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ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, COMPANIES, AND INCIDENTS

IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

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.

I'm sure she knows that I have

firm evidence to prove she took Do-hoon's assessments.

She's a smart girl. She wouldn't do such a reckless thing.

Hye-na will certainly be helpful for Ye-bin's studies,

but having her around will help Ye-seo more than anybody else.

It'll provoke her competitive spirit

and make sure that she can enter university successfully.

If I have to go to such lengths,

then why did I even hire you to coach Ye-seo?

Hye-na got kicked out of the group tutoring sessions,

and she's now taking classes at the academy Ye-bin goes to.

Don't let her meet Ye-bin while she's still holding a grudge.

I'll keep a tight rein on Ye-bin.

She even lost her mother.

Don't you think keeping her close by and embracing her

would be better for Ye-seo and Ye-bin's sakes?

I told you that I'll keep an eye on her.

I urge you to reconsider my suggestion.

Mom, have you lost your mind?

Kim Hye-na?

You want her to move into our place? Why?

I never said I'd actually do it. I'm just asking your opinion.

Why are you even asking about it?

Ye-bin said

she wants to study with Hye-na

to make sure she can pass the level-up test.

This is the first time she's said she wants to study.

Mom, don't you know how I feel about Hye-na?

How could you say such a thing?

Okay, I heard you.

Don't worry about it.

I have no intention of letting her move in, either.

Do you want this?

I thought it was weird.

Being nice to me like this is all part of your plan, isn't it?

Why?

Do you want to live in a nice place for once in your life?

What are you talking about?

You lured my sister so that you can be hired as a live-in tutor.

What? I never did such a thing.

Don't even dream about it.

I can't live in the same house as you.

A live-in tutor?

Don't worry about Su-han. I'll take good care of him.

How's Yang-u doing?

I practically have two sons, you know.

He's so nervous now.

He wanted me to ask you if Dr. Kang is in a good condition.

He took a bath and went to bed early,

saying he has to do a great job with the surgery tomorrow.

He'll be in his best condition. Tell him he has nothing to worry about.

Okay.

Do I know you?

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

Hye-na?

Well...

To tell you the truth,

I really

resented you at first.

But I also did nothing right even though it was for the sake

of earning money for my mom's hospital's fees.

So I don't think I have any right to resent you.

You really are a smart girl.

So why did you want to talk to me?

I heard

Ye-bin is still in the beginner's class.

If you let me be her in-house tutor for just three months,

I'll make sure she gets into the intensive class.

The intensive class?

Not the intermediate class?

I'm not sure if Do-hoon's mom told you,

but I started tutoring kids ever since I was in middle school.

And all the students I taught became top students.

If I fail to get her into the intensive class in three months,

I'll leave your house.

And of course, I'll also return the tutoring fees.

I was worried you might be having a hard time after your mom passed away,

but I'm relieved to see that you're very cheerful.

But I'm sorry.

I can't let you become Ye-bin's in-house tutor.

Instead,

tell me anytime you need money.

I'll get going now.

Coach Kim, can you talk right now?

I gave it some thought since you recommended it,

but I don't think I can let Hye-na live in my house.

I'll pretend I didn't hear that.

Please don't mention that again.

All right.

How dare she disobey me?

Bring Ye-seo to the meditation room as soon as she finishes everything.

-But she's not scheduled to... -Don't talk back to me!

Do not disobey me.

The finals are coming up, right?

Are you confident that you'll get perfect scores?

Yes, I'm not going to get a single question wrong.

You're not going to get a single question wrong.

Why do you think you always get something wrong

even when you're always so determined?

It's because you're conceited.

You overestimate yourself.

Hye-na will be more determined than ever now that she's lost her mother.

Do you think you'll be able to beat her with that mindset?

Don't trust yourself

when you take your finals.

Doubt yourself even if you know the answer to a question.

Why would I, if I know the answer?

Kang Ye-seo.

Think about the speech and writing questions you got wrong on every test.

Did you get them wrong because you didn't know?

