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Where are you right now?

You know my real estate office,

"Victory Real Estate," right?

I'll be waiting for you.

Victory Real Estate...

across the road?

Mr. So, or whatever his name is,

from Victory Real Estate...?

I was worried that she wouldn't meet me,

but she's offering to come on her own!

I should hurry up and tell Mr. Ma to get here.

I'm sorry.

But you can stop writing what you were writing.

Whatever you worked on so far,

should be covered by the publishing fee I paid you ten years ago.

What should I do now?

That was my last resort.

[Mr. So]

Mr. So?

I'm sorry, but about the rent...

Oh, Mr. Ma.

You don't need to worry about your rent anymore.

What do you mean?

Since you'll end up getting divorced anyway,

I'll talk to your wife and get 50% of her assets.

Hurry up and come to my office.

What? Mr. So...

When did I ever tell you to divide my wife's assets 50:50 with me?

I told you not to do such a thing.

Why would you call her about it?

Why would he do something that I didn't tell him to do?

What in the world...?

She'll be here any minute now.

Mom, Victory Real Estate?

Do you know that person?

Remember that jerk who bought a product that I sold...

and later put on a demonstration because he couldn't get a refund?

Of course, I remember.

You're still suffering from what happened back then.

The guy who called me just now is the same person.

Victory Real Estate...

He kept on calling me...

saying he's your father's rep,

and that our divorce is invalid.

He keeps calling me.

Now he's telling me I need to...

divide my assets in half to get a divorce.

Gosh, what kind of nonsense is that?

He must be a crook,

making your dad get the assets divided.

He tries to do anything to get money out of any situation.

How did Dad end up with a guy like that?

I need to meet with your Dad first.

Since he doesn't know how the world is,

I'm sure he complained about his divorce and said it was unfair.

That's how that guy knows our family's situation and is trying to scam us.

Mom, call Dad first.

Okay.

[The phone is turned off...]

His phone is turned off.

What if something happened to Dad?

I know what's going on.

That guy told your Dad to stay in hiding.

Since he's too soft and can't argue with me,

I'm sure that guy told your Dad that he'd get him his assets.

That's their game plan.

Mom, let's meet Dad first.

Okay.

Honey, you didn't sleep all night?

I slept and woke up a little early.

Well...

I didn't answer Mom yet.

Since she was having a bad day yesterday,

I couldn't bring it up.

I'll take Mi-na and talk to her later today.

I'll tell her to leave us alone.

Let's just move in.

Huh? What do you mean?

It'll be hard for you if we moved in.

I'm tired, too.

I don't want to argue with Mother about moving in or not.

I guess Mother wants to help us like she says.

She'll take care of Mi-na,

and we don't need to worry about the house chores.

I'll become a nice daughter-in-law who honors her parents-in-law.

I guess it's for the better.

You think your Mother will be okay with that?

What if she's not?

She raised me to be a professor even if we were poor...

and helped me marry into a wealthy family.

Does she have to deal with me moving into my in-laws now?

If you protected me from your Mother,

I wouldn't be having such a hard time.

Gosh, I told you I'd talk to Mom.

Why are you getting so upset?

I'll tell her we can't move in.

You will?

You'll tell her that we can't move in?

I will.

I'll talk to her.

Mom, it's right here.

This is where Dad lives.

What are you talking about?

We have to go in further in to get to where he lives.

No way.

He told me he lived here.

You didn't meet Dad here?

No, In-sung.

He lives at an old rooftop house.

Mom...

I think Dad lied because he thought I'd be worried.

Gosh, your Dad makes no sense.

This isn't something to lie about.

Do you think that maybe...

he lost this officetel to that crook, too?

No way...

Mom, so where is the place Dad is staying?

It's this street. We have to go in further.

I have to be successful with this project...

to move on to the company I want to go to.

Please stop doing this to me,

and go back to your old self.

Hello?

Hello?

Ms. Ma?

It's not there. We have to go up.

Oh, I guess this is the landlord's place.

There's no way Ms. Ma just came to my place.

Stupid me.

Mom, I guess Dad made rice here.

