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[♪ theme music playing]

WOULD YOU MARRY ME?

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES,
ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. ARE FICTIONAL

CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED
WITH GUARDIANS PRESENT

ANIMALS WERE FILMED
UNDER EXPERT SUPERVISION AND WELFARE RULES

Think carefully...

if you want to protect your son.

[Jessica] Promise me...

Henry's safety.

[breath trembling]

Then,

I'll give you what you want.

[♪ tense, dramatic music playing]

The proof that you conspired
with Jang Hangu.

Where is it?

At the vacation home.

Henry's favorite plush toy is there.

Inside that,

you'll find the proof you need.

On Jeju Island...

I have a distant relative living there.

Henry.

Leave him with them.

Keep your word.

Wait.

[♪ ominous music playing]

[young Kim Wooju] Please help.

-[glass shattering]
-[tires screeching]

You...

[breathing heavily]

[slow, heavy breathing]

[♪ music crescendos, fades]

[panting]

Mr. Kim!

-[grunts]
-Are you all right?

-[breathing heavily]
-You're okay.

It's okay now.

Hang on while I call 911.

I'm fine.

I took my medication.

Forget that.

Oh Minjeong.

I think I know who she really is.

[♪ soft, melancholy music playing]

EPISODE 11

I don't know why,

but that night suddenly came to mind.

The person I saw that day...

I swear it was Oh Minjeong.

Your memory should be correct.

Ms. Oh...

I heard she worked
at Myungsoondang 25 years ago.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

That BQ Capital woman.

[Sejung] Sylvia Oh? She was arrested.

[Ms. Oh] She looked so familiar.

I saw her when she visited last time,

and I couldn't shake the feeling
I'd seen her somewhere.

She was beautiful.

That's how I remembered her.

She was Ms. Oh
from the secretary's office.

-She was a Miss Korea participant.
-[Sejung] Ms. Oh...

It's possible that's when she started...

Or maybe she knew Director Jang
long before that.

She could've also been
at the scene of your accident.

Oh Minjeong said

there's a phone at the vacation home
that she uses to contact my uncle.

I think that will be the smoking gun.

[♪ tense, foreboding music playing]

PHONE RECORDINGS

[mouse clicking]

[Jessica] The president
found out about us.

What do we do?

[Hangu] We need to get rid of him.

-[Jessica] What?
-[Hangu] There's a family gathering

in Yeosu next week.

That's when we'll have to get it done.

[♪ music increases in tempo]

[whistling tune]

Was it you, Uncle?

Tell me.

Was it you?

[scoffs]

What a shame. You heard it all. [scoffs]

[inhales deeply] What should I say?

Should I say it's a relief you found out?

Or should I say,
"What can you do about it now?"

Man, it's really hard to say. [chuckles]

There are things
you're better off not knowing.

You'd prefer it if I didn't know.

[scoffs] No.

When you know the truth
but can't do anything about it...

Nothing's more miserable than that.

I can't do anything about it?

The statute of limitations for that case
expired in July 2015.

[♪ ominous music playing]

Now you know I killed your parents,

but you can't do anything about it.

[sighs dismissively]

You're still the poor boy you always were.

No, I bet you feel even worse now.

"I'd be better off not knowing."

[laughs maliciously]

You'll hate your helpless, powerless self.

You...

simply took their lives
because he knew of your affair?

No, it wasn't because he'd found out.

It was because he had ruined my plan.

[♪ tense, foreboding music playing]

I'll tell my father.

Resign and walk away.

Don't even dream of getting alimony.

[anxiously] I'm so very sorry.

Forgive me this one time
for Miyeon's sake.

She threatened self-harm to marry me.

[crying] She can't raise Eungsoo
on her own.

You slept with a secretary knowing that?

It won't happen ever again.

Please.

For Miyeon's sake!

-[exclaims in frustration]
-[breath trembling]

-[sighs]
-[breathing heavily]

[Hangu] I got married
with a dream mapped out.

How dare he ruin that for me?

You asked him for forgiveness,

but then killed my parents?

With Oh Minjeong?

What else could I do?

He could use my weakness
against me at any time.

See?

You didn't have to know the truth.

[♪ music increases in tempo]

[laughs smugly]

What's this about? What's going on?

[detective 1] Mr. Jang Hangu.

You're under arrest for defrauding
and embezzling from Myungsoondang.

There seems to be a misunderstanding.

I was questioned,
and no charges were filed against me.

[detective 2] David Lee.

He was arrested in a gambling den.

-What?
-On his phone,

we found proof that he,

alongside you and Oh Minjeong,
conspired in a fake Kaltz Hotel deal.