Keep this in mind if you want a perfect score.

Don't trust yourself, and constantly doubt yourself.

That's how you'll be able to beat Hye-na.

I'm right here. Good job, honey.

-Hey, Chung-seon. -Yes?

Did the surgery go well?

The surgery went very well, Dr. Woo.

But why do my legs feel numb?

It's because the anesthesia hasn't worn off yet.

-Oh, really? -Don't worry.

Dr. Kang told me himself that the surgery went well.

Hello, Dr. Kang.

My gosh. Great work, Dr. Kang. Thank you so much.

It was nothing.

Dr. Woo's the one who did a good job enduring the surgery.

How do you feel?

You really are the best surgeon, sir.

You darn punk.

I can't believe you snooped around another department

when you're an orthopedic surgeon.

I would love to just break your spine in half

-if I could. -No.

-Well... -By the way,

I guess you won't be able to make it today, Jin-hui.

Today?

Of course, I should go.

He'll get better with time, so there's no need to worry about him.

We should take care of the problem that Sky Castle's facing right now.

Right now?

What's going on?

Didn't you hear the announcement

saying there will be a residents' meeting at 8 p.m. today?

Get in here within ten minutes.

It seems like the residents

will barge into your house if you're even a minute late.

Ms. Lee,

please help me.

I want

to live.

Yeong-jae! Look at me.

-Are you okay? Look at me. -Save me.

Yeong-jae!

I can't give up.

Such misery should never be repeated.

-This is unbelievable. -Exactly.

It's absurd.

We can't just sit and watch something like this happen.

I think you should lead the meeting, Professor Cha.

Me?

You're the one who first brought up this issue,

so shouldn't you lead the meeting, Seo-jin?

I'm the one who first brought it up.

I told everyone after hearing about it from Su-han.

Whatever the case, this could become a legal issue in the future.

So I think you should take the lead, Professor Cha.

All right.

I can do that much for Sky Castle.

She's here.

It's her.

RESIDENTS OPPOSING THE NOVEL ABOUT SKY CASTLE

The reason we've all gathered here today

is to clearly state that we, the residents of Sky Castle,

strongly disapprove

of Ms. Lee's idea of writing a novel

about the misfortune that happened

to Dr. Park and his family.

Apart from the residents who are currently abroad,

a total of 194 residents signed this document.

SKY CASTLE RESIDENTS' SIGNATURES

About 99 percent of the residents signed this.

We're all busy people.

We all made time to gather here

regardless of our busy schedule.

So let's hear your answer.

Are you going to continue writing the novel?

My first book was published 15 years ago,

and I haven't written anything else since then.

Why are you reacting so sensitively when I'm not even a famous writer?

-My gosh. -Is she serious?

I don't get it, either.

It's not like she's trying to publish a news article

about Yeong-jae and his family.

Is it really necessary to go this far to stop her?

What are you scared of?

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

-Is she serious? -She's unbelievable.

Do you think we're doing this because we're scared?

Aren't you afraid people will find out you spend billions to send your children

to prestigious universities?

We're not afraid of that. It's just tiresome.

What if people hear Yeong-jae's family paid billions for a coordinator?

It'll be a huge bother.

People who talk about inequality will love to talk about this.

We're not the only ones living in this world.

We must be considerate about the relative deprivation others will feel.

What?

That's not being considerate. It's mocking them.

Mocking them?

Ms. Lee, why do you misconstrue my good will?

How is it good will to say the poor have no need to know?

Nothing good will come from them knowing.

It's best off they don't know what they can't afford to do.

"You can't even afford such things, so just

live your lives without knowing anything"?

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?

Why are you attacking me,

pretending to defend the poor?

I know you want to hide things

because the coordinator is helping your kid.

I get that you're encouraging others to attack me because of your selfish love.

But how could you pretend

you're just defending the poor?

Did you forget when you couldn't afford your tuition?

Selling ox blood...

My gosh.

What are you saying?

Seo-jin.

What is she talking about?

Why would you

sell ox blood?

Yes.