It's all burnt.

He's never done anything for himself.

That's decent considering how he is.

I guess he was writing here, too.

Gosh, Dad...

He still leaves his socks like this.

Did he just eat instant noodles?

Where is this guy?

The publishing company told me he left a while ago.

He even has his phone turned off.

Why are you calling again?

You were talking as if you were on your way.

Why are you not here yet?

Gosh, don't worry.

I'll be there soon.

In-sung, let's meet this guy first.

You said you know where Victory Real Estate is, right?

It was around here.

I'm sure I can find it. Let's go.

What if she ends up not coming?

I'm sure she feels guilty since everything I say is right.

But she has to come.

If she doesn't come, then I can't negotiate.

That... That woman...

Isn't she Show Host Hong something?

What's she doing here?

She was at the market yesterday, too.

Did she move to this neighborhood?

She's not here to blame me...

since she couldn't be on TV anymore because of me, right?

It was here.

I was confused which street it was on.

In-sung, it's here. Here.

Oh, it's right there.

She's coming in here.

Hello.

I'm sure you know me well.

Sure.

I know well.

Why are you here, anyway?

What do you want to argue about?

I have many things to argue about with you.

I wanted to find you earlier, but I stopped myself.

You demonstrated at my company...

for not getting a refund on a 40-dollar detergent product.

And you made me lose my job, didn't you?

So what?

Why are you here to blame me...

instead of thinking about what you did wrong?

Who said I was here to blame you?

You're the one who called me...

saying you were Ma Jung-gi's friend,

and asked me to meet you here.

Huh?

Then... you're Mr. Ma's wife?

That's right.

I'm Ma Jung-gi's ex-wife.

Ma Jung-gi?

Hong Ae-ja?

How could this be?

How could you do this?

What do you have against me?

Why did you approach Jung-gi and bother me again?

What do you mean bother you?

I'm just trying to help Mr. Ma...

since I felt so bad for him.

Even though he didn't make enough money...

and his family was hard on you,

that's no reason to kick out a husband.

My goodness. Look here.

Did he say I divorced him just because he didn't...

make enough money and his family was harsh to me?

He didn't even need to explain.

Do you know how much he's struggling...

after he got kicked out from his own house?

A gentleman like him...

is staying at our rooftop house without paying rent...

and eating meals with side dishes from my home.

I'm sure that's not the case.

Since I come out on TV,

I'm sure you thought we had some money.

You got close to him on purpose,

hoping you'd get something out of us.

Mom.

How can you say such a thing?

Why can't I?

I already know you received a lot of things...

when you demonstrated at our Home Shopping Company.

What happened to Jung-gi's officetel down the street?

How did he end up moving into that crappy rooftop house?

What do you mean I received things?

And what about an officetel?

I'm just helping Mr. Ma out of my pure heart...

because we were in the Marines together.

What are you talking about?

Gosh, is that all you can come up with?

Marines?

You're full of it!

Ma'am.

How dare you look down on the comradeship of the Marines?

"Once a Marine, always a Marine."

Haven't you heard that phrase?

I'm sorry.

Mom, that's enough.

Thank you for helping out my Dad.

But Mom and Dad have heir own things to deal with.

This is a family matter,

so please let them deal with this on their own.

You shouldn't just stay quiet about your Dad's issue.

If your Mother is being harsh to him,

then you should try to stop her...

and think of a way to bring your Dad back.

Look here. How dare you try to teach my daughter.

My daughter is smart and educated more than anyone else.

She's JW Apparel's...

Wait.

Didn't you say your son works at JW Apparel, too?

Yes.

My son works for JW...

We have a product that will be sold on that Home Shopping program.

And that show host will be in charge of it.

The thing is that show host is my boss' mother.

So the Home Shopping is rehiring her because it's her mother?

It seems like it.

Gosh.

Ma Jung-gi's wife is Hong Ae-ja,

and Hong Ae-ja's daughter is my son's boss?

Why did you stop talking all of a sudden?

Leave right now.

I have nothing more to say.

Get out. Get out.

Sure. Sure.

I was going to leave, anyway.

