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Episode 24

Geum Ran.

What's wrong?

What's the matter?

Tell me what's wrong.

Come on.

By any chance... did you fail the publishing company project evaluation?

They told me... I passed.

I thought I wasn't going to pass... but I did.

Jung Won said so.

Then why are you crying?

What is it that's making you cry so lifelessly?

Mother...

I...

can't overcome Jung Won.

I know I shouldn't think like that...

I know that it's not Jung Won's fault, but...

But I still hate Jung Won so much...

I get angry every time I see her.

In order to follow her, in order to catch up to her...

I hate the me that has to use all my strength to do so.

Every moment, we're compared and I hate that I am so pathetic.

It's like living in hell!

Every time I look at Jung Won, I feel like I'm in hell, Mother.

When I'm watching Jung Won, I feel like a wretched defect.

Jung Won is Jung Won... and you're you.

Why compare yourself to Jung Won?

You can work on those things which you lack.

You can go to college. Do what you want to do.

Meet a good man and get married.

I'll do it for you.

The unfair life you've lived up until now, I'll make it all, all up to you.

So, there's no need to feel inferior to Jung Won and you don't need to feel uneasy.

I trust you.

Whatever anyone says, I'll protect you.

I'm... thinking about living at Shin Rim Dong.

You can't. Never!

I'll pretend I never heard what you just said.

Go sleep.

I have nothing more I want to say or hear from you.

Dad, it's not something I haven't put a lot of thought into.

Since the day Geum Ran moved to this house, I've constantly thought about it every day.

Everyone's uncomfortable because of me.

No... honestly, I'm uncomfortable, Dad.

This house... our house has become uncomfortable.

Living in this house... has become unbearably uncomfortable, Dad!

Honestly, you're having a hard time between me and Geum Ran, too.

Your biological daughter is here, but you can't give her all your love because of me.

Because of me, you're holding back your words and feelings towards her.

The love that I've received from you... although it's late, I want to return it.

I've stolen it for a long time.

From her... I've taken you... and mom... her life.

Please give me permission.

No, I can't do that. I won't!

Do you know how I've raised you?

Do you know how much I cherish you?

Don't you know?

To me you are my shadow, my heart and my all!

How can you tell me to give away my heart?

How could you tell me to give away my all?

I don't want to lose you.

I don't want to make you someone else's child!

You're my child!

You are your dad's child!

Even if it's uncomfortable, stay by my side.

Even if it's unbearable, for my sake, stay next to me by my side.

Without you, I won't do! All right!

You terrible child...

I'm sorry, Dad.

I... want to be next to my mother in Shin Rim Dong.

Rather than by your side, I feel like I need to be by her.

Jung Won...

Mom...

Oppa...

Uncle...

[Mom]

Seung Joon... do you and her have some kind of relationship?

From now on,

keep your relationship with that fool strictly as that of an employee and her supervisor.

All right?

Why say such things? It's uncomfortable to hear, so stop it.

Hey, you remember the promise you made with me, right?

In return for letting you

do what you want and not taking over the family business,

you promised that you'd leave it up to me to choose your wife.

Bear that in mind.

Yes, hello, Editor.

Your voice...

Are you crying right now?

No. I'm not crying.

Should I hang up?

No.

No.

Don't hang up.

It's okay, so feel free to cry.

Cry until you feel better.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Cry as much as you want today. And tell me tomorrow why you cried.

I need to know.

Your sadness is not just yours.

It's mine, too.

I need to know, Team Manager Han.

Dad, is the shepherd boy bad or the barber who told Midas's secret about his ears?

The shepherd boy is definitely the worse one. The shepherd boy lies as easily as he eats.

And the barber

couldn't hold in Midas's secret any longer,

so into an empty hole he said, "King Midas has donkey ears."

But, where can you find a hole?

Why?

Are you going to go there and yell, "The king has donkey ears!"

No.

You'll find out what I said when the trees grow and whisper the story.

You'll be completely shocked.

Wow, I'm curious now.

What is the secret that you can't tell?

Isn't that right, Father-in-law?

You're curious too right, Father-in-law?

