(Episode 18)
How are you related to Byeo Ri?
Why are you so persistent when I said we're not related?
Then why would you keep meeting Byeo Ri when you're not?
You even told her at her school that you'd buy her a hamburger.
I met her at a flower shop by chance,
and she was bubbly and cute,
so I just bought her some treats. Is that a problem?
Are you saying you saw her by coincidence?
Do you expect me to believe that?
Whether you believe me or not is your problem.
I only told you the truth.
Also, you told me yourself that Byeo Ri's mom's dead.
That's why it's sadder and unfortunate.
So I can't help but be nice to her!
And what is this fuss?
Liar.
Goodness me, you really don't trust people.
Anyway, if you ever bother me again,
I'm going to use force on you!
What? Why would she buy a razor?
What is it?
Where are you? We need to meet immediately.
Right now?
I'll call you back soon.
What? I lost her.
Gosh, that Vampiress is no help!
- Byeo Ri. - Ma'am!
- Were you waiting for me? - Yes.
I was waiting for you as Chun Hyang awaits Mong Ryong.
Should we go grab hamburgers we couldn't get last time?
Sounds great!
What's with the long face?
Well, actually, Ah Ri told me to call her if I see you.
What?
Geez, that troublesome girl.
Pardon?
But did something happen between you and my sister?
Actually, she came to cast me for a show...
when I used to live in the country.
I kicked her out by splashing cold water on her.
She's been out to get me since then.
So that's what happened.
I wouldn't have done that if I knew she was your sister.
Anyway, she'd been treating me...
as Chun Hyang does to Mr. Byeon ever since.
So can we keep us meeting a secret from your sister?
A secret?
Don't you want to see me?
I want to.
Okay. I won't tell Ah Ri.
Let's go and have those hamburgers.
Goodness, you're adorable.
You're the most adorable in the world.
You cutie! You're the cutest!
Let's go!
Here. Have this.
How is it?
It's delicious.
- You should try it too. - I'm fine.
I feel so full right now.
Do you like it as you moved in to your sister's house?
Yes, I like the blanket, tasty food, flowers, and everything.
No one is bullying you?
No. Her parents and sister are all nice to me.
I want to stay at their house, but I can only stay for a month.
Why is that?
Ah Ri got us a studio,
and we can only move in a month from now.
So her dad let us stay until then.
Goodness gracious.
But I feel so bad for Ah Ri,
so I don't think I can continue seeing you in secret.
I agree. It's not good to do so.
If something happens, you have to tell me right away.
Then can you tell me your phone number?
I text you.
My phone? I don't own one.
I carry my address around.
You should write me a letter here.
Then I'll rush to your side.
A letter?
(7-1, Jangsu-gil, Yongin-gu, Seoul)
Is this where you live?
Yes. Write me a letter whenever you feel lonely,
sad, hungry, and when you want to ride a swing.
When you want to go to the bathroom, you should go by yourself then.
Okay.
Eat up. Eat as much as you want.
Take your time and have a lot of it.
That's it.
Hey, Bo Ra.
Thanks to your article, the malicious comments died down.
Really? I'm glad.
But what did you do about them? I thought you are going to sue them.
I just let them off with a warning.
But if they do it again, I'm going to sue them.
What do they mean by a sponsor? Who do they think I am?
What horrible people.
Right.
You don't need to show mercy to people like them.
But, Jun Soo, about the recipe battle show.
Yes, what about it?
Can't you appear on that show?
If both of us appear on it, it'd prove that scandal was wrong.
What?
I even released an explanatory article.
Do I have to prove my innocence by appearing on the show?
The show has a great concept.
It'd help to promote your company.
No, it's fine. Let's stop talking about that.
Don't be that way. Please give it another thought.
What? You cast the "Wonky Show" team?
Yes, the CEO had an outgoing personality.
Is that so?
Did he agree right away when you asked him to be on the show?
Well, I think they have some history with CEO Na Jun Soo.
At first, he didn't seem too enthusiastic.
