1. The chairwoman's overseas schedule wrapped up early,
1. "And she just landed back in the country."
1. "In that case, it doesn't sound like anything too serious."
2. "Let's wrap up today's meeting early."
1. "Pass the rest along through the secretary's office,"
1. "And we'll discuss it further tomorrow."
1. "Secretary kwak, get in touch with the chairwoman and set up a dinner appointment for tonight."
1. "Book one of our hotel's private dining rooms."
2. "You're scheduled to attend an exhibition at that time,"
3. "We're sponsoring as"
1. "We're sponsoring as a group, however..."
1. "You know how important dinnertime is in my family."
2. "Just adjust my appearance schedule accordingly."
1. "And cancel all of my remaining plans afterward as well."
2. "Yes, understood."
1. "My younger sister, kang sera, is still out running around, isn't she?"
2. "Isn't there no sign of her?"
2. "Yes, that's correct."
1. "Good."
1. "That'll give us a place to start the conversation."
1. "It's been a while since I've had dinner alone with mother."
1. "..."
1. "Hmm..."
1. "This feels a bit too dark."
1. "Could you bring me something that shows my curves"
1. "A bit more?"
3. "Yes, I'll prepare it right away."
1. "..."
1. "You always treat meeting with the chairwoman as something very important, vice president."
1. "I actually think it's only natural"
1. "For a child to want to look good in front of their parents."
2. "I only mentioned it because you feel completely different from usual."
2. "How should I put it... Almost a kind of innocent and pure front?"
1. "So to you, secretary kwak,"
1. "I look like a child?"
2. "That's not what I meant..."
1. "It's fine. It's not exactly wrong anyway."
1. They say a child only becomes an adult once they step out from their parents' shadow,
2. But what are you supposed to do if that shadow is so vast you
1. "Can't even measure it?"
1. "This title of vice president of suseong group-"
2. "If I hadn't had yoon cheonga, chairwoman of suseong group, as my mother,"
1. "It's something I could never have reached, not even in an entire lifetime."
2. "So how could I ever be anything but a child, really?"
2. "Given how different our upbringings were,"
3. "I don't expect you to fully understand, secretary kwak."
1. "Secretary kwak."
1. "No, not at all. I also..."
2. "Even though I'm lacking in many ways,"
1. "Thanks to the chairman's generosity,"
2. "I was able to join suseon's group..."
1. "And now that I've been allowed to serve you, vice president,"
1. "I can at least partially understand how you feel, vice president kang seol."
1. "..."
1. "Could you"
2. "Bring me the new necklace from this season?"
2. "Yes, of course."
3. "Secretary kwak."
1. "The reason you're still here at suseong group is partly thanks to the chairwoman's favor,"
1. "But it's also because I chose you after you'd fallen out of her good graces."
1. "Don't forget that."
1. "Yes,"
1. "I'll keep that in mind."
1. "What's with this atmosphere~"
2. "You’re late."
1. "My daughter."
1. "I'm sorry, mother."
2. "I came straight here after finishing work, that's why I'm a bit late."
1. "You just got back from overseas,"
2. "So how is your health..."
3. "Enough."
4. "It's not so"
1. "It's not so bad that I'd be skipping meals."
1. "Sit down."
1. "Yes..."
1. "Mother,"
2. "As you can see,"
1. "Ever since sera ran away from home,"
3. "She still hasn't"
1. "Come back."
1. "I'm worried that if this goes on any longer, it might tarnish the image of our suseong group."
1. "Cut off all of sera's financial support for the time being."
2. "And keep a close watch so no troublesome issues come up."
1. "Yes, mother."
1. "I'll be heading out first."
2. "You go ahead and finish your meal."
1. "M-mother, you're leaving already?"
2. "You barely ate anything...."
1. "This last overseas trip was quite exhausting."
2. "She doesn't seem to have much of an appetite."
2. "She forced"
1. "Herself to attend this dinner as it is,"
2. "So I hope you'll understand."
1. "Miss kang seol."
1. "So, kwak jina,"
1. "You were under kang seol, huh?"
1. "Yes, that's right."
1. "Jina, maybe because you've been athletic since you were a child, you've always been very good at massages."
1. "I was thinking I'd like to get one from you today to work out some of this built-up fatigue."
2. "And I'm curious how you've been doing all"
