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ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, COMPANIES, AND INCIDENTS

IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

YOU MUST'VE BEEN SURPRISED BY THAT UNEXPECTED CALL FROM ME

You must have been surprised by that unexpected call from me.

I called you because there's something I must tell you.

You have...

a daughter.

KANG YE-SEO, SCHOOL PRESIDENT

A party?

CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT

Treat other families to celebrate Ye-seo becoming the school president?

We used to gather very often when Yeong-jae's family was here.

But since U-ju's family moved here, the families have never gathered.

Come to think of it, the families have never had

a gathering since U-ju's family moved here.

And we never threw a welcoming party for them.

How inconsiderate of us.

Make sure you invite Dr. Hwang's family.

I will, of course.

It'll wash away your resentment.

Resentment? There's no such thing.

Shall we have a glass of wine?

I'll go take Ye-seo's snack to her first.

No, I'll do it. Give it to me.

-You'll do it? -Yes.

Take it easy.

-I was getting a little hungry. -Really?

Here.

I'll frame the certificate of appointment

and hang it right there for you.

Hye-na withdrew her candidacy, so I never got to compete with her.

Would someone with the confidence to win withdraw from the election?

She obviously did that because she knew she'd lose.

As stated in Sun Tzu on the Art of War,

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

Really?

Frankly, I haven't been feeling so great about it.

What are you talking about?

You're the true winner.

Here. Drink it before it gets cold.

I CALLED YOU BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST TELL YOU

YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER

Hello?

Hello?

Is it you, Eun-hye?

You're Kim Eun-hye, right?

What do you want now?

I'm sorry.

But our relationship already ended 18 years ago.

Don't ever call me again.

Honey.

Was Ye-seo happy?

Hey.

No, she was nonchalant about it.

She's not exactly the warm-hearted type,

but deep down, I bet she was really happy.

She might even write in her diary that her dad brought her snacks today.

You should do this more often.

Okay, sure. There's nothing hard about that.

Thank you.

Imagine what would've happened if you had disapproved of Coach Kim.

I sincerely thank you for having faith in me.

There's no need to thank me.

You did well.

He'll take revenge saying I ruined his reputation.

I'll be under anesthesia, lying on the operating table.

Who knows what he might do to me?

My gosh.

He tends to hold a huge grudge.

No one knows what he might do.

What if he makes a mistake on purpose and says

it was because he had VIP syndrome and was only trying to do a good job?

My gosh, stop whining.

Will you please let me sleep?

You're so cold-hearted.

Your husband's about to get a life or death surgery.

So how...

How can you sleep?

You're not Jun-sang's favorite person right now, but do you really think

he'd mess up the surgery?

Do I think he'd mess up the surgery?

If he drills the wrong area, I might get an infection.

If he cuts the wrong nerve, my ankle might get paralyzed.

If he cuts an artery or vein, I might die from excessive--

Repeat after me.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

What?

Your body doesn't belong to yourself only.

Su-han and I are practically getting the surgery with you.

How will you push through if you can't trust your doctor?

Mind control. Get it?

You need to believe it with your entire body.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

Say it.

Gosh, say it already.

"Dr. Kang is"...

Must I do this?

Just say it. My goodness.

"Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries."

-Louder! -"Dr. Kang

is the god of back surgeries."

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

-Hey. -Yes?

How many rounds of alcohol did Dr. Kang have last night?

I'm not sure.

I went home after the third round.

But he probably drank a lot more.

He...

He can't be drunk right now, right?

Honey, did you forget?

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries!

-Yes, he is. -Everyone, repeat after me.

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries!

-He's the god. -"He's the god."

-He's the god. -Su-han, say it!

"He's the god!"

Good luck, honey!

Okay. Don't worry, my son.

-Honey, good luck. Bye. -Okay.

Honey. Stay strong.

Jin Jin...

Dr. Kang is the god of back surgeries.

Dr. Kang is...

Did you make the cut?

-Yes, Dr. Kang. -I made a nice and clean cut.

What's this?

Why did you make such a big cut?

-Pardon? -It's over 10cm!

And why did you use huge forceps?

You asked me to...

make a nice and big cut.

What?

What's this?

Have you gone mad?

You just cut his nerve.

What? Did...

Did I do that?

Of course, it was you. Do you think it was me?

How could you make the same mistake again?

Then...

will Dr. Woo...

