(All characters, locations, groups, incidents are fictional.)
(Filmed according to COVID-19 regulations.)
- Hello, sir. - Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
Lee Hyun Wook's on his way to Mo Ran's office.
(Show host Woo Hyun)
Right now?
Hello.
I couldn't find it anywhere.
I'm asking you how Ms. Gi happened to have it.
That's for you to ask.
Ask Ms. Gi yourself.
Ms. Gi!
(CFO Gi Mo Ran)
What...
is going on here?
Hyun. Stand up.
What brings you here, sir?
I asked what was going on!
Ms. Gi.
Pull yourself together.
Ms. Gi!
Ms. Gi.
Mo Ran.
I...
Hae Soo...
Mo Ran.
Don't turn it on. Turn it off.
Mo Ran. What's going on?
Talk to me.
Stop drinking.
Hae Soo.
Hae Soo?
The woman you met in the US. What about her?
She's dead.
What do you mean she's dead?
I...
I... Hae Soo...
I...
Ok Sun.
Mo Ran.
What happened to you?
Ok Sun.
Try to relax.
(Hyun Wook)
(Kill Heel)
Step out of the way!
(Episode 9)
(UNI Homeshopping)
(Emergency Response)
Who's the guardian?
- Well, I guess I am. - Me!
I'll go with her!
Sir, I'll go with her.
Thanks.
Did you hear?
I did. I wonder if she'll be okay.
Hey, Joon Bum. Did you hear?
Ms. Gi was transported to a hospital in an ambulance.
Seriously. What's going on with her?
Ms. Gi? She collapsed?
I heard Ms. Woo and Mr. Lee were with Ms. Gi when she collapsed.
Don't you think there's more to the story?
- That is a unique set of people. - Right.
So she collapsed all of a sudden like that?
If she was acting, she deserves an award for it.
It looked so real.
Mo Ran won't cop out like that.
By the way, what was Mr. Lee doing in her office at that hour?
Did you tell him to stop by her office because of me?
Lee Hyun Wook had a question for Mo Ran.
I guess it was good timing.
Life is full of unexpected moments, isn't it?
Anyway, Lee Hyun Wook will doubt Mo Ran and try to find dirt on her.
Mo Ran will have a hard time getting what she wants now.
Think about the nature of the job. Setting up an affiliate...
is never easy.
But Mo Ran...
has the ability to make the impossible possible.
That's why she's scary.
Whatever the obstacle is,
she'll overcome it.
Well, anyway, what do you plan to do next?
Since he already offered to help, why don't you ask Lee Hyun Wook...
to help you?
He's been helping me all this time. That will stop now.
Like Ms. Gi said, I don't know how much longer...
Mr. Lee will be on my side.
I want to gain power and get through this on my own.
If I let him help him again, I don't think...
I can ever get up on my own again.
I can't say anything to that.
Yes. If that's the decision you made,
I really hope you can finish the job yourself.
But let me know if you need my help.
I believe she might have been overworking herself.
(General Ward A)
("Cosmetics from UNI Homeshopping Contains Harmful Chemicals")
Mo Ran collapsed.
How did that happen?
I don't know the details.
I want to visit her in the hospital.
I have a show and meetings tomorrow. So I won't have time.
I should at least give her a call.
I hope it's not anything serious.
Could you visit her on my behalf?
Me?
Why would I do that?
I would go with you. But I wouldn't go there alone.
Come on, honey.
If Mo Ran hears you, she'll be so heartbroken.
Just let me know what happens with her.
(CEO Lee Hyun Wook)
Hey, Mr. Park. I'm sorry to call so late.
Oh, no. It's all right. You can call me anytime, sir.
How's Ms. Gi?
She's in stable condition now.
And we moved her to a room.
I made sure she was fine before I left.
Is that so? That's good.
But you don't know yet why she collapsed?
No, I don't know the cause.
When we went to the hospital,
there was a doctor she was already seeing.
The doctor told me that it was temporary.
I see.
Oh, right. I have another matter.
What was her name? Moon something... I keep forgetting her name.
You know, the beauty influencer?
Yes. Are you talking about Moon Di Di?
Right. About that...
I want to have a meeting with her.
Lee Hyun Wook!
What is your problem?
I'm Woo Hyun's husband.
You jerk.
I'm going to kill you.
- I'm going to kill you! - Mr. Kim Do Il!
What do you think you're doing?
What am I doing?
Do you think...
you have the right to ask me that?
I know how this looks,
but let me explain.
