I didn't get to properly say hello. I'm...
Eun Bang Wool.
I already know your name.
If we're exchanging greetings, I better tell you my name too.
My name is...
Cheon Gang Ja.
I see.
Do you have any kids?
I don't have any.
Are you saying you don't see them?
No, I never had any.
Why do you ask?
Just because.
I have to grind these quickly.
She has the right name, but did she say she had no kids?
What I speculated was correct.
I don't know why she and my dad split up,
but she abandoned us.
She said she never even had me. It's like I never existed.
I wasn't expecting this when I asked you to check.
What will you do now?
What can I do?
There is no use in telling her...
that I'm her daughter when she considers I never existed.
Things might be completely different from what you believe.
Maybe she can't tell anyone about it because it hurts her so much.
I never thought about that.
If you told her you were her daughter,
she could've been honest too.
The moment she denied having kids,
I felt so betrayed.
I didn't want to speak to her after that.
Then why don't you run a DNA test for an accurate answer?
I don't think you should let this pass by.
No.
I don't want to try that hard to find her, who denies having me.
Aren't the sweet potatoes ready yet?
- You're right. I should check. - You should.
Goodness, let's go and check.
My goodness.
Why is Byeol following Mom around all day long?
I wonder.
He's been like that...
since he met the chief director's mom last week.
Why?
I don't know what she said to him,
but he said she was scary, and he didn't want to see her.
He cried at home that night.
He even cried?
I don't know what he is so sad about,
but he's been following her around after that day.
I haven't met her in real life,
but I can tell she's wicked from what she's done to me.
When Bang Wool gets married,
will they live together?
Families like them always live together.
If she's harsh already, it doesn't look like he'll be treated well.
Shouldn't we think this over, Dad?
I never thought it was serious when your mom was worried.
But I did become concerned...
after seeing how Byeol reacted.
My goodness.
The sweet potatoes are cooked very well.
Try one each.
What were you talking about? You all look so serious.
We were talking about the chief director's mom and Byeol.
Don't talk about her. She's scary.
Byeol, she is not as scary as you think.
She's rather nice for someone who runs a big-name company.
You haven't even met her. Don't act like you know things.
She isn't nice.
To be honest,
- I am her makeup artist. - What?
Are you saying you knew her already?
You were so close to her for all this time...
and you never even mentioned it to me.
I never had a chance to bring it up to you.
A chance is all we've got. We're always together!
You should've asked her for a favor when I was fired.
I did ask Chae Rin.
You should've asked her yourself, not through Chae Rin.
Then I would have to tell her I'm Bang Wool's sister-in-law.
I was too embarrassed to tell her.
She doesn't approve of her.
Your embarrassment is not as important...
as the fact I was fired from my program.
That's why I asked Chae Rin for a favor.
Chae Rin is partially responsible for your return.
It was resolved when the chief director ran away.
I'm saying there are multiple reasons behind it.
Anyway, you were being nice about her...
because my parents were there, right?
That chairwoman isn't normal, is she?
She even slapped Bang Wool in front of Byeol.
She never caused any problems with me.
She's rather nice.
From the way Byeol is acting,
I can tell she definitely was harsh to him.
I feel so bad for him.
"They passed by a village..."
"and a few farmers were resting under a tree."
Are you sleepy?
Yes, Sang Cheol.
Okay, come here.
All right.
Were you sleepy?
Sang Cheol.
Yes, come in.
Is he asleep?
He just fell asleep.
It must've been hard for you to babysit him on your day off.
I feel like I haven't had the chance since I got started on my new job.
I heard from your father-in-law...
that Byeol has been following only Mother around.
I'm worried too.
I keep telling him good things about the chairwoman,
but he can't seem to shake away his memory.
Was the chairwoman harsh on that day?
She was a little strict.
I think it's because he saw me when she slapped my face.
He must be traumatized from it.
Why don't you tell the chairwoman and let them meet more often?
It's too much to ask her to love Byeol too.
I thought it would be better for them to not meet...
until he forgets about the incident.
To be honest, I'm not really sure what to do.
Come in.
Excuse me, Chief Director.
Are you busy?
Oh, no. What is it?
Why are you so polite to me?
Was I?
I'm not really sure...
if I should tell you this.
Whatever it is, feel free to tell me.
Well.
This was in the trash can in the chairwoman's room.
I was going to throw it away,
but I didn't think I should.
(Let's all be friends.)
- My goodness. - Don't tell them I told you.
