(Episode 108)
Someone came to see me?
I'm here, Dong Hee.
The pretty lady is here.
Have you been well, Him Chan?
What brings you here?
Who is she, honey?
Baek...
Baek Seung Ju.
Who is Baek Seung Ju?
What are you doing here?
I came to talk to Dong Hee about something.
Let's talk outside.
Outside?
Yes, come with me.
Mom.
We're supposed to go for a bike ride with Mr. Kang.
Him Chan, I won't be long.
I'll be right back, so wait just a few minutes.
Okay, Mom.
Bye, Ms. Baek.
Bye. I'll see you soon, Him Chan.
Okay.
Sorry for the trouble.
How brazen.
My gosh. She looks really mean.
I'm sorry. I thought she was Dong Hee's friend.
Have you really lost your mind?
How dare you come to my house?
Had you sent Him Chan to me when I asked you to,
I wouldn't have had to come here.
Why should I send Him Chan to you?
Why? Do you really not know?
I gave birth to Him Chan. That's why.
I am Him Chan's biological mother.
Look, Ms. Baek Seung Ju.
No matter what you say,
you can't change the fact that I am his mother.
I am Him Chan's biological mother, not you.
How brazen...
do you have to be to do something like this?
If you really are his mother,
you shouldn't do this for the sake of your own child. Am I wrong?
What did I do?
You are using Him Chan...
to threaten me only to fulfill your own selfish greed.
Him Chan will be hurt, but you do not care about that at all.
You're the one who made me like this.
What?
I nearly died while giving birth to Him Chan.
I risked my life to give birth to him.
So what right do you have...
to stop me from seeing my son?
Because you've been raising Him Chan?
Right, I give you that.
So shouldn't you also accept the fact that I'm his real mother?
Shouldn't you let me see my son when I want to see him?
Since you guys are supposed to go for a bike ride today,
I'll leave you be.
I don't want Him Chan to be disappointed.
But next time, you'll have to give me a chance too.
If you don't, I won't leave quietly like this.
Dong Hee.
Wasn't that Seung Ju just now?
Yes, it was.
What is Seung Ju doing here?
What should I do, Cha Yeol?
Why? What's wrong?
She came to my house to see Him Chan.
What?
She won't back down easily.
What do I do now?
Where is she? She said she wanted to go on a picnic with me.
Hey, where have you been? You wanted to go on a picnic.
Go by yourself.
What?
What's with her?
Then we'll get going.
All right.
Have fun.
Thank you.
Him Chan, be a good boy and listen to Mom and Mr. Kang.
I will. See you later.
Try to smile a little.
Him Chan will wonder what's up.
Okay. See you later.
See you.
Mom, we should go to Auntie Jung Eun's housewarming party.
Call her and tell her that we'll visit another time.
I'm too upset to go anywhere today.
We can't do that.
She's waiting for us now. I'm sure she cooked up a feast.
Let's go. It'll help you snap out of it.
Yes. You should surround yourself with people when you're feeling down.
You think so?
Yes, trust me.
All right. Then let's go.
- It's this unit, right? - Yes.
Okay.
Wait.
Honey, didn't you say Baek Seung Ju was Ms. Bang's daughter?
What?
Oh, she said her daughter's in-laws were the Inha Fashion family.
Why do you ask?
Do you want to yell at her about this morning?
Why? I can't do that?
Come on. Don't do that. Let's just go inside, honey.
Okay, I'll just let it go.
Who is it?
Auntie Jung Eun, it's us!
- Oh, there you are. - Hello.
- Come on in.
- Let's go inside. - Go on in.
Are you here for their housewarming party?
Yes. Honey, let's go inside.
You go ahead.
Honey.
I told you to go ahead.
All right.
Well, have a good time.
Wait, hold on.
What is it?
What did you teach your daughter when you were raising her?
What did I teach my daughter?
What do you mean?
Do you know where your daughter went today?
She came to our house. And she didn't seem ashamed at all.
What? Why did she go there?
What do you think?
She wanted to see Him Chan.
What?
Are you serious?
I'd barge into your house now...
and pull your daughter's hair out if I could,
but I don't even want to set foot in your house.
Anyway,
teach your daughter to behave herself. Please do that for me, will you?
Seung Ju!
What on earth are you up to?
What are you doing?
I heard you went to Dong Hee's place earlier.
How did you know?
Is that important now?
What is the matter with you, seriously? What do you want?
I told you.
I just want to see Him Chan when I want to. That's all.
You fool.
You abandoned your own child.
You can't demand that they let you see him whenever you want to!
You severed the inseparable mother-child ties,
so you must pay for it. Don't you know that?
Then you should've talked me out of it at all costs!
If you knew I'd regret it and miss him this much,
why didn't you talk me out of it when I decided to abandon him?
