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ROMANCE IN THE HOUSE

What?

Something doesn't seem right.

Wake up!

GO TO WORK

What? What's this?

Wake up, Byeon Mi-rae!

For goodness' sake. This is a dream.

- Why didn't the alarm go off? - I turned it off.

- Why? - You came home at 5 a.m.

You need at least three hours of sleep.

Your hair looks fine. Brush your teeth and wash up. Hurry up.

FAMILY VILLA

Gosh, they parked it like this again.

BRAINLESS CAR OWNER

The person you have called…

For goodness' sake.

This stop is Hodu Intersection, JPLUS Station.

Coming through.

Coming through. I'm sorry.

JPLUS

It's a refreshing morning. Is your morning commute refreshing too?

Due to autumn monsoon that's harder to predict than the summer one,

it rained heavily for a few days. It must've been hard.

Will it rain?

It's predicted to be clear and sunny all day today,

so you can keep your umbrella at home.

It won't.

I hope the sunny day will bring happiness to everyone.

The sky is clear.

But squalls and lightning may visit some regions.

What?

So please be careful and have a refreshing and cheerful day.

Why did you come again?

I will never sell this villa.

Leave.

EPISODE 1 A BOLT FROM THE BLUE

The three nutrients for the office workers are nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine.

Ms. Byeon, I heard that you stayed up all night at the Gwangju branch.

I don't know if I drove all night on the highway or the road to hell.

Ms. Byeon, I think the price came out wrong.

Shall I ask the design team… Gosh!

Why is your face so rotten?

Me? Is it that bad?

You're breaking out in a cold sweat.

You'll collapse at this rate.

Is it the lack of sleep?

Caffeine will make me feel better.

Pardon?

Okay, I understand. Yes.

All right. Food merchandisers,

be at the mart downstairs in ten minutes.

So suddenly? Whose order is it?

The CEO.

Another unannounced inspection?

Hi, are you at the store?

A royal secret inspector is here.

- Hello, sir. - Hello, sir.

Hello, Mr. CEO. For what occasion…

I was just passing by.

Shall we have a look around?

PLUMP LIVE CRABS

So where are the live crabs?

Hey, crabs.

It seems the crabs are not feeling well today.

My goodness.

It's alive. Gosh, it's flapping.

Will you ask the customers to shake the crabs?

Look at this bruise. It'll need three weeks in the hospital.

Vegetable, don't eat wraps for a while.

Meat, the same goes to you.

Gosh, he's so strict.

Ms. Byeon, are you really okay?

Who's next?

It's me, Tteokbokki.

- Me too. - Me too.

I'll give you more if you want.

You should eat a lot to grow tall.

All right. Here you go.

Thank you.

- Bye. - Bye!

Do you want tteokbokki? I'll make it in no time.

Ma'am, what are you doing?

Can't you see? I'm making tteokbokki.

It's my job.

Tteokbokki.

I asked her to do it.

I asked her to give a generous amount to children.

This isn't a soup kitchen.

When it comes to tteokbokki, children are the best promoters.

What?

- Mom, buy me tteokbokki. - Buy me tteokbokki.

- Buy me tteokbokki. - Come on.

- Two packets, please. - Okay.

- My kid is obsessed. - Tteokbokki, please.

When moms come shopping with their kids after school,

the sales skyrocket.

I see.

Stir-fry rice in the leftover sauce. It's really tasty.

I tried it as you suggested, but it wasn't very good.

You did it wrong. Don't use the rice you made at home.

Use JPLUS's instant rice so that the sauce seeps into each grain.

She's right. It was tasty.

- Right? You agree. - Yes.

- Is that so? I'll have it then. - Okay.

Look at that.

- She sold another item too. - Enjoy the food.

Thanks to that, the sales of the instant rice went up as well.

So we plan to sell the two items as a set starting next week.

Tteokbokki.

What's your name?

It's Byeon Mi-rae.

Lastly, shall we say the slogan together?

Hang in there. Keep your eyes open.

- Sales are… - Character!

No, hang in there.

- Excess stock is… - Death!

You can't die now.

- Merchandisers… - Do everything!

- That'll be all. - Goodbye, sir!

Goodbye, sir.

