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(It's My Life)
(Episode 94)
(Ahn Young Gyu, Kim So Young)
Dad.
I'm here.
The lady standing next to me...
is your daughter-in-law.
Her name is Jung Jin Ah.
I couldn't introduce her to you sooner.
I'm sorry.
It's nice to meet you,
Father.
(Kim So Young, February 13, 1966 to March 29, 1992)
She is...
What's wrong?
It's nothing. I'm just a little dizzy.
My gosh. Apparently, the other team is getting bombarded...
with orders for the design from the second round.
I know. That problematic design is helping them out in the end.
I'm getting a little worried.
Shall we also find a girl group that will wear our clothes?
Gosh, seriously.
We designed a school uniform, gym uniform,
and matching outfits for moms and daughters.
What girl group would wear our designs?
We keep getting additional orders as well.
Let's just do our best and see what happens.
I should get going.
Seung Joo, Si Woo is getting discharged today,
so my family will have dinner together.
My mom told me to bring you.
I'm sorry. I already made plans with my dad.
Oh, I see. That's okay.
The four of us should go for a nice meal together soon.
Okay, let's do that. I'll be off, then.
Hey, what's up?
Yes. Now?
Sure. All right.
How are the sales looking so far?
So far, Mr. Ahn's Team Two is beating Team One by a small margin.
However, Team One is getting bombarded by new orders this week,
so we'll have to wait until the end to find out the results.
How's the collaboration with the Italian brand going?
They want to call off the plan if Ms. Choi isn't on the project.
What?
They want Ms. Choi on the project?
That's right. It seems like a number of foreign companies...
are feeling anxious about partnering with us,
knowing that Ms. Choi has stepped down.
- Did she not come to work again? - No.
The handover is almost done, so she only comes to work if needed.
By the way, there's a strange rumour going around the board members.
"A strange rumour"?
They're saying Ms. Choi is preparing to split Hyunkang in half.
She'll split the company in half?
What do you mean?
She wants Apparel and Distribution to become two separate companies.
It sounds like she's laying the foundation for it secretly.
She wants to split the company in half?
So she'll outright challenge...
Chairman Ahn's management principles?
I can't let that happen.
It looks so nice, Mother.
Thank you.
I'm glad you like the room.
I'm sure my mom will redecorate the room all over again...
when Woo Jin is born.
We'll need a baby crib,
and we'll need to put some stars on the ceiling as well.
Stars on the ceiling?
Glow-in-the-dark stars.
If she's in a good mood, she'll put up Jupiter, Saturn,
and even Uranus.
Yes, of course.
That way, Woo Jin will have sweet dreams.
Let's see. I want to see the couple's room too.
My gosh.
It seems like you have a knack...
for interior design.
You did such a good job with Nam Jin's room as well.
Did you redecorate Nam Jin's room too?
Yes, I wanted to thank him.
He gladly got the surgery for you, you know.
(Lawyer Heo)
Yes, Mr. Heo.
Tomorrow?
Sure, okay.
Get some rest.
I'll let you guys know when dinner is ready.
I'll help you.
I should cook with you as there are many things...
he has to stay away from.
Your mother-in-law already gave me the full run-down.
I heard your morning sickness is bad.
Just get some rest, okay?
Yes, right.
The flight leaves at 12:50am tonight?
Yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much.
- Is that the earliest flight? - Yes.
Go home and pack your bag.
I'll close the café.
- Okay. Then I'll be off. - Okay.
- Hello. - Hi.
Hey. Where is he going?
He's going to fly to Paris tonight.
Paris? Why is he going there?
He's going there to bring Yeon Ji back.
- Seon Hui, Give us... - Yes?
two cups of juice, please.
And give the bill to this man.
Okay.
So what do you want to ask about?
I want to ask you to take care of Ms. Choi.
Why would you ask me that favour?
A designer I knew when I worked at the Europe branch...
will launch his own brand.
I'm seriously considering moving to his company.
You're moving to another company?
