01x12 - Reclaiming Lost Time

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

MY ROYAL NEMESIS

[theme music concludes]

[soft music playing]

[Gwang-nam over cell phone] Hello?

I need you to tell me
where Shin Seo-ri is.

Wait, do you mean she isn't with you?

I was told her boyfriend called
and she left.

- Told by who?
- Not by anyone on the crew.

I think maybe she was one of the extras.

Jesus.

- [car engine revving]
- [sentimental music playing]

Shin Seo-ri!

Shin Seo-ri! Wake up!
Shin Seo-ri! Come on!

Shin Seo-ri!

[sighs]

[Seo-ri sobs]

[Se-gye] It's okay.

- You're okay.
- [exhales]

Look at me. I'm here.

Who do you think you are? Who?

[sniffles]

[exhales sharply]
What am I supposed to do?

Tell me, what am I supposed to do?
[sobs]

EPISODE 12
RECLAIMING LOST TIME

[Gwang-nam] So you're taking her home?

- Sounds good. Is she--
- [line disconnects]

[song concludes]

[sighs] Why didn't you say so sooner?
I've been sitting here for no reason.

- Seriously?
- [cell phone vibrates]

[suspenseful music playing]

GONG TAE-WOO AND HAN MIN-HUI EXPECTING

[gasps]

Gong Tae-woo is such an as*h*le.
He said marriage was out of the question.

That jerk knocks her up less
than two months after calling it off.

How could he break up with me?
[breathes heavily]

- [sobs]
- [comical music playing]

[Gwang-nam] Ji-hyo.

What's going on here?

You're set to start
filming tomorrow morning.

Where did you find me, Gwang-nam?

Shouldn't you be following
Shin Seo-ri around somewhere?

Did you put a GPS on me?

[Gwang-nam] You're a celebrity.

Can you please act like it? That was rude.

- At least have some manners, okay?
- [Ji-hyo scoffs]

Manners my a*s, are you kidding?
You're the one who's rude.

You call yourself a manager,
you keep acting high and mighty.

Just bite your tongue!

What, it's because you've got some money,
is that it?

Why would you say that?

- Why did you take your socks off?
- Gong Tae-woo. Bald…

- I hope he goes bald. Leave me alone.
- J… Ji-hyo, w… wake up.

- Get up, okay?
- Leave me alone.

- Come on, it's time for you to go home.
- Get off me, I'm home already.

I'll give you a ride.

I told you, this round's on me, all right?

Who are you?

- Huh?
- [man] Oh, this is reserved, I guess.

- Hey. Wait a second.
- [Ji-hyo] Hey, what are you doing?

- Are you here with Yoon Ji-hyo?
- Yoon Ji-hyo? Are you crazy?

What's your problem?
Can you please get out?

- He says it's not her. You heard him.
- Oh.

- Let's go, okay?
- No, it's her.

[Gwang-nam]
Look, I told you to leave, okay?

It was her.

- [Ji-hyo sobs]
- [music concludes]

Time to wake up, Seo-ri.

- We're here.
- [groans] Already?

- This isn't my house.
- Mm. It's my place.

No arguing.
I'm not letting you go home alone tonight.

[comical music playing]

[gasps]
Your dwelling is as large as a field.

If I did somersaults
to get to the other end,

it'd probably take three days.

- [chuckles]
- Don't exaggerate.

[gasps] Namsan Tower looks huge from here.

Cha Se-gye,
you really have made a fortune.

- You weren't all talk.
- [chuckles softly]

[sighs] You lost all your money, right?

- Soon you will be losing this house too.
- Nobody's taking my home, okay?

I'm noticing that the view
is blocked by mountains.

- It makes it way less impressive.
- [music concludes]

I guess I should enjoy it,
since you won't have it much longer.

[scoffs] You really think
that I'm just a broke loser?

It's pretty.
It really does sparkle, doesn't it?

[Se-gye] It wasn't my intention
to invite you over so casually,

so you should know you're the first woman
to set foot in my house.

You can make yourself comfortable.

- My house is--
- I am comfortable.

- Why wouldn't I be?
- That's right.

You adapt quickly. Of course you are.

I'm going to lie down now
and make myself at home.

[exhales deeply]

Isn't this a little too comfortable,
Seo-ri?

I mean, a couple alone in a house.

[playful music playing]

Seo-ri.

Sleep in the bedroom instead.

- I have a memory foam mattress.
- Cha Se-gye.

The only reason I agreed to follow you
was because I was too tired to argue.

As far as carnal permission,
we are not there yet.

Right, of course.

[music concludes]

I understand I have more hurdles
to jump over.

[sighs]

[Seo-ri scoffs]

[young Seo-ri] Someone help me!

[suspenseful music playing]

[Seo-ri] What was that vision?

A childhood memory
of the owner of this body?

[Jeong-ae] When your blood and ki
are restored, it will guide your soul.

[Seo-ri] Is this body already preparing
to receive its owner?

Is that why buried memories are coming
to the surface?

- Hmm?
- [music concludes]

- [yelps] My God!
- [quirky music playing]

- The bed is better, I promise.
- Cha Se-gye!

Cha Se-gye. I was fine!

Good God, I could work for 10,000 years
and not earn enough to buy a space.

♪ When, oh when, will I finally be able
To get off these lonely streets? ♪

♪ Tell me please, I'm not asking
For a mixed-use building ♪

♪ Or anything like that ♪

♪ Just get me out
Of this prepaid contract ♪

[bell jingles]

- [jingling echoes]
- [mysterious music playing]

[girl] What is your name?

