I'm tired of having him...
(Episode 53)
getting involved in between us.
I know I should hold my anger,
but I don't think I can anymore.
Don't stop yourself because I won't either.
I want Ji Eun back in my life.
Don't provoke him.
You're being so immature.
Let's go. Don't respond to that.
A man who breaks a woman's heart repeats the same mistake.
But there are others who never make their woman cry.
Jung Min.
You'd better stop acting up...
if you don't want to end up regretting anything.
I have a lot of things that could get you in trouble.
Accounting fraud, illegal transfer,
illegal gifts, and inside transactions.
And that's not all.
Do you want me to go through all the evidence and witnesses?
With all that, I could get you locked up.
What an amusing threat.
Then go ahead and look forward to how much I can destroy you.
Humans are born...
with the gift to destroy themselves.
Don't resent me.
He provoked me first, and I'm going to bring him down.
"Humans are born with the gift to destroy themselves"?
I'll make sure he realizes...
that he was talking about himself.
I'm sorry, Jung Min.
You shouldn't have met him even though he called.
He sent me a video...
of Mi Ran being able to walk...
way before Styling Class.
He sent it to me anonymously.
I wanted to know why he sent it to me,
but it only made me acknowledge what I did wrong.
And the reason I didn't tell you...
was because I thought it would only cause trouble.
What's done is done, so let's just forget about it.
I need to tell you it's okay...
in order to make you feel at ease.
When you say that, it means you forgive and understand.
Thank you...
for always trying to understand me first.
I only do that to impress you.
I feel like I'm only making you suffer...
by being a part of your life.
Ji Eun.
Do you remember what I told you before?
I told you that we should never allow...
any kind of negative emotion to ruin our relationship.
Okay.
Let's not succumb to depressing emotions.
Let's not get swayed by anything that tries to bring us down.
I won't allow myself to have a sad ending with you.
I like your attitude.
You really are feisty. No wonder I fell for you.
Were you at the hospital all day?
Yes.
The surgery ended well, but he's in a semicoma.
I'm sure the chairman will wake up.
Yes, I'll have to pray that he does.
If he doesn't wake up,
it'll leave me feeling guilty for the rest of my life.
I was always dissatisfied with him.
All I ever did was criticize him and keep a distance.
The chairman will wake up.
It's not too late to be a kind son.
You still have a chance.
Ji Eun.
Can I get a hug?
I'm really...
exhausted today.
You know you're my everything, right?
You're the only man I want in my life.
Although I'm keeping my mouth shut...
because the chairman asked me to,
I'm currently lying to the man I love.
What if this choice ends up hurting the both of us?
(Took a selfie while taking a break at a cafe)
You're trying so hard to get people to like you.
Just cut it out. You disgust me.
She's seriously so embarrassing.
It must've been hard trying to hide her true self.
I hate how she acts like she was the victim.
She totally slapped his ex-wife in the face.
She deserves to get socially ostracized.
It's sick how you pretended to cry.
You looked a little high. You should take a drug test.
She's a piece of trash who framed his ex-wife...
so she could get out of trouble.
She should go to a mental hospital!
I'm going to sue all these jerks.
Why do you read those comments? They only end up making you angry.
By the way, didn't you get a call from Director Choi yet?
She's the one who urged you to do this in the first place.
I called you because I felt uneasy,
and that's all you have to say?
It was your choice, so you should learn to live with it.
It's too late to blame anyone at this point.
Listen to me carefully. I'm saying this out of sincerity.
It's a waste of time to love someone...
who doesn't love you back.
It's time you start living a new life.
Let's talk later. I'm busy right now.
I always knew a lack of affection could turn into obsession.
But this is a bit too much.
We need to meet right now.
Unfortunately, he still isn't dead.
It's unlikely that he'll wake up, but we should still hurry.
Weren't you determined...
to see an end to this fight when you decided to reveal...
Se Hoon and Ji Eun's past during the press conference?
Yes.
But I ended up gaining nothing.
I just became a big liar.
And Will treats me like an insect.
You should've thought things through.
I may be able to understand why you're so twisted.
But you only ended up making yourself miserable.
