(Episode 24)
What brings you here, Tae Poong?
Kang Ba Ram.
My younger sister, Kang Ba Ram.
Did you come to see her?
I heard from Soon Young. It kept bugging me, so I came too.
I'm sorry about what happened to your sister.
Do you want to hide from me too?
Is that it, Ba Ram?
Tae Poong?
You were right.
Excuse me?
I was on my way back from my sister...
Ba Ram's charnel house.
Just like you said, that girl...
Ba Ram...
was no longer in this world.
I'll do what you want me to now.
As you told me, I will forget everything...
and live my own life.
Wasn't that the last gift I could give...
to my sister?
Your sister will be cheering you on from above.
She'll also feel sorry and grateful at the same time.
Yes, right.
You're probably right this time again.
Well, then. I'll see you at the office.
Were you discharged from the hospital?
Once I confirm it wasn't my family who wanted to hurt you,
I will call you Ba Ram.
Please wait a little longer.
Ba Ram.
You want to leave the evaluation...
of development team 1 and team 2's new products...
to the major shareholders during the exhibit?
Yes. I thought making the final call on the product...
through fair competition was a good idea.
Right. The new products will be thoroughly evaluated.
It sure is a good idea.
Put it on the invitation.
Yes, sir.
(Main product selection by fair vote)
I'm back.
I didn't know you were here, San Deul.
You may leave, Mr. Yoon.
Was it really Ba Ram?
Yes. It was Ba Ram's burial urn.
I even checked with the charnel house office.
Both her identity and the death date...
matched Soon Young's words.
Those aren't enough to make us rest assured.
You can be certain of it.
Soon Young told you to run a DNA test...
if you couldn't believe her.
She still has no idea Ba Ram is not your real daughter.
So she is...
really dead?
These are photos I took at the charnel house.
(Kang Ba Ram, November 25, 1992 to December 2, 2002)
You're upset, aren't you?
With your own hands, you...
Please pay more attention to Tae Poong than me.
Tae Poong?
Actually,
I met him in front of the charnel house.
Did he recognize you?
No, I don't think he did.
He seemed to have given up...
after visiting the charnel house.
Meeting with Soon Young...
must have made him hold on to hope.
It won't be easy on him for a while.
For goodness' sake.
That punk Tae Poong is really unbelievable.
- Welcome. - Hi.
What about him?
He left the hospital without asking or telling any of us.
Where did he go? I can't even get in touch.
You're the cause of Tae Poong's itchy feet.
You were always roaming around the department store...
and never home.
Imagine what the kids would have learned from you.
Mother. You may have a foul mouth, but you shouldn't make up lies.
- What? - Do you know why...
Tae Poong won't stay in our house?
Because of Baek San.
He nitpicks at the kids every single time.
Goodness, you. How dare you raise your voice in front of me?
Will you stop quarreling in my store, please?
You've been getting on my nerves...
since we were at Tae Poong's hospital.
If you were going to follow him around,
why didn't you visit the charnel house in the morning?
Tell me. Were you scared to face Ba Ram's death?
- What did you say? - No, stop it.
Sit here, In Soon.
Ms. Park. Please sit here.
Enough already.
Dae Bak. Go inside and get us some jjimdak as takeout.
- Gosh. - Okay.
Takeout, my foot.
In Soon. You're in charge of cooking dinner tonight.
Get up.
Lead the way before the market closes.
My goodness.
I'm Nam In Soon, the wife of Le Blanc's owner.
I can't let my hands get dirty. No, I won't dirty them.
Goodness gracious. Are your hands made of gold or something?
These nails were more expensive than gold.
What a load of nonsense.
If you're not going to cook, who will?
Who? It's going to be...
For goodness' sake.
We got through it somehow.
But there's no way to know what that family is thinking.
How frustrating.
Should I bug them...
or hire a spy?
Come on, Soon Young. Stop worrying.
Eat first.
He's right, Mom.
Forget about it. Let's eat.
Okay. We need fuel to live on.
Let's dig in and clean this up before our evening business.
Enjoy.
Right.
Gosh.
You and I have a special connection.
Who would have known we were this close?
Close? Stop being ridiculous.
- This jerk. - You little...
Those two are pathetic.
Take it with you.
It has the side dishes we eat. It will last you about two days.
Soon Young, how much do you get paid here?
What? Why do you ask?
Come work for our family.
I'll pay you much more than he does.
Look here!
Why are you trying to take away my chef?
I'm only scouting her for a better offer.
Soon Young's talent shouldn't be wasted at a place like this.
Oh, my gosh. What has gotten into you?
No way. Leave if you're done with your business.
- Hurry up and leave. - Okay, we will.
- What a loud man. - Hurry.
Leave already. Move it.
- You really... - Get out.
- Goodness. - Wait.
- Darn it. - Go.
They really had the guts to lay their eyes on Soon Young.
Work for their family?
Hey, Kang Tae Poong.
Were you discharged?
Congratulations.
It was tough, wasn't it?
Don't you have something to tell me?
