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(This drama is based on a true story.)

(The plot was adjusted for entertainment purposes only.)

(We have no intention to offend any careers,)

(encourage immoral sexual values,)

(or create a pessimistic disposition of a gender or a group of people.)

(We would like to apologize in advance for any misunderstandings.)

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(Hot Love Issue)

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

You're a very direct person, unlike my girlfriend.

Are you aware that you are a ticking time bomb?

I don't know when you are going to explode.

Your girlfriend is strange.

She started a fight on purpose

despite already dating a perfect man.

I only like you.

We're only having fun.

No need to overthink.

It's done, Peem.

It's done? What do you mean?

It means that it's done, of course.

(Peem)

Hello, Peem.

I'm sorry I didn't reply to your text. I passed out from exhaustion.

What happened last night? What did El do?

Tell me everything.

So, Kaew?

Tell me.

I met El yesterday.

And?

What happened?

You should ask him yourself

what he did last night.

Why don't you just tell me?

I hired you.

It's a test to see

whether or not El will come clean

and mention my name to you.

If you catch him lying,

it will prove to you

that all men are the same.

Tell me your side of the story

so I can compare it with his later.

Be patient, Peem.

I have a reason for not telling you now.

I don't want you to ruin my next plan.

Your next plan? What is it?

Aren't you curious if El wants to marry you?

No, I'm not.

I'm done testing him.

I want out.

It's up to you.

You can call it off if you think you won't regret it

for the rest of your life.

What would you have me do?

Ask El what happened last night.

I'll tell you the next step once you have the answer.

It's a test to see

whether or not El will come clean

and mention my name to you.

If you catch him lying,

it will prove to you

that all men are the same.

I need a favor from you.

What is it?

Look.

Please don't tell anybody about tonight,

especially Peem.

Why?

Well.

I don't want any trouble at work.

Peem might come after me.

I'm still on probation.

I'm currently in a sticky situation.

I can't afford

to get fired.

I don't want to lie to Peem.

I'm supposed to be honest with her.

I'm begging you.

Please help me out.

I really can't lose my job.

Please, El. I'm begging you.

You promised to call me once you got home

after going out for a quick drink.

Where have you been all night?

I...

I headed home after one drink,

but my car wouldn't start.

If you catch him lying,

it will prove to you

that all men are the same.

That's why I'm late.

Sorry for worrying you.

I'm not worried about you. I'm mad.

Peem, what's the matter?

- Peem. - Let me go.

Kaew.

Stop.

Stop! Kaew, you wench. Where do you think you are going?

Come back here.

Who in their right mind enjoys breaking people up?

- Kaew, stop right there. - Help me!

Help!

Help!

Kaew!

You darn wench.

Are you sure that man is gone?

Yes, I saw him leave.

You should file a report.

Take the security footage with you as evidence.

I...

No, it's fine.

I’d rather not mess up my record.

Is he your boyfriend? What did he want from you?

Just tell the property manager that I'll be moving out.

- All right. - Thank you very much.

What's up, Joy?

Peem, are you okay? Why aren't you at work again?

I saw El this morning. He looked very stressed out.

He wouldn't say a word to me. What happened between you two?

You saw El this morning?

Is he in the office right now?

No, he's out with a client. He should be back in the afternoon.

I have to go.

Peem, wait.

I headed home after one drink,

but my car wouldn't start.

It took a long time to deal with everything.

Mata?

She is Kaew?

Mata's taking the day off. I asked her department.

Get me her address.

I need to talk to her.

What's going on, Peem?

I'll tell you about it this evening.

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Peem...

What brings you here?

Do you know me?

I work in HR, so it’s only natural that I know all the employees.

How do you know me though?

Stop lying!

I know that you are Kaew, the woman I hired

to test El's loyalty.

All right then.

I'm glad you know the truth.

This way, I won't have to hide my identity.

I'm sure you know the risks

that come with this job.

My safety could be at stake.

You understand, don't you?

How about this?

I have something to show you.

It’ll prove that everything I did

was purely for work and nothing more.

Here.

It's the footage from yesterday.

I secretly recorded

the whole incident

to show you that nothing happened between me and El.

