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ROMANCE IS A BONUS BOOK

Translated by Hyun-joo Choi at Netflix

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RÉSUMÉ NAME: KANG DAN-I

VOLUME 13

She's obviously very qualified,

but we can't show a résumé like this to companies.

Why? You said she's qualified.

Due to the employment gap.

She was unemployed for seven years.

Advertising agencies are incredibly fast-paced.

The postings for jobs that require experience

all say that anyone who has experience can apply.

Tell me which companies would interview--

It's discrimination and illegal. That's why the postings say anyone can apply.

They accept applications from everyone and filter them out.

She will never get an interview.

She was unemployed for seven years,

but she'll need 3 months at the most to adjust.

Anyone would need that much time when starting a new job.

Hey, do you think we've never hired people like her?

Hiring a woman like her can ruin the atmosphere of the office.

What should her title be?

Manager? Senior Manager? She was jobless for years.

It's just ambiguous. Managers won't feel comfortable

giving her petty tasks.

Then could you ask smaller companies--

Hey, Eun-ho.

Just take her out for a nice meal and cheer her up.

She can't get back into advertising.

Agencies always have

over one hundred applicants waiting to hear back.

You'll buy all of these?

Shouldn't you try them on?

-Here. These too. -Are you sure?

Hey. I have a favor to ask you.

What is it?

-Hire someone for your marketing team. -What?

Even if there's no need. Just do it for me.

Here.

Hey, this is a fashion company.

Fashion marketing is different.

She'll learn fast.

She's clearly overqualified for your company.

Just hire her.

Hey, you can't force me to hire her.

Fine. Forget it, then.

I'll courier this back to you when I get home.

I'll never come here again.

What's with him today?

Hey, does it make sense to you?

She studies hard, is competent,

and more passionate than anyone.

It's ridiculous that not a single company would hire her.

What are you yelling at me for?

Take this. I'm not buying this.

Hey...

RED SPOTS

Don't call me, Song Hae-rin.

I'm not your friend.

SONG HAE-RIN

SONG HAE-RIN

I want to avoid you for the time being, Hae-rin.

SONG HAE-RIN

Eun-ho, I'm in your neighborhood now.

I felt bad about being such a nuisance to Ji Seo-jun when I was drunk,

so I came here to apologize to him, but he's not answering my calls.

I know that we came out of the restaurant like this.

Did we go that way?

No, we didn't.

We went this way.

No.

Damn it.

I even slept at his place. Why can't I remember where it is?

His address should be on his contract.

I should've checked it before coming here.

EUN-HO

Ms. Song.

Mr. Ji Seo-jun is your business partner, not your friend.

And yes. You really were a nuisance that day.

Even I would avoid you if I were him.

You'd better apologize to him properly.

We have to work with him on four more books.

JI SEO-JUN

I washed my sheets.

Some woman slept on my bed without even washing up.

I washed all the sheets, but I can still smell the pollack and cuttlefish.

Did you have them in your pocket or something?

For now, I don't want to answer that woman's calls.

-What the hell... -E-mail me for any work-related stuff.

Then I'll get back to you.

So both of them hate me.

Life is plagued by loneliness. I'm really lonely.

RED SPOTS

I even bought a cake to apologize to you.

I'm really sorry about that night.

I don't need your apology.

I don't want to see you ever again.

Actually, I have one last question.

Did getting dumped by guys turn you into such a bad drunk?

Or did you get dumped because you're a terrible drunk?

What the...

Hey, that's not true! You got it all wrong!

I'm actually a wonderful woman!

Where is his place?

In the past year, I applied to every experienced position available.

I had more than 50 in-person interviews.

Even if a company is hiring 10 people, they'll never hire

women who are returning after a career break.

Should I keep living like this?

Let's say I'll die at the age of 80. That means I'm only halfway through.

Do I have to keep living like this?

Fire Dan-i, Mr. Cha.

Actually, no. Since she's a contract employee,

terminating her contract would be the appropriate expression.

GYEOROO IDEA CONTEST

Hey, you're back.

What are you up to?

