(Episode 21)
Ms. Seo.
Mr. Yang.
What's wrong with... Did you hurt your arm?
Of course not.
I just feel great.
Let's go back for the meeting.
I'm sorry.
Pardon me?
I put you in a difficult situation even though I didn't intend to.
I sincerely apologize.
Also, I'll talk to Mr. Ko and sort it out.
That's not necessary. It's already been sorted out.
- Sorry? - And...
I think I should resolve this matter as Mr. Ko wants.
I don't understand...
I caused the misunderstanding that caused our company trouble.
And I also think that I wasn't thoughtful enough.
I'll be more careful from now on.
But it wasn't your fault. I was the one...
I apologize.
I'm sure that you went through a hard time because of me too.
I'll make sure it won't happen again.
Then may I go back to the office now?
I'd like to tell my team members by myself.
You're all here, right?
I'm sorry for being late.
I have something to tell you all.
Where's Mr. Yang?
He probably won't come.
First, I'll inform you of an important decision.
I'll be on leave from tomorrow.
You'll be on leave?
What about the bidding?
Ms. Seo, the presentation is the day after tomorrow.
I know.
As for the bidding for 34 Home Training,
Mr. Moon Jung Kyu of Team Two will lead our team.
Why would Team Two join us for our project?
Besides, Mr. Moon knows nothing about this project.
Team One will still do all the work for the project.
Mr. Moon will replace me as the team leader...
just for this particular project. That's all.
How are we going to pull it off without you?
I don't think we can do that.
You've been working hard on it.
Just keep it up as you have, and it will turn out great.
Also, I know that the rumor about me that spread in the company...
bothers you all.
But I promise you that the rumor is not true,
and that nothing like that will happen in the future either.
I hope that at least my team members trust me.
If so, why would you take time off?
That will only make people think that it was disciplinary action...
or that you were trying to avoid admitting the rumor.
She has a point. People will make weird assumptions.
I agree. It's not the right time for you to take time off.
Thank you for your concern.
But it's already been decided.
So while I'm gone,
do your best to make it a success.
Come on, Ms. Seo.
Oh, please. I'm not going far away from here.
You can call me if something goes wrong.
You guys can pull this off, right?
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
Come on.
Where's your enthusiasm? You can't get the project like this.
Let's try again. You can pull this off, right?
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
Great. That's it for the meeting.
Let's go out and get back to work.
How did this happen?
Well, she kind of had it coming, you know.
Ro Mi.
Ms. Seo, why did you ask me to see you at such a quiet place?
Exactly. It might give people a wrong idea.
I came with Geum Sung to prevent any misunderstanding.
- You don't mind, do you? - Mr. Moon.
Gosh. You startled me.
Yes, Ms. Seo. I'm all ears, so go ahead.
I'll get straight to the point.
Please help Team One with the 34 Home Training project.
I'm counting on you.
Well, my team is quite busy too.
But I have no choice since it's Mr. Ko's direct order.
I should do as he wants.
My team has been working so hard on this project.
Please do your best to achieve a good outcome, Mr. Moon.
All right. I heard you.
I'll make sure to make it a success.
So don't worry and enjoy your vacation, okay?
Enjoy your vacation.
Thank you.
Gosh. Anyway, you should've been more careful.
I can't believe something like this happened to the great Seo Cho Hee.
Then I'll get going now.
Impressive. She's mentally strong. She didn't seem taken aback at all.
That's how shameless she is.
By the way, do you think the rumor is true?
There's no smoke without fire.
Didn't you go to school?
I have no class today.
Auntie Sun Duk, this is not a drying rack.
Don't hang the laundry on it again.
That's so annoying.
Annoying?
Fine. I won't do that again. I'll go back home today anyway.
Then why did you come back here?
Thinking that I would go back down,
I didn't want to be alone in the empty house.
Oh, dear. Poor Professor Kang.
I'm worried about how he'll live...
after getting divorced.
He's still young. I don't want him to live as a single father.
- Gosh. - Do you regret it?
Then tell Cho Hee to come back.
Say that you'll forgive her just this once.
Forgive her?
How can I forgive her?
I mean, she went to a hotel with another man.
Or Nam Gu can get remarried.
Hey, do you think getting remarried is easy?
It's so hard for some people to even get married at all.
I heard that a matchmaking service could make it easier.
They can find many divorcees with similar qualifications.
Don't say that. He won't marry a divorcee.
Why would Nam Gu marry a divorcee?
It's not like Nam Gu has no marriage experience.
Still, he shouldn't marry a divorcee.
What if he marries a woman just like Cho Hee again?
What would he do then?
We wouldn't know why she got divorced.