As if.
Ms. Woo was very tired that day.
If she needed help,
I was going to give it to her. That's the truth.
Is using your power to lure her to a hotel helping her?
I see that I overstepped.
And I will apologize for that.
Nothing of the sort you are worried about...
happened at the hotel.
Do you expect me to believe your word?
I'm not asking you to believe my word.
I'm asking you to believe your wife.
She's had a tough time...
to get to where she is now.
Do you want to drag...
your wife down like this?
Enough with your nonsense.
Nonsense.
- Hey. - What?
I know you regret it too.
I felt that it wasn't your intention to make things difficult...
for Ms. Woo.
So don't run away.
It's not too late to own up to your mistake and apologize!
Even if you can't,
go and see if Ms. Woo is doing okay.
That's...
your job right now, Mr. Kim. Do you get that?
How could you still...
be shameless even to the end?
Why...
Why?
- Get your hands off me. - Are you all right, sir?
Get your hands off me, you jerks!
Why?
Let go of me!
Ms. Woo.
You're here.
- I'm sorry. - No worries.
You must have been shocked.
What happened?
He must have been waiting for me in the basement parking lot.
I'm sorry.
Where's my husband?
I won't charge him for what he did tonight.
I thought if I let him go, he would disappear on you again.
So I had no choice.
This was the only place I could bring him to.
I'm sorry.
You should go inside.
Then excuse me.
(Dignified and Clean Police)
I think someone was behind the cosmetics incident.
They used your relationship with Hyun...
to provoke her husband.
Although it's unclear...
who that person was yet.
Hyun.
Tell me just one thing.
What?
Did I cheat on you?
Is that what you want to know?
I didn't.
But what does it matter now...
that I didn't?
You decided on your own and acted on your own.
I've been going crazy trying to fix it on my own.
- And even now... - Would you be fine...
after seeing photos like that?
But how could you do that to the cosmetics?
Because...
I couldn't think straight back then.
I was livid just thinking about it.
I was going crazy too!
When you said everything had changed...
it was because of that man Lee Hyun Wook.
You were drawn to him.
Isn't that cheating too?
You and I...
only drive each other crazy.
That's not a marriage.
No.
Maybe it is.
Do Il.
Just live...
in peace now.
I want to do the same.
But...
I don't think I should yet.
I can't live like that.
At least for Ji Yoon's sake.
So you...
should run away.
At least you should live in peace.
At least you can run away.
Right?
I can't...
even do that anymore.
Hyun!
(Geumsung University Hospital)
Mo Ran.
Excuse me, ma'am.
You really don't listen.
I said your body needed to rest.
Eat good foods and think about only good things.
- Even then, there isn't time... - Doctor.
You're too loud.
Am I the only one who knows that you're terminally ill...
- because of renal failure? - I know too.
I told the man who came with you yesterday...
that it was due to shock and temporary.
But this is serious.
You need a transplant as soon as possible.
You should...
at least meet your son and ask him.
I want to be discharged later this afternoon.
Seriously.
No one's home anyway.
Why are you insistent on going home...
when where's no one there to greet you?
Like I have anyone here?
Come in.
Ma'am. It's me.
How do you feel?
I didn't know what to bring, so I brought coffee.
I figured it would be difficult to get good coffee at a hospital.
It's a latte with extra syrup as you like it.
But I'm not sure whether or not you can have coffee right now.
Don't most people bring flowers...
or fruits when visiting someone in the hospital?
This is so you.
What's your ulterior motive for visiting me?
To ask me to help Hyun or something like that?
I didn't plan...
to bring that up today.
You don't need to bring it up for me to be able to tell.
I can sense it.
Sorry.
Joon Bum.
I know how you feel,
but Hyun won't be able to return to UNI.
One must be accountable for what one does.
She must be held accountable.
I'll persuade Moon Di Di...
- And... - No.
There's something called momentum.
Once it's stopped,
it's difficult to get it going again.
Even if she does return to work,
she won't get good products and good time slots.
She'll sink deeper and deeper with no end in sight.
That's not necessarily true.
Yes, it is. I guarantee it.
As per company policy,
her program will be suspended indefinitely.
Well, there is one way out of it. Just one.
Hyun taking responsibility and leaving UNI.
Why are you going this far?
Do you have a personal grudge against her?
What about you?
Why are you doing so much for her?
Do you have a personal feeling toward her?
Can you explain it?
There are things...
that only taste good when they're hot.
They taste bad...
once they cool down.