I want to participate in the idea competition.

Give me some ideas.

You want my invaluable ideas for free?

What do you want in return?

No, that was half-hearted.

Do it again. On this cheek.

No, that's not enough. Do it properly.

It wasn't bad overall, but it could've been better.

Is that all you can do?

Do it again.

Just give me some ideas.

Dan-i, I'll be one of the judges as a founding member.

I must be fair to all participants.

If I were you,

I wouldn't propose a book that's aiming for short-lived popularity.

I'd rather come up with an idea for a book

that people would remember for a long time.

It'll be great if it can contribute to the company's success.

Try to think outside the box.

You never let me down.

That's hard though.

What should I propose?

This is...

A year ago,

when you were trying to find a job, wasn't it stressful?

You said you had 50 in-person interviews.

It was stressful, of course.

One day, when I was running between skyscrapers with my résumé in my hand

I felt so sorry for myself.

I thought, "There must be so many desks in those buildings. Can't they spare me one?"

I had always worked very hard. I thought it was so unfair.

Money was disappearing from my account at the speed of light,

and I couldn't land a job no matter how hard I tried.

Why didn't you come to me for help?

Because I knew it'd upset you.

Still, it would've been better to be upset about it together.

Why are you asking about that out of the blue?

It's all in the past now.

Now I have a job,

and I'm doing pretty well at work.

I even have a boyfriend now.

I didn't know

anything back then. I'm sorry.

Did something happen?

No, I was just reminded of it.

By the way,

do you think it's okay for me to participate in the competition?

I'm a contract employee. Am I being too eager?

No, that's fine.

Do everything you want to do. It's okay.

-Anyway, what about the study group? -What?

I heard the new hires are studying together today.

Ji-yul told me yesterday.

Right. Oh, no. I have to get ready and head out.

What do I do with all this?

-I'll pack these up for you. Go get ready. -Thanks.

-Are you ready? -Thanks.

No, I don't think you're ready yet.

-What do you mean? -Close your eyes.

Why?

Just close your eyes, please.

What is it?

Is it an earring?

Stay still.

There you go.

Have a look.

I went to see a friend of mine earlier and thought of you.

Do you like it?

Yes, you picked a pair of earrings that are just like me.

I'm blooming like a beautiful flower, you know.

What a great choice.

I'll clean the house and do the laundry as well.

I won't be home when you get back.

Where are you going?

It's a secret.

We're gathered here today

to prepare for the idea contest,

TOP, Tomorrow of Passion, you know?

In other words,

even if we're sitting here together at the moment,

we'll be competing against each other in this competition.

That's right. The five million won is mine.

I really need it.

Then we'll share information,

but not our ideas, okay?

We shouldn't share any information. Information is an asset.

Then we'll sit together but work separately.

Then I'm screwed. I'm totally screwed.

What are you going to do without us?

Gosh, look at that face.

This is a list of the previous winning ideas

that were turned into books. Go through this list first.

This is a list of all Gyeoroo's books organized by year.

Go over this too.

I cleaned the house and did the laundry. I bought groceries for the week as well.

There's soup on the stove. Heat it up.

I followed a recipe in a cookbook. I hope it's good.

And sweet dreams.

From Eun-ho.

Where did he go?

This is odd.

Come to think of it, he often doesn't come home.

Did he go to Kapyong again?

His high fever was caused by pneumonia.

Again? He just recovered from it.

In his current condition, it's hard to expect any improvement.

He's barely hanging in there.

I have to say,

he has held out for long enough.

You should prepare yourselves for the worst.

Doctor.

Don't worry.

He said many times that we should prepare for the worst.

Mr. Kang will get through this, once again.

It's not that.

I'm just not sure if I made the right choice.

I could've made a different choice back then.

I'm not sure if it is right

to just let him go like this.

Is it right to let him be forgotten like this?

Was keeping the promise the right thing to do?

Mr. Kang, please tell me

that I did the right thing...

and that what I'm doing is right.

Tell me this is right.

Who's here?

I'll be right back.

Did I mishear it?

