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(Yoo Ji Tae)
(Lee Bo Young)
(Park Jin Young, Jeon So Nee)
(When My Love Blooms)
It must have troubled you deeply. You look haggard.
I thought about it non-stop since that day.
Why you're doing this.
You started having affairs...
before Young Min could even walk.
You forfeited custody...
without fighting it at all in court and signed the papers.
I wondered why you were suddenly demanding custody.
But why did you have a greater will to destroy the man...
with whom I'm having an affair than your will to win back your son?
How were custody of your son and Han Jae Hyun...
placed on the same scale?
Did you figure out why I did that?
There's something my dad told me 25 years ago...
about opportunity cost.
That if I choose one,
I must forfeit the other.
That I must either choose what I want to do the most...
or avoid what I fear the most.
He said I must choose one or the other.
And?
I decided...
to avoid what I fear the most.
Back then and even now.
What I fear the most...
is him being ruined because of me.
Whether or not my choice is correct...
I'll go back to you.
(When My Love Blooms)
You're not being dragged to the slaughterhouse.
There's no need to look so sad.
It'll get better.
I'm sure you've changed too, but so have I.
I'm not dumb enough to make the same mistake.
What should we for our wedding?
Do as you wish.
I'll give you time. Settle whatever affairs you have.
Especially...
old relationships.
It's moving so quickly...
since you speak so freely.
Let's eat and then confirm your statements.
What would you like? Bone broth soup or hangover soup?
I'll go with the hangover soup.
(Hyungsung Logistics' Vice President Han Jae Hyun Being Investigated)
You shouldn't have gone to see Ji Su.
Her ex-husband is suing her for custody...
over their son.
Is it because of what happened at the school?
No. It's because of you.
He accused her of having an affair.
(Prosecution Service)
It's pretty much scallion soup.
I love scallions, so I always eat like this.
It's crunchy and refreshing.
It isn't greasy at all.
Nothing beats scallions at cutting through the fat.
I started adding more scallions after working here.
But Mr. Han,
when will you play your next hand?
What do you mean?
Don't underestimate Korean prosecutors.
Okay.
One sunny and breezy day,
an envelope filled with documents about Hyungsung Group...
doing this and that was dropped off at our office.
They were easy to read and understand.
They were organized very well.
So I wondered what it was,
and a few days later,
they talk about the same thing on TV and in the papers.
It almost looked like we leaked the information.
Like we publicized a suspected crime.
Is that right?
So, given the circumstance,
we brought you in as per the normal course of investigation.
And you came in...
without a lawyer that rich people never go anywhere without.
You came alone.
Then, you told me every little detail...
without holding anything back.
All the questions I had prepared were useless.
I wish all investigations would go like this.
It would be so much easier to be a prosecutor.
Anyway, given those facts,
how could I not see what's going on?
The Prosecution Services...
isn't a bus or subway that stick to a route and schedule.
We're definitely not...
a taxi that comes and goes as requested.
Okay. Tell me.
What's next?
You should have your soup before it gets cold...
and then discuss what's next.
Is the investigation over?
Do you admit the crime?
Please give us a statement!
Do you accept the charges?
Say a few words please!
A statement please!
- How did it go? - It went well.
Went well for whom?
What do you mean?
Is it going well for you or my dad?
Which is better for you?
I want it to go well for both of you.
I want you to get along and not fight.
It won't hurt you or anyone else.
Were there any other problems?
Not with the company. Something else.
I'd like you to act the way you always have.
Fine. It's not my style to beat around the bush.
I don't like it.
Yoon Ji Su.
Is everything okay with her?
I hear she's preparing to fight a custody battle.
- Happy now? - For now.
Hey, what's wrong with your feet?
I walked an insane distance.
What's wrong?
Because I hated her.
Who this time?
Me.
Goodness. You've got a temper.
Darn it. You look terrible.
They're tiny. Like a princess' feet.
