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Cha Jung Won?

Me?

Don't be ridiculous!

I'm Joo Young Chae.

What did you just say?

You want me to say it again?

I am Joo Young Chae.

Your fiancee.

What do you think you're doing, causing a scene here?

Are you Cha Jung Won?

Did you just call me Cha Jung Won, Mom?

You're the one who started Cha Jung Won's Game.

You know this woman too?

I know her all too well.

She's the leech who latched onto Young Chae and bled her dry.

Anyone who messes with my daughter will die by my hand.

Your daughter? Who's that?

The fake one, Cha Jung Won?

That's enough.

She gets the message.

Stop it, Mom.

Hey! Tell them who you are now! I can't stand this anymore!

Why don't you just go around telling everyone you're Joo Young Chae?

I hear lots of people are pretending to be my Young Chae anyway.

Fine.

That's a great idea.

- That's right. I'm Joo Young... - Shut it, you brat!

Please, stop.

Let her be. A woman like that deserves it.

- Manager Gu. - Yes.

- Take her away! - Let me go!

I won't stop until I kill you!

You crazy wench!

You must have been startled, Vice President Jin.

I'm sure Young Chae is more startled than I am.

You two should get some rest.

I'll handle the rest.

(Episode 18)

"Our Young Chae?"

Is that what you call that wench, Cha Jung Won?

The one who "messes with your daughter?"

Was that me?

Why are you suddenly making a scene?

I know, and you know, all about this little pretend play.

Still, you hit me in front of Jung Won? Have you lost your mind?

You're lucky all I did was hit you, you little brat.

What?

Do you have any idea what you're running around doing?

You're just adding fuel to the fire.

One false move, and we go off a cliff,

and you're pushing me to the edge.

Isn't it the other way around?

What?

To save your own skin,

you humiliated your only daughter in front of a total fake.

If I hadn't, you would've screamed, "That's right, I'm Joo Young Chae!"

"I was so crazy about a guy that I ran to Paris and she filled in."

"And Gong Nan Sook here was in on it the whole time."

You would have blurted it all out to Jin Se Hoon.

Because I feel like I'll go crazy if I don't!

If you ruin it all and go crazy, then I'll lose my mind,

and our business and this family will all go down the drain.

You think I, Gong Nan Sook, would just stand by as it happens?

Don't use the family or the business as an excuse.

You only ever think about yourself.

You don't ever care what happens to me.

Get a grip, you brat! Stop being so emotional.

This is about the next 10, 20, even 100 years of our lives.

No. I'm putting things back the way they were, right now.

I've had enough...

of you, and of that wench, Cha Jung Won.

(Kunhyang Group, Han Hye Ra)

Han Hye Ra?

- Were you about to call this woman? - And what if I was?

She was even nice enough to give me her business card.

She said she wanted to see me again.

Again?

You met Han Hye Ra?

In Park Kyung Shin's hospital room.

So? What did you say to her?

You mean, back then?

She asked for my name.

Joo Young Chae.

Say that again.

You said what?

I told her I'm Joo Young Chae.

Gosh, stop!

You insolent brat! Are you out of your mind?

Are you trying to ruin this wedding?

Are you trying to destroy our family?

That hurts!

Unbelievable.

Why? What's wrong with me being myself?

That's right! I'm calling off this wedding.

You, Mom, and this whole family!

I'm going to bring it all crashing down.

I'm only going to ask you one more time.

Did you really tell Han Hye Ra...

that you're Joo Young Chae?

And what if I did?

Even if you are my own daughter,

I can't let this slide.

That woman, Cha Jung Won. She's completely lost her mind.

How could she say she's Joo Young Chae?

And calling Chairman Gong "Mom."

If it weren't for someone like you who truly trusts me,

people would've believed Jung Won.

- She sounds so convincing. - For Jung Won,

she might actually believe she's me.

It's an illness.

How did she get to this point?

- Jealousy. - Just jealousy?

Is that enough to make you want to kill someone?

There's no motive for murder stronger than jealousy. None at all.

When Cain killed his brother Abel,

it was all because of jealousy.

Because Abel was the one chosen.

They say there's a fine line between jealousy and admiration.

Jung Won should've just stopped at admiring me.

Can people really control feelings like that?

Everyone's capacity is different.

It's a shame.

Why can't she just accept that some things are out of reach?

So to Cha Jung Won,

you're like her Abel?

I'm scared.

Of what Jung Won might become.

She can never go back to how she was, can she?

Don't even feel sorry for her.

That woman is disturbed.

No, a criminal.

Don't see her again. Block her number.

Do you think that will change how she feels?

