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PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
EPISODE 12
YEAR 2006
Dae-o.
What on earth is this?
Well, isn't it the mighty writer from Seoul
who's been too busy to drop by?
To what do we owe the pleasure?
Go back to Seoul, Dae-o. Just go.
Ungrateful bastard!
Do you have any idea how much goes into your college tuition?
You incompetent bastard.
All you do is reach for the stars.
That's enough!
Quit dreaming and get a job.
Please, stop. Just sit down.
That's enough. Stop it!
What? You shit!
Have you ever read any of my work?
You have no idea what I like and what I'm good at.
You know nothing about me.
You don't know anything! So please just stop!
Dae-o, just go.
You little shit!
Writing won't bring in any money!
Just stop it, will you?
I just read your script
and it was incredible!
I love your writing, Dae-o.
It's fun, heartwarming, and also impressive.
Why did you suddenly head off to your parent's place?
Is something up?
REQUEST FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Dae-o!
What are you up to?
Nothing. Have you eaten yet?
Yes.
The class was canceled, so how about a movie?
-Sure. -You see, I came across a really good one.
There were times that I had to be honest.
-Hey. -What?
-What the... -Shit.
-You jerks-- -Sorry about that.
Are you all right?
-What is it? -Dae-o!
Why haven't you been picking up?
What is this about?
Are you really taking a break from university?
Is this true?
How could you do that without saying anything to me?
How could you let me hear it from someone else--
It's not like I need your permission or anything!
Sorry about that.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
Anyway, I'll call you back when I can. I'm really sorry.
Damn it.
And everything else I couldn't tell you.
Truth be told, you never trusted me.
Come to think of it now, your distrust was perfectly justified.
Is marriage something you want?
I can barely take care of myself.
-Of course, you'd seek confirmation. -What's wrong?
It was only natural for you to leave me.
Ae-jeong will come back.
She won't ever leave me.
Anyone would have seen it coming.
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
-Hey, Hye-jin. -Ms. Noh,
did you read my text?
What was it about?
Because of one strange article,
rumors are spreading like wildfire.
Reporters won't stop calling the office.
It's a mess here.
Okay, I'll check it right now.
FAMOUS ACTOR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
RYU JIN STUDIED IN THE SAME UNIVERSITY AS THE PRODUCER MS. N
RYU JIN CAME TO TEACH AT HANBAK MIDDLE SCHOOL
RYU JIN AT THE SCHOOL PRODUCER MS. N'S DAUGHTER ATTENDS
Ae-jeong!
JIN
Taxi!
Hanbak Middle School, please.
Remember how she bragged about filming a movie with Ryu Jin?
Ae-jeong's quite naughty, isn't she?
Tell me about it.
-Ae-jeong... -I know!
-No wonder, right? -That's what it says.
-So-- -What are you talking about?
Hyang-ja.
What are you having fun gossiping about?
FAMOUS MOVIE ACTOR MR. A HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF HAVING A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
HE POSTPONED HIS HOLLYWOOD DEBUT UPON FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER
Mr. Koo, you should see this.
WHO IS A-LIST ACTOR IN QUESTION?
Isn't this Ha-nee?
I think so.
-Unbelievable, right? -Jeez.
-You won't believe this! -There's Ryu Jin's daughter.
Is Ryu Jin really her dad?
Did she approach him now that he's famous?
-For his money? -Ryu Ha-nee, explain!
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.
She's Ryu Jin's daughter, you know.
It's all over the Internet.
When did you find out that he was your dad?
Be quiet!
You punks.
What are you doing? Why are you packing up your bag?
Ha-nee.
Get back here.
Five, four, three, two, one!
Noh Ha-nee!
-Jeez. -What the hell?
That's it. Next.
It's all in the snap of the wrist, okay?
Don't make the ball rotate.
-Bend your knees and... -Look.
-He had a daughter. -I thought she didn't have a dad.
-What? -Ryu Jin's her dad?
