(All characters, places, companies,)
(and incidents in this drama are fictitious.)
She's back.
How long are you staying this time?
No, I'm thinking of staying here and working part-time.
He has a new girlfriend.
Her name is Irene.
Right. Didn't I talk to you about Kim Bo Yeong the other day?
She said there's been a misunderstanding between you two.
It's been such a long time.
Everything burst.
I'll just escape from here right now.
I'll just go back to Seoul.
Stay here for just five days.
With a little bit of repair, everything will go back to normal.
Eun Seop.
That must be where he is.
- Why would he be in the mountains? - He goes there now and then...
like a crazy person.
How come you're not afraid to go into the woods at night?
I know the place like the back of my hand.
I know it very well.
It's total chaos right now.
A person went missing in the mountain.
The whole town is buzzing.
How could people ask Eun Seop to do that as if it's nothing?
Some people never share their worries their entire lives.
Like saying it's too hard...
or that it hurts too much.
Perhaps, until the day they die.
What is that?
Are you selling sweet potatoes?
No, I just got some for free from my sister-in-law.
Good for you. You even have someone who gives you sweet potatoes.
Don't eat all those sweet potatoes alone...
and call me.
Of course, I'll share them with you.
That sounds great.
I'll go over with some rice wine.
(Bukhyeon-ri, Downtown Hyecheon, Seohyeon Village)
I feel nauseous.
It's because you talked too much inside the bus.
I knew you'd feel nauseous.
Who gets nauseous talking on a bus?
I'm telling you, it's true.
(Episode 5: Noblewoman From the West)
Excuse me.
Is that you, Myeong Ju?
Hello, sir.
You've aged quite a bit.
Mom!
Wait for me.
Grandma.
Was it a sudden unintended acceleration?
Did the accident occur from sudden acceleration...
or did the car move even when you stepped on the brakes?
No.
I didn't step on the brakes.
Even when your husband was in front of the car?
Yes.
Even when he was standing there.
Was it because you panicked...
or did you have a cramp in your leg...
No.
I saw my husband standing in front of the car...
but...
I didn't want to step on the brakes.
(Case File)
(Statement Regarding Car Accident)
(Final Verdict, Defendant: Shim Myeong Ju)
I sentence the defendant, Shim Myeong Ju...
to seven years in prison.
However, considering the fact that the defendant...
was trying to run away from being assaulted by the victim...
and committed the crime impulsively,
the fact that the victim assaulted the defendant habitually,
and was partially responsible for this incident,
and that the family of the victim does not want punishment...
(Cheongsan Women's Correctional Facility)
Ms. Mok Hae Won?
Inmate 3901 Shim Myeong Ju...
has refused to see you.
What?
(Sent back by the recipient)
She's here.
- My gosh. - It's Myeong Ju.
It's the eldest daughter.
- It really is the eldest daughter. - Really?
She's here?
What is she doing here?
She's the eldest daughter?
I don't know.
Mom.
(Good Night Bookstore)
Hae Won.
Hello?
Yes.
(Hodu House)
Mom, I'll explain what happened.
You can just knock the whole thing down.
Don't worry about the damage.
The guesthouse is already closed. Who cares how it looks?
You can just take...
A pipe burst while renovating the house.
The contractor said it'll take two weeks.
Fix it in three days.
That's impossible. He said it'll take 10 days.
Shall I get it done, then?
No.
I'll speak with the contractor.
So where are you guys staying at the moment?
She's staying with Eun Seop. I'm staying with Su Jeong.
- Eun Seop? - It's a guy. Su Jeong is a girl.
There are two rooms. I have my own room.
Then where can I stay?
You?
You can...
I'll talk to Su Jeong.
She'll let you stay at her place for a day or two at least.
By the way,
did you shut down the guesthouse?
How will you make ends meet? You're too gutsy for your own good.
Don't you think so, Myeong Yeo?
(Good Night Bookstore)
("Aging is wonderful because you get wiser.")
("Aging is wonderful because you get wiser." - Madeleine L'Engle)
Are you coming from home?
Yes, my mom's here.
- Your mom? - Yes.
I only see her two times a year.
- We'd like more dumplings. - Hello.
There's a bit of a wait. Please wait here.
It's hot these days.
Here are your extra noodles.
- Thank you. - Enjoy.
Once in the summertime...
- Hello. - Hello, I'd like the lean one.
- One serving of the lean one! - Got it.
It's gotten pretty cold.
And I see her around the time when winter rolls around.
Guess what we do when we meet up.
