The secret he's talking about...
Does that mean he's not my dad?
He's not my real dad, right?
He's not.
He's not your biological dad.
Then...
Everything makes sense now.
What do you mean?
Is there something that happened between you two?
No.
Nothing happened.
[Where are you, Writer Han?]
[Writer Han Bi-soo]
[Did anything happen?]
[Call me. I'm worried about you.]
What on earth happened between you?
Bi-soo, go ahead.
Mom wants to hear what's bothering you.
As your dad, I'd like to know too.
What made you turn away from me?
I wasn't able to be a great dad to you since I'm not your biological dad.
Yet, I've always considered you as my own son.
If there's something I did that hurt your feelings, tell me.
Yes. You can tell us.
I think Bi-soo can't say what he wants to say to me
in front of you.
Let me talk to Bi-soo alone.
Have a frank talk with him.
Things turned out better this way, right?
You hated my guts. Now that you know the truth,
it must feel great, doesn't it?
That look on your face.
The look of utter disgust as if I'm a dirtbag.
You gave me that look for 18 years.
I despised you for it.
I thought you would tell your mom about my affair.
It's hard to believe you kept it to yourself for 18 years.
-You're tough. -You told me not to tell her.
You're a good son. You did as I told you.
So don't ever tell her what you witnessed.
Restrain yourself a little longer.
Your mom only has a few months left to live, after all.
What's going on?
-What? -You didn't check your phone all day?
Oh, right.
Something's troubling you, right?
No.
That will make your mom cry.
She'll be miserable thinking about that for the remainder of her life.
[So don't ever tell her what you witnessed.]
[Your mom only has a few months left to live, after all.]
[Oh! Master]
[Episode 9]
You're sweating...
I won't ask you why you've slept for two days straight.
-I did? -I'm really worried about you.
I don't know what is going on.
All I can do is just wait for you to get better.
I'll tell you later.
Yes, Yu-jin.
[Can you come out?]
[I'm in your neighborhood.]
[Sure. I'll be right out.]
Joo-in.
-Were you resting at home? -Yes.
Why didn't Bi-soo show up for the date?
Did something come up?
I still don't know.
It's time to decide.
Bi-soo was supposed to show up.
But he didn't show up nor did he call you.
Something important must've come up.
That's not a sufficient excuse.
I showed up for the date.
And I'll always be there for you.
Yu-jin, give me a little more time.
When Writer Han feels better, I'll make my decision.
What is it that you really want?
Mom asked for a divorce,
and you signed the divorce papers.
There's another reason why you don't want me to tell her, right?
It's best to let her pass without any heartache.
[Sein Hospital]
It's the least we can do for her sake.
If you really cared about her, you wouldn't have cheated on her.
Tell me what your reason is.
You're quite smart.
Bi-soo, you're not interested in Sein Hospital, are you?
You want to take over this hospital?
You're satisfied with doing what you love.
Making money doesn't interest you. You have a selfless disposition.
Who else knows you better than I do?
I made an effort to be your dad for all these years.
I'm sure you can persuade your mom to give this hospital to me.
That will never happen.
What's wrong? You've always listened to what I tell you.
In the end, you'll do as I say, right?
[Sein Hospital]
Yes, Ms. Kim.
No, it's nothing.
Then we'll have the meeting then?
Let's talk.
I don't have anything to say.
I'm trying to help you.
How?
How exactly are you going to help me?
Joo-in, you told me you miss your dad, right?
Don't you resent him?
What do you mean?
If your dad had not died, your mom wouldn't have suffered a stroke.
And you wouldn't have lost your house.
And you wouldn't have experienced hardships at a young age.
So why don't you resent your dad?
You only recall the fond memories you had with him.
I faced hardships, but I didn't resent him over that.
Be honest with yourself.
If you were to resent your dad, it would crush your soul.
So you lie to yourself that everything was okay.
Aren't you pretending this whole time?
It's the same way you cope with your mother's Alzheimer's.
You tell yourself that her memories will wane much later.
Sir, the joint interview you gave with Ms. Oh is a hit.
[Oh Joo-in]
How do we look together?
You said you broke up with your girlfriend, right?
Yes.
Are you going to give up?
I'm going to give her some time. I know she'll eventually come back.
That's the same for me.
