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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION AND ALL NAMES, CHARACTERS, PLACES, AND INCIDENTS

ARE EITHER PRODUCTS OF THE AUTHOR'S IMAGINATION OR ARE USED FICTITIOUSLY.

It's Lee La-el.

This is ten times what I got from you, as promised.

Lee La-el.

Lee La-el.

Hello.

Do you remember Lee La-el?

She was tied to GEDIKS 13 years ago.

-Mr. Seo. -You little brat.

What do you think you're doing?

Who the hell are you?

Are you okay?

Excuse me, are you okay?

Wake up.

Mr. Seo! Oh my goodness!

Are you okay?

Mr. Lee!

-Mr. Lee! -Grab him!

Have you all gone insane?

-Mr. Seo! -No!

-Oh dear! -Let go!

-Mr. Seo! -Mr. Lee!

Who the heck are they? How did they get in here?

We don't know anything

about the money that was deposited from China.

We only found out after my husband was taken.

He started acting paranoid about two months ago.

Honey.

You want to transfer your stock ownership to La-el?

She's just a kid.

If anything happens to me, they'll take yours too.

But they'll never guess that I gave them to a minor.

That'll keep Han Pan-ro's party confused for a while.

Use that chance to buy some time.

Then Yi-sak will protect you.

Has he ever received external pressure?

Well...

Prime Minister Han's party

visited him several times.

He kept suggesting an M&A deal

with LY Group.

Han Pan-ro.

So the scariest man in this country has his eyes on him.

I heard he has connections in the NIS too.

Well,

my husband was prepared for the worst.

Mr. Lee Tae-joon, the leader of the semiconductor industry, has died.

-On social media, people are wishing him -After its establishment,

-peace in death. -GEDIKS advanced

its semiconductor technology in a very short time.

But Mr. Lee died after being suspected of acting as a corporate spy.

Although he left a great impact on the global semiconductor industry,

his reputation is stained by his history of corporate espionage.

An interim chairman has been appointed for GEDIKS

after Mr. Lee's arrest and death,

and GEDIKS is currently close to disintegrating.

GEDIKS CEO LEE TAE-JOON DIES

GEDIKS executives held a temporary general meeting of shareholders,

but the shareholders expressed their distrust of the interim CEO

and are urging for the management rights to be put up for sale.

Many are paying close attention to the future of GEDIKS.

To end this broadcast, let me just repeat the news

that the leader of South Korea's semiconductor industry has died.

FUNERAL PARLOR

Where's your mother?

She's in the hospital.

Why...

How come you're doing all of this by yourself?

Do you have anybody who can help? Maybe your relatives?

The Brighter Tomorrow Party has recruited Congressman Seo Eun-pyeong.

Mr. Seo is continuing to communicate with the public

through the publication events for his book,

The Man Who Opened a New Political Hotspot,

which discusses his experiences in politics.

Especially among the millennials...

Look at you.

Good job, Bo-ram!

Mom, I can do an elevé now. Look.

Well, you're still holding onto your grandmother, sweetie.

Considering that Mr. Seo was highly desired by both major parties,

the Brighter Tomorrow Party's future is looking bright.

Daddy's home, Bo-ram.

-Dad! -My pumpkin.

It's good to see you.

It's good to see you too.

This is what I was talking about last time.

It's great for your knees.

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

No problem at all.

Hey, honey.

You're right on time.

I made some shabu-shabu, your favorite.

Really? Let me get changed real quick.

Here you go, sir.

Thanks.

So the conclusion is

that listing LY Distribution on the New York Stock Exchange is risky.

If it fails, we can get a subsidiary company to...

Listing it on the New York Stock Exchange isn't up for debate.

It's a necessity. That's why we need to push it forward.

So from now on,

don't even talk about the possibility of failure.

Use that time to find a solution.

-Do you understand? -Yes, sir.

I want to meet with the president of LY Distribution

before the presidents' meeting.

Yes, sir.

