# WebtoonLib — My Ancestor is Watching Me! #21 ## Series - title: My Ancestor is Watching Me! - slug: my-ancestor-is-watching-me-nhki8t4m ## Chapter - number: 21 - chapter_key: 21-2g57nh - release_date: 2026-11-03 ### Summary My Ancestor is Watching Me! Chapter 21 opens with Soon-Ae's plan to blackmail her way out of her relationship with her playboy boyfriend, and the narrator's recollection of her oppressive past with her mother and grandmother. As the man threatened with photos is exposed for his history of fraud in Gangnam, the three generations of mother and daughter are shown trapped in a cycle of pressure for sons and shame. In the finale, the talisman's surprising power deepens suspicions about Sunbae Da-Ham. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - A woman blackmails a man with photos exposing his past scamming wealthy women and changing identity while fleeing police. - A young girl is denied a bra by her mother and secretly experiences first bra and first period with shame. - Narrator recalls parents marriage, grandmother pressuring for a grandson, and humiliation of women in family. - The crudely internet-made breakup talisman works suspiciously fast, bringing Soon-Ae to senses and returning snake to owner. - Soon-Ae wants to break up with boyfriend, so a private detective follows him to gather dirt to use against him. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser My Ancestor is Watching Me! ### Spoiler summary My Ancestor is Watching Me! Chapter 21 opens with Soon-Ae's plan to blackmail her way out of her relationship with her playboy boyfriend, and the narrator's recollection of her oppressive past with her mother and grandmother. As the man threatened with photos is exposed for his history of fraud in Gangnam, the three generations of mother and daughter are shown trapped in a cycle of pressure for sons and shame. In the finale, the talisman's surprising power deepens suspicions about Sunbae Da-Ham. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 110 ### Content IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THESE PHOTOS GETTING SPREAD AROUND. YOU WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE TO CLEAN UP YOUR PAST, DIDN'T YOU? IT TOOK ME QUITE A WHILE TO TRACK YOU DOWN. SCAMMING WEALTHY LADIES... CHANGING YOUR IDENTITY WHILE RUNNING FROM THE COPS. YOU WERE PRETTY FAMOUS AROUND GANGNAM, WEREN'T YOU? HEARD YOU RETIRED BECAUSE YOUR EQUIPMENT STOPPED WORKING. F*CK... IF THE SCHOOL FOUND OUT THAT SOMEONE WHO USED TO DO THIS WAS COMING HERE AS A MODEL, WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN...? MY MOTHER HAD, IN HER OWN WAY, MARRIED THE SO-CALLED “DRAGON FROM A SMALL STREAM.” SHE DIDN’T LOVE MY FATHER, BUT SHE LIKED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS A DOCTOR AND A HARDWORKING MAN. SHE BELIEVED THAT AFTER I WAS BORN, WE WERE LIVING A FAIRLY HAPPY LIFE. BUT... YOU NEED TO HAVE A SON. I TURNED DOWN ALL THOSE FAMILIES WHO WANTED TO MARRY THEIR DAUGHTERS TO MY SON, WHO WOULD OPEN HIS OWN MEDICAL PRACTICE, AND MARRIED YOU, A WOMAN WITH NOTHING. MOTHER -IN-LAW... HIS OWN MEDICAL PRACTICE, AND MARRIED YOU, A WOMAN WITH NOTHING. SHOULDN’T YOU AT LEAST FULFILL YOUR DUTY BY GIVING BIRTH TO A SON WHO WILL BECOME A DOCTOR? IT SEEMS GRANDMA'S PRESSURE ONLY GREW WORSE WITH EACH PASSING DAY. YOU... USELESS THING. