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(All places, organizations, characters,)

(incidents, and backstories in this drama are fictitious.)

(Child actors were accompanied by family and were kept safe.)

(Honggeumdang)

(Episode 2)

Just like how your chocolate comforted me that day,

I wanted to give this to you as a present too.

(Dajeong Maeul Bus Stop)

He said no.

- That old manager? - Yes.

- Oh, hey. - Manager. Hello.

How are things going?

I'm doing my best.

You wanted to try it so badly.

Now that you had the chance, it's not so much fun, is it?

Have you seen the notice?

What? What notice?

Shoot.

They can't do this.

(Valentine's Day Pop-up Store, Menu Tasting Schedule Change)

(Please be advised that the date changed from January 10 to January 6.)

- A week from now? - A week from now?

A week?

You made that much already?

I must hurry.

Can I try the sample?

- Sure. - Thanks.

Hyun Nam, the milk...

Seul Gi.

- Yes? - I changed the design.

Only two designs?

The best 2 out of the 10 best.

Well...

Can I see the rest too?

I like the first one.

That's not like Jeremy.

Forget it. I'm asking Hyun Nam.

Wait.

Hyun Nam is busy.

Let's try this first and talk to her later.

Okay?

Try this first. Why don't you lower the chroma a bit?

- The chroma? - Yes.

- I'll try. - Okay.

- Good luck. - Yes.

You must be tired.

Do you want to take a break?

- Sure. - Okay.

(Valentine's Day Pop-up Store Sample Chocolate)

(Switch to milk chocolate? Discuss with Hyun Nam.)

(Somewhat bland? Too much alcohol.)

(Nothing unique.)

- I lowered the chroma. - But?

But I don't see any difference. I'm not sure about what to do.

Still, with the chroma reduced,

it's more catchy.

- Do you think that's better? - Yes.

Hey.

Thanks to both of you,

I've never worked so hard since I joined this company.

What?

Actually, thanks to you,

I got to enjoy what I really wanted to do.

By the way, I haven't been able to visit Honggeumdang lately.

I'm craving their chocolate.

What about our chocolate?

Of course, our chocolate is the best.

This is good, but that is also good.

By the way, I always meant to ask you.

How did you get to know Mr. Hong?

Did you think it was a watch store like me?

No.

Well, it's very popular among chocolate fans.

- I see. - Yes.

Were you an old customer?

Still, to see you staying very close to Mr. Hong,

maybe we still have hope.

Hope?

No?

Then...

will we finally become close after the pop-up store?

Then ask him to join the next year's pop-up store.

- The next year's pop-up store? - Yes.

Right. We have each other.

What's worrying you?

- I'm in. I need all of you. - Yes. It's me, Jeremy.

We don't have much time. Let's get back to work.

Tasting isn't easy.

You should try it too as you make it.

What for?

It's all on your checklist.

When you were on the team,

did you mostly study the machine combinations?

- Yes. - I see.

- Why do you ask? - What?

No reason.

You expected me to be a talented technician,

but am I not meeting your expectations?

What?

No, why do you say that?

I boasted that I'd make my own chocolate,

but I kept messing up,

and I even tried to rely on Honggeumdang.

That's who I really am.

That's why you're crossing out everything and getting on my nerves.

No.

I was only recording them for a consistent recipe.

I'm still getting to know you.

That was the only reason I asked you. Why are you talking like that?

Do you want to hear more while you're at it?

I didn't join this because I was confident about making chocolate.

But because I hated everyone.

There will be no seniors or managers to interfere with my chocolate.

And no one to play the lousy TF Team manager.

Play the manager?

I never evaluated your chocolate.

Well, I didn't...

know how stressed you were.

I'm sorry.

Let's talk it over.

Pretending to be all nice when I'm telling you straight up.

Are you doing that on purpose?

- What? - Seul Gi.

That's enough.

Girls. Why don't we go home for now...

and go head-to-head big time tomorrow?

Even though the sampling event was advanced,

and we had to start from scratch, I thought we were doing just fine.

I was certain we'd make great chocolate.

No one evaluated you.

Yet you continued to doubt yourself.

But if making chocolate is too tough and only stresses you,

why are you doing this?

Chocolate is reality.

Why do you talk like it's some fairy tale?

What...

Hey.

If you stopped someone from leaving, face the reality.

Stop pretending to be kind.

Stopped you from leaving?

Pretending?