I'll come with you to explain that.

Add conspiring to commit murder.

He conspired with Oh Minjeong

and killed my parents.

[detective 1] What?
Conspiracy to commit murder?

The statutes to that have expired.

[Kim Wooju] No.

They haven't expired.

[♪ tense, dramatic music playing]

While you were abroad for a week,

I destroyed the security footage
of the hit-and-run.

The case will be closed

due to a lack of evidence.

Good job, Detective Kim.

[grunts] Here.

[chuckles softly]

This is the dash cam footage

from April 28, 2009 from this man's car.

[mouse clicks]

[Det. Kim] While you were abroad
for a week,

I destroyed the security footage
of the hit-and-run.

[Kim Wooju] Jang Hangu
fled abroad for a week

while he was being questioned
about a hit-and-run.

A hit-and-run?

He bribed a detective
to destroy the security footage

and was released on lack of evidence.

What on earth are you talking about?

The statute of limitations was extended
for the week you were abroad,

and that means
you can still be prosecuted.

[stutters] No, that can't be.

The audio was faked!

I never did anything of the sort!

There's proof of the conspiracy
in his jacket pocket.

[♪ music crescendos]

[detective 1] Mr. Jang Hangu.

We'll add a conspiracy of murder
to the charges.

-Cuff him.
-Okay.

You have the right to an attorney,
the right to remain silent,

and to request a review of your arrest.

No way. Why bring up the past?

-[detective 1] Take him.
-Let me go.

Let go of me!

[Hangu grunts]

Wooju, you...

[Hangu yelps]

[sirens wailing]

[♪ music increases in tempo]

[exhales sharply]

WOULD YOU MARRY ME?

[bailiff] All rise.

[bailiff] Please be seated.

We'll begin the trial.

Case number 2025-KO-182.

I'll read the sentence.

Defendant Jang Hangu

planned a long-term con
to take control of Myungsoondang.

He put together
a 30-billion-won investment fraud.

In the process, he illegally obtained
Kim Miyeon's Hawaii property,

used J Consulting to embezzle funds,

and conspired
with Oh Minjeong and David Lee

to deceive the victim
with a forged Kaltz Hotel contract,

hereby causing grievous monetary loss.

We also acknowledge that he turned
the fraud victim into the assailant,

damaging Myungsoondang's credibility,

brand image,
and obstructing their business.

Take this.

The chairwoman gave it to me.

-I had too many.
-[judge] In addition to that,

to murder Ko Seongtae, who found
J Consulting's padded account ledger,

he paid his driver, Lee Janghun,
to commit murder.

He also conspired
with Lee Janghun and Oh Minjeong

to poison Ko Philnyun multiple times.

Finally, in around 2009,

the statute of limitations on the charges
of a hit-and-run resulting in bodily harm

and bribery expired,
and he can no longer be prosecuted.

However, he fled abroad
to avoid criminal prosecution,

and that's serious enough
to extend the statute.

In July 27, 2000,

the defendant conspired
with accomplice Oh Minjeong

and murdered Kim Useok and Lee Eunyeong
in a car crash disguised as an accident.

Under ordinary circumstances, the statute
of limitations would've expired,

but the court will discount the time
the defendant fled abroad,

and that means he can be prosecuted.

Based on the accomplice's confession
and the objective evidence,

the court finds him guilty of the murder
of Kim Useok and Lee Eunyeong.

-[spectators gasp]
-No!

No way!

-That's nonsense!
-[judge] In conclusion,

the defendant committed fraud,

embezzlement, dereliction of duty,
obstruction of business,

conspiracy to murder and murder.

The nature of the crime
is extremely egregious,

and its social harm is substantial.

Accordingly, this court hereby grants
Jang Hangu, the defendant

the death penalty.

[♪ tense, dramatic music playing]

[sighing in despair]

[breathing heavily]

You know, Mom.

I couldn't go to court today.

I didn't think I could face him.

He ruined our family

and killed Useok.

I should beat him to death
for what he did to you on top of that.

[♪ soft melancholy music playing]

How did he manage to dupe me
for all those years?

I didn't know what he was doing
so I whined and pestered you.

[sobbing] I deserve to die.

What should I do, Mom? What now?

[Miyeon continues sobbing]

GRAVE OF LEE EUNYEONG

GRAVE OF KIM USEOK

[sighs wearily]

Mother, Father.

It's all over now.

[♪ poignant, melancholy music playing]

[sniffles]

Wooju.

It was tough, wasn't it?

Yes.

