# WebtoonLib — Painful but Desirable #1

## Series
- title: Painful but Desirable
- slug: painful-but-desirable-80a6be

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-07

### Summary
The story kicks off with a seemingly simple premise: Doyun Cha needs a fake wife, and Hayeon, who has harbored a secret crush on him for years, eagerly accepts the role. While Hayeon hopes to turn this passionless arrangement into true love, reader comments reveal this first chapter is the starting point for an intense and angsty emotional rollercoaster. The stage is set for a journey defined by painful miscommunication and heartbreak, hooking readers who are signing up for a story that promises to hurt in the best way possible.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The story kicks off with a seemingly simple premise: Doyun Cha needs a fake wife, and Hayeon, who has harbored a secret crush on him for years, eagerly accepts the role.

### Spoiler summary
The story kicks off with a seemingly simple premise: Doyun Cha needs a fake wife, and Hayeon, who has harbored a secret crush on him for years, eagerly accepts the role. While Hayeon hopes to turn this passionless arrangement into true love, reader comments reveal this first chapter is the starting point for an intense and angsty emotional rollercoaster. The stage is set for a journey defined by painful miscommunication and heartbreak, hooking readers who are signing up for a story that promises to hurt in the best way possible.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Painful but Desirable #1](/series/painful-but-desirable-80a6be/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/painful-but-desirable-80a6be

## Usage
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