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(Episode 16)

Taejun.

Hi.

Welcome.

Kang Taejun...

You're really Kang Taejun, right?

Taejun, I'm...

I'm not dreaming, am I?

I'm not seeing you in a dream, am I?

It's not a dream.

Do you know how worried I've been about you?

Do you know how anxious I was all this time?

You didn't come, and you didn't call.

I had no one to ask. I felt like I was dying.

You're not sick, are you?

I'm not.

Sit down. Let's have some tea.

- I'll get it. / - No, I will.

Go sit down.

It's nice here.

You'll be living here alone?

But the pillows and coffee mugs,

they're all in pairs.

You bought one each for me, too?

I could have taken care of that.

Isn't it still cold out?

I made hot tea for you.

(Sejin)

- Taejun, you're getting a call. / - Okay.

Sit down. Drink your tea.

Thanks.

I haven't had tea you made in so long.

It's delicious.

You have to go see your mother.

Thank you

for looking after that woman.

I don't know how to repay you.

What's wrong?

No need for words like that between us.

Oh, come to my house.

Everyone misses you a lot.

My mom, Eunbong, Geumbong,

and...

There's a special gift I want to show you.

You mean the child?

You knew about her?

You knew about Saebyeol?

Yes.

That woman told me about her.

I see.

So you knew.

Saebyeol is such an adorable girl.

She goes to preschool now,

and she's been practicing this one song so hard

because she wants to sing it for you.

Why don't we go to my house?

Saebyeol must be precious.

Of course.

She's waiting for you to come.

Let's go.

Nayeon.

There's only one thing you should do from now on.

Curse me.

Loathe me. Despise me.

Spit on my face.

What are you talking about?

All of a sudden?

I thought I would die without you,

but that feeling didn't last.

The 15 years we had together

was a significant amount of time, right?

But that disappeared in just a few months.

I'm only human.

- I... / - So you...

You'll be okay soon.

With time, you'll also...

I don't understand what you're saying.

You got hard to understand after living in America.

I didn't study abroad, and I didn't go to college.

Make it easier for me to understand.

Stop beating around the bush.

I...

I'm not going back to you.

I'm not your man anymore.

Hi, it's me.

What's going on? I was worried.

Did you read the article about us? Are you okay?

Wait, should I come over right now?

You must be tired, so there's no need.

I'm fine, so you shouldn't worry, either.

It'll pass soon.

Are you saying that to make me feel better?

What do you mean?

You don't sound happy right now.

Promise me

you won't worry about it, like you just said.

Okay?

Okay. I promise.

Yes. I'll talk to you later.

Can you see

what's going on right now?

No.

The person I just talked to

is my fiancée.

I betrayed you. That's what I did.

I stabbed you in the back.

Now do you get it?

The Kang Taejun you used to know

doesn't exist anymore. Got it?

Kang Taejun, is this...

Is this some kind of prank?

Stop scaring me.

It's not funny.

You've gotten really mean.

I don't care what you think.

Here.

You can think of it as alimony,

or as the money you invested in me.

As for child support, I'll try to...

Stop! Just stop.

It's not funny at all!

Stop telling such bad jokes.

Kang Taejun, why are you doing this?

It's been five years since we've seen each other.

So why are you scaring me like this?

That's enough. Stop it.

You can do what you want with the kid.

She's young, so maybe you should raise her.

But if that seems tough, bring her here.

My future wife will raise her, okay?

Get a hold of yourself.

You're out of your mind right now.

The person who has to get a hold of herself

is you, Lee Nayeon!

Hey!

Open your eyes and look!

Who's the man standing in front you?

Is he the same Kang Taejun you used to know?

That man doesn't exist anymore.

This is reality. This is the truth!

Kang Taejun, you...

You're out of your mind right now.

Yes. Yes.

This might be better.

I'll endure it until you accept it.

Slap me. Slap me more.

Taejun...

Why are you acting like this?

Did something happen to you in America?

What made you this way?

Why are you doing this? Why?

Who did this to you? Who?

Wait...

Saebyeol...