They call me Dan-sim. It's Kang Dan-sim.

[bell jingles]

- Oh, my God! Oh!
- [music concludes]

Unbelievable! Oh, it's happening!
I can see astral visions now!

[groans] Oh!

Please stop staring at me.
There's a demon in your eyes.

- I say, be gone, demon. Fly, fly.
- [chuckles softly]

Seeing how you're speaking gibberish
again, you're feeling better.

Get some rest
and don't worry about anything.

- I'll take care of you no matter what.
- [scoffs]

I'm getting tired of hearing that.

There's not a man more capable
in all of Korea,

and I swear that isn't bragging,
it's fact.

If that's true,
why are you broke as a jester?

I'll put that right, too.

Today I was able to get
Mun-do exactly where I want him.

I wish you saw how surprised
that jerk looked.

Actually, I don't.
Your eyes are too precious.

Seo-ri, I feel good about everything.

My business has gone under.

And it didn't even hurt.

- I think it's because we're together.
- [soft music playing]

Thinking about it.

Maybe it helps having something
to hold on to.

Chasing glory, money, status.

All of those things.

I needed to feed my ambition
just to feel alive.

I felt like I was speeding
through the air,

like driving a car with no brakes.

But now that I've come crashing back down
to the ground

after racing around like a madman,

I finally understand
what's truly important.

The thing that I was missing in my life.

It's you.

You're the only thing I need.

A guy who can't provide
for a woman isn't a catch.

I'm gonna show you. I'll get it back.
I won't be down for long.

Just you wait, Shin Seo-ri.

[chuckles softly]

- How's the chairman today?
- [nurse over cell phone] He's the same.

He's still unconscious
and no changes in his vital signs.

I'll call you immediately
if anything changes.

- [ominous music playing]
- Wait. Come over here right away.

Doctor? Doctor!

[music concludes]

[Mun-do] Right.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Mun-do] If it's too difficult
to bring him in as a person of interest,

then I suggest you issue
the order to appear first.

That will give me time

to find someone to lead
the resort project instead.

[detective over cell phone]
I'll issue the summons

- and have him brought in this week.
- Good.

[line disconnects]

[door knocking]

[exhales sharply]

[Nam-jin] Excuse me, sir.
The chairman has regained consciousness.

[music concludes]

- [mysterious music playing]
- Seo-ri, my little angel.

[music concludes]

[birds chirping]

[Seo-ri] Cha Se-gye, where are you?

Are you there?

[door opening]

[Se-gye] You're up.

Let's have breakfast.

How did this necklace get on me
without my permission?

[Se-gye] Do you like it?

- [soft music playing]
- Pretty, right?

Am I a creature you want
on a collar and leash?

What are you talking
about collar and leash? Give it back.

I didn't say it wasn't pretty.

What is all this fuss
over making breakfast?

I'm really good at it.

When I was studying abroad,
they called me Cha Chang-kung.

[music concludes]

You think you're Chang-kung?
This isn't like any breakfast I've had.

Breakfast should include a hot soup
to warm your heart.

This is all dried up stuff.

[microwave beeps]

[comical music playing]

[Se-gye] I knew you'd say that,
so I prepared a backup.

What do you think?
That pivot was k*ller, right?

I'll have you know,
this one is the best soup in Seoul.

[chuckles softly]

What an absurd thing to say.
[slurps, smacks lips]

It is pretty.

It looks great on you.

I bought it a while ago and was waiting
for the right moment to gift it to you.

My timing is perfect.

- [applauds]
- So, when did you get it?

I feel bad now.

I haven't really done anything for you.

What are you saying?
What about my little love notes?

Life's been beating me up
and your notes keep me going strong, okay?

And I've been good
about taking my herbal medicine.

[chuckles softly]

I feel better.

So thank you for taking good care
of my body and mind.

[chuckles softly]

If you want to make it up to me,
if it bothers you, then you can.

On our hundred day celebration.

- What?
- [music concludes]

You want to…

plan our hundred-day celebration?

Ah, that's a bummer.

I wouldn't make you plan anything.
I was pulling your leg just now.

Let me plan your dream celebration.

Celebration?

I know.

I used to judge this kind of thing.

It seemed so cringe, and then I met you,
and now I think it's a good idea.

[soft music playing]

Right?

Unless you think it's dumb.

It's just for kids, like,
too middle school, right?

But I just…

I wanna do this stupid stuff together.

So foolish.

[exhales]

[cutlery clinking]

[Seo-ri] I don't want to lose you.
I wish I could stay here forever.

Would you still smile if you knew
I was going to disappear?

[cell phone vibrates]

CHIEF OF STAFF SON JAE-HAN

[music fades]

Be right back.

[slurps]

[music continues]

[music concludes]

When was this?

[Jae-han over cell phone]
Early yesterday morning.

He was up for a bit,
then fell back asleep.

- They're examining him now.
- [exhales sharply]

The hospital should have told us earlier.

Forget that. Just have the car ready.

[RJ over radio]
The star of the Temptress

can be seen in the Seoul sky again today.

The red comet has been visible
for over three months now,

but soon
it will be leaving our atmosphere.

Scientists estimate it will still be here
for around two weeks

before it leaves Earth's orbit
and disappears once more

into the unknown darkness of space.

[Seo-ri]
Disappears into the unknown darkness.

It's such great news
about the chairman waking up.

Hmm. It really is.

I feel at ease now
that he has a woman like you

by his side at a time like this.

He's really become
a better person thanks to you.

[chuckles softly] He has human emotions.

Mr. Cha may come across indifferent,
but he's not like that on the inside.

