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Do you know the word infatuation?

One's mind is captivated,

as if possessed.

Making you lose all rational thought.

At the time,

I happened to be going through something like that.

Seo A-ri, you crazy bitch!

Are you saying I trade sex for money?

You're betting on how much I charge for my body?

I never did that. I never did that!

-How dare you pull bullshit like that? -I know, you don't want to see the truth.

Just like you can't face what's happening right now.

Show your cards.

I'm fighting my way to the top.

I didn't want to admit defeat to a person like that.

I didn't want to go down

without even fighting.

Two, five.

Unsuited.

What the hell?

You made your move with such a garbage hand?

You bet a couple million on that?

What's wrong?

Are you surprised that I was dealt such a bad hand?

Show me what you were dealt, Ms. Hwang.

Pair of aces?

Maybe an ace king?

Why won't you show your cards?

If you can win, make your move.

Ace king. Two pair.

Six-high straight.

This is ridiculous.

You beat me with that hand?

Is my terrible hand not allowed to beat a premium hand like yours?

Is it because a peasant like me

isn't allowed to beat someone at your level?

That's bullshit.

I decide how I fight my battles, how I fight, and how I'll defeat you all.

Everyone in this world, including you and Oh Min-hye.

I'll fight every one of you if I have to.

To be frank, what I had done was wreckless.

I had simply gotten lucky.

But then…

right when I was fueled by anger and stubbornness,

still stuck in this shitty situation,

I experienced…

a real life miracle.

Oh, are you all right? Huh?

I hope we didn't scare you. You can't just walk into the street like--

God, I'm sorry. I had no idea a truck was coming.

A-ri?

It's you, Seo A-ri? You're A-ri.

It's me, kiddo! Don't you recognize me? It's Park Gyeong-bae.

I used to work at your father's factory.

-Oh wow, Mr. Park! -That's right, kid.

When was the last time I saw you? What are you doing here, huh? You good?

How have you been?

Oh, yeah.

Get the small one to the second floor and the big one to the third.

-Okay. -Right.

Did you know that this world's not much different from a casino?

Even if your mind's captivated or possessed in that moment,

all you need is one shot.

If you just get one shot at the big leagues,

it'll change your life.

Even if the hand your dealt happens to be terrible.

CHANGSHIN APPAREL

-Ma'am! -Oh my God!, Mr. Park!

How have you been? How's your health?

Oh, it's been ten years, hasn't it?

Yes, it's been ten years since Mr. Seo passed.

Oh.

Oh wow, Du-seong! When did you get so big?

-You used to be smaller than me! -How've you been?

Ma'am!

Ma'am, you're here!

It's here. The factory.

-Now, let's go inside. I'll take that. -Oh, thanks.

Here, follow me.

So this is one of the factories I'm running.

Oh my!

Apparently, this is the company that makes most of the clothes sold in Dongdaemun.

And it's the number one factory!

Oh my!

Mr. Park, you've really made it big!

This huge factory?

You've heard of buying agents, right?

They're the folks that buy products at Dongdaemun for their sellers.

Of all of them, Mr. Park happens to be a really big deal.

Uncle, that's really amazing!

It's all thanks to the late Mr. Seo.

Even after the factory had gone bankrupt,

he still gave me severance and found me another job.

I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for him.

God, that foolish man did do that.

Didn't even think to leave a penny for his wife and children.

Back then, we went penniless. Just penniless, I tell you.

That must have been really hard. We were so sorry for your loss.

Well, A-ri went through a lot more than I did.

Despite her smarts, she had to give up college.

Toil away at a job to make money so her brother could go off to college.

Excuse me, ma'am, can we talk?

Seo A-ri?

I'm sorry. Just ignore the mess.

Not at all. It's fine.

What were you doing out there in the rain at this hour?

And how did you know where to find me?

I went back to the office and heard that you closed down the company.

That's right.

Thanks to you, our little company had a nice run there for a while.

But I shouldn't have been so casual about social media.

I don't know who reported us, but we were audited by the tax office and…

I'm sorry. That was because of me.

It's not your fault, A-ri.

But you can guarantee the quality of your products.

The makeup's good.

You did a lot of research. And I've used them personally.

Yeah, so what?

We have so much leftover inventory and no way to dispose of it.

I didn't even have enough storage space for all the sheet masks, as you can see.

Why don't you let me help? I'll take them.

I could sell them myself.

What? Sell them?

But aren't things pretty tough for you as well?

-From what I've heard-- -Yeah.

I'm in a tough spot.

Totally ruined.

But we can't let things end like this.

I'm not scared of anything now.

There's nothing I won't do.

