[Motel California]
[A Good Friend to Meet]
[Characters, locations, incidents, groups, and occupations are fictitious.]
[Child actors were filmed safely with their guardians present and consulting with experts.]
[Animals were filmed with experts in compliance with animal welfare guidelines.]
[Episode 8]
Yeon Soo,
is it okay for friends to kiss?
Why would you kiss among friends?
You're crossing the line.
You're really a friend.
My friend,
thanks for the gift.
Let's just have a drink.
- Alcohol? - We have to drink for the housewarming.
You can't drink alcohol?
What do you take me for?
Whether you look at my height or my build,
whoever I drink with, I've never lost.
That's great.
Let's give it a go today.
Let's go all the way.
- Deal! - Deal!
Rock, paper, scissors!
Rock, paper, scissors! Paper!
Set it up.
[Assistant Manager Ji Kang Hee]
- Yeah, why? - Where are you?
Where else would I be? At the convenience store.
Good timing, there's something you need to buy on the way.
What is it?
Never mind. I'll buy it when you come later. Without this at night…
- I bought it. - You did?
Well, it is your house, after all.
We're on the same page, after all.
Is it here?
- What is? - What?
Where's the lightbulb?
- The lightbulb? - The one over there has burned out.
Weren't you supposed to buy that?
What do you mean? How are we on the same page, exactly?
Instant noodles!
You like instant noodles, don't you?
I thought we should eat it if we get hungry later.
With just this one?
It's okay. I'll buy it in a moment.
Ah, it's fine. We can change the lightbulb later.
I'll be quick, have it set up.
If it's the lightbulb, say so. Don't make it so confusing.
Ah, that clueless teddy bear…
That's enough, is there anything else to help with?
Huh?
No.
That's right, Kang Hee.
Reminiscing about the old days, I bought this too.
Ah, don't do it!
Why? You did this to me too.
Are you taking revenge on me now?
Are you going to do everything I did?
Should I?
That's childish.
Ah, it's so cozy.
Come here.
What for?
Hurry up!
I'm here.
Kang Hee.
Will you sleep with me?
Come here.
Yeon Soo.
Will you sleep with me?
Hey!
Why are you so surprised? It was just a joke.
Wow! Cheon Yeon Soo!
Are you really Cheon Yeon Soo?
- Of course, it's me. - Doesn't seem like it?
Seems like we need to check?
Ah! What are you saying? It hurts.
Don't do it, don't! Hey!
You're not Cheon Yeon Soo, are you?
Oh, using force? You'll get in trouble! Let's see who's stronger!
Ah! It hurts! It hurts!
Ah, don't do it!
Yeon Soo.
Will you sleep with me?
Does it hurt?
Let's not overdo it.
We're friends.
Friends.
You were spying on me when I was changing the light bulb.
No, I wasn't.
I stared openly, you know?
You're bold, Ji Kang Hee.
That's what a supervisor does.
Checking if the bulb works well or not.
Professional consciousness. Professional.
Right, if you need to change the bulb in the future, just call me.
If I call, will you come?
Of course!
If not me, some other guy will come and change it.
So what?
Hey, you think I came to change the bulb and ended up drinking like this? What?
For the past ten years, we lived without caring for each other.
Why the sudden nosiness now?
Who says we lived without caring?
What?
You must have done that.
I…
My daily routine is
hoping Ji Kang Hee is happy when I wake up in the morning.
Even when I come home exhausted after all night,
I pray and hope that Ji Kang Hee was happy.
I manage to live well on my own.
To that extent…
What about you?
Didn't you think of me?
I was your first man.
Hey, you're drunk.
I'm not drunk, okay?
You're drunk.
Ugh, fine!
I'm drunk! I'm drunk!
Ji Kang Hee must be happy.
Strong with drinks and many men.
How many men from Seoul have you met?
Why count them?
Wow! Looks like you've met too many to count.
Ah? What are you saying?
Hey, stop drinking.
I'll get some cold water.
Have I changed, for real?
You have changed.
How and where have I changed?