I'm not curious. I'm not curious at all. Completely not curious!

Why are you so angry first thing in the morning?

Did you have a bad dream during the night?

I'm dreaming right now, that nightmare!

The angelic reaper is wringing my neck right now!

The angelic reaper...?

My goodness.

Mother-in-law, Father-in-law's condition is worse than we thought.

What? Wh-wh-why?

It seems... he has post-traumatic stress disorder.

He's having nightmares with his eyes open,

seeing hallucinations of the grim reaper at the table.

- Go away! Go away! - Father-in-law!

It's... it's not time for me to go to the afterlife yet!

My goodness!

- My neck! - Dad!

- My neck! Stop choking me! - Dad! Dad!

Yes?

What is it?

Don't... go.

Don't go, Jung Won.

This... isn't right.

This way... it isn't right.

We... you and I, shouldn't do this.

I'm also confused, Jung Won.

I'm also a person before a mother.

When I look at you, I feel sorry for you. And when I look at Geum Ran, I feel for her.

To me... Geum Ran is the one I feel pity for.

I'm hurting because of you.

I don't like you, I can't forgive you.

And I'm afraid that I'll actually come to hate you.

Because I'm afraid, so afraid, I can't stay next to you.

Because I'm afraid I'll lose you forever, I can't be by your side.

Don't hold on to me.

Even if you do, it's no use.

Th-then I'll get you an apartment.

I'll get a villa nearby, so live there.

Not at Shin Rim Dong. You can't live at Shin Rim Dong.

Why would you suffer there? Why?

You can't live in that house, Jung Won.

You're not Geum Ran.

You won't be able to adjust to it.

I've treasured and raised you without having you do one chore.

And you want to live where?

Why do you have to go and live at that shabby house? Why?

Because in that shabby house are my real parents.

Because they say that that shabby house... is our house.

I want to stop borrowing another person's life.

I'm going to confront it head on.

That shabby house, and the life that I was supposed to have!

To the end... are you going to insist even when I say you can't?

Yes.

The moment you step out of this house...

Even if I say you will no longer be my daughter, are you going to go?

Yes.

Even if our relation is cut off...

Even if you can never step into this house?

Yes.

Let's talk.

Sure.

Let's talk in your room.

Okay.

Please sit here.

It's okay.

I'll keep it short and leave.

What is it?

Your acceptance, congratulations.

Oh... yes, thank you, Uncle.

As we live...

Anyone can make a mistake...

So this one time I'll just overlook it.

What?

I saw it.

What?

Jung Won's handwriting in your diary!

I agonized over it for a long time.

But... I'm just going to bury it.

I'll bury it until I die, so you do the same.

The reason I have to tell you this on your first day of work,

is to tell you to start anew while you can!

Your misjudgment, the first time can be seen as a simple blunder.

But making the same error two or three times

is not a mistake. It's just who you are.

Making what is Jung Won's yours, I hope this is the last of it.

For your own sake.

Before we start breakfast, I have something to say.

What... do you have to say?

All of you listen carefully.

The publishing company...

I'm going to hand it over to Jung Won.

This isn't a decision I've made lightly.

Before we had even moved the company to Paju, I had already made my decision.

Father!

All of you, bear that in mind.

And don't waste your energy on unnecessary calculations.

As for other assets or real estate, I'll bequeath it all in due time.

And Jung Won.

Yes.

Keep that in mind, and just concentrate on leading the company well after me.

If you bring up nonsense about you leaving this house again,

I won't forgive you then either.

I'm leaving it to you because you're my child. I'm handing it over to my child.

The moment you step out of this house, I'll no longer consider you my child.

Understand?

Editor-in-chief.

Congratulations on your acceptance.

Thank you for hiring me.

You should thank Team Manager Han.

This evaluation was carried out entirely by Team Manager Han.

Let's go in.

Is the book, "The Old Man and the Sea," fun to read?

By Hemingway, you mean?

Yes.

I'm thinking about reading it.

I read it often as a teen. Not because it was fun.

But because I liked the old fisherman.

He's a fisherman, but he can't even catch one fish.

