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Episode 1

Have you ever been here before?

Have you?

No, I've only just passed it, on the way to company workshops.

I'm a really bad guy, Seo Yeon.

Ever since that day,

I feel like my desire to hold you

fills up half my day.

Some moments, I feel that all I am is that desire.

Every spare minute, I'm contemplating

how I could be just a little less of a bad guy

and still hold you.

And I've...

been wondering what I should do,

wondering if I couldn't just make a move first.

Pretending I'm not feeling that way because I might be humiliated.

Aren't you taking too many pills?

Why do you take them so often?

I'm in pain, so what can I do?

Do you have some stress in your life I don't know about?

What are you talking about?

Then why are you in pain so often?

I don't know.

Maybe there's a lump growing in my head.

Why say such a horrible thing?

Because it happens so often.

Wait. Maybe I really do have a brain tumor?

Don't say such awful things and just go to the hospital.

It'll probably just go away.

Noona, did you go out? Didn't you say you're not going out?

Did you get an interview suddenly?

You didn't forget to take your phone with you again, did you?

All right. Enough of that, Ahjumma.

Auntie, on her way out, settled up her bank account and said her heart bled.

Call her.

Welcome.

That heat is a total travesty, a travesty!

I'm gonna pass out and die of this heat, dammit.

Give me a can of beer past its expiration date that you can't sell.

Where does such a thing exist?

It's 1,700 won.

Get it from Jang Myung Hee.

She said she'd kill me if I did that again.

If you can die that way, I'd have died 88,000 times.

It's 1,700 won, guest.

Hey, I don't have any money.

See. See?

All right. Let me call Noona.

Hey, little bro. Hey!

Little bro, let go.

I can't get a hold of Noona on the phone.

I left her a message, Auntie.

And I told her you wept meekly.

That kid.

Ah...

Ay? Ah.

Dah!

Send.

This is so simple. It's great, honey!

"Hey, about what time are you going to come?"

"Yeah, Mom. I'm thinking around 7:00."

"Okay, then I'll expect you then. "

"Yes, Mom, goodbye. "

"Hey, Myung Hee, what do you want to eat?"

"Oh Mom, whatever you think of. "

"It's harder to think of something, just choose!"

Instead of all that, we can simply text.

What time?

What do you want to eat?

Then...

7:00.

Braised Mackerel.

How simple is that?

So what were you crying about?

Ah...

The money I loaned Seo Yeon for the apartment.

The final installment was deposited yesterday.

Earlier, I was organizing my accounts after I came out of the bath,

and there were 7 zeroes in the balance amount.

My eyes were burning, my heart was heavy,

and the tears were flooding out and I couldn't stop them.

The energy and effort that poor child went through to keep her promise.

Going to work is tiring enough...

How exhausted she must have been to be up in front of a computer all night.

And her one and only aunt is so worthless.

Why do I have to collect every last bit of it?

Why do you keep getting tougher?

This work is killing me.

Aigoo.

Hello.

Ah yes. Can I get you something?

No, I mean yes.

Actually, I'm sorry, but how do I get on the road to Yangpyeong?

I think I passed it.

Ah, you went past it quite a bit.

Turn left and go back up and if you go about 5 km,

you'll see a signpost of distances with Yangpyeong.

Make a right there and continue on that way,

and eventually you'll see it.

Ah yes, thank you. Thank you.

- Just a second. - Yes?

This.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I'm sorry. Kill me. I won't complain and just die.

What happened?

I must be a moron. I passed the exit.

I went all the way to Yongmun.

How could you have gone all the way there?

I know! How could someone have gone that far?

Who do you think we're talking about right now?

Me.

Why didn't you answer your phone?

Can you believe I forgot it?

I thought you were in an accident.

I was about to go out and look for a car in an accident.

You said you're busy and didn't have time,

then suddenly told me to leave within 10 minutes.

How could I think?

Shower, 3 minutes. Get dressed, 3 minutes. Roll my hair, 3 minutes.

I'm telling you I left on time.

I have to get back to the office by 4:30.

We lost an hour and a half.

We only have an hour and a half left!

I said I was sorry. I deserve to die. Hmm?

Look on the bright side, hmm?

Oh my, we still have an hour and a half.

In minutes, it's 10 less than 100, 90 minutes.

And 90 is 10 times as many as 9 minutes.

There's been a time we only had 14 minutes.

That time there was an accident at the construction site

and you ran out while I was pouring wine,

I had seen your face for exactly 14 minutes.

What the hell is going on in your head?

I used some ridiculous excuse to postpone a meeting,

and was just barely able to get this time.

10 minutes, 20, 30, 40...

Ultimately, I thought, "This woman's been in an accident, a big one. "

"She's lost consciousness and can't answer the phone. " You made me think that!