Don't poke your nose in my family's issues from now on.

Please don't call me from now on.

Let's go, In-sung.

I understand what you said, Sir.

Thank you for taking care of Dad.

I'll think of a solution for my Dad.

Bye.

What a snob she is!

She's acting as if she didn't do anything wrong.

By the way,

why did Mr. Ma not tell me...

that his wife was Hong Ae-ja?

Gosh. Gosh.

Mom, Mom.

Everything finally settled down with the family,

and now you want us to move in?

What do you mean settled down?

There are arguments every other day.

We take care of ourselves these days.

Is taking care of yourself...

doing all the house chores with the gloves on by yourself?

It's not like that.

What do you mean?

Ji-sung went to her home yesterday,

and you made instant noodles for yourself.

Do you think that makes sense?

Instant noodles are delicious.

Woo-jae, what's wrong with you these days?

Why do you talk back so much?

Gosh...

Dad, Dad?

Dad.

Dad, did you hear what Mom said?

Are you talking about moving in?

Yes.

I guess it's that time again.

She does that on a regular basis.

It's one of her repertoires...

whenever she's not happy with something.

Please stop her.

I can't face Ji-sung these days...

ever since Mom canceled Mother's TV program.

It's not only you.

I can barely breathe after I signed that contract.

Don't make a scene today and just say okay for now.

You want me to say okay to moving in?

Anyway...

Even if you oppose, today is not the day.

Talk to her later.

I trust you, Dad.

Why, you!

Why would you get me involved?

Goodness.

You don't want us to move in, right?

No comment.

My goodness.

Who would've thought that refund guy...

would reappear as your Dad's friend?

Why did your Dad have to meet someone like him and start talking?

Goodness me.

Anyway, what should we do about Dad?

We can't let him stay at the rooftop house.

Why not?

Even a stranger is worried about him.

We can't just turn our backs on him.

Mom, can't we have Dad come back home just for a little while?

What? Come back home...?

You're not making any sense.

You know well what I went through to finally get a divorce with him.

But how can you say such a thing?

You don't think Dad had to go through a lot?

He's staying at that tiny rooftop house,

eating instant noodles everyday and not able to pay for his rent.

Your Dad should experience some hardships.

Even though he didn't earn a single dime,

he enjoyed his life without any hardships.

What do you mean he enjoyed his life?

I'm sure he struggled as much as you did.

I regret that I didn't stop you from getting divorced to Dad.

I didn't say anything then because I thought you had your reasons,

and I thought you'd feel better by getting those divorce papers signed.

It's not because I thought everything you did was right.

What?

What did you just say?

How can you say that...

when you know all that I had to go through because of him?

If what I did wasn't right,

then are you saying your Dad was right?

I'm not saying what Dad did was all right.

Let's take care of a place for Dad to stay at, Mom.

No. Why should I?

We're already divorced. Why should I care where he stays?

You don't know what it means to suffer because of your husband.

You don't understand why that gap grows between a married couple.

You just don't understand.

Dad and I will take care of our own problems.

You guys shouldn't worry about us, okay?

Why! Why!

Ma Jung-gi! Ma Jung-gi!

Why are you doing this to me?

I thought I finally found peace in my house,

but why are you doing this to me again, huh?

[The phone is turned off...]

He can never be reached when I need him.

Jung-geun, are you awake?

Yes.

Are you feeling better?

Yes. I must've had the flu.

Dad isn't saying anything.

What about Dad?

He got off work early today,

but he looked like he was having a bad day.

He says he didn't have an appetite,

so we're preparing dinner now.

Did something happen?

Gosh, Gosh.

Goodness! I'm so upset!

Gosh!

I'm so upset!

Dad, did something happen?

Jung-geun, I'm so furious.

Dad.

Nevermind.

Don't worry about it.

You don't need to know.

Dad, tell me what happened.

I don't want you to suffer alone.

Jung-geun, you should just know that I've lived an honorable life.

Of course. That's my dad.

Did someone say anything?

Sure, sure.

I don't need to talk to people...

who don't know what sthey're talking about.

Nevermind.

Goodness.

