Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript

WE

MET

THE TWO OF THEM

MET MANY PEOPLE

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER

AND READ MANY BOOKS

TAKING WALKS, TRAVELING, READING

LOVE, TIME
FRIENDSHIP, COMMUNICATION

ONCE AGAIN, I OPEN THE BOOK ABOUT YOU

APPLYING FOR TASK SUPPORT TEAM

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
JINHWA HIGH SCHOOL



APPLYING FOR TASK SUPPORT TEAM

NEW RECRUITMENT 2019

Please sit down.

VOLUME 2

Ms. Kang Dan-i.

You have no experience in this field,
but you've read many classics.

I suppose you like to read.

Yes, "Bookworm" has been my nickname
since I was little.

You were a bookworm,
but you were also such a troublemaker.

Do you know what our company name means?

Gyeoroo.

From what I know, it's a pure Korean word
for "victorious life."

I told you that.

Then has there been a moment
when you thought that



you should live a victorious life?

I thought that yesterday,
and the thought is still with me today.

I'll continue to feel the same way
tomorrow.

Then tell us something special
about yourself.

I'm not special.

I'm old enough to know
that I can't do everything myself

and that I have shortcomings.

And for that reason, no matter
what kinds of tasks are assigned to me,

I will do my very best
with a grateful heart.

Something

that I don't know about
must be happening to Dan-i.

No.

It must've already happened.

Hey, where are you going?

I'm sorry. Something came up.

What?

I'll have Mr. Bong fill in for me.

Call Mr. Bong for me.
There's something I need to take care of.

Now? Mr. Cha--

Let's talk.

Follow me.

Can't you see that I'm angry?

No postsecondary degree?
Why do you only have a high school degree?

Why are you doing this?
Is your life boring?

Don't say anything.

Whatever you say, I'm not even
going to try to understand you.

The number you have dialed
is not in service.

Please check the number and try again.

What's his new number?

Let's just keep this between us.

It has nothing to do with him.

Dong-min is your legal guardian...

"Guardian"?
What the hell are you talking about?

I'm 37, for God's sake.

This is about my life.

Sure, suit yourself.

Where are we going now?

Why do you care?

NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION

What's this?
I heard his business was about to fail.

It's actually doing well, right?
That'd better be his new building.

Or what? Did you lose your house?

Tell me.

What happened?

Did Dong-min really cheat on you?
And did you actually lose the house?

You're in such a mess.

I can't believe I had no idea.

Eun-ho.

-Where's that bastard, Dong-min?
-Watch your mouth.

He's still Jae-hui's dad.

And I did love him.

Again, she said "love."

Babe!

"Babe"?

TTEOKBOKKI, SUNDAE, FRITTERS, GIMBAP

Hi.

This is a friend of mine
who's like a brother to me.

And this is

the man I love.

It's nice to meet you. You must be Eun-ho.

-You're good-looking.
-The way he spoke was rude from the start.

Yes, hello.

Eun-ho.

I'll make sure you get accepted.
I'm a college admission expert,

and now that you've met me,

you can call yourself lucky.

At a glance,
I could tell that he was shallow.

He was such a poser, a big mouth,
and a sissy.

Would I have approved of him
if that had been all?

You eat the lung. You like it.

My gosh, I can't believe this.

How could you? I'm pissed!

Dan-i. Your cutie-pie, Dong-min,

loves eating lungs too!

Most importantly,

-he was not considerate of her.
-Is it good?

There are so many guys in this world.

How could she love a douchebag like him?

It's so good.

You can be my tutor.

Please contact me directly,
not through Dan-i.

-Okay.
-Are you leaving?

You should eat more.

My rate. I forgot to tell him about
my tutoring rate.

I'll tell him later.

You'll tell him for me?

If that was what love was,

I didn't want to fall in love.

I didn't want to be an idiot

who can't see what the other person needs,
blinded by my emotions.

I wanted to be there
for the person I love until the end.

He's not here now.

He went abroad with a woman,

and he won't come back.

I have to earn a living, Eun-ho.

There must be another way.
Do you want to waste your degree?

You went to a reputable university.
Find something better--

In the past year, I applied
to every experienced position available,

and I had more than
50 in-person interviews.

Even if a company is
hiring 10 people, they'll never hire

women who are returning
after a career break.

They say the world has changed
while I was lazing around at home.