SHE'S BROKE, HOW IS SHE HANDLING THIS?

GUESS SHE'S GETTING BY WATCH HER CRAWL OUT AGAIN

TRUTH OF SEO A-RI'S DISAPPEARANCE CEO SEO A-RI'S FALL?

ARI.& INCIDENT SUMMARY

SEO A-RI'S FABRICATION

DATING RUMOR IS ALSO FABRICATED WHAT A CRAZY B

GB SOCIETY ATTACK SUMMARY! JCH, OMH ARE REAL B'S

YOU'RE PRETTY THICK-FACED

YOU'RE THE ONLY MAID HERE, A-RI POOR MIN-HYE, KILL YOURSELF, A-RI

_BBBFAMOUS ACTIVE NOW

Oh my God! That is awesome!

How did you come up with a plan to use Hwang Yu-ri?

Why do it myself when I can have others get rid of the bitch?

She would've gone belly-up with a slight nudge anyways.

You really are the brains of our operation.

Tell me all the details right now.

Maybe later, while we're shopping.

Since we're in a good mood,

we should spend at least 20 million, right?

I'm going to max out my credit card and buy everything!

Let's spend enough to buy a Benz.

Wouldn't be the first time.

I should really get in touch with my salesgirl at Chanel.

Let's calm down.

We might get in trouble for being extravagant.

God, what do you mean?

We just envy you.

-Can you go a bit harder? -Okay.

You saw, right? Seo A-ri's been wiped off the map.

I never get tired of seeing it. It's just so satisfying.

"Right back"? She wishes. She's such a hot mess now.

She's not the first to drop off the face of the earth after a public shaming.

SORRY, WE WILL BE BACK AFTER A BRIEF REORGANIZATION

Your shoulders are a bit tight.

Why wouldn't they be?

With how stressed I've been, I'm sure they're hard as rocks.

We have to apply your face mask now, so let me hold onto your phone for you.

Mm-hmm.

Then you have no idea where A-ri is either, Min-hye?

The thing is,

A-ri's always been flaky and never takes any responsibility.

Even in high school.

She would stir up trouble then disappear.

So she's got me worried too.

Who is it?

Yoon Si-hyeon.

All right, Si-hyeon. Have a nice day.

For real? Why the fuck would Si-hyeon care?

I heard that A-ri's totally ruined.

Besta Room marked A-ri's items as exclusive,

which completely shut down Ari&.

She fucked with the wrong people. It's her Karma.

I think Si-hyeon's such a nice person.

She seems to be the only one that's worried about A-ri.

Hey, you think that makes her a nice person?

She's pretending to be all magnanimous and honorable.

A-ri's the worst,

but Yoon Si-hyeon really gets on my nerves.

-Don't you agree? -Well, yeah, I guess so.

And never mind. What were you talking about earlier?

-You think your husband's cheating on you? -Oh, right.

Min-hye, he's been acting so weird.

I mean, he left in the middle of the night saying he had an emergency.

-Since then, he barely comes home. -He's a doctor. These things happen.

He's a plastic surgeon. What's an emergency for him?

-Just ask him who his patient is. -Ugh, seriously.

Hold on.

The person who called him that night was Tae-jeon.

-Hmm? Jin Tae-jeon? -Yup.

They went to the same school, so they're kind of friends.

That night, my husband got a call from Tae-jeon

and just rushed out in the middle of the night.

Huh.

So no one knows where she is?

I tried contacting her. I couldn't track her down.

They've tried sending DMs to A-ri's friends multiple times,

but she hasn't answered yet.

Well, that makes sense if her company doesn't know where she is.

Okay.

Thanks a lot for looking into this.

You must be really worried.

Because A-ri just happened to disappear into thin air.

You're wondering where she is, what she's up to, whether she's all right.

When I see you like this,

it makes me wonder

whether this is how you reacted…

back when you thought that I just up and left you without any reason.

So… do you have something to say to me?

You said something like that before. Something strange.

You asked whether I thought you left me.

What did you mean by that?

Tell me, Si-hyeon. What did you really mean by that?

It doesn't matter anymore.

What you should've known then, you should've known then.

What should've been said, should've been said then.

But now

you don't need to know or say anything more, Jun-kyoung.

I have a meeting to get to. Please leave now.

By the way, I'll keep looking for A-ri.

I'll tell you if I manage to find her.

NO CALLER ID ENTRAS HOTEL ROOM 3113

Hmm?

Hello! It's Angela.

What's up?

I'm a lot prettier in person, you know.

Where are you?

Oh, it's so pretty!

I have a lot of Balmain too.

When will I be invited?

Oh no!

-What are you doing home so early? -Just freshening up.

