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Everything that is born dies

and all relationships come to an end.

That's the way life goes.

So you may grieve, but do not be sad.

The Buddha once said,

"Do not grieve. Do not lament."

All things must pass

- "and everything vanishes. Therefore, you…" - Yes. Some are like that.

They overcome their grief and strive on. They're admirable.

"The mind is everything."

Bull… What a joke.

But it is.

Don't grieve? It's not like we'll all live till we're 80 like Buddha did.

Am I wrong?

Some are the opposite.

They struggle in pain and can't get over it.

They're weak losers.

Just like me.

Are you busy this weekend?

Yes.

That's why I wasn't going to let anyone

or anything…

get close to me ever again.

I didn't want to feel

so terrified like this…

ever again.

Dahyun. Noh Dahyun!

Where are you going?

It's me.

Didn't you miss me?

I missed you so much.

Don't be scared. I'm not here to hurt you.

The things you did…

to me, I'm partly responsible for them.

They're all in the past.

You lunatic.

Don't be like that again.

All couples get into little fights,

so I completely understand. Okay?

Stop that nonsense.

We never dated.

Gosh, seriously.

I'm… trying to be understanding. Right?

I'm letting you win, got that?

I'm sorry.

I'm trying to reconcile things.

You just need to say one thing.

"I was too mean last time, right? I'm sorry."

I guess that's two things. Whatever.

In any case, easy enough, isn't it?

You stubborn little…

Apologize now.

I can't.

What?

I mean, I won't.

Actually, I've been regretting it so much.

- About what? - I should've made sure to end it then.

I should've gotten rid of you once and for all.

- Do you mean that? - Yes.

So listen carefully.

There is nothing between us.

You scumbag. From the moment you came into my life until now,

you never meant anything to me, not even for a moment. You're nothing!

When was it?

What?

When did I first come into your life?

What are you talking about?

Do you remember it?

Are you sure you remember it correctly?

Dahyun.

We didn't meet for the first time at work.

We met right in this alley a very long time ago.

Right here in this neighborhood. Don't you remember?

Noh Dahyun!

Noh Dahyun!

Are you all right? Are you hurt?

I'm fine. I'm not hurt.

That's good.

Stay here for a second.

It's okay.

Lee Jingeun.

It's you again.

Lee Jingeun…

What do you want?

I asked what you wanted. Answer me!

What's up? You're being all scary.

What?

I'll get going.

I'm pretty much done with my business for the day.

Bye, Dahyun. See you again soon.

You're going to regret it.

If you ever come back, I'll make sure you regret it.

How sad.

This isn't how I imagined us meeting again.

Back then

and even now…

you're the problem.

Are you okay?

- Chef. - Why did you have to go by yourself?

- Sorry? - You shouldn't have gone with Chef Lee.

Something could've happened. Why are you so fearless?

Also, why did you hang up on me?

I looked everywhere for you.

I wandered from alley to alley like a headless chicken feeling terrified.

I seriously…

What if I didn't find you?

What if something happened to you?

Why does this darn neighborhood have so many little alleys?

There hasn't been any progress at all.

Gosh, seriously.

Why?

- Why what? - Why did you look for me so hard?

Is this also

because of humanism?

She isn't home or out here. Where on earth did she go?

Something must've come up.

-Hey. - What?

Over there.

Darn, that little…

Are you crazy?

Why do you keep luring my precious daughter to hang out with you?

This isn't the time for this.

-That crazy scumbag might show up... - He already did.

See? He showed up already...

-What did you say? - Lee Jingeun showed up,

and Chef Eun found out somehow and came.

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be here right now.

In other words, he saved my life.

Thank you always.

I think I should go now.

Please drink this before you go.

Here you go. It's sikhye.

If that scumbag dares to show his face again,

I'll strike him with a shovel or crush him with a claw hammer.

I'm not joking. I won't let him off.

How about I just report him to the police? It was self-defense.

But we tried to store his body in the refrigerator.

There is no evidence.

Do you think they'll believe us if we insist we never did such a thing?

What do you think, Chef?

She went to turn herself in alone, then you all went to do so as a group.

You avoid and hide every time you see the police.

You keep carrying around tools and get arrested by the patrol unit.

No matter how you look at it, you look suspicious.

But you still want them to believe you?

Let's do this.

Until we come up with a good plan, let's all be careful

and protect each other as much as possible.