-Really? -Yes, it's Ryu Jin.
You should've turned your phone in before class.
Did you know, Mr. Oh?
-Know what? -Ha-nee from class 1-3.
She's Ryu Jin's daughter.
-What? -Really?
-Ryu Jin? -Let me see.
-Look. -No way.
-It says right here. -Unbelievable.
-Really? -Ryu Jin's her dad?
-Seriously? -No way!
TOP SEARCHED KEYWORDS MOVIE ACTOR A
We should be friends with her now.
We should ask her for a signature.
-I thought you didn't like her? -No way.
Go ahead and answer the questions.
Please pick up, Ha-nee.
MR. RYU JIN
What a coward.
Ha-nee!
Ha-nee.
Ha-nee, where were you off to?
What about you? Why are you here?
Shouldn't you be at work?
Let's go home. We'll talk there.
You read the news article. That's why you came here.
Because you were worried.
-Ha-nee-- -There's no need to look at me that way.
I already knew everything.
I knew that Ryu Jin was my dad.
What?
Where the hell is he though?
Why hasn't he shown up to help us when we're in this mess?
Ha-nee, you're mistaken.
You see,
he isn't your dad.
People must've gotten the wrong idea--
Then who's my dad?
Who on earth is my dad?
Why don't we talk more at home?
At home--
Forget it.
It's too late.
You're just the same as Ryu Jin.
Because no one told me the truth,
I grew up to be the most miserable and pitiful 14-year-old.
A girl who has no one to call dad.
A girl approached a celebrity with shady intent.
A girl who would have been better off not being born!
No, Ha-nee, no...
You're wrong.
The phone is turned off.
Why won't she pick up?
Sir, stop the car!
Is Ryu Jin really your dad?
Why didn't you tell us?
Is that why he spoke at the school?
An actor for a father? He's now been shackled for life.
Ha-nee's now super rich. Sweet.
-I'm jealous. -That's dope.
I did it.
Ha-nee?
What are you doing?
I guess you don't find it funny.
I'm no longer at an age where those silly antics make me laugh.
Now I'm embarrassed.
Fine, then. What's the best way to turn your mood around?
Well, I guess all I need is honesty.
I see.
Laugh with me when I'm happy and empathize with me when I'm sad.
Just don't try to hide the truth
to protect me like my mom.
It's not like I don't understand my mom's actions.
She obviously had a good reason to keep the truth from me.
She was worried that I'd be this way and hate him.
Just look at what's going on. He's showing zero responsibility
despite the mess we're in.
Also, that actor guy hasn't even called me.
His phone is off as well.
Well, he...
Forget it.
It's why I'm now sick of the word "Dad."
I don't want to have anything more to do with that word from now on.
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
It's just...
I'm sorry about everything.
Anyway, I should get going.
Thanks for comforting me.
What...
Why didn't she go straight home?
I can't believe she headed to a bar.
It's not just a bar.
What the hell? Who the hell are you?
It's Bar Sukey.
Hello.
"Su" means exceptional and "key" is the lock opener.
Once you enter,
you'll leave with a key to your issues,
hence the name.
It's a place for those with worries regardless of their age.
However, there's only one kid who comes by every day,
and that's Ha-nee.
She is experiencing a life of turmoil
at the tender age of 14.
Even though her mother and grandmother are devoted to her,
it's not enough to fill the void in her heart.
That it'll be okay.
That it'll get better.
Would she feel better if she had a dad
to tell her that?
BAR SUKEY
I'm the west wind and you're the gentle breeze.
I'm warm and mild
while you're cool and soft.
Wouldn't it be great If we could both live like the wind?
That's actually why my mom named me hanee, meaning "west wind."
However,
it doesn't seem like I'll ever be able to live like she wanted me to
since all I get
is the cold harsh wind.
-Hold on. -Isn't that Noh Ae-jeong?
-I think so. -Excuse me.
Excuse me, are you Ms. Noh Ae-jeong?
