# WebtoonLib — Our Paradise #38

## Series
- title: Our Paradise
- slug: our-paradise-a3621d

## Chapter
- number: 38
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
The central relationship between Mae-hwa and Jae-won remains in a state of cautious courtship, defined primarily by Mae-hwa's internal conflict and deep-seated trust issues. Despite his clear affection for Jae-won, demonstrated by a sensual hand kiss that contradicted his verbal rejection, Mae-hwa's fear of a potential breakup prevents him from fully committing. The narrative now introduces a new external obstacle, as revealed through reader reactions to the latest chapter. A female character, identified by readers as the "vice rep," has been shown to have a crush on Mae-hwa. This development has elicited a range of responses from the audience, from pity for her unrequited feelings in a BL story to concern that she will become an antagonistic "villainess" disrupting the main couple's dynamic. Some readers, however, find this trope refreshing, noting it is uncommon for a female rival to be interested in the protagonist "bottom" rather than the "top." This new love triangle adds a layer of external complication to the couple's already fragile dynamic, which is still being navigated through Jae-won's patience and Mae-hwa's significant emotional walls.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The central relationship between Mae-hwa and Jae-won remains in a state of cautious courtship, defined primarily by Mae-hwa's internal conflict and deep-seated trust issues.

### Spoiler summary
The central relationship between Mae-hwa and Jae-won remains in a state of cautious courtship, defined primarily by Mae-hwa's internal conflict and deep-seated trust issues. Despite his clear affection for Jae-won, demonstrated by a sensual hand kiss that contradicted his verbal rejection, Mae-hwa's fear of a potential breakup prevents him from fully committing. The narrative now introduces a new external obstacle, as revealed through reader reactions to the latest chapter. A female character, identified by readers as the "vice rep," has been shown to have a crush on Mae-hwa. This development has elicited a range of responses from the audience, from pity for her unrequited feelings in a BL story to concern that she will become an antagonistic "villainess" disrupting the main couple's dynamic. Some readers, however, find this trope refreshing, noting it is uncommon for a female rival to be interested in the protagonist "bottom" rather than the "top." This new love triangle adds a layer of external complication to the couple's already fragile dynamic, which is still being navigated through Jae-won's patience and Mae-hwa's significant emotional walls.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Our Paradise #38](/series/our-paradise-a3621d/chapter-38)
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