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Ugh, rough day. Get home safe.

Who are you?

So this is the man.

This is the man

you want so badly, Jin Yoo-hui.

-You're Jun-ho's dad? -Yes.

Nice to meet you. I'm Seo Hye-seung, Jun-ho's Korean tutor.

Starting today.

Oh, I forgot my mother had said you were starting today.

Nice to finally meet you. I'm Jun-ho's father.

We finished our first lesson just now. Jun-ho is really quick to catch on.

Oh, that's good.

All right, then. I wish you luck with my son.

I will try to do my best.

Hello, Ms. Jin Yoo-hui.

Uh, you know me.

Always having a great time, even when I'm working.

But since the trial I've been working on is finally finished now,

I can't stop thinking about you for some reason.

Oh, I'm honored to hear that.

Do you want to meet up?

When would be the best time for you?

I have a lot going on the next couple of days.

I'll let you know later when I'll be free.

I will never…

let you get…

exactly what you want.

-Oh, you're home. -Yeah.

Hey, Mom.

About that tutor who was just here. Where did you get her from?

Why? Do you know her from somewhere?

No, I don't. She just seems really familiar, though.

Well, the president of Hankuk University recommended her.

Oh, I see.

-Well, I'm going to bed. -Mm-hmm.

After speaking with her today,

it seems like Ms. Jin Yoo-hui and Mr Lee Hyung-ju

are headed in the right direction.

Have they planned a second date yet?

They haven't just yet, but she says they're planning to in the near future.

In regards to Jung Mi-jin's beauty care program,

I want to make sure you reserve the secret package.

-Sorry? -Please be sure you're following up.

Of course, ma'am.

-Are you Ms. Jin Yoo-hui? -Yes, I am.

Mr. Lee picked this model for you right before he left.

Would you like to try it on?

Sure.

It's a two-carat diamond

with a six-pronged platinum setting.

This is such an unexpected gift.

I can't thank you enough for it.

It's nothing really. I'm just happy you accepted it.

I'm just not used to receiving gifts.

Can I take you out for a round of golf?

Mmm, Pebble Beach is nice,

but I also enjoy golfing in Thailand as well.

Hmm. Okay, let's go soon.

I'll schedule a tee time, then.

So you know, you'll need to practice a lot…

if you want to win.

For sure.

Then let's make sure to drink some good wine today.

It'll be on me.

It's this way.

Are you nervous?

I put in a good word for you, so you don't need to worry.

Mmm.

Mythology?

Why are we adding it to the executive schedule?

I really don't know.

But Professor Cha was really pushing for it.

He wants it as a lecture series.

Who is the instructor? Which professor is it?

She's not a professor. An adjunct.

Are you kidding me?

As department head,

why don't you make sure we only present the very best?

How could I when Professor Cha says he won't do it without her?

Shh!

Uh, what is it?

Uh, you two are together, I see.

This is the head of our business department.

And over here, Professor Jung Mi-jin.

I'm Seo Hye-seung.

Please take my name off the list. I need some time to think about it.

What are you talking about? Whether or not you're doing it?

It's just I don't think our standards align.

Standards?

I'm sorry.

I didn't think Professor Jung would be so opposed.

Do they actually want me here?

What?

I'm not a full-time professor, and I haven't given many lectures.

Did you pull a favor for me?

Hye-seung, you're more than qualified for this.

You shouldn't think like that.

I met up with Lee Hyung-ju.

He was looking for some business advice.

From what I could tell,

Jin Yoo-hui and he are getting along pretty well.

Would it be too hard to forget this woman?

I will never forget what that woman has done to me.

Okay.

-Would you want to grab dinner tonight? -Another day. See you soon.

Looks like your ride is here. Please, get home safe.

Oh, I already told your driver he could head on home.

What?

I was kind of hoping that we could grab another drink.

My place has some good whiskey.

I'm sorry, but I can't go.

I have an important meeting early in the morning.

Oh, is that so?

Come drive with me. I can drop you off.

Not tonight. I'll take a taxi home. Drive home safely.

