When the Camellia Blooms (동백꽃 필 무렵)

I promise

that I will never make you

or Pil-gu cry.

Yong-sik, you really should be careful.

What if I really end up

liking you?

-Well... -Yes?

I guess you like dumplings.

Yes, Pil-gu likes them too.

And who doesn't like dumplings?

Then how about we go to Gaebu Island next weekend to eat giant dumplings?

My gosh.

Why would we go all the way there just to eat dumplings?

Well, it's not just for dumplings.

Then what for?

Goodness. There are so many dumpling restaurants.

Why do we have to go to an island?

I hope you know that things like missing the last ferry is too much of a cliché.

You're hilarious. How uncool.

Dongbaek, they built a bridge to Gaebu Island a decade ago.

Really?

Dongbaek, Gaebu Island

used to be an island that was hard to get to, like you said.

But things have changed since the bridge was built.

You can drive there now, and some people even walk there.

Mom, are you close with him? Why did he come all the way here with you?

Oh, I live in this neighborhood too.

-Where in this neighborhood? -Over there.

Over there? Where?

Pil-gu, you should become a crime scene investigator when you grow up.

Do you like my mom?

What?

If that's the case, stop coming to our bar.

Why?

Don't you like me?

No, I don't.

Hey, you even asked me to help your mom out

the other day, remember?

I hate all the guys who like my mom.

-What? -Mr. No Gyu-tae,

Jun-gi's dad, and the rice cake shop owner.

They all talk casually to my mom, saying they like her.

But they didn't even do anything when Jun-gi's mom was pushing her.

That's what you guys mean by "liking" someone.

Pil-gu, why are you growing up so fast?

He's so quick-witted. Goodness.

Pil-gu.

You see, that's not how I feel about your mom...

-With me, it's different. -It's all the same.

Mom, you told me

that Dad is tall and smart.

My dad is a renowned scholar.

He earned ten doctoral degrees in China.

Even my dad, who's a wonderful man, liked my mom,

but he's doing fine all by himself in China now.

I hate all the guys who are interested in my mom.

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Do you plan to join the national team or what?

How could you spend five million won on Pilates?

My mom and I are going to take the classes together.

Even if it's for two people,

spending five million won on Pilates is just crazy.

Do you expect me to take group classes with a bunch of other people?

I have to take private classes.

Because you're Jessica?

Right, Jessica can't take group classes.

Are you drunk?

Mother, you're still awake.

I wasn't going to say this to you,

but even a minister and a plastic surgeon

in Cheongdam-dong wanted Jessica to be their daughter-in-law.

Yes, I know.

You bring it up every time we pass Cheongdam Intersection.

Before she met you, she was just a young naive girl

who did nothing but study.

You shouldn't dare to bring your credit card statement here,

if you have any shame.

Mother, please hear me out.

There are people who can't go to Qingdao because

they don't have 480,000 won.

-What? Qingdao? -He probably had beer.

Just go home and sleep if you're drunk.

Apparently, Kang Jong-ryeol spends five million won

on his wife's Pilates classes,

while someone

can't go to Qingdao

because he doesn't have 480,000 won.

It's...

It's really...

driving me nuts.

Yes.

After 300 meters, turn left.

Were you an athlete back in school?

Hey.

All I did was study.

I was in the regular college track class.

Exactly. I assumed you were a bookworm back in school because you have

such an impressive vocabulary,

but how could you master wakeboarding so quickly?

You're really amazing.

I'm just an ordinary man.

I thought you were going to split the payment for that

into monthly installments,

but you paid the full amount at once.

I thought you were Chairman Jeong Mong-ju.

Hyang-mi.

Jeong Mong-ju is a scholar from the Goryeo period.

If you run for governor, I'll definitely vote for you.

You'll vote for me?

Why me?

Well...

-Does that mean you... -Yes.

I respect you.

Hey.

Think of me as your mentor from now on.

I hope you can be comfortable around me. Don't be intimidated.

I'm not intimidated by you.

Come on. We're close enough.

We are?

Pil-gu.

I don't know about anyone else,

but I won't do anything you don't like.

Stop coming to our bar.

And don't say hi to me at the arcade.

I remember going nuts trying so hard to protect my mom when I was your age.

I know how hard

you're trying to protect your mom,

so why would I deliberately worry and upset you?

Don't lie just to look good.

Why try to protect Ms. Kwak? She doesn't need protection.

Well, anyway...

What I want to say is,

just get a good night's sleep.

You're at the age where you should be eating, playing, and sleeping

as much as you want to,

so just sleep well.

I'll never ruin the fabulous life of an eight-year-old boy.

You're out if I don't like you.

Yes, fully understood.

I'll just...

try to look good in my own way.

Bring the dumplings.

-I have to say, Pil-gu is-- -I'll take the dumplings.

Sure.

-Bye. -Bye.

Hyang-mi, do you like trout?

Both the mom and the son...

They really bug me.

Both the mom and the son are so adorable.

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There's nothing here. What was he doing?

Only my closest friends know about that trout place.

I don't just take anyone to that restaurant.

In other words, I'm one of your closest friends now.

Only a select few people know about that restaurant.

When you have some time, let's take your friends and--

-Gyu-tae. -Yes?

Will I become the First Lady of Ongsan when you get elected?

What?

We're seeing each other, aren't we?

-What? -Can't you hear me?

This is our first day as a couple.

We're dating as of today,

which means I'll be the First Lady of Ongsan.

My goodness. Hyang-mi, you have a great sense of humor.

I wasn't trying to be funny.

Do you take girls to Yangpyeong when you're not even dating?

All the way to Yangpyeong?

Damn it. What's wrong with this now?

As usual,

the sun rose.

That bastard didn't come home last night.

And I can no longer be the Hong Ja-yeong I was yesterday.

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YANGPYEONG WATER SKIING YANGPYEONG WATERSPORTS

Well...

Let's hang out from time to time

as friends who respect each other.

And...

About us going waterskiing together today, let's just leave it at that.

So we water-skied together, but it's not an affair.

We went to Yangpyeong together, but we're not dating.

Gyu-tae, crooks can't be elected as governor.

Why are you always so aggressive? This is too sudden.

Shall I call you Ms. Aggressive?

We spent the whole night together. Why are you saying it's sudden?

That's because the car broke down. Why are you making it sound weird?

As for water skiing, it's a sport.

It's just a fitness-improving sport.

Then you should've brought your wife. Why bring me instead?

It's because we're dating.

Why are you rushing to conclusions?

As you know, I'm...

What? You're married? What about it?

What do you mean?

Why? Are you worried that people will bash us for having an affair?

That people will call you an asshole for cheating on your wife?

You know what, though? This world isn't always such a just place.

Did I step on a landmine?