Ms. Choi must be going through a hard time.
How can she get through it without you?
You said you're her soul mate, but you're being so heartless.
Look who's talking.
You used to call her your fairy...
as if your feelings for her would never change.
But now you call her "Ms. Choi" every time you address her.
I thought she was an angel, but she turned into a witch...
and betrayed me. I'm not stupid.
I gave up on her quite a long time ago.
It's not that I don't understand how you must feel.
However, even if you gave up on her, you can still be her friend.
If we also turn our backs on her,
Ms. Choi would be so pitiful.
She sorted out all of her assets...
and tried to end her own life.
Is that true?
Even though she did it for her son,
what's wrong is wrong.
However, it's not our job...
to punish her.
Let's just stay by her side as her friends instead.
If you want us all to be friends, why are you going away?
Running away alone like this is an act of betrayal.
All right. If my friend wants me to stay,
I'll stay.
You made so many dishes.
Your mother came up with a whole menu with good food for the liver.
So I just made the food on the menu.
Shall we light up the candles?
Let's wait for Nam Jin.
Nam Jin hasn't come yet.
I'm home.
Welcome home, Son.
We were waiting for you so we could light up the candles.
Where's Seung Joo? I told you to bring her.
She already had plans with her father, so she couldn't make it.
Is that right?
I went to see Mr. Han yesterday.
- You met Mr. Han? - Yes.
I apologized to him for what I did wrong.
You did the right thing, Mom.
- Can we light up the candles now? - Yes.
Congratulations on coming home, Son.
Thank you for surviving the surgery...
and coming back home cheerfully.
Blow out the candles.
Nam Jin, let's do it together.
Shall we?
Ms. Choi went to see you and apologized to you?
Yes.
She even gave me compensation even though I refused it.
Why did you accept it?
That means you've forgiven her.
To be honest, she didn't cause me any harm.
I sold my shares at a fair price as the price was quite high.
We recovered the loss we suffered when we lost our clients...
by producing her team's clothes.
It was Seon Gyu who caused trouble.
It wasn't Ms. Choi.
I feel guilty.
Despite her personality, she came to see me by herself...
to sincerely apologize to me. What else should I have done?
When you and Mr. Ahn get married,
she'll be your mother-in-law even if you don't want it.
Why is it so easy for everyone?
She threw away her own child.
How could you forgive her so easily?
To be honest, whatever happened,
she's Mr. Ahn's birth mother.
Now that you know that, you can't avoid her forever.
Besides, Mr. Ahn isn't a person who can be that heartless.
(Ms. Choi Soo Hee)
I wish you were here with us on a special day like this.
Let's eat something nice with your parents.
Gosh. Seriously.
Are you finished?
Why did you eat so little?
Leave her be.
Seung Joo hates Ms. Choi to the core.
Would she have an appetite when Ms. Choi will be her mother-in-law?
You're right. She wouldn't have any appetite.
They say that you come to hate any words...
that sound similar to "in-law".
Ms. Choi, who used to be her enemy, will be her mother-in-law.
So Seung Joo must be really upset right now.
I know...
that we've come too far for us to mend our relationship.
But...
will you tell Nam Jin to cut all ties with me?
I'll be good to you both.
I'll do my best.
So...
could you please...
give me a chance to make up for what I did to Nam Jin?
(Nam Jin)
It's so weird that you're not here when all my family gathered.
I think I'm seriously addicted to you, Seung Joo.
People...
don't change that easily, Nam Jin.
(Registration Certificate)
Come in.
What brings you here?
Do you like how I decorated your room?
Yes.
I talked to Seung Joo a few days ago.
You talked to Seung Joo?
What did you say?
She seemed to feel uncomfortable around me.
We've been on bad terms, you know.
I heard you proposed to her.
Yes.
Having said that,
I'm going to spend as much time as possible with Seung Joo.
We need to see each other often so we can build a bond.
Also, we have to resolve the misunderstanding.
Whatever happened, we'll become a family.
