At BN and CY’s party. Tan cups ES’s face in his hands and softly kisses her on her forehead.
R is outside, angrily trying to take off the corsage on her wrist. YD approaches her and roughly takes it off for her. He’s mad that R called ES to the party as a catering service. He says he will let this one pass since ES revealed her secret with her own mouth, but he warn R that this is the last time. R asks if ES knows how zealous YD is with anything concerning ES, and he replies of course not- it would be embarrassing. He is about to go back in, but MS being the good friend rushes out, trying to distract YD. Unfortunately, other students come out gossiping about the kiss, and YD and R both end up finding out anyway. YD leaves.
R is about to go back into the party, and runs into HS. He asks why she is out here. R replies she was waiting for HS- she really wanted to see him. HS is confused, but gets distracted by a call from HJ. She yells at him for not taking the college entrance exam. She asks where he is, and he replies he will tell her only if she comes alone.
At the Kim house, KA asks ES’s mom to keep an eye out while she tries to open the chairman’s safe. She tries to open the safe with birthday passcodes (Won, Tan, KA, his own, the founding date of Jeguk), but none of those works. ES’s mom goes all CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) on us and dusts the fingerprints. Turns out the passcode is Won’s mom’s birthday. KA looks a little disappointed. Inside the safe, she finds an envelope. It has the spy photographs of Tan with ES, and Won with HJ. KA sees another set of pictures that shock her.
Back at the party, BN, CY, Tan, and ES are asking HS about his entrance exam. HS lies about it. R comes back in, and Tan goes over to talk to her, asking CY to distract ES. Of course this pisses of BN.
R asks if Tan is happy now that everyone knows he is dating a poor charity case. Tan replies that he wishes R becomes happy too. R says she can now give up on Tan not liking her, but she can’t bear seeing him become happy. She wants him to lose someone or at least grow apart from someone now that he has gained ES. R walks over to HS and kisses him. HJ comes in exactly at this moment, and HS sees her. The kiss ends, and HS asks R if she is doing this to get back at Tan. She replies it is just so his relationship with Tan gets a little weird or perhaps they stop seeing each other. She admits to having no feelings for HS. She is about to turn around, but HS stops her and says he doesn’t have feelings for her either before he kisses her. BN is pissed off for everyone ruining HER party.
ES is stumbling home with Tan following her. Turns out MS did spike the drinks. ES is full of aegyo, and Tan is finding her hard to resist. ES turns around and smiles at Tan- “Kim Tan. Very handsome Kim Tan.” Tan replies, obviously pleased, “Stop being cute. You’re very dangerous right now.” ES keeps talking- “Kim Tan who walks only looking at me. Kim Tan whose life keeps becoming more miserable because of me.” Tan turns serious and threatens to just leave her here if she keeps talking like that. ES: “I’ve come to like you. Really.” She takes his hand with a happy smile on her face. Tan worries about her cold hands, and he blows on them. Tan gets a call.
Tan meets his mom at the hotel. She had called him staying it was an emergency. She tells him she has a plan to make sure the engagement happens; she wants Tan to apologize to R first. Tan replies he doesn’t want to live as a fake anymore. KA says he isn’t; he is Jeguk’s second son. Tan asks, “Then what are you? Is it not enough to just be Kim Tan’s mom? Am I nothing to you too if I am not Jeguk Group’s second son?” He leaves to go return to the hotel room. No Won.
HS is with his dad and mom. It seems at first that his parents are being understanding, and the hope on HS’s face just kills me. But it turns out that his parents just decided that HS can study what he wants in college in Korea, but at the same time, he will prepare to go to law school after graduation. HS describes what his parents are doing to him as violence; they are suffocating him. Dad says while HS has a dream, he also has a dream about HS. “Don’t forget.”
Next day at school, Tan scolds HS about not taking the exam. HS says all the other kids are looking at them because of yesterday; shouldn’t things be a little awkward between them now? Tan just sits down next to HS and asks him about his parents. HS replies that his parents just said, “You can do it. Lee Hyo Shin.” Tan asks what kind of hell HS is living in. HS says he is sorry about yesterday. He just wanted to show someone something. Tan asks, “Was it me?” Puhahahahahah! I love these two.
