(Episode 41)
It's not here.
I'm glad you're here.
Can you help me wear the golf shoes?
Can't you be kind enough to help a disabled person?
Of course, I should help people who are disabled.
But I don't help people who have malice in their hearts.
Mi Ran, save the act for the show.
What do you mean?
It means I saw you stand up.
Ji Eun, hear me out.
As you already know,
Will still has feelings for you.
If he finds out I can walk again,
he'll obviously go back to you...
without even turning back.
And that will put you in a pickle.
Ji Eun, please don't tell anyone.
Please do me a favor.
No, I beg of you.
Ji Eun, I'll do everything you ask.
So please.
Is that what you expected me to say?
Who do you think is going to believe you?
There's no CCTV in here.
You can't blackmail me when you have no evidence.
You can't do anything to me.
I'm about to go on stage.
And if you tell people that I can walk,
this entire show will turn out to be a lie.
Then this will no longer be a problem between us.
It'll ruin Seorin Group's brand image,
and it'll put a toll on your career since you're the brand manager...
who's in charge of this event.
I bet you'll get fired...
before you're able to launch a new brand for the joint project.
You've become a rising star.
But you'll become socially ostracized.
You fooled the entire country.
You'd be too ashamed to go anywhere.
Then I'll bring you down with me.
I'll have no choice but to tell everyone...
that you made me stay in this wheelchair...
so you could use me for marketing.
So don't cause a mess of things.
I always knew you were sly,
but I didn't know you could be so vulgar.
Let's stop bothering each other...
and do things that could get both of us in trouble.
Life is a show anyway.
It's time for me to go up on stage and put on a show.
Ji Eun, make sure you come out with a smile on your face.
(Seorin)
(VIP Styling Class with Fantom Sports)
Ms. Lee, you're still here.
I'll go once I finish writing up a report for the styling event.
I'm almost done.
What about you? Why are you back?
I'm so forgetful these days.
I guess women with menopause...
really do tend to have a bad memory.
I heard she and Mr. Jang are engaged.
Yes.
She's beautiful.
I was told that her love story with Mr. Jang is currently...
the talk of the town.
Yes, it looks like it.
Mr. Jang doesn't have a solid reputation in the company...
because it hasn't been that long since he got scouted here.
But this earned him brownie points from the chairman.
The fact that Mr. Jang has a disabled girlfriend...
helped our company build a positive image...
and makes us seem like we care about social matters.
Ms. Choi.
Have you ever contemplated...
between reality and consciousness?
Reality and consciousness?
Well, I guess...
you can't always do what's right.
What is it? Is there a problem?
Raising an issue about something...
and being able to solve it are very different.
But what should I do if I don't have the ability to solve the problem?
That's such a vague question,
so it's hard for me to give you an answer.
I'm sorry for being so vague.
(CEO Jang Se Hoon)
You're getting off work late.
How did the VIP Styling Class go?
Director Choi suddenly asked me...
to put Mi Ran on stage.
I had to listen to her,
so I put her on stage as a special guest.
And Mi Ran is very popular these days,
so the response wasn't very bad.
You must've felt confused because of the unexpected request.
I decided to compromise because I didn't want...
anything to get out of hand.
Just think of it as keeping balance.
Anyone else would've done the same since it was an order...
from the chairman's wife.
I may be the CEO,
but I sometimes feel useless too.
The only good thing about being successful...
is that you can boast about it to others.
So I sometimes don't understand why I work so hard.
I sent you the report via email.
So please have a look.
I'll be off now.
I guess your life wasn't that easy either.
It's true that we didn't get along very well.
But I know that you're a good man.
I hope you meet a nice woman.
I don't think I have a lot of time left.
My heart keeps wanting you,
and I don't know what to do.
Ji Eun.
Ji Eun, can you start loving Seo Jung Min a little later?
Will you please do that for me?
I bet your sales will go up because I went up on stage today.
We both promised not to get each other in trouble,
so why don't we just become friends?
Mi Ran, there's a limit to how much I can handle.
Just make sure you keep the promise you made.
I'll do it at the right time. It'll have a big impact.
If it causes any kind of harm to Seorin Group,
I'll do everything I can to make sure...
you pay for it.
People who are on the same side don't threaten each other.
Mi Ran, stop getting on my nerves.
I might sway the man...
you're so obsessed with.
After all, that's your weakness.
What do you plan to do now?
What's this about?
About Ji Eun.
I heard things aren't going very well with her these days.
Did you send a spy to work at our company?
I'm best friends with Han Na Kyung.
And she told me things seem very awkward between you and Ji Eun.
Dwelling on someone is the most pitiful thing to do.
But you see, that's also part of love.
We just try not to show it.
Do you know what I hate the most?
When people say they broke up because they still love that person.
Saying you broke up with someone because you still love him or her...
is just an excuse to hide that you're weak.
If you love someone, you should cling to that person...
and have your pride torn into pieces.
You need to let go of yourself...
in order to possess love.
Do you think...
