Soo Yeon. You really are the worst.
How can you copy my design?
Is this why you approached my team members?
What are you saying?
It's not true. I didn't copy her.
How can you stab me in the back like this?
And you of all people.
I overlooked it when you kept asking for...
my team members and dropping by our office.
But was that all for this?
Stop being ridiculous!
Ridiculous?
You mean I'm the one being ridiculous?
But you're the one who copied my design.
So how am I the ridiculous one?
Ms. Yoo, don't you know how big of a crime plagiarism is?
I never stole anything.
It should be the opposite.
This design belongs to me.
What?
So are you saying I stole your design?
Me?
Rather than accepting the fact and making an apology,
you're accusing me?
Didn't you want to play fair? But how dare you deceive me like this?
Ms. Seo, be honest.
This design is mine, isn't it?
Have you ever shown me this design?
- No, but... - And how would I have stolen it...
if you didn't?
Do you think I could've peeked into your head?
It's a design I came up with,
and everyone in my design team saw it.
So how could I have stolen it?
Ms. Seo, calm down.
My apologies.
It's just that I feel wronged.
I never stole your design.
It's definitely Ms. Seo who...
If it's not to frame her,
you should choose your words wisely...
when you have no evidence.
The concept and the design are the same,
so there's no point in listening to their pitching twice.
How about we judge them based on their project proposal?
Is anyone against it?
No.
While the judges make the decision,
you two can wait outside.
Goodness.
You saw my design book, didn't you?
Again with that?
Didn't you admit you never showed it to me?
It must've been in Seo Jun's room.
Does that design book even exist?
Why not just fully admit everything?
Then I'll try to persuade Mother...
not to humiliate you.
They're coming in.
We'll vote by show of hands.
Those who prefer Ms. Seo's design,
please raise your hand.
Which should I choose?
Ms. Seo is appointed...
as the senior manager of the brand development team.
Any objections?
No.
And one more.
Keep your promise.
I will.
- I object. - Enough.
I can't accept this.
Ms. Seo's design is no doubt mine.
I know this because it's mine.
Mr. Kang,
managing your subordinate well is also a supervisor's ability.
Weren't you humiliated enough in front of the judges?
My apologies.
We'll abide by their decision.
I'm sorry.
But I swear I didn't plagiarize.
That design belongs to me. I know it because it is mine.
I kept drawing so as not to lose my sense when I started working again.
Ms. Yoo, please turn in your resignation letter.
Don't you believe me?
Even if it's true,
you should've thought this out and prepared for it. Am I not right?
That was unpredictable.
How long will you keep that attitude going?
Those people aren't ordinary.
Don't you know you'll get stabbed in the back...
or lose if you go up against them with that naiveness?
I don't need someone who's not helpful.
I promised to dismiss you if they win the competition.
And I must keep it.
(President Hong Jin Woo)
This isn't a place for you to come and go as you please.
I came to ask my ex-husband,
not President Hong.
It was you, wasn't it?
I did some thinking,
and you're the only one.
What do you mean?
You know I designed that.
You gave it to Seo Yu Ra, no?
Give her what? And I don't know anything.
You plagiarized. Now stop being unreasonable.
You should've been an actress with that gift of yours.
Some might even be fooled by your great lies.
Mr. Kang might've fallen for it, but not me.
I won't be fooled twice.
Cat got your tongue?
Did I hit the nail?
I must've. You have a knack for stepping away when you get busted.
Don't ask me to cut you some slack.
Competing against Ms. Seo was absurd in the first place.
How can you present the design as yours when you shamelessly copied it?
How much worse can you get?
Having an affair, then stealing. Aren't you ashamed to see Seo Jun?
You've gone mad, haven't you?
Forget it. I don't want to become a pathetic guy who hits women.
Don't ever do this again.
Did you just laugh?
And what if I did?
It's hilarious how a pathetic guy...
says he's not.
I showed it to you.
It was only five months ago,
not a year or two. Don't you remember?
