Don't you dare tell anyone.
(Episode 40)
You'd better not say anything to anyone about Him Chan.
If you do, I will quit of my own accord,
and you'll never see me again.
You got that?
Dong Hee!
The rumors about Dong Hee aren't true.
So take back what you said about terminating her contract.
It came from Mr. Kang. I can't change it.
From Mr. Kang?
That's right.
Why are you going out of your way to help Dong Hee?
You said you were over her. Is it not the case?
This has nothing to do with that.
I can't see her get fired...
because of such absurd rumors.
Cha Yeol!
Is Mr. Kang in his office?
No, he just left to attend a dinner meeting.
What about Director Kang?
He left for the day too.
My gosh. You're home.
Is Sung Wook home?
Yes, he got home just now. Why do you ask?
What's going on?
Let's talk.
About what?
It's about Dong Hee.
Talk them out of terminating Dong Hee's contract.
But how?
The rumors about her aren't true at all.
You can trust me on that.
How can you be so sure?
Do you know who the father is?
Yes, I do.
Who is it?
That's...
I can't tell you.
But I swear, the rumors aren't true. He is not a married man.
There's a reason she can't tell anyone who the father is.
So talk to Father...
and persuade him not to terminate her contract, okay?
Why can't you tell me if you know who the father is?
That's all I need to know to help her keep her contract.
I told you. There is a reason I can't tell you.
In any case, I don't think I can persuade Dad.
So if you want to help Dong Hee, you talk to him yourself.
Dong Hee?
Isn't she the single mother Cha Yeol has a crush on?
Were you eavesdropping?
That's not important.
There are rumors about the father of the child being a married man?
And the company may terminate her contract because of that?
Yes.
But Cha Yeol seemed to be convinced that the rumors weren't true.
What is the reason he can't tell you who the father is?
Who knows?
You should help her.
Help her? What do you mean?
Persuade your father...
not to terminate her contract.
Why should I?
I told you.
Cha Yeol marrying someone with a significant flaw will help us both.
I think he still likes her.
So make sure she can stay and work alongside Cha Yeol.
Do you understand?
I'm home.
Dong Hee, you're home.
Go wash up first, and we'll have dinner.
Okay. Where is Him Chan?
He's in your room.
But something must've happened at school today.
He's been downcast all day.
Really? Him Chan?
Him Chan, I'm home.
Hi, Mom.
What were you doing, Him Chan?
I was reading a book.
I see. Which book?
Hey, Him Chan. What happened to your hand?
It's nothing.
What do you mean it's nothing? Show me.
Let me see.
It looks pretty bad.
What happened? Did you trip and fall?
Yes.
Let's put on some ointment first.
There, it's done.
Thanks, Mom.
Him Chan.
Can you tell me what happened today?
Did you get into a fight with your friends?
Why did you fight?
Hey, are you already keeping secrets from me?
This is hurting my feelings.
You're hurt?
Yes, I'm so hurt.
So just tell me, please.
Why did you fight with your friends?
Mom.
Am I a burden to you?
What do you mean?
A burden? Who said that?
Who said such a mean thing?
My friend Jung Hwan's mom said...
that I was nothing but a burden to you.
That is absurd. Why would you be a burden to me?
That's not true. It is not true at all, Him Chan.
Is it really not true?
Is that why you were upset all day?
Yes.
Come here, Him Chan.
Him Chan.
You are not a burden to me.
You're my heart...
and the reason I live.
You are my everything.
Do you understand?
Yes. I understand, Mom.
Then repeat what I said just now.
What do you mean to me?
I am your heart...
and the reason you live. I am your everything.
Good.
So no matter what your friends say, never let it get to you.
And always remember what I told you.
Okay?
Yes. I will, Mom.
What did you want to talk to me about?
Go on and tell me.
It's about my co-worker, Seo Dong Hee.
I heard you decided to terminate her contract because of the rumors.
That's right. What about it?
Father.
The rumors about her aren't true. They're groundless rumors.
How do you know that?
Does it mean you know the truth?
Yes.
What is the truth?
That's...
It's personal, so I can't just go ahead and tell you.
But you see,
the rumors you heard aren't true at all.
I swear, it is not true.
Cha Yeol must be telling you all this...
because the rumors really aren't true.
Why don't you just keep her on, honey?
Do you know what's going on?
Yes. I happened to overhear Cha Yeol and Sung Wook talking about it.
Father, please.
The rumors are one thing,
but we can't keep her on because of her intern assessment report.
What's wrong with her intern assessment report?
Her average score is very low, and Ms. Baek said...
we shouldn't extend her contract.
Seung Ju said that?
Yes.
That's because Ms. Baek is very strict, Dad.
What do you mean?
Dong Hee crossed the line a little because she was so eager to do a good job,
but Ms. Baek took that as a flagrant disregard for hierarchy.
We hired Dong Hee because Ms. Baek was adamant about it,
so she feels that even Dong Hee's small mistakes would make her look bad.
Hence the harsh review.
So if the assessment is what's bothering you,
I don't think you need to worry about it.