At gym, some girls come up to ES, mad that she lied about being new money, and also dating Tan. They start ganging up on her, but YD is here to save the day, again. He scares them away. ES thanks him for being her black knight. He says he is not; if he is a black knight, then is Tan a prince on a white horse? “My face is more white.” Hehe, ES smiles, and I smile.
They talk about HS for a bit, and ES points out that they are talking like this without YD using her secret. This throws YD a bit off, so ES replies that it just seems that YD doesn’t really know how to talk about himself. YD tells her to go on her way now, so ES asks if he was walking her to safety. YD complains that she never realizes the things he does for her. YD gets called out.
YD and Tan are washing the windows again for punishment. They see their dad and brother coming into the school, respectively. YD and Tan ask each other back and forth- did you tell, what about your grades, can you say I hit you?
Everyone sits in a meeting with JS. JS tells them about YD and Tan’s grades. YD placed 98th. Tan is 100thplace. Won asks JS if this is 100th place in the whole country. JS replies that it is in his grade. Out of 100 students. HAHAHAHAHA! Won gives this look of disbelief to Tan. Tan’s response- “I don’t do middle.” ROFLMAO.
Outside in the hallway, YD is expecting to get an earful from dad. Turns out dad is glad that YD beat Tan. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YD’s “Huh?” face.
While Tan hangs his head, Won chides him for doing so poorly in school. He asks if Tan will do the same thing for the finals. Tan promises to do better, looking like a puppy. Won asks sarcastically, “Can you do worse?” Tan smiles, happy to see that Won cares. He thanks Won for coming, and leaves.
Won sees HJ in the hallway. She is just about to pass him by when Won asks if HJ is having a hard time; she’s not looking too good. HJ replies that the students are treating her like a teacher for now because there is no news out yet that she is an orphan. Won informs her that there won’t be such a report coming out. HJ asks if Won stopped the news from coming out, but he doesn’t reply. He just walks away with a pained expression on his face.
KA meets with Esther. KA wants to officially end the engagement between Tan and R- this is what she and Tan wants. She is asking for this as Tan’s mom, and because Tan and R are too young to tie up together just for business. Esther replies that this isn’t something that Tan’s side can call the shots in, since he is illegitimate. Nor is this something that someone like KA can talk about with her. The Tan’s mom she knows is only JS. KA is forced to show her what she found in the chairman’s safe- the photos of Esther and Yoon kissing. Esther agrees to call off the engagement, pissed.
At school during a class, HJ gives the students an assignment to read one of these books -The Sorrows of Young Werther, The Great Gatsby, Les Miserables, Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice- produce a response to them in a new way. She wants them to work in a group. R complains that these are all books they already read when they younger, but HJ tells them people change, so as the reader changes, so does the book. BN and CY ask ES to be in one group together.
But at the café later, ES finds out that she is in a group with YD and Tan. She asks who made this group, but seeing the response from Tan and YD, this was not their idea either. Resolved to this situation, she instructs them to watch the movie version and give at least some input while she reads the book; she can’t expect them to do any more.
Instead of watching the movie, though, Tan and YD just watch ES at work. When customer is not nice to ES, both get up to help, but ES gives them a glare, signing to them to just keep watching the movie. Our two puppies both quietly sit back down.
Bodyguards show up to take Tan away. YD says Tan can ask for help if he wants. Tan says not today. He warns YD to not flirt with ES and then just leaves quietly with the suits. ES wants to go home so she asks YD to drive her.
Tan is brought home. Dad is mad, Esther has sent back all the engagement gifts. KA says she was the one who called the engagement off.
Dad yells at Tan for letting out the secret. Tan says how is this bad now for Dad since it will become a fight between Tan and Won now. Dad is about to hit KA again so KA stops him. Tan tells KA to stop calling him chairman at home.
Back in Tan’s room, Tan asks if KA really called off the engagement. KA says yes. She did something for her son as his mother for the first time. He took her hand and pulled her out of the room.
R is crying at home to her mom, angry that her mom agreed to breaking off the engagement. R says she liked Tan. E says she liked her ex-husband too, but they ended up divorcing. R calls her mom out on her treating her daughter like some new seasonal product.
YD drives ES home. It’s a little weird with her holding onto his jacket but YD makes a joke about it. ES notices the suits in front of the house and figures out that Tan has been locked inside the house. YD confirms- “you’re not going to be able to see him even if you live inside the same house. ES thanks him for helping her. Says she will pay him back. YD says to himself- you don’t even know what I might ask for.