CHAIRMAN KANG YOON-GYEOM

I love you, honey.

It's your wife, sir.

My father wants to have lunch at the horseback riding center tomorrow.

I have an important presidents' meeting tomorrow.

You know how important it is if he wants to see you there, right?

We need to set out early to go to Gwacheon.

I'll get everything ready for Da-bi to go horseback riding.

The sender's name and address are both fake.

I checked it several times to make sure.

Did you check on La-el's mother?

Her resident registration is gone,

and there's no record of La-el entering Korea.

There's no way to check if they're still alive.

The letter was written ten years ago,

and it was sent very recently.

Doesn't that mean that she's alive?

Do you think La-el is still in the United States?

Maybe.

I wonder how that child

survived by herself in another country.

I wonder what she looks like now.

How's the food today?

Try it, Mom. I followed your recipe.

Sure.

Let's eat.

-Please, eat. -You too.

You boiled it down too much. It's salty.

I told you to boil it over low heat.

I forgot to reduce the heat.

That's not good.

I personally think it's really good.

Me too.

Come on, you two. This is why her cooking doesn't improve.

Honestly, maybe I'll just be bad at cooking forever.

That way, you can always feed me.

What?

You need to learn how to train an animal

to know how to train people.

You should learn this when you're young.

Do it.

What are you doing? Swing it.

Giddyup!

Come on.

Your mother was a lot better when she was your age.

Try it again.

Come on, do it like you mean it.

What is it?

I think she's thirsty.

I'll go get her a drink.

Let's go.

Oh, there he is.

I'm sorry, sir. I was caught up in a meeting.

I see.

Stop crying.

I don't want to hit the horse. It'll hurt.

Don't be so timid.

Do you want your grandfather to be mad at you?

I hate it when he scolds you. You know that, right?

Stop crying.

We're not expecting anybody else.

Kim Jeong-chul will be here.

Sorry, I'm late.

Take a seat.

-Hello, Mr. Han. -Hey.

Mr. Kang.

-It's been a while. -It sure has.

It's good to see you.

You get prettier every time I see you, So-ra.

As you know, Jeong-chul stopped working for the NIS

while helping us out.

Since he's going to work for LY anyway,

I figured that he might as well start now.

He'll be your COO. I'm sure that he'll be helpful.

You can start right away. Quit your job at the bank.

Yes, Mr. Han.

Do you mean the COO of LY Group, sir?

Of course. What else?

Excuse me, Mr. Kang.

As you know, I worked for the NIS,

as well as a construction company, the bank, and Liyan.

I have a lot of experience and connections.

Still, I'm aware that I still have a long way to go

to be in the steps of a good COO.

To make up for that, I hope to learn a lot from you.

I look forward to working with you, sir.

All right, then.

You two will make a great team.

-I'll be going now, Mr. Han. -All right.

I'll be going as well, sir.

I'll see you at home, Dad.

I'll see you later, Da-bi.

He thinks that the company belongs to him.

If he hadn't married you,

LY would still be in 30th place.

I need one of my own men in there so that he can't steal it from me.

Steal it? That's kind of harsh, Dad.

You're siding with him instead of me?

No.

Sorry. I didn't mean that.

You should go too.

Okay.

You knew about this, didn't you?

My dad doesn't talk to me about these things.

The position of the COO isn't a joke.

Well, he's not exactly a joke.

You've got to admit, Mr. Kim is pretty skilled.

That's what you and your father think.

But you're going to accept him, aren't you?

Just let it go then.

Some statistics are missing from the survey data,

but the advisor isn't picking up.

She went to grab some food. She must have left her phone.

When she comes back, I'd like to speak with her in my room.

Yes, sir.

LA-EL'S MOTHER'S HOSPITAL

Hello.

This is the nursing home.

A little while ago, you asked about Ms. Kim Jin-sook, right?

I must say, I'm surprised that you took the time to visit us.

If I may ask, are you one of Ms. Kim's relatives?