Seung Joo doesn't want that.
She should see me even if she doesn't want it.
She'll change her mind eventually.
Is there anything she needs?
She doesn't need anything.
I think I should tell you this.
I want you to stop meddling in our relationship.
And I will return this to you as well.
Just keep it.
I just want to do something for you.
You may have given birth to me,
but to be honest, I feel nothing towards you.
In fact, I have only bad memories of you.
And you must know that.
This won't change anything.
- Still... - You see,
I believe that I have repaid you for giving birth to me...
by testifying.
There has always been and always will be only one mother for me,
and you and I have nothing to do with each other.
I'll get some rest now.
Why are you coming out of Nam Jin's room?
I had something to tell him.
Am I not allowed to talk to Nam Jin?
Gosh, I never said you can't.
I was just asking. Why are you all prickly?
Gosh.
Oh, boy.
Oh, right.
Dae Sik!
I'm hearing things now.
I'm really here.
Gosh, I must be losing my mind.
Get a grip!
You still don't believe me?
It's me, Yeon Ji.
Your girlfriend, Seo Yeon Ji.
Yeon Ji, is it really you?
I missed you, Yeon Ji.
I missed you so much.
I missed you too. I missed you so badly, Dae Sik.
So you're really back, right?
Are you back for good? You won't leave again, right?
That's right. I quit my job,
so you'll have to support me now. Can you do that?
Of course. I can certainly do it.
By the way, where are you going at this late hour?
Oh, this. I was on my way to the airport.
I was going to take an overnight flight...
to visit you.
Did you already pay for the flight?
Get a refund immediately, or they'll charge you a hefty cancellation fee.
- Okay? - All right.
Being in this room with you...
makes this space feel so cosy and warm. Why is that?
I feel the same way.
I feel like I don't need to be afraid of anything now.
When I was a kid,
my mom was always busy with work,
so I fell asleep alone often.
Whenever that happened,
I looked at the glow-in-the-dark stars my mom put on the ceiling...
and imagined things.
Like what?
Either becoming a detective who teaches a lesson...
to villains that bother my mom...
or building a time machine,
thinking that I should help my mom go back to the time...
when my mom and dad loved each other.
So they were all about your mother.
Yes.
She was my only family.
My mom was like my entire universe.
As I was tossing and turning, imagining those things,
my mom would come home.
She'd sit by my bedside and read storybooks aloud for me.
She'd smile at me as well.
Perhaps...
I stayed up and waited for her...
because I wanted to see that.
But...
I saw that smile again today.
Every time...
she was looking at Nam Jin,
she had that smile on her face.
While I was gone,
what happened...
between Nam Jin and my mom?
Come in.
Hello.
Mr. Bang, what brings you here?
Have a seat first.
Well, what brings you to my office?
They say it's better to do something than not doing anything at all.
I'd like to work as a security guard again.
As a security guard?
Yes. I heard it was processed as a leave of absence.
Gosh, getting paid 3,000 dollars for not doing anything...
is making me so listless.
I bet you don't know what it's like as you've never taken any time off.
We were going to hire someone else due to your work ethic problem.
That's not necessary. You can just rehire me.
Also, it'll be hard for you to find a security guard like me.
First of all, I'm healthy and strong.
And I look much younger than my age.
In addition,
I have a handsome look as well.
3,000 dollars a month should be enough for you to support yourself.
Why do you want the job back?
Sure, that's enough money for me to sustain myself and live,
but a man must work. What good will come out of being jobless?
Also, I should own a house when I'm older...
to make Sun Ja cast a glance at me at least.
All right.
I'll make arrangements so that you can start next week.
But you'll be fired on the spot if there's another work ethic issue.
Okay, got it.
You still need to learn to talk politely.
Okay. I understand, sir. My goodness.
Come in.
My gosh! It's been a while, Ms. Choi.
Do you still have unfinished business with Hyunkang?
Gosh, don't be so prickly.