Is it true that Ryu Jin fathered your child?
Why have you kept it a secret?
-Ms. Noh? -Could you please comment?
MESSAGES
MISSED CALLS FROM OH DAE-O, MISSED CALLS FROM HA-NEE
This must be Jennifer Song's doing.
She's using your daughter for revenge.
Kwae-nam,
Ha-nee isn't my daughter.
Right.
What?
What do you mean she isn't?
She just isn't, okay?
Wait, hold on. No, of course she's your daughter.
Because of her, you turned down Hollywood,
became enemies with Ms. Song, and landed yourself in this mess.
What is this? What's going on?
Are you saying that you ruined your career
by thinking she was your daughter?
That's not the issue here.
You're right. That isn't the issue.
Hang on. Then what is?
Problem solved! You can go out there and tell people that it's not true.
Come on. Let's go and tell the first reporter we find.
"She's not my daughter. I have nothing to do with Ms. Noh."
-Let's go. -How is that true?
Because of me, Ae-jeong and Ha-nee
are suffering the consequences.
How do I make up for that?
-Ms. Noh! -A few words...
-Ms. Noh? -Ms. Noh!
-A comment, please. -You're insane!
Please say a few words.
I can't believe you came here in the middle of this mess!
I heard it was you.
I heard that you were the one who leaked this story.
Ae-jeong, that's...
Why?
Why on earth would you have this article published?
Ms. Noh, we had no idea whatsoever.
Jin's just as flustered by this situation.
Still!
Still, this is wrong!
You can't do this to an innocent young girl!
KWAE-NAM, DECLINE
How could you stoop to such a level?
Did you actually think this would make me come back to you?
No, of course not.
That's why I did it.
To ruin you instead.
-What? -I'm sure
you've realized it by now.
That woman and her daughter?
You'll never be able to protect them.
I'll tell everyone the truth.
I'll say that you spread lies on purpose.
Ryu,
you're the one who thought you fathered a child,
not me.
Your little mix-up ruined my business.
Because of that, we had a falling out,
and I lost you.
Honestly, I'm not the one you should be blaming.
Tell everyone the truth.
Tell the truth!
The truth?
False rumors and a smeared reputation isn't something you can simply undo.
Why?
Because people have a thing called prejudice.
You only have yourself to blame for what happened to that woman.
This is the result of you loving someone
when you don't have the ability to protect them.
Sorry.
THE MOVIE STAR AT THE CENTER OF A SCANDAL REVEALED TO BE RYU JIN
-Ms. Ko A-jeong? -Here.
The doctor will see you now.
Sorry about that.
TO MY FUTURE BABY
DAD: OH YEON-WOO, MOM: NOH AE-JEONG
TO HA-NEE, THANK YOU FOR BEING YOUR PERFECT SELF
I WILL PROTECT YOU NO MATTER WHAT I LOVE YOU
FUTURE BABY NAMES: HA-NEE FOR A GIRL, HA-NEUL FOR A BOY
I promised my baby
that I would protect her and make sure nothing happens to her.
That's the promise I made.
I'm sorry.
Mommy is sorry.
Isn't this shocking?
When I heard Jin had girl trouble,
I wondered who the girl was.
It was Ms. Noh.
It is the same woman.
But
it's not what you think.
Well,
that means her father is someone else.
That's not too bad.
What's the point?
Even if there's a father, she has a messy love life.
What do you mean?
Ms. Noh has a lot of men around her including the father.
And your son is one of those men.
Hey!
Why would you include my son there?
-You're unbelievable. -Gosh.
I heard
Ms. Noh and Ryu Jin were in a relationship.
When I heard, I was relieved.
I was worried sick that she might cling onto you
when you have your whole life ahead of you.
When I heard he was the father,
it felt as if all of my pent-up frustration went away.
Please, help her.
What?
I'll do whatever you want.
I'll move back in.
Use your money or lawyer.
Could you please fix the articles about Ae-jeong and Ha-nee?
