All language subtitles for [English] When I was the Most Beautiful E09 NEXT.KCW

EPISODE 9

So this...

This was it?

This is why...

This is why...

you couldn't return?

Jin can't walk.

- Honey.
- Dad.

Dad, are you all right?

- Mom, keep an eye on him.
- Honey.

Honey. Honey!

Hwan, shouldn't we call
for an ambulance?

Honey!

Honey. Honey? Are you all right?

What am I going to do?

- Honey.
- Dad, sit up.

Dad, it'll be okay.
It'll be fine. Come here.

Here. Slowly. Breathe slowly.

Here. Breathe.

What's going on?
What did Ms. Kim say?

Hey, can you tell us too?

We need to unpack for now.

Can you give me a hand?

What's his current condition?

He just can't use his lower body?

Has he become paraplegic?

Is there a chance he'll get better?

You should read over the analysis.

He should get reexamined in Korea,

but I received
all of the papers from there.

You'd know...

more about this than I do.

He must've given up and didn't do
any rehabilitation for a while.

You need to persuade him.

Don't you think
you would be his biggest comfort...

as a living witness
who overcame his condition?

Is that what you thought of me?

You took it like that?

I wanted to give up
every single moment of my life.

I wanted to kill myself
so many times too.

But...

do you know what's more tormenting?

That my son is...

going through
the same exact pain now.

I didn't want anyone to find out.

I didn't want anyone to know.

Do you think
that was the case for Jin?

Is that why
he couldn't show himself to us?

It's because of me.

He must have hidden because of me.

Let's go home.

Your father is waiting for you.

And you need to see Hwan too.

How can I...

show up in this condition?

I'm the one who did that to Dad.

I can't return like this.

It wasn't your fault.

It just...

It just happened.

Do you know what we hoped for...

as we waited dearly
for those long years?

We only hoped for one thing.

That you'd still be alive.

But you're still alive.

That's enough.

Let's go home.

Let's be together from now on.

Don't be alone.

I'll protect you.

Trust me.

I've missed you.

MS. OH

Hey.

Come here and convince your brother.
He's not listening to me.

He vehemently refuses to go home.
He doesn't want to see his family.

I can't dare to see my father
and Hwan.

How long will you make them wait?

Weren't the past seven years
painful enough?

Why are you so hesitant
to see your own family?

Don't you think
you're being too selfish?

That's who I am.

No matter how much pain
my family is in,

I won't do anything
that I don't want to do.

That's me.

I'll go there.

Don't.

- Jin?
- I'll call you when I'm ready.

Don't come right now.

Jin.

HWAN

How could you...

not even say hi?

How have you been all this time?

Where were you?

Do you even know
how desperately we searched for you?

How painful was it?

Are you still in pain?

One at a time.

Let's take it slowly.

I have thousands of questions
I want to ask.

I want to know so many things.

Did you...

not think of me?

Throughout the race,

when my car was underwater,

when I had to get another surgery
because things weren't looking up,

when my body suffered
from complications,

and when I wanted to give up
on my rehabilitation...

because it was too painful...

During all those moments,

I endured with the thought of you.

You saved me.

I wanted to be completely healed...

and return to you on my own.

You fool.

You may have gotten injured,
but you're still Seo Jin.

You're still my husband.

You may have gotten injured,

but that doesn't change who you are.

You just couldn't trust me.

You didn't trust the love I had.

I wasn't enough for you.

That's not true.

Then how long were you going
to make me wait?

Were you never planning to return?

Jin.

Jin!

Don't open it.

Tell him to leave.

Jin.

Move aside.

I don't want you
to see me like this.

Take her back home.

Jin.

What are you afraid of?

I'd like to speak with him
in private.

A long time ago,

when Dad was still hospitalized...

I think it was a picnic day.

I wasn't in the mood
to chat with my friends...

over some gimbap,

so I decided to visit him instead.

But...

that day,

he had slit his wrist with a knife.

The white bed sheets
were drenched with blood.

