01x04 - The 21-Day Theory EP4

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(Club Friday - Theory of Love)

Why are you here?

This house doesn't welcome someone who turned my son into a deviant.

I'm about to get married.

That's why I'm here to invite Boss and you to my wedding.

Euro asked me to give him three months.

It all makes sense now.

He's such a scumbag.

Just stay out of Boss's life, Euro.

You're about to get married.

Worry about her.

You're being annoying.

We're having a conversation. Stay out of it.

- Get out! - What's all this yelling?

Have you finished eating?

I'll bring you your supplements and vitamins.

There's no need. Sit down.

I want to discuss something with you.

With me?

With both of you.

I've been thinking.

You two are living under the same roof.

It seems rather inappropriate.

If people find out,

it might reflect badly on you, Pie.

It'll reflect badly on me as well,

that I'm older and I didn't stop it.

I understand.

I can go back home

if you're not okay with it.

You've helped me deal with my ex.

I don't think there's going to be a problem anymore.

- Are you kicking her... - Silence.

Let me finish.

I'm not kicking you out, Pie.

But I just thought

the fact that you two are living together

requires consent from parents on both sides.

So I'd like you

to arrange a meeting with your parents

so I can negotiate and ask about your engagement.

I'll feel relieved after doing so.

Plus, it's a sign of respect toward Pie's family.

Well, sir...

As soon as possible.

Okay. I'll talk to them.

Pie.

Why would you say yes to my dad?

We're not actually in a relationship.

Being together for 21 days

doesn't mean we have to get married.

Getting your parents involved is a step too far.

And what would you like me to say to your dad?

Should I tell him it's all been a lie?

Didn't you see his expression?

Who'd dare to defy him?

What are you going to do now?

Are you going to let your parents talk to my dad?

Are we going to really get married

like he said?

Darn it. I shouldn't have listened to you.

Why?

Am I that disgusting to you?

Answer me!

I'm that disgusting to you, aren't I?

That's not what I meant. I just...

You just what?

- What? - Forget it.

Don't mind anything my dad said.

I'll find a way to deal with this in the meantime

so you don’t have to worry.

What if I said

I wasn't upset?

I'm happy

to have my parents talk to your dad.

What do you mean?

I like you.

I really do, Boss.

I really want us to be together,

not just because of the 21 Days Theory.

Pie.

You're confused.

You said all those things,

but you know what I am.

There's no use.

It's impossible.

Why aren't you even trying?

Do you know

that the 21 Days Theory can really change someone?

It's not something you can achieve just by trying.

You don't understand.

No, I don't.

And I don't care either.

I've been thinking about it for a few days now.

And I have 20 days left.

I'm going to make you love me.

Pie!

Can you stop being so stubborn?

You're the one being stubborn!

And stop disregarding my efforts.

Just do as I say.

Trust me. Things are going to turn out well.

Come on. Get in the car. I'll give you a lift.

Hello? I've arrived.

Come over in an hour. I have to deal with something.

I'm having lunch delivered to you.

Make sure you finish it.

I'll see you in the evening.

Thanks, Pie.

And sorry for being mean to you this morning.

I won't accept the apology

unless you send me a photo of an empty lunch container.

Thank you.

You're on time.

I'm always punctual.

Come in.

Hurry up and say what you want.

I don't have that much free time on my hands.

I'm meeting Boss this afternoon. I don't want to be late.

Why are you doing this?

You're about to get married.

Don't you feel bad for your future wife at all?

She's still my wife-to-be,

not yet my wife.

There's no bond between us.

It means I'm not doing anything wrong.

What about you? You're not Boss's girlfriend,

yet you're doing this.

Isn't that considered...

nosy?

Who told you I'm not Boss's girlfriend?

A sham relationship based on your stupid 21 Days Theory

won't actually help you get together.

And I'd like you to know

that what Boss is

isn't like having a cold.

You can't just treat it and hope he'll be cured.

And what are you?

Have you been cured of it?

What am I? I'm fine.

