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LOVE YOUR ENEMY

THE CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, INCIDENTS, AND PLACES IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIONAL

What the heck? That sucks.

- Good morning. - Morning.

Hi, Minji.

Hi.

Good morning.

- Hello. - Hi.

YUN JAEHO, CHAIRMAN

Just as I was about to relinquish the foundation and enjoy my retirement,

that bastard Seok Gyeongtae decides to cause trouble.

Are the other board members on their way?

Yes, I am sure they are.

If Seok Gyeongtae's company takes control of the foundation,

he'll get control of the land too.

That resort or golf course or whatever that he couldn't build back then

will be back on the agenda.

He doesn't care about the school at all.

We need to stop him.

Even though I'm being forced to give up the foundation due to financial problems,

I can't allow that to happen.

I know, Father.

I'm glad you're still calling me that.

You raised me as a son when I had nowhere else to go.

It saddens me to hear you say that.

Everyone is here.

Really?

Let's go.

We can't let a buffoon like Seok Gyeongtae

affect the school with his quest for revenge.

- Let's go. - Revenge?

What does the foundation changing hands have to do with revenge?

Juna E&C was all set to take over the foundation,

when out of the blue, the chairman of Seokban E&C said he would buy it.

He grew up around here.

His family's been enemies with our chairman's family for generations.

Enemies for generations?

Chairman Seok's family were tenant farmers who farmed the lands owned by

our chairman's family for generations.

Then Chairman Seok's father founded a cement company,

and his family struck it rich.

What happened after that?

That's when things kicked off.

Our chairman and Chairman Seok's father

ended up falling for the same woman,

which led to all-out war.

YUN JAEHO - 34TH GENERATION OF THE YUN FAMILY

SEOK BANHEE - 34TH GENERATION OF THE SEOK FAMILY

Banhee!

Are you okay?

VICTORY - SEOK BANHEE SEOK JIWON'S GRANDFATHER

DEFEAT - YUN JAEHO YUN JIWON'S GRANDFATHER

You need to be rivals for there to be war.

My mom had zero interest in Yun Jaeho.

He made his move and got rejected.

He's held a grudge against this family ever since.

Who holds a grudge over something like that?

They're the ones who make a fuss over every little thing.

Take what happened when Jiwon was born.

It was bad enough his granddaughter was born on the same day as my son,

but to give her the same name?

I consulted with a famous fortune teller.

Cost me an arm and a leg.

No wonder you're angry.

And in the end,

that old man blocked my construction project.

That evil old man was determined to screw me over.

They do say that revenge is a dish best served cold.

Exactly.

I'm sure you're all aware

what I was thinking

when I bought that land to stop Seok Gyeongtae.

That greedy old man only cares about money.

I can't let him wreak havoc on this school, on this town.

Time to go and wreak some havoc.

Of course.

I will knock it all down

and build you a lovely golf course.

Hold your horses.

Once Jiwon gets back…

There you go again.

I know he's doing a great job in Dubai,

but when it comes to resorts and golf courses, I'm your man.

You know that.

Is that rumor about you true?

What rumor?

That Jiwon got the better of you and left you begging for mercy.

And the reason he's working overseas, instead of here at HQ,

is because you set it up like that?

Me?

No way, Mr. Chairman. It's time he came back.

He should be here.

Yes, so it was a false rumor?

- Yes. - Okay.

You've got that Businessman of the Year interview today?

Here. Knock them dead.

Thank you.

It's time you got going to the board meeting.

Indeed.

To go and see Yun Jaeho's ugly mug.

SEOKBAN E&C

It's a doomed relationship for the ages.

So they'll decide at today's board meeting

which company will take over the school.

It has to be Juna E&C. The chairman's put so much effort into it.

Ms. Yun must be feeling uneasy too.

Chairman Seok is relentless.

Coming back after nearly 20 years and…

Maybe he'll help develop the town.

That's how some people see it.

If he's not doing anything illegal, why oppose him just for the sake of it?

You're so laid-back.

I thought you've been friends with Ms. Yun since high school.

Sorry?

Shouldn't you be insisting that Juna E&C is the only option?

If you're her friend.

Of course that would be the best outcome.

But things don't always work out how we want.

Don't make me out to be the bad guy.

There they go again.

I'm right though.

Everyone is blaming Ms. Yun's father

and passing all the stuff off to her they don't want to do themselves.

Also, despite being her friend, you're not even taking her side.

Now you're all here gossiping like it has nothing to do with you.