[Useok] You were a cheeky boy
who wanted to do so many things.

It made me sad to see you
huddled up in a corner.

You got out of the long tunnel
on your own.

I'm proud of you.

From now on,

let everything go and be happy.

Can you do that?

Yes.

Good.

[wailing]

[Useok crying] My dear son.

Daddy's so sorry.

[young Kim Wooju continues wailing]

Say hi to my parents.

Hello.

I'm Yoo Meri.

I brought her to introduce her to you.

Mother, Father.

Don't worry too much anymore.

I'll look after him
and make sure he's happy.

[♪ gentle orchestral music playing]

[Jingyeong] You know, people aren't really
interested in how you've lived.

So, stop acting all guilty like that.

[doorbell chimes]

[pellets rattle in bottle,
places on table]

[door beeps]

[sighs softly]

[door closes, beeps]

Take a seat.

What's this about?

I feel terrible

to have to tell you this.

I don't think we can accept
the house that I won through the raffle.

We're not actually a married couple.

[♪ soft, melancholy music playing]

My ex and I had agreed to divorce
around the time I won the unit.

I didn't want to lose out on the prize,

so I brought him to claim it with me
instead of a real husband.

[Kim Wooju] We had
many opportunities to come clean,

but we put it off due to my circumstances.

We disrupted an important event
for your department store,

and I'm willing pay for that
and for breaking the contract.

[sighs]

I feel relieved and free
now that I came clean,

but Mr. Baek's reaction...

I don't know. He didn't seem surprised.

You know he has a straight face.

He'll talk to his people
and get back to us.

Let's wait.

[sighs in relief]
We had a long day today, didn't we?

We took care of something big.

[sighs]

Where will you move to?

I'll move into Sori's studio apartment
and share the rent.

Isn't that too far?

It's a short ride on the subway.

One hour isn't a short ride.

It is to people like us.

Oh, and I'll take driving lessons, too.

You'll what?

You can't. It's too dangerous.

I'll drive you around.

I'll just sleep less.

[chuckles softly]

It feels weird to think
I'm leaving this place.

Of course.

I love the walking trails here.

Shall we go for a stroll, then?

[Kim Wooju chuckles softly]

[panting]

[grunting]

[panting] Revenge.

Revenge!

[♪ gripping, dramatic music playing]

Revenge requires energy.

Revenge.

[exclaiming scornfully]

Just you wait. [continues panting]

I can do this.

I can do this.

I can do this.

[grunts] I can...

I can't do it. I can't. [exclaims]

[panting]

No.

This is me taking a break.

I'm taking one step back
to take two steps forward.

Damn it!

[grunting, panting]

Why won't any of the companies
I applied to call me back?

There's no way
they don't like my qualifications.

MYUNGSOONDANG CLEARED OF FRAUD,
BACK IN BUSINESS

[♪ tense, dramatic music playing]

MYUNGSOONDANG RECOVERS CREDIBILITY
AND AIMS TO REGAIN FAVOR

[breath trembling]

I thought Kim Wooju would've fallen
by now, but he hasn't.

Just wait.

I'm still here.

[♪ music crescendos, fades]

[heart monitor beeps steadily]

Blink for me.

Can you grip my hand tight?

She regained her consciousness.

I'll need to take another MRI to be sure,

-but she's responding just fine.
-[Eungsoo sighs in relief]

[sighs in relief, chuckles]

Mom.

Mom, do you hear me?

Can you recognize me, Mom?

[sighs in relief]

I was so scared you'd leave me all alone.

She's talking. She wants to speak.
[chuckles]

What is it, Mom?

Keep your mouth shut.

"Keep your mouth shut."

My head's ringing.

"My head's ringing."

Don't repeat what we all heard.

Come on, Mom.

[all chuckling]

[♪ soft, gentle music playing]

[Meri over phone] What, really?

That's such a relief.

Everyone says she was incredibly lucky.

[sighs] My eyes teared up
when she woke up.

I almost cried.

You're a crybaby.

We can have dinner some other time.

You should be with her today.

[Kim Wooju] Okay.

You can visit
once she regains some energy.

Bye.

[sighs in relief]

Wooju.

So... [clears throat]

My husband...

I mean...

That fool.
The money he stole from the company.

I'll get it back from him somehow.

Give me a little time.

Before that,
you should look after yourself first.

Eungsoo has been really worried.

He says you barely sleep at night.

[sniffles] Well, that...

[chuckles softly]

That's because I'm menopausal.

I don't have the right to complain
or say I'm having a hard time around you.

I could make no excuses
even if I had extra mouths to speak with.