Are you mad that I didn't get into an accident and showed up perfectly intact?

Is that why you're mad?

Yes, you can possibly miss an exit. Yes!

But how could you end up that far? Are you a fool?

Sure, you can forget your phone,

but weren't there any rest stops along the way?

You should have called if you were running late!

I had no idea I had gone past that far.

I was flustered and it didn't occur to me to call,

and I hadn't even realized I had forgotten my phone.

What about the fact that I was waiting, didn't you know that?

No. I didn't know.

Excuse me, but who are you?

I told you I was sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I'm so sorry I could die!

But why are you so angry?

Does this really warrant that much anger?

Did I do it on purpose?

You made me miss a plane, too. Have you forgotten?

- Including today, that's twice. - It's been three times!

- So you were counting? - I've never done anything like this!

Because we're always on your time.

Because with no regard to my schedule, I may be given 10 or 20 minutes,

and when I get the order, whatever I'm doing,

even if I'm on the toilet, I have to freeze and stop, then scurry over in a flurry!

Still, sometimes the road situations could be against me,

and something could go wrong with the car!

It's possible to be late!

But you could still call!

The pollution in the air is messing up everyone's heads!

These days, kids are like 70 year-olds in their absentmindedness!

Somebody running out after getting a phone call,

that happens at least once or twice a day!

I'm actually on the moderate end of the scale.

One co-worker 4 years younger than me hangs her phone around her neck.

What?

Didn't you say you didn't have time?

Let's not waste it.

Is there something bothering you?

I can see why you'd be irritated, but there was no need to get that mad.

Why are you acting so strange?

Oh, did you order steak?

It's gotten cold so we can't eat it.

- It's okay. - Leave it. We can re-order.

I'm seeing stars right now.

I said leave it.

You said you don't have time. Let's just make do.

Come sit.

You can have salad or bread.

There's lots to eat.

Ah, we should have some wine first.

You calling me a fool got totally stuck in my chest.

Even fools can go into shock if you call them fools to their face.

You've only now realized I'm a fool?

That's not the first time I've called you a fool.

That "fool" was different from all the ones you've said before.

It was bitter.

You're not going to drink?

Driving? I'm driving, too.

One hour after one glass and we'll be fine.

You can see everything.

Yeah.

I thought it might be getting boring,

so I thought I might get racy and seduce you.

But other guys can see, too.

Other guys, one street vendor under the overpass.

He didn't seem to have any interest.

Answer it.

It's okay. There's nothing urgent.

Answer it.

It's okay. It's really okay.

I said answer it.

Answer it, and then turn it off. It bothers me.

[Hyang Gi]

I'm going to the restroom.

Yeah?

Oppa, I'm at Pilates.

That's not usually at this time.

Yeah. The teacher said she went to her hometown,

and came back in the middle of the night.

Or maybe, she just over-indulged last night and ran late. She loves to drink.

No, don't hang up. She hasn't shown up, yet.

Your busy?

Then, I guess we'll have to hang up.

Oppa, oppa. I got a rubella vaccination.

They say I've got no antibodies.

But Oppa,

they said we should use contraception for at least 1 to 3 months.

They say it takes about that long to form antibodies.

But you have to take care of the contraception.

Because I can't be taking birth control right before we try to get pregnant.

Hyang Gi, I gotta go.

Oh Oppa, sorry.

Oppa, I love you. Bye.

What are you doing?

I'm brushing my teeth.

No.

It's dirty.

No, I said no.

Oh, all right. All right.

Just a sec, just a sec.

Inhale going back and exhale coming forward. That's it.

Oh! Why is it so hard today?

It's right before your period, right?

Ah, that's right.

Just a second.

Huh? But how did you know?

Because we have the same cycle.

Ahh, is that so?

What sort of dress are you going to wear?

What designer?

I haven't found the right one, yet.

You'll look pretty in anything anyway.

Really?

Thank you.

What are you thinking?

What about you?

I'm...

blank.

Over there.

So did you get the OK on the Bangbae-dong Villas architecture?

I'm afraid it won't end until someone gets strangled to death.

It takes too much strength to strangle someone.

Just push him off from somewhere high.

What about you?

Have you reached your goal?

An autobiography of someone who has nothing but money is a pain.

He always uses the excuse that he's too busy for an interview,

and just wants me to get him the book.

The 200 pages of so-called historical data,

full of horrid spelling and incoherent babbling,

is basically an overflowing mess of boasting and self-glorification.

And I have to fill 800 pages with that, making me a supreme fraud.

It's so irritating and depressing.

Just write your novel now.

I probably won't be able to.

Re-writing, ghost-writing has ruined it all.

My own writing, I couldn't even write continuously for an hour.

I can only seem to put together cheap sentences.