Good idea. Let's stay together day and night.

- Exactly. - Fantastic.

Wow. Great.

Now that you have a fantastic plan, I'll excuse myself.

Wait.

The three of us have each other, but you're all alone.

You've also become his target because of me.

My goodness. Why don't you stay over at our place?

- No. - Then should we stay over at yours?

No thank you.

- Why not? - You'll be alone.

I said, I'm not staying over.

What?

I no longer want to thank you.

Anyway, thank...

Go on in.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

Perhaps that day,

we all

had the same thought.

Exactly

this thought.

Should I…

just kill him?

Should I just kill him?

POKE

- Don't look. Just look straight ahead. - Okay.

Let's go, Grandma.

Just run over that chef with a car.

What did you say?

Just hit him with your taxi

and kill him.

Jeez…

I can't do that.

You've done it before. Don't act all innocent.

Don't you remember?

Sir…

You ran me over with your car.

I'm sorry. It's my…

It's my… Please forgive me.

I really didn't mean to.

I swear. I'm sorry.

Please rest in peace.

Please rest in peace.

Sir,

why are you burying me?

You tried to bury me.

That's because I thought you were dead...

Exactly my point.

Why did you drive drunk?

Is that from my dash cam?

Run him over and just insist you accidentally hit the gas pedal

because you're a clumsy driver.

You don't want to do that?

Then should I report you to the police?

Do you want to go to jail for corpse abandonment and attempted murder?

Bokhee, enough already. You'll tear a muscle.

- What muscle? - Hey, she can hear you.

Dahyun, come work out your arms.

Show me.

She'll keel over laughing.

Hello?

What accident?

Who did you hit? Why are you spewing gibberish?

What about the chef?

You smashed what?

Okay, I'll be right there.

What's going on? He hit the chef with his car?

I'm not sure. He hit the chef or something.

What did she say? Did something happen?

I'm not sure. An accident.

Solyi's dad hit that chef with his taxi.

She said it got smashed.

What?

Hey. Where are you going? Darn it.

Don't go by yourself!

Where is the chef?

Inside.

Are you all right?

Come on. Stand up. Let me look.

Are you hurt? You're fine, right?

What a terrible prank.

Why did they say you're hurt when you're totally fine? You didn't get hit at all.

I did almost get hit.

Seriously? You must've been startled.

Yes.

You must be in shock.

Wait a second.

Can you see this?

Don't shove your face in front of me.

That's good. You seem okay.

Wait, shouldn't you be downstairs?

It's totally smashed.

Mom.

Grandma, what happened here?

CHOONOK

I can't believe this.

- I guess this isn't a dream. - Oh, no. Our restaurant.

Fortunately, it's not completely destroyed.

Only about a quarter of it, you know?

What if it happened to your house? Would you really say it was fortunate?

I see how it is.

Come on. Wait, man.

I'm sorry about this.

Are you okay?

Luckily, he came out unscathed.

That's good to hear.

Thank you, Bokhee.

I suppose he can get scathed a little then.

- My goodness, Bokhee! - Bokhee!

It's still morning. You're drunk already?

How dare you destroy our restaurant!

I ran a breath test on him. It turns out he didn't drink.

- I didn't drink. - Let go of him. Come on.

- He didn't even drink? Then why? - Pardon?

Do you hold a grudge against me?

- No. - Bokhee.

I didn't mean to crash into it.

I was trying to avoid hitting a person.

What did you say? Say it clearly.

He made a drastic turn right before he was about to hit someone.

I saw it from up there.

Or else, the owner of this restaurant could've been crushed.

- My goodness. - Oh, I see.

Sir, that's…

a good thing.

Darn, you little…

But he can't hit a person. Don't hit me, Mom.

It should be covered by your insurance. So don't worry too much.

Oh, no. Where will all our neighbors eat now?

My goodness.

Tell me about it.

"You don't have to give us business." "You can eat somewhere else."

I kept saying those things, but everyone insisted on eating at our restaurant.

What are we going to do? Darn it.

My goodness.

This means we don't have to eat at Choonok Stew for a while.

Oh, no. What are we going to do?

- My goodness. - We're in trouble.

See? Look at them.

I'm sorry.

- It's okay. - Don't worry.

- Thank you for your understanding. - Sure. See you later.

- No worries. - We're going. Bye.

Where will they eat now?

You want me to stay by Gyehoon?

