The stain won't go away.
(Episode 49)
Let's look it up.
(How to remove coffee stains)
"Salt, vinegar, baking soda, and sparkling water."
I'm sure they sell sparkling water at the lounge.
Seriously? She's divorced?
Director Seo fell for a divorced woman?
She must be a cunning witch...
seeing that she was able to seduce the chairman's son.
I didn't exactly seduce him.
We're dating because we both like each other.
I was going to let you continue,
but I figured I should stop you there.
I could tell that it wasn't going to be anything positive,
and I didn't want to get into an argument.
In life, you usually find the answer when you're at a dead end.
Did you look into what you really want?
Actions speak louder than words.
"Actions speak louder than words"?
Well, your actions tell me you lied.
You saw that painting hanging on the wall...
of my stepmother's gallery, right?
Yes, I did.
That painting...
is actually mine. I bought it.
You bought that painting?
Yes.
But why did you hang it in Director Choi's office?
My stepmother asked if I could lend it for a while...
so she could hang something nice in her office...
to celebrate the opening of her gallery.
I recently bought a very expensive painting,
and it turned out to be fake.
The phoenix flower painting that's in my office.
I need to buy the real one before the chairman finds out.
Are there fake paintings of Han Su Min's work?
I guess there could be.
But her work has never been involved in anything like that.
I told you.
It's hard to forge her paintings.
You're cold just as always.
Okay, I'll see you later.
Let's have tea before the press conference.
Call me when you arrive.
Okay, bye.
Everyone makes mistakes.
If you have discernment,
you should acknowledge your mistake and fix it.
Things got complicated because you used that reporter...
to expose everything to Chairman Seo.
But thanks to you, I got myself an alibi.
Are you sure we helped each other?
I told you I'll make sure you won't have to take the blame.
It will no longer be an issue once Mi Ran announces...
that she's able to walk again.
And things will go back to place...
thanks to your trust.
It's important for everything to find its place.
Director Choi. Did you find the real painting?
That's none of your business.
I'll take care of it, so just trust me.
The fact that you want me to trust you again...
seems like you want to fool me once more.
I decided not to get involved in a losing fight.
Now I know that everything about you is a lie.
The phoenix painting you have is the real painting.
So what?
What do you think you can do?
I'll show you what it is that I can do.
- Long time no see. - Yes.
We really haven't met in a while.
He's my son.
He's very handsome.
He looks kind too.
Please be kind enough to look out for him.
Have a seat.
He's a very important guest, so I want you to introduce yourself.
The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
He has that same look you had back when you were young.
He should be better than his dad,
not the same.
He told you not to let anyone in?
Do I seem like "anyone" to you?
I'm sorry, ma'am. Let me ask the chairman.
Forget it. I'll just wait.
Who came to visit the chairman?
You're very dull.
You should learn to be flexible.
Your son has a very vigorous personality.
I really like him.
Why are you standing there alone instead of going inside?
Because I wasn't invited.
It seems like the chairman is with an important guest,
but I guess he only invited his son.
I mean, you're the CEO for goodness' sake.
Why don't we have tea since neither of us was invited?
I can use this chance to see your office.
Sure. Let's go to my office.
This office used to belong to Jung In.
Seo Jung In.
Yes, I know.
If Jung In didn't die,
you wouldn't have been able to come here.
Yes, probably.
The chairman doesn't want his company to be run by...
someone outside of this family.
And the biggest reason he hired you...
was that he wanted you to be Jung Min's pacemaker.
I don't mind.
You don't mind that you're going to be used and discarded?
I'm a CEO by contract.
And I don't plan on working here forever.
When our pride gets hurt,
we all tend to pretend like we're okay.
But no matter how hard you hide it, it shows when you're careless.
What is that you want to say?
If you can forget something, that's not considered a scar.
I'm talking about Ji Eun.
I'm pretty sure I'm right.
I can tell you miss her just by the way you look at her.
Didn't you say you're fine with her becoming your daughter-in-law?
Yes, I'm fine with it. But my opinion doesn't matter.
The chairman told me he's going to cut Ji Eun off.
Isn't that such a terrifying way to put it?
I just thought you might want to help.
Jung Min will just keep butting heads with his father.
Then the chairman will get even more furious at Ji Eun,
and things will only backfire.
She'll end up getting fired from the joint project team,
and that will cause a lot of damage to her career.
