Romance is a Bonus Book (로맨스는 별책부록)

WE

MET

THE TWO OF THEM

MET MANY PEOPLE

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER

AND READ MANY BOOKS

TAKING WALKS, TRAVELING, READING

LOVE, TIME, FRIENDSHIP, COMMUNICATION

ONCE AGAIN, I OPEN THE BOOK ABOUT YOU

VOLUME 1

Eun-ho.

Excuse me.

-Dan-i. -Dan-i!

-Dan-i, congratulations! -Thanks for coming.

-You look stunning. -How pretty!

-You look gorgeous. -Congratulations.

You look so amazing.

-You look beautiful. -You're stunning.

How are you feeling?

-My gosh. -Let's take a picture together.

Forget it if you didn't hear it.

One, two, three.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

You look so beautiful today.

We will now begin the wedding ceremony

for the groom, Hong Dong-min, and the bride, Kang Dan-i.

Groom, please enter.

Now, the bride will enter.

What? The bride is gone?

-What did you say? -Hey, the bride is gone.

-What? -The bride is gone?

The bride is...

-My goodness. -What's going on?

-What? Seriously? -What do we do?

Dong-min.

Is there anything you know?

Do you know where she went?

Try to think. Did anything happen...

-Did you two fight again? -What?

We fight all the time!

Why did you two fight? There must've been a reason.

-Dan-i would never-- -I don't know.

I have no idea. I don't know why we fought.

Hey, we fought over a week ago.

Jeez, we already made up. Damn it!

Hey.

Are you the author, Cha Eun-ho?

Aren't you Cha Eun-ho who wrote The Bloody Contract series?

-May I have your autograph? -Me too.

Sorry, you got the wrong person.

-It is him. -I know.

It's totally him.

-Mr. Cha! -We know it's you!

-Wait, Mr. Cha! -Mr. Cha!

The number you have dialed is unavailable. Please leave a message after the tone.

Jeez, what the hell is going on?

I...

I practiced so hard for a month to play the piano at your wedding.

-How could you-- -Eun-ho.

Dan-i, where are you?

-I'm behind you. -Behind me?

Behind me... Where?

Red light.

Are you crazy? Why did you get in my car?

Why get in my car after causing that ruckus?

I know, right?

I must've lost my mind.

Are you kidding me right now?

DONG-MIN

-Don't answer it. -How can I ignore it?

-I told you not to answer it. -Gosh, stop it.

-Jeez, please. Dan-i. -Don't.

Hello?

Eun-ho.

Hey, Dong-min.

You're with Dan-i now, right?

I know that you're with her now.

You two...

Please don't tell me that this is what I think it is.

This absurd thought had never occurred to me before, but...

No, Dong-min. No, never.

Come on. Tell him that it's not true.

He's getting the wrong idea.

He's spewing total nonsense.

Did you hear that?

She said it quietly, so maybe you couldn't hear her.

She said it's not true. She clearly said so.

Then get back here.

With Dan-i, of course.

Dan-i.

I know that I'm a loser and that I'm at fault,

but let's not be like this.

Your mother fainted.

She's in quite a bit of shock.

Come back, Dan-i.

Dong-min, I'll bring her back.

Just wait ten minutes.

SUPERMARKET

Why did you do that?

Because I was nervous.

We don't have to go back if you don't want to.

Tell me if you want to go somewhere else. I'll take you.

I have...

nowhere to go.

Then shall we go to the airport?

You could just get on any flight that's available.

Wherever it's headed, you can stay there for a few months.

We're supposed to go to Spain for our honeymoon.

My mom told us to go to Jeju Island because we're broke,

but I insisted.

All the furniture pieces and so on for our place

were bought on loan.

Why are you worrying about that now?

Dong-min said my mom fainted.

It hasn't been long since my dad passed away.

Hey, your car!

Wait! Stop! Wait.

Sorry.

If I could turn back the hands of time and pick a day to return to,

I'd choose that moment.

Whenever my marriage stressed me out, I thought of that moment.

That day, if I chose not to go back to my wedding...

That day, if I went to some faraway country

like Eun-ho had suggested,

I'd be living a very different life now.

You all know this bottle, right?

The most famous energy drink in the country.

"After a long, hard day at work,

I stand in front of the stove and cook up a storm.

But seeing my kid eating the food I made is enough

to melt all my fatigue away.

I sure am a mom."

I know that commercial.

When the mom asks her son who his favorite person in the world is...

The key is that he says his girlfriend's name.

"Children are useless.

If you want a real pick-me-up, go to a pharmacy near you."

I came up with the idea based on my experience as a mom.

There's more.

Starting with this,

I even received an award at the 2012 Korean Advertising Awards.

I dare say every Korean has seen this commercial that caused

a nationwide sensation in Korea.

Korean swimmers.

Fast

Korean taekwondo.

Fast

This familiar rhythm. You've all heard this song, right?

Guess who came up with the storyline for this commercial.

That's right. I came up with it.

Fast

But that was seven years ago.

Right, it was seven years ago indeed.

You've been lazying around since you left your last job seven years ago.

Sir, please don't get the wrong idea.

I haven't been lazing around. I've been raising my child,

the future of this country,

and looking after my family.

-I've also been volunteering at-- -Okay, sure. We heard you.

-We can do it. Power up! -We can do it. Power up!

We can do it. Be confident!

-Be confident! -We can do it!

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

Why did you leave your last job?

I wanted to hold out, but my mom,

who had been looking after my kid, got sick,

so I had no choice.

All of your superiors will be younger than you.

Will you be okay with that?

What if you only got petty tasks such as

making coffee and photocopying things?

What if you had to work late, work on weekends, or travel?

What does your husband do?

His income sustained you for seven years, so he must make quite a bit.

I guess he got fired.

We got divorced a year ago.

We can do it. Be confident!

We can do it. Be confident!

We can do it. Be strong!

We can do it. Be strong!

Let's go!

Ouch, another blister.

Excuse me, do you happen to have any Band-Aids on you?

No, I don't.

Number 57, Ms. Kang Dan-i.

Number 58, Ms. Seo Jeong-in.

Yes.

Living as a stay-at-home mom must've been stressful for you.

I mean, you had a successful career.

Giving that up couldn't have been easy.

I bet you felt as if everyone was moving forward but you.

I believe my experiences will contribute to the company's continued success.

OPEN RECRUITMENT

You asked me before the interview,

but the interview is over now.

Thank you.

The job market is competitive enough with people in their 20s,

and yet there are many people like you as well.

It's so annoying.

I've become so nice.