I can't.

Try not doing anything else for 3 years.

Then, you'll be able to.

Wow, that's a pipe dream.

Eating air and drinking from the faucet?

I'll feed you.

Well, I don't have any talent anyway.

I'm thinking I'll just toss that ridiculous desire and eke out a living somehow.

If you don't have talent, how can you get selected twice?

Do you know how common it is to be selected in the spring literary contest,

and just be a writer in name?

Anyhow, I'm still a writer in name.

That title actually gets me a few more manuscript ghostwriting gigs.

What a joke.

Ah! Yesterday, I got another manuscript ghostwriting gig,

and I paid off the last of my debt to my aunt.

Impressive, right?

So Moon Kwon and I can have as much grilled pork belly

as we can eat once a week.

We can order a large sized pizza and we can eat tuna.

Moon Kwon is so happy.

A date's been set.

Yesterday,

Mother went somewhere with Hyang Gi's mother and picked out a date.

When is it?

The last Saturday of next month.

At Hyang Gi's Gwangreung Villa.

All right.

I suppose congratulating you in a situation like this would be lying.

I won't congratulate you.

Then, I guess today turned out to be the day we end.

That's a shame.

If I had known that earlier, I wouldn't have been so spacey.

I wasted that precious time on the road.

I guess you were justifiably irritated.

I thought something was strange.

I practiced so many times for this moment,

wrapped in my blanket, bawling loudly.

Practicing it in my imagination has turned out to be pretty effective.

You said a long time ago we wouldn't make it past this fall.

It's okay. It's so much more okay than I thought it would be, really.

An expected day has come. It feels something like that.

Must be nice for you, being able to feel so okay with it.

I told you I practiced it a lot.

Don't smile.

I don't want to see your smiling face.

You want me to cry?

Nope, no. I can't do that.

Shall I wail in lament? And then, shall I faint?

Shall I become unrevivable and just die? Is that what I'm supposed to do?

This one moment, this one day,

can you please not act so cool and break down?

You've never broken down in front of me.

How much more do I need to break down?

He's an engaged man, but it doesn't matter.

I'll just be a man thief until he gets married.

Aside from my sleeping hours, every bit of my day, I'm in standby mode.

I can't kick you out from my head for even a moment.

In here, half...

no, all of it is filled with you.

In words only.

You always held yourself at least 2 steps away.

Is it really love when you're not fully consumed?

Is it really love when you don't intensely want to have and keep someone?

You don't feel any of those things. Answer me.

No, I don't.

What have you been doing up to now?

Have you been toying with me?

Why are you acting like this?

What are you trying to confirm? What do you want?

Your reaction is all just too grand.

"It's okay. "

"It's so much more okay than I thought it would be, really. "

Are you really that okay?

Was it so trivial?

It's my pride.

Don't hold it against me.

Right. That damn pride.

That magnificent pride.

Who the hell are you to put on airs?

I'm not anything.

I'm worthless. All I have is pride.

Am I not allowed to put on airs?

Is that also an exclusive right for people like you?

That's not what I'm talking about!

Then what, what are you saying?!

It would have been good if we had just gotten married,

but you absolutely refused!

You said you slept with her a number of times.

You said you felt you had a responsibility!

You said you couldn't disappoint your parents!

You said both families would have an absolute fit and that you'd be disowned!

Even in spite of that, I said let's do it.

But you didn't. You couldn't.

You said you'd rather die than live out a TV drama.

You said you couldn't handle anything that brought on more heartache.

You refused!

If you make it my fault,

do you think you'll feel a little bit more at ease?

Then do it.

Yeah, it's my fault.

Because I really would rather die than live out a TV drama.

I don't want to make my life,

my heart, my soul wretched any longer.

Even if it's over you.

It's probably time. You couldn't have taken a day off today?

I think we'll have to end on a fight.

Ah, it's me.

You're going to have to handle the meeting yourself.

I think it will be too hard to make it in time.

Couldn't we figure something out?

All right, I'm sorry.

Then tell Manager Han that I'll be 30 minutes late,

and to ask for their understanding.

30 minutes.

I'm sorry.

All right. All right.

Yes.

What happened with the trip schedule?

Hyang Gi's mother says reservations need to be made.

I told you that would be difficult.

There's a month left, you can make it happen.

Don't be like that. Act with some consideration.

I mentioned you said it would be difficult and Hyang Gi's mother had a fit.

She said it may be no big deal for a man,

but that for a woman, a honeymoon is a memory forever.

Taking 4 days off is hard enough. How can I take half a month?

That's impossible.

Go on, Mother.

Hey, Ji Hyung. Don't be like that. Huh?

How disappointed Hyang Gi will be.

It's once in a lifetime, not even twice. Hmm?

Hyang Gi's mother will be out any minute.