He's taken criticism for a long time,
so he seems immune.

No one can be immune to that.
He has to be putting on a good face.

That's true.

No one is truly immune.

Ah, Father! You're okay! You're okay!

- [Dal-su groans]
- Come here!

[Ju-ran] Oh, Father, we thought you were
going to die!

- I was terrified!
- Oh, Father.

Thank God you're here! [sobs]

[groans] That hurts, you idiot!

You're suffocating me
with that hulking body of yours.

[chuckles softly]
This is the father I know.

- Thank God.
- [Ju-mi chuckles]

That temper tells me your mental state
is totally back to normal.

All the test results are clear.
I'm so relieved it wasn't worse.

We were all worried because you were here
in a coma for such a long time.

Nice, Choi Mun-do.

As soon as our father is awake,
you put that stupid act on again.

Father,
Choi Mun-do is a duplicitous backstabber.

Don't believe a word he says.

While you were
in the hospital unconscious,

he plotted against the family.

Is this about the chairman position
and him replacing me?

Oh, so you already know.
You're gonna get it. You're dead now.

Mun-do had already gotten the board
to take his side.

He planned it before this happened.

There's no way
he could have got approved

with a majority vote
unless he thought it through.

I'm just glad that father's ready
to work again.

Mun-do, your time as chairman's over.

You better resign today
or you will be humiliated.

What are you saying?
You deserve the humiliation!

How badly did you two mess up

that the board had to appoint
your nephew to take over?

They chose him over my own children?

How dare you put this on Mun-do!
I blame you both!

No, Father! Please ignore him!
I'm begging you!

He's evil! This whole thing!

Come on,
anybody can see it was his plan all along!

Just be quiet!

Why are all of my children these useless,
bumbling, incompetent idiots?

- [groans] Oh, God!
- [door opening]

- [Se-gye] Grandfather…
- Oh, Se-gye, you're here.

Se-gye, can you talk to your grandfather?
Perhaps you can explain it better.

[Ju-ran] Yes, Se-gye.
Please tell grandfather what's happened.

Tell him how poisonous Mun-do
is and about how he double-crossed us.

Poisonous?

Tell me all about it.

- Poisonous carcinogens?
- [poignant music playing]

Are you so money-crazed
that your principles can be bought?

Everyone said you were
obsessed with money,

and I thought, what's the harm?

Well, now that chasing profits
costs you your position,

while you acted all arrogant,
all you have is your greed.

Mun-do invested in it!

Right now, you'd be bankrupt
if he hadn't saved your a*s.

Not one of you deserve to be CEO,

chairman,
or anything else for that matter.

You make me sick. You three get out.

Whatever happened to blood
is thicker than water?

I had no idea Mun-do
had his talons in father.

Se-gye, why are you being so quiet?
You should be backing our position.

I guess it's a comfort
you feel bad about it.

Se-gye, what you did
with those bad makeup ingredients

- dragged us all down with you.
- Are you sure grandfather is okay?

[music concludes]

Your sensory responses are back to normal,
and the brain swelling has subsided.

Um…

What about these aftereffects
you mentioned?

He has a temporary memory gap
of about two weeks leading up

to the accident, but he's recovering well,

so let's wait and see.

- Thank you, Doctor.
- Sure.

[door closing]

Mun-do, listen.
I appreciate all that you've done.

The business,
it survived because of your actions.

[chuckles softly] I was happy to help.

Don't be too harsh
on the rest of the family.

Se-gye deserves a chance
to redeem himself.

The start up
was a learning experience for him.

This time we will do
a much better job, I'm sure.

Of course, right.

Absolutely. You're right.

- [suspenseful music playing]
- [Dal-su chuckles]

[Se-gye] A temporary guardian?

Yes. The patient's nephew
wanted us to wait until morning

before contacting the family.

He has also requested
that the family not visit him

- until further notice.
- [sighs]

Although his condition is stable now,
he's still having aftereffects.

He needs to avoid all stress.
So as his physician, I'm in agreement.

My cousin is diligent. Well played.

[sighs]

You look terrible. What's wrong with you?

Your Highness, it sounds crazy.

- You're having psychic visions?
- [unsettling music playing]

- You didn't already?
- A divine aura surrounds me.

On the outside, I look like a shaman
who can do a traditional knife dance,

but the truth is I'm a fraud.

No matter how much I practice,
I could never achieve divine vision.

What I did get was what most people
call the gift of the gab.

Then at this age, it comes out of nowhere.
I never thought it would happen like this.

[sobs]

I don't see this divine aura
you claim surrounds you.

Yeah.

You will need to gather your strength.

Now that you can relay speech
from your visions,

- spirit possession is next.
- [sobs]

[music concludes]

They're so clear too.

The things I see are bearable
at least up to now.

- I've only seen you in my visions.
- You see me?

Yes.

You were in Joseon times again,
you went back Kang Dan-sim…

That's what you said your name was.

- [mysterious music playing]
- Kang Dan-sim…

I came here
desperately hoping I was wrong.

You say I'll go.

I guess that explains
why I see her childhood.

Whose childhood?

The memories of this soul are returning.

I'm seeing what her childhood was like.

It's tangled with my own.
I'm hearing things.

This body's owner is trying to return,
right?

Assuming the whole soul is alive
in Joseon times, then I think so.

But there's no way we could know
whether that soul is alive or dead.

It is alive,
and my body is currently in Joseon

- in an unconscious state.
- Ah.

If that body had no soul,
then it would not be able to sustain life.

[music concludes]

[Dal-su] Of course, right.