Hi, Geum-bi.

Are you all right?

You must've been taken aback that night.

I wanted to tell you that I'm fine now.

You said you wouldn't answer my calls, so I came to see you in person

because there's something I really want to tell you.

I quit drinking as of that day.

So please forgive me now.

To me, you're the perfect book designer.

What? Where did everyone go?

It's lunchtime, you know.

You probably haven't had lunch yet.

-Shall we have lunch together? -Shall we?

Wait, I have to vote first.

-Just a second. -Okay.

-A circle? -I'm not sure.

Let's go.

This is so good.

Hey, I was starving.

I had to check out a few online bookstores.

Why do I always have so much work to do? I'm always so swamped.

Speaking of which,

are you interested in joining my team?

Well, I'd love that.

But will that be okay? As you know, I'm a contract employee.

Give me some time.

The founding members' meeting will be held soon,

so I'll bring it up then.

I'll ask if you can be transferred to my team.

-Really? -Yes.

But don't get your hopes up too high.

-You're teasing me now, right? -Yes, I am.

This is so yummy.

Hey, why are you going so fast?

Let's go.

Hey, Geum-bi.

Let's go. Come on.

Ta-da!

Shouldn't you be at work? Why are you following me?

I took today off because of you.

I told you to e-mail me. Why are you doing this?

You've been bothering me all day.

I made a mistake, so I have to fix it.

Also, you signed with me.

I always take care of those who signed with me to the end.

Not a single contract has ended on a sour note.

So what's your point?

I'm so sorry about that day, Mr. Ji.

And I really quit drinking.

Do you know how scared I was?

You made cucumber soju when you were allergic to cucumbers.

Jeez, what's wrong with you?

That will never happen again until your contract ends.

I'll work harder to become a better partner.

Okay, please do.

Get home safely.

Gosh, I'm hungry. I haven't even had lunch yet.

We've reconciled, but I guess you'll say no

if I ask you to have lunch with me, right?

He's ignoring me.

Mr. Cha.

I apologized formally to Mr. Ji.

He's no longer mad at me.

From now on, I'll draw a clear line between work and personal life.

I'm hungry.

Hey, what kind of nonsense is this?

Look. This shocking news was uploaded five minutes ago.

Apparently, this blogger

saw Kang Byeong-jun in Amsterdam.

He was with a young woman.

When he asked him if he's Kang Byeong-jun,

he suddenly started speaking Japanese and walked away.

But he was speaking Korean up until then.

-Is this real? -Exactly.

People are going crazy right now,

saying he must've faked his disappearance

so he could be with his lover.

My gosh, what is all the fuss about?

Rumors saying he disappeared or escaped

have no grounds or basis in fact.

There were even rumors saying that we locked him up.

-Exactly. -But I can understand why.

He announced his retirement out of the blue,

gave his publication rights to our company, and vanished.

I'm sure he had a good reason for doing that.

Why are people so curious about his grand plan?

I believe that he'll suddenly show up again one day

just like how he suddenly disappeared.

Do you want to know why?

That's because The Heroes still remains unfinished.

What's The Heroes?

It's a book Mr. Kang once mentioned in an interview.

He was planning on writing it.

But it never got published because he suddenly retired.

-You're incredible. -She knows everything.

Dan-i, you're the best.

I'm sure he'll show up one day with a finished copy of The Heroes.

Right when everyone's off guard,

he'll show up with a great piece of work

and cause a sensation in the publishing industry.

When that happens, I'll be in charge of editing The Heroes.

Do you all hear me? Look at me.

I'm going to kill anyone who tries to take it from me.

-Okay, sir. -Sure.

THE HEROES

THE HEROES

WRITTEN BY PARK JEONG-HUN

THE HEROES

KANG BYEONG-JUN

KANG BYEONG-JUN HAS DISAPPEARED THE HEROES BY KANG BYEONG-JUN

"Declaration of the end of Kang Byeong-jun's writing career.

To me, writing was a form of showing my desire to live

and a voyage to find the reason behind my existence."

However,

after the 60-year-long journey,

writing ended up becoming only a career.