But, every day by himself he takes a small boat out to sea.

He labors in vain for 84 days, and on the 85th, he finally catches a big marlin.

But the fish isn't to be taken lightly,

it drags around the boat while caught in the net for four days.

During those three days,

the human who wants to catch the fish and the fish that won't be caught,

battle each other with their lives on the line.

So, what happens?

No one knows

about the desperate struggle that old man experienced during those three days.

To others the old man is simply an old fisherman who still can't catch a fish.

The old man comes back safely

and as his young apprentice looks upon the old sleeping fisherman, the boy bursts into tears.

Although I've read it many times, at that part I often tear up.

When I think about it now,

I didn't read it many times because the book was fun.

I think it's because I wanted to cry... I read that book many times.

What kind of man is jabbering away first thing in the morning!

When he's with me all he does is give me the silent treatment!

What? You tear up every time at that part?

You read that book because you want to cry?

You...!

Jellyfish, sea slug, sea squirt, anemone, octopus tentacle, octopus head!

Team Manager Han!

"Jellyfish, sea slug, sea squirt, anemone, octopus tentacle, octopus head?"

What's with the street cart menu in the morning?

Uh... I was just thinking of alcohol!

I suddenly want to have a drink.

What!

Is there some rule that states I can't drink in the morning? I can drink whenever I feel like it!

So, as soon as you come to work, you're going to drink to relieve a hangover?

Well, if there is any, I'd like a drink.

Does that mean...

Let's talk later.

Let's go in.

Why are you glaring at me?

Who's the one who should be glaring?

I wasn't glaring.

Really?

Then you must have strabismus. Your eyes are fixed to one side.

This is Hwang Geum Ran who has recently been specially accepted.

There are already some of you who know,

but she has worked ten years at KBook.

And I believe that that experience will be of great benefit to our publishing team.

Please give her much help.

I'm Hwang Geum Ran.

I'm still unfamiliar with editing.

I'll work hard at everything so order me to do a lot and please help me.

I'm looking forward to working here.

He's gone insane.

He's out of his mind!

Does this make sense?

Instead of his own child

he is giving his inheritance to someone else's child. Does this make any sense?

I'm the son of this family.

I'm the first son and the eldest grandson of the eldest son!

Do you really want to see me go crazy?

Fine.

I was illicitly enrolled in college and made some errors while studying abroad.

What about it? What's still the problem?

It's something that happened 13 years ago.

He forgave me. He told me to start all over again!

But, once you're the black sheep of the family, do I have to remain so until the end?

Stop it and go to work.

My head hurts, Sang Won.

What? Work?

How can I go to work?

While we were growing up, I never once showed my capabilities

and was stepped all over by her.

And now you're telling me to crawl to her and live by receiving a paycheck?

I won't do it. I also have achievement, pride and desire!

Who does he take me as?

If Father continues like this, I'll also do it my way!

Get it! I'll also take care of myself in my own way!

Go!

Go to that house and take care of the family registry!

Put her in their family registry!

You can't even do that one thing!

Really! Are you just going to sit like this and lose everything to Jung Won?!

Mom!

Fine.

I'll do it.

I'll go!

I'll go to Shin Rim Dong and tell them to take care of the family registry!

I'll... do it.

I'll do it.

I'll do it myself.

So you just sit tight.

I'll do the dirty work myself. I'll be the one responsible.

If you go against your father one more time, that'll really be the end of it.

You sit still!

On the duodecimo hardcover

we designed it with colors and illustrations that our female readers would like.

We thought that the number of pages

would increase depending on the format, so we're thinking about making

the book thinner by using different paper.

Is that okay?

Team Manager Han!

Yes?

You're a bit strange today. Is something the matter?

No, no.

I wasn't concentrating, was I? I'm sorry.

We're thinking about cutting down

on the size of the book by using a different paper, is that okay?

Since it's a duodecimo there shouldn't be a lack of pages.

But wouldn't a thicker paper be better?

Because the size is already small, if we use thinner paper it would look too flimsy.

Then we'll look into it further and discuss it again later.

All right.

