Where is it?
I remember putting it in this bag.
Where did that photo go?
Joo Ae Ra, how does it feel...
to be toyed around on my stage?
Gosh. Meeting you in Korea is a real pleasure.
Have you been well?
Do you feel better now?
Yes. After you saved me in the hotel...
three years ago back in the States,
I started working out more and drinking less.
Now, I'm much healthier.
That's great news.
By the way, how did today's meeting with YJ Group go?
Yes. YJ Group has suggested partnering up several times before.
I'm thinking of signing the contract this time.
Is that so? That's another great piece of news.
I guess the conditions were to your liking?
The person in charge of the earlier meeting...
had prepared a lot about me.
She even promised to find my parents' photo.
"Photo?"
Yes. I lost all photos of my parents in a fire accident.
I don't know how she knew, but she found a photo of them.
I felt beyond grateful.
So we're signing the contract.
I see.
The person in charge is indeed very warm-hearted.
Hello?
Ae Ra, from now on, nothing will go your way.
Unless I allow it.
Are you playing games with me?
You know very well how dear that photo is to me.
But to lose it?
I'm terribly sorry.
I'm currently looking for it.
If you give me a bit more time...
Did the photo even exist from the start?
Wasn't it just a lie to make me sign the contract?
No, it wasn't a lie. You saw the photo on my phone yesterday.
Even if you give me some time, I'll find the photo at any cost...
and give it to you.
Forget it.
This says a lot about you.
I'm calling off this contract.
Chairman.
(YJ Group)
Ms. Joo.
Didn't you tell us you could pull off the contract with VN Group?
My apologies.
I'll meet Chairman Pham again...
and make the deal no matter what.
But didn't you say he refused to sign any contract with us?
So how on earth will you make the deal?
Then as discussed before,
how about we look into the Chinese market?
That won't be easy, either.
Rumors have already spread that...
VN Group called off the contract at the last minute.
Other companies wouldn't want anything to do with us.
He's right.
As if the news had already reached the stock market,
the company's stock price is plummeting.
Chairman. Someone must take responsibility...
for this incident.
Yes, without a doubt.
Ms. Joo. You yourself promised to resign from your position,
so you better be prepared.
(Director's Office)
How did you lose such an important photo?
(Director Nam Yu Jin)
I have no idea.
I'm sure I left it in my bag.
Are you 100 percent sure?
Maybe you dropped it somewhere.
Think carefully.
No, I'm certain I had put it inside my bag.
Good gracious. It's not like the photo can run off by itself.
Oh, right. Didn't you have dinner with someone last night?
Couldn't you have accidentally dropped it there?
Yes, Ae Ra?
"A photo?"
No. I didn't see one.
Was it something important?
You'll surely find it.
Bye.
Joo Ae Ra.
You must be fretting over it.
Yes?
Se Rin. By any chance, have you heard about...
a woman named Jang Mi from Se Yeon several years ago?
"Jang Mi?" No, I haven't.
What is it? Who is she?
Oh, it's nothing. Get some rest.
So Se Yeon had even kept it from Se Rin...
and tried to clear my false charges all alone.
What now?
Right. I must meet with the manager's sibling.
The owner said they were the real culprits.
I came to meet the old lady who lives here. Is she not at home?
"Old lady?"
You must be talking about the previous tenant.
Gosh, that lady passed away last year.
She passed away?
Then what about her son?
I heard he had emigrated overseas...
after the old lady passed away.
Where overseas? Which country did he go to?
I wouldn't know that.
Anyway, those people don't live here anymore.
Gosh. Those in the ladies' get-together are all nasty.
They never call when there's good news.
But they somehow hear the bad news and ring me up.
If Ms. Joo couldn't get this done,
why did she make a fuss and just ruin everything?
Goodness, you said before that she's a perfect spouse for Yu Jin.
How can you switch horses that soon?
That's how the human heart works. In a matter of only a day,
it can go back and forth like this.
Hey! Yu Jin!
Did that contract really fall through?
I mean, can't you go back and make it happen again?
No idea! Don't ask.
We keep the lost things we find as we clean up before closing,
but we didn't find any photos.
Where could that photo be?
I can't stand around like this.
Chairman Pham, hello. It's me, Joo Ae Ra.
If you could grant me just one more chance...
Hello? Chairman Pham?
Darn it!
(YJ Group)
(Announcement of Personnel Changes)
From a team leader to an ordinary staff member?