- Absolutely, you're right.
- [suspenseful music playing]

Are you crazy?

- Temporary guardian?
- What?

Don't act so surprised.

You know Uncle trust me more
than his own children and grandchild.

- Is something making you feel panicked?
- Hey, as*h*le, watch your mouth.

Se-gye, control yourself
when you're in public, all right?

From now on, the press is always watching.

There's a meeting this week to discuss
the Songjin resort project.

- Are you going?
- Of course I am.

I'm in charge of it. Why wouldn't I?

[chuckles softly] Great.
See you at the meeting.

[car door unlocks]

[music concludes]

[sighs]

You were in Joseon times again.
You went back Kang Dan-sim.

That's what you said your name was.

So that confirms it then.

Hey, Rooftop Unit!
Where the heck were you?

On the roof there's uh…

[ominous music playing]

DIE

[Seo-ri] When did this happen?

It wasn't on the building yesterday.

I saw this here earlier today.
I was chasing those darn birds.

They leave droppings everywhere.
Has bad energy entered our building?

Think about it.

First the lights getting smashed,
now the graffiti on the walls.

This was obviously done by an outsider.

What's really weird
is thinking that somebody

would come here and do this.

I'll call the building landlord right away

and see if we can get
a keypad lock at the entrance.

- Ugh, they'll say no.
- This person watched me for a while now.

Hmm? What do you mean? Who's watching you?

[girl slurps]

[blows air, slurps]

SPRAY PAINT

Wow, whoever did this is vicious.

What spray paint is this?
It won't come off.

My back's k*lling me.

Noona, I told you
to let me take the heavy stuff.

- Back injuries can ruin your life.
- But we have to finish so I can sleep.

I'm exhausted. Come on.

Yeah, that's why
I said we do all this tomorrow.

Why are we doing this
in the dead of night?

I won't be able to sleep with this here.
If my front door says die,

I'm an easy target for them
to sneak in and cut my throat.

You want me to have a scar on my neckline?

- I'm an actress, you know?
- There it is.

Imagining the worst case.

You've got some imagination.
Is that why you're an actress?

Before I forget, no talking.

- Watch your mouth.
- Why do you say that?

Don't you dare tell Cha Se-gye anything
about what happened.

He will worry, and I can't have that.

[Gwang-nam]
You had to rub it in didn't you?

The world's an awful place
for single people.

Mr. Cha has regained consciousness.

- Have you visited him?
- I haven't.

- [instrumental music playing]
- Not just yet.

- I need to take care of some things first.
- Well, apparently he's still healing.

He suffered aftereffects
from the accident.

Honestly, I feel like the timing could be
right to break things off with Se-gye.

When I said I had things to take care of,
it wasn't that.

No, tell me what is then.

It's about an old acquaintance, Mother.
Ye-jin, my private tutor senior year.

You would often praise her for making it
into one of the top universities

despite being poor.

[poignant music playing]

I was at a department store
with my friends after finals.

That's when I saw her there.

She was snuggled up to father
and they looked very close.

She came to my room the next day.

I slapped her hard
and was shocked to hear.

You paid her to have fun with dad

as long as she called it off
before it got serious.

Tae-hee, stop.

What I was baffled by wasn't her,
it was you.

What kind of a life is that?

Propping up a man
who has no feelings for you at all.

But you know what's funny?

I think I finally understand
why you lived like a fool,

holding on to that shell of a man
when you should have let him go.

Am I intruding?

- Hello, Grandfather! [chuckles]
- What a surprise! [chuckles]

- I brought some fruit for you.
- Great!

- Tell me, have you been eating healthy?
- Not really. [chuckles] I wish.

I don't want to let him go. It's too hard.

This is something I've put off doing,
but this will make me.

[sighs] It's an opportunity
to get things in order.

There are loose ends
I need to tie up as well.

[music fades]

[soft music playing]

[RJ over radio]
Scientists estimate it will still be here

for around two weeks

before it leaves Earth's orbit
and disappears once more

into the unknown darkness of space.

Two weeks.

What's the plan for our hundred day?

Tell me what you're thinking
and I'll take care of everything.

A hundred days?

It's spring on our hundredth.
Flowers will be blooming then.

How about we see the nearby
cornelian cherry blossoms

and make flower pancakes with them?

- Pancakes?
- [Seo-ri] Mm-hmm.

We can get trumpet vines
and plant those in the yard this summer.

And see the Rugosa roses blooming
along the ocean.

Are you possessed by a ghost
who is obsessed with flowers?

You want to see every single one?

And in the fall, we can't forget
to make chrysanthemum crowns

and plant the crowns together in the yard.
Great idea.

[chuckles]

- Stop deluding yourself.
- [music concludes]

[mysterious music playing]

You know that is not you.

You're just a fake.

Leave my body now.

[Ok-sun] Seo-ri, my little angel.

- [music concludes]
- [breathes heavily]

[Dan-sim] Stop deluding yourself.
You know that is not you.

[exhales deeply] I know that.

- I know. [breathes heavily]
- [soft music playing]

[Seo-ri] I shouldn't wish for that.

- [breathes heavily]
- [cell phone buzzes]

CHA SE-GYE

[automated voice over cell phone]
Your call cannot be connected and is…

[call ringing]

MISSED CALL
CHA SE-GYE

[Se-gye] Call me when you get this.
I'll be waiting.

[sobs]

[exhales sharply, sobs]

[Dan-sim] If I leave without a word,
I suppose you'd wait for me.

[Seo-ri] Just like me, you'd wait
like a fool and slowly wither away,

not knowing if there's an end to it.

