(It's My Life)
(Episode 55)
Oh, right.
The car toy you bought me when I was four.
I still have it. You didn't know, did you?
You see, once I like something,
I never get sick of it.
So I'd appreciate it if you could stop mistreating...
or insulting my girlfriend.
It looks like Si Woo and his mother fought.
Yes, it seems so.
She and her temper.
How could she break things just because he doesn't listen to her?
My goodness.
Who said you could come in here?
I'm here to clean up this mess for you.
You see, breaking this vase will not help your son...
understand where you're coming from, will it?
As they say, no parent can win against his or her children.
Shut your mouth.
What? My goodness.
I'm cleaning up the mess you made. What did you just say?
This is all because of your obnoxious son!
Gosh, I'm speechless.
Why put the blame on someone who's completely unrelated?
You fought with Si Woo. Why is that Nam Jin's fault?
If Nam Jin had never shown up,
and if he had never had his eye on Seung Joo,
Si Woo would've never gotten involved with Jin Ah.
Does blaming Nam Jin make you feel better?
Your son likes that girl. Can't you just...
approve of her even if you don't like her?
My gosh, why make all this fuss?
Romantic feelings can't be controlled, can they?
We'll find out whether it can be controlled or not.
I absolutely cannot accept Jin Ah.
Whether you can approve her or not isn't any of my business.
Gosh, just don't break things...
and create work for me.
Goodness.
Si Woo, I've told you...
"What can't be done, can't be done."
And it's unlike you to be interested in things that can't be done.
Gosh, my head. I'm so hungover.
I drank way too much yesterday.
I'm still not sober.
Hey wife.
Make me some soybean sprout soup. This hangover is killing me.
Is a dog barking somewhere or what?
Goodness, this woman.
How dare you speak so disrespectfully to your husband?
Shall I teach you a lesson?
"A lesson"?
Are you saying you'll use violence?
If talking isn't enough to get through to her, she needs to be hit.
Being behind bars has made you too gutsy for your own good.
Go get your gut checked up.
What?
Oh, where did the time go?
I'm going to work.
- That piece of... - See you all later.
- Goodness. - When do you plan to move out?
What are you talking about?
Why should I leave?
I'm sure you saw some places with Nam Jin yesterday.
No, we didn't.
Also, I told you that I'm going to live here.
Why do you keep pestering me with the same repertoire?
Gosh, just go make me some breakfast.
My stomach is so upset. Goodness.
He can eat in the main house after everyone goes to work.
The main house?
I want to clean the guest house while he eats.
Gosh. This place reeks of alcohol.
Man Seok.
Can't you ask him to give me back my fur coat?
Are you still talking about your fur coat?
I have a high school reunion next week.
They will be wearing luxurious clothes.
Are you saying I should wear shabby clothes?
I threw the fur coat in anger. How can I ask for it back?
Then...
will you buy me the same fur coat?
Well... I can't afford it right now.
I'll buy it for you next year.
You told me to just tell you if I want a fur coat.
Did you not mean what you said?
Listen. I should go to work now, Yeon Sil.
Eat something delicious and have a good day.
But my fur coat... This is only 50 dollars. My fur coat...
(Hyunkang)
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Jin Ah.
Hello, Mr. Choi.
Weren't you taking a break until today?
I can't take 2 days off when the 2nd contest is coming soon.
Jin Ah, you have perseverance. I like that.
Our samples will arrive today. We'll need you, Jin Ah.
We'll decide the final design today, right, Mr. Choi?
Yes.
Jin Ah, don't push yourself too hard.
If you feel unwell, leave early.
Yes, Mr. Choi.
Did you receive your stuff?
I thought I packed everything,
but I forgot to pack a pair of shoes and an umbrella.
I'll bring them to you tomorrow.
You can take your time.
Did you find a place to stay?
Not yet. I'll look for it.
How did this happen, Mr. Choi?
What is the matter, Ms. Choi?
I just got a call from the sample room.
I heard one of our designers plagiarized someone else's design.
What do you mean one of our designers plagiarized?
That can't be.
You must be mistaken, Ms. Choi.
I got the call just before.
I went there to check it because I couldn't believe it.
Whose design is it?
