[theme music playing]
-[vehicles honking] -[bee buzzing]
KKULBEE EDUCATION
[cat meowing]
-Guys, listen up. -[children] Okay.
-Look at me. Are you focused? -[children] Yes!
Now the goalkeeper's here.
[children] Yes!
You're all gonna be forwards, I'll be guarding our goal.
From here, you have the ball.
Dribble. Dribble the ball.
-[child 1] Okay. -Reach the goal.
Prep the shot. And then... bam! Goal.
-Easy, right? -[children] Yeah!
[Ha-jun] Look, our strategy is simple.
-The goalkeeper's right here. -[children] Yeah!
You run the ball this way.
Go up here. Then down.
And slam the ball like so.
Straight into the goalkeeper.
[children] But why?
Because, um... this is dodgeball.
-Understood? -[children] Yeah!
Three, two, one!
-Let's win! -[children] Let's win! Go, team!
[all] Go, team!
[suspenseful action music playing]
[tiger roaring effect]
[eagle screeching effect]
[shouts] Start!
[child 2] Whoo! Pass.
Take it easy. Take it easy.
[child 3] I'm open, I'm open. I'm open!
Go this way, the left! That's right!
[Ha-jun] Remember, it isn't cool to try too hard.
-[child 4] You got that? -Whoa...
-[grunts] -[whooshing effect]
[child 5] Goal! Yes!
[shouts] Yeah!
-Yeah! -[child 6] Let's go!
[Gyu-hyun] Come here! You did it!
-You scored a goal! You scored a goal! -[children cheering]
-[Gyu-hyun] Pass! Pass! -[children clamoring]
Yeah, shoot!
You did it! Another goal!
Nice shot! Great job!
-Let's go! -[yawns]
[Gyu-hyun] Yeah!
[shouts] Let's go!
Yeah!
[Ha-jun] All right, all right. Time for some dodgeball.
Get him!
-[children clamoring] -[Ha-jun] Yeah!
[child 7] Here. Pass it!
Don't come near. Stay away, stay away!
Aim for the stomach! The stomach!
-[pants, grunts] -[groans]
-[child 8 grunts] -[groans]
[groaning]
Yeah!
[eagle screeching effect]
-[groans] -[children cheering]
[whistle blowing]
[cheering continues]
[sighs]
Since you guys beat us today,
I'll get you some snacks, okay?
[all cheering]
-Let's go wash up. -[child 1] Okay.
-Snack time! -[children clamoring]
[child 2] That was crazy! Did you see him get hit?
[Gyu-hyun] We won.
-So why do I feel like I lost? -[tragic comical music playing]
-[child 3] Mister, are you coming? -[child 4] I'm thirsty.
[Gyu-hyun] Wait for me!
-[child 4] Hurry up. -[Ha-jun] Come on, inside, let's go!
[Gyu-hyun] Good job. Go wait for your snacks.
-[Gyu-hyun grunts] Follow him. -Hi. Shh.
Good job. Wait in there for your snacks.
Okay. Come here.
Let's wash your hands.
Oh! Oh, that's cold.
[boy] Hey, mister, let's play C&R next time.
Sure, but what's C&R?
Cops and Robbers!
Hey, he can't be a cop, remember?
[boy] Oh, yeah, right.
Mm... wait, why can't I be a cop?
Aren't you here because you did something bad?
You're playing with us 'cause you got punished.
-[pensive music playing] -[sighs]
Earlier, when we were playing soccer,
hmm, didn't you guys have fun?
-A ton of fun. -And we got you so many times!
[all laugh]
It was a total blast for me too.
So how could playing with you all be a punishment, hmm?
See, the real reason I'm here, is 'cause I did something good.
It's a reward.
-A reward? -Of course.
So after you eat your snacks, I'll get my police badge out.
-And then, I'll throw you all in jail! -[all laugh]
[Gyu-hyun] Now go on and wait for your snacks.
-[boys] Okay. -Good job.
[boys] Hello, miss.
Uh...
Ms. Yeon?
[Gyu-hyun] Ms. Yeon.
I... didn't think I'd ever see you again.
What are you doing here?
Uh, Secretary Yeo, he's getting snacks.
I wanted to ask you a question.
A question? What is it?
-[soft pensive music playing] -[Ja-yeon] Why didn't you tell me
that Ha-jun wrote some of those mean comments?
Why did you stay with me that day?
Why my novel and why do you...
keep reading it?
Ms. Yeon?
[Ja-yeon] Why treat me so...
Do you have a crush on me?
Huh?
What?
-[gasps] -[comical music playing]
No, I--
Was it... just a...
What did I... just ask you?
That if I had a crush on you.
[Ja-yeon inhales deeply]
No, no, that's not what I meant.
Do you... have a crush?
I'm sorry.
Ah... Uh...
N-No, don't worry about it. I misunderstood--
[Gyu-hyun] I like you.
I like you...
but I shouldn't.
[soft music playing]
I know I have no rights...
because it feels shameless to admit all this.
But Miss Yeon, I'm smitten.
Incredible.
So the things that happen in my novels can happen in real life.
Where two people start as enemies and then fall in love.
Then, um... if this were your story, what happens now?