And now that there's no going back, you're only left with one choice.
Just do your best to get over him.
Even the thought of trying to get over him...
also leaves me thinking about him.
Na Kyung.
I must've let my jealousy take control over me.
I tainted his career.
I was so angry that I wanted to ruin his life.
But there's something I didn't know.
Losing him was what I was truly scared of.
But I ended up...
letting go of him first.
I should tell Will...
that Director Choi made me say all those things.
I should go and apologize.
Do you really think that will work?
Even if Director Choi was the one who convinced you to lie,
what matters is that you damaged his career,
and you even framed him for cheating on you with his ex.
Do you really think he'll forgive you for that?
Nothing is unforgivable.
People just choose not to forgive.
I know humans tend to think of things however we want to.
But please get to your senses.
How? My mind is completely blank.
I know Will.
He may resolute at times,
but if I apologize and beg, he'll forgive me.
Begging for forgiveness won't get rid of what you did.
What am I supposed to do now?
First, you need to find out why Director Choi made you lie.
She also needs to pay for using you to her advantage.
I was too rash.
I should've figured out why...
she loathed Seorin Group so much.
Then you would've been able to negotiate.
You must negotiate in order for both parties to win.
Like you said, you gained nothing from this.
I should teach her that things can't always go her way.
- How? - Jung Min deserves to know.
I should tell him Director Choi is holding a grudge against his father.
Make sure you don't tell anyone that Chairman Seo collapsed.
Act like you don't know anything.
How did you find out?
I'm close with Mr. Jung in the secretary's office.
The exit that leads to the basement parking lot...
is in a secret room in the chairman's office.
The chairman's collapse will lead to an unstable stock price.
So no one should find out.
If something bad happens to Chairman Seo,
will it become a fight between Jung Min and Director Choi?
Probably.
Then what about Will?
He'll end up becoming useless.
I might be able to turn things back.
Whose side are you on?
Me? I'm on no one's side.
I only care about myself.
(Taesan University Hospital)
Where you here all night?
Oh, I went outside for a while.
But I couldn't go home, so I just came back.
Your father won't die easily.
Maybe he just needs time to recover.
I'm finally starting to care for my dad...
now that he's bedridden like this.
I'm sure you had a long day.
You should go get some rest.
Let's have faith in your father and trust that he'll wake up.
It's my first time wanting to have faith in him.
I refuse, sir.
I no longer want to lie...
or keep secrets from Jung Min.
I don't care that you feel uneasy.
Resentment only gets bigger and deeper with time.
And Choi Myung Hwa, that darn woman,
has been planning to take over Seorin for a long time.
There's a reason why I'm pretending to have collapsed.
I must make her take the bait and put an end to this.
If I don't do that, Jung Min will be in danger.
The inheritance process wasn't very transparent.
Seorin Fashion Group issued convertible bonds,
and I bought them at a very low price.
And I gave those bonds to him,
which made him become the second biggest shareholder.
I did it without his knowing.
But it's all in his name, so he will be the one getting arrested.
I have a lot of things that could get you in trouble.
Accounting fraud, illegal transfer,
illegal gifts, and inside transactions.
And that's not all.
Do you want me to go through all the evidence and witnesses?
With all that, I could get you locked up.
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?
CEOs aren't always the solution to everything.
The downside is that CEOs...
only tend to focus on short-term profit and loss.
You can get replaced overnight.
Don't make it sound like it's a big deal.
It only seems like you're unwilling to give it a shot...
because you're scared...
it might bring negative results during your contract period.
When you run a business, you need to make a choice...
in order to reach your goal.
You're too self-conscious.
"Self-conscious"?
I'll make you regret saying that to me.
(Yoon Mi Ran)
I came to ask you for a favor.
If it's about Jung Min, I'm not interested.
Why do you keep trying to harm him?
I'm just sticking to my principles.
It's not right for the owner of the company...
to aim for a family-run business...
while committing numerous irregularities.
Why are you so angry at the rich?
I'm not saying it's okay for companies to break the law.
I'm asking what it is that you have a grudge against.
Should I tell you what it is?
You just hate Jung Min for no reason.
And it's because of your inferiority complex.