[senior court lady]
The Grand Prince has passed away in exile.

[sobs]

[Seo-ri] So that you can smile
whenever you think of me,

just like I do when I think of you.

I'm going to convey
everything I feel for you

without holding anything back.

That way, even if I'm gone,
you won't fall apart.

No.
This is no time to be crying like this.

CHA SE-GYE

Hello?

[Seo-ri] Cha Se-gye, it's me, Shin Seo-ri.

- How is your grandfather? Is he okay?
- Yeah, he's getting stronger.

He'll be fine.

I told him
he recovered quickly when he asked.

He was worried about you.

He wanted you to visit.

He asked if I could visit him?

Well, before that… can I see you tomorrow?

- We can go somewhere nice.
- Somewhere nice?

Yeah, you know,
we've never really gone on a proper date.

And last time, we only went
to the places I wanted to go,

so this time,
you choose somewhere for us, all right?

I'll go wherever that is.

And you'll have no idea
where I'll take you?

You're brave, Seo-ri.

Tomorrow, then.
We'll have our first real date.

You'll have overnight to decide.

- [line disconnects]
- Oh…

She's really going all out.

I planned to whisk her away.

She's one step ahead.

[song concludes]

[sighs] Did I hit my head last night?

What do you think of your hair today?
I gave it some extra oomph.

Hmm. Give me that.

Hmm. This is a charity event.
The girl next door look.

Good.

Oh, yeah…

Hmm.

Eh? Like that. Great.

- All set.
- Okay.

[exhales]

The rumors that you
and Gong Tae-woo were dating were false?

I was sure him dating Min-hui was fake
and you two were the real deal.

I thought you two had been together
since that movie.

[laughs] You're joking, right?
I wouldn't date a lowlife like Tae-woo.

For real,
I just never was into younger guys.

Really?

Well, if you're not into younger guys,
what about celebrity adjacent?

You know, Shin Seo-ri's manager?

- You two are cute. [laughs]
- [crowd laughs]

Really? Are you guys nuts?
Celebrity adjacent? Come on.

I don't care how rich he is.
Managers are managers. That's it.

- So, you mean he has money.
- What do his parents do?

- Do they live here?
- Well, they run a business or something.

No way. I won't. I won't run the business.
I said that already.

- [playful music playing]
- He has that attitude with everything.

How can he be
a good manager when he's so rude?

I said no, okay?

I never wanted to be
in charge of Dad's department store.

- [line disconnects]
- [sighs in exasperation]

Department store?

It's some department store
outside of his home.

I think it's just some neighborhood store
the size of an H-mart.

- Oh, my God, are you serious?
- [laughs]

Stores in the suburbs
are some real money makers.

They rake in cash
like you wouldn't believe, girl.

[Mi-rae] Yeah, my cousin married
the son of this family.

They own a department store in Gumi.
She's living in the lap of luxury.

Drives a new supercar every day
of the week.

Damn that Shin Seo-ri.
He's an unscratched lottery ticket,

and that sly fox
is keeping him to herself? [scoffs]

Look, I don't want to. No, I'm not coming.

- [line disconnects]
- [sighs] Unreal.

- [quirky music playing]
- This brat's always hanging up on me.

- Excuse me, how much is this?
- I think you must have missed our sign.

Every item in the store is 1,000 won.

THOUSAND WON DEPARTMENT STORE

- [music concludes]
- [Ga-hui] Hey, Department Store's here.

[cheerful music playing]

- What are you doing?
- [music concludes]

[sentimental music playing]

I'm glad you're wearing it.
I thought you didn't like it.

I don't remember saying I didn't like it.
You said it was a collar and leash.

Hey, where are we going?

I didn't pack anything for overnight.

The demon sure is in your eyes now.

It was a big deal to stay at my place
and now overnight trips are okay?

Uh… Whatever.

I would love to take a trip together,

but today is more
like meeting the in-laws.

- The in-laws?
- We're seeing my mom, Seo-ri.

[music continues]

This is my mom.

- She's beautiful, right?
- Gorgeous.

She's very beautiful and elegant.

You know how people introduce
a partner to their family?

I never really got why they did that.

- Now, I get it.
- [music concludes]

I wanted to present,
my pretty girlfriend to her.

Why didn't you tell me that?

- I hardly look presentable like this.
- You're beautiful.

If you put on a fancy dress,
my mom would have felt self-conscious.

Wait, Mom wants to say something.

She says don't worry. She's prettier.

- [chuckles]
- [emotional music playing]

This is the last place I came
with my mom when I was a kid.

It looks tiny, no?

Why never visit as an adult?
It reminds you of your mom.

That isn't it.

It could soften me.

When I think about my mom, I can get sad.

Like, really sad.

As a kid, my mom was sick.

But she lied to me about it.

She said she'd get better,
and one day she'd return.

- That I should wait.
- [birds chirping]

[Hye-seon] Se-gye?

Cha Se-gye.

Se-gye, come here.

[sniffles, sobs]

Se-gye, it won't be long, okay? [sniffles]

I will return to get you.

[Se-gye] I found out when I got older
that she couldn't come back for me.

But I had no idea at the time.

Every day I waited by the window for her.
I waited and I waited, but…

[inhales sharply] Would knowing
the truth be easier than that?

- I don't even know anymore.
- [music concludes]

I think knowing the truth is better.

- What?
- Instead of waiting without knowing.

- Waiting is too painful.
- [duck quacking]

Cha Se-gye…

I won't lie to you because it's too hard.
I don't want you waiting for me like that.

So, I have to tell you.

I'm going back.

Back where?

To where I came from.