What happens next is nothing.
[music stops]
Because if I wrote it, it'd end here.
[sentimental music playing]
[footsteps receding]
[sighs]
[Gyu-hyun panting]
You said "two", right?
-What? -You just said...
"Where two people start as enemies, two--
the two fall in love with each other."
Uh... I...
I wouldn't exactly call it love.
I just think you're not a bad guy after all.
That's enough.
Give me a chance.
I'll be good to you.
Your novels, Ms. Yeon, all of them have happy endings.
[sentimental music continues]
There is no happy ending... in my story.
[sighs]
Ms. Yeon Bo-ra!
-[Ha-jun] Nam Ja-yeon? -[gasps]
-[tense music playing] -What are you doing here?
I, uh...
And sir, why'd you call her Yeon Bo-ra just now?
-Secretary... -Ha-jun, I, uh...
Ja-yeon.
Yeon Bo-ra.
Yeon Bo-ra?
[deep exhale]
[music intensifies]
-Oh, no... that's not possible. -[car door closes]
[shouts] Ja-yeon!
-[child 1] Whoo! Snacks! -[children squealing]
-Why, Ja-yeon! -[child 2] Whoo, let's go! Snacks!
[sobs] No way!
[children clamoring]
Why?
All right, just wait your turn.
You're going home, aren't you?
Just drop me off over there.
It's freezing out today.
I don't care if it's freezing. I'll get home on my own.
Are you angry with me right now?
Because of you, he--
[sighs]
Now Ha-Jun knows that I'm really the romance author Yeon Bo-ra.
And because of you, Ms. Yeon,
I found out what's in my heart.
[somber music playing]
It's fine, I'll just take you home.
Team Leader Son, you and she live together, right?
Her number...
-What was it? -[gasps]
SEARCH DESTINATION
HAENGYEON-DONG
[automated voice] Navigating route towards destination.
I'll delete it right after I drop you off.
Delete it or not, I don't care.
I'm gonna move anyway.
You're moving? But Hae-yeong and Ji-uk just had a housewarming.
Didn't they?
I'm moving alone.
I can't live with Hae-yeong anymore.
[Gyu-hyun sighs] I get it, since she's a newlywed and all.
INTERNATIONAL CALL FROM CANADA
[phone buzzing]
[Hae-yeong] Hmm...
By the way, what were you gonna say earlier?
-[Ji-uk] What? -You had something to tell me.
Uh...
Ma'am...
tell me, what was your father like?
Father?
My father?
[deep inhale]
I don't think you've ever told me about him.
And your mother too.
[pensive music playing]
You, uh...
you've only told me about your mother.
Uh... [sighs]
You don't want to talk about him, do you?
Mm-mm.
In my house, we don't speak about my dad.
Understood. We won't then.
All right, done.
-Try hanging it up. -Mm.
[Gyu-hyun sighs]
We're already here.
Well, thanks for the ride.
Yeah.
[sighs]
Ms. Yeon!
Um...
Let's be friends. Uh, no...
I can just be maybe a... a rich guy you know?
It'll be super helpful for writing your novels.
It would be difficult.
[sentimental music playing]
Trying to make amends
when you have no right
to ask for my forgiveness in the first place.
It'd be too hard.
Let's let it go.
Are you speaking from experience?
Well, goodbye then.
[deep breath]
[sentimental music continues]
[deep breath]
[sentimental music continues]
[sighs]
[phone buzzing]
MOTHER
Yes, Mother.
[suspenseful music rising]
Huh?
[Hae-yeong] The curtain...
[Hae-yeong grunting]
All done.
Don't you think you're a bit close?
And while we're all alone?
[banging on gate]
[sighs]
Why are you still at my door?
Where's Kim Ji-uk?
What?
You said you can't fall in love without the physical part.
You told me your body and your heart come as a set.
We aren't even a couple yet.
Isn't it too early?
I'm trying to be respectful of all of your wishes.
[door opens]
[heavy breathing]
-[Ja-yeon pants] -[Ji-uk] President?
[Hae-yeong] President?
President Bok?
You...
[Gyu-hyun] Are you really...
-[heavy breathing] -[tense music playing]
My father, he...
My father...
Your name's not Kim Ji-uk.
[splutters]
But it's... Bok Ji...
[tense music continues]
[gasping]
You're the...
CEO's son?
[exclaims]
[sighs]
[shouts] Tell me!
Who are you?
I'm Kim Ji-uk.
And I was born without a dad.
[Gyu-hyun breathing angrily]
Oh! Sir, please!
Just let him go so you can talk this out.
I'm not in the mood for jokes. Answer my question.
CEO Bok Gi-ho...
Are you really his son?
You should ask Mr. Bok about that.
I have no idea.
[sighs]
You had no idea...
that you were the child of an affair?
[tense music continues]
I'd watch what you say.
If you didn't want to be insulted, maybe you should've come clean.
You wanna replace me,
and take over my company?
I'd never do that.
I was threatened into applying,
and only recently found out who's behind it.
[shouts] You knew from the start!
You acted like nothing was wrong, but you knew, like it didn't matter.
Get out of my company.
Is that understood?
You as well.
President.
Wait, wh-why... me?
