(Episode 21)
If you go any further, you'll get hurt.
Let's end it.
Yong Su Jeong.
What are you doing here?
Mi Yeon.
You ignored all my calls and texts.
Sorry, Mi Yeon.
They say the jobless are busier.
I was busy with lots of things.
I had a lot to think about too.
I wonder why that is.
It's because you skipped your hearing.
You ignored my calls because you didn't want me to know.
I thought of coming to see you,
but I didn't in case...
your dad got upset.
I missed the hearing because I just wanted to stop.
That's all.
How are you so cool about it?
You're so darn cool it's freezing.
- Mi Yeon. - Get off me.
Why are you here when you left as if you had no regrets?
Mi Yeon. Can you help me out?
With what?
I need to get into the CEO's office.
To do what?
There's something I need to check.
Is there a way?
The CEO's office isn't some rendezvous spot.
You can't just walk in.
What is it about?
I'll tell you after I check.
Will you help?
I'm not sure if I can. I think they increased security.
Hey.
The cleaner doesn't know, so get back as soon as possible.
You know her temper, right?
- The person is... - Why won't she pick up again?
Transferring to...
What urgent business did she have that made her run off during her shift?
I'm worried now.
Ms. Choi left in a great mood to some event...
with the CEO.
Ma'am.
Can you clean the offices later and go to the toilet first?
There's a large puddle.
I should start with this office.
The CEO will put in a request later. Clean the toilet first.
You're a bit weird.
What's the matter?
It's nothing.
Did the event end early, Ms. Min?
I thought the cleaner did my office this morning.
Go to the women's toilet, ma'am.
Okay.
(CEO's Office)
Darn her.
Lady.
Hey. Shouldn't you apologize?
Stop right there.
The ice cubes.
These go in the toilet,
and the sleeve goes in the recycle box.
The cup is plastic.
Don't you know how to separate stuff?
Smarter people tend to be worse.
If you toss a cup full of ice cubes,
who should clean it?
Listen. Aren't you paid to do that?
Oh, am I?
Do you pay me personally?
I may not look it,
but I've worked for Chairwoman Hwang for 40 years.
She gave me a plaque to thank me...
after 30 years of service...
and said to me herself that I was in charge of cleaning...
Masung Group's head office until the day I died.
While I wiped every corner with a wet rag,
dozens of team leaders like you came and went.
This plastic cup...
will still remain years after we crossed paths.
So go and separate the recyclables.
You be careful, lady.
You too. Stop right there.
Who are you?
How could the minister miss an event...
he arranged to recognize entrepreneurs?
Thanks to that, Director Joo was the center of attention.
You'll be all over the media tomorrow.
Is that better for us?
Did you gift Ms. Choi something?
She did most of the work on the project.
Don't tell me you haven't done anything...
since you skipped the investor meeting.
I haven't.
What? Is this what you're like?
Do you see that painting? Ms. Choi gifted it to me.
Isn't it beautiful?
Why did you accept it?
It's rude to refuse a gift.
Encourage her a bit and put her to good use.
She worked so hard...
at today's event to make you look better.
I'll go to my office.
Okay. You did well today.
Bye, sir.
Do you have anything on Choi Hye Ra?
About how she smuggled out Lee Doo Hyuk?
There's only one point of contact.
A point of contact?
Someone who knows about the elevator video...
and who can also go between both you and her.
Ms. Choi. What happened to your nose?
Why is the head cleaner so arrogant?
Ms. Joo?
She's a Joo?
Is she related to the chairwoman's family?
There is talk that she's a distant relative,
but it's a fact that the chairwoman likes her.
Ms. Joo's in charge of hiring the cleaning staff and allocating tasks.
Is something wrong?
It's best to stay out of her way.
She has a really hot temper.
Why should I be doing this here in my late 30s?
Why did you have to walk right into Ms. Joo?
Darn it.
I guess I'm not cut out to be a spy.
As soon as I got upstairs, I walked into Mr. Min, Mr. Jang,
Director Joo, and Choi Hye Ra too.
Why on earth do you need to go into the CEO's office?
To see my mom's painting.
My mom painted me before she died.
I think it's in Ms. Min's office.
Why do you want to see it?
Because you miss your mom?
No, it's not that.
As if it's not that.
Hands in the air, both of you.
How dare you steal a sacred uniform...
to play a spy game?
It's not a spy game, Ms. Joo.
Her dead mom's painting is in the CEO's office.
It's her wish to see it before she dies.
A painting?
Yes, Ms. Joo.
My mom died when I was seven.
She sat me down to model for the painting,
and I'd never seen it since.
I'd like to get inside to see it.
You were fired.
You have no reason to go to that office to report anything.
- No. - That's right.
So you'll sneak in pretending to be a cleaner to see the painting?