Gotta love the Jeongwon Daily.

2024 BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR PARK DONGJIN

Congratulations.

- Congratulations. - You're so amazing.

Sir!

Sir, he's here.

The reporters?

Show them in.

Not the reporters.

Then who?

Is it perhaps the Grim Reaper?

Seok Jiwon.

What are you…

What are you doing here?

Why are you here already?

Thanks for the warm welcome.

You still have some time before your interview.

So take a look at this.

How…

Well…

What about it?

What about it?

You know it's illegal to subcontract from subcontractors.

How can you just say, "What about it?"

The thing is--

Siphoning off the steel and adding water to the cement.

Wow, they even poured the cement on a rainy day.

Didn't even bother to cover it.

Have you had someone spying on me?

Yes, because you pull stunts like this.

This is the way things are done.

It's not just us, most everyone does it.

You know that.

It's illegal, but everyone is doing it.

It's been like that since forever.

Besides no one's any the wiser.

I don't care what anyone else does.

Didn't we agree not to do embarrassing things like this?

Is that why you had to do this on a day like today?

Does it make you feel good to humiliate me like this?

What are you doing?

You can't go in there.

We'll set aside some time later.

There's still one more embarrassing tidbit to reveal.

The CEO of the new subcontractor

is none other than…

your brother-in-law.

That about wraps it up.

Forgive me.

My kid is still in grade school.

Hello, sir. My name is Lee Giha, and I'll be your personal assistant.

I've heard a lot about you.

I'm a bit early.

Not at all.

It's an honor to work with you.

Don't stand on ceremony.

Sure.

Yes.

I hope we'll make a good team.

I will certainly do my best.

Just now in the conference room,

that was truly impressive. The best!

Sir.

2024 BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR PARK DONGJIN

Ms. Maeng.

Would you please give this to Ms. Yun while it's still warm?

The weather is still quite cold.

I'm worried she'll still be at it during the board meeting.

That's so thoughtful of you.

Although it might have been nice if you'd gotten one for me too.

I'm sorry. Later…

It's fine.

I have a thing for men who act coldhearted to me.

Over the vacation, did the two of you…

Yes?

Have a falling out?

Why don't you give it to her yourself?

She's stopped dropping by the health office.

Don't be silly.

There's somewhere I have to be.

Please give it to her before it gets cold.

Please.

In accordance with the majority vote,

the Dokmok High School Foundation

shall be transferred to Seokban E&C.

You people.

Please, please.

How dare you barge in like this!

Is the vote not yet over?

It's done, right?

I'm here to see my school.

It's looking quite run down.

That goes for you too.

How can you let a cockroach like him take control of this school?

What? Cock--

Director Gu, that land you bought off me,

did you sell it to him?

While begging him to build a golf course?

Now look here.

Don't you care about anything but money?

How dare you call me a cockroach?

Think what times you're living in.

Hey!

Considering you're here to destroy your hometown,

you should be grateful I restrained myself.

Damn it! Let go of me!

Grateful?

Father!

Sit down.

Ms. Yun.

Yeah.

Mr. Hong got this for you because you look like you're having a hard time.

119 PARAMEDICS

What's going on?

Seok Gyeongtae!

Seok Gyeongtae!

Let's go.

I wanted to crush him further. If only he hadn't collapsed.

Anyhow, that old man has always been obnoxious.

Goodness me!

Well done.

Dongjin is in the hospital because of you. He said he's going to resign.

Tell him to hold off until he's taken responsibility for his mess.

Forget it. Since you drove him out, you deal with it.

I went to Yangso today and signed the contract to take over the foundation.

I want you to take charge of building the golf course.

I don't want to. I've no interest in it.

Little punk. It's company business, you can't say no.

How is it company business? It's just your petty revenge.

Petty?

Revenge?

So what you're saying is

that I'm debasing myself doing this because of what happened 20 years ago?

- Yes. - What do you take your father for?

Maybe it was different 20 years ago,

but you know that area isn't suitable for a golf course.

So stop it before it's too late.

Stop what? I'm just getting started.

I'm going to build an amazing golf course,

then sit Yun Jaeho down,

call the townspeople together, and enjoy the sweet taste of revenge.

I'll become the new school chairman and after building the golf course,

I'll make sure he and his granddaughter are driven out of town.

Just like we were in the past.

That's a very specific level of pettiness.

Damn it!

Forget it. If you won't take charge of the golf course, get out.

Father.

Does Grandma know you're doing this?

What does my mom have to do with this?

