QUEEN OF TEARS
EPISODE 10
PRINCE OF TEARS
QUEEN'S BOXING GYM
You sure came to the right place.
This building has the best Wi-Fi in our neighborhood.
Feel free to come by any time and use it.
I will. Thanks.
WINNER BOYS YOUTH GROUP, BAEK HYUN-WOO
Wait. That says, "Baek Hyun-woo."
You mean, he was a boxer?
He was. A damn good one too.
I don't know if it's because he's smart, but he boxes with his head.
It's like he can see where his opponent will try to attack him.
He's a genius at combat simulation.
He baits his opponents into attacks he can avoid.
He'll sit back and wait for you to let your guard down,
and then throw a punch with amazing precision.
You can't beat that. He even knocked me out once.
I didn't know your address, so I couldn't serve you my complaint.
There you go. All yours.
Get yourself a lawyer.
I called the police right before I got out of the car.
I caught you red-handed. You can talk at the police station.
POLICE FOR THE PEOPLE
MR. YOON EUN-SUNG
MR. PYEON
Hyun-woo?
You cut off all contact and go into hiding with your ex-husband?
I'm disappointed.
You're disappointed?
You're the last person who should be saying that to me.
How did you find me here?
You should know by now. I'm an asshole who will do anything to get what he wants.
Finding you was nothing.
Hae-in, don't force me to do anything worse.
So you're threatening me? Is that it?
Uh-huh. Pretty much.
And I'm just getting started, so listen up.
I saw the note from your doctor.
Of course, he wouldn't give me any more information
because I'm not your guardian.
I've decided
that has to change.
Are you insane?
Yeah, yeah, I think I am insane.
You don't have time.
Which means I don't have any time, either.
I'll do anything.
Do whatever you want.
You don't scare me.
Your parents don't know you're sick.
Why haven't you told them yet?
It's because you're afraid.
I understand. They've lost one child already.
Watch your mouth.
I think you want to protect them.
But if you wanna see them ruined, keep doing what you're doing.
If you don't want that,
come back to Queens with me.
The store needs a CEO.
You have two days.
We'll do a press conference, you and I.
I can fix everything.
I can save you.
Baek Hyun-woo can't do that.
Hey, you son of a bitch!
How could you do this to us?
How could you do this to me?
You prick! I'm gonna kill you!
Oh, my, God, Soo-cheol.
Hey, you all right?
It's all my fault. I let a jerk like this fool me,
and now look at us.
It's all because of me.
Listen, dummy.
It's not because of you.
He fooled everyone. You couldn't have known.
Stop crying. I said it's not your fault.
Where's my wife, asshole?
Where is Da-hye right now?
Please.
I just want to know if she's all right.
Will you please tell me?
You were running somewhere without street lamps.
It was dark, so you tripped on a rock.
Why though?
You were on your way back from having a drink.
But I wasn't drinking.
I know you weren't drinking.
I just don't want anyone to know Yoon Eun-sung was here.
Why was he here?
I think I deserve to know what that prick was doing here tonight.
It's something… I'll handle.
In the meantime, you better not tell Mom and Dad.
Did you hear me?
All right.
I have night blindness. I didn't see a thing.
You know how I can catch bugs in pitch black, right?
Yeah, your night vision. It's your only talent.
Exactly. Which is why I'm positive this is the man I saw.
The guy who made himself the new chairman of Queens.
-Really? -Yeah.
-Isn't he that family's sworn enemy? -I know!
What? You recognize him?
He's my type.
YOON EUN-SUNG
Damn it!
Hey, took you long enough.
You got rid of everything? Phone, emails, social media?
Of course I did.
Even the house is under someone else's name.
All right, good.
Let's not speak again.
-Except in an emergency. -Okay, sure.
By any chance, did you meet up with Hong Soo-cheol?
Why?
Well, it's just… he has such a fragile mentality,
he must still be in shock.
Are you worried for him?
What are you talking about?
Worried? No, I'm just curious.
Hong Soo-cheol
is very angry at you.
Oh, I see.
He said he'll never stop until he catches you.
So I recommend you stay hidden.
I will. Bye.
He doesn't love me.
I would feel the same.
He must have come to his senses.
He's not a complete idiot after all.
Da-hye…
BAEK HYUN-WOO
The phone you called is currently powered off.
Please leave a message after the beep.
What happened tonight?
You didn't come home after work.
And what the hell happened to your face?
Well, it's just…
I mean…
-You got beat up? -I was not beaten up.
Where did they hurt you? How badly?
Hey, Hae-in, I… I can explain.
Hang on. Wait.
Will you listen? Wait, Hae-in. Let me--
Just stay still.
Come on, what are you doing?
Come over here. Let me see.
Oh, my gosh, were you beaten with a bat or something?
He, uh…
This isn't what it looks like.
I didn't just lie down and take the hit.
Say, "Ah."
You bit your tongue.
Hey.
I didn't bite my tongue, I wasn't beaten up.
Look. See? I'm totally fine.
My face just got kind of scratched up and my lip split a little.
But why is it split at all?
Stay still.
You know,
I'm not trying to brag or anything, but it was three on one.
So I'm saying it wasn't an easy fight.
And on top of that, they
used these weapons when they jumped me.
-Like batons, you know? -And you fought them with your bare hands?
Well, um,
maybe you didn't know, but I used to box when I was a kid.
