(Episode 58)
(Let's lead an ethical life.)
That is why I need you, Chairman Kang.
What?
The culprit who murdered Mr. Yoon...
got a commutation due to a mental disease.
It was such a ridiculous ruling.
So I asked CEO Jung for help but got rejected.
Are you telling me...
that was why you met CEO Jung and Mr. Yoon's murderer?
Yes.
I came because you were the only one I could ask for help.
What do you want me to help you with?
Please withdraw the sponsorship of the culprit's younger sister.
That's the only way to punish him right now.
What a brazen girl.
I know it was you who had handed over the merger files to CEO Jung.
You locked me up here, and what?
(Let's lead an ethical life.)
Help you?
What are you talking about?
You had taken...
all the documents I had.
What? So you're going to act innocent until the end?
How will you trust me?
If I...
get you out of there, will you trust me then?
What?
You're going...
to get me out of here?
Yes. I will...
cut your tail off, Chairman Kang.
What?
How did she know my plan?
Eun Seo Yeon. I knew she was no ordinary person.
Tell me the target who will become the tail.
I will take this chance to prove my innocence.
Eun Seo Yeon.
Whether she was involved in this incident or not,
I need to get rid of her to gain Goeun.
Using her as my weapon until then doesn't sound all that bad.
What I, Kang Baek San, need...
is value in use, not trust.
- If you need time to think about it... - No.
Director Kim of the planning department.
He was...
in charge of the mergers in secret.
I'll wait and see if you're really innocent,
then decide...
whether to withdraw...
the sponsorship or not.
Director Kim of the planning department?
The tail Chairman Kang is trying to get rid of is Director Kim.
Do you know him?
Yes. I met him a couple of times regarding business matters.
I'll meet him.
No, I must meet with Director Kim.
I should pretend like I'm carrying out Chairman Kang's orders.
In reality, I'm going to convince him to take a different side.
As long as Chairman Kang is behind bars,
you won't be able to avoid responsibility, either,
since you were in charge of the merger.
Rather than everyone sinking together,
wouldn't it be better...
for one person to throw in a life preserver for the rest?
Didn't Chairman Kang send you?
So, in the end, he wants me to take all the blame?
I told you, didn't I?
I'm giving you a life preserver.
Don't worry about your family while you're serving time in prison.
It seemed your daughter was preparing to study abroad.
I'll take responsibility for it.
Thank you for making time.
These are my words, not Chairman Kang's.
I'll wait for you to make the right choice.
(Your daughter said the person she respected the most was her father.)
Your daughter said the person she respected the most...
was her father.
I want to make sure she can keep thinking that way.
You can't follow Chairman Kang's orders.
S Group and I will help you.
Please contact me.
Have you given it some thought?
Will you take the blame...
for Chairman Kang, as that woman said?
What?
Is money not enough to help you decide?
Then, will Director Kim be punished...
instead of Chairman Kang?
I don't think it's been decided yet.
They say they still need to investigate more...
to see if it will be Chairman Kang or Director Kim.
Investigate what? Can't you see?
Director Kim framed Chairman Kang.
Chairman Kang will be back soon, so just keep working hard.
I interviewed the prosecutors' side,
and Director Kim will take all the blame at this rate.
What about Chairman Kang?
He'll get out on bail.
Kang Baek San, that monster.
Come on in
Hi, Jo Yi.
Did you hear that Director Kim was arrested?
Yes. Director Kim contacted me.
He had no choice because Chairman Kang threatened his family.
He said he would keep the fact that I tried to change his mind a secret.
I see.
I'm sure he wished to punish Chairman Kang, just like us.
I'm sure he had no choice because it would risk his family.
Yes.
If Kang Baek San gets out, we might be in danger.
You're right. I'll have to be prepared as well.
- Please back away. - Please move aside.
Make way.
- Move. - Please back away.
Please back up.
Chairman Kang. How are you feeling?
How are you feeling right now?
Please give us a word.
How do you feel about the truth behind your charges?
- Please tell us something. - How are you feeling?
- Chairman Kang. - Chairman Kang.
- How are you feeling? - Do you admit to the charges?
Gosh.
Those annoying reporters.
They flock around like flies as soon as they smell something.
Father. Since you got out,
don't forget about your promise to me.
Promise?
Let's keep things straight.
This wasn't your doing. This was my plan.
Things don't happen with just orders.
I was the one who made the moves and produced this result.
Be quiet. Since you were so incompetent,
I sent Eun Seo Yeon to Director Kim.
What? You sent Eun Seo Yeon?
How could you trust her?
- Oh, Baek San. - Mother.
Gosh. Look at you. You look so unwell.
It must've been so tough.