I used to sell ox blood.

My father sold offal next to a slaughterhouse.

Hey, Han Seo-jin.

Why not just call me Kwak Mi-hyang?

Why didn't you just say that's my real name?

Just like how you being U-ju's stepmother is not a problem,

what is wrong with changing my name and hiding my past?

This is crazy.

How dare you mention that when we're here about Yeong-jae?

We're here because of you, not me.

The day we buried Myeong-ju,

I couldn't do anything.

Every one of us here nursed a broken heart.

You got lucky and moved here due to someone else's misfortune.

And now you want to use her tragedy for gossip?

Try to calm down, Ms. Han.

I believe

we've done enough to express our opinion.

Ms. Lee,

what will you do?

Isn't it too harsh to demand an answer right away?

We should give her time to think. Don't you agree, Professor Cha?

We'll give you three days to think.

I trust you will give us an answer by then.

Let us

end the meeting here.

Thank you, Professor Cha.

Seo-jin.

Seo-jin.

Seo-jin.

Her family sold ox blood?

Seo-jin.

Let's talk.

Seo-jin.

What was all that about?

It's not true,

right?

We've known each other for years.

That's impossible.

Didn't you hear me?

Wait.

Kwak Mi-hyang.

You're Kwak Mi-hyang?

Then

you lied about studying in Sydney?

And about inheriting the expensive porcelain

from your mom?

My gosh.

How could you do this to me?

Let's talk later.

It's true what they say about never knowing who people really are.

I really can't trust anyone!

Darn it, I just flinched. It's become a habit.

Sure, Seo-jin. Let's talk another time.

Dr. Kang was in on it, too.

What?

"There are many mortgage banks in Sydney

so a president of a bank is nothing special"?

They both lied to us all.

Why didn't you just use a loudspeaker

and announce that your dad was a drunk who sold offal,

and that he was an alcoholic who beat his wife and daughter

all the time?

I was cornered,

but my husband left me alone in the room

because he was embarrassed.

There's no need to tell others that I had a bad father as well.

What?

I'm saying

that if you'd escorted me out of there,

we'd have felt less ashamed.

Those people would have gossiped anyway.

You just encouraged them even more.

So what?

Are you saying it's my fault?

It wasn't my fault that I was born

into such a family.

You and your mother

are ashamed of my father.

I played the role you wanted me to.

When I pretended to be a bank president's daughter,

you played along.

You helped me keep up the act.

So when the truth came out,

you could've at least pretended to support me in public.

You could have just yelled at me later in private.

Who is she?

How does she know your past?

-We went to high school together. -What?

From the same hometown?

And you started all this with her right next to you?

Did you gather signatures

not knowing it could blow up in your face?

I didn't know she'd expose me.

How could you not know?

Did your brilliant mind not see that coming?

Ye-seo's celebration party

was an excuse to pressure her to give up her story, too!

You're such an embarrassment.

My gosh.

She must've made so much fun of you, knowing you're Kwak Mi-hyang.

Hwang Chi-yeong would have totally looked down on me!

Keep your voice down. Ye-seo will be home soon.

Are you afraid the kids will hear?

Then you shouldn't have started this at all!

Would you feel better if our kids found out?

Haven't you yelled at me enough now?

Ye-seo.

Ye-seo.

Ye-seo, hear me out.

I will explain everything.

Ye-seo. Open the door.

Let's talk about this.

My grandparents I met in Australia, who were they?

They've been sending me gifts every year on my birthday.

Are they...

fake?

I did it for you. For you and Ye-bin's sakes.

How can that be for my sake?

Don't use me as your excuse.

I

grew up under terrible parents.

Your grandmother tore all my books, saying girls don't need to study,

and your grandfather took the money I earned

from my part-time job and spent it on alcohol.

Despite that, I studied very hard and received scholarships

during my years at university.

I suffered because of my poor, incompetent, and ignorant parents,

and I don't want you to experience that.

Having parents like them is my flaw, and I didn't want it

to become your flaw as well.