I'm not.

I knew her back when I was a lawyer.

Back then, I tried several times to check on her,

but I couldn't get any information.

Have you heard from her by any chance?

No, we haven't heard anything either.

Even her resident registration has expired.

I see.

Then what brought you to call us?

A few years ago, somebody paid Ms. Kim's additional hospital fees.

But the medical laws have changed, and we need to give the money back.

That's why I called you.

Someone paid her hospital fees?

Who?

They didn't leave a number,

so we don't have a way of reaching them.

But there is somebody who drops by once every few months

to check if there's any news about Ms. Kim.

They never leave a number, either.

Was that person a woman?

Yes, I believe she was a young woman.

Excuse me, did you hear anything about Ms. Kim Jin-sook?

We haven't heard anything about Ms. Kim.

Could I have some other contact information then?

Isn't your mother at the hospital?

I thought you'd be with her.

-What do you think you're doing? -Find Mr. Lee's seal first.

We can get the daughter's statement...

Director.

Hold on.

I just need a moment.

Hey! I just need...

This contract says that you're giving up your stock shares.

Put your fingerprint on this.

WAIVER OF INHERITANCE RIGHTS

We're desperate too.

We have families who depend on us.

Please...

My father trusted you so much.

How can you do this?

Here.

Put your fingerprint on it.

-Come on. -Closer.

It's okay.

Get it from the inside.

-It's okay. Just a bit more. -It's okay.

From the inside. It's good now.

-Hurry up! -We got it, we're done.

La-el!

La-el, wake up!

La-el, are you okay?

Oh my goodness!

-What shall we do? -Call an ambulance. Quick!

-Okay. -La-el!

Come on, wake up, La-el!

La-el!

Hey.

You want to investigate Han Pan-ro and Kang Yoon-gyeom?

Let's just take three days

to find out who Han Pan-ro and Mr. Kang know.

Mr. Seo, that's illegal. We could get in trouble.

La-el is just a person from the past.

Yes, she is.

But sometimes, the past is more important than the present.

If this really is La-el,

I can't turn a blind eye.

If anything happens,

I'll take full responsibility.

We'll be choosing the parent representative

to lead our future events.

Our past representatives have all been very impressive,

so the press and the CNM Documentary team really want to know

who the representative will be this year.

You can apply for the position or recommend somebody else.

If you want something,

then make other people help you get it.

As the homeroom teacher,

I recommend Da-bi's mother.

Really?

It's because of her donations for that building.

I bet they've planned it all out.

Come on. We donated money too.

I know, right?

Mom, I want a snack.

A snack?

Here.

What is this?

A diaper?

It's a diaper.

Let me see.

It is!

Whose is it?

KANG DA-BI

Kang Da-bi?

Oh, is it yours, Da-bi?

Oh my.

I would have kept it a secret if I had known.

-Look at her! -Look at Da-bi!

-Look at Da-bi! -Look at Da-bi!

-Look at her. -Da-bi wears a diaper.

-She's a baby. -You're such a baby.

-You're a baby. -You're a baby!

-You're a baby. -Da-bi's a baby.

-Did you cry, little baby? -Look at you.

Oh my! Let me see, No-eul.

It's really deep. I think it's going to scar!

Oh no!

Come here! How dare you?

Who said it's okay to do that?

Come here, Da-bi. It's okay.

Ms. Da-bi.

Oh, dear.

Ma'am. Is Ms. Da-bi all right?

Why did you yell at Ms. Da-bi?

-And who are you? -Please apologize

to Mrs. Han and Ms. Da-bi.

Look at my kid. He's hurt.

He's the one who's injured. Why should I apologize?

Well, I'm sure he deserved it.

He deserved it? My gosh.

He saw a diaper, so he called it a diaper.

What's wrong with that?

Whatever.

Get out. This is none of your business.

Excuse me.

Please calm down, everyone.

I think we should take a look at No-eul first.

We'll choose the representative next time and end our meeting here.