[tense music continues]
[sighs]
[heavy exhale]
Mr. Bok, wait!
For a brief moment, I had hope.
But in the end,
I guess you'll always remember me as a bad person, Ms. Yeon.
Why would he fire you as well?
[sighs]
Don't worry. I'll make sure you don't lose your job.
-No matter what it takes. -"No matter what it takes"?
[sighs]
Given what's happened, there's only one thing we can do.
[thrilling music playing]
Kim Ji-uk needs to take over Kkulbee...
and overthrow Bok Gyu-hyun.
[heavy, rapid breathing]
EPISODE 9
[yells] Father!
-Did you do this, Father? -Gyu-hyun, stay out of this.
What gives you the right? After what you did--
Mother!
Jeong-a!
No, Jeong-a!
Please, not that one.
You know as well as I do,
how hard it was to find it, and all the work to raise it.
Well, it was hard to get pregnant with Gyu-hyun,
and it took a lot to raise him.
You push my son aside,
and bring in a child you had with another woman?
How many times do I have to tell you I did it all for Gyu-hyun?
You had a child out of wedlock for me just so I could find out like this?
Making him an employee to take my position?
I made that decision, not as your father, but as CEO.
I didn't want some greenhouse pansy,
but a president who survived fierce competition--
[shouts] Shut up!
Jeong-a!
You give these things the love and attention they need to thrive,
yet my son has to compete?
Since you care more for these sprouts you raised,
-I'll cut up every last one. -Jeong-a, no!
Don't!
Cut my head off! Here.
Your head?
-[blade slashing effect] -[Gi-ho gasps]
[splutters] Hair! I meant my hair!
No, you clearly just said "head."
[dramatic music playing]
J-Jeong-a?
Jeong-a?
[Gi-ho screaming]
[Ji-uk] I don't know who my father is.
According to my grandmother,
he was a piece of trash
who wouldn't pass down his last name to his son.
Wow.
To think that piece of trash was our CEO.
Ah, so back then, that's why...
From this point forward, Kkulbee Education's legal department
will represent Ms. Son and Mr. Kim.
I thought they came to my rescue because I was important.
Hold on.
Bok Gi-un's got inside ties!
Apparently, the CEO
received details on all of the applicants
who made it to each round of the hiring process.
I guess Bok Gi-un wasn't a nepo baby after all.
Wow.
And yet still, he reported me.
[Ji-uk] Oh. I understand.
There were rumors the CEO had kids out of wedlock, but...
of all people...
How's your mom? Is she doing okay?
She was a little shocked.
But my family doesn't know, at least for now.
So he didn't cross the line then.
Not yet, no.
I also wanna apologize.
None of this is your fault.
Still, it would've been better if I'd told you earlier.
It's 'cause... we got mixed up together.
Ji-uk...
Lie down on the bed.
How is it? Comfy?
Mm.
[in funny voice] Is it all to your liking, my lord?
How doth your heart fare this night?
[soft chuckle]
[gentle music playing]
[in normal voice] I mean, I wanna know how you're feeling.
This happened to you.
Are you all right?
I'm, uh-- Hmm?
What are you doing?
Ji-uk...
I'm a bit heartbroken.
You were threatened by a complete stranger,
you took the job without knowing why you had to.
Meanwhile, I said if it came out that we were married, I'd kill you.
That whole time, I can't imagine what you must've felt.
And when you met the CEO at the hotel too.
You had no one to talk to about it.
I know it might be too late,
tell me if you'd like...
how you felt?
I was sad.
About meeting your father?
Because...
I wanted to be someone people could turn to.
Someone useful, someone helpful.
That never meant I'd let myself be taken advantage of.
And then...
it happened regardless.
Being born this way, living in this world...
I've never been able to do what I want to.
I felt really sad...
disappointed.
I wanted more than anything to be someone who could help you, ma'am.
-Ji-uk. -[Ji-uk] I'm scared...
that it was a mistake for us to get married.
I mean, if you were crying or something, I could comfort you...
-with a kiss. -Wait a minute.
[Ji-uk inhales sharply]
[fake sobbing]
[soft romantic music playing]
You're not scared anymore, are you?
Because I'm on your side.
Now we have no more secrets between us, right?
[soft chuckle]
I'm still scared.
Your ears get all red when you're scared?
[both chuckle softly]
Ji-uk,
tomorrow's another day, so let's worry about it then.
Okay?
Mm.
[deep exhale]
[Hae-yeong] Now we have no more secrets between us, right?
[sentimental music playing]
[sighs]
Hae-yeong.
Ja-yeon.
[Hae-yeong] Oh, you're here.
Ja-yeon's upstairs.
Are you okay?
[Hui-seong] I thought you could maybe use a drink.
[sighs] Alcohol won't solve anything.
Oh, no, and what will?
Hmm?
Labor laws? Do you think you're getting fired?
I'm not getting fired!
Bok-you thinks he can say,
"I want you out", and that I'll just go?
That bastard's got another thing coming.
[resolute music playing]
The one thing saving the 21st-century worker's neck
are the labor laws.
I just... gotta fight this until the very end, no matter what.
Your texts made it sound like you were gonna take over.
Me against a family corporation?