Ms. Byeon!

- Ms. Byeon. - Oh, no.

- Oh, no. - Is she okay?

How much is it?

Hello. This? It's 8,000 won.

- Would you like one? - Yes.

- Are you okay? - Oh, no.

- Ms. Byeon. - Hurry up and ask Ms. Geum to come over.

No, don't tell…

My goodness, Ms. Byeon.

The motto of Byeon Mi-rae, a common employee in her fourth year.

"If you do everything, you'll get somewhere."

But it's impossible to do everything since I only have one body.

So I suffer the consequences at times.

By the way, this body is broad,

hard,

and warm.

When I receive my paycheck, I'll get a heated stone bed

with the 24-month installment plan.

What am I saying?

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Please come again.

Things were rowdy at the entrance. Did something happen?

I'm working, so I can't…

What?

You shouldn't move yet.

You're fine. You simply passed out from exhaustion.

- The doctor told me so. - I see.

Who are you?

JPLUS SECURITY, NAM TAE-PYEONG

Thank you. I apologize for the trouble.

Excuse me, Doctor.

What are you doing?

Well…

I'm sorry.

They said you need to finish it.

Thank you, but I'll take care of it.

Okay, then.

By the way,

why didn't you leave?

Due to your thin blood vessels, the IV fluid kept backing up.

The nurse asked me

to keep an eye on you at your bedside until it began to go in stably.

I see.

I can go now.

I'm sorry.

Look after your health.

Not that I need to tell you.

MISS AE-YEON

Mom, I'll call later since I'm working outside…

Fire!

What? Fire? At the mart?

No! Our home!

What? Our home?

Miss.

Ms. Byeon Mi-rae!

You need to pay before you go!

Oh, no.

- Mom. - Hey.

What should we take first? The house deed?

No, we live in a rented house.

What's the most expensive item in the house?

There's no such thing!

Family photos, my laptop, and…

And… Wait.

- Our youngest! - Our youngest!

What?

You're at the seafood market?

I thought you were inside the house. There's…

- You can't go in. - Let go of me.

My baby is in the house.

It's too dangerous to go in.

- He's over there. - Mom.

Mom! Mi-rae!

- Our youngest! - Our youngest!

Mom!

My youngest! Medal!

Gosh, Medal. My baby.

- Is she hurt anywhere? - No.

How about me? Can't you see me?

Hyeon-jae, are you okay?

Why are you in your underwear?

I dreamed about undergoing the CBR defense training.

Someone outside yelled, "Fire!"

I didn't forget to grab Medal as I escaped the fire. But you…

Well done. You're cool. You're courageous, my son.

Is everyone okay?

We're okay. Thank goodness.

- How about Unit 301? - What?

Didn't she come out?

- Goodness. - Jeong-in.

Jeong-in.

It didn't spread to my unit.

Thank goodness.

Doesn't the landlord know about the fire yet?

- What? - The landlord.

- Was he rescued? - I don't know.

- Mom. - What?

Look.

They're coming out.

The landlord must be dead.

- Gosh. - Oh, no.

AMILY VILLA

GANGNAM HOF

How did that happen?

Seriously.

What was the cause of the fire?

Even the police came two days ago.

Both the house and the person inside got completely burnt,

so it's impossible to know.

Perhaps he fell asleep with something on the stove.

After all, he was pretty old.

But isn't it a bit strange?

Had the cause been carelessness or a short circuit,

the fire would've spread to other units. There could've been an explosion.

That means my place could've been destroyed.

Gosh, I got goosebumps.

Seriously. Jeong-in could've gotten hurt too.

It's okay.

It happened during the day when most of the residents were out.

Besides, the unit across wasn't affected at all.

Only Unit 302 got burnt.

Don't you think it's very strange?

Then…

In my opinion, this is…

an arson case.

There are three possible motives.

Money, a grudge, or a grudge due to money.

- No way. - My stomach hurts.

Jeong-hyeok, do you watch crime dramas at home every day?

What?

Those dramas are based on real events.

No wonder. You have a geek's hairstyle.

- What? - Come and get your hair done.

I'll give you a neighbor's discount.

For goodness' sake.

Yes?

What?

Okay. I understand.

Okay.