Why do you abuse them like this? You should cherish them.
You have to cherish yourself...
for others to cherish you.
Granny.
Be my mom.
Why should I be your mom?
Just...
Because I miss my mom so much.
I need a mom...
to slap me on the back saying I've lost my mind.
Did something bad happen?
It hurts because of the antiseptic.
Bear with it.
It will heal soon.
There's no wound that doesn't heal.
You are so smart.
Did you realize that now?
Laughing while crying brings you bad luck.
Hello?
Is this Ms. Yoon Ji Su?
May I ask who's calling...
Hey, Ji Su.
How can you not remember my voice?
Dong Jin.
My gosh. You haven't changed at all.
You're as pretty as you were in college.
You too.
I know. I don't look my age.
I'm worried that I look younger and younger.
I feel like I'll become a baby at some point.
On top of that, I am an amazing lawyer.
Speaking of which, I'll take your case.
The custody case.
I specialize in divorce law.
I can win a custody case with my eyes closed.
"I will never lose to that person."
That's my law firm's slogan.
Anyway, thank your lucky stars.
I can turn a divorce into a windfall gain.
- Dong Jin. - Save it.
You don't have to thank me. We go way back.
I won't go to court.
You won't?
Oh, is it because of money?
It's true that I'm the most expensive divorce lawyer in Korea.
But I'll do it for free especially for you.
How can I charge you?
Thank you for your kindness.
But I really decided to withdraw from the suit.
Oh, I see.
She withdrew?
Why all of a sudden?
I wouldn't know that.
You should've looked into the details.
Isn't it a good thing that the lawsuit was withdrawn?
Asking why would be weirder.
- Joon Woo. - Yes, sir.
I need you to tail someone.
I'll say you're on leave,
and replace you with someone else for a while.
Be discreet.
Understood.
However, who am I tailing?
Lee Se Hoon.
Ji Su's ex-husband.
- Pardon? - Find out what he does,
whom he meets, and where he goes...
from the moment he leaves his home. Don't miss anything.
Yes, sir.
Welcome.
Hello.
Why do you always greet me as if I'm a stranger to you?
You should say, "I'm back, Grandma."
I'm sorry.
Go wash up.
That boy is too girly.
Is it because he spends most of his time with his mom?
We're getting back together.
What did you say? You're going to do what?
I'm remarrying Ji Su.
Did you let that wench sway you again?
I said to just bring the kid.
I've made my decision, and that's that.
If you let Young Min see that you're displeased,
I will never see you again.
Thank you for the tour.
What do you think of this one?
I think it's nice.
You said the same thing earlier. You like them all?
You're so indecisive.
- I'll be right back. Continue. - Yes, Ms. Yoon.
Dad said this is the house we're going to live in together.
(Ji Su)
Hye Jung.
Yes?
What do you do when you have free time,
but you want to keep yourself busy...
to keep yourself from thinking too much?
I go home and sleep.
One of my lessons has been canceled.
So I don't have enough time to go home.
Have a cup of coffee.
That will keep me awake at night. I already have insomnia.
Then have a drink.
I'm not that crazy.
Think carefully. Maybe you are.
Hey, how about socoka?
"Socoka"?
Is that a drink?
Like soco lime?
Do you live under a rock?
Solo coin karaoke.
You don't know?
Since I can't get myself
To tell you directly
So I'm writing my feelings down
On a piece of paper, please forgive me
I was crazy in love with you for a long while
To the point that it terrified me
But I may regret
Loving you that much
But my love
Even if you forget everything else
Please remember
Just this one thing
Please remember
How deeply
I am in love with you
How much I love you
Are you okay?
You're getting back together?
Good going. Your bar isn't even doing well.
We should clean it up before anyone gets hurt.
What's the actual reason?
Is it because of Jae Hyun again?
No, it's because of Young Min.
You divorced him because of Young Min.
You know too much about me.
I should get rid of you.