"The husband's queen supporter."
Yes.
That's what you said.
Take a look at this.
Again?
For next spring and summer,
I focused on practicality rather than trends.
Like mules, open-toes, and slingbacks.
The weather these days is the same in spring and summer.
So it's for women to wear anytime.
Give me some feedback.
Mom won't approve.
That's why we couldn't tell her about the last prize.
Was it the husband's queen supporter?
I want you to be one too.
Stop being obstinate.
I'm such an idiot.
They say love blinds you.
Having loved someone of such poor caliber puts me in shame.
Don't get me started. That's for me to say.
Shame on you.
You're the one who left a stain in my life.
It may be a stain to you, but my life got thrown into the gutters.
I'm going to find out who brought this on me.
Stop spouting nonsense and leave.
I'll give you one last chance.
Tell them who the design belongs to.
You know, don't you?
Fine, I do.
From what I remember, the owner of that design...
isn't you.
I don't recollect seeing that.
I thought...
you'd be different, but I was wrong.
Search deep inside Seo Jun's closet.
My design book is in there.
Why should I? It's pointless.
Once you leave this company, don't ever step foot inside again.
And stop digging into your father's accident.
You'll find nothing.
I keep repeating myself, but he did that to himself.
It was truly a sad accident.
But it was just an unlucky day for him.
Yes, an unlucky day.
Fine. Believe what you want to.
That won't change the truth anyway.
You had it tough today.
I'm sorry that you had to witness something like that.
It's okay.
I wouldn't have witnessed something like that elsewhere.
It was fun for me.
President Hong's taste in women is the same as always.
Both his ex-wife and current wife...
are designers.
He must have eyes only for designers.
It's an honorarium for being the judge.
I prepared a gift certificate as cash didn't sit right.
Why? Is it too little?
I'm overflowing with money.
I'd like something else as a token of thanks.
What do you need?
If possible, a position in SA Group.
A non-executive director sounds perfect.
How much is it?
Excuse me?
Aristocrats sold their pedigree in the past.
A seat as a non-executive director is no big deal.
Chairman Ko.
I'll be frank with you.
You can't imagine how furiously upset I am.
Do you know what the people in the finance industry call me?
They could refer to me as someone in the fourth-tier finance service,
but they call me a loan shark or money peddler.
How crude.
Once a loan shark, always a loan shark, they tell me.
Calm down.
Clothes really do make the man.
The work I did today was so much fun.
Don't you think it will be useful...
to have me around, Chairman Cha?
Hi, Mom.
Watch your manners. We have a guest.
I told you that you weren't allowed to come to the office for a while.
How come? Yu Ra's design contest is over, so it's fine if I come now. Isn't it?
Hi.
Crazy flower bouquet?
Hong Jin A.
Apologies. She's still young.
No worries. That's what makes young people fun.
Introduce yourself properly.
This is Chairman Ko Mi Sook. She's a business partner of mine.
No way.
You're really a chairman?
Yes. I'm Chairman Ko Mi Sook.
Congratulations, Ms. Seo.
Thanks.
Yoo Soo Yeon really is scary.
I didn't know she was like that.
When did she sneak in here and copy your designs?
Seriously.
She's so full of surprises.
She gets more and more infuriating the more I get to know her.
Infuriating?
You two helped me a lot. Thank you.
Things are going to get very busy from now on. Prepare yourselves.
Yes, ma'am.
Don't make any dinner plans today. Let's have a team dinner.
Yes! Barbecue?
(Chief Director Kang Dong Ha)
- Hi, Dong Ha. - Why are you here again?
I break out in hives if I go a day without seeing you.
Do you want to see it?
No.
Oh, right. That crazy flower bouquet is really a chairman.
You know, that lady that called you baby.
She's one of my mom's business partners. I just got introduced to her.
Don't call her a crazy flower bouquet.
She's Chairman Ko Mi Sook.
Dong Ha. Are you really...
in some sort of relationship with that lady?