Even if she tries to find a job elsewhere, there will be rumors.
And she's just a contract worker.
So it won't be easy for her to find a job.
So you should step up...
and do what you can to find her a decent job...
so we can all wrap this up.
You guys used to be married.
So I'm sure you don't feel at ease about this.
I didn't tell the chairman about this,
but I know you were the one who suggested Mi Ran...
go up on stage that day.
I guess you and Ji Eun tell each other a lot of things.
Jung Min won't be so pleased to find out.
I see you're trying to avoid the subject.
But Ji Eun had no choice but to do as she was told...
because you're Jung Min's stepmother.
Is that what she told you?
It's true that I came up with the idea,
but if I knew that Mi Ran could walk,
I would've figured it would cause harm to our company.
So there's no way I knew about it beforehand.
Why would I do that when I'm the chairman's wife?
You're right. It doesn't make sense.
It's true that I came up with the idea at first,
but Ji Eun was the one who let her up on stage...
even after she found out Mi Ran could walk.
Mr. Jang, you're not as thoughtful as I thought you'd be.
Right now, it doesn't matter who's right or wrong.
It's more urgent to come up with a way to help Ji Eun.
I should leave that to Director Seo.
Yes, I know he'll do what he can.
But I'm suggesting you should help.
Was that a mistake?
Let's be honest. This all happened because of Mi Ran.
And you're also responsible when it comes to Mi Ran.
She has a grudge against Ji Eun...
because things didn't turn out well with you,
and that ended up causing harm to our company as well.
So you hold the biggest responsibility...
if you think about it.
You know the chairman will become furious...
if he finds out you and Ji Eun used to be married, right?
So the best thing you can do is to hurry up and find her a job...
so she can leave Seorin without causing a big fuss.
Jung Min may be head over heels for her right now,
but you never know what will happen to a relationship.
It's just like how things didn't work out between you and Mi Ran...
even though your love story was all over the web and social media.
If your brain knows what your heart wants,
things would be a lot easier.
But then again, nothing is too late in life.
You're a lot more useful than I expected.
Minister Kim is a potential presidential candidate.
Treat him with respect, but don't give him your full trust.
Don't be too transparent to anyone no matter how close you may be.
Remember that the door always closes once your back is turned.
Playing tricks and keeping a tight relationship with the government.
Must you do all that to run a company?
Do you think I enjoy...
humoring politicians and bribing them?
As long as businesses and politics maintain a close relationship,
we must make sure not to get on the government's bad side.
There are lots of companies that got dissolved...
for crossing the government.
That's when there used to be a military dictatorship.
Even if times and the administration have changed,
a business can easily be put in danger...
even if it's big enough to be in the top three.
I know the government tends to impose excessive regulations,
and it's impossible for businesses to be free from that.
But the biggest problem is that we lack independence.
The reason businesses can't stop...
buttering up the government is very simple.
It's because they can't give up their desire to inherit wealth...
and management rights without paying taxes.
Are you naive or dumb?
You must be realistic in order to run a business.
It's possible as long as you're determined.
If I were in your shoes,
I would've tried implementing spirituality.
"Spirituality"? What's that supposed to mean?
Instead of focusing on money,
I would've focused my goals and visions on people.
The expansion of capital will benefit the employees...
and have a good influence on them.
- That will enable the firm to... - Be quiet.
You can do that once I'm dead.
I don't have the energy to have an argument with you.
I already told the board that you're going to be the co-president.
And you'll get appointed next week.
I need to give you authority...
over the company funds and personnel.
So you'll have authority over the finance and future strategy team.
The most exclusive group in a company is the finance team.
And accounting is the core of business management.
Something is up, right?
Some things are just easy to tell.
And it feels like you're in a rush.
I'm not in a rush.
My job is to secure your place in the company.
And your job is to take over my position.
So I'm just doing what's necessary.
(Chairman Seo Mun Su)
Do you want there to be a problem?
What would you have done...
if I refused to take over?
You were born as my son, so you don't have a choice.
Stop asking me questions. It's giving me a headache.
Just do as you're told.
And make sure you move out this weekend.
I'm sure there's a reason why...
you suddenly want me to move out.
I just want some private time with your stepmother.
Why?
Does she find me uncomfortable now?
If you move out, it'll be a lot more comfortable for you too.
Yes, of course.