Can you stay by his side for the time being?

- Why? - There's a stalker.

- Someone's stalking him? - No, me.

Then why protect him?

The stalker might come after him.

Why would your stalker come after him?

- There's been a misunderstanding. - About what?

He must think we have a special relationship.

Like what?

Lovers.

Are you guys dating?

- That's why he's mistaken. - What did you do to cause that?

Nothing in particular.

Think carefully.

Well…

Noh Dahyun!

What did you do?

Are you interrogating me?

Why are you being so nosy?

Something is going on between the two.

He almost had me.

It's a message from Chef Lee.

I think my little sibling returned.

I need to take a few days off. I'm sorry.

POWER OFF

CHOONOK STEW

Sorry, we're not open today.

What happened here?

- Who… - Who did this?

And who are you?

Did someone die here?

Why would anyone die?

What? My goodness.

I thought they said someone died.

Who said that?

Maybe someone just got hurt.

What are you talking about? No one got hurt.

I guess that didn't happen either.

Pull yourself together! I'll take care of everything,

so just do as I say.

Why don't you just come in and eat?

Our restaurant's ironclad policy

is not to turn down any customers who come to eat at our restaurant.

It looks like a mess,

but the refrigerator still works.

CHOONOK STEW

So you like the food.

I'm not picky about food in general. I eat everything.

Okay. Eat as much as you'd like.

Even death-row convicts get fed a feast before they're executed.

Do you know who I am?

Yes, I do.

And you are?

I'm Dahyun's mom.

I see.

You're not surprised?

I guessed as much.

I see.

Let me get straight to the point.

Don't linger around

Dahyun anymore.

- Why not? - You really don't know?

No, not really.

What a scumbag.

Don't you remember…

what you did to her that day?

That day?

I was so dumbstruck that day.

I collapsed right about here.

When I regained consciousness, it was so cold and dark all around me.

So I thought I'd died.

But I was inside a refrigerator.

That was so absurd.

By the way,

who put me…

in there?

I did.

So, it was you.

You did such an awful thing to my daughter.

You deserve to die a hundred times.

That's going a little too far, Mother.

Don't call me that.

You're making me angry.

I was alive and well.

You shouldn't have put me in the refrigerator, Mother.

That would be my fault.

I checked to see if you were still breathing.

It really seemed like you were dead.

I see. That's why you put me in there.

Had I known you were still alive,

I would've made sure you were dead for good.

I'm quite clumsy because of my age.

- That's quite funny. - So,

you plan to keep lingering around here?

- Yes. - You won't give up on Dahyun?

Mother, I love Dahyun with all my heart.

You've completely lost your mind.

Stop spewing nonsense!

I hear that quite often. People tell me that I'm crazy,

and that if things go awry, I might kill a few people.

So in general, to not irritate me,

people tiptoe around and act carefully in front of me.

But you're not like that, Mother.

Damn you.

Stop calling me that. I'm not your mother, punk.

Hello.

What are you doing at this hour? A late-night snack?

What brings you here so late?

Well, I had some business with him.

What? Are you surprised to see me unscathed?

- What do you mean? - I know you orchestrated the accident.

What should I do? Get you arrested for inciting murder?

Do as you wish.

We can all go together. Attempted murder and corpse abandonment charges

for Dahyun, Grandmother, and Mother.

I told you not to call me that!

Take your hand out of your pocket.

You should…

get out of here alive while you still can.

And don't ever show your face again.

Next time, I'll really…

get rid of you by whatever means.

Thank you for the food.

What's your name, chef?

You know my name,

but I don't know yours.

What? Are you scared to tell me?

Eun Gyehoon.

Satisfied?

Eun Gyehoon.

If you have no other business, get lost.

Don't act like you're all that,

Eun Gyehoon.

When did I first come into your life?

We didn't meet for the first time at work.

Right here in this neighborhood.

What in the world was he talking about?

Forget it.

Let's not dwell over something that scumbag said.

Mom!

It's so late. What were you doing at this hour of the night?

Sorry, we lost track of time.

We said we'll all be careful and guard and protect each other day and night.

Have you forgotten already?

What's going on? Did something happen again?

What are you talking about?

Nothing happened.

Don't deny it. Something did happen.

- Look at me. - No.

Why can't you look me in the eye?

If she were my mother, she would've been the death of me.

No kidding.

What happened?

Eun Gyehoon.

