The Beauty Inside (Byooti Insaideu / 뷰티 인사이드)

There seems to be nothing particularly wrong with you.

I see.

Where and how does your body hurt?

I felt hopeless from a pain that couldn't be proven at all.

Something horrible has come inside your body.

You're in big trouble.

You'll be in big trouble.

I wanted to try anything...

to find a reason.

I tried everything possible in order to fix my condition.

I used a talisman and received exorcism dozens of times.

A little girl.

A man.

A child.

An old lady.

An evil spirit has come inside you...

and has laid down its roots inside your body!

Go away.

Go away!

Go out now. Go out this instant!

Okay. I will...

burn you to death!

Go away. Go away!

The longer I had pain without any particular reason,

the more I wanted to hate something without any reason too.

For example, the twist of fate.

A divine being, if there was such a thing.

All the wrong things I did.

Or someone who would love me unconditionally...

no matter how much I disliked her.

What?

Go to sleep.

You woke me up, Mom.

You're the one who woke me up from my sleep.

Why did you exercise until your body ached?

I have no idea what is wrong with your body.

I know.

I want to know what's wrong with my body too.

You should know best since you gave birth to me.

I told you to stop.

How could I stop?

Every time I hear you moan in pain,

my heart feels like it might drop.

If you're sick,

I feel like it's all my fault.

I feel as if you're being punished because I've lived my life wrong.

If I could,

I'd like to be sick in your place.

Do you even know how I feel?

That day, I made up my mind...

to never be my mom's punishment...

and that I'll never tell her...

about this horrible condition of mine.

So if I can, for the rest of my life...

Se Gye, Mom's here.

Mom?

Mother.

Who's this kid?

Getting caught like this was definitely not part of my plan.

He's my nephew.

I guess he misses his mom.

He called out for his mom out of the blue.

Your nephew? But you're an only child.

I have a sworn sister.

Mother, do you know what sworn sisters are?

- Were you a bully back in school? - No.

No, it's not that.

I'm actually trying to groom him into an actor.

But you just talked about your sworn sister.

Yes, that's right.

My sworn sister is older than me.

To sum it all up,

she's ill at the moment.

She's hospitalized.

What's his dad doing? Why are you watching him?

Well... My sworn sister is...

a single mom.

Many men are jerks who don't take responsibility for their actions.

Kiddo, you should find him and get back at him when you grow up.

I'll help you.

My mom can be quite aggressive.

Still, you can't bring a kid here.

This must be why such rumors spread.

Don't worry. I made sure no one could see him.

Now, I just have to hide him well when I leave the house with him.

- Where's Se Gye? - She's shooting outside the city.

- Then why are you here? - I stopped by to pick up stuff.

- Oh, my goodness. - We're late.

We should get going.

Come with me, okay? Let's go.

Leave him here with me.

I'll look after him, so leave him with me.

Will you really take him all the way there?

Then more rumors will spread.

I'll keep him right here, so come as soon as you're done.

You're okay with staying here with me, right?

No. I'm not okay with that, ma'am.

Well...

You don't have to do that.

How will you look after a kid while you work?

I'll look after him, so just take good care of my daughter.

Well, the thing is...

- It's just that he's very... - Come here.

Say bye to your aunt.

Say, "Bye, Auntie Woo Mi."

Auntie Woo Mi.

Bye.

Please be safe.

You'll come and save me, right?

People will wonder if he's your kid.

What's up with this heart-wrenching goodbye?

Let's go inside.

Friend, please don't forget that you're leaving me here.

My future seems bleak and hopeless.

My blood is boiling.

All right, let's eat.

- What's your name? - Se...

Se?

- I'm Woo Joo. - Se Woo Joo?

No, my name is Seo Woo Joo.

All right.

Do you like things like this?

My daughter also loved dishes like that when she was around your age,

but I only gave her rabbit food back then because I was broke.

That still breaks my heart.

My gosh, look at you.

You're looking at me with such all-knowing eyes.

But strangely enough,

this kind of feels nice.

All right, eat up.

I can do it on my own.

Kids these days are so mature.

Se Gye couldn't go to the bathroom by herself at that age.

I can't answer your calls now. It's...

that day.

- Shall I come over now? - No, don't come.

Why? Who did you become this time?

It's all right. I'll recognize you.

That's what scares me. I don't want you to recognize me now.

I have a thing called pride too, okay?

You're making me even more curious.

Do you remember the third clause in our confidentiality agreement?

"Respond to calls as positively as possible..."

"and be cooperative."

I'll call you when I need you. Just be on standby until then.

You told me not to come.

Right, I said I'll call when I need you.

Sleep with your phone in your hand just in case.

Help me keep my secret.

If you don't, I'll sue you for breach of contract.

Keep your secret from whom?

Woo Joo, are you all right?

Does your tummy hurt a lot?

I don't have time. I have to go.

Don't contact me for the next little while.

I'm done.

(Don't contact me for the next little while.)

Did I just get dumped?

That's good news.

Just go check the fish.

I've come up with a name for this one.

- I don't want to hear it. - Why not?

Because I know what the name must be.

The loser has to buy coffee for everyone, okay?

- Okay. - Okay.

A finger down if you're a man.

Another finger down if you're over 35.

- If you're team manager or higher. - Hey.

- A finger down. - Hurry up already.

Gosh, you guys are so sneaky.

A finger down if your position is under team manager.

A finger down if your hair doesn't reach your shoulders.

- Now, if your ears are not pierced. - Hey.

Don't you guys think this is so mean?

You were obviously targeting me. Aren't I right?

What? Why didn't you fold one just now?

Hey, did you get your ears pierced?

Yes, I did. Last weekend.

I don't understand men who get their ears pierced.

Gosh, you sound so old-fashioned.

Everyone gets their ears pierced these days.

Except for this man right here, of course.

Mr. Lee, you have to buy us coffee now.

Gosh, this isn't valid. You guys fooled me.

It just goes to show that you should pay...

more attention to us.

How was I supposed to notice a guy getting his ears pierced?

Even Mr. Seo wouldn't have noticed it.

What are you talking about?

Mr. Seo notices every little detail.

Do you want to bet? How about 50 dollars?

- Sure. - I'm in.

Okay.

Hello, Mr. Seo.

Hello, Mr. Seo.

I guess you guys are taking a break.

Breaks are important.

See you later.

By the way,

did you get your ears pierced, Jung Min?