Get out, you little brat!

I said get out!

Grandad, you shouldn't be drinking.

I'm so angry I can't sleep.

Here.

Okay.

Should I quit?

What?

Let's move out of school housing. I'll find somewhere for us to live.

Let's go somewhere far away like Seoul or Busan.

Where would you find a job at this time of year?

Besides, you're a homeroom teacher.

I'm sure the amazing new chairman will figure it out.

Fine. You can quit your job, and we can move out,

but there's no way I'm leaving this town.

I might've lost the foundation, but I'm saving my hometown.

That's all very well, but--

If you don't like what's happening, feel free to leave.

How can I leave you behind?

I'm not a child. Just go.

Hey, that was the last of that.

SEOK JIWON

SEOK JIWON DEALS WITH WHATEVER CHALLENGES COME HIS WAY

ON THE DUBAI PROJECT

- Do you still care about him? - No.

You almost gave me a heart attack.

Why are you searching for him if you don't care?

You think he might come and attend his dad's inauguration ceremony?

He can't. He wouldn't dare.

How did things turn out like this? You must be feeling weird.

He's definitely in Dubai, right?

And probably for ages?

I have no idea either.

But even if he came back to Korea, why would he come here?

Jihye, I just want to quit and--

If you think it'll be awkward, just transfer.

What?

I know the semester has already started.

Still, you have a history with them.

Do you think I'd be better off quitting?

I just think there's no point in giving yourself an ulcer.

You're not like that anymore.

Back in the day,

you wouldn't have run away for their benefit. You'd have stuck it out.

You were no joke back then.

Run away?

Jiwon, I've been thinking--

I want no part of the golf course.

You punk. At least do me the decency of pretending to listen.

I won't do it. Not under any circumstances.

I know you're my son, but…

Do you have any friends?

Not a single one, right?

It's nothing like that.

I just don't like him.

So, your family's enemy's son has the same name and birthday as you,

and you hate him for no reason at all?

He's never been any help to me at all.

You won't do it because of someone you don't want to see?

Yeah.

Is that a bit pathetic?

Not at all. That's fair enough.

However, I understand you left a long time ago.

If you still hate them after all this time,

that's a bit, how can I put it…

You're right.

It's terrible.

We had a terrible fight.

Let's both let go on the count of three.

One.

Two, three.

- You let go first. - You first.

- Yun Jiwon! - Seok Jiwon!

- Yun Jiwon! - Seok Jiwon!

- Yun Jiwon! - Seok Jiwon!

What was that?

What the heck? How can you lose to a girl?

What?

You can't really call that a fight.

Because I beat him every time, whether in brains or brawn.

No matter how much you fought, feelings born out of hate are still feelings.

Don't be ridiculous.

I have no reason to see him, nor do I want to.

But let's say I were to run into him completely randomly,

I'd smack him on the back of the head and go straight to hell.

We call feelings like that a love-hate relationship.

It's a well-known social convention.

Shut up! I don't have any feelings for him.

She was always yapping, although it didn't bother me at all.

She argued about everything and always insisted she was right.

Yun Jiwon.

Seok Jiwon.

Yun Jiwon.

Seok Jiwon.

- Yun Jiwon. - Seok Jiwon.

Seok Jiwon has been elected as president of the student body.

Thank you.

2006 ELECTION FOR STUDENT PRESIDENT

- Loser. - Loser.

You can go home. Good work today.

Thank you, sir.

Get home safely.

Jiwon!

I don't really know.

I'm not exactly sure, because I've never had such an enemy.

Just do whatever you want.

If you want to run away, don't give it a second thought.

But if you want to stay and fight, that's okay too.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

Sua.

I'm the greatest.

My advice was amazing, wasn't it?

It's just that I think it's okay now.

To do what you want.

Because you've never been able to before.

See you.

Tsk.

- Jiwon! - Hey.

Yu Hongjae. What are you doing here?

Get a load of that.

I'm here out of curiosity.

You just disappeared, so I'm curious how you've been.

I found out about this from Kim Seokhun,

my army buddy's friend's cousin. Okay?

You went to the same high school. Why didn't you say anything?

I didn't graduate from that school.

Nice to see you.

You've changed so much.

You used to be so talkative, and full of laughter and tears.

You used to try and act so tough, but in reality you were a nice guy.

That was so long ago.

If I were still like that at this age,

that'd be weird.

Is that why you ignored all my calls?

Last month, I texted you 100 times about the class reunion.