I already saw it

on El's security footage.

Really? You must be relieved then.

Relieved? How can I be relieved?

You two kissed.

Don't you think you crossed the line?

Peem.

A kiss is barely anything.

You could even say that nothing happened.

Most guys wouldn’t miss the chance

to make a move when they're alone

with a girl.

Your boyfriend is a very good guy. Trust me.

What did El tell you about last night?

Nothing.

He lied straight to my face that nothing happened.

What? Really?

I was so sure that an honest man like him would confess everything.

Why...

Just say what's on your mind.

I take back what I said about your boyfriend

being such a great guy.

Something smells fishy.

If it meant nothing to him,

he would have told you about it.

Don't you think so?

We should proceed to the next plan.

There's no next plan.

I came to terminate our contract.

Please leave El alone from now on.

All right, it's your call.

You only need to pay me the outstanding amount.

Then I'll call it a day.

Peem?

What are you doing here?

What's going on?

"What's going on?"

I should be the one

asking why you lied to me.

I went to your house

and saw everything on your security footage.

I saw

what you...

and Ta did.

Peem.

Nothing happened.

Nothing happened? You two kissed.

I...

Peem, don't go. Peem.

Peem.

You haven't paid me in full for testing his loyalty yet.

Testing my loyalty?

What are you talking about?

Peem hired me to test you.

She wanted to know if your loyalty was true.

Peem.

What is she talking about?

Is it true?

I'm sorry.

Don't you trust me at all?

Have you gone insane?

I didn't mean to.

Why, Peem?

Am I not

a good enough boyfriend for you?

When will you stop this nonsense?

Are you aware

that your paranoia

is ruining our relationship?

What’s the point of dating

if we’re always going to be wary

of each other?

You’ve never trusted, respected,

or valued my love for you.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

I came to confront Ta

and tell her to leave us alone.

It will never happen again.

Weren't you the one

who brought her into our relationship?

Peem.

Do you have any idea

how much it hurts to be betrayed

when you’ve been...

giving your best?

It's killing me

that the woman I love is looking down on my heart.

But you lied to me too, didn't you?

Yes.

I lied to you.

I'm a horrible person.

Let's just...

Break up?

Fine.

Let's break up and never see each other again.

Have you been waiting for this day?

The day we break up.

Have you been waiting for me to dump you just to be a gentleman?

Peem.

Peem!

El.

I’ve heard about hiring someone to test a partner’s loyalty before.

But I didn't expect it to happen to me.

I never thought

someone good-looking with a stable job like you

would do something like this.

I didn't mean it. I'm sorry.

I really am, El.

I feel terrible about it.

Don't you see? Someone came to trash my condo this morning.

But I won't run away. I won't do it again.

- Please? - Ta,

listen to me.

This is the path you've chosen.

So you'll have to face the consequences.

I don't usually do this kind of thing.

I only did it because I was interested in you

and thought it was an opportunity to get to know you better.

That's all.

And I thought that

if you and Peem actually broke up,

maybe I'd have a chance with you.

But there's nothing between us.

But you have to take responsibility on my behalf.

Peem shared the clip of us kissing with everyone at the office.

So what do you expect me to do?

I can't go to work anymore.

You have to help me.

- Ta, let go of me. - Please!

- Ta! - I'm begging you!

Please help me!

Please? Please, El?

Please help me!

I'm so sorry!

I really am! I won't do it again!

Peem,

go and get dressed. Then you can come with me.

Where are we going?

To see El, of course.

He hates me now.

He hasn't even tried to get in touch with me. Not even once.

And why would you wait for him to take initiative?

Just do it yourself first.

You've been together for so long.

You can't just break up over something so small.

I don't have the courage to go and see him.

There's nothing to be scared of. Just talk to him.

Trust me.

Joy, I'd like to be alone right now.

What should I do next, Aoy, Chod?

What should I do

so that El will forgive me?

I did it because I really love him.

A couple should respect each other.

Don't you see?

Your paranoia, distrust,

and one bad decision

have caused you to lose one of the best people in your life.

Testing your boyfriend isn't something you should do.

It's basically another form of lying.

The best thing you can do for now

is to apologize and ask for a chance to start over.