And now the only thing that's left within me is disgrace.

KANG BYEONG-JUN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT

Everything has lost its meaning,

my desires have faded away,

and it's been a long time since I lost my purpose.

Now, I have forcefully been driven out

into the barren plain all by myself.

And now, in my final moment, I am about to talk about myself

before I forget who I am.

KANG BYEONG-JUN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT

My well is all dried up

and empty.

And now, I am ready to enjoy my unrighteous freedom.

"And therefore, I, Kang Byeong-jun, declare my retirement from writing."

What does this mean?

That means there's no definite reason.

Am I the only one who doesn't get it?

Eun-ho, is that you?

You didn't eat, did you? What were you doing?

I was reading Mr. Kang's declaration of the end of his writing career.

Why all of a sudden?

Didn't you see the buzz?

He used to be your teacher.

He's the reason why you became a writer.

It all started because he asked you to write a novel.

He didn't even like my novels.

Do you even know how much he hurt me?

"That's not a novel.

Your writings need to be sincerer."

I became a writer because of you.

You secretly uploaded my novel on the Internet.

Let's eat. I'm hungry.

You received his declaration, didn't you?

Why do you think so?

I wasn't able to ask you back then

because I was busy raising Jae-hui and working.

But didn't his declaration cause a huge controversy?

Back then, I didn't even know you were working at Gyeoroo.

I thought you were still in school.

You were weird back then. I couldn't get in touch with you and you were never home.

What's with the sudden interest? Is it because I'm your boyfriend?

He gave you the declaration, did he?

I read it, and I couldn't understand a single word.

Why did he retire?

Can you tell me? I'll keep it a secret.

Let's eat. I'm hungry.

Where is he right now?

You keep in touch, don't you?

No, Dan-i. He disappeared because he wanted to.

And he wrote that declaration hoping that no one would look for him.

Plus, he never had a deep relationship with anyone.

I personally think it was just the right ending for him.

Why do you think of it as an ending? The Heroes is still unfinished.

He retired.

He'll come back with that book.

I'm not the only one who thinks that.

Everyone at work said the same thing. They all think he'll come back.

I hope he comes back dramatically

and shocks the world.

By the way, did you read the poetry collection?

Yes, it was nice.

Are you going to publish it?

What do you think? Do you think we should publish it?

Yes, it was really nice.

Did you vote for it?

-I'm not sure. -No?

-Just eat. -Vote for it, okay?

Hello.

-Park Hoon! -My goodness.

Good morning.

-Did you take the bus? -Of course.

Good morning.

He's so cool.

She's so cool.

What's going on?

My gosh, Ji-yul. You still have a lot to learn.

It's Gyeoroo's tradition.

It's my first time seeing it since I started working here 3 years ago.

But you guys are lucky. You got to see it

in your first year.

When Gyeoroo was first established, they all wore that

to visit all the important places

like binderies, printing shops and bookstores.

But why is today an important day?

Today, they're going to decide

if we should publish a poetry collection.

Oh, right. The coin bank.

This is incredible.

This is so cool.

Should I open it?

Let's begin.

"Just like...

how someone's poetry once saved my life,

I hope my poetry can also reach someone in need

and save that person as well."

It's the poem that Mr. Na wrote.

I hope you all made the right choice.

You cannot rewind time,

and you cannot regret losing a gem once it's already gone.

You all get what I mean, right? So--

Wait a minute. Let me also say something as the president.

Everyone.

You are the founding members of Gyeoroo Publishing.

Are you okay with being the fifth in the industry?

We must become the best.

Gyeoroo, never slow down,

and keep going!

Gosh, he's so loud.

-I'll open it now. -Okay.

My gosh, wait. I'm so nervous. Wait a minute.

Gosh, what should I do? Wait.

Hey, it's a circle. Look.

Don't be so happy. I'm sure it's from you.

It might not be mine. Gosh, you punk.

The result is pretty much obvious. Must we check?

Don't you think this is too cruel?

There aren't even that many, so let's check.

It's another circle.

