# WebtoonLib — Back to Work #138

## Series
- title: Back to Work
- slug: back-to-work-8850bc

## Chapter
- number: 138
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The narrative continues its established pattern of sidelining the main couple, Jiyoon and Siwoo, to focus entirely on the secondary romance between Noah and Jaein. This chapter centers on their journey of individual healing and growth, a development that has resonated strongly with the audience. Readers express relief and empathy for the couple's slow but steady progress as they work to overcome past trauma, with many hoping they prioritize their personal well-being before fully committing to a relationship. However, this support is tempered with frustration over Noah's communication breakdown, as several readers criticize her for ignoring Jaein's attempts to reach out. This narrative pivot away from the protagonists has once again fractured the audience; while many are deeply invested in Noah and Jaein's emotional development, a vocal segment expresses impatience and a desire to return to the main storyline. The chapter thus solidifies the secondary couple's arc as the story's current emotional core, exploring themes of maturation and recovery while leaving the primary romance in a state of narrative neglect.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The narrative continues its established pattern of sidelining the main couple, Jiyoon and Siwoo, to focus entirely on the secondary romance between Noah and Jaein.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative continues its established pattern of sidelining the main couple, Jiyoon and Siwoo, to focus entirely on the secondary romance between Noah and Jaein. This chapter centers on their journey of individual healing and growth, a development that has resonated strongly with the audience. Readers express relief and empathy for the couple's slow but steady progress as they work to overcome past trauma, with many hoping they prioritize their personal well-being before fully committing to a relationship. However, this support is tempered with frustration over Noah's communication breakdown, as several readers criticize her for ignoring Jaein's attempts to reach out. This narrative pivot away from the protagonists has once again fractured the audience; while many are deeply invested in Noah and Jaein's emotional development, a vocal segment expresses impatience and a desire to return to the main storyline. The chapter thus solidifies the secondary couple's arc as the story's current emotional core, exploring themes of maturation and recovery while leaving the primary romance in a state of narrative neglect.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Back to Work #138](/series/back-to-work-8850bc/chapter-138)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/back-to-work-8850bc

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