# WebtoonLib — Diamond Dust #17 ## Series - title: Diamond Dust - slug: diamond-dust-z9v1s8db ## Chapter - number: 17 - chapter_key: 17-dmeguj - release_date: 2026-11-01 ### Summary Diamond Dust Chapter 17 depicts Yeehyeon meeting Mr. Liu in a dim bar as the tension between them escalates. As Liu hints at his closeness with Inwu and reminds him of a past sensual memory, Yeehyeon feels both offended and excited; Liu then questions his reaction to his painting and invites him to Hong Kong to return to painting and to meet Suki Kim. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - The invited man deliberates the offer for days, wonders about meeting Suki Kim, and how to tell Hyung and Noona - A painter is questioned about his nausea reaction to seeing his painting and invited to Hong Kong to paint again - Two men meet at a bar, order drinks, discuss time spent with Inwu and a past sexual encounter ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Diamond Dust Chapter 17 depicts Yeehyeon meeting Mr. ### Spoiler summary Diamond Dust Chapter 17 depicts Yeehyeon meeting Mr. Liu in a dim bar as the tension between them escalates. As Liu hints at his closeness with Inwu and reminds him of a past sensual memory, Yeehyeon feels both offended and excited; Liu then questions his reaction to his painting and invites him to Hong Kong to return to painting and to meet Suki Kim. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 70 ### Content No one asks, no one knows What was lost or what was found THIS PLACE... IT'S NOT THAT FAR FROM HYUNG'S. I THINK MR. LIU'S HOUSE IS AROUND HERE TOO. FUNNY, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE ALL LIVED THIS CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. MIND IF I SMOKE? GO AHEAD. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD TIME WITH INWU. SORRY...? THESE GAYS, I SWEAR TO GOD. YOU TURNED HIM DOWN AT FIRST BECAUSE YOU HAD OTHER PLANS, BUT THEN HE CALLED YOU UP ASKED HIM TO MEET ANYWAY. WELL, PEOPLE AREN’T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SEEMS QUIET DOESN’T MEAN THEY’RE INDIFFERENT TO THAT KIND OF THING. MAYBE I UNDERESTIMATED YOU, YEEHYEON. I THOUGHT YOU WERE MORE NAIVE THAN YOU REALLY ARE. "THAT KIND OF THING..." THAT DAY, YOU ACTED LIKE YOU DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING AT FIRST, BUT YOU REALLY SEEMED TO ENJOY IT. YOU REMEMBER, DON’T YOU? HOW I HAD MY MOUTH ON YOUR CHEST... ...AND THE WAY YOU STROKED MY COCK... NGH... DO YOU DO THAT WITH OTHER MEN TOO? HE'S NOT SAYING ANYTHING ACCUSATORY...BUT THAT'S HOW IT SOUNDS. I SHOULD BE OFFENDED... ...BUT FOR SOME REASON, I'M EXCITED. "THAT SORT OF THING..." WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? RIGHT. I WAS BEING VAGUE. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS- EXCUSE ME. allantinn's SCOTCH WHISKY 30 YEARS I'LL TAKE MINE STRAIGHT. MAKE HIM SOMETHING EASY TO DRINK. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY WAS... ...EVERYONE HAS SIDES YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT. IS THAT REALLY IT...? ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT JUST JEALOUS? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO ASK. BUT WHY WOULD HE BE JEALOUS? THERE'S NO WAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE I WANT HIM TO BE... I HARDLY RECOGNIZE MYSELF THESE DAYS. WHY DID YOU REACT LIKE THAT THAT DAY? SORRY? I MEAN, WHEN YOU SAW YOUR PAINTING... WHAT MADE YOU REACT LIKE THAT? YOU SAID YOU WOULDN’T ASK ME ABOUT IT... AND I DIDN’T. THAT DAY, I NEVER ASKED. STILL, I KEPT DEFENDING YOUR CHOICE... ...DON’T YOU THINK I AT LEAST DESERVE AN EXPLANATION? UM...! IT WASN’T BECAUSE OF THE PAINTING. I JUST... SUDDENLY FELT SICK, THAT’S ALL. I SEE. SO THAT WASN’T THE REASON. IN THAT CASE, THERE’S NOTHING HOLDING YOU BACK FROM PAINTING AGAIN, RIGHT? DIRECTOR HAN SPOKE AS IF SHE'D RESPECT YOUR DECISION... ...BUT HONESTLY, I DON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY. I REALLY WANT YOU TO PAINT AGAIN. COME WITH ME TO HONG KONG. YOU'LL GET TO SEE WORKS BY ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN DIFFERENT STYLES AND THEMES. JUST BEING AROUND THE ENERGY IN THE ART MARKET... ...MIGHT INSPIRE YOU AND CHANGE YOUR MIND. MR. LIU, I APPRECIATE THE OFFER, BUT EVEN IF I GO- SUKI KIM. I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO HER. THE ONE WHO JUDGED YOUR PAINTING. IT'S BEEN DAYS SINCE HE MADE ME THAT OFFER... BUT I'M STILL NOT SURE. EVEN IF I WERE TO MEET SUKI KIM, WOULD THAT REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING? SHE DOESN'T KNOW ME. SHE JUST JUDGED ONE OF MY PAINTINGS. WILL SHE EVEN REMEMBER HAVING SEEN IT? EVEN SO... ...I WANT TO MEET THE PERSON WHO SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND ME SO PERFECTLY BACK THEN. IF I MEET HER... MAYBE SOMETHING WILL CHANGE. PAINTING, HUH...? DO I REALLY HAVE IT IN ME TO PICK UP THE BRUSH AGAIN...? HOW WOULD I EVEN TELL HYUNG AND NOONA? STANDING HERE AT THEIR DOOR AND WORRYING ABOUT THIS IS JUST SILLY. I HAVEN'T ASKED THEM ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS... TONIGHT, I'LL- ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Diamond Dust #17](/series/diamond-dust-z9v1s8db/chapter-17-dmeguj) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/diamond-dust-z9v1s8db ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.