We grab a bite to eat and have tea together.
See you.
Then we part ways.
We don't have anything to talk about.
My mom has never been attentive toward her family.
I see.
I wonder why she came here.
Did she show up out of the blue? Without even calling you?
Yes.
There's got to be another reason.
She hates visiting this place, her hometown.
She always says this place reminds her of my dad.
Then...
Why all of a sudden?
I wonder why she's here.
You two. Hands up.
- Hey. - Hey, wait up.
Hey, you! Your skirt!
Hi, Young Soo.
You're awesome.
Guys, learn from Young Soo.
Young Soo, we meet again. I run into you every morning.
Is this fate?
By the way, what did you do yesterday?
I read a book, a novel.
It's called "Me, Natasha and the White Donkey".
Okay, so what?
What? Oh, are you asking what I thought of the book?
I thought it was boring. Jang Woo liked it though.
- That's not what I meant. - Oh, then the price?
Was it 12.80 dollars? Or was it 11.50 dollars?
- Aren't you in 11th grade? - Yes, I am. My name is Lim Hwi.
"Lim" as in "limbo",
- and "Hwi" as in "whistle". - I see.
Why?
Are you regretting rejecting me the other day?
No, I have no regrets.
- Then what? - It just bothers me a little.
I'm in my senior year.
What about it?
You're talking as if we're friends.
Oh, that's because I like to talk to everyone casually.
I see. It's because you like to talk to everyone casually?
That's right.
Then I must reject you because I like to turn everyone down.
- What? - Don't ever talk to me again.
One more thing.
"Me, Natasha and the White Donkey"...
isn't a novel.
- It's poetry. - What?
You should know this if you've read it.
A novel is a fictitious prose narrative...
based on factual events or the author's imagination,
whereas poetry is a form of literature that expresses...
ideas, thoughts, and feelings about nature or life...
in a symbolic, rhythmical language.
- What? - Forget it.
What? That's a poem?
I thought it was a novel because it was so long.
I mean...
The author should give the readers a heads-up.
Did he reject me again just now?
Hwi.
You want to know what type of girl a top student likes?
Yes. What type of girl? Tell me.
Like who? Give me an example.
No one. He'd have no interest in girls at all.
What?
Staying a straight-A student...
while also being interested in girls? Impossible.
Jang Woo, then what about guys...
who get good grades...
and are athletic as well on top of being popular among girls?
What about guys like that?
Those types of guys are called unicorns.
What? "Unicorns"?
The horse that has a horn and can fly?
What I mean is, they only exist in our imagination.
What? Seriously? I don't believe that.
He has no interest in girls? But he's at the age where...
Hey.
You guys don't even have enough time to study.
He can't afford to be interested in girls.
Gosh, why is the bus taking so long?
But... You really think so?
Were you like that too?
No, I'm a unicorn.
But seriously, believe me.
A straight-A student would never...
Right, Jang Woo said he probably has no interest in girls.
That's why. No wonder Young Soo keeps rejecting me.
- It's because I'm a girl. - Hey.
- Song Jae In's got a boyfriend. - Kim Young Soo said...
- Who? - Kim Young Soo.
The Kim Young Soo that I know?
No way. Song Jae In is probably chasing him.
Which means, they're probably seeing each other.
I feel bad for him.
- Did she beat him up or something? - I wonder.
She has weird taste in guys.
- This is crazy. - I can't believe it.
I don't know what it's like in the orchestra industry,
but I've met so many crazy people in the literature industry.
Everyone thought he or she was the next Virginia Woolf,
Natsume Soseki, Svetlana Alexievich,
Patrick Suskind, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin,
or Milan Kundera.
Those narcissistic jerks thought of themselves as thinkers...
and geniuses. It doesn't end there.
They believed everything that came out of their mouths was literature.
I couldn't stand them.
It was four years of torture.
Among them was this biggest nutcase.
Can you guess who?
I'm not sure.
You.
That's right.
The biggest nutcase of all.
The nutcase of nutcases.
The best of the nutcases in history. Who's that?
Me.
It was me.
I was the weirdest one in the entire Isin University.
But there was one person who was worse than me.
Do you know who?
Who...
Mom.
Correct.
That's right.
That's your mom.
Wherever she goes, she is the weirdest one.
She has no common sense and is incapable of communicating.
She is cold, mean,
- scary... - Auntie.
Fine, I get it.
You can stop now. I already know all of that.
You do?
What's your point?
Stand up. We have to go out.
We're going out? Why?