I know you can do it.
Hey.
When I begged you, you didn't even budge.
Do you like her that much?
So much that you would kneel and do whatever I say?
Is she all you can think about?
Yes.
Gosh.
That's why I'm in so much pain.
When I see people criticizing Ae-jeong,
it...
It breaks my heart.
Oh Yeon-woo!
I don't care who the father is.
Right now, all I can think about is how much pain Ae-jeong and Ha-nee are in.
Mom. Please.
17TH HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
-Oh Yeon-woo! -Go, Yeon-woo!
-Basketball Genius Oh Yeon-woo! -Go!
-You can do it! -This way!
-Over here! -Basketball Genius Oh Yeon-woo!
Yeon-woo!
He got it!
- Go, Yeon-woo! -Go, Sinha High!
Yes!
Nice one!
-Go! -Go, Yeon-woo!
BASKETBALL GENIUS OH YEON-WOO
SOAR, SINHA HIGH SCHOOL
Are you okay?
-Are you all right? -Oh, no. Yeon-woo!
-Yeon-woo! -Yeon-woo!
Yeon-woo!
-What's happening? -Are you okay?
-Oh, no! -Yeon-woo!
HANG IN THERE, YEON-WOO SEE YOU ON THE COURT
-Ae-jeong. -Let's eat.
Are you all right?
All right.
Guess what I brought. Look.
Eels.
Chicken feet, and...
Ta-da.
It's jokbal.
From what I've heard, you need to eat food
that's high in calcium and collagen when you tear your cruciate ligament.
Really?
Your nurse told me
that you haven't spoken a word or eaten anything.
You even refused to see your mom when she came to visit.
Gosh, you're so mean.
All of this is really expensive, so you'd better eat up.
You hurt your knee, not your mouth.
Go on.
That would've been better.
I can't play basketball ever again because I hurt my knee.
My dream is shattered,
but my mom said she was happy.
She didn't like that I was an athlete.
And now she's happy I can't play basketball.
But basketball is the only thing I'm good at.
Becoming a professional basketball player was my dream.
Isn't my life over now?
I'm so useless now.
-What's the point of living now? -What?
Did you seriously just say that?
Will you keep acting like a little kid?
You know what? You shouldn't eat this.
You don't deserve to eat this.
Wait. That's not what I meant.
You're only 19.
Where does it say that you can only have one dream?
Don't you know how cool and talented you are?
There's so much you can do with your life.
What? You're useless? You don't want to live?
Unbelievable.
I'll come back later tonight.
I want you to think long and hard
about your endless opportunities in this life.
Then I'll let you have this expensive meal.
Gosh, I want to eat that.
My gosh.
Ae-jeong. Are you really leaving?
Darn it.
APPLICATION HANDBOOK FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Not only are you good at basketball,
but you're also good with words and are kindhearted,
I think you will make a great teacher.
Teacher Oh Yeon-woo.
What do you think? Doesn't that have a nice ring to it?
I guess you're not as perfect as she says you are.
Why do you like her so much?
Anyone would ask you the same question.
You were never married and come from a rich family.
If you want to, you can date better women than Ms. Noh.
Why would you lower yourself and like a single mom?
Haven't you had anyone who helped you back up
when you thought your life was over?
For me, Ae-jeong was that someone.
But she has another man in her life.
Doesn't it bother you that she's had a child with another man?
I'm not sure.
I don't know what Ae-jeong is going to decide.
But it's okay even if she doesn't choose me.
I just don't want her to get hurt.
Oh, right.
By the way, Mr. Ryu Jin isn't the father.
People will find out the truth soon.
What?
Then who's the father?
A lot of suspicions are being raised about Ms. N
who is at the center of the scandal.
Right. According to my sources from the industry,
the movie producer, Ms. N, used her daughter
to cut a deal with Ryu Jin.
This suspicion is spreading widely.
In order to cast Ryu Jin, she brought out her trump card.
