(It's My Life)
(Episode 87)
Seung Joo.
What do you mean Nam Jin is Ms. Choi's son?
What are you talking about?
Ms. Yang. It's not true, right?
How could you say such a thing? It's too horrible even as a joke.
I mean, it makes no sense.
You said Nam Jin's stepfather abducted him.
But how could he be Ms. Choi's son?
Well, the thing is...
I've been thinking hard,
and they probably got switched at the hospital.
They got switched?
We found out that Ms. Choi...
and Nam Jin's birth mother...
gave birth at the same hospital.
On the exact same day.
Pardon?
Only those two were born on the same day at that hospital.
They could've gotten switched when they were being bathed,
or maybe one of the nurses made a mistake.
We have no way of finding out what actually happened.
I don't believe this.
Nam Jin is such a kindhearted and righteous man.
That woman does all kinds of evil deeds for her own selfish gains.
It makes no sense that he is that woman's son.
No.
That can't be.
This is a ruse.
I bet Heo Chung San cooked up this ruse to make sure...
Nam Jin can inherit the company.
I will... I will find out for myself.
I'll pack it for you.
Mr. Jang, I need your approval for this.
What? Why do you have a DNA test report?
Sir, do you have a secret child or something?
Mr. Jo!
Mr. Jang is a pure-hearted man who likes only Ms. Choi.
How could you make such a joke? Right, Mr. Jang?
Mr. Heo gave this document to Ms. Choi,
but she got angry and tore it without even checking it.
Mr. Heo...
He must know something about this.
Where are you going?
What's with him?
(Chief Legal Officer Heo Chung San)
Please have a seat.
Well...
Is... Is this true?
It's not true, is it? There's a mistake, right?
It's true.
It can't be.
Ms. Choi's son is Si Woo.
You know how she raised Si Woo.
Ms. Choi and the late Ms. Kim...
gave birth to their children...
at the same hospital on August 18 30 years ago.
Probably, when Ms. Choi had someone steal the baby,
the two babies had already been switched.
How could this happen?
I can't believe this.
Ms. Choi can't seem to accept this either.
She must be afraid.
It wouldn't be easy to accept the fact that the baby...
that she had someone steal was her own child.
No wonder why...
I thought that Nam Jin...
looked like Ms. Choi when I first saw him.
It's such a cruel twist of fate.
When I think about how shocked Nam Jin and Si Woo will be...
I need your help.
Sure. What should I do to help?
Please convince Ms. Choi to tell those two young men the truth...
and pay for what she's done as soon as possible.
I'll do it.
I'll check it by myself.
I won't leave it to you.
If...
If all this is true,
how are you going to pay for all your sins?
You didn't even recognize your son. You put him in trouble instead!
And now your son is going to donate his liver.
Even if you're Nam Jin's birth mother,
I can't accept you.
You don't deserve it.
You don't deserve to be a mother...
or show up in front of Nam Jin!
Seung Joo, we should go too.
Nam Jin must be waiting for us.
I can never accept it.
Mother.
You are the only mother for Nam Jin.
Right, Mother?
You know I'm right.
I can't accept this.
I can never do that.
(Hanguk Hospital)
Maybe because you're tall, you look great even in a patient uniform.
You know that I have a nice body.
It must've been a hard decision. Thank you.
If you're grateful, let me become the successor of the company.
I can't do that.
I'll do anything you want except for that.
Nam Jin, you're here.
Did you go through the check-up?
Gosh. I'm your husband's elder brother.
You should talk to me respectfully.
I can't believe you.
What are you saying? She's your elder brother's wife.
Don't you know that I was born four hours earlier than you?
I don't know. I'm your big brother no matter what.
Hey, my little brother, you said you'll do anything I want, right?
You brat. I'm your elder brother.
Men are weird.
Why is it so important to decide who's the older one?
You should make things clear.
If Si Woo is the older one, you'd have seniority over me.
Seung Joo, what took you so long? I waited for you.
Where's Mom? Didn't she come with you?
She's waiting for you.
She packed a lot of food for you.
Did she bring anything for Mr. Choi?
Si Woo must be careful with food.
Nam Jin is a fake patient, so he can eat anything before the surgery.
The surgery will go well, so don't worry about anything.
You know that it's fun only when the opponent is strong, right?
- Make sure to recover soon. - All right.
- We'll be off. - Okay.
- See you later. - See you.
They look so sweet together, right?
Yes. Although we look a little sweeter together.
Welcome...
Oh, my. Yeon Ji, my bunny, is here.
- Have a seat. - Okay.
Shall I make you a cup of latte?
- Hello, Yeon Ji. - Hi, Seon Hui.
Please. Please, please.
I passed.
My goodness. I passed! Oh, yes.
I applied for the position as a designer at the Europe branch,
and I passed the application stage.
What? Europe branch?
Yes. The second stage is to review the portfolio.
Since my clothes for Ms. Han Mi Ra was selected in the second contest,
I think I'll get additional points.
Mr. Jang said he will write a reference letter for me.
Well, if you pass the second stage too,
what happens next?
I'll be working in Europe.
What do you mean you'll be working in Europe?