I learned how to take a punch,
so, things like this don't really hurt--
Yeah, okay. That stung a bit.
Who was it? What kind of lunatic would do this?
The land broker and his guys.
-I stopped him leaving the country. -So that's it?
You were tailing a con man and nearly got yourself assaulted?
Yes, but I did win.
That doesn't make you cool.
What would have been much cooler is avoiding a three-on-one.
Still, I handed him over to the police.
Once it's proven he's guilty of fraud, this could turn the tables back.
Will you shut up?
If something like this happens again,
you better run.
Promise me.
Did you hear me?
You said to shut up.
I want you to promise.
I'm sorry,
but I can't do that.
I already promised.
You promised what?
It's about you.
Something… that I promised myself.
Whatever it was,
you shouldn't have made it without me.
I think promises should be made with each other.
Like how we did when we got married.
If you ever get beaten up like this again…
I'm gonna kill you myself.
Understand?
I told you I wasn't…
All right.
All right, let's eat.
Looks good.
Okay.
Why does your face look like that?
-I fell in the dark last night. -Oh, no, what happened?
Mmm.
Hyun-woo, why does your face look like that?
Oh, I fell too, actually.
Really? Both of you fell?
-Were you two fighting? -What? Fighting? How could I?
I found out Hyun-woo was a boxer back in the day.
Hmm?
Oh.You heard.
Soo-cheol came by the gym. He was shocked when he saw your trophy.
-Ah. -Hyun-woo, you were an athlete?
Goodness.
I almost don't want to say this, but raising Hyun-woo was such a headache.
I mean, he became a champion at everything he did.
Every exam, he'd score in the top ten,
not just in his school, but in the county.
We were so conflicted.
We never knew which path we should put him on.
There's more to you than meets the eye.
Ah.
It may sound like I'm bragging about my son.
But that's just what he was like.
Oh, well, he takes after me.
What can you do?
No way. The one who takes after you is Hyeon-tae.
Ever since he was little,
-we used to say Hyun-woo was a mutant. -Hmm.
I take after my mom, so I can't tell a lie.
Hmm.
Oh, then, uh, what about Soo-cheol over there?
He doesn't take after me, that's clear.
Dad, I so take after you.
Uh… Well, of course, Hae-in is like an exact copy of Ms. Kim.
I think we can all agree.
They're both so beautiful.
Hyung! Hyun-woo!
Yeah. What?
I should tell you…
But Hae-in said not to tell anyone about it.
About what?
-What? -Huh?
You told me you had something to say.
-I did? -Oh, you don't?
I thought…
Well, see you later, then.
What's up with him?
Don't worry about it.
You didn't use the ointment, did you?
Oh. Hmm. I forgot.
Go on. Let me.
-I told you to apply it frequently. -Well… I think I'm okay.
Well, you're not okay.
You have to apply this on time, all right?
And change the Band-Aid often so that it doesn't scar.
All done.
Go.
Okay.
Okay, then.
I'll get going.
All right.
Oh, Hyun-woo, drive safely.
Hmm.
-What? -Ah.
You know, actually, right now it's rush hour.
And I think traffic will lighten up if I stay another five minutes.
Well,
no reason to sit in traffic, right?
Yeah. That's right.
Mmm.
YONGDU-RI SUPERMARKET
What if we'd always been like that?
Like how?
Applying ointment to each other's injuries,
disinfecting scratches right away,
putting on a fresh Band-Aid.
Would it have gone differently?
Or even before that.
If we'd broken up around the time we sat here
and you had me try these freeze pops for the first time.
If we'd never gotten married, we would just
have nothing but fond memories of the times we shared.
We wouldn't have these wounds.
They wouldn't have festered.
And we wouldn't have scars.
Neither of us.
You would have met someone else.
Someone… nicer,
someone warm.
Someone more well-rounded than I am.
Maybe then we both could have been happy.
I don't think so.
If we had broken up,
then… you wouldn't have heard from me again.
But I would constantly be seeing how you were doing.
And I bet
I would have regretted splitting up.
Still, if you knew back then how we were gonna end up--
Even if I knew…
…I would've gone through with it.
In fact, if I knew what I know now,
I would have asked you about things more often.
Like what?
Like, how your day was.
Like,
"What's been bothering you lately?"
What was stopping me?
Why couldn't I have asked when we were together?
When did you get come home last night?
Is the chairman doing all right?
Look, I see why you thought you had to do this.
But, please, let's put the chairman back where he used to be.
And then we'll have a discussion.
You should know…
Me and Hae-in are getting married as soon as possible.
Married? Is that true?
Hae-in agreed to that?
You still don't know your son.
I'll make it happen. You'll see.
INTRANET
NEW PERSONNEL APPOINTMENT
BAEK HYUN-WOO REMOVAL FROM POSITION DUE TO MALFEASANCE
Did you see?
Oh, no.
It's smaller than I thought.
It's not small. I'll be here by myself.
The sudden appointment must have taken you by surprise.
Honestly, I've been expecting it.
Although,
"malfeasance"?
Do you have grounds for that?
You don't think so? You have an HR meeting soon.
You can check then.
I must say, I was surprised. Yongdu-ri, was it?
The air was nice.
Even so, I can't believe you took her there.
By the look on your face, you didn't know that.
We met yesterday.
She didn't tell you?
We didn't have much time to talk.
Yesterday, I was busy.