For the nth time, I only got back to Korea today.

You still could have replied.

Sorry.

Last time, the class president showed up for the first time.

- Class president? - Yeah, Jiwon, Yun Jiwon.

You're Seok Jiwon. She was Yun Jiwon.

I was surprised to find out she's a teacher at our old high school.

I heard she got an engineering degree and joined some up-and-coming start-up.

Anyway, how can I put it, she's calmed down a lot.

In high school, her nickname was mad dog.

- Do you remember? - Not really.

She was smart, confident, and pretty.

A lot of guys had a crush on her.

I don't really remember.

Is your memory really that hazy?

Smart people have the memory of a sieve.

Yun Jiwon didn't remember you either.

She what?

I mentioned you and she seemed clueless.

She said she couldn't remember you.

Yun Jiwon said she couldn't remember me?

Yeah.

I thought you two might be in touch, so I asked if she'd heard anything.

Be straight with me.

Yun Jiwon said she couldn't remember me?

She couldn't remember me?

I asked her several times.

But she said she had no idea. That she couldn't remember.

I guess she was a little bit drunk.

What the heck?

He's really rattled, isn't he?

Are you done running?

I've made my decision.

I'm not going to quit.

What?

Just because of that jerk… I mean,

just because of that family, why would I quit a good job

and move away from you?

For whose benefit?

I'm going to stick it out and walk around with my head held high.

Go and wash up. I've made some radish green soup.

Tell them to come.

Do they think I'm scared of them?

Oh my!

Oh my.

What are you doing, you little punk?

I'll do it, Father.

What?

The chairman of Dokmok High School. I'll do it.

What?

I will do it.

Revenge.

This is driving me crazy.

Why do I keep having this stupid dream?

What now?

Are you okay?

I'll be fine.

Make sure you go see the doctor at lunchtime.

Okay, I will. See you later.

Take some more of these.

- Just one then. - Hey, take more.

Take some more.

Dear me.

Yumi, Yeongjin, don't walk, run! Okay?

Ms. Yun, can those of us who are done running shoot some hoops?

Sure, off you go.

Hey! Don't set off until I blow my whistle!

Ms. Yun! Watch out!

- Ms. Yun! - Are you okay?

- Are you okay? - Are you okay?

Help her up.

Carry her.

- Hey, carry her. - Hurry.

Get on my back.

Eom Giseok, you moron.

Pack up and get to class.

Let me help you to the health office.

Forget it. Just hurry and go to lunch.

You've got a nosebleed.

- Oh no. - Your nose is bleeding.

A nosebleed.

It was right in the face.

Hello.

Yun Jiwon didn't remember you either.

Yun Jiwon didn't remember you either.

Yun Jiwon didn't remember you either.

That damn…

Hey! Hongjae, pass it!

18 YEARS EARLIER

What are you doing?

That's what I want to ask.

I told you to come straight after lunch.

I was going to go straight after this.

You eat lunch late.

Shut up and get moving.

That hurts.

Hurry up!

- Get a move on. - What are you doing?

Geez, don't those two ever get bored of fighting?

- I'm going to play one game. - I moved here when I was ten.

Those two were fighting even then.

And they were fighting long before that.

They'll probably fight forever.

Love-hate relationships are scary.

Those two will never end up like that.

Hey, are you playing or not?

He's not!

Let me finish this game. Five minutes! Be there soon! Three minutes!

Hey!

- Let's play. - Hey, Seok Jiwon!

- Hey, Yun Jiwon. - Yun…

- Are you okay? - Hey!

- She must be embarrassed. - That must have hurt.

- She fell flat on her face. - Sucks to be her.

Hey!

Hey, do it like this.

You fell over, so what's up with your tongue?

Honestly.

This hurts like hell.

At this rate, you won't even reach the health office by final bell.

And just whose fault is this?

There is one way to speed things up.

What?

You can give her a piggyback ride. That'll be fastest.

Whoa now!

What are… Damn it.

Minji, I'm going to kill you.

You two get to class.

- You come with me. - Ouch!

Hey, I hurt my foot. My leg's hurting.

Let go!

Hey… I said my foot hurts.

Why is the nurse never here?

Hey, can you pass me a Band-Aid?

Sure.

Aren't you going to stick it on?

For Pete's sake.

You're so annoying.

Are you forgetting whose fault it is I'm hurt?

Why start something when you can't even run?

Well, why didn't you come on time?

I told you I was going to.

I was going to score one more goal. Then you came rushing over.