Are you asking because you don't know?

His ankles will get paralyzed, so he won't be able to run,

and he won't be able to walk properly either.

What should we do, Dr. Kang?

Is there no way to fix this?

I'm sorry, Dr. Woo.

-What am I going to do? -Pass me that.

Here you go.

You little punk. How dare you backstab me?

My legs...

-My legs... -What's wrong?

-What is it? -My legs...

What's the matter?

Did you have another nightmare?

No.

It was just a weird dream.

Gosh, you really drive me crazy.

You're so weak-hearted.

You even ran to the ER because the cotton part of the swab fell off

while you were picking your ears.

It was just a weird dream!

Sleep!

My gosh.

Gosh, my back.

She was in Department of Korean Language Education of Sungjoo University in 1996.

But she failed to complete her teaching practice hours

during her senior year, so she couldn't graduate.

She failed to complete her teaching practice hours?

It was essential to teach for at least 16 days

out of the four week period, but she failed to do so.

She apparently quit after 15 days.

She only had to teach one more day, but she quit?

I'm sure she knew she had to complete that to graduate.

I'm sure she had a reason behind that.

I want you to find out.

Yes, ma'am.

What's her job?

She's a children's book author who started her career 15 years ago

by winning a competition with Walnut Tree Garden.

However, she hasn't released any sequels after that.

She hasn't written another book for 15 years?

What's the story about?

A mother who was living happily with her 12 kids in a house

that had a garden with walnut trees

one day finds out that her youngest child went missing.

So she crosses over nine paths and fights all sorts of monsters.

And in the end, she finds her missing child.

What about her personal life?

She got remarried to her current husband?

Gosh, I didn't know that at all.

They say you need to know your enemy in order to win.

I thought it'd be better for you to know.

Thanks to you,

I'm holding a winning hand now.

Anyway,

as a coach who used to take care of Yeong-jae,

I'd like to prevent the unfortunate happening of Yeong-jae's family

becoming some kind of gossip that people talk about over drinks.

Yes, of course.

I'm going to stop that from happening for Myeong-ju's sake.

My goodness, that's unbelievable.

That divorcee got lucky after she remarried her current husband.

Getting a divorce and remarrying isn't seen as a flaw these days.

I know it's not a flaw, but it's just funny.

The only reason she's not obsessed

with U-ju's studies is because he's not her actual son.

But she acted so refined and laid back.

"U-ju got tutoring lessons for math because he wanted to,

but other than that, he never got any private lessons."

What a joke.

It is upsetting that she looked down on us for being so obsessed

with private education for the sake of our kids.

She's so nosy and acted like she cared for the kids,

and she even got rid of the book club.

It turns out, she's a stepmother who never had a child of her own.

She keeps calling herself a writer

and saying she wants to turn Yeong-jae's story into a novel.

Seo-jin, will you let her do it?

Can you give this to her?

It's an invitation for a party we're throwing for Ye-seo.

This is yours.

Will you teach her a lesson then?

Sounds good, Seo-jin. This time, let's teach her a serious lesson.

Let's eat! Let's go.

-Let's go. -Let's go!

Here's a slice for my daughter.

KANG YE-SEO

Do you want to have lunch with me?

HWANG U-JU

My, Mr. Vice President.

Is everything going well?

Can I join you?

I guess you don't like eggplant either.

Same here.

Now that you're the school president,

you should work on changing the menu to suit our taste.

U-ju!

Anyhow, Ye-seo,

congratulations on becoming the school president.

Thanks.

Are you congratulating her?

Ye-seo,

congratulations.

Thanks.

I heard why you had to withdraw your candidacy.

What do you mean?

I heard your mom passed away.

Hye-na is strong. She'll get through it.

Sure thing. I'm very tough, you know.

I'm proud of you.

On that note, I'll give you a piece of my pork cutlet.

Hey, Ye-seo is the one who needs to eat more and power up.

She's the school president now.

Eat up.

Hye-na?

She congratulated you?

Yes. Isn't it weird?

She's changed a little since her mom passed away.

How has she changed?

I mean, she wanted to have lunch with me today.

And she gave me the pork cutlet U-ju gave her...

Anyway, she's been acting a little strange.

Really? Hye-na did that?

Yes.

But I must say, she's impressive.

I don't think I can even live a day without you, Mom.

I found out that I'll be volunteering at Onjungwon tomorrow.