Was the old me better?
Should I gain weight again?
In the past,
here,
and here,
here too.
Everything was all soft and fluffy.
No matter how sharp I was,
you took it all in.
Wait a minute, I need to use the bathroom.
Come out quickly, Ji Kang Hee.
I want to see you soon.
Yeon Soo.
What are you doing?
Yeon Soo?
Are you really sleeping?
Wake up!
So annoying!
Are you awake?
You're sleeping well.
How can you fall asleep? Huh?
Ugh!
Ugh, seriously. Just stay still.
Wow, what a cool pose.
I hope you had a happy day today.
Good night, Kang Hee.
Wake up.
Did you sleep well?
It's a dream.
Kang Hee is smiling.
It's not a dream, you know?
I don't want to wake up.
I can even hear her voice.
Wake up while I ask nicely.
Get up! Get up!
What is it?
What time is it? What is it?
Hey, was I asleep? You should've woken me up!
Wake you up? What for?
Considering you can't hold your liquor,
don't go around drinking alcohol anywhere.
Are you mad because I was sleeping?
Why would I be mad?
That alcohol is strong, so I bought a lot. My stomach hurts from drinking it all by myself.
Hurry up and get up. Let's go have some hangover soup.
Ok.
Just a moment.
Ah, I'm crazy. I should have held back.
Ah! I couldn't hold back from that?
Ah, my head.
Why are you coming out from there?
Why are you coming out from over there, Mr. Geum Seok Kyeong?
Were the two of you together?
Were you the next-door neighbor?
It's a dormitory, so we live next door.
We're old school friends from the same town. I could let him stay for a night.
I asked first… Why are you answering Mr. Yeon Soo first?
Wow! That's really childish, right?
There was no such talk at the company yesterday.
You said you were going straight to Hana-eup.
Didn't I say I'd be waiting in front of the company?
Stop it.
Let's stop.
Don't tell me you two
sleep together?
Yes, we slept.
What else would you do at night if not sleep?
And Mr. Geum Seok Kyeong, didn't you sleep?
Ah, yes, I slept too.
Stop joking, Cheon Yeon Soo.
Nothing happened between the two of you, right?
What would happen between friends…
You're hesitant.
If I finish this, should I get up first?
Ah, I really want to say it, but I can't.
Because Little Heart might hear.
Shouldn't you only hear good things during prenatal care?
Little Heart is cool like me.
He'll automatically pick out what he wants to hear.
What is it?
Count to three.
One, two…
I…
Am jealous.
What?
Ms. Kang Hee, definitely said she was going to Hana-eup yesterday.
This morning,
she came out of the house with a man.
A man? Who's the man?
Cheon Yeon Soo.
That's it, so what?
That's why.
We also slept together at the condo several times when we went to IR.
I mean yes, but…
I asked if they slept together.
Really?
Did you really ask that?
Yeah. Why did I do that?
You must have been very anxious, Seok Kyeong.
Indeed, Cheon Yeon Soo is really cool.
He's tall, good-looking, and manly.
Cool? Who?
No, I mean, after all, it's just a first love.
A common first love that everyone has.
So,
why can't you go to her, despite being so confident?
I'll go. I said I will,
after drinking this.
Does that man matter?
Why make excuses?
Whatever that man is, why do you care?
Even if you're friends, touching on that topic is a bit much.
There was nothing. We said nothing happened.
How is that an excuse?
Hey, about yesterday…
I've been unable to sleep well every dawn due to the difficult deliveries of the cows.
I couldn't sleep for two days again this time.
That's why I didn't drive and came by bus instead.
Did I say anything?
Because I met you on the bus, I couldn't even sleep.
Gosh. I'm sorry.
I disrupted your precious sleep.
No, I mean, I didn't sleep because I didn't want to.
My house must not have been that uncomfortable.
You even snored loudly as you fell asleep.
- When did I snore? - I couldn't sleep because it was noisy.
What? Do you have proof?
You said you had things to do. I'll go back down.
I'll give you a ride.
It's fine.
I'm going.
