(Episode 121)
We really should make Hyun Joon get married as soon as possible.
Yes, I know.
He needs to get married for Tae Woong's sake.
- My gosh. - You're here.
Goodness, my pumpkin. He's sleeping all day.
How is he doing?
His swelling's gone down, and his bruises are going away.
The fracture on his collarbone is also healing.
Has Kyung Shin visited?
No.
If she does visit, don't ever let her inside.
I'm going to get angry with you if you let her meet him.
Mother. Father. I have something to say to you.
I fully understand how you feel.
But Tae Woong really misses his mom.
Can't you just let him meet Kyung Shin...
once a week? Or how about once a month?
What?
Tae Woong held my hand and cried this morning.
He told me that he loves his mom the most...
regardless of what she's done wrong.
He said he misses her so much.
How desperate must he have been to try going to the US all by himself?
Father. Mother.
I know you love him more than anything.
And your grandson's hurting right now.
Kyung Shin won't be of any good to Tae Woong.
Even if she's his mom, she still shouldn't meet him...
if she'll do more harm than good.
He's right.
A horrible mom like her will only affect him in a bad way.
Father, Kyung Shin's still Tae Woong's mom...
regardless of all the bad things she's done.
And a child needs to grow up with a mother's love.
You've seen how much he misses her.
It might be hard for him at the moment,
but he'll forget about it once he becomes close with his stepmother.
Hyun Joon getting married is a separate matter,
and it won't solve Tae Woong's problems.
Tae Woong's having a really hard time.
Can't you please let him meet Kyung Shin?
No, we can't do that.
There's no way we'll let him do that.
I know we have our issues, but that has nothing to do with Tae Woong.
Hyun Joon, let the mother and son meet.
What do you want?
Can you spare me some time?
What did you want to talk about?
I know I should be ashamed for asking you this,
but can you please...
let me meet Tae Woong?
What?
I just feel so bad that he's being like this.
He keeps wanting to meet me even when I'm such a wreck.
I thought he might calm down if we get to meet once in a while.
I don't want anything more.
And I won't do anything to him.
All I want is to just meet him.
No.
Hyun Joon.
- Just for a little while. - Stop using our kid.
If you care about him so much, why did you do all those things?
I repeatedly put up with all the nonsense you pulled...
for Tae Woong's sake. I wanted to protect our family.
But you thought you could rely on Tae Woong and did horrible things.
You ruined everyone's lives.
And now, you want to do what?
Yes, I know. I was horrible.
I must've been crazy.
I forgot what was most precious and was blinded by greed.
So I ended up losing the most valuable thing in my life,
which was Tae Woong.
Don't cry.
Stop trying to use Tae Woong, and live a quiet life.
We're not ready to forgive you.
My goodness, he went to the airport all by himself?
My gosh, something bad could've happened.
What if they failed to find him?
Exactly.
They should really let him meet his mom now that this has happened.
Yes, it'd be great if they did, but they're not going to.
Ji Young's in-laws utterly detest Tae Woong's mom.
My gosh, we all hated her.
We used to badmouth her so much.
Yes, I know. But it's so weird.
Now that she got kicked out and did her time in prison,
I kind of feel sorry for her.
My gosh, you also feel that way?
I feel that way as well.
- Me too. - Me too.
Humans are so cunning.
Can't they just let him meet his mom?
I know, right?
He'll end up looking for her once he grows old anyway.
Exactly.
It doesn't matter how much love kids receive from their grandmas.
They eventually end up wanting to be with their moms.
My son was like that too.
Do you think Yul would be like that as well?
My gosh, Yul would never be like that.
I'm her favorite person.
My gosh.
- My goodness. - Gosh.
Mi Hyun, you've improved so much.
Did you cook everything?
I cooked everything last night with some help from a cookbook.
Really?
My gosh.
Goodness, it tastes delicious.
I can't believe you successfully made something like this.
Mother, I'm better than I used to be.
You and Father are always working at the restaurant,
so you don't get to eat often at home.
That's why I cooked breakfast for you guys.
My gosh, you've changed so much.
Yes, she has. We have a great daughter-in-law.
You guys would be fine living on your own.
