When the Camellia Blooms (동백꽃 필 무렵)

Come on. How could this serve as evidence?

I tapped the back of her shoulder in 2016?

Bringing it up now is just totally ridiculous.

-But you probably did-- -You did it, though.

Even if I really did tap her on the back of her shoulder,

what about the statute of limitations? It happened in 2016. There can't be

a three-year statute of limitations on it.

The thing is, that shoulder incident

isn't the only case described in this ledger.

My eyes are so dry.

What? Did you actually cry?

-Jeez, why would I cry? -This is ridiculous.

-Goodness. -All right. I'll tell you what I think.

All the incidents are described in great detail in this ledger.

And what you did is utterly disgusting.

I'd say this can serve as irrefutable evidence.

That is my legal conclusion.

Did you go to law school?

Honey, say something.

These clueless people think they can say whatever they want and call it the law.

So? Do you really plan to press charges against my husband?

Yes, that is my plan.

But he's your landlord.

He has a lot of money, and he's well-connected.

Still, I want to do it.

You know I'm a lawyer, right?

It won't be an easy fight.

My wife went to Seoul National University Law School.

Her old classmates are now lawyers at top-notch law firms.

I'm that competent.

So...

call me if you need any legal advice.

HONG JA-YEONG LAW OFFICE

You don't need to pay me.

Hong Ja-yeong!

Why do you guys keep following me?

Can't you just say something?

Say what?

Let's split up and go our own ways.

Gosh, seriously. This is so unlike you.

You're not even smacking me. Just slap me on the back!

You're scaring me.

I have a headache. I should head in.

Dongbaek.

Why are you following her inside?

Don't come inside.

Dongbaek.

My mom can hit you.

Stop talking nonsense. Just get going.

BAEKDU MARINATED CRAB

Gosh, this is bad.

I must've been out of my mind.

What was I thinking?

Gosh, I'm so mean.

I'm such a traitor. What a sneaky bitch.

You don't have the guts to be a bitch.

I tried so hard to act

all haughty and tough.

But the thing is, Ms. Kwak...

I guess...

I missed having someone around.

I guess I missed having someone who cares and worries about me.

I'm discovering that one person who worries about me

can change my whole world.

What should I do?

And what would you do?

BAEKDU MARINATED CRAB

Parents can never win against their children,

so what can I do?

I'd beat him up if he were 15.

He's acting like he's 15 when he's over 30 now.

How could I stop him?

I can only rely on time.

If it's just a shower, it will stop.

Right.

Do you think I'm heartless for saying things like this?

No.

You're so calm and collected, which is making me feel even worse.

A fire that burns quickly also fizzles out quickly.

And men are a lot more fickle-minded than women are.

So don't just fall for anyone when they say

they'll give you their everything.

You should take time and really observe him.

If you still want to be with him

even after watching him for a long time...

We can talk about it again when that happens.

If...

I'm sure I want to be with him even after watching him,

will you approve of me?

Dongbaek.

I'm sure you can understand because you're raising Pil-gu.

My heart broke even when he put his feet in mud

because he is my dear son.

Knowing how hard it is to raise someone else's child,

how could I tell him to choose that path?

Right.

BAEKDU MARINATED CRAB

Dongbaek.

Gosh, I told you to just go.

Dongbaek.

Well, do you want to go have some dumplings with me?

As they say, you can't do anything if you don't eat.

Your heart and intestines are only a handspan apart,

so you need to fill up your stomach when you're upset.

That fills you up emotionally as well, and...

Okay, let's go. Let's go for some dumplings.

-What? -Let's go.

We're going? Really?

I have to admit that I do care a bit about you.

Even earlier, I went all crazy because I was worried

that you might end up in jail.

I've been crazy about you for a long time now.

Even at the police station,

I could only see you. I couldn't even see Ms. Kwak.

Like a disloyal bitch.

I really shouldn't be like this.

Am I bewitched by something?

Dongbaek, I've been bewitched by you for a long time.

But when I see Ms. Kwak, I feel so guilty and bad.

And now that I'm sitting here with you to have dumplings,

I feel...

You feel happy, right?

You actually feel good inside, don't you?

Well, then perhaps we should...

I'm not going to have a relationship.

What?

Now that it's all out in the open,

let me tell you exactly what's going on so that you don't overreact.

I do care about you,

but it's not like I'm so crazy about you that I'm willing to ignore

what Ms. Kwak, Pil-gu, and everyone else thinks.

And I don't want things to get that messy anyway.

Why is that "messy"?

Love is like fire.

No, I don't want that.

Well...

As you know, I've been in that kind of love.

And I lost.

I'm not young,

and I'm not alone,

so I have to earn money.

I can't shove everything aside and get all lovey-dovey.

I really can't do that.

Find someone else if you want some kind of passionate relationship.

I'm not doing it.

You're pushing me away again.

Let's drop it. Why don't we just eat

these dumplings?

Yong-sik.

Steam is all you need to cook dumplings, you know.

You don't have to boil them to cook them.

Right.

Forget fire.

Why don't we

just take it slow and be warm together?

You can love like fire, but it's all over when you break up.

I've had to say goodbye to my mom

as well as to that guy.

If I have to go through that again... Gosh, I can't do it.

Then I'll really be knocked out.

So, you're saying...

I mean, you want us

to do something together, right?

Yes.

Let's just...

Well...

Let's see how things go.

I want to be warm

for a long time.

I'll take back what I said if you cry.

Okay.

Thanks.

KAESONG DUMPLINGS

So your priority is being Pil-gu's mom

and the owner of Camellia.

And after that, you're...

So you should also prioritize being a good son to Ms. Kwak

and a good police officer for the community of Ongsan.

After you do all that, we can hang out and see how things go.

And please go and check on Yeong-sim's dog.

Then take the leap and promise me something

now that you've made up your mind to try this with me.

What do you mean?

Well, whether we're actually dating or not...

Right, we should do what needs to be done.

Do what? My goodness.

Gosh, do I look that easy to you?

-Are you a teenager or what? -What?

I guess you're immensely interested in that field these days.

Then what are you talking about? What kind of promise?

Just know

that I'll always be within a 400m radius from you

from now on.

On days that you feel down or upset,

don't be sad all alone.

All you need to do

is run to me right away.

Just promise me

that one thing.

Let's make it official.