Kang Hee.
Hey, Ji Kang Hee! Get off.
What?
Come out. This way.
I'm sorry.
Come quickly.
- Aren't you going? - No, sir, I'm sorry.
Yes.
- Please drive safely. - Yes.
Why?
Let's hang out just one more day.
If I had followed you to Seoul,
I'm curious what it would have been like.
Let's try it.
Yes, let's see if we can
start again.
Make sure the volume never goes down.
Oh, rest assured.
What's this?
Mom, something urgent came up. I can't go to the performance today.
I'm sorry.
What is this?
Can't go to the performance…
What's he up to?
What, Yeon Soo?
Is this about not wanting to do a proposal?
He did seem quite hesitant.
If the proposal doesn't happen…
What about the marriage?
What in the world is he thinking?
This kid! There's definitely something going on.
Hey, where are you going without your hair done?
Is my hair the issue now?
Oh my, you!
Ms. Yoon, something urgent came up. I don't think I can make it today.
I'm sorry.
- Madam. - Ms. Yoon.
You know about today's performance, right?
When are you going?
Yes, madam.
About that performance,
I don't think I can make it today due to some urgent matters.
You must have had high expectations. I'm really sorry.
Where is Yeon Soo now?
The director went to Seoul yesterday.
Yesterday? Yesterday? Why?
Please leave, madam.
- Where is Kang Hee? - You can't come in here.
Where is Kang Hee?
- Ah, did you come to meet the manager? - Yes.
She went to Seoul, yesterday.
What?
Hey, drink it.
I went to the construction site, and they said Ji Kang Hee also went to Seoul.
Why are you like this again?
Just sit quietly and finish up your hair.
No.
My intuition is accurate.
Hey, try to figure this out quickly.
While talking about this, it seems like it's going to dry out my own fate.
What's making you feel so anxious now?
They are definitely together.
I'm telling you, my intuition is right.
You.
How did you know about this place?
Be honest. You've been here, haven't you?
With a girl.
Won't you speak? You're acting weird.
Eating together like this brings back old memories.
It tastes good after not having it for a while.
For a while?
[No entry for outsiders! Boyfriends, friends NO!]
Is he your boyfriend?
A childhood friend from my hometown.
Does that make sense?
You're just friends with someone who looks like that?
Can I show him the room where I used to live?
You're not even moving in, so no.
Oh, please don't be like that.
Can't I just look around a bit and then leave?
I'll be quiet and then leave.
Yes, take your time and look around comfortably.
Thank you.
This is your first time at a goshiwon, isn't it?
It's quite cozy.
Still, it's livable once you get used to it.
There's also a rooftop here. It's pretty decent.
When was it?
It was when I was laid off from the company.
Just then, the boiler exploded, and the water supply stopped working.
But then, I got a call from Ah Reum.
Ah Reum asked if she could stay for just one night.
How could I let her stay?
Wouldn't it have been better if you two slept together?
How could two people sleep together when they couldn't even lie down?
Shall I lie down and check?
Hey, you can't even stretch out your legs.
But I did stretch them out.
Your head is up high.
This is my pillow.
You lie down, too.
Ugh, hey.
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
Kang Hee, should I get you a drink?
It's okay.
You saw everything, right?
Yes.
[Golden Gilt Studio]
What? You haven't left yet?
Ma'am, I'm going to return to Seoul.
Why all of a sudden?
Because I don't want to go to Hana-eup.
I can't take the countryside life anymore.
You said not to touch the Hana-eup project and to leave it to you.
Why? What happened?
There are some reasons for it.
No, just go.
Why? I've been here long enough.
- It's not beautiful. - What?
What do you think is the ultimate beauty?
The beauty of a good finish.
Not giving up on something you started and carrying it through to the end.
How beautiful is that.
That's why I'm going to see it through to the end.
Where to?
As far as my instinct takes me.
Do you perhaps mean Mr. Ji Chun Pil?
The beauty of a good finish! Go down right now.
You're doing well.
I won.
- You're happy? - Yeah.