The doctors hurriedly came over
and treated him.

I was terrified...

that he'd do it again.

I didn't think he'd stop there.

I knew how much agony he was in,

so I couldn't tell him...

to stop.

But I begged him...

to give me...

at least one year.

I told him that I only survived
because of him...

and that I'd be devastated
if he left me.

I told him that if he thought
about our family...

and held out for a year,

that I wouldn't stop him anymore.

That's how he pulled through
that year...

and then the next year.

He endured those agonizing years...

and finally came back to us.

If you don't want to go home,

then don't.

If you want to flee to the U.S.
or somewhere else,

then do so.

Just...

don't die.

If you ever change your mind,

you can come back then.

We were in pain
while we waited for you,

but that's incomparable
to the pain you must've felt.

We can wait even longer now...

since we know that you're alive.

Hello, Chairman Bang.

We've encountered
an unexpected surprise.

But I'm not sure...

if this will affect...

our plan or not.

It seems like delightful news
for your family...

who must've gone through a lot.

But there's no need
to change our plan.

We'll go as planned.

Or perhaps, we may need
something more extraordinary.

It's okay.

I can manage on my own.

Welcome home.

I'm sorry.

It was tough, wasn't it?

Let's go inside.

You can lean on me.

I won't go upstairs.

It's going to be tough.

How about the room
I had previously used?

Since the first floor
is catered to me,

it'll be more convenient for him.

I'll move my belongings
and clean the room.

I'll stay here by myself.

Let me stay by myself
for the time being.

His room is cleaned, right?

Yes.

If you need me to carry anything,
let me know.

I think he feels awkward around me.

He's just not used...

to showing his weakness.

You're right.

Even I haven't gotten used to it
just yet.

Don't feel hurt.

You won't be able to tend to him
by yourself.

At least three people
need to help out.

All of us need to pitch in.

You know this
since you've done it before.

I didn't think...

I'd have to go through this again.

I do understand...

everything.

But I still can't help...

but feel hurt.

In the beginning,

he probably denied
the reality himself.

After that,

he probably couldn't dare
to let us see him.

Because he'd hurt those...

who loved him.

He gave me much more pain.

I had to wait endlessly.

I felt despair, thinking that
he may not have been alive.

He probably thought
it would've been better that way...

because...

he had experienced that pain before.

And...

please forget everything I said.

I'm going to do my best
to help him adapt.

I'll make sure I behave
so you won't have to mind me.

You can trust me on that.

It's a bit small,

but you'll be staying here
by yourself anyway.

I shouldn't have trusted you.

This was bound to happen anyway.

Rest up for several days.
After that, get hospitalized.

Let's run the tests all over again.

That's useless.

Do you think I haven't tried?

I did everything I could.

I didn't ask for your permission.

Just do as I say.

Now that I look like this,

do you think you can get your way?

You'll have to just accept it.

I can still end my life
if I want to.

If you had wanted to die,
you would've done so already.

I know you wanted to live
no matter what.

Weren't you in hiding...

because you wanted to get better
and return home?

We were in excruciating pain
for years because of you.

You should at least
listen to us now.

You should get your hair dyed now.

You don't need to pretend
to be heartbroken anymore.

How had he been living
all this time?

Why weren't we able to find him?

There was someone who helped him
forge his identity.

Keep this a secret from Ye Ji.

Don't tell me...

Send over the boys
after a few days.

I should take him to the hospital.

What do you mean?

You're speaking nonsense.

How could he have possibly left
on his own?

Find out whether he has left
the country or not.

Find out whether he's in Korea
or somewhere else!

You need to put these...

within his arm's reach.

It's okay. I can give them to him.

He needs to do it himself.

If you do everything for him,
it won't be helpful.

I didn't think that through.

Do you want to give it a try?
See if this height works for you.

You can just hang those.
I'll manage.

You should still give it a try.

I'll adjust the height
if it's too high.

My arms are fine. I'll manage.

What about taking a bath?
Do I need to help you?

I can do it by myself.