Your mom...
wants to eat with us.
Why?
Who knows?
If she wants us to come,
we just have to.
Come.
Do you want a ride?
Hae Won, you'd better hurry up.
Let's go.
By the way, why are you here?
What did you say?
Nothing.
(Sandeul Bookstore)
Someone told me...
Okay.
Shim Myeong Ju is back.
Yes.
A few more people asked me on my way here.
That's because...
Myeong Ju used to be so famous.
I guess.
She was...
one year below me.
She was very pretty.
She's still beautiful.
But she seems to be cold.
That's her charm.
- Let's run! - Sir!
- Hurry up! - Wait!
Back then,
every boy in this town had a crush on Myeong Ju.
Gosh.
Hey, did you see her?
- Guys, look. - It's Shim Myeong Ju.
- Shim Myeong Ju? - Look, it's Shim Myeong Ju.
Oh, my.
It's Shim Myeong Ju.
Let's go.
I was always so curious who would marry a girl like her.
Surprisingly,
she married a guy...
who was the most devoted to her.
(Express bus)
Let me help you up.
She ended up getting pregnant.
Here.
Still,
I was so sure she'd live a happy life.
I'll take these.
Oh, these too?
I'll take 20 percent off.
It's 102 dollars and 20 cents.
I'll wire you.
Do you still carry self-published books?
Yes, sometimes.
There's a pile over there.
- Take a look sometime. - I will.
I hope you'll find something interesting.
(Traditional Chinese restaurant)
Hello.
Hi, Hae Won.
I'm done here. Where are you?
I'm done too,
but I'm meeting someone else.
Yes.
It'll take about an hour.
Sure, go home first.
I see. All right.
See you.
It's me, Eun Seop.
Where should we meet?
(Traditional Chinese restaurant)
Are you going home?
- Yes. - See you.
See you.
Welcome.
Do you have camellia flowers?
Camellia flowers? One second, please.
Another customer ordered some too,
so this is all I have left.
How much do you need?
I'll take half of it.
Sure.
Do you want me to mix them with other flowers?
No, thank you.
- Have you been well? - Yes.
Hi.
What do you want to drink? I'm going to get...
What's the matter?
- Well... - Is it something urgent?
Did something happen?
(The Garden)
(Bukhyeon-ri, Downtown Hyecheon, Seohyeon Village)
(Headed downtown)
You look pretty today.
Hey, did you hear?
Mok Hae Won took away the guy Kim Bo Yeong had a crush on.
Really?
I heard that too.
Kim Bo Yeong said she was the victim.
I feel so sorry for her.
Who is the guy Kim Bo Yeong liked?
Mok Hae Won took away the guy Kim Bo Yeong had a crush on.
Lim Eun Seop.
Look.
You know what?
I have a crush on someone.
Who is it?
The loner in our class who likes reading books.
The loner who reads books?
Yes.
I like him so much!
Hey.
When did you get in?
Just now.
Mom.
Why are you really here?
You have no reason to come.
I doubt you came to see me or Auntie,
and it isn't the day for Grandma's memorial rites...
or Dad's death anniversary.
So why did you come?
Did you leave something behind?
You should've told me then.
I could've sent it to you and save you all the trouble.
Well, I don't even know your home address anyway.
Are you trying to pick a fight with me?
Why would I do that?
Have you ever fought with me?
I don't think I have.
Aren't I right?
You're right.
Why are you here?
Are you not going to tell me?
It doesn't have anything to do with you.
Why are you laughing?
"It doesn't have anything to do with you."
I heard you say that to me so many times.
But do you know what's really funny?
That's not what a parent says to a child...
but usually what a child says to a parent.
But it's not like you said that to me only.
You said that to Auntie, Grandma...
and even Dad.
- That doesn't... - Have anything to do with me.
You're right, I know.
Then...
what do you and I have to talk about?
I really want to know.
What can I ask you and tell you?
All this time, I haven't asked you anything.
Did I ever ask you anything?
Where you live right now, who you live with,
whether you live alone, why you don't live with me.
I never asked why we only see each other...
twice a year when you say we're family.
Why...
Why did you always refuse to see me when I visited...
and never replied to my letters?
Why did you...
do that to Dad back then?
Is the reason I know correct?
That's enough.
Did you really kill him, or...
did it somehow happen...
and did you go to prison because you felt sorry to Dad?
I never asked, did I?
Stop it.
It was hard for me too back then.
Back then, my heart...
hurt so much.
