[theme music playing]
-[vehicles honking] -[bee buzzing]
KKULBEE EDUCATION
[cat meowing]
DAESEONG GOSIWON
-[car door closes] -[unsettling music playing]
Mr. Kim Ji-uk?
And you are...?
Is Ms. Jung Yu-kyung... your mother?
I think there's been a bit of a misunderstanding here.
My mom's name is Kim Geum-duk.
And she passed away eight years ago.
Let me put it this way.
[paper flicks]
[sighs]
Mr. Kim Ji-uk, your biological mother
is Miss Jung Yu-kyung, isn't that right?
[tense music builds]
Who are you exactly?
In Canada, a beloved pastor's wife had a child
many years ago, out of wedlock.
What do you think might happen to them if word of that got out?
You didn't answer my question.
Who I am doesn't matter.
Right now, Kim Ji-uk,
what you should ask is what you can be doing
to help protect the reputation of... this happy family.
I don't know what your game is or why you're threatening me,
but if blackmail's your living...
I suggest you take up plumbing
because you're terrible at it.
Do you think I care whether the family of a woman
who abandoned me is happy or not?
I guess we'll see...
if you really mean what you just said.
Why are you doing this?
What do you want from me?
Kkulbee Education. We need you to start working there.
[tense music continues]
What?
[Ji-uk] I know that I shouldn't go.
But if I don't...
I won't be able to keep the promise I made to Grandma.
Why this company?
So I had no other choice.
[Hae-yeong] Oh, hold on.
-[A-reum] Oh! Oh, thank you. -[Hae-yeong] Mm-hmm.
[Yi-lin] New employees, please gather here!
[soft music playing]
[soft music continues]
You... [gasps]
You...
What are you...
[Ji-uk] I really had... no other choice.
I've missed you... ma'am.
[gentle music playing]
Even so... I don't want to worry you.
So, no matter what, Mom, I'll keep the promise I made.
[Hae-yeong] You... what?
What are you doing here?
It's not what I'm thinking, is it? It can't be.
[Yi-lin] Hey, you're a new hire, right?
Come to the auditorium, please!
Ah, okay.
NEW RECRUIT KIM JI-UK
[comical music playing]
[Yi-lin] Hey, Hae-yeong!
Hae-yeong.
Um, are you busy at all?
-What? -I need to do the on-site training
for the new hires,
but one of the supervisors went to the hospital.
Hae-yeong.
Please, I really need your help.
Uh, yeah, sure.
[sighs] Thank God.
You know...
that new employee you were talking to...
[suspenseful music playing]
He sort of looks like, um, he resembles...
your... husband, you know?
Um...
[suspenseful music crescendos]
-My... my husband? -Yes.
Had I not known that your husband was in Canada,
I might have said hello!
They really look alike. [chuckles]
[guffaws]
Are you serious?
Did you forget?
My husband...
he looks like a model.
[Hae-yeong laughing]
-[chuckles nervously] -[laughing continues]
[Yi-lin] Right.
[Hae-yeong] Hmm.
-[overlapping chatter] -[new employee 1] Ji-uk!
EPISODE 5
-I can absolutely do that. -[Hae-yeong] Okay, great.
WELCOMING THE 23RD COHORT OF KKULBEE NEW RECRUITS
Ji-uk, we're on the same team.
[both chuckle softly]
Ooh.
Heard of "The Buddha of Liter Electronics"?
[wooden fish clacking effect]
The Buddha was you, Ji-uk? [gasps]
So that post was actually real?
Buddha?
-What post? -Oh, yeah.
Su-a wrote a post on an online community for jobseekers
titled "The Demon and Buddha of Liter Electronics."
That post totally went viral.
-So good! -[A-reum] It was so satisfying
even if she made it up.
[both chuckle softly]
She must have embellished the story a lot. [soft chuckle]
You know "The Buddha of Liter Electronics"?
-It's this guy. -[whispers] Stop, stop.
[new employee 1] Yeah, that's him, he's "the buddha."
-[tapping on microphone] -Oh, shh, shh.
Now it's my pleasure to introduce your senior employee mentors
who will supervise your on-the-job training.
A-Team's supervisor is our newest Team Leader, Son Hae-yeong.
[employees applauding]
[soft grunt]
I'm the Team Leader for New Business Development.
My name's Son Hae-yeong.
Our newly-formed department was created to realize,
and commercialize the winning proposal from our company-wide employee contest.
[mutters] She's really angry.
[intense music playing]
Our department's goal...
is to set Kkulbee apart from the rest of the competition
and to get us to the top, so mistakes won't be tolerated.
Zero. None.
[Hae-yeong] You son of a bitch.
You come into my company?
Do you have a death wish?
[gulps]
Wow, if looks could kill, I'm so dead.
[eerie sting]
KKULBEE EDUCATION
Please board the car that belongs to your team.
[employees agreeing]
[sighs]
[frantic music playing]
[pants, gasps]
[romantic music playing]
You wanted to talk?
You...
[door closes]
Hey!
-[grunts] -[Ji-uk] Let me speak first.
I didn't want this to be how we met again, but something happened.
The reason why... I can't really get into.
But joining Kkulbee wasn't my choice.
[gulps]
Where were you?
Did you go to Canada?
And why didn't you answer your phone?
Do you know how many times I tried calling?
I left you so many messages.
[soft chuckle]
-[gentle music playing] -What's funny?
You're laughing.
So, did you miss me too, ma'am?
Your first question isn't why I reappeared,
but why I disappeared in the first place.
It was just suspicious, all right?
I was wondering if you somehow ran off with my money.
I didn't go to Canada, and...