I'll run the bath.

I won't be overprotective,
but ask for help when you need it.

I heard you were
in a nursing home in the U.S.

We'll get a resident nurse
if you need someone.

Whatever makes you more comfortable.

I'll think about it.

Darn it.

How can you do this...

without saying a word to me,
who had been looking after him?

Abduction and neglecting a patient.

You aren't his guardian.
You're a criminal.

Before you claim
the ownership over my son,

you should find an attorney first.

He would've been dead
if it wasn't for me.

If it wasn't for you,

I would've found out
that he's alive much faster.

He wanted me not to tell his family.

Isn't that what you wanted?

Do you know why I accepted that
penniless girl as a daughter-in-law?

Because of you.

I was afraid he'll want to marry
someone who's garbage like you.

I thought a poor orphan was
much better than garbage.

And you stole my son away
while his life was...

hanging by a thread?

Back then,
that was the best for him.

And now, this is my best.

I can't back down like this.

Do you know
how much work I put into this?

Do you know how much his family
had been looking for him?

I wouldn't be satisfied
even if I ripped you into pieces.

But I'll hold myself back
for looking after my son...

in a foreign country to this day,
just as you said.

I couldn't say goodbye.
I didn't know he was leaving.

I'll let him know you said bye.

Don't ever appear before my son...

or us.

I'll kill you.

Get lost.

It has been a while
since you got into the accident.

Let me take a look.

No.

You don't have to.

I just need acupuncture.

I've done everything I can
in the U.S.

I haven't tried oriental medicine,
so I came just in case...

it could help relieve my pain.

Hey.

Where do you feel the pain?

From the back to my knees
on the right side.

How many days have you gone
without any pain...

in the last three months?

Not even a day.

Get him hospitalized as of today.

I made an appointment
to get him examined.

Aren't you going to answer me?

He's showing a lot of resistance.

Shouldn't we persuade him first?

His thoughts and your opinions
don't mean anything to me.

Who's the one that ignored me
when I told her to put on a show...

to kill herself or something
to stop him from racing?

I don't need to do that.

Do you think you're a doctor?

Some people can get back up
even after 10, 15 years.

- Maybe in films.
- Jin.

I fractured the 8th thoracic
and the 3rd lumbar vertebra.

Permanent paraplegia
due to lumbar cord damage.

I can't afford...

to have any hope.

And what you're doing right now...

is very cruel to me.

I received hundreds of reports
that said my son is probably dead.

So are you dead?

Yet you call me cruel?

Stop being a baby.

I do not plan on letting you off.

Make sure he finishes
getting examined.

The reports were horrific.

It felt like I was getting stabbed
whenever I looked at it.

Mother got stabbed
countless numbers of times,

but she never gave up.

And she ended up finding you.

As you said, the examinations
might be meaningless.

It'll be very tough.
And you'd be sick of it too.

But she made this appointment
with her love for you as a mom.

So please accept it as her son.

Just this once.

Please?

SEO JIN

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Do you need anything?

Are you hungry?

I don't eat much at night.
I can't digest food too well.

Then I'll go wash up.

You can...

go back to Yangpyeong and sleep.

It's probably more comfortable
to sleep in your room.

You have a guest room here.

I'll sleep there.

Call me if anything happens.

Or text me.

Good night.

Dad, why are you drinking
by yourself?

Just because.
I'll sleep after this one.

Let's go inside.

I'll make some food,
and we can drink together.

I always thought
I couldn't ask for more...

if Jin could just return.

He couldn't return
because he knew you'd be like this.

You need to stay strong...

so that Jin won't get
any weird ideas.

I lived and stayed strong
because of you.

What could...

Jin hold onto
in order to stay strong?

He has his wife.

And us.

Breakfast delivery.

Here.

Try some coffee first.

I made it fresh,
so it smells wonderful.

I'm not a patient.

You don't have to treat me like
a patient just because I'm disabled.

You don't have to
bring food to my bed.

I can bring myself to the table,

even though I won't be able to walk.