I led the police to Pyeon Seong-uk.
Ah.
By the look on your face, you didn't know that.
I don't know who that is.
The same strategy. You're both playing innocent.
Says he doesn't know who you are either.
Don't worry.
Uncovering the truth
is one of my special talents.
Is that so?
Good, then.
We'll both be doing what we're best at.
Good luck.
Hey. Shouldn't we acknowledge him?
We better not.
Director Baek is like Crown Prince Sado in the rice chest.
-What are you talking about? -Haven't seen the movie?
If the king wanted him dead, he could've done it in secret.
Instead, he put him in the rice chest for all to see.
That way, if anyone tried to bring him water, the king would know.
That's why they put his office next to the smoking room.
It's a way to figure out which of us he trusts.
Let's go, come on.
You actually took my call. I didn't think you would.
Ah.
I don't delete anyone's number… who hasn't paid up.
It's common in my line of work.
Someone always refuses to pay my fee.
So if I have to chase them to the ends of the earth,
and tear them to shreds,
I will.
That's just how I settle my accounts.
Of course. We do what we must.
But you should know I only pay for what I receive.
Huh?
If you haven't gotten what you expected,
perhaps that's because you haven't done enough work.
Are you… saying I didn't work?
That depends.
Did you spend your entire life as the Hong family servant
or grow up in America without your mother?
It's not like you got nothing.
You enjoyed every perk in exchange for a few chores.
The CEO position just seemed like a high price.
What you're sending me abroad with
wouldn't buy me a small building in the countryside.
That's not a fair price, is it?
I'll do it. I'll give you the position.
But I need something in return.
Such as?
Hong Man-dae's location.
Huh?
Why would you…
CLOSED FOR ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE
There aren't a lot of hospitals with enough manpower
to care for a patient 24/7 and with a VIP ward
granting them exclusive use of an entire floor.
Now, start looking.
Yes, ma'am.
Hello. Is this the administration department at Hanju University Hospital?
Hi, is this the VIP ward at Sama Medical Center?
He's trying to receive stem-cell therapy.
I'm calling to set up an appointment.
Would he be able to use the exclusive ward on the 23rd floor?
What? He did what to my dad?
I understand that. Where did they take him, then?
I'm looking into that.
I heard from the nurse that Moh Seul-hee didn't know about it.
Yoon Eun-sung must have done this alone.
Ah, shit.
He's not gonna get away with this.
Stay put. I called a taxi.
I'll be there soon.
Call you back.
Oh, if it isn't my mom's daughter.
It's true. Your mom played me, all right?
I've been meaning to return this.
Here.
Your mom lent me this handkerchief the other day.
Okay.
Why did she lend it to you?
You know…
I just spilled something on the ground. I had to clean it up.
Oh. What did you spill?
Why are you crying?
It was…
Hold on.
Why am I explaining myself to you like it's your business?
Please, just give it to her.
They say, to cry when you're beat will lead to defeat.
What?
Who said I was crying though?
But even if you endure it, you're still incomplete.
Fine. What else do they say?
They also say that the wisest of all persevere with a treat.
Next time, instead of crying, help yourself to a treat and be strong.
What was that about?
Some stupid rhyme.
Ugh, this place is so weird.
VILLAGE HEAD
You look great, hyung.
What are you doing here?
I mean, it's your last day and all.
Hey. It's not like I'm dying.
I'm Park Seok-hun, your new village foreman.
INAUGURATION OF PARK SEOK-HUN, THE NEW VILLAGE HEAD
Today is an amazing day. Now it's time to celebrate.
My inauguration party will be held at our restaurants.
Please come and eat your fill.
I promise to do my best for you.
Please hold me to it.
Park Seok-hun! Park Seok-hun!
We should probably get some food.
Park Seok-hun!
By the way, where did Chun-sik go?
Park Seok-hun!
-You chose your favorite. -How am I to make a living?
So what? I know them. Who else do you want me to use?
-I can't believe this guy. -Foreign workers?
It's favoritism.
Explain it to me again.
Why exactly is Park Seok-hun punishing you?
After the last Sustainable Ag meeting, we went to the bar for a round of drinks.
The receipt for that is missing.
-That's what this is about? -That, and two years ago,
I hired some part-timers for the Urban-Rural Coexistence Bazaar.
They dug up their résumés and started grilling me.
"Whose daughter is this?" "You're showing special treatment."
I can't believe the nerve of this guy.
Oh, wait, just calm down.
I always say that there are two things that don't exist in this world.
The first, free lunch.
And the second, a power transfer that ends peacefully.
Yeah. That's true, hyung.
Just take a look at the world. They can't do it anywhere.
What's happening now is just the same old story playing out.
A new administration comes in
and starts attacking the aides of the old administration.
Oh, my gosh.
And that's not all they do.
Lastly, they erase all traces of the former leader.
Erase the traces?
Use more paint. It's all showing through.
Here, use this.
Yeah.
VILLAGE HEAD
Seok-hun.
-Leave those pears alone. -What?
Your goal isn't just to erase these innocent pears,
but to erase… every trace of Du-gwan.
This town has always believed that Beak Du-gwan can get the job done.
Yeah, not anymore.
Yongdu-ri has a new catchphrase now.
Now, it's, "Yongdu-ri, the apple of your eye."
The art has to match.
Oh, come on. There are plenty of walls all around here.