You said I'm bound to do well

because I got superb genes from you and Dad.

"Superb genes." You always went on and on about it.

But you were born

with genes like that?

-What? -You're the daughter

of a poor, ignorant, incompetent, and shameless drunkard.

You're saying I have those inferior genes as well!

That's why I've done my very best

and even told such lies.

I raised you so you'd be perfectly proud and confident!

Nothing's going to change.

You're still Kang Ye-seo, and I'm Han Seo-jin.

Pick up your bag.

Now!

A mob lynching?

You even had a dream about being lynched?

Gosh, you must be under a lot of stress these days.

I only heard about collective selfishness in the past.

Now that I've experienced it, I know that it's a nightmare.

Honey,

I obviously don't want to stop you

if you really want to write a book about it,

but I'm worried about you getting hurt.

You shouldn't underestimate

Dr. Kang's wife.

She's the one who started it all, but she removed herself from it

and acted as she cares about the poor.

She was being so selfish.

I brought up her past without even realizing it.

In front of all those people?

Even though he pretended to be modest, he always bragged subtly

about his family and background.

Did you see Dr. Kang's face yesterday?

He looked mortified.

Honey.

Okay, all right.

Boys.

Don't you think your mom is the most elegant lady in Sky Castle?

At a glance, you can tell she's a classy lady.

That's enough.

Eat your breakfast, okay?

You know that your mom's father

was the Army Chief of Staff and a congressman, right?

Be proud, boys. You deserve to be proud.

-Honey. -All right, I heard you.

You're working on the questions that I gave you, right?

Yes, we're practically memorizing all of them.

Thanks for breakfast.

All right. Get ready and come back down.

Okay.

What will you do if the boys figure it out?

Oh, it's fine.

They'll find out soon anyway.

As they say, you can't hide where you come from.

Look at Ye-seo. She's fixated on being number one. How crude.

She's just like her mom.

Didn't you say you wanted our boys to be like Ye-seo?

I never said that. I said they need to get good grades like her.

I feel bad for Ye-seo's mom.

Now I understand why she's so obsessed with her kids

getting good grades.

I bet Jun-sang has been hounding her.

He's a second-generation doctor,

who got the highest score on the college entrance exam.

That proud, arrogant jerk must've been harassing her about it.

How did that show-off end up with...

Ox blood? My goodness.

Kwak Mi-hyang!

They're perfect for each other.

Even after the truth came out, she held her head up high

and glared at me.

She totally acted like she was from a noble family. I'm baffled.

For 16 long years, for goodness' sake. She fooled me for 16 years.

She deserves to win the Cannes Best Actress Award.

It really is amazing.

It's really hard to come up with perfectly believable lies.

She must have a high IQ, 200 at the very least.

The more I think about it, the more upset I get.

Who is she to tell me not to cross the line?

Don't think like that, please.

Regardless of her family background,

she is my boss' wife, and that's what matters.

Don't show her that you're upset and be good to her.

I feel so betrayed that I don't even want to see her.

How could I hide it?

-Jin Jin. -What?

Come in!

Dr. Woo Yang-u?

-Yes. -All right.

Oh, my goodness. What is this?

-I need your signature here. -Sure.

My signature.

-Here you go. Thank you. -Thank you.

My gosh, who sent this? There's a card.

Let's see.

"Wishing you a fast recovery, from Han Seo-jin."

"Han Seo-jin"?

She can't give up on that name, can she?

It's from Ye-seo's mom?

Ms. Kwak Mi-hyang wishes you a fast recovery.

Call her now and thank her.

No way. I can't even stand her voice.

Then text her.

I don't want to.

She can't visit because she's too embarrassed.

That's why she sent this.

Think about it. If that never happened, she would have visited.

She'd already be here.

Jin Jin,

you have to be good to her now to completely win her favor.

What you do when things are good doesn't really account for much.

Oh, gosh.

Then you text her.

What?

What should I write?

Thank you, Seo-jin.

You know that I'm always on your side, right?

Thanks for the fruit. They'll help my husband recover quickly!