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT COST...? OH, MOTHER, PLEASE DON'T BE SO HARSH ON THE CHILD. WAAAH~ DADDY. ...ALL SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO IS ACT COY AROUND MEN, JUST LIKE HER MOTHER. THEN AGAIN, CAN A GIRL EVEN KNOW WHAT SHE'S GOOD FOR? YOU, CLEAN IT UP. OH, YES, MOTHER-IN-LAW. HAA... WHAT A MISERABLE LIFE I'VE HAD. I WONDER IF I'LL EVEN GET TO SEE A GRANDSON BEFORE I DIE... GRANDMA NEVER GOT TO SEE A GRANDSON BEFORE SHE DIED. MOM, YOU DON'T LOOK SAD. I SUPPOSE MOM THOUGHT HER LIFE WOULD FINALLY GET BETTER. WHO IS IT THIS TIME? WHAT'S THIS EEL RESTAURANT CHARGE ON THE CARD?! SERIOUSLY, THIS WOMAN. CAN'T I JUST HAVE A MEAL WITH A FRIEND? YOU THINK I'M GOING TO BELIEVE THAT? YOU WENT TO A HOTEL RIGHT AFTER!! BUT THAT ENDED UP BEING NOTHING MORE THAN A WISH... AH, I HAD A BUSINESS MEETING THERE. YOU CAN'T EVEN GIVE ME A SON, AND NOW YOU'RE MAKING A FUSS BECAUSE I ATE SOME EEL. I'M GETTING OUT OF THIS DAMNED FAMILY FOR GOOD. WHAT A MISERABLE LIFE I'VE HAD... OH DEAR... OH MY... THAT BRA... IS PRETTY AM I SUPPOSED TO START WEARING ONE NOW, TOO? MOM. CAN YOU... BUY ME A BRA, TOO? ALL THE GIRLS IN MY CLASS WEAR THEM... ARE YOU CRAZY? YOU'RE SO LITTLE. WHY DO YOU NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I'M SORRY... I HAD TO BUY MY FIRST BRA WITH MY OWN ALLOWANCE WITHOUT TELLING MOM. IT WAS THE SAME WHEN I GOT MY FIRST PERIOD. I HEARD OTHER FAMILIES EVEN THREW PARTIES TO CELEBRATE A GIRL'S FIRST PERIOD. BUT IN OUR FAMILY... THERE'S BLOOD... ON YOUR PANTS. I-I'M SORRY... FOR NOW, USE MY SANITARY PADS. IT'S EMBARRASSING, SO... DON'T GO AROUND TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT IT. HAA... YOU'RE SUCH A LITTLE THING, AND ALREADY BECOMING SO DISGUSTING... I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT BACK THEN, BUT LOOKING BACK NOW, MOM COULDN'T ACCEPT THAT I WAS A GIRL, EITHER. MOM HATED GRANDMA THAT MUCH, BUT IN THE END, GRANDMA AND MOM AND I, TOO, BECAME TRAPPED IN THE SAME CYCLE.... I'M BACK. MOM. ...HE REALLY JUST WENT BACK QUIETLY...? I THOUGHT HE'D PUT UP MORE OF A FIGHT. HE BEGGED ME OVER AND OVER TO LET HIM BREAK UP WITH SOON-AE, SO HE'LL PROBABLY STAY QUIET FOR A WHILE. PEOPLE LIKE HIM CARE TERRIBLY MUCH ABOUT THEIR REPUTATION. BUT THIS IS SERIOUSLY INSANE... HE USED TO BE A PLAYER... I THINK MY GUESS WAS RIGHT. WHAT THAT SNAKE SYMBOLIZED WASN'T JUST WICKEDNESS OR SLYNESS. IT ALSO REPRESENTED HIS TWISTED MASCULINITY. AND THE REASON SOON-AE WAS SO EASILY PREYED UPON BY SOMEONE LIKE HIM WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO SOMETHING SIMILAR... BUT WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THIS? I HIRED A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. A private investigator...? I TALKED IT OVER WITH SOON-AE. SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO BREAK UP. SINCE SHE WAS WORRIED HE MIGHT HURT HER, I HAD A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FOLLOW HIM FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD BE USED AGAINST HIM. SOON-AE IS GOING TO STAY AT HER FAMILY'S HOME FOR A WHILE. YOU... MET SOON-AE? YEAH, A LITTLE WHILE AGO. IT WAS PROBABLY THE DAY I GAVE YOU GUYS THE TALISMAN. WELL? PRETTY EFFECTIVE, RIGHT? MY TALISMAN. SENIOR. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO ASK YOU RIGHT NOW... MY HEAD IS SUCH A MESS THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO ASK FIRST. WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT TALISMAN? THAT... I JUST SEARCHED ONLINE AND MADE IT ROUGHLY MYSELF. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TALISMAN THAT MAKES COUPLES BREAK UP... A LIE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. EVEN A TALISMAN MADE BY A SHAMAN REPUTED TO BE HIGHLY SKILLED WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME SHOWING RESULTS THAT QUICKLY. WITH SOME HALF-ASSED TALISMAN LIKE THAT, YOU IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT SOON-AE, WHO WASN'T IN HER RIGHT MIND, BACK TO HER SENSES, AND EVEN MADE THE SNAKE RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL OWNER? EVEN DONGJA COULDN'T READ ANYTHING FROM HIM. SENIOR DAHAM, JUST WHO ARE YOU? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — My Ancestor is Watching Me! #21](/series/my-ancestor-is-watching-me-nhki8t4m/chapter-21-2g57nh) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/my-ancestor-is-watching-me-nhki8t4m ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.