Who is it?
It's been a while since I last saw you.
Are you looking for Bi-soo?
I came to see you today.
Could I have a drink too?
It's my pleasure.
I'll get you a fine cup.
Thank you.
Is Bi-soo causing you problems?
A little.
Seems like he likes you a lot.
Why do you think he does?
He treats people like they're invisible if he's not interested in them.
Since he's depressed, he wants your attention.
But he scratches you like a cat, doesn't he?
He won't tell me what's bothering him. If I knew what it was, I could help.
Once he gets exhausted, he'll open up to you.
He'll explain his behavior.
How am I supposed to treat him as a "cat" owner?
Just do what you please, Joo-in.
You can't be patient forever.
I wish my "cat" would get better soon.
To my cat!
To your cat.
[Oh Joo-in]
[I stuck a notepad on the fridge.]
[Write down what you want to say on it.]
Say something. Looks like you came to tell me something.
I thought it would be best to not tell you this.
I think I need to brace myself for what you'll say.
You're divorcing Dad anyway.
And I think you need to know about that man's other side.
That man?
-Are you talking about your dad? -Yes.
A long time ago,
I saw him sleeping with another woman.
They were in our house together.
Are you all right?
Does your dad know that you saw him?
Was it
around the time you were 18?
I'm sorry, Bi-soo.
Why are you sorry?
I didn't know anything about this when I'm your mom.
I kept it to myself. There was no way you could know.
I understand now.
Why you moved out and started living alone.
Why you stayed away from him.
You didn't show it even though it was eating at you.
It's an ad campaign that we came up with.
A premium line product ad?
We were planning to only have you appear in the ad.
But the marketing team believes that if I were
to appear together with you as a couple, it would build trust in our brand.
If it's okay with you, I'd like to go with this ad campaign.
Yu-jin, I'm your company's spokesmodel.
It's my duty to fulfill my obligations as well as possible.
But if I were to appear in an ad campaign showing us as a couple,
that would be careless toward you and Writer Han.
Do you think
Bi-soo can truly make you happy?
[Director Han Min-joon]
You disgust me.
What?
Not only was he shocked with witnessing you cheat on me,
but you also threatened him.
Did Bi-soo say that?
I wanted to provide Bi-soo with a stable family because he had no dad.
How could you inflict such emotional pain on him?
I see now why he hated coming to our house.
Unable to tell me, he dealt with the secret all by himself.
Keep your promise that this won't change the terms of our divorce.
How can you say that right now?
-Give me ownership of this hospital. -What?
You wanted me to be like a father to Bi-soo.
And I wanted to own Sein Hospital in exchange for that.
That was the premise of our marriage.
I married you without knowing your intentions.
You and Bi-soo have made me look like the worst person on earth.
There has to be something in this for me.
I'm the director of Sein Hospital.
I didn't work this hard to just be the hospital director!
I did everything you asked of me.
You should have done it properly then.
I signed the divorce papers since it was your last request.
Am I a bad person for asking for this hospital?
Once you die, you can't take this hospital with you.
Bi-soo isn't interested
-in managing this hospital. -Don't you
dare say my son's name!
Even though you despise me for my behavior,
I'm the right person to lead this hospital.
I'm going to hold a board meeting to have you fired.
You viewed other patient records, which is illegal.
And you received kickbacks from suppliers.
You did too much shady stuff to have this hospital.
I'm not giving up.
By the way, take your belongings out of the house.
I put the house on sale.
It's me, Bi-soo.
You won't even talk to me now.
I thought you'd keep the secret,
[but you told your mom.]
[I'm going to fight back.]
Say something, Bi-soo.
[I said, say something!]
[It's hard to believe you kept it to yourself for 18 years.]
[You're tough.]
[You hated my guts. Now that you know the truth,]
[it must feel great, doesn't it?]
[Mom]
[Sein Hospital]
[Your loss of speech is caused]
by a traumatic shock. It's temporary.
The neurologist says your tests came back normal.
So your aptitude in grammar and language is fine.
You don't have any language disabilities.
They prescribed you medication, so take it.
You need rest. That will help.
[Don't tell my mom.]
When I lost my husband, I didn't speak for a while.
He died in an accident where I was driving.
Peopled asked, "What happened to your husband?"