"Lazing around"?

Me?

I never got to laze around.

Do you know what housewives do?

They make breakfast,

and then lunchtime comes.
So they make lunch,

and then it's time for dinner.

They fix dinner and wash the dishes,

and it's morning again.

It never ends.
That's what housework is like.

You fill up your fridge
only to do it again the next day.

You clean your toilet
and do it again the next day.

The interviewers said
it doesn't count as experience.

Why not?

It taught me to be patient,
devoted, and considerate.

I also learned how desperate I am
to rebuild my career.

Why doesn't it count?

For the Task Support Team,

there is no age limit.
Just say I only have a high school--

You'll have to send out packages
and run errands

for your colleagues.
It's a low-paying contract position.

Dan-i, that job is for kids
who are fresh out of high school--

Then what? Should I keep living like this?

Let's say I'll die at the age of 80.
That means I'm only halfway through.

Do I have to keep living like this?

I'm sorry.

I had no idea what you were going through.

I know you loaned Dong-min some money
without telling me.

I also know that he hasn't paid you back.

You've already done more than enough.

You should answer it.

Hello?

Hello, Mr. Cha Eun-ho.

This is Reporter Jo Yeong-ju from Cine 22.

I was just wondering where you were.

We've just arrived here.

Right, the interview is today.

My shift is starting soon.

I'm off.

Yes, my apologies.
I've been all over the place.

Where was it again?

Okay.

It's all I have.

Cut where the green part ends,

and you won't have
to buy spring onions for a while.

"Cut where the green part ends."

Should I cut it right here?

Mr. Spring Onion,
it'll hurt for a few seconds.

Here I go.

Gosh, that breaks my heart.

I always buy dead ones.

Cutting a live plant is...

Gosh, that was nerve-racking.

One, two. Okay! Looking fabulous.

You're such a great model.

My, you could've become an actor.
Nice. Wow, look at that!

Where are you staying?

Don't tell me you didn't get any alimony.

Okay, good.

Nice. Now, please hold the book.

Okay, let's get a shot with the book.

Okay, relax and smile.

Send me the address.

I'll stop by in the evening.

I have to see how you're actually living.

Shall we get started?

-Sure.
-Your new sci-fi book,

Little People, has been getting
great responses as well.

You made your debut back in high school
through the web fiction series

called The Bloody Contract, right?

I'm doing this interview
because you promised not to bring it up.

Right, then...

From what I know,

your writing style changed

after you met the President of Gyeoroo,
Mr. Kim Jae-min.

How did the two of you first meet?

10 YEARS AGO

Eun-ho! Earlier, a man
who looks like Chow Yun Fat asked me,

"Where's the author, Cha Eun-ho?"

He was looking for you.

WHOOSHING

RUMBLING

SNAP

The Bloody Contract.

You're the author, Cha Eun-ho, right?

No, I'm not.

NODDING

Oh, no. I caught you.

A handsome writer like you

-is rare.
-I told you I'm not that guy.

FOLLOWING

FOLLOWING FURTIVELY

-Mr. Cha.
-Holy...

GRINNING

DISROBING

SHAKING HIS HEAD AND SIGHING

I promise you that
you'll never have to worry about money.

Get out of the way. Damn it...

Then,

how about you join my publishing company
as the youngest editor

in the company's history?

Editor?

If you'd like,

I can offer you a lifetime contract.

GYEOROO

BAFFLED

Oh, my! Look who's here.

I'm glad you came, Mr. Editor.

Gosh.

LET'S SMILE

-You didn't say it was a one-person--
-Let's work hard together, Mr. Cha.

You're now one of the founding members
of the publishing firm, Gyeoroo.

Please accept my sincere congratulations.

Gyeoroo.

Never slow down and keep going!

So that's when your writing style changed.

Critics say that was when you started
to write genre fiction

with literary merit.

That wasn't because of Mr. Kim Jae-min.

But I've been thinking a lot
about fiction and literature

since I majored in Korean literature

I see. So Gyeoroo could become
an established publishing firm

because of the Human series,
which was the outcome of

your sincere contemplation
and exploration, right?

GYEOROO PUBLISHING

Hello.

WHIRRING

SNIFFING AND FLIPPING

UNINTERPRETABLE

FLIPPING

PUBLISHING

BLOODY CONTRACT SERIES

WHOOSH

WHIZZING

TA-DA

Gyeoroo Publishing.