It was a call from the real estate agency.

We have a new landlord.

The landlord had a daughter. Didn't she take over?

Apparently not.

Someone bought the villa just a while ago.

It has only been a few days since the landlord passed away.

Who bought it? How?

See? It's suspicious.

I knew it. The motive was money.

And they asked us to come to the real estate agency tomorrow.

Me, Ms. Hwang of Unit 201,

and you.

Why?

Why us three?

I don't know.

AMILY VILLA

Mr. Yoo, congratulations on your second child.

Thank you, sir.

- In a blur… - Mi-rae.

…we became a family of four.

KWON OH-HYEON:

Is our relationship going to end…

like this?

These days, you need to be in a blur to get married,

have children,

and get divorced quickly.

It's a joke. Ms. Byeon, when will you get married?

I'm a voluntary celibate.

You should have a ceremony. Many people do it these days.

Will you come then?

Of course. I'll pay handsomely. Almost astronomically.

In return, when I die, come to my funeral and pay handsomely. I'll check.

Of course.

An old fart asks too many questions.

Are you celibate because you don't date anyone?

Gosh, I got a text.

I thought I was barking like a dog.

But people like you always pass around the wedding invitations suddenly.

Isn't that right, Ms. Lee?

Things are different from our time.

Ms. Byeon will take care of it herself, so stop worrying about it.

Okay. If I go on, I'll really become an old fart.

Still, your parents must think…

I became an old fart.

I'm done. I zipped it up.

Still, they'd want to see their beautiful daughter

- in a wedding dress-- - Mr. Park.

My mother was worried since I had no one to walk me down the aisle at the wedding,

so she's rather relieved.

I don't have a father.

I'm very embarrassed.

- Please enjoy. - Bon appétit.

- Bon appétit. - You too.

Yes. Did you ask the real estate agency?

Who's the new landlord?

Apparently, he's a normal-looking middle-aged man.

Are you sure he's normal? Anything off about him?

He paid for the villa in cash.

Cash?

It must be over two billion won.

How did he pay that much in cash?

I wonder why he wants to see us.

I think he wants to raise the rent.

Let's go there with our sharp wits

and beg for mercy.

Okay. See you at the real estate agency.

CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 16, KIDS' DAD

Mi-rae, you're free this weekend, right?

Why do you ask?

It's Father's death anniversary.

- I'm busy. - What?

Even if you're busy…

Mi-rae.

YEAR 2012

I'm…

I don't have a dad now.

From today onward…

my dad is dead.

YEAR 2022

Next news.

Around 1:10 p.m. at an intersection in Mapo-gu, Seoul,

a motorcycle that was headed towards Gwangheungchang Station

crashed into a truck that was making an illegal U-turn.

It's Aunt's restaurant.

A man in his late forties who was involved in the accident

was moved to the hospital.

- But he passed away during treatments. - Mi-rae. That's his, right?

The truck driver in his fifties

was making a U-turn after ignoring the traffic sign

when the vehicle flipped over and caused an accident.

Father.

Your dad is dead.

Aunt?

Aunt, was Father involved in that accident?

You don't have a dad anymore, okay?

A man in his late forties who was involved in the accident

was moved to the hospital.

But he passed away during treatments.

I said we shouldn't see each other.

I never said that you should die.

You should've lived well.

Excuse me?

Are you kicking us out?

What? How could a newcomer remove the old residents?

It isn't like that.

There he is.

Who? The new landlord?

Here you go.

Well… As you know,

Unit 302 isn't in a livable state.

That's why I asked to see the three of you.

Why did you ask to see the three of us?

The tenants whose contracts with the Family Villa will end soon

are Unit 301,

Unit 201, and Unit 102.

I wanted to ask if any of you are planning to move.

No, we are not. We had agreed to live here for two more years

with the previous landlord.

My grandson

will enter the elementary school in this neighborhood.

We can't move!

Same here.

By the way,

how many members are in your family?

I'm alone.

I see. You live alone.

So what happens now?

I bought the villa as my primary residence,

so I'll have to move in somewhere.

There's an empty unit in the villa.

It's a semi-basement.

By the way, it's only been a few days since the previous landlord passed away.

How did the owner of the villa change so soon?