On top of that, I heard that Ms. N asked Ryu Jinfor money as well.
We must check the facts,
-Is this the TV station? -but people say it is
-more than possible. -You're talking about Ms. N.
You'd better stop airing that show. Right now!
We can find out why such a rumor even circulated.
Did you check if Ms. N's daughter is Ryu Jin's daughter?
Did you see them living together with your own eyes?
How dare you spread such groundless rumors?
What kind of mother would sell her daughter to make money?
What kind of mother would cut a deal with her daughter?
Mothers don't do such a thing.
What kind of a mother would do such a thing?
She was still very young
when she chose to have her baby over having her own life.
When her daughter was burning up with a fever in the middle of the night,
she ran to the ER barefoot, oblivious to the fact
that a piece of rock was stuck in her foot.
And you're saying such a mother did what with her daughter? How dare you!
I'll end up seeing tears wherever I go today.
I don't want to cry.
Mom?
Why are you out here, Ha-nee?
Did you eat?
Mom. Actually, my art teacher complimented me last week.
Really?
Yes. My teacher said that I was the best in my class.
Even my classmates agreed. They said my drawing was dope.
Didn't I tell you?
You drew something on the floor when you were three,
and I thought Leonardo da Vinci drew it.
So I couldn't even clean the drawing on the floor
and kept it there for a week.
Oh, right. And we had a running race in my gym class,
and I won first place.
If I were to compare my record with the rest of school,
I will probably be ranked
at least in the top five.
Do you want me to tell you a story?
When you were five, you had a field day at kindergarten.
You were so tiny, but you were really fast.
When I ran after you to take your photo, I ended up tripping myself.
So I got a scar from that day. Where is it?
Look at this. Right here.
Right.
I guess I'm very artistic and athletic
because I take after you.
Thanks to you, I have a good life.
I'm sorry.
I know things must have been hard for you, as hard as it had been for me.
I'm sorry for only thinking about myself.
Earlier today, I ended up saying things in the heat of the moment
because the kids at school talked about us without knowing the truth.
I was so upset.
I'm sorry.
Why are you sorry?
It's my fault.
No.
Don't say that.
You can just be mad at me and speak your mind like you did earlier.
Stop acting all grown-up.
Mom, you didn't do anything wrong.
It's Dad's fault.
If anyone should be punished, it should be him.
I found this from a box in the attic.
And I saw Dad's phone number and messages.
JIN, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU
It was me who invited him to the lecture.
After that, I continued to look into him.
I'd been thinking of a way to take revenge for you.
Ha-nee.
Just like I told you earlier,
-this guy isn't-- -Don't try to hide him from me.
I understand that you don't want me to hate someone for the rest of my life.
But I'm not a kid anymore. I'm 14 now.
I should know the truth.
Ha-nee.
NAME: RYU JIN JOB: MOVIE ACTOR
DAD: RYU JIN, MOM: NOH AE-JEONG, DAUGHTER: NOH HA-NEE
It was me who invited him to the lecture.
How did you know I was here?
Did you call me at work?
Well, you see...
NEW MESSAGE, RYU JIN
Ms. Song was behind everything. I'm sorry.
She's trying to destroy me, so she destroyed you too.
It's because I like you and ended up having feelings for you.
It's all my fault.
What's wrong with you? Did something happen again?
Mom.
Is this how life is supposed to be?
Or did I get dealt a bad hand?
What is it this time?
Mom, you know what?
I never slacked off and worked hard to get to where I am
because I wanted a good life for us, right?
But...
my life doesn't seem to go anywhere when everyone else
seems to be doing fine.
And I think I finally realize why.
I have been
living my life with a tangled thread all this time.
I should have dealt with it by either untangling or cutting it.
But like a fool,
I have been carrying that all my life.
It's all right. You can fix it.
It's not too late to fix it.
I can help.
No. I'll do it myself.
I'll do it.
After I do that,
I'm going to talk to Ha-nee.