I heard about Ba Ram's charnel house from Soon Young.
- I know it's hard, but... - Not that.
What do you want to hear about?
Right. I'm sure neither you nor Ba Ram...
can trust a guy like me.
But I don't care.
Ba Ram is alive.
That's all I need.
Kang Tae Poong?
Are you asking for real?
I want to know what happened to Mr. Ma.
I'm going to confirm it with that jerk.
Confirm who had ordered him to kill Ba Ram.
You see...
He disappeared.
What?
I think he went into hiding as per Chairman Kang's order.
This is why I can't just stay in the hospital.
I'm going to help you guys find Mr. Ma as well.
Kang Tae Poong.
Are you sure you're okay?
What?
About Ba Ram.
Why wouldn't I be okay?
Now we know for sure what happened to her. That's enough for me.
I'm going to do what I can do...
for Ba Ram.
Oh, my. You and I think so much alike.
No. We should make the reservation.
Don't worry about it. Okay.
Who is she calling so early in the morning?
This must be the last of the side dishes Soon Young brought over.
What is going through her head?
We should find a housekeeper soon.
What am I supposed to do? I don't like any of the candidates.
Honey. Mother.
We finally set the date for the dinner with Tae Poong's fiancé and her family.
What?
- What? - What did you say?
Are you saying that we're going to meet that girl's family?
She said she'd visit Tae Poong in the hospital.
Since he's already out of the hospital, I suggested we have the family dinner.
She was very positive about it as well.
Do you think at all?
Gosh. You scared me.
Why are you yelling?
Do you not have any respect for your elders?
How could you set the date...
without getting approval from me and Baek San?
Gosh. What's wrong with you two?
What's so bad about this?
I told you that I wouldn't allow Tae Poong to marry that girl...
as long as I lived.
You can say no all you want, but it's no use.
I'm going to carry those two into the wedding if I have to. You watch.
Be quiet.
We're going to cancel the dinner,
so don't argue with me.
Don't even mention the words "family dinner."
If you do, I'll kill you and then kill myself.
Gosh. Wait.
Oh, my. Goodness.
What a fantastic, no, a fanatical mother-and-son duo.
I'm going ahead with the dinner, just so you know.
What should we do about this?
It seems like In Soon would go...
to the family dinner herself if she needed to.
Don't worry. I'll take care of it.
We need to cancel it as soon as possible.
We don't know what might happen if In Soon were to find out.
Break off the engagement?
But why?
Did Jo Yi do something to offend you?
No, not at all.
This is completely my family's problem.
My daughter really likes your son.
Please tell me the reason at least.
To tell you the truth,
my mother is against it.
Apparently, she already had another partner in mind for Tae Poong.
If that was the case, you shouldn't have met with us in the first place.
How could you do this after everything?
I'm so sorry.
I found out about my mother's wishes recently.
As a devoted son, I couldn't...
go against her wishes.
(Goeun Planning and Development Office)
I wonder if Ba Ram still likes these.
(Senior Manager Eun Seo Yeon)
You are so obviously Kang Ba Ram.
How did I not recognize you until now?
Ba Ram.
I'm so happy that you're in front of me.
That's all I need.
What are you doing?
Right. Follow me.
- What are you doing? - Follow me.
Let go. Let go of me!
Are you insane? What are you doing?
We should set things straight, even if things are busy.
You took the information from Ms. Hong on purpose and gave it to Father, right?
I know he took the list and visited various orphanages.
What's the reason Father's looking for Ba Ram?
Why is that important?
That won't make Ba Ram come back to life.
How do you feel? Does it feel like you're going to lose your mind...
after learning that Ba Ram's really dead?
This is your problem.
What?
Your greed shows so clearly on your face.
You told me about Ba Ram not being Father's daughter...
and about the charnel house on purpose, didn't you?
You were hoping to provoke me using Ba Ram...
so that Father would favor you more.
I'm sure you'd want to push me out that way and take Le Blanc.
Then get out of the way.
You don't even care about Le Blanc.
How sad for you.
I'm suddenly very interested in Le Blanc.
What?
So don't provoke me like that again,
especially by using Ba Ram.
I will no longer let you get away with it just because you're my younger sister.
Did you all eat?
I heard our two teams would have a joint meeting.
Oh, Mr. Kang. Did you get out of the hospital?
We were worried. Are you okay now?
Oh, it was nothing.
To celebrate Mr. Kang getting out of the hospital,
let's have a team dinner...
Why aren't you all working?
We scheduled this meeting to prepare for the exhibit.
Give me information on the exhibit location.
Yes, ma'am. Here you go.
Here is a copy for you as well.
Thank you.
Hold on. It's feeling a bit cold and stiff in here.
Let's eat this first.
I brought some madeleines to celebrate getting out of the hospital.
Mr. Kang has such great sense.
Thank you so much.
What luxurious desserts.
Ms. Kang. Please have one.
I don't want one.
Here. Eat this while you work.
You like madeleines.
Thank you.
But how did you know that?