Pardon?
You want us to move out?
What? No, no. Let me take that back.
Mi Hyun's trying really hard to do well these days.
She comes home early and takes care of Yul.
She also tries to do household chores.
You guys are sleeping a lot better...
now that you don't have to sleep with Yul, right?
Yes, it's comfortable.
Isn't it tiring though?
We can sleep with her again if you're too tired.
Yul, do you want go back to sleeping with your grandparents?
- Yul. - See?
My gosh, I can't believe you betrayed me.
This is really upsetting.
- Let's eat. - Father, you should eat.
- Here. - Eat up.
Excuse me.
Yes?
How's Tae Woong? Is he better now?
Oh, yes. He's gotten a lot better.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Can you please give this to Tae Woong?
May I ask who you are?
Kyung Shin.
Ji Young.
What are you doing here?
Is Tae Woong doing well? Is he okay?
Yes, he's gotten a lot better.
His bruises are almost all gone.
He's just wearing a cast for his collarbone.
That's a relief.
I cooked some of Tae Woong's favorite stuff.
Can you give this to him so he can have it?
Sure.
You're doing a lot for me.
Thank you so much. I'll be off now.
Kyung Shin.
Kyung Shin, you should come inside and see Tae Woong.
It's just me and Sang Hyuk, so it'll be fine.
No, I just came to give him this.
Kyung Shin, Tae Woong really misses you.
He cried and begged me to let him meet his mom.
I thought I was doing my best for Tae Woong's well-being.
But I realized that I failed to look into how he feels.
I didn't know he had a hole in his heart because of his mom.
I only thought about what we should do as adults.
But I didn't think about how much that would hurt Tae Woong.
Kyung Shin, a mother and a son should meet.
Come inside.
No, I don't want to see him.
Kyung Shin.
I met Hyun Joon.
He doesn't want me to meet Tae Woong.
It'll only end up making his parents more nervous,
and Tae Woong will feel more confused.
I can't make things harder for everyone.
Thank you so much for today.
I'll never forget it.
Kyung Shin.
Ji Young told me that you just left without coming inside.
Yes.
Hye Rim told me...
that you started a clothing business.
Yes, that's all I ever learned.
I love your concept.
I heard your brand name is Tony and Jenny.
Yes.
Is your business going well?
I only just started it.
I'm trying my best to make it grow.
If you want,
I can help your brand enter our department store.
I can't give you a large space since you've only just started.
But if you're okay with something small...
You can start expanding the store...
once your brand awareness starts to increase.
That's so nice of you.
But I don't want to be pitied.
Can you give me that offer once my brand becomes competitive,
receives a lot of love from many customers,
and won't be of any harm to your department store?
Sure.
I thought you'd completely detest me.
Thank you so much for caring about me.
Bye, then.
(Hanguk Hospital)
Why are you here?
I came here to give something to Tae Woong.
But you shouldn't be here.
You have no right to be here.
You don't need to point that out.
I already know my weakness.
I didn't meet Tae Woong.
It doesn't matter if you met him or not. Just don't come here anymore.
You should leave him with me now.
Plus, it won't be any good for him if you constantly show up.
I know I'm no good for him,
but I hope you are.
I hope he doesn't complain again...
about not wanting to go on a trip with you.
Don't worry about that. Just mind your own business.
You're eating so well. Is everything yummy?
Yes, it's so delicious.
Why can't they make it taste like this at home?
Can you ask the housekeepers to cook the food like this?
- Tae Woong. - Hey, you're here.
Sang Hyuk, you're here as well.
Yes, did you come here alone?
Yes, your brother's busy.
So I offered to take care of him.
Please take a seat.
What are you eating? You're enjoying it so much.
You must've made it for him.
No, it wasn't me.
Then was it...
You shouldn't just let anybody come here.
It'll only confuse Tae Woong.
Thank you for your concern,
but we'll take care of our family issues on our own.
Tae Woong should come first.
We should all come first, not just Tae Woong.
We should all be cared for.
Are you done eating?
Yes, you should stop eating. It's not good to overeat.
What are you doing?
Leftover food will only go bad.