But does Mr. Jang know about...
the co-presidency?
There's no need to ask that punk.
All he does is make us lose money.
I get you're disappointed since you had high hopes for him.
But you should at least show him some respect as the CEO.
You used to like him so much.
So I'd like to know what made you become...
so frigid toward him.
I haven't done anything about it yet,
but he deceived me.
He plays tricks behind my back, so I should teach him...
that the world is a lot harsher than what he thinks.
He played tricks on you?
You don't need to know.
I want you to stay out of it.
I still need him around for the company's benefit...
considering how much he got paid.
That sly punk.
Keep this in mind.
Don't try to be a good person.
People aren't as reasonable as you expect them to be.
And don't trust women.
Women can become a lot more savage than men...
whether it's for revenge or love.
You really make me pity...
the way you live your life.
(Yoon Mi Ran, Press Conference Waiting Room)
(Miracle Woman, Yoon Mi Ran's press conference)
Is there no one here because it's lunchtime?
Or is it because...
you want to keep things confidential until the press conference?
I can't believe you're smiling.
Then do you want me to cry?
Since it's a miracle that I'm able to walk again,
I should shed a tear to show how touched I am, right?
I mean, at the press conference.
But you see, when I first realized that I could feel my legs again,
I was so deeply touched...
that I kept crying and laughing.
I repeated that all night.
But the next day, this is what I thought.
"I used to walk before the accident."
"And it's natural that I'm able to walk again."
So I decided that I don't need to be too emotional about it.
Shouldn't you be grateful?
Don't you feel sorry for those who are desperate to walk?
You have such an imprudent attitude.
You have no respect or honor for life.
And the fact that this miracle happened to you...
is so ironic.
Watch what you say.
What do you know about my life?
Have you ever been abandoned as a newborn baby?
Have you ever gotten discriminated against for no reason...
just because of the color of your skin?
Do you know how it feels...
to have the man you love tell you...
that he's never actually loved you before?
I'm sorry you had a lot of ups and downs.
But not everyone lives a shallow life like you do...
and plays tricks on people just because they had...
a difficult and heartbreaking past.
But then again, that's probably why you're so good at lying.
I may have lied,
but you ended up with a secret you must keep forever.
It's easy to lie,
but it's hard to justify it.
So we may be in the same boat,
but after the press conference,
people will think I experienced a miracle,
and no one will ever be suspicious of Seorin.
But things won't be so great for you.
You'll end up getting kicked out of Seorin.
Who can I blame? I brought this upon myself.
I should just blame myself.
I'll shed tears of joy during the press conference.
So don't worry.
You know I'm great on stage.
Ms. Lee, Mr. Jang wishes to talk to you.
Soon, you won't be able to run into Will so often.
Why are you overreacting? You're no longer with Mr. Jang.
It makes you seem pathetic.
Shouldn't you apologize...
for saying I look pathetic instead of staring at me like that?
It just came out...
because I felt embarrassed to see you be so unreasonable.
Why do you keep provoking me?
I'm not provoking you. I'm just saying what's right.
Being your friend doesn't mean I'm always obligated to give.
It should be a give and take relationship.
What did I receive from you?
And what do you expect me to give?
Forget it.
I feel like our friendship is always so conditional.
And I'm getting sick of it.
"Miracle woman"?
"A wheelchair miracle"?
What's all this about?
Can't you read Korean?
Ms. Han, where's Ji Eun?
She's with Mr. Jang in his office.
Oh, I see.
You're very open-minded, Jung Min.
Do you not care that Will and Ji Eun...
always meet up at work?
Doesn't it make you feel angry? Aren't you furious about it?
I'm sure it still makes you feel uneasy...
even if they're just meeting for work.
I won't let you provoke me like that.
You're manipulative, but you have no self-esteem.
And I'm starting to pity you.
Don't you need me to do the press conference...
in order to save your company from getting condemned?
I don't want the company blaming Will for what happened,
and that's why I'm doing what I'm asked.
But if you keep provoking me, I might not stick to the plan.
The word "cunning"...
is just the right word to describe you.
Director Seo, don't bother getting into an argument.
You know she can be a bit too straightforward at times.
Director Seo.
I heard Ji Eun is going to resign.
All the female employees seem to know...
that she got scolded by the chairman recently.
Thank you for your concern.
Did you decide to stand on Jung Min's side...
because Director Choi isn't doing much to help?