She must've gotten in here by connections. Who helped her, Team Manager?

That woman... she's the one who was eating with Editor Song.

It's that woman, right!

Oh my, it is, it is!

Then she got in because of Editor Song?

Editor Song wouldn't do that. I don't think that's right.

Right? Team Manager?

Team Manager Han, I need to speak with you.

Yes?

Yes, okay.

You will take responsibility for Hwang Geum Ran's training.

Excuse me?

What did you say?

What are you saying?

I don't want to!

How could you ask me, a Team Manager,

to take responsibility for the training of a mere probational employee!

Within a month, train her assiduously so that she'll be able to take on official work.

No! I'm not going to do it so leave her training to someone else!

Are you saying this knowing how many books I'm handling right now?

You won't do it.

Yes!

Fine, then I'll take on Hwang Geum Ran's training.

You can leave.

Excuse me?

You'll take on her training yourself?

Why are you not leaving and standing in someone else's spot?

Did you not hear me telling you to go back?

I'll do it.

I'll do it!

I'll be in charge of Hwang Geum Ran's training!

Fine.

Take her and starting from today, immediately begin her training.

Yes.

Let's go, Hwang Geum Ran.

Welcome...

We need to talk.

I'll sit.

Seems like you've come to talk about the family register.

I don't need either Jung Won or Geum Ran.

So if you want to take her, take Geum Ran from our registry.

No, both the families need to do it.

Take Jung Won from our register and put her on yours as your child.

You said you'd take both of them.

Didn't you say that you would take both of them?

You said you would take care

of both of them well so I relented and sent Geum Ran while crying tears of blood.

But, you come here

after all that time and tell me to put Jung Won, whom you've raised for 28 years,

on our family register?

Why do I have to do that?

After driving a stake through her heart, why do I have to do that now?!

The circumstances in this family and ours are different.

It's not just a few dollars we're dealing with.

There's a complicated matter of inheritance hanging in the balance.

In order to avoid a bigger conflict later,

we need to straighten out legal matters in advance.

So, what you're trying to say is,

in order to avoid giving Jung Won your inheritance

you want to take her out of your family register?

I'm thinking of giving her

enough so that she'll be able to live comfortably for the rest of her life.

But, isn't it obvious that I cannot give her

the same amount as my actual children?

We need to file a paternity suit at the court.

In order to receive a quick decision, both of the families need to provide DNA testing.

If you give me a strand of your husband's and your hair, I'll take care of all the rest.

What?

You want to do what!

You want to pluck a few of our hairs, make sure that they are not our children!

Money sure is frightening!

They say that family relations are moot when it comes to money.

How can you do this to Jung Won! How can you do this to her!

I don't want to.

I can't do it.

I don't have any wish to accept Jung Won as my daughter.

So deal with the distribution of your inheritance by yourselves!

Whether it's giving you my hair or changing the family register, I won't do any of it!

And you're not eyeing Jung Won's inheritance?

I'm asking if you're not simply waiting for the inheritance to fall into her lap?

I'll make this clear.

I could help our neighbors out.

But I will not watch our money come into the hands of this family.

I'll ask you a favor. Don't hope for anything!

Don't use your child in your schemes! Do you understand!

For the time being, sit here and take care of your work.

I don't even have a desk?

Hwang Geum Ran.

From now on, when you speak to me, use formal speech.

I'm the team manager, and you're a probationary employee.

Can you not even differentiate between private and public matters?

Did you just scoff at your superior?

Hwang Geum Ran, is this the first time you've worked at an office?

Even when you worked at the bookstore,

did you work in a group unaware of such basic rules?

How dare you act in such a manner?

I'll... correct it.

I'll make this clear.

I'm going to clearly separate our private matters from work.

And since you are a probationary employee under my care,

I'll do my utmost to train you.

In the same way that I learned and experienced,

to the extent of my knowledge I'm going to rigorously train you.

So you should prepare yourself.

Yes.

Go bring the film for "Recovery Kitchen".

Film? What film?

Don't ask.

And whatever you do, get it to my desk within ten minutes.

Hey!