I did ignore your calls.
Ignored them?
Why?
'Cause I couldn't tell you what I was doing or where I was.
I didn't wanna lie to you.
You're a liar.
I mean, you and I weren't even close enough...
for you to have something to hide, right?
Oh...
then, uh... I guess it doesn't matter, does it,
whether I disappear or answer your calls then?
Ah, and that's why you showed up out of nowhere?
So you don't care either way if I get in trouble or not?
Do you really think that?
[sighs]
[frustrated groan]
Well, what are we gonna do now?
Someone at the company is gonna recognize your face.
I won't get caught.
They won't remember, they only saw me at the wedding.
But what if they do? What if they remember?
So what? [sighs]
What should we do?
Um...
[tense music playing]
Listen carefully.
I'll have to hold another ceremony if you're recognized.
And this time, it'll be a real one.
Not like our fake wedding.
[tense music swells]
Your funeral.
[grim music playing]
[exasperated sigh]
[blows air, clears throat]
[door opens]
[tense music playing]
[door closes]
[music fades]
[tragic comical music playing]
[sad meowing effect]
[sighs]
[Ha-jun] Hmm.
Here.
Thank you.
Your feelings haven't changed?
[soft music playing]
Huh?
Tteokbokki?
Back in high school,
you'd hop the fence at lunch to go eat tteokbokki.
Yeah, I still... like it.
You're not sick of it then?
[chuckles] I don't really get sick of things that much.
With both people...
and food.
-Writing too? -Oh, no!
-[music stops] -I'm totally sick of writing.
-[both chuckle] -[music continues]
[coughs]
Well... work is work.
If it's work, it doesn't matter how much you love it.
So when you get frustrated, let's go out.
I'll buy you tteokbokki every day you want.
-Really? -Yeah, nah...
I don't think I could eat it... every day.
How about tonkatsu?
Something good happens to me whenever I eat it.
Something good happens to you whenever you eat tonkatsu?
[jazz music playing]
GB ELECTRIC
[sighs]
LUNCH, DINNER
TONKATSU
Cancel the executives' dinner.
I'll be eating dinner in the cafeteria this evening.
What?
Yes, sir.
Tonkatsu has been on the company menu quite often lately.
Is tonkatsu your favorite?
Not especially.
[assistant] Then why eat it, sir?
Whenever I eat tonkatsu in the cafeteria,
then... something good happens.
[dreamy sting]
[jazz music continues]
[chuckles]
TONKATSU
Why are you writing that down?
For story material, so I don't forget anything.
Oh... that does sound like it's from a fairy tale.
Hey, I gave you that idea, right?
You gotta show me if you publish it.
[chuckles nervously]
[phone buzzing]
Is it your boss again?
One minute.
[Ha-jun sighs]
[Ha-jun] Hmm.
[sighs]
Yes, President?
[Gyu-hyun] Tell me, Yeo.
Who did you say you were meeting today?
A friend from high school.
[Gyu-hyun] And what does she... do for a living?
Hmm...
She's a writer.
[Ha-jun] Well, she will be. She's not published yet.
[comical music playing]
A writer?
[phone buzzing]
Hey, sis, what are you talking about?
Your fake husband got a job with you?
Were you two always close? Do you meet up often?
[Ha-jun] No.
So why? Why did she suddenly come to meet you at the office today?
I need to know why!
Do you think... it's a blackmail threat?
[dramatic comical music playing]
Maybe he's trying to shake you down in exchange for keeping your secret.
If this were to come out,
ask yourself, who has the most to lose?
[heart pounding]
-[heart pounding faster] -[breathes nervously]
[Ha-jun] Mr. President,
if you have trouble thinking of what to write in your apology letter,
just do an internet search, instead of bothering me on my day off--
[bus horn honking]
Hey, sir... where are you right now?
Although he didn't seem like the type to do that.
Hey, sis, try not to worry.
People only saw him once under bright lights,
heavily made up, in a suit.
And it's been months already.
I don't think people will remember someone else's spouse.
[whispers] Let's talk later.
[in normal voice] Ah, mm-hmm.
What'd he say?
Did he ask you to come in again?
Hmm?
When we met up last, you left because your boss called.
Oh, uh, that day...
[deep breath]
SPICE UP OUR LOVE
[Gyu-hyun] It was my mom!
My mom was...
[melodramatic music playing]
...the one reading it.
My boss is kind of...
[comical music playing]
...lacking.
[Gyu-hyun] That was Yeon Bo-ra. Does she know everything?
Did she approach Yeo on purpose?
Did she know he was my secretary?
This is the entirety of my assets I can withdraw immediately.
But will it be enough?
[sighs] No, no, no. It's not.
[driver] Excuse me, the man who couldn't pay his fare.
Hey, you, guy who couldn't pay earlier!
You said you had no money, asked to ride one stop?
Thanks, sir, I really appreciate it.
But it's not that I don't have money--
-Getting off or not? -Yep.
KKULBEE EDUCATION
[bright music playing]
MAKE LEARNING FUN WITH POPCORN AI
TRAVELING POPCORN HOUSE
Oh, wait. Let me carry that. I got it.
You two look exhausted.
Ah...
[A-reum] Oh, thank you.
Wow, that woke me right up.
-[new employee 2] Thanks so much, Ji-uk. -[soft chuckle]
[new employee 2 giggles]
He's cute. [giggles]
[both giggle]
[clears throat]
WHICH EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED THE PRODUCT TO YOU?
[Woo-jae] So our eval criteria isn't how many sign-ups they get,
but how well they understand Popcorn AI
and how good they are at explaining it.