You gotta know when to choose your battles...
if you don't want to lose out.
[chuckles]
The puppy, is he all right?
[sighs]
I think he's all right, yeah.
Mm. Glad to hear that. He's strong.
That makes it sadder.
I feel bad.
Do you like that boy?
-Huh? -Well, it's weird.
You hate losing out, yet in this situation, you take his side.
♪ If we scatter, we will die! ♪
♪ If we're shaken, we will also die! ♪
That kid's life is already tough.
How much harder are you going to make it?
CEO Bok and his mom are the ones who made his life hard.
Seriously, they're both going to hell.
People don't usually go after the parents,
but for you, hmm... nothing's off-limits.
Hey, not everyone should be a parent.
Creating a life without being ready to take responsibility should be a crime.
♪ I will keep my comrade's promise! ♪
♪ I will keep it If my skull splits in two! ♪
♪ If we scatter, we will die! ♪
[pensive music playing]
[Gyu-hyun] For a brief moment, I had hope.
But in the end, I guess you'll always remember me, Ms. Yeon...
as a bad person.
[deep breath]
[Hui-seong] Don't worry.
[Ja-yeon] Hi, what are you doing here?
I really have to give Hae-yeong credit.
She always gets back up.
That Bok or Pork or whatever should be nervous.
What's wrong?
Is something else bothering you?
No.
I'm just stressed about resuming writing.
Oh, don't whine, Little Miss Audio Drama.
Take today off and start tomorrow.
Come on. Drink with me. Oh!
Ah, jeez.
[sighs] Why am I like this?
PREGNANCY NOTEBOOK
[pensive music playing]
EXAMINATION RESULTS 3 WEEKS
[soft gasp]
You're, um...
I was on the pill with one brand,
but I had to switch because of the side effects.
But still, I used condoms with both guys!
Isn't this an even bigger deal then?
You don't know which one's the father.
[objects rattling]
Don't tell Hae-yeong, please.
What are you going to do then?
Do you know?
Have you decided?
[sighs]
Mm.
[somber music playing]
Listen, you're a really good person.
And that's still true, regardless of the choice you make, okay?
But we know all too well...
the kind of hell created by a parent...
who's not ready to be one.
I know you're not that kind of person, obviously.
You're a good person, it's just that--
I get it. [shaky breathing]
I know what you mean.
[breathing shakily, sobs softly]
I'm sorry, Ms. Cha...
that this was all I was able to say.
It's all right.
It's all right, Ja-yeon. [deep exhale]
-[sobbing] -It's all right.
Hmm... you're looking especially sharp.
The right outfit was important,
since today's the last day that we'll be working together.
RESIGNATION LETTER
-You're going to quit? -[Ji-uk] Yeah.
Being brought into the world uninvited,
and being the reason it ruins someone's life,
once was enough, when I was born.
I don't want to be that person again.
I told you, it's not your fault.
Not then or now.
Yeah, I know, although...
I don't think this is really President Bok Gyu-hyun's fault either.
Hey, who hands in their resignation in person anyway?
-Is that wrong? -You have to email it, silly.
Ah...
PERSONNEL CHANGES SON HAE-YEONG, RELIEVED OF THE POST
AHN WOO-JAE, REASSIGNED KIM JI-UK, SUSPENDED
[comical music playing]
SON HAE-YEONG, RELIEVED OF THE POST
AHN WOO-JAE, REASSIGNED KIM JI-UK, SUSPENDED
SON HAE-YEONG, RELIEVED OF THE POST
[sighs]
-[dejected sigh] -[indistinct murmuring]
Don't worry.
I'll make an appointment with the president
since I'm going to quit.
And then if you do quit...
will I be safe?
One thing's clear though,
that asshole president's really gunning to fire me.
-[Hae-yeong sighs] -[employee] Morning, Mr. Bok.
[tense music playing]
[employees] Good morning, Mr. Bok.
-[employees] Good morning. -That bastard.
President!
President Bok Gyu-hyun!
[sighs]
-[tense music continues] -Oh, uh...
I need to tell you something.
Uh, Kim Ji-uk,
you need to make an appointment through his secretary's--
I'm curious. What do you want?
We need to talk about my family situation.
Ji-uk.
Right here?
Yes.
Go ahead. If you wanna take this all the way to the top.
Kim Ji-uk.
I'm divorced.
[dramatic music playing]
Divorced?
What'd you say?
Team Leader Son Hae-yeong and I... are separated.
-[both gasp] -[book thuds]
[music halts]
CRITICAL ERROR
-I'm... I'm divorced now. -[dramatic music continues]
What'd you say?
Team Leader Son Hae-yeong and I are divorced.
You two really...
got a divorce?
Ji-uk... [breathes heavily]
Now when it comes to us...
and Son Hae-yeong...
she no longer exists.
[Gyu-hyun exhales softly]
[music intensifies]
-[both scream] -[music stops]
[tense music playing]
You two... really got a divorce?
When it comes to us and Son Hae-yeong...
she no longer exists.
RESIGNATION LETTER
I'll leave the company
just like you requested.
All I ask for in return...
is that you cancel Team Leader Son's transfer.
She's an innocent bystander in all this.
You're saying you got divorced... that quickly?