When you see Saebyeol...

You'll change your mind.

When you see Saebyeol,

you'll change your mind.

Let's go and see Saebyeol.

That's no use!

Who is that kid?

She has nothing to do with me.

Did you talk to me when you gave birth to her?

When you had her,

it was like I didn't exist.

You had her, and you raised her.

And for the past five years,

you kept it a secret from me.

That unbelievable thing

happened behind my back.

Isn't that right?

Taejun, that was...

What?

You want to say you did it for me?

Fine. Let's say you did.

Let's say that's true!

Even so...

That changes nothing.

No.

No... When you...

When you see Saebyeol, you'll change your mind.

So wait.

You have to see Saebyeol.

Wait here.

There's no way this is true.

Something's wrong here.

Something is definitely wrong.

Saebyeol...

When he sees Saebyeol, he'll change his mind.

Yes, Saebyeol...

I have to get

Saebyeol's dad back for her.

What are all these?

You've been buying things for yourself

with the money Nayeon works so hard to make!

Are you nuts? Go grill chicken instead of

barging into my apartment and attacking me!

Your apartment? Yours?

Snap out of it!

Nayeon's the one who paid for this apartment!

Nayeon is so frugal with her money

that she never buys anything for herself!

So what's all this?

What's all this?

You acted like her mother-in-law!

So how could you do that?

Ms. Yang,

What are you doing? What have you heard?

Nothing's been decided yet.

And aren't all marriages the same way?

We're not like other families,

so we don't know unless there is an actual...

What are you saying?

Are you saying that

Nayeon and Taejun's marriage is undecided

until the actual wedding?

I'm not saying that...

Is that why, Ms. Oh?

Is that why you stopped Nayeon

from telling Taejun

that Saebyeol was born?

Was that why?

Yes! That was why!

I told her not to tell him,

so she wouldn't get in the way of my son's success!

What? What's wrong with acting like a mom?

What?

What good would it do

if Taejun knew that Saebyeol was born?

He would've quit school, come back and gotten fired,

and he would've ended up frying chicken now.

Oh Manjeong! How could you say that?

Why can't I say it?

Don't you owe me for being able to brag about

having a son-in-law who's studying abroad?

What? How dare you...

I'm going to...

Mom! Ms. Oh!

What are you doing?

Relax, mom.

Oh, I should just...

Mr. Ko, it's been a while.

Are you doing well, Ms. Yun?

Of course. But what brings you here?

I called him.

You may go.

Yes, sir. I'll take care of everything.

What was that lawyer doing here?

Why did you call him?

You're Ms. Nosy now?

Why are you asking so many questions?

I called him because of work. Okay?

You're not already

preparing to leave me, are you?

If I don't prepare for it at my age,

I'd be irresponsible.

Nothing is more disgraceful

than holding on too long.

Honey!

No, you can't do this.

You have to hold on.

You have to hold on with all you've got!

You can't...

You can't leave me with just Hwigyeong.

You just can't!

Honey!

She's a magazine reporter?

Mr. Baek Dongjin's daughter, I mean.

Why do you ask?

I'm not happy about her career.

When they get married, she has to quit.

My goodness...

I heard she's ill-tempered

and hates rich families like us.

And she's not interested in getting married.

Her father's a wealthy company owner, too.

When she quits working as a reporter, she'll change.

Don't get your hopes up.

Aside from the girl herself,

Hwigyeong won't listen to us, either.

I called Mr. Baek. He's coming tomorrow.

You've met him, right?

You know how reporters are.

They're experts at creating juicy rumors.

She's just dating him,

and that's all there's to it,

but they've blown it out of proportion

with talk of marriage, which puts us in a bind.

I know, right?

Jang Sejin!

Who was it? Who wrote the article?

No need to get excited.

How could I not get excited?

How did they know enough to write about it?

Everyone's been asking!

I'm actually glad.

It was bound to happen eventually.

But still, this is wrong!

How can they do this before we set a wedding date?

Who on earth leaked it?

Who's the reporter? I won't let this slide!

Just let things be. It's all true.