Did you have to paint over this one?
Look, we're not asking for special treatment or anything like that.
We just want you to show your predecessor some respect.
You guys gonna stand there all day?
You're bothering me.
INBOX
UNDELIVERED DA-HYE
Wait. Where did you go?
-The tree, behind that big tree. -Ah.
Oh.
-Thanks, babe. I almost died. -I need you to stay focused.
-You have poison darts, use them. -I don't have any darts. Just the ax.
Come on. I told you to upgrade your weapons as soon as you had the XP.
No one uses the ax anymore.
-It's totally underpowered. -I don't have any.
I know I should be farming XP,
but lately I've been too busy-- Ahhh!
Look behind you.
You're dying because you only look ahead.
I'm trying.
But when I look behind me, they jump out of-- Whoa!
I just told you to watch out!
Are you angry because I'm bad at the game?
I just meant that it's not an easy world out there.
Try to remember to watch your back. Can you do that?
Mmm.
Uh…
FRIEND LIST GEONUMAMA
What's wrong?
OFFLINE 2 HOURS, 3 MINUTES, 4 SECONDS
It's Da-hye.
She logged in two hours ago.
Thanks so much. For real. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much.
-Well, then take care, ma'am. -Bye.
Yes, Ms. Moh, hi.
I just met the wife of Sama Medical Center's CEO.
She told me their entire VIP ward is being rented out
for Chairman Ryu Seong-gwang's mistress.
She got her boobs done, and is just lying around.
Oh, okay.
Yeah. I'll be in touch soon.
Well, what do you want?
You told me once that you've spent your entire life in the beauty business,
matching the children of good families together.
The law and paperwork are things you hardly understand, right?
-So what? -I'll give you a little lesson.
It appears that you've been running 13 separate franchise branches
without registering them.
That will get you in big trouble.
I mean,
it makes me sad that you would spend your time nitpicking me
for working harder than other people.
You certainly do work hard.
Unfortunately, it's that tax evasion.
Whew, boy, what do you think the bill comes to?
That reminds me. Just who the hell are you?
Ah.
Uh, here.
I do this for a living.
ATTORNEY KIM YANG-GI
You know, Ms. Ko,
in our field, you're actually quite famous.
I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity.
Oh, really? Why is that, I wonder.
You're great at getting people married.
You're even better at getting them divorced.
Whenever you're not satisfied with your fee,
you do whatever it takes to break the couple up.
You plant false information, you hire actors to start affairs.
Thanks to you, I've managed pretty well for myself.
Our firm has done well too.
It's practically the same client list.
If you're not one of these couples, why do you care so much?
I don't think any of these couples will take it lying down
if they find out they got divorced over nothing.
The tempers they all have. Just incredible.
And what pedigrees too.
We've got politicians, lawyers, judges.
Oh, man. See? Here.
This particular chairman was in the mafia.
Okay, I get it. Keep your voice down.
Why are you doing this?
Sure I undermined you, but emotionally, I'm on your side.
Well, you'll be on my side practically from now on.
As I'm sure you know,
I'm not motivated by emotion.
Cash talks, bullshit walks.
And to be honest,
what they've offered me is enormous.
So, I really can't cut them off just like that.
So unless you offer me something similarly enormous now--
Ow! Shit!
You think we're here to negotiate?
You must be a chameleon.
A chameleon who changes her colors
whenever it's convenient.
Oh, please.
Animal metaphors?
I mean, really, is that the only thing you've got?
Look, bitch, I'll show you which one of us here is the animal?
Start playing ball unless you wanna go to jail.
I've been myself.
So trust me when I say
the girls inside will eat you alive.
Yoon Eun-sung has been extremely thorough as always.
There was nothing on any of the dashcams.
So I made a list of tertiary general hospitals with VIP wards
that allow hiring security personnel and have exclusive elevators.
The ones that rent out entire floors.
He's there. I'll find him.
But you haven't, have you?
It'll take days to search them all.
I think we can safely narrow it down to hospitals within an hour's drive.
Why?
The chairman needs oxygen,
but a normal ambulance wouldn't have a tank.
That means the paramedics would have had to pump it by hand.
That's hard to do for more than an hour.
Mm-hmm. That makes sense.
That eliminates almost five.
For the rest, we can use my connections to get inside.
Have your team check this out.
-We'll start looking too. -Yes, ma'am.
Mmm. Ah.
This is so nice.
It's like we're one big family here.
The vibes were a bit tense at the house.
Nobody feels worse than I do about the things that went down.
How's everybody holding up?
How is your poor mother-in-law?
Wait, hang on.
QUEEN'S HAIR SALON
I'm sorry, Mi-seon, but I'd rather go home.
Oh. But you already came all this way.
The girls want to apologize for what they said.
I already know what they're going to say.
"We're sorry. We didn't know you were here."
"We didn't mean anything bad."
"We feel just terrible."
We're sorry. We didn't know you were here.
We didn't mean anything bad by it. Honestly.
We all just feel so terrible.
Of course you didn't mean it. Forgive the girls.
They didn't know the whole story.
Not at all.
The news said that you were all completely ruined, so…
that's why we thought--
Uh, of course we know it's not true.
You know how the media is. They're the ones always spreading lies.
-That's right. -Yeah.
We were actually thinking of doing our own fact check to set people straight.
I suppose it was partially my fault.
I should have announced myself instead of listening.