You're clueless.
Hey, can you think of any of your friends to set Nam Gu up with?
What?
Your friend I met the other day seemed quite nice.
Does she have a boyfriend?
Are you out of your mind? You're being too greedy.
What? I'm being too greedy?
And what's wrong with Professor Kang?
Nam Gu would still be a great catch...
even if he marries someone with no marriage experience.
My gosh. Listen, Auntie Sun Duk. Nam Gu would be...
a single father in his 40s...
who lives with his mother.
No woman without marriage experience would marry him.
What? Are you wishing him bad luck?
No. I'm just telling you the fact.
And if Ju A hears what you said, she would bad-mouth you.
Forget it.
I won't speak with you.
I'll change the passcode after you leave.
Whatever. I don't care.
(Class for English Contest Available)
I didn't know you would come to pick Ri An up.
I thought you wouldn't be able to come today.
Why?
It crossed my mind...
that maybe I should disappear for your and my family's sake.
- Come on. Hurry up. - Gosh.
- What's wrong with you? - I'm a busy man. Why must I go?
I told you that Sa Rang wanted us to come together to pick her up.
And let me point that out. You're not busy at all.
You would only do crazy things if you're alone.
What? Don't accuse me of the things that I didn't do.
Just hurry up.
Look.
All the other parents came together like happy couples.
Happy couples, my foot.
Cho Hee.
I guess you're here to pick your daughter up.
Yes, Won Ju.
- Hello. - We meet again here.
Hello. It's nice to meet you.
Won Ju saw you two standing together,
and got all jealous saying you looked so happy together.
Pardon?
Oh, I see.
Oh, is that so?
Actually...
My husband canceled all his plans for work...
and insisted on coming with me to pick our daughter up.
So we came here together.
I had a very important thing to do. But I canceled it.
Right. I see.
- Mom. - Mom and Dad.
- Hi, Ri An. - Dad, you came too.
Of course, I'm here to pick you up, my little princess.
Sa Rang, you had a test today. Did it go well?
Dad, I didn't get a zero today. I got two questions right.
Two? That many? That's amazing, Zero Points Princess.
You got as many as two questions right?
That's incredible. You did so well.
- Gosh. Stop it. - Ouch.
- What? - Hey.
We'll get going now. See you later.
Goodbye.
- Bye, Won Ju. - Bye, Sa Rang.
Why did you call her "Zero Points Princess" in front of others?
It's a term of endearment.
A term of endearment? Gosh. Zero Points Husband.
- Hey. - I'd give you both a perfect score.
I'm so happy that I'm going home with both of you.
- Right? - Sa Rang, you're the best.
Mom, are you going home with me and Dad?
What?
Are you, Mom?
Ri An, I'm sorry.
I have a lot of work to do.
I stopped by to see you while working.
I should go back to my office.
Go home with your dad tonight.
Take Ri An home now.
I'll take a taxi.
Then Mom, you won't come home tonight again?
I'm sorry.
Sleep without me tonight. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?
Yes, Mom.
Dad.
It's okay. Let's go home.
(Radon Plaza)
Dad.
Yes, Ri An.
Are you and Mom getting a divorce?
Of course not. What makes you think that?
You and Mom had a fight.
And Grandma seems to hate Mom.
Well, that's...
I...
want to live...
with you, Mom, and Grandma. All of us together.
You can go to bed if you're tired.
How can I go to bed when you have so much to do?
I was going to do this early tomorrow morning.
Why would you insist on preparing all this tonight?
I mean, you're not feeling well.
That's exactly my point. The entire house reeks of garlic.
If we finish this now, we'll have less work to do tomorrow.
As if.
Whenever we worked until late,
we only had another long day the next day.
Both of you can go to bed if you don't want to do it.
I can finish this quickly alone.
Who said we didn't want to do it?
We'll stay and work quietly.
Why? Are you hungry?
No. Just to drink some water.
Stay here. I'll get some for you.
That's okay. Don't get up.
I want a glass too.
Wait in your room.
Kang Rim always gets special treatment.
He's like a prince in our family.
You know how your mom is.
Mom, what's wrong?
Nothing. I'm fine.
Mom. Oh, no. What's wrong?
- Mom. - Jang Geum.
Bo Ri, call 911.
- What? What do we do? - Mom, wake up.
Mom.
- Mom, wake up. - What's wrong?
We're working overtime right now, and we're working hard...
just as we did at the workshop.
So Ms. Seo, please don't worry about anything.
Enjoy some relaxing time before you come back.
We won't make any mistakes at the presentation...
and make sure to get the project.
I'm grateful.
Yes, Auntie Poong Geum.