But Tae Woong was enjoying it.
You should just leave it. I'll put it in the fridge.
He might want to eat some more later on.
Okay, then.
Uncle Sang Hyuk, can you take me outside?
Sure, let's go.
- See you. - Okay.
Don't go anywhere too far. It's cold outside.
Please don't let Kyung Shin come here.
We personally think he should be allowed to meet his mom.
That would be the case if his mom was a decent person.
She has so many flaws, so she doesn't deserve to meet him.
It won't be good for his education.
I'm going to look for the right time...
to explain to him in detail why his mom ended up going to jail.
Ms. Jang.
He's being like that because nobody is telling him.
Tae Woong's all grown up now.
An eight-year-old is old enough to understand everything.
We can't just keep things from him just because he's a kid.
We should let him make a logical decision.
Do you feel uncomfortable around her?
I don't like her.
I don't want her to come.
She's trying to be nice to you.
She's really bad and mean.
Did you meet Tae Woong?
No, but he's a lot better now.
Ji Young told me.
You didn't even meet him?
Hello.
Take a seat.
Thank you for sparing me your time.
You wanted to say something to me?
Well... Mr. Shin.
Can you please let Tae Woong meet his mom?
I know it's hard.
And I know Tae Woong's grandparents are against the idea.
But I felt really sad growing up...
because I didn't have any parents.
You wouldn't know since you've never been through it.
I was really sad, lacked confidence,
and felt like a loner.
I was always envious that my friends had moms.
I cried deep down inside...
because I also wanted...
a warm and kind-hearted mom just like my friends.
But I was an orphan,
so I grew up thinking that I had no parents.
But Tae Woong must be having a more difficult time...
since he can't meet his mom when his mom's clearly around.
He's...
my brother.
And seeing my brother suffer so much...
hurts a lot more than what I had to go through.
I'm sorry.
Mr. Shin.
You love Tae Woong more than anything in this world, right?
My mom feels exactly the same way.
Tae Woong probably just wants to be loved by his mom...
even if he's not allowed to live with her.
I'm sure that's what he wishes for.
Mr. Shin.
Please.
Can you please make my brother's wish come true?
Please. I beg of you.
I beg of you like this.
Jenny, don't do this. Get up.
Get up right now. Jenny.
I think I get why Tae Woong can't get along with Ms. Jang.
I'm pretty sure Hyun Joon also knows why.
Do you think it's right for them to get married?
It's meaningless to think about that at this point.
It all depends on what Hyun Joon wants.
Let's go.
Really?
I didn't know Kyung Shin would turn down your offer like that.
It's such a great opportunity.
I also thought she'd want to enter our department store...
since she's very ambitious.
I was extremely startled.
It seemed like Kyung Shin emptied her heart.
She's also not greedy with Tae Woong either.
He ran away from home so that he could go to the US to meet his mom.
What?
The cops barely managed to find him at the airport.
When he saw the cops trying to catch him,
he ended up running away and getting hurt.
My gosh.
But he ended up finding out that his mom's in Korea,
and he's constantly asking if he can meet her.
Shouldn't he be allowed to see his own mom?
Why don't you try talking to Hyun Joon?
I already tried.
I guess I should try more.
I felt really sad growing up because I didn't have any parents.
You wouldn't know since you've never been through it.
(Chairman, Shin Hyun Joon)
Hey, Hye Rim. It's been so long.
Hey, Hyun Joon. Have you been well?
Yes, how about you? Are you doing well?
- Is your kid doing okay? - Yes.
The thing is, Sang Hyuk told me about what happened with Tae Woong,
and I called because I was worried.
Sang Hyuk and Ji Young are both really worried.
I see.
Hyun Joon, I know this might sound a bit out of line.
But you don't need to doubt Kyung Shin's love for Tae Woong.
And kids need to grow up receiving love from their moms.
I know I'm not a psychiatrist.
But back when I was an intern, a lot of the kids that caused trouble...
ended up being the ones that didn't receive love from their moms.
I heard Tae Woong ran away from home in order to find his mom,
and that made me worried about how he might turn out.
- Tae Woong's back. - Great.
You did well, Tae Woong.
