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Then is it me?
EPISODE 11
Tell me.
Is it?
Dae-o...
Why would you think...
I just heard something odd, you see.
That your husband isn't actually dead.
He's just dead to you.
Ae-jeong.
What on earth is he talking about?
Mom, listen--
You said it yourself.
You said I was dead to you.
And that's how you want me to stay.
But the more I think about it,
the more I think I might really be the father.
Am I?
What if you are?
What will you do about it?
-What? -He...
You bastard!
Is it you? It's you?
-You're the one-- -Ms. Choi.
My Ae-jeong...
-Ms. Choi. -Let me go.
I'm going to rip him apart!
-Ms. Choi-- -Let me go!
Stop it, all of you!
Nothing's going to change
whoever the father is.
So no one is going to say anything about this
to Ha-nee.
And you!
Don't you ever come back here again.
Ae-jeong!
-Noh Ae-jeong! -Ae-jeong!
I think you should leave.
Ae-jeong.
Open the door!
Why did that jerk
decide to show up now?
Where was he when you needed him?
We were doing just fine without him, so why now?
You stupid girl.
Why didn't you tell me?
If you had, I would've done something.
I would've beaten him to death for you!
You never tell me what's going on. You didn't then and you still don't.
Why do you keep everything inside to rot like that?
YEAR 2006
CLINICS THAT PROVIDE ABORTIONS
DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A CLINIC THAT DOES ABORTIONS?
IS THERE ANYWHERE THAT I CAN GET AN ABORTION?
TRY J I S OB-GYN
JUNG IN-SEOK GYNECOLOGIST
Ae-jeong?
Why are you so jumpy? Did you do something wrong?
It's nothing.
Anyway, I won't be home for a while.
To finish my senior project on time,
I'll need to work day and night for about four days.
I knew you were being too quiet.
You've been skipping your lectures and stayed holed up in this room for days.
Hold on. You seem like you've lost some weight.
Something seems different.
What do you mean? I haven't changed at all.
Eat before you go, at least. I set the table.
Why are you spacing out in front of your food?
You didn't have to cook so much.
I know how you forget to eat
when your mind is wrapped up in movies.
I don't care if it's your passion.
Living like that isn't healthy.
I made sure you entered this world perfectly
and raised you well,
so why exhaust yourself like this?
Anyway, seaweed is good for women.
Make sure you clear the bowl.
That'll help keep you going for a few days.
JUNG IN-SEOK GYNECOLOGIST
245-2, SEONGHAN-RI, MIGOK-EUP, ASAN-SI
DAE-O
SEOUL BUS TERMINAL
Your call cannot be received right now. You will be connected to voicemail...
Can we...
meet?
Could he really be
Ha-nee's dad and not me?
We need to talk.
Explain to me...
You owe me an explanation.
Why were you here?
What were you here for?
I was going to do what's right.
What?
I was going to take care of Ae-jeong and Ha-nee.
Why?
You're insane, aren't you?
How so?
For 14 years, you didn't even know you had a kid.
What?
Say that again.
I dare you!
Can you say for sure that Ae-jeong was the only woman in your life?
What?
Do you have any idea how heartbroken she was?
Every day, she'd come to me in tears.
She saw you with another woman.
She cried about you'd changed, and how it was over between you two.
There was a woman at your house in your clothes.
That can't be.
How can you, of all people,
be saying this to me?
How?
How could you?
I don't care how you feel.
Ever since that moment,
all I've wanted was to protect Ae-jeong.
You really are insane.
Keep the whining to yourself.
In the end, you were the one who never noticed Ae-jeong's pain.
It was all you.
What are you playing at?
I see you finally figured out the truth.
TEST RESULT
PROBABILITY OF PATERNITY 0.0001 PERCENT
What now, Ryu?
You mistook a stranger for your own daughter.
You provoked me
even when you knew the truth?
You gave up on your dream to go to Hollywood
and ended our relationship when I brought you this far.
You've lost a lot.
Here.
Take my hand.
I'll forget everything that happened between us.
We can get you back on track to Hollywood.
Just like old times.
I'm sorry, but even if I was mistaken,
I still want nothing more than to take care of her
and her daughter.
What?
So don't ever provoke me like this again.
The last bit of fondness I had left for you
is almost gone now.
Let's meet. One chance is all I ask for.
I'll wait for you at the park near your house.
If you need confirmation,
yes, she's your daughter.
Do you remember that day?