Hwang Geum Ran?

Yes.

We're the third editorial division under Team Manager Han.

Oh, I see.

I'm looking forward to working with you.

What school did you graduate from?

School?

Yes.

Shin Rim... Information High School.

Excuse me? Where?

I didn't attend college.

Oh... is that so?

Then you must have some special skill!

Not... in particular.

Then what did you enter this company with?

I entered through a project evaluation.

A project evaluation?

What kind of project was it that they accepted her so quickly?

I'm a bit busy right now... As you know I need to bring back a film.

Th-then...

This is ridiculous!

There are those with master's degrees who are lined up to be accepted.

How could she have been accepted so easily!

There's something really fishy about this special employment.

I'm positive someone helped her get in. The question is who helped her?

Who could it be?

I've brought the film.

Put it here.

Is there a problem?

Hwang Geum Ran, did you drop these films?

Yes, because I was in such a hurry.

How could you carry out such a task like this?

It's your first day and first task, were you not even anxious?

Right? Were you just annoyed at me?

You should have put your personal feelings aside and carried it out efficiently!

What is this?

These films, are they of no use now?

Yes.

This, this, this.

And this is completely ruined so it needs to be reprinted.

We use these for four or five years.

And do you know how much it costs to reprint these?

2,000,000 won. 2,000,000 won!

Because of your carelessness, 2,000,000 won is about to be thrown away!

Go to the print room and reprint these.

Yes.

You'll definitely pass 60 points. So don't wait for the results to be posted.

From today, let's start studying for the college entrance exam.

Right! Did you decide on your major?

Hey!

You... your nose is bleeding!

What...?

Nose bleed...?

Hey... sorry.

I thought I hit you lightly... but I'm a bit strong.

Did it hurt?

But, instead of my head, my heart hurt.

What?

I hit your head but your heart hurts?

You little... trying to get out of studying!

Quickly open your book!

You're trying to scam your teacher?

It's not a scam, it's love, teacher!

What? Love?

Teacher, no matter how much I think about it, I think I'm in love.

What do I do?

I want to see her so much. I want to go to her so much!

Is love supposed to be this sweet and yet cold?

Hey! Han Seo Woo!

Aren't you going to leave?

Aren't you going to speak formally?

Work hours are over.

Proofread this, within four days.

I won't tell you to know the contents.

But find all the spelling and spacing mistakes.

Is it fun?

No.

You're really nasty, crude, and vicious.

Do you know?

Think whatever you like.

Whatever I do to you, to you I'm the same.

Whatever you think, it doesn't matter to me.

Torment me as much as you want.

In front of others, step on me as much as you like.

I'm not the type to quit.

If I was going to do that, I wouldn't have come here in the first place.

Fine.

Let's see whether you or I win.

Let's see who remains here smiling at the end.

When you're proofreading, this book will help you.

Be attentive while you proofread.

If I don't approve of it, I'll send you to the sales team.

You're not leaving?

Oh...

I was in the conference room looking over some foreign books

that needed to be examined by tomorrow.

I'm going to leave now.

I'm not very good at driving, but would you like me to give you a ride?

No.

I can go by bus.

Because it's your first day, it must've been difficult in many aspects.

You should go home and rest.

Then, I'll see you tomorrow.

You... haven't left yet?

Let's go... together.

I have something I need to hear, too.

It's a bit difficult today.

I need to go to Shin Rim Dong.

I'll see you after work tomorrow.

Then, let's go to Shin Rim Dong together.

I'll take you there.

Excuse me?

Let's go.

About Geum Ran, why did you ask me to train her?

When I looked around, there really wasn't anyone that could train her as well as you.

But there was no particular reason.

Whether you harass her or not, I'm not going to get involved.

So take up the responsibility

and within one month,

make it so that Han Geum Ran can be brought into the editing department.

You're as cruel as always.

The way I saw you acting towards Hwang Geum Ran,

you weren't really easy on her either.

Compared to you, I'm just a meek lamb, after watching you today.

Lamb? More like a two-timer.

Don't mumble.

If you have something to say, look me in the face, in the eye and say it to me.