And you...
know nothing about me.
Me?
Hey, I even know your preference in women...
Does it hurt when I press here?
Maybe a shard of glass got lodged in.
Hold on.
Hold this for me.
I don't see anything. Why does it hurt?
Because of you.
Nonsense.
I'm hurting because of you.
Because I like you.
Because...
I like you.
I'm not against your remarriage because I'm afraid...
I might not have a chance.
If that's how I feel, I wouldn't have...
hidden my feelings for you all these years.
There's no glass, so raise your hand above your head.
I learned this from a movie.
If you raise your finger above the heart,
it'll stop bleeding.
I lost a friend.
If I say I will remain as a friend,
will you do as I say?
Since you are my only friend,
I never told you how I felt to avoid losing you.
It wasn't so bad because I would never lose you.
But I've decided to stop...
just standing there,
looking at you from behind.
You're walking into the fiery pit.
I can't bear to watch it.
I will interfere in your life with determination and persistence.
Young Woo.
I don't think we can see each other anymore.
I can't see you again after I remarry Se Hoon anyway.
But I didn't know we'd say goodbye this soon.
Put an ointment on that and don't cover it.
You need to let it breathe.
Vacuum the floor and then mop it.
Anyway, I'm off.
Thank you for everything, Young Woo.
And I'm sorry.
(Prosecution Service)
(Karl Marx Ideology, Labor Liberation Literature)
Look.
We found all these in your boarding house and club room in school.
Will you still deny that you formed an anti-government organization?
These are all books on philosophy and history.
We read them in class as well.
"Let us build socialism..."
"through labor solidarity."
You're saying it's for a class after what you wrote blatantly?
Freedom of thought and conscience are guaranteed by the constitution.
How could the idea of changing the system of the government...
be guaranteed?
Ji Su...
was unusually warm-hearted and kind since she was little.
So she was always soft and weak-minded.
That's why she always yielded to others and gave away...
what belonged to her even at a loss.
What she got in return were exploitation, betrayal,
and empty hands.
It made me anxious since she's my precious child.
I was worried she might choose an arduous path.
If you don't give up on Ji Su,
you will rot in jail for years.
You won't be able to graduate from college...
or get a decent job.
Are you saying...
you'll assert your public authority for personal use?
I guess you can say that.
I won't let it slide.
I will tell the world...
that it's oppression using the prosecutor's authority...
and an act of personal revenge.
Your parents are here.
Ji Su and your parents...
are willing to risk everything for your sake.
But what are you doing?
Are you doing something so great that you can accept...
their sacrifices as a given?
Jae Hyun.
Are you okay?
(Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office)
Ji Su and your parents...
are willing to risk everything for your sake.
But what are you doing?
Are you doing something so great that you can accept...
their sacrifices as a given?
Welcome back.
Ms. Lee, he wasn't locked up in jail.
- He doesn't need to eat tofu. - But still...
Are you all right? Are you in good health?
You won't go to prison, right?
And you can graduate from college too?
- Yes. - Good.
Jae Hyun and I gave up on each other.
Why must I study abroad?
I'm sorry,
but I don't trust you.
"Out of sight, out of mind."
I have more faith in that quote.
Right now, you must feel like you're going to die without him,
but I guarantee that you will forget him in a month.
Besides, you're majoring in classical music.
Go to the home of classical music, and study music properly...
in a bigger world out there.
Since when did you care so much about me?
Don't waste your money on your disappointment of a daughter.
And let me stay here.
I don't want to go even if Chopin came back to life.
You've been a disappointment until now,
so start doing as I say.
I might actually die.
I'll take that risk.
Why do you come here every day instead of studying at school?
Because I don't want to go to school.
Why? You practically lived at school before.
I don't want to see the student activists.
Why? What do they say to you?
Nothing. They just whisper behind my back.
What do they say behind your back?
That I betrayed them because of a girl.
That's not true.