It'd be great if it led to more sign-ups, but that's not the criteria.
The evaluation will be based on a combination of surveys
from users and the supervisors' opinions.
How many new hires are coming to the headquarters?
Ten, including two who will be joining your new team.
[Yi-lin] As for the rest, one person will be assigned to each branch.
[sighs]
KKULBEE EDUCATION
[indistinct children chatter]
What is this?
Did you know your evaluation is done on a team basis?
We want to get as many users to the booth as we can.
You need to wear out our clientele so they need to recharge...
then they'll come our way.
Hmm... Okay.
[exciting music playing]
If you really think about it, our lives are like a playground.
[new employee 1] There are infinite possibilities!
[new employee 3] At Kkulbee, we sharpen Math and English skills
to help our learners get to the next level.
And nine out of ten students
say they enjoy learning more after using Kkulbee products.
[children laughing, clamoring]
-[overlapping chatter] -[children giggle]
KKULBEE AI LEARNING EXPERIENCE BOOTH
WHICH EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED THE PRODUCT TO YOU?
KIM JI-UK: 0
Here, let me give you a present.
[child] Okay.
GIFT ROULETTE
-First place! Congrats, kiddo! -How fun is that?
-Yay! -Can I get a high-five?
-Yay! You did it. Good job. -[chuckles]
KKULBEE EDUCATION
[children shouting in distance]
[new employee 4] Are you having fun?
-So are we. -[child chuckling]
[Hae-yeong sighs]
[child 1] Mr. Bee! [chuckling]
Kim Ji-uk, come here!
[child 2] Wait, Mr. Bee.
[child 3] Come back!
Take a break.
[announcer] ...no problem Kkulbee can't help your child solve.
-We have the solutions. -[child 4] Mom.
Enter "Kkulbee Education" and hit Search.
-Uh, uh-uh... -[tense music playing]
[soft whimsical music playing]
Thank you so much.
[sensual music playing]
[gulps]
[refreshed exhale]
[bombshell dropping effect]
Your product, we'd like to try it as well.
Uh... so, uh, come to the booth with me.
-Ooh, we'd like him to do it. [chuckles] -Me too.
But Mom, we, um, already tried it just now.
[mom 1 gasps]
-[mom 1 chuckles] -Are you tired after running around?
-Not at all. -[mom 2] All that sweat! [gasps]
-Look, he's overheating! -[mom 1] Oh, no, you poor thing!
[mom 3] Tell us, how'd you get so good at playing with kids?
[mom 4] I think I'll need everything explained again
from the start. Is that possible?
KIM JI-UK RATINGS: 10
I WANT TO SIGN UP NOW
WHICH EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED THE PRODUCT TO YOU?
KIM JI-UK
What happened to not using your looks to get ahead?
It's like he's having a Black Friday sale on his face.
[mom 5 giggling]
What's your son's favorite subject?
[mom 5] You like English, right?
[new employee 1] All right, everyone.
We're gonna do this part together!
-[child 1] Hey! -[new employee 1] In life,
usually you'll get three opportunities at something, but today,
you only are gonna get one, so let's make it count!
Great then, here we go.
Can you make a guess?
-All right, so... -[pensive music playing]
[grunts]
[new employee 1] All right, you think
-the answer's A? -[child 2] A!
[new employee 1] Very good! You got it right.
Next question...
[Hae-yeong] Hey there.
You like jellies?
Jellies?
You don't like jellies?
I can't... do that thing.
Ah, wanna know a secret?
It isn't very fun, so... I'm not doing it.
Promise to keep my secret?
-Ow! -[gasps]
I'm sorry.
Are you in pain?
Did you hurt yourself?
I was fooling around on the stairs and I fell.
I also have a scar here... from falling.
I was a kid too when it happened.
It hurt so much, but you know what?
I didn't cry.
Aren't I cool?
I didn't cry either.
And I've got a bigger one.
Oh, yeah?
How big is it? Mind showing me?
[somber music playing]
I'm cooler than you, right?
[soft sigh]
Mm.
May I take a pic of that cool bruise you got?
[brooding music playing]
[camera snapping]
[man] Si-ho.
Kang Si-ho.
[suspenseful music playing]
Get in the house.
Now!
[scoffs]
I saw you taking a picture of Si-ho just now?
You should know better.
Why'd you take his picture? [chuckles]
I saw, um-- Your son looked like he was hurt.
Ah, he fell while playing on the dining room table yesterday.
You know, kids his age are all like that.
Give me your phone.
-Just take a quick look at that. -[mom] Sure. [chuckles]
[tense music playing]
Si-ho said he got that from falling down the stairs.
Oh?
So?
He didn't get that bruise just yesterday either.
One day ago, five days ago, and ten days ago.
I can tell by the color, you see.
And those bruises... that part of his body wouldn't be injured if he fell.
[scoffs]
Ah, shit, bitch. And what is it to you?
So what?
Are you saying I beat my kid? Huh?
I didn't. I hope that's not the case.
I really hope from the bottom of my heart that he actually just fell.
I told you he got hurt while playing, you bitch, huh?
Exactly. So let's just be sure.
911
You freaking...
[screams, groans]
[mom 1] What's wrong with him? What's he doing to her?
[Si-ho's father] Come on, hand it over.
[mom 2] Shouldn't we call the police?
The phone.
-Stay away. -Give it to me, bitch!
-[screaming] -[Si-ho's father grunting]
Hey! [grunts]
-Come on! -[screams]
-[both grunting] -[tense music playing]
Ma'am, are you okay?
[exclaims] Behind you! Behind you!