You didn't know about it, either.

I'm sorry, Wooju. [crying]

[♪ soft, melancholy music playing]

I gave you such a hard time,
and I left you alone for so long.

There's no turning back time.

If you don't want to see me ever again,

we don't have to. [sniffles]

If you don't want to call me "Auntie,"
then don't, okay?

Until...

Until you no longer feel resentful,
you can do whatever you want.

Auntie.

Just be there for me as you always were.

I have no more family if I lose you, too.

Wooju... [sobbing]

[sniffles]

[whistling]

[in English] Okay.

[in Korean] The plates.

[in sing-song voice]
Everything must be straightened out.

Lay out the plates.

SEJUNG

[exclaims]

Hey, Sejung. Are you nearby?

Yes.

[Wonseok] Where are you?

We're at the supermarket.

The supermarket?

-Do you need anything?
-You don't need to shop.

Hey, it's a housewarming.
We can't go empty-handed.

Drinks.

Do you have drinks?

Oh, really?

Okay, see you later, then.

Ms. Yoo said she'd get the alcohol.

Oh, really?

Should we get some toilet paper, then?

-Sure.
-Where is it?

It's over there.

For his life to unravel well?

-Shall we get some necessities?
-No, I'm sure he has enough.

[♪ upbeat, whimsical music playing]

That's a dreadful mix.

[sighs]

A box of peaches
on top of a box of grapes?

Even numbers are always better than odd.

What?

-This is too much.
-A guy

who lives alone never buys fruit.

But fruit goes bad really quickly.
[chuckles]

He can't eat all this on his own.

It's fine.

This is a pineapple.

It's not a cactus. Don't sit on it.
[chuckles]

[chuckles awkwardly]

Seriously, stop. That's more than enough.

You buy way too much.

Fine.

[clears throat]

Mr. Kim.

-Are you sulking?
-I'm not.

-You are sulking.
-I'm not.

Okay, buy everything you want.

Can I really?

Don't we also need this?

-[groaning]
-[chuckles]

I think my heart is melting.
[groans, chuckles]

Hey.

Over there.

[gasps]

Shall we say hi?
We'll see them later anyway.

No, we can't. Not yet.

I haven't told Songhee about us.

-[Sejung] Anything else?
-Let's buy some fruit.

-Hurry. Walk backward.
-Oh, but...

-[Wonseok] Thank you all for coming!
-[all] Cheers!

Freeze!

-[Ms. Oh] Hurry up.
-[camera shutter clicks]

-I'm done.
-[all] At last.

[all exclaim]

[sighs] That was almost sweet.

Why? Are you under a lot of stress?

Whose fault is that?

Don't be like that.

She's just upset
her blind date didn't work out.

Right?

What?

[grunts] This won't do.

It's time to open the Door of Truth.
Mr. Han?

Spin.

Will you make some space in the center?

-[Wonseok] Ready?
-[Ms. Oh] Ready.

Here goes the Door of Truth.

[Ms. Oh] Spin!

[all exclaim]

What the heck?

[Wonseok] Your question is,

I'm stressed out
because of my blind date, yes or no?

-No.
-See?

-It's not the date.
-[Songhee] It's you.

She didn't say it was because of me.

[Wonseok] She might as well have.

Okay, who's next?

-Are you ready?
-[Ms. Oh] Yes.

[all exclaim]

-[Wonseok] Mr. Kim.
-[Sejung and Songhee] Mr. Kim.

[Sejung] I have...

a girlfriend, yes or no?

[all mimicking drum roll]

Do I have a girlfriend?

-I do.
-[all gasp in awe]

[Ms. Oh] What did I tell you?

-[Sejung] He's dating.
-I told you so.

-Do I spin? [clears throat]
-[Ms. Oh] Yes.

[all cheering]

-[Songhee] It's Ms. Yoo!
-[Ms. Oh] Ms. Yoo.

[clears throat] I have a boyfriend,

yes or no?

[all mimicking drum roll]

The answer is...

I'll drink.

-[Songhee] What?
-[Sejung] That's no fun.

[Ms. Oh] That's not much of a secret.

-Come on.
-[Sejung] Ms. Yoo...

Let's all have a drink.

-[Wonseok] Okay.
-[Sejung] Cheers. Let's drink.

[Kim Wooju scoffs] This is what you'll do?

[all exclaim]

-[Wonseok] Ms. Yoo.
-[Ms. Oh] Ms. Yoo.

I'm willing to go on a blind date,

yes or no?

[all mimicking drum roll]

[Kim Wooju] She'd better say no.