She made a firm demand that I resolve this with you while she's taking care of something.

Tell her I wasn't able to set my schedule, yet.

No. Tell her I won't be able to set my schedule like that,

and that I'll talk to Hyang Gi.

Goodbye, Mother.

I'm telling you, that's going too far.

The patient is coming out.

- Is it over? - Yes, Madam.

Are you done? Can you leave?

- Yeah. Give it to me. - I'll carry it.

Did they say it was okay? No problems?

They say it's healing cleanly.

Then why does it hurt?

Flesh was sliced and sewn. Of course, it's going to hurt.

Didn't you say the painkillers weren't effective?

I didn't say they weren't effective, just less effective.

Aigoo, geez.

Why cut open a perfectly good face?

Just call it an addiction. It's okay.

What do you mean he can't?

It's his company. He's Joint Director.

What is the big deal about taking off half a month?

He said he'll talk to Hyang Gi.

Let them take care of it on their own.

Hey. Tell him to stop using that girl.

How can you say that?

It bugs me that your son uses our Hyang Gi so much.

Hey!

Yeah, I know. I know our girl is a nitwit.

How can you call your own kid a nitwit all the time?

It's because she's a nitwit that she adored your son

from the moment she could walk all the way up to now.

Do you still feel like the ChungYong heir was a lost opportunity?

Wouldn't you?

How is he using Hyang Gi, exactly?

Your son resolves everything by hiding behind Hyang Gi.

He delayed the wedding by convincing Hyang Gi.

He used Hyang Gi to announce they were going to move out after the wedding.

And he's going to talk with Hyang Gi about the honeymoon too, right?

Stupid girl.

Isn't it obvious?

"Oh all right, Oppa. You do whatever's easiest for you. "

"It's all right with me. "

Yeah. That's right, I actually gave birth to that child.

Oppa, are you in a meeting?

When will it be over?

Ahjumma is supposed to come over for dinner at our house.

We're having cold noodle soup.

Couldn't you finish up early and come, too?

I miss you. I haven't been able to see you for 4 days.

Hmm? Call me.

Oh! Please wait just a moment.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Yes, it'll be here soon.

Okay.

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.

Time keeps going,

but neither one of us has anything to say.

Right. Rather than saying hollow words,

let's just get up, hold each other in a crushing embrace,

and for 5 minutes...

just 5 minutes, let's stand like that, then leave.

I'm...

not confident I can do this.

I might call you every day.

I'm confident I can.

I won't answer.

I'm not confident I won't answer your calls.

That's all right.

Because I won't call.

Do you...

think you can be all right?

I won't be in the newspapers so don't worry.

That time...

last year, it would have been better if I hadn't met you.

I don't think that.

I met you then,

and from that day until today,

that 1 year was to me, was to my life...

It's rather funny to say that about a life of 30 years.

But yes, out of the 30 years I've lived,

it was the absolute fullest...

full to the point of heartache...

and well, that sort of glut is something to be grateful for.

It wouldn't have been that way otherwise.

I'm a brazen thief.

I didn't really have any pangs of conscience.

Get up. You have to get going.

You need to, at least, make the 30 minute postponed time.

I said get up.

I'm...

sorry I'm such a coward.

No.

I'm sorry I'm so pathetic.

I...

worry about you.

I'll be absolutely fine.

I'm tough.

Don't drive. Call a driver-for-hire.

No. There's no need.

- Listen to me. - I'm not going to.

I don't need one.

- Go wait outside. - I told you I don't need a driver.

Just go in my car and have him follow us in yours.

I don't want that.

I'm going alone.

I absolutely don't want that.

How long will it be before these days will become reminiscences for us?

3 years? 5 years?

I'm not sure.

I haven't had such an experience, Ahjussi.

Could there be reminiscences without longing?

If there's no longing, then those aren't reminiscences,

but just recollections, aren't they?

Are you going to get married?

Me?

Of course, I am!

Would you like it if only you got married and I couldn't?

- I guess that wouldn't be right. - It wouldn't be right.

Someday, the Park Ji Hyung couple holding the hand of a small child,

could possibly run into me...

with a swollen baby belly and another man, no?

No. That's not it.

Mmm... within about a year,

the Park Ji Hyung couple who haven't had a baby yet,

run smack into me with my big swollen baby belly first.

That would be much more of a shock.

I suppose that could be.

Our gaze will meet briefly and then I suppose,

we'll have to move on, right?

I suppose so.

I suppose that's how it will be.

It's a movie.

Are you talking about some strangers?

Huh?

Oh yeah, was it about us?

What?

We'll run smack into you with a big swollen baby belly and what?

Within a year?

Why are you getting all red in the face?

Do you really think you can drive?

Of course.

I'm as tough as nails.