This is the last question.

Frankly, the biggest reason behind
Gyeoroo's rapid growth was the acquisition

of Author Kang Byeong-jun's
publication rights.

Is there anything you'd like to say
about the rumors

regarding his retirement

and his disappearance?

Hello?

Hold on a moment.

This is urgent.
Let's wrap up the interview here.

Yes, I've already explained it to you.

What happened was...

Don't you think everyone at Gyeoroo
is so weird?

I mean, all of them
get super sensitive like that

whenever we ask them
about Kang Byeong-jun.

DAN-I

Change your passcode
to what it used to be.

I'll be your housekeeper

until I land a proper job.

He wants us to donate books?

Professor Jeong Gil-su
at Hanguk University is thinking about

including them in his curriculum.

What do you think?

We'll tell him to buy the books.

You gave the correct answer for a change.

If we're giving because he asked
it's not a donation.

Exactly.

It's not like we sell land
to publish books.

A children's library will be built
in Jongno-gu.

They want us to donate--

What about the money the government
gave them? Why demand free books?

Shall I tell them that?

Jeez.

Tell them we're out of stock
and apologize to them.

Sir, the new employee
for the Task Support Team

will also help my team, right?

Gosh, we're swamped these days--

Are they playing games to decide

who will pay for the late-night snacks
in broad daylight?

The founding members of Gyeoroo,
of all people?

-Oh, no!
-Jeez.

It's Ms. Go's turn. This one, right?

We're deciding who will call
the new hires.

The angel who will break
the amazing news to the new hires.

We're deciding who it will be.

It's happy news, you know.

-The decision has already been made?
-We have to announce them today.

It's me.

Gosh, I'm jealous.

I'm sorry, but I get to do this.

Since I'm the president of this company,
I should take care of this laborious task.

Gosh, seriously!

"Dear Applicant.

We're pleased to offer you
a position at Gyeoroo."

"My gosh, thank you so much.
I'm over the moon!"

Mr. Kim has to do all the good stuff.

Mr. Kim, just a moment.

Hey, I'm going to do it.

RÉSUMÉ
KANG DAN-I

This applicant.

For the Task Support Team?

I insisted on hiring her.

We had the applicants
fill in a questionnaire.

Check out what she wrote.
It's so touching.

We're just trying to gather information
for your interviews,

so just answer the questions honestly.

As you can see,

it's nothing hard.
You may find the questions a bit childish.

They even asked for our cover letters.
What the hell is this?

-Pardon me?
-Sorry?

You're handsome.

JOB APPLICANT QUESTIONNAIRE

"Write what you want to say to yourself."

Dear Kang Dan-i.

We've already spent 37 years together.

But you see,

I still don't know you that well,

so I'm planning to get to know more
about you starting now.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I know you've done your best, Dan-i.

Be careful not to drop it. It's expensive.

Eat this.

No, it's okay. I have this.

You love that part.

I'm sorry I didn't value you enough.

As soon as I saw him...

I'm sorry I mistreated you.

And...

Jae-hui.

-I'm sorry.
-I want chocolate!

I said I want chocolate.

I'm sorry I made you feel small.

Wake up.

Why did you drink so much?

Get up.

I'm really sorry I made you work so hard.

It must've been hard for you.

You must've wanted to cry.

Ma'am, this is a buy-one-get-one-free
item, so you need to bring one more.

Do I have to go and get it myself?

Yes, I can't leave
the cash register unattended.

Forget it. Just take it out, then.
I won't buy it.

What a hassle.

Then I'll take this out, ma'am.

Hurry up, please.

-I'm sorry.
-But you held out with a smile.

Thanks for staying strong, Dan-i.

And that's why

I want you to be happy from now on.

Forget about yesterday

and live for today.

Every day, only think about your future.

What do you want to do?

And what do you like?

Find the answers again.

You have to, okay?

Once again, you got this.

Never slow down and keep going.

Stay strong until the end.

She must've been through quite a bit.

People like her are usually good workers.

What's with your face?

Isn't it touching?

Everything's grammatically correct.

There are also no spacing errors or typos.

Gosh, he has no heart.

How does a guy like that write anything?

Who should I start with?

"Oh Ji-yul."

-Kiss!
-You guys.