I know it wasn't as much as you,
but I really wanted to die too.
I wanted to cry my heart out...
and ask someone...
what I did wrong to receive this type of punishment.
But I didn't.
Because I had no one to ask.
Everyone was busy tending their own wounds and abandoned me.
Leaving me all alone.
That's why seeing you come here so unexpectedly like this...
makes me feel uncomfortable and awkward.
So, go back tomorrow.
And next time you come, call me in advance.
I'm home.
Hey, Myeong Yeo.
Do you want one egg or two?
One.
Hey, where's my sister?
I don't know. I woke up and she was gone.
Eat jjajangmyeon when you're annoyed
Eat ulmyeon when you're depressed
Kids, watch out for the cars!
- Hello. - Good morning.
Seung Ho, Ha Yoon, and Yoo...
- It's Ha Ni! - Ha Ni!
(Good Night Bookstore)
(Rice)
Hey, you over there.
Hello, Ms. Shim.
You can just address me comfortably.
Yes, ma'am.
Do you have time to talk shortly?
Me?
Yes, you.
- You asked why she came too? - Yes.
What did she say?
I don't know, but she's going back tomorrow.
- Tomorrow? - Yes.
Why on earth did she come without even calling?
I just don't understand.
All right.
Can I help you with anything?
No.
Hey. The repair work will end tomorrow. You know, right?
Yes, I know.
- Excuse me. - Sorry.
What about the kitchen?
You can just tear down the whole space.
Thank you.
You're not going to sit down?
No, I'm all right.
So you and Hae Won are friends?
Yes, since we were young.
Can I ask you if she's ever...
Sorry?
Never mind.
I'll just get right to the point.
Okay, go on.
Myeong Yeo told me...
that you know Park Hin Dol.
Yes, I do know him.
Can you...
make sure he gets these?
(From Park Hin Dol)
I have no way of returning them to him myself.
I mean,
he didn't even write his address.
(From Park Hin Dol)
Sure, I'll make sure he gets these.
I have something to tell him as well.
- Can you relay the message to him? - No.
I don't think I can do that.
Really?
Well...
It's not good news, right?
No, it's not.
Then I'll just deliver these to him.
Okay.
All right. That's it.
(Good Night Bookstore)
Bye.
By the way,
haven't we met before?
I feel like...
we have.
Yes.
We've met before.
It is you.
That's right.
Look at you, all grown up.
(Good Night Bookstore)
What was my mom doing here?
She just stopped by.
Do you know each other?
No, but I've met her in the past.
When?
It was...
Was I about 10 years old back then?
I saw her at the bus terminal.
(Hyecheon Bus Terminal)
What's up, kiddo?
Are you fascinated by me or something?
Yes.
Why are you fascinated?
Because you're pretty.
And that thing is cool too.
Oh, this.
This is...
what fashion-savvy people wear.
It's like a pair of glasses.
Oh, I see.
What?
Are you a beautiful person?
I am a beautiful person.
Why?
Do you want to see my eyes?
Yes.
You must have really beautiful eyes.
You think so?
Then...
Sweetie, since you're saying you want to see my eyes,
I shall show you.
How did she look?
How do I look?
Do you think I look pretty?
I thought she was beautiful.
I see.
To tell you the truth, I wasn't in a good mood yesterday.
Why?
I saw you downtown.
You were with Bo Yeong.
Can I ask you a question?
Hi.
How have you been?
(December 22)
These are your favorite flower.
I brought them since it's your birthday.
You carried these all the way here?
It's my birthday today.
I'll make you happy for the rest of your life.
Will you marry me?
I still...
hate you.
And I hate this day...
because it's the day when my misfortune began.
You came here to get your clothes?
Yes.
If you had told me,
I could have sent them to you.
I wanted to choose which ones to take.
Next time, give me a call beforehand so I can go shopping.
I often forget his birthday since it's on the lunar calendar.
And...
we never celebrated his birthday anyway.
He never forgot you and Hae Won's birthdays, but...
- Hey. - What?
I'm leaving.
- Bye. - By the way,
Hae Won...
She seems angry at me.
She's been angry at you for the past 30 years.
But...
do just one thing, and she'll stop being angry.
What's that?
A letter.
Write her a letter...
like you did me.
She suddenly asked me to meet her.
Hello.
Eun Seop, it's Bo Yeong.
Hi.
Do you have time later? I was wondering if we could meet.
Well, I have a favor to ask you.
- Have you been well? - Yes. Hi.
What do you want to drink? I'm going to get...
