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EPISODE 11

[Sejin] I'm so full I'm going to burst.

[Taeho] Did you eat a lot?

[chuckles]

- Oh, right. - Here are your beers.

[Taeho] Thank you.

[straining] Wait a second.

You can give those here.

Here's a glass.

- All right. - Yeah, here.

Could you please take these?

- Can I have one? - Let me take the one in there.

I'm going to finish Youjin's too.

Are we all good?

By the way, where did Minjae go?

- He wasn't in the bathroom. - He wasn't?

It seemed like he was seeing Lim Youjin off.

Hmm. Well, then go tell him to hurry back.

Beer doesn't taste good when it gets warm.

Okay.

The beer isn't good.

- Oh, boy. - This idiot is drunk.

- He left his beer behind. - See you in a bit.

Hey. Minjae.

[♪ light somber music playing]

- Hey. - Hey.

Is Youjin gone?

Yeah, she's gone.

Taeho says you should hurry back before the beer gets warm.

[Minjae] Okay. Let's go.

[Youjin] It looks like I'll be a little late. I'm sorry.

[Jihoon] Okay. Call me when you get here.

Where are you now?

Call me when you're here.

Are you going to be really late?

Where are you?

I'm hungry.

Hurry up.

CALL ME...

Let me refill your glass.

Okay. Thank you.

Excuse me, sir.

Just so you know,

we stop taking food orders at 8:30.

Oh...

But it's fine if you're not ordering food.

Would you like to see the wine list?

No, I'll order food.

- Sure. Let me know when you're ready. - Okay.

POWER OFF

[sighs]

So you're saying you'll have to start your own lab and all that?

Yeah, I will.

How many students will you take on?

Well, I don't have much of a budget,

and the lab is pretty small, so I'm not sure.

[Taeho] In that case, Minjae,

there are a few undergrads I've had my eye on.

I'll tell them to reach out to you.

We can take care of it ourselves.

You're leaving for your postdoc anyway.

We'll take care of it.

If you have to go, you have to go. Just go.

- Wow. - He says just go.

[scoffs] You little...

Huh? Jeez.

You guys are treating me like some washed-up old man already.

How dare you...

Hey, forget it. Don't worry about it.

You guys just focus on your own lab.

I can take care of mine.

Come on, Minjae. Jeez.

I won't be away for long. Okay?

I'll be back in Korea in just a year, you know?

Whatever. You go wherever you have to go.

We'll talk once you're back.

Hey, order some more beer.

What, more beer? You've had enough.

I didn't even drink that much.

Hey, just drink mine... Actually, just order it.

Could we get some more beer, please?

- How many? - Wait, hold on.

Then, Minjae, should we go somewhere else for another round?

How about the whelk place?

That sounds great.

We've just had something fried,

- so soju would be refreshing. - Yeah.

Whelk? Is there a whelk place nearby...

No, don't bother looking. I know a place.

It's right around the corner.

But Chansoo has to take the subway all the way to Incheon.

He'd be pretty tired if he went for another round.

- [Minjae] Yeah. - What?

And Lee Kangin has a Champions League match tonight.

- You can't miss that. - Oh!

What time is the Champions League?

Around 3 or so.

Yeah. Just go home and watch that.

Let's go now. Come on, get up.

[groans] There's no need to travel all the way back to Incheon, right?

We can just watch it at Sejin's.

- [Hangyeol] Right. - What?

I mean, we can just get the whelks and some other food to go, right?

Then have another round at your place. Okay?

And we can all watch the game together,

and then all head to work together tomorrow afternoon.

- [Chansoo] Sounds great. - [Taeho] Yeah.

- [Chansoo] I'd love that. - [Hangyeol] Sounds perfect.

[Minjae] Drink and watch the game all night, then go to work?

Yeah. Why?

Aren't you going to be tired?

[Taeho] Why would I be tired?

And I'm the leader of this lab. If I say we do it, we do it.

You don't get a say, okay?

Have it your way.

[Taeho grunts] Hmm.

So we'll get the whelks to go and pick up drinks at a convenience store.

