# WebtoonLib — Nice to See You #21 ## Series - title: Nice to See You - slug: nice-to-see-you-39ieye6w ## Chapter - number: 21 - chapter_key: 21-dydsyc - release_date: 2026-11-06 ### Summary In Nice to See You Chapter 21, Jaeyi is furious that Ideum stayed so long at the cafe with Jiseong and waits for her at home in the dark. The chapter flashes back to Jaeyi's childhood, showing how she was neglected by her family because of her sick brother Jiseong, her birthday hurt, and quitting judo. In the present, Ideum bonds with her swimming instructor over hospital memories, and tension erupts with Jaeyi when she returns home. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Ideum returns home late with dead phone while Jaeyi waits and questions her. - Jaeyi feels lonely as family attention shifts to ill sibling, birthday held at hospital. - Ideum bonds with swimming instructor at cafe over childhood illness and hospital hate. - Jaeyi decides to quit judo, claiming lack of passion and seriousness. - Childhood clash over toys and food leads to guilt, apology and reconciliation. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In Nice to See You Chapter 21, Jaeyi is furious that Ideum stayed so long at the cafe with Jiseong and waits for her at home in the dark. ### Spoiler summary In Nice to See You Chapter 21, Jaeyi is furious that Ideum stayed so long at the cafe with Jiseong and waits for her at home in the dark. The chapter flashes back to Jaeyi's childhood, showing how she was neglected by her family because of her sick brother Jiseong, her birthday hurt, and quitting judo. In the present, Ideum bonds with her swimming instructor over hospital memories, and tension erupts with Jaeyi when she returns home. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 116 ### Content Are you eating with Ideum right now? No? I saw him leave with Jiseong. What...? Didn't Jiseong tell you he's here? I even told him Ideum was your referral. THE PERSON YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AFTER THE BEEP... KWON JISEONG... ...STILL PULLING THE SAME CRAP EVEN AT THIS AGE... HE HASN'T CHANGED A BIT... ...DOING IT AGAIN. ARE YOU OKAY? IT'S NOT EASY TO GIVE UP ON SOMETHING YOU LOVE. HOW ABOUT WE STEER JAEYI TOWARD SOMETHING OTHER THAN JUDO...? JISEONG ONLY STARTED AGAIN TO RECOVER AFTER HE WAS DISCHARGED... BUT HE'S A TALENTED KID...AND HE REALLY WANTED TO DO IT... ...AFTER ALL HE WENT THROUGH WHEN HE WAS SICK AS A KID, WE'D DO ANYTHING HE WANTED. JAEYI HAS GOOD GRADES, SO HE DOESN'T REALLY NEED THIS. BESIDES, WE ALREADY HAVE OUR HANDS FULL TAKING PROPER CARE OF JISEONG. YEAH... JAEYI, MOM SAID SHE'S TIRED FROM TAKING CARE OF YOUR BROTHER ALL DAY, SO I STOPPED BY THE HOSPITAL FOR A BIT. DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME, JUST GO AHEAD AND EAT. CAN'T YOU JUST SLEEP HERE WITH MOM AND ME? WE CAN BUILD THIS TOGETHER. I FINISHED THE OTHER HALF OF THE SET ALL BY MYSELF YESTERDAY! WOW, YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB, JISEONG. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY...! IT'S ONE SINGLE DAY...! ONE DAY WHERE WE CAN GO HAVE SOMETHING GOOD! WHY DO WE HAVE TO EAT MY CAKE AT THE HOSPITAL? JAEYI, YOU'RE GOING TO WAKE YOUR BROTHER UP... MINSEONG WAS BRAGGING ABOUT GOING TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK WITH HIS PARENTS, PICKING OUT THE TOYS HE WANTED... AND EATING SO MUCH GOOD FOOD... I'M SORRY, JAEYI... BUT YOUR BROTHER CAN'T EVEN GO TO SCHOOL THESE DAYS... HE SAYS HE GETS SO SCARED WHEN HE'S ALONE... HE'LL BE BETTER SOON. WE CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT NEXT YEAR, OKAY? HOW DO WE EVEN KNOW IF HE'LL EVER GET BETTER?!! I REALLY HATE MY BROTHER. MY LIFE IS MISERABLE BECAUSE OF HIM! WHY AM I ALWAYS THE ONE WHO HAS TO HOLD BACK AND COMPROMISE? I'M ALWAYS BY MYSELF. I WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH MOM AND DAD TOO... DON'T TOUCH THIS! ONLY I CAN PLAY WITH IT. HMPH THAT'S NOT FAIR- UH... S-SORRY... I DIDN'T MEAN TO... YOU WISH I WAS DEAD, DON'T YOU? I HEARD EVERYTHING. YOU SAID YOUR LIFE IS MISERABLE BECAUSE OF ME... IF I DIE, YOU GET TO KEEP ALL THE TOYS AND HAVE MOM AND DAD ALL TO YOURSELF. I'M STUCK LYING HERE IN PAIN EVERY DAY. I CAN'T EVEN MOVE. AND YOU GET TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, JAEYI...! WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHY ARE YOU BARGING INTO MY ROOM? TAP YOU DID THE EXACT SAME THING. HEH. I GUESS THIS GAMING MAGAZINE IS PRETTY FUN. YOU ALWAYS HAVE IT ON YOU THESE DAYS. I'M JUST READING IT TO KILL TIME. OH YEAH? THEN I'LL JUST TAKE IT. WHATEVER, GO AHEAD. MOM, WHAT'S FOR DINNER TONIGHT? JAEYI SAID HE WANTED KIMCHI STEW, SO I'M MAKING THAT. AH, I DON'T LIKE SPICY FOOD... I WANT BEAN SPROUT SOUP. HMM, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, WE REALLY SHOULD FINISH THE BEAN SPROUTS IN THE FRIDGE SOON... JAEYI, IS IT OKAY IF I MAKE YOU KIMCHI STEW TOMORROW INSTEAD? DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. SWEET! IT'S SO SWEET OF JAEYI TO ALWAYS BE SO CONSIDERATE OF HIS OLDER BROTHER... JISEONG, LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO EAT. YOU NEED TO EAT WELL TO GET HEALTHY. HOW'S SWIMMING GOING? IS IT MANAGEABLE? YEAH, IT'S FUN! I THINK I MIGHT BECOME A PRO SWIMMER. ARE YOU OKAY? STAY OUT OF IT. YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. I GUESS IT WAS EASY TO LET GO BECAUSE I WAS NEVER TRULY SERIOUS ABOUT IT... IT'S NOT LIKE I WANTED IT THAT BADLY ANYWAY. PASSION IS POISON. EVERYTHING FEELS SO FAKE. I'VE NOTICED SOME CAFES DON'T EVEN LET YOU PLUG YOUR PHONE IN THESE DAYS. OH... IF YOU NEED TO CHARGE YOUR PHONE, DO YOU WANT TO JUST GET TAKEOUT AND HEAD TO MY CAR? OH, NO, IT'S FINE. WE CAN JUST STAY HERE. REALLY? THANKS FOR THE DRINK, THEN. SURE. I CAN'T BELIEVE I ENDED UP HANGING OUT AT A CAFE, BUT AT LEAST I GOT MY WORK DONE... AND I LET JAEYI KNOW EARLIER, SO EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE... WOW. YOU MUST HAVE REALLY HATED THAT HOSPITAL SMELL TOO, IDEUM. IT'S TRAUMATIZING, NO MATTER HOW YOUNG YOU ARE... I HAD A REALLY HARD TIME WITH THE CHLORINE SMELL WHEN I STARTED SWIMMING AFTER I GOT DISCHARGED. EXACTLY! IT'S PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE SMELL OF DISINFECTANT... BUT LUCKILY I WAS OKAY WITH IT... I JUST HATE THE WHOLE VIBE OF HOSPITALS... SO I TRY TO AVOID THEM EVEN WHEN I'M SICK. HEH I EVEN CAME UP WITH MY OWN LITTLE HOME REMEDY FOR GETTING OVER BODY ACHES! REALLY? HAHA. IS THAT ACTUALLY SAFE? NOW YOU'VE GOT ME CURIOUS. I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT NEXT TIME YOU GET SICK! OH, NOT THAT I WANT YOU TO GET SICK OR ANYTHING... YOU'RE A LOT MORE FUN TO TALK TO THAN I EXPECTED, IDEUM. M-ME? YOU THINK I'M FUN TO TALK TO...? SEE? EVEN NOW, YOUR REACTIONS ARE JUST SO GENUINE. HONESTLY, I'VE ALWAYS FOUND IT A BIT HARD TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE... ...SO IT FEELS SURREAL TO BE EATING AND CHATTING TOGETHER LIKE THIS THANKS TO SWIMMING. I'M REALLY GLAD I DECIDED TO LEARN... AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO JAEYI... OH, BY THE WAY, ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GUY WHO RECOMMENDED THIS PLACE TO ME- I TOLD YOU NOT TO WORRY. I WON'T SAY A WORD TO COACH SONG OR ANYONE ELSE. HEH... THANK YOU... I FEEL BAD THAT HE WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO DRIVE ME ALL THE WAY HOME... HUH? JAEYI...! UH, WHY ARE YOU JUST LYING HERE IN THE DARK...? I TOLD YOU I WOULDN'T BE BACK UNTIL AFTER I'M DONE EATING... WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? AH... JISEONG... I MEAN, MY INSTRUCTOR BOUGHT ME AN EXPENSIVE LUNCH... SO I FELT LIKE I SHOULD AT LEAST BUY HIM COFFEE... JUST HOW EXPENSIVE WAS THIS MEAL... TO MAKE SOMEONE WHO USUALLY GETS SO ANXIOUS ABOUT GOING OUT IGNORE MY CALLS AND STAY OUT FOR COFFEE? AH! MY PHONE DIED. I PLUGGED IT IN THIS MORNING, BUT I GUESS IT DIDN'T CHARGE- IT WAS RINGING EARLIER THOUGH. UH... I FORGOT ABOUT IT AND LEFT IT IN MY BAG AT THE RESTAURANT... IT WAS DEAD BY THE TIME WE LEFT... UM... MY INSTRUCTOR WAS SICK AS A KID JUST LIKE ME, AND HE EVEN BECAME A PRO SWIMMER... WE ENDED UP TALKING AND WE REALLY CLICKED... IT WAS MY FIRST TIME EVER SHARING THAT KIND OF STUFF WITH SOMEONE... SORRY... WERE YOU WAITING LONG...? HUH? ...? I WASN'T WAITING FOR YOU. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Nice to See You #21](/series/nice-to-see-you-39ieye6w/chapter-21-dydsyc) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/nice-to-see-you-39ieye6w ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.