Are you all right?
I couldn't say anything to that.
For a while, I didn't talk at all.
It was painful to answer people's questions.
I shut my mouth to avoid being hurt.
What do you think is your reason?
Do you think Bi-soo can truly make you happy?
Writer Han.
Now tell me.
I need to know what's going in your life lately.
Say something.
If you don't want to talk, then write down your feelings.
See the notepad on the fridge?
[It was painful to answer people's questions.]
[I shut my mouth to avoid being hurt.]
[What do you think is your reason?]
Bi-soo, is everything okay?
You're not answering your phone.
I'm fine. Let's talk later.
[Writer Han, I'm coming in.]
What do you want for breakfast?
How about French toast with warm milk?
Or spicy stew with tuna?
Or...
Writer Han.
Why can't you speak?
What's wrong? You're sick, aren't you?
I'll take you to a doctor.
This is delicious. The broth is so flavorful.
It should be.
I waited in line to buy it.
You're not glad to see me. Is it because we saw each other yesterday?
You haven't said a word since I got here.
People get speechless when they're so happy.
Is that so, Bi-soo?
You need to eat a hot meal to feel better.
Go ahead.
How do you like it?
Seems like it tastes all right.
Writer Han doesn't talk when he eats.
He has a single-minded focus. Right?
-He's irritating, isn't he? -What?
He crosses people with his blunt talk.
But he's not frank about his feelings.
I've raised him for 36 years, and I realized he needs a lot of attention.
But he grew into a fine, young man.
I agree.
Even if he gets irritating, try to be patient with him.
I'm being patient with him already. I have to do more?
He's abrasive around people who are close to him.
Yet, he's also the giving type. And he'll be faithful to you.
You'll do that, won't you?
Oh, look at me. I'm interrupting you from eating.
Since you're not saying a word,
I have to keep chatting with her.
Keep eating.
I can't even give you a hug now?
I know that you can't speak.
It's not because you don't want to.
Dr. Jung told me.
I want to know everything that goes on in your life now.
You were like this when you were 18.
Bi-soo, you don't have to keep everything inside.
You're going through a lot of pain.
Your brain is telling you
not to say anything.
You'll get better soon, right?
[I don't understand Writer Han sometimes.]
Is living together with someone this hard?
I kind of don't like him now.
Why is he giving you a hard time?
You don't have to dislike him.
Do you want me to tell him to move out?
[No.]
[What a reaction.]
[Although he's irritating, you still want him around, don't you?]
What am I going to do with you? You're in love.
I have to hang up. I'll call you later.
[Bye, Joo-in!]
I'll get going, Joo-in.
Let's have lunch sometime. Just the two of us.
I'd like that.
Let's leave him out since he's too blunt.
Bye.
You were angry for days.
But after seeing your mom, you're all smiles.
It's frustrating to be not able to speak, right?
You see, I have a special ability.
I know what you're saying even when you don't make a sound.
Try to say something.
It's true. You don't believe me?
Hold on.
I need to be closer to see your mouth.
Go ahead.
You said, "Joo-in". That's too easy.
I'm sorry.
I like you.
I already know that you like me.
I've been this patient with you. Of course you have to like me.
Anything else you'd like to say?
I love you.
Anything else you'd like to say?
I love you.
You're so bad. You ruined the mood.
Who would go out with you?
I'll have to keep you around for the rest of my life.
Can I ask you what your blood type is?
-I'm Type B. -Oh, my. I'm also Type B.
What? She said she wasn't going to stay long.
When I saw your photo, you looked very pretty, Suzie.
But seeing you in person, you're even prettier.
Oh, my.
I'm so flattered.
-But it's true. -You're making me blush.
You're very funny.
Jae-hwan.
Suzie, who is this person?
Suzie?
Her name is Bae Gwang-ja.
-Aren't you Bae Suzie? -I go by the name, Suzie,
in English conversation class.
I'm sorry.
Excuse me for interrupting. But she's the woman I love.
And her name is Bae Gwang-ja.
My Jae-hwan!
My Jae-hwan.
What is it, Bae Suzie?
I admit that I was a bit attracted to him.
But the more I talked with him, the more I thought about you.
I couldn't get up in the middle of our conversation.
I don't believe you anymore.
My Jae-hwan.