My gosh. They're practically asking her to leave.
She may have lost the contract, but our company is harsh too.
She shouldn't have come forward if she didn't have what it takes.
Everyone tried to stop her,
but she insisted on trying, even at the cost of her position.
(Announcement of Personnel Changes)
(Director Nam Yu Jin)
How can this happen?
I'm just a staff member of the Sales Team?
Hey, I just found out too.
So why didn't you back off?
You didn't have to risk your position.
Yu Jin, don't you know why I had to do that?
I do, Ae Ra. I know how you feel.
But the shareholders are angry that we've ruined our corporate image.
So we had to show someone took responsibility.
Even if that's the case, I can't go to the Sales Team.
I just can't!
(Director Nam Yu Jin)
Once things cool down, I'll talk to my dad once again.
I'll bring you back to the Planning Team,
so please go there for a while. Please?
Take this. You'll start by cleaning the shop.
I'll be busy dealing with people testing our bed for sleep disorders.
Are you telling me to clean up?
Ms. Joo, should I make a report to headquarters...
about your attitude?
It'll be reflected in your assessment. I wonder if that's okay.
Welcome. Are you here to test our beds?
Yes, we can have a try at this shop, right?
You're right.
- Feel free to test them. - Sure.
- Girls, let's go. - Okay.
My gosh.
Ma'am.
Ma'am?
- Goodness. - Have you slept well?
Yes, not only is the bed warm,
it's wonderful with its acupressure and massage features.
On top of that, the mat is made with great materials,
which helps you sleep better.
I see.
- Feel free to test it out longer. - Sure.
Goodness.
Ms. Joo is from headquarters. Are we allowed to boss her around?
Joo Ae Ra?
Hey, it really is Ms. Joo.
The senior manager of Sales told me to make her suffer.
She's already on the bad side back in the office too.
She used to be all haughty with Director Nam behind her.
Serves her right.
Anyway, is it true that Ms. Joo and Director Nam are...
in that kind of relationship?
I'm telling you.
You know, she got the job as the senior manager of Planning...
thanks to Director Nam too.
She must have paraded their relationship at headquarters.
People even said they were about to get married.
Yu Jin and Ms. Joo?
What should we have for dinner?
Do you want anything?
Mal Ja. Hey!
What? What is it?
Hey, what's on your mind?
Did something happen while you were out with friends?
Not at all. Nothing happened.
Well, Gil Ja, you know...
Yes?
Nothing.
What is it? Why won't you just say it?
What? Well, you know.
My friend wanted to set Young Jun up with this nice woman.
Really? That sounds great.
What's she like?
What? Well, this great person.
Will he be late today?
I heard...
Yu Jin showed your family great discourtesy.
Let me apologize on his behalf.
Don't say that, Mr. Nam.
We have been indebted to you for too long.
I understand how you felt when you switched her hospitals.
However, I hope you will not feel that way.
I'd like to pay for Gyeo Ul's hospitalization...
for the rest of the time.
Why don't you bring her back?
No.
We'd like to be responsible for her hospital bills.
If that's what you wish, I can't push you anymore.
So? How is everything at the law firm?
I heard the news of your recent promotion.
You're quite amazing.
It's all thanks to your patronage.
By any chance, would you like to come and work for YJ Group...
as a part of our Law Department?
Our attorney there is about to go work abroad,
so we have a vacant position.
Thank you for the offer.
But I made it to this day thanks to your help.
That's why I'd like to stand on my own two feet now.
I'm sorry.
If that's what you want,
I can't ask you anymore.
But if by any chance,
you decide to change your mind,
please let me know whenever you want.
Yes, Mr. Nam.
Where did they go, leaving me to clean up this place?
Hey, where's the manager here?
How may I help you?
I bought a bed here to help with my sleep disorder,
and then I ended up sleeping for over ten hours!
Do you know how busy I am?
What?
Ma'am, you slept a lot because you were tired.
That's nonsense.
Forget it. I want a refund now.
What?
We can't give you a refund unless the product is faulty.
You can't? Why not?
Give me a refund now!
Ma'am, that's enough.
If you continue to do this,
I'll call the police for obstruction of business.
What? Obstruction of business?
Don't you know that customers are always right?
Fine, report me!
Ma'am.
Don't be so rude.
What? Rude?
Did you just call me rude?
Unbelievable.
Fine, let me show you what rudeness looks like!
You little brat.
Ma'am! Let go of me!