To me, coffee is one of them.
What about you?
The coffee's cold.
Are you going home?
What do you mean? I need to work.
You should rest today...
(Assemblyman Choi)
I heard you fainted.
Pick up.
I'll call until you do.
It was just exhaustion. I'm not dying.
I was worried.
Are you still at the hospital?
No, I just left.
Lying in a hospital bed makes me feel worse.
You're not seriously ill or something, are you?
I said I'm not. Ok Sun must've got you worried.
Hang up.
Stop minding me.
How can I stop minding you?
Concentrate on your campaign.
- Oh, come on. - Isn't he cool?
- He's sweet. - He's nice.
- He is? - Yes.
- Your hair... - Mr. Choi called on her way back.
I'll send you the recording if you want.
I'm in.
You're in?
Ok Sun. Are you all right?
Oh... I'm so sorry.
I think my mind wandered.
It must've been a dreadful place if you crumpled up the sheet.
I know exactly what it's about.
You're worried about Ms. Gi, aren't you?
You must be worried. You're so close.
Right?
James, it's time.
Let's stop torturing your mom.
Sorry I'm late.
I'm UNI Homeshopping's CEO, Lee Hyun Wook.
I see that.
I watched a few videos on your channel.
You look much nicer in person.
Your skin looks great too.
I spent a fortune to turn things back.
First of all, for the damage we caused,
I'd like to apologize.
I'm sorry.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
I heard that so much I'm getting sick of it.
You were told what I want, weren't you?
I relayed your demands.
And our answer is that it's a bit too much for us.
What? It's too much?
The truth is,
I'd like to appear in a video of yours,
but there's a reason I can't that I can't tell you about.
I'm really reluctant to share this.
I get nervous in front of a camera.
It's not the average kind of nerves.
It's like...
I'm scared.
Seriously.
Did you call me here to mock me?
As if.
I'm hoping to compromise.
There is no compromise.
None at all!
Oh, really?
Let's see...
We did some digging ourselves.
The salicylic acid in the cream.
The concentration wasn't high enough to cause your burns.
Why did you insist on...
using such a negative term as "burn", right?
What she had was more of an irritation than a burn.
You gained a lot of new subscribers over this incident.
People are like that nowadays.
They're easily swayed,
but with time, they recover their cool minds...
and notice facts from fiction.
The ugly attitude of using an incident to gather more fame...
The effect never lasts.
Your new subscribers. You need to keep them.
I personally wish that much for you.
Which is why I'll make an offer seeing this has already happened.
If you were to sign with us as a celebrity model,
wouldn't that benefit you a lot?
Wouldn't it?
- Am I right? - It would be huge.
She'd benefit hugely.
Did you hear that?
So?
Hello, Ding-dings.
I visited UNI Homeshopping today.
To give you the bottom line,
the CEO apologizes and we talked it out.
(Moon Di Di: It's sorted out!)
You know what I'm like.
I just can't bring myself to fight.
My gosh.
She got all she wanted and is pretending to be a saint.
What a shocker.
I want to cancel my subscription.
I guess it's really true that good people never succeed.
- Who said that? - My gosh.
Who said such nonsense?
That's what people say when they want to succeed but can't.
Young drummers like you should not say that.
- Got it? - "Young drummers"?
- "Young dreamers." - Oh, whatever.
You know what I mean. Use your brain.
I haven't seen Eun Nara recently.
She's annoying to be around,
but it's boring without her.
Do you know anything?
No. Do you?
- No. - Gosh, you two.
You have a love-hate thing with her.
Care a bit more about her, will you?
Why don't you give her a call?
I don't have her number.
I doubt she has mine.
We don't have each other's numbers.
And I don't really want to know hers.
I doubt she has ours either.
Mr. Lee dealt with Ms. Moon.
It's all been taken care of so...
don't stress out over it anymore.
Okay. Thanks.
Hello?
What?
I was out on a jog.
I didn't mind waiting.
Take a seat.
I heard the issue was dealt with.
Though your image took a hit.
It must've been hard on you.
Why did you want to see me today?
I'll quit the niceties and get to the point.
I'm pretty good at that.
We're planning an overhaul on most of our lineups.
If you're interested, I'd like to sign you on.
- How about that? - Gaon Homeshopping wants me?
It's not Gaon Homeshopping. I'm the interested party.
I'm the only one who wants you.
My company's not that impressed.
Why do you want me?
We don't see eye-to-eye.
That is true.