Ms. Eun.

I think we have a lot to talk about.

But I'm a bit busy today,

so I'll see you next time.

Get the car ready and bring Da-bi outside.

Yes, ma'am.

A woman who has to be the best,

and another who wants to be the best.

That desire that can never be fulfilled

will lead you all to hell.

Take a look at No-eul first?

Whose side are you on?

Whose side?

I don't take sides, ma'am.

Whose side are you on? Huh?

I'm...

I'm...

on your side.

Please forgive her, ma'am.

Let me apologize on her behalf.

Fire her.

And kick Eun Dam-ri out of Liyan.

Got it?

-Yes, ma'am. -I want Ms. Han to apologize to me.

Formally.

Why are you silent?

I think she's on Han So-ra's side.

A student attacked another student.

And you're going to take the perpetrator's side?

Do you want me to file a dispute with the Office of Education?

Yeah.

You want me to tell the press?

I understand why you're angry.

But let's just take it slow.

I think we can all talk this out.

If you keep taking Ms. Han's side,

I'll have to take action too.

Don't piss me off.

Okay?

Do your job right.

Yes. I'm sorry.

She's really scary when she gets mad.

I'm sorry.

Take care.

I'm sorry.

I bet this is a tough situation for you.

It is.

The parents haven't even got to know each other yet, and this happened.

This is quite a headache.

I think I know how to help those two make up.

Will you let me try it?

Stop it.

Stop crying!

Why are you so weak?

This is driving me nuts.

DR. JUNG

Where are you?

I need to talk to you today.

Come in.

A parent from Da-bi's kindergarten wants to talk to you, sir.

Put your foot here.

Good.

That's it. Good.

A bit wider. That's good.

Mr. Kang is here to see you.

So that's why So-ra left to stay at her parents' house

for a few days.

Da-bi's still having some trouble with her bodily functions.

You must be worried about her.

You see, I'm the temporary parent representative.

Would you mind helping me with something?

With what?

The mothers are very upset right now,

which I completely understand.

I'd like for them to make up,

and I'd like the kids to attend Liyan together.

I'll apologize to the parent of the student who got hurt.

Will you do that for me?

Of course. It's my responsibility.

I'll help the children make up during their ballet lessons.

I actually minored in education because I love kids so much.

I'm not going to go too far though.

No-eul may have gotten hurt,

but...

Da-bi's feelings got hurt as well.

Honey.

I'm so mad.

Can you take care of Dam-ri for me?

You're on my side, right?

Of course I am.

I need your love.

You're my only love.

Babe.

I love you.

I love you, darling.

I feel much better now.

Then...

may I go take a shower now, ma'am?

You just ruined my mood!

I'm sorry, ma'am.

Get lost.

Dam-ri, that bitch.

Who does she think she is, talking to me like that?

She thinks she's a chaebol, owning a tiny department store?

She's so full of herself because of the construction in Dubai.

And now she wants to pretend that she's on my level?

I wish I could strangle her.

How are things between Dad and the chairman of Samyul?

Did you see anything?

They played golf together last week, ma'am.

Did they say anything about Dam-ri?

Anything I could use against her?

They only talked about business. Nothing about Ms. Eun.

Damn it.

How do I kick that crazy bitch out of the kindergarten?

You think Dad will do it for me?

No.

He'll just yell at me if he finds out Da-bi still pees her pants.

It's better I use Kim Jeong-chul instead, right?

Well...

I don't think

that's a very good idea.

Ms. Da-bi did hurt a classmate...

Hey.

I didn't ask for your opinion.

You're just my sex toy.

Understand?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I'm supposed to be at my vacation house, so come up with a good alibi.

Yes, ma'am.

I'm going swimming. Get my swimsuit.

Yes, ma'am.

Mrs. Han is at the vacation house in Pyeongchang, sir.

Come here, Da-bi.

Today was a long day, wasn't it?

You want me to let you learn ballet

with Bo-ram?

Really?