If you don't want to eat in bed,

you can come out.

I'll set it up again on the table.

But you know,

even if you didn't get hurt,

I would've made this breakfast
on a day like this.

I made coffee, toasted bread,

put a flower in this vase,
and brought these to you in bed...

as a token of my consideration...

and love.

Tell me.

As you waited,

did you ever imagine
we'd meet again like this?

I'm sure you didn't expect
to see me like this.

I imagined all kinds of situations.

Do you think there is a situation
I haven't thought of?

Did he hit his head
and lose his memories?

Is he unable to move
because he's vegetative?

Did he get abducted?

Did he get shot by a gang?

I had countless numbers
of nightmares about you.

Does he hate me now?

Is he with another woman?

Did he leave me
because he wanted to be free?

Standing in the midst of the sea
of awful and tormenting imagination,

I desperately hoped
that you'd just be alive,

that I just need you to stay alive.

Do you think I wasn't hurt?

I was almost driven insane
with anger.

As glad and relieved
I was to see you,

I hated you so much too.

But I couldn't even be angry at you.

Do you...

Do you have any idea
how I feel right now?

Vent.

Tell me everything
you wanted to say.

Why did you abandon me?

You promised that...

you'll never leave me alone.

How...

How can you be so selfish?

If I got sick...

or got hurt and became disabled,

were you going to abandon me?

How can you live in hiding...

and make your family live in agony?

You abandoned me. You betrayed me!

I tried my hardest to return!

I thought, "Let's hold out
for a few more months."

"If I can get up again,"

"I'll stay strong a little longer."

I needed to look presentable
before I came back.

I lived through the pain...

of my flesh getting ripped
and breaking my bones.

Another month. Just one more!

That turned into a year, two years,

then it ended up like this.

You said you loved me.

But how is it love
if you went through that alone?

I trusted you...

that you would wait for me.

And you wouldn't forget about me.

I knew you would.

I won't forgive you.

Don't forgive me.

Don't forgive me for a long time.

So you're going to demolish
the empty lots and warehouses...

to build something?

We won't be building anything new.
We're just remodeling it.

What's the point of having a parking
lot and a delivery service?

- No one comes to the markets now.
- Right.

Is there anything
you don't like here?

The owner of the building.

- Right.
- That's right.

Now, we must have a smoking room.

Every corner is prohibited
from smoking nowadays.

The restroom is too far.

It's not inconvenient
because ours is in the building.

But it's inconvenient
for the street vendors.

Right. That's why we don't
have a lot of customers.

PARKING LOT AND DELIVERY SERVICE,
NEED A SMOKING ROOM,

CHECK THE ROUTE TO THE RESTROOM,
SURVEY FOR THE STREET VENDORS

- She was out.
- Welcome back.

Instead of just talking
about this here,

let's go down and talk
to the street vendor ladies.

- Yes. Let's go.
- That's a great idea.

- Yes.
- Let's go.

- What are you doing?
- Come on down.

- We don't have much time left.
- Let's get going.

- Let's hurry.
- Hurry downstairs now.

- Go.
- Okay.

Work hard.

- I hope the project goes well.
- Thank you.

- Bye.
- Good work today.

To be honest, I'm pretty surprised.

You interviewed so many people
at the market.

I've been to a lot of other markets.

But I've never met this many people.

- Ma'am.
- Yes?

There's one more interview I need.

You still have one more?

I'll go to the center tomorrow.

Okay. I'll get the materials
for the meeting ready.

- Bye.
- Okay.

That's all we have here.

It's all right.

I like instant coffee.

When I was in the States,
I really missed this.

So you're Ye Ji's brother-in-law.

Before she married my brother,
I was her student.

She was my student teacher.

I still call her Ms. Oh.

What do you want to know?

I have nothing to tell you.

I can't answer
any of your questions.

My father...

walks with a limp.

When I was young, we went hiking.

He injured his leg...

while trying to save me.

He sacrificed his life for me,
his son,

because he was my father.