- Don't shout. - This is the health office.

How are you student president? And I have to work with you.

It's not even on straight.

Anyhow, why were we supposed to meet today?

Oh, right! The class T-shirt.

Wait a sec.

After you lost the election, you joined the student council

just so you could bother me, right?

Look at this.

I called around, and for the same number made from the same material--

I know. The vice-principal's sister's shop is 300 won more expensive.

So let's change it so each class can do what they want.

Do you really have to be like this?

Can't you just go with the flow?

Would it kill you to let it slide for once in your life?

I hate it when people say that.

Why go with the flow?

It presupposes sacrifice or compromise by one party.

So why should I go with the flow?

Because of you I regret running for student president so much.

Then why didn't you let me do it?

Did I stop you?

Because you're like this,

the other kids voted for me and not you.

What's the point in being president if you only rank sixth on midterms?

Don't start that again. That was my first time ranking sixth.

Last year I came top more than you.

I never finished lower than second.

Finishing sixth must be so humiliating for you.

I'm so over this.

Anyhow, if you keep procrastinating, I'll bring it up at student council--

Wait.

Regarding that,

I will talk to the vice-principal.

Why didn't you say that in the first place?

Don't be late to the student council meeting,

or I will burst your soccer ball.

Do you think the others hate me, who turns up a minute or two late?

Or you, who makes meetings drag on forever

discussing every little thing?

Well…

Me.

It's worse that you do that even though you're aware.

Yun Jiwon, you're the absolute worst.

Aren't you coming?

Bell hasn't rung yet.

- I'm off. - Okay.

Hey, doofus! Come here a sec. Quickly!

- What now? - Quickly, over there!

That fan.

Can you point it over here?

For Pete's sake.

Who made such a mess of putting this on?

It's already falling off.

Because I got it wet. Just put it on any old way.

This one is waterproof, so you don't need to worry about getting it wet.

Thanks.

There.

Let's get started.

Okay.

This is great.

Isn't it? It wasn't easy to get.

You're the best.

If we do it like this,

we can reduce last year's budget for sports day by 20%.

How about we on the Admin Team prepare a report by the next meeting?

Sure.

Right, can we please finally end this meeting?

Madam Director of the Admin Team?

Yes.

Yun Jiwon, you really are amazing.

You fought with teachers about discrimination during uniform check.

You insisted seniors cutting in the lunch line was a violation of rules.

And now you're sorting out the budget for sports day.

You not becoming student president was truly an act of God.

We would be dead.

For sure.

Isn't that why we're on the student council?

To fight for better conditions on behalf of our fellow students.

- No? - Yes, you're right.

Are you here for the right reasons?

I don't know.

I'm just here to boost my extracurriculars.

That's disappointing.

Hey, Kim Dongun, my deputy on the Admin Team.

Do you have the same ulterior motive for being here?

No.

I'm here because of Jiwon.

- Me? - Me?

Yun Jiwon.

- What the heck? - That's very direct.

Did you fall for my charisma?

No.

It's because you're hot.

That's why I like you.

What?

Hope you'll live happily ever after.

Date!

- Well… - Date!

Date!

Did he really say that?

He really did. Like this.

"It's because you're hot.

That's why I like you."

What the heck? That's no joke.

- Isn't that amazing? - It really is.

I guess he's always had a thing for me.

Kids these days.

How could he debase the sacrosanctity of the student council like that?

It was when the meeting was over actually.

- Getting off here? - I want to go to the bookstore.

To buy a workbook? Let me tag along.

- Okay. - Are you going to get some tteokbokki too?

For sure.

You want to join, doofus?

Nope. Get lost.

Let's go.

Let's go.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

You asked me here, so why aren't you saying anything?

Yesterday, you really put yourself out there.

Yesterday, you asked me.

I'm not a good liar.

Did I upset you?

No.

What are you doing this weekend?

Why?

Want to go up to Seoul?

- Seoul? - Yes.

My brother goes to SNU, and he said he'd show me around.

I thought it'd be nice to go together.

I know it's one you're targeting.

I'm planning to go there too.

I think it'd be nice if we were there together.

You've already thinking that far ahead?

So, how about it?

Oh, hi, Jiwon.

He was the one who wanted to play soccer, so where is he?

Jiwon.

What do you say?

Did you say you wouldn't go to Seoul? Or did you reject him completely?

I turned him down.

- Why? - Why?

Dating is annoying and no fun.

Are you saying dating Dongun is no fun? Or dating in general?

What's it to you?