Maybe if I listen to her more, comfort her, and...

I'm telling you, there's no point. She's not worth it.

A woman like her needs to be cruelly abandoned.

It's the only way she'll learn.

We should just have her committed.

And if you won't let it slide?

If you can't forgive me?

My pretty daughter. Mommy hurt you again, didn't I?

But sweetie, you know I'm not just an ordinary mom.

If you really told Han Hye Ra that you were Joo Young Chae,

then just like your father...

You'd...

drown me?

I was lying. I didn't say I was Joo Young Chae.

I know.

You do?

Of course I do.

If you'd said you were Joo Young Chae,

Han Hye Ra would have stormed in here and caused a scene.

And you think Jin Tae Seok would just sit back and do nothing?

By the way,

so Han Hye Ra gave you her business card?

She must have asked for your name. So, what did you tell her?

And where do you work?

- And your name? - It's Cha Jung Won.

Are you out of your mind?

Wait,

actually, it's better that she thinks you're Cha Jung Won.

That way, if you run into Han Hye Ra again,

there's no risk of getting caught.

Might as well just tell me to live as Cha Jung Won.

Only for as long as Cha Jung Won needs to be you.

- That might be for the best. - Mom!

Chairman.

Something urgent has come up.

Chairman Jin Tae Seok is making a move?

Did they find out where Park Kyung Shin is?

Yes. The tip came from a very reliable source.

You know the one.

So where is he?

(The Crown Capital)

- He was here. - There's no doubt.

He couldn't have gotten far.

It looks like he knew we were coming and made a run for it.

Someone...

must have tipped him off.

(Kunhyang Group)

If we just barely missed him,

then someone must have tipped him off.

It must be one of my secretaries.

How on earth are you managing your people?

I'm sorry, sir. It was my mistake.

Find out who it is.

Which one of those jerks betrayed me.

Yes, sir.

I was curious what Gong Nan Sook was up to,

so I had my people dig around.

But this is turning into something bigger than I expected.

This involves our daughter-in-law.

Big or small, I need to be kept in the loop.

We also need to find out who spirited away...

Cha Jung Won, Park Kyung Shin, and Noh Min Gu.

I'll see to it.

Of all places,

why the Crown Capital?

(Vice President Jin Se Hoon)

Why do you keep summoning me, sir?

Because you're the real power here, aren't you, Manager Hwang?

- I'm not in the mood for jokes. - Did the chairman chew you out?

You still haven't found Park Kyung Shin, have you?

I'm not at liberty to say.

So that's a no.

Is Cha Jung Won the prime suspect in Park Kyung Shin's disappearance?

- Is that right? - You'll have to ask the chairman.

So she is the prime suspect.

If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way.

Manager Hwang,

you didn't say a thing. I'm just a master at reading people.

Maybe you should go play the claw machine.

My dear Manager Hwang.

So, Chairman Gong has Cha Jung Won.

Hey, Se Hoon.

What? Cha Jung Won was at my sister's place?

Even burning in fire is too good for a jerk like you.

I can't stand the sight of him. Get him out of my face. Now.

Before I decide to bury him alive.

Yes, ma'am.

For goodness' sake.

Mom, how did you know to grab Park Kyung Shin and bring him here?

Is there anything I don't know?

Somebody, help! I'm in here!

Seriously, this guy must have a death wish.

Who are you people? You're not the cops, right?

Who sent you?

Chairman Gong Nan Sook sent us to escort you to a safe location.

Joo Young Chae's mother?

Hurry up. Kunhyang's Owner Risk Team is on its way.

How am I supposed to know you work for Chairman Gong Nan Sook?

We're running out of time,

so we'll have to do this the hard way.

Hey. Wait, hold on! Wait! Joo Young Chae!

Get Joo Young Chae! Get her!

So you planted your own people inside Kunhyang.

It's Business 101.

You barely escaped, thanks to my mom.

If Chairman Jin Tae Seok had gotten his hands on you,

you would've confessed to everything.

Thank you so much, Chairman.

But is it all right if I leave now?

I think my work here is done.

Let him go, Mom. He'll just get in the way.

Sit.

What? Why?

But, ma'am...

Oh, Mother. I'm on Joo Young Chae's side.

Why do you keep treating me the same as Park Kyung Shin?

"Mother?" You little brat!

He's right, Mom. Just let him go.

This is why you still have a long way to go.

Guys like Noh Min Gu are the biggest headaches.

What do you think will happen if we just let him go?

He could run to the police and turn himself in,

or tell Cha Jung Won and Jin Se Hoon that we have Park Kyung Shin.

No. Hey, I would never do that.