What a relief. We'll be seeing each other every day.
It would be awkward if you hadn't forgiven us.
Of course she does.
Not every day.
We're only here on vacation.
We could've gone anywhere.
You know, Bali, Hawaii, Cancún.
Any place, but it wasn't a bad idea
for us to relax somewhere unique…
…where we've never been before.
Uh… "Unique," huh?
We are unique.
Compared to Cancún, it's different.
We don't even have a beach here.
It's a bit uncomfortable, but overall, it was a pleasant stay.
Where else could we have found an experience like this?
You couldn't pay for it if you tried.
That's right. You couldn't pay if you wanted to.
-What? -You couldn't pay if you wanted right now.
I heard her money was tied up.
Well, if it's tied up, that means they'll get it back someday.
Sure, but will that happen during her lifetime or her children's lifetimes?
Who could really say?
My family has a garden shed that hasn't been released to us
in over 50 years, so…
Right. Yeah.
Good talk.
Let's wrap up this successful apology.
All right? On with the day.
You know, people come here a lot,
they always say that they'll be leaving, but no one ever makes it out.
I'm sorry, but what exactly are you implying?
Well, it's just that…
I have a feeling we'll be seeing each other for a long time…
…which is great.
Now, come on. Off we go.
Let's go.
We're headed out.
-See you. -Until next time.
Why that…
Oh, goodness.
I'm stressed.
Caffeine.
Caffeine!
Oh.
JUNE'S GARDEN
Ah!
PLEASE PAY IN ADVANCE
Waiter, I'm ready to order.
I want to order.
You have to make your order at the counter.
Espresso, two shots.
That's 3,200 won.
-Do you have a rewards card with us? -Never mind that. Here.
It's been declined.
Do you have another?
It's just… I urgently need a coffee right now.
Is there any chance I could have it first and pay for it later?
First coffee, then money?
What do you say?
I'm sorry, ma'am. There's a customer behind you.
Could you please step aside?
-Hello, ma'am. -Let's see here.
I'll have ten iced Americanos, ten iced lattes,
a separate bottle of syrup and a bottle full of ice.
-You got all that? -Don't worry. I got you.
Oh, also, I'll pay for her order as well.
Oh, okay.
You've been having trouble sleeping. Is coffee a good idea?
Well, anyway, thank you for the double espresso.
I wouldn't thank me yet. You're paying me back, aren't you?
-Now, let's get started. -Yes, ma'am.
-Natasha? -Yeah?
-You're gonna train her. -Sure thing.
Nepo baby, huh?
-Are you talking to me, young lady? -Yeah.
Who the hell else would I be talking to?
I don't appreciate your tone.
-I'm your elder. -Like I care.
Seniority. Ever heard of it?
Man, newbies have it so easy these days.
They wouldn't have let me lace a senior worker's boots when I was starting out.
Whose boots? You don't expect me to touch someone else's boots, do you?
Don't want to learn? Forget it, then.
-Wait, hang on. How do I do this? -This way.
Sometime today. Hurry up.
I'm only gonna show you this once.
First you do this and then this. And finally, you go like that.
Your turn.
What? Like this?
You have to keep holding it here.
-What? No, you can't hold it like that. -Well, that's what you said.
Can you understand what I'm saying? Are you hard of hearing or what?
Hold it like that, okay? Like that.
Hey, boss! Boss, you gotta let her go. She's helpless.
-You-- -What? You think you're good at this?
All right. Come on. Keep going.
Now look what you did.
Ah!
-I see you made it. -So I did.
-Would you like a hug? -No thanks. Did you bring it?
You know this violates the labor code, right?
I should be on a hobby farm right now making pizza with organic cheese.
-I changed my mind. -I think I'm good.
I really don't understand all this.
Forget it's your ex-husband's hometown, why come here of all places?
We came because it was urgent. And somehow we never left.
I wouldn't have come here, no matter how urgent.
If I had to choose between prison and in-laws, I choose prison.
No way.
At least in prison, I wouldn't have to do all the cooking by myself.
My mother-in-law cooks everything.
Have you ever had beef short ribs for breakfast?
Wow. Do you hear yourself?
-Be honest, the divorce is fake. -No.
-You just sound so affectionate. -"Affectionate"? I don't think so.
About your ex-husband, I really don't understand
why he's still holding on at the company after what happened.
What? After what happened?
Uh, I thought you knew. I only heard about it on my way here.
Apparently, Mr. Baek was suspended.
He was suspended. For what reason?
Well, malfeasance, I guess. He has an HR hearing coming up.
For malfeasance, really?
I looked into him with the Audit Team and we couldn't find anything.
-He received a bribe from a law firm. -A bribe?
No, wait. What was he embezzling?
Perhaps he leaked our client list to a competitor.
It could really be for anything I want.
So you're making up some nonexistent reason?
Is that it?
You know, I haven't decided which one yet.
But whatever it is, Baek Hyun-woo will have a criminal record.
Oh, you're coming home together.
Yeah.
I just had some, uh, business in Seoul to take care of.
Hey.
I'm still not sure whether I should tell you this.
-Then don't. -Are you aware
who came by in the middle of the night?
I am.
You are? So you know Yoon Eun-sung came all this way to see Hae-in?
Yes, I know.
But what could they have to talk about in the middle of the night?
Is something going on between them?
-And what makes you say that? -Hey, don't get mad at me.