But if you think about it,
I insulted you when we first met.
It's only right that I get it back.
And I want you enough to be willing to call you...
after our previous exchanges.
I'd like to say we're now even...
and leave it at that.
What do you say?
If I sign with Gaon Homeshopping,
can I be on TV?
What else would you do?
I'll keep an eye on you while you recover your image.
You might have to sell non-fashion items for a while.
I don't care. I just want to be on TV.
Ignore the gossip and focus on building yourself back up.
There will be a lot of talk.
Thank you.
I'll call you when the contract is drawn up.
Hello.
Ms. Gi.
Do you feel better?
It was just fatigue.
That's fortunate.
Sit.
I have a lot to ask you.
This photo.
Who was behind it?
I sent it to Hyun.
For what purpose?
The shareholders who disapprove of you are lying in wait.
The rumors circulating about you and Hyun.
They must be dealt with while it's still possible.
That is the way to protect you...
and the company too.
Rumors?
Did Ms. Woo and I do anything?
Whatever your relationship may be, the fact is not important.
People tend to prefer...
provocative rumors...
over boring facts.
So you sent these photos...
to her home address?
I warned her more than enough.
But Hyun refused to listen.
In that case, I must make her see.
Gosh, how interesting.
Up until this moment,
I understood all the reasons you gave me.
But what you just told me didn't make sense.
You always make things sound rational.
But when I think about it later,
something about what you say doesn't add up.
That's why I'm more curious.
What on earth...
are you planning behind my back?
I thought I really knew you like the back of my hand.
But...
I was completely fooled. What should I do now?
You don't have to worry about that.
What about this?
(Hyun Wook)
You know what it is, right?
I've seen this before.
- Really? - Yes.
That's the only time you saw it?
Yes.
I was told...
you had this ring, Mo Ran.
Is it not true?
No way.
On the day Hae Soo died,
did you meet with her?
Did you...
meet with her?
Yes.
What on earth...
happened that day?
When I went to see her,
Hae Soo was already crying.
Hae Soo was having a hard time.
The late chairman...
Of course, you knew nothing about it.
He pressured Hae Soo a lot.
She told me that she was leaving...
and asked me to give the ring to you.
I couldn't say anything to Hae Soo.
Of course, I couldn't say anything to you either.
But I had no idea...
that was what she meant by "leaving".
I cherished Hae Soo a lot too.
She was such a delicate, beautiful girl.
When I was in the US with you,
had I never met Hae Soo,
my time there would have been unbearable.
That's how much her death hurt me too.
But what is your opinion of me?
I don't know either.
I...
don't know what I'm thinking.
I'm still not feeling better.
So I'd better go home for the day.
If you have more questions,
let me know anytime.
By the way, the ring...
Never mind.
Mr. Min.
Pull up my car.
- Hello. - Hello.
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
James?
Stop, James.
Ji Yoon, are you having fun?
Yes.
Ji Yoon is super good. At this rate, she'll beat me.
It's been a long time since I saw her smile like that.
She must be having fun.
So?
Are you really going to Gaon?
Never mind. You should.
That's my only option.
After the ruckus you and Mo Ran caused,
I doubt she'd sit back and watch you return.
And even Mr. Lee...
would have a hard time getting you reinstated.
Right.
But...
the thought of leaving the company is upsetting.
The first step is always the hardest.
I don't think I could leave the company either.
Hyun. Don't forget.
I'm your senior and friend.
Come visit like today, have me watch Ji Yoon,
and let's share our problems with each other.
Ok Sun. You know you're making me cringe, right?
I know. That's how I am.
May I ask you something?
What?
Why is Ms. Gi so obsessed with the company?
She doesn't seem to want money or fame.
Why do you and I work so hard?
For ourselves?
No.
It's for them over there, when it comes down to it.
But Ms. Gi doesn't have...
anyone.
She does.
A son the same age as Jung Hyun.
What?
Why are you in Korea?
Because of the internship.
I'm here for two months for my internship.
Did you study Korean?
My adoptive parents made me.
They said I needed to know my roots.
What great people.
Just for a few years.
It turned out they were low lives.
Don't feel burdened.
I was just curious, that was all.
Curious?
About what the person who dumped me...
looked like,
where they worked, and how they were living.
I've wanted to meet you at least once.
That's the only reason I came here.
Sorry.
What's done is done. It's in the past.
It doesn't matter to me. I just...
I...
I don't want...
anyone to have a hard life because of me.
I shouldn't have come here.