I heard that

the reporter is notorious for going after

wealthy families that own conglomerates.

Going after her might make things worse.

How could it be worse?

What else is there?

Wait.

Is there something I don't know about?

There's nothing like that.

I'm worried that she might go after Taejun's mom

and gossip about her.

So why did you get involved with a jerk like that?

Remember your messy divorce?

Can't you see how messy this is going to be?

It's okay.

You know I'm terribly cool.

Just take it as an announcement

about Taejun joining our family.

That's all it is.

Good for you!

For being terribly cool!

Dad, you're home early.

I wanted to have dinner with everyone.

Where are you going?

I'm sorry.

I want to drop by Taejun's place.

Run along.

Are you okay, Sejin?

You read the article, too?

Of course I'm okay.

I don't care about that stuff,

but I'm actually worried about Taejun.

It's his first time dealing with this.

Right.

Go, but be careful.

I know. I'll be back.

Saebyeol, come with me.

Mom, you don't like clothes like this.

Huh? What?

People don't like it when you wear clothes this way,

since it makes you look dumb.

Right.

I'm sorry. I just...

It's just that I want to bring you to your dad.

No...

He...

Your dad said he wants to see you so much.

Mom.

Yes, Saebyeol?

I won first place in the Korean quiz today.

I ate everything on my plate at lunch,

and I didn't fight with my friends.

I'm a good girl, right?

Of course you're a good girl.

You're the best.

Mom, I'll keep being a good girl,

so can grandma and my aunts

come with us to see dad?

Or can we go tomorrow during the day?

Daddy Bear has to go to bed, too.

Let's go when Daddy Bear is awake,

when the sun is out, mom.

Saebyeol...

Listen to Saebyeol.

Sometimes children are right.

Did you see Taejun?

Yes, of course I did.

He said he wanted to see his daughter

and pushed me out the door to come get her.

That's why I rushed home.

Nayeon...

Eunbong, we have to go.

Don't go!

I don't think you should bring Saebyeol right now.

You should think this over.

Why not? Why shouldn't I go?

Why do you think it's a bad idea?

Taejun must be really tired.

He just got back, so he must be exhausted.

When men are tired,

they drive women crazy.

You don't know Taejun at all.

He's different from other men.

He's really different.

Nayeon!

Don't go.

Don't go tonight.

Saebyeol, come with your aunt.

You're really hungry, aren't you?

Eunbong, what are you doing?

Saebyeol, let's go.

Just do what I say!

Mom, what are you doing?

Aunt, it hurts. My arm hurts.

What are you doing? Let go of her!

What are you doing with Saebyeol?

What are you two doing with Saebyeol between you?

What's wrong?

This looks really weird.

Nayeon wants to take Saebyeol!

What are you talking about?

I came because I missed Saebyeol,

but she wants to go see Taejun,

saying he really wants to see Saebyeol.

So I told her to take her over there tomorrow,

since it's really late.

That's it, mom.

Talk about being silly!

Why would you try to stop a father

from meeting his child for the first time?

What's gotten into you lately?

Go. Taejun must be anxious.

Saebyeol!

You have to go

and sing "Three Pigs" to your dad.

It's not "Three Pigs." It's "Three Bears."

Oh, you're so smart.

Whether they're bears or pigs,

sing it to your dad.

Hurry. Traffic might be bad.

- I'll be back. / - See you later.

Going somewhere with a child is hard,

so he should come over here.

He's just as inconsiderate

and rude as his mother is.

- I'm leaving. / - Whatever. Just go.

It's not true, is it?

What do you mean?

Taejun...

That article about Taejun's marriage.

Watch what you say!

Whose words do you trust least in the world?

- Yours. / - Why, you little...

What do I do for a living?

You're a reporter.

See? I rest my case.

It's a false story written by a reporter.

I'll get a correction and return things to normal,

so just keep your mouth shut and say nothing.

Bye.

(Segwang)

Yes, hello?

What are you doing?

Listening to music.

Wow, we're on the same wavelength.

I called you because I wanted

to hear your voice before I went home.