Onjungwon? Your grandma volunteers there too.

The son grew up into a brave mole.

He could even lift a huge boulder so easily.

"What? This is as light as a feather."

He grew up into such a confident, strong mole.

His mom and dad decided to find

the most wonderful bride in the world for their son.

I heard you're now the school president.

You get good grades, and you're pretty as well.

Your mom must be so proud of you.

Your daughter got into a good university as well.

I wouldn't say that.

I regret sending her to a school abroad at such a young age.

I really have to do a better job with my younger kid.

Ye-seo,

what's it like to study with the coach?

Is it helpful?

She goes to the same church as me.

-Don't worry. -I see.

Yes, it's certainly helpful for college admissions.

Right? Then--

Grandma, I have to go. Mr. Jo is here to pick me up.

All right. Will you volunteer here again next week?

No, I'll go back to the nursing home where I usually volunteer.

-I'll be off, then. -Okay.

-Take care. -Bye, Ye-seo.

How convenient. She even arranges all the volunteering activities.

Ms. Yoon,

I'd love to hire this coach too. Can I meet your daughter-in-law?

Please?

Your tea will get cold. Drink up.

This coach must be very special.

I've used all my connections, but I still don't know who she is.

WALNUT TREE GARDEN

"You evil monster, who makes soup

with children's souls to fill yourself up.

I will puncture your heart and save all the children.

Byeol.

Even if I have to

walk through a field of snakes,

mountains of blades, and the utter abyss,

I absolutely won't give up on you.

Because...

I'm your mom, Byeol."

Mom.

No.

That's not my child.

No way.

No.

She's not my daughter.

Did you find out about Su-im's teaching practice?

Are you still looking into it?

-Honey, shouldn't you get ready? -What?

We should go.

Shall we skip it if you're not up for it?

Even at the party celebrating my promotion,

you ended up getting upset.

No, let's go.

But don't be surprised, honey.

You might see my turning kick today.

What?

Let's just hope

I don't have to put my taekwondo skills to use.

What's taking you so long? We'll be late.

I'm coming!

I'm coming.

Why are they throwing a party?

What's going on this time?

What are you mumbling about?

Ye-seo's mom.

When she throws a party like this, There has to be a reason.

And I'm just wondering.

She just wants to have a good time with everyone.

What other reason could there be?

Next time, we should treat everyone to dinner.

Tell Se-ri to visit during the holidays.

"Welcoming party for Harvard University student, Cha Se-ri."

It's such a nice reason to gather everyone.

Does he want to show her off that much?

Excuse me.

Everyone,

thank you for coming.

-Thank you. -Congratulations.

-Congratulations. -Congratulations.

-Congratulations. -Thank you.

Congratulations, Ms. Han.

My goodness. Seo-jin, your necklace is so pretty.

It looks so elegant.

Really?

Gosh, this is such an honorable event.

The fact that Ye-seo and Seo-jun became the leaders of Shin A High

is not only an honor for their families,

but it's also an honor for Sky Castle, Dr. Kang.

That's too grand of a speech.

Of course, it's an honor.

If our kids grow up

and become competent enough to live in Sky Castle after us,

it would be very honorable in preserving Sky Castle's tradition.

Yes, of course. Sky Castle's honorable tradition

would be the best heritage we can pass on to our kids.

Su-im, Su-han told me

that you're currently writing a novel about Yeong-jae.

You're going to write a book about Yeong-jae?

You didn't set the setting as Sky Castle, did you?

She wouldn't have done that. Jin-hui's probably mistaken.

Right, Su-im?

You're free to write whatever you wish as a writer.

But did you get permission from Dr. Park Su-chang?

I don't write reportage. I write children's books.

I'm not going to write factual events

about what happened to Yeong-jae and his family.

The background setting is Sky Castle, but--

The background setting is Sky Castle?

Then that will obviously damage Sky Castle's honor

and ruin its reputation as well.

Is that what you're worried about right now, Professor Cha?

What's important isn't Sky Castle.

I'm worried about Yeong-jae and Su-chang.

But still,

it won't be good for people to find out

that something like that happened in Sky Castle.

Yes, that's exactly my point.

If this was an apartment, the property value would go down in an instant.

The price will drop first.

Did you...

seriously just say that?

Did I say anything wrong?

There are so many kids like Yeong-jae these days.

It should be the happiest moment of their lives,

but the adults are ruining everything.