ES’s mom asks how the house hunting is going. Is afraid that dad might attack ES next. ES texts Tan if he is okay but dad has his phone.
Dad is talking to JS, KA, and Yoon. Orders JS to find another marriage partner for Tan. He tells KA to leave the house if she is going to raise Tan this way. He fires Yoon since Yoon didn’t take any sides. Unless, Yoon reeducates Tan.
CY and Yoon talking about him being fired. CY is all supportive, even though Yoon is being vague about the details. CY asks if Yoon has any money saved up. Yoon jokes…”hmmm”
Tan is pacing in room, trapped. Guards outside his window. KA knocks on Tan’s door. He has locked it. She wants him to open it, worried that Tan is not eating. Tan is unresponsive.
Next day at school. YD comes up to ES- you came alone? Tan is still trapped? ES explains that Tan has security guards even at the staircase. YD gets mad that she is telling him all this. Is he her friend? Just because he likes her doesn’t mean he is on her side or Tan’s. ES says they are friends. YD says no and warns her not to cross the line.
Back at home, guards are keeping Tan from going to school. Dad gives permission for the suits to hurt Tan if necessary.
Yoon comes to see Tan. He has come to each Tan about business management. He is teacher now, not secretary. Tan says he has no interest at all. “You started teaching me at ten. I thought at that time it was strange. JS has a lot of shares, but my mom doesn’t. Concerned, I asked Won what mom can do to have more shares then JS. I saw Won’s face then. I can’t forget it. I’ve never wanted the company since then. It’s Won’s.”
Lunch time. ES sits in front of YD. Because they are friends. YD is not pleased. Students runs in. Rumors are out about Tan being illegitimate. YD asks ES how many guards are there.
Dad orders his lackey to release a news article and make Tan a major shareholder.
JS gets notified by her brother about this.
Won finds out too.
YD is in front of Tan’s house, trying to get in. He has brought his own guards, uses his Zeus hotel status to get in. He meets Tan’s dad. Says he came to do homework with Tan. They have to watch a movie together, read a book, and write a report together.
YD comes to Tan’s room. They bicker. YD notifies Tan that everything about Tan is out now. On the news too. Tan asks for YD’s help in getting out. YD says he will help jus because it puts Tan in debt to him. Tan asks about YD’s helmet.
HAHahahahahaha. YD in helmet walks out of the house, distracts guards, and Tan uses that time to escape. Laughing my head off right now.
Won is talking to Yoon. Yoon tells him he has been fired. Won offers Yoon another job, higher position in Jeguk I think. Tan rushes in. Yoon leaves.
Tan to Won: look at me. Won looks: why, do I have to listen to you know. Tan: yes, I saw the news, please look and listen to me. Believe my truth. Won turns that down. Tan says he never asked for the stocks. How will Won believe him? Won tells him to leave for the U.S. again and never come back. Tan: How can you say that? I can give up the stocks but how can you say to never come back. Won says it is his truth. Tan can’t believe that Won is abandoning him again even when he said he will give everything to Won. Won keeps pushing it though so Tan responds that he won’t go. He won’t give the stocks to Won either. He just changed his mind. “If you want my stocks, then try to take them from me.”
ES in front of Tan’s dad. Dad- giving you two choices right now. We don’t here anything here.
ES coming out of Dad’s room, shaking. Runs into Tan. Have to just walk past each other but Tan grabs her hand for just a moment before he passes by without a word. LOVE this moment.
Dad and Tan. Tan says he is not Dad’s son anymore, but Won’s enemy. He thought he could win over Won, and go his own way, and make peace at home but Dad has ruined everything today. Dad says he is doing this for Won, the group, for peace. Tan says he has lost his family today because of Dad. Now Won will never be family with his mom. Dad is also no longer his family. Dad says this is the weight of the crown that Tan has to bear.
Dad had proposed to ES that if she gives up Tan now, he will send her anywhere she wants. If she can’t break up with him now, she can choose something else. He will give her 2weeks to see Tan as much as she wants. But at the end of 2 weeks, Dad will send her where he wants. Not someplace nice he threatens.
ES knocks on Tan’s room. Tan opens door, surprised. ES quiets him and smiles.
Credit: joonni
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