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(Episode 16)
You said you wanted to talk.
Please say it and stop walking.
You seemed to have something you wanted to say from before.
Go ahead. What is it?
You look a lot like someone I know.
I do?
Yes.
So much that it wouldn't be shocking if you were the same person,
other than the fact that you don't have a scar on your forehead.
That's why I was very confused these past few days.
I don't know what to say.
Whom do I resemble?
Show me sometime.
I'd like to see just how much I resemble him.
Sadly, I can't.
He died.
You mean you wish he died.
He died?
Yes.
Did you check?
Did you really wish I'd die?
But ever since you showed up,
I question my belief.
You want to believe I died.
I have the same dream every day now,
wishing you were Yoo Wol.
Was that person I resemble...
your ex-boyfriend?
Make him forfeit his parental rights...
and make Choi Kwang Il, Jang Kwang Il.
Jang Kwang Il?
Do you want to leave Yangji Group, which you worked hard to build,
to a Choi?
Get them divorced.
Jang Kwang Il?
What's wrong?
Tae Joon...
had been buying shares...
under a borrowed name behind my back.
He was?
Yes. He spread negative rumors about the group...
to drive the stock price down...
to buy them for cheap.
How could he do that?
Did you really not know?
I'm sorry, sir. I had no idea.
What did I say?
I said not to let your guard down!
This is why you can't trust strangers.
You're not siphoning money...
behind my back, are you?
How could I dare?
If you do,
I'll never forgive you.
Yes, sir.
I would've taken care of him even if he didn't do anything.
People who grew up without money can't be trusted.
Tell him to come see me right this instant.
Yes, sir.
No.
Don't jump to conclusions.
Who cares if he was your boyfriend?
It's all in the past,
and you're doing fine now.
You are happy, right?
Yes.
Then why...
Are you afraid?
About what?
In case your ex-boyfriend will show up...
and ruin your happiness.
I told you it's not like that.
Okay. You just look like there was a history there.
My apologies.
Actually, that wasn't what I wanted to talk about.
You were in Korea during the dot com bubble, right?
I was.
Then you must know that my husband, Kwang Il,
was associated with Eunhasoo.com.
Of course.
Because Eunhsasoo.com stole Saeyoung's technology,
I lost everything.
Do you hold a grudge against us...
because of what happened back then?
That's what I wanted to ask.
I see.
You resent us, don't you?
Are you worried...
that I may retaliate?
To be honest, I can't deny it.
It's all in the past.
Mr. Choi was a victim as well.
Don't worry.
I don't hang onto the past.
Are you done?
Excuse me.
Why did you...
come to Korea back then?
You had no connections here.
To find my parents.
Your parents?
As you know, I was adopted abroad.
I wanted to find my roots.
So, did you?
No.
That's a shame.
Do you know what I learned back then?
That I should bury the past.
They must have had a reason for abandoning me.
What use would it be find them now?
I decided to just forget the past.
I don't know whom it is I resemble,
but if he's someone from your past,
just bury it...
since there are new people in your life now.
From now on,
you'll pay for betraying me.
Jang Kwang Il.
Why did you say that to Father?
That's the only way to get him to act.
Why would he want to leave the company...
that the Jangs built to a Choi?
What about Min Jae?
What if he tells him to change his last name too...
if he wants to inherit the company?
If he'll leave him the company,
what's the big deal?
Jang Min Jae, Park Min Jae, same difference.
Are you kidding me?
Why would Min Jae be Jang Min Jae?
Jang Min Jae?
Hey, Min Jae.
Let's ask him.
Min Jae.
If by chance, hypothetically,
Grandfather says he'll leave you the company on one condition,
that you change your last name from Park to Jang,
what would you do?
- What? - Stop it already.
What would you do?
That's ridiculous.
How could I change my last name?
Of course not. What do you take us Parks for?
We descended from classic scholars.
You're just merchants.
What? Change his last name?
I'm not Tae Joon.
Don't you dare say that again,
or it's divorce!
He's so sensitive. Right, Ji Eun?
I agree.
What's so important about your last name?
What's important is whether or not you inherit a company.
Ji Eun.
I never realized how wise you were.
That's right. Why is your last name so important?
So I was thinking,
what about Hong Min Jae instead of Park Min Jae?
- Hong Min Jae? - Yes.
If you take our last name, who knows?
