Queen of Tears (눈물의 여왕)

QUEEN OF TEARS

EPISODE 1

They said it was the wedding of the century.

The daughter of Korea's biggest business magnate

marrying a new employee.

It's already been three years,

but it still feels like yesterday.

I'm often asked, "What's life with this new family like?"

"Tell us what it's like being married to one of the Queens."

So, would you believe me if I said,

I'm just…

just a lucky man, and I'm fortunate

to live with the woman that I love.

I know everyone is very curious as to why Baek Hyun-woo married me.

"Oh, he only married her for her money and her family's connections."

Those rumors were all started 'cause I didn't reveal my face

to the public for various reasons.

Well, obviously…

…there wasn't anything to them.

Now, you can see, as far as looks go,

I have nothing to hide.

Married life, for the most part, it's like everyone else's.

I wake up in the morning with her.

We have breakfast together.

And, of course, we go to work together.

Ah, hello?

How does it feel to be together from morning to night?

Every day is bliss.

As some of you are aware,

when I got back from studying abroad five years ago,

I became an intern at Queens Department Store,

where my father was CEO at the time.

It was kind of like being undercover.

You know how it is.

"Ah."

"This man is into me, and… this is how he's letting me know."

No.

I wasn't.

It's just she kept on kicking the photocopier.

I was worried…

Whoa, what are you doing?

…for the machine.

What is it?

But after helping her out a few more times,

I started to worry about her.

Hmm.

When you want to send a fax…

At the time, there was a lot of buzz at the company

about the new intern being terrible at her job.

So I was sure she'd get fired soon.

Ms. Hong, you need to take this job seriously.

I've been a part-timer many times,

and I think you're probably gonna get fired.

I don't really care if I get fired.

I understand. You can work somewhere else.

The thing is…

I think you'll get fired anywhere you go.

It's just, I…

I worry every time the manager yells at you for messing up.

It's like you're trying to set the record for getting yelled at.

Why are you worried?

- What? - Why worry?

I mean, I'm the one who's getting yelled at.

Right?

How about you think long and hard about this?

Come pick me up now.

No umbrella?

Oh. Afraid not.

Take this.

You seem to forget stuff like this, and it keeps you…

in my thoughts.

What?

First I'm worrying you, and now you say I'm in your thoughts?

Ms. Hong Hae-in.

I have something I'd like to say.

I didn't… say it earlier. I didn't want to pressure you.

But I attended

Seoul National University.

I was a law major.

My family, from the countryside,

but in our village, we have influence.

We have over 30 cows just as one example.

A new calf was born just two days ago,

so we have almost 35.

I don't pay monthly rent for the studio I live in.

It's an annual residential lease.

So I have more than enough saved.

What exactly do you mean by this?

I mean, if you get fired, and you can't find employment,

I can take care of you then. All right?

I'd hoped for a double-income household.

Still, I'd be

willing to be the sole earner for you.

I hope you don't feel pressured.

It's just…

I like you.

So…

what do you think?

I… I mean, you don't have to answer me today.

Don't get rained on.

- You-- - I'm fine without it.

- You take it. - Mr. Baek, I--

- It's fine, don't worry. - It's just that…

I…

I have a driver.

Isn't that so funny?

Gosh, it's hilarious.

Anyway,

he always had so much love for me, even at the beginning.

That's how we started dating.

However, when he found out who I was and who my family really was,

he was so shocked,

he quit his job and ghosted me.

So…

Baek Hyun-woo, come outside.

Are you just gonna keep standing there?

She was like an angel from heaven.

A goddess.

In that moment.

You mean you don't feel that way now?

- I do. - Absolutely. So much.

I believe I have made it clear

that I… am happy.

Uh…

We're… really living our best lives right now.

And we feel the same way as we did back then.

Baek Hyun-woo is getting divorced.

Seriously?

- Top secret. - We know each other. You can trust us.

Anyway, Hyun-woo wants one of us to act as his attorney for his divorce.

Right. Yes, of course.

Yang-gi, you're Korea's number-one divorce attorney.

- I think it should be you. - Yeah.

Gosh, I just really wanna do it,

but I've too much on my plate right now.

Right.

With a success rate of 90%, Choi Cheol-seung is the man for this.

You'll be Hyun-woo's attorney, hmm?

I'll be your backup, in case you need it.

Why? I mean, you should lead this,

unless you're afraid that Queen won't like you.

Then you won't be able to work again, you piece of…

Oh, I'm afraid, yeah. That's totally the reason.

Why else would I do such a thing?

Hyun-woo's wife's aunt is a three-time divorcée.

You know how the ex-husbands' attorneys all ended up each time?

They were ousted from the community.

Right, that prick. Why would Hyun-woo ask us to do this?

- It's unfair to us. - Oh, yeah.

Hyun-woo has the best grades.

He entered school at the top of the class, graduated summa cum laude.

- Why can't he just represent himself? - Good idea.

- Great idea. - I believe in him.

But why is he even thinking about getting divorced?

Every guy in Korea must be jealous of him.

I mean, God, talk about an easy life.

His wife is Hong Hae-in, daughter of Queens Group.

So what is it? What's the reason?

She is

crazy.

Crazy.

Oh, I almost forgot. The One Trillion Won Club group chat…

Oh. Why haven't I been invited to that?

We're hovering at 880 billion won in sales.

We're right there.

- We just need another 100 billion. - That's what I said.

I said 880 billion won

is basically one trillion won if you round it up.

It didn't work.

Wow, they're very picky.

By the way, the guys at Royal Department Store

keep saying their CEO

will join the One Trillion Won Club by the end of the year.

And that they'll have a Hercyna store

right next to the fountain on their first floor.

- Well, they're all crazy. - I know.

Stores are divided between ones with or without Hercyna.

And Hercyna is saying they'll only enter department stores

if their total sales exceed one trillion won.

Then it's time

for us to eliminate the parasites

that are eating away our sales figures.

This is our regular evaluation report.

Below we organized a list of brands in the bottom 20% of sales.

How many of these can we close down?

The ones underlined in red have been in the bottom 20% at least twice.

So technically, they're eligible for departure. However…

"However"?

Why does "however" mean?

If you can make them leave, then why don't you?

Actually, we spoke with the Law Department about this.

They said no.

Who said?

Mr. Baek said no.

Team Leader Yu, please reconfirm the fees and finalize the contracts by end of day.

Yes, sir. We also received a case from the second-floor manager.

A client in high heels fell while visiting the department store and was injured.

Director, the CEO would like to meet with you.

- I'm in the middle of a meeting. - Uh…

She's pretty upset. She wants to see you immediately, sir.