I heard you broke up with her.
Are you okay?
I'm not going to school so that I can be okay.
If I go to school,
everything will remind me of Ji Su.
Ji Su.
Once you land in Frankfurt,
the Korean homestay host will meet you there.
I hear he's super good looking.
You're so lucky.
Who cares if the host is good looking?
- Not the host... - Ji Young.
What do you mean?
What?
Nothing. She didn't mean anything.
Spill it!
He's Sungkook Industries' youngest son.
He's studying near where you'll be.
Is this the Joseon Era?
Are you arranging my marriage?
What do you mean, marriage?
I'm just saying you should meet him.
Found you!
Found you.
Yoon Ji Su.
I wondered whether or not to tell you,
but I thought you should at least see her leave.
I heard from someone who's a music major...
that Ji Su is leaving for Germany today...
to study there.
What's in Gangchon?
Someone I know runs a bed and breakfast.
I can just stay in your house.
If I were your parents,
I'd check my house first.
We can crash there for a few days.
A few days won't be enough.
Don't you plan on going home?
No.
What are you planning?
I want to marry you.
Let's write one too.
What?
"Jae Hyun and Ji Su were here."
Let's not do that.
They say the Heidelberg Castle in Germany...
is covered with scribbles by Koreans.
Don't even mention Germany.
I think he's moving.
He's house hunting.
- He is? - Yes.
Like a single-family house in the suburbs.
Also, he takes his son with him to look at the houses.
Young Min?
Yes. It looks like...
they're going to live together.
I'm hurting because of you.
Because I like you.
Because...
I like you.
I'll give you time.
Settle whatever affairs you have.
Especially...
old relationships.
Dad said this is the house we're going to live in together.
Everything is so hard.
It's okay.
You look hurt.
I fell.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
What are you doing here?
I wanted to check something.
I heard your ex-husband sued you for custody.
I'm sure that's why you sent Dong Jin.
I heard the lawsuit was withdrawn.
Did he give up?
No.
We're getting back together.
Why are you doing that?
To protect.
What are you trying to protect?
Young Min?
Do you really think that would protect him?
He needs a dad at his age.
And there's only so much I can do for him since he's a boy.
I'm going to go now.
Take care of yourself.
Even if you aren't being followed,
there are many eyes on you.
I'm not okay.
I can't do anything I want.
How am I okay?
Nothing is okay.
Everything is a mess.
I fell.
Why couldn't she have an easy, ordinary life like they do?
You must be busy with other matters.
I'm sorry for bothering you again.
- Let me pour you a drink. - Yes, sir.
It's no bother. Don't say that.
All I did was tell the person on the case...
to stick to the rules, that's all.
It's as you said previously, correct?
Yes.
According to our laws on corruption prevention and protecting sources,
people who report crimes...
of borrowed accounts,
accounting fraud, embezzlement, and the like,
are not protected.
Why are the laws so well-written?
Sure. If the country protects disloyal rats,
how can you run a company?
Our country doesn't have plea deals,
so you can't cut a deal with the prosecutor...
as they do in the movies.
A developed country should follow laws and regulations.
Good, Mr. Kim.
- Pour him a drink. - Yes, sir.
However, sir.
Can you really do that to your son-in-law?
They say you must raise your child with a whip...
to raise them well.
Same with a dog you raise at home.
I wondered how things were going.
We're getting back together.
Did Yoon Ji Su agree?
Of course.
I don't like it.
What do you mean?
I feel like things are going wrong.
It'll be fine.
Do you trust her 100 percent?
I don't trust her 100 percent,
but I do know her 100 percent.
She knows what she will lose,
so she won't go back on her word.
Is it because of Jae Hyun?
I joined forces with you out of desperation,
but you kind of frighten me.
She's sacrificing herself for another man.
How could you live with her?
I thought you...
of all people would understand.
Am I wrong?
Lee Se Hoon met with Ms. Jang.