Well...

Hyun Nam!

Hyun Nam!

Hyun Nam.

Hyun Nam!

Hyun Nam, wait up.

Let's talk some more.

Wait.

Hey.

Am I seeing things?

What's he doing here?

Let's eat.

Kyung Sik. You sounded so serious when you asked us to eat.

I thought you'd treat us to beef.

Shall we have some chocolate?

Chocolate is the best kind of dessert.

Chocolate tastes the best...

after witnessing a fight.

Wait. Why does this taste different?

The umami from the anchovy broth.

That accentuated the sweetness of the chocolate.

Did my taste buds just have a training session?

Nice one, Kyung Sik.

When cooking curry with a rich, deep flavor,

you add meat and vegetables to anchovy broth,

and at the very end, you add a piece of dark chocolate.

It's the same principle.

They're so different, but they go well together.

Two similar components...

often clash.

Like how two sour flavors cancel each other out.

Is there still time?

What? Time for what?

I'd like to make it too.

Chocolate that'll be unfamiliar and cumbersome to me.

What?

I'm not sure, but...

if we make it together,

I have a feeling...

the warmth in the chocolate will bring the world together.

You want to work with us?

Seriously, Kyung Sik?

I knew this would happen.

I just love you so much.

I got squashed between the two arguing whales.

But I'm Jeremy, you know.

Kyung Sik.

- That's enough. - Okay.

My word. It's the first tour of the workshop...

you never showed anyone.

To think that the amazing chocolate was made here.

It's not that special.

This is fabulous.

Mr. Hong.

Will you really collaborate with us?

Why? Should I not?

As you said, it'll be unfamiliar and cumbersome.

Why did you change your mind?

Seul Gi came by a while ago...

with some chocolate she'd made.

- To ask you to work with us? - No.

There was no intention behind the gift.

I see.

In this day and age, to think someone...

was willing to spend time and effort for someone else.

I found that uncomfortable and flabbergasting.

I never thought that I wanted to get one as a present.

How do you make chocolate...

that brings happiness to other people with that attitude?

You don't know how to receive it yourself.

You won't even eat it...

or taste it to see what kind of effort went into it.

She didn't accept or understand how I felt.

Despite being rejected the first time,

she spent time and effort...

to make and give you chocolate,

and her heart moved you.

Seul Gi acts as if...

she never failed once in her life.

Even when she faces failure.

We're complete opposites.

(Honggeumdang, Clock and watch repairs)

Watch carefully and see how it changes.

- Stay focused. - Okay.

We must soon decide what chocolate to make.

Yes.

My gosh.

Cut it evenly so it melts evenly.

Right.

It's just right.

Well done. We can get started.

We're here.

Welcome.

What shall we do?

Thanks.

I like this ordinary and odd chocolate.

I got paid on time, but I felt bored every single day.

Time was slow, so I bought and collected clothes.

But no one cared what I wore.

So I posted my outfit online and people raved about it.

It felt great while it lasted, but I felt empty when I was offline.

The day I tasted this chocolate,

I felt oddly solemn.

It was a small shock to my system.

Okay.

I like the salty chocolate.

When you share a spoonful of salt with a friend,

that's when you see their true colors.

Now I have friends to eat chocolate with,

and that's the greatest gift to me.

The caramel chocolate?

There was this chocolate that meant a great deal to me.

It was chocolate I hoped would melt slowly.

There must be someone in this world...

who wishes for the chocolate to melt slowly...

like me.

Hyun Nam.

"The real deal appears at the end." Is that your strategy?

I...

don't have one yet.

The key is under the flower pot.

Goodnight.

What?

What?

Is this new?

Yes.

It tastes different.

It's savorier than before.

The savory flavors blend in.

The soy sauce stone.

It's also called the soy sauce salt.

You produced distinct salt chocolate.

- Yes. - Do you like it?

- Yes. - Yes.

This is so good.

You turned ordinary salt chocolate...

into wonderful chocolate.

You only changed the salt,

but the chocolate tastes richer.

It goes as well as anchovy noodles and chocolate.

It's not just salty.

The balance between the salt and chocolate is perfect.

That's all that matters.

It's our salt chocolate.

The meaning of salt chocolate you told me about wasn't so bad.

Just say it was good. Why do you have to say it wasn't so bad?

That's who I am.

I didn't mean what I said about you holding me back.

To be honest, I was afraid of coming up with my own chocolate.