I'm scary calm right now.

I'm actually surprised at myself.

Then I'll follow behind you.

I don't want you to.

It'll stress me out.

I forgot to use the restroom.

You go on and leave first.

Don't think about anything and just drive.

You can think as much as you want at home.

And when you arrive, just send me a simple text, "arrived. "

You absolutely have to.

All right.

Then...

go to the restroom.

I'll leave.

Try standing on it.

Can you stand on it? Can you walk?

Try walking.

I'm all right!

It's not a big deal.

It's my specialty anyway.

Even if I fall, I won't get hurt.

Because looks are important.

What's so important about looks when you can't even walk?!

What is this?

You usually wear lower heals than that. Why have they gotten higher?!

Why are you yelling at me?

If you don't watch out, you could really find yourself in a brace and crutches!

I splurged and bought them to look good for someone!

Does it make any sense to want to look good for someone who disgusts you?!

If I knew today was the day, I wouldn't have worn these,

but you never said anything.

Did you drive wearing those?

I have slippers in the trunk.

That means you wore those driving here!

You're about to make my head crack, why all the nagging?!

I took them off and drove barefoot. Satisfied?!

Make sure you take your shoes off, put them away, and drive in your slippers.

If you leave them under your legs and they get caught under the brakes, it's death.

All right?

Yeah, all right.

Don't worry. I'll do as you say.

Seo Yeon, please send me a message that you arrived safely.

This way. In this one.

It's fine now.

Noona, noona, hold yourself back!

I'm sorry. Forgive me, just once.

Please let it go just this once more, noona.

Just once, just once more. Huh?

Noona, noona!

Move.

- Not moving? - Noona, don't. You're scaring me.

I won't do it again, ever. Let it go just this once.

How many times is once?

Don't you know what once means?

Are you a moron?!

Does once mean 1 million times to Lee Moon Kwon?!

Really, I deserve to die.

But later, Noona. Noona, Noona.

That's okay.

There's no need to die.

Just quit your studies.

From now on, live however you want.

I don't care.

- I really don't care anymore! - Noona.

- Whether you sell gum or pick pockets, I really don't care! -Noona, noona.

Shut up!

I won't expect anything from you anymore!

I'm so sick of being disappointed by you!

Every time you do something like this, I just want to die!

Die! Should I die? Should I really just go and die?!

You can't do that, Noona!

If you die, what would I do?

What the hell are you going to do with your life?!

What the hell are you going to do always chasing that "one more time"?

That's why you always get from 5th to 10th place, noona!

You and your backtalk!

You have to have the last word!

Are you my mother? You're not!

You better stop right there!

Isn't this Jang Jae Min's house with the green door?

Ah... ah, yes.

Oppa went to the market with Auntie.

I was asked over for dinner.

I... I see.

Oppa should be back shortly.

Yeah?

Oppa, your work must be over.

Did you get my message?

I got it.

Are you going to come? Can you?

No, I don't think I can.

Then when?

Tomorrow?

Judging from your silence, it sounds like you don't think you can tomorrow, either.

Then, couldn't you drop by for like 5 minutes to see me after work?

You don't have to come in.

If you call 10 minutes ahead, I'll be out there 5 minutes before. Huh?

I don't know when I'll be done.

Are you going to work all night?

No.

Won't you be done before midnight?

It's okay with me even if it's after midnight.

I can stay up and wait.

Just go to bed on time.

I'm tired, too. Mmm?

Don't act like a child.

All right.

What can I do when you say you're tired?

Hyang Gi is a good girl, right?

Yes, you are.

- She's pretty, right? - Mmm, pretty.

But no matter what happens,

you have to let me see your face at least tomorrow.

Even if it's just for 30 minutes, huh?

Even if it's the middle of the night.

Okay, let's try to make something work.

Oppa, it's a promise.

- I'm driving. - Okay. Oppa, I love you.

Hang up now.

Yes, Mother.

Are you okay to talk?

You don't think you could even take just a week off?

Hey, Hyang Gi's mother wants you to stop using Hyang Gi.

She thinks Hyang Gi's an idiot because

she says OK to whatever you say.

Even if it's difficult, give in a little this time and take at least a week off.

All right. As I said, I'll discuss it with Hyang Gi, Mother.

Yes.

Yes.

What's so important about looks when you can't even walk?!

What is this?

You usually wear lower heals than that. Why have they gotten higher?!

Why are you yelling at me?

If you don't watch out, you could really find yourself in a brace and crutches!

I splurged and bought them to look good for someone!

Does it make any sense to want to look good for someone who disgusts you?!

If I knew today was the day, I wouldn't have worn these,

but you never said anything.

I'm sorry. Something came up.

It happens.

I just got here a little while ago, too.

- Please sit. - Yes.

