From what your mom said, she was pregnant with you...
when your father died in an accident.
But Min Young's dad told a different story.
What was that?
Your mom found out she was pregnant after they'd broken up,
and she had you and raised you without telling your birth father.
Do you know who my birth father is?
Your mother was determined not to tell a soul.
Would she have told me?
Still, I thought she told you about your dad. Did she not?
My dad was not my biological dad?
He's not the one...
who gave me life?
This is impossible.
It makes no sense. How could this...
There's no guarantee I can reach Min Young's mother,
but even if I do,
I'm not sure if she'll donate to help Sol.
She won't even know Sol exists.
You must find her and persuade her somehow.
Sol's condition might worsen while we wait for a donor to appear.
Finding and proving they're related and getting her to donate...
is Sol's best bet for now.
Of course, transplants are risky,
and no one knows what'll happen afterward, but still.
We must do all we can.
I wonder if he made progress.
(Unheng-dong Community Center)
Ms. Nam, what will you have for lunch?
I'll eat with my husband.
You're really amazing.
How so?
You're with him at home and at work,
and you even eat lunch with him. It's shocking.
Don't you ever get sick of him?
No. I miss him even when we're together.
Isn't that why people get married?
That's so corny.
Let's go before we get goosebumps.
You seem to be in an amazing mood.
Call Ji Hwan and call off your lunch appointment.
We're meeting Mr. Choi, the lawyer.
- I can't do that. - What?
Grandpa's on his way.
To commend us on patching things up.
He offered to buy us lunch.
Are you going to thank Ji Hwan...
in his presence for deciding to stay married to you?
He's up to something else,
but you have no idea and are busy feeling touched.
I bet Ji Hwan's having the time of his life.
You might think nothing of it, but this is my life.
So don't meet with the lawyer.
I won't be getting a divorce.
I'm doing my utmost best...
to be a mother to you.
Keep going against me...
and find out how you end up.
(Marriage License)
(An Kyung Sun, Woo Bong Geun)
She registered her marriage with Dad...
a year and a half after I was born.
(Marriage License)
When I was born, my father was not yet divorced.
Mom had and raised me alone,
and then met Dad later.
Mom.
Is my birth father really someone else?
Who must I ask about this?
Where are you?
I'm with Grandpa and we're on the way to the restaurant.
What do you mean?
Why is the old lady still in Seoul?
She came to Seoul on the first train.
And you're telling me now?
I told you to keep an eye on her!
Why did you mess up?
I apologize.
It was so early in the morning.
So, where is she now? Why did she come to Seoul?
The nearby shop owners say she met a young person at a cafe.
We're figuring out who.
A young person?
Is it Ji Hwan?
Where is he now?
At lunch with Ms. Nam and the chairman.
With Grandpa?
They say that rain makes the ground harder once it dries.
The experience I gained over the years tells me...
once the rain stops,
the ground is muddy for a while.
It takes a long time for the ground...
to dry completely.
I thought that your relationship...
would be strained and awkward,
and we all need a proper discussion and conclusion.
That's why I called you both.
I understand.
Whatever your reason and motivation were behind it,
Tae Hee, you're completely in the wrong.
I'm very remorseful.
It won't happen again.
You must be upset,
but since you decided to try to understand her,
Ji Hwan, I'd like you to show some mercy.
I will try.
You are now...
a member of my family.
Not only did you marry Tae Hee,
but you raised sick Sol on your own.
That means a lot. We have a special connection.
Is something bothering you?
Why do you look so concerned?
Not at all.
But then, Sol's transplant has to be postponed.
Of course you'd be worried.
Let's wait.
We're all trying hard to help.
I'm sure we'll hear some good news.
What are you waiting for?
Aren't you here because you made up your mind?
Whether it be about work or his property,
the chairman discusses everything with you first.
This is the least I can offer someone with such valuable information.
Take it.
At the next promotion,
he seems to have plans to make Ms. Nam a director.
Make Tae Hee a director?
Nothing is confirmed yet, but he mentioned it a couple of times.
Then will he make Tae Hyung vice president then too?
That was never mentioned.
Then what? He's going to make Tae Hee Tae Hyung's equal?
Now that Ms. Nam is married,
he seems to want to give her more authority.
What does that mean?
It seems to be related to the purchase of the Jeju property.
He seems to trust Mr. Woo a great deal.