For someone who showed off so much, I didn't have much experience.

But when you said I should give it a try without worries,

it was tempting.

I kept pushing you.

I didn't know you were in agony.

Sorry.

I put myself in agony.

And I like how you push me.

Your attitude toward the chocolate...

and people.

I think Mr. Hong is the same.

Why do you say that?

Actually, a few years ago, I asked Mr. Hong to hire me.

But he turned me down immediately.

And he's not someone who'd let anyone in his workshop.

But you opened that door.

Did I?

When he turned me down, I only cared about my pride.

I didn't care to think about what was on his mind.

But you...

always put others first,

and you approach them earnestly.

Should I say it's the sweet person's courage?

Does that mean I can push you again?

What is it this time?

While making your own chocolate,

if you feel tired or lonely,

I'll be the first one to be there for you.

Sure. Do that for me.

Totally.

Should I bring more?

No, that will do.

It's new chocolate.

Yes.

Sir.

Do you not like the chocolate again?

It's been quite a long time...

since I visited here, right?

Did you...

visit here when this place was a watch repair shop...

a long time ago?

To sit here...

and have a glass of soju...

with a piece of chocolate.

I liked those moments.

But...

even before I knew,

just like how the clocks here stopped,

your chocolate...

stopped as well.

Every time I opened the door,

I used to look forward to it.

Why are you crying here?

My mom and dad said...

they'd visit my grandma...

and come home soon.

(Mild Chocolate)

Melt it slowly in your mouth.

Then...

it will comfort your heart sweetly and softly.

(Mild Chocolate)

Feeling better now?

When you miss your parents,

have this chocolate...

and recall the happy moments.

By the way,

who are you?

I make happiness.

Are you...

happy now?

When I struggled as a child,

someone gave me chocolate.

Every time I had a hard time,

I recalled the chocolate...

that comforted me.

To remember that taste,

I made chocolate until now.

Perhaps,

making chocolate...

means happiness to me.

Perhaps,

you're seized by the taste in your memory...

and missed what matters the most?

(Honggeumdang, Clock and watch repairs)

Sorry.

(Table of Contents)

(Valentine's Day Pop-up Store New Menu Contest)

Executive Director Song, 17 years in chocolate.

Senior Executive Cha, 23 years in chocolate.

CEO Kim, 30 years in chocolate. They're all here.

Wait.

My gosh.

- It has been a while. - Are you well, sir?

Hello, sir.

- Try not to harass your staff. - The living history of Korean chocolate.

Our founder.

You must've all worked so hard.

(Valentine's Day Pop-up Store New Menu Contest)

Hello.

The theme of the pop-up store menu is...

happiness you gift yourself.

I saw the proposal. I liked the idea.

Thank you.

We prepared chocolate we developed...

with Honggeumdang as per our contract.

I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you.

You must've been short on time because the tasting was brought forward.

Good job preparing this assortment in a short time.

- Thank you. - You did well,

but we can't serve these at the pop-up store.

Our chocolate's smoothness...

depends on a patented technique that no other company can copy.

I liked the idea, but your chocolate isn't smooth at all,

which is the strength of our product.

We wanted to express...

consolation and support as a gift that brings happiness...

by using different flavors and textures.

We did our best.

- TF Team. - Yes?

This isn't a contest.

Your efforts, the new idea,

and the meaning of chocolate...

should've been built upon the strength of our company's products.

This is just Honggeumdang's chocolate.

You forgot the most important part of a collaboration.

Excuse me, sir.

Could you give us another chance?

You skipped what our products are known for...

and created unique flavors.

Who's to say these couldn't be sold at a competitor's pop-up store?

This isn't good enough.

We don't have much time,

but we'll come up with a way to solve the issue.

Thank you for your hard work.

I'd like us to talk a bit more.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

I'd have told them to do better if I'd known you'd come.

I apologize.

Realistically speaking,

the product doesn't have a competitive edge.

The collaboration should've resulted in a synergy to show for it.

If they resorted to collaborating with someone,

it looks like they really wanted to do well.

They're young and full of drive,

but they were rushed and they forgot what was most important.

Drive.

They have what's needed the most.

It looks like our best bet is to supply the pop-up store...

with our most popular products.

I apologize, sir.

This timeline is impossible.

Other people couldn't have made it this far.

Our chocolates were the best!

I wish I could go out and sell them.

We tried and that's good enough.