- [Taeho] Yeah, soju's cheaper there. - [Chansoo] Right.

No. The thing is, my home isn't particularly ready for guests right now.

Why not?

My place...

It's really drafty.

Cold air just comes right in.

I'm fine because I'm used to it,

but you guys will freeze and end up getting sick or something.

You've got heat, damn it.

Just crank it up! Get the place nice and warm. Don't be cheap.

I'm not being cheap.

Jeez.

I'm saying, because of the windows, no matter how I...

Anyway, it just won't work.

It's just too cold. You'll freeze to death.

If it's cold, we can just get under some blankets.

Watching the game together will be so much fun.

Yeah. All right, so this...

this is our last drink here.

- Let's finish this and get going. - Okay.

Then how about...

[Taeho] Yeah.

Minjae's place?

[Minjae] What?

My place?

Your new apartment. It's in Seocho-dong, right?

What?

Dream Sun Palace in Seocho-dong.

- And it's on the 33rd floor. - Thirty...

The view from up there must be amazing at night.

We can't go to Seocho-dong at this hour. It's too far.

No, Minjae. It'll only take 15, 20 minutes by taxi at this hour.

[Minjae] The taxi is going to cost too much. Forget it.

He's got at least two bathrooms

and a living room, where there's almost definitely a TV.

- [Taeho] Of course. - [Chansoo] Well, it's an apartment.

- Of course it's got it. - Yeah.

[Hangyeol] This can be a welcome-back and housewarming party.

Yeah. Kill two birds with one stone, as they say.

Yeah. Looks like we've picked the perfect day.

All right, then... Everyone, drink up what's left in your glass and get up.

- Okay. - All right. Cheers.

- Cheers. - Cheers. I've finished mine.

- Drink this. - You're not going to?

- No, you drink it. - Give it to me.

I've never told you where I live. How did you know?

It was written...

on the package we got at the lab. I saw it there.

You're unbelievable.

I looked it up, and apparently, Seocho-dong isn't that far from campus.

Can I come over often?

Excuse me. Could we have the leftover chicken to go?

[Taeho] All right.

[♪ piano music playing over speakers]

Sir, may I clear the plate for you?

- Yes. - All right.

For dessert, we have coffee. Would you like some?

No, I'm good.

All right.

[staff] That will be 51,000 won. Please insert your card.

Would you like a receipt?

[Jihoon] No, thanks.

[staff] You're all set. Thank you.

[♪ gentle music playing]

[Youjin sniffles]

What are you doing here?

[groans softly]

- Sorry, I'm late. - I said, what are you doing here?

I spotted this car on my way over.

I took a closer look, and it looked like your car.

So I was wondering if it was yours...

and I guess it really was yours.

This is a parking lot.

The restaurant over there is where you eat.

- I'm sorry. - You already said you're sorry.

Well, I was going to call you. But...

You're freezing.

Have you eaten?

Why haven't you eaten yet?

It's okay. Skipping a meal won't kill you.

[chuckles softly]

I'm sorry I'm late.

I told you, you already said that.

You're here now.

That's all that matters.

How long are we going to be standing here like this?

[Jihoon] All night.

We'll stay like this all night.

Why?

You've got other plans?

Have you been crying?

No, I haven't.

[elevator chimes]

- [automated voice] Going down. - Isn't it here?

Aren't we getting off?

Right. It's here.

Come this way.

It's so nice here.

[door lock beeping]

Jeez.

[Taeho exclaiming]

Coming in. [chuckling]

Coming through.

- Your home. - Excuse me.

All right.

[Taeho] Minjae, how do you turn on the light?

- [Chansoo] Where is it? - [Minjae grunts]

[all exclaiming]

[Minjae sighs]

[grunts]

I don't think we can see the Hangang River.

- [Taeho] Right? But the view is nice. - [Hangyeol] The view is nice.

We're in Gangnam, so that makes sense.

- We're facing away from it. - That's right.

This is...

[Minjae] Guys, wash your hands first.

[Sejin] Excuse me. I'll use the bathroom.

[Taeho] This is a walk-in closet.

[Chansoo] I can't see anything.