You're just someone

who's refusing to accept himself.

You're a coward.

You don't even have the courage to make a stand in the name of love.

Don't try to make yourself look clever

if you don't know rhyme or reason.

A coward has no use for reason.

It's all just excuses.

You never fought for anything.

You never fought for yourself

or for Boss.

You keep running away from your problems.

You're selfish.

You think you're so great, huh?

I heard

your ex nearly beat you to death.

Didn't you call Boss and cry for help?

If you're so clever,

shouldn't you make your life better

instead of preaching to someone else?

My life is my own business.

But remember this.

I'm Boss's girlfriend now.

And I order you to cut all contact

and stay away from him

if you don't want any trouble.

I'm not afraid at all.

Are you done talking?

So I can finally leave. What a waste of time.

Answer me first.

Are you going to do

what I said?

It's none of your business.

See? You're running away again.

You're right, actually.

I'm a coward like you said.

I'll admit it.

Give me three months.

I'll cut ties with Boss

after the wedding.

And how do you think

he's going to feel

after the wedding

when you cut ties with him?

If you and him are still together

at that point in time,

then please look after him.

If you two actually fall in love,

then I'll be happy for you.

Bye.

Pie, something came up tonight. I'll be back late.

You can head home first.

But if I get home before you,

your dad's going to be suspicious again.

Anyway,

I'll sit in the car and wait for you out front.

Don't come home too late.

I'm dropping him off.

- Boss? - Steady now.

Watch your head.

What are you doing?

Isn't staying out late enough for you?

Thank you

for helping me then.

No need to thank me.

I didn't help you.

I did it for him

and myself.

Close the door.

I'm bringing him inside.

Aoy, Chod,

if you know that

you're fighting a losing battle,

would you keep fighting anyway?

Should I just

give up now?

What are you doing?

I'm doing what couples do.

I thought I was being clear this morning.

Let's stop here, Pie.

We shouldn't keep trying.

When I kissed you just now,

didn't you feel anything at all?

No.

Nothing at all.

You felt nothing

because of me

or because I'm a woman?

Both.

Thank you

for making me feel so worthless.

Where are you going?

Home.

I didn't mean to chase you away.

I'm happy for you to stay here as long as you want.

I just wanted to make things clear

that it's impossible

between us.

As for that stupid 21 Days Theory,

just forget about it.

Stop prolonging time.

Well then.

There's no reason for me to stay.

I think

we should part ways.

You live your life,

and I live mine.

You can handle your own life from now on.

Pie.

Should I give you a lift?

Stop being nice to me already!

You're probably very angry at me.

You don't understand.

My feelings for you are the same.

But since it's impossible,

then I have to move on.

I'm in enough pain as it is.

I'm sorry.

You don't have to apologize.

Everything that happened

was my own choice.

I should actually thank you

for making me

get through so many horrible things in life.

Good luck, Boss.

You too, Pie.

Good luck.

You will always be welcome here.

Your dad is probably asleep now.

I should get going.

Pie?

Can you come and help Boss?

His dad beat him up

after he found out you and Boss lied to him.

So he got really mad

and beat him up.

I called Boss this morning.

He said he was in the hospital.

Fortunately, the doctor said he's fine now

and was allowed to go home.

Boss got beat up.

Why does that have anything to do with me?

We agreed to part ways.

I'm scared, Pie.

I'm scared something might happen to him.

Can you visit him at his house?

I'm sorry.

It might seem cruel.

But I don't want to get involved with him anymore.

If you're worried about him,

why don't you go and take care of him yourself?

Because I can't go over.

If his dad sees my face,

he'll get even madder.

I'm begging you, Pie. Can you please help him?

I'm sorry.

But I've made a decision.

And I'm not going to change my mind.

You should leave.

Pie, please help him.

Pie!

Pie!

(Boss)

Boss, how are you doing?

Was your dad really mad that I went home?

Oh, Pie?

How are you? Did you decide to come back?

How did your conversation with your parents go?