-Kiss!
-Stop it.

MOM

-Kiss!
-Kiss!

Where are you?
I'm in front of the academy.

It's not your mom.

Be quiet.

Hello?

I'm sorry. Who are you?

I'm calling from Gyeoroo.

And I'm happy to tell you
that you passed the final interview.

Oh, the publishing company.

What? Why isn't she screaming with joy?

Who is it?

The publishing company.
Apparently, I got accepted.

But I went to a lot of other interviews.

So when do I need to start going to work?

I'm planning to go on a trip to Cebu
with my mom tomorrow.

Can I start work
after I get back from the trip?

Ms. Oh Ji-yul.

You need to start working tomorrow.

This is so wrong.

I hope this one's normal.

Hello.

Can you sign this for our campaign?

Hello, can you sign this for our campaign?

Oh, okay.

RÉSUMÉ

Hey, Eun-jeong.

You still haven't found

a job yet?

I did find a job.

Where are you working?

LH KOREA LAND AND HOUSING CORPORATION

It's a public corporation.

As a Korean citizen,

I wanted to work
for my country and citizens.

I felt a sense of duty.

Do you get it?

You're still odd.

Anyway, I'm happy for you.

You must feel reassured about your job.

To be honest, I was always curious
about how you were doing

after we broke up like that.

Oh, really?

You still have my number, right?

-Welcome. We have a sale today.
-Welcome. We have a sale today.

-Welcome. We have a sale today.
-Welcome. We have a sale today.

A public corporation?

-Welcome. We have a sale today.
-Welcome. We have a sale today.

Yes, this is Park Hoon.

I got accepted? Where?

The publishing company?

Gosh, why didn't you call me earlier?

Just one minute earlier...

I'm extremely sorry
that I didn't call you earlier.

RÉSUMÉ
KANG DAN-I

Hello?

Hello, Ms. Kang Dan-i.

You applied for the Task Support Team
at Gyeoroo, right?

You passed the final interview.

Congratulations.

Really?

Did... Did I really pass?

Thank you! Thank you so much!

-Who is it?
-You went to an interview?

Is it a full-time job?

I got the job.

I got accepted.

I got hired!

My goodness.

-That's great!
-My gosh.

My goodness.

This is great.

I can do it! Power pose!

She's a psycho too.

I have a long way to go.

I'll treat you all to a bottle of yogurt.

No, wait!

I'll buy you two bottles each!

I'm so happy for you!

Let's say I'll die at the age of 80.
That means I'm only halfway through.

Do I have to keep living like this?

Are you done checking?

Yes.

I don't think
I need to check yours anymore.

You can just hand it in from now on.

You left your clothes at my place.

Oh, right.

Gosh, I forgot to take my laundry
out of the washing machine.

How could you leave behind your bra?

I know, right?

DAN-I

I got accepted.

That has nothing to do with me.

We're strangers at work.

Don't act like you know me,
and don't expect help from me.

So mean.

Stop working at my house.

And get me a new housekeeper.

EUN-HO

Congratulations

on getting hired, Dan-i.

I made doenjang stew, your favorite.

I added abalones,
so don't forget to eat it.

It looks delicious.

Are you saying that the amount of trash
in our country

is unimaginable?

Yes, Korea is one of the many countries

that uses a lot of disposable plastic.

And that results
in a large amount of waste.

In 2015, Korea was...

It's my first day at work!

Let's go.

My gosh.

Isn't she the woman

who gave me the green onions?

Darn.

Let's do well.

Let's do my best.

Let's be grateful

and work hard.

DIPLOMA
KANG DAN-I

CAREER CERTIFICATE
KANG DAN-I

DIPLOMA
KANG DAN-I

Are you a new recruit?

Yes.

It's nice to meet you.
My name is Park Hoon.

My name is

Kang Dan-i.

Nice to meet you, Dan-i.

You must be nervous
since it's your first day.

But there's no need to feel that way.

People who work here are
no better than people like us.

So you just need to be sincere.

And if that doesn't work,

you just need to be simple-minded
and think of this place

-as a source for your monthly paycheck.
-Okay.

TBH, we all know that simplicity is

the answer
and that you need to walk your path.

Right? Don't you think?

Did I sound too stubborn? SAT.

DGMW. You don't need to agree.
I respect your opinion.

TBH? SAT? DGMW?