My dad may leave you Daesong Group.
In Japan,
men who marry into wealthy families take on the wife's last name.
If we had a system like that too,
I would change Min Jae's last name to Hong.
What a shame.
I'm going to go to our room now.
What...
What did she just say?
Gosh. Look at our family. That's just great.
Hong Min Jae?
Then would I inherit Daesong Group?
Hong Min Jae would be better than Jang Min Jae. Don't you agree?
You stupid idiot!
I'm sure Tae Joon had a reason.
Why don't we ask him why he did it first...
Are you...
defending your husband right now?
I'm not defending him.
I'm saying let's figure out why he did it.
And once we do?
What if we find out he was just being shady?
What will you do then?
Do you think...
you'll be able to continue your marriage?
You may be able to forgive him,
but not I.
I won't forgive anyone...
who betrays me. I don't care who it is.
- Father did that? - Yes.
Min Jae's family found out and came yesterday...
and told Chairman Jang to get them divorced,
change Kwang Il's last name to Jang,
and threw a bit fit.
That's absurd.
How could that happen?
Welcome home.
Go inside. He's waiting.
Do you think he really did that with bad intentions?
Who knows?
He cared more about Kwang Il than anything.
It's hard to believe.
The truth will be revealed soon enough.
What did he say?
I guess it's almost time...
for you to be kicked out of this family.
Machiavelli said...
in "The Prince"...
that human beings...
can forget their enemy who killed their father,
but they can't forget their enemy who stole their money.
Sir.
Did you serve me for too long?
Did you covet my fortune?
You're mistaken.
- I'm mistaken? - Yes.
I did it for Kwang Il. I had no choice...
Give me a break.
Do you expect me to believe that?
It's the truth. Please believe me.
If it was for Kwang Il,
why was it in a borrowed name?
And why did you do it without telling me?
While we were repaying loans and gathering money for the gift tax,
it was necessary...
to launder funds for the subsidiary.
Are you saying you used funds...
from a subsidiary without telling me too?
Yes, sir.
That was the only way to make up for the losses.
I'm sorry, sir.
So?
But that only accomplished so much, so I had no choice...
but to dip into personal funds...
that I had set aside for Kwang Il's succession.
What?
I'd have to pass the company onto Kwang Il soon,
but I didn't have enough money...
to increase his shares, so I had to lower our stock price.
Since that's how I was gathering shares for him,
I had to use a borrowed account...
since we're being scrutinized.
Why didn't you tell me about this? That's what I want to know!
You did it in secret...
without telling me because you felt guilty.
I know you're rotten inside.
So Kang Il is the problem.
He's always the source of trouble.
Then Uncle did nothing wrong.
He did it for Kwang Il.
If that's true, he had no reason do it in secret.
Isn't that right, Father?
Of course.
Father won't fall for Tae Joon's lies...
and drop this like nothing happened, will he?
That's why we need to push forward with my strategy.
- That again? - Seriously.
Turning Choi Kwang Il into Jang Kwang Il.
That's the only way to get my father do it.
That's why we need to push forward with it.
Mother's right.
But Hong Min Jae will never happen.
Don't even think about doing that to my son.
What brings you by?
Please give this to Mr. Oh.
What is this?
Soy sauce gejang.
He liked it a lot when he came over the other day.
He did?
Yes. We'll send over a lot from now on,
so tell him not to feel bad, and to please enjoy.
Okay. I'll let him know.
Thank you. Have a nice day.
Wait.
Will Mr. Oh be coming home late?
Sorry, but I don't know.
Do you need to tell him something?
I can relay the message to him.
It's okay. I'll tell him in person the next time I see him.
I'll let you go.
Okay. Goodbye.
Did I come too early?
I should've waited a little.
Kwang Il.
Uncle.
What were you doing at Mr. Oh's house?
What else? To discuss investing.
I see.
You heard, right?
About what?
You still haven't heard about your father?
Was that person I resemble...
your ex-boyfriend?
No.
He brought this. It's soy sauce gejang.
He said you said you liked it,
and that he'll keep bring you more.
Put it away. I don't even want to smell it.
If you hate it so much, why did you say you liked it?
You're so weird.
They made it for me. How could I say I don't like it?
Then you can tell them now.
He plans to keep bringing them.
If you feel bad, do you want me to tell them?
No. Just accept it if he brings it.