How could you do that, Ms. Jung?
Plagiarism? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Me?
I plagiarized?
That's impossible.
I heard you copied the signature pattern of a new Italian brand.
That can't be true.
I double-checked Jin Ah's embroidery pattern.
Are you saying that I made it up?
This is utterly humiliating.
Ms. Jung, I'm disappointed in you.
One thing about a person can say a lot about the rest of her.
Could you have submitted a copied design for the company's exhibition?
No, Ms. Choi.
I swear I have never plagiarized.
Ms. Jung and Mr. Choi, go to the internal investigation team now.
If you can't prove you didn't plagiarize,
you'll be held accountable.
You saved your final design, right?
- Yes, Mr. Choi. - Print it out immediately.
Don't worry about anything.
I'll take responsibility for anything if necessary.
My, these are so lovely.
The colour is nice, and it looks comfortable to move in it.
See? Now that we've changed the seam to a straight line,
we have no puckered seam.
Okay. It's nice.
Our new product will be a big hit if we plan a good sales strategy.
How about we focus...
on viral marketing this time?
That's a good idea.
We should promote to online communities for moms.
That's what you're saying, right?
We can save the promotion expenses, and once word spreads,
the sales will increase rapidly.
I hope it'll be at least a quarter as effective as the Mi Ra effect.
How about we make the waist of the mom's dress slimmer?
But if it's slimmer than this,
wouldn't the fabric puckers?
I think we just need to decrease the waistline this much.
- What's wrong? Did you get pricked? - Yes.
Let me see.
My goodness. Look. You're bleeding.
Mr. Ahn... Mr. Ahn, I'm okay.
You're not okay.
Let's go and put a bandage on your finger.
I said I'm fine. Stop it.
But you got pricked by a needle.
You should get a tetanus shot.
I'm embarrassed.
We need to talk, Mr. Ahn.
Gosh. They don't even hide their relationship now.
Are Seung Joo and Mr. Ahn dating?
Didn't you know?
I can't believe this.
How could this happen? My goodness.
What's with their reactions?
Here you go.
You're so clumsy.
Why are you making a fuss about something like this?
It's as if I broke my finger.
This is our team's head designer's finger.
Who else would take care of it? I should do it.
Since you got pricked by a metal,
tell me if it swells or you get a fever.
What are you going to do?
About what?
Didn't you notice the others were looking at us in surprise?
Gosh. Why would they be surprised?
Is having feelings for another person a crime?
It's not a crime,
but it'll be uncomfortable if they find out about us.
Why is it uncomfortable?
Well, it doesn't matter if we maintain our relationship...
for a long time.
But if we have a fight or break up,
we'll be in an awkward position.
Gosh. Why would you say that? We'll never break up.
Until I become an old man with a hunch back,
I'll be stuck to you like glue.
Still, you never know what tomorrow may bring.
We might lose feelings for each other...
or find some things we don't like about each other.
Oh, gosh. How can anyone be so perfect for another person?
We should try to think of only good things...
and pretend we didn't see the bad things about each other.
Have you ever seen anything about me...
that you don't like?
Let me think.
I haven't found any yet.
Do you like me that much?
I like you so much.
You fool.
Fool?
I really didn't even see that pattern.
Someone switched it.
You believe me, right?
Of course.
You said Ms. Seo submitted the revised sample, right?
Just trust me. Nothing will happen.
How did it go?
She didn't do it, right?
Did you do it, Ms. Seo?
Pardon? What did I do?
Did you switch the pattern?
No, I didn't. Why would I do that?
I heard that it was you who submitted...
the revised sample.
Who said that?
Did Jin Ah say that?
It's not that I'm suspecting you, Yeon Ji.
I'm just saying that I had a different pattern...
until I gave you my revised design.
Jin Ah, you're ridiculous.
How can you falsely accuse me like that?
You submitted the revised design.
Mr. Jang, you heard her...
saying that she would submit her revised design.
Yes. As far as I remember,
Jin Ah said she would submit it.
Right, Mr. Jo?
Well, yes.
I heard her saying that too.
Yeon Ji, you said you'd submit it,
so I could leave first.
When did I say that?
This is unfair, Mr. Choi.