Don't be so nervous.

Follow me.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

I'm a new recruit as well.

I can

already sense it.

Sense what?

That we'll get along

really well.

Good luck to the both of us.

We shook hands earlier.

GYEOROO

NEW RECRUITS, COME TO THE MEETING ROOM
ON THE 3RD FLOOR BY 9 A.M.

Wait for me.

Going up.

Are you a new recruit?

Gosh, it's nice to meet you.

My name is Park Hoon.

My name is Ji-yul.

Going up.

They must've hired four people.

My name is Park Hoon.

I heard they hired eight people last year.

I'm 27 years old. What about you?

Me too!

You seem like you're around our age
as well.

I don't think it's necessary
for you to know how old I am.

Right.

-Hello.
-Hello.

I guess they hired seven people in total.

Let me tell you some valuable information

for all of you here.

I heard that the person in charge of

training the new recruits

is known as the second witch of Gyeoroo.

Her name is Song Hae-rin.

Come on. Sit down.

She's in her third year,
and she got promoted a few months ago.

She won the competition
against her colleagues and seniors.

Her nickname is Ice Queen.

She's apparently really cranky.

And she's one of those workaholics.

She wears out her colleagues.

It's essential
to meet a good senior at work.

But we're already screwed
on our first day.

I guess it won't be easy.

Those people exist everywhere.

Yes, that's right. It's
"The law of conservation of lunatics."

We'll just have to endure it.

If she's the second witch,

who's the first witch?

Director Go Yu-seon.

My gosh.

I'm impressed that you know.

It's our first day of work,
so you should all at least know that much.

Oh, right.
Gyeoroo gives out business cards

on the first day at work.

I really love this about the company.

But why are you giving us the cards?

I'm Song Hae-rin, the person in charge
of training the new recruits.

I'm a workaholic.

And I wear out my colleagues.

So it won't be easy for you guys.

But those people exist everywhere

just like
"The law of conservation of lunatics."

As it's written on your cards,
Ji-yul is on the Editorial Team.

Hoon is on the Marketing Team.
Ji-ho is on the Business Development Team.

Min-seok is on the Children's Content
Team. Hui-yeong is on the Design Team.

And Dan-i is on the Task Support Team.

You all worked very hard to get a job.

And I'm sure you were all full of hope
after you got accepted and came to work.

Starting from today,
you guys are colleagues.

-Hello.
-Hello.

But you're also competitors.

One of you will resign
in less than a month.

Having a full-time job is meaningless
in the publishing industry.

After three months,

another person will resign
saying that they wish to study more.

After a year,
there will be less than half of you

even though you worked so hard
to get hired.

Here's what I'm trying to tell you.

I won't bother to teach those

who will quit anyway.

Figure it out yourselves.

Good morning, Mr. Cha.

Hi.

They are our new recruits.

Aren't they adorable?

She's a bit dowdy though.

The one in the black suit.

Isn't she on the Task Support Team?

Maybe she's a bit old.

She has a baby face,
but her style's outdated.

No, she's totally my type.

She seems classy

and qualified.

Do we have the draft
for Ms. Kang's prose poems?

She's gone off the grid.

We haven't been able
to reach her this past month.

The pressroom is on the right.

At your twelve o'clock
is the main conference room.

You'll now meet all of the teams.

Follow me.

Here are our new recruits.

-Hello.
-I'm Park Hoon.

Sir.

Goodness.

-My gosh!
-Here are our new recruits.

Congratulations.

I'm Park Hoon.

-I'm Oh Ji-yul.
-It's nice to meet you.

-I'm Kang Dan-i.
-Nice to meet you.

-Gyeoroo, never slow down and keep going!
-Never slow down and keep going!

I'm Park Hoon.

This is the director's office. Wait here.

The new recruits...

Of course.

She seems to be busy.

This way.

This is the Office Library.

About 10,000 books are stored here.

It's open to everyone,

so feel free to use it as you wish.

Sure.

We can use it any time we want.

Let's now head to the café.

The café!

Ta-da.

I'm...

most curious about Mr. Cha Eun-ho.

I thought he'd be at my job interview.

But then again, he is a chief editor,
a writer, and a professor.

I'm sure he's busy

juggling three jobs when
others can't manage even one.

He was at my interview though.

He's so handsome and pretty.

Darn.