When will I get to meet them?

They can come over too. I'll send someone to pick them up.

Do they have any food preferences?

I'll have it prepared for them.

Sir.

Well...

You've discovered the whole truth.

Why are you still...

What truth? I don't know anything about it.

I beat Boss up

because I knew he went out with Euro.

But you promised

you wouldn't hurt him again.

It's a heated argument between two men.

It can get out of hand and violent sometimes.

Don't you love him?

- Why did you... - I do. That's why I did it.

Can I ask you a favor?

Can you not hurt him again?

Yes, he lied to you.

But that was my doing.

He had nothing to do with it.

You don't have to apologize anymore.

You didn't do anything wrong.

Boss is stubborn.

He's very self-centered.

Anyway, look after him.

Seriously, Pie.

I felt much more relieved since you started living here.

Please come back and stay.

Pie?

How are you feeling?

Euro came to my house this morning.

He asked me to check on you.

Easy-peasy.

I've faced worse.

This is nothing.

I didn't have to be hospitalized.

- Are you hurt? - Pie!

Don't. It's nothing to look at.

I'm sorry

for being the cause of all this.

Stop blaming yourself. It's not your fault.

Right. Have you eaten?

Is there anything you're craving?

I ate at the hospital.

But I feel like

my mom's special congee right now.

I'll text you the recipe.

Can you make it for me?

I'll do my best.

I can do it.

Here you are.

So? Does it taste all right?

Mm.

It's close.

Memorize the recipe

so you can make it for me

next time Dad beats me up.

That's why I have to come back and live here.

I'm worried about Boss.

Thank you so much for the help.

I know you didn't do it for me.

But you did it for Boss.

No need to deny it.

I wasn't complaining.

What are you going to do now?

Well,

I'll wait until he recovers first.

Then I'll think about it.

You should just stop.

Both of you should live your own lives.

You're about to get married, Euro.

Don't you feel sorry for your bride?

You won't understand, Pie.

You never will.

His dad's coming.

Let's hide. I don't want any problems.

Thanks.

Who were you talking to just now?

I was taking out the trash.

And someone asked for directions.

It was nothing.

I should go and check on Boss.

Hold on, Pie.

I know it was a lie between you and Boss.

But I just wanted to ask you

if you love him.

Yes.

I love him.

But...

you do understand

that it's impossible, don't you?

No, I don't understand.

Thanks though.

Look, I...

You should go and check on him.

Okay.

You two, come here.

I want you to deal with something.

Let's get this over with.

Come on. Let's have dinner.

Your dad said we're having something special for dinner.

Do you know what the occasion is?

Hmm... no idea.

He's probably in a good mood.

Since you started living here,

he's been in a much better mood.

Maybe...

he'll finally stop caging you in

and allow you to go outside.

I wish.

Right, Pie.

I'm sorry for roping you into this.

Not at all.

By the way,

we've already gone past the middle point.

Should we keep trying?

I believe it's the 21 Days Theory

keeping us together.

Pie, you're still hung up on this?

Yes.

I can be very persistent.

I believe

where there's effort,

there's success.

You silly goose.

But you can't apply success to love.

No effort is required

with the right person.

As for the wrong person,

they'll never be right no matter how hard you try.

Ow, that hurts.

- Ouch. It hurts. - You're being dramatic.

I knocked you on the head. I didn't touch anywhere there.

It still hurts.

A fist is nothing

compared to your hurtful words.

Let's go and have dinner.

Your dad might get annoyed if we make him wait.

Let's go.

Uh, Pie.

Have you been able...

to contact Euro?

He hasn't replied to my texts for two days now.

I haven't been in touch with him.

The last time I saw him was in front of your house.

I'll try calling him tonight.

Let's go and have dinner.

Took you long enough. The food's gone cold.

Euro?

Pie, serve me some rice.

Go on. Take a seat, Boss.

We're about to have dinner.

Let's eat.

I said eat.

I said eat!

Didn't you hear me?

Don't you see?