What sort of relationship?
Well, you said you weren't dating.
You said you were just in business together.
But the way she treats you...
I was really trying not to say this,
but it's not something inappropriate, is it?
What?
Is it?
(Bareun Cosmetics, Chief Director Kang Dong Ha)
Jin A.
What's going on in that head of yours?
I'm just thinking of you.
Please stop.
Yes, Ms. Lee.
Come in early tomorrow.
Yes, ma'am.
Goodness. How embarrassing.
Chief Director Kang did nothing wrong.
Why did you make him lose face in front of Cha Hwa Yeong?
I didn't introduce you two, so you could do that, you know.
I'm sorry, Chairman Ko.
I got so angry that I almost threw my wig off.
What were you thinking, doing something like that?
I didn't do it.
If you didn't,
are you saying Seo Yu Ra did?
Yes.
- Are you sure? - I'm sure.
Did you tell Chief Director Kang?
Yes.
And?
He told me he would keep his promise to Chairman Cha.
Gosh. I don't know.
Why did you come to see me?
I wanted to let you know that I didn't do it.
Don't ask me to help you.
I did all I could to help you.
You should've been extra careful when you went into the lion's den.
You have no one else to blame but yourself.
Hey. How can you laugh right now?
Chief Director Kang said the same thing.
I was too naive, I suppose.
I swore I wouldn't let them take advantage of me again, but I did.
I'm not going to let them get away with it though.
I'm going to find the evidence no matter what.
I'll make them pay for the humiliation that Chief Director Kang felt today.
Okay. Let's see if you can pull it off.
You'll have to take care of this mess...
if you want to stay by Chief Director Kang's side.
Yes, ma'am.
Gosh.
Why are you in Seo Jun's room, honey?
What are you doing?
I want to ask you the same thing.
What is this?
Oh, right. It's my design book. Give it to me.
This isn't yours.
Explain yourself.
Can't you hear me?
I randomly found it while cleaning Seo Jun's room.
I didn't copy it on purpose.
That style is trendy nowadays, so I naturally...
I won't make any excuses,
but I really didn't know that it was Soo Yeon's.
I'm sorry.
How could you sound so self-righteous today after doing that?
I was startled.
Are you going to tell Mother?
No good will come of that.
Thank you.
This is your only chance. Make sure nothing like this happens again.
Soo Yeon doesn't have any advantages over you. Why would you do this?
I must've gone insane for a moment.
I won't do it again. I promise.
Get out.
What about you, honey? Aren't you going to bed?
I'll sleep here with Seo Jun today.
Get rid of this before someone sees it.
How did Jin Woo know?
I came to get Seo Jun.
He fell asleep.
I heard what happened at work today.
Is it true?
Yes.
I can't believe that Soo Yeon would do such a thing.
We'll head upstairs.
Again? I can't.
I have no one else I can ask. Please?
I'm worried I'm going to get a heart attack.
Maybe I should get insurance or something.
I'm sorry.
Okay. Where is it?
It should be in Seo Jun's closet.
Let's have a talk.
I found this on your desk.
What's going on?
My company is investing in SA Group.
I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to worry.
Is that really all?
Did you tell her, Young Ji?
I didn't say anything.
She didn't tell me anything.
I happened to see it.
You should quit.
Mom.
Quit.
I don't know why you decided to work for that company,
but I'm okay.
I'm not.
Soo Yeon.
When I think of you kneeling down in front of Chairman Cha for me,
I can't breathe.
I feel like I'm going to suffocate to death.
My heart hurts so much.
Getting on my knees is no big deal.
I was trying to protect you.
I can do it a thousand times over. I'm okay.
I'm going to get them to kneel in front of you...
no matter what.
What good would that do?
Just turn a blind eye.
It's not fair.
You did that for me. How can I turn a blind eye?
What if you get hurt?
Mom. I'm not a pushover anymore.
I don't want to let people step all over me.