- Follow me. - Is it 1 to 0?
It's really dazzling! So dazzling!
This one, too.
Two each?
The last one.
You saw it, didn't you?
Your condition must be good,
since you slept so soundly.
I said I'm sorry.
Take this and keep it, okay?
- Is it mine? - Yes, take it.
The teddy bear in my room is mine, so leave this one in your room.
Since you picked this one out, it's yours.
That stupid bear is originally mine. Give it back.
No, it's mine, okay?
It's mine, it has always been mine.
You left it behind.
When did I leave it? It's mine!
I've had it for a much longer time.
It's 3 to 0.
Ah, what should I do?
Heart. Heart!
Ha…
There's a teddy bear!
Actually, I recommended that to your father.
I told him that you liked teddy bears.
What?
You have the condom I gave you that time.
Could that really have been a motel promotion item?
Well…
Ah, really! There isn't a single one that came out right.
- Why? It came out well, it's pretty. - Can't you even make a proper heart?
No, it's just that the direction is different for you and me, that's all.
This won't do.
All five of us can come next time and take a photo together.
I wonder if we can all fit in the picture.
Just take the picture when I say so. Why don't you listen?
I have been listening all along.
Ah Reum, it was not me. We have a picture for…
Kang Hee, you're really having fun, aren't you?
Who are you talking about?
Are you with our Yeon Soo?
Give it to Yeon Soo right now!
You shouldn't do this here. Please give me the phone.
- Let go! - Please, give it to me quickly!
[Ah Reum]
Let's go.
They're together. I'm sure!
What's wrong with being together? It's nice to live like that,
relying on each other.
What if they develop feelings?
What are you saying?
I'm not doing this without a reason.
Does that make sense to you, Chun Pil?
Half the world is men and the other half women.
Why does it have to be those two?
They're not even in any kind of relationship yet.
Can't you just watch and see how it goes?
Chun Pil, you are always like this.
I warned you even back then.
Make sure Kang Hee's mother and Yeon Soo's father never meet.
You ignored me, and said they weren't in that kind of relationship.
But what happened then?
They eloped because they fell for each other.
Did you know that?
Ten years ago,
if you had followed me to Seoul then, we might have been finished a long time ago.
Would it have been like that?
We were young back then,
but things are different now.
The rumors following us,
the stares, the finger-pointing,
we could ignore all that.
But, Yeon Soo,
we can't change our parents.
Neither you nor me.
If only you had lived well with Kang Hee's mother back then,
I would be happy with Yeon Soo's father.
Who knows if we would've had a happy ending?
I'm sorry, it's all my fault.
I'm not blaming you now.
But Kang Hee and Yeon Soo's relationship it's simply impossible.
Just keep that in mind.
What are you going to say to your mom?
I'll explain it well.
Everything will be alright.
Do you think I don't know her?
It won't be fine.
We have to be alright.
We're friends, after all.
Mom.
I knew this would happen.
Mom, we met by chance on the bus. Isn't it a coincidence?
Lies!
You tell me.
Would you believe it if I told you?
What?
Hey, that…
Hey!
- Mom! - Hey!
- What are you doing? - Lies, lies!
- Listen to me, please. - Hey, you!
The power is off…
The phone is turned off.
Kang Hee's phone is turned off too?
They couldn't possibly be together for real, could they?
Something is definitely off.
When Ms. Su Ji called earlier,
she said Kang Hee was talking about being with someone.
Could it really be Yeon Soo?
Since you're best friends, you must have talked about it.
Gosh! You always take Kang Hee's side, don't you?
Hey, let's say Ji Kang Hee could do that.
But what about Yeon Soo, do you trust your Yeon Soo?
If the two of them are in Seoul right now, you think
Yeon Soo is saying "ah, this is water! That's a stone! It's Ji Kang Hee!"
When the love of his life he's been waiting for is right in front of his eyes?
Come on, be honest. From a man's perspective.
See, Kang Hee comes alone.
Kang Hee, I'm sorry. You were really startled earlier, right?
You know how she is.