-I'll drink.
-[all exclaim]

-[Sejung] This is no fun.
-[Songhee] What?

[Wonseok] I'm full from trying to keep up.

[Sejung] What if she drinks all the beer?

-How many bottles...
-[Ms. Oh] What's up with her today?

[exclaims]

[Sejung] Let's keep going for Meri.

-She's next.
-[Wonseok] It's time.

-[Sejung] It's slowing down.
-[Ms. Oh] Let's go.

-[Sejung] It's Ms. Yoo again.
-Ms. Yoo!

Does this keep happening
because it's in the middle?

-No way.
-When was your most recent kiss?

It was within the past week, yes or no?

[all mimicking drum roll]

[Kim Wooju] Yes,
since we kissed before coming here.

I'll drink.

-[all exclaim]
-[Ms. Oh] What the heck?

[Wonseok] Why...

[Sejung] That's it?

Ms. Yoo, you're no fun.

[Wonseok] She loves beer a lot.

-Is this bottom's up?
-[Sejung] Bottom's up.

-Bottom's up!
-[all] Bottom's up!

[all cheering]

-[Ms. Oh] Mr. Kim can drink.
-[Wonseok] He's a heavy drinker.

Mr. Kim.

What's wrong?

[inhales sharply] You pretended
to the very end not to have a boyfriend.

That's because I haven't told Songhee yet.

You kept hiding in the supermarket, too.

Are you doing that
so you can go on blind dates?

[chuckles] No way. Don't be silly.

Why can't you say, then?

"This man is my man.
This person is my person."

Why can't you say so?

How can I say that this man is my man?

That he's so cute and so adorable
and that he drives me crazy?

How can I say that?

That would give everyone
the scare of a lifetime.

[both chuckle softly]

[gasps]

[all exclaim, grunt]

[♪ whimsical music playing]

-What's wrong with you, Mr. Han?
-Sorry.

[chuckles sheepishly]

-What are you all doing there?
-You had to go and shove us.

[stutters] Oh, well, I...

I hurt my back. [clears throat]

We saw it all already.

Do you think this is enough?

It'll last him three years.
That'll do. Let's go now.

[Meri] You are sulking.

-I'm not.
-Okay, buy everything you want.

-What?
-[gasps]

Don't we also need this?

What are they doing?

I think my heart is melting.

What did I just witness?

Ms. Yoo...

-"Don't we also need this?"
-"Don't we also need this?"

We played Truth or Dare
to see what you'd do.

-[Meri] I feel humiliated.
-All that was on purpose?

[Ms. Oh] We caught you red-handed.

[Sejung giggles] Come back upstairs.

You can't hide
from us any longer.

-Come in.
-Come in.

That's not how I did it.

Ms. Yoo.

Honestly.

How could you?

You should've told me at least.

I messed up the timing
because I wanted to tell you first.

-Liar.
-It's the truth.

Well, to be honest,

anyone with any amount of wit
would've caught on.

What?

I saw them.

On the staircase at work.

Getting up to no good.

Yes, Mom.

It's a dating show called I Am Single.

I met with the producers.
Your son will be on TV.

[exclaims]

I have to go, Mom. Bye.

[line disconnects]

[whispers] What's that?

[Meri] Seriously, someone will see us.

[Kim Wooju] Who cares?

-It's our company.
-[Meri giggles]

[Wonseok] That was crazy.

[Songhee chuckling]

My blood pressure...

This is insane.

-They did make it obvious.
-[Wonseok] Pretty obvious.

[Sejung] When did it all begin?

Was it since then?

Our first team dinner?

-Let's go.
-No, I think...

Where do you live? I'll drop you off.

Get in. We'll be going then.

Goodbye. [chuckles softly]

[Ms. Oh] That's it. You two back then.

-Didn't he drive her back?
-[Wonseok] That was it, then.

-No, it wasn't then.
-[Songhee] Hang on.

The couple Sejung said she saw
at the photo studio.

You were the bride and groom?

Mr. Kim?

[gasps softly]

[Sejung gasps]

[♪ upbeat dreamy music playing]

[stuttering] Did we do that?

See? I was right, wasn't I?

I swear I knew it was you
even from behind.

The more we dig, the more we find.

How long have you been hiding it from us?

You two. When was the first time?

-When was it?
-Yes, when was it?

Well, it's a really long story
if I were to relay our whole history.

[inhales deeply]

Was I eight or nine years old then?

[young Meri] Take it.

My dad gave it to me on my birthday.

[♪ ethereal sparkle]

[both giggle softly]

[all gasp in awe]

Mr. Han, don't be jealous.
Be happy for them.