I'm not mad at you. There's just nothing there.
Really, there's nothing between them. You're out of your mind.
Man, what's his problem?
Hold on. He can't be jealous, can he?
Hae-in didn't bat an eye when I mentioned So-yeong.
So one-sided. Oh!
He's smarter than that.
Idiot.
Thank you for your hard work, everyone.
-Thank you, ma'am. -Let's see.
-We'll start with Natasha. -Yes?
-You did 4,000 today. That's 280,000 won. -Mmm.
-But I'm rounding it up to 300. -Oh, wow.
And, Ms. Kim, you did 70.
We multiply that by seven to get 4,900 won,
minus the cost of the espresso.
That's 1,700.
-Ms. Lee Su-gyeong? -Yes.
You did great.
-Thank you. -Ms. Park Seon-nyeo?
-Yes, ma'am. -Well done.
Honey, you should take your sleeping pills.
Wow. Without your pills?
It's been ages since I've seen you sleep without them.
Oh.
Oh, my. You're drinking by yourself at this hour?
Yes. Well…
After quitting my job, I just feel a bit…
It's not like village foreman is all that important.
I think I understand how you feel.
Oh, you do?
Look at this.
The day is over and I'm still over 50%.
-That's because no one calls. -Oh.
-Uh-huh. -Nobody's answering either.
Back when I was the vice-chairman,
I almost never heard the prerecorded message
when someone lets a call go to voicemail.
Now, that's all I hear.
Well, no one likes seeing their power end.
Well, I guess that it's true when people say that
even your shadow leaves you when you hit rock bottom.
Makgeolli would be nice too.
Father, you said the auto plant would be mine.
Not until you break up with that woman.
She will never get her hands on it. Over my dead body!
No, Father. I will not leave her.
-You what? -Never.
Why, you… Hey, stop right there! I said stop!
Ah!
CEO JANG AND HIS THREE SONS
Oh, come on!
And just when it was getting interesting.
Hey, is that what it's really like?
-What? -Are rich families really like that?
I don't know. It's just so… When I happen to watch these shows,
there are some things that the writers always get wrong.
Oh. Like what?
They keep making scenes where people have strokes or heart attacks.
For one thing, people like us tend to take extremely good care of our blood pressure.
We do have a doctor who lives with us after all.
Ah, living with you?
If my blood pressure goes up at all, they get rid of salt.
All the salt? No more salt?
And how do these people on TV have giant staircases in the middle of their home?
Of course. Not all of you have those giant staircases, do you?
They're like Opera House staircases on TV.
Well, yes, we do. And we often take the stairs while going up.
But we take the elevator coming down to protect our knees, you see?
They must not do their research 'cause I haven't seen it.
Ah. This ramyeon is something else.
Are you asleep?
Hae-in, are you awake?
What?
Say what you want to say.
I heard Eun-sung was here last night.
-Did Soo-cheol tell you that? -What's important is what he said.
What was it?
He just asked… what I'm doing here.
Who does he think he is?
And?
He said to come back to the store, to come back home.
-For you to come back home? -Well…
So if you go back, is he going to move out?
-Or is he gonna stay there too? -I don't know.
He didn't really go into much detail.
Is he asking you to live with him? When there's nothing between you?
There's nothing between us and we live together.
That's completely different. You and I are…
We're married. We used to be married.
And now we're not.
So why the sudden concern? It's not like you've told me everything.
What are you saying?
I heard you were suspended at work.
You didn't mention that.
Because it's nothing.
You don't understand how serious this is.
They could slap your seal on any old document.
It's not hard to frame someone for embezzlement or misconduct.
But you shouldn't… I can handle it.
Remember how you said you didn't want to worry about me anymore?
I feel the same way.
From now on, let me solve my problems.
Now that we have nothing to do with each other,
don't suffer for my sake. I can't stand it.
Wha… Well…
Why should my concern bother you?
Whatever I did, I did for you.
I don't want you to do anything for me anymore.
I'm gonna find a way on my own.
Wait…
Yes, Doctor.
Yes. I've been taking my medication.
But the headaches have gotten worse lately.
I've been giving myself shots to increase my white blood cell count every day.
I don't remember the tumor spreading any further in the last scan.
Do you think something else could be wrong?
Hyun-woo. Hyun-woo, wake up.
We need to talk.
What is it?
Come, tell me what it is. I need to know. Hae-in's sick, isn't she?
Please tell me.
She's been acting weird. She collapsed suddenly.
I think she's been giving herself some kind of shot.
I'm sure there's something going on with her.
Uh, Hae-in, uh, doesn't want anyone to know.
But,
when I'm not here, someone needs to take care of her.
-You're the only one who can know. -Know what?
Hae-in…
has a brain tumor.
And since
it's so widely spread
and it's such a rare case,
they can't operate on her.
For now, she's taking medication and keeping an eye on it.
But her chances… they're not high.
Chances of what? Her chances of surviving?
Those chances aren't high? Is that it?
Oh, my goodness. That sweet thing.
She's still so young.
Her family doesn't know. No one aside from her aunt.
Her mom and dad don't know?
Right.
Oh, how can her parents not know about this? It's not right.
When did you find out?
Well, the day I came here,
the day I said I wanted a divorce.
I found out that night when I got home.
I don't understand.
Are you saying that the reason you wanted a divorce one day
and suddenly you didn't was so you could…
Yes.