I signed a contract with the deceased's daughter.

What?

Is that possible?

Didn't she have to inherit it first? There must be procedures.

Besides, it isn't like the late landlord put the villa up for sale.

How did you know that…

I don't think there's a reason

to explain such things to the tenants.

Think about it and give me an answer by the weekend.

Whether you're going to keep living here or not.

This is a bolt from the blue.

Are we moving?

The real estate agent visited in the afternoon.

I can't believe these jerks.

I like this place.

There's a bus that takes me straight to the university.

I shined and cherished the house so much.

Then why are we moving?

Unit 201, Aunt Jeong-in, or our family.

One of us will be driven out.

Really?

- Do we have money to move? - Of course not.

What is this, a survival show?

The family that'll be driven out will be revealed in 60 seconds!

Medal, your sister is back.

Mi-rae, we'll be driven--

- You're back. - Yes, I picked up roasted chicken.

Roasted chicken?

Medal, have a special meal.

My dear sister, it must be your payday today.

Why did you cook? I told you about the chicken.

I know. We'll eat the chicken,

and you'll eat this.

No need to eat that.

That's right. You should eat braised ribs.

It's your payday.

I've already sent your monthly allowance.

I've received it.

But can you please raise the amount a little?

Just 100,000 won.

How about 50,000 won?

Fifty thousand won, my foot.

- Didn't your report card come out? - Not yet.

- If your GPA is over 3.0, I'll raise it. - What?

That means you won't raise it.

I don't even ask for a scholarship.

Just don't make me regret paying for your tuition,

my younger brother. Understood?

All right.

- Gosh. - Hurry up and eat.

It looks tasty.

CREDIT CARD BILL LOAN INTEREST

CREDIT LOAN INTEREST

SAVINGS RENT

SALARY: 3,530,000 WON

BALANCE: 396,480 WON

This month as always, most of my salary is gone.

Are you working again?

Yes. The product show is next month.

I have a lot to do.

Eat this.

Eat one every morning from now on.

Gosh, this is sudden.

Forget it. You eat it.

Eat it now.

Stop giving Hyeon-jae an allowance after this month.

He'll graduate soon. He needs to pay his own way.

He's not ready yet. I can't just cut off his allowance.

Just until he gets a job.

It isn't easy to work part-time, study, and look for a job all at once.

But you did it. Why can't Hyeon-jae do it?

Mom, call the real estate agency tomorrow.

The real estate agency? Why?

We need to know where to send the rent now.

The late landlord's daughter, right?

Yes.

Are you going to tell Mi-rae about moving?

Forget it.

She's struggling to clean up the big poop,

so I'll clean up the small poop.

Okay. Good luck.

Good luck, Mom.

Wait a second. I'm not the big poop, am I?

LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER

This is Unit 102. Let's meet up.

- Sign it. - What's this?

- A contract renewal request. - Why?

The new landlord wants to kick one unit out and move in.

Really?

We had a verbal agreement with your father before he passed away

to renew the contract on the same terms.

Pull over for a second and sign it.

Even if I sign it, it won't be effective.

I wrote down the date of the verbal agreement.

I just need a document to prove it.

I sold the building already.

Unbelievable!

How could you sell the villa without a warning?

Although your father was difficult,

he didn't backstab me like this!

Just how much did you get paid?

Is money that important?

- My goodness. - What?

Father.

Maybe I was too harsh with my words.

Why did I sell it?

I couldn't pay the inheritance tax.

You know,

I'm raising two children on my own after the divorce.

My father said

that he raised me wrong when I got a divorce

and stopped supporting me.

He was

such a cold-hearted father.

And he passed away like this.

It must've been so hard for you.

My goodness.

After I barely managed to have the funeral,

I felt so hopeless.

Then he contacted me through the real estate agency.

He offered to take care of the inheritance tax and all

if I sold the villa at a lower price.

You think I have any other choice?

Ae-yeon,

living is…

Life is…

It's so lousy.

Ae-yeon.

Hold on.

Ae-yeon.

- My goodness. - Don't cry.

- Don't be like that. - No!

- You don't need to pay me. - Come on.

Ae-yeon, don't--

Ae-yeon! Thank you.