You went shopping?

I bought this with my own money I made from an event.

Good work.

Day in, day out with that nonsense while I work myself to the bone.

It's not nonsense.

What have you been up to?

NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT KIM MIN-CHAN

WHAT I WITNESSED AT ARAGON CLUB… LAW FIRM TAEGANG

What is this?

Get me in touch with the General Manager of Balmain Korea ASAP.

-Oh, there's Chae-hee. -Chae-hee!

-Hello. -Hello.

-Oh, hello. -Good to see you.

Talk to you later then.

You're here?

Look at you, Chae-hee! Head to toe Balmain!

Chae-hee's bossy, you know.

That's why Balmain fits her like a second skin.

Where's Angela?

I don't know. She couldn't come because of a cold.

That's odd. She wouldn't miss a show even if her appendix burst.

This is a Balmain show.

That's right.

Oh, Si-hyeon's here. Over here!

Si-hyeon!

-Oh, I'm so glad you're here. -Yes.

You look so amazing today.

Ah, you're blinding me!

This is us.

It's so annoying how they discriminate seating rows by rank.

What's with that empty seat? It's almost time to start.

Oh, that must be Angela's seat.

She was bragging about how she finally snagged the front row

after going all-in on Balmain.

But Angela's not coming? Because of a cold?

A-ri's here.

Seo A-ri?

I know it's been a while.

Where have you been?

Hey!

What do you think you're doing right now? Why are you here?

What do you mean?

This is my seat.

Wasn't sure it would work,

but you ran here fast as you could.

Seo A-ri?

-What are you doing here? -I'm the one who called you here.

-You-- -Sell your body for 20 million won.

Too good to pass up? Higher than your normal fee?

What's your plan here?

I mean, how could you do this to me?

Why not?

Who dragged me into that filthy drug party?

You did.

Oh, A-ri!

I mean, Miss A-ri.

I'm dead if this gets out. Seriously!

Please let me live. Please!

You have no idea how pitiful I am, do you?

My husband, he doesn't spend a penny on me.

He says it'll all be mine once he's dead,

but I need money while I'm young and pretty.

People live to 100. When will he die?

Please, I'm such a pitiful woman.

You want me to pity you?

I can't keep up this lifestyle on just purchase events and sponsorships.

This outfit,

this cost 70 million in all.

But I can't even wear it twice

'cause if it's on my feed, people will recognize it.

This too. You know they only count if you have all the colors.

I mean, if I don't do this,

I won't be able to keep up with Chae-hee and Ji-na!

Oh!

Oh, I'm sorry about everything.

Please forgive me.

Let me off this once.

I have no interest in judging you, Angela.

How you live your life, that's your choice at the end of the day.

In exchange for that,

you need to do something for me.

Uh-huh! What is it? Just say the word. I'll do it all.

I can do anything for you. Anything, Miss A-ri. Okay?

The empty seat is Seo A-ri's? What the fuck?

Hey!

Is this a joke?

Where's the manager?

-How do they expect me to sit with you? -Chae-hee.

-Hello. -Hello, it's been a while.

Everything she's wearing was just released.

Chae-hee couldn't get her hands on that jacket.

That seat and her outfit? How's that possible?

What's going on? How did A-ri--

God, how the hell should I know?

What?

Honey.

Honey, what is it?

Huh?

What are you doing? Do you know how much that cost?

Seo A-ri.

She came wearing something more expensive than me.

-What? -That crazy bitch came to the Balmain show

wearing new styles that I can't even get my hands on!

What are you talking about? You said she went broke, didn't you?

That's exactly my point!

How did A-ri get invited to the Balmain show

and get a seat in the front row?

Thank you for arranging these.

It must've taken a lot to get them. I appreciate the help.

The Korean general manager couldn't come through,

so I had to reach out to Japan.

Thankfully, they arrived right on schedule.

Now then,

let's hear the reason why you made such an urgent request.

The model Choi Bom.

Why'd you have to have the same clothes as Choi Bom?

You must have something planned since your public image is in the gutter.

You know I had my reasons.

Besides, you helped me

because you thought I had something hidden up my sleeve, didn't you?

I needed Choi Bom.

It had to be her.

Yes, thank you. Safe travels.

-I'll get going. -Okay.

Hi, how are you?

You're Choi Bom, right?

Uh, yes.

Here. Congratulations.

Oh.

Thank you so much.

Would it be possible for us to get a selfie together?

Watch out!! There's a car!

What are you gonna do?

Dammit! Why would that bitch Seo A-ri…

What is she plotting to do next?

Huh?

Aren't those from this season? I actually have all the same clothes.

Wow, to think you can match it all like that.