I drafted recommendations that best reflect

what we discussed last time.

Ah... for the exterior,

taking into consideration the surrounding scenery,

we're planning to use exposed concrete.

And...

Ah, as we discussed,

we focused on openness in the layout of the living room and kitchen.

Please take a look.

Ah, it looks good.

Then, has the bedroom become a little smaller than last time?

Yes. We modified the bedroom and the dressing room just a little bit.

The children's rooms were left the same.

Yes. Well, children grow so fast.

The rooms need to have plenty of space.

It's good you didn't change them.

And I kept in mind,

that you wanted to enjoy the countryside and landscape

as much as possible from inside.

Oh yes, of course.

If not, then there's no point in having a house in the country.

- Don't you think? - Yes, that's true.

Would you like some water.

Thank you. The office is empty.

Director Sohn and Manager Ji

went to a meeting regarding the Cheongdam Villas.

That, I know.

Kim Hyun Cha, Min Ji Ho went to the Seongguk-dong site.

Jung Ha Yang raced out when the lady in Itaewon called

wanting to change the wallpaper she selected.

Changing it again?

That lady is probably going to be changing the wallpaper into next year.

Ha Yang Unni went out in a huff

asking if maybe we should make her sign a pledge.

With her face bright red like a boiled crab!

Unni!

Ah, just a sec.

It's 8,000 won.

Yes, out of 10,000.

2,000 is your change. Yes.

Goodbye, Madam.

I hear the heat is a killer.

Yeah, it's hot.

I haven't seen that outfit before.

I've had it for a while.

Looks like people can see.

Let them see.

What?

You may not seem it, but you're a sly one.

I'm crafty.

Then, why haven't you gotten a man?

It's a mystery.

How about bringing down that slyness down 6 or 7 notches?

I'll consider it. I'm going, Unni.

Bye.

Little sis-in-law, you came.

- Yes, hello. - Where'd you go?

I went to get some exercise, exercise.

Oh, *Sseunim, welcome. (*Korean way of addressing a monk)

It's been a while.

It's so hot, how...

Ah, the mountains where you live is probably cool.

*Namu amitabul gwanseum bosal. *(Veneration to Amitabha and Avalokitesvara)

You said you were entering *Vassa. (*Buddhist Lent).

That must have just ended, Sseunim.

Mother and Father went to pick up the kids,

and they said they found a 6 year old

and her 4 year old brother living on ramen.

When Mother got there, they had run out of even Ramen.

The 6 year old tried to get some on credit at a corner store and was rejected.

And after that, they spent 2 to 4 days just drinking water. She found them lying there.

There weren't any homes nearby?

The owner's house had been empty for a month,

while the owner was gone involved in sibling estate fight.

Can someone call herself a mother and do such a thing?

Even though she beat them in every sort of way a thousand times a day

until she was exhausted,

my mother says it's so fortunate that at some point

she came to her senses briefly and called before the children died of hunger.

So, Seo Yeon, that girl, became an early old woman of a child.

And inside, she's tough as nails.

Don't act like you know.

Keep pretending you don't know anything.

Myung Hee Noona doesn't know, either.

My father told me when we went up to the mountains.

He said that she really needed to meet a good man.

That if she met a wrong man too,

then her life would be a complete wreck.

[Park Ji Sook]

What? Park Ji Sook?

I'm Ji Sook? I'm a girl?

It would get messy if we get found out.

Just a second.

What do you have me listed as?

Let's see. Let's see what you have me as.

I don't.

I have it in my head. There's nothing on my phone.

Then, what about records of our calls.

I delete them immediately.

Hyang Gi checks my phone as though she's joking around.

She won't listen to me even if I get mad about it.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Seo Yeon.

So I...

get deleted right after a call.

- Seo Yeon. - Not just my call records, but myself.

I feel like I'm being erased.

Erased, erased, erased,

and then one day I feel like I'll just disappear into smoke.

Wow, that puts me in a dirty foul mood.

I guess we won't be able to do anything big together.

If we did and something went wrong,

I feel like you'll say "I don't know who that woman is. "

Then, what does that make me, a nut job?

Delusional?

- Lee Seo Yeon. - Don't touch me.

It's pathetic.

Don't touch me. I don't want you to.

Don't say anything.

Just be quiet.

I've arrived.

[Park Ji Sook]

Yeah, Noona.

Why aren't you home, yet?

Are you playing video games again?

You better come home.

Noona, did you forget?

Today's Auntie's pork belly party.

If you're home, come up now.

The pork belly is to die for. Super tasty.

Noona! Noona!

Yeah. All right, I'm coming.

I'll be right there.

Don't just eat the meat. Eat it with the lettuce.

How can a kid eat so much meat?

Again, again.