- There's nothing. - Minjae, one second.

[sighs]

[Chansoo] Hangyeol.

Hangyeol, what are you trying on?

[Minjae sighs]

[Taeho] It looks pretty good on you.

- [Hangyeol] Minjae. - Yeah?

[Hangyeol] I've never seen you wear this hat.

If you don't wear it, can I have it?

I wear it. Put it back. Come on, put it back.

- But I've never seen you wear it. - I do.

- Minjae, how about this one? - [Minjae] What?

Do you wear this too?

I do... [groans softly]

I do. Come on, put it back...

What are you doing? Just come sit down already!

- [Taeho] What'd you think of this one? - [Chansoo] It's nice.

- [Hangyeol] What's that? - [Taeho] Obviously, it's Minjae's.

- [laughing] - [Chansoo] It's Minjae's?

- [Taeho] Yeah. - [Hangyeol] This one?

[Chansoo] Hey, he's going to get mad at you.

[Taeho] It's okay.

God damn it.

[Taeho] Hey, Hangyeol, you...

Those pants are pretty nice. Yeah.

- [Chansoo] You're wearing his pants? - Damn it.

[Taeho] Well, he's also...

He's pretty tall, so he pulls it off nicely.

- [continues indistinctly] - [sighs] God damn it. For God's sake.

[panting]

[♪ pensive music playing]

[grunts]

[strained breathing]

[grunts]

[sighs heavily]

[panting]

[Taeho laughing] You can't pull it off.

- [Chansoo] Come on, why? - [laughter continues]

[Minjae panting]

Damn it.

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[sighs]

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

[straining]

[grunts]

[groans]

[panting]

[strained grunts]

[panting]

[grunting]

[panting]

[Jihoon] Try it.

You said you liked it the other day.

[♪ upbeat music playing over speakers]

Do you want something else? Should I order something else?

Do you want to go home? Should I take you home?

You don't want to go home.

Do you want to go somewhere else instead?

Hmm?

Tell me. What do you want to eat?

I just don't want to eat anything.

I can't get anything down.

- Professor. - Yes.

We had some abalone left over today, so I made some abalone porridge.

Abalone porridge would be great. Thank you, sir.

- Sure. - No, I'm okay. I can just eat this.

- We'll have the porridge, please. - [staff] Okay.

- Thank you. - Sure.

But I don't want abalone porridge.

Why come if you'll just say no to everything?

Just to give me a hard time?

Well, because you asked me to come out...

You said you got me a gift. Give it to me.

I didn't. There's nothing.

[scoffs]

I'll give it to you if you eat the abalone porridge.

Can I open it?

Do you want to try it on?

Well...

What's wrong? You don't like it?

No, that's not it.

- It seems too expensive, so... - It's not that expensive.

It's too much. I don't think I can accept it. I'm sorry.

But I bought it for you.

I bought it for you.

I don't want it.

People who don't know might get the wrong idea,

and I don't want any weird rumors to start about you because of me.

I don't want that.

What rumors?

About us seeing each other or something.

Apparently, some students are saying that.

You know how some people at school spread weird rumors like that.

I don't care.

Pardon?

The rumors and the people talking about it.

I'm not afraid of any of that, and I don't care.

Well, but--

Giving pretty things to the woman I like

and making her happy.

That's enough for me.

But I already like someone.

I already like someone.

Okay.

So keep liking him.

What?

You can keep liking him. It's okay.

[♪ pensive piano music playing]

But I...

can't reciprocate your feelings.

What matters is that I gave you my whole heart.

Who cares if it's not reciprocated?

We don't have to keep score like this.

So, Youjin, you should...

Why do you make yourself suffer so much?

You think his feelings for you aren't as deep as yours,

and you resent him for it, like you've somehow lost out.

You don't have to do that.

- That's not what it is. - That's exactly what it is. I'm right.

Who said I wanted him to feel exactly the same way I do,

as if our feelings were balanced on scales?

That's not what I mean.

I gave him my whole heart, my everything.

But he betrayed it all and just threw it away.

He's a traitor.