I'll tell her the whole truth.
I'll tell her everything.
FAMOUS ACTOR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
Well, the article didn't specify anything.
Even if there's a cause for a lawsuit, this kind of case takes a long time.
And, by then, It would have already done irreversible damage to the victim.
But there must be a way to fix this legally.
Do you think I came here so you could state the obvious?
Why are you obsessing over this case?
Are you Ryu Jin?
Or is Ms. N's daughter yours?
Why are you asking so many questions?
You know that Jin and I are really close.
He's the lead actor of my movie,
and she's the producer of my movie.
I can't just sit back and do nothing.
Any ideas?
We must get the evidence that it's a false claim.
How can I get that?
Isn't it obvious? You can either do a DNA test
or have the real father show up.
Gosh, this is driving me crazy.
I couldn't reach Ae-jeong, so I thought she might be here.
Didn't you say you wanted to
take care of both Ae-jeong and Ha-nee?
Is this how?
What's your plan?
What will you do when you can't even quash this ridiculous tabloid article?
What should I do?
Should I do a DNA test with Ha-nee and post the results online?
"She's not my daughter. Someone else is her father."
Should I just say that when Ha-nee still thinks I'm her dad?
And what about you?
You can't do anything for them either.
I'm really lost. I don't know what to do.
It's frustrating.
CONFERENCE ROOM AT THUMB FILM TOMORROW AT 8 A.M.
MESSAGES
Ha-nee, what are you up to now?
Can you get me ten of Jin's autographs?
Introduce me to a celebrity.
Ha-nee, you're coming to school today, right?
SCAREDY-CAT: HA-NEE, ARE YOU OKAY?
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
I'M SORRY FOR WHAT I SAID
I HAD MY REASONS TOO
I'll be absent today. Don't look for me.
Ha-nee, wake up. Have breakfast and go to school.
What? Grandma, are you out of your mind?
Why would I after all that's happened?
You little brat. How dare you talk to me that way?
Aren't you even worried about me?
The whole country is talking about Mom and me.
If I go to school today--
Who cares? Why would you hide from them?
You didn't do anything wrong. Why would you skip school?
Besides, your mom did nothing wrong.
So you don't have to feel embarrassed either.
You just need to eat a hearty meal and go to school just like any other day.
And everything will be solved by the end of today.
Your mother will take the reins.
What?
I'm sure you know.
Your mother says everything is okay and acts all gentle.
But she actually has a nasty temper.
If anyone messes with your mom, she will crush them to pieces.
I don't know who she's meeting, but they'll see her true colors today.
Ae-jeong's true colors.
I called you here
because when I became the center of the distasteful incident
that took place recently,
there has been a setback with our schedule for the movie.
As you're the investor,
the actor,
and the director,
this incident may cause a lot of damage for you.
So as the producer of the movie and the key figure of this incident,
I want to partially take responsibility and make this problem go away.
I agree.
As it's a big problem, to make it go away completely,
we all must join hands.
NOH AE-JEONG
NOH HA-NEE
As you can see, our final target is Jennifer Song of Ssong Entertainment.
We're going to turn the scene Jennifer Song set up against her.
You want to use Mr. Na against her?
What's the relationship
between Mr. Na and Jennifer Song?
It's--
I know Mr. Na well.
What are you doing?
Did I tell you to write up a new article?
Just copy and paste it! Is that so hard?
Hurry up!
I'm the only one hard at work.
FAMOUS ACTOR SUSPECTED OF HAVING A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK
LET'S DIET FROM TODAY VITAMINS FOR 2,990 WON
He lives makes a living off advertisements on his website.
He'll write whatever you want when you get him an advertisement deal.
He was notorious for being persistent, so he was nicknamed the Bulldog.
But now, he writes stimulating titles to get more views
and feeds off the advertisements so now he's called the Parasite.
He's so despicable.
Then Ms. Song must have given him an advertisement deal
for the article he's written.
