Now, We Are Breaking Up (Jigeum, Heeojineun Jungibnida / 지금 헤어지는 중입니다)

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Should we...

go to Paris?

To a place where no one knows us.

No family...

or friends.

Somewhere where there is no one...

who'd stick their nose into our business.

Should we go to a place...

where it's just the two of us?

If I can't overcome it,

I'll try once more.

If I can't go any further,

I'll take one more step.

We happened to meet...

and fall in love,

but if we're not allowed to love here because of our situation,

let's leave.

We should just leave.

("I have made bouquets of pleats, flowers, ruffles, and feathers.")

("Jangseo Group to Be Sold to Private Equity Firm")

("Another Fashion Brand May Be Bought Out")

(That'd mean they're giving up on the fashion business.)

(will sell its fashion business department...)

What? An interview?

Are you really looking for another job?

But I won't leave until I get paid at the end of the month.

They'll give us better offers if we both come.

Hey, what if Ms. Ha hears about this?

Who do you think she'll side with?

Us? Or Director Hwang and her family?

Still, this is wrong, Sun Ju.

You're stabbing her in the back.

We're the ones who got stabbed in the back.

We were counting on Ms. Ha, but we're about to lose our jobs.

It'll be pointless to blame her after we become jobless.

They just want to see our portfolios. That's all.

Let's include the designs we did for La Fayere.

They're our designs anyway.

Any word from La Fayere?

No. Nothing yet.

You two. What were you doing?

Well, the thing is...

We can't focus on work...

because we have no idea what's happening with the company.

I read an article this morning that Jangseo Group has been sold.

Rumors are rampant...

that The One is probably the next one to be bought out.

So?

Ms. Oh In Ah is taking sick leave for uterine fibroids.

She's taking time off to do as many job interviews as possible.

The company isn't telling us anything,

but all sorts of rumors are going around,

so we can't help but be worried.

So? We haven't heard from La Fayere yet?

Even if we hear from them,

we can't finish it by the one-month deadline...

because we've wasted too much time already.

It's just not doable.

You won't be affected whether or not the company gets sold...

because Director Hwang and President Hwang will take care of you.

But our situation is different.

Should we go to Paris?

We need to figure out a way to survive.

It's not like you'll take care of us.

Should we go to a place where it's just the two of us?

We need their answer by today. Try to rush them again.

- Ms. Ha. - I guess...

it's easy for you guys to give up,

but I can't give up.

Whether you have interviews lined up or have to prepare your portfolio,

I understand you need to figure out a way to survive,

so that's fine. I won't say anything about that.

But make sure you get your job done.

Do your best until your last day here.

Yes, a little pain won't hurt you. Pain makes you grow, if anything.

Thanks for making me coffee. You're all grown up now, Cookie.

How come you're heading out so late today?

I have a meeting at The One, so I'll go straight there.

Sounds like everyone there is stressed out right now.

Hey, Cookie. You've got a text.

(This is Frederic from Lavilles Real Estate.)

(I'm sending you the list of apartments in the Marais.)

Are you going back to Paris?

- For good? - I haven't decided yet.

Is Ms. Ha going with you?

That's not decided yet either.

Sorry, just a moment.

Yes.

Looks like he really is going back to Paris.

Ms. Ha, we have the sample. I should do the fitting, right?

- What about La Fayere? - Nothing yet.

I see.

I'll go get ready.

Shouldn't you look for another job too?

Why should I? This is my job.

It seems like everyone else,

including Ms. Nam and Ms. An, is busy looking for a way to survive.

Hwang Chi Hyung.

You keep talking like we're friends.

Don't work too hard.

It's not always rewarding, you know.

I'm not doing this for the company. I'm just doing my job.

I don't care whether or not the company gets sold.

I don't care to know what the higher-ups are thinking.

Sono's 2022 SS collection is the only thing that matters to me.

Whether we go to La Fayere or not.

Korea or Paris, it doesn't matter.

It'd be so rewarding to see someone wearing the shirt I designed.

What are you doing this evening?

I'll be busy, obviously.

- What about tomorrow? - Tomorrow too.

Hey, you're playing so hard to get.

Did you just call me "Hey"?

I mean, So Young.

Ms. Jung.

- Finish steaming that. - Okay.

Yes, ma'am.

- Shall we get started? - Yes.

Just a moment.

Yes, it's me.

Young Eun, your mom and I are going to court.

Keep that in mind.

Mom, what is this?

My lawyer told me to do it.

I was told to put everything in writing.

Your lawyer?

Well, shall we begin?

Sure.

Did your husband have an affair?

Does he become physically abusive when he drinks?

Has he never contributed financially during your marriage?

No, it's not that. I just don't want...

to live with him anymore.

You must prove that he's responsible for the breakdown of the marriage...

in order to make sure he'll be ordered to pay you alimony.

Alimony? You've got to be kidding me.

Fine. We can talk about this in the courtroom.

Let's see if the judge will take your side.

What did I even do? Why are you putting the blame on me?

"Throughout my marriage, I only ate hard-boiled rice,"

"but I prefer soft-boiled rice"?

You asked me...

why I was always putting water in my rice.

I did it because I couldn't swallow the rice.

So? That's no big deal. This is why you want a divorce?

"No big deal"?

Is everything I wrote just no big deal to you?

All these years, you said nothing.

Now that I'm old and retired,

you want to divorce me right away.

This makes me so angry. This house and my pension...

You're not getting a single penny!

Why? Why won't you give me any of it?

You're not getting anything. It's all mine!

I've done so much for you for the past 40 years.

Why are you saying I won't get a single penny?

I'm the one who earned the money, so it's mine!

Sure, you earned the money, but I was the one who saved it!

I cooked for you, did all the laundry,

and raised our child. I rightfully deserve half of...

It's not like I never worked and did nothing!

You stood surety multiple times and lost all our money.

- Enough. - You practically threw money away.

Once, we went to a couples' party.

And I heard my husband introduce me...

as his wife and Young Eun's mother.

I never once heard him say my name when introducing me.

For the past 40 years, I lived as a wife and a mother.

That's all I was, nothing else.

At the community center, I was asked to write down my specialties.

But I could only think of cooking, doing laundry, and cleaning.

Those are the only things I know how to do,

so I just left it blank.

The other ladies wrote...

things like arranging flowers and cross-stitching.

I noticed that they all had many hobbies.

The members of my kitty party group all wanted to go on a trip together.

But my husband said,

"You can't go. You have to cook for me."

"What would I eat before I go to work?"

So I told them I was busy and didn't go.

You can't afford a six-figure supercar.

Darn you. I'll get something when the company gets sold.

What have you done for the company?

You're a total newbie.

- What have you done? - I'm the general director.

Sure, you have that title,

but Young Eun is the one who does all the work.

Anyway, you're not getting anything because I'm opening a boutique.

So just take good care of the car you have now.

A boutique?

As you know, shopping is my hobby and specialty.

I'll open a boutique that carries all the high-end designer brands.

I'll be a big buyer.

Who'd trust your taste though?

I may not be good at making things, but I have a good eye.

But you can't do anything without Young Eun.

You brat!