Is the senile old man that poor a judge of character?
He saw the portfolio on the company's properties...
and the report on how to diversify our supply chain and that...
He turned Tae Hee and Mr. Woo...
into a package deal and wants to help them out?
It makes sense because even I could tell Mr. Woo...
had analyzed WIDE and the chairman...
before he'd joined.
I got it.
The chairman will handle Tae Hee's divorce,
so I'm not supposed to do anything.
What would happen now...
if the old hag told Ji Hwan about his dad?
Wait. Say he heard about his birth father.
What if...
Why are you looking into my dad?
What right do you have?
- Don't you know the reason? - What?
The man you're trying so hard to hide.
I'm looking for him.
It can't be.
He can't think that's him.
What's the matter?
Where were you all this while?
I met Mr. Choi to discuss Tae Hee.
Do you know Grandpa took her and Ji Hwan to lunch?
I do. That's not all.
He has plans to promote Tae Hee to a director.
What is Grandpa thinking?
Why is he suddenly so desperate to help her out?
I don't know.
I wonder if I should even care.
What will you do now?
We can't get them divorced now that Grandpa's coddling them.
Tae Hee is Ji Hwan's puppet.
Once she's made director,
he'll prance about even more. What will you do about it?
I'll make sure she won't get promoted.
How when Grandpa made up his mind?
Do you have a plan?
I do.
I just don't want to use it.
What kind of excuse is that?
We must use any card we have.
(Special sushi)
What is this?
Ji Hwan and I had lunch at a hotel.
And I decided to bring you some food.
Why give food to someone who works at a restaurant?
You can't eat seolleongtang every day.
The sushi here is one of the best in town.
You'll like it.
Thank you.
Is there something wrong?
I'd like us to be friends.
Ji Hwan trusts you a lot.
How can we be friends after all you've done?
We don't know each other well yet.
How about we take the time to get closer?
I know you only too well.
I just can't understand you.
I think Ji Hwan would want us to get along.
Perhaps.
You should visit us sometime.
Don't just drop Sol off at the door.
Okay. One day, maybe.
(Adjusting investment structure via a holding company)
(Split WIDE Corporation into WIDE Holdings and WIDE.)
Have you heard of your father?
I mean your birth father.
She lived here briefly before she married your father.
Didn't you know?
She left when things didn't work out with the man she was seeing.
I'm sorry to tell you something your mom didn't.
I guess she didn't tell you because it was before she met your dad.
The person Mom dated before she married Dad.
Is he my birth father?
There's no way he'd be so calm if he found something out.
Grandpa's quiet too.
So it doesn't look like he said anything.
Are you not going home?
Why are you pretending to mind me?
You can go if you're done.
Then I'll leave for the day.
(Mom's Seolleongtang)
(Health Bell Story)
Did you meet the old lady?
Did you hear about your father?
I heard only recently myself.
Then you didn't know about it before?
Of course not.
You moved back as an adult.
How was I to know what had happened before then?
I guess your mom never told anyone for your sake.
Once a few find out,
there's no guarantee you wouldn't end up hearing about it too.
You told me before that things didn't work out...
with the man Mom was seeing, so she suddenly left.
Do you know who it is? Have you met him?
No.
I thought she was seeing someone, but she talked very little about him.
Your mom's father was very sick at the time.
So she'd have felt bad to date someone.
Do you remember when Mom suddenly moved away?
I'm not sure.
Wouldn't it have been right after her father died?
She was so stressed out because she couldn't pay for his surgery,
but then she suddenly got the money from somewhere...
and managed to treat him.
Unfortunately for both of them, he died during the operation.
I think she moved away out of shock.
What are you doing here?
Oh, I'm...
What were you listening to?
I wasn't listening to anything.
I came to see your mother. To take her out to dinner.
I was going to treat her, then maybe earn some brownie points.
You wanted to take my mom to dinner? Without telling me?
Yes. To surprise you.
I'm glad you're here. We can all go together.
I feel so sorry for you.
Thank you. I should go, I guess.
- Hello, Mother. - Hi.
What are you doing here?
I wanted to ask Ms. Sim something.
Goodbye, then.
Okay. Bye.
You got even prettier in the past few days.
All those injections are painful, aren't they?
When I was younger, I was so scared...
that I would tense up and cry.
You're still young even now. Were you younger than this?
Yes, but then I found out it hurts more when I do that.