Also,
she's far too talented to just work as an intern,
so everyone considers her a valuable member of the team.
Is that right?
Yes, believe me.
It sounds like Ms. Baek is at fault...
for not acknowledging such a talented employee.
Father, please.
What's your take on this, Sung Wook?
What do you think we should do about Seo Dong Hee?
I don't think it's right to terminate her contract.
Cha Yeol can vouch for her,
and firing someone based on some unverified rumors...
goes against your management philosophy.
That's true.
Okay.
It's been weighing on me too,
so let's give it some time.
Really? Are you sure, Father?
When you get to the office tomorrow,
tell Ms. Baek to cancel the plan to terminate her contract.
Okay, I will.
Thank you so much, Father.
The company has decided not to terminate Dong Hee's contract?
Why is that?
Mr. Kang has decided against it.
Right, so why did he change his mind overnight?
What do you think the reason is?
Did Cha Yeol persuade Mr. Kang?
Good guess.
He blindly trusted what Cha Yeol told him and changed his mind?
Well, I helped a little.
You? Why did you help Cha Yeol?
Because it was the right thing to do.
Director Kang.
I get that you're angry because things aren't in your favor,
but play nice.
Play the game fair and square.
What are you doing?
I'm just organizing the cabinet.
I've been meaning to do it.
What? Are you going to deep-clean the entire office...
before you get fired?
This way, I'll feel better.
I can't believe you're cleaning when you're about to get fired.
All right. Have fun cleaning.
Who knows? They might decide not to terminate your contract...
if the universe wanted to reward you for deep-cleaning the office.
I'll leave you to it, then.
What was that about? Must he make fun of me?
I think we should just go with that.
Dong Hee.
We're not terminating your contract. Consider yourself informed.
Pardon me?
Really, Ms. Baek?
So Dong Hee can continue to work with us?
Yes.
Congratulations, Dong Hee.
Thank you.
Congratulations, Dong Hee.
Thank you, Ms. Kim.
Are you not going to congratulate her?
Congratulations.
Yes, thank you.
Ms. Baek, may I ask you what happened?
I don't know the details. All I know is that Mr. Kang changed his mind.
I see.
Can you spare me a moment?
Have you told anyone about Him Chan's secret?
No.
Are you sure?
Yes, I never told anyone.
You said you'd quit...
and never see me again if I told anyone.
So why would I tell someone?
Then why did the company decide not to terminate my contract?
How would I know?
You must know what happened.
That's why you talked about the universe rewarding me or something.
And when Ms. Baek was telling me about it,
you didn't seem surprised at all.
Am I wrong?
You're right.
I went to see Mr. Kang...
and told him that I could swear the rumors weren't true.
He put his trust in me...
and decided to keep you on.
Are we good now?
Is that really what happened?
Of course, I'm telling you the truth.
You see, Mr. Kang is a good person.
He'd never fire anyone without just cause.
Okay?
One more thing.
Don't be mad at Mr. Jang.
You can yell at me instead, okay?
All right.
Wait. Thank you.
For what?
What do you think?
You went to speak with Mr. Kang and vouched for me.
I really appreciate it.
Well...
I didn't do it for you.
Firing a talented employee like you...
would be the company's loss.
And I wouldn't want to work here if you weren't around.
Right.
Hello?
Hello, this is Him Chan's mother.
You are Jung Hwan's mother, right?
- Thank you. See you again soon. - Okay.
- Thank you. - Bye.
You can sit over there.
(Hyena Hair Salon)
You should go eat something.
Can I do that?
But be quick.
Okay, sure.
Was it nice to get your hair shampooed?
No, not really.
Pardon me?
Oh, I see.
Let's have lunch.
You go ahead. I'm on a diet.
Come and have a bite at least.
The pork cutlets turned out perfectly.
My gosh, you made pork cutlets? No, I'm good.
Hello. I'd like a bowl of dumpling soup.
Sure. Are you on your lunch break now?
Yes.
Then how about some pork cutlets instead of dumpling soup?
Hye Ran doesn't want any, so I can give you some.
My gosh, really?
Yes. Take a seat.
No! I want pork cutlets. I'll eat them.
Hey, you said you didn't want any because you were on a diet.
If I stayed on a strict diet to lose weight at this age,
I'd end up with osteoporosis.
Come on, Hyun Seok. Let's eat.
Jung Eun, you can have mine.
I'll fry up some more for myself.
No, it's okay. You should eat them.
No, it's fine.
I heard you liked pork cutlets. Sit down and have some.
How did you know that she liked pork cutlets?
What?
Oh, that's...
I wonder too. How did you know?
To tell you the truth, I asked Ms. Park at the hair salon...
because I wanted to cook you a meal.
What? She's just an aspiring writer. Why would you treat her to a meal?
I wanted to thank her.
Thank me? For what?
Go ahead and eat first. I'll tell you later. Here, take a seat.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
What's with him, seriously?
(Hana Dumplings)
What on earth have you done to Hyun Seok...
that he wanted to treat you to a meal?
Did you not hear me asking him the exact same thing?