I have to go there.

[somber music playing]

Starting today,
let's not have any regrets.

I want to do everything, one by one.

What is this? You're joking.

You said
that reincarnation space-time stuff

and I believe you, but now you're what?

Returning?

Going back there?

- Cha Se-gye.
- I want to make sense of it.

You're leaving? When is this going to be?
Will it be a month? Two months?

- Well…
- [Se-gye] What?

There's not some date
you're supposed to return?

I don't know exactly when.

- About two weeks from now.
- [sighs]

- So you do know.
- It'll be hard when I go.

I know that,
so that's why I'm telling you the truth

- instead of keeping it all a secret.
- [Se-gye] How kind of you.

That's why we're on this date?
Because of this nonsense?

Don't.

I'm being honest.

[sobbing] It wasn't easy to tell you that.

Come on, how did you want me to react?
A standing ovation?

To put you on a gold-covered palanquin
for your glorious return home?

You're not making any sense,
so I should pretend it's all okay?

- How could you?
- You lead me on just to leave me.

Why did you do that?
I was working, and you come along

and make me care
so you can make a fool of me.

You can't go now.

There's no way. I'm not letting you go.

- Cha Se-gye.
- I did this.

Why would I believe
what you told me in the first place?

I'm the crazy one.

The first thing we're doing
is getting you to a hospital tomorrow.

Have them run every test imaginable,
a brain scan, everything, then we'll talk.

This whole thing…

I can't.

I don't want to go either.

I only want to be with you.

[car engine revving]

MY AMAZING FAN

[Seo-ri] I wish I could take it with me.

Then I could unwind these memories
and look upon them once more.

[song concludes]

From now on, I'd like all the wages
that I earn to be sent here.

I'd appreciate it.

NAM OK-SUN
SONGJIN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Where are you going?

Oh, you're taking a trip
to relax after Kingdom of Women?

- I guess.
- Ah, I'm glad you came.

- Here, take this photo with you.
- What is it?

I was cleaning
the storage room and found it.

[pensive music playing]

Look, I'll pay you back soon.

Seo-ri, mommy has something
to help you get rest on the drive.

We'll be home when you wake.

It was a memory then.

- I was right.
- Are you remembering things?

I think I will soon.

Once I'm gone.

[Dan-sim] They call me Dan-sim,
it's Kang Dan-sim.

- [music concludes]
- Hmm. The way she talks.

- [grunts]
- [suspenseful music playing]

What is your name?

They call me Dan-sim,
it's Kang Dan-sim.

[grunts, pants] No way.

- [music concludes]
- She speaks like us. [pants] Oh.

It's not like Her Highness.

- Oh.
- [intriguing music playing]

So, is she really staying here?

[newsreader over radio]
Next up, according to the BBC,

five artifacts from the Joseon Dynasty
that were being kept at the British Museum

are to be returned to South Korea.

Among the artifacts to be returned
is a diary that belonged

to the ill-fated Grand Prince Cheongheon,
the younger brother of King Anjong.

The diary contains a drawing
that looks very similar…

Do you feel prepared going
into enemy headquarters?

- Not an ambush, but an official meeting.
- Why are you asking?

We're working.
Who cares about our feelings?

…is also the work
of Grand Prince Cheongheon.

- This discovery also sheds…
- [sighs]

…new light on the personal records
of the Joseon royal family…

Stop on it.

Choi Mun-do must be dying to see us.

[Mun-do] I'd like to thank
all the executives

who've joined us here today
at the first official meeting.

The fact that you are here
to kick off the Songjin Resort

despite your busy schedule shows
your strong support

for this exclusive resort
and ensures Chailes' vision

for a bright future.

- [ominous music playing]
- Great. We can get started.

[Se-gye] Wow.

So, now you're withholding things.

[staff member] Ms. Nam Ok-sun's bill
has been paid in full.

She's set up for auto pay
under Mr. Cha Se-gye.

We still need consent
from the patient's next of kin.

- I'm happy to help with that.
- [indistinct chatter]

Can you add this?

Use the money in this account as well.
I want to make sure she's taken care of…

…even if I'm not around.
Please help with that.

[emotional music playing]

[staff member] She's set up for auto pay
under Mr. Cha Se-gye.

If you were going to leave me,
why did you shake me up like that?

I was minding my own business,
going through life,

when you showed up
and turned me into a fool!

That wretch.

How could he say that?

Then again, I'm the one
who's terrible here… leaving with a smile.

I guess I'm the as*h*le.

[music concludes]

[suspenseful music playing]

[pants] My grandmother is missing.

- We need to find her.
- Oh, don't worry.

Oh, we know where she is.
She stepped out to take a short walk.

- [sighs]
- Oh, Ms. Shin, just a moment.

Before you go, our physician
was hoping to speak with you first.

[music concludes]

- [chuckles]
- Why are you out here? It's freezing.

- You could catch a cold.
- I enjoy sitting out here in the open air.

I am entertained just getting
to watch people get on and off the bus.

Why?

Do you envy
the people going about their lives?

It isn't that.

The real reason is…

[chuckles] …I always wanted to be…

a bus driver. [laughs]

Girls liked to be in bus ticketing,
things like that.

And I always really wanted
to be a bus driver. [laughs]

Oh, yeah. Driving the bus all around,
making money and having fun,

going around the world
and you can live life on your own terms.

It's something I wanted for myself.
I was so envious of those people

and a little regretful
I missed out on that life. [laughs]

The next item on the agenda,
it's the most important issue we face.

Securing property.