And it put me through so much pain, I felt like I could die.

That's what love does.

It leaves you a complete train wreck.

A train wreck is someone who's completely wrecked, like a derailed train.

That's what loving someone can do to you.

You give them the power to wreck your heart at any moment.

I don't want to give anyone that power.

Even if you don't,

you can't just take the good stuff and skip the bad.

They're two sides of the same coin. It's just the way it is.

Otherwise, it's not love. It's all fake and a lie.

So stop being stubborn

and just keep liking him

as much as you want,

as much as you can.

Keep liking him.

Until those feelings wear themselves out.

[sighs]

[breathing heavily]

[sighs]

[♪ serene song playing]

MOVE TO TRASH

CANCEL

[sighs]

MOVE TO TRASH

MOVE TO TRASH

[sighs]

[♪ song ends]

[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[panting]

[retching]

[gasping]

[flushing]

[coughing]

[TV playing indistinctly]

[Sejin sighs]

Looks like he doesn't have any big plates.

Forget it. Just bring the whole pan here. [clicks tongue]

Okay.

[sighs]

Jeez.

Hey, Kim Sejin.

Go tell the guys to come and eat.

Okay.

Chansoo. Hangyeol.

He says come eat the pajeon first.

- Right. Okay. - We'll be right out.

- After this round. - We'll be right there.

- [Chansoo] Damn it. - [Hangyeol]There you go.

[Chansoo] What's wrong with this?

[Sejin] Hurry up.

They say they'll be right here.

Okay. Go get Minjae too.

Tell him to come out and eat with us.

I think he's asleep.

Then wake him up. [clicks tongue]

Tell him the game starts soon, so he should come quickly.

[clicks tongue] Come on!

Jeez.

Minjae, are you asleep?

Come out and have some pajeon.

[knocking at door]

[door opens]

[Minjae breathing heavily]

[Taeho yelling] Hey, Chansoo, Hangyeol, come on out!

Minjae, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

[strained grunts]

[panting]

[Sejin grunts]

Wait, careful. Wait.

Careful. Be careful. Oh, boy.

[gags]

[groaning]

- It's okay. - [gags]

[Sejin] Minjae, are you okay?

Do you want me to get you some stomach medicine?

[Minjae] No, I'm fine.

Go. I'm fine.

[sighs]

[groans]

Oh, man.

What's up? He doesn't want to come out?

No.

It looks like he's feeling sick.

I don't think he's going to eat this.

Why? Why is he feeling sick?

Could it be indigestion?

He barely drank anything, though.

Not sure. I think he has a bit of a fever, too.

Maybe it's a cold.

Well, he was busy with the move and everything.

That must be why he's sick.

I wonder if any pharmacies are still open this late.

Hey, if the pharmacies are closed,

you can get cold medicine at convenience stores...

[♪ ominous sting]

Hey, Sejin. Wait, you...

Hey, this...

What's this?

It must be from when Minjae threw up earlier.

[Taeho] What the...

Hey, call 119. Now!

[Chansoo] Wait, why? What's wrong?

- What's up? - [Taeho] Hey, Minjae.

[Chansoo] I don't know.

[Taeho] Hey. Open your eyes. Hey. Minjae!

[Hangyeol]Minjae, what's up?

My phone!

[siren wailing]

[groaning softly]

RESTRICTED AREA

A patient named Park Minjae was brought in a little while ago.

Where is he?

- He was throwing up blood. - [telephone ringing]

Excuse me.

Hello, this is Nurse Jo Geonu in the ER.

Yes.

The MRI scan's just finished?

- I'm kind of tied up here. - Yeah, Taeho.

We just got to the ER. Where are you?

- Taeho. - Hey.

I said you didn't need to come. Why did you come?

Where's Minjae?

He just went in for a test.

But why did he throw up blood all of a sudden?

I don't know. I guess the test will tell.

It's not life-threatening or anything, right?

Dude, don't freaking jinx it.

He's fine. It's not a big deal.

It's probably not a big deal.

Yeah.

It's not a big deal, and we're just overreacting.

Taeho is right.

Not really. Minjae has cancer.