Hey! It was a misunderstanding, right?
You weren't with Yeon Soo.
Yeon Soo slept in my house.
Hey, Kang Hee! Were you really with Yeon Soo?
No, hey!
Hey, Ji Kang Hee!
Did you really go to Seoul with Yeon Soo?
You know you can tell me.
You know that I am always on your side.
If I tell you, all of them will know.
Then everyone in Hana-eup will know.
So,
are you seeing Yeon Soo again, by any chance?
You also slept in my house.
How is Yeon Soo any different?
Got it.
If you have something you want to say later, tell me then.
You got it?
- Yes. - I'm leaving. Rest well.
Huh? Director, you left early today.
Uh?
This little guy eats well.
Maybe because he's so carefree, he sleeps well and recovers quickly.
I should start looking for a place to send him for adoption.
Director, about the performance…
I didn't plan to watch it.
If you didn't plan to go either,
why did you send the tickets?
It's confusing.
Uh, that…
I think my mother did that because she wants us to get together quickly.
So, it was sent by your mother?
The flowers too?
I'm sorry, Ms. Yoon.
Director,
we should probably wrap things up quickly.
Shall I do it with the one I prepared?
Or should we go with the one you prepared?
Listen, Ms. Yoon.
You do realize this request is truly unreasonable, right?
But, could we delay the explanation a bit?
Why?
It just doesn't seem like the right time now.
Why is it not the right time?
I think it's exactly the right time, though.
If we say we've broken up now,
all the blame will be poured on Kang Hee.
You seem to only care about her.
I'm truly sorry.
Let's do it after Kang Hee leaves.
If there is any criticism, I'll take it all.
And if there is anything to be responsible for, I'll take all the responsibility, so…
I don't understand why I should do that.
Wouldn't it be better to take the criticism and responsibility now?
The longer it goes on, the harder it gets for you too, right?
Hello! How are you?
Director Geum didn't come with you?
No.
Director Geum has heard the rumors too.
I don't think it's a ring.
Really?
Just go with something ordinary.
Hey! How about these earrings?
Why? These are nice to wear on a regular basis.
- This. - Hey, it's too much.
It's more excessive than a ring.
If I'm going to buy a gift, it should be something a country vet could never afford.
I thought we were playing fair.
Is this fair play to you right now?
I can win without this.
This is just…
Like the champagne of victory.
I'll take this one, please.
The two of them got off the same bus.
Chun Pil, I couldn't sleep.
Let the kids handle their own affairs, and let us live our lives now.
Ah, seriously!
No way!
I can't do that until at least one of them gets married.
Why do we have the same ancestral rites?
The people in Hana-eup are all going to gossip and point fingers.
Why does our Yeon Soo have to go through that?
Since when have you been worried about Yeon Soo?
Since when?
Am I not his mother?
Well, someone who's so worried about Yeon Soo
leaves the entire upbringing of Yeon Soo to his grandpa? Huh?
Do you know how many times Yeon Soo took a leave of absence because of your divorces?
And because he was taking care of his grandpa?
What are you doing?
- What? - When Yeon Soo's father died,
you made the promise
that you would take care of our father,
and told me not to worry and to live my life.
Are you sorry?
Why did you marry a woman who is unfaithful?
She's not that kind of woman, ok?
- I said she's not. - She's not?
Everyone knows, but you're the only one denying it. Why?
Kang Hee is just like her mother too.
Coming from Seoul with a man,
and then dares to look at my Yeon Soo?
Oh my!
Hey! Park Soon Ja!
Snap out of it, you!
Trying to change your miserable and pitiful life by changing your name.
What's changed after you changed your name?
What is it?
If you keep this up, I'll call you Park Soon Ja!
When people whisper about the kids,
we should try to understand and just let it be,
instead of pointing fingers and trying to divide them.
So what is it, then?
Honestly, while you worry like that,
have you ever thought about how much Yeon Soo or Kang Hee might be worrying?
Ji Chun Pil! How could you do this to me?
As if you've done anything right!
How long are you going to keep this up?