Oh, it's really no trouble for me. Come on, let me give you a ride home.

Hey, Jun-ho.

Why do you want to go to medical school so badly?

I thought you'd want to follow your dad's footsteps

and go to school for business or engineering.

I want that too, sort of.

There's many people out with severe trauma that have poor healthcare.

Because the more treatments they get, the more money it costs.

I want to be able to change that by becoming a doctor

and give back like my grandpa did.

So you want to be a doctor just like him?

Yeah.

He was a really great doctor. I swear.

But he died after getting sick

because he was taking care of a lot of patients

in a village that didn't have any doctors.

He sounds like he was an incredible guy.

I think you've got a great heart, Jun-ho.

Let's work hard together so that dream can come true.

Okay.

Can you please excuse us, sir?

Thank you for taking me back home.

I had a nice ride too.

That woman there…

She's my son Jun-ho's tutor. Do you know her from somewhere?

She's a tutor now?

Don't you also recognize that woman from the Rex party?

That's Ms. Athena.

Ms. Athena?

Huh.

I know I'd seen her before.

I guess she's got her eyes on you now.

What do you mean?

She has quite a reputation for using rich men.

After seducing the men,

she takes their money and threatens them to keep them silent.

Apparently, she's trapped a lot of guys.

And now she's tutoring?

Are you positive she didn't approach you intentionally?

Should I look into it for you?

No, wait.

Should I have maybe not told you about that?

No, no, no. Just get home safe.

You can go home now.

Thank you for tonight.

I'm sorry about that. I should've kept better track of it.

What are you doing?

Didn't you come here expecting something like this, Ms. Athena?

How do you know that name?

Because I was at the party as well.

Seriously. You're acting like you didn't know?

Are you asking if I deliberately came here because I knew you lived here?

Did Ms. Choi really ask you to come and approach me like this?

I can't believe how rude you're being.

I won't try to find a reason to stay and tutor at a place

that doesn't treat me with respect.

It's really okay. You can tell me.

That's why you took the job. Am I right?

Just as you are to Jun-ho, I'm as much of a mother to my own daughter.

I would never do something that would make my daughter ashamed of me.

Once Jun-ho's exams are over, I'm done here.

-What do you think you're doing? -Didn't I tell you to disappear?

Didn't I tell you that I never wanted to talk to you again?

You're trying to get close by going undercover as a tutor.

He needs to know what kind of a person you really are.

Lee Hyung-ju is going to know the entire truth about your past.

Didn't I tell you I'm totally different?

If you continue to piss me off, do you know that I will bury you?

Try it. See what happens.

If I'm going down, I promise that I'm taking you down with me.

You really think Lee Hyung-ju would even listen to you?

Even if you cry and tell him it's not true?

Honestly, do you think he'd seriously believe anything you say?

So it was you, then.

You and your dirty lies.

Listen closely, I'm only telling you once more.

Don't forget your husband raped me, and I was his victim.

If you keep trying to go down this path, I will sue you. So watch your back.

You and your daughter are not living on the streets thanks to my kindness.

Don't forget, hmm?

Ms. Seo Hye-seung?

Yes.

Cha Seok-jin is a professor in our department.

He just brought in Ms. Seo as an adjunct professor.

It was pretty outrageous.

Tell me, how exactly does Professor Cha know Ms. Seo?

They've been friends since college.

You have no idea how much he takes care of her.

CEO OF HIBULL CEO OF LIONSOFT

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

Lionsoft has purchased 8.7 percent of Hibull's shares,

becoming the second-largest shareholder.

You should recruit me to join Howon.

Recruit?

What are you saying?

Well, Howon is Hibull's legal advisor right now.

I'm…

I'm currently seeing Mr. Lee Hyung-ju.

Privately.

Oh. Really?

I'll be able to help with Mr. Lee,

and Howon and Hibull will have an even stronger relationship

thanks to me.

Is that okay?

If you say so,

then I'll recruit you.

Ms. Choi.

I've been waiting and have put my total trust in you.

