Forget this. I asked you to come and work with me on that hotel project.

You tend to dismiss what I say to you.

I told you that I'm planning to work hard to save up and move out.

You'll move out?

It's not just about that. I want to be independent.

It's the same thing.

Do you think Dad will be okay with that?

Well...

Those things don't really matter to me anymore.

I thought you were holding out and getting through it.

Were you getting ready to stab us in the back?

Don't be so ridiculous.

We're old enough to be on our own.

Dad won't let you move out unless you're getting married.

I told you that whether he approves or not no longer matters to me.

It's my life, so I'll decide what to do with it.

It's that simple.

- Here. - What is this?

I was at the department store and bought some shirts for you.

I think men at work are attractive.

Especially to men who are deeply in thought...

while having sleeves of their white shirt rolled up...

and leaning against the desk with one arm on it.

With veins protruding strongly?

Of course, that's good.

Why do I feel unfamiliar suddenly?

To what?

I'm not sure,

but it seems like you grew up suddenly.

I must have grown as much as I was in pain.

I was really in pain.

How long has this been?

It's been a long time since I saw you last.

Let's drink.

Why did you call me?

I always thought about you.

You were the one keeping a distance from me.

Isn't it better for us if we didn't see each other?

Especially for you.

You're being too cold to me.

I guess you were very disappointed in me.

Of course not. I was too busy with official duties.

How is your son?

That's right. I heard that you met him some time ago.

I saw him a few times because of papers.

I really liked him because he had sharp eyes.

He's going to be quite tough.

He's better than me.

He started working in the hotel industry.

Really?

Why didn't he inherit your business?

It's not a decent business to inherit.

It's going to end in my hands.

Do you know Mr. Cha?

How do you know him?

You must know him well.

Of course, I was his mentor.

He's quite annoying.

He's young but fearless.

Really?

I'm so upset.

What happened this time?

It's because of Tae Jin.

He made a scene and said that he was disappointed in me...

after finding out that I met her.

How did Tae Jin know that?

You should have been careful.

Has Tae Jin returned home yet?

Okay, let meet tomorrow and talk.

I'll go there.

When did you come?

I just came.

It's really hot.

Give me a glass of cold water.

Okay, wait a moment.

Father.

How long have you been standing there?

Sit down.

I don't want you to interfere with Tae Jin's affairs.

How could I ignore it?

What comes good to you by interfering?

Why are you foolishly making matters complicated?

Tae Jin is very careful.

Let's wait and see.

Okay.

Also, if you're going to meet your mother, meet her somewhere else,

not in the neighborhood.

Father.

Have you ever thought about Tae Jin's position?

Do you think Tae Jin will want to see her?

Are you okay?

Do you think I'm okay?

I became everyone's punching bag. I'm a mess.

Speaking of which, Tae Jin left a while ago, but isn't back yet.

- What if he gets in trouble? - What?

I told you to be moderate. Your temper spoiled everything.

Why are you also being like this to me?

I'm going to wait at the playground until you come.

I'm sorry.

(Lovers in Bloom)

Tae Jin has something to tell you.

I love Goong Hwa.

Are you just declaring it to us?

It's my fault.

I also don't want a daughter-in-law who has a child.

Do as you please.

There are a lot of police who quit...

because they lost his favor.

I don't want to break up with you.

Do you trust me?

I want to be with you like this forever.