Welcome.

I knew you'd be like that.

Why did you pay the taxi fare when she got rich from selling the villa?

What are we going to do?

The thing is, Ae-yeon,

the situation has been resolved for me.

What? How?

I provoked his sympathy

and used a bit of honey trapping.

Sir,

this is Unit 301.

May I please continue to live in this unit?

Pretty please!

Okay.

Did this method work?

I know, right?

I was surprised that it worked.

I can't believe this punk.

By the way,

do you think he's a divorcee or just a single man?

You sly minx.

You made a move without a word?

Yes? Okay, I'll check.

- Which floor-- - This is Byeon.

Are you nearly here? Please come to the tenth floor.

Second floor.

Follow the hallway on your left, and you'll see the meeting room.

Yes. Yes, that's right.

Okay. See you soon.

Tenth floor.

"Dear kind-hearted landlord.

I absolutely love this place."

WELCOME, NEW LANDLORD

"I don't want to move."

Write, "Kind."

The spelling is K, I, N, D.

- Guys, let's play. - Eun-woo, let's play.

Okay, I'm coming!

Hey, Jang Eun-woo!

You need to finish this.

"Dear kind-hearted landlord.

I absolutely love this place."

NEW LANDLORD

It's useless to bother the previous landlord's family.

Hurry up and win over the new landlord.

There was even a jerk who felt uneasy about accepting a woman without a husband

as a tenant and backed out

right before signing the contract.

In any case, I went through so much humiliation and struggle

before coming here.

It isn't just about me.

My daughter works day and night as the head of the family.

Recently,

she collapsed from overwork and malnutrition.

But she said that we didn't have money for the hospital.

I'm such a terrible mother.

I couldn't even buy meat for her.

As we pay the interest for the loan we took out for the key money

and the rent, we're barely getting by.

If you suddenly ask us to move out,

we'll have no choice but to jump into the Han River.

Look, Missus.

I'm no one's missus!

I'm all by myself!

A widow!

Understood.

I'll give it some thought.

I'll await your call.

Okay.

He'd be an animal if he still kicks us out.

What will you do?

- I'm taking off. - Good night.

BO-RA:

Mi-rae, are you coming today?

You have to come today.

KWON OH-HYEON:

Mi-rae.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Min-ji, you became so fit.

- Look at her figure. - Really?

She's right. Your skin looks better too.

What kind of workouts do you do?

On weekdays, I go to the gym and do Pilates

and go freediving on weekends.

And I got a laser treatment at a clinic.

How do you do that while working? Don't you get tired?

Why would I get tired? I make money in order to do what I want.

Right.

Bo-ra, are the wedding preparations going well?

We fight every day.

I just want to get it over with.

- How about you, Mi-rae? How are things? - Me?

Things are the same for me. I'm busy with work.

Gosh, things shouldn't be the same.

You should enjoy a hobby.

You're single, right? Shall I set you up with someone?

Gosh, forget it.

KWON OH-HYEON

What? Does this jerk still contact you?

He's so stubborn.

Is he still clinging on?

He messaged you.

- "Mi-rae, why aren't you answering?" - Why aren't you answering?

You're the one who's bad. Why am I hurting?

- Does my love mean nothing to you? - "Does my love mean nothing to you?"

What's wrong with him?

- Gosh. - My goodness.

I broke up with him in person,

but he wouldn't accept it.

What a lunatic. He's pathetic until the very end.

He said he also didn't want marriage.

Then he made a fuss about getting married 100 days into dating.

Hey, that wasn't the only problem.

He was a mama's boy.

God, you're right.

My goodness.

Gosh, my nails got caught in fabric.

You should cut them.

I couldn't cut them since my mom is on a trip.

What does that have to do with your nails?

What? My mom cuts my nails.

And there was a reason why he suddenly wanted to of getting married.

Mi-rae, hold on.

Mi-rae, hold on.

What's wrong? Why are you so angry?

I told you from the very start

that I have no intention to get married.

- So why are you doing this? - It's because I like you.

I want to live with you.

And my dad will retire this year.

He told me to get married before then.

Let's break up.

What?

I have a good eye for merchandise,

but not men.

It's okay. I'll set you up with a really great man

among my boyfriend's friends.