I feel so much better after a spa session.
Mom, you should take me there often.
My goodness.
I thought you left. When did you come home?
Why did you throw this away?
What? Byeol gave this to you.
I can throw it away or burn it up. It's up to me what I do with it.
This kid reached out to you first to be a friend.
If you call yourself an adult,
you shouldn't throw his efforts away in a trash can if you can't take it!
You gave him such a hard time on that day too.
Don't you think it's too much to throw this away?
You might like him because you like Bang Wool.
Isn't it too much to ask me to like him too?
You don't have to like him. Just don't throw away his effort!
Now that we're on the subject, I really hated seeing you...
act like his father on that day.
Mom.
What if you get your own kid after you get married?
Then I'll have to live with two kids who have different fathers.
I only care for my own grandson.
It's terrible to think he'll lurk around my house!
You knew she had a kid when you gave me your approval.
You expected to take him in when you approved of her!
Unlike what I thought, I could see everything...
which will happen in the future the moment I saw that kid.
Why are you so rash about things of the future?
Aren't they going to have a kid after they get married?
They will. Why can't you see this?
I am determined to raise both of them like my own.
You're being arrogant.
You cannot be so sure about a road you haven't taken.
He'll start getting on your nerves once you have a kid of your own.
Also, no matter how good you are to him,
you can never be his dad to him.
Don't you think he'll feel left out once he gets a little older?
Why is she so complicated?
I haven't given that a thought, but she does have a point.
That's why she looked so down on that day.
That's good news for our department.
We'll make time for Ms. Han to appear on the show.
Yes.
Ms. Han, congratulations.
They are asking you to become a regular panel on "Top Chef King".
Oh, my. Really?
That was the communications team.
The company wants you to do it, so you must accept it.
Yes, sir.
Congratulations, Chae Rin.
Thanks.
I knew you would be a regular panel when I watched the show.
Congratulations.
I feel so bad because it feels like...
I took away your spot.
Don't be.
You were on the show once instead of me,
but it is all on you to get that regular position.
How are you doing with your treatments?
Yes, I'm doing much better.
Ms. Han, it's a good day for you. Shouldn't you treat us?
I'll treat you all to a cup of coffee.
Why am I not getting any better even with the treatment?
What is she doing?
Why is she eating lemons and onions like a crazy person?
On a report written by a mystery shopper,
it said a customer made a complaint about...
seasoned beef tripe's sauce. Is that correct?
Yes, it's correct.
So I compensated the customer with other meat...
to relieve their complaint.
Did anyone call in to make a complaint?
No one did that.
Even if you compensated the customer with another meat,
that still did not satisfy what they originally came to eat.
That's...
You're right. I accept that.
Is it Chef Ma Gwang Yeol who caused this complaint?
No.
It's Chef Eun Bang Wool.
It's her first time, so it's a warning, but she'll be on the list.
If this happens again, she will get three strikes...
and she may be fired.
I understand. I'll make sure it never happens again.
We're so unlucky.
Why did the mystery shopper had to come on that day?
I shouldn't have gone home early.
I made a wrong call. It's my responsibility.
No, I shouldn't have insisted.
Let's keep this a secret from Ms. Eun.
We should.
She's so nervous about the loss of her taste.
She'll have a harder time if she finds about this.
Joo Sung.
Watch your mouth.
I won't say anything.
Should we take a walk?
Have you given some thoughts about your birth mother?
I'm fixed on not telling her.
I never wanted to look for her anyway.
I started thinking about it because I happen to meet her.
But I can't go into this at the moment with everything.
You don't have to tell her,
but I hope you make it clear with a DNA testing.
Like you said,
if she really is your mother,
I can't let her stay in my house.
I can't treat her like how I used to.
You have to keep coming to my house anyway.
You'll feel uncomfortable whenever you meet her.
Okay.
It's spinning.
Oh, my. I'm not finished yet.
No, I wanted to give you this.
My employee said it was good for your health.
My gosh, you can just hand it over to me.
You didn't have to open it.
Thank you.
Is it good for my health?
- My gosh. - I'll take it.
I'll throw it away.
Don't worry.
You've never done things like this and you'll never have to.
I'll throw it away on my way out.
Oh, my.
That Ms. Eun or something...
landed herself a great husband.
If he's that nice to me, how good would he be to his wife?
Are you still scared of that grandma?
Yes. I like my grandma.
I never want to see that grandma again.