- With Seo Kyung? - Yes.
Also, the dashcam in our car looked like it was moved,
so I checked, and...
- Where are we going this time? - Bundang.
In Gyeonggi-do? We're driving, right?
We're taking the subway.
Are you trying to buy food with the money saved from the budget?
You can't buy food with the money saved from the budget.
What happened to your shoe?
How would I know?
I said I didn't want to ride the subway!
- Where did you lose it? - I don't know.
I'm calling my driver.
Where did you find it?
Where did you lose it?
It fell off while I was coming up the stairs.
I found it on the platform.
What happened to your face?
What's wrong with my face?
You look ugly.
What do you mean, I look ugly?
Okay, everyone. Fill your glass.
We'll do a wave. I'll start.
Clockwise.
I won't drink.
- You drink for her. - Excuse me?
We'll skip Seo Kyung. Jae Hyun, you drink.
That's not a wave then.
I don't think Seo Kyung drinks, so... Drink.
You complained about what a wave is...
and acted like you're all about principles.
Can you sit here like this during work hours?
You said company outings are an extension of work.
What's wrong? Why are you sitting there like that?
I lost something.
You lost something? What?
Money?
A person.
I lost something too.
My mom.
(From Ji Su, back to Jae Hyun, January 1994)
To protect.
("The End of That Summer")
(Se Hoon)
You didn't forget about tomorrow, right?
I know.
You know to get ready, right?
Yes.
(Donation of Goods)
(Donor: Yoon Ji Su)
(Jae Hyun)
Hey. Can we meet today?
I'll come to you.
No.
I'm out of town.
We will soon be arriving in Gangchon.
The next stop is Gangchon.
(Jae Hyun and Ji Su will love each other for a million years)
You must be tired. Go to sleep.
I'm not that tired.
Then do you want to go out and exercise?
Now I get why they say there are countless stars.
Aren't you worried?
I am.
About what my dad will do next.
Why does he go so far?
He's a chief prosecutor now,
but his goal is politics.
So he needs money.
He always wanted me to marry into...
a wealthy family.
And he said you were precious.
What? Who?
You.
To whom?
To me.
Why?
Because I'm sorry.
Why are you sorry?
Because I love you.
What did you say?
I couldn't hear you.
Forget it.
Don't be like that. I really couldn't hear.
Say it again.
This is the last time.
Listen carefully.
Ji Su.
Found you again.
I'm glad you came.
(Marriage Registration)
(Yoon Ji Su)
(Marriage Registration)
I want to check something.
Can we meet tomorrow?
Jae Hyun.
Let's...
really end it now.
So much time has passed,
but we can't let go and miss each other...
because we never broke up properly.
So let's break up for good.
Let's say goodbye forever.
I can't do that, Ji Su.
I want to protect you.
Not because I'm sorry.
Not because I can't let go.
It's not because of some hope.
It's not that I wanted to protect you.
I want to protect you.
That's the sole reason.
Just as you did.
The last train of the day is approaching heading to Yongsan.
Please board the train carefully.
(Jae Hyun and Ji Su will love each other for a million years)
(Our love will bloom for a million years)
You were holding me hostage without my knowledge.
You should've been more cautious if you wanted to do something big.
Get with the times.
You'll have to stop what you're doing.
I have no desire to do that.
Share that video with the world.
Are you sure about that?
You're still being investigated by the prosecutors.
It doesn't matter...
since I'll gain something through this as well.
Take the child away from the mom...
who is having an affair.
I'll take Ji Su,
who would've lost her child.
(When My Love Blooms)
I've decided to interfere in Ji Su's life.
I'm scared right now...
that Ji Su may disappear.
Goodbye, Jae Hyun.
I found out what it is that you lost.
Did you know that Jae Hyun has another woman?
I'm afraid she'll suffer something alone again while I'm gone.
I'm not being pushed into it. I want to face it head-on.
Be it fate or people.