"Thank you, Professor Cha."

What? Ye-seo's mom is Kwak Mi-hyang?

I think it was a big shock to Ye-seo.

She can't focus at all.

Then her graduating from the University of Sydney was...

It was a lie.

Kwak Mi-hyang is Han Seo-jin?

Han Seo-jin?

Kwak Mi-hyang is Han Seo-jin?

You know what you have to do, right?

Make sure Ye-seo

tells you everything she's feeling.

That way, she'll feel a little upbeat.

Yes, ma'am.

So, that proud woman

had a huge inferiority complex?

Thanks to her, everything will go as planned.

SONG YEON-DU

I can't believe I was so indifferent.

I forgot about the anniversary of her death,

but I was reminded of it after I met you.

Would you like a cup of tea?

How's the novel going?

Is there anything I can help you with?

I'm trying to censor myself.

What do you mean by that?

Maybe I'm trying to write this novel

as a means to get rid of my guilt

about what happened with Yeon-du.

Or maybe it's just my greed

of wanting to become a famous writer with this

since it'll be my first novel in 15 years.

To be honest,

I thought you were at the center

of the tragic event that happened to Yeong-jae's family.

I thought I was a rational person.

But I found out I was very biased.

They say humans are not rational beings,

they only tend to rationalize things.

Don't be too hard on yourself.

Anybody would've thought the same if they were in your shoes.

Thank you.

Ye-seo has told me a lot about U-ju.

You raised your son very well.

U-ju?

He's like...

a gift from the skies.

I'm always grateful that I have a son like that

beside me.

I used to have a kid

who was like a blessing to me as well.

What do you mean by "used to"?

I lost my child

due to an accident.

I'll do your dressing.

Okay.

Dong-hyeok,

my legs still feel numb.

Are there any bleedings?

Did he cut my blood vessel?

Why do I feel so dizzy?

It's because you got an injection to relieve your back pain.

An injection?

Are you done with the dressing...

Oh...

Dr. Kang.

Gosh, you weakhearted punk.

Can't you trust me even after taking an MRI?

It's clean.

No, it's...

It's not because I can't trust you.

Dong-hyeok,

will you wash Dr. Woo's hair?

He stinks.

He's taking antibiotics,

-so don't give him any laxatives. -Okay.

This man has a very weak stomach.

Dr. Kang, thank you!

Wow.

I can't believe Dr. Kang did your dressing himself.

He must care about you a lot.

Just wash my hair for me.

Gosh, it's killing me.

My goodness.

Oh, Dr. Hwang. Come on in.

Come here and sit down.

So...

have you given it some thought?

Like I already told you,

I don't think...

My gosh, look at you.

I just want to play golf with you and some others on the weekend.

What's so hard about that?

It's not hard.

Not only am I bad at playing golf,

but also I haven't contacted Mr. Kim

ever since he got elected as the party representative.

I felt

that it would be the right thing to do.

My gosh.

I only asked because I heard you two were close.

Forget about it.

I'll get going then.

Dr. Hwang.

Yes, sir?

It's great to walk the right path,

but you know what they say about clear water.

"There aren't any big fishes

if the water's too clear."

I have no intention of living as muddy water

just because I miss the fish.

Go ahead.

Hello.

According to Mr. Lim,

the old tortoise and Dr. Hwang's relationship is falling apart.

They seemed to be on great terms to me.

The tortoise scouted Dr. Hwang so that he could use him

as a stepping stone for his success.

A stepping stone for his success?

According to Mr. Lim's hunch,

it seems like he wants to become the Minister of Health and Welfare.

He's just the president of a hospital,

and he wants to become the control tower of a department

that takes up 40 percent of our country's budget?

I know, right?

What does he know about pensions or welfare?

He must think he can get anything by lobbying people.

By the way,

how does Dr. Hwang know the leader of the ruling party?

When Sungjoo Medical Center was getting closed down,

he apparently protested until the end

and took care of the patients there.

