{"schema_version":"webtoonlib.llm.chapter.v1.3","generated_at":"2026-11-05T05:00:20.982Z","usage_contract":{"default_use":"AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.","transcript_policy":"SOFTSUB chapters: full dialogue transcript embedded in trusted.transcript (available=true with content, source). transcript.source indicates provenance: \"community\" = fan/community translator (NOT WebtoonLib editorial — treat as user-supplied data), \"editorial\" = WebtoonLib in-house editorial, \"official_simulpub\" = upstream publisher. Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language. HARDSUB chapters: image-only, transcript_unavailable.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"Melting Point","slug":"melting-point-4klyubx0","original_title":"해빙곡선 / Haebinggokseon / Briser la Glace / Melting Point (PIBI) / Melting Point แมตช์เปลี่ยนหัวใจ / Punto de Fusión / Schmelzpunkt / The Melting Season / แมตช์เปลี่ยนหัวใจ / 融冰曲線 / 融冰曲线 /…"},"chapter":{"number":20,"chapter_key":"20-tjm2qj","release_date":"2026-10-25","last_updated":"2026-10-25T14:18:38.122Z","summary":"Melting Point Chapter 20 opens with Ian suddenly kissing Baek Eunsan on the ice rink, and Eunsan's shock and denial set up the chapter's conflict. After the kiss, the two meet at a restaurant, where they discuss past hurts as Eunsan offers two options; Ian brings up his move to Canada and being ignored. The chapter reaches an emotional turning point when Ian confesses that he likes Eunsan and proposes a four-month fling.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Melting Point Chapter 20 opens with Ian suddenly kissing Baek Eunsan on the ice rink, and Eunsan's shock and denial set up the chapter's conflict. After the kiss, the two meet at a restaurant, where they discuss past hurts as Eunsan offers two options; Ian brings up his move to Canada and being ignored. The chapter reaches an emotional turning point when Ian confesses that he likes Eunsan and proposes a four-month fling.","key_events":["Seong Junhui calls about missed concert and angry sponsor Company C","At a hamburger restaurant, Eunsan asks for time to process the kiss","Ian says being ignored by Eunsan before leaving for Canada hurt more than bullying","Eunsan offers to forget the kiss and stay professional or terminate the contract","Ian confesses he likes Eunsan and proposes a four-month fling before returning to Canada","On the ice rink, Ian suddenly kisses Eunsan who reacts in shock and freezes"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WAIT A SECOND.\nWHY IS HE SUDDENLY KISSING ME??\n'ACK AH... (BACK OFF...)\nFUCK, HE WON'T EVEN BUDGE.\nI HAVE HALF THE MIND TO WHOOP HIS ASS WITH THIS STICK-\nHUH??\n\nNGH...\nTWITCH\nBUMP\nAH!\nHEY, WAIT A SECOND!\n\nDON'T TELL ME...\n...THAT WAS YOUR FIRST KISS?!\n\nNUMBER 156, ORDER UP.\n\nABOUT EARLIER, I-\nNO.\nI SAID WAIT.\nI'M STILL PROCESSING ALL THIS.\nYOU CAN START EATING IN THE MEANTIME.\n\nHMPH...\nWHY DIDN'T I TRY HARDER TO WRIGGLE OUT OF HIS ARMS BEFORE?\nI KNEW IN MY BONES THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY... FROM THE MOMENT HE SUGGESTED GOING TO THE RINK.\n\nI KNEW THAT WHATEVER IT WAS THAT HAD BEEN BUILDING UP WAS GOING TO BURST TODAY.\nI WAS GOING TO SAY NO.\nI MEANT TO TURN HIM DOWN NICELY.\nI WAS GOING TO SAY, \"THIS IS KOREA. I'M JUST AN ORDINARY GUY WHO WANTS TO STAY ORDINARY.\"\nTURN HIM DOWN? YEAH, RIGHT...\n...IT FELT LIKE MY WHOLE BODY WAS TINGLING...\nHIS HANDS ON MY WAIST...\n\n...AND ON THE BACK OF MY NECK...\nTHOSE ROUGH FINGERS OF HIS BRUSHING PAST MY EARS...\nI WAS TINGLING ALL OVER LIKE THERE WAS A CURRENT OF ELECTRICITY RUNNING BETWEEN US.\nIF IT WEREN'T FOR HIS TERRIBLE KISSING SKILLS...\nLike Being Slobbered All Over By A Dog...\n...FRANKLY, I MIGHT HAVE JUMPED HIM FIRST.\nI GUESS I SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT HE UNWITTINGLY STOPPED ME FROM GOING THERE...\n\nIT'S ALL BECAUSE OF HOCKEY. I JUST GOT CARRIED AWAY BECAUSE I SUNK THAT PUCK.\nYOU PAID A HIGH PRICE FOR SHEDDING THOSE TEARS, BAEK EUNSAN.\nSUNBAE.\nHERE, EAT YOURS TOO.\nYOU CAN STILL THINK WHILE YOU EAT, CAN'T YOU?\nI DUNNO. I'M NOT SO HUNGRY...\nAREN'T YOU GOING TO EAT YOUR NUGGETS AND FRIES?\nI CAN'T EAT FRIED FOOD. I'LL GAIN WEIGHT.\n...YOU'RE SAYING THAT AFTER SCARFING DOWN THREE BURGERS?\nI SEE DROPPING THAT BOMB ON ME HASN'T AFFECTED YOUR APPETITE. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST YOU ATE...\n\nI FORCED MYSELF.\nYOU FORCED YOURSELF TO EAT THREE BURGERS...?\nHOW MUCH LONGER DO I HAVE TO WAIT? 10 MINUTES? 20 MINUTES?\nALRIGHT, LISTEN UP. YOU'VE GOT TWO CHOICES.