See? Do you see that, you punk?

Ms. Seo, is this yours?

You can't let your personal feelings get involved in this.

Why would I have any personal feelings for Mr. Bong?

My vote was solely based on the poetry collection.

See? She said it was based on the poetry collection.

My goodness, look!

Gosh, this is incredible. Goodness.

My gosh.

I'm so happy.

I liked the poems.

That's not a good enough reason. You're the chief editor.

Are you serious?

One more vote, and it'll be over.

Yes, who's left?

That's right.

If the last vote is against it, it'll all be over.

My gosh, wait.

Seriously? My gosh! We're going to publish it!

We'll get to publish it.

Ms. Go.

I thought at least you would be on my side.

Don't get me wrong. I'm on your side most of the time.

But this poem collection was nice.

With a good marketing plan, I'm sure it'll sell well.

I'm already overwhelmed with Ji-hong being so unrealistic.

What is wrong with you guys?

Let's have a marketing meeting this afternoon.

I can't believe this.

We'll be publishing a poetry collection

-Let's move onto the next agenda. -Okay.

She's here.

How did it go?

This is great.

If this goes well, we can publish a series of poetry collections.

I'm pretty sure I wrote up a list of poets a long time ago.

I should ask my wife to get me some herbal tonics.

We'll have to work twice as hard to sell poetry collections.

I can't believe there's going to be a change.

Are we really going to publish a poetry collection?

It's our company's very first time publishing a poetry collection,

and we are witnessing that historical moment.

This is incredible.

Now, it's our turn to make a historic announcement

at Gyeoroo Publishing.

What?

-What is it? -What's going on?

What is it this time?

What are you guys ready for?

We, the newbies,

will be participating in Tomorrow of Passion,

the idea contest.

When did you prepare everything? I'm sure you were all busy with work.

That's the spirit.

Great job, you guys.

Did you all do the final check?

Do you all have no regrets?

Then let's click the button.

-Jeez. -All right.

It's done.

-We did it. -Wish us luck.

-Good luck. -Thank you!

-Thank you! -Good luck!

Give me some time.

The founding members' meeting will be held soon,

so I'll bring it up then.

I'll ask if you can be transferred to my team.

But don't get your hopes up too high.

Additional personnel?

I asked for three more last year, but you only hired one.

I'm drowning in all the work.

We already hired new recruits this year,

so wait until the fall.

What about a department transfer?

It'll take longer to train new recruits anyway.

Who do you have in mind?

What do you think of Kang Dan-i on the Task Support Team?

She knows the ins and outs of the team

and is skilled in marketing.

-I can't allow that. -I think it's a good idea too.

It'll be long before we hire new recruits

and we don't accept career employees.

-If Kang Dan-i-- -Chief Editor Cha.

Didn't you agree to terminate her contract?

No, the term of her contract isn't up yet,

and we have no reason to forcibly terminate it.

Hold on a second. What's going on?

Is there an issue with Ms. Kang?

We're talking about a transfer,

so why are you two mentioning termination of her contract?

What's the problem? She's great at her work.

-Ms. Kang-- -Hold on.

Is there a reason to terminate her contract?

She lied on her résumé regarding her academic background.

What?

So Dan-i is not a high school graduate

and she actually graduated from a prestigious university.

SH Advertising is a huge company.

No one would hire her as is,

so she lied about her background?

You heard it too, so why do you keep asking me?

I can't believe it, that's all.

I did hear about recruits hiding their academic backgrounds to get jobs,

but I didn't know I'd be working with one.

Ms. Go.

What's the verdict?

President Kim was informed, so he'll make the decision.

Isn't it far-fetched to say that she forged her academic background though?

Have you decided on a venue for author Mo's lecture?

Oh, that.

He wanted to have it at the university he graduated from.

President Kim's looking into it since he's an alumnus.

-I'll check. -We don't have much time,

so get on it and confirm the venue by today.

Sure, I'll check right now.

But...

So that's why you asked me the other day

how a contract employee can become a regular employee.

Ms. Go's right. It's best to terminate her contract.