It's always awkward to meet new people.
You said you didn't want...
to go to your kindergarten because you didn't know anyone.
But you love going there now...
because you're friends with everyone.
Yes.
You start liking someone more and more as you meet them.
You can be closer to Woo Hyuk's mom...
when you see her the next time.
Woo Hyuk said she would never do anything like that.
That's why I forgave her.
But she was still scary.
She's a liar.
Is that why you don't want to see her?
Yes.
Then let's meet her again...
after you feel better about this.
Come here.
Oh, no.
His restaurant received a warning because of me.
I guess Mr. Kang did not mention this on purpose.
I'm on my way to report it to the chairwoman.
I'm afraid it'll look like you caused a problem again.
Shouldn't I be honest about the fact I lost my taste?
I ended up creating a problem. I don't think I should hide this.
I don't think you should tell her yet.
You're getting treated and it'll come back.
She doesn't have to know.
It's not good news anyway.
But still.
Let's keep things like this.
I'll tell her about it.
Okay.
Customer complaint decreased last month.
It's near zero.
How can our biggest branch have a complaint?
This is the one Mr. Kang took over.
Yes.
Why did Bang Wool make this mistake?
She was boasting about her acute sense of taste.
She's only doing things that make me dislike her more.
I don't like her.
Sometimes monkeys fall from trees.
Humans can make mistakes.
The one thing I liked about her...
was her talent in cooking.
You seem to be in a good mood. What happened?
Bang Wool lost her taste.
She used to have a very acute sense of taste.
How did that happen?
I played a prank because I was so annoyed,
and she ended up losing her taste.
What did you do this time?
I was already mad the chairwoman gave them the permission to date,
but she was going to appear on television as our representative.
I couldn't just sit back and watch.
I didn't have the intention of making her lose taste,
but finding out about that made me happy.
That's a crime.
You damaged her body.
Why would you do something so dangerous?
Don't worry. I won't be found out.
Chae Rin.
I better put a facial mask on.
I'm on television tomorrow. I need to look nice.
Don't ever do that again, okay?
All right.
Why did you call me?
Sang Cheol, I'm so sorry.
I heard from Woo Hyuk.
Why didn't you tell me about the complaint?
Why would he tell you that?
I thought about it,
and I think I should hand in a sick notice until my taste's back.
No, that's not necessary.
If you hand in a sick notice, the chairwoman would find out.
You're right.
I feel so uncomfortable.
I want to tell the chairwoman, but Woo Hyuk is against it.
He thinks it'll be healed, so there's no point.
I agree with him.
It's not good news, so don't bother telling her.
It already happened, and we received penalty already.
You should just come to work and focus on getting treatment.
I just feel so bad.
I think it was my lack of better judgement.
We should avoid selling meat with sauces when the chef is away.
That way, we won't make the same mistake.
All I do is give you trouble.
You don't have to be so polite between us.
That will make me sad.
Rest well, and I'll see you at the store tomorrow.
Are you still feeling sick?
I got a surgery. Of course I'm sick.
Did you think I'd be normal?
I didn't know getting pregnant was so hard.
I thought it'd be possible as soon as we made up our minds.
I'm getting punished.
What do you mean?
Actually,
when the writers got pregnant before,
I was extra mean because I thought they would slack off.
I told them not to make excuses.
Am I getting punished for what you did?
What do I do?
Is there anything I can do?
I wish I could hurt instead of you.
Are you okay?
You should be thankful that I'm a divorcee...
without a child.
Thankful that you're a divorcee or that you're without a child?
The childless part.
I learned how hard it is to remarry if you're with a child...
through Bang Wool.
Is there another problem?
Ever since Bang Wool and her son were invited,
Woo Hyuk and Mom fought because of the kid.
My goodness.
There are still so many obstacles before they can get married.
On the other hand, our families don't care about us.
They can't wait to get rid of us. They agreed right away.
But we don't have something important.
- What? - Money.
That's true. We don't have it.
If anything, we can live here.
Oh my, look at the time.
You should go.
You don't have to take me home. You can go back in.
That's why I told you to go earlier.
Now it's already nighttime.
Are you taking me home because you're worried...
someone might kidnap me since I'm so pretty?
- Your face will keep you safe. - Hey.
I'm kidding.
I'm really worried someone might kidnap you.
It's too hard for you to go back and forth.
You need to save the bus money for our savings.
Are you sure you can go alone?
Of course.