Yesterday night... aren't you going to tell me why you were crying?

Tell me.

I wanted to ask you the entire day but I kept myself in check.

Being all restless until tomorrow, I don't want to do that.

Restless? With that straight face?

Since last night, I've wanted to hold your hand.

Today, the entire day, I wanted to hold your hand.

With a straight face, by myself, unable to be restless.

Satisfied?

I told my dad that I would leave home, and live at Shin Rim Dong.

What did he say?

He told me I couldn't.

That I never could.

He told me he'd leave the publishing company to me,

and to keep living as his daughter.

He gave me an ultimatum.

What... are you going to do?

I wonder.

What... should I do, Editor?

Come in.

This is it.

If you go through there, it's the house.

It's bringing back memories.

Memories?

I went to school around here, so I often ate at these restaurants.

Oh... that makes sense.

I wonder how much a coupon is nowadays.

You eat with coupons?

If you buy a month worth of coupons, it's much cheaper.

It seems like you know more about our house than I do.

To think that you were the daughter of a restaurant owner.

It doesn't really suit you.

Living here as a restaurant owner's daughter, will I be able to do it?

Whether you can or can't, don't you have to try first?

Your will and choice are the problems, they're not the answer.

As time passes and you look back,

it would be better to make the choice that'll leave you with the least regret.

The least... regret.

Then, I'll be going now. Let's see each other tomorrow.

Okay.

Dae Bum.

Jung Won.

Hello.

Are you going to eat dinner?

Yes.

It's really late, you must be hungry.

Yes, very.

I haven't eaten either, we can eat together.

Sit, I'll bring it over.

No!

The owner's daughter can't leave the student boarder to do that!

Sit, I'll set it out for you.

Student boarder?

Aren't you leaving? Editor?

I'm also hungry.

I'll eat together, too.

Excuse me?

You're going to eat here?

I'll pay.

Why?

Can't I eat?

You're Hwang Geum Ran!

Did you come alone?

Yes. In order to see you.

Me? Why?

Just... I suddenly thought of you.

You really came because of me?

But that's not what your face says.

Excuse me?

Nothing. Come in.

You want a bowl of soondaeguk*? (*blood sausage soup)

Soondae... guk?

Why, you don't like it?

No, I like it, please give me a bowl.

Okay. Then sit down. I'll bring a bowl over quick.

Okay.

Soondae... guk?

Seung Won needs to practice how to walk.

He's taking a few steps by holding on to the wall. I think he'll be walking soon.

I hope he walks quickly so that we can each hold his hand and go to take walks in the park.

The weather's nice, too. Right?

Aren't you going to eat?

You must've been hungry till this hour. You should eat a lot.

You seem a bit thin.

All right. You should eat lots, too. You need to study all night.

Tae Ran's family moved into Geum Ran's room after she left.

Even if I move here, there really isn't a room for me to stay in.

What?

Jung Won... you're going to move into Shin Rim Dong?

I'm still thinking about it. And there isn't a room either.

There's my room! You can move into my room!

Your room? Can I do that?

Of course you can! I welcome it!

Don't think about it and move into my room.

You want to have a drink with me?

Yes.

How's your tolerance?

I don't drink a lot, but it doesn't mean I can't drink at all.

Really? Then have a glass.

I'll pour you a glass first.

Would you?

Give me the bottle.

Here, cheers!

What is it?

Is something not going the way you planned?

What?

Yes.

Can you read that on my face?

Why did you come here to see me?

You... do you like Seung Joon?

Excuse me?

Yes.

So, you came here to win me over?

Yes.

Then try to win me over.

If you're able to win me over, I'll give you Seung Joon.

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This punk! Pack his things and kick him out. Kick him out today.

Kick him out right now!

Ajummeoni. Do you know the house and the top of this neighborhood?

So... you're saying these two were switched?

The head of Jongno?

I don't like him.

I think you could be with someone much better than him.

I'm interested in Song Seung Joon.

I want things to go well with him.

I'm begging you.

Stop with that girl when I ask nicely. Then I'll stop too.

Don't think about touching a hair on her head!

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