What's with you?
Let go of me!
I'll sue you for assault!
Sue me. I'll lodge a complaint at your headquarters...
and get you fired right away!
Ma'am! Let go of me!
Let go!
How dare you try to get cheeky with me?
You! Say what you said once again!
Say that again!
There was a vacancy at YJ Group, which you mentioned last time.
I recommended you for the job.
Is it the senior manager's position at YJ Group's Planning Team?
Yes, they'd like to meet you right away tomorrow.
Are you available?
Please do that.
You surely are a very competent headhunter.
Don't mention it.
Then I'll give you a call as soon as the meeting is fixed.
Okay.
The position for which you worked hard for five years has come to me.
Joo Ae Ra. What should I do for you?
(YJ Group)
You did great in today's interview.
I asked the interviewers,
and they were all pleased with you.
The next senior manager of Planning will likely be you.
What a relief.
If you're free today, how about a meal together?
- It'll be on me. - Okay.
What? Ae Ra.
Oh, Se Rin. What brings you here?
I had a job interview for this company today.
I had no idea this was your workplace.
Which team are you on?
Well, you see...
By the way, isn't she waiting for you?
Oh, my. Look at me.
- I'll see you again, Ae Ra. - Okay.
- Let's go. - Sure.
(Staff Lounge)
Wait. Didn't that woman who just left...
interview for Planning's senior manager position?
What did you just say?
(Director's Office)
You told me to work in Sales for a bit but hired a new senior manager?
- For the third quarter's sales. - All right.
- Ms. Joo? - Why are you here, Ms. Joo?
How could you come in without knocking on the door?
Well, I have something to tell you.
Can't you see we're in the middle of a meeting?
Get out at once.
My apologies.
Tae Yang. Why do you look so absent-minded?
Like something's bothering you.
I just have a lot on my mind.
Tae Yang. What the neighbors are saying about you,
don't let it get to you.
They have no control over your life.
Don't get dejected. Stay confident like me. You can do it.
Yes, sir?
The manager's sibling.
I asked everyone I could, but nobody knew where they were.
I must find them, no matter what.
I need to clear my false charges for the sake of my family.
I know that.
Then how about looking for Jang Mi instead?
What? "Jang Mi?"
How can I find her?
This is my place.
Oh, so this is where you live, Jang Mi.
Thank you for walking me home.
I had fun today, thanks to you.
Here.
Treat it well so it doesn't leave a scar.
I will.
I'll get going now.
Oh, wait.
- Here. - Right.
Bye.
I remember where Jang Mi used to live.
If I go there, I may be able to find her.
Oh, you mean this lady?
Someone came by and asked about her about five years ago.
Is she still missing?
- "Five years ago?" - That's right.
I even dug up the contract to give some information back then.
Do you still have that contract?
Why would I hold on to one that has ended?
I already threw it away.
Then do you have her number or name saved somewhere?
That would get me kicked out of the house.
Even if she was my tenant,
saving a young lady's number on my phone would be a big no.
My wife is dead scary, you know?
Oh, but listen.
I don't have her number, but I do recall her name.
Really? What was her name?
My granddaughter was born when I checked the contract back then.
She was named Ae Ra.
And that lady's name on the contract was Ae Ra too.
It was Joo Ae Ra.
"Joo Ae Ra."
It took me a lot to get to that position.
Ae Ra.
I heard you were the previous senior manager of Planning Team.
I...
turned down the position.
Removing you from Planning's senior manager's position...
because you failed to make the deal?
That's too harsh.
Does that mean you'll get the position back...
if you get the contract?
Maybe.
The deal is that important to the company.
Which company were you trying to make a deal with?
VN Group. It's in Vietnam.
"VN Group?"
Do you mean Chairman Pham's company?
Do you know him, Se Rin?
Yes. I know him well.
Ae Ra.
I might be able to help.
Se Rin, you know Ms. Joo?
Yes. She's the only one I trust and rely on in Korea.
I heard about the photo.
But Chairman Pham,
she wouldn't lie about such a thing.
I can guarantee that.
Chairman Pham. I know how upset you must've been...
because of me.
But I only did that to find that photo...
and gift it to you.
It wasn't because of the contract.
My sincerest apologies.
It's all right.
Seeing that photo really raised my hopes.
That must have made me more furious.
Honestly, the digital photo you sent me...
was grateful enough.
Chairman Pham. Then can't you give her one more chance?