For how long?
Two years.
Two years?
Then... What... What about me?
You will work here,
and I'll work in Europe.
Then what about our wedding?
We can get married when I'm back two years later.
No... No, we can't.
No. I can never do that.
What do you mean you can't do that?
I... I can't live without you...
for as long as two years.
Then I'll go with you.
My goodness. You can't go with me.
I'll live with my work colleagues in the employee apartment.
Gosh. How could you do this all of a sudden?
Dae Sik, are you crying?
It hasn't even been decided.
Why are you crying already?
Even if you get the job, you can't go. I won't let you go.
You see, I love you...
from the bottom of my heart.
I can't live without you, Yeon Ji.
Please press the hash key.
Why won't you pick up?
Ms. Choi, answer my calls.
Let's meet up and resolve this.
Press 1 to save your message. Press 2 to check your message.
Press the hash key to record the message again.
(Korea Gene Information Center)
Come on. Let's go.
- Oh, this one? - Yes.
You went out for coffee. Why did you come back without coffee?
We couldn't get coffee as it was tense in there.
Goodness, what kind of excuse is that?
Is there something going on between Mr. Jang Hee Cheol...
and Ms. Choi?
What are you talking about? They joined the company together.
They call themselves "soul mates for 30 years".
They're close friends.
It sounded like they're more than just friends.
He was all worried and antsy as if he couldn't reach...
his girlfriend who left him.
By the way, that envelope on the table...
Wasn't it from the Gene Analysis Center?
Yes, I saw it too.
My gosh. What if Mr. Choi Si Woo...
is Mr. Jang's son?
That's absurd.
You totally got the wrong idea.
I heard Chairman Ahn and Mr. Choi took a paternity test...
before Chairman Ahn passed away.
Did we go too far?
Maybe, it's possible.
But he was like, "Let's meet. Let's sort this out in person."
He kept saying that. You heard him too.
- Yes. - See?
He really said that.
- Is that so? - Right?
Why didn't you pick up earlier? I was so worried about you.
Where are you now? The Gene Analysis Center?
Yes, you should check and confirm it yourself.
But first, let's meet.
Tomorrow?
Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.
All right, drive safely. Bye.
Well, what's going on?
Oh, it's nothing.
- What is this? - Gosh, no!
Why are you touching my stuff?
Gosh, you're acting really suspicious.
What if Mr. Choi Si Woo...
is Mr. Jang's son?
Is Mr. Choi...
your son by any chance?
What kind of nonsense is that?
It's just so strange.
You were looking for Ms. Choi...
with this DNA test result in front of you,
and you said the two of you can sort it out in person.
- Well, what is this? - Gosh, don't!
- Come on. - No! You can't!
- Let me take a peek. - No! Don't!
What?
Ms. Choi and Nam Jin...
are related by blood? What?
Chairman Ahn.
One woman's resentment and desire for revenge...
ruined everything.
What should I do?
Please give me the strength...
to guide the two young men to protect Hyunkang together...
just like the big picture you had.
I clearly told you to never visit the office again.
I heard Geum Soon resigned.
I checked and confirmed that her car isn't here today.
What brings you here?
Well, you see.
I've done some research...
and found a way to avoid punishment...
even after confessing everything.
What is it?
You said the statute of limitations for kidnapping expire...
10 years after the victim realizes that he or she was kidnapped.
So all we have to do is persuade the victim...
to say that he found out 10 years ago.
It expires 10 years after the victim returns to his or her family.
Well, we can just say...
that he found out about it during his teen years...
and that we offered to look for his birth mother,
but he said, "No, I don't want to find her."
That's all we have to do.
Do you really want to ask Nam Jin...
to do that?
Well, I bet he doesn't want his birth mother...
to rot in jail for the rest of her life.
I must say,
you're hopeless.
Then what else can I do?
You already recorded the conversations,
and you won't let me keep the money if I don't confess.
Try putting yourself in my shoes. This is my only option!
Leave at once!
- What? - Leave!
Okay.
I'm leaving.
I feel as if I'm raising a son.
Do you think Woo Jin will be a boy or a girl?
Did you have any conception dreams?
I had a dream where a young woman...
gave me a big chestnut.
A chestnut?
Does that symbolize a boy or a girl?
I was curious too, so I looked it up.
Apparently, it's a boy if the chestnut was hanging from a tree,
and it's a girl if it was picked up from the ground.
Gosh. I'm even more curious now.
But the strangest part was...
that young lady said she's your mother.
With such sad eyes, she told me to take good care of you.
Was that when Ms. Choi was younger?
I have to say, my mom is really something.
She even showed up in your dream.
You should sleep now.
It's important to sleep and eat well for the surgery.
Yes, all right.
- No, it's okay. - Come on.
You should just sleep on the bed.
The patient should sleep on the bed, not his guardian.
I'm not a patient. I'm not even sick.
Still, I don't want to.
What would the nurse think if she saw me on the bed in the morning?
I can't let you sleep uncomfortably on that tiny cot.
It's not uncomfortable at all.
All other family members and guardians use that bed.
Then let's do this.
We'll sleep on this bed together.