You didn't even try to stop me back then,
so don't tell me what to do.
I'll go see Him Chan whenever I want to.
What did you say?
- Oh, my. - Gosh, this looks amazing.
- Hold on. - What?
Look at you two.
Is it because you just got married? There's so much love in the air.
Right, Dad?
Yes, that's the way it should be.
They shouldn't hold back.
Love as much as you can and live it up!
My gosh, Jung Ho.
So how is it, Jung Eun?
Are you happy now that you have your own place with Mr. Jang?
Of course.
In the past, I never understood why people got married.
But now, I can't understand why I thought that way.
Are you that happy?
When you grow up and get married, you'll understand how I feel.
I'd choose to live with my parents...
and my soon-to-be-born sibling over getting married.
Although I may change my mind about it later on.
Ja Young, your belly has gotten even bigger.
Is it a boy or a girl?
I didn't ask.
I'll be happy either way.
That's right. Our precious baby glued the family back together.
It doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl.
We're just grateful and will do our best to raise the baby well.
I think it's a girl.
How do you know?
I had a dream.
I was going to tell you about it in the morning...
but couldn't.
Anyway, I saw a pretty bird fly into the house.
A pretty bird?
That means it's a girl.
Congratulations, Ja Young.
You'll have another adorable daughter like Hye Na.
Thank you.
Congratulations, Ja Young.
Here.
Have some.
Thanks. Did Cha Yeol go out?
He went to ride a bike with Dong Hee and Him Chan.
I'm so glad that he has recovered that much.
By the way, honey. About Him Chan...
Shouldn't we send him back to his biological mother?
What do you mean?
Send Him Chan back to his biological mother?
Well, Sung Wook will be released soon,
which means Cha Yeol and Dong Hee will get married soon.
So if they get married and bring Him Chan too,
it'll make Sung Wook uncomfortable.
Are you suggesting we separate Him Chan from Dong Hee...
just so that Sung Wook won't be uncomfortable?
Are you in your right mind?
How could you say such a thing?
Well, I just wanted to ask you since we know who his real mother is.
Enough, okay?
No matter what anyone says, Him Chan is Dong Hee's son,
and Cha Yeol already cares for him as if he's his own child.
So don't bring up such absurd ideas again. Do you understand?
Okay.
They say people don't change.
I suppose it was foolish of me to expect that you could change.
I have changed. I really have.
Then why did you say such a thing?
I wanted to ask you about it just in case.
I didn't expect you to agree with me.
Okay. Leave me alone, please.
One more thing.
What now?
How much longer do you plan to stay home?
Do you really not want to return to work?
Why?
Do you feel smothered now that I'm home all the time?
Yes, clearly.
It's not about that.
Inha Fashion needs you.
Will you keep reading books and lounge around all day...
for the rest of your life?
I can't think about it until Sung Wook is done serving his time,
so just mind your own business.
I'll decide what to do.
You say that about everything.
Leave me alone, will you?
Okay.
I will leave you alone, then.
Did you have fun today, Him Chan?
Yes, Mr. Kang. I had so much fun today.
Me too.
Why don't you go inside first, Him Chan?
Him Chan, I'll bring your bike inside. Go on in.
Okay, Mom. Get home safely, Mr. Kang.
Bye.
How about I try talking to Seung Ju in person?
I'll beg her not to do that.
No, Cha Yeol.
That won't solve anything.
I'll get it sorted out.
Don't worry about it.
It's something I should handle on my own anyway.
Him Chan is my son too.
So I don't want you to think that you have to carry the weight by yourself.
You know what I'm trying to say, right?
Yes, I know.
Okay, good.
Go on in. I'll see you tomorrow at work.
Get home safely.
I will.
So? Have you thought about what you want to do, Dong Hee?
What do you mean?
Why should she even consider such a shameless request?
Now, she wants to see Him Chan whenever she wants to?
That is insane.
You stay out of this, honey.
Don't worry about anything, Dong Hee.
I gave that woman's mother an earful when I saw her earlier today.
So you don't need to worry.
I've been doing a lot of thinking.
I think I should just let her see Him Chan.
What?
Ms. Baek said...
that she risked her life to give birth to Him Chan.
Ever since I heard that,
I've been thinking that perhaps...
it was wrong not to let her see Him Chan.
That's true.
Giving birth isn't an easy thing to do.
So you'll let her see Him Chan?
Yes.
And to be honest, I have no alternative.
Right, I agree.
You made a wise decision.
If you keep fighting, she may tell him that she's his birth mother,
which will be the worst-case scenario.
Yes. I also think you made the right decision.
Who knows? She might change her mind and not want to see him anymore.
Based on the things she's done so far,
I can tell that she only cares about herself.
So once she becomes busy with work,
she'll neglect Him Chan and forget about him.