Congratulations. We're happy for you,
so that's enough, please.

-Cheers.
-[Wonseok] Congratulations.

-[Songhee] Congratulations!
-[Kim Wooju] Thank you.

-[Wonseok] Kiss!
-[all] Kiss!

-Kiss! Right now!
-Kiss! Right away!

-[Ms. Oh] Let's just drink.
-[Songhee] I got the chills.

-[Sejung] That doesn't count. Do it again.
-[Ms. Oh chuckles]

Do you know what I regret the most?

Being patient with you.

"He'll end it if I wait for him."

"He'll come back to Mom."

Eungsoo, I was duped, too.

She blackmailed me into--

Will you just stop it already?

I've heard you on the phone with her
since I was 20 years old.

Do you think I was clueless?

Do you?

[sighs in despair]

[crying, breath trembling]

Not only did you kill my uncle and aunt,

but you went after Grandma, too.

You're a monster.

You don't know everything, Eungsoo.

Do you know how your grandparents
and Wooju's family treated me?

I did nothing wrong.

I'm a victim, too.

[♪ poignant, melancholy music playing]

[scoffs]

I hated myself

because unlike you,
I was useless in school and at work.

You have no idea
how relieved I am about that now.

Don't call for Mom or me.

I won't forgive you

until the day I die.

-[sniffles]
-Eungsoo.

You can forget about me,

but show some remorse
for what you did to Mom.

Okay?

[♪ tense, foreboding music playing]

Eungsoo.

I'll appeal.

[sighs softly]

Help me out. Eungsoo.

Eungsoo. Eung...

DONGBUK PENITENTIARY

[sighs]

[exhales]

I'm hungry all of a sudden.

Should we get something nice
since we're pretty far from home?

I don't have an appetite.

Okay.

What would you like to eat?

[chuckles softly]

Well, I noticed a naengmyeon place
on the way here.

There's also a pork cutlet place, and...

There's a famous tofu hot pot place, Mom.

Let's have malatang.

Let's get malatang.

Let's do that.

[♪ soft, gentle music playing]

-[sighs softly]
-[engine starts]

Malatang it is.

[news anchor over TV] Byeon Jongsik,
ex-mayor of Yongdu

and possible presidential candidate,
is suspected of corruption.

The report claims that Beauté Group

lobbied him illegally to obtain
a department store license.

This isn't a simple corruption scandal.

It could cause a ripple that could affect
the whole presidential election.

Let's hear from our correspondent
at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

Kim Seokhyeon, are you there?

[Seokhyeon] Prosecution believes
they have something

that points to Beauté Group
paying Byeon a large sum.

They obtained department store ledgers
and internal documents,

and they're said to show funds
being sent to political circles.

[Sungwoo] Father!

-[exclaiming in pain]
-[muffled thudding]

Not my face, Father. Don't hit my face.

-My bones--
-You fool.

-[thudding continues]
-[Sungwoo grunting]

Father, wait. I'm really sorry.

Father!

[Sungwoo continues grunting]

Father.

[Sungwoo's dad] Are you kidding me?

Oh, not my back.

You got a bone just there.

[groaning]

[golf club clatters on floor]

You asked to see me, sir?

[door closes]

[Sungwoo's dad] The mayor incident.

You sort it out, Sanghyeon.

You'll hear from a prosecutor.

CEO'S OFFICE

[♪ tense music playing]

[children chattering]

-[children] Hello.
-[Jingyeong] Hello.

Hi.

-[doctor 1] How cute.
-[doctor 2] They're so adorable.

8TH DAEJU GENERAL HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY CARE DAY

-[doctor 3] Say "ah."
-[kid] Four.

-[doctor 3] It's somewhere here.
-[kid] Four.

-[doctor 3] You have a cavity.
-[kid] Three.

Bye.

-Next.
-Hello.

[Jingyeong] Hi,
will you roll up your sleeve?

It'll sting just a little.

A little prick.

[liquid squirts]

-That didn't hurt, did it?
-It hurt.

Put up with it, then.
You should learn how.

How will you manage out in the world
if you can't handle even this?

Bear with it like you just did,
and you can meet a pretty girl like me.

Okay? [giggles]

Now hold onto this, okay?

[children chattering]

[sighs]

[footsteps approaching]

What's a busy man like you
doing here all of a sudden?

I was passing by and thought of you,
so I got you something.

What's this for?

My birthday has already passed.

Flowers aren't just for birthdays.

You got me carnation flowers
each year on my birthday, Sanghyeon.

You thanked me for raising you.