Don't you think people should find out about it through books?

Why don't you stay out of it, honey?

Emile Zola accused the Dreyfus Affair.

You know him, right?

No, I don't.

If he didn't muster up his courage,

do you think it would've been possible to tear down

the French people's crazy behavior of trying to frame and kill Alfred Dreyfus

just because he was Jewish?

You're absolutely right.

A writer has a duty to accuse social problems of the era--

I don't care if it's their duty or not.

Why does she have to write about Sky Castle of all places? Why?

The fact that none of you were affected by the tragic event

of Yeong-jae's family made me feel miserable.

The competition to get into college ends up killing so many kids every year.

But our society isn't changing at all.

And that made me feel sad and miserable.

Do you feel as miserable as Su-chang?

I'm asking if you feel as miserable as Su-chang.

That's why she wishes to write that novel.

She wants to make sure nothing like that ever happens again.

A doctor who used to save people with a scalpel

is hunting animals and barely managing to get by each day.

But you're going to use his misery

just so you could earn money?

What are you talking about?

Don't you think you're crossing the line here?

You think I'm crossing the line?

Let's be honest. Because of what happened to Su-chang,

you were able to get your current job and house

and live a comfortable life. How much more brazen can you get?

Dr. Kang!

Can we talk for a moment?

Honey.

Don't worry.

I'm sorry. Please excuse me.

What kind of attitude is this in the middle of a meal?

Dr. Kang.

My gosh.

They say, "One rotten apple spoils the barrel."

This is unbelievable.

If you must write that book regardless of everyone's disapproval,

I'm going to hold you responsible until the end

as an attorney, and not as a resident of Sky Castle.

Come on, honey. Let's go.

You can go first.

Please give us our dessert.

Seung-hye. Ms. Jin.

I'm sorry, but can you please excuse us for a minute?

I have something to say to Ms. Han.

Jin-hui, we should go.

You heard Professor Cha, right?

I'll keep my eyes on you.

I'll sue you for libel.

Please give us our dessert.

Can you also excuse us for a while?

I want you to apologize.

You shouldn't have called us brazen earlier.

You're the one who should apologize.

You are the one who started the fight.

It hard to have a conversation with you.

You stepped up to do surgery on my people.

And you even made me seem like a shameless doctor

who only cares about making money.

Let's drop that subject.

You already rationalized yourself saying it wasn't overtreatment.

So we won't reach a conclusion even if we talk more about it.

"Rationalize"?

What did you just say?

Are you calling me ignorant?

Dr. Kang, why are you doing this?

Please calm down. Dr. Kang.

Let go.

If you keep doing this, I won't hold back either.

You won't hold back? What else can you do?

Are you not scared of anything because you've gained

Director Choi's favor?

How dare you act up?

Let go of this while I'm being nice. Stop acting like a loser.

What did you say? "Loser"?

You little jerk. Hey!

You dodged?

Well, that's not very polite. You jerk.

-Hey, that hurts. -No, his arm...

-That hurts. -I need to get surgery, sir.

-Hey, it hurts. -Please forgive him.

Forgive me for what? You punk.

What's wrong with you guys?

Please let go of his arm.

His arm...

Hey, asshole!

-Get back here! -Dr. Kang.

Hey!

Dr. Kang! My gosh. Hold on.

-There, my back. Don't press on it. -Okay, your back.

-My back, right here. -Call an ambulance.

-Gosh... -My back. Could you please...

Jin Jin!

Gosh, call an ambulance.

-Hurry. -How could I...

Dr. Kang, help me here.

Let me ask you a favor for one last time.

I can't...

give up on Yeong-jae's story.

I will write about it.

Don't stop me.

Don't you see what's going on?

This isn't a fight between the two of us.

It'll be everyone in Sky Castle against you.

How could I stop it?

So you'll just watch after starting a fire.

Fine.

I'll finish the story no matter what you do.

While disguising your desire for fame and success

as your duty as a writer, right?

What did you just say?

You're sad about how the competition surrounding college admissions

is killing so many students?

Do you even understand what it feels like to lose a child?

Can you even fathom the depth of their pain?

You've never even given birth.

Hey!

Mi-hyang,

you know that I've been going easy on you, right?

What? Will you tell everyone that I'm actually Kwak Mi-hyang?

You think I'm that low like you?

You keep provoking me, but I've been patient with you.

