People say love is beautiful, but that's a lie.
Love exhausts me.
And love...
constantly tells me to let go of myself.
When you're in love,
you need to endure the pain that comes along with it.
I risked everything for my first love, Lee Ji Eun.
But even so, we had to go our own ways.
However, this is my second chance to love you again.
And I've decided not to let go of that opportunity...
because I want to love you all over again.
I've been battling myself all my life.
Although I ran away from love,
I might actually be waiting for the man...
that I still refer to as my love.
If you don't fall deeply enough to completely lose yourself,
it's not love.
I wonder what would be on his mind...
if he were on his way to meet me.
And how would I look as I run over to him?
If I learned anything about love,
it's all thanks to you, Ji Eun.
So...
please don't test our love.
I won't let you go anywhere.
Are you asking for a fight?
I'm saying I refuse to yield.
I kept running away because I felt sorry for the one...
who'd get left behind.
But today, I finally realized...
that you're the man I love.
I've decided to walk toward you and stand confidently by your side.
(Phoenix 2020)
(Episode 1)
Yes, can you please have that ready for me?
Do me a favor, okay? Bye.
- Hello, sir. - Hey, Ms. Lee.
Are you out of umbrellas?
The kids outside are soaked.
Oh, dear. We're out of umbrellas.
Goodness, they'll have to walk in the rain.
Ms. Lee, you're so kind.
Bye.
Where did the kids go?
This isn't my umbrella.
Excuse me!
Hey, you took my umbrella! Hey!
(Furniture Studio Echo)
Gosh, my umbrella has a hole in it.
I feel so bad.
Hey, you guys. Come here. You guys can take this.
- Thank you. - What about you?
My workplace is right over there.
Are you guys dating?
We've been dating for a month.
I'm so jealous. Is your boyfriend smart?
I only care about how good-looking guys are.
Isn't he handsome?
I like handsome guys as well.
I'll be off now, you little cuties.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Bye.
Hello, this is Lee Ji Eun speaking.
Yes.
"1 for 1."
"The 1 for 1 strategy"...
is a form of donation...
where we donate one T-shirt to a child in need...
every time someone buys a T-shirt from our brand.
Consumers these days care a lot about a company's intrinsic value.
And this will lead to a change in people's consumption patterns.
We don't even gain much profit for selling T-shirts.
Why would we give one for free?
This is not the time for your idealism.
Intrinsic values matter.
But the fashion industry is all about added value.
It exists to satisfy the consumers.
In the past, the fashion industry only cared about aesthetics.
But these days, people around the world...
have started to change and seek inner beauty.
Caring about the environment during the manufacturing process...
and sharing our profits with people in third world countries...
during the production process...
will soon become the new value of fashion.
Coexistence will soon become the key factor in fashion.
"Coexistence"?
In order to do that kind of stuff, we need to survive in this industry.
Have you not seen the ranking table of how badly we're doing...
in the domestic market?
Bisang Apparel barely made it to the top 20.
You care about value and coexistence?
It sounds great on the outside.
But first, I want you to prove your own value...
after having studied abroad for over 10 years.
If you can't, just quit.
Gosh, he totally startled me.
Seriously.
Isn't business management all about foreseeing the future?
Uncle.
We need to start managing our brand a little differently.
That's why your dad decided...
to carry out a merger with Seorin Wool Textile.
The only downside is that you need to marry their son.
I might as well just quit.
So you can cancel the wedding...
and live a sad and misfortunate life?
I'm obviously not allowed to do that.
I'm just going to live a typical life.
Normally, marriage is all about becoming a family.
But for people like us, marriage is all about a merger.
Is this your first time meeting Director Seo Jung In...
of Seorin Wool Textile?
I met him a couple of times...
at the textile association gathering.
He seems really fussy and stubborn.
But you know he has a twin, right?
Seo Jung In, the guy you'll be marrying,
is the successor of Seorin Wool Textile.
And his brother, Seo Jung Min,
is an outsider who got ousted by his family.
It doesn't matter what kind of guy I marry.
What matters to me is his background.
So I guess it's all good.
I really respect how ambitious you are.
Uncle, have you heard of this?
Apparently, people are born with two types of destinies.
Some are destined to choose love...
while some are destined to choose success.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to choose love...
because Joon Young left us so early.
(Lee Joon Young)
Joon Young.
I came because I felt so frustrated.
Why don't you show up in my dreams these days?
I miss you so much, my son.
You're unbelievable.
You really are.
How could you leave me like this?
Joon Young.
I don't want to live.
What's the point of living?
What's the point of staying alive?
Joon Young.
You should've taken me with you to meet Joon Young.
- Where are you right now? - I'm on my way home.
I'm exhausted for having cried so much.
But I got to see your brother, so I feel a lot better now.
Where are you?
Why are you going there yourself? You could've wired the donation.