Due to canceling that contract,
she's currently in a tight spot in her company.
Can't you reconsider it for me?
You're going this far to ask me, so I can't possibly refuse.
All right, Ms. Joo. Let's sign the contract.
Excuse me? Really?
Thank you.
Thank you very much, Chairman Pham. Thank you.
I'm happy for you, Ae Ra.
Se Rin. I really appreciate what you did.
How can I repay you for this kindness?
You're exaggerating. That was nothing.
By the way, Ae Ra.
Please drop the formalities.
I even said you were the only one I trusted and relied on in Korea.
Then why don't we both drop the formalities with each other?
How does that sound?
I'm in.
Ae Ra, will you be getting your position back...
as Planning's senior manager?
Yes, most likely sooner or later.
But the senior manager position of Planning Team.
Didn't you want it too?
Aren't you bummed out about giving it up?
Yes, I'm bummed out.
But I didn't want it to the point of stealing your position.
Isn't YJ Group everyone's dream company to join?
There could be another chance next time.
In return, tell me when there are any good open positions. Okay?
Sure thing.
Why did you have Joo Ae Ra return?
Weren't you trying to get her kicked out of YJ Group?
Yes, I was. But not anymore.
What do you mean by that? What about your revenge?
I will get my revenge.
But it's not enough to just get her fired.
She needs to be utterly betrayed by someone she trusts most.
I'll make her smile before me...
without realizing that I'm her enemy.
Great job getting the contract back on track.
I apologize for the trouble I caused.
We sealed the deal with VN Group thanks to you,
and we now have a solid position in Southeast Asia.
So is Ms. Joo allowed to return to Planning Team?
Yes, I told Human Resources.
The personnel change will be announced today.
Thank you, Chairman Nam.
This is great news.
You truly are a great talent for YJ Group.
Right, Ms. Joo.
I don't think you have enough staff on your team...
to work on this contact. Don't you need more people?
Chairman Nam, there is a talent I'd like to recruit.
May I form my own team?
Sure. Your team will work with you,
so you can form your own team.
Thank you, Chairman Nam.
Goodness! Our stock price is green again.
I don't remember the last time this window lit up in green.
The most beautiful lady in the world, Madam Cha.
Look at this girl. Why are you next to me acting all cute?
You need a favor, don't you?
Yes. Well, Mom.
Can you let me borrow the bag Ms. Joo gave as a birthday gift...
just this once?
I'm meeting friends from college today.
I'll carry it cautiously, then bring it home safely.
Sure, take it.
Mom, really? Do you mean it?
You aren't ill, are you?
My feelings are going to the moon today.
Our stock hit the ceiling today, the highest this year!
My gosh!
Mom, are you really the wife of a corporation's chairman?
Why do you care about the ups and downs so much?
It's not the price I'm worried about.
Whenever our stock lights up in red,
the girls of the ladies' get-together...
pretend to worry and rub it in my face.
Look at this.
They probably all heard about our deal with VN Group,
but nobody congratulated me. Good grief.
Then you do it.
Yes, I should do that.
Goodness, my princess.
Goodness.
Ha Neul, Se Rin might get mad at you for doing this.
She's nice. She won't get mad at me.
You have no discernment because you're still too young.
She's a frightening girl.
Now, let's put these back inside.
This goes in here. Se Rin will be furious when she comes.
Do you know how scary she is?
Now, let's put it inside.
Okay.
I'll buy you ice cream. Let's go.
Hey, Ae Ra. Dinner tonight?
I'd love to. Okay.
I'll be there.
What? You want me to come and work for your company?
Yes.
Why? You don't want to?
I do! I'd love to!
It's my first time working in Korea,
so it'll be reassuring to have you if I get to work with you.
I'll also feel reassured working with a talented teammate like you.
So you're accepting my offer, okay?
Okay. Ms. Joo Ae Ra, my service to you.
Cheers.
When I lost that photo,
I really thought it was the end of me.
I had no idea you were acquainted with Chairman Pham.
Goodness. I guess there is always a way to survive.
Right?
It's a wonder how people come to meet like this.
I mean, look at us.
One second.
(Woman in a Veil)
Hello, my name is Oh Se Rin. Today is my first day here.
What if they actually get married?
Are you going to marry Yu Jin?
If I could, I'd like to.
Ms. Joo, have you seen Se Rin back in school?
- About that... - She can feel free to lie...
until the very end.
In the end, the lies she told will find their way back to her.