By the way, how old are you, Dan-i?

-I'm thirty--
-We're three years apart.

I'm 37.

So Dan-i, you're...

Gosh, I'm sorry.

You must not be a new recruit.

Do you have work experience?

I don't.

I get it.

You must've studied all those years.

I'm a contract employee
on the Task Support Team.

And I'm a high school graduate.

I hope we get along then.

Yes, me too.

Here are your ID badges.

They're so beautiful!

I wonder who they're for.

-What's this?
-What's with the flowers?

Do we have a wedding?

It's for one of the new recruits.

Ms. Oh Ji-yul?

Do you perhaps have a boyfriend?

Ji-yul, congratulations on your job!

I wish you the best. From Mom.

My mom's the best.

Aren't these beautiful?

Her mom?

I'm taking a photo.

She must've been a mama's girl.

I feel bad for her.

-It's adorable.
-She's on our team, sir.

-Can you take one for me?
-Sure.

Who on earth agreed to hire her?

You. Since we're hiring people
with no experience, you said you prefer

someone like her rather than people
who pretend to know

what they're doing.
They're easier to mold.

Take one with me.

Why on earth did I say that?

I'll mentor her

to the best of my abilities, sir.

Sure.

Do I look pretty?

Yes, you do.

That's him.

He's Chief Editor Cha Eun-ho.

I finally met him.

No way.

I'm dyeing my hair in that color too.

From the Marketing Team...

Nice. Okay.

-Did you take 200 photos?
-Yes.

-Take some more.
-Sure.

GYEOROO, KANG DAN-I
TASK SUPPORT TEAM

GYEOROO
KANG DAN-I, TASK SUPPORT TEAM

It's our third-year anniversary event.

We have many prizes,
so drop your business card inside.

We'll randomly select winners.

Let's give it a shot.

That'll be 16,000 won.

We should keep in touch.

KIM JI-YOUNG

I don't have a business card.

I quit my job, you see.

Why? You were doing so well.

I have to take care of my kid.

I'll call you sometime.

Oh, sure.

GYEOROO
KANG DAN-I, TASK SUPPORT TEAM

Dan-i!

Seriously?

Don't tell me you're still going to be
my housekeeper.

I'm not going to your house.

Also, I'm looking for my replacement.

Do you live around here?

Let's go. I want to see where you live.

Maybe next time.

My house is a mess right now.

I'll just give you a lift then. Get in.

Hurry up and get in.

No, it's all right.

I can go by myself.

Bye.

Dan-i.

Dan-i, hop in.

It's best if you just do.

KANG DAN-I, TASK SUPPORT TEAM

I have no one else to show it off to.

It's my business card.

Bye then.

Wait, was it that way?

GYEOROO
KANG DAN-I, TASK SUPPORT TEAM

She's a bit dowdy though.

The one in the black suit.

Na-gyeong, it's me.

Is your shop still open?

Dan-i, get in. We need to go somewhere.

Come on!

Isn't this Na-gyeong's shop?

Let's go.

Hi, Dan-i.

Are you two dating again?
I thought you guys broke up.

No, we're just friends now.

Is that even possible?

Then why not just date again?

How can I when one of us cheated?

You cheated on her?

I absolutely despise cheaters.

I didn't realize you were such a jackass.

Hear that, Na-gyeong?

I'm the one who cheated on him.

This'll look good too.

We'll take some clothes from here.
You look too dowdy.

I look decent enough.

Leave it. I have things to wear.

I'll make do with what I have.

You'll keep coming to work wearing that?

Dan-i, I heard you just got a job

after degrading yourself
as a high school graduate.

It's okay for her to know.

I bet the other new recruits
are quite young.

The same goes for your bosses.

Everyone's uncomfortable with having
a junior colleague who's older than them.

These may look all right,
but they have flaws.

I can't sell these anyway.

But they look fine.

This is how she'll apologize
for cheating on me.

Try them on and see how they look.

Okay then.
I'm really going to try them on.

This way.

Thank you.

Twenty percent is as high as I can go.

Nonsense. Make it 30.

You hurt my soul.

Fine, but wire me the money today.

You look incredible.

Isn't it too flashy?

Everyone wears this these days.

The skirt's too short.

This one?

I don't think this is an
appropriate outfit for work.

This looks warm.

This one looks neat.

-Okay?
-Thanks.

