Scene 3: The Contract Offer

After a long day, the heir makes an unusual offer: pretend to date him for three months.

The heir
제안이 하나 있어요. 석 달만 연인인 척해 줘요.
I have a proposal. Pretend to be my girlfriend for three months.
haeyo (polite)
The assistant
네? 지금 농담하시는 거죠?
Sorry? You're joking, right?
haeyo (polite)
The heir
농담 아니에요. 집에서 자꾸 맞선을 잡거든요.
I'm not. My family keeps setting up matchmaking dates.
haeyo (polite)
The assistant
그게 저랑 무슨 상관인데요?
What does that have to do with me?
haeyo (polite)
The heir
연봉을 두 배로 올려 주는 조건으로요.
On the condition that I double your salary.
haeyo (polite)
The assistant
저도 조건이 있어요. 스킨십은 없는 걸로 해요.
I have a condition too. No physical contact.
haeyo (polite)
The heir
좋아요. 계약서에 그대로 넣죠.
Fine. We'll put that in the contract word for word.
haeyo (polite)
The assistant
석 달 뒤에는 깔끔하게 끝내는 거예요.
And after three months, we end it cleanly.
haeyo (polite)

Vocabulary

Korean	English	Note
제안	proposal, offer	제안이 있다 = to have a proposal.
연인	romantic partner	-인 척하다 = to pretend to be.
맞선	arranged matchmaking date	맞선을 잡다 = to set one up.
연봉	annual salary	두 배로 = double.
조건	condition, term	-는 조건으로 = on the condition that.
계약서	written contract	계약 = contract, 서 = document.
깔끔하게	cleanly, neatly	Here: with no loose ends.

Speech-level and title notes

-는 조건으로(요) means "on the condition that…". It attaches to a verb in the -는 form. In speech, ending a sentence with just the condition plus -요 is natural.

-는 걸로 해요 settles a term: "let's make it that…". It is how both sides agree on rules here.

-거든요 gives a reason the listener didn't know: "you see, my family keeps setting up dates". It explains, rather than argues.

Both stay in haeyo. For now this is a deal between a boss and an employee, so neither drops the -요.

Quiz

Original dialogue inspired by genre tropes — not show scripts. AI-assisted.