Oh, I see.

Did you get the gift I left outside your door?

Of course I did.

Thank you.

That's a relief.

Oh!

I looked for that Polish film "Onion-Peeling Girl,"

and I couldn't find it.

Oh, that?

It's an independent film, so it'd be hard to find.

I got it as a gift from a friend

who studied in Poland.

I see.

When shall we meet up?

Well...

I promised my mom

I would join her for volunteer work tomorrow.

Wow, when she's so busy running her company?

Your mother does so many good things.

She always says that

people come first.

Why are you talking on the phone for so long?

Reheat the fermented soybean stew from breakfast.

We should have dinner.

Who was that?

Was that your mother?

No.

The housekeeper called me down for dinner.

I'm sorry. I'll call you later.

Oh, man...

She's of no help at all!

Seriously!

She's so adorable. I just want to eat her up.

Yes, sir.

Right now? Okay.

I'll bring the car around.

Ms. Baek?

I told you the story was false!

So how could you post that article

without getting confirmation?

How strange.

What do you mean?

What's stranger than how you're acting right now?

You said you're a reporter,

so you must know.

What happens when a false story is posted?

Whoever is involved raises objections

or brings a lawsuit against you, right?

So?

So I can't understand

why a third party is reacting this way.

That's...

That is...

Forget it. I don't care about the reason.

The parties involved haven't contacted me yet,

and that means my story was correct, right?

Let me clarify things.

If someone gets hurt because of my story,

have that person contact me.

After I hear their side, if it's true,

I'll take the necessary measures.

Why are you so stressed out at this hour?

Can't you knock?

Your door was open, so why would I knock?

It was open?

Want to come down and have tea with me?

You're making me nervous.

When you ask me to have tea, I get really scared.

I get scared about how sharp you are.

Your father wants to set you up on a blind date.

They are still people interested in Baek Dohui?

Don't make a fool out of an innocent man,

and just give up.

Don't you dare say that to your father.

He's looking for a reason to scold you.

Being a reporter is dangerous,

and you think that marriage is for oddballs.

Try to be a bit normal.

That'll be easier on us.

Oh, I'm tired.

Mom, I'm going to bed.

I'm going to sleep. Good night.

Yes, please do that.

Don't be on your computer all night long.

Were you asleep?

Why did it take you so long to open the door?

Why didn't you enter the passcode?

It's your birthday.

That would be rude.

You said you were okay, but you were worried?

About what?

The article.

You look like you were more worried than I was.

I can see it.

That's why I came.

Should we go get fresh some air?

Taejun. Kang Taejun!

It's me. I brought Saebyeol.

Taejun!

Mom.

I'm cold and sleepy.

Hold on. Hold on, Saebyeol.

I'll open the door.

The code must be your dad's birthday.

Then...

The day we first met.

That must be it.

What do you do at the warehouse

to have to use pain relief patches?

I know.

Why did you make me so weak

when I'm your one and only son?

How can you laugh about it?

Come here.

I'm done.

Once I get used to this work, it'll get easier.

Why would you want to get used to it?

Do you think your father feels comfortable

sending you to work there?

If you don't want to get married,

just go on a few blind dates.

You don't have to marry the woman you meet.

Just go on a few dates.

You want me to put on a show?

But that's fraud.

There are things called white lies.

It's all over now.

As long as I keep working at the warehouse,

father promised he wouldn't bother me.

How long do you think he has left to live?

Is it so wrong for him

to want to see you settle down

before his time is up?

Is he asking too much?

You're so unreasonable.

So unreasonable!

It smells amazing, doesn't it?

It's your favorite, jasmine tea.

Just leave. Don't try too hard.

So I can just go on a few dates?

I mean blind dates.

But I won't change my mind

about marriage.

Thank you for the tea.

Good night.

Mom, let's go home.

I don't like it here. I want to go home.

Saebyeol, just hang in there.

Please help me out here.

You should meet your dad.

He really wants to see you.

You have to see him, okay?

Mom, let's go home.

Lee Nayeon.

Taejun...