Next time, I'll actually kick your ass.

WHO KILLED THAT WOMAN?

SKY CASTLE

Get a signature from every family.

We must fight as a group to stop her.

Seo-jin, don't you think we're blowing it out of proportion?

I mean, I did as you said,

but it's not like her book has been published.

It's a fiction, and it won't have real names.

Aside from other things,

she'll describe it as a castle where doctors' families live.

With a few minutes on the Internet, people will find out that it's here.

Besides, what will happen if people find out

that those of us here spend billions of won on an admission coach?

College admission is such a sensitive topic.

We'll become everyone's enemy.

Yes, you're totally right.

My friends already envy me so much for living here.

What if they find out about the admission coach?

It'll give them another reason to hate me.

Anyway, if we get everyone's signature and show her,

it'll make her feel overwhelmed, right?

Of course.

Didn't you hear what Professor Cha said?

He said he'd sue her for defamation.

Okay. I'll work on collecting signatures starting tomorrow.

All right, thanks.

Honk, honk. I stepped aside upon hearing the car honk.

A new family must be moving into the house next door.

I wonder if they know

someone died in that house.

You're still awake?

Oh, boy. I can't fall asleep.

Honey,

are you all right?

I felt daunted as I wasn't sure what the first sentence should be,

but everything's coming together now.

You should go to bed first.

IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE SU-MIN'S MOM DIED

-Honey. -Yes.

By any chance,

is this because of Yeon-du?

It seemed like you were looking at Yeon-du's photo earlier.

I'm wondering if you still haven't moved on.

I shouldn't move on.

How could I forget that?

During Lee Su-im's teaching practice,

a student in her class was stressed out about her grades.

Apparently, she locked horns

with the girl's homeroom teacher who wanted to turn a blind eye.

The teacher wanted to turn a blind eye?

Why?

"Surrounded by blessings that the farewell brings forth,

now is time to go.

Toward the lush greenness

and autumn,

which will come to fruition soon.

My youth perishes like a flower."

What happened? Did you get hurt?

Can't you just pretend you saw nothing?

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du!

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du!

I told you not to mind her.

Even her parents have given up. What can a mere trainee teacher do?

Just complete your teaching practice and leave, okay?

How could you say that as her homeroom teacher?

They say stupidity is a dangerous thing.

Her father is a university professor.

A professor of psychology at that.

Even when someone like him gave up on her,

who are you to intervene?

If her parents have given up, you have to help her as her teacher.

You just don't get it, do you?

She hurts herself all the time.

Everyone from her parents

to her psychiatrist has given up.

You say she keeps hurting herself, and yet you still don't see it.

She's telling you she wants to live. She's screaming for help.

You have to hold her hand.

She needs someone she can confide in to get through this!

She just keeps saying she wants to be alone.

Gosh, seriously. Get out. Get out already!

Yeon-du. Yeon-du!

Call me. You have my number, right?

-Gosh, get out! -Yeon-du!

I don't think she'll give up easily.

I think it's more than just an interesting story to her.

-What do we do? -What do you think?

We must stop her.

Ms. Lee Su-im?

Hello, this is Kim Ju-yeong.

Hello.

I was thinking of visiting you again as I didn't hear from you.

Thank you for calling.

I heard you have questions about Yeong-jae.

May I decide on the time and location?

Yes, by all means.

You want to meet there?

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, SO YOU MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER

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Can you guess the reason...

why I wanted to meet here?

I thought it's because

you'd like to tell me only the truth.

When I heard you're writing a book about Yeong-jae's story,

I wanted to do everything in my power to help you.

Tell me if there's anything you'd like to know.

Can I be straightforward with you?

Yes, go ahead.

I briefly read

Yeong-jae's diary.

Why did you incite him to take revenge

on his parents?

I'm sorry

I didn't tell you beforehand that he had received psychological therapy.

But he's all better now.

The doctor even told me that it won't be a problem for his studies.

Ms. Lee, Yeong-jae has no will to study whatsoever.

You can take someone to the riverside,

but you can't force them to drink the water.

No, Coach Kim.

Make him drink the water even if you have to force him.

I'm sorry. That's not something I can do.

Coach Kim,

please.

Please...

just get him accepted.

I know you can do it.

I'll do anything you want me to do

as long as

you can get him accepted.

Yeong-jae hates me.

He hates me for kicking Ga-eul out of the house.