So now I relax my body and look in another direction.
I feel so sorry for you.
There are many kids at the hospital who are younger than me.
I'm older compared to them, so I don't mind.
Oh? Dad.
Hi, Sol.
- I'm home, sir. - Yes, hello.
Did you have dinner?
Yes, I did, with Sol.
So,
have you decided what to do with the Jeju Island property?
I took a look, and if we repave the derelict road nearby,
then sell them as separate plots,
or purchase the plot next to it...
and resell both as one large plot,
we can make at least 50 percent in profit.
Which of the two options are you leaning toward?
It will require a bigger investment,
but purchasing the nearby land...
to resell together will be more profitable.
I heard the local government is considering...
buying properties to expand the green belt.
I chose that plot of land out of the ones you'd listed up,
and I see you figured out why.
How come they get along so well?
Why is the old man talking so much...
in private with the seolleongtang lawyer?
You think he'll give money to Ji Hwan?
That's what it looks like.
He looks like he'll believe...
the seolleongtang lawyer even if he says he makes soup with rocks.
Okay. Keep an eye on them and report every single detail.
I plan to do that. Should I record them?
You must be careful. I can't help you if he catches you.
Do you think I'd let myself get caught?
Don't you worry.
(CEO Ham Sook Jin)
The little worm.
You'll crawl onto my land...
and eat up everything you can?
Just wait.
I'll see to it that you die in the mud.
(Grandfather's death anniversary)
Mom was pregnant with me when her father died.
If she moved out right after his funeral,
did she break up with her lover before then?
- Is that true? - Yes.
I couldn't tell you then because Tae Hyung was with us,
but Ji Hwan already knew his birth father is not the man...
who had raised him.
Okay. I'll keep it to myself.
What could I even say?
Okay. Let's talk again soon. Bye.
Are you okay? Mom told me what you talked about.
(Ji Hwan)
Oh, dear.
If staying up to think would help,
I'd stay up with you.
We can't find anything out unless someone tells us something.
There's no one else to talk to.
That's not completely true.
What?
- Who are you talking about? - The chairman.
The chairman? You'll ask him?
It's about his son.
Who would know better than him?
That is true, but would it be okay to ask him?
Your grandfather insisted, but I really...
- did not want to join you... - Enough.
Tae Hee.
I'll make you Brand Director.
- Brand Director? - Father.
She worked hard for the company for five years.
She deserves it more than anyone.
But I just became a director.
You can't make her my equal...
She's not your equal.
You just joined the company,
and Tae Hee dedicated her last five years to WIDE.
She should've been promoted long ago.
I'm the one who decides who is promoted.
Aren't I the one who decides what happens to you?
Why are you doing this, Father?
I can't accept it.
If you'll promote Tae Hee, make me vice president.
How dare you ask for that title when you just joined?
I can't accept it, so think carefully before making the decision.
I'm done.
That...
Unless you're trying to cause a rift between them,
cancel Tae Hee's promotion.
- You're the bigger problem. - Father.
He's like that because you do everything for him.
How can I not look out for him?
You're getting between them when they are doing just fine.
I made up my mind.
Have the Head of PR bring you the papers to sign.
Thank you, Grandpa. I'll do my best.
You do that.
Nam Tae Hee.
Come with me.
Darn it.
Why is everyone angry, Dad?
Sol, finish your breakfast.
Can you watch her for me?
Yes.
I wish he were a good mix of his parents.
He's too much like his mom.
His father upset me because he had no ambition.
Life is so unfair.
I heard your son died suddenly.
He did.
If you don't mind me asking,
before he married Ms. Ham,
rumors say he dated someone else.
How do you know that?
Do you know who that woman is?
The woman your son dated.
Do you know who it is?
What are you doing?
Do you have a death wish? What are you doing with my grandpa?
Don't just stare at me and answer.
He should know too.
- Woo Ji Hwan. - It's an important issue.
You can't keep it from him.
(The Secret House)
Make it up?
Why would Ji Hwan do such a thing?
The reason he married Tae Hee to move in with us.
He's acting strangely, making him more suspicious.
Blood is thicker than water and family is drawn to each other.
- How about you give up? - Shut your mouth.
Have you ever wondered why I despise you so much?
Did you never find it strange?
Why didn't I?
I even had my DNA compared to yours.
The papers she said she'd leave for me.
Then is he...