They stepped all over me. Now I'm going to step all over them.
I'm going to show them...
how much it hurts.
I'm going to show them how painful it is.
What good would that do?
Don't do that.
Mom. I'm basically a living corpse.
I'm only living because I can't die,
but it's so tough to keep on living.
Soo Yeon. How can you say such a thing in front of your own mother?
How can you say something like that in front of me?
Dad died because of me.
My baby couldn't even be born because of me.
You had to go through all of that because of me. It's all because of me.
How can I turn a blind eye?
Mom.
Help me live.
Please help me live, Mom.
Why did I take Chairman Cha's side, you ask?
I know you were one of the judges Chairman Cha selected,
but you still could've taken Dong Ha's side.
I wanted to raise both hands, you know.
But how could I take Dong Ha's side? I have a conscience, you know.
Their designs were similar, but Yu Ra's was more eye-catching.
Did I upset you?
Not at all. You did the right thing.
Soo Yeon says she'll make them pay for the humiliation you faced.
Wait and see.
That's why she always gets taken advantage of.
She always puts others ahead of herself.
So, what are you going to do?
She asked me to give her one day, so I'm going to wait.
If she can't overcome this hurdle,
it'll be best for her to quit at this point.
She'll get hurt...
before she can hurt Chairman Cha.
This is an exhibition of your favorite painter, Father.
I really hope you can go this year.
What are you doing here?
Oh, I'm cleaning.
Go outside and water the garden.
Yes, ma'am.
Oh, my stomach.
Ms. Lee. I think I'll have to finish cleaning this...
and head home.
I must've caught a stomach virus. I don't feel very good.
Oh, my stomach.
I'm sorry. Well, then.
Gosh.
Sir.
Sir, here. Breathe.
Try breathing slowly.
Goodness. Here.
Catch your breath,
and drink this slowly.
I'm still preparing to open my store,
so there's no need to rush.
Make yourself at home.
Thank you.
Of course.
Can you use this as evidence?
I wish you had taken a picture at least.
What do we do now?
I have a picture of it, Young Ji.
I came to get Seo Jun.
Let's have a nice family dinner together with just the three of us.
If this is because of yesterday, there's no need to overextend yourself.
Jin Woo. That hurts my feelings.
I'm not overextending myself. I'm Seo Jun's mom.
I haven't made a lot of time for Seo Jun lately because I've been busy with work.
I came because I felt sorry.
Okay.
I'll call you when I'm almost home.
See you later.
(Wisdom Room)
- You don't have that card? - This one?
(Hong Seo Jun)
Are you Seo Jun's mom?
Yes.
Hello, Director.
Is it someone's birthday today?
It's a birthday party for all students who have birthdays this month.
Do you have a minute to talk?
Oh, yes.
Come with me.
Is something wrong with Seo Jun lately?
Why do you ask?
It's just that he's gotten very picky about food lately.
I see.
(Hong Seo Jun)
Should we sing the happy birthday song?
- Yes. - Yes.
Ready. Start.
- Happy birthday to you - Happy birthday to you
- Happy birthday to my friends - Happy birthday to my friends
- Happy birthday to you - Happy birthday to you
- Happy birthday. - Happy birthday.
- Here. - Have some.
- Thank you. - This is too hard.
- Okay. - Eat with your hands.
- Right. - This is good.
- Can I have two? - Is it tasty?
- It's okay. Go ahead and eat. - Here you go.
If you don't want to eat it...
Yoo Soo Yeon. Stop right there.
Yoo Soo Yeon. Can't you hear me? I told you to stop right there.
(Hong Seo Jun)
(Gold Mask)
Oh, I'm so curious. What is it?
This must be photoshopped, right?
If you keep provoking me, you're going to get hurt.
If you knew there was evidence, you should've gotten rid of it.
You shouldn't have gotten us into this mess in the first place.
Give it to me.
You seem like the type to take on big fights without much fear.
Did you see the bulletin board?
I posted an article there.