Joon Young used to go there himself every year.
I'm just going to drop by before my dinner appointment.
Mom, I might be late tonight.
Today is my first day...
meeting Seo Jung In.
Mom, I keep getting text messages. I need to hang up now.
- Have a snack, everyone. - Have a snack.
- Our snacks are here. - Thank you.
- Here. - Thanks.
- Enjoy. - Have a snack.
Okay.
My gosh.
Where's Se Hoon?
He didn't want to bother people with his sanding machine.
So he's over there by the warehouse.
Then tell him to come here.
Just let him be.
Are you sure you guys are best friends?
He got an upset stomach after eating gimbap earlier.
- So I got him some medicine. - I guess you guys are best friends.
Do you like Se Hoon?
I don't ever want to get involved...
in a love triangle.
You make it sound like I have feelings for you.
If you ask me out, I'll say "yes".
My gosh, are you a comedian or what? You're hilarious.
Don't smile at me. I might really like you, you brat.
My gosh, that little jerk.
(Habitat for Humanity)
(Furniture Studio Echo)
(Habitat for Humanity)
My gosh.
Oh, gosh.
My goodness.
Are you okay?
Do I look okay to you?
Here.
I used to be a girl scout when I was little.
Be gentle, will you?
I need to tie it around tightly in order to stop the bleeding.
I don't think you broke any bones.
But you should still go to the hospital.
It doesn't look like a deep wound.
So I'll just clean the wound and put ointment on it.
But seriously, why would you drive so carelessly?
What did you just say?
Are you always so blunt and aggressive?
You hit me with your car, and I almost died.
How can you expect me to be nice?
I'm sorry. A stray cat suddenly jumped in front of my car.
A stray cat could've jumped in front of you,
but maybe you were also busy looking at your cell phone.
Who knows?
How did he know?
If you're going to drive such an expensive car,
you should learn how to drive properly.
I don't want to raise my voice and fight with you.
I'll just tell you my number...
so you won't cause an issue about this again.
Hey.
Aren't you going to clean up this mess?
I'm in a rush because I need to get to a dinner appointment.
I'll have someone come and clean everything.
- Will that do? - You must be happy you're rich.
Being rich is one of the many reasons why I'm so attractive.
You really know how to make a guy speechless.
Will you stop? I'll make sure to reflect on myself.
It's like you're shooting lasers out of your eyes.
You must be a RAJ.
"RAJ"?
Ji Eun, what are you doing here?
Bok Ja!
Hey, what... Why are you...
Hey, I know you.
Ho Jin, long time no see.
- Hey. - What?
- What does RAJ mean? - "RAJ"?
- A real annoying jerk. - "A real annoying..."
You guys know each other? How?
We met while doing volunteer work and kind of grew on each other.
What? I don't quite agree with that.
By the way, what happened?
Things got a little rough.
Will you please think before you talk?
Don't think after you talk.
You'd better hold your anger.
You're an assailant, you know.
My gosh, what a mess.
Gosh, shouldn't you go to a hospital?
You could've gotten seriously hurt.
I'm okay. It's just a scratch.
By the way, the furniture is a mess. What are you going to do?
I know. I'll just have to start all over again.
Ji Eun paid a hefty amount of compensation.
- She also gave a big donation. - How do you know her?
My dad and her dad went to university together.
We met from time to time ever since we were young.
I see.
You've heard of Bisang Apparel, right?
She's the owner's daughter.
We went to elementary school together.
She's the daughter of a conglomerate?
It's true that she was born with a silver spoon.
But she's polite and kind.
If my family didn't go bankrupt,
I also would've gone abroad to study right after elementary school.
My life is so depressing.
Are you jealous that she's from a rich family?
Of course.
When you have power, your friends become your enemies.
And when you're rich, your children become your enemies.
We should be grateful that we won't end up in a feud with our parents.
My gosh, you're such a kind son.
If you're too good to your parents, girls won't like you that much.
Well, I'm not very popular.
Why not?
You have broad shoulders, an amazing body,
and I'm pretty sure you have abs although I haven't seen them before.
Any woman would want to date you.
I thought you had feelings for me.
I've moved onto Se Hoon.
You keep turning me down.
Nice! Lucky you, Se Hoon!
- Dinner is on you, man. - My gosh, you punk.
Pork belly with soju. How does that sound?
- Nice! - Nice!
- You're unbelievable. - My gosh.
Why don't we drink wine before we eat?
I think they sell Romanee Conti here.
Let's eat next time.
I have another appointment after this.
Our appointment was at 6 p.m. I thought we'd be having dinner.
This is a marriage of convenience.
Are you here for a date?
Please excuse us.
I know we're doing this to make money,
but I at least expected you to have some manners.
Do you like me?
Well, do you not like me?
Do you want me to be honest?
I'm in love with another woman.
But of course, I'll be marrying you.