No. Wait.
Wait.
You've helped me enough already.
I told you before, but...
I'll pay you back the money you've sent me.
No. Wait. Is there anything...
I can do to help? Anything.
Come in.
I didn't mean to inconvenience you like this.
Hotels and whatnot are so expensive.
You're sure that it's okay?
You're not an inconvenience.
Make yourself comfortable.
Please.
Come in.
It's kind of empty, isn't it?
Minimalist?
That's right. Let's just say I'm a minimalist.
Is this room...
Unpack. I'll prepare dinner.
Honey?
You're home.
Read this.
Later.
Is something wrong?
You've been acting weird lately.
You even got into a fight like a kid.
Are you going through puberty?
That's right.
Our stock price was falling already because we were stagnating.
What if it plummets this time?
There was someone...
who bought up our stocks like crazy during that dip.
I get a strange feeling that it was Ms. Gi.
Where did she get the money?
Did she embezzle funds?
- Do you have proof? - Nothing positive yet.
But the way she keeps egging me on to open a subsidiary...
I think she's up to something.
I plan to keep an eye on her for now.
You should keep a distance from her.
Don't regret it later.
Honey.
I'm not stupid.
The home shopping business isn't enough.
But thanks to Ms. Gi working so hard...
to feed her greed,
it's easy for me to do my job.
Are you saying you'll just let her be?
Yes.
Ignore it for now too.
I can just take it from her later.
You know me.
I can't stand to have someone else take what's mine.
After what I did to marry you...
You're proof of that.
I'd rather die than lose what's mine.
It was really hard for Hae Soo.
The late chairman...
Of course, you knew nothing about it.
He pressured Hae Soo a lot.
I swear I'll protect you.
Have a seat.
Is someone else coming?
I didn't know what you'd like,
so I ordered this and that.
Is it too much food?
Eat up.
Take your time.
You're not eating?
I will too.
(Bae Ok Sun)
Did you get home safely?
How's Mom?
She must be so pleased.
I can tell she feels guilty.
Let's talk tomorrow.
(April 24, Sunday)
(CEO Lee Hyun Wook)
(Ms. Woo Hyun)
"Ms."?
(Ms. Woo Hyun)
Mr. Lee, do you have a moment?
Mr. Lee.
It's not Mr. Lee.
- It's his wife. - Oh, I see.
How are you, ma'am?
You're Woo Hyun the show host, right?
I heard the news.
Such disasters.
Not just once but twice already.
- Yes. - It must've been tough.
Mr. Lee helped sort out the recent issue,
so I called...
to thank him.
You didn't have to call his phone just to thank him.
You must meet at work.
It looks like...
I'll be moving to another company soon, so...
Oh, I see.
What a pity.
I'm sorry, though.
My husband's in his study,
and he just won't come out.
Tell him I called to say thank you.
Sure. I'll do that.
Good luck at the other company.
Would you pass the message if you were me?
The lunatic.
How dare she flirt with my husband.
Get lost.
Yes. That's enough.
It's done.
I hope it's not anything serious.
Could you visit her on my behalf?
Why would I do that?
Just let me know what happens with her.
Mr. Choi called on her way back.
I'll send you the recording if you want.
Do you work today?
No.
You look a bit downcast.
Yes, you're right. I'm in a bad mood.
Is something the matter?
It feels so unfair.
I'm the only one in a funk.
That thought suddenly came to me.
What are you on about?
I'd been wondering, thinking.
It's not fair on me to keep it to myself.
I can't be upset alone all the time.
Is it that easy for you?
Sometimes, I still...
Can we please not bring up the past?
To some, you are their everything.
To Ok Sun, you are her everything.
And she must be your everything.
So please, don't say any more.
Take my call sometimes.
I want to talk to you.
There are times...
when hearing your voice gives me strength.
How on earth...
My gosh.
Your face is all red.
Why?
Are you ashamed to have it thrown in your face?
So...
Can I ask you something?
Yes. Go ahead.
Who is...
my father?
Well?
Don't you think...
this will be your worst day ever?
(Kill Heel)
(Special thanks to Lee Hye Eun)
I don't care if you don't love me.
I will stay with you in this perfect purgatory.
Woo Hyun!
I wish you good luck.
What's this about Hyun leaving?
I thought you knew all about it.
I'm here to warn you.
Warn me?
Mo Ran always exceeds expectations.
Thank you for offering to hire me.
I think she's trying to mess with you.
I'll see to it that you live and die in a fiery pit.