Well, you saw that rooftop unit.
Although we were separated...
I had nowhere to go--
For a newly divorced couple, you seemed awfully close.
-That's-- -If you were going to lie to me...
you should've taken off your ring first.
Anyway, you leaving this company... isn't what I want now.
Then, um...
[whimpering]
[sad, emotional exclaim]
[Gyu-hyun] Wait, what? What did you just say?
[Jeong-a] I said you need him sent to another country
so that he can never come back.
Like his mother.
That's really cruel and harsh, Mother.
-I'll handle it-- -Really?
And it isn't cruel what happened to me?
That's not what I meant.
He just got married not that long ago, and Team Leader Son is his only family.
Well, then you can use that woman to hurt him.
Mother!
If you're going to swing the sword, my son,
you can't afford to show any mercy.
It'll only serve to be your undoing.
Are you my son?
Or will you disappoint me like your dad?
[pensive music playing]
[sighs]
You're a risk.
The fact that you exist makes you a walking liability
for this company's owners.
Leave the country quietly.
And then what?
Don't come back.
Ever.
[phones buzzing]
Divorce?
NEW MESSAGES
-[sighs] -[phones buzzing constantly]
NEW MESSAGES
[comical music playing]
23RD COHORT GROUP CHAT
-[Woo-jae] Bok Gi-un. -[Gi-un] Yes?
Is there something amusing?
It's a madhouse.
Apparently, Ji-uk and Team Leader Son got divorced because--
[creaking effect]
[comical music continues]
[sighs] Shit.
-[keyboard keys clacking] -[dramatic zooming effect]
What are you up to, Ms. Son?
Creating a data transfer, Mr. Ahn.
So I can hand the baton to you.
BOK-YOU, YOU ASSHOLE! GO SCREW YOURSELF
Hae-yeong, I know this is probably a weird time to ask this, but...
your divorce,
your fake marriage...
[skidding effect]
[comical music playing]
...is it over?
What do you mean by that?
You thought our marriage was fake?
Hmm?
Well, uh... but that's what you said at the orphanage. That it wasn't real.
Did I?
I never said anything like that.
How does someone just fake a marriage?
The director there didn't even know Kim Ji-uk was married,
and you wouldn't let me tell her.
Because we were separated.
-Huh? -Given that we're already divorced,
why would we bother to tell someone that we'd gotten married?
That's rude, don't you think?
Especially to my ex-husband.
[Hae-yeong sighs]
I've had enough of you, 'kay?
[dog whining effect]
I still have to finish setting up for your transition,
-so please get out. -Oh. Oh...
-[door closes] -[sharp inhale]
Wow. Brilliant thinker! Good under pressure.
-[comical music playing] -I'm amazing.
And yet... this guy still wants to can me.
I'm so talented!
Man!
[keyboard keys clacking]
[squeaking effect]
-[sighs] -Yes, Ms. Gong?
Mr. Ahn.
I know what you're gonna say.
But I'm just... asking you to make sure, okay?
Team Leader Son's demotion.
You didn't have anything to do with that, right?
Ms. Gong, come on.
I had to ask.
Look, I trust you, but people are already starting to talk.
Because in the end, you're the one who's getting promoted.
[sighs]
I'm only telling you this because I care.
Watch what you say around the office right now.
Okay.
[urine trickling]
-Babe. -[startled grunt]
I'm pregnant.
Five weeks.
[mellow music playing]
Really?
This isn't a practical joke?
Why tell me that in a public restroom?
I found out in a restroom too.
-Hey, hold on. Hui-seong! Hey, Hui-seong! -[water flushing]
[Producer Yun] Five weeks along?
Mm.
Five weeks.
If it happened five weeks ago...
It's mine, right?
It's five weeks from my last period...
not from conception.
But they say all women just know. They get this feeling.
Then that means they're psychic, not pregnant.
How would I know when the guy doesn't either?
-All right, enough. -W-What's the matter?
[sharp sigh] Do you know how anxious and worried I am?
I need to prep for the open call,
but I had to get a pregnancy test and go to the hospital.
They said I might need to have surgery.
It might affect my vocal stamina and breath support
and I can't stop freaking out.
How are you so calm?
Because it's not your body?
Oh, come on, don't say things like that. [sighs]
-That's not it-- -Oh, yeah? Then what?
[calm music playing]
My mom had this dream last week...
and in it, this pig appeared to her.
She thought it was a really lucky dream, so she bought a lottery ticket,
but it was a dud.
[sighs]
Could this be it instead?
If that's what it was?
We had an agreement.
We decided that if something like this ever happened...
the most responsible thing was not to be responsible.
-Hui-seong... -I'll text you the appointment time.
[door closes]
[pensive music playing]
[Gyu-hyun] Leave the country quietly. Don't come back.
Ever.
And if I don't want to?
What if I refuse?
[Gyu-hyun] I'll make your life a living hell
for what you've done to my mother and me.
And the people you want to protect, they'll wish they had never been born.
-President Bok. -You choose.
Ruin my mom's life and remain with Team Leader Son,
or quietly leave the country.
[Gyu-hyun] But I highly doubt you staying here is going to make
-Team Leader Son happy, regardless. -[sighs]
[Hae-yeong] Ji-uk.