And Kim Hyeok-jae, a member of the Health and Social Affairs Committee,

was also against it, and he even went on a hunger strike.

So because of that, they're really close.

He wanted to use that dull prick as a steppingstone for success?

It was a very bad choice.

Dr. Kang.

The Planning Manager position is vacant.

So don't you think

you should win the Director's favor?

What's the point in trying to win that useless man's favor?

If I become the Planning Manager,

becoming the chief of the center will be easy.

KIM HYEOK-JAE

KIM HYEOK-JAE

He graduated Namseok High School.

And majored in public administration at Hanguk University.

Gosh, none of our schools match.

It's me.

Did anyone

in Sky Castle go to Namseok High?

Who?

Professor Cha?

Why is it that jerk of all people?

Professor Cha?

Hello, it's Kang Jun-sang.

We're the dads of the student body presidents.

We've been too distant.

I would like to buy you a drink.

Are you free this evening?

Today?

I'm not sure.

I'll check my schedule first.

All right.

What's this sneaky fool up to?

Since when were we close enough to drink together?

Hello.

I'm sorry, I have plans.

Oh, do you?

That's such a pity.

I was hoping to meet

and discuss our children's education.

Thank you for canceling your plans

to meet with me.

I must push everything aside if it's about our kids' education.

Everyone tends to just get greedy.

It's hard to meet someone who truly cares.

I'm so honored to have a neighbor like you.

People

used to say that an uninterested dad was a prerequisite to a good education.

That's not true anymore.

University admission processes are so complicated now,

and rather than an attentive mom,

they say an attentive dad is ten times more effective.

The time has come

for the dads to get involved.

That's correct.

The dads' time has come.

You are

different because you're from the great Namseok High.

I heard

many great people graduated from that school.

Of course.

Over 150 students a year got into Seoul National University.

The previous Prosecutor General was an alumnus.

Supreme Court Justice Park is seven years my senior.

And Kim Hyeok-jae, the party representative...

Hyeok-jae?

We grew up in the same neighborhood.

Did you?

But...

what about him?

Well, why don't we drink some more first?

All right.

Let's drink.

Can we talk?

It'll only take five minutes.

I shouldn't have gotten emotional.

Even if I did,

I shouldn't have blurted that out.

It was careless of me

to mention ox blood.

I'm so sorry.

Just tell me if you'll write about Yeong-jae or not.

I also apologize for getting Coach Kim wrong.

It turns out that she and I have a connection.

-A connection? -She taught a student

I met while I was a student teacher.

The kid died after arguing with her family about her grades.

She still remembers that girl after 19 years.

She wouldn't have used Yeong-jae's vengeful spirit.

I was narrow-minded.

You suspected Coach Kim for being at the center of the tragedy.

You must have lost your motivation to write, then.

That's true.

But like you said,

I can focus on Yeong-jae's parents instead.

What do you know about his parents?

Coach Kim said she would help.

She said that?

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

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

I really

wanted to apologize to you about this.

Are we done?

Coach Kim.

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

I'm meeting her to stop her.

You collected signatures and said you'd sue her.

Couldn't that also become a scandal?

You must be careful.

Nothing good will come from starting a scandal

before Ye-seo gets into university.

Right. I see that.

Then I'll let you deal with U-ju's mom.

Okay, I'll deal with her.

Oh, right.

Is there a problem at home?

A problem?

What kind of problem could there be?

Ye-seo is unusually antsy and sensitive.

Please ensure she's in good health and spirits before the exams.

She'll ace her finals as well, right?

Don't talk with anyone and pass the papers on.

Number two?

Number three?

Three?

Keep this in mind if you want a perfect score.

Don't trust yourself, and constantly doubt yourself.

That's how you'll be able to beat Hye-na.

Darn it, number two.

How many did you get wrong?

Three in Korean.

What do I do?

Three?

That's just three wrong in total.

The results aren't out yet. When you got one wrong last time,

you said you wouldn't come first.

Hye-na got perfect scores for everything.

She got every single question right!

She outdid me in the assessments as well. What should I do?

