# WebtoonLib — Childhood Friends Romance #7

## Series
- title: Childhood Friends Romance
- slug: sokkupchingu-romance-t9v2v651

## Chapter
- number: 7
- chapter_key: 7-7k8ak7
- release_date: 2026-10-18

### Summary
Childhood Friends Romance Chapter 7 opens with Gu Dawon's childhood friend Jeong Ji-hyeok's long-held feelings for her and her new life at Cafe Velour. As Ji-hyeok confesses that he has protected her since childhood and at some point began to see her as a woman, Dawon completes her training with Seong Taehyeon, a part-timer at her mother's cafe, while trying to hide the reason she took a leave from school.
- summary_language: en
- summary_source: chapter_translation
- summary_verification: verified

### Key events
- Part-time worker asks Davon why she took school leave; she avoids explaining what happened.
- Male narrator recalls protecting childhood friend since childhood and starting to see her as a woman.
- Davon receives cafe work training at her mother's cafe and masters new menu recipes quickly.
- Narrator runs an errand to Davon's mother, collides with someone while hurrying and apologizes.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Childhood Friends Romance Chapter 7 opens with Gu Dawon's childhood friend Jeong Ji-hyeok's long-held feelings for her and her new life at Cafe Velour.

### Spoiler summary
Childhood Friends Romance Chapter 7 opens with Gu Dawon's childhood friend Jeong Ji-hyeok's long-held feelings for her and her new life at Cafe Velour. As Ji-hyeok confesses that he has protected her since childhood and at some point began to see her as a woman, Dawon completes her training with Seong Taehyeon, a part-timer at her mother's cafe, while trying to hide the reason she took a leave from school.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: editorial

## Transcript
- transcript_source: community
- transcript_language: en
- transcript_bubbles: 41

### Content
MY FRIEND, WHO'S BEEN BY MY SIDE SINCE WE WERE KIDS.
YOU GUYS GONNA GET LOST OR WHAT?!
RUN~!!

YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE BESIDE ME, PROTECTING ME...
WHOA...
WHEN DID IT START?

THAT KID WHO ALWAYS SEEMED SO MUCH BIGGER AND COOLER THAN ME,
OH, JIHYUK, YOU'RE HERE. LOOK AT DAWON. SHE'S GOTTEN SO PRETTY.
AT SOME POINT, I JUST COULDN'T STOP...

SEEING HER AS A WOMAN.
OF COURSE, IT'S NOT LIKE MY FEELINGS CHANGED OVERNIGHT JUST BECAUSE OF ONE PHOTO...

IT'S HOT...
Take this to Dawon's mom for me.
Right now?
RUNNING AN ERRAND.

...UM, ARE YOU OKAY?

OW...
I'M SORRY, I'M IN A HURRY - I HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE...

E-EXCUSE ME...
AH!! I'M LATE!!!
I'M REALLY SORRY!!!!

EVER SINCE WE WERE KIDS,

...ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL NOW.

SHE'S SLOWLY FOUND HER WAY INTO MY HEART.

...GU DAWON.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO TEACH YOU NOW.
You picked it up pretty quickly.
REALLY?
YEAH. YOU ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING ELSE ANYWAY.
AND YOU'VE GOT THE NEW MENU RECIPES DOWN WELL ENOUGH TOO.

SEONG TAEHYEON, PART-TIMER AT DAWON'S MOTHER'S CAFÉ.
THAT'S A RELIEF.
It's been a while since I last worked part-time at a café...
BY THE WAY, WHY'D YOU SUDDENLY TAKE A LEAVE FROM SCHOOL? THE BOSS SEEMED PRETTY SURPRISED.
IT'S JUST... SOMETHING CAME UP.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL TAEHYEON OPPA ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED...?
NOTHING BAD HAPPENED, RIGHT?
UH...
Y-YEAH... WELL...
IT'S ALL BEEN TAKEN CARE OF NOW...

WELCOME-

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Childhood Friends Romance #7](/series/sokkupchingu-romance-t9v2v651/chapter-7-7k8ak7)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/sokkupchingu-romance-t9v2v651

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