Eun… Gye…

I see, he's that Eun Gyehoon.

What now?

Dahyun's nightmares

are back.

What are you doing still up?

I just woke up.

You can't sleep well?

No.

Because of you.

Why not?

I'm not sure.

Because of you.

Am I the only one hungry?

STEW PLACE AM I THE ONLY ONE HUNGRY?

She wants me to cook for her.

Jeez, that scared me.

Darn it.

Let me.

It's okay. Step aside.

What's all this?

I snuck it out of our restaurant.

Since we can't open, they'll just go to waste.

You're cooking, so I should provide ingredients at least.

You were going to ask me to cook?

Weren't you going to cook for me?

We have so much to do before the soft opening,

yet you just want to relax? What kind of an employee are you?

Dahyun, straighten your back and pull your right foot back a little.

That's it. You have to cut like this not to strain yourself.

All done.

I'll show you how to make a bouquet garni. Watch carefully and try it yourself.

All done.

- Again. - Ta-da.

- Again. - How about this one?

Again. Again.

All done.

You have to stir it as hard as you can as if you're scooping it up.

Try it.

Again. As hard as you can.

Darn it.

What do you think? There is no time to get distracted, right?

Thanks to you, my mind has gone blank.

I hope you won't have any nightmares tonight.

How did you know that I've been having nightmares?

Well…

I'm on friendly terms with nightmares.

There is a nightmare that I repeatedly have every night…

Never mind. Let's drop this boring topic.

Why did you decide to become a chef?

Because my mother became too gaunt.

I started cooking to make my mother eat even if it was just a bite.

DOENJANG STEW

DOENJANG STEW, INGREDIENTS

Then I started to like it.

My mind used to be cluttered no matter what,

but it got cleared.

Because you can cut your finger

or burn yourself so easily,

my mind stopped wandering.

Okay.

Shall we cook then?

I've been waiting for you to say that.

It's a given.

That's awesome.

- You're overreacting. - Do it again.

I guess I dozed off.

Wait just a little longer. It's almost done.

It's so delicious.

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

You don't remember him?

He's the one that kept peeing out front.

I think he's been abandoned.

He started coming here a few days for food.

We should take care of him.

Why should we? He peed everywhere.

By the way, what's going on between you and Dahyun?

You looked chummy with each other this morning.

Are you two a thing?

You're not denying it.

I'm so dumbfounded that I'm speechless.

Ms. Noh Dahyun is like that dog to me, that's all.

She barges in whenever she wants and asks for food.

I'm tired and annoyed by her.

Don't come near me. I don't want any of them, dogs, humans, or cats.

Go away.

Hey, clean up these bowls now.

Come here.

You're so cold-hearted.

Here you go.

I was so out of it.

I'm sorry.

Someone came by last night.

It seemed like he came to check if anyone had died

after getting hit by a taxi.

You know Lee Jingeun, don't you?

It's my fault.

It's all my fault.

So please forgive me just this once.

If you forgive me just this once, I'll… I'll do anything.

Sir… Mr. Chef.

Please don't report me. Please?

I was going to pay. Thank you.

Hey.

I'll be good from now on.

I'm actually a nice, typical,

ordinary person.

A typical ordinary person wouldn't bury someone so easily.

CCTV IN OPERATION

Why does he keep hurting Eun Gyehoon instead of me?

What's that?

What's with this thing?

What's wrong?

JIHWA PATROL UNIT

Should I turn myself in

and ask for help?

Or not?

VACANT

What?

That little…

Hey. Why did you go to the patrol unit?

- Pardon? - What did you report?

Me? Did you report me?

What if I did?

You said you wouldn't.

That chef promised me he wouldn't.

What are you talking about?

What?

You don't know about it?

What are you talking about?

Where is Ms. Noh? Is she on the terrace?

No, she isn't.

I told you not to leave her alone.

Why are they taking it out on me?

Ms. Noh.

You can't go around by yourself like this.

Until you come up with a good plan,

I thought you were staying together to protect each other.

Did you forget that fantastic idea of yours?

Why aren't you reacting...

You didn't see that scumbag, did you?

You're nagging.

I'm not nagging. That's the rule.

If I let you go alone, your scary mother and grandmother will scold me.

Do you not hear me?

Lee Jingeun made me do it.

I did it because Lee Jingeun threatened me to kill him.

But still, how could you try to hit him? That's nonsense.

But I…

Where is he?