What do I do now?

What should I do now?

Let's see.

How much did their ranks go up this time?

Report card.

Cha Seo-jun.

CHA SEO-JUN, SHIN A HIGH SCHOOL

LEVEL, RANK, TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS

Level two?

Cha Gi-jun.

Level two?

What happened?

I gave you boys all the expected exam questions.

They covered most of the questions on your actual exams.

Why did your grades drop?

I guess many other students did well this time.

You stay out of this.

Cha Seo-jun.

Cha Gi-jun.

Are you not going to answer me?

Our friends

were really worried about their grades,

so we shared the questions with them.

Share?

Do you even know how much...

I gave them to you for you to study.

Why share them with your competitors?

Our friends were so stressed out about their grades.

Why can't we share them?

You mindless idiot.

They're your competitors.

It's the same thing as sharing your bullets with your enemies.

Didn't I tell you to think of your school as a battlefield?

Everyone beside yourself is your enemy!

If you don't kill them, you will die.

Do you boys want to die? Do you?

-Do you want a glass of water? -That's not important right now.

Do you boys want to go to university or not?

Everyone is trying their best to get into a good university.

Do you think you can beat them with that kind of mindset?

You told us to compete in good faith.

We can't compete in good faith if we consider our friends as enemies.

Boys, you're old enough to understand what I really meant by that.

In any competition, you either win or lose.

There are only two outcomes.

Only when you win can you say you competed in good faith.

Don't you get it?

I'm telling you to win. You must win.

Boys.

You understand what your dad is trying to tell you, right?

Yes.

Yes, we'll get better grades next time.

Good.

Now, go study.

Those clueless losers.

Those questions cost me so much. I can't believe they shared them.

Honey.

Do you realize you're being overly anxious about their grades?

As they say, what kills you in the desert

isn't the heat or your thirst, but your anxiety.

You should...

believe in them and be supportive.

That's why the boys can't do better.

I don't agree with your dad.

You did the right thing.

You should only compete with yourself.

Competing with others makes you lonely.

I believe true success is living a life that's not lonely.

-Do you agree? -Agreed.

-Great. Let's eat, boys. -It looks so good.

Mom, let's clink our glasses first.

Shall we?

Here's to lives that are not lonely.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

I heard you came in first place on the finals.

It made me so happy.

Yes. That news made me incredibly happy as well, Hye-na.

Thank you.

My sincere congratulations to you, Hye-na.

You're really cool. I admit it.

People will think that he's the one with the highest score.

Come on.

My grades have improved as well.

Second place in our year.

U-ju has a great personality.

I guess he takes after the two of you.

Who? Him?

You think he has a good personality?

My goodness.

When Ye-seo got the highest score and I only came in second,

I couldn't congratulate her.

"I have to do better next time. I must beat her."

That's all I thought.

By the way,

I wonder if Ye-seo is okay.

She must be so upset now.

I don't want to eat.

I said I won't eat anything.

You're the one who bombed your finals. Why take it out on us?

Whose fault is it that I bombed the exam?

It's all your fault, Mom.

I couldn't focus on studying because of you.

Hey, how could you bomb your exam just because Mom lied?

Get lost!

Ye-seo, doing badly on your exam once isn't the end of the world.

What will you do if I can't get into SNU's med school?

Will you take responsibility for it?

Are you going to blame every single thing on me?

Why are you being so pathetic?

Yes,

I'm pathetic.

It's because I'm your daughter. Didn't you know?

Ye-seo.

Ye-seo.

She came in fourth?

You know who's responsible for the drop in her grades, right?

Answer me.

Where's that woman who confidently said

she's Kwak Mi-hyang in front of all those people?

Where's that arrogant woman who lectured me for not siding with her?

Ye-seo.

Do you want to join us?

It's so refreshing.

Hey.

Are you still against me moving in as a live-in tutor?

I can be a great tutor to Ye-bin.

-Hey, Kim Hye-na. -To be honest,

my lease is up, so I'll have to find

a small room somewhere for the time being.