Our last anniversary.
As always, we got into a huge fight.
Toward the end, we fought almost every day.
YEAR 2006
It was as if we dated so we could argue.
I thought that was why I was sick.
I thought I was exhausted from the emotional fallout of our relationship.
But it wasn't a cold, a fever, or menstrual cramps.
It turned out...
that I was pregnant.
I resented the fact that I found out about the pregnancy
at that exact moment.
But you were still the only person I could tell.
So I went to see you.
But...
there was a girl at your house.
-That-- -That's why I left.
With or without you,
I decided to raise the baby alone.
You should've heard me out.
At least once.
You should've told me.
How could you have kept this from me?
I kept it from you?
Why would you think that?
What?
I thought I could have been mistaken.
So I sent you a text saying how I'd forgive you
if it were a mistake, but you never responded.
A text?
What text?
I never got a text like that!
Just stop it already.
I'm done resenting you
and there's nothing I want from you.
I came to tell you
to forget what happened today.
Can you?
Is that possible for you?
Meanwhile, here I am...
going crazy because of you!
This was my choice.
No one put a gun to my head.
I made this choice because I wanted to.
So just let me keep living this way.
You live your life and I'll live mine.
Maybe you and I can do that,
but what about Ha-nee?
What?
Because of the choice you made, Ha-nee was left in the dark.
I'm sorry to tell you this,
but Ha-nee and I had a great life even without you.
Don't be mistaken.
Your presence...
It's almost funny how it was never missed.
Ha-nee's father surfaced, but Ae-jeong doesn't want to tell her?
It's not as easy as it sounds.
Ha-nee still thinks that some other man is her dad,
but Ae-jeong doesn't want to tell her the truth.
Meanwhile, the actual idiot father
wasn't even aware of the fact that he had a daughter.
On one hand,
I'm still furious over how I didn't strangle the life out of him yesterday.
On the other hand, I'm kind of curious about him
since he is family in a way.
He seems all right.
Pretentious, of course. But he's the type that usually means well.
What?
CHEON EOK-MAN
"His 2012 debut novel Love Is Nonexistent
is based on his own first love."
Love Is Nonexistent?
Ae-jeong is nonexistent. Aejeong as in love.
Is the story based on her?
Wait, what's this?
CHEON EOK-MAN'S BOOK CONCERT
Previously, you said
that the woman took everything from you.
What on earth is this?
I'm not sure.
But I beg to differ.
Perhaps, it could be you who stole...
IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE A LOVERS' QUARREL
...everything from her.
I BET SHE'S NOT OVER HER BOYFRIEND
Sook-hee,
why would she say such a thing?
My guess is that...
she's still hung up on him even after 14 years.
-What? -And...
it's the same for him as well.
-Could you be gentle with that? -Sure.
Jin.
What should I do with this?
Are you still going to give it to her?
Excuse me.
Jin.
Hello.
What brings you here?
I didn't know you were moving.
Right.
If this is about last night...
Jin.
There's something I wanted to ask you
regarding Dae-o and I.
At first,
I thought he was just making excuses.
But then I really started to worry...
What if there actually is
a huge misunderstanding between us?
And then I realized you're the only person I could ask.
Before I left,
I texted Dae-o for the last time.
But he always said he never received anything from me.
When he said it before, it felt like a lousy excuse,
but last night, it sounded true.
It sounded like he really didn't know about the text.
So I wanted to ask you
why he would say such a thing.
I deleted it.
What?
Back then,
the last text message you sent Dae-o
and even the last call you left him...
I deleted them all.
Jin.
She told me she wouldn't leave me.
She would never do that.
CAN WE MEET?
DELETE MESSAGE
MESSAGE DELETED
It's because I liked you.
I thought I could win you over if you broke up.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, but I don't regret it.
You were in pain because of Dae-o.
I couldn't watch you suffer.
So, now...
-I want to-- -No.
I have to go.
I was first.
I met you
and I liked you
even before Dae-o ever did.
Like an idiot, I lost you before my very eyes back then.
I don't want to do that this time.
Can't it be me?
Can't I take care of you and Ha-nee?
Ae-jeong.
I don't want anyone to take care of Ha-hee and me.
Don't feel sorry for me.
I was disappointed and in despair
because Dae-o didn't answer my call.
But even if you hadn't done what you did,
we were already on our way to breaking up.
I don't think you and I
can go back to the way we were.
So you came all the way here.