When she told me, my first thought was
if I could just stick it out, I'd be free.
You jerk! How could you?!
I raised you better than that.
Oh, God.
I had no idea.
I felt so sorry for you.
Hyun-woo, how could you do that to Hae-in?
I wasn't
being a good husband to her.
But she knows the truth and still came here
'cause I said this is where she'd be the safest.
So please…
no matter what,
I need you
to look after her for me…
…when I'm not here.
Hmm.
Mom.
Hey.
Shh.
What is it? I just want to grab some kimchi.
She's crying right now. Your mom.
-But why? -"Why"? Why do you think?
For years she's been telling me that I should quit.
But now that I've done it,
I think she's upset her husband is out of office.
Huh? But Mom is relieved you're not the village foreman anymore.
-Come on. You know she's just saying that. -Yeah, sure. Dad.
Hey, Mom!
Hey, go. Come back later.
Mom, it looks so good.
I guess I have time for breakfast.
Mm-mm. Go tell Hae-in to come eat.
Kay.
Honey, I'm here.
Oh, hell, no. Get off!
I know exactly how you feel.
Yeah, but, you know…
Just think about it like this.
Your husband used to belong to every person in Yongdu-ri.
But now, you get him all to yourself.
What makes you think I'd want that?
Sounds like a pain.
Sure. All right.
Mmm.
Oh.
Oh, my. Are we having a feast this morning?
-Is it a special occasion? -Oh, yes. Please dig in.
Hmm.
Oh, Hae-in. Come, dear, eat up.
Sure.
Where's your sister this morning?
Oh, Beom-ja went to Seoul earlier to take care of something.
Ah, I see.
Well, it would have been nice if she was able to join us.
Ah, well, let's eat.
Oh, by the way, has anyone seen Soo-cheol anywhere?
QUEEN'S BOXING GYM
GEONUMAMA HAS LOGGED IN
Please send. Send, send, send.
Da-hye.
Oh, my God. What is he doing here?
This is what I get for trying to keep my items. Shit.
-Let me just say one thing. -You're gonna cuss me out.
GEONUPAPA SENT A MESSAGE
What is this?
Geon-u's immunization record. It's in English and Korean.
This month, he needs his second shot for MMR and the chickenpox vaccine.
Wherever you are, show this to the doctors.
Also, you have to sing him "Baby Shark" when he gets the shots.
♪ Baby shark Doo doo-doo-doo ♪
♪ Baby shark Doo-doo doo-doo-doo ♪
♪ Baby shark ♪
♪ Mommy shark Doo doo-doo-doo ♪
♪ Mommy shark Doo doo… ♪
Okay, all done.
-Thank you. -All done.
There you go, Geon-u. All done. Oh, I know.
-Careful. -Look at that. He didn't even cry.
What?
GEONUMAMA HAS LOGGED OUT
Going somewhere?
-Seoul, actually. -Is that right?
It's odd. First your aunt.
Now, all of a sudden, you're going to Seoul too.
Hoping the reporters catch you?
What do you think we're hiding out here for?
There's something I have to do.
I heard you were talking with Mr. Yoon.
What were you talking about that you'd tell your brother to keep it from me?
You're going there to meet him, aren't you?
What for?
You think you can convince him to spare you? Is that it?
So what if he did?
Should we all go down?
What? I can't believe what I'm hearing.
Tell me, you're not trying to work under him?
No, not under him. That position is mine.
So that's it.
You're planning on joining forces with Mr. Yoon
to take the company for yourselves and push the rest of us aside.
-Believe whatever you want. -Stop!
-Hae-in, are you going to Seoul? -Yeah.
You'll find taxis don't come out this way. I'll give you a lift. Get in.
Okay, dear. Hold on tight.
-Ms. Jeon? -Yeah?
I want to thank you for everything.
What an odd thing to say. You are planning to come back, aren't you?
Oh, the wind sure is chilly now.
My eyes are watering.
Of course, I understand. If you can't, you can't.
But this is us we're talking about. We don't keep any secrets from each other.
Like the time your youngest son ran away to Sokcho
with that little girlfriend he used to have.
And I went there chasing after him.
Just a fun memory now, right?
Though your son is still struggling based on his trip to Las Vegas, was it?
With the drugs, the gambling, the hoo--
Oh, yes, I know.
You'll tell me, right?
Of course. No one will ever know I heard it from you.
Who is it?
Ah, Chairman Hong Man-dae of Queens.
Oh? You don't say.
So that's where the chairman is.
It's Ms. Hong!
She's here.
Does Mr. Baek know Ms. Hong is here?
I don't think he does.
Quiet! She might think we're on his side. Shh!
What's the hurry?
-You realize there's an emergency? -What's going on?
Ah, you don't know yet. Maybe it's better if you don't.
Welcome back.
I'm not here because of your lousy threat.
I know you won't return the company.
So if I can't get everything back,
I should at least get my share.
So keep your promise.
The press conference will begin shortly.
As we announced in advance, there will be no follow-up questions.
PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE INAUGURATION OF YOON EUN-SUNG AT QUEENS GROUP
Hae-in.
What are you… Why are you here?
I told you I am… solving my own problems now.
This is how you do it?
-By his side? -Mmm.
I prefer a sure thing.
Let's go, it's time.
-You're sure about this? -Yes, I'm sure.
I double-checked myself. He's here.