What did he do so wrong?
He tried to kick me out of the company...
just because we were once married.
So did you get kicked out?
Did he ever frame you?
I know it offended you when he told you to leave.
But it's the least he could say.
He had to suffer because of our past.
You wanted to keep your position and refused to leave.
I got a job at Seorin...
so I could fulfill my desire to succeed.
He had to put up with...
all that nonsense just because he loved me.
So who do you think you are to trample on him?
You have no right to mess with him...
whether or not he breaks the law or does anything worse.
No. I have every right as the CEO of Seorin.
Then that gives Jung Min the right to fire you...
as the owner and stockholder of the company.
If you came to ask for a favor, you should be more polite.
I shouldn't have come here.
The Jang Se Hoon I used to know was never this shameful.
You may have been stubborn,
but you always knew what was right.
Why do you want to be such a nice woman to Jung Min?
Can't you just let me be happy with him?
What if I say you can't?
What if I want you by my side even if you hate and resent me?
You're no different from Mi Ran.
There are two types of people in this world.
Rightful people who think of themselves as sinners.
And sinners who think of themselves as rightful.
What kind of people do you think we are?
Do you even have any idea how hard I tried...
to suppress my anger?
He's arrogant and impudent,
and he's all smug about having you by his side.
And I'm done putting up with it. It's sickening.
So are you going to...
do things emotionally?
I don't know what the right answer is.
But I know what I want.
It looks like I've pretty much made up my mind.
Then go ahead and do what you want.
But keep this in mind.
The Jang Se Hoon I used to know is dead now.
I wanted to give you everything and receive the same from you.
But it looks like I'll only end up losing everything.
I was also born with the gift to destroy myself.
Do you know what it is that I fear the most?
The angrier I get at Jang Se Hoon, the more competitive I become.
And it looks like this is going to change my life.
Will it open a whole new world if I win this fight?
Dad, if I step into the world you live in,
I know I'll be a lot more relentless than you.
First, let me tell you what the chairman told me.
If something unfortunate happens and his position...
is left vacant, he expected rumors to spread.
And therefore, he strictly ordered everyone...
to stay quiet about his condition for the following week.
And so the chairman's hospital is currently kept confidential.
If things don't go well and he doesn't recover,
you will get to see his will...
one week after the day he collapsed.
The chairman kept his will in his personal safe.
And the one he wrote last month is the latest version.
Okay. I'll call you again.
Okay.
I called Dr. Lee this morning,
and he didn't sound very hopeful.
You shouldn't just call him.
You should go visit him.
Yes, of course.
You were pretty late yesterday.
Were you at the hospital?
I went for a drive because I felt uneasy.
If you're curious, you can check with the driver.
I'm not really curious, but I should still check.
Your attitude...
Are you giving me the cold shoulder now that your father isn't around?
Did you live with my father hoping I'd be nice to you?
Your attitude isn't going to help your father recover.
You make it sound like you don't want him to recover.
Did you forget why your father collapsed?
How dare you talk to me that way?
Do you want me to remind you why he collapsed?
He was flabbergasted after he found out about...
Jang Se Hoon and Lee Ji Eun's past relationship.
And he was furious at you for deceiving him.
That's what made him collapse.
Why should I believe you?
You must not know my father very well.
My father is an expert when it comes to tricks and deception,
so he barely gets shocked by anything.
So the fact that he collapsed means...
he heard something that was a lot more shocking than that.
What's your point?
I'm not sure.
I have a lot I want to say, but I should save it for later.
I'm off to work now.
It's going to be a busy day for me. I have a lot to do today.
Oh, right. I almost forgot.
I'm going to change...
the entire security staff.
And I'm going to restrict people from entering the VIP ward.
No one will be able to visit my father without my permission.
If I want to change, I should change my attitude.
In order to fill my dad's vacancy,
I must become cold and merciless.
I know it'll seem awkward and new,
but when it's just the two of us,
I'll still be your romantic boyfriend.
I'll call you tonight.
Mr. Kim, I heard your son got accepted...
to S University as the top student in the department of business.
Congratulations.
The chairman told me he'll buy him a fountain pen as a gift...
on his way back from his business trip in Europe.