Young Chae, you don't trust me?

Hey, you really think I did all this just for money?

Yes. It was all about the money.

What?

You paid him?

How much?

About 500,000 dollars.

Are you out of your mind?

You throw money around like you have no idea what it's worth,

and you just took it?

- Hey, Noh Min Gu. - Yes?

Whose money do you think that was?

Joo Young Chae's?

Don't make me laugh. That's my money. Gong Nan Sook's.

Yes, of course. I'll never forget your generosity.

I won't waste a penny of it. I'll use it to turn my life around.

Says who?

Mom, just make a decision already! I'm tired.

Do you really think what you did was worth 500,000?

Absolutely. If things went wrong, I'd be in cuffs.

My life was on the line...

Exactly. And money comes and goes.

- So cough it all up. - I can't do that.

The 300,000 of it went to pay off my crypto losses.

Another 100,000 paid for my mom's surgery back home.

And I need the last 100, 000 as seed money to start my life over.

- Please, just let me go. - You're not going anywhere.

Not until you've worked off every penny.

Then what am I supposed to do here?

You'll clean, do the laundry, and cook.

And treat Miss Joo Young Chae here with respect so you don't upset her.

Are you telling me I have to stay here with these jerks?

Do you have a better idea?

So when exactly is this "better idea" going to show up?

My goodness.

(Chairman Jin Tae Seok)

Chairman Jin, I'm honored you're calling me yourself.

Tomorrow?

Yes. Of course, I'll come see you in person. Yes.

What brings you here before your shift?

Are you okay?

You must've been really shaken up.

What's with the sudden kindness?

Is this the brother-sister act?

(Tranquilizer, Alpdem)

I thought you had some guts,

but you lost your nerve the second Joo Young Chae showed up?

How many of these did you even take?

What's the big deal about taking sleeping pills?

If one pill doesn't work, I take two, or three...

Because you want to escape into sleep?

If I can escape, even for a moment...

If you're doing this Pretend Play, then do it right!

Get a grip!

- Stop it! - And drop the polite act!

We have to act like siblings even when we're alone, right?

The walls have ears.

What am I even doing? Darn.

Were you worried your "fake" sister was struggling due to your real one?

Ha Neul.

Don't worry.

Even if I want to run away sometimes,

my wish to marry into a rich family is ten, a hundred times stronger.

So no matter how hard it gets,

you have no intention of quitting?

Young Chae... No, I mean, Jung Won...

Do you know where she is?

Chairman Gong... I mean, doesn't Mom say anything?

I can't believe she's keeping it a secret from you too.

Madam Gong hasn't been answering my calls since yesterday.

But I heard Mom took Jung Won,

so what do you think she's planning?

I should go.

I have a meeting with Cha Ki Beom.

My dad?

Why?

What?

Your dad and CEO Joo Ha Neul are meeting at the department store?

Yes, just the two of them.

Does your family still think he's your future husband?

How can I tell them I'm pretending to be Joo Young Chae?

Did CEO Joo readily offer to help you with this?

Not exactly readily, but thankfully, yes.

I wonder what his motive is.

I really can't figure him out.

I'm worried something might happen.

Manager... I mean, Sung Hee,

could you please keep an eye on them for me?

Okay.

First, I'll have to find out which brand's store they're in.

That girl, Cha Jung Won.

The place where she used Noh Min Gu to imprison Park Kyung Shin.

Why do you think it was the Crown Capital?

That's a very good question.

I never dreamed she'd dare to hide right under my nose.

That's impossible without help from an insider.

Gosh, subordinates. Even for the smallest of scraps,

their loyalties can't be kept from shifting so easily.

It's always the one you trust most who betrays you.

And why would you be an exception, Chairman Jin?

You'd better keep a close eye on your own people.

About Cha Jung Won.

She despises our daughter-in-law. Do you know her?

Well, she came over to our house a few times in high school,

so I know her by sight.

Did she seem twisted enough to do something so awful?

Would Chairman Gong have paid that much attention to her?

You can't judge a book by its cover. Who knows what she was plotting?

It's true that there are many two-faced people in this world.

When's the board meeting?

I have some documents to prepare for it.

Please ensure this isn't leaked before the wedding.

I'm trusting you to handle it.

She's a lot more composed than I expected.

It's like she knows Park Kyung Shin was in the Crown Capital warehouse,

and that he got away...

right before we arrived.

Do you think Chairman Gong is involved?

She may not be involved in Park Kyung Shin's imprisonment,

but I'm sure she had a hand in his escape.

You think Chairman Gong has a mole on Kunhyang's Owner Risk Team?