LET'S DIET FROM TODAY VITAMINS FOR 2,990 WON
I'll get rid of all the new advertisements
on his website.
Are you serious?
How? By illegal means?
My company provides CS
to our customers regularly.
I'll use that.
"CS"?
Yes.
"CS"?
Yes.
Mr. Koo, what brings you by?
Since you're our VIP client who has always paid interest on time,
we came to offer you a special interest remission.
Sorry?
Is this some sort of a special event?
Are you interested?
But there's a condition.
Hello. What?
Hello?
Okay, I understand.
What? Why all of a sudden?
What's with all the calls?
Is there a scoop or something?
The advertisers want to remove their advertisements.
What?
In that case, only Mr. Na will take the fall.
Isn't Jennifer our ultimate target?
Correct.
Once we remove all advertisements,
he will start suspecting her.
Damn it, Ms. Song. I thought we had a deal?
How could she remove the advertisement?
He'll think she broke their deal.
Then we'll throw in a fake advertiser.
But do we know anyone who can act?
I do.
I know someone who's perfect for that role.
This damn woman!
He's a professional conman
who can deceive him without blinking an eye.
Hello, Mr. Na.
I'm Wang Dae-pan, the team manager of Wangjin's Management Support Team.
WANG DAE-PAN
You want to include an advertisement in our newspaper?
That's right.
Words have spread about
how you've been receiving many advertisements.
I also thought that was the case.
But thanks to someone who duped me,
I could only bask in them for a short while.
What?
That's fucking bullshit!
If it were me, I would've torn them limb from limb!
By the way...
Mr. Wang deceived you.
How did you forgive him?
Don't worry about my business.
I just think
you went too easy on him.
I'm just worried.
I couldn't forget him. That's why.
What do you mean?
He helped me dream once again when I was 23.
And I'm thankful for that.
I'm just giving him another chance
like he did for me.
You can wait here.
I'll be back.
Goodness.
You're quite the actor, Mr. Wang.
You bet.
Do you know how many times I starred in my own--
That's enough. Did you bring it?
Ta-da!
All right.
What took you so...
-Who are you? -Hello.
You should know me since I'm quite famous.
I'm Cheon Eok-man, the author.
Right. I'm a director now.
Writer Cheon Eok-man. No, a director?
Your name sounds familiar.
Don't you know Love Is Nonexistent?
Ryu Jin is the male lead, Thumb Film is in charge,
and Ms. Noh Ae-jeong is the producer.
You've tormented them by publishing that article of yours.
"Tormented"?
So you do remember.
Listen carefully.
Ms. Song from Ssong Entertainment told me that she'd get me something huge.
So I wrote a great story about Ryu Jin
but this wench didn't keep her promise and deceived me.
I had no idea that you cut a deal with her.
How could you write about something that wasn't even verified?
Just for money? And a reporter, at that?
Doesn't this go against the ethics of journalism?
You must've been devastated after Jin left your company.
You look very haggard.
Ms. Noh, what brings you here?
You pulled me into this just so you could take revenge on Jin?
Why? Why did it have to be me?
I wonder. Why did it have to be you?
That's because you are at the root of everything that's happened
and not Ryu Jin.
-Still, you shouldn't have hurt my baby. -That hurts!
That hurts!
You can attack me,
but you shouldn't have touched my daughter!
I don't know what went on between you and Jin,
but you should be punished
for causing harm to the innocent.
I think you should check the article again.
Exclusive. The individual who spread the rumor about an actor having
a child out of wedlock was the CEO of his former company.
MS. B TOOK REVENGE WHEN THE ACTOR, MR. A, REFUSED TO RENEW THE CONTRACT
-There he is! -Jin!
Is the article true?
-Please answer us! -Is it true?
-Was it her? -Is the article true?
-Please comment! -Was it Ms. Song?
-Please share a word or two! -How do you feel about this?
Did you watch the news?
I don't know what happened but Ryu Jin went back on his word.