I've tried mixing and matching them with clothes from my store.

-Do you like it? -Do I like it?

It's all so perfect.

I should try to wear all of that like this sometime.

By the way, I don't think I've seen you at these shows before.

If I could get your name…

Seo A-ri.

Seo A-ri is my name.

What?

What is this?

Did you see?

So did you see it? Choi Bom's feed.

POSTS

Seo A-ri?

That crazy…

What did I say?

I told you Seo A-ri was a rabid dog.

I told you that she wouldn't back down without a fight, right?

This wasn't my fault!

It's so upsetting.

There's no fucking way.

It's Choi Bom.

Why would Choi Bom…

A-ri! A-ri, A-ri, A-ri, A-ri, A-ri!

Did you see? It worked!

Choi Bom posted that photo you took together.

Take a look!

There's even a solo shot of you.

It's Choi Bom. Balmain's muse and top model, Choi Bom.

Bom turns down endorsements and ads. She only backs the real thing.

Look, look! She even name-dropped you in a hashtag!

It worked! Oh my God!

Comments. Wow, there are so many comments.

They're all good ones. It's insane.

That's right. That was all part of my plan.

I needed to befriend a top-tier fashionista

who happened to have a whopping 4.5 million followers.

The muse for all the best designers, Choi Bom.

If I could meet her somehow…

And if I could somehow catch her eye…

The clothes Choi Bom was wearing in those photo I sent you,

I need all of them.

And If I could

get mentioned on her feed,

a dazzling 4.5 million followers would see me and know who I was.

Now, let's hurry it along, okay?

-Pick up the pace. We don't have time. -Yes, sir.

Yes, sir!

Are you really sure it will be all right making this many in advance?

What if they don't sell, though?

Just you watch. This is going to be something huge.

Do you remember?

The first cheat code of this world that I told you about.

Become famous.

Approach a celebrity.

Borrow their power.

Become their

parasite.

Mom, the orders just won't stop.

Take a look at this.

Huh?

Just how much is this?

-One, ten, a hundred… -Hundred thousand.

Can you believe it?

To think that achieving success like this is possible.

Do you feel like you hit the jackpot with the recent launching of your brand?

I think we owe our success more to Choi Bom's support than my talent.

We got really lucky to catch her eye.

Hmm, but Choi Bom isn't someone who endorses a product

through advertisements or sponsorship deals.

That means you owe your success to your great talent alone.

I heard you had a hand in designing the brand.

It's a brand that definitely represents my taste and style,

so I'm very involved in the design process.

But it was true.

That was how things worked here.

If I wanted to be successful and level up in this world,

I had to use every cheat code at my disposal.

Okay, so what is this, then?

A collaboration proposal that marketing received.

I thought you should take a look, sir.

It's from Ari.&.

And they requested a meeting with you.

Oh no. Ma'am!

Oh!

-What's wrong? -I'm so sorry.

Are you all right, ma'am?

Oh, I just spaced out for a…

I should get a towel for this.

Si-hyeon, I will never accept this.

I will not allow Seo A-ri to do whatever she wants,

even if it kills me!

You saw how arrogant Seo A-ri was at the show. You saw it for yourself.

Si-hyeon, are you listening to me?

Seo A-ri, that bitch--

Stop! Chae-hee, please just stop it!

Please stop saying A-ri's name in front of me.

Please stop.

Si-hyeon?

DR. KIM MIN-CHAN

Hello?

I'm home right now. I can't really talk--

What?

Our company has designed cosmetics alongside the fashion line.

These are sheet masks that I used to wear and sell myself.

They're quality goods.

I can supply as many as we need to keep up with the demand.

And I came here to see whether a collaboration with The Hue

would be at all possible.

Uh…

We're a small brand that's just launched.

And I'm truly grateful that the CEO himself would meet with me.

So, you look well.

I was so worried.

Let's wrap up.

-Uh, Mr. Han, we still have things to-- -What more is there to discuss, though?

Do you really think that I would turn down this collaboration

when you're proposing it?

That word.

Infatuation.

Whatever it is,

it's as if you're possessed.

One's mind is captivated…

…making you lose all rational thoughts.

Thirty volts!

I told you to keep him alive. That's all I asked.

You prick. That's all I said you had to do, right?

Back then,

everyone was possessed.

Please go over the proposal first.

You can give me an answer later--

I've gone over it all.

Your proposal.

And you, Miss Seo A-ri.

Now then,

I'd like to know your thoughts, A-ri.

Do you still not want to spend time with me at all?

Sorry, this is how I do things.

So it won't matter if you turn me down.

When you're possessed like that…

no one

knows the moment,

what their choices may bring.