-[grunts] -[Hae-yeong screams]
[grunts]
[Si-ho's father grunts]
[both grunting]
[wailing] Daddy! No!
-[Si-ho] Daddy! -Ji-uk, stop it!
-[Hae-yeong] His kid is watching. -[Si-ho] Why are you hitting my dad?
[Si-ho crying] Daddy...
Why are you hitting my daddy?
Daddy...
[Si-ho] Please, mister, don't hit my dad!
[Si-ho crying]
TVC 10TH EXCLUSIVE FEMALE VOICE ACTOR 1ST EXAM QUESTIONS
[mumbles] "Exclusive female voice actor first round audition exam questions..."
[Producer Yun] Oh, open auditions?
[Hui-seong] Mm.
[Producer Yun] Oh...
Ah, my Hui-seong's gonna be even busier now
with all that audition prep.
This station only holds them once a year. What if I get rejected again?
[Producer Yun grunts]
You've really put in the work these past 12 years
and that's why you're gonna get in this time, Hui-seong.
And the other actors? All of them will catch a cold!
Have to get their wisdom teeth out! Bite their tongues!
And only you'll make the cut!
What, you can see into the future now?
Actually, last week... my mom went to a fortune teller.
But your mom's a deacon at church.
That fortune teller is the real deal. You know why?
My mom came in and she said...
-[bells jingling effect] -[in altered voice] "You work for someone
with billions of fans.”
-[in normal voice] That's what she said. -[both chuckle]
According to the fortune teller...
I'm getting married this year.
Oh, you are? And?
I remember everything.
You said once you pass that open audition, we should get married.
[inhales deeply]
I did, yes. Ten years ago, I think?
To be honest, after the way we changed our relationship,
I thought, "Hmm, marriage might be a difficult step for us",
but when I saw you catch the bouquet at Hae-yeong's wedding, I just knew.
That was a sign from you, wasn't it?
[awkward chuckle]
[gentle music playing]
[Producer Yun sighs]
So that means you're definitely going to pass
that audition this year.
And then...
let's finally get married, Hui-seong.
[breathes deeply]
[Si-ho's father] I'm telling you, I didn't do anything wrong.
You know? But this woman,
she took photos of my son, Si-ho, without permission,
so I just went up to her to say something, okay?
I told her she couldn't do that without asking,
that even a kid has rights.
But then this guy, out of nowhere--
What? A child's rights?
[scoffs] And that's why you beat your own kid, huh?
[Hae-yeong] Come here then, I'll protect your rights!
[officer] Please calm down, ma'am.
You see this? Just like before.
What this bitch just did! Wow, you've gotta--
You watch your mouth.
Hey, go ahead and hit me.
If we don't settle this,
we'll both be charged with assault and end up with a record.
But I... I have my own business,
so having a record doesn't affect me.
But white-collar workers like you? [scoffs]
If your boss finds out, what about your jobs, huh?
[indistinct police radio chatter]
You're right.
Well, if we're gonna end up in the system anyway...
then we might as well make sure it's for a good reason!
-What? No-- Don't-- -You wanna go? Come on! Let's go!
-[Si-ho's father] See, see, right there! -[Ji-uk] Stop!
-What are you doing with that chair? -[officer] Put the chair down!
-Put it down! -Come on!
[woman] Ms. Son Hae-yeong?
[Hae-yeong gasps]
[officer] Who are you?
-Evening, I'm Kkulbee Educ-- -My name's Cho Yul.
I'm five and I'm in a Honeybee Class of Kkulbee Daycare.
Hi, I'm from Kkulbee's legal team.
My name is Kang Bit-na.
From this point forward, Kkulbee Education's legal department
will represent Ms. Son and Mr. Kim.
Since you run your own business, please ask your legal team to join.
Uh...
yeah, we can just, uh... talk this out.
[Hae-yeong sighs] What a nightmare.
Sorry to inconvenience you two like this.
But how did you know all this even happened, Ms. Kang?
I'm neither an executive nor a part of the Bok family.
You must be just as important as an executive then, Ms. Son.
We have witness statements
and surveillance camera footage from the scene.
We'll settle this amicably, so there's no need for you both to worry.
-[Hae-yeong sighs] Thank you. -Thank you, ma'am.
But, uh, what'll happen to Si-ho?
He was being abused.
Can his dad be charged?
[Ji-uk] Is that possible?
I took some photos. It's proof there's physical abuse.
Well, the thing is, the child is claiming that he wasn't abused, and also...
this falls outside legal's responsibilities, so...
[gentle music playing]
"Education isn't for the grades or college, it's for the kids.
It should be about arming them
with the skills to protect themselves in life.
Kkulbee can also provide these skills
so kids can thrive and overcome any obstacle."
That's what President Bok said during his inaugural speech.
Has his feelings changed since then?
[sighs]
Send those pictures to the email address on my business card.
I'll report this to the president and try to find a solution.
[sighs in relief]
-Thank you. -[Bit-na] Good night.
Let's go.
[sighs in relief]
The police just wrapped the investigation.
Yes. They believed my reason for being there.
I said I was there to protect Ms. Son.
Yes, I understand.
[car window rolling down]
Mommy, I'm really tired.
Let's go, come on.
All right, roll up the window, okay?
Ugh, the owner and his family are such a pain in the neck.
I'm exhausted from all this extra work they keep putting me on.
[baby giggles effect]
[Hae-yeong sighs]
Why'd he have to punch you in the face?
I got more hits in than he did.
Don't you dare compare your face to that ugly guy.
-[soft chuckle] -This better not scar.
[Hae-yeong] Look at me.
Oh, I'm fine.
[groans]
[soft groan]
[gentle music playing]
Thanks... for saving me again today.