This is all because of you.

You've turned my family into something horrible.

We can't even have dinner in peace.

When are you finally going to stay away from my son?

- Dad, stop! - Stay out of this!

Or you're getting it too!

When are you going to finally stay away from my son?

If you insist on staying,

then watch your family's back!

And don't expect help from anyone!

Please stop!

- Sir! - Pie!

- Euro, let's go. - Let go of me!

Please don't do this!

Come on, Euro!

Pie, let go of me.

- I said let go of me! - No!

You're not going to let go? All right!

Boss, come back here!

It'll be fine.

Pie,

I've realized I'm the problem.

Things would've been easier

without me.

Dad, you, and Euro

wouldn't be in trouble because of me again.

Don't blame yourself, Boss.

I'm asking you for one last favor.

Can you do it for me?

(One Month Later)

Oh, Pie.

Did you come here with Boss?

I came alone.

I bought you your favorite dish.

- I'll put these onto plates. - It's okay.

I'm not hungry right now.

Have a seat.

I've...

I've sent people out to look for Boss.

But there's no sign of him.

Do you know where he is?

Did he travel overseas?

You'll have to wait.

I promise

I'll bring him to you

once you're ready.

And how long will I have to wait?

Until the day you're ready.

I always am.

And I've prepared everything for him.

His entire life has practically been paved with rose petals.

I just...

I just wish...

he'd do as I said.

Maybe he doesn't

want to live a life

paved with rose petals.

He might just want to choose his own path.

You don't have to agree with everything.

Just don't stand in his way

and support his choices.

You don't have children.

You won't understand the mind of a parent.

That's right.

I never had children.

But I know

what a child wants from their parents.

I know

you love him very much.

But what you're doing

might not help solve the problem.

But...

it might push him away even further.

Well,

if he's not coming back,

then it means...

I must've really made a mistake.

I have no one else left now.

You still have him.

And you still have me.

Welcome to call back service.

Welcome to call back service.

Are you ready, Boss?

You're here.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry too, Dad.

Okay.

Should we start over?

Pie.

Thank you for everything.

No need to thank me.

You might not want to thank me at all

if you know why I did it.

What do you mean?

Well, actually.

I've been nice to you

and to your dad

because I want something in return.

I was hoping

you might start to like me.

I do like you

as a friend.

Okay.

Boss.

Yes?

That experiment we did to prove the 21 Days Theory

I stopped counting since the day you went overseas.

It hasn't been 21 days yet.

Now that you're back,

I'm okay if we restart the counter.

Pie, you're such a pain.

I did the right thing by not giving up easily, didn't I?

The stars are beautiful.

Since the theory hasn't been proven or disproven

and it hasn't been 21 days yet,

I'd still like to try to prove it.

I don't think a theory can be applied to every love life.

A theory might be proven with some people.

But for some, it's impossible no matter how hard you try.

I think you should step back, observe the world through reality

and abandon all theories.

You might see and understand things better.

There are many types of relationships in this world.

You might not be born to be in love with some people.

But you can still be friends or like siblings

or strong allies.

I think your relationship with Boss

is such a beautiful thing.

Find the sweet spot

and maintain it as long as you can.

And you'll enjoy it immensely.

I understand, Aoy, Chod.

But I just don't want

to accept it just yet.

But I promise

I'll accept the truth someday.

Love is between two hearts.

For matters of the heart, a theory can't be applied.

Hello, Aoy, Chod.

My name is Karn, aka Rose.

It's the name I use on dating apps

so no one can find out too much about my real identity.

I heard he's strange.

You should stay away from him.

Fate might bring us together again.

Who are you?

Wipe first.

Did you do it for real? Look at the cloth.

The doctor wiped off his makeup. She needs a telling-off.

Boss, come back here! Boss! Let go of me!

We don't have to worry about Pie.

- Right. She's his favorite. - We can just run away.

Like a man.

- It didn't work. - It did. I heard it.

You heard the doorbell?

- The knock. - The knock.