When I told him he'll be competing with CEO Na, he accepted right away.
Really?
What about CEO Na? Will he be a cast?
Bo Ra reassured me that she'd cast him.
So wait a bit longer.
Ms. Shin!
Do you know how many times you've asked me to wait?
I shouldn't wait.
I better call Kim Bo Ra and check how it's going.
Your office is so modern and nice as it's a start-up business.
I didn't expect you'd really come.
I felt devastated when you quit medical school.
It isn't easy to go to a medical school in the States.
Come on, that's all in the past.
But after seeing your office today, I think you made the right decision.
People need to do what they're good at to succeed.
I'm so proud of you.
You're not here to ask me for a favor, are you?
Pardon?
Well...
Do you have any money you can finance?
Money?
Yes.
The production isn't doing so well.
The writer of the "Natural Man Lives" quit,
and the ratings dropped, so it's on the verge of being cut off.
Don't tell me you've been buying stock again.
You brat. I didn't.
I don't have any money to spare though.
We had to extend the warehouse,
so I invested all the floating money I had.
You'd be well aware of this as you're a CEO too.
What?
But still, how can you not have any free cash?
Let's go have lunch. What would you like?
Forget it. I lost my appetite. I'm leaving.
Hello, I'm Kim Bo Ra.
Nice to meet you. I'm Producer Um Sun Han.
Oh, my. Bo Ra.
You look so much better on TV.
- Excuse me? - Well,
it's important to look good on TV when you're in showbiz.
Sure.
I heard a lot about you from Ms. Shin,
so you seem familiar even though I've never met you.
Oh, my. She told you about me?
What was it about?
Blood...
Blood?
What was that?
I told her you're a producer who can shoot...
and edit the show that would satisfy her.
Isn't that right, Ms. Kim?
Did you?
Well, I think so.
Anyway, I'll ask you straightforwardly.
According to Ms. Shin, you promised to cast CEO Na.
Is that really possible?
That's...
If I can get Jun Soo on the show,
then you'll definitely have me as the host?
Before that,
the scandal between you and Na Jun Soo...
You really aren't dating?
No. We've just been good friends since we were kids.
Is that so?
Well, you two did have a scandal,
so we could get a lot of attention if you came on together.
We could call it a type of noise marketing.
So long as you'll have me as the host,
I'll get Jun Soo on the show.
We can't wait forever.
You have until the end of this week. Okay?
Okay.
Ms. Shin. When are you going to finish writing up the plans?
We need to send it to the network.
I'll pull an all-nighter and send it to you in the morning.
They were the most popular guests on the "Wonky Show."
Grandma Eok Shim and Grandpa Maeng Soo.
We've prepared an episode where Maeng Soo can gain back his pride.
Can we have your thoughts?
What thoughts?
Let's just get on with it.
I'm going to take this old woman down a peg.
You lost against me in arm wrestling and had a hold in your forehead.
Good luck with that.
What did you just say?
I wasn't at my best that day!
You're lying through your teeth.
What about my teeth?
This old lady...
Okay, calm down.
Today, you'll be thigh wrestling.
Thigh wrestling? That sounds fun.
I exercised my arms, but we're thigh wrestling?
What's wrong? You don't think you can do it?
No, I'm up for it.
I'm not going easy on you today!
Let's bet for a hit to the other's wrist this time.
That's fine with me.
Let's do it!
This is totally going to be the thumbnail.
Our views are going to go through the roof again!
Okay.
Get ready.
Here we go.
One, two, three!
Five, four, three, two, one. Time over!
One to nothing!
We'll swap places now.
This is a piece of cake.
Ready, go!
Are you even trying right now?
Don't put all your strength into your eyes. Use your legs too!
As if.
What are you talking about?
You can't even move your legs because of my strength.
Who can't move?
One, two, three!
Give me your wrist.
Gosh. Don't rush me!
I'm not running away.
What will I do with you?
Should I just...
- Give it here! - Oh, seriously.
You're such a heinous woman.
Do you think I'm going to get scared?