As a kid, you stayed quietly in your room
unless you were getting into a fight.

You have no idea how proud I am
to see how well you've grown.

[inhales deeply]

[♪ soft, sentimental music playing]

I won't be able to visit for a while.

So, I'm giving you
next year's flowers in advance.

Why?

Are you being transferred abroad again?

Yes.

Don't work so hard.

You should be getting married.

I'd like to see you
happily married with a family

so I can finally relax. [chuckles softly]

Here.

It's chrysanthemum tea.

I picked and dried the flowers.

I put some aside to give you.

Thank you.

[knock at door]

Come in.

The doctors are done
and are ready to leave.

Are they?

I'll leave, then.

You're leaving already?

Why don't you stay for dinner?

I should go.

If something happens,
or you need something for the orphanage,

call my company. I'll leave instructions.

-[Sanghyeon] Look after yourself.
-I will.

Thank you.

-Watch your health.
-I will.

I'll see you when you return.

-Go on back inside.
-Okay.

Mr. Baek!

How...

What are you doing here?

MIJI'S SNACK FOODS

[customer] Two tteokbokki, please.

[waitress] Okay, grab a seat.

-[Sanghyeon] I was really surprised.
-[Jingyeong] Right?

-Here you go.
-[Sanghyeon] Thank you.

-Enjoy yourselves.
-Thank you.

A doctor who volunteered last year
insisted I try this place.

I was going to come on my own
after we were done.

You're lucky when it comes to free food.

It's pretty spicy.

How spicy can tteokbokki be?

[hissing]

[groans softly]

[♪ upbeat, whimsical music playing]

[chuckles softly]

Drink this.

You know what to do.

Have you been here before?

Until I finished middle school,

this place held many memories for me.

[hums thoughtfully] You used to live here.

I grew up in that orphanage.

[exclaims in realization]

That's why Mother Superior
gave you something.

I wondered why you got special treatment.

-You don't seem surprised.
-[slurps]

[exhales, hisses]

[groans]

This heat is way more shocking than that.

Hang on. [hissing]

Now you can ask. [panting]

-I'll act really surprised.
-[chuckles softly]

[♪ soft, gentle music playing]

You're pretty unusual.

Me?

No, I'm completely [in English] normal.

[in Korean] You're the unusual one.

You're way too serious.

Do you think it's a cool look?

Relax your face and smile a bit.

If smiling's too hard...

Pick one day
and laugh all you can every week.

How's that?

[chuckles softly]

[Jingyeong chuckles]

If that's weird, too...

Well,

why don't you call me once a week?

I'll make you laugh.

I told you this place
held many memories for me.

Yes.

The owner once reported me for theft.

She'd taken off her gold ring to work,
and it had disappeared.

So, she searched all the kids' bags.

The ring

happened to be right by my feet.

The thief had dropped it
so he wouldn't get caught.

I was named

as the thief.

You were framed?

I denied it was me.

I said it wasn't.

Just then, someone yelled from behind me.

"He's an orphan."

"He's from the orphanage."

That's when everyone
started to call me a thief.

I decided then

that I should

leave the orphanage.

What then?

What happened next?

The actual thief.

I moved into his house.

I kept my mouth shut.

I took exams for him,

and in return, I had a comfortable life.

Sometimes...

I got punished for him, too.

[♪ soft, melancholy music playing]

Once I switched environments...

[sighs deeply]

people stopped looking down on me.

They didn't suspect me, either.

So what now?

Are you repaying the favor

to the actual ring thief?

Continuously?

Why? For a comfortable life?

I just don't want to go back
to how things were.

Even so, you can't...

Hang on.

Why are you telling me this?

[chuckles softly]

I don't know.

I guess I wanted to come clean

to you, at least.

What?

[chuckles]

[Jingyeong exclaims]

Let's eat.

You should eat, too.

It's really spicy.

How spicy can tteokbokki be?

It's spicy, isn't it?

-[coughs, clears throat]
-[laughing]

Drink this.

COOL JUICY
PEACH FLAVOR

[hissing]

-It really is spicy.
-[chuckles]

[ship horn blares]

[gulping]

-[exhales]
-[phone vibrates]

[sighs softly]

[recruiter] Mr. Kim. Thank you
for applying to our company

and showing us your passion.

I'm sorry we can't offer you
a position this time.

I hope to cross paths with you again.

[phone vibrates]

THIS IS ONNURI CAPITAL
WE CANNOT HIRE YOU AT THIS TIME

[phone vibrates]

[♪ whimsical music playing]

[sighs wearily]

[sighs]

Meri.