I'm giving up on Ji Eun because I'm scared?
You're a lot more soft-hearted than I expected.
The past is just the past.
They've come too far to turn things back.
Will and Ji Eun's relationship...
only exist in their past memories.
They mean nothing now.
Do you really think so?
What if they still have feelings for each other?
So what if they have trivial feelings for each other?
There's nothing they can do about it.
Do you want me to tell you something?
Will can never abandon me...
as long as...
I remain in this wheelchair.
But you see, there could be a slight glitch in that.
Why do you think I'm telling you this, Jung Min?
Because it might...
motive Jang Se Hoon to go back to Ji Eun?
Is that it?
Our emotions are so momentary.
Especially when it comes to people who were once in love.
They can change just like that.
Their feelings can change all of a sudden...
due to something unexpected.
Jung Min.
So make sure you stay alert.
It's great news that I can finally feel my legs again.
But it could also...
make us lose the people we love.
I wanted to meet you to tell you that.
Shouldn't you thank me for that?
I always knew you were no joke.
But you're starting to scare me now.
I don't want to lose the man I love...
and live the rest of my life with a broken heart.
I deserve to be happy while I'm still alive.
Don't lose what you want just to protect your pride.
I'm sure you already know...
that secrets tighten the bond between people.
I'm not sure. That's the last thing on my mind right now.
You should go now.
I'm done talking to you.
Your confidence is full of bluff.
But I guess that's what makes you so attractive.
Let me tell you one more thing.
There are so many people who are a lot more immoral than we are.
Being nice doesn't guarantee happiness.
You should give Mr. Jang more authority.
He's the CEO, but you just ordered him...
to put Han Na Kyung into the TF team.
I'm sure that upset him.
I knew he wouldn't be easy to boss around.
But still, how dare he?
You still need him,
so don't be too hard on him.
Jung Min isn't set to become the successor yet,
so you need someone to take responsibility.
Use the carrot and stick approach.
And this time, it's time to give Mr. Jang a carrot.
Yes, I still need him.
I should reward him sometimes for giving me faith.
We have a more positive brand image...
thanks to his fiancee,
and I heard our sales have been constantly increasing.
And once we finish holding the photo exhibition...
that we're planning with Mr. Jang's fiancee,
it'll help our gallery become a big issue.
Are you going somewhere?
I'm going to work out.
I invited Mr. Jang and his fiancee over...
for lunch.
That doesn't concern me.
My own son disrespects me,
and that's why Mr. Jang doesn't show me respect either.
I'm impressed by Mr. Jang.
What's your problem?
My problem is that I have a problem with everything.
Doesn't Mr. Jang make you feel competitive?
My plan is...
to show you my competence little by little.
That way, you'll look forward to what I can do.
And that will allow me to have the upper hand...
when it comes to settling a deal with you.
What do you say? Does that answer your question?
I guess your love life isn't going so well...
seeing that you haven't introduced me to her yet.
I want to spend the rest of my life with her.
So I'm trying not to act...
based on my emotions or do anything impulsive.
You know he's trying to mess with your pride...
so he could make you become more responsible, right?
Thank you for inviting us.
You guys should be having a date on a weekend.
I'm sorry if we took your time.
Not everyone gets invited to the chairman's house.
I don't know if you'll like this.
We picked out vintage champagne.
Champagne always tastes great.
Thank you. I'll bring the chairman.
Jung Min, do you have plans to go somewhere?
When did you become so close with my stepmother?
You guys are unbelievable.
I heard you're even planning to hold a photo exhibition at her gallery.
I'm grateful that she thinks so fondly of me.
Director Choi and I have very similar tastes.
And we get along very well.
Aren't you going to have lunch with us, Jung Min?
Can we talk in private?
If you look up into the sky,
you suddenly come to realize that there's not much to life.
It even makes an arrogant jerk like me...
become humble.
Don't think too highly of yourself.
That's what I wanted to tell you.
It's hard to put up with your mockery.
You know what?
Let's not get on each other's nerves.
Although it seems like I'm always the one who provokes you first.
If you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you.
I also don't disagree...
with how my father manages his business.
But he managed to make his company grow this big...
thanks to his stubbornness.
And thanks to that, everyone in Seorin,
including the two of us, are able to live decent lives.
I know that Chairman Seo is very competent...
in managing his business.
But right now, Seorin is being too aggressive,
and the organization is too hierarchical.
And there's no sense of balance.
I'm trying to innovate the company...
for the sake of the stockholders and investors.
So what's the issue?
Seorin has a rightful owner.
And you're just an employee who will only be here momentarily.
Do you not know that, or did you just forget?
Guys like you who were born with a silver spoon...
will never be able to understand my frustration.
You must think people who were born with rich parents...
get everything for free without putting in any effort.
If that's not the case,
why don't you prove it to me and show me you're different?
I plan to do that.
I plan to become the next chairman...
not because I'm the CEO but because I actually deserve it.
You keep asking for it,
so I'll show you and set a good example.
I look forward to it.