You, your mother, and Mr. Hwang like it.
That's not right. He's bringing it for you.
Just take it and stop talking back to me.
Fine.
Anyway,
how long will you avoid Mr. Choi?
He came to the office and here...
countless times to see you.
I'll meet him in due course.
Stay out of it. I'll take care of it.
You said you'd invest.
Why are you playing hard to get?
Are you and he flirting?
Hey. Take this and get out.
Just looking at it makes my stomach churn.
You can't eat this yummy dish.
How sad.
It's a relief I found out now.
What if we never found out?
The mere thought of it makes me shudder.
Why did my father...
Why else? Because he isn't your real father.
So don't try to be all benevolent,
and cut him out.
What do you mean?
Get your mother...
to divorce him.
I hope at least you will understand my true intentions.
I want to as well.
But why did you keep that from me too?
I don't want to misunderstand you,
but I just can't understand.
If you bought up shares under a borrowed name for Kwang Il,
why did you keep it a secret?
I think Father has ulterior motives.
What do you mean?
I have never once doubted him...
since I believed he was your biological father.
Do you suspect him too?
The human heart is very cunning.
Once I found out the truth,
I started to see him in a new light.
This is why prejudices are so scary.
I can't believe even you think that.
Do you trust him?
I don't know what's going on.
Grandfather plans to make you the group's chairman...
once you successfully acquire Yangji Construction.
Would Father gladly step down?
He wants me to succeed him more than anyone else.
That may be your naive belief.
He's still young.
It won't be easy...
to give everything to you.
Especially when you aren't even his real son.
So you're saying...
my father won't want to give up the chairman position for me,
is that it?
I think that's very possible.
What do you want me to do?
First, follow Grandfather's wishes.
Get them divorced?
Yes.
How could you...
Because that's the only way...
you and Ji Min can become the owners of Yangji Group.
I know what you're thinking.
I don't want to explain myself anymore.
Do you really think of me as your son?
I don't think of you as my son, you are my son.
Even if the entire world judges me, you can't.
Why not?
Because...
you're my son.
Why just me?
I never once thought you weren't my son.
You of all people must believe me.
You must.
I'm sorry.
I am ashamed to face you, sir.
How careless were you, that you let this happen...
especially during these sensitive times before the acquisition?
I know.
I feel like I was beaten with a bat, and can't think straight.
I worked so hard to keep it confidential.
How did it get out?
I just don't understand.
It was an inside job.
How else would Daesong have found out?
An inside job?
That's right.
Find out who leaked confidential information.
Find the leak.
Yes, sir. I'll find the person.
Hello, Choi Tae Joon speaking.
I don't know whom it is I resemble,
but if he's someone from your past,
just bury it...
since there are new people in your life now.
Yes, bury it.
I can't ruin my present because of my past.
Especially during this important time.
Snap out of it, Shi Wol.
I got a call from the chairman's secretary.
His mother passed away.
You should go. You're his only daughter-in-law.
Hello, Ms. Yang.
Chairman Jang asked that you come home.
He did?
- Did you call them? - Yes.
I told them all to come.
You call the executives too, right?
Yes, I did, but is that necessary?
What about the funeral?
Stay out of it.
That's not your concern.
Yes, sir.
My mother-in-law passed away.
How could you tell even me not to go?
This isn't right.
She's right.
Yes, what Father did was wrong,
but it's too cruel to tell us not to go to the funeral.
And I'm the eldest grandson.
You're not their eldest grandson.
You're not their blood.
Eldest grandson, my foot.
He betrayed me.
You'll get divorced anyway.
You have no duties as the daughter-in-law.
Father.
He's right. Aren't you mad?
Why would you do daughter-in-law duties there?
Stay out of it.
Why should I stay out of it?
I'm the one who uncovered Tae Joon's corruption!
- Gosh. - She's right, Jung Hee.
If it weren't for her, we all would've been had.
You need to think rationally in times like these.
But...
do you think the slush fund is all that he set aside?
What do you mean?
What if...
he has a child hidden away somewhere?
Why you...
That's enough, Auntie.
A child? How could you say such a thing?
The one thing you can never fully know...
is what a person feels inside.
Why do you think he had such a big slush fund?
He did it because he had someone to leave it to.
He said he did it for me.
What? Do you actually believe him?
Kwang Il, she's right.