Then,
just eat those pork cutlets and call it even.
Don't let him treat you to a meal, okay?
No.
Then you'll let him take you out for a meal or something?
If he'd like to do that, then of course.
My gosh, look at you.
You're determined to seduce him.
Thank you for the food.
No problem. Have a good day!
- Oh, Auntie Jung Eun. - Hey.
What were you doing here?
What brings you here? Are you here to see Ja Young?
No, I'm here to see Mr. Jang.
Mr. Jang? Why?
I want to ask him if I could stay in Dong Hee's old room for a while.
I'm sorry. I'm using that room now.
What? Why?
What do you think? Because I have nowhere else to go, just like you.
Darn it. Why didn't you call me and give me a heads-up?
I was counting on that.
At the bar, you told me...
that we shouldn't contact or see each other for a while...
because we'd only stress each other out.
Did you not say that?
Darn it. Where am I going to sleep, then?
I guess I have no choice. I should just ask Ja Young.
Hey.
What are you going to ask her?
What do you think? I'll ask her to hire me part-time.
I'll just sleep on the couch at the salon.
I'm sorry.
She already hired me for that part-time position.
What?
Auntie Jung Eun, seriously!
- Mr. Kim Jung Ho, right? - Yes.
We need to fill a security guard position for an apartment building.
Would you be interested?
A security guard for an apartment building?
Why? Are you not interested?
It's not that.
Could I think about it for a day and let you know?
Sure, that's fine.
Ms. Baek.
I have to say, Dong Hee is very lucky.
Do you know why they suddenly decided not to terminate her contract?
Like I said earlier, I do not know the details.
You see, it's not that I dislike her,
but both Jong Min and Cha Yeol always side with her,
and it annoys me.
Especially Cha Yeol.
Earlier when you weren't in the office, he got her coffee and snacks.
People might think he's her boyfriend or something.
He should just date her.
Ms. Kim.
Watch what you say. Who should date whom?
I'm just saying.
He's all over her.
Please excuse me. I have to take this call.
This is nuts.
Hello?
Are you going to keep this up?
How many times must I tell you? I've done everything I could.
So go ahead and do whatever you want.
Suit yourself.
What? Internal Affairs?
Did you send them an anonymous letter or something?
Why... Hello? Mr. Lee.
Gosh, this is crazy.
Hello?
Who is this?
Sorry?
Who?
Are you Assistant Manager Kim Yu Jung?
Yes. It's nice to meet you, ma'am.
Can you guess why I wanted to meet with you today?
No, not at all.
I thought you'd know because of what you did.
You have no idea?
Because of what I did? What did I do?
Joobin Fabric.
They bribed you...
but failed to land a contract with us because of Ms. Baek.
Am I wrong?
How did you know...
Seeing how you're admitting it without trying to deny it,
I can tell that you're not completely shameless after all.
I'm sorry, ma'am. Please forgive me this once.
That's exactly why I called you here today.
Pardon me?
Do me a favor.
Then I'll help you cover up the thing with Joobin Fabric.
A favor? What kind?
What's the rush?
Have some tea first, and we'll talk.
I'll get going, then.
See you tomorrow, Jong Min.
Yes. I'll see you tomorrow, Dong Hee.
Do you want to have dinner with me at Mr. Jang's restaurant?
Today, I can't. I have to go straight home.
Why? Because of Him Chan?
Yes. I'll see you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow, Ms. Baek.
Can we talk?
Sure.
I thought we were going for dinner.
Get out.
I heard you persuaded Mr. Kang to keep Dong Hee on.
Oh, did Sung Wook tell you?
Why did you do that?
What do you mean?
I can't just sit back and let her get fired because of such rumors.
Why is that any of your business?
It's Dong Hee's problem. Why do you even care?
Hey, why are you getting so worked up?
Do you still have feelings for her?
You said you were over her. Was it not true?
Whether I'm over her or not,
it has nothing to do with you. Why are you so upset?
I like you.
The day you told me you had feelings for Dong Hee,
I was going to tell you that I liked you.
But you told me...
that you liked her,
all excited.
How do you think I felt?
Can you even imagine how miserable and pathetic I felt?
I didn't know.
I really had no idea.
Had I known, I wouldn't have said that to you.
I'm really sorry.
I'm not here to hear your apology.
I want to know where you stand.
So tell me how you feel.
Do you still have feelings for Dong Hee?
Do you need more time to get over her?
Then just tell me.
I'll give you as much time as you need.
I can wait for as long as you need me to, so just tell me.
Don't, Seung Ju.
What do you mean?
Don't wait for me.
What?
I won't give up my feelings for Dong Hee.
I won't stop liking her.
Hey, Kang Cha Yeol!
(Bravo, My Life)
All I do is make my daughter worry about me.
Why do I even live?
I'm sorry. You were the only person I could call, Director Kang.
Is it because of Cha Yeol again?
What's going on between you two?
I'm hoping things would work out between me and Dong Hee.
"I, Kim Jung Eun, promise that I will never flirt with..."
What are you waiting for? Sign it.
I refuse to sign this.