Come back.
[President Kim Yi-na]
I was reading some articles about you just now.
What's wrong?
Ms. Kim, I'm not dating Yu-jin.
What?
I'm seeing Writer Han.
Then what is going on with you and Director Jeong?
He's just a friend.
But I'm really dating Writer Han.
Yu-jin knows about it too.
And
I'm living with Writer Han in the same house.
What?
You're living with Mr. Han?
So that's why he was in your house.
This is a very important development.
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
You just announce the news, and I get to say nothing about it?
I'm sorry that I'm telling you so late.
But I didn't mean any disrespect.
I'll keep this short. Get Mr. Han to move out of your home.
I won't see you until that happens.
I told Ms. Kim that we're dating.
You're grateful, aren't you?
I chose you despite the fact that you didn't show up that day.
Now you're not going anywhere.
I told you before.
Once I like someone, I like them forever.
[Telling Ms. Kim about us won't help your career.]
[Why did you do it?]
Because I love you.
Joo-in.
Writer Han!
Joo-in.
I really like you, Joo-in.
I didn't know it could feel this good to hear my name.
I was scared
that I wouldn't be able to speak again.
There's a lot I have to tell you.
Now you can't do anything without me, can you?
I need to go somewhere.
Where would you go right after regaining your words?
I've been hurting inside.
So I need to release the pain.
[Go ahead and tell your mom what you saw.]
But that will make your mom cry.
She'll be sad thinking about that for the remainder of her life.
You're a smart boy, Bi-soo.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
It's all right now.
It's all right.
The scripts are taking a while, aren't they?
Yes.
When Bi-soo works on a script, he doesn't even take my calls.
-But he does a great... -Mr. Yoo.
-Yes? -This won't do.
Call a driver for me later.
I think we're going to be drinking a lot tonight.
Joo-in and Mr. Han like each other.
What?
-They're living together. -Bi-soo is living with Ms. Oh?
I think I invested too much of my time in her.
Actors can always sign with another agency if they're offered better terms.
I think I need to keep my emotions to myself to avoid getting hurt.
That doesn't exactly work though.
Even if you'll get hurt eventually, it's better to follow your heart.
Joo-in was one of the few people I trusted.
I think I was too involved emotionally.
-Look straight at me. -What?
You like me, don't you?
You're cute.
She said I'm cute.
What does that mean?
You're not sleeping?
Are you going somewhere?
I just wanted to see your face one more time.
Don't come too close. My heart will skip a beat.
What is it?
I need a new lightbulb.
-I'll go buy one. -You will?
Your room has to be bright. It helps me write.
So this is related to work.
You should wear a jacket.
My wallet.
It's nice to change it together, right?
Yes.
Anything else?
Sleep here.
What?
I couldn't sleep well because you were worrying me.
So help me go to sleep.
How am I supposed to do that?
I need to tell you how?
Use your own methods.
Hey, Bi-soo.
I gave you a pass because I'm nice.
You got angry. You wouldn't look at me.
You wouldn't talk to me. What was I supposed to do?
If you ever do that again,
I'll kick you out of the house.
This is nice.
You could've done it sooner.
Mom.
This fine, young man who can also speak eloquently
would like to have lunch with you. How does that sound?
I can't believe you're serving me lunch.
You've cooked for me for 36 years. It's just one meal.
This is special.
The best TV writer in the country cooked this meal himself.
-The rice is cooked well. -Hold on.
Try that.
It's grilled just right.
It's not fishy at all.
It looks nice watching you eat.
You're just like your dad.
Your real dad would say that to me.
My real dad?
You don't want to hear about him?
No, go ahead.
His grandpa and grandma ran a small corner store.
When we'd visit the store, he would cook a meal for me.
I thought it would be wonderful to spend my life with him.
He must've been your ideal type.
Not at all.
He was a very difficult person.
We got into a lot of fights.
You liked him after fighting so much.
After we had an autopsy class, I could hardly stand up.
So I was leaning on a rail and dry heaving.
He offered me tea in a thermostat.
What?
That's it?
It was that easy to win your heart?
After drinking the warm barley tea, I felt so much better.
It was relaxing.
So your dad told me to come to him when the class was too much to handle.
He said his thermostat was only for me.
Then what happened?