They say that if a kid gains too much weight as he's growing, he won't get tall.

You keep that up and I'll get really irritated and won't tolerate it.

Hey.

The average is 180 for the kids these days, Mom.

But then, he hates milk.

You have to drink milk to grow.

Why aren't you drinking milk, kid?!

Mom gives it to you out of devotion, so why wouldn't you drink it?

Do you think that's right for a son to behave like that?

- Are you really a son? - All right. I'll drink it, I will.

Mom, I'll drink it. I'll drink it.

Don't get so excited and just eat some meat, yes?

- Drink in talk only?! - Drink in talk only?!

Just try and do that one more time.

I'll kick you out in nothing but your underwear.

What? What did he do?

He was drinking it for the child whenever he could without me knowing it, Mom.

Are you already done, honey?

Oh, eat some more. You didn't eat that many pieces.

You don't feel like it? You not feeling well?

I ate as much as I wanted.

- I'm here, Auntie. - Ah, hurry in and sit down.

- Honey, Seo Yeon is here. - Uncle, I've come.

Sit, sit, sit.

*Hyungbu. (*Older sister's husband.)

Welcome, welcome.

You went to work on a Saturday off?

Yeah!

I saw the deposit.

You worked hard.

Thank you.

Ji Min, it's been a long time.

Hello, Auntie.

Did you run out in the middle of cooking?

Yeah. Why?

Your apron says it all.

Oh, that's right.

It's always the last Saturday of the month. How can you forget?

I know, right?

She must have absent-minded disease.

She's doing this more and more.

Hey Mr. Hero, slow down! Let the others here eat!

Hey! Leave him alone. He should be eating at his age! Did you buy the meat?!

Did you leave your phone or take it with you?

I took it with me.

But you're answering message came on.

Of course.

Where's Oppa?

- It's been a long time. - Yeah.

I walked just briefly, and I'm really hot.

It's been so long since you called to see me,

I thought maybe you'd show up with your wedding invitation, pal.

How are your parents? Well?

Of course.

And your parents?

Mmm, the same as always.

Drink.

It's good to see you.

What made you think of me?

It's been over a year since we've seen each other.

Mmm.

Every time I'd call, you'd say you'd call me back and hang up.

After a few times, I found that I'd stopped calling, too.

Did I do something to offend you?

No.

I have something I need to tell you.

But I think I'm going to need to borrow some courage from the wine.

Somehow, I get the feeling...

that I should drink a little too before hearing this.

Ji Hyung.

Hey, pal.

Did you cause a hit and run?

What is it? What's the matter?

Seo Yeon.

Seo Yeon?

I've been seeing her.

I couldn't tell you.

I just wasn't able to.

You...

what about your fiancee?

Did you call off the engagement?

And then started to see Seo Yeon?

No.

Then?

The date's been set for the wedding.

I ended it with Seo Yeon just today.

I'd like it if you could understand.

I won't make the conventional excuses.

We both wanted it and it just happened that way.

I wanted to call off the engagement,

I really wanted to break it off, but I couldn't.

So to put it simply,

you toyed with our Seo Yeon and discarded her.

Why are you telling me this?

- What is it you want from me? - Jae Min.

You worthless punk.

I told you when we started school.

That you shouldn't get any ideas about her or make her get any about you.

You said she was nothing more than a little sister.

You knew how I thought of her.

And you knew full well how she grew up and you pull that sort of crap?

You say you both wanted it?

If you both wanted it, then you should have taken responsibility!

Seo Yeon said she didn't want that.

What kind of bullshit is that, man?!

Seo Yeon said she'd rather die than live out

what would obviously turn out to be a 3rd rate melodrama.

Park Ji Hyung.

She said she didn't want to block an auction sale by unfairly cutting in,

that she didn't want to be hurt anymore,

that she didn't think she could ever be happy

after causing such wreckage in our families or even handle it.

Right.

She may have felt that way, looking at it from her perspective, you punk.

So then, what? Are you saying it's all Seo Yeon's fault?

That you didn't want it to end up like this, you weren't going to let it end up like this,

but for Seo Yeon's sake, you gave her what she wished for?

That you're exempted from responsibility?

That you have nothing to be ashamed of?

That you're completely in the right?

I know that I'm a low-down coward!

But?!

Even if it meant cutting off my relationship with my parents, I would have.

But?

The fate of 2 families, including one woman, rests on me.

Our parents are university friends.

My father is the Director of their family's hospital.

Talk of my marriage to Hyang Gi began 10 years ago.

And it's not like I've never touched her.

In this position,

if it were you that was going to be the son of a gun,

do you think it would have been so simple and easy?

Irresponsible punk.

If it were me, I wouldn't have gone and fooled around with another woman in the first place.

Why get involved with someone else when your hands are tied, you punk?