Sure.
And thanks for punching out that guy too.
You're pretty good at fighting, by the way.
What's your secret?
I wanna know.
Well, first...
you can't be afraid to get hit at all,
no matter how much it's gonna hurt.
Guess I'll never be good at fighting then.
-I can't even stand being rained on. -[soft chuckle]
But who was hitting you so much anyway?
My grandma.
So I'd always be on my best behavior.
Uh... uh, it wasn't as bad as you think.
Seriously.
I almost reported your grandma for child abuse.
[soft chuckle]
By the way,
how did you know... that kid today was being abused?
You could've been wrong.
I've seen it a lot.
Ah, I never mentioned.
For a long time, my mother ran a foster home...
until, uh...
until my dad passed away.
Ah... I see.
Some of the kids weren't abused like that...
but most of them were.
I guess that's why I saw it.
It's all thanks to your mother.
Is it?
[Ji-uk] Your mother...
she's a really good person.
She was a good person... to everybody else.
What about to you, ma'am?
To me?
[grunts] To me, she was...
Oh! Here comes my bus.
You okay going alone?
[chuckles]
Take good care of your face so it doesn't scar.
-Hey! -[bus door opens]
It was really nice to see you again today.
See you tomorrow.
"Tomorrow"?
Ah, really? Go to a branch office! God!
[sighs]
[tense music playing]
You're better at following people than you are at blackmailing them.
How did you know I was here?
This doesn't mean we're reneging on your job offer.
So If I were you, I wouldn't make trouble just because--
I wasn't the one who started it.
Where exactly are we going?
[door chimes]
[man] This is where you'll be living, Mr. Kim Ji-uk.
-And who decided this? -Going forward,
this apartment is where you'll stay.
[scoffs]
If you follow your orders to the letter, Kim Ji-uk...
you'll be the owner of this apartment.
[Ji-uk] What kind of threat is this?
You give me a job and an apartment.
The position, you got on your own merits.
All the way up to the final decision,
I'm told no one had to step in to make sure you were hired.
And these...
you can use them whenever you need.
What do I need to do then?
Leak company secrets?
What? Surveillance?
All we ask...
is that you're on time to work...
and that you always work hard.
All right?
Are you...
by chance...
By chance?
You phrase everything like a threat, but...
by chance...
are you him?
My, uh...
Um...
my fa...
-Uh-- -I've been infertile for years.
-[frog croaking effect] -Ah...
[comical sting]
Oh.
I'll show you the medical report.
No, that's quite all right.
And Mr. Kim Ji-uk,
I was only 13 the year you were born.
13?
Oh? And this year, you're...
-I'm 40. -Huh?
-Wanna see my ID? -Yes.
-[squeaking effect] -No, I mean no.
[sighs] That's okay.
And I wasn't just phrasing things to sound like threats.
They're threats, I mean it.
I'm sorry. I misunderstood.
[door opens, chimes]
[door closes]
-[door chimes] -[sighs]
[pensive music playing]
[Ja-yeon gasps]
Is it bad?
How could Ji-uk not take you to the hospital after seeing this?
[cat meowing]
How could I show him my bare back?
What if he falls for me after seeing it?
[Hae-yeong chuckles]
-[Ja-yeon sighs] -[Hae-yeong] Ow.
You can't get mixed up in things like that.
What if you'd gotten hurt even worse?
He could've killed you.
What if that man holds a grudge and comes to the house one night?
That's not going to happen.
I'm a company asset.
At the police station, a company lawyer came to help us.
Is everything really okay?
[sighs]
I'll make sure of it, all right?
Uh, can we keep it a secret from Hui-seong?
I mean about Ji-uk coming to my company?
Until he's assigned to a branch office.
Why keep it from her?
'Cause if she finds out, she's gonna go,
-"Hey, I knew it--" -[door opens]
-[Hui-seong] I knew it! -[comical music playing]
I knew this would happen.
I told you this wedding was a bad idea.
[keyboard keys clacking]
[Hae-yeong] Hmm...
You dated him for ten years,
but you have zero interest in getting married?
Now you realize?
-Am I a terrible person? -You're trash.
I mean, feelings can change.
Stinky trash.
So much changes in ten years.
Entire neighborhoods can be completely redeveloped.
-Ten years ago, I was 22 and-- -23.
22, okay? A kid.
How could I promise to marry someone?
It's too young! Right?
[sighs]
So while that neighborhood was getting redeveloped,
you forgot how to use your voice?
If you lost interest in marriage, you should've told him beforehand.
I only realized today that I don't wanna marry him.
[Hae-yeong scoffs]
Why is marriage always the end goal?
Look, can't the story just end with a...
"Hui-seong and Tae-hyeong dated happily ever after"?
What's wrong with that?
After ten years, you're basically husband and wife.
When you break up with him later, at least pay him alimony.
But I don't wanna break up.
He's my man. I love Tae-hyeong.
Then keep failing those auditions,
-so your man can keep waiting. -Hey!
-[sighs] -[Hui-seong clears throat]
Look.
Tae-hyeong told you he wants to get married
and that he definitely wants children.
If you've robbed him the chance to have kids
while his sperm's still in its prime, at least have the decency to break up.
That way, Tae-hyeong will have the opportunity to have kids
with the youngest sperm he can shoot out for the rest of his life!
You know how important sperm age is to the child's health?
You keep talking about his sperm,
but I thought that was something we weren't supposed to share?
[grumbles, spits]
-[Hae-yeong spitting] -[Hui-seong laughs]
Ugh, you're gross!
What are you gonna do with that?