What's the matter?
I was wondering if you could help me.
How can I help you?
I want to...
go back to being friends with Hae Won.
But Hae Won won't listen to me.
She keeps getting the wrong idea.
I want to be friends with Hae Won again.
It's been 10 years. It feels wrong to go on like this.
That's how I feel.
Can you help me?
Okay.
I didn't like people...
who showed up at my door after being turned down by me.
Some people think that's romantic,
but I disagree.
I felt they ignored my feelings...
and wanted to have their way.
They should respect my feelings if I turn them down.
They should accept it if I don't want to accept their apology.
Am I wrong?
You're right.
Bo Yeong's attitude makes me...
uncomfortable. I don't like it.
Hae Won.
Should we do something that will make you feel better?
Eun Seop.
Yes?
It's nothing.
Yes, Grandpa.
I'm on the way. I'm almost here.
Are you at the village hall?
Why don't you ask Dad about that?
Okay, I'll see you soon.
Wait, where am I?
I think it was that way.
"Something small and trivial..."
"sometimes comes inside my body."
Hey, are you blind or something?
You little brat.
What are you doing?
"Like the prickly seeds of a cocklebur."
What?
"Or like Min Seok's fingers..."
"that slightly grazed my armpit."
Jae In is looking for you.
Darn it.
"Or like a toothache that troubled me..."
"every time I forgot about it."
Hey, wait for me!
"Like the smell of jjajangmyeon that we ate after class."
Hey, move over.
Come on, let me sit.
"Something small and trivial..."
"sometimes comes inside my body."
"Something small and trivial..."
"doesn't even know my body is its prison..."
"and comes inside my body..."
"to sometimes hug me intensely."
Written by An Do Hyeon.
It's a poem titled "Something Small and Trivial".
Jang Woo.
- Isn't this supposed to be here? - No, it's always been here.
- Goodnight. - Bye.
Gosh, I held it in for so long.
What did you do that for?
That was an amazing poem.
I had such a great time, as always.
Everyone, take a pie with you.
You didn't have to prepare that.
You know I never forget.
- What's wrong with your sister? - It's so big.
I don't know. She was like that the whole time.
I'm so scared. Your sister seriously scares me.
She's so bright, and suddenly angry.
It really freaks me out.
I'm scared too.
You are, right?
- I'll see you next week. - Okay.
- See you next week. - Goodnight.
Bye, Uncle.
Goodnight, Hwi.
Okay, Hae Won. Bye.
I was really scared. I mean, really frightened.
I think I have a phobia for angry women, because of my mom.
Anyhow, I better get going. I'll see you tomorrow...
Whatever, see you someday.
Why are you so busy lately?
I'm preparing for Hyecheon High School's joint reunion.
We're really doing that?
Didn't you get a text?
It's in two days, to celebrate our school's 50th anniversary.
You both have to come. Okay?
But why are you preparing for that on your own?
Oh, the thing is, during our student president gathering,
I suggested holding a joint reunion...
like they do abroad to provide a gathering for all graduates.
And they told me to prepare it, so I've been spending days on it.
I haven't been getting any sleep, calling everyone.
I'm doing nothing but preparing for the event, and it's exhausting.
It's so exhausting, but I still have so much to do.
See you then.
- Hang in there. - Bye.
Bye.
Let's go inside.
I think someone left something behind.
I'm sorry, but...
Hurry up!
Wait a second.
You're Mok Hae Won.
Do you know who I am?
Wait a second.
You're Mok Hae Won.
(Good Night Bookstore Private Blog Posting)
(I thought about what I said to Irene before.)
(All first loves are past perfect?)
(Why did I say something like that?)
(Thanks to the repair work at Hodu House,)
(she and I are sharing the same space.)
(If she asks me again, I can tell her...)
(that most first loves are past perfect, but I'm an exception.)
(That I haven't completed anything yet.)
(P.S. Irene brought home camellia flowers.)
(I asked why, and she said they were her late dad's favorite flowers.)
(She tells me about her family from time to time...)
(and it feels like I'm getting closer to her.)
(When the Weather is Fine)
I came here because of you.
Just to see you again.
You can go up and rest.
I'll clean up the rest.
Today's the day I go back home.
Hyecheon High School's joint reunion party...
will be held on the school grounds at 10pm tonight.
Did you see? Oh Yeong Woo came too.
And he came with Mok Hae Won.
Does that bother you?
Regardless of how you feel for me right now,
I don't want to know.
It doesn't matter.
Is there someone you like?