Love Affairs in the Afternoon (평일 오후 세시의 연인)

(The characters, locations, and groups presented in this film are fictional.)

The sky is blue...

and I am no longer pure.

Pain and pleasure...

Joy and despair...

They are like two sides of one coin.

So they will come find me together.

But still...

in this very moment...

I...

Ma'am, here you go.

Currently, we are on a car without breaks

running towards a catastrophe of unhappiness.

Will there be a way to stop?

One moment.

(Soo-ah: Ji-eun, please help me! My husband followed me! But I need to meet Mr. Do at least once... Please come to Maywood Hotel room 1005 right now. Please.)

I need to leave now.

Is everything okay?

The thing is...

I'll take you. It seems urgent.

No, it's okay. I'll call you. Sorry.

(Episode 7: The Person Who Committed Love is Responsible)

Hello?

Where are you?

At Mr. Do's studio.

What?

You're there?

Yes. I came to see how hard he's working and encouarge him.

Then, Mr. Do is also there, right?

Yes, of course.

He just stepped out briefly just now. Why?

Nevermind.

How is his work going? Well?

These pieces will most likely become the treasure of your publishing company.

Although it will be hard to work together for a while.

Please. I wish.

Oh, but why did you call?

I just wanted to check something.

I'll call you again later.

I'm sorry. I was too late, right?

Still, I only thought of you since that day.

Don't talk nonsense.

I never wanted you.

Get away from me.

Lies.

You wanted this, too.

That's why you came here to see me.

Kang Chul, did you hear anything from Soo-ah?

I'm just calling because our manager asked if you can work tomorrow.

But what do you mean?

Did something happen to Soo-ah?

Open the door.

Open the door.

I said, open the door.

Open the damn door.

Come out.

I said come out.

Come out.

Oh you're here. Let's hurry up and go inside.

Who is it?

Where's Choi Soo-ah?

Where is she?

Soo-ah.

It's me, Do Ha-yoon.

Are you inside?

Open the door.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's all over now.

Room 1005, right?

Yes.

This way.

Ji-eun, it's this way.

Okay.

That way.

Here.

Soo-ah.

Soo-ah.

Soo-ah.

Soo-ah.

What is it? Soo-ah. What happened?

Should we go get dessert?

Again? You ate a lot already.

The thing is, that place is known for being delicious.

Stay a little bit more before leaving if you don't want to run into Soo-ah's husband.

What's your relationship with Soo-ah?

Huh?

I asked you what is your relationship with Soo-ah?

Is that important right now?

Yes.

It's important.

Because she's the woman I love.

Are you Soo-ah's husband?

What?

Do you love Soo-ah?

I really love Soo-ah.

I can throw everything away for her.

You're still young.

Don't throw away your belongings so easily.

Life is longer than we think.

Gosh.

Soo-ah, you didn't get hurt too much, right?

Still, let's go to the hospital.

And let's report that man to the police.

Let's go home.

What about the hospital?

It's okay, it's not that bad.

What do you mean?

If I go to the hospital, what should I say?

Should I say that a married woman went to a hotel in broad daylight

to meet a man she doesn't know and got beat up?

Should I say that a married woman went to a hotel for enjoyment

and ran into bad luck with the man?

But still

I'm sorry for letting it out on you.

No, it's fine.

I should've gone a little sooner.

No.

I was careless.

I was out of my mind.

My husband is suspicious of me.

So you shouldn't contact me for the time being, either.

I don't want you to be misunderstood because of me.

I'm fine.

No. I'm not fine.

Honestly, I'm so embarrassed and want to die.

I feel so sorry to you.

And even Kang Chul.

And to Mr. Do.

You're still here?

Your paintings are nice.

They were better than what I expected.

But who's the woman in the paintings?

Did you just come back from seeing her?

Is she, by any chance, someone I know?

You want to know who she is?

If so, I'll tell you.

No. Don't tell me.

And keep it a secret until you die.

Do you understand?

Soo-ah.

Are you inside?

It's okay.

You were here?

Where did you go with Ji-eun?

There was a strawberry festival at Maywood Hotel cafeteria.

Strawberry?

I don't understand women.

You went all the way to a hotel to eat strawberries?

Just to release some stress.

Women don't do anything. What stress?

Did you get home safe?

You didn't respond to my text messages so...

Yes, I'm okay.

You don't have to worry.

That's good to hear.

I was worried about what could've happened.

What's so worrisome?

Oh.

Why are you so startled?

It's nothing. I'm not startled.

Do you have a secret from me?

Of course not.

Eat first.

Okay.

Where should we go now?

We, who chose a long path of hardships for a moment of happiness, are fools.

How much longer must I wait for him to contact me?

Dear my daughter-in-law, you're eating well, right?

How much longer can I last like this?

Are you sick?

No.

Then why do you look like you're lacking energy these days?

Do you think you're pregnant?

I'm really not.

You really aren't?

Of course.

Hey part timer, is Kang Chul sick?

I'm not sure. Didn't he just ask for a vacation?

He didn't ask for a vacation, he asked for sick days off.

You know what's going on, right?

What is it? I know you two are close.

I don't know. How should I know?

And actually we're not that close.

What should I do?

Poor thing lives by himself.

I should go visit him, right?

Jung-woo, I hope today will be another joyful....

No, I shouldn't.

It's already time for you to leave work. I'm also...

I said "no, I shouldn't."

Oh right.

Everyone return your magnifying glasses to me before you leave.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Look through your notes from today again.

(Wife: Jung-woo, I'll be home after eating dinner with my friend.)

Please find something to eat, too.

It seems like you're waiting for someone to contact you.