He got in a car accident and died.
Before you were born.
He would've been a good dad to you.
What was his name?
Lee...
Lee Young-gil.
Why are you giving me that look after having a nice meal?
What look?
You don't have to look at me with any pity.
I had you, Mom. That's more than enough.
I should've told you about your real dad sooner.
I wouldn't have gone through that pain
in my teens had I known about him.
You hate me for it, don't you?
Tell me.
I'll listen to whatever you have to say about any unresolved issues.
Except for that, you were a perfect mom.
Bi-soo.
I talked to your stepdad and finalized everything.
Now he won't bother you again. I settled it all.
That's good to hear.
There's no mom better than me, right?
Of course.
That was a wonderful lunch.
I'll cook for you more.
How much longer do I have to wait? Talk to me, Jae-hwan.
Are you still mad about the arranged date I went on?
-No. -That won't ever happen again.
I won't do anything to make you angry again.
Is that even possible?
I moved out of my family house.
Really? Your dad would be angry then, wouldn't he?
No parent can bend their child's will.
I need to come out strong.
You gave me the courage to stand up to my dad.
Where are you staying?
I'm going to stay at a 24-hour sauna.
I can't let you stay there.
How about you stay at my studio apartment?
I can crash at a friend's place.
No, I don't want to inconvenience you like that.
Then stay at my company's office. There are cots.
What if your boss comes?
He doesn't stay there at night.
We can be together in the office. It'll just be you and me.
I like that.
You're not angry anymore, right?
I wasn't ever angry.
You're my Jae-hwan.
-My Jae-hwan. -Don't say that.
-Stop it. -My Jae-hwan.
-You're back. -Hi.
What?
Very good.
How about writing a dancing scene?
The girl doesn't know why the boy is suffering,
so she dances nonchalantly, pretending not to be curious.
You really don't want to know why?
I'm pretending not to be curious.
I have something to tell you, Joo-in.
Something good happened to you.
I had the most delicious lunch ever.
I wonder how good it was. You look so happy.
Chang-gyu.
I'd like to hear you play a song on a wonderful day like this.
All right. Let me repay you with a song.
I love this part.
I looked up to my stepdad. I wanted to be like him when I grew up.
That's why it was so shocking.
It must have been tough to keep that all to yourself.
Here. You can lean on my shoulder.
What you said to me wasn't exactly wrong.
What?
I did resent my dad a little after he died.
But I also realized something at that time.
And what's that?
You don't know how much time you have left in your life.
That's why I didn't want to dwell on feelings of resentment.
Don't be held down by your past. Be in the present. With me.
Like now? Happily with you?
Yes.
Appreciate this time now. Don't save it for later.
Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet.
It's nice to lean on you. And listening to your advice.
If you start liking this too much, that's bad for me.
[Han Bi-soo]
[I only have eyes...]
[I only have eyes for you, Joo-in]
I only have eyes for you, Joo-in.
Why are you repeating it?
I can almost hear your echo.
Let me say it.
I only have eyes for you, Joo-in.
You're so cute.
That's making me blush, you know.
But you're cuter.
Bi-soo.
How about we have a beer?
Where are you going?
Joo-in, are you joking with me?
Are you asleep?
He was here a minute ago.
Relax.
You're...
What's happening?
How is this possible? Why can't Joo-in see me?
Did you make me disappear?
I didn't do it.
But yes, you have disappeared.
He even left his phone here. Where could he have gone?
Why did you show up again?
Did you think about it?
How to spend your remaining life?
I'm really going to die?
When?
That doesn't matter.
You're already as good as dead.
What?
There's no point in living if you're not in love.
That sounds silly. You said I would die. Explain that.
49 days from now,
you'll vanish completely from this world.
(Oh! Master)
What's going on? You're not answering my calls or texts.
Is this what you wanted?
At this rate, we're going to have trouble
with the schedule if the scripts are not on time.
Joo-in, come to your senses. This is your show we're talking about.
You don't know why the scripts are delayed.
(I'm going to die. I'll vanish) So how can you defend Bi-soo?
What's the problem?
Because of Bi-soo, you look troubled and sad.
You said you only had eyes for me.
Please return to me, Bi-soo.
- There's no other way? - No.
You'll disappear in front of the person you love the most.