[Hui-seong] Tae-hyeong said it was his wedding present,
so I brought it home.
I'll throw it out. I guess.
[Hui-seong] Throw it out?
Why not just hang it up? You said you missed him.
Me? When?
When you refill Kitty's bowl.
You complained you don't see this cat or that damn guy.
Isn't he the guy you were complaining you never got to see?
Enough!
[playful music playing]
[Hae-yeong sighs]
[door slams]
[sentimental music playing]
[Gi-ho] Look, it's the noble philanthropist
who's redistributing all his wealth through fines and settlements.
Are you on your way to the office or the police station?
To the gym, actually.
[Gyu-hyun] Ah, Ms. Kang. I was meaning to call you today.
The child abuse case you mentioned.
Let's have legal deal with it. You take care of it.
Will do, Mr. President.
I'm told our New Biz Dev Leader and a new hire were responsible.
Keep them on the same team.
This will be good press for us.
What does that matter to you...
the affairs of our employees?
I care more about your affairs.
Shut up and sign here.
[Gyu-hyun sighs]
You two finally getting a divorce?
Well, if I have to decide whether to live with Mommy or Daddy...
I should probably run away crying right now.
MEMORANDUM
IF I, BOK GYU-HYUN, AM PUNISHED FOR DISRUPTING PUBLIC ORDER...
SCANDAL, DAMAGE TO COMPANY'S REPUTATION...
DISMISSAL, RENUNCIATION OF INHERITANCE
What is this?
Are you disowning me or something?
Just sign your name and go to the gym or wherever you're headed.
You really think I'm stupid enough to sign this?
You can call someone names, but you can't sign your own?
Are you sure you can deal with this quietly?
That's not why.
It's because it's my responsibility,
I don't need to sign some document to prove it.
Ms. Kang, you brought my will with revisions like I asked?
Yes, I did, sir.
If you don't sign that waiver, I'm going to sign this new will.
-Father! -Bok Gyu-hyun!
[tense music playing]
This is me giving you a chance.
It means that while you lack what it takes to be a business owner,
if you at least have the ability to deal with a crisis,
I'll make you my successor regardless.
But perhaps it's too big of an opportunity
for a guy who doesn't really understand what that actually means.
And worse still, doesn't have the guts to sign his name.
[sighs]
[tense music continues]
All right then.
I'll sign my name.
[Gyu-hyun sighs]
[Jeong-a] One moment.
[tense music swells, fades]
Ms. Kang, can you please draft another waiver?
Uh... to say what?
"I, Bok Gi-ho, state:
in the event my actions harm the company's reputation...
I will immediately resign as CEO,
and transfer my assets...
in their entirety to my spouse, Seon Jeong-a."
Mother?
Jeong-a.
The guts to sign your own name, huh?
[dramatic music playing]
I'd like to see yours as well.
[dramatic music climaxes]
[dog whining effect]
KKULBEE EDUCATION
Hey, Ms. Lee, how's the research prep been going?
I got the list of directors for the After School programs
and private schools, and I am drafting the questionnaire.
Okay.
And you, Mr. Kim?
I only see data on the status of After School programs in the city.
-And outside Seoul? -I'm working on it right now.
Grab regional population changes and the number of two-income houses.
Only for families with one or more kids.
Team Leader...
I'll divvy up the work once the new hires get here.
Just hold out till then.
[knocking on door]
Look at that!
Hello, everyone!
[tense music rising]
[sighs]
[Asst. Manager Kim] New recruits?
[both] Nice to meet you!
Uh...
Do I know you?
[suspenseful music playing]
[gulps]
If we did, it must've been somewhere better than here.
Abandon all hope.
Welcome to hell!
-[Asst. Manager Lee cheers] -[clapping]
[Asst. Manager Lee] Why don't we do a team dinner tonight?
-Oh! Yes! -Yes!
-[asst. managers] Dinner! -Ah...
[both chanting] Dinner! Dinner! Dinner!
Dinner! Dinner! Dinner!
[Gyu-hyun huffing]
[trainer] Okay, now, keep your core engaged!
Breathe, breathe.
-Keep your knees apart! -[clattering effect]
Good, but don't lift your head first.
Okay!
-Come on, you can do it. Up! -[grunts]
[grunts] I need you to take it! Hurry!
[Gyu-hyun grunts, groans]
[panting]
Gyu-hyun.
You see that client there doing squats?
[trainer] She has a wedding coming up soon.
Do women try and bulk up before their wedding?
It's her ex-husband's wedding.
[trainer] He's getting remarried on a cruise ship,
-and he hasn't been paying child support. -[woman grunts]
She wants to toss him overboard on his wedding day.
[grunts]
As for that older gentleman...
his daughter is pregnant.
He started working out because he wants to be able to lift
his grandkid until they start elementary school.
[groans]
You should set a goal.
Like becoming stronger.
So that you can lift your girlfriend in a bridal carry once you're married.
Bridal carry?
Although, it'd be faster for you to have a girlfriend
who's light as air.
And invisible like air too.
What was that? What did you just say to me?
[groans, pants]
[detective] As you know,
defamation and libel are two different crimes,
and libel carries a harsher sentence.
But these comments, they're defamation.
Then he won't go to jail?
No.
Right here. Chapter 51.
He's a real piece of work, this guy, huh?
Insulting your folks.
Okay, what about that comment?
It's libel, but the thing with libel is
the punishment depends on whether the statement is true,
which is why I contacted you in order to confirm its veracity directly.
By chance...
is your father...
[somber pensive music playing]
[detective] Thanks for coming.
[Ja-yeon] Uh, I...
I got an apology letter from him.