But why is there still no progress?

Please, continue to wait patiently, ma'am.

If you want to have a good daughter-in-law,

good things will only come to those who learn to wait.

Fine, then.

This one has to be perfect.

Not only as a wife, but also as a mother.

At first, I wanted to make sure that both of them are happy, but now…

I just want to find my grandchild a mother.

That's why I'm involved, even if he's nearly an adult himself.

If this goes well, I'll make sure you're rewarded well.

What can be more rewarding than helping two people find each other?

Is that so?

I was getting worried

because you kept telling my daughter to just wait.

But it seems like it's the right time.

The right time is something only I get to decide.

So I see.

Just get them together,

and when that happens, I'll release the land in Hanam

for your development.

How are your dates with Ms. Jin going?

She's very passionate, you know?

For some reason,

my ears seem to be hearing something that's lacking.

I don't know.

If that's the case, I may have

just found the next perfect match for you to meet up with.

PRINCIPLE BEHIND TEA CEREMONY

Mr. Lee won't be the one to make the first move,

so we'll need assistance from his mother.

Maybe sharing a hobby will make her like you.

You do know that I'm never going to trust a woman again.

They don't mean anything more than sex to me.

What's the point of meeting any of them?

I'm not asking you to try and find love.

You want sex?

That's something anyone in your position should rightfully be able to enjoy.

However, there is such a thing as branding for a CEO.

If you care about Hibull

and how it is valued by the rest of the world,

then you will need to show off

a perfect wife to erase all that pain from your first marriage,

and create the perfect picture of a wholesome family.

Even if it is not real.

I'm saying you need a trophy and not true love.

Come in.

What do you think? Like the new view?

I absolutely love it. Thank you so much for this.

I just booked our tee time. I'll message you the info.

Thanks.

Oh!

Please don't tell Mr. Lee about it, though. Surprise.

Surprise.

-I'll see ya. -Thanks.

How are the preparations for Jung Mi-jin and Lee Hyung-ju's date going?

The preparations must be thorough because they are important members of Rex.

It's okay if it's not what we usually do. Does anyone have any new ideas?

We could fill the entire sky lounge with flowers

just like they do in rom-coms.

Or we should do something that makes them feel comfortable around each other.

Something like a round of golf.

International Circuit.

Let's go ahead and reserve it.

Nice to meet you. I'm Lee Hyung-ju.

Do you still think that you have a chance at beating us today?

Do you really need to practice that much? Seriously?

Oh hey! Over here.

-Oh hey. -Wow, of course.

Where is Mr. Lee today?

Hyung-ju said something urgent came up and had to bail.

He said he'll be here next time.

Hey, this is lawyer Jin Yoo-hui.

Let's get it going.

By the way, how do you know Professor Cha?

I just happened to meet him recently.

He's a really impressive man, I believe.

I heard he was an advisor

for a big international consulting group when he was in the States.

He told me that he's giving a series of lectures for entrepreneurs soon.

I look forward to checking it out.

-Do you mean the Executive Courses? -Yeah.

I actually teach there as well.

Oh.

I had a lot of fun today thanks to you.

Racing was so much fun I didn't notice that time flew by.

If you've got time,

would you like to grab a drink somewhere?

Another day. I've got a lot going on tomorrow.

Jun-ho, good luck on your exams.

You've got this! Good luck!

Hey Min-ji, drink this before you go.

I'm quitting that tutoring job.

-Really? -Because

I just want to focus on caring for you.

Did you have a nice time yesterday evening?

Yeah, I had a good time with her.

Ms. Jung is a business professor,

so I imagine that you two must have had quite a bit in common.

She's professional like you and incredibly intelligent.

Intelligent women will be able to give you a sense of stability and trust.

Those are some of the important qualities

that a successful businessman's wife should have, you know?

Do you have any intention of continuing to see her?

Just like you said so,

she wouldn't be a terrible trophy wife for me.

Hey, Mom.

I think he likes me. He wants to see me again.

'That's good to hear.

