# WebtoonLib — Melting Point #33: Chapter 31 ## Series - title: Melting Point - slug: melting-point-4klyubx0 ## Chapter - number: 33 - chapter_key: 33-jb8nvh - title: Chapter 31 - release_date: 2026-10-25 ### Summary Melting Point Chapter 31 is a turning-point episode that opens with Eunsan running into Heejin at the office and rejecting his dinner invitation. Unmoved by Heejin's open invitation, Eunsan realizes her mind is on Ian, and is shaken with jealousy by his viral interview in which he says his number 86 refers to the first love he met on August 6. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Eunsan finds captain group photo and training diary notes about rookie Ian - Eunsan realizes he feels nothing for Heejin and questions his desires - Eunsan learns Ian's viral interview linking number 86 to first love met on August 6 - Eunsan admits he missed Ian every day during ten days since Ian left for camp - Office workers discuss online comments about Ian's first love and middle school transfer - Eunsan meets Heejin at office and rejects dinner invitation at Michelin restaurant - Eunsan finds August 6 Yonghwa High School practice match tape confirming first meeting with Ian ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Melting Point Chapter 31 is a turning-point episode that opens with Eunsan running into Heejin at the office and rejecting his dinner invitation. ### Spoiler summary Melting Point Chapter 31 is a turning-point episode that opens with Eunsan running into Heejin at the office and rejecting his dinner invitation. Unmoved by Heejin's open invitation, Eunsan realizes her mind is on Ian, and is shaken with jealousy by his viral interview in which he says his number 86 refers to the first love he met on August 6. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 127 ### Content YO, EUNSAN! LONG TIME NO SEE. HEY, HEEJIN. SERIOUSLY, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN AGES. DID YOU JUST GET BACK FROM OUT OF TOWN AGAIN? OH, YEAH. AT THIS RATE, THEY'RE GONNA WORK ME TO DEATH. HONESTLY, SEEING YOUR FACE WHEN I WALKED IN WAS THE ONLY THING KEEPING ME GOING. BUT YOU'VE BEEN MIA LATELY, TOO. YOU'RE HANDLING THE RYU IAN ACCOUNT, RIGHT? AH...HAHA, RIGHT. AT LEAST HE'S OUT OF MY HAIR FOR NOW. HE'S TRAINING AT THE ATHLETES' VILLAGE. ...SO THINGS HAVE SLOWED DOWN A BIT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? TONIGHT? I THOUGHT...WE COULD GET DINNER TOGETHER. I ACTUALLY SCORED A RESERVATION FOR TWO AT A MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANT, AND I WAS WONDERING WHO TO GO WITH. ...AH. THERE IT IS. NO GUY COULD MISS THE SIGNS SHE'S SENDING. IT'S NOT SURPRISING, HONESTLY. OUR OFFICE HAS A PRETTY HIGH RATIO OF HOT, YOUNG, FORMER ATHLETES. SO WHY ISN'T MY HEART RACING? A GORGEOUS GIRL IS ASKING ME OUT ON A DATE. I'M A MAN, AREN'T I? THEN WHY... ...JESUS CHRIST. HUH? ...DON'T I FEEL ANYTHING? HEEJIN...FORGET ABOUT ME. TAKE SOMEONE ELSE. AWW...WHY, YOU STILL LICKING YOUR WOUNDS AFTER GOING SPLITSVILLE? I Said I Don't Care. I'M SUCH A MESS. ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS HOW THEY WOULD LOOK IF THEY FOUND OUT I WENT ON A DATE WITH SOMEONE ELSE... SORRY... IS THIS THE POWER OF THE BOOTY CALL? WAS I ALWAYS SUCH A SLAVE TO MY DESIRES...? IS IT JUST BECAUSE I WENT WITHOUT FOR SO LONG? MAYBE IF I DO IT WITH SOMEONE ELSE... OH, MR. BAEK! HAVE YOU SEEN THIS? LOOK! EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT IAN'S INTERVIEW FROM THIS MORNING! HE WORE ONE OF OUR TOWELS AROUND HIS NECK, TOO. IT'S TOTALLY VIRAL, THANKS TO HIM. WHAT SORT OF INTERVIEW? LOOK. THE REPORTER ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS ANY SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND HIS BACK NUMBER, 86... Ice Prince Ryu Ian's Sizzling First Love?! MY NUMBER... YES. IT IS SIGNIFICANT. nce Ryu Ian's Sizzling First Love?! AUGUST 6TH WAS THE DAY I MET MY FIRST LOVE. BUT THEY PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER. EVERYONE'S LOSING IT BECAUSE HE'S NEVER SHARED ANYTHING THAT PERSONAL IN AN INTERVIEW BEFORE. AUGUST 6TH...? WAS IT AUGUST WHEN WE FIRST MET...? I MEAN, I DO-REMEMBER TRAINING DURING THE SUMMER... THE COMMENTS ARE WILD. EVERYONE'S BASICALLY WRITING FANFICTION AT THIS POINT. TURNS OUT HE'S GOT 12,000 EX-GIRLFRIENDS. OKAY, LET'S GET BACK TO- THIS PERSON SOUNDS SORT OF CONVINCING, THOUGH. THE REPLIES SOUND PRETTY REAL, TOO. OH, THAT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE CLAIMING THEY KNOW