(1 year later)
I sent Mr. Kook over. Did you meet up?
Okay. See you soon.
Ma'am, how is dinner coming along?
It's ready to serve when everyone's here.
Is there marinated raw crab, Eui Ju's favorite?
- Yes, ma'am. - Okay, good.
- Great-grandma. - Yes?
Did Uncle call to say he was back?
I talked to my other grandma.
Did you? Are you that pleased, Ha Min?
Yes. I'm so excited.
I see you are.
Yes, Mother. I'll be home on time.
Why make such a fuss about a return from a year-long stay in the US?
The old woman is beside herself with joy.
It wasn't just any year-long stay.
Yeo Eui Ju scored a deal with James Weaver...
and Korean dessert sales in the US went through the roof.
A famous cable channel ran a documentary on that,
and our home shopping channel benefited from that quite a bit.
So what? Are you saying I should dance to the beat of her drums?
I'd love to make her retire if only she didn't own so much of the company.
Me too.
Do you still have no idea...
when Kelly Jung will fly in?
Security over there is tight.
I'm in touch with people who know her.
You know we must meet her before anyone else does, don't you?
I do.
Director Joo's future depends on it. We must succeed somehow.
Where are you going?
Don't you remember we have a doctor's appointment today?
We have to drop by the OB-GYN before going home early.
Yeo Eui Ju flies in today.
You can welcome him for me.
Will you stop doing this?
What about the doctor's appointment?
I never said I'd come with you.
If you want treatment, go on your own.
Woo Jin.
(Mom)
(Lethe)
Hello, Mr. Yong. How are you doing?
I'm sorry we couldn't visit often.
We will from now on.
Mom's much better, isn't she?
Mr. Yong. Have you seen Su Jeong?
I don't know where she went, and no one has seen her.
- What is it, Eui Ju? - What?
No, it's nothing, Mom.
Shall we get going?
Mom. Will you wait here for a moment?
Okay.
Yeo Eui Ju.
Shoot.
Was I mistaken?
She looked like Brother Yong.
- Eui Ju. - Sorry, Mom. We can go now.
You look so cool now.
Do I?
I'm the chairwoman's secretary, so I dressed for the role.
How's it like working for her?
I'd felt lost after closing down the gym.
The chairwoman threw me a life vest.
I'll forever be grateful.
Director.
Do you have any news about her?
I thought she'd come home.
I searched the whole country and couldn't find a trace.
I hope she's okay.
I keep getting pessimistic.
She left with a purpose, so I'm sure she's out there somewhere.
Yes. Then she'll return one day.
Let's go. The chairwoman's waiting.
- Shall we? - Mom.
What are you up to?
I gave you 20,000 dollars last time.
That was a month ago.
Could you give me something to cover this month's living expenses?
Are you gambling again?
Or were you conned?
Oh, come on.
I'm now the in-law of the Masung family.
Would I do something like that?
Then why are you spending 20,000 dollars a month?
It's just that people know...
who my daughter married.
They expect me to pay for everything.
I spend thousands on food alone.
Forget it. Don't call me again if it's to ask for money.
Wait. You can't just leave. At least give me some money.
Darn it.
It's not like I can sell the paintings.
I'm losing my mind here.
Hello.
Grandma.
Was the traffic that bad?
What took you so long?
The traffic was hectic.
I'm back. I hope you've been doing well.
I hope the flight wasn't too stressful. Welcome back.
You're just the same, Hye Ra.
Are we waiting for Woo Jin?
Yes.
I'll help prepare dinner.
Let's sit down and catch up. Come along.
How are you doing? Are you well?
Yes. I'm well.
She used to have panic attacks and fevers.
Not anymore.
She can communicate much better too.
Her memory hasn't returned yet,
but I'm sure it will in time.
That's good news.
Keep seeing a doctor here as well.
I will. Thank you.
So how were things in the US? Was the work there doable?
You ask when you saw how well I did?
You cheeky thing.
I'll let you all catch up.
Hye Ra. Where's Woo Jin?
I told you to come home with him.
He left first saying he had an appointment.
He even canceled our doctor's appointment.
You scheduled a doctor's appointment on the same day the intruders returned?
Why did you do that?
No wonder Woo Jin wanted to go elsewhere.
What's taking so long when you didn't prepare too much?
Please sit, Mother.
Is Woo Jin not back yet?
He must have important business.
As if he does.
I bet he's getting drunk somewhere.
You prepared a feast to welcome us back.
Thank you.
Nothing beats a home-cooked meal.
"A home-cooked meal?"
You got much more witty and talkative while you were abroad.
Not really, Grandma.
The girl's dad.
Woo Jin, I mean.
Dad. My other grandma and Uncle are home.
They brought lots of presents.
That's right.
We did.
We got something for you and Ha Min too.
I got you a necktie. It's orange.
Come and sit down, Woo Jin.
I'll let you talk. I'm tired.