You asked me to get rid of your son,
but I raised him well for 30 years, so you should be grateful.
And let's be honest. What if I had bad intentions...
and ended up throwing your son into the ocean?
Sun Ja raised Nam Jin into a kindhearted young man,
and he testified for you.
You should be grateful for that for the rest of your life.
Why did you want to meet with me?
My gosh! Hello, Mr. Choi.
I heard the surgery went well.
Gosh, what was that about?
He didn't even say hello back.
Goodness, he sure learned all the bad things from Geum Soon.
You should've been raised by Sun Ja instead of Nam Jin.
No, I don't want to come back.
I'm too ashamed...
to return to Hyunkang.
If you don't come back,
the collaboration with the Italian brand...
will completely fall through.
This project is very important for Hyunkang.
You know that better than anybody else does.
I've already handed that project over to Director Cho.
There's no reason for me to get involved again.
The Italian brand notified us that they will...
cancel the plan altogether if you're not in charge of it.
What?
Still, I can't.
Nam Jin wants me to stay out of the business.
I want to give him what he wants.
Why do you think he wanted you...
to resign?
It was all for Hyunkang's sake.
He wanted to put a stop...
on your bad deeds that were jeopardizing the company.
But if you make the decision to return...
for the company's sake,
Nam Jin will definitely understand.
When will you give me your answer?
My answer to what?
I proposed to you, but you haven't given me your answer yet.
Can't you see that all this waiting is making me so antsy?
Well, can I be honest with you?
Yes, of course. Honesty is one of your biggest charms.
Why are you being like this?
Where are we going to live if we get married?
We should probably live in my place.
Then what about Ms. Choi?
She'll live with us in the same house.
Si Woo and Jin Ah too.
Do you seriously expect me to live with Ms. Choi?
I really can't stand her.
I cannot accept her as your mother.
Nothing has changed.
She's still the same Ms. Choi.
She's just Si Woo's mom.
No.
Things will change with time.
Knowing you, you'll eventually come to accept her.
And she'll...
She will start acting like your mother.
Why are you worried about what hasn't even happened?
As a matter of fact, I made it clear to Ms. Choi...
that my mom, Ms. Yang Sun Ja, is the only mom for me,
and nothing will change.
I'm sure that Ms. Choi understood what I said.
People don't change that easily.
If you don't draw a clear line,
I can't go with you, Nam Jin.
What does that mean?
Are you saying you could leave me?
That depends on you.
- It looks good. - Yes.
- My goodness. - Mr. Choi.
Look who's here. Mr. Choi.
It's so good to see you again as if my late father came back to life.
However, is it okay for you to walk around like this already?
Welcome back, Mr. Choi. You too, Jin Ah.
Have you all been well?
You've been through a lot, right?
I was away. Jin Ah and Yeon Ji were not here either.
Thank you for your hard work.
Mr. Jo and Ms. Kim went through a lot.
I got the sales report this morning. Our sales are quite high.
If we get lucky, we might be able to turn the game around.
There must've been a lot of discouraging moments.
But you didn't give up to the end, but did your best.
I won't forget your hard work.
Frankly, when I heard that you would give up on becoming the successor,
I was really disheartened.
However, why would you give up on becoming the successor?
I mean if Mr. Ahn is Ms. Choi's son,
you are the legitimate heir of Hyunkang. That's right.
- Gosh, Mr. Jo. - Right?
What on earth are you talking about?
What do you mean Mr. Ahn is Ms. Choi's son?
Didn't you... Didn't you know?
Well... Most people at work already knew about it, so I thought...
Who is spreading such a ridiculous rumour?
Who on earth is it?
(It's My Life)
- Someone else's child... - It's true.
- How? - Si Woo.
It didn't happen because we wanted it.
You shouldn't make Mr. Ahn, who has a bright future,
stay in Oepo just because you don't like his birth mother?
I can't do that. What's wrong is wrong.
- Si Woo. - Let go of me.
- Si Woo, please. - I said, get out. Get out now!