# WebtoonLib — Painful but Desirable #9

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

## Chapter
- number: 9
- release_date: 2025-05-07

### Summary
The deal is sealed! Hayeon's fabricated debt successfully secures her contract marriage to Doyun, who readily hands over a staggering $600,000. This development has sent readers into a frenzy of envious delight, with many comically volunteering to take Hayeon's place and marry Doyun for the money. Fans are celebrating Hayeon for hitting the ultimate jackpot—getting paid to marry her long-time crush—while finding endless amusement in the fact that her "acting" in love is simply her being genuine. Doyun's easy generosity only fuels the popular theory that he's just as smitten, setting the stage for a high-stakes romance built on a very lucrative lie.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Doyun pays $600,000 to Hayeon, formalizing their contractual arrangement.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The deal is sealed!

### Spoiler summary
The deal is sealed! Hayeon's fabricated debt successfully secures her contract marriage to Doyun, who readily hands over a staggering $600,000. This development has sent readers into a frenzy of envious delight, with many comically volunteering to take Hayeon's place and marry Doyun for the money. Fans are celebrating Hayeon for hitting the ultimate jackpot—getting paid to marry her long-time crush—while finding endless amusement in the fact that her "acting" in love is simply her being genuine. Doyun's easy generosity only fuels the popular theory that he's just as smitten, setting the stage for a high-stakes romance built on a very lucrative lie.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Painful but Desirable #9](/series/painful-but-desirable-80a6be/chapter-9)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/painful-but-desirable-80a6be

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.