What should I do with it?
Well, why don't you read it over?
Then do what you want with it.
Oh, wow, nice handwriting.
Did his lawyer write this?
[Gyu-hyun groans] Yeo Ha-jun.
I distinctly told him I'd be at the police station
to submit a petition. [sucks teeth]
What's even the point of a secretary?
[groans]
Oh, my leg.
[Gyu-hyun groaning]
YEONSEO POLICE STATION
Ms. Yeon, uh...
[somber music playing]
[breathes shakily]
[sighs]
What do you think you're doing?
You think by handwriting an apology
that I'll just forgive you for sending me a death wish?
A death wish? You think that--
My comments weren't that malicious.
They weren't?
So you meant for them to make me feel like shit,
but not to make me wanna slit my wrists, is that it?
And now I get to feel like garbage,
exactly as you intended, but I also have to forgive you?
Don't send me any more letters.
'Cause I'll never forgive you or settle.
Do whatever you want.
I don't need you to forgive me or settle.
But still, my apology...
I meant every word.
I truly regret what I've done...
and I genuinely... want to apologize.
"Genuinely"?
What can I do to make you believe me?
If there's a way, whatever it is, I'll do it right now.
Kill yourself.
-What? -I said kill yourself!
That's going way too far.
[tearfully] You said that to me in more than 100 different comments.
I was forced to think more than 100 times
about whether I deserved to die or not.
So now you think about it.
Whether or not you deserve to die.
[sighs]
[somber music continues]
[vehicle approaching]
[horn honking]
-[honking continues] -[tense music playing]
[gasps, screams]
-[yelps] -[tires screeching]
[pants]
[rooster crowing effect]
-[chicken clucking effect] -[scoffs]
[breathing heavily]
[grim music playing]
Ms. Yeon!
[Gyu-hyun panting]
Ms. Yeon. Ms. Yeon!
[bold music playing]
[Gyu-hyun] Keep your core engaged. Breathe!
[sharp exhale]
Keep those knees apart!
And don't raise your head first!
[alarm honking effect]
And up!
[bold music crescendos]
KYUNGHYUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
♪ It was a mistake ♪
♪ Going out with you ♪
-♪ You had no interest ♪ -[new employee 1 imitating music beats]
♪ In this thing called love ♪
♪ You only needed someone ♪
♪ Who would do whatever you want ♪
♪ Someone who only had eyes for you ♪
♪ Just like me ♪
-♪ Take me back... ♪ -[grunting]
[yelps]
-♪ To before I ever met you ♪ -Hey, bro. Come on. Cheers!
-Honey, I'm really, really drunk. -♪ The scar in my heart is too deep ♪
♪ For me to keep my memories ♪
♪ I sincerely hope ♪
♪ That if you find love again ♪
♪ That person will be just like you ♪
[automated voice] Cancel.
You scored 60. What's important is that you had fun!
[scatting]
♪ Take me back ♪
[sighs]
[Asst. Manager Lee] Aw, that was great!
[Asst. Manager Kim clapping] Yeah, yeah, who's next?
KARAOKE
Your team dinners, do you usually drink this much?
This is all your fault.
If I drink, my brain cells will die faster, and I need them to die,
so I don't remember we work at the same company.
Why are you so anxious?
No one... has recognized me yet.
Not yet?
[groans]
Except that "yet" means that it's going to happen eventually.
[breathes deeply]
At this rate, maybe it's just better that everyone finds out.
Just make it public. I'm fine with it.
Sure, you'd be fine with it... but I wouldn't.
At work, I just wanna be Hae-yeong.
The New Biz Dev Team Leader.
You're already the team leader.
Instead of someone's spouse.
[sentimental music playing]
Do you know what'll happen if we're found out?
If you eat breakfast at work, it will make me look incompetent.
If one day, your pants aren't pressed, I'll appear inadequate.
If you make a mistake, who's incompetent?
I am.
[sighs]
That means you're a ticking time bomb that could explode any second.
I'm Team Leader of a key department.
And I need to produce major results on this new project, but...
I'm holding a ticking time bomb.
[sentimental music continues]
[Hae-yeong gulping]
Oh!
[Asst. Manager Kim] Oh!
[comical music playing]
[clock ticking effect]
What's your name again?
Kim Ji-uk, remember?
[Asst. Manager Kim] Ji-uk.
Our team leader loves things done right.
Get her in a cab.
A black luxury cab.
Team Leader, see you tomorrow!
-[Hae-yeong] Mm-hmm. -[Asst. Manager Lee] Bye!
[Hae-yeong] Bye, you guys!
Tonight was so fun.
[Asst. Manager Kim] Wow, you got guns!
[Asst. Manager Kim retching]
Ah...
-Hmm... -[new employee 1] Let's get you home.
[pensive music playing]
Ma'am, I should've thought how this affected you.
I'm sorry.
Regardless of the situation, I, uh...
I was glad I got to see you again.
[soft music playing]
[whispers] Sir, could you drive slowly?
[grunts]
No, that's okay. You should just take this cab back.
You like things done right, so...
I'll walk you to your door.
Whoa.
What?
There's someone in front of your house.
Who is it?
[Ja-yeon] What if that man holds a grudge and comes to the house one night?
[gasps]
Could it be that guy? That guy, the child abuser?
[tense music playing]
Hey, buddy.
Hey, sir?
-Excuse me? Oh! -[man groans]
[comical sting]
Ahn Woo-jae?
What's he doing here?
Hey, Woo-jae! Woo-jae, get up.
-[Woo-jae groans] -Woo-jae, get up, come on! [grunts]
[Hae-yeong] Get up, Woo-jae!
