# WebtoonLib — Painful but Desirable #37

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

## Chapter
- number: 37
- release_date: 2025-05-07

### Summary
As Hayeon tenderly nurses a feverish Doyun, his carefully constructed walls continue to crumble, revealing a raw vulnerability beneath his tsundere-like protests. The intimacy of the situation leads to a charged exchange where Doyun asks what she would do if he weren't sick, leaving them both flustered and heightening the romantic tension. While many readers anticipated a kiss, the chapter instead culminates in a deeply meaningful hug, a monumental breakthrough for the emotionally guarded Doyun. The moment is both sweet and heartbreaking, steeped in dramatic irony as he internally agonizes over their contract's eventual end, completely oblivious to the fact that Hayeon's affection is entirely real.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Hayeon nurses a feverish Doyun, leading to a breakthrough emotional hug.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
As Hayeon tenderly nurses a feverish Doyun, his carefully constructed walls continue to crumble, revealing a raw vulnerability beneath his tsundere-like protests.

### Spoiler summary
As Hayeon tenderly nurses a feverish Doyun, his carefully constructed walls continue to crumble, revealing a raw vulnerability beneath his tsundere-like protests. The intimacy of the situation leads to a charged exchange where Doyun asks what she would do if he weren't sick, leaving them both flustered and heightening the romantic tension. While many readers anticipated a kiss, the chapter instead culminates in a deeply meaningful hug, a monumental breakthrough for the emotionally guarded Doyun. The moment is both sweet and heartbreaking, steeped in dramatic irony as he internally agonizes over their contract's eventual end, completely oblivious to the fact that Hayeon's affection is entirely real.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Painful but Desirable #37](/series/painful-but-desirable-80a6be/chapter-37)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/painful-but-desirable-80a6be

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