I'm against it.

I found that there have been similar cases.

It's not illegal, so even if the company has the right--

Mr. Cha.

This isn't a school club where

you can change the rules as you wish.

This is a company, you know.

I get that you're fond of your staff,

but you should keep your private and public life separate.

I know how talented Ms. Kang is.

I do,

but won't terminating her contract be best?

Let's just wrap this up.

It's not like we need a botanist to mow the lawn.

Also, it'll only make the other employees uncomfortable if they find out about this.

I'm here to ask about Author Mo's lecture venue.

Hae-rin, how is Mr. Kang Dong-won's manuscript?

Even for a first draft,

this is a mess.

He has never been this bad.

What do we do?

-Let me take a look at it. -Sure.

Ms. Seo.

Here is the press release for our upcoming books.

Can you take a look?

Sure.

Did you ask?

I've been a nervous wreck out here.

I guess it didn't go well.

Are you here for some coffee?

No, just water.

Ms. Seo,

it's fine, you know.

It didn't go well, right?

I knew it.

Transferring teams is never easy.

I'm really fine with it.

I'm sorry for bringing it up.

It's all right.

I didn't even get my hopes up.

Honestly, I'm fine.

I like where I'm working now.

I joined the company as a contract employee anyway.

This is so upsetting.

Come on.

I said I'm fine.

That's not it.

Dan-i.

I heard you're not a high school graduate.

You lied about your academic background on your résumé.

Ms. Go knows everything.

She knows that you graduated from a prestigious university

and worked at an advertising company.

I mentioned the transfer,

but she talked about terminating your contract.

Even Mr. Kim told Mr. Cha

that it would be best to terminate your contract.

What are you going to do?

Are you going to fire Dan-i?

No.

Hey. Have you talked to her?

Dan-i.

Kang Dan-i.

Dan-i...

Kang Dan-i.

Hey.

What's with her?

DAN-I

You just informed me about the termination of my contract.

I'll sort out the rest.

Dan-i!

What was that? What...

What's going on?

Mr. Bong, what is this about?

Get back to work.

Shouldn't we follow her out too?

Of course not! Just stay put.

Come in.

Mr. Kim, I have something to tell you.

Mr. Cha just informed me that

my contract will be terminated.

I know it's long overdue,

but I wanted to tell you

why I made this choice.

For about a year,

I tried my best to find a job.

I heard that it'd be hard,

but I thought I'd be given a chance

since I lived my life to the fullest.

I thought someone would acknowledge me

or there'd be a place that would need me and my abilities.

Still, I wasn't able to find a job.

That's when I came across this job opening.

It said that

age and educational background were irrelevant.

I didn't care as long as

I could just work.

That's why I gave up everything

and applied for the job without thinking.

I was over the moon when

I heard I got the job.

No matter what team I was on,

I was just happy to know

that I could finally work again.

Just so you know,

I really did my best here.

Ms. Kang.

I know how hard you've worked.

I know the job posting said that age and academic background

were irrelevant,

but this is of a different matter.

I know that this is my fault

and that...

this is just an excuse.

I know better than anyone

that I must pack up my belongings

and leave the company.

Still, this place

is my present and future.

That's why

I came here to ask if you could reconsider.

If my work so far has pleased you in any way,

please reconsider terminating my contract.

Termination of contract.

I realized once again

how heavy those three words could be.

All I want to do is work.

I just want to be here.

As saying those things out loud would only make me look greedy,

I just poured out all the tears

I had been bottling up inside.

-Who... -It's me. Open up.

Why are you here?

Can you open the door for me? I'm cold out here.

The lunatic is here.

Why is she here? She's giving me the creeps already.

Ji-yul, how did you get my address?

My mom gave it to me.

Wait, wait. Hold on a second!

Gosh, you and your family.

-That's a lot for a housewarming party. -Because it's not.

I got kicked out of my house.

What?

Hey, hold on.

You got kicked out?

My mom told me to leave the house.

She said that I'm not her daughter anymore

and that she gave up on me.

-But why are you here? -How will you make me comfortable?