Don't ever do something like that again, okay?
Dad, can I have my cell phone?
Are you trying to call Jenny again?
No!
- My goodness. - Tae Woong.
How dare you shout at your grandma?
My goodness.
Look at him.
- Do you think he hates me? - Just give him his cell phone.
No one can live without their cell phones these days.
Don't anger him and just give it back.
Delete Jenny's number before you give it to him.
Okay.
- My gosh. - Goodness.
Did you give him his cell phone?
Yes.
Isn't it bad for his education if you give in to him so easily?
You said you'll confiscate his phone for a month for punishment,
so you should've kept your word.
You're losing to him by breaking the rules when you're his parent.
I think I've done enough. There's no need to take it any further.
I don't want to stress him out.
I'll have to be the one in charge of his education once we get married.
010...
661...
Hey, Tae Woong. Did you get discharged?
Did he get discharged?
That's great. Are you okay?
Really? Doesn't it hurt anymore?
Jenny, I know my mom isn't in the US.
Where is she?
You know where she is, right?
Can you please tell me?
You want to know where your mom is?
Judging from how Tae Woong's behaving,
I feel like we really should do something about it.
You should get married...
so that he'll have no choice but to come around.
Let's just set a date today.
Dad.
Just do as you're told.
If you start delaying it, you'll never get married.
It's not even your first marriage. Just get it over with.
The second Saturday of next month sounds okay with me.
What about you?
- It sounds good to me. - My gosh.
Really? Then let's settle the date.
The Secretary Team will take care of everything.
So you don't need to worry about a thing.
- Okay. - Great.
Are you okay with everything?
Okay, I got it.
I can't believe we're finally getting married.
It's slowly starting to feel real.
I guess there's no point in delaying it...
if we're going to get married anyway.
This is nice.
I'm sorry I got angry at you about not going to Busan with me.
No, I'm the one who's sorry that I couldn't make it.
Can you sit down for a moment?
I have a favor to ask.
Can you be warmer toward Tae Woong?
Was I ever cold to him?
No, that's not what I mean.
You're too logical, and you always stick to the rules.
But if you're always too logical,
that might come off a little too scary and stern to him.
If you want to become closer with him,
you should try to become softer toward him.
Okay, I'm not sure if it'll be easy. But I'll try my best.
Thank you.
Would you like to eat dinner at my place tomorrow?
What?
Don't be shy. We even fixed a wedding date.
Okay, let's do that then.
There's also something I'd like to discuss with you.
What is it?
I'm thinking about letting Tae Woong meet his mom.
Why? Are you against the idea?
What do you think?
I'm not sure.
I don't think he should meet her for a while.
I think it'll get in the way of my relationship with Tae Woong.
Can't he meet her after we become a bit closer?
I personally don't think we should delay it any longer.
You know how serious he is.
Hyun Joon, this is your problem.
You can't be stern with your kid.
- What? - I'm sorry if I offended you.
But I tend to be very straight-forward.
Do you think my relationship with Tae Woong will get better...
if you let him meet his mom?
I think it'll only make things worse.
And if that's the case, you shouldn't let him meet her.
That would be an act of ignoring me.
- What are you... - Let's stop.
Let's think about it more before talking about it.
I also need to think about it...
more logically rather than emotionally.
We won't be able to come to a conclusion today,
so I'll go home for now.
Yes, Mother.
Yes, he's about to go to work.
You have good news?
What is it?
What?
What is it?
Mother just told me that Hyun Joon fixed a wedding date.
He's getting married on the second Saturday of next month.
Hey, You Jin.
Hyun Joon, we're having dinner at my place tonight, right?
Yes.
- I'll see you tonight, then. - Okay.
Welcome.
It's your first time coming to my house.
(I am also Mother)
You should tell Tae Woong to live with his mom.
What? Are you actually serious?
Then what do you want me to do?
Do you think they'll be able to get married?
What's wrong? Are you okay?
I'm thinking about letting Tae Woong meet his mom.
No way.
She's such a bad seed. She doesn't deserve to be a mother.
- Can we talk? - I don't want to talk to you.
I'm about to tell you something that's very difficult for me to say.