Cho Hee, we have a problem.
Your mom collapsed.
What do you mean Mom collapsed?
Okay. I'll be there shortly.
Sir, I'm sorry, but can you take me to Mungil-dong instead?
Sure.
You collapsed. You should stay in the hospital.
Why are you being so stubborn?
I'm fine. I didn't even have to come to the hospital.
It was only a waste of money.
Money doesn't matter. Your health is what matters.
Mom, I think you should go to a larger hospital...
for a thorough check-up.
There's no need.
I just need to get some rest. I'll be okay.
I'll go and check myself out so we can all go home.
Gosh, seriously.
- Oh, dear. - My goodness. Jang Geum.
Mom, please.
Obviously, she got sick because of Cho Hee.
Auntie Poong Geum, did you call Cho Hee?
Of course, I did.
I'm sure she's on her way here.
Why did you call Cho Hee?
- I said she was no longer my child. - Jang Geum.
I don't want to see her face. Tell her to leave when she comes.
You should hear her out too, Mom.
He's right. Cho Hee said that she had been there for work...
with all her work colleagues that day.
That makes no sense.
Why would they work at a hotel?
Oh, goodness. Let's not talk about it anymore.
Hey.
Mom.
Mom, are you all right?
Don't worry too much.
The doctor said that it didn't seem serious,
so a good rest would do.
I'm fine now. Let's go home.
- Wait, Mom. - Goodness.
Come on.
I came home because I felt better.
So Cho Hee, go to your house.
How can I leave now when you're sick?
Jang Geum, Cho Hee must've been worried so much about you...
seeing that she ran to the hospital right away.
I can't believe her.
If you really want to send her away,
say it to your daughter's face.
She's not my daughter.
I never had a daughter...
who would cheat on her husband and ruin her family.
So you're no longer my daughter.
Don't even call me "Mom."
- Mom. - I told you not to call me that!
Mom.
Shouldn't you believe me...
even if everyone else doesn't?
And I, Seo Cho Hee, am your daughter.
You didn't raise me like that.
You're right. I...
I didn't raise any of you like that.
I didn't...
want anyone to think...
that you had not gotten a proper upbringing...
because you didn't have a father.
I did everything in my power to raise you well...
Come on, Mom.
Jang Geum.
If there's a misunderstanding, we can resolve it.
If she has done something wrong, she should pay for it.
But you must give Cho Hee a chance to explain herself first.
I have something to show you.
She's in a hotel room with the handsome chief director.
Show me.
But who are the other people?
Are they your work colleagues?
Yes.
They're my subordinates in my team.
Then Cho Hee was telling the truth.
It's not a picture of her with him alone in a hotel room.
The whole team had it taken together while working.
Mom, take a look at this.
The office can be very uncomfortable...
for all of us to pull an all-nighter together.
So sometimes we book a hotel room...
to have a meeting all night long or prepare for a presentation, Mom.
Your daughter...
has been working so hard as you can see.
I can't believe this.
That single picture clears up the whole misunderstanding.
See? What did I tell you?
I said that she didn't even have the guts to cheat on her husband.
So?
Do you still not...
consider me as your daughter?
I'm relieved...
that you believe me now.
But...
I was really upset, Mom.
You, of all people,
didn't believe me either.
To be honest,
I hated you so much for that.
My dear child.
Cho Hee.
I promise you I will believe you no matter what happens...
from now on.
Mom.
My sweet daughter.
That makes me tear up too.
Me too.
Hey. How's Mom?
She just fell asleep.
Did the doctor really say that Mom was okay?
The doctor said that it'd been caused by excessive stress.
But I'm worried.
I'll take her to a general hospital sometime later.
I see.
How are you feeling now? Are you feeling better?
That doesn't matter.
My family was hurt because of me.
It wasn't your fault. Don't beat yourself up.
Don't worry. I'm trying to cheer myself up.
That's great.
Anyway, what will you do with Nam Gu?
Sorry?
You should straighten things out as soon as possible.
Oh, right.
I should go and talk to him and my mother-in-law.
But not tonight.
I'm worried about Mom too.
Will you stay the night here?
Yes, I'll sleep in Bo Ri's room.
You should get some rest too.
You must be tired from taking Mom to the hospital and back home.
Not at all.
Thank you.
You don't have to say that.
(The All-Round Wife)
I have to do this too since Cho Hee isn't home.
Please don't hate my mom.
Don't tell me you couldn't go home all this time.
- What? - Were you kicked out of your house?
I'll bring Cho Hee back home today.
Did you think I would be just happy...
if you showed up and apologized like this?
Come on, Cho Hee. Let's go home now.