I get that you two are in a relationship, but work is work.
How could you suspect me just based on what Jin Ah told you?
If you don't like me,
just kick me out of the team.
Please don't falsely accuse me like this.
I'll sort things out quietly.
Please don't be distracted and just focus on your tasks.
I got a call about it as well.
It's Ms. Jung Jin Ah's design.
Something's wrong.
When I checked her final design,
the embroidery looked different.
Is there anyone you suspect?
- Yes. - Do you have evidence?
I checked the security camera footage.
It shows that Ms. Seo Yeon Ji was the last one to leave the office.
It also shows her putting a document in the mailbox for the sample room.
That can't serve as evidence.
She could've simply submitted...
the design that had already been changed.
If that was the case,
then why did she lie that Ms. Jung submitted the revised design?
Your suspicions are legitimate,
but there's no concrete evidence.
Then what's going to happen to Ms. Jung now?
Hyunkang has always been very strict and unforgiving...
when it comes to design plagiarism.
In cases like this, we usually urge the employee to resign.
Why must she leave when she did nothing wrong?
That's crazy.
Do you now understand...
how unfair and upsetting it is to lose your job for no reason?
You were the one who got rid of a department...
because you thought it impeded our productivity,
and you also tried to urge those who scored low...
in their performance reviews to resign.
But as for this specific case, we can probably be a bit lenient...
as the design hasn't been released yet.
How?
We'll exclude Ms. Jung's design from the second round...
and cut her pay for three months.
Thank you, Mr. Heo.
There's no way Ms. Seo did it alone.
Someone must've been behind her, right?
Yes, it must've been the person...
you are thinking of.
I let my guard down.
I'll be careful to make sure things like this don't happen again.
I don't think I've seen you like this before.
You're trying to do your best...
to protect the person you love.
I hope other employees of Hyunkang...
are included in the people...
you love and care about.
Thank you. I'm a huge fan of yours.
Thank you. Oh, my.
Do you want my autograph too?
No, thanks. That's okay.
Why did you want to meet here instead of our office?
I stopped by to get my measurements taken and wanted to see you.
Where's Soo Ji? You didn't bring her?
I hired a temporary babysitter.
You checked out of the hotel and even hired a babysitter.
Are you really planning to make a show business comeback?
I'd like to if I could.
If people can accept me for who I am, that is.
I'm sure Mr. Ahn would love to see you. Shall I call him over?
No, this chat should stay between the two of us.
Just the two of us?
What's it about?
I have a good idea.
A good idea?
It'll allow us to protect me and Soo Ji...
as well as you and Mr. Ahn.
What is it?
It's...
Ms. Seo, weren't you on your way to the office?
Pardon me? Oh, well...
I just realized I forgot something.
Is that so?
You turned around as soon as you saw me,
so I was wondering if you were avoiding me.
What do you mean? Why would I avoid you, sir?
You heard about Ms. Jung, right?
About Jin Ah?
About what?
She was accused of design plagiarism,
so she'll get a pay cut for the next three months.
And her design for the second round will be discarded.
I see.
Honesty is the most important quality of a good designer.
I hope you become an honest and successful designer.
What was that about? Why did he make me feel guilty like that?
Can he read my mind or what?
- Are you here to see Ms. Choi? - Pardon me?
- Yes. - Please follow me.
Mr. Jang, you're here too.
- Why are you so surprised? - Have a seat.
You know that Ms. Jung's design will be excluded...
from the second round of the contest, right?
Yes, ma'am.
I took a look at your design,
but it has a lot of room for improvement,
so I asked Mr. Jang to help you out.
The concept isn't bad,
but the beads will be hard to work with.
How about you replace them with sequins?
That's fine by me.
Do a good job so that your design can be included this time.
Thank you.
By the way, you really have nothing to do...
with Ms. Jung's...
- design plagiarism case, right? - Pardon?
I don't know anything about it.
Why would Ms. Seo get involved in something like that?
Ms. Jung is obviously trying to put the blame on Ms. Seo.
I don't think she'd do that though.
I'm just really surprised, that's all.
What's that?
I want to give this to Soo Ji. Does it look okay?
My, it looks great.
Soo Ji will love it.