The tie you got me,

and the suit and shoes.

They're not as effective without you.

When you were there,

I aced every interview.

[driver] We're here, sir.

[snoring softly]

Sir?

-We're here.
-What?

[seatbelt button clicks]

Why did I come here?

[chuckles softly]

[gate clatters]

[♪ dramatic guitar music playing]

[exclaims]

I'll take that for you.

-[grunts]
-[chuckles softly]

Wait.

Is this all your clothes?

No, the rest are upstairs.

I'll be here until the weekend,

so I'll pack my pajamas
and bed covers later.

You said your sister
lived in a studio apartment.

Is there room for all this?

My place is way more spacious.

We can handle this much.

Oh, can you?

I'm the only one who's sad about this.

What do you mean?

If you move in with your sister...

[clicks tongue] Never mind.

-Where are you walking off to?
-Leave me alone.

[Meri exclaiming]

I want to stick close to you
like this, too.

Don't do this.

I will do this.

[both chuckle]

[chuckles]

Just move in with me.

I can't do that.

[sighs wearily]

[♪ tense, foreboding music playing]

My place has way more room.

-[both chuckle]
-Do you want to stay the night?

-Tonight?
-Yes.

-[Kim Wooju] Yes.
-[giggling]

[sighs softly]

[♪ music crescendos, fades]

[birds chirping]

[phone alarm ringing]

[Kim Wooju] Sleep in.

I need to get to work.

Get ready quicker later.

[chuckles]

[Kim Wooju sighs contentedly, chuckles]

[♪ enthralling orchestral music playing]

[♪ upbeat pop music playing]

-You're up.
-[chuckles softly]

What's all this?

You eat breakfast.

[Meri gasps]

-[chuckles softly]
-You remembered that?

Did you go out?

Yes, to our cafeteria.

[egg taps against pan]

You said you needed hot coffee to wake up.

[Meri exclaims contentedly]

[chuckles softly]

What?

Well, this really feels
like we're newlyweds.

We are newlyweds.

You only get this kind of service
in the honeymoon phase.

[exclaims sarcastically]

Is what they say,
but I'll keep cooking for you.

Until when?

[hums thoughtfully]
Until egg yolks turn green?

-What does that mean?
-No.

[hums thoughtfully]
Until my hair turns white?

Forever?

-Forever.
-[giggles]

Eat up and get ready.

I'll scramble the egg.

[Meri] I wanted it fried.

Do you finish late today?

Probably?

I'll work late, too, then.

What for? Go home early and rest.

It's boring on my own.

-I'll call you later.
-Okay.

Bye.

[phone vibrating]

KIM WOOJU

[line ringing]

[automated voice] The call cannot
be connected. Transferring to voicemail.

MERI

Is this how you want it to be?

[phone clatters on desk]

[mouse clicks]

PRESS CONFERENCE:
MYUNGSOONDANG HEIR'S FRAUD EXPOSED

[email notification pings]

What?

"Fourth-generation heir of Myungsoondang
Kim Wooju's fraud scandal?"

-[keyboard clacking]
-[phone vibrates]

[man] Hurry up.

"Myungsoondang Kim Wooju."

[♪ tense music playing]

-Myungsoondang, press conference.
-A press conference?

THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW...

[keyboard clacking]

SEND

[sighs]

[phone pings]

KIM WOOJU

PRESS CONFERENCE:
MYUNGSOONDANG HEIR'S FRAUD EXPOSED

SEPT 5, 2025, 10 A.M.
2ND FLOOR, CENTRAL SQUARE BUSINESS HOTEL

[♪ tense, foreboding music playing]

[phone ringing]

[chuckles]

You called because you miss me already?

[Meri] Something happened, Wooju.

[reporter 1] Yes.

-I'm on the way now.
-[reporter 2] Get moving!

-[reporter 3] Yes, I'm here.
-[reporter 4] Get inside!

[reporters clamoring]

MYUNGSOONDANG'S 4TH-GEN SUCCESSOR
KIM WOOJU'S TRUE COLORS

[camera shutters clicking rapidly]

MYUNGSOONDANG HEIR'S FRAUD EXPOSED

I greet all you respectable journalists.

I'm Kim Wooju,
an ordinary man who lives in Seoul.

I stand here today

to expose the successor
of a mid-sized company

for breaking up a family with his affairs

and attempt to make
an illegal profit of millions.

I believe his immoral and unjust act

must come out.

What?

A press conference?

[♪ music increases in tempo]

[tires screeching]

[♪ gentle, poignant pop music playing]

Translated by Jennifer Jean Lim