- Woo Jin. - Come and sit down.
Listen now or you'll regret it later.
You all.
I bet you wonder how long I'll be around as an honorary chairwoman.
I wonder too how much longer I can keep up.
I'm already...
way over 80.
It's time to decide on a successor.
Woo Jin has years of experience,
so I need not comment.
And Eui Ju's doing very well in his own right for the company.
Experience can be gained in time.
I'll see how you two perform over the next year.
I'll make the better person the CEO.
I think it's a bit too early...
to give Eui Ju such a huge opportunity.
Didn't you say something along those lines...
when I made him a director?
And didn't he prove himself?
The Masung family blood flows in his veins.
Still, running a company as a CEO isn't the same.
I'll give them a year.
Why complain when I said we'd decide when the results were in?
You be the chairwoman if you object.
Will you work even harder?
Yes. I should.
Woo Jin, you do your best as well.
Don't just go out and get drunk.
Your performance has been dwindling recently,
but you ran MS Homeshopping so far.
The experience will speak for itself.
You need to do well.
Did you see the look on their faces?
They'll do all they can to take you down.
I'm sure they will.
Are you really okay with me becoming a CEO?
I'm still Yeo Eui Ju, not Joo Eui Ju.
If it will benefit Masung Group, the company as a whole,
I don't care what surname you use.
I kept this company going my whole life.
In the process, I got blood and dirt on my hands.
That's how hard I fought.
You might think...
I'm just a greedy old woman.
Yes, I am.
That greed was what kept me going.
Woo Jin is my elder grandson,
so I wish he'd do better.
But...
I don't see hope in the way things are going.
His mother made him her puppet,
and he lost all the will to work.
He relies on drinks.
I think his panic attacks are worsening.
The old woman got a bit too excited because the boy...
she had no expectations for did well for himself.
People don't get that lucky in a row.
You just work hard as you always did. Don't worry about a thing.
Does it look to you that I'm worried?
Let Grandmother do whatever she wants.
Woo Jin.
How long will you keep this up?
You can't sulk forever about marrying the wrong woman.
Don't you feel anything when you see Eui Ju?
Mother. I don't want the company.
What?
Why don't you say you'll take on Eui Ju?
I think you're much more determined and combative than me.
What the...
I need your inheritance if I'm to do anything.
What should I do about him?
Excuse me. What shall we do about breakfast?
Did you people starve before I moved in?
Can't you take care of that yourself?
Now that Ms. Lee is back,
you can discuss the menu with her, right?
Okay.
Hye Ra. Can I have a word?
Sure.
Take a seat.
Have you heard of Bio Cell Laboratory in Florida?
- What? - They developed a substance...
that fights cell aging, and the FDA approved it.
Famous cosmetics companies...
from all over are lining up to sign a deal with them.
Mother. I can't get that much money together.
Do you think I'm saying we should launch a cosmetics line?
I worked pretty hard to get this.
US-based BB Cosmetics signed a deal with them yesterday.
Once the factory comes online, they think they'll launch early next year.
Let's try to get a deal too.
What if we could sell it exclusively at MS Homeshopping...
at the same time the line hit store shelves in the US?
That would be great. Do you have a plan?
A woman in the US called Kelly Jung has political and financial connections.
I heard that she'd fly in soon.
We can meet her before anyone else does.
What does she do? Is she a lobbyist?
Didn't you hear about a company called Startran when you studied abroad?
Startran? The famous shipping company?
Yes. Kelly Jung is the CEO.
The company became successful in her grandfather's time,
so they're crazy connected.
Apparently, Kelly Jung jokingly says she's practically a lobbyist.
Do you think we will need money?
Yes.
You saw how the chairwoman favored Eui Ju.
How do you think Woo Jin feels?
Nothing Yeo Eui Ju can do...
will beat this if we just get the deal.
Where are you going now?
I just dropped by to say hi.
I need a few more drinks.
Didn't you hear what your grandmother said?
You shouldn't be out getting drunk.
Please get a grip, Joo Woo Jin.
What on earth do you want from me?
You wanted to marry me, so I let you.
Do you want me to inherit the company now?
I'll need you to bring me something in exchange.
You're the one who needs to get a grip.
Where are you headed?
I hope you're not going out to drink.
You know you can't mix neuropsychiatry meds with alcohol, right?
Did you take acting lessons in the US?
You got much better at it.
I just...
want everyone to be comfortable as long as we live together.
I'm not comfortable.
Your presence makes me uncomfortable,
and your polite manner irks me.
Why did you come back?
It would be easy on everyone if you stayed.
Grandmother told me to come back.
Oh, right. She wants to make you CEO.
Look after yourself and your health.
Yong Su Jeong.
I'm doing as you said.
I'm becoming stronger.
So will you...
please come back?
(Director Kook Jin Soo)
- Hello, director. - I hope you're doing well.
Where's Mr. Kook? He told me to come in a hurry.