You can use Ga-eul or his hatred toward me.

Is there really no way?

You want me to provoke his hatred

and thirst for revenge toward his own mother?

Will you be okay with that?

Yes.

Yes, I'll be fine.

I'm sure everything will turn out for the better once he gets accepted.

I'm sure his thirst for revenge will disappear.

He'll eventually understand that everything was for his own good.

After all, he's my son.

I was foolish enough to think like Ms. Lee.

I thought he'd no longer want to take revenge once he got accepted

and believed that his relationship with his parents would get better.

It was all my fault. It was because of me.

I told myself

I'd never let another student end up like Yeon-du.

Did...

Did you just say...

Yeon-du by any chance?

No, never mind.

It's nothing.

Are you talking...

about Song Yeon-du of Jisuh Middle School?

Do you know Yeon-du?

I'm sorry,

but how do you know her?

I was her private tutor until that accident.

But how do you know her, Ms. Lee?

What?

I also...

taught her for a while in the past.

I see.

Her family became a wreck after what happened.

In the end, they immigrated to Canada

along with their other kids.

I'm sorry.

I should go.

Thank you for making time to meet me.

I'll do anything you want me to do

as long as

you can get him accepted.

Does that mean you'll bear with it

regardless of what the consequences may be?

I'm asking if you are willing to put up with everything.

Yes.

Yes,

I will.

I'll bear with it.

Of course, I'll put up with it.

Drive properly! Okay?

My goodness.

-Are you okay? -Yes.

Are you okay?

Have you gone mad?

Are you trying to get yourself killed?

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du. Yeon-du. Wait.

Yeon-du. Yeon-du!

Ms. Lee.

Sir, can you stop the car for a second?

Yeon-du!

Yeon-du!

Yeon-du. Yeon-du...

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du.

Yeon-du!

Ms. Lee,

please help me.

I want...

to live.

Help yourself.

You can manage the work regarding PTA.

I'll just follow your lead.

That's right.

We need to support and lead each other

as a team now.

But it's a problem that we think so differently.

What do you mean we think differently?

How is the Dreyfus Affair

any similar to what happened to Yeong-jae?

The mad Frenchmen

who framed Dreyfus of being a spy

is not the same as us who loved Yeong-jae and Myeong-ju

as our neighbors, are we?

Do you think we're different?

The crazy hatred toward the Jews

and the collectivism of the residents who only care about Sky Castle's honor.

I think they're both the same.

Seung-hye.

I think it's time you choose your path.

What path?

Either focus your energy on your kids' grades like me

or be like Su-im and pursue that ridiculous morality of yours.

You want to send your kids to SNU,

but you also want to be a good mom.

But if you keep chasing after two birds,

you might end up losing both of them.

I think there's been a misunderstanding.

I've never chased after you who only cares about the kids' grades.

I must've been mistaken for thinking that you'd be like your husband.

Please give this to Professor Cha.

And I'm guessing I don't have to remind you

no one should find out about this, right?

Was this the reason

why you let Ye-seo take the president position?

Korean Literature. English.

Math. Economics.

Korean History.

What about the other subjects? Is this it?

Why are you asking me?

Ask her yourself. You're the one who made the deal.

Do you even know how much this is worth?

There are five semesters left until college.

And that's ten tests in total.

Imagine how much Kim Ju-yeong gets

after she gives out expected questions ten times.

This is practically a heap of money.

It costs more than 100 million won.

Are you happy that you got that expensive book

of expected questions for free?

At times,

you went a little overboard, but you still wanted

to educate our kids the right way.

You were never the type who'd use tricks to enhance their grades.

You need to face the reality.

Do you know what the purpose of education is in Korea?

It's to help students be good at taking tests.

-What? -Once they get good grades,

they'll end up studying harder.

The memory of success

will act as their motivation.

And it's a parent's role to give them that memory.

You just wait and see.

Our kids will get Level One this time no matter what.

The door is unlocked.

Eat up.

My wife worries about you a lot.

I tell myself that you'll be fine since you're strong and smart,

but then I find myself wondering if you've eaten or not.

I'm doing well.

I know my mom will feel upset if she sees me having a hard time,

so I never skip my meals.

Don't worry, Ms. Lee.

Yes, that's good.

Should I show you around the neighborhood after we eat?

Sure.

This question's really hard.

It's "C."

Because...