I'll arrange a meeting with Congressman Son soon.

The two of them looked really great together.

Oh, is that so?

I quite like her myself. She seems like a nice young lady.

It's great that she's a professor.

I'm sure she'll be a good mother to your grandson as well.

Middle school really is when children need to be around their mothers.

It's a very vulnerable period of childhood.

At the moment, all we have is a tutor who's been working very hard with Jun-ho,

-but that's quite different from a mother. -You got him a private tutor?

A family like yours should take special consideration when hiring anyone.

You'll need to keep an eye on her, especially if she's unmarried, you know?

Oh, I won't need to worry about that.

Although, Ms. Seo is recently widowed,

she has shown nothing but kindness for my family.

Well, she graduated from Hankuk

and now teaches at the academy in Daechi-dong.

I promise you, she's a very good teacher.

I'm sorry, but what was her name again?

Oh. Seo Hye-seung.

You must be hungry. Let's start eating, ma'am.

Yes, let's.

Going anywhere? Not out to tutor, I hope.

Life just can't seem to work out the way you want it to, can it?

Not sure.

I'm still deciding if today is the day that I tell him the truth about you.

Is that okay?

And what makes you think he'd believe you?

Should I try to see if he will anyways?

This is my last warning. Be sure to think it over.

Because I will make sure to take everything from you.

Your threats will not work on me.

Do it.

Get it ready to go on the market.

-Oh my goodness. -Thank you, Grandma.

Oh, welcome, Ms. Seo.

Hello.

Take a look.

100 KOREAN FINAL EXAM

Wow.

Thank you for all your hard work.

Oh.

I never doubted you for a second. I'm so proud of you.

My mom would be really surprised. This is the best I've ever done in Korean.

Why don't you tell your mother the news?

Why?

My dad. I really don't want to betray him.

How are you betraying him? You each have your own lives, right?

Even if your dad doesn't like your mother, you're allowed your own choice.

Right, but--

It's a relationship made by destiny.

It means it's one that will last forever.

So even if you end up doing something wrong,

everything will be forgiven,

and you'll always continue to love each other.

Oh!

Ms. Seo.

Please join us. I've just finished making dinner.

I need to go. I'm sorry, but…

today's lesson will be my last one with Jun-ho.

Thank you for having me here.

But Ms. Seo.

Ms. Seo, why so sudden? Why are you leaving us now?

I had agreed with Mr. Lee to tutor Jun-ho only until his exams had finished.

Jun-ho, I'm rooting for you, okay?

Please take care.

Why do you think you can make her quit

when I'm the one who hired her?

It's bad enough that Jun-ho doesn't have a mother,

but he finally started to accept her as his teacher.

Why did you make her quit, huh?

Why did you do that?

What did Ms. Seo do that it was that bad, huh?

I promise I'll get a better tutor than her.

Never. No.

There's no other teacher that gets me like Ms. Seo.

How is she the only teacher that gets you? Why do you like her that much?

Our souls just understand each other.

What? Soul?

Well…

I just feel comfortable like with Mom.

It's not like you'll get it even if I tell you.

It's whatever. Just bring her back, okay?

Do you know Seo Hye-seung?

Oh, you two have met?

She's a friend from college.

Oh, I see now.

But why did you act like you didn't know her at all?

That's because…

she's not the type to go to a place like that.

What do you mean by that?

She's too busy raising her daughter on her own.

She doesn't have time to date.

She only joined Rex because her mother signed her up.

And apparently, she…

…she came to the party because…

she had something to say, not because she wanted a husband.

Hey, Mom, I've got groceries.

Ah, hey, you're back.

Oh thanks.

Look at these chives. They look so fresh.

Oh yeah.

Hi, who is this?

Eviction?

What do you mean?

What's going on? You're being evicted?

How can you ask us to just leave without notice?

Where are we supposed to go?

No, I need my security deposit now,

or I'm not going to be able to find anywhere else.

How can you seriously demand that we leave without the deposit?

-Are you there? -Mom, are we getting kicked out?