Although the press release
for the groundbreaking ceremony stated

that the site had been secured,
there is still one parcel

at the proposed entrance
that hasn't been purchased.

We need it
before we officially begin construction.

We've made offers.
The owner is holding on tightly.

Oh, you don't have to worry about that.

That was the responsibility
of our new task force.

- You handled it, didn't you, Mr. Cha?
- [suspenseful music playing]

What's that?

Ah, I guess the rest of you
here haven't been informed yet.

We were able to sign the contract

and get the parcel
from the woman because of Mr. Cha.

SEORI'S NOODLE SHOP

[Mun-do] He went
the whole nine yards himself,

allowing us
to finally secure the final parcel.

- Let's give him a big round of applause.
- [board members applauding]

- [music concludes]
- That's such a nice time of life. [laughs]

You have no idea how could you have it.

- Hey, am I the only one starving?
- No, I need some tteokbokki stat.

- Oh, I want to get some beef belly too.
- [Ok-sun] I used to be like those kids.

I thought I was going
to stay young forever.

And now I'm old.
It happened in the blink of an eye.

My life just flew past
while I was working.

My hair's completely gray.

- [sentimental music playing]
- I didn't say there wasn't joy.

I actually did enjoy
running the restaurant.

Days where after-school kids ate
my kalguksu made me happy too.

I couldn't have kept
at it all this long otherwise. [chuckles]

And that's over now as well.

I think that things are nearing the end.

And what if they didn't demolish it?

- Because I can figure out a way so you…
- Hey. Baby, it's all right.

What do you think?

Does it look like
I want to run a restaurant?

[doctor] Your grandmother's condition
is worsening.

While you were away,
her cognitive functions declined rapidly,

along with her physical health.

I think it's best
to get ready for what's next.

- What do you mean?
- [doctor] She doesn't have much time left.

You can. Go run the restaurant. Why not?

I can't.

The only reason I've held on,
I just couldn't bear to let everything go.

It's all right.

Don't feel bad.

Oh, no, dear.
What are you wearing?

You call that a jacket?
It's cold out here.

My hands are freezing. Oh, my.

My granddaughter,
she always had such cold hands,

- just like yours. Keep warm now.
- [music concludes]

It's getting dark soon.
Why isn't she back yet?

[melancholic music playing]

Aren't you cold, young lady?

Here, take this, okay?
Wrap it around you, eh?

Hmm. There. [chuckles]
You can have it until the bus arrives.

Mm. Mm.
It was a gift from my granddaughter.

[chuckles] You like it?
It's so soft. It's working already.

It's pretty nice, right?

- Keeps you warm. [chuckles]
- [breathes shakily] No, I…

You're right. I wasn't her.

- [sobs]
- Don't cry. What's wrong?

Are you upset about something?

Oh, you poor girl.

Crying like that
will just make you exhausted.

Oh, dear. Don't cry.

What is going on?

Why does my-- I'm feeling so heartbroken.

Don't cry, please.

- Don't cry.
- [sobbing]

[Ok-sun sobs] What's happening?

I'm sorry, I feel so bad.

What happened?
Please don't cry like that. [sobs]

- [sobs]
- Don't cry. [sobs]

[Ok-sun] I don't want you to cry.

Please stop, okay?

- [music concludes]
- [secretary] You can't barge in there!

That was your plan Mun-do?
That I'll quit. Leave on my own?

No. Why would you leave?

I told the chairman
that it was very important to give you

a shot at redemption,
that our crown prince will have a choice.

- What will he choose to do?
- What?

- [suspenseful music playing]
- I think you made a few assumptions.

I'm actually a compassionate person.
Look at me.

I'm giving you an opportunity
to prove to Uncle you're trustworthy.

A second chance.

You can earn his love.

You bounce back stronger
no matter what you do.

I don't know
why you charge in here all angry.

[Se-gye] You're eating this up,
aren't you?

This game that you're playing
really lights up your eyes.

Yeah, I'll tell you the truth.
I love it. [laughs]

Well, you should probably get going.

If your choice is that girl,
there's not much time left.

What are you saying?

The demolition team
is on its way to the site right now.

They'll get there before sundown.

Oh, yeah, I told them to start
with the area around the entrance.

They're gonna completely level
that cheap restaurant and strip mall.

What's your plan?

- Shouldn't you see for yourself?
- You son of a b*tch!

- [tense music playing]
- [chuckles]

There it is. That's the Cha Se-gye I know.

Always punching people without thinking,
spewing profanities, embarrassing.

Your temper is out of control.
Look at this.

This happens with spoiled brats like you.

You've been pampered so long, you're blind
to the realities of the world.

[music concludes]

- [unsettling music playing]
- Okay, fine.

I'm done fighting.

I don't care about the firm, all right?

Run it into the ground,
bankrupt it, do whatever you want.

But you don't give a damn
about that restaurant site.

I assume
you probably never needed it anyway.

I let that woman down so far,
just let me help her.

Let me have this one thing, Mun-do.

Was that an order?

Or a plea?

Just pick one.

Beat me up if you want.

I'll bow down right now.
I just want this one thing.

That restaurant may mean nothing to you,
but it's home to their family.

It's their entire life.

This is my only ask.

I'm begging you.

I thought you were a kid.
There is a man in there.

You came around just in time, didn't you?

[chuckles] But I'm sorry, Se-gye.

I gave the demolition team
very detailed instructions.

It doesn't matter
who says it, even if it's me.

"Don't stop tearing the place down."

How's that, though?

That immature little sh*t.

[music concludes]

[car alarm beeps]

[personal assistant] Mr. Jang.