A man...
instinctively wants to carry on his line.
That's why humanity hasn't gone extinct,
and continues to exist.
He's capable of that and more.
Shut it.
I repeat.
None of you...
may go to the funeral.
I won't forgive you if you disobey me.
Especially...
Jung Hee and Kwang Il. Heed my words.
Chairman Jang gave a stern order that no one come today.
Even the executives.
He's publicly declaring war against you...
and saying he'll kick you out.
Reporters came and asked what was going on,
but I didn't know what to say.
Bring Kwang Il.
Chairman Jang...
I don't need anyone else. Just tell Kwang Il to come.
Yes, sir.
Is it done?
It is. Come and sit.
Okay.
Nothing beats...
noodles mixed with your young radish kimchi...
in the summer.
Everything I make tastes good.
- Eat up. - Okay.
Let's see how it tastes.
It has such a nice kick.
It kills me.
The young radish ripened nicely.
Yes. It's perfect right now.
Anyway,
what do you think Tae Yang thinks of Duk Shil?
What? I don't know.
You should ask.
Why should I ask that?
Why not?
Don't you know she's totally devoted to him?
You don't care because she isn't family.
Fine.
I'll ask him.
Find out for sure.
Okay, I will.
But...
what if he says he doesn't like her?
He doesn't like her?
I'm asking what if?
That's unacceptable.
I'll make him like her...
even if I have to strangle him.
Why you... Tae Yang isn't a chicken.
Why would you strangle him?
I'm just saying.
I'm frustrated, that's all.
Why do you keep staring at me like that?
Do you have something to say?
What? No, I don't.
Then work. Stop wasting time.
Fine, I'll work.
Yangji Group's Chairman Choi Tae Joon's mother passed away.
She did?
So he was an only son.
She must have been heartbroken to send her only son...
into his wife's family's house.
Why? Thanks to that, he became the chairman of a conglomerate.
I would've been happy.
Really?
Of course.
Tae Yang.
What do you think about living with your in-laws?
I don't know. I never gave it much thought.
Then you should start giving it some thought.
Why should he do that?
Don't tell me...
I'm sleepy. I need to get a cold cup of coffee.
I'll be right back.
What are you going to do?
About what?
About Duk Shil. What will you do about her?
Hey. Where's the funeral being held?
Are we really not going?
What if people criticize us?
I know.
My mom just called...
and scolded me about our not being there.
But your grandfather said not to go.
Father really is a scary man.
He has no sentimental bone in his body.
That's how he made Yangji what it is today.
Min Jae.
You have to become like your grandfather, okay?
Okay, I will.
I don't like that.
You don't?
Then should I be like your father?
Yes.
Min... Min Jae.
Hey!
The chairman is begging you.
Please go with me.
I can't defy my grandfather.
I'm sorry.
He said he didn't need anyone else,
and asked that you'd please go.
Please, sir.
You can't do this even to a servant.
The chairman lived for only you and Yangji.
How could you do this?
Sir.
Please, at least let Mr. Choi Kwang Il go.
I'm begging you, sir.
You have some nerve.
How dare you come here?
Think of what people would think.
You can't do this.
Let them criticize us.
I'm used to it.
It doesn't affect me anymore.
It's not some event. His mother passed away.
I know you hate him, but this is wrong.
It will be a scar that will last in his heart forever.
Please, sir.
What about how he stabbed me in the back?
Sir.
You're the same.
Do you think I'll forgive you?
Go and tell Tae Joon...
that I will punish him.
Mother.
I really don't know what to do.
How can I face your father-in-law going forward?
What would you do?
I wouldn't go.
Do you mean it?
Yes.
I think we must obey Grandfather's wishes right now.
I think at least I should go.
I've thought it over again and again, and this is wrong.
Will you divorce him?
Divorce? Now?
I don't know what's going on.
Father wants at least me to go.
I don't want to break his heart.
Okay. I agree.
You should go.
I'll convince your grandfather somehow.
Okay, I will.
Do you plan to go Grandmother's funeral?
Yes. I think I'll regret it for the rest of my life if I don't.
Don't go.
Honey.
Grandfather said not to go.
Regardless, he lived as my father for decades.
This is inhumane.
I never expected this of you.
I'm shocked.
Then do this.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you for coming.
I pray she rests in peace.
Thank you.
Okay, then.