Chun Pil, just watch!
Hey!
Did I say something wrong?
Hello! I'd like to visit a patient.
Park Soon Ja… No, Park Su Ji.
- You can go that way. - Thank you.
Mom, are you okay?
Yeon Soo,
you…
Move out from the motel right now.
Okay, I'll go home.
Well, that's a bit…
I need my privacy, so look for another place.
Aren't there other motels?
Or kick Kang Hee out.
That's Kang Hee's home, Mom.
When she first came, she went to a different motel with that guy.
Mom, by any chance,
did you file the complaint against the construction site?
Do you think it was just me?
The people of Hana-eup all agreed.
What on earth did Kang Hee do wrong that you're going this far?
She's that woman's daughter.
The woman who seduced your father and led him to his death.
If you put it that way, then it was you first.
The day Kang Hee's little brother died.
You called out her father, right?
Is that the same thing?
Chun Pil and I are pretty much like siblings.
- Those two are… - Us too.
I'm just friends with Kang Hee. Just friends.
We can't even be friends?
You can't do it. It's not allowed.
If you keep circling around Kang Hee like that,
this ward will become my room, for life.
Deok Gu, did you join too?
Chun Pil,
what good would it do if people start digging up the past again?
No.
How should I say this?
Think about it. The two of them just rode the bus together once, that's all.
I mean, bluntly speaking, did the kids date?
Or did they get married or something?
Why? Why on earth are you all acting like this?
The point is to stop it before it gets to that, isn't it?
Quit the chatter and send Kang Hee to Seoul.
Or else, well…
Or marry Su Ji off somewhere.
You, really…
Hey, you're back?
You said you had something to say.
Hm?
Ah, good.
Every time I think of you,
this is where I come.
Look, there… look at that.
The migratory birds flying away.
Sometimes I see them and think of you, that's why.
- You're saying I am like those birds? - That's how it was.
Those little guys fly all the way here from Russia.
Covering thousands of miles, flapping their wings.
Trying to survive.
So, that's all behind you leaving and all that.
I just thought, "it's the law of nature."
That's how I found solace, you know.
Chun Pil, you've really thought of everything to ease your mind.
But then, when the time comes,
these little guys come back again, to their homeland.
But I'm not coming back.
Oh, well. Who is this person in front of me?
You know, I just came to work for a while.
Got it.
Even if you leave after a while,
I just want you to be comfortable, that's all.
You don't have to worry about what people say.
You don't have to think that you're going to be kicked out.
Just…
go when it's convenient for you.
Of course.
I came here to work, and won't return until the work is finished.
Okay, then that's fine.
Ah, also,
I need to go somewhere for a bit.
So you need to behave and take care of yourself in the meantime.
Where are you going?
Traveling!
Excitingly!
You've got good fortune.
My name is Chun Pil, isn't it?
My life is always like a spring day!
That's just your own thought.
Where can you find such a gloomy spring?
Yahoo!
[The first step to safety is through safety gear]
Are you done with work already?
Oh, my! You've finally arrived.
But, where did everyone go?
We received a suspension order.
What?
- Why? - Well, something about the noise, the dust.
The fence has crossed onto the road, this and that.
What? Why now?
Where is the manager?
It seems this is all because of her.
It's so quiet without the construction.
Are you the one who did it?
Was it only me?
This kid has talent in this area.
They lodged numerous complaints in great detail.
Hey, even if you build a building, you couldn't file that many claims.
But if the construction gets prolonged, doesn't it mean Ji Kang Hee stays longer?
Hey. Jeez!
Will the locals just stay quiet?
Right now, they're keeping quiet because of Mr. Chun Pil.
Do you think Ms. Su Ji will stay quiet?
- She's in the hospital even now, they say… - Welcome.
- Still? - It's the two-timer.
The work has been suspended, but why didn't you report it?
I reported it to the CEO.
You bypassed me?
Why?
I want to go up to Seoul.
What kind of nonsense is that…
A beautiful finish, don't you know? A beautiful finish.
If you start something, you should see it through.