- Will you please come with me?
- [suspenseful music playing]

Jang…

Jang Seok-h*!

Your Highness! [pants]

- Excuse me.
- Is she not here? Oh.

- What are you doing here?
- Her Highness!

No… [hesitates]
Wait, wait, wait, Seo-ri, where is she?

- Visiting her grandmother. Why?
- Great! I need to talk to her right away.

I need to find her as soon as possible.
I called her and she keeps ignoring it.

Tell me what's so damn important,
then I can tell her.

- [hesitates]
- But I work as her manager, okay?

Uh…

Come on, spit it out!

SEORI'S NOODLE SHOP

[music concludes]

[water trickling]

She's a meticulous woman.

[emotional music playing]

[Se-gye] Seo-ri,
I feel good about everything.

My business has gone under,
and it didn't even hurt.

You idiot.

Maybe it helps
having something to hold on to.

I needed to feed
my ambition just to feel alive.

How oblivious,
caught up in your own emotions.

I finally understand
what's truly important.

The thing that I was missing in my life.

Really?
You don't understand anything. It's you.

You're the only thing I need.

You have no idea
what all this feels like for her.

She's carrying
that burden of despair alone.

[car engine revving]

[Ok-sun] This isn't cabbage.
It's gold leaf.

[Ok-sun] I've had enough of this.
I'll grow the damn stuff on my own.

A restaurant
across the street says "the original."

What a g*dd*mn joke.

There's no such thing
as original kalguksu.

Half of this is just profanity.

What a foul mouth she has. [chuckles]

[Ok-sun] Jeez, that little brat pinched me
for telling her to eat her carrots.

I can't believe
how hard that tiny thing can pinch.

[vegetables chopping]

- [birds chirping]
- [sentimental music playing]

- Grandma, I'm home.
- Ah, my little angel is here.

Oh, you're so precious.
[chuckles] It's time for cabbage.

- Come on, eat your vegetables.
- Stop it. I hate them. They're gross.

- Here, eat the carrot. Ouch!
- I don't want it. You can't let me eat it.

You brat. Why'd you pinch me again?
Oh, my God.

[bag thuds]

[gasps]

Oh, wow. My Seo-ri's on TV.

I was so happy today
that I gave all the food away for free.

My little angel!

I'm so glad Dong-seok decided
to take her with him to Seoul.

He should have done it way earlier.

[young Seo-ri over TV]
Can you help me please?

[Ok-sun] very time I turn on the TV,
there's Seo-ri.

I'm so happy for her.

But I wonder
if she's getting a proper education.

I hope she's eating healthy.
She's so skinny, it worries me.

I miss her.

[Ok-sun] Her stomach feels cold.

I'm worried
with how often she gets these tummy aches.

She needs herbal medicine.
I should make her some.

- [thunder rumbling]
- Grandma!

My tummy hurts.
Can you do your healing hands?

Your tummy hurts again, dear?
Get over here.

Oh… [chuckles]
…I'll do healing hands on it.

♪ Grandma's hands are healing hands ♪

♪ Seo-ri's belly is a potbelly ♪

- Stop! It's a normal belly, okay!
- [Ok-sun laughs]

♪ Grandma's hands are healing hands ♪

♪ Seo-ri's belly is a potbelly ♪

- [laughs]
- [laughs]

[Seo-ri] What's happening?

[sobs] She said I had to remain here.

She said if I waited
that she would come back here.

She told me to wait for her.

[Seo-ri] What's wrong with me?

But how strange!
Her childhood memories should have left…

…contained within the host's soul.

So, how are they
still here getting all tangled up?

Gosh, I keep crying.

Exactly.

When this is not my body
and these are not my memories,

how are they weaving into mine?

I was trapped again.
I thought I'd be trapped in here and die.

[Jeong-ae] A soul and memories
are paired together.

I don't think they can be separated.

- [Seo-ri] They feel like they're my own.
- [reflective music playing]

[Seo-ri] How is that possible?

How?

[Ok-sun feebly] Seo-ri.

My little angel.

Little angel.

Where is that little angel?
Will she return?

When will my little angel come home?

[clock ticking]

[Ok-sun] Seo-ri, my little angel.

- Hi, grandma!
- Grandmother.

- [music rises]
- [clock ticking]

- Seo-ri, my little angel. [chuckles]
- Grandma!

[slow ballad playing]

- Grandma, I'll get taller than you are.
- Taller? I'd like that. Oh, my angel.

- You like that? Really?
- This is so good.

I love you, little angel. I'm so happy.

My angel.

Ah.

- Mm.
- Oh, there you are.

[sobs]

[Seo-ri] Grandma!

[sobs, sniffles]

[Seo-ri] You know that is not you.

You're just a fake. Leave my body.

[Seo-ri] No, I'm not a fake.

I'm… My name is… [sobs]

[Se-gye] Shin Seo-ri.

[car engine revving]

[sobs]

Wait for me.

I'll be right there.

MY ROYAL NEMESIS

- [song concludes]
- [gentle music playing]

I won't let you go anywhere.

[Seo-ri] I'm the one who's not going
because I've come back to where I belong.

[Se-gye] We're taking real action
to stop the resort project.

Are they building
an airport next to the site?

[Mun-do] Where's Seo-jun?

[helper] We were told
your chauffeur picked him up.

[Mun-do] You've issued a real threat.

You've crossed the line
there's no coming back from.

[nurse] Her condition
suddenly took a turn for the worse.

[sobs] Grandma.

Tell me!
I'll pay the price, whatever it is!

[Jeong-ae] Even if it means
you can never come back here?

[song concludes]