- Yes. - That's right.
Ms. Joo. I am an incredibly good cleaner.
You're one of the most powerful people here.
You can put her to work no problem.
Will you please help me out?
- Ms. Joo. - Can you not be so clingy?
Ms. Joo.
That tickles. Stop.
I can't believe I got physically punished at my age.
I must be getting younger.
Sorry, Mi Yeon.
You're such a troublemaker.
Leave the building safely. Don't come across Choi Hye Ra again.
- Okay. - Bye.
Oh, hello.
Why are you here?
I met my senior about something.
I'm not banned from coming here, am I?
Let's talk.
Do we have to talk here?
You're not banned from coming in here. Take a seat.
Okay, then.
Would it be shameless of me to ask why you didn't come to the hearing?
Do you know what an "askhole" is?
An "askhole?"
We both know I'd only get you in trouble by showing up.
You even told me about your complicated mother-son relationship.
And more than anything, I'm sick of this place.
I gave it my all for over ten years,
and you treated me like discard-able office supplies.
So I made the call.
About you and Ms. Min.
I know as much as anyone else.
I wasn't raised by my birth father,
so I can guess things were different for you too.
But still, it is strange.
It's very strange.
Can I ask how you're doing?
I hope I can be of some help.
You don't have to.
I'm doing pretty well,
and I have something to do too.
Tell me whenever you need something. I'll return the favor.
Okay.
That darn Yeo Eui Ju.
Are you and him close?
I guess?
I'll get going, then.
I'm busy. Why do you keep calling?
Because you ran off all of a sudden.
Is something wrong?
No.
Am I someone who always gets in trouble?
Bye.
This is what I get for showing concern.
I'll never call her again.
What is it now?
New Life OB-GYN?
A list of patients?
Thank you.
Bye.
Ms. Kim.
What's an "askhole?"
Someone who expects an obvious answer.
What?
It means the answer is predetermined.
It's an old slang term. You didn't know it?
Hi.
The minister wants to meet you in private.
He apologized for not being there today.
He called us first.
What happened to your nose?
This? It's a small scratch.
Oh, dear.
What happened?
Don't. I'm getting butterflies.
Over that?
Do I have to meet the minister? I don't feel like it.
You'll refuse an offer from the Minister of Industry and Commerce?
I'll think about it.
That's not how you use someone.
You need to placate them and sweeten them up too.
Let's have dinner.
What's the occasion?
The project was a success and like you said, I haven't thanked you.
I'd like that. Shall I make the reservation?
Okay.
(Hayoung OB-GYN Patient List)
(Name, Date of birth, Comments)
Could you keep still?
You're such a distraction.
That's part of the patient list from 1993 and 1994.
The person you're looking for might not be there.
They found just a few pages while cleaning out the old home.
(Lee Young Ae)
"Lee Young Ae."
"Lee Young Ae?"
Why? Is it the person you're looking for?
Can you find out if they have a record of Lee Young Ae giving birth?
She said even this wasn't allowed to get out.
This Lee Young Ae.
Is she the person you're looking for?
If you know her name you can look up her address.
I told you I already had.
She disappeared without a trace.
This is pointless.
You should've been nicer...
to the woman carrying your precious grandchild.
Why did you leave it...
until she went missing and her records were expunged?
I didn't want a lowly bookkeeper for a daughter-in-law.
I was too selfish then.
I didn't know she'd gotten pregnant again.
If you kicked her out then, why are you looking for her now?
What?
Think about what you said. This Lee Young Ae lady.
She lost her firstborn and disappeared while carrying her second child.
How stressed out do you think she was if she did that?
Let's say she's still alive.
Would she want to rejoin your family?
I'd stay well-hidden if I were her.
I'm doing this for the pay,
but I wonder if it's useless.
I'm going home.
You won't take the list?
What's up with her?
(Welcome All Guest House)
I'm home.
Welcome home.
I'll get you some rice for dinner.
No, Mom. I ate. Finish your meal.
Enjoy yourselves.
So starting tomorrow you have to leave even earlier?
What? Well, there's a lot of cleaning to do...
before the clients come in.
I have to vacuum the place while it's still empty...
and air it out too.
Eui Ju. Tell your gym boss not to hound her so much.
She's a skilled show host who's just working part-time.
What do you mean?
No, Dad.
The gym boss is really nice.
I want to start early to exercise too, so don't mind me.
Play along.
With what?
- What... - Goodness.
Why are you using the gym as an excuse?
What job did you find that you can't tell him?
Well, I'm going back to Masung Group.
I'm going to work there part-time as a cleaner.
Masung...
There are better places to clean.
If you love to clean that much, do that at the gym.
Do you think I'm doing it because I love to clean?
Why, then?
Is it for Joo Woo Jin?
You like him that much?
What are you thinking?