This is complete nonsense. They can't evict you without notice.

Mom!

I'll take care of it. You don't need to worry.

LAW FIRM HYOSEONG

-Ms. Jin Yoo-hui ordered it? -Yes.

How can she just take our house and sell it like that?

With what authority?

Look here.

She ordered a provisional seizure under her company’s name.

If you want to take care of this, then Ms. Jin needs to undo it herself.

Are you done thinking things over?

Come in.

Take a seat.

And so,

what's the problem?

I came here because I never got the chance to respond to what you said.

Which was?

When you said you'd file for legal compensation

against what my husband allegedly did to you.

So you're finally starting to realize the tricky position you're in?

Let's say, hypothetically, you were to get sued

in addition to losing your house,

how can you live with Min-ji?

You are right. I'd lose her.

So it's time to stop messing with me and just quietly disappear.

Only then will I make the lawsuit go away.

Go on, file it.

Say that again.

Back then, nobody would listen to what my husband had to say,

because even I hated him so much.

But now I finally get what you really meant that day.

Saying that I gave up too quickly.

So I'm not giving up this time.

Even with the lawsuit.

Not until I win.

Not until the whole world knows the truth.

I'm seeing this through until the end.

Think about it carefully.

Think about all…

that your husband and I have ever…

done in this house together.

Oh!

Hey, what are you doing? Huh?

You're…

the devil.

Yeah, I probably am.

What are you gonna do about it?

Even if I won't be able to kill you…

I promise I can make you wish you were dead.

Watch out.

Hey, come back here.

INCOMING CALL

How are you? Please, come this way.

I was a bit harsh to you, wasn't I?

I was very rude to you the other day.

I'm so sorry.

It's just I have a hard time trusting other people.

Women, particularly.

I think I may have misjudged you before. Please forgive me.

When you told me that you wouldn't do anything

that your daughter would be ashamed of,

that really resonated with me, to be honest.

Oh.

You could even say

my only son Jun-ho is like my Achilles' heel.

It seems he's really taken quite a liking to you.

Even though I'm his father, I keep upsetting him.

I know I have no right,

but I would really like it if you came back just for Jun-ho at least.

Please come back, Ms. Seo.

I'll think about it.

Yeah.

Please, go ahead and eat.

SEO HYE-SEUNG

Why did I even have to come over here?

Why are you here?

Are you here for apartment 302?

Uh, my friend lives in apartment 302.

But I guess she's not here now. So go ahead.

302 is where I live.

Are you a friend of my mom's?

Your mom?

Oh, I see it.

You're practically your mother's twin, you know? Min-ji?

Yeah, I'm Kang Min-ji.

But how can you prove that you're really my mom’s friend?

Just a second.

Your mother and I went to college together.

Look here, now we work together.

HANKUK UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR CHA SEOK-JIN

Cha Seok-jin?

Uh-huh, Professor. Professor Cha.

It doesn't seem like you've had dinner yet.

If you're okay with it, we can go and get something tasty.

Mmm, of course!

What were you planning on saying at the party?

I'm curious.

Didn't you want everyone in the room to hear it?

So tell me now.

I'd like to know what it was.

So one day,

my husband asked me for a divorce.

He was seeing someone else.

He even went as far as covering up crimes that she had committed.

He was completely devoted to her.

But when the company faced an audit,

it wasn't enough for her to put the blame on my husband,

she also

accused him of being a rapist.

And since he was driven to the edge of a cliff,

my husband made a drastic choice.

So I guess he couldn't forgive himself either

for loving someone

who could be that ruthless.

That woman…

was she at the party that night?

Who is she?

Honestly, until yesterday,

all I ever wanted to do was tell the world about her.

But today, I've changed my mind.

But why?

That won't ever be enough for her.

She took everything from me and my daughter.

It can't just end that easily for her.

So when I see that she's at her happiest,

I will destroy her.

Until that happens, I won't tell anyone the truth.

Must be hard to carry that alone, Ms. Seo.

For me, after my wife's affair,

the pain slowly disappeared as time went by.