He's been buying fountain pens for 20 years, hasn't he?
He's a very consistent man.
It's the chairman's principle to ban our executives' families...
from getting involved in any of the businesses...
that's managed by our company.
But Mr. Yoon, I've been hearing odd rumors lately.
I heard rumors saying your sister-in-law...
is running our cafe in Dogok-dong. That's not true, right?
Please wait until he goes up first.
- Is that really Director Seo? - My gosh.
Anyone who disrespects him from now on...
is going to be in big trouble.
Everything about him is different including the way he dresses.
He's like a different person.
The way he looks so cold kind of makes him look sexy.
He seems dangerous, doesn't he?
I guess there was a big scene...
after Yoon Mi Ran lied in front of the press.
And now executives even came to greet Jung Min.
Does that mean he's finally going to clash with Se Hoon?
Director Seo is going to get appointed as the co-president soon.
He's already the chairman's son, so once that happens,
he'll become the most powerful man in the company.
- Here. - My goodness.
Ji Eun, didn't you go to work yet?
She took the day off.
She was involved in a scandal...
because that darn girl, Yoon Mi Ran, lied at the press conference.
And she seemed pretty exhausted.
Plus, Jung Min called and told me you should rest.
You talked to him on the phone?
We call each other often.
Why do you call him often? It'll make him feel uncomfortable.
Why would he feel uncomfortable? We're going to become a family.
I know they say mothers-in-law love their sons-in-law.
But it's impossible to feel completely at ease...
around a mother-in-law.
Guys just pretend to feel that way.
Jung Min isn't a pretentious guy.
My gosh.
She should be head over heels for me.
But she's a lot more interested in Jung Min.
Ji Eun, you should join us.
He was worried that you didn't seem very well.
So he spent all night making ox bone soup for you.
He added tons of beef briskets. They're premium Korean beef.
Thank you, but I'll have it later.
I want to get some sleep first.
Things must've gotten even more difficult...
now that Jung Min's father found out about her.
Jung Min told me he'll take care of it.
I should trust him.
How how much do you trust me?
- 51 percent. - What? That's it?
It's over 50 percent.
But that's only half.
You don't know much for someone who's a businessman.
51 percent is how much you need to have management rights.
And if I trust you 51 percent, that means...
you managed to take over my heart.
Do you want a check?
You told me you like guys who give you checks, right?
We've calculated how much damage...
Mr. Jang's scandal has caused to our company.
And his poor performance as the CEO...
was also proven by the future strategy team...
and the reports written by external specialists.
And that has led to a conclusion that Mr. Jang Se Hoon...
was overvalued compared to his actual competence.
I'm going to gather an emergency board meeting,
and I will request the members to consider his dismissal.
I feel like you're rushing things...
while the chairman is on his business trip.
The chairman saw the press conference...
before he went on his business trip,
and he ordered me to take care of the issue as quickly as possible.
Then why don't we also approve...
of your co-presidency at the same time...
during the emergency board meeting?
I hope you really mean that.
I looked over your statement...
as the CEO regarding Mi Ran's press conference.
I think you just need to make a few changes.
Then you can send it to the PR team and have them send it to the press.
We'll upload it on our website too.
We could also sue Mi Ran for defamation.
Ho Jin, I need your help.
I need the records regarding Seo Jung Min's...
illegal transfer of the firm.
He's probably getting ready to have me dismissed.
I can't let him get what he wants.
I need something to protect myself.
You're busy trying to kick me out.
Did you find the evidence regarding the illegal transfer?
Now that we've started a fight, I have no choice but to win.
You can't win just by trying.
The winner is the one who knows how to win.
(Phoenix 2020)
We should prepare a fake will...
just in case Chairman Seo wakes up.
Of course.
Like we planned,
write down that he chose me to be the acting chairwoman.
I'm going to become the leader of Seorin.
And I plan to do things my way.
Ho Jin, I must destroy Jung Min.
She's busy trying to hide her cunning tricks.
How much do you know?
What about you, Ji Eun?
Soon Ju, you'll become the owner of Seorin.
First, I need to become the acting chairwoman.