I know the sacrifice only parents...

can make.

But the love between parents
and children isn't unilateral.

The love is mutual.

My father's sacrifice...

hurt so much.

It pained me my whole life,

so it was difficult to be happy.

Children love their parents too.

I just wanted to tell you that.

It's something
I've never told my father.

I can understand...

why Ye Ji didn't move out
and decided to build her life...

with your family.

I'm sure all of your family is
very warmhearted.

Everyone cherishes her.

I see.

It seems like it.

But...

I hope nothing happened to Ye Ji.

My brother...

is back.

Your brother?

Then, Ye Ji's husband?

He was alive all along?

How...

Where and what did he do
all this time?

Why didn't he come back?

How serious is it?
How badly did he hurt his legs?

He can't walk at all.

He's in a wheelchair.

But her father-in-law also...

I think that's why he wasn't able
to come back sooner.

He also ended up in a wheelchair
just like his father.

If he was scared that badly,
he should've just died.

Why did he come back now?

He put everyone who waited for him
through pure torment.

Does he want to shock them
to death now?

Why would you say
something like that?

Whatever! Move.

Honey. Honey!

What was that?
What's wrong with her?

People might get the wrong idea
that she actually cares.

How could Ye Ji end up
with such a horrible fate?

Shouldn't she just divorce him?

Do you think she will divorce him?

She stayed with his family
for years without her husband.

My gosh. That stupid girl.

Hey.

If he's in a wheelchair, it means
he's paralyzed from the waist down.

Does that mean
he can't have children?

We don't know that for sure.

Some people are still able
to conceive and live happy lives.

My gosh, she drives me crazy.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

There's nothing for you
to apologize.

That's just her fate.

I thought it was the right thing...

to tell you.

Thank you.

Be it a happy or bad occasion.

All parents want to know
how their children are doing.

Your parents must be heartbroken.

I can't imagine the pain
your father must be experiencing.

But now that we know he's alive...

and he's with us,

we have hope even if
it will be a tough road ahead.

Thank you.

I'm back.

Are you just coming back home?
Did you eat?

I did.

Jin, are you done
with all of your tests?

They said there's more left.

But the house in Seoul is
a bit uncomfortable.

It'd be better to stay here even if
the hospital is far from here.

That's our plan.

Now that you have another helper,
can I be excused?

I can clean this up by myself.

Go and get changed.

I'll clean up.

Give them to me.

What is it? Do you need anything?

It's not that.

I went to the market to interview
people at the market this afternoon.

And I met your mother.

I told her that Jin was back.

Why?

I thought your mother should know.

She's not interested in me...

unless it's about money.

Why would you think that?

Isn't this ridiculous?

How you're defending her to me?

Can you spare me some time later?

It's not about your mother.

It's about work. I need your help.

Hwan.

What is it?

Come downstairs.

So everything in here was created
by your sister-in-law?

Yes.

Tell me...

how she had been while I was gone.

I don't know.

I've been in the States
the whole time.

I only came back recently.

Are you telling me
you never came back to visit?

I didn't have a chance to come back.
I was busy looking for you.

For the first year
of your disappearance,

Mom and Ms. Oh...

came to the States
and frantically looked for you.

Afterward,

she stayed here with Dad,
worked on ceramics...

and waited for you.

That's everything I know.

Was there a man?

You don't know about that?

Jin. Don't you know her?

She stayed here even without you.
Don't you get how loyal she is?

I'm not asking
because I suspect her.

She was alone for a very long time.

And I thought it might have
organically happened.

How could that organically
just happen to you?

Why are you so upset?

Don't you ever ask such
a ridiculous question to Ms. Oh.

I have my own project.

I know that.

Then, I don't understand you.

There's nothing I can do here.

We always need help
with the company.

Are you afraid
we don't have a project for you?

Jin is back.

That's why I'm asking.

I'm sure he will do
a fantastic job...

even in a wheelchair.

But it looks like
he still needs some time.

If you set it up for him,

it will be much easier for him
to come back and continue.