Being lonely is actually a lot more bearable

when I'm outside surrounded by nature like this.

Do people that have everything really feel lonely?

Even though I have everything…

I still don't have anyone.

Leave us, please.

I heard that Mr. Lee went on a blind date.

While it's nice to try,

what's the point of having him meet with other girls

when I'm the only one who already has his heart?

Do you really think that ring was a gift?

I'm a little disappointed

by what you thought that night really meant.

If there really wasn't a special connection between us,

we would have just said our goodbyes and left.

Leaving a strong impression gave me a chance to something more.

So then, you shouldn't have accepted the ring, Ms. Jin.

You're not as patient as I expected you to be.

I'm disappointed in you.

I'm thinking that the ring might have been some kind of test of sorts.

I know what I'm doing when it comes to Mr. Lee,

so I don't need you to get into my head.

I think you need to focus and start paying more attention

to what Ms. Seo has been up to.

I hear that she's been getting pretty close to him.

That she's been coming and going as she likes.

Seo Hye-seung has been properly taken care of.

I promise you.

So you don't need to worry about her.

Think of this as a way to show my thanks.

I really can't. I've gotten more than enough from your mother.

This is really for Jun-ho, so please take it.

Please drive her back to her place.

No, I can't. I'll just take your thanks.

Thank you so much.

JIN YOO-HUI: CAN WE MEET? I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU

MR. LEE HYUNG-JU

Hi, Mr. Lee.

Ms. Seo, I'm sorry to bother you,

but Jun-ho's missing and might be on his way to see you.

What?

If you see him, let me know, and I'll send over a driver.

I'll be sure to talk with Jun-ho. Try not to worry too much.

Bye.

Mr. Lee.

-A Ms. Jin Yoo-hui has arrived to see you. -Now?

What should I tell her?

Okay, you can let her in.

Yes, sir.

Jun-ho!

Can I ask what you're doing here so late?

Because you seem to forgot how to use your phone.

Oh.

I'm sorry, I must have forgotten to text you back.

Please, come in. Have a seat.

I only accepted this because I thought it was a gift,

but I guess I was a little naive.

If this was meant to be a payment, then I respectfully refuse.

I can't believe just how obscenely arrogant you are.

Do you think that I'm someone who needs to be tested

to see if I'm after your money?

That's a little harsh, don't you think?

If I said it's a gift, you should accept it as a gift.

Why are you interpreting it as something malicious?

Because Mr. Lee.

I know you like things black and white, so let me set this straight for you.

Since the very beginning, I've never been interested in you.

Ms. Choi kept recommending, so I thought I would just meet you,

but it seems you don't even have the smallest ounce of respect for others.

So listen to me very carefully.

I had a good time that night because I wanted to.

Not 'cause of you, it was me.

And now,

it's going to be me that ends all of this. You get me?

What made you come out here?

You told your dad you were staying at my house?

Come on, tell me. Something's going on with you, right?

I finally talked to my mom about my grade in Korean.

She said come over to visit her apartment.

Oh yeah? That's good to hear. So are you coming back from your mother's?

Why?

It seems like…

that she's living a pretty good life on her own.

"She's getting along fine without me," I just keep telling myself that, you know?

So I don't have to see her.

How about we go and get something to eat?

That's okay. I just want to go home and play games.

Hmm.

Thank you for the ride.

It's no trouble. Please call me if you ever need to talk.

Okay.

Ms. Seo.

Yeah?

Don't you ever start to get lonely

drinking by yourself?

Can I get you a glass of wine?

What would you like?

Mmm…

I can go pick one.

You know, since we just broke up…

why don't we just be friends?

Drinking buddies.

Well, it would seem we have similar tastes in wine.

Yeah.

Let's be drinking buddies.

-Ms. Seo, just play one round, please? -What?

I swear I'll go easy on you.

Fine, but you can't ask me to go easy on you.

When I was in elementary school, I basically lived at the arcade with Dad.

-Oh really? -Yeah, it was so much fun.