Do I look like a guy who goes and fools around?

- Then what is this? - I...

even at this moment,

even if everything shatters, I want to flip everything over.

And because I can't, there are sirens wailing in my head,

making me a borderline lunatic!

I had to tell you.

So that I could ask you to look after Seo Yeon.

Please look after her.

Please.

Take a big swing at me,

and look after Seo Yeon.

What, the cat is thinking about the mouse?

Never mind. It would be a waste of my fist.

Jae Min.

Ultimately, it's to make you feel better.

Don't just talk about bordering on going crazy. Really truly go crazy.

Then I'll believe you.

Ahh, I have a Buddha's belly.

My problem is gluttony,

becoming completely oblivious in front of food.

I tell myself I shouldn't, but when food appears before my eyes,

I totally lose it.

No thoughts come to my head.

Even getting chewed out like that by Myung Hee Noona,

at least I accomplished my original intention.

Troublemaker.

When I go out, I clench my teeth and hold myself back, so don't worry.

It's a side effect of the trauma of being hungry.

I never had enough to eat, being among a large family and worrying how welcome I was.

Nobody ate 2 bowls when you ate 1.

I told you not to talk about being unwelcome, even as a joke.

Auntie is the queen of lamenting.

Take a shower, snap to your senses and study.

Don't fall asleep while pretending to study.

Yes, sir!

What is this?

Isn't this the smell of gas?

How can you forget to turn off the gas, Noona?!

Regardless of anything else, you have to be careful with the gas.

We're just lucky, I have the nose of a hound.

If we had lit a lighter before we smelled it, then bam!

Then you and I would be on our way to the afterlife.

Where on earth are you leaving your brain?

You leave your phone at home. You run out in your apron.

- What is wrong with you, huh?! - You demanded I hurry up.

Why make demands and make me rush?

- No. Don't blame me... - Ah, be quiet.

Be still.

All right. I made a mistake. Enough.

There was one more thing.

You forgot about going over to Auntie's.

I didn't forget.

I just stayed because it was a bother.

The evidence is crystal clear, Noona, so what's with the lie?

Go take a shower.

Ah, there's no need to get that bummed about it, Noona.

Didn't I tell you to go take a shower?

All right.

Do you want me to clean the range?

I'll do it.

Okay then.

It is hot as hell.

How much longer is it going to be like this?

It gets hotter every day and the house is becoming an oven.

It doesn't know how to cool down.

At this rate, it really may become the Philippines in a few years.

Since the Philippines is the only place I've been.

Drink, Noona.

Aren't you hot? So drink.

Okay.

The water's from the fridge. There's no need for ice.

Is the work urgent?

I want to try to finish it during my time off.

How much is the project worth?

What? Are you quitting?

Focus. I'll be right out.

Aigoo.

If I had to pinpoint something wrong,

the only thing would be that Hyang Gi's mother is unhappy

that Ji Hyung says he can't take half a month off for the honeymoon.

He's not a drainpipe. How can he empty out half a month?

I'm sure he's saying that because he truly can't take the time off.

Let him do as he sees fit.

I've said all I can to him. I'm not saying any more.

Ah, that Hyang Gi, I swear it feels like they're offering us some charity

and I don't like it.

It's not like we're trying to marry our fool son Ondal off to Princess Pyeong Gang.

He has to work with his circumstances.

How can they flatly demand him to take off half a month and get irritated about it?

If Chairman No doesn't say anything, then just play dumb about it.

Just say it's something that the kids should probably work out and be done with it.

You don't have to go along with their every mood.

I don't know about you,

but there are times when I hold myself back around them.

Holding back is basically going along with their mood sometimes anyway.

Are you still in Beijing?

If there's nothing else you need to say, I'll talk to you later.

Okay. Don't work too hard.

Hyang Gi said you were going to be late so I thought

you'd be coming in the wee hours of the morning.

Yes.

Have you been drinking?

A little.

I just got off the phone with your father.

He told me to get you take half a month off,

and I insisted that we let you guys figure it out.

What?

Do you have something to say?

No.

Are you tired?

Why are you so listless?

Are you badly drunk? Do you want some ice water?

If I were to break off the engagement, what would happen?

What?

What did you just say? Did I hear you wrong?

I don't want to do it.

Please let me get out of it.

How could you?

Are you not feeling well?

Have you gone nuts?

I don't love Hyang Gi.

I have someone else.

Mother.

You haven't been discarded.

I didn't care about that woman.

I told myself I was going to steal him away for a little while.

What do you think you're doing? To a sleeping person?

I want to touch you once for a while, Oppa.

- Who is she? - She's someone without parents.

Then, that is the worst case.

You couldn't have pulled that crap if it was some respected family's daughter.

You made light of our Seo Yeon.