It's their loss if they can't handle it.

Seul Gi. Are you all right?

Yes.

I'm okay. I really am okay.

- I'm sorry. - It's fine.

You could've started over nicely, but because of me...

Will you stop apologizing?

Senior Executive Cha.

"This isn't a contest?"

Isn't a pop-up store a place to try new things?

Why am I thinking of rebuttals only now?

We got crushed.

You weren't there to see it.

Senior Executive Cha's comments hurt like an intramuscular injection.

It aches even more now.

I see.

I'm sorry.

Thank you...

for working with us.

You did well.

Gosh.

Dad. I'm home.

Hey. You're home early.

- Did you have dinner? - Not yet.

Sit down.

Okay.

Here you go.

First, have a drink.

Thank you.

There.

Cheers.

- My goodness. - There you go.

I'll come home early now.

Let's eat dinner together.

Is the work a bit too tough?

No.

It's okay?

Yes.

The chocolate was lovely.

I could feel my kind daughter's heart.

Can the people of the world...

taste that chocolate now too?

Did you like it?

Yes. I really did.

I support...

my daughter and her dream.

If while you work on that dream...

and need your dad's help,

I'll be right there with you.

And if you want to rest alone,

I'll wait for you.

Dad...

Let's clink.

Dad...

Don't cry.

(Dajeong Maeul Bus Stop)

The 16 bus will arrive soon.

My gosh.

My eyes are all puffy.

The 16 bus will arrive soon.

Hello.

- Hello. - Hi.

It's okay.

Everyone learns from their failures.

You did well.

Thank you, sir.

(This is Assistant Manager Kim Hyun Nam of the Research Team.)

(I am resigning for personal reasons. Please accept my resignation.)

(Submit)

Goodness.

Perhaps,

you're seized by the taste in your memory...

and missed what matters the most?

As you've made chocolate...

out of the comfort and hope...

that you received until now,

isn't it about time...

for you to shake off the memory of that chocolate...

and make a new kind of chocolate...

that will give comfort and hope...

to some other people?

(Clocks for sale)

Mr. Hong.

It's been a while.

You seem cheerful.

Of course, I am.

Chocolate and mulled wine?

No, I'm okay.

I'll just have whiskey, please.

I didn't know it would end up like this,

and I went on about making others happy and comforting others.

You pretended so well that you were okay at work.

Hey, this is so nice.

I mean, how long have we held back our thirst for drinks?

To avoid stimulating the tongue as it might affect the sense of taste,

we couldn't even have tteokbokki.

Yesterday, I had Spice Level Nine of tteokbokki.

Gosh, it burned like crazy while pooping this morning.

Go ahead and eat all the tteokbokki you want.

Oh, my. Jeremy is here.

Have you been well?

Kyung Sik.

All of you are here now.

Why did you make these chocolates again?

Try them again.

Is this really the chocolate we made?

The very chocolate that we made.

Just as it was.

What do you think?

I think it's similar to the previous one.

In order for our chocolate...

to meet a lot of people in the world,

it's also important that we make delicious chocolate.

But shouldn't we try to understand how people feel...

when they buy the chocolate?

Shouldn't we know...

how they feel?

Now I see that...

what Senior Executive Cha said was right.

I felt like the chocolate we'd worked hard to make...

was belittled,

so I only resented him, and I didn't even want to listen to him.

We felt wronged and angry that day, thinking our intention was misunderstood.

Right.

I think I was the angriest one among us that day.

But I was still happy.

I mean, it was a shame, and I was sad.

But I was happy that we were together.

I was happy too.

It's so good.

I feel like I can solve all the questions now.

The faces that I imagined...

whenever I made chocolate.

That day, it was different.

Hello.

Was the tasting...

the end of our chocolate?

My resignation has been approved.

Good for you.

You won't have to worry about losing money even if we fail.

You just have to...

make awesome chocolate that you would approve of, once again.

And I still need you desperately.

You're persistent.

We've waited, but none of them said we should keep trying...

to make perfect chocolate.

In this harsh world, only complete output is accepted.

We can't just sit still just because they haven't said anything.

We can't since we know that it was incomplete.

Let's make it complete.

I've been waiting.

Oh, yes!

I told you, didn't I?

That she'd only act up and end up failing.

Is she pretending she's okay? Or is she simply tactless?

She seems even more excited lately.

You don't like...

Joo Seul Gi, do you?