I'm okay, Mother.
You're out for good, right?
The investigation isn't over yet.
It'll take some time until Director Kim fully takes the blame for things.
What? Does that mean you have to go...
back there?
No way.
I won't go through that shame again.
This time, I'll pay back...
everything I've received.
Yes. That's right.
It's the flower shop we came to together last time.
I'll buy some flowers for you.
Okay. See you at home.
Hello.
Should I bring out the flowers you asked for over the phone?
Yes, please.
One moment.
Nice to see you here.
What brings you here, Chairman Kang?
I came to buy some flowers.
Why are you so surprised?
No. I heard the news about you,
but I'm surprised to meet you here.
Excuse me. I'll pick up the flowers I ordered next time.
Okay, ma'am.
I guess things worked out with the prosecutors.
Yes.
I almost got framed.
I trusted Director Kim to handle the corporate mergers.
He was doing bad things behind my back.
I barely got his confession...
and uncovered the truth.
Framed? The truth?
Kang Baek San, you weasel.
How dare you report me?
Why?
I must figure that out first.
If she has recovered her memory as I expected...
If she reported me as Seo Yoon Hee,
I cannot leave her like that.
And most importantly, I must get...
the Japanese rowan back.
That's a relief.
Also, I must apologize.
I reported you because I wanted to keep things fair.
I ended up putting you in trouble.
It was quite troublesome this time.
Honestly, I resented you.
However, I found out...
about Director Kim's corrupt acts, thanks to you,
so I'll stop...
resenting you.
I'm planning to take this opportunity...
to revive Le Blanc in a bigger way...
using...
the Japanese rowan.
The Japanese rowan?
Is that the flower...
you mentioned the other day?
Yes. The Japanese rowan.
After this experience,
I felt that I should develop the Japanese rowan...
and grow Le Blanc...
into a global corporation that nobody can mess with.
You said you didn't know...
about the Japanese rowan, right?
That's correct.
Unfortunately, I don't know anything about it.
Director Kim said that he changed his mind...
because of Eun Seo Yeon?
Gosh.
Tell Director Kim to keep his mouth shut.
That's why I sent Mr. Ma.
This is something I did through Mr. Ma.
(Chairman's Office)
I guess you came after hearing the news about me.
Yes. Congratulations on your return.
Of course.
This is where I belong.
Have a seat.
I heard that you met with Director Kim.
That's why I came here.
Please keep your promise to me.
Promise?
What promise?
The culprit who killed Mr. Yoon.
You promised to withdraw the sponsorship...
of his younger sister if Director Kim were sacrificed.
Right. Yes, I did.
But you see, I don't think I can withdraw it.
This is different from what you promised.
Different? How come?
I have already checked with Director Kim.
The person I had sent talked him up...
to take all the blame, not you.
In short, I played no part in cutting off Director Kim, your tail?
I knew it.
You're smart.
You catch on fast.
I have nothing more to say, so leave.
(Chairman's Office)
I'll expose everything at the board of directors' meeting.
Just wait, Kang Baek San.
You're back now.
I was deeply moved by your capability, Father.
Moved?
After so long?
You jerk!
What was it you said to me back in jail?
Pay for my sins?
And you still call yourself my son?
Yes. Even after all is said and done,
I am still your son.
What did you say?
I felt uncomfortable, too, all right?
"Le Blanc will become clean..."
"only after Father pays for his sins."
As the heir of Le Blanc,
I made a rational judgment of reality.
You're just all talk.
That's not true.
Why don't you check out...
how much I struggled all alone for Le Blanc?
After Director Kim got arrested, my head was about to explode,
trying to think of a way to handle it.
"A way to handle it?"
What did you come up with?
Let's start with a board meeting.
A board meeting?
Because of the prosecution investigation, there are a lot of rumors internally.
People misunderstood you like I had. We should clear it up...
and tell them it was all Director Kim's doing...
and not yours.
What about you?
Did we set the record straight?
If that's important, then yes. We did.
A board meeting, you say.
The only method we have left is to move the board of directors.
Before Kang Baek San takes action, we must first.
Drink this tea.
It'll help you calm down.
Mom.
I'm okay. Don't worry about me too much.
We had predicted all of this to happen.
I've got a plan too.
A plan...
to bring down Kang Baek San.
You have another plan?
I was actually going to gift it to you...
with some flowers today.
I'll make sure to do it tomorrow.
What is that gift?
You'll find out once you see it in person tomorrow.
I'm still not sure if giving you the Japanese rowan will be a gift...
or a heavy task.
But trusting you...
and using the Japanese rowan is the only way we have.
Soon Young. Did you buy the whole bean patch?
Why are all the side dishes made of tofu?