Gosh.

Jung-ie, Jung-ie.

Make some porridge.

He doesn't want dinner?

What's wrong with him?

You didn't eat anything all day, either.

You should eat something.

Sit down. Hurry. Have some.

Okay.

Mr. So. Mr. So.

Hello.

Oh, you must be Mr. So's oldest son.

I'm the one who lives in the rooftop house.

Of course, I know.

But how can I help you?

Is your Dad home?

He's resting because he's not feeling well.

He's usually a healthy guy.

I wonder why he's not feeling well.

That's why we're worried.

I see.

Well, I was supposed to pay rent today,

but please ask him to give me...

Actually, nevermind.

I'll talk to him myself tomorrow.

Okay.

Gosh, no wonder Mr. So was so proud of his oldest son!

He's a handsome and fine young man.

Did you talk to Mother?

Huh? Well...

For now, I told her we'd deal with it on our own.

Really?

Yes.

What did Mother say?

Honey, don't worry. I'll take care of it.

Mom, Dad got in trouble for eating instant noodles.

Mi-na, when did I get in trouble?

I'm sure you got in trouble.

Go in and get some rest.

I'll put Mi-na to bed.

Mi-na, let's go to bed with Daddy.

Come here.

Hi, In-sung.

Huh?

Right now?

Yes, In-sung.

Right now?

Okay. I'll go down.

I know you have three hours off,

do you want to have dinner with me?

I should ask my Mom...

why I should spend my precious three-hour break with you.

Why would you want to talk to your mom about such a thing?

I guess you still don't know who my mom is.

I'm sure your mother is a superb mother...

since she raised her daughter to become a doctor.

Do I need to know who your mom is to date you?

What?

Dad is living in a rooftop house and can't even pay rent?

So that landlord told Mom to split the assets...

if she wanted a divorce?

Is that because he hasn't been getting the rent?

I don't think it's only because of the rent.

I think he just felt bad for him and wanted to help.

What are we going to do?

Anyway, I think we should find him a better place to stay.

Mom says he can't move back into the house.

Of course.

She divorced him. I'm sure she doesn't want him back.

So you want us to help?

It's going to be hard for me.

Mom takes care of my bank account.

Why doesn't Ji-sung help out this time?

You're the most well-off out of us.

I just have so much to deal with since Mother wants us...

to move in together.

Move in?

Why all of a sudden?

And my parents-in-law don't know that our parents got divorced.

I don't even want to think about what they'd say.

What does our parents' divorce have to do with your in-laws?

You'll know when you get married.

You can't help but be aware of what the in-laws might think.

You're weird for caring so much about what they might think.

You made Mom go through so much...

so that you could get married into a wealthy family.

Now that you're married,

you're always complaining about your mother-in-law,

making Mom upset.

Hee-sung!

How can you say such a thing?

You know I'm right.

When In-sung went to study abroad without any money,

our family gave them $100,000 as wedding gift money.

Did you not know that Mom just paid it off with our help?

Okay. I'm sorry...

for not acting like an older sister.

Hold on.

We're not here to talk about this.

And it's Dad who carried you the most...

to the hospital every time you were sick.

Until when are you going to just receive help from Mom and Dad?

You should pay them back this time.

Ma Hee-sung.

It's not only Ji-sung. We also received help from Mom and Dad.

She's right.

It's all my fault.

In-sung, I'll try to get that money.

I'm leaving.

Ji-sung.

Hee-sung, why would you say such a thing?

Did I say anything that wasn't true?

Why does she always complain when she gets the most help from Mom?

You shouldn't always be on Ji-sung's side.

She should learn her lesson.

Hee-sung!

[Subtitles provided by MBC]

[Preview]

He just held back because he was worried...

that she might give you a hard time at the company.

Please leave in a few days!

Mr. So, why are you doing this?

I'd never ask for help from my children.

Did you give it some thought about moving in?

I'll move in.

What? You're moving into your in-laws?

You were sick because you were drenched in rain that day, right?

I was sorry...

I'll leave if you don't have anything else to say.

Let's meet.

I'm in front of your place.

I have something to say.