Do you know what you did wrong?
You provoked me.
I never really wanted to beat anyone in anything.
But you made me feel this way.
Don't ever forget that.
And lastly,
I want you to listen carefully to what I'm about to say.
I know I always talk back to the chairman.
But that doesn't mean you have the right to do the same...
no matter what good of a reason you have.
I heard you dared to raise your voice at him...
because he asked you to add Han Na Kyung to the TF team.
It makes me extremely uncomfortable to know...
that you raised your voice at my father.
That's all I have to say.
So enjoy your lunch.
I see you guys are having truffles.
It's the weekend. Don't you have a date with Jung Min?
I like hanging out with you.
But you're not old like me.
I was also your age once.
You should spend your youth going to nice places...
and making happy memories.
That way, you won't regret it once you grow old.
Do you regret a lot of things, Mom?
Do you regret marrying Dad?
I would've regretted it a lot more if I didn't marry him.
I know we had a lot more bad days...
than good.
But we still had three kids together.
Even if we lost all our fortune,
I'd ask for nothing else if he could come back to life.
I really miss Dad.
You should invite Jung Min to your dad's next memorial service.
Mom.
I ended it with Jung Min.
I didn't want to tell you this, but I think I should...
so that you don't get your hopes up.
Chairman Seo called me to his office.
Was he harsh on you?
No, he made sure not to offend me.
The gist of it all was that he disapproves.
But that's natural, and it's what I had expected.
I feel a lot more at ease now.
What did Jung Min say about that?
Jung Min doesn't know.
I don't want him to know.
He was so confident about taking care of everything.
I can't believe he let his father summon you.
Mom.
The fact that I got a divorce won't ever change.
And I don't want to get looked down on...
because of my past.
Our lives change based on the decisions we make.
I want to succeed,
and the chairman is helping me build my career.
Isn't that Jung Min?
Mom, you should go home first.
I want to know why, and I want an answer.
I know I told him to leave,
but was that big enough to push me away all of a sudden?
You know I didn't do it out of the blue.
I wasn't being emotional either.
Whatever the reason may be, I want to end it with you,
and that means I no longer have feelings for you.
Stop lying to me.
People only tend to believe what they want to believe.
Ji Eun.
Lee Ji Eun.
Do you know how much you hurt me?
Do you know how excited I got...
thinking that we finally became close?
I'm sorry.
I have nothing more to say, so you should leave.
I started this, so I should be the one to end it.
Stop right there, Ji Eun.
Don't take another step from there.
You ripped my heart into pieces.
And now you're going to run away?
Don't you think you should give me a chance?
I can't stop thinking about you.
Do you know what will make my life miserable?
Having to see you walk away from me.
We got off on the wrong foot.
Then we'll start over and make it right again.
Be honest about your feelings.
Don't lie to yourself about how you feel.
I know you have feelings for me.
I know you like me too.
Yes, I like you.
Then hold onto me.
Stop pushing me away and just hold onto me!
Why don't you get it?
We've come too far to turn things back.
I told you that already.
I won't let you cry all by yourself.
Did you call your driver?
Where are you going at this hour?
I can't just sit back and do nothing.
Thank you for bringing me home.
I'll carry you to your bed.
You can go now. That's not necessary.
Mi Ran.
I understand how you feel.
And I'm sure you're scared.
But that's not how you really feel.
You just don't want to try.
You still don't get it.
You still don't get how scared I am to break up with you.
You're the only person I have in my life.
You should go now. I want to lie down.
I'm tired.
(Seorin)
Why are you still awake?
I didn't know if I should call you...
and tell you what's going on.
If he finds out I told you,
he'll get angry at me, but I can handle that.
But I'm worried it might make him get even angrier at Ji Eun.
Are you saying my dad called her out?
Jung Min, why don't you just act like you don't know...
Now that the father and son will start having a feud,
I should slowly begin getting ready.
You don't need to worry.
I'm just here to pick up the documents I left in my office.
The chairman is here.
I'm sure you know why I called you.
Why aren't you answering me?
It's a misunderstanding.
What's a misunderstanding?
The reason Jung Min came to see me today...
I told you not to lead him on!
You keep giving him hope,
and that's why he still can't get over you.
Why are you making me repeat myself?
If you insist on staying together,
I won't be able to stop you.
But instead, keep a low profile and make sure I don't notice.
Then...
I'll be kind enough to turn a blind eye to it.
- I'm not that kind of woman. - Then you should've stayed away!
How dare a lowlife like you covet my son?
I want you to apologize.
- How dare you tell me to apologize! - Apologize to her right now.
How dare you!
Jung Min.
That woman...
means everything to me. Do you understand?
(Phoenix 2020)
Let go of my hand.
It was a mistake to fall for you.
If you can't protect her,
just stop here before you hurt her even more.
Who are you to get involved?
Ji Eun, are you being like this because of Jang Se Hoon?
You just made a mistake by saying that.
I can't give up on you!
I love you too much to do that.
Help! There's someone inside!
Help!