Also, next time we meet,
we should look into how much money we each have...
and see where we're at.
There's nothing to look into. I can tell you right now...
how much I have.
Did you make a lot of friends?
Yes, I did.
Byeol.
Woo Hyuk.
Byeol, do you want to go eat something nice this weekend?
Sure.
You, Mom, and I can go.
I'm thinking of inviting one more person.
Who?
My mom.
I don't want to see her.
You don't want to see her?
No. She's too scary.
Mom, didn't you tell him?
No, not yet.
Byeol, have fun with your friends...
and eat all of your lunch.
Okay. Bye, Woo Hyuk.
Bye.
Why didn't you tell me how much Byeol was upset?
I didn't want you to know.
I thought I could coax him...
to change his mind in the meantime.
It didn't work.
I think he was more hurt than I thought.
I think he needs more time.
Did the chairwoman ask to see him?
No.
I just thought meeting again would help them get along better.
I didn't ask Mom yet, so don't worry.
We'll plan the next meeting depending on Byeol.
I keep on feeling sorry to you.
Don't say that.
Same with Sang Cheol.
I keep on feeling bad to the people around me.
About that Eunhae Orphanage...
Pardon?
I looked it up, and there are a lot with the same name.
Which one were you at?
Why do you ask?
We do volunteer outings in the spring.
I prefer to go to the one you were at if we can manage.
No!
I forgot about it until you asked me recently,
so I looked into it thinking of giving them a donation.
However, the orphanage disappeared.
It disappeared?
I was there many years ago.
It'd be weirder for it to still be there.
You're going to be late. Here.
I handed this in before, but please confirm it again.
We need to develop sauces for each country...
we hope to do business with.
I think Ms. Eun is the best fit.
Do we need to work on this project right away?
Yes.
It's our company's goal this year to get into 10 countries.
In order to do that, we should start preparing now.
That's true...
Thankfully, Ms. Eun...
isn't preparing a new menu.
Now is the best time.
All right. I'll look into it.
Mom.
Where is Ji Yeon? I need to get my makeup done.
- Are you on your way to the show? - Yes.
Get it done by Ms. Lee today.
Ms. Shin had to get a surgery because of a cyst in her uterus.
She mentioned seeing a fertility specialist before.
Are they having serious trouble with getting pregnant?
They tried in vitro fertilization, but it didn't work.
If they tried that at their age, it must be serious.
After she heard that it'll be hard for them to get pregnant,
she wants one even more. I felt bad when she cried.
What do we do?
From what I heard before, her mother-in-law...
was nagging at her to get a baby.
My goodness.
Gosh.
I better have this and get more energy.
Why are you huffing?
It's about Ji Yeon.
She's lucky she's my daughter-in-law.
If she was my daughter, I would have beat her.
What is it now?
She was out with Dong Min all day yesterday,
and today she says she feels sick...
and is lying around at home.
Dong Min keeps on calling home...
to tell me to make her porridge or give her fruits.
He's bothering me all day.
Just do it for them.
I'm tired too.
Byeol keeps on chasing me around these days.
I'm busy enough taking care of him.
Is he still the same?
Yes.
Does he need some kind of psychological treatment...
or an art treatment?
Are you saying he has a mental illness?
My goodness.
Do you think everyone getting treatment has an illness?
Just like how people get treated for a physical injury,
people can get treated for injuries to their heart.
Don't even say such a thing.
If he doesn't see that woman...
and we take good care of him, he'll be back to normal.
Don't make excuses
Don't make such excuses
Hold on.
What?
I think she's calling to ask me about his number.
Should I pick it up or not?
Hello, Young Sook. What is it?
Why haven't you visited lately?
You're the one that told me...
I come too often for someone working as a helper.
Give me Jang Ho's number through text.
I talked to him,
and he doesn't want to see you...
unless he sees you with your husband.
He has a guilty conscience.
He won't see you one on one.
I'll hear it from him directly,
so give me his number.
I'm busy. I have to clean.
Gosh. Young Sook...
I'm going to get in trouble while trying to scare her.
Should I look for Jang Ho while I'm at it?
Go ahead and check it.
(The DNAs of Eun Bang Wool and Cheon Gang Ja do not match.)
What?
That means she's not your mother.
(Love is Drop by Drop)
- Oh my. - Do you know Eun Jang Ho?
How do you know Jang Ho?
Aren't you Bang Wool's colleague?
Are you here to see Ji Yeon?
Could it really be an evidence for the accident?