Oh, you know. Women like these sorts of things.
Right.
Are you feeling okay?
Shouldn't you get more rest?
You shouldn't underestimate my recovery speed.
I bet things were tough without me.
It must've been.
I'm sure my absence was very evident.
We have the sample for the new product that will be shown at the exhibit already.
You should test it out after we get back to our office.
Okay.
Oh, my. This feels really nice.
This is going to be a hit.
You really are talented.
This is just a sample for the interim report.
We still need to research more on whether this will work for the exhibit.
Just know that you have a lot of homework to do.
Okay.
I'll take care of anything. Just bring it to me.
Chairman Kang is looking for you.
I'll be back soon, so wait for me...
instead of working alone.
(Chairman Kang Baek San)
Why did you call?
I guess you're feeling better since you're at work today.
I'm going to set you up with someone, so go on a blind date.
We broke off the engagement with S Group.
That is so like you.
You're always thinking of how best to use me.
Stop arguing with me and do as I say.
You kept telling me to marry her, and now you're telling me not to.
Can you at least tell me the reason?
You didn't want to marry her anyway.
Why do you want to know the reason?
I should know what you're up to...
since I'm the one getting married.
I'm just making the best choice for Le Blanc.
Just work hard until then.
Stop unnecessarily looking into the past.
Why?
Are you not confident about your past?
There's nothing I'm not confident about.
Except for one thing.
I'm not confident about you, you pathetic thing.
That's a relief.
I'm glad I'm not part of your past.
Gosh.
Oh, right.
If you're so confident,
why did you hide Mr. Ma away like that? What are you afraid of?
What?
He completely disappeared.
Oh, wait.
Did you...
make him disappear?
You crazy fool.
Do you only know how to speak nonsense?
I guess we'll find out if it's nonsense or not.
Seriously.
Gosh.
- Mom. - Welcome back home.
I smell madeleines with lemon.
Why did you make these suddenly? You make these when I'm struggling.
Oh, the thing is...
- Jo Yi. - Oh, right.
Something did happen today.
I did some investigation on marriage for Generation MZ.
Marriage?
Yes. We have a special broadcast on what kind of marriage Generation MZ dreams of.
Most people I met today were skeptical about marriage.
They said marriage was life's most important deal...
and that we should carefully consider the benefits and losses.
The investigation's conclusion was different from the story I wanted to tell.
It was tough.
I wanted to share the sweetness of marriage.
Is this what finding someone you like feels like?
When I think of my future with him, I get so excited.
I want to marry Tae Poong...
and become a beautiful couple like you and Dad.
Hello?
Hello. Sorry to call you so late.
Oh, I was meaning to call you.
I was told that we would break off the engagement.
What? What do you mean by that?
Break off the engagement?
That's what Chairman Kang told me.
Who told him he could do that?
Does that mean you disagree with him?
Of course.
If so, could we meet tomorrow?
Let's have a private meeting with just us moms.
That sounds nice. Where should we meet?
I'll text you...
the time and location.
Okay. I'll see you tomorrow.
Who told him he could break off the engagement?
This man, seriously.
(Senior Manager Eun Seo Yeon)
A new product that will be good for the color makeup exhibit?
Is this it?
How did she make this in such a short amount of time?
(Sangam Building Second Floor Detective Agency Mr. Ma Dae Geun)
Did you do this, Mr. Kang?
I heard Ma Dae Geun disappeared.
We should at least find some clues as to where he's hiding.
So did you find something?
No.
I found you instead.
How could you come here alone?
What if you had run into Ma Dae Geun instead of me?
That's what I want.
Why are you so needlessly courageous?
Why are you so fearless?
I told you.
Fear is only for those who've done something wrong.
I'm not afraid at all.
You should be.
What if something happens? Don't you care about other people?
Don't you care about the people who worry about you?
Isn't that what I said at the hospital?
Don't worry. I can protect myself.
There’s no time to worry about me right now.
We have to find Mr. Ma and check the contents of his records.
We have a lot to do.
Oh, right.
I have to go see the factory manager. Okay?
You haven't changed one bit, Kang Ba Ram.
Why are you going alone again?
Let's go together.
Hi, Dal Hee. I'm heading in now.
Don't worry.
Ba Ram. Thank you...
for being alive.
You keep smiling. Did something good happen?
I don't know.
Maybe I hurt my lung...
instead of my arm during the accident.
Or maybe it's my heart. It's being weird.
Can you hear it? Can you?
Can you hear it?
Right this way.
S Group really is something else.
If they get married, this would be Tae Poong's.
Break off the engagement?
What a ridiculous thing to say.
Hello. I'm Tae Poong's mother.
(Vengeance of the Bride)
It's time for the interim report. Come to the conference room.
Bring a sample of the new product.
- Your team also developed a cream? - The thing is...
Someone damaged the sample.
Stop dirtying your heart over me.
Who am I thinking of?
The woman he had an affair with was Seo Yoon Hee.
You met with my wife?
Who is this person, Seo Yoon Hee?
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