It's not that.
I need to check something.
What do you want to check?
My mom's painting.
It's hanging in Masung Group's CEO's office.
Your mother was an artist?
Yes.
I thought the fire had burned everything, but then I saw the painting.
I need to find out how it got there.
So you'll sneak in as a cleaner?
What if Choi Hye Ra or Joo Woo Jin sees you?
I don't think the director will mind.
- Why not? - Even if he finds out,
I don't think he'll get in the way.
He told me to call if I needed something. That he'd return the favor.
You met him again?
Yes, earlier.
Do you actually believe him?
Who got you fired from your perfectly fine job?
Didn't he follow you to the hospital...
to stop you in case you got in his way?
That's not exactly what happened.
What did happen, then?
I'm too frustrated to talk to you.
I didn't know you were so pro-rich.
You can go to Masung Group and clean the floor or do a circus act.
Darn it.
What was that about?
Hey.
Lee Young Ae?
(Lee Young Ae)
Why are you so surprised?
You can read that.
Eui Ju is angry.
I'm not angry.
You are angry.
I'm not, Mom.
Lee Young Ae.
Who on earth is Lee Young Ae?
Darn Lee Young Ae.
What?
Why? What is it, Mom?
It's nothing.
Every member of the Masung Group family is the same.
They're selfish, self-centered jerks.
Darn them.
Let's say she's still alive. Would she want to rejoin your family?
I'd stay well-hidden if I were her.
The young punk doesn't know anything.
Were you with Ms. Choi?
Yes.
Good. Treat her well so she doesn't get upset.
She works so hard for you.
Good night.
It would've been deleted if I'd gotten to it a bit later.
What is it?
I caught Ms. Myung sneaking into your office in the evening.
I think she took the elevator video with Director Joo and Yong Su Jeong.
My goodness.
What shall I do?
Let's wait and watch for a while.
"For a while?"
She still has some use.
Don't we need to know...
what Ms. Choi's up to and how far she'll go?
Mom.
Get off me.
What's up with you?
You.
Did you give the Little Princess painting to Joo Woo Jin's mom?
How do you know that?
How do you think I know?
I have eyes too. I watch TV.
How could you just give away something that expensive?
Darn you.
I thought you'd sell it for a fortune.
You yelled at me for it,
and it was just so you could give it away?
Stop hitting me.
I didn't raise a daughter. I raised a thief.
Wait and see. It'll be the best investment ever.
I'll make that painting profit us a thousand times over.
My goodness. That's easier said than done.
Oh, dear.
That woman bragged so much about giving back.
How could she take that expensive painting?
Doesn't she know there's an upper price limit for gifts?
Should I report her or something?
This is so infuriating. What a waste.
I thought the house fire had burned everything.
What is Mom's painting doing there?
Save me!
Please! No!
Help!
Mom!
Mom.
Wake up, Mom.
Eui Ju's here. Open your eyes.
It's okay. Nothing's wrong, Mom.
It's fine.
- Eui Ju. - Yes.
It's okay.
Have some tea, Mother.
Did you read the article on Woo Jin?
Yes.
The investors think more highly of him than we expected.
The investment he brought in is way over what we hoped for.
Let's wait and see how things go.
Since we're spending their money,
they'll become nosy and interfere.
Tell Woo Jin to act with even more caution.
You won't have to worry anymore.
I hope not.
Woo Jin.
- Yes? - Well done.
Thank you.
She was bound to acknowledge him.
You're up early.
I told the housekeeper to make you a different juice. Is that okay?
- Yes. - Let's go eat.
Is your mother okay?
She's like that sometimes. She was fine for a while.
You're leaving already?
Cleaning's a busy job.
Just when I thought I understood you, I don't.
This is important to me.
Take care.
(CEO's Office)
Men have been standing guard since last week.
They watch as you clean too.
It'll be because of the painting.
It must be really valuable, then.
Hello, young men.
Thanks.
Let's go.
You can't approach the painting.
I just need to see how "A Little Princess" is written.
She's here? Okay.
Be quick. The CEO's here.
Already?
Why is she coming in so early today?
Leave right now.
Get out.
- Oh, my gosh! - What are you doing?
Oh, dear. I made a mess.
Oh, my word. I'm so sorry.
("A Little Princess")
It is my mom's painting.
What's going on here?
(The Brave Yong Su Jeong)
Wait and see.
I'll get Dimwit kicked out...
and steal Red Scarf.
Sorry, Mi Yeon.
Can you find out who brought the painting here?
I don't think she thinks this is just business.
Do you like her, Kyung Hwa?
I'll be Yeo Eui Ju's knight in shining armor today.
What am I to you, Brother Yong?
Don't fall for Joo Woo Jin.
Don't get your hands dirty.
There's something else I need you to do.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)