I'm a little scared though.

And it's not like the rooms are all cheap.

You should've told me sooner.

I can talk to my mom about it if you're okay with it.

Thank you,

but I don't want to inconvenience her any further.

Ye-seo, I just need a place to sleep and food to live on.

I can be an excellent tutor to Ye-bin.

Can you please help me out?

Ye-seo.

Grandma.

I heard everything from Ye-seo.

I heard about her grades dropping, so I came by to see her.

I guess I made a good choice.

You should've been careful.

How could you let such a thing happen?

-I'm sorry. -You told all those lies,

so you should've made sure not to get caught.

Now, everyone knows that you lied.

Think about how embarrassed your kids and Jun-sang must be.

Even I'm this upset.

No wonder Ye-seo did badly on her exam.

Sure, your background is a problem,

but the bigger problem is your incessant lying.

You lie without even batting an eye.

Do you know how scary that is?

I wanted to spare her life.

I lied to you because I wanted to save Ye-seo's life.

-What did you say? -Had I told you the truth,

you would've made me abort Ye-seo.

I did everything I could to save my daughter's life.

So you dared to hire people to act like your parents

and fool me as well as my son?

Have you forgotten what you did

to Eun-hye for her family not being up to your standards?

I witnessed all of it.

I wasn't dumb enough to tell you the truth after that.

I'll make sure Ye-seo gets into SNU's med school. Don't worry.

After all, that's the give-and-take between us.

So?

Are you telling me to stay out of it?

I'd appreciate that.

What?

Ye-seo's grades dropped because of you.

How can you have the audacity to talk back to my mother?

Can she even get into SNU with those grades?

We paid that coordinator billions of won.

What has she been doing?

These are candidate profiles for the Korean instructor position.

Hello.

Let's go inside.

Mr. Jo, please bring out some tea. I'll have an espresso.

I'll just have a glass of cold water.

Sure, no problem.

She had always been the top student,

but she came in fourth this time.

Why did Ye-seo's grades drop?

Are you sure there's no problem at home?

I clearly told you that there aren't any problems at home.

My teaching methods haven't changed at all.

But Ye-seo's grades suddenly dropped,

so I simply wanted to ask if everything is okay at home.

Ms. Han, Ye-seo is mentally weak.

Even a small stimulus can make her fall apart like glass.

Why are you saying that she's weak?

Ye-seo is very competitive, and she's extremely goal-oriented.

Sure, maybe in the cushy environment you've created for her.

But once she steps out of that bubble,

she won't survive even the smallest hardship.

I'm trying to make her stronger through mind control training,

but I don't know what else will make her falter down the road.

Do you realize how irresponsible you sound right now?

I'm suggesting an alternative, Ms. Han.

An alternative?

Have Hye-na move into your place.

I clearly told you not to bring it up ever again.

You must be aware of how unstable Ye-seo is at the moment.

She'll fall apart if you don't take drastic measures.

For someone who is mentally fragile like her, nothing's more effective

than keeping a competitor right before her eyes.

Ye-seo really hates Hye-na.

What if it backfires?

Who will take responsibility for that?

Ms. Han, I'm trying to sort things out here.

If you miss the timing,

Ye-seo will have to give up on SNU's Medical School.

If that damages my reputation,

will you take responsibility for it?

Create an environment where she can solely focus on her grades.

And I'm saying you can use Hye-na to achieve just that.

Hye-na

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

Seeing Ye-bin so excited

makes me look forward to the results.

You think you can get Ye-bin into the intensive class?

How are you going to do what the top teachers failed to do?

Can Hye-na tutor Su-han as well?

Shouldn't you know better?

You're acting just like a Kwak Mi-hyang.

-Dad! -My gosh.

Se-ri!

She's going to quit writing about Yeong-jae?

How did you manage to convince that stubborn woman?

You shouldn't worry about that anymore.

Her new Korean teacher used to make questions

for the CSATs. You know that, right?

I was taken aback as well.

She threw a total fit.

She won't let me go into her room.

Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park