I heard he had surgery

and went through chemo in Canada.

Huh?

Shouldn't we call his house, too?

But there's no one there.

[door lock beeping]

Jeez, this place...

What?

Oh, my goodness.

Why is it so messy here?

Park Minjae!

Come on out. Minjae.

Huh?

My goodness.

[line ringing]

[phone ringing]

Jeez. Seriously.

Where on earth did he go even without his phone?

And he left the whole place a complete mess.

You're in big trouble when you get home, young man.

Unbelievable.

And what's all this on the table... [gasps]

What's this?

[sighs wearily]

[telephone ringing]

[door opens]

- [footsteps approaching] - [door slams]

Yes, hello? [panting]

[Jaehong] Hi. Who's this?

It's not Sejin this time. It's you, Youjin.

Where did Sejin go?

Kim Sejin?

Uh, Sejin went to the restroom.

Yeah, that's why I picked up.

I see. Then... Chansoo came in today, right?

Chansoo? Yes. He did. He came in.

[Jaehong] Well, you know that experiment from last week?

I wanted to ask him to bring the data up here.

Yes, right now.

He's not there?

No. I mean, he came in, and he was here until just a little while ago,

but a meeting with an outside visitor suddenly came up.

Yeah. So he stepped out for a bit.

An outside visitor? An outside visitor who?

No, nothing like that was on the schedule.

Uh... I'm not sure who it is.

Well, it came up all of a sudden, so he had to rush out,

which is why he didn't tell you beforehand.

[Jaehong] He rushed out?

Where? Why would he rush out?

Did you guys get in trouble again?

Put Taeho... Put Taeho on the phone. Come on, hurry.

Taeho is not at his desk right now.

He just went to a nearby...

[sighs] ...restroom. Yeah.

He went to a nearby restroom?

All right.

[panting]

Look at the time. And four of you still aren't here?

I guess I've been too easy on you.

You know there's nothing I hate more than people being late, right?

Yes.

Have I ever nagged you even once

about your research performance or how your experiments are going?

No, right?

All I ask is that you show up on time, answer the phone politely...

[yelling] ...and don't lie to me!

Haven't I told you many times that's all I ask?

Yes, you have.

[scoffs]

These lazy, idle bastards...

are all dead today.

This is my fault. It's on me.

[typing on phone]

- Put that down. Put it down. - What?

Don't.

For every minute they're late,

- they're getting one whack with the bat. - [phone vibrating]

And Taeho, who's supposed to be the lab lead,

deserves it the most.

So instead of getting your ass over here right now,

you have the nerve to call your professor, you punk?

You! Have you lost your damn mind?

What do you mean, listen?

Which hospital?

Seohan National University Hospital? Why?

Yeah.

Yeah, and?

[sighs]

Yeah. Minjae threw up blood?

I mean, throwing up blood means... he actually vomited blood, right?

Okay, he needs surgery. Okay.

A procedure? What's the difference between surgery and a procedure?

Yeah.

[sighs] It's lucky you guys happened to be there with him.

Yeah. Imagine if he'd been home alone. That could've been really bad.

Talk about a stroke of luck.

Why? Who had surgery?

Well, Youjin is here, so don't worry about us here.

Yeah, I guess you guys should stay there then.

Yeah. I'm sure it's hectic over there, so...

All right. Bye.

What happened? Who had surgery?

[sighs] Apparently,

Minjae threw up blood last night.

Well, he's not in a really serious condition or anything.

They say he needs some kind of surgery or procedure.

Yeah. Well, it's nothing major, though.

They say it's a simple procedure to stop the bleeding,

so we shouldn't worry.

- Okay. - Yeah.

Anyway, looks like you'll have to work by yourself today.

- Okay. - Yeah.

From now on, just tell me the truth.

See you later.

[door closes]

SEOHAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Hi, I'm the guardian of patient Park Minjae.

One moment, please.

What's your relationship to the patient?

I'm his mother.

- [knocking at door] - [door sliding]

What...

[sighs]

Oh, my gosh.

You can't sleep in this bed.

Sorry.