I'm sure you came here for the same reason.
But I don't intend on going against my parents.
The merger of Seorin and Bisang Apparel...
will result in a huge synergy effect for both sides.
And that comes at a cost for both of us.
It won't make us become the leading companies...
in textile and fashion.
But we'll at least make it to the top five.
And once both our businesses grow in size,
we'll eventually go our ways.
Then I guess we'll just continue to keep a distance...
and live our own lives even after we get married.
Let's just make sure not to cause trouble.
I feel like you'll be the one causing trouble in the long run.
An unhappy woman is always capable of creating a dangerous situation.
She promised to stay quiet and live within my shadow...
for the rest of her life.
It looks like she loves you more than you love her.
The person who's more in love tends to yield in the relationship.
But just so you know,
couples always break up for the same reason.
It's because they love themselves...
more than they love their significant other.
What's your point?
You shouldn't marry me...
if you truly love her.
Did you wait for me to say that?
Not exactly, but it just happened to turn out that way.
You know you're a jerk, right?
I guess it's my turn to be honest now.
This may be a marriage of convenience,
but I still wanted to make it work.
Even if there's no love at first, I figured things might change...
if we got along pretty well.
You've never been in love, have you?
Love just comes to you unexpectedly.
I'm not here to hear you lecture me about love.
We'll be better off talking about how to deal with the consequences...
of canceling the wedding.
(Jung Min)
Go ahead and answer your phone.
Make it quick.
You're so cold-hearted.
We haven't talked in a long time. The least you could do...
is ask me how I'm doing.
Just tell me why you called.
I'm off to Africa next week to dig a well.
I won't be able to make it on Dad's birthday.
You just don't want to come.
Don't you miss him?
I miss him so much that it scares me.
I'm hanging up now.
Was that your twin brother?
He gets to live however he wants. I envy him.
He and I are very different.
Now that I think about it,
you'd get along a lot better with my brother.
He's very quick to decide things, and he's very daring.
You're pretty charming, you know.
I heard an unhappy marriage...
ends up reducing your life expectancy.
But thanks to you, I'll be living a long life.
Thank you.
(Furniture Studio Echo)
"Furniture Studio..."
Excuse me!
Hey, you took my umbrella! Hey!
(Furniture Studio Echo)
What are you doing by my truck?
Earlier this morning, this guy took a woman's umbrella.
To be exact, he mistook it for his.
And later on in the afternoon,
that woman almost hit that guy with her car.
And the two ended up meeting again that evening.
What do you think?
They say multiple coincidences might be a sign of fate.
Crazy things always happen in life.
There's no need to overanalyze things.
You're so emotionless.
I can be pretty charming, you know.
My gosh.
Look at him acting all tough.
- Here you go, Bok Ja! - What's this?
What is this? How much did this cost?
This wine is called Romanee Conti.
It was named after the Prince of Conti,
the nephew of the French king, Louis the 15th.
- Let's drink this together. - You're already pretty drunk.
I'm really fun when I'm drunk.
I heard you're the owner of this furniture studio.
That means you're the host of the party.
Am I supposed to feel sorry for coming?
I never invited you.
You're so cold.
You've never tried Romanee Conti, have you?
I'm a commoner,
so I've never had a chance to drink something so expensive.
Do you have something against rich people?
I have something against women who are too drunk.
I had a really bad day today.
This morning, my dad gave me a hard time.
This afternoon, I got criticized by you.
And this evening, some guy totally made a fool of me.
So I'm really annoyed right now.
You're just annoyed that things didn't go your way.
Hey, you.
- What? - You like me, don't you?
You also know how to make a guy get angry.
You should take her home. She's drunk.
No, you should take me home.
Hey, you should look at me when I'm talking to you.
Why do you keep trying to pick a fight?
Wait. Let go of me for a minute.
I have something to settle with him.
You're full of energy, aren't you?
Se Hoon, that's enough.
Ji Eun, sit down. You're drunk.
You should also sit down.
I'm not drunk at all.
Ji Eun, you need to stop. You're really drunk.
Why do you all keep telling me to stop?
He's the one who keeps provoking me.
I don't want to have a fight, so let's just stop here.
What if I fight you...
and win?
Then will you admit that you like me?
What is the matter with her?
Ms. Lee.
Stop acting up.
I won!
(Phoenix 2020)
This clock isn't telling the time correctly.
We should also start over.
- Why do you like me? - I'll think about it.
I'll think about why I can't stop thinking about you.
He's the head of the labor union who want a reinstatement.
The man over there who can't even walk properly is my father.
What's your point?
What do you think will happen when a conglomerate's daughter...
- starts dating a laborer's son? - I don't like you either.
Not because you're a laborer's son...
but because you're a cruel jerk who doesn't care about my feelings.
Will you fall for me if I hit on you?
A man should be the one to initiate the first kiss.