Yes! I want to do it.

That badly?

'THE POWER OF LY GROUP' PROFIT OF 279 TRILLION WON

HIGHEST PROFITS EVER IN SEMICONDUCTOR, SMARTPHONE, AND TV

LIYAN KINDERGARTEN

Han So-ra's not showing up.

Maybe she's protesting or something.

How ridiculous. Does she think she can scare me or something?

If she doesn't apologize, I'm telling everyone what Da-bi did.

Hey.

Do you agree with me?

Of course.

She scratched his face and didn't even apologize.

I'm on your side.

-En avant. -En avant.

-En haut. -En haut.

Great work. I'll see you tomorrow.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Let's play at my house, Da-bi.

Wow! That sounds fun.

My dad is picking me up, so let me ask him.

Okay.

We have so many toys at home.

-Really? -Yeah.

Sir, it's Bo-ram's mother.

Hello.

I'm on my way to pick up Da-bi.

Could you tell me your address then?

Shall we dance?

Da-bi.

Your father's here. Time to go.

Okay.

Let's play together next time, Bo-ram.

Okay.

Did you have fun, Da-bi?

-Miss, can I come back next time? -Yes?

Of course you can.

Dad!

Dad, I had so much fun today.

I want to play with Bo-ram tomorrow too.

Did you?

It's cold, Da-bi. Get in the car.

Da-bi looks happier.

Yes. I'm glad we don't have any neighbors below us.

Those two were running around everywhere.

Thank you.

This...

I found it at the party.

Oh my.

I thought I lost it.

It's very dear to me. It's from my father who passed away.

Thank you.

If you don't mind,

may I help you with that?

Well, good night then.

Take care.

I ran into Chairman Kang today at work,

and he actually talked to me.

Mr. Park was so shocked.

That must have felt nice.

When I was working in Buenos Aires,

I ate with Chairman Kang pretty often.

Well, he wasn't the chairman back then.

Still.

Okay, you're awesome.

I know.

I'm going to bed.

Dam-ri, that bitch.

Who does she think she is? How dare she treat me like that?

She thinks she's rich, huh?

How should I screw her over?

She doesn't know her place. I'll just get rid of her.

I'm Han So-ra.

Han So-ra.

Ouch, that's hot!

Are you all right, ma'am?

Here you go.

Gosh!

Damn it!

What are you looking at?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I'm going back home tomorrow.

Make sure both sides of my family know.

Yes, ma'am.

Secretary Kim can pick up Ms. Da-bi, sir.

No, I'm going.

Yes, sir.

You look so pretty, Da-bi.

-Da-bi. -Dad!

-Did you have fun? -Yes.

Hello.

Sorry, I'm a bit late.

I had so much fun with Da-bi that I lost track of time.

What did you do today, Da-bi?

I learned how to jump.

-Did you? -Like this!

Dad, I need to pee.

Da-bi.

I need to go to the bathroom too. Shall we go together?

It's all right.

Did you major in dance?

I only did ballet in high school.

But I hurt my ankle,

so I had to stop.

I'm sorry.

Instead,

I got to study something very interesting.

I'm sure you know it very well too.

I do?

Business administration.

I'm being sarcastic.

Well, that sounds interesting.

The bandoneon.

It's pretty rare in Korea.

Do you know how to play it?

Do you know any bandoneon songs?

I know some songs by Piazzolla.

I'm surprised you know about the bandoneon.

Do you know this song by any chance?

It sounds like a song from a very old movie.

Once, a man went to the carnival dressed as the emperor

and accidentally hurt his head.

He lived the rest of his life thinking that he was the emperor.

This is a song about that man

who forgot who he was.

How about you, Mr. Kang?

Do you know who you are

and...

what kind of person you are?

If you've ever been drawn to Piazzolla and the tango,

that means you want to snap out of an illusion.

You wish to find yourself.

When you tango,

your heart becomes one with your partner's.

You're supposed to listen to your partner's heart

and become one with them

when you dance to a tango.