I won't ask you
to work here permanently.

Just until Jin
gets himself together.

Please?

I'll give you an office.

Continue your project there.

And help your brother
come back to work.

Please?

Do you remember this place?

I brought you here.

After that,
I came here a lot by myself.

I came here to see the lotus flowers
when they were in bloom.

And when they wilted,
I came here to reminisce.

I remember you telling me
to be careful...

even with the softest raindrops
and making me promise that...

I wouldn't hurt myself.

You even wrote that in the poem too.

You read it.

I was wondering if he had seen it.

I really wanted to know if you did.

There were so many things
we wanted to do back then.

We were going to visit
the River Market and the brewery.

Let's do all of those things
that we didn't get to do yet.

Stay here.
I'll go and buy some drinks.

Coffee? Juice?

Anything.

Is that Jin?

Hey, I'll go talk to him.
You go ahead without me.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Jin.

My gosh. I heard about your injury.
And that was true.

So you can't use your legs, then?

Yes.

Gosh. How can you be so unlucky?

This won't do anything
to subdue the love scandal.

You haven't heard yet, right?

While you were gone,

there was a love scandal
between Hwan and Ms. Oh.

Before she married you,

you knew Hwan had a crush on her.

And when you were gone,

Hwan must have thought
it was his chance.

It was quite the talk of the town.

You're still rash with your tongue.

If you don't want to,
don't take my word for it.

Well, I only told you
because I'm looking out for you.

There were photos too.

And you didn't take them?

You know, you used to stalk my wife
when you were in school.

I didn't stalk her.

Hwan took it to the extreme.

I still don't think
you can beat Hwan now.

Unless your goal is
to get beaten up like before,

watch your mouth.

You're not a minor anymore.

So you will be legally responsible
for your actions.

The price you pay
for your rash tongue...

is heavier than you'd think.

My gosh. You still got it.

Even in a wheelchair,

your charisma is still intact.

I give you that.

If you're interested
in their love story,

call me.

I'm the only one
who can tell you the truth.

Bye.

- Hello.
- Hi.

I'm sorry for the long wait.

The line at the cafe was long.

Iced Americano or latte.
Have your pick.

Let's go.

I'm tired.
I want to go back in and rest.

Okay. Sure.

I'm back.

Did you make a lot of money?

What about Jin and Ms. Oh?

They are at the house.

Dad, actually,

I was going to ask Ms. Oh
to supervise...

the workshop street
when she was moving out.

But she won't want to work
for a while, right?

She has to take care of Jin.

Actually, working on a project
can help her.

Ye Ji has to live her life
to the fullest to be of help to Jin.

Staying with him
all day every day...

won't help either one.

IS THIS NORMAL FOR A SISTER-IN-LAW
AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW?

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- I TOOK A SCREENSHOT.

"CALL IT A ROMANCE,
BUT IT'S STILL AN AFFAIR"

A SCREENSHOT OF THE SISTER-IN-LAW
AND THE BROTHER-IN-LAW

Jin, I'm here.

Is something wrong?

Do you not feel well?
Are you in pain?

I'm not always in pain
just because I'm like this.

You just didn't look too happy.

I thought about
how much my little brother...

has grown up.

Do you have a girlfriend?

What girlfriend?

You know I just came back to Korea.

But you managed
to get involved in a scandal.

You must've been busy.

Who told you what?

Do you...

still like Ye Ji?

Did you keep your feelings for her
over those long years...

while I was gone?

I wonder how you felt...

when I returned.

Jin.

And looking like this.

- Jin.
- Tell me.

You're an adult too.

Let's have an honest talk.

WHEN I WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

Tell me. Did Hwan protect you...

while I was gone?

Did you two
spend the night together?

What are you thinking?

Are you insane?

I've never heard you call her
your sister-in-law.

You hated that
Ye Ji became your sister-in-law.

I'm an adult now.

I don't have to back down
from any kind of competition.

You better pay attention.

If you don't do that,
I'll end up doing that too.