I have no idea.

But he'll turn up.

He'll turn up for sure.

- And we don't need celebrities… - Lee Jingeun won't stop

until he gets what he wants.

He's insane.

I finished my tasks for the day.

The soil condition is good and I removed the weeds too.

What's going on?

Something happened, didn't it?

Let's end it.

I want to end things between us.

There is nothing between us. What's even there to end?

Humanism.

Let's put an end to that.

Why did you look for me so hard?

Is this also

because of humanism?

Perhaps.

Stop saying, it's humanism perhaps.

Don't go around looking for me, don't help me,

don't cook for me, and don't butt in my life.

Let's go back to the time

before we knew each other

and not meddle in each other's lives, okay?

- Why do we have to do that? - Because I want to.

- Why do you want to do that? - Does it matter?

Yes, it does.

There is nothing between us to put an end to it.

So I'm dumbfounded, but let's set that aside for now.

I don't recall doing something to offend you.

Why are you so upset and annoyed?

Why are you saying all this to me? You owe me an explanation at least, right?

Because you keep lying to me.

- Sorry? - I like you.

I mean, I liked you.

See? You aren't even surprised.

You knew it all along.

How about this then?

The guy that I used to like almost got killed because of me.

But I had no idea like a fool.

Thanks to you, I was so carefree.

- Dahyun, that's because... - You told me I lied about everything.

You pretended not to know and tried to hide what happened.

That's a lie in a way.

And I can't stand such lies anymore.

I'll work here until you find my replacement.

Bye.

Eunjung, it's me again.

CHEF LEE EUNJUNG

RÉSUMÉ LEE JINGEUN

Why do you want to see Mr. Lee Jingeun's résumé?

Nothing unusual. Here you go.

In case it has any clues.

This isn't the time for you to go around looking for a man.

Tell me about it.

I'll get going.

Already? You haven't even had any tea.

I'm not in any mood to put up with your snobbery today.

FANTASTIC EVENT

Who did this to you?

Answer me.

What's wrong? Are you okay?

You're afraid of him. You're scaring her!

Noh Dahyun!

Ms. Noh. You can't go around by yourself like this.

I looked everywhere for you.

What if something happened to you?

But it's amazing.

You always manage to find me when I'm feeling this way.

Would you like some food?

Why are you so concerned about me?

I've never been concerned about you.

I do admit that I sympathized with you at times.

But that's it.

You know what? I thought we bonded a bit last night.

Was I mistaken?

Are you all right?

Even if going forward, I treat you well,

don't like me. Ever.

I like you.

I just had a crush on him for two months. Get over yourself.

Go over there, okay?

- Hello? - Are you looking for me?

Yeah.

I'm looking for you.

Why?

Come with me.

Where?

To turn ourselves in.

I'll get my punishment, so you get yours too.

Why are you saying that?

I said I'll forgive you.

But I can't forgive you.

I still don't understand.

You were never even in my sights.

How did you become so delusional that things have come to this?

Bring it on.

I'll give it to you real good.

I told you already.

Our relationship isn't

that short-lived and casual.

Even if that's true, so what?

Let's say we were a couple

in a past life and you were my love of a thousand years. So what?

I don't like you now.

You need to get lost if I say so. That's just common sense.

Because of Eun Gyehoon?

Hey. Don't be a coward and threaten me by using others around me.

Only deal with me.

If you dare mess with anyone else around me,

I'll shove you back into a refrigerator if I have to.

I swear on my life that I'll kill you.

NOH DAHYUN

This is all

because of that scumbag, Eun Gyehoon.

Hello?

It's me.

Eunjung!

I missed you so much.

Come on in. We're having a soft opening in a few days.

We can't do it without you. Don't you agree, Gyehoon?

I'm glad you're here.

Eunjung…

LINK

-I'm going to kill you. - Long time no see.

Don't stop me, Mom.

Don't stop me either.

Why did Eunjung try to stab Dahyun's stalker?

She must've had her reasons.

Lee Jingeun may have lived in Jihwa-dong when he was little.

Do you finally remember who I am?

I asked you not to meddle in my affairs

especially if it was about Lee Jingeun.

If something happens to you while I'm away, I'd feel bad.

You act friendly one minute then ice-cold another.

You can't keep making me feel confused.

Do you like me?

What if I am?

It's too late.

It's over between us.

Translated by [Ji-young Hwang]