I guess you forgot how Ae-jeong asked you not to come by anymore.
Mind your business and leave me alone.
I didn't come here to do anything.
That means you came without a plan.
What?
I understand
that you miss her and that you're curious about her.
But there are too many people
who will be hurt by your reckless
and unplanned visit.
I guess you don't get that.
Without any explanation or reason, Ha-nee's gone 14 years without a dad.
You can't suddenly take on that role just because you're her real dad.
Think carefully.
I'm saying this as Ha-nee's teacher.
Yes. He's right.
Here. I'm giving you your money back.
I don't need it.
Why not?
Do you know why I went to ten different elementary schools?
Why?
Because I shoved my classmates' shoes into the toilet.
Why?
It was because they either felt bad for me
or ignored me.
Just like how you're acting now.
Yesterday, you said
you pitied me and couldn't be bothered with me anymore.
Well, that's not--
But
I don't want to shove your shoes down the toilet
because
you really seemed like my friend.
Ha-nee.
I want to be careful, too.
BAD KOO DONG-CHAN, SANDEUL, NOH HA-NEE
Try this.
Where did this come from?
The delivery man from earlier left it.
YOUR WEAKNESS IS THE SAME AS IT WAS THEN
Put the staff on standby.
Mr. Wang?
It's too strong.
Where have you been all this time?
How can you do this to me, Mr. Wang?
Ms. Noh. You know I was trying my best.
I was trying to make an awesome movie.
As you know, every movie we produced was a flop the past few years.
So we lost credibility and without any investments--
Still,
how could you do this
to me, of all people?
I trusted you and risked my family's life. How could--
Stop!
You're still making a movie now thanks to me.
What?
It's because I discovered a star author like Cheon Eok-man
while he was still a nobody.
That's the problem!
If you hadn't signed a contract with him,
I wouldn't have met him again,
and this wouldn't have happened either!
I'm sorry.
Why did you come here?
Because
I wanted to see Ha-nee.
I'm sure Ae-jeong warned you yesterday.
I also don't want you to show yourself in front of Ae-jeong and Ha-nee ever.
If Ae-jeong doesn't like you and doesn't want to see you,
then I don't like you and don't want to see you either.
That's all I have to say.
I'm going to go now.
I...
can't stop thinking about her.
I can't sleep.
I miss her.
I want to do something.
But if I act too hastily,
both Ae-jeong
and Ha-nee
will get hurt,
so I don't know what to do.
That's how I ended up here.
I loved Ae-jeong a lot.
She was
the only one
who believed in my
dream. That's why I liked her.
That's why I loved her.
And that's why
I really wanted to protect her.
But now I realize
that I couldn't protect
Ae-jeong, her dream,
or Ha-nee.
I couldn't protect any of them.
I'm sorry.
I blamed and resented Ae-jeong
without knowing anything.
I wish I could take it back.
Do you mean it?
Did you really love Ae-jeong?
That was always my regret.
Her dad passed away too soon,
so I worried if she lived like that because she didn't receive enough love.
I had always thought she was destined to live alone like I did.
I believed that it was because she only knew how to love
and not know how to be loved.
That has always bothered me and given me pain.
But
even if you did love Ae-jeong a lot,
I'm still upset.
Even if you mean what you're saying,
my heart still aches for her,
and I still feel so sorry for Ae-jeong.
I'm sorry.
You said you hated Ae-jeong for 14 years.
You hated her so much you wrote a book and became a writer.
Why did you do that?
If you loved her so much, why did you do that?
AE-JEONG LOOKS SO CUTE HOLDING A CAMERA
She grew up just like me
and fell in love with a guy just like her dad.
I'll buy every book by Cheon Eok-man.
Pardon?
CHEON EOK-MAN SPECIAL
SPECIAL CORNER AUTHOR CHEON EOK-MAN
AWARD-WINNING STORIES FROM THE ANNUAL SPRING LITERARY CONTEST
LOVE IS NONEXISTENT CHEON EOK-MAN
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
This is all a lie.
What?
Let go! This is a lie.
-This is all a lie! -Help.
-Let go! -You can't do this.
This is all a lie!
Let go!
All of this is a lie!
None of this is true!
Are you trying to be an action star?
You're practicing so hard.
I want to be alone.
Don't take it out on that. Let's have a drink.
What is it? What happened?
Is it not working out with the woman you mentioned before?
Tell me.
Who knows? I might have good advice for you.