Let's head to the salon now.

The clothes are on her,
and your hair will be on me.

We're doing my hair too?
That won't be necessary.

Just wearing new outfits
won't update your style.

But the salon must be closed by now.

I already called ahead.

The owner is the person I'm dating.

Yes, it's the one she cheated on me with.

You'll see that I had no chance.

You need a trim.

Na-gyeong.

Dan-i, this is Ju-yeon.

Hello.

Can you wait a second?

Will you lend me a hand?

You let another woman
steal your girlfriend?

You let another woman steal your husband.

Are you really okay with it?

Yes.

Did you even love her?

I don't know.

When I get dumped,

I never get emotional.

That's when I realize that
I wasn't in love.

I don't get
boring relationships like that.

Continuing to be friends after that
is even weirder.

-Let me off there.
-I'll drive you home.

No, don't.

I told my landlady

that I wouldn't bring any men over.

As if that's possible.

Bye!

Stop running. You're going to fall down.

You look pretty.

Eun-ho, what do you think?

He must not like it.

He thinks you're pretty.

So this one?

You're way prettier when you smile.

APPLICANT QUESTIONNAIRE

WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF

I saved a boy's life
when I was a senior in middle school.

It put me a year behind in school,

but I ended up with a good friend.

When I was young,

I didn't even bother to read books.

What I loved the most in the world

were balls.

Soccer balls, to be exact.

Gureum Elementary School
versus Taeyang Elementary School.

It's only the preliminary round,
but they're putting on a tight match.

Cha Eun-ho, the super rookie
of Taeyang Elementary School!

With a feint,

he fools his opponents
and creates an opening.

Did the young boy
just do a Marseille turn?

It went in!

It's a goal!

We just witnessed a child prodigy!

Cha Eun-ho!

Are you seriously laughing right now?

You scored in your own team's goal!

You always have trouble telling the right
goalpost in the second half of the game!

How do you expect to play soccer
with a flaw like that?

Give it up already!

I take back my comment
on him being a prodigy.

That day,
something special happened to me.

Oh, no.

Isn't she Kang Dan-i,
the bully of Deokhwa Middle School?

No way.

And

I met someone very special.

Hey.

Kid.

Stop crying. You're making my head hurt.

I feel so great!

You heard that it will take a year
for me to recover, right?

Awesome.

I won't be going to school for a year.

Hey, kid.

Until I make a full recovery,

be my errand boy.

Come here as soon as school is over.

Got it?

Come closer.

Next page.

Flip the page.

I'm so glad that Seul-bi and Sirius
are happy again.

Happy endings are the best.

Hello.

Bye.

Hello.

Hello.

I already read this one.

Just like that,

I was Dan-i's errand boy for a year.

Life is in this book.
You can see life in it.

How boring.

For the first time in my life,

I held something called a book
for a long time.

It used to be martial arts before.
Now, they fight with hip hop too?

They don't just fight all the time.

You know nothing about guys.

And my second talent...

My talent as an author began

when I met

an eccentric girl named Kang Dan-i.

What is this, Dan-i?

Have you been living in my house?

TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT
A LONG TIME TOGETHER

DO NOT NEED TO USE WORDS
TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS

I KNOW I CANNOT DO ANYTHING ALONE, SO I
REACH OUT TO THE WORLD AND ASK FOR HELP

"YOU PASSED." IT WAS AS IF I WAS GIVEN
THE PERMISSION TO ENTER THE WORLD

SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO DAN-I.
WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO REALIZE?

SHE'S SO PRETTY WHEN SHE SMILES,
BUT SHE'S PRETTY EVEN WHEN SHE DOESN'T

"I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY. FIND OUT
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND WHAT YOU LIKE."

I NEVER KNEW THAT THE WORLD WHICH WAS
SO WARM TO ME WAS SO HEARTLESS TO DAN-I

What are you going to do?

Will you kick me out?

Why is this so strong?

She didn't even have a pillow.

I saw you walking when I was driving here.

I'll show her what I'm capable of.

You know me.

I'm Kang Dan-i.
I was once successful in advertising.

Cover design by Ji Seo-jun.

He's the best designer at the moment.
Bring him to Gyeoroo.

I saw her crying.

I thought my heart was going to crumble.

People

call me by my name.

Subtitle translation by Ja-won Lee