The one who had bought the whole bean patch wasn't me...
but Ms. Park.
In Soon.
Do not even take a bite of these.
Your husband got released from prison.
But how could his wife come back home from shopping?
Well, you see...
It's been a while since I last saw him, so I wanted to look pretty.
Goodness. He came back in one piece, didn't he? Now let's drop it.
Oh, gosh.
Here. Have some of this, Mother.
Thanks.
What a touching mother-and-son reunion, indeed.
I heard the company was going to hold a board meeting.
What's that all about?
What do you mean? It's exactly as you heard.
Gosh.
We'll celebrate the first board meeting of the new year.
Since I'm back to my post,
I must rein the company in.
Honey. When you're holding the board meeting,
take Tae Poong with you. Okay?
She's right. Take this chance...
to make his face known to the board of directors.
If Kang Tae Poong participates, then I will too.
Both of you.
Don't meddle in the board meeting.
Father. I'm different from Kang Tae Poong.
And don't you have our promise to keep?
To me, you two are the same.
A son who told me to die in prison as atonement.
A daughter who wanted a reward for getting me out of prison.
I don't need either of you.
Gosh, Baek San. Come on.
You should finish your meal.
Or you'll ruin your health.
Darn it.
Those darn kids.
- Oh, my. - Gosh, Baek San.
You should at least have your meal.
Are you all right?
By the way, Mother,
did you meet Yoon Hee?
I did.
I was actually about to bring it up.
After what you told me the other day,
I paid Ms. Seo a visit.
What was she like?
Do you think she regained her memories?
You see, it seemed like she couldn't remember anything.
But something...
didn't sit right with me at all.
Like how she looked at me and her appearance.
In short, you felt what I did, right?
Yes. So you must...
be careful of her. Got it?
The day she regains her memories, it'll be...
Don't worry.
I'll act wisely.
All right.
Being in jail must've worn you out.
Go ahead and take a good rest, okay?
I will.
The Japanese rowan?
Is that the flower you mentioned the other day?
The only thing that'll help me strip that mask off...
is the Japanese rowan.
Did she regain her memories and report me as Seo Yoon Hee?
Or did she report me as Jung Mo Yeon without those memories?
Sooner or later,
I'll find the answer.
A gift was delivered to you, CEO Jung.
A gift?
Who sent it?
The sender didn't leave their name on it.
The Japanese rowan?
The only person who'd send me the Japanese rowan...
is Kang Baek San.
I think I should go and retrieve the Japanese rowan documents.
Seo Yoon Hee.
I knew it.
She remembers everything.
The documents on the development of the Japanese rowan...
is now mine.
(Chairman Kang Baek San)
The Japanese rowan...
will finally come...
into my hands.
This is the new menu item that we'll launch next week.
Please give it a taste and give me your evaluation.
Let's see.
Oh, my. The dried radish greens are great.
Okay.
Once you finish this, I'll make fried rice.
I heard that you always ate rice,
so I took special care.
Gosh, I see. Good job.
No matter what you eat, you should always have rice to feel good.
In Soon. Try that.
How annoying.
Wait. What is this?
How is it?
How is the combination of aged kimchi and chicken so good?
Gosh. It's tasty.
They go very well together.
Exactly. I guess this time,
you'll do well with this business, instead of running it to the ground.
Some people accidentally received our products because of Kang Ba Da,
but many of them are making extra orders after trying the products.
Should we tease her by calling her to say thank you?
Let's process the orders first.
You're nervous, aren't you?
Why? Are you worried about Le Blanc's board of directors meeting today?
I just...
feel anxious for some reason.
I have to take him down this time.
You recorded Chairman Kang admitting to framing someone.
That's good enough for sure.
Also, now that CEO Jung is on your side,
it's the end for Chairman Kang.
Right. Everything will be over today.
(Mom)
Yes, I'm about to head over.
(Le Blanc's 2023 New Year Board of Directors Meeting)
The directors are arriving.
Be careful on your way over with CEO Jung.
(Eun Seo Yeon)
Kang Baek San is sure that I recovered my memory.
Even if something were to happen to me,
the Japanese rowan will keep Seo Yeon safe.
Il Seok.
Please help our daughter.
Please help us punish Kang Baek San...
by using the Japanese Rowan...
and take back your Le Blanc.
Mom!
The show is over now.
Let go!
Mom.
Mom!
(Vengeance of the Bride)
CEO Jung went missing.
You must know.
Kidnapped? Who knows if she went on a trip...
or stopped contacting people to give her mind a rest.
She promised to meet me.
She said that she had something to give me urgently.
Where did Father lock you up?
It was like our house.
No matter how much I think about it,
this is the only way.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)