With all of your attention only on yourself and your partner.

Where's Yoon-gyeom?

He went to pick up Ms. Da-bi.

He went to get her?

That's strange.

He found out about what happened at the kindergarten.

I'm tired. Get my massage ready.

-Yes, ma'am. -Yes, ma'am.

Honey.

Why did you pick up Da-bi? Secretary Kim could have done that.

Why were you away for so long?

I told you, Da-bi needs you, especially in times like this.

Don't worry about the kindergarten issue. I got it.

Come here, Da-bi.

Did you miss me?

My baby.

If you don't mind,

may I help you with that?

The mothers are very upset right now.

I'd like for them to make up,

and I'd like the kids to attend Liyan together.

If you've ever been drawn to Piazzolla and the tango,

that means you want to snap out of an illusion.

You wish to find yourself.

Honey, you know Samyul, don't you? The one Dam-ri's...

Oh my. Honey?

Honey.

Honey.

Sweetheart.

I'm so happy right now.

Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting for you?

These are some pictures of Mr. Kang.

This...

This is La-el.

Yes.

I wasn't too sure, but she does look like her.

Her face didn't change much.

I wonder what she's trying to do.

How can I help you?

Do you recognize me?

Because I recognize you,

Lee La-el.

It's been a while,

but I'm sure it's you.

-What do you... -I'm Seo Eun-pyeong.

You know, from the NIS 13 years ago?

When did you come back to Korea?

I mean...

How was living in the US?

I was so worried when you stopped talking to me.

But...

But I'm so glad that you're okay.

Well...

I'm not sure what you mean.

You're Lee La-el, aren't you?

My name is Kim Sun-bin.

You're not La-el?

I think you've mistaken me for someone else.

I'm Kim Sun-bin.

But...

Kim Sun-bin...

Ms. Kim Sun-bin...

Mom, Grandma's here.

Wow, you're going to see the pandas with your grandma. It'll be so fun.

Take lots of pictures of the baby pandas.

Okay.

I'm here, Bo-ram.

-Grandma! -My sweetie!

Hi, Mom.

You have a guest?

Who is he?

The person he's looking for looks a lot like me, apparently.

Excuse me, but we have to get going.

Sure.

Sorry about all that.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Why did Mr. Seo

come here all of a sudden?

He took me by surprise too.

La-el.

We've been preparing for this over the last ten years.

We can't let anybody distract us.

Mr. Seo is a potential presidential candidate.

I don't think he'll waste his time on a random person from his past.

I wonder how he found you, and why he came here.

Maybe he just happened to see me somewhere.

Maybe curiosity?

But nothing more than that.

Don't worry.

I won't let this become an issue.

She looks so much like her.

When people start talking about their misfortunes,

take a moment to think of me.

Because I'm going to pay them back...

tenfold.

No, she's La-el.

She's definitely La-el.

2020, AT FAMILY HOUSE

2011, BUENOS AIRES

2011, BUENOS AIRES

2008, AS PRIME MINISTER

KIM JEONG-CHUL

CHILDREN KANG DA-BI, KANG EUN-BI

FAMILY MEAL, 2021

LUXURY HOTEL CAFÉ, 2018

Babe.

Do you remember the last time we cuddled like this?

It was over five years ago.

You have no idea how much I've cried

because you wouldn't pay any attention to me.

KANG YOON-GYEOM

HAN SO-RA

Can we just be like this from now on?

Ever since I first met you,

you've been the love of my life.

You're the only man...

I'll ever truly love.

Will you take charge of the Parent Association?

DIRECTOR KIM SUN-BIN

I'll find a way to get into their house.

I'll use Han So-ra.

That's a perfect comparison.

I like it.

Will I see you at the vacation house?

This has got to be related to Mr. Kang, right?

The game will never end unless you risk everything that you have.

Am I perhaps seeing things?

You're definitely hiding something.

Let's not think about anything else,

and just follow our desires.