Complaints will keep coming in.
When I am here…
No, it's not like you are making a racket at the construction site,
nor are stirring up dust with a fan. So, why exactly?
You there!
Do you have something to say to us?
Seems like you've finished talking. I'll be going now.
Okay.
What should I know?
Hello!
I…
Did you hear I was admitted to the hospital?
- No. - I feel like I might die because of you.
Let's talk openly and honestly.
You're all grown up now, so I believe you'll understand.
It's unfortunate for you, right?
Being the daughter of such a woman.
What can you do about the blood that runs in your veins?
I will listen no more.
You…
You're the spitting image of your mother.
Leaving behind a good husband like Chun Pil,
your mother seduced my husband and eloped.
It's exactly the same.
Leaving a man from Seoul who's an heir to a hotel,
why do you keep hanging around Yeon Soo, calling him a friend and such?
And when are you planning to show your true colors?
Shall I reveal them now?
- What? - Since my mom took your husband,
I guess it's okay for me to take your son.
Look… Look there!
I knew it would be like that.
Even if I die, I won't let him be taken from me.
Our Yeon Soo, I will never give him up.
- Mom. - Yeon Soo.
Make things clear here.
Is it me or Kang Hee?
Me or Kang Hee?
Mom.
Why did you leave the hospital? You're not well.
Mom, it makes me sad when you do that.
No, showing your true colors just like that…
- What if you get sick? - She's revealing her true self.
- Mom. - Right.
I…
I've become the man you dislike.
A man who knows your past.
How much did you hear?
Let's do this fairly.
I'll tell you about my dark past even Esther doesn't know.
There's no need to make things up.
I ran away saying I didn't want to marry her, and rumors spread
that I liked men.
Esther came to find me.
She cried, saying she understood and it didn't matter.
This is as far as Esther knows the story.
There was a woman I met at that time.
A woman whose hobby was collecting men.
Esther thought I got hurt because I was infatuated with that woman.
I just needed a rumor to spread because of that woman.
What kind of rumor?
About my sexual preferences?
Might as well hate me a lot since you dislike me, is that it? Right now?
I'm just saying you might also need a rumor.
I'll cover up the nonsense that troubles you with my own rumors.
I'm still your official boyfriend.
But, Yeon Soo,
we can't change our parents,
neither you nor me.
Yeon Soo!
Try to open your eyes!
Kang Hee, open your eyes!
Feels good, right?
I've always wanted to come here just once.
How did you know what I wanted?
Hey, it's so nice.
Over there, that used to be all fields in the old days.
That's right.
It was here.
- Is it warm now? - Yes.
Oh, the kids.
They have fallen asleep.
They must have been tired.
I'm okay.
You've never seen my father smile, have you?
When I was a kid,
I used to wish that Kang Hee's mother was my mother.
I told you many lies.
I'm sorry.
Let's go in, Yeon Soo.
Where have you been to be this late?
Clinic visit.
You went too?
You were in this together?
Yeon Soo, you too?
I had no choice.
Back then, it was true I preferred the other woman over you.
That's why I've been living dragged around by you out of guilt.
Because of you, I also sent away Kang Hee.
I accepted those strange men you brought as stepfathers.
Even when I had to give them alimony and settlement money,
I never complained, not even once.
Because I thought it was the punishment I deserved.
The punishment
for nor loving my own mother truthfully.
But now, I think I have paid it off.
I'm planning to be independent of you, Mom.
Is all of this because of Kang Hee?
Kang Hee is absolutely off-limits.
You heard it too!
That she intends to take you away like what her mother did to your dad.
As for Kang Hee,
she gets angry when sad, and runs away when wronged.
The fact that Kang Hee speaks harshly, even when she doesn't feel it,
means that she feels very wronged and sad, Mom.
All this time, Kang Hee and I
seemed to have endured behind the wall of "friendship".
But I can't stand it any longer.
I am no longer going
to be friends with her.
I have something to say.
Me too.
Go out with me.
[Thank you to Oh Chang Seok for making a special appearance.]
[Motel California]