That's a good idea.

I honestly don't want to be in a relationship.

All right. Forget about a relationship. But you need to take care of yourself.

Seriously. Mi-rae, you only take care of your family.

Let's drink.

Okay.

Medal, I'm back.

I thought you'd come home right away. Did you work overtime?

What are you doing in the middle of…

Gosh, it's hot.

Are you okay?

Why would you hold a memorial service?

It's the first anniversary of his death. I'll do it just this once.

Once or twice, why would you even do it?

He's a stranger.

It'll put my heart at ease.

You're right.

He's a stranger now.

Still, helping my children bid their last farewell properly…

is my job as a mother.

We're living well on our own,

so he should go his way in peace.

Don't you think a farewell is necessary?

Don't you?

Don't you?

Come on.

What?

But if you really hate it, I won't do it.

If you hate it, I hate it too.

In my younger days,

there was a spell that solved all problems.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

Whenever I said, "Mom"…

What? Are you hurt?

What's wrong?

- What? - All my problems would be resolved.

Stop right there!

Boys who harass girls should get their private parts cut off!

She was

my Wonder Woman.

My stomach hurts so much.

I think I'm going to die.

For goodness' sake. Lie down.

It's warm.

Stop crying. It's nothing to cry about.

Of course, you can go to college.

I'll come up with the tuition, so don't worry.

Don't worry.

I wondered if she had more than one body

because she got everything done.

And finally…

Mom.

What is it?

I…

got in.

JPLUS' open recruitment.

Really?

You don't have to do this type of work anymore.

Mi-rae.

Now,

it's my turn to be her Wonder Woman.

Okay.

Work is exhausting, right?

It's freaking exhausting.

It wouldn't be work otherwise.

You should slack off a little.

It's not like they give you more money.

Yes, they do. That's what a bonus is.

Forget about that lousy bonus.

I know it even when she doesn't say it.

We're doing our best for each other.

It's cold. Let's go inside.

Let's go.

It's my wish to continue living the way we live now.

Just the way we live now.

Let's go.

Let's go.

What?

Wasn't the door open when we came upstairs?

Was it?

Let's get it over with.

Why did you leave the door open?

That way, the ghost comes in and eats the food.

NEW LANDLORD

Sir, have you given it some thought?

Around when will you reach a conclusion?

In any case, please contact me when you do.

From the widow at Unit 102.

My goodness.

What are you doing?

My goodness.

This is how you soothe the spirit.

You two do it too.

My goodness.

My goodness.

- My goodness. - My goodness.

My goodness.

BYEON MOO-JIN

My goodness.

My goodness.

My goodness.

- My goodness. - My goodness.

I'm sorry that I didn't go to your funeral.

It wasn't intentional. I didn't know where it was taking place.

We're living well.

Much better than when we lived with you.

As you can see.

So…

Let go of your resentment and worries.

And rest in peace.

Don't wander the earth due to your regrets.

Okay?

It's over, right?

Medal, be quiet. Stop.

I guess dogs really can see ghosts.

So you came here without getting lost,

Byeon Moo-jin.

Did a ghost come?

I'm sure it did.

While the ghost eats the food,

we should eat too.

Father.

- Mom! - Mom!

Byeon Moo-jin.

Geum Ae-yeon.

You…

What's going on?

No way.

When you think, "No way, that can't be," it's usually…

Do you guys…

live here?

Why are you asking that question?

I'm…

What you're thinking is…

…the landlord.

…usually right.

What?

The father we kicked out a long time ago

came back alive.

I'm the new owner…

of this villa.

And he bought

our home.

ROMANCE IN THE HOUSE

Father, why are you alive?

Rumors about you two being ex-spouses have already spread in the neighborhood.

You Moo-ron!

Mi-rae's mom went through so much.

Every business went under.

How much will you bet?

- What do you mean? - Everyone placed a bet.

"How did Mr. Byeon become rich?"

A mysterious fire. I smell something suspicious.

The new landlord is

the arsonist!

Byeon Moo-jin!

What on earth is it?

Geum Ae-yeon. Didn't you miss me?

What are you doing? Get your hands off her!

Subtitle translation by: Park Dong-joo