Exactly. Why would he do that? He said she is his daughter.
-Is it true? -But why did the rumor start?
I know, right? Did they lie?
Maybe they did.
Don't you think they lied again?
Who knows?
RYU JIN WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION
ACTOR RYU JIN HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT REGARDING THE RUMORS
I WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE BASELESS AND MALICIOUS RUMORS
What? So he's not my dad?
I heard Ryu Jin isn't her dad.
-Seriously? -Then what?
-Then who's her dad? -I'm not sure.
-Who's her father then? -Ryu Jin denied it.
Was she abandoned by her dad?
-Gosh, poor her. -Is that true?
Poor her.
-Thanks. -What a shame.
I wanted to be your friend because I thought Ryu Jin was your dad.
But I heard he isn't.
Mind your own business.
Then who's your real dad?
Don't tell me you don't know.
Have you never seen him before?
If you haven't even met your real dad,
why were there rumors about Ryu Jin being him?
-There's something fishy going on here. -I know, right?
Is he dating your mom or something?
Is he?
-What was that? -Hey, it's everywhere.
Who did that?
Koo Dong-chan.
-What? -What's his deal?
If you say another word,
I won't sit still.
You're dead meat!
Chan-yeong!
-That hurts! -You!
I'd like to make a formal announcement
regarding the vicious rumors about me
that are being spread online.
The rumors are not true.
Despite not being verified,
people have been spreading them
as if they were true.
Apart from me,
the producer of the film company and her family
have gravely suffered due to these rumors.
Because of that, I have decided to take action.
From this moment on, I will take legal action
against anyone who spreads
existing rumors or starts new ones
with no exceptions.
I truly apologize to my fans,
the producer, and her family who have suffered because of this.
-Are you okay? -With my sincere apologies,
I ask for your help
so that there won't be any more victims.
Let's go.
Thank you.
-So they weren't true. -No wonder.
I'll drive you home.
I can catch a bus over there.
Your legs gave out back there.
Get in. I'll drop you off. You might collapse again.
I'm fine. I really am.
Everything has been solved.
What is it?
Is your answer still the same?
Hey, Yeon-woo.
I already let it slide before, but not this time.
Call the school committee this time.
How dare he throw milk at my son?
Have you two gone insane?
Gosh, look at his face.
He's bleeding from both nostrils.
I'm so upset.
Ma'am, please calm down.
But Chan-yeong was the one who started it.
What did you say?
What are you saying? Look at him!
Mr. Oh, let's be clear.
Chan-yeong didn't do anything wrong.
-Mr. Jang-- -The kids were just curious.
They thought Ryu Jin was her dad, but that turned out to be false.
What are you saying?
Ha-nee. Dong-chan.
You're finally here.
Ms. Noh, don't you think you made a mistake?
After what happened last time, you should've educated her better.
How could you let this happen again?
Ha-nee, what happened? Tell me.
It's understandable.
Judging by the articles online,
I'm sure she's not of sound mind.
-What did you say? -But you see,
you're the biggest problem here.
My wife told me about you. You don't seem to have a good reputation.
Look here.
-Apologize. I said, apologize. -Oh, my.
-Ha-nee. -Apologize to her--
How dare you?
Where are your manners?
Mr. Jang.
Let her go.
I said, let her go.
Dae-o, what are you doing?
Mr. Jang, please let her go.
Who are you?
I'm her father.
I'm...
her father.
So you're saying he is my dad!
It's because of me. It's because I didn't tell her the truth.
Are you my real father?
There is something I want to show you.
Your dad still likes your mom a lot.
Don't you think she wants to feel loved at times?
Your mom is still a woman after all.
Don't you regret having me?
Do you still have feelings for him?
I'll give my everything until you and Ha-nee accept me.
I think you should stop. You should stop liking him.
Is it okay if I make a mess?
I'm asking if it's okay if I ruin her life.
Subtitle translation by Won-hyang Son ng if it's okay if I ruin her life.