It's because...
The bedding's so darn old. Everything needs to be replaced.
You can discuss that with me.
Goodness.
I asked to see the person in charge. Is the person here?
That would be me. Do you need a place to stay?
Why would I stay at a closed-down guest house?
I'm moving in tomorrow. That's all you need to know.
I'll have my relative bring over the new furniture and bedding.
Is the kitchen missing anything?
Excuse me. Wait. Ma'am?
Can you tell me who you are first?
Me?
I'm the homeowner.
Why? What?
- What? - What? The home...
Please leave.
What?
I get it if you need a place to spend the night,
but don't try to con me.
The previous owner...
grew up in an orphanage, and he died last year.
Don't insult a dead man and leave, please.
Don't treat me like this if you don't know who I am.
I don't know who you are. Just leave.
You'll regret this terribly when tomorrow comes.
Do you get that?
Okay, fine. I'll do all that regretting tomorrow.
Leave before I call the police.
She insisted on seeing the boss.
I didn't want to get physical because I knew that would snowball.
- Sorry for calling. You must be tired. - It's fine.
Are you two okay living here?
It's way better than a tiny studio apartment.
What?
Don't compare this place to a studio apartment.
I provide breakfast every day,
and I do all the washing and cleaning.
Shouldn't you compare the service to that of a five-star hotel?
I told you...
I don't eat breakfast,
and I don't need you to do the cleaning or washing.
That's why your place is always a mess.
- Let's say you get along. - Oh, gosh.
Will you look after the place?
I don't want Brother Yong to return to an empty house.
You haven't heard from Su Jeong yet, have you?
No.
The evil thing.
Where on earth did she go?
(From Rium, to Choi Hye Ra)
What's this? Who sent these?
You got Kelly Jung?
She'll come over this afternoon.
She'll come here?
That's great. I have a good feeling about this.
Not just us, but every entrepreneur...
in the country wants to do business with Kelly Jung.
Every company she helped enter the US was successful.
It's fortunate we secured a meeting first.
Jinman Group's trying to set something up with her too.
Did you hear that? It's over for us if we lose out today.
How much should I prepare?
The more the better.
If we offer an awkward amount...
and she gets offended, it will be our loss.
I heard she was the CEO of Startran.
Isn't bribery illegal?
Who cares about that?
I bet Jinman Group's preparing a huge bribe as we speak.
It looks stupid to bribe someone before we even sign a deal.
Why should we grovel when we don't know...
her stance?
Woo Jin. We're planning all this for you.
If you're doing this for me, then respect my opinion.
Oh, my gosh.
Hye Ra. Deal with his hangover before the meeting.
Send him to a sauna to sweat it off or something.
And prepare one large for Kelly Jung.
How much is one large bill?
Rules Company invested a lot in us.
They can get it all back and more with this one deal.
I'm sure they'll help out.
Strategic Planning has been busy lately.
They even met with someone from Immigration to learn the schedule...
of someone whom they need to meet flying in.
Do you know who that is?
They must be planning something big.
I should work hard too, then.
Have you heard from the woman from yesterday?
Not yet.
How dare she claim to own the place?
There are lots of crazies out there. Be careful.
Hello. I'm Min Kyung Hwa, the CEO.
It's an honor to meet you.
This is Director Joo Woo Jin.
And Team Leader Choi Hye Ra.
- Is this it? - Pardon?
I believe there's one more successor.
Yeo Eui Ju, is it?
Where's Director Yeo? Is he too special to meet me?
Of course not. Please, come in.
I'll call Director Yeo for you.
Kelly Jung wants to see me?
Yes. Ms. Min wants you to come immediately.
Why would she want to see me?
What a lovely view.
You're a family unit, right?
Mother, son, daughter-in-law.
Yes, that's right.
I'm honored that you know about our family.
Pre-meeting research is a must.
If I know myself and my enemy,
I can win a hundred battles. Don't you know the saying?
Why would you call us your enemy...
when we'll do a lot together like a family?
I feel a bit lonely.
I should call someone to join me.
I have a niece whom I hired as a secretary.
Hey, Crystal. Are you still in the car?
Come on upstairs.
It's fine.
It's okay. Come on up.
She'll be here soon.
That woman...
Yesterday...
Yong Su Jeong?
Yong Su Jeong.
You introduced her instead.
Say hello.
My niece and proxy will handle everything for me.
Crystal is in charge.
(The Brave Yong Su Jeong)
Everything you did to Yong Su Jeong.
The moment I tell the world, your daughter goes from a rich daughter-in-law...
to a criminal's daughter.
What happened to you? Where were you until now?
Look into Kelly Jung's family.
We must check if Yong Su Jeong is actually Kelly Jung's niece.
Don't waver. Don't fall for Su Jeong again.
I liked you a lot, Woo Jin.
I hope you remember I loved you.
I suffered in pain so much because of you.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)