Here you go.
Okay.
You're such a wuss.
It was just a tickle. You're being a crybaby.
What? This was a tickle?
Tickle me twice, and you'll send me to my grave!
Get up. We need to start preparing the food.
The food isn't important right now!
Then what is important?
Look at my arm!
Do you want to go again then?
Let's bet our ankles this time.
Let's do a pig wrestle.
Stomach cramps...
Is her mother going to stop her from seeing me because of that?
It's Kim Won Tae.
I need to talk to you about Bo Ra.
Let's meet up.
You want to talk to me?
If you have something to say, say it over the phone.
Mrs. Lee, I'm back from school.
Oh, Byeo Ri, you're back.
These baby chrysanthemums are so pretty.
They are, aren't they?
The small chrysanthemums are cute like you.
Mrs. Lee, you can't sell the broken ones, right?
Can I have this?
Of course.
What are you going to do with that?
I'm going to dry it and make a letter paper.
Letter paper?
Who will you write to?
Just someone I know.
Why aren't you answering your phone?
Oh, it was spam.
I can't talk right now.
I'll call you when I have time.
Sir. Is there something you want to say?
Well...
Producer Um, I heard you live next door.
Yes. It's my aunt's place, but I moved in a little while ago.
Since we're neighbors now,
let's have dinner at my place some time.
Actually, I know a little about your uncle as well.
These aren't normal ties.
Everyone?
Yes.
But how do you know my uncle?
Oh, that...
When I was going around filming back in the day,
I got to know him.
I have a lot of connections, you know.
Anyway, that's that.
Does Plus Market belong to your mother's side of the family?
Oh, my aunt told you a lot.
Then they're a major shareholder of DBS, aren't they?
Yes.
My aunt is a non-executive director of DBS.
I knew it.
The moment I laid eyes on you,
I could feel an aura from you.
You have an air of luxury.
But you know...
Do you have any items for a new program?
Something fresh.
A new program?
That's right.
Let's plan something for the studio,
and let you have an easier time.
Let's set a date for dinner at my place too.
Okay. I'll ask my aunt and uncle.
You do that.
What?
You invited whom over for dinner without even telling me?
I was worried about running into that jerk Kim Won Tae already.
Also, if you're the CEO and Producer Um works there,
shouldn't they invite us over and treat us?
You don't know anything.
What don't I know?
That's the situation here!
Producer Um's family are the owners of Plus Market!
They're major shareholders at DBS.
If we play nice with them, it's in our own interest.
There's nothing to lose!
Are they that loaded?
We're going to hit each other's foreheads.
That sounds good.
I'm going to put a hole in your forehead.
This is proof!
But why does this old lady look so familiar?
Mary!
- Mommy's home! - Oh, you're back.
You should eat dinner.
What are you watching?
It's a YouTube cooking show called "Wonky Show."
A grumpy old man and an old lady from the countryside are on it.
They're hilarious.
"Wonky Show"?
Ms. Shin said she cast the CEO of that company.
Did she? Hey, look at this.
These two are quite the characters.
This lady...
How is she on here?
She's the old lady I tried to get on "Natural Man Lives" and failed.
Oh, really?
I've become a fan of hers.
She's so funny.
Director Na said he wants to have dinner at his place sometime soon.
Don't do that. Let's invite them here.
The lady next door gave me a cup of 100-year-old puer tea...
and kept patronizing me for it.
I'm going to show her what a luxury dinner looks like.
Okay. I'll tell him that.
Where's Uncle?
He has a meeting with a client.
He always has meetings with clients.
Who cares who he's seeing?
Why isn't she calling me?
Oh, Byeo Ri. Wash your hands before you eat.
Okay.
Are the kids both coming late?
Do they have a dinner appointment?
No, they didn't say that.
- I'm home. - I'm back.
How are you guys coming in together?
Well, we had a meeting with a producer for work.
What?
You're working together?
Yes.
Bo Ra will be the host for the new program that we're launching.
Really?
The one that you planned, Ah Ri?