Look into all the locations...

connected to Chairman Gong.

Cha Jung Won, Park Kyung Shin, and Noh Min Gu...

must be hiding out in one of them.

- Understood. - Don't report this...

to Manager Hwang.

Handle this on your own.

I will keep that in mind.

You're saying...

Cha Jung Won is Cha Ki Beom's adopted daughter?

That's right.

He thinks my Young Chae is Cha Ki Beom's adopted daughter.

About Cha Jung Won.

Maybe the reason she did all this...

is something else entirely, don't you think?

What are you getting at?

Surely you remember...

what you and I did...

twenty-five years ago.

Mr. Jin.

There's been an accident.

You have to help me.

You're telling me Joo Sang Cheol died in some kind of accident?

And why is that my problem?

Mr. Jin,

you can't do this to me.

Don't you know I haven't signed the investment papers yet?

If this project falls through, your chairmanship is over too.

Goodness. Our Madam Gong is getting feisty again.

I almost forgot. I have the perfect solution.

Cha Ki Beom.

A real pain in the neck works at that construction site.

Don't you worry about a thing. Just go home and rest.

Tomorrow,

the sun will rise again.

Really?

Will the sun really rise tomorrow?

Why are you bringing that up now, of all times?

That girl, Cha Jung Won,

is perhaps getting revenge for her father's unjust imprisonment?

No.

How can you be so sure?

There is absolutely no way.

You can rest easy.

Gosh...

Lunch is almost ready. Where are you off to?

What?

On a date.

Unbelievable. Does he think he can cheat on me so openly?

Then again, it seems like he's meeting someone important.

Right. Come on, this way.

Right in here.

Sir, it's really all right. I rarely get to wear a suit.

Nonsense.

Aren't you going to wear one for your wedding?

I already have a regular tailor. You don't have to spend so much.

- What, you don't trust my taste? - No, of course not.

I've run a dry cleaning shop for 30 years.

I can tell how high-quality a suit is just by looking at it.

Of course.

You think I dragged you here because I have money to burn?

This is a one-time deal.

So just keep quiet and stay put.

- Excuse me. - Yes?

Yes, could you show us your finest wool suit?

Something that'll look perfect on him.

Of course. Just a moment, please.

Okay.

This material and style are our most popular right now.

Gosh, this is nice.

I don't think this is really my style.

How about we look at something else?

Don't you trust my judgment?

Come on, try it on. Quick.

Right this way, sir.

Look at that!

See? It's all about the right match between the man and the suit.

When you stand next to our Jung Won, both of you...

will be dazzling, right?

But, sir, this has got to be expensive.

It's fine. I'll just eat ramyeon for a month.

I love eating ramyeon more than anything in the world,

even more than grilled beef ribs.

- Come on. - No, really. My wife, Mi Hyang,

Jung Won's mom won't let me eat ramyeon. Says I'll get a gut.

I see.

- Ready to check out? - Yes, how much is it?

Yes, your total comes to 1,990 dollars.

That's just perfect.

- I'll take it. - Yes, right this way.

Cha Ki Beom.

A man who wants to give more than he has.

He has such a warm heart.

He's not the kind of person who would hurt my father.

CEO Joo.

Hello.

Manager Kim, hello.

Look who it is! Jung Won's mentor.

It's been a while, sir.

Manager Kim.

I have a favor to ask.

CEO Joo, these are the shoes from the list you mentioned.

Father.

I'd like to buy you a pair of shoes as a gift.

What? No.

I work at the dry cleaner's all day.

I have no use for fancy shoes like these.

No, really, I don't. I'm telling you.

Forget it.

Gosh!

Darn, those are sharp, right?

- Try them on. - What? Me?

Goodness!

They look perfect on you.

You think so?

Gosh!

All right. Gosh!

These must cost a fortune.

Guess I'll eat ramyeon for ten days.

Ten days? Ramyeon?

Ramyeon... Gosh.

- Thank you. - Yes.

I should get going.

I sure know how to pick a son-in-law.

You're too kind.

So, CEO Joo Ha Neul...

is Ki Beom's future son-in-law?

(A Graceful Liar)

Can you please put in a good word with Mom for me?

- Tell her to let me out. - What do you think...

of Noh Min Gu and Park Kyung Shin?

The old woman said...

one is fated to be a fugitive, and the other is doomed to die.

How do you know Ha Neul?

CEO Joo Ha Neul is marrying my daughter soon.

About Cha Jung Won,

I hear she's engaged to marry your son, CEO Joo Ha Neul.

Is that true?

Why is Cha Jung Won's phone number...

the same as the one I got for my daughter-in-law?

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