She does not even deserve to be called a mother.
Why are you calling so late?
Let's meet tomorrow.
Why?
I want to talk to you about something.
Okay, see you tomorrow.
You wanted to meet up, so talk.
Are you going to keep staring at your teacup?
About Him Chan...
You can see him.
I knew you'd be okay with it.
Had you okayed it sooner,
we wouldn't have had to argue and fight like that.
Thanks for changing your mind.
But you have to promise me...
that you'll never tell Him Chan that you're his biological mother.
Without your promise, I cannot let you see him.
Okay.
You have to assure me.
Promise me.
You won't tell Him Chan no matter what happens.
Okay?
Okay, I won't tell him.
Also, you can only see him once a week.
And you have to send him home before sundown.
Look, Dong Hee.
Just remember this.
This was a very difficult decision for me, and I'm doing it for Him Chan.
So don't...
ask for more, Ms. Baek.
All right, fine.
Really? I can see the pretty lady again?
Why? Do you not want to see her again?
It's not that.
You said I couldn't see her again.
Now, you're telling me that I can. I just think it's weird.
It's nothing weird.
I was worried it'd be a hassle for her.
That's why I told you not to see her again.
But she said it was fine.
That's what happened.
I see.
So? What will you do with Him Chan today?
I'm not sure.
I've been racking my brain, but I can't decide what to do first.
Are you that excited?
Yes. I couldn't sleep a wink last night.
I'll see you later.
All right.
I'm really worried about her.
If she gets attached to him, it'll become that much harder.
Wow! You won, Him Chan.
Oh, no! I died.
Here, let me.
- Nice! - Go, Him Chan!
Yes!
Him Chan, are you having a great time with Ms. Baek?
Yes, Mom. I'm at a video game arcade now. It's really fun here.
Okay, have fun. Don't be home late.
Is Him Chan having fun?
Yes.
What's wrong, Cha Yeol?
I'm just not sure if we're doing the right thing.
All we can do is hope that Him Chan is having a great time.
Something must be up with those two, right?
I guess so. But it doesn't look like they fought.
I was going to subtly hint to them that we're dating.
But they won't even let me.
You said you wanted to keep it a secret...
because it was more thrilling.
It's only thrilling if you think others are about to find out.
Those two are so bad at taking hints.
What?
Him Chan, did you have fun today?
Yes, I had fun.
What do you want to do next time?
Next time?
Why? You don't want to hang out with me?
It's not that, but...
I'm really bored these days.
Play with me. Please, Him Chan?
Okay, I will.
Then when you think of something you want to do, call me.
Okay?
Okay. Get home safely.
Bye.
Mom, you got home just now?
Yes.
Are you doing your homework now?
I couldn't do my homework earlier because I went out.
But I'm almost done now.
My gosh. You're such a good boy, Him Chan.
So? Did you have fun today?
Yes. But Ms. Baek wants to hang out with me again, Mom.
Really?
Can I do that, Mom?
Do you want to, Him Chan?
I'm not sure.
I mean, it's fun to hang out with her.
But I don't love it because you're not there.
You should finish your homework.
Okay, Mom.
You made sure Him Chan got home safely.
Why are you texting him?
What are you doing, Him Chan?
I keep thinking about what we did together today.
(I keep thinking about what we did together today.)
(Stop texting him today.)
What's wrong?
What did Him Chan say? You look so upset.
Let me see.
"Stop texting him today."
Yes. Don't get greedy, Seung Ju.
Just be satisfied with being able to see him, okay?
Here.
Ms. Paju, Sung Wook will be released today.
You made his favorite dishes, right?
Yes, ma'am. I prepared everything you told me to make.
Oh, right.
I forgot to tell you to buy some fish.
Could you go to the fish market now?
Buy the freshest ones.
Yes, ma'am.
(A Better, Hopeful Tomorrow With the Korea Correctional Service)
(Restricted Area)
Sung Wook.
Mom, Dad.
You got through it.
You're free. You can go home now.
I told you not to come. Why are you here?
Of course, we have to be here even if you told us not to.
Gosh, Mom.
I'm here too.
Hey, thanks.
Thanks for coming here to pick up your loser brother.
What are you talking about? Of course, I should be here.
We didn't bring any tofu. You don't need that, do you?
No.
I've fully repented and am ready to start afresh with a clean slate,
so don't worry.
(Bravo, My Life)
There will be an emergency board meeting.
What's on the agenda?
Reinstating Mr. Kang In Kyu as CEO.
Cha Yeol, you should get married soon.
Well done, Him Chan!
You're so smart. Who do you take after?
They've been spending time together for three months already.
Are you sure this is okay?
- I'm getting greedy, Mom. - About what?
Him Chan.
I want to raise Him Chan.