Is the happy-go-lucky attitude contagious or what?
- Pardon? - What?
Being happy-go-lucky is great and all, but we'll obviously lose...
because that team has Han Mi Ra now. Are you that happy about it?
Exactly. The most boring game in the world...
is the game you play knowing you'll lose.
What are you so happy and smiley about?
What, then? Should I be crying instead?
Just leave them be. Spring has already begun for them.
No wonder they can't stop smiling.
My gosh, we have such a happy team.
The other team is dispirited even though they'll probably win.
In contrast, we laugh all the time knowing we'll probably lose.
Why is the other team dispirited?
You haven't heard?
Ms. Jung was accused of plagiarizing someone else's design.
Internal Affairs summoned her, and it was a huge deal.
Sorry? Jin Ah?
That's crazy. I don't think Jin Ah would do that though.
Right, she can be selfish,
but she has a conscience.
What on earth happened?
Yes, Mr. Han. I was just about to leave.
Pardon? You want me to bring Seung Joo?
Tell him I'm not in the office.
Okay, I'll leave right away.
He heard you telling me to say you're not in the office.
He said you're a terrible daughter.
Come in.
My gosh.
Why did you come alone?
I told you to bring Seung Joo even if you had to drag her here.
I know you're trying to help me, but it won't go anywhere.
Ms. Joan of Arc is madly in love with Mr. Ahn.
Madly in love, my foot.
Mr. Ahn and Seung Joo are just friends.
Mr. Ahn and Seung Joo...
told the other team members the truth.
They said they're in a serious relationship.
What?
Is that jerk, who went to a hotel with another woman,
trying to make my daughter lose chances of getting married?
That little...
Did Mr. Ahn go to a hotel with another woman?
No way. I don't believe you.
Mr. Ahn is not that kind of person.
I saw him with my own eyes.
He put his coat on the woman...
and took her to the hotel with his arms around her.
No. I bet she was his cousin...
or someone he knows.
She's not his cousin.
Oh, right. I remember now.
She's one of the designers in Ms. Choi's team.
Ms. Choi's team's designer?
Are you talking about Ms. Jung Jin Ah?
I don't know her name.
She's the one who designed the lace dress at the contest.
No wonder she looked familiar.
I was right. It was her.
My gosh. Mr. Ahn is such a womaniser.
She is Mr. Ahn's first love.
Does it mean he is two-timing Seung Joo?
That's why I'm playing cupid between you and Seung Joo.
Since Seung Joo hasn't dated many men,
she can be easily swayed by a man like him.
Please take good care of her.
Keep that jerk away from her, so he can't bewitch her.
Yes, Mr. Han. I will do everything I can...
to protect Seung Joo.
Good.
Come in.
Our new product came out.
Is that right?
- That's funny. - Where could it be?
Gosh. Get up for a second, will you?
I said it's not here. Seriously.
- Where did it go? - What are you doing?
Ms. Heo lost her watch, so we're looking for it.
Why are you looking for her watch here?
Earlier this afternoon, before I cleaned the house,
I took off my watch and put it on the table.
The late chairman gave me that watch...
to celebrate 30 years of my service. It's a very expensive watch.
What? Why are you all looking at me...
like that?
I get it. Once a thief, always a thief.
Did you steal that watch?
My gosh. I said I didn't steal it. I'm telling you the truth.
Then did the watch walk out of here by itself?
Give me the watch while I'm asking you nicely.
Are you out of your mind?
Are you accusing me of theft?
Open your bag.
Bag? My bag?
What? Why should I?
If you're innocent, there's no reason for not showing us.
Now, all of you are suspecting me.
Fine. Take a look.
If the watch is not in my bag,
all of you will get killed by me.
My gosh. I never knew anything like this would happen to me.
Here. Take a look.
It's here.
What?
(It's My Life)
A few days ago, Nam Jin went to a hotel with a woman...
and got caught by Man Seok and me.
Who? My son Nam Jin?
I, Seo Yeon Ji, wasn't an evil wench.
What happened?
Jin Ah almost got fired because of me.
It was Ms. Seo who submitted the revised sample.
Are you saying that Ms. Seo switched the embroidery pattern?
However, there's something suspicious about it.