Don't you feel like it, Ji-uk?
Want one?
You mean now?
Smoking is prohibited up here.
Who cares?
This company's not showing me any respect,
and the labor laws won't do squat.
Come on, let's do it. I'll teach you how.
[scoffs]
Why wouldn't you teach me something good?
You know what?
You never forget the person who gave you your first cigarette.
Because I'll wanna kill them for getting me addicted?
Who gave you your first?
Huh?
What's that?
Your brand-new addiction. Blowing bubbles.
[bright, uplifting music playing]
[soft chuckle]
Whoa!
I was right, wasn't I?
Yup. This would be hard to quit.
I had a feeling the president wants to let me go.
I thought he'd go there.
[sighs] Petty bastard.
Ma'am.
Don't worry about me.
Look, you think Kkulbee's the only place hiring?
For someone as experienced as me, headhunters are gonna have a field day.
I'll just get a position at Kkulbee's rival,
and then take revenge. [tuts]
I thought saying we'd gotten divorced would fix it.
I thought getting married would solve all my problems too.
They always say
the end justifies the means, but I guess...
that only applies to people who've actually achieved their ends.
I'm sorry.
Also... the president figured it out...
that I was lying...
about the divorce.
[sighs] Well...
we almost got caught with our fake marriage.
Really, who?
Ahn Woo-jae.
What?
[sighs] That jackass.
You're going to be busy for a while
now that you're in charge of both New Development Teams.
If you're too busy after tomorrow,
-I'll go first-- -Yi-lin...
was it you?
Hae-yeong's transfer.
Were you the one behind it?
Of course not.
Then why was Team Leader Son demoted?
I don't know either.
But is that important?
This is a good thing, pookie.
How the hell is this a good thing?
People already say Hae-yeong's doing all the work
and I just take the credit.
If you kick her out of the team altogether...
what's everyone at work gonna think of me then?
Are you worried that everyone at work will get the wrong idea...
or are you worried more about what Team Leader Son thinks?
What?
Are you worried about her as a colleague now that you're leading her team...
or because you two used to date?
-[gasps] -[tires screeching]
[tense music playing]
How... How did you know?
Son Hae-yeong.
Is she just an old girlfriend, or are you still seeing each other?
Yi-lin, so that's why you did that to her--
What I wanna know is...
why Son Hae-yeong got divorced all of a sudden.
Uh, it wasn't me! I swear, we didn't do anything!
[comical music playing]
"We"?
Uh... Oh...
Drive.
[splutters] Where?
[car horns honking]
Oh.
[deep breath]
Ja-yeon, I bought you bread. Come have some!
[light music playing]
ULSAN BREAD
[Hae-yeong] I'm home.
GYEONGJU BREAD
JEONJU BREAD
You're going on a work trip again?
Mm, this time to Busan.
Why are you going out of town so often?
Due to the decrease in school-age population
and preference for virtual counseling,
it seems the use of Popcorn Experience Centers is in the gutter.
So they need to be closed.
Hmm...
Doesn't sound like much fun.
I don't think of it as work, really.
I'm just going to buy bread.
-Hmm! -Phew, I'm off, okay?
-Have a good day. -Mm.
-[door opens, closes] -[phone buzzing]
[sighs] Who's calling so--
[ominous music rising]
-[buzzing continues] -[heavy breathing]
-[buzzing continues] -[music intensifies]
[heavy, shaky breathing]
[announcer] Train number 301 with destination to Busan
will be departing on track five.
Train number 301
with destination to Busan will be departing on track five.
[indistinct chatter]
Uh, excuse me, sir, I think that seat belongs to--
[gentle music playing]
[gasps] What?
[Hae-yeong] What are you doing here?
I sat in your seat, ma'am, because I belong to you as well.
Why, you--
Sit here.
[Hae-yeong chuckles softly]
So this is why you were hovering when I was booking the tickets, right?
Well, I was just thinking that since we got married,
we've never really done anything together.
Not to mention you're busy during the week,
and you need to rest on weekends.
So what do you want to do then?
[sucks teeth]
-There's a beach we could go to. -You've never been to the ocean?
We can also go eat some good food together.
Good food?
Well then...
you can look at me
as I sit on the shore and eat some good food.
It's not a terrible view.
[clears throat]
Do you feel unwelcome at home?
Huh?
Does Ja-yeon act like a brat when I'm gone?
Is that why you came today?
Huh? It isn't that at all.
Speaking of... Ja-yeon's been going out a lot recently.
I thought you said she worked from home?
Mm-hmm.
She doesn't do errands or anything.
So then does she really feel uncomfortable when I'm there?
Is she...
going on dates?
[chiming on PA]
My Ja-yeon?
No, I would know.
[announcer] The train is about to depart.
Take your time and look around.
It's a new building, and as you can see, it's nice and spacious.
Close to the subway too.
Could I sign the paperwork for this place today?
Of course, you could even move in today if you wanted.
Then I'll take it.
NAM JA-YEON
The deposit went through.
I can submit for a change of address now, right?
[realtor chuckles] You're so impatient.
Is someone chasing you?