-Hey, Woo-jae! -[sighs]
[Woo-jae groaning]
Move.
[Hae-yeong grunts]
[groans]
[whispers] What are you doing?
The drunk person's family should take responsibility.
Wait, Yi-lin?
[grunts] Why bother letting Yi-lin know
when we could just send him home in a taxi?
Isn't Yi-lin the one person who should be informed
about what's going on here?
Her husband got drunk and came to the door of his ex-girlfriend's house,
a woman who is officially married.
He showed up here once, okay? And never before.
Once becomes twice, and then soon, twice becomes habit.
-I'd nip it in the bud-- -He won't remember coming here.
He never remembers anything when he's drunk.
[inhales deeply]
Why do you keep defending him?
Look, it's not that.
I just don't want to be involved in another couple's drama, okay?
If what happened tonight causes them to--
Is it because of Woo-jae?
Is what?
The reason why you can't and won't disclose to the company
that I'm married to you?
So, do you mean that Ahn Woo-jae and I are--
Are you not over... Ahn Woo-jae?
That's what you think?
Yeah.
[deep breath] I see.
If that's what you think, then I guess that's good night.
I should go?
With what's happening?
Whether or not I'm over him... that's not something I need to explain.
These are my feelings.
I'll feel what I feel.
I don't need your understanding or your permission.
It happened to me, so it's not your problem.
And I'll deal with it, so you can leave now, okay?
[pensive music playing]
[sharp inhale]
Hey, Woo-jae, get up.
Wake up, you bastard.
[moans]
Ugh, you stupid idiot.
If only there weren't cameras around so I could kill you.
You're not getting up?
[grunts]
-[groans] -Get up!
Hey, get up!
[grunting]
[gentle music playing]
[Woo-jae grunts]
[groans]
Unbelievable.
Thank you.
[both] Good morning.
Morn-- [retches]
[new employee 1] Good morning--
[groans]
Was Son Hae-yeong always such a heavy drinker?
[Asst. Manager Kim] They say the position makes the person.
She must've lost it after getting promoted.
[retches]
[groans]
[Asst. Manager Kim groans]
Just as I thought.
[sighs]
[suspicious comical music playing]
[gate beeps]
-Team Leader Son. -Oh, Yi-lin, hey!
Team Leader...
I need you to come with me now please.
What's the matter?
[Asst. Manager Kim] All right, these look good.
Let's move on to the next one then.
-Great. Next one. All right. -[new employee 1] Okay.
[Asst. Manager Kim] That's good.
[Asst. Manager Lee] Is Hae-yeong taking today off?
[Asst. Manager Kim] This isn't like her. Hmm...
My calls went to voicemail too.
Um, hey, Ji-uk, did something happen to Hae-yeong last night?
I'll call her again. She might've slept in.
[Asst. Manager Kim] Mm.
Uh, excuse me a sec.
You don't need to call her.
She won't be able to pick up the phone.
[new employee 1] Not for a while at least.
[sighs]
HANGOVER DRINK, PEAR DRINK
[Ji-uk] Did you get a call from Ms. Son?
What's going on?
I didn't. No.
Actually, I, uh...
[inaudible whispering]
[inquirer 1] Let the inquiry commence.
We're investigating alleged workplace harassment
committed by Ms. Son Hae-yeong, leader of New Business Development.
[sighs]
You reported her for workplace harassment?
Did she do something to you?
Why would you report her?
I heard the whole thing.
If you look at the contents of the report, Team Leader Son Hae-yeong
said to new hire Kim Ji-uk yesterday evening
that if an employee eats breakfast at work,
it makes the team leader look incompetent.
That if a new employee's pants...
[scoffs]
...aren't pressed,
that it would appear that the team leader is inadequate.
[inquirer 1] And even if a new employee makes a mistake--
[inquirer 2] New employees all make mistakes!
Isn't that expected?
Team Leader Son,
when you were a new hire, didn't you ever make a mistake?
I'm really sorry.
[inquirer 1] And Kim Ji-uk
is a ticking time bomb that could explode any--
Clearly, this is textbook workplace abuse!
This entire report is a textbook case.
You were upset, yeah?
Hearing all of that.
I reported her on your behalf.
I wanted to be brave like you.
[suspenseful music playing]
[new employee 1] Ji-uk!
Kim Ji-uk!
[inquirer 1] That concludes our inquiry of alleged workplace harassment.
Pending the outcome, your potential punishment may include
being stripped of your title,
and removed from your position altogether.
[door opens]
You can't be in here right now.
Who are you?
[Ji-uk] Me?
New Business Development Team, Kim Ji-uk, new employee.
[inquirer 1] Kim-Ji-uk from Ms. Son's team?
The victim in question?
We'll be bringing you in later.
Leave the room and wait, please.
[suspenseful music crescendos]
But I'm not a victim.
[Ji-uk] Team Leader Son Hae-yeong and I...
I'm her husband.
[closing theme music playing]
[Hae-yeong] You... After all this,
-put the nail in my coffin. -[Ja-yeon screams]
[Ja-yeon] He must be some unemployed rich boy.
[Hae-yeong] Show us. Show us his dumb face.
We need to be newlywed 24-7, not just when we're at work.
[Ji-uk] Think we can do it? What if I betray your trust?
-Doesn't that concern you? -[groans]
[Gyu-hyun] I am the president of Kkulbee Education!
How can there be a press conference without me knowing about it?
[Hae-yeong] Am I the reason that you bought the ring?
[Ji-uk] And if you are?
[man] If you don't want her around, then I can get rid of her.
[Ji-uk] Don't cross the line. She's my wife.