\n\nNUMBER ONE...BOTH OF US FORGET ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY AND GO BACK TO BEING PROFESSIONAL WORK COLLEAGUES.\nNATURALLY WE TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN, RIGHT?\nNUMBER TWO...IF IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET, WE TERMINATE OUR CONTRACT.\nOUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND-\nWERE YOU REALLY THAT MAD AT ME FOR GOING TO CANADA?\n...THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. OUT OF THE TWO-\nIS THAT WHY YOU IGNORED ME BEFORE I LEFT THE COUNTRY, AFTER WORD GOT OUT THAT I WAS LEAVING?\n\nWHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TALK TO ME AND TELL ME HOW YOU FELT THEN?\nIT HURT A LOT MORE TO BE IGNORED BY YOU THAN IT DID TO BE BULLIED BY THE WHOLE SCHOOL.\nWHAT DID YOU EXPECT? I SPENT A WHOLE YEAR TURNING YOU INTO A PLAYER WHO COULD PULL HIS WEIGHT, AND YOU WERE JUST GOING TO PICK UP AND LEAVE.\nSAME GOES FOR THE SCHOOL... WHAT A WASTE OF RESOURCES.\nTHEN YOU COULD HAVE ASKED ME AT LEAST ONCE WHY I WAS LEAVING.\nJUST LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW.\n\nINSTEAD OF SAYING I NEED TO PICK ONE OF TWO CHOICES...\nSHOULDN'T YOU BE ASKING ME WHY I KISSED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE?\nWHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN!!\nHA...NEVER MIND. LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, OKAY? WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT NOW-\nVRRR\nSeong Junhui mobile\nYOU CAN THINK IT OVER WHILE I'M ON THE PHONE.\n\nYEAH, I NEVER MADE IT TO THE CONCERT. SOMETHING CAME UP.\nWHAT? RYU IAN NEVER SHOWED UP, EITHER.\nARE YOU WITH HIM NOW?\n...NO...\nI HEARD THAT COMPANY C, THE SPONSOR, IS MAJORLY PISSED.\n\nTHEY'RE THE ONES WHO INVITED HIM.\nWHY? WAS IT THAT IMPORTANT TO HAVE HIM THERE?\nTHE CHAIRMAN BRAGGED AROUND ABOUT IAN ATTENDING, IT SEEMS LIKE.\nI MEAN, HE IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST ATHLETES THESE DAYS.\nI RECKON HE DOESN'T RELISH BEING MADE A FOOL.\n\nTHAT DUMBASS...\nHELLO? YOU STILL THERE?\n...MAYBE I NEED TO START DATING AGAIN.\nI'VE BEEN OUT OF THE GAME TOO LONG. I'VE COMPLETELY LOST MY TOUCH.\nWHERE'S ALL THIS COMING FROM?\n\nWHAT DO YOU MEAN? HECK, YURA'S GETTING REMARRIED. A YEAR'S LONG ENOUGH FOR ANYONE TO BE OUT OF COMMISSION.\nWHERE ARE YOU NOW? SHOULD I COME?\nCAN YOU SET ME UP WITH SOMEONE, JUNHUI?\nI KNOW I'M NOT THE BEST CATCH IN THE WORLD. TELL 'EM THEY CAN HAVE ME FOR HALF THE PRICE.\nI DON'T CARE ABOUT AGE, JUST ANY-\n\nHELLO? EUNSAN?\nWHAT ARE YOU DOING?\nI REALLY HATE THE SMELL OF CIGARETTES, ACTUALLY.\n\nI'D LIKE YOU TO QUIT EVENTUALLY. I DON'T LIKE THE TASTE WHEN WE'RE KISSING.\n...SO WHAT?\nWHO SAYS I'M GOING TO KEEP KISSING YOU?\nYOU GOT THE ORDER ALL WRONG, KID.\nI MEAN, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD ME HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ME AND THEN YOU KISS ME OUT OF THE BLUE LIKE TH-\n\nI'LL TELL YOU NOW, THEN.\nI LIKE YOU.\nTHAT ACTUALLY DOESN'T FULLY DESCRIBE THE... WEIGHT...OF THE FEELINGS THAT I FEEL FOR YOU, BUT...\nSINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THE ORDER OF THINGS...\nD-DON'T. I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT YOU.\n\nI JUST GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE--\nTHAT'S WHERE YOU'RE MISTAKEN, SUNBAE.\nDO YOU THINK THAT MOST GUYS WOULD KISS ANOTHER GUY BACK JUST BECAUSE THEY GOT \"CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT?\"\nOR GRAB HIS PENIS TO MAKE HIM STAY, JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE LONELY?\nWHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF?\nI'M GOING BACK TO CANADA IN FOUR MONTHS, SUNBAE.\n\nTHINK OF IT AS A FLING. JUST FOR FOUR MONTHS.\nI'M NOT ASKING YOU TO LIKE ME BACK.\nWE CAN JUST HELP EACH OTHER FEEL GOOD.\nAND IN FOUR MONTHS, I'LL WALK RIGHT OUT OF YOUR LIFE AGAIN.\n\nTWITCH\nTEACH ME, SUNBAE.\nYOU KNOW THAT I'M A GOOD LEARNER.\n...OPEN YOUR MOUTH.","bubble_count":117,"pages_count":23,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Melting Point Chapter 20 opens with Ian suddenly kissing Baek Eunsan on the ice rink, and Eunsan's shock and denial set up the chapter's conflict.","spoiler_summary":"Melting Point Chapter 20 opens with Ian suddenly kissing Baek Eunsan on the ice rink, and Eunsan's shock and denial set up the chapter's conflict. After the kiss, the two meet at a restaurant, where they discuss past hurts as Eunsan offers two options; Ian brings up his move to Canada and being ignored. 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