And what you have to change

is your way of thinking.

That's right. Because the root of the problem

is actually you.

You were devaluing yourself the entire time.

That's why you were never confident in your love life

and continued to feel paranoid.

Try to fix the problem as soon as possible. We wish you luck.

You have our full support.

Ta, I'm asking you to be my girlfriend with this ring.

I want you to be mine.

Isn't this a little too soon?

I don't think so.

Back then, I still had obligations.

But I'm free now.

I don't want to spend even a second not being happy with you.

Okay.

Does that mean

you're agreeing to go out with me?

Yes, I am.

How could you do this to me?

Peem?

I asked you, how could you do this to me?

I asked you a question!

You're hurting me!

Am I? Am I hurting you?

I should be the one who's in pain, not you!

- Peem, stop! - Let go of me!

Calm down! Let's talk about this.

Calm down?

How could you just tell me to calm down?

This woman is a liar!

You should've proposed to me, not to her!

Peem!

You liar!

Peem!

Stop!

You're not usually like this.

El, you never yelled at me like this before.

It's because of her, isn't it? Is that why you're like this?

Peem, calm down!

- It's already over between us. - Over?

How can that be? You're the only person I love!

Love?

You asked to break up with me first.

But she lied! She planned everything!

If you actually loved me like you claimed to

and trusted me enough,

whatever plans Ta came up with would never succeed.

Hey.

Stop accusing me.

I didn't plan this. You broke up with him.

I had nothing to do with it.

Mata.

- Peem! - Mata!

- Peem! - Stop!

- Peem! - El!

- She's hurting me! Help! - Peem, stop!

- Stop! - Let go.

- Let go of me! - Peem!

- Let go! - Enough!

Peem!

Hello, El? What color are you wearing today?

I'm wearing a light blue shirt, a navy suit jacket,

and a dark blue necktie.

My girl looks very pretty today.

Really?

Do you mean it?

You are the most beautiful woman to me.

Smile.

Come on. Show me your teeth.

I wanted to follow your advice.

But I guess I missed that chance, didn't I?

Peem,

are you done getting dressed?

El?

I just finished making coffee for you.

Peem?

What's wrong, my good girl?

I'm not a good person.

I've wronged you. I'm sorry.

You've forgiven me, haven't you?

You hired someone to test me once.

That's why I hired the same person

to test you as well.

Here's your fee.

I won't accept your money.

This is on the house. Consider this as me making it up to you.

I'm glad you've come to a realization.

You didn't really have to resign.

All I ask is to act like we're strangers.

Everyone's found out about me now.

So how can I find other clients?

You're still not going to quit that kind of work?

Stop lying already.

I thought you wanted to find a good and sincere guy.

So how could that be possible? You're never sincere to anyone.

I'm sincere to my clients, of course.

I help them see the true colors of men who are scumbags.

And stop it, won't you?

Stop acting like you're a saint and quit the preaching.

Actually,

I do have a soft spot

for saints like you.

Once I've found a guy like you,

I'll quit.

Consider us even.

Are you saying

you hired Mata?

I'm sorry I did that.

You don't have to apologize.

I know you wanted me to come to a realization.

Well then. I'm sorry

for leaving you heartbroken.

I wanted us to have time to think things over.

And see whether we still needed each other.

And I've gotten my answer.

I don't think I can live without you.

Same here.

I can't live without you either.

I'm sorry.

I'm going to improve myself in every way, okay?

I love you, Peem.

Why waste your time testing each other?

Because "time" is the biggest test of all.

Come on! Welcome to Toi's Noodle House!

This is my handsome son.

But don't flirt with him

because he's already taken.

- Toi! - Yihwa!

I've missed you so much!

She's your ex, isn't she?

Yihwa, you have to help me steal Ran from Grace.

There's no need to be jealous, Grace.

Ran doesn't have feelings for me anymore.

What did you do to Yihwa?

What right do you have?

My right as Ran's current girlfriend.

An ex has zero rights.

Say it now. Who are you going to choose?

No more tests.

Didn't she come in and meddle

because you told her to?

Peem!

Cut.

Bring in the clapper.

I need a snack.

Let's eat. Time to recharge.