You should give up, too.
Mr. Cheon has no interest in you.
Who are you to tell me to give up?
I'm saying this for you.
It's just that I haven't started yet.
If I do,
it's a matter of time before he falls for me.
Why do you laugh?
I thought so, too.
I thought things would be different if I actually did something.
Stop before you end up doing something you regret, like I did.
Some things just weren't meant to be.
Just because it didn't work out for you, doesn't mean it'll be the same for me.
I've liked him
for a really long time.
You haven't known him that long.
I have.
I've known him since way before I was Joo A-rin.
Mr. Oh.
Mr. Oh!
-Who is it? -It's...
No!
Gosh.
Mr. Oh!
-It's me. -You scared me.
What are you doing?
Mr. Oh.
I like you.
I can't give up on you.
Jesus, I can't believe this.
What are you doing right now?
Look at your clothes and makeup.
What is all this?
Did you just laugh? I'm getting a headache.
You aren't my tutor anymore. Why are you still lecturing me?
Also, I'm 20 years old now, not 19.
Seriously, you're out of your mind.
I have to dress like this so you don't notice.
Notice what?
That I'm scared, that you figured out my weakness,
that I'm sad, and so on.
You are wasted.
Get changed.
Man, he always treats me like a kid.
I have to wear thick makeup
to hide at least some of my feelings.
Where did you go?
MEDICINE
Take this and go home.
It's late.
Hyo-sim, you shouldn't drink and visit a guy
who lives alone late at night, okay?
Got it?
What are you doing?
I know you have a girlfriend.
So what?
Even if you have a girlfriend, I still like you.
What?
Can't you like me? Ever?
Jeez, this is crazy.
Hyo-sim.
I told you.
I feel sorry for you.
You act tough and mean because you don't want to be ignored.
It makes me feel bad.
I know you're doing that because you want to be loved.
That's why
I'm asking you to love me.
Do you think feelings are that easy?
If you're going to keep doing this, don't ever visit me again.
Go.
Leave!
Did you just get home?
Ms. Choi, it looks like you've been drinking.
Because I'm upset.
Because I'm so sorry.
Why would you be?
Because I made you struggle alone
and I made you work hard alone.
If it's too much, let it go.
I'm here for you.
Let go of your burden, and I'll carry it.
That's what a mother does.
You're a mother, too, so you should know.
Good.
Don't hold back. Cry.
You should be able to cry in front of your own mother.
Mom.
I'm so scared.
I'm really scared, Mom.
If Ha-nee finds out, she'll be hurt.
It's only right that I tell her first, right?
But
I don't know where or how to begin.
I think I made a huge mistake.
It was my choice to have her,
but it wasn't hers to live this way.
Don't worry.
You raised her well.
She doesn't resent you.
She knows better than anyone how much you've sacrificed for her.
She'll understand no matter what you tell her.
Just like
how you understood how I raised you without a dad.
Mom...
Darn it.
Did you sleep well?
You...
Don't tell me...
Are you insane? You're still drunk, aren't you?
You did chug everything you could get your hands on
and puked everywhere.
Do you remember that?
-Get yourself together, will you? -Am I
in hell?
Gosh. Darn it.
My knees hurt.
I'm so sleepy.
What should I do with you?
We need more drinks, though.
Hey.
-Go home. -Let's drink.
-Darn it. -Let's go drink.
You've had enough.
Let's go drink some more.
We're here, so wake up.
Jin, wake up. Which one's your bed?
Jin.
Hey.
Damn it!
That disgusting asshole. He's out of his mind.
He's shitting and puking all over the place.
Oh my god.
-Come on. -You can do so much better.
Sit down here.
Not there! Don't puke on your bed!
Not there!
No! Hold on! Take this off first.
Wait a minute.
Jin.
Let's forget
about today.
JIN, I'M GOING HOME. LET'S FORGET ABOUT YESTERDAY.
-Hello? -Are you Ms. Noh Ae-jeong
from Thumb Film?
This is the police.
"Police"?
We had no idea he was the writer.
We didn't know he used a pen name.
This would've been over much sooner if we'd known.
He refused to answer our questions.
But you know what?
I don't really get it.
Why would such a famous writer rip such great books?
And they were his.
He ripped through all of them.
I ripped them because they weren't true.
They were all lies.
They were garbage.
At first, I felt wrongfully accused.
I didn't know where the misunderstandings began.
And that last text you sent...
I really don't remember reading it.