WHO IT IS, THOUGH. LOOK AT HOW MANY LIKES IT GOT. @merry_go_1212 2h ago ok i can guess who that is hehe...ryu ian transferred to yeongshin middle school in the 2nd semester of 8th grade. my homeroom teacher set him up with the class president during summer vacation to help him get settled in before class started. they were super close by then and everyone was teasing them like, are you guys dating 564 Reply @newwave-r3g 2h ago Yeongshin represent! Was that class president LHJ?? All the boys had a crush on her lol 77 Reply @meltingman 2h ago ok so the teacher set him up...thanks teach ;-( 12 Reply HASN'T HE EVER TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT? I KNOW YOU GUYS PRETEND NOT TO CARE, BUT YOU LOVE THIS KIND OF GOSSIP. ...SHALL WE GET TO WORK? IAN'S FIRST LOVE... ...I WAS SO SURE IT WAS ME. OH WELL. I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE YOU TATTOO SOMEONE'S NAME ON YOUR BACK DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE YOUR FIRST LOVE. SO THE JERSEY NUMBER HE'S USED FOREVER IS FOR SOME FIRST LOVE FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL... SURE, FINE. NEVER MIND THAT MY NUMBER IS JUST MY STUPID BIRTHDAY... TALKING ABOUT HIS FIRST LOVE IN AN INTERVIEW AFTER ALL THESE YEARS... ...WHATEVER, IT'S A FREE COUNTRY. MAYBE HE WANTS TO GET BACK TOGETHER WITH HER. ...EXCEPT THAT'S JUST PLAIN WRONG, ISN'T IT? AFTER SAYING YOU LIKED ME?? ...WHAT? AND HE HASN'T TEXTED ME ONCE SINCE YESTERDAY. GUILTY, MUCH? OOH, DID SOMEONE SAY THEY LIKE YOU?? WHO IS IT?? ...NEVER MIND, EAT UP. OH, RIGHT. I WAS LOOKING FOR MY VIDEOS FROM LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS ON THE NATIONAL TEAM, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE? I COULDN'T FIND THEM. OH, I MOVED THEM TO THE STUDY WHEN I WAS CLEANING OUT THE BALCONY. THEY'RE WITH THE REST OF MY... RIGHT, I HAVE THOSE TAPES. ?? WHAT'S THE RUSH? MY DAD ALWAYS SAID AN ATHLETE SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO LOOK REALITY IN THE EYE... ... SO EUNPA AND I GOT INTO THE HABIT OF REVIEWING FOOTAGE FROM EVERY SINGLE GAME AND PRACTICE. ...BINGO. YES... AUGUST 6TH... ...YONGHWA HIGH PRACTICE GAME? GOOD JOB, EVERYONE. DON'T BE LATE FOR PRACTICE TOMORROW MORNING. YES, COACH! EUNSAN, YOU'RE ON CLEANUP DUTY TODAY, RIGHT? YES, I'M ON IT. YOU'D BETTER WAKE UP THAT GUY WHEN YOU LEAVE, TOO. OH. 2:16:22 THAT KID WHO CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME AND TOOK A NAP, RIGHT? ...RIGHT. SO IT WAS THE DAY THAT WE FIRST MET. I KNEW IT! I'M HIS FIRST LOVE. EX-GIRLFRIENDS, MY ASS. THAT KID NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT ANYONE ELSE. WHAT AM I DOING, ANYWAY...? LIKE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. BAEK E.S. Training Log OH, HERE'S MY LOG... I’VE NEVER WORKED SO DAMN HARD IN MY LIFE. 1pm tomorrow @ Hankuk U, meet Jeongwu sunbae for Ryu Ian's skates. 010-363X-522X WHY...DO I HAVE SO MANY NOTES ON RYU IAN? 10th graders' boot camp. Work on Ryu Ian's defense skills! Drills for keeping head up, teamwork. Positions an lineup 7pm DID HE HAVE SOMETHING ON ME OR WHAT? OF COURSE, I KNOW... Training Log ...THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON ME, AND IT WASN'T PITY, EITHER. OH, THIS IS THE GROUP PHOTO WE TOOK AFTER I MADE CAPTAIN. BACK THEN... I WAS JUST GENUINELY EXCITED TO TRAIN A ROOKIE LIKE RYU IAN, WHO WAS IMPROVING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS EVERY DAY. WELL, UNTIL MY DAD RUINED IT WITH HIS PSYCHO OBSESSION AND OFF-THE-CHARTS FAVORITISM. WOW, HOW DID I EVER MISS THIS? It's So Obvious. IT'S BEEN WHAT, TEN DAYS SINCE HE WENT TO THE ATHLETES' VILLAGE? TEN DAYS. AND THE WHOLE TIME, I'VE JUST BEEN RACKING MY BRAIN FOR REASONS WHY WE WOULDN'T WORK OUT. WE'RE BOTH GUYS, FOR STARTERS, AND HE'S NOT HERE TO STAY. JUST BECAUSE I HOOKED UP WITH HIM DOESN'T MEAN I LIKE HIM, LIKE HIM. ...OR SO I THOUGHT. BUT DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART, I KNOW... EVEN THOUGH MY HEAD TRIES TO DENY IT... ...THAT I'VE BEEN MISSING HIM FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE TEN DAYS. ...BEFORE I DO SOMETHING ELSE TO REGRET. Phone Baek Eunsan Sunbae INCOMING CALL ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Melting Point #33: Chapter 31](/series/melting-point-4klyubx0/chapter-33-jb8nvh) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/melting-point-4klyubx0 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. 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