[awkward chuckle]
-[phone buzzing] -[both gasp]
-[somber music playing] -[heavy breathing]
[Ha-jun] Ja-yeon, if you have time, could we meet today?
[relieved sigh]
HANBYEOL ORPHANAGE SHOTS FROM THE SITE
LEARNING TIME
-[mouse scrolling] -[deep breath]
EVERYDAY LIFE
[gentle music playing]
[sighs]
[Ji-uk] I didn't think that you were dirty.
I don't have the right to think that.
You don't?
Did you also... commit a crime?
Just my existence.
Still, you can always cleanse and start again.
I'll make your life a living hell for what you've done to my mother and me.
And the people you want to protect,
they'll wish they had never been born.
[tuts]
[sighs]
Lucifer...
-[knocking on door] -[door opens]
[door closes]
Sir, I requested... a half day.
I know. Go ahead.
Aren't you going to ask who I'm meeting with?
[sighs]
See you tomorrow, sir.
[door opens, closes]
[sighs]
What kind of secretary leaves at lunch? [tuts]
KKULBEE EDUCATION POPCORN HOUSE
[Ji-uk] Oh, it's right here?
Mm-hmm.
Okay, go have some fun.
If you go that way, there's the beach and some mountain--
I'm not doing anything without you.
No tourist traps, no fancy restaurants.
I'll be completely bored out of my mind.
I'll come back as soon as I can.
[squeaking effect]
[soft chuckle]
I won't be too long, okay?
I'll rush, and do a crap job.
[squeaking effect]
[chuckles] What do you want?
Take your time and do it right.
I can take care of myself.
Hello there.
I'm Son Hae-yeong, Manager of Sales Management.
Ah, yes.
I got the call.
-HQ said an auditor was coming. -Ah, yes.
So, the usage rates, subscription rates, and consulting logs you sent us,
I reviewed the numbers and we decided...
So, are you closing us down?
Uh...
[sighs]
I started as a Kkulbee planner.
I've been working here for over 30 years.
[storekeeper sighs]
That's why, we at Kkulbee headquarters,
want to make sure we take care of our long-term storekeepers,
and offer assistance with a job transfer.
-Do you think it's that easy... -[door opens]
...to switch careers at my age?
But you don't care about that.
-[storekeeper sighs] -Are you closing?
[storekeeper] Oh dear, when did you come in, huh?
So this store is shutting down?
[storekeeper] Oh, not yet. Not right away.
Please have a seat. I insist.
[sighs] Never mind.
It looks like you have a guest.
Well then, I'll be going.
[storekeeper] Ma'am!
Come back tomorrow!
Does she have a grandchild?
No, it's not that. That woman...
[sighs]
Dementia runs in her family, so...
she used to go to the senior center to play cards,
but she said it wasn't much fun for her.
-[somber music playing] -All the other seniors were very rude.
After seeing her grandkids come here,
I guess she thought it would keep her mind sharp,
and so she started coming every day.
[storekeeper sighs] If this place closes,
she'll be even more disappointed than I am.
[light music playing]
[Ha-jun] Hey.
Mm.
I didn't interrupt your work, right? By asking to meet all of a sudden?
It's all right.
I was... already out.
And I thought we should meet
at least once more anyhow.
Why once?
Because it's uncomfortable between us.
You make me uncomfortable.
And I'm angry that the one who wrote the comment
that hurt me the most was you.
Sorry.
But also...
I'm so ashamed I lied to you for so long.
About writing kids' books.
And I feel so embarrassed that you've read my novel.
Also, for using your name.
Mm.
It was embarrassing.
The male lead in your novel...
we're so different.
[gentle music playing]
Thank you...
for writing a cool male lead... and naming him Ha-jun.
I'm really honored.
And also...
[deep exhale]
...I'm really, truly sorry.
For destroying the Ha-jun in your imagination.
And for writing comments that hurt you.
It was incredibly wrong.
And just 'cause your boss told you to, it's not okay.
Mm.
I should've said no.
I was wrong for not refusing.
And if you don't know,
it doesn't matter if it's me or another author.
You're right.
Going forward, I swear I'll never troll anyone online again.
Will you forgive me?
I heard the food here is great.
[soft chuckle]
[deep breath]
-[phone buzzing] -[music fades]
MURDERER
[children's indistinct chatter and laughter]
-[waves crashing] -[seagulls squawking]
[boy 1] Hey, wait for me. [laughs]
Brother!
-Wait for me, bro! -[boy 2] Okay.
-Wait up-- [groans] -Hey, don't run. Careful.
-[pensive music playing] -[boy 2] Slow down, slow down.
Lucifer, after everything we've been through,
laundry, me carrying you on my back, it's like...
come on, I'm your big brother. Hmm?
[Hae-yeong] Ji-uk!
Kim Ji-uk!
[Gyu-hyun] But I highly doubt you staying here
is going to make Team Leader Son happy, regardless.
[Hae-yeong chuckles]
[cheerful music playing]
[Hae-yeong chuckles]
-[Ji-uk] Wow! -Ah, wow.
-Enjoy your meal. -Thank you.
Oh, God!
What? It's not good?
Mmm!
Delicious, right?
[groans] I should've drank yesterday!
This would've tasted even better if I was hungover.