Look, it's there.
MS. MOH SEUL-HEE
Moh Seul-hee! Moh Seul-hee!
Yes. Hello, ma'am.
-You still haven't found him? -No, not yet.
I've searched for him all over the metropolitan area.
Eun-sung must have taken him to the provinces somewhere.
Oh, of course.
As soon as I do, you'll be the first one to know.
Good enough for you?
-I definitely cut my ties with her. -Hmm.
Oh, yes, his condition is the same. That's right.
Major newspapers and media outlets have made additional requests.
So we are getting the venue organized.
The PR Team has sent out a guideline for the articles.
This will be released without embargo as soon as the press conference begins.
We'll be using a teleprompter,
so all you have to do is keep your eyes at ease and read from it.
As for the wedding announcement…
No teleprompter for that.
-After Hae-in finishes, I'll do it then. -Right.
That's okay?
Hello, everyone. Thank you for coming.
When Pione Investment became
the second-largest shareholder of Queens Group,
I was made the new executive director
at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
This was the only way forward
as the sudden absence of former chairman Hong Man-dae
led to a decline in the stock price.
I was chosen because of my previous experience
in normalizing management during crises at similar companies
through successful mergers.
Nevertheless, I found myself a victim of reckless speculation and fake news
since the announcement.
It has been suggested
that I betrayed Chairman Hong and disinherited the Queens family,
that I robbed them, had them confined
or even had them smuggled to Southeast Asia.
The truth of the matter
is that all of this was former chairman Hong Man-dae's idea.
To prove this and to dispel the misunderstanding,
I'll use this time to make an important announcement.
I'm planning on re-appointing Ms. Hong Hae-in,
an old friend of mine and an amazing business manager,
CEO of Queens Department Store.
Under her leadership, Queens Department Store
posted record profits during the past three years.
I assume she needs no further introduction.
Now Ms. Hong has a statement she wishes to share.
Hello, everyone. I'm Hong Hae-in.
Just as the new chairman Mr. Yoon Eun-sung said,
he and I have been friends since our college days.
Furthermore, I can tell you that…
MR. YOON AND I WILL DO OUR BEST TO TAKE A NEW LEAP FORWARD
Mr. Yoon
has made
threats against me.
Threats?
He what?
He threatened that he would frame Mr. Baek Hyun-woo,
my husband and former director, and have him sent to jail.
I have transcripts of our conversations to back up my claims.
Transcripts? Oh, my.
-Hae-in-- -Furthermore,
it is impossible to return to my position as CEO of Queens Department Store.
This is because
I don't have much time left to live.
I have been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Terminal illness? Did you hear that?
What's going on?
Let's go, everyone. Take a shot. Bottoms up, let's see what you've got.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Chug, chug, chug!That's it!
Oh, don't tell me Hong Hae-in is being a stick-in-the-mud again.
Drink up!
I said earlier I wouldn't be drinking, no matter what the tradition is.
Ugh. Uh, is that right?
Then how about one love shot?
Here, come on. Now drink up. Drink.
All right. Now drink with me.
Hong-- What?What?
What are you doing?
I'm Hae-in's knight in drunken armor.
What the hell do you think you're doing right now?
You'll get your love shot… with me.
Wow. Hmm.
Whoo!
I'll get us some more beer.
Ah.
Uh, Hae-in, why are you so upset?
Did I make you feel uncomfortable?
Yes. Extremely.
I mean, I didn't--
You're too cute when you're drunk.
-What? -You were doing it
in front of all those women.
I don't want them seeing how cute you are, understand? It's too much.
No one asked you to.
I won't do it again.
Just remember, when you act all tipsy like that,
my heart skips a beat.
That's your signature move.
You can't just go around using your signature move.
Mm-hmm.
I won't.
That's what she said back then.
LAST NIGHT
When I drink, her heart skips a beat.
-Hae-in said that-- -Let's go.
You're drunk as a skunk.
Ah!
Do you think it still works?
If I get drunk and act cute, Hae-in will take me back?
If that's true, you probably wouldn't be divorced.
Then why does my heart skip a beat when I see her?!
It does?
It does!
My heart beats so fast
when I see her.
When I don't see her, I miss her.
And when I do…
I'm terrified that it'll be
for the last time.
Oh.
You know, she said
she doesn't want me to do
anything for her anymore
because she can't stand it.
Maybe 'cause she hates you.
If she hated me, then why would she put a Band-Aid on my face
and make sure this doesn't scar?
Yeah? Maybe she does still like you.
It's ambiguous.
You should ask her straight-out.
She likes me.
She hates me.
She likes me.
She hates me.
She likes me.
She hates…
She likes me.
She hates me.
She likes me.
She hates me.
Likes me.
She hates me.
She likes me.
She hates me.
She likes me.
She hates me.
Huh?
She likes me?
Oh, really?
Oh, that's
funny… 'cause I don't…
No.
I love her.
I love you, Hae-in.
QUEEN OF TEARS
If you leave Hae-in and come work for me…
That's just the truth.
Drying off my hair with a broken hair dryer is enough for me.
I will learn how to box from you.
Mulberry.
-Wanna meet up tonight? -At night?
Eun-sung is in search of Chairman Hong's slush fund.
-I am going to steal it. -How about we finish this?
Get rid of Hyun-woo.
This can't be the end. I haven't even told him yet.
I love you.