You know Jo Myeongseok in class eight?

He asked me to figure out if Jiwon had a boyfriend.

Whoa!

And who is he?

Just some loser who cried after falling over playing soccer.

Dude, he scraped his thigh. That hurts.

Anyone would cry.

Even though he's a loser who can't play soccer,

Myeongseok is still your close friend.

If he's heading down the wrong path, you should set him right.

You want to push him off a cliff? Huh?

What? How dare you?

Pull yourself together!

Final exams are just around the corner.

"And who is he?"

What does it matter?

Oh my, is someone who ranked sixth on midterms

worrying about the person who ranked first?

Not again.

Give it a rest. It was just the once.

It's never happened to me.

Not even once since I started school.

The conversation has gone to the dogs again.

I'm so fed up with these nerds.

Just you wait and see!

I'll wipe the floor with you come finals.

It's nice to have dreams.

But you'll never catch me now.

It's not like you were second or third. You dropped to sixth.

We might as well call it now.

- What if I win? - What if you lose?

If I lose, I will do whatever you ask.

Call me big sister, nuna, for the rest of your life.

You want to hang out until then?

Until we graduate then.

Fine.

And if I win?

What's the bet?

If by some miracle you somehow beat me?

You have to date me. If I win.

You really are crazy.

It repulses me to think of calling you nuna.

You have to put something you really hate on the line to make it interesting.

Date you?

I would rather shave my head in front of the whole school and go join a temple.

The Venerable Jiwon doth protest too much.

Is it a bet or not?

It's on! You don't scare me!

My money's on Seok Jiwon.

Mine's on Yun Jiwon.

Hey!

Shoot!

Come here.

I'm off.

Are you sleeping?

FINAL EXAMS

Hey, grades are out.

What?

Jiwon, grades are out.

Who do you think is going to come out on top?

No idea.

Look, Yun Jiwon came first.

So Seok Jiwon lost?

Amazing.

I love it.

- Really? - It's so nice.

Of course.

I'm not sure.

Get off.

How dare you order your nuna around like that!

We need to talk.

Jihye, see you tomorrow.

Hey! Wait!

What's up all of a sudden?

- Follow me. - Where are we going?

I asked where we're going.

Mr. Chairman?

I do apologize. Please take a seat.

I'm the principal.

I mean, the soon-to-be-appointed principal, Gang Yeongjae.

It's an honor, Mr. Chairman.

The previous principal retired.

The vice-principal is still completing her qualification.

So right now, she's the acting principal.

- I see, please take a seat. - Thank you.

I received news of Chairman Seok's injury this morning.

It was quite a shock. I didn't realize you'd be coming.

It was quite sudden. I do apologize.

There's no need.

We're happy to have you.

I will do my best to keep a low profile.

Dear me.

I told you to go to the health office. You had a nosebleed.

You're looking very pale.

No way. I can't go.

Why not?

I just ca… No, I won't go.

I have a free period now.

I'm going to take a nap. Can you wake me when the period is over?

- I'm off. - Okay.

YUN JIWON

AMNESIA?

Here are the files you asked for. There's no rush.

Thank you.

And just to confirm, you won't have an inauguration?

No, I won't.

I'm amazed.

I hope it doesn't seem impertinent, but your father was like a brother to me.

Oh, I see.

Then no need to be too formal.

He raised you well.

Sir, I think it's time we left.

Okay.

Are all the teachers in class right now?

Yes, they'll all be present for assembly.

So next time, if you come in the morning, I'd be happy to introduce you.

2024 STAFF SEATING CHART

GYM: YUN JIWON

It seems like

there's no gym this period?

Sorry?

Never mind. Let's get going.

Yun Jiwon didn't remember you either.

Sir, I think it's this way.

Ms. Yun.

Ms. Yun.

Ms. Yun.

This is the new chairman.

It's nice to meet you, Ms. Yun.

Yun Jiwon.

What…

Hey, Yun Jiwon!

LOVE YOUR ENEMY

What was it like seeing me again after 18 years?

I wish you would stop going on about our meaningless past.

I am so sorry for bringing up our meaningless past.

Teacher and chairman? Fine by me.

Don't you recognize me?

It doesn't matter. Anyhow, we meet again.

I'm ready to listen.

A confession?

The crazy lilac?

One of them only flowers some years.

How about relinquishing your position as chairman?

My position as chairman? Why not?

What if it blooms?

What will you do, Ms. Yun?

If it blooms…

Translated by Paul Carver