Who is Mr. Park Minjae's guardian?

Right, it's me.

No, I'm Park Minjae's guardian. [grunts]

So it was his mother back then.

That was definitely my mistake.

GASTROENTEROLOGIST JEONG YEONGJU

We performed an emergency endoscopy and ligated the bleeding vessel.

Uh, the bleeding has been successfully controlled.

We'd like to keep him in the hospital and monitor him for any further bleeding.

What about his fever and inflammatory markers?

The fever and sore throat he has are just symptoms of a mild cold.

It's nothing to be too concerned about.

So he's okay?

[chuckles softly] Severe bleeding like this can lead to shock or even death,

so it was lucky his friends got him to the hospital quickly.

But all that bleeding out of nowhere...

Could it be some kind of complication from his recent lung tumor surgery?

Maybe something that's come back or...

Hmm... It has nothing to do with his lungs.

According to the endoscopy,

the cause of the bleeding was a pretty big stomach ulcer.

So he lost a lot of blood, and it was pretty serious.

Why would he suddenly develop a stomach ulcer?

Well, it's hard to pinpoint the exact cause,

but peptic ulcers are common in people under a lot of stress,

people who've been taking painkillers for a long time,

and people who drink or smoke a lot.

He needs to avoid stress, and absolutely no drinking or smoking.

I see. Thank you.

Mr. Kim Gyeongho.

- Yes. - Come in.

You're not children.

How can you be so immature and irresponsible? Huh?

You're all smart enough to get PhDs and even become professors someday.

What's the point of being smart if you can't get your lives together?

How are you supposed to teach students someday like this?

[sighs]

And, Taeho,

you really let me down.

You're older than the other kids.

I'm sorry.

The other kids might not have known,

but you've known Minjae the longest, and you're close with him.

You know what he's been through.

I'm sorry.

Why did you have to let him drink so much when he's sick?

[trembling] I really didn't know, I swear.

I just found out today that he had surgery and went through chemo in Canada.

Hey, why didn't you tell us if you knew about it?

Well...

Minjae told me not to tell anyone.

Hey, you still should've told us.

Why can't you figure out what to say and what not to say?

[sighs]

You know what? Somehow, you never say the things you should

and always say the things you shouldn't.

Right. You said this weird thing about Minjae and his mother earlier, too.

What weird thing?

No, it's nothing.

What do you mean, nothing?

You saw Minjae and his mother together and said something weird about them.

And the whole lab went crazy over it.

No.

[Hangyeol] Minjae denied it,

but you didn't believe him and said she touched him.

You just kept insisting then.

Saw what?

What are you guys talking about?

No.

We can't really tell you what,

but he had the whole lab freak out.

Does this mean Minjae was stressed out because of you?

No, it wasn't because of me.

Minjae got sick and threw up blood because of you, man.

[Chansoo sighs]

[sighs]

That's it. I don't want you seeing Minjae anymore.

Pardon?

I'll tell Professor Ahn about it.

What? Tell Professor Ahn what...

Wait, Minjae...

didn't throw up blood because of me.

It's all because of Lim Youjin.

[Taeho scoffs] What about Youjin?

Minjae and Lim Youjin were secretly dating.

[♪ light music playing]

They kept it under wraps,

but then they broke up when Minjae left for the States.

Then when he came back to Korea, he still wasn't over her

and asked her to get back together.

But she said no.

Because she's seeing someone else now.

That's why Minjae got stressed out, drank, and threw up blood.

It's all because of Lim Youjin,

not me.

[breathes deeply]

[keyboard clacking]

[sighs]

[♪ gentle song playing]

Hello, I'm here to visit a patient named Park Minjae.

I heard he was taken to the ER last night and had surgery.

Are you his family?

I'm not his family. I'm his junior from school.

If you're not family, you can't visit him.

His guardian asked for him not to have any visitors.

I see.

Then, can he eat something like porridge?

Pardon?

When I had my appendix out,

I could start eating thin rice porridge after about 3 days.

We can't give out that kind of information about a patient.

I see. Thank you.

[automated voice] The bus is arriving.