I've decided to do everything I can to survive here,
so I'm going to hold hands with everyone that will be of help.
You may be dumb, but you're quick to take action.
You'll find out how quick I can be.
It's a small company,
but they make good money, and the president is a good man.
Why do you keep getting involved in my business?
Don't be so narrow-minded.
I'm just trying to help as your boss.
Well, I refuse the offer, sir.
Chairman Seo will fire you.
And Director Choi acts like she likes you...
so she can win Jung Min's favor.
But you know she's just pretending.
Meanwhile, you're just taking the blame because you don't want...
Jung Min to fall apart with his family.
And seeing you do that breaks my heart.
Your ex-girlfriend, Yoon Mi Ran, is giving me a hard time.
You keep getting involved in my business,
and Jung Min is trying hard to put up with it.
And that only makes me feel even more sorry.
But you only care about your own feelings,
and that makes me furious. Is that a good enough answer?
I finally get why...
Mi Ran keeps acting out.
You caused all this to happen,
but she obviously has no choice but to take it out on me.
I'm sorry.
I'm sick of hearing you say that.
You keep failing to get a grip of yourself.
How many more people must suffer because of that?
I guess can't you understand how I feel for you anymore.
If you want to understand someone, you must think in their shoes.
If not, you're just doing it to satisfy yourself.
Don't make me repeat myself.
I'm in love with Jung Min now.
I have a man I love.
Jung Min.
Hey, scary lady. You really touched me just now.
I was getting really furious,
but thanks to what you said,
my anger totally melted away.
You deserve to get a scolding.
Why are you chasing me around instead of focusing on work?
I'll just skip the excuse.
I bet you don't feel well after having said some harsh words.
"When you're having a hard time, you must fill your belly."
Says who?
Says me.
What should we eat for lunch?
Spicy tteokbokki?
That sounds great.
No one can ever say no to tteokbokki.
You see,
this came to my mind.
We should start...
overcoming our emotions.
I know this may sound uneasy, but I won't beat around the bush.
People don't stop loving even though they get hurt.
It looks like Mr. Jang is failing to overcome his emotions.
And that's why he has a hard time drawing a line between you and him.
And he doesn't know how to have a decent conversation.
He has a very stubborn personality.
And he doesn't seem to know how much it stresses others out.
He's probably just upset because he's focused on the fact...
that you refuse to acknowledge...
how sincere he is toward you.
But that's just an excuse, not a legitimate reason.
Love is an emotion you share with each other.
And although this applies to me too,
try not to react too emotionally when it comes to Mr. Jang.
Of course, I know it won't be easy.
You're saying we shouldn't react.
I don't know if we're really able to have control...
over our emotions. It's complicated.
Life is complicated.
What matters is that you wake up and do your best throughout the day.
Gosh, it seems like you know what your charm is.
Ji Eun, you're charming from head to toe.
No one can go against the chairman.
No board member will oppose.
It'd be great if Jung Min becomes the co-president.
It's just a matter of time before Mr. Jang gets kicked out.
How can he appoint Director Jung as the co-president...
without discussing it with you?
You can't just let this slide.
I wouldn't have minded if he brought it up at the meeting.
But this is really hard to understand.
I'm the CEO.
So what?
Don't do anything you'll regret.
There's nothing transparent about how you run the company.
So I know you're playing tricks to succeed the company to your son.
You must be out of your mind. How dare you threaten me?
You keep abusing your authority and acting out of the norm.
And I'm done overlooking them.
Do you understand?
Did he just challenge you?
Don't do anything just yet. Jang Se Hoon...
Does he have something on you or something?
Competitive people have no rules.
Those who stand on their pride don't know how to be considerate,
so they lose the game by being left all alone.
Those with greed have no self-control,
so they lose by not knowing their limit.
And those who aren't careful don't know how to stay alert,
so they lose by falling into a trap.
And those who are arrogant become self-contradictory...
and lose by getting tied up by oneself.
We should head to the press conference.
(Phoenix 2020)
First, let me show you the miracle I've experienced.
I lied to you.
But it's because I was blackmailed by someone in this room.
- It was Lee Ji Eun. - Stop lying!
Honey! Honey!
Dad! Dad! What's wrong with him?
He collapsed because you kept...
insisting on staying together with Ji Eun!
How dare you come in here?
I want her out of my sight!