That's great.
What is it about?
It's a recipe battle where you develop a new menu.
New menus? That's going to be fun.
Who else is going to be on it other than Bo Ra?
We're trying to cast Jun Soo.
What? Jun Soo?
Then who will Jun Soo compete against?
They're popular these days on YouTube.
It's Mr. Kang Dae Ro from the "Wonky Show."
Kang Dae Ro?
Do you know him?
How do you know Mr. Kang Dae Ro?
Well,
Plus Market is doing a pop-up store project with him.
So I'm going to meet him tomorrow.
Mr. Kang Dae Ro is one of the guys who are renting in Grandpa's house.
What?
So that was Bo Ra's Grandpa's house?
Hey.
Hey. Can't you knock?
How's casting Mr. Na Jun Soo going?
I did the pre-work on the phone...
and only need to meet him to confirm.
Oh, is that so?
As long as you get it confirmed.
Can you leave if you're done talking?
By the way, did you see...
a weird old lady who speaks in dialect at your grandpa's house?
Right. She's the kitchenhand.
But how do you know that?
Well,
I was going to cast her for "Natural Man Lives."
But she's supposed to be in the mountains,
so why would she show up in the city all of a sudden?
It was weird on the day I went to cast her.
She's strange. Something's fishy.
Strange? Fishy?
Yes.
Haven't you heard anything or know about that old lady?
The old lady...
said she's at Grandpa's house for money.
Money?
Didn't she approach your grandpa...
to get money off him as he lives alone?
What?
She didn't leave a good first impression. It gave me chills.
I see what's going on here.
Keep an eye on that old lady from now on.
What she is doing, who she's meeting,
and who her relatives or families are.
Watch her closely and tell me.
To you? Why?
Your grandpa is Mom's dad.
So strictly speaking, he's my grandpa too.
And I'm worried about him.
What are you saying?
Anyway, watch him...
and find about that old lady inside and out.
Got it?
Hello, ma'am.
It's me, Byeo Ri.
Oh, right.
Ah Ri.
Here you go.
"Application for parental meeting"?
Yes.
Moms and dads are supposed to go there.
But I have no one.
I can go.
I'll be your guardian from now on.
Let me see. The date for the application is...
I can go next week.
Ah Ri.
Look pretty when you come to school.
Pretty?
Honey.
The apple's so sweet. Try it.
Open up.
It's like honey.
I'm waiting for your call.
Give me a call when you read this.
Who is it?
Is it Mrs. Noh?
What? Oh, yes.
Silly me.
I forgot to change the flower in the fridge.
I'll run to the flower shop quickly.
Shall I go with you?
You don't need to. I'll be right back.
Eat the apples.
Okay.
I can't talk to you today.
I'll call you tomorrow.
(I can't talk to you today. I'll call you tomorrow.)
What?
I've been waiting all this time to talk to her.
Dad.
- Yes? - Where's Mom?
She went to the flower shop for a bit. What is it?
I asked Mom to get the blouse I took to the laundry for me.
But it's not in my closet.
I was going to wear it tomorrow.
Is that right? Why don't you run over and ask Mom?
Okay.
(Kim Won Tae)
I said I'll call tomorrow.
I've been waiting for your call all day. Did you think about that?
All right. I can't talk for too long.
Cut to the chase.
Did you tell Bo Ra not to meet me?
No. I didn't say that.
Then why did Bo Ra cancel suddenly after deciding to meet me?
Didn't you hear?
On that day,
Bo Ra suddenly had a stomach cramp and went to the ER.
Is this real?
Did you not tell Bo Ra that I'm the director of Plus Market?
Bo Ra doesn't know yet.
Mom.
(No Matter What)
Have you been meeting with Ms. Shin personally?
Let's get that old lady.
- Ma'am. - Goodness. How persistent you are.
Looking into someone else's texts. It's an illness.
- Voyeurism. - What?
You seem to be so down.
I should tell her the truth about why you left us.
What's so important about the past?
Is this Director Kim Won Tae?