[sniffles]

[♪ song fades]

Hello. I'm here to visit a patient named Park Minjae.

Is he still not allowed to have visitors?

If I can't see him, could you at least give him this porridge for me?

One moment, please.

Uh, I'm not seeing any record here.

[♪ pensive music playing]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[sighs]

[doorbell chiming]

[elevator dings]

Hey.

Hello.

You're here.

You're here, so come in.

No, I don't need to.

That's some porridge, though. You should have some.

Oh!

It's for me.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Sure.

- [elevator dings] - [automated voice] Going down.

[Minjae] Bye. Have a safe trip home.

Right...

Do you want some juice?

No, I'm fine.

Okay, then let me make you a cup of hot tea.

I'll just have water.

Right. Okay.

Let's see.

Have a seat.

Okay.

[both stammer]

- Hey. - Hey. Yeah?

Go on.

No, you go first.

Ah.

I was just going to say I appreciate the porridge.

Oh...

How are you doing after the surgery?

Oh, that.

I ended up with a hole in my stomach from drinking.

Patching it up isn't even surgery.

I'm supposed to be your senior.

This is pretty embarrassing.

But you shouldn't push yourself.

Do you want me to help you with the unpacking?

Oh, those?

I'm not unpacking. I'm packing.

I'm...

I'm going back to Canada.

What?

Why?

It's just...

hard and painful for me to see you.

And I don't like it here anymore.

Then what about school?

I'm quitting. I'm done with robotics, too.

You're going to quit school and robotics?

Then what are you going to do?

That, I'll have to think about from now on.

Are you threatening me right now?

Threatening you?

"I'm falling apart like this because of you,

so you should take responsibility." That's what you mean.

It is something like that, yeah.

[sighs]

Do whatever you want.

Whether you go to Canada or not, I don't care one bit.

Yeah.

You've always known exactly what you like and don't like.

And you're stubborn, too.

I know once you say something, you never take it back.

They say time heals all wounds for a reason, you know.

At first, you'll feel like you're going crazy.

You won't be able to breathe or sleep.

But then, you'll start breathing and sleeping again.

You'll start craving food again, and all that.

Then at some point, you'll look back and wonder, "Why was I so sad back then?"

That day will come pretty soon.

I'm sorry.

I messed up.

I don't want to hear it.

I know.

What I did was so wrong, it can't be forgiven or taken back.

You see, at first,

I tried to think of any way I could get you back.

But then I realized there's no way you'll forgive me.

Because I can't even forgive myself, any more than you can.

Back then, I thought that was the best thing I could do.

But looking back now,

I did all that to protect my pride.

I know.

I know you did that because you were sick.

No.

I said I wanted to break up because of you, for your sake,

but I think that was a lie too.

Being with you...

made me happy.

It made me happy, but it also really scared me.

I was scared that one day, it'd all end.

And that I'd be abandoned.

I was always holding back because I didn't want to get hurt,

always finding excuses to run away.

You said...

losing me scared you more than dying, right?

You said

you thought you'd rather die.

And I let you die because I didn't want to get hurt.

So...

I'm the most selfish coward in the world.

[♪ gentle music playing]

Who did I think I was?

You loved me so much,

but I didn't.

You loved me,

but I didn't.

No.

You loved me.

You loved me so much.

[sobbing]

Come on, I mean it.

You have no idea how happy you made me.

And how happy I am now.

You have no idea how happy I am to have you back here

by my side, safe and sound.

And how much I love you.

Get up. Look at me.

[sighs]

Don't you trust me?

Have you seen me lie?

Yeah.

[chuckles]

[♪ serene song playing]

BETWEEN STEPS

[Youjin] If you thought I forgave it all, you're wrong.

We're not back together.

- Oh? - [groans]

When did you get here?

[Youjin] Thinking about me before going to bed. You can do that too.

If they're Youjin's, why don't you give them to her yourself?

[Jihoon] They're yours.

[Minjae] Seriously, what are you going to do if I die?

Youjin, I think this is it for us.

Just like me. I said you could love me.

[Minjae] Let's end this. I really want to stop doing this.