I thought maybe I had deleted it when I was drunk and upset.
I was anxious.
That was--
But
when I put together
what you and Jin said
and what I remembered,
I finally got it.
I figured out what you saw 14 years ago.
When I started tutoring in university, we fought a lot.
If I'd known such a misunderstanding was about to happen,
I never would've started tutoring to begin with.
I don't care about your relationship with your student.
It doesn't matter anymore.
Back then,
I was too desperate.
I was so busy every day,
I could only think about myself.
My father became a victim of a huge scam.
We lost all of our paddies and fields.
Our house was turned inside out.
My mother collapsed.
I had to take care of everything.
Just me.
But I couldn't tell you.
I was scared you'd leave me.
Still...
You should've still told me.
You should have.
I wanted to carry the burden alone.
I thought everything would be okay if I held out.
But by doing that,
I left you alone
and made you feel lonely.
By the time I realized I'd pushed you away, it was too late.
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
Even when I was by your side,
I still made you feel lonely.
It was selfish of me to think that you'd always be there for me.
I never got to tell you
how I felt deep down.
When you were struggling,
I wasn't there for you.
You had to make such a difficult decision by yourself.
And
Ha-nee...
I wasn't there for you when you gave birth to her.
I'm...
I'm so sorry for everything.
I truly am.
What happened to us?
Why...
How did we end up
taking the long path?
Could you give me one last chance?
That's enough.
Ae-jeong...
I don't resent you.
It's all in the past, and neither of us are to blame.
But...
we only have painful memories.
Every time we meet, we regret it.
So, please.
Please, Dae-o.
I beg you.
At least for Ha-nee's sake,
let's stop seeing each other.
Let's not hurt anybody else.
Ha-nee
is my everything.
Hey, Hye-jin.
Ms. Noh, did you read my text?
Good job, Jin.
But we agreed to use a stunt double for this scene.
Why are you working so hard? Is something going on?
If I don't exhaust myself,
I won't be able to forget about her.
Damn it! I wish I were dead!
Hello, Mr. Park. It's been a while.
What?
I don't understand.
FAMOUS ACTOR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
FAMOUS MOVIE ACTOR MR. A HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF HAVING A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
Because of one strange article, rumors are spreading like wildfire.
Reporters won't stop calling the office. It's a mess here.
FAMOUS ACTOR MR. A HAS A DAUGHTER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
COULD THE ACTOR WHO TURNED DOWN HOLLYWOOD BE RYU JIN?
Ae-jeong!
JIN
THE ACTOR IN QUESTION WAS SUPPOSEDLY PREPARING HIS HOLLYWOOD DEBUT
RYU JIN HAD RECEIVED OFFERS FROM HOLLYWOOD SO IT'S RYU JIN
RYU JIN STUDIED IN THE SAME UNIVERSITY AS THE PRODUCER MS. N
What will you do?
It won't do you any good if you go there now!
I can't just sit back and do nothing.
-Ae-jeong is going to get hurt! -Jin.
-Jin! -Jin!
-Is it true that you have a daughter?
-Please answer us! -Is it true?
-Did you have a child out of wedlock? -Are the rumors true?
-Please answer us! -Is it true?
-Please say a word or two! -Please speak with us!
Ji-ho.
Isn't this Ha-nee?
THERE'S RYU JIN'S DAUGHTER
IS RYU JIN REALLY HER DAD?
I HEARD RYU JIN ONLY FOUND OUT RECENTLY
IS SHE AFTER HIS MONEY SINCE HE'S A STAR?
Raise your hand if you told Ha-nee that she could use her phone during class.
-Please give it back. -No one, right?
Hold your book up outside for ten minutes.
I said, give it back.
Look at how feisty she is now that her dad's a celebrity.
Be quiet! You punks.
What are you doing?
Five, four, three, two, one!
Noh Ha-nee!
Taxi!
I heard that Ha-nee, from class 1-3, is Ryu Jin's daughter.
I don't want to have anything more to do with the word "dad" from now on.
She is experiencing a life of turmoil at the tender age of 14.
How could you stoop to such a level?
You only have yourself to blame
for what happened to that woman.
-Please, help. I'll do whatever you want. -Why do you like her so much?
I've been living my life with a tangled thread all this time.
It’s not too late to fix it.
I'll do it myself.
Who on earth is my dad?
I'm...
Subtitle translation by Soo-ji Kim been living my life with a tangled thread all this time.