-You said you'd make me comfortable. -Did I?

What then? I got kicked out because of you.

Why is that my fault? You said we weren't dating.

-Of course, not. -Why did you come here? At this hour?

Motels, saunas, hotels, and so on. There are a lot of places you can go to.

Do you like me?

You're too ugly.

Okay. You are pretty,

but I don't like you enough to take care of you and your life either.

-You're short too. -You look old.

-Hey! -What?

Go home, okay? Hurry. Let's get you home.

You got me kicked out. Where would I go?

Sauna! Go to the sauna.

-Go! -You go there!

I got kicked out because of you.

You told my mom that you liked me, that you and I were dating,

and that you would elope with me!

You should go to the sauna!

Why would I go there? Why?

-Go! -This is my house!

Why would I go there? Everything is mine.

Why would I go to the sauna?

That's my house.

Why did I get kicked out?

Why did I leave my own house?

You were upset because of me, right?

I'm sure you were too because of me.

After the director found out,

it must have

bothered you.

I'm fine. Do what you want to do.

I inquired at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and it's not illegal.

That means, legally, you can keep working until your contract ends.

What if

you end up in a tough spot because of me?

Dan-i. Don't forget. I'm Cha Eun-ho.

The author who receives the highest royalty from Gyeoroo.

And I won't let you leave

not because I like you, but because you're a great employee.

You just need to hang in there.

As long as you're okay with it,

I won't give up no matter what.

I have a lecture tomorrow, so I can't be with you.

I'm sorry.

Stop acting like you're my guardian.

This is my problem.

Don't look so sad.

I'll get through this with bravery.

You're with me. Right next to me.

Even if everyone turns their back on me when it comes to the crunch,

I just need you.

I can't believe you actually drove me to work.

All right. Pay for your ride.

What if someone sees us?

What if they find out that I'm dating you?

It's Song-i.

That'd be great!

You idiot. That won't help. They know it's your car.

I should go. Have a good day.

Dan-i!

I love you!

Good luck.

You can do it!

-Here's my heart for you! -Go back in!

Go back in.

Darn it.

The market, that printed books used to dominate, is changing drastically.

As web-novels and electronic books are becoming more and more popular,

writers who used to treat these books as lowly entertainment

started to learn how to print e-books as well as the traits of these genres.

They are trying to keep up with the changing trend.

HAE-RIN

Eun-ho.

Dan-i just resigned.

What do you mean she resigned?

Tell me exactly what happened, Hae-rin.

So did she already leave the office?

LENDING A SHOULDER TO CRY ON IS MORE COMFORTING THAN TELLING SOMEONE NOT TO CRY

I LEARNED IT FROM LOVING DAN-I

I REALIZED THAT ALL THOSE DAYS I THOUGHT I WAS LONELY,

I ACTUALLY WASN'T BECAUSE YOU WERE THERE

HAVING FEELINGS FOR SOMEONE MEANS GIVING AWAY A BIT OF YOUR HEART

THERE ARE DAYS WHEN I WANT TO TELL DAN-I EVERYTHING AND FALL ASLEEP IN HER ARMS

LOVING SOMEONE IS STRANGE AND AMAZING AT THE SAME TIME

I JUST CRIED. MY HEART BROKE AT THE THOUGHT OF EUN-HO WHO WOULD BE MORE UPSET.

"LET'S GO SEE FLOWERS IN SPRING" IT WAS AS IF SHE READ MY MIND

ROMANCE IS A BONUS BOOK

I'm sorry. I couldn't do anything.

What the hell did you do?

I thought you would be sad

if I tried to hold out until my contract ended.

I'm looking at something that's way more fun and pretty than a comic book.

My girlfriend.

I'm doing well even though I got fired.

A boyfriend who stays with his girlfriend all day long

until she feels better.

She's here again.

This garbage!

-I'll get this out of your sight. -Let go.

But why did you shred this?

What's that look?

If you keep looking at me like that, I'll kiss you.

Translated by Hyun-joo Choi at Netflix

Ripped and synced by gabbyu's Subs