What? Gosh, that's crazy.
What if the nurse sees us?
We'll get up before she comes by.
Okay, let's do that.
Let's stop by the hospital on our way to work tomorrow.
The hospital? Why?
We should go see Mr. Ahn before the surgery.
It's a big operation. As his future parents-in-law, we should visit him.
Yes, I should go see him as his future mother-in-law.
It feels weird to call myself a mother-in-law.
He'd never do a bad deed even if he lived in a lawless country.
And yet, I misjudged him and grabbed him by the collar.
I'm too ashamed to even face him.
To be honest, I was really touched by him as well.
When we lost Savior,
he knew about Seon Gyu stealing the cafe owner's money,
but he kept it from you.
What did you just say?
So Seon Gyu actually stole that money?
That little piece of...
He's really turned over a new leaf though.
He said he'll work hard until he saves up enough money...
to open an Internet cafe.
We'll see. My brother-in-law is very unpredictable.
You said "brother-in-law".
What? When did I say that?
Anyway, time to go to bed. Let's sleep.
Oh, boy. Come here.
Your arm as my pillow. This is so nice.
When my mom was hospitalized,
I slept next to her like this often.
But later, as her condition progressed, I refused to sleep...
next to her thinking it might worsen her pain.
You see,
I'm truly grateful to your parents.
They gave birth to such a beautiful daughter and raised her so well.
I'm also grateful to your mother...
for raising you to be such a wonderful man.
About your birth mother,
what was she like?
Ms. Heo told me...
that she was quiet and a bit sensitive.
She also said she was very weak physically.
When you saw her photo for the first time,
how did you feel?
You know what?
It was weird...
because I felt nothing.
Knowing that she's the person who gave birth to me,
I thought it'd make me very sad and emotional,
but I felt nothing.
You've been nothing but mean to him,
but I guess he's drawn to you as you're his mother.
Even yesterday, he offered to drive you.
Is it because my mother has given me so much love?
I didn't get emotional at all.
We hear it all the time, you know.
In TV shows or books, people say...
that it makes you feel overwhelmed and makes your heart ache.
Isn't it weird? Am I not sensitive?
You should sleep now.
You have a check-up early tomorrow morning.
Go to sleep now.
Sleep well, my love.
How dare a mere caregiver act like the chief mourner?
Move before I call security to drag you out of here.
Because you found out that you're the late chairman's grandson,
do you think you're special?
Sorry to disappoint you. You are nothing.
Did you think Hyunkang would...
fall into your hands...
if you set Si Woo up with Jin Ah?
The apple never falls far from the tree.
You are just like your birth mother.
I hate people like you so much.
I hate how you act like you're all that as if you're special...
and pretend you're generous, bold,
and optimistic.
You are a total hypocrite.
A hypocrite.
It must not be true.
There's no way I didn't recognize my son.
My son is Si Woo.
(Hanguk Hospital)
Actually, Seung Joo went to sleep late last night, Father.
Hey, you shouldn't do that in a hospital.
What if someone sees you guys?
They looked sweet. Don't be like that.
Well...
I meant to sleep in the cot because it looked uncomfortable,
but Seung Joo was stubborn.
Why did you decide to donate your liver and cause her trouble?
Here you go.
What is this, Father?
Eat healthy food before the surgery.
And buy Seung Joo something delicious too.
Thank you, Father.
Tell Seung Joo that we came by.
Good luck with the surgery.
- I'll get going. - Yes. Go home safely.
- Okay. - So will your future mother-in-law.
- Mr. Ahn, good luck. - Thank you.
See you later.
Goodbye.
My goodness.
How long have you been watching me?
Why are you covering your face?
You looked so pretty. I could barely hold back the urge to kiss you.
Gosh.
I shouldn't have let you see me sleeping as it ruins my image.
I'll go wash up, spruce myself up, and come back. Wait just a while.
You already look pretty. If you spruce yourself up,
what should I do? I'm in trouble.
Goodness, you're so unctuous.
- I'll be back shortly. - Okay.
Hey. Nam Jin.
Mr. Bang, what brings you here?
Well, in fact,
I have something urgent to discuss with you.
Something to discuss with me? What is it?
Well...
You know that I'll be investigated, right?
Yes. I heard you decided to confess everything.
Yes. I promised to do that. However...
To be honest, if they proved that Geum Soon instigated me to do it,
I will definitely go to prison.
Having said that...
Can't you testify for me?
What do you mean?
Say that you found out about the abduction as a teenager...
and that we meant to send you back to your birth mother,
but you refused it.
Then the statute of limitations will be considered to have run out.
And both Ms. Choi and I will avoid punishment.
I believe I made myself clear about that.
I can't testify falsely.
Nam Jin, whatever happened, she's your birth mother.
Do you really have to send your birth mother to prison?
My birth mother?
Who is my birth mother?
Choi Geum Soon is your birth mother.
She gave birth to you.
(It's My Life)
Has she stopped loving me?
She didn't visit me yesterday. Now she won't even answer my call.
I need an explanation, Mr. Heo.
Seung Joo, I'll go to Oepo and come back soon.