Chocolate (초콜릿)

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, COMPANIES,

AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

EPISODE 2

After that day,

I developed a new habit.

Whenever I'm distressed,

feel like I can't breathe because of a heartache,

or just want to give up everything because I cannot handle the sadness,

I eat chocolate.

-Have I -Yes, doctor.

told you about meeting

-Doctor, can you please sign this? -my first love again?

I don't intend to date anyone for a while, and I don't have time for it either.

I'm telling you not to waste your time.

I hope you quickly recover.

He got the wrong idea though.

For me, it wasn't love yet.

That's for the cows.

This is for us.

Although...

I was smitten with him for a little while when I was a kid.

"Lee Kang"?

"Lee Kang"?

-Do you know me? -I didn't even remember his name

because I had forgotten about him for many years,

and I thought I could

quickly forget him as soon as I left the hospital.

Hey, hold on.

Look at this. It's spring water from Mount Gyeryong.

We have to sprinkle this in all directions

for you to never be hospitalized again.

Hey, are you still going to that male shaman?

Your talk about water made me want to pee again.

I'll be quick.

Why you little...

You're supposed to be farting, not pee like this again and again.

Do better if you're embarrassed.

What the hell did you say?

You evil bastard.

You're already saying that?

I haven't even begun yet.

Kang!

"You evil bastard."

Come back for lunch.

I'll make you chocolate shasha.

He used to be a boy angel

who embraced my childhood

with the warmest and happiest memories.

But someone called that boy angel

an "evil bastard".

I became curious about him. What happened to him over the years?

Is he really not the boy

that I knew when I was little?

We'll be late.

Will you make the bus?

Sorry?

Will you not miss the Sokcho-bound bus?

There's been an accident on the crosswalk, so it'll take a while.

What happened?

Looks like a load of cardboard fell from his cart.

-Where are you going? -I'm going to go help him.

Don't. It's raining. Just stay inside the car.

Still...

Not today.

Look. No one's helping him.

Cha-young!

What are you doing? Get back inside!

I wasn't mistaken.

He was definitely

that boy, my first love.

I used to imagine what kind of man that boy will grow into.

And he had become exactly the man that I used to imagine.

I didn't want to hide anymore.

I wanted to be honest with my feelings.

I've been battling terrible headaches for about a month now.

I went to a walk-in clinic nearby, but it didn't help.

Dr. Kim Yeong-gil can't accept new appointments

-until next week. -Oh, no.

I'd like to see Dr. Lee Kang.

Dr. Lee Kang left a few days ago

because he got dispatched to a hospital in Libya.

What?

After he went to Libya,

about six months have passed before one morning,

I heard about him again.

I think he got badly injured.

He might not even be able to come back to his home.

Hello.

I heard you were injured.

Critically injured.

I was curious about you.

I wanted to know what you've been through

and if

you'd remember me.

I was also curious about the chocolate shasha,

which you said you'd make for me.

I want to know more about you.

So please,

come back alive

and tell me all about you.

What is going on?

-What? -Did you

decide to take Kang off the ventilator?

I'm not the one who made that decision.

Did you agree though?

Your grandmother made that decision.

You've probably heard, but Kang won't make it.

Who has the right to decide whether or not he'll make it?

Jun.

Dad, leave Kang alone from now on.

I won't just sit back and watch.

You see,

you didn't have to send him to Libya like the biggest coward

because I could've totally beaten him.

I could've crushed him with my skills.

You were no match for Kang's father, but I'm different.

I'm not incompetent like you, Dad.

That brat, how rude.

What are you doing here?

I'm here to beg your father to save Kang.

What did he do so wrong?

Were you that anxious that this hospital would become his down the road?

You said you're here to beg my dad.

Then do that and leave.

Kang ended up like that because of you people!

Hey.

Be quiet. Just do what you came for and leave, you prick.

What did your family do when his mother passed away?

You didn't want people to find out,

so you kept it on the hush-hush, denied to hold a funeral,

let alone a proper burial for her.

You cremated Kang's mother and wiped her out without a trace!

I guess my family was embarrassed.

Because that woman, Kang's mother,

was an embarrassing flaw that my family wanted to hide.

Even so,

you should've at least asked for Kang's consent.

To decide how he wants his mother to part with the world.

Maybe not a proper grave,

but at least a columbarium niche where he can visit.

Right?

I guess we knew this would happen.

That Kang wouldn't be able to visit her.

What?

Cha-young, your brother is here.

-Sorry? -Your brother is here.

Even your sitting posture is perfect. How do you do that?

-Tap your fingers. -I see, fingers.

-Make it rhythmical. -Okay.

-Three-four time, right? -Tae-hyeon.

There she is! Hey.

This is my sister,

Moon Cha-young, a chef who cooks with her heart.

Hello, I've heard a lot about you.

You know the biggest galbi restaurant in the country, right? Hanseong Garden.

They started a steakhouse franchise recently, and it's doing so well too.

He's the eldest son of the family.

Was that kind of rude?

Enjoy your meal.

I hope you enjoy the food.

So you make all the dishes yourself.

It must be hard to juggle it with running the restaurant.

Who are you talking about?

Of course you know how it is.

Yes, sure thing.

Even though it's just a small restaurant,

running a business is no joke. And she's doing it all by herself.

To tell you the truth,

there's a truckload of men who want to date her.

But I'd never let her date any of them.

She needs a boyfriend like you

who's always going to be there for her. Wouldn't it--

-Are you talking about me? -Yes, obviously.

Even Miss Korea.

Everyone said she'd at least win the Miss Photogenic award

if she participated.

Snap!

"You have such beautiful eyes!"

Snap!

Everyone tried to make her do it, but she refused.

Why? Because she's got such a healthy mindset.

Her nickname is BH. BH Moon.

It stands for "Beautiful Heart."

In this appearance-oriented society,

she's against judging people based strictly on looks--

Hey!

-What is your name? -I'm Seo Kang-ho.

Mr. Seo, this punk is trying to dupe you.

Have you lent him any money?

-BH. -No, not yet.

I bet he'll ask you to lend him some money either tomorrow or the day after.

You won't get the money back, so just don't do it.

And I don't own this restaurant. I'm just a chef who's on salary.

I spend a third of my income on paying the loan interest

because of the troubles he caused.

Cha-young, that's one crazy lie.

I wanted to participate in Miss Korea because of the cash prize.

But as you can see,

my height, body size, and looks are not beauty pageant material.

So I gave up, after they gave me shit for coming on.