She gets carried away and is clueless.

She's a nuisance.

She is.

You worked with her and now you see what we see.

But she's the type to get cluelessly involved...

and rush over to help when someone needs the help,

even if they dislike her.

Enough to be a nuisance.

So they don't feel lonely.

I hope you can be nicer to her from now on.

Gosh.

Gosh.

- One, two, three. - One, two, three.

Sir.

Today I prepared a new chocolate I made with some friends.

Is it just one piece?

Yes.

It's marvelous.

(Honggeumdang)

There's no limit or boundary to chocolate.

The chocolate I tasted today will be the starting point.

Why are you out here crying?

Melt it slowly in your mouth.

Then...

it will comfort your heart sweetly and softly.

(Honggeumdang)

Mister.

Thank you.

I wish you good health.

Hot chocolate.

How lovely.

You can't sleep again?

Mr. Hong. Guess what?

The thing you're least good at is making chocolate.

What does that mean?

There's something you're even better at...

than making chocolate.

You read exactly how someone feels.

Do I?

Happiness to me...

I thought it was...

to be positive and to work hard...

at what I wanted to do each day.

I never wanted or dreamed of anything big,

and I thought I was living a decent life.

But I realized through this...

how my one-sided positive mode...

can exhaust and trouble my coworkers.

No.

How it can ruin your peace and quiet.

How it can hurt my friends.

I think differently.

Because you kept showing up,

for the first time, I ate noodles with others.

I saw the time and process I used to spend and do on my own...

could become a fond memory when shared with others.

And...

I found younger friends who love chocolate.

Thanks to people who came into my life like a gift,

I completed the happiness I can gift myself.

The happiness you gift yourself...

made my time that had halted...

for a long time move once again.

Thanks to you.

Assistant Manager Oh.

Assistant Manager Yoon.

My manager.

Section Chief Seo.

Have a nice day, Section Chief Seo.

And...

at the very place where I felt the worst,

I found the courage within myself to start over.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

This is nice.

Seul Gi, Hyun Nam, Kyung Sik. You all did really great.

This pop-up store business was way harder than I thought.

Word got out and the number of customers doubled each day.

My gosh.

Seeing how our chocolate made people happy...

made me so happy.

How do you think the company knew...

and told us to sell our new stuff at the store?

It's a mystery.

I heard it was the honorary chairman's idea.

Did word of the chocolate Seul Gi...

gave her teammates reach him?

Those people?

Who cares what happened?

Anyway, Kyung Sik.

You seemed to enjoy the attention at the pop-up store.

I'm relieved it's all over.

Here.

Stop looking under the heavy flower pot.

Come whenever you want...

and make whatever chocolate you want.

Now I'm curious about what people like.

And I also try...

other people's chocolate.

You've changed so much.

Kyung Sik, don't change so fast. It's not easy for us to get used to it.

Take it slow.

Right. Hyun Nam, you shouldn't rush to open your store.

You should start from here.

Thank you, Mr. Hong.

Here.

Ta-da.

The chocolate cases...

completed with my sentiment.

- Nice. - Cool.

They not only protect the chocolate from moisture and the weather,

but you can also smile with confidence...

after having chocolate.

- Kyung Sik. - Yes.

Nice.

- Thank you. - Seul Gi.

Thank you.

Hyun Nam.

Thank you, Jeremy.

It even has my name on it.

Are you sure this is me?

All right.

Drum rolls.

Here it is.

The chocolate for this winter.

- Is this different? - No.

They're the same.

When you include the season in the name of the food,

should I say...

it makes me happier?

Winter shabu-shabu.

Summer watermelon?

- Autumn dumplings. - Yes.

Spring chocolate.

Spring chocolate sounds exciting.

How about summer yangjangpi?

Winter poo pad pong curry?

Spring tom yum goong.

Early winter squid sundae...

- Does that work? - Drink.

Maybe?

A sweet and bitter piece in my life.

Goodbye, Honggeumdang.

My memories of Honggeumdang...

will melt away like chocolate.

Instead of regretting...

- what melts away, - It's snowing.

we will recall a piece of happy memories...

and enjoy it.

(Honggeumdang)

Like a gift of chocolate for myself.

It's snowing.

And I will look forward...

to the kind of chocolate we make next...

as we interact with the world and change.

- It's snowing. - It's snowing.

(Thanks to Son Hyun Joo for his special appearance.)

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