[chuckles]
[groans]
[cheerful music continues]
[Hae-yeong] Oh, wow!
Oh, look at that.
It's pretty, right? [chuckles]
[Hae-yeong gasps]
Oh, look right there, Ji-uk!
A bird! A bird!
[chuckles]
-[Ji-uk] Wow, he must be old. -[Hae-yeong] I guess so.
Look at these.
Oh, wow. Whoa! Oh, wow.
-Look, look, look, look, look! -[exclaims]
[Hae-yeong chuckles]
-He's adorable. -[Ji-uk] Cute.
-Here, we saw this earlier. -This is so cool.
-[Ji-uk] A stingray! -Wow, see that one?
-Whoa! It's a stingray. -[Ji-uk] Why is it following us?
-Can we touch the shell? -[chuckles]
Oh, it has nostrils!
[Ji-uk] Whoa.
[Hae-yeong] Yeah, do that.
[Ji-uk] So pretty.
Dong, dong!
-[both chuckle] -You look great in that one.
-[gasps] -Whoa!
-[Hae-yeong] Wow! -[Ji-uk] We must be really high up.
[Hae-yeong] Oh! So pretty.
Wow!
[Hae-yeong] So nice.
[music fades]
[Ji-uk] What are you thinking about?
That bad influence who you'll never forget until the end of time?
My mom.
After my dad died,
I wanted so bad to get out of there,
-so I moved out of the house. -[pensive music playing]
About five years later, I think,
Mom said she was going to move out of Seoul,
which is when I moved back home.
If I'd just lived with Mom back then...
if we'd played cards together,
read books and done crosswords...
would Mom still have dementia?
Ma'am.
Sometimes, I wonder about it...
what my mom's life was like...
while I wasn't with her then.
I wonder what she was thinking.
Now I'll never know, will I?
[announcer] KTX bound for Seoul at 1:19 PM.
By the way...
what was your answer?
To what?
Who gave you your first cigarette, ma'am?
The person you'll never forget.
Well, you can only ask that to someone who's never quit smoking.
I was able to quit.
Oh, come on, who was it?
I don't know. My memory's terrible.
I'm like a goldfish.
Then you'll forget about today as well?
-Mm-hmm. -Huh?
So then let's...
come again.
Before we forget.
[soft music playing]
Hmm?
[chuckles]
I should take some pictures since I won't see this once I'm gone.
[Gyu-hyun] I bought you a new phone.
Actually, I came in to give you this.
Hmm.
[Ha-jun] You and my boss, do you guys talk?
[scoffs] We aren't like that.
[Ja-yeon clears throat]
Well, it seems to me... that his feelings for you say otherwise.
He probably can't contact you anyway.
Because of Team Leader Son.
How... is he?
Your, uh, boss, I mean?
[sighs] He's really weird these days.
Doesn't say much.
[soft groan]
He's a bad guy.
Very, very bad!
[grunts]
[uneasy music playing]
[spits]
[heavy, shaky breathing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[phone buzzing]
[gasps]
[suspenseful music continues]
[heavy breathing]
MURDERER
[Hae-yeong] Ja-yeon's gonna be happy. All I've been bringing home is bread.
Have a drink before bed. You'll enjoy it more tomorrow.
[chuckles]
-[police chief yawns] -[Ji-uk] Oh.
Good evening.
Huh?
Hold on, you two are a couple?
Did you two know each other before?
Oh, ma'am? You know her?
Uh... your mail, miss, you've been checking it, haven't you?
What?
I can't really be specific,
it would be an infringement of rights or whatever,
but make sure you check your mail every day,
and your texts too.
-[uneasy music playing] -Uh-huh.
Good night.
NAM CHANG-IL WAS RELEASED ON PAROLE ON MARCH 16, 2024
RELEASED ON PAROLE
[tense music playing]
Ma'am, what is it?
Ja-yeon.
Ja-yeon! [pants]
Ma'am!
[heavy breathing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[both panting]
[distant screaming]
Isn't that Ja-yeon?
CODFISH SOUP
[Ja-yeon] Stop it! [screaming]
-[man grunts] -[Hae-yeong] Ja-yeon!
[Hae-yeong panting]
Ja-yeon, are you okay?
Hae-yeong?
[relieved sigh]
[Ji-uk] What are you doing?
Ma'am.
Hey, Ji-uk, report that bastard to--
[dramatic comical music playing]
President Bok?
[sighs]
Uh...
[closing theme music playing]
-[Hae-yeong] Are you crazy? -[Ja-yeon yelps]
Out of all the men in the world, you fall for a hater?
[Yi-lin] Mr. Kim Ji-uk is the CEO's son.
It'll probably be hard for Ms. Son to come back.
[Ja-yeon in tearful voice] How dare you show your face?
Do you even know the turmoil you caused?
[Hae-yeong] Don't see Ja-yeon anymore.
-Are you so sure? -[Gyu-hyun] Are you sure, Team Leader Son?
That you'll stay with Kim Ji-uk no matter what?
[Ji-uk] I love you.
I love you, Son Hae-yeong.
[Hae-yeong] You're leaving here?
[Ji-uk] You've never held me in your arms and said... you love me.