You don't know either.

We're always the only ones in the beginner's class.

This is freaking annoying.

If we fail again, we'll have to study with elementary school kids.

-What is this? Gosh. -My gosh.

How embarrassing.

It's a quadratic equation.

Should I solve the question for you?

Consider yourselves lucky.

She's really good at math.

In order to measure this line,

you need the coordinates of both A and B.

Now, you need to times four, the bottom line,

by four, the height, then divide that by two.

-What would be the answer? -Eight.

Ye-bin, you're really smart.

Ye-bin, if you manage to meet the right teacher,

your level will rise in no time.

You teach so well.

I want you to become my tutor.

Oh, really?

But I also need to study,

so I can only teach one person.

One person?

I'll see you.

Hey, where are you going?

I got everyone's signature apart from the ones who are abroad.

It's a real hot potato.

They all think we should stop her from writing the book.

-Seung-hye didn't sign. -Exactly.

Out of all the women here, she was the only one.

She's the only one who didn't sign.

Since we're on the subject, I really don't like her.

She's the backstabbing type.

She's already played her role as the obsessive mom

and sent Se-ri to Harvard.

Now, she acts all noble.

"Don't you know Emile Zola?"

No, I don't. So what?

Send out an announcement to all the residents.

Let's get started.

Mom.

-Hello. -My goodness.

Why were you calling out for your mom like that?

Ye-bin, what's the matter?

That's where Gi-jun and Seo-jun live.

This is where Su-han lives.

And this is where Ye-seo lives.

You want to get private lessons from Hye-na?

Yes.

I'm so proud of you.

I can't believe you're voluntarily asking to get private lessons.

Was it Hye-na?

Who's Hye-na?

Did she offer to give you private lessons?

No, Su-han...

She said she can only teach one person.

I want to pass the level test.

It's embarrassing to study with elementary school kids.

So who's this Hye-na girl?

She's Ye-seo's classmate.

Classmate? Goodness.

How can a high school kid do private lessons?

Exactly.

Ye-bin, I'll find a better teacher--

No, I enjoy being taught by Hye-na.

Forget it.

She must really like Hye-na.

How did she get her so hooked?

Hye-na?

She congratulated you?

Yes. Isn't it weird?

She's changed a little since her mom passed away.

Hey, I need to make a phone call.

Let me ask you something.

I know you wouldn't do that,

but did you tell Hye-na that I asked you

to make her give up on becoming the school president?

Do you think I'm crazy?

My son's future depends on you.

She got the message as soon as I told her to give up.

Seo-jin, you really should be careful of Hye-na.

She's really something, you know. She's not scared of adults.

She even managed to threaten me and took three million won from me.

Really?

Okay, thank you.

Coach Kim,

I called because I got worried.

I think Hye-na found out

that I was the one who made her give up on the election.

And it bothers me that she keeps roaming around Ye-seo and Ye-bin.

Don't worry, Ms. Han.

Okay, bye.

Mr. Jo.

I want you to keep an eye on Hye-na.

Kim Hye-na.

Kim Hye-na.

Is Kim Hye-na here?

I want you to check this again.

Is Kim Hye-na here?

Kim Hye-na.

YOU MUST'VE BEEN SURPRISED

THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST TELL YOU. YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER.

What did you just say?

I said you should have Hye-na move into your place.

Hye-na? Why?

Wouldn't it be wise for you to keep the ticking bomb close by

while you get rid of the detonator?

"Ticking bomb"?

Not only did you make Hye-na withdraw from the election,

but you also made Do-hoon's mom stop supporting her financially.

On top of that,

she even lost her mother, who was her only family.

Hye-na now has nothing to be afraid of.

Do I know you?

Hello, I'm Ye-seo's classmate, Kim Hye-na.

Frankly, this is my first time making this kind of proposition.

Why did Ye-seo's grades drop?

Whose fault is it that I bombed the exam?

It's all your fault, Mom.

Hye-na is the best pacemaker who can toughen up Ye-seo.

Did you say you'd help U-ju's mom with her novel?

I used to have a kid who was like a blessing to me as well.

Are you going to continue writing the novel?

Why are you taking action as a group like this? What are you so afraid of?

Do you have an inferiority complex? Why are you twisting--

Why are you talking like that?

You understand how it's like to be underprivileged.

So?

What is it that you want to say?

Subtitle translation by Alfe Kim