# WebtoonLib — Spring the Color of Love #18

## Series
- title: Spring the Color of Love
- slug: spring-the-color-of-love-5c2c24

## Chapter
- number: 18
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
The chapter shifts focus to a devastating external conflict, amplifying Shim Cheongsun's struggles as a scholarship student. A university professor, widely condemned by readers as a "jerk" and an "asshole," unfairly targets Cheongsun for missing a single class throughout the entire semester. In a move perceived as a petty abuse of power, the professor not only berates Cheongsun for a perceived lack of effort but deliberately bases the entire final exam on the material from that one missed lecture, effectively jeopardizing his scholarship. This act of academic cruelty has ignited fury and profound empathy among readers, many of whom share personal anecdotes of being demoralized by similar educators. The event is framed as another crushing blow for a character already burdened by financial hardship and past trauma from other "shitty teachers." This injustice reinforces Cheongsun's deep-seated insecurities and lack of confidence, with readers expressing immense sorrow over how the world seems relentlessly cruel to him. The overwhelming stress is expected to further strain his fragile connection with Gonghyun, deepening the socio-economic divide and potentially causing Cheongsun to withdraw completely from the relationship.
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### Key events
- Professor Han sabotages Cheongsun's final exam to revoke his scholarship.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The chapter shifts focus to a devastating external conflict, amplifying Shim Cheongsun's struggles as a scholarship student.

### Spoiler summary
The chapter shifts focus to a devastating external conflict, amplifying Shim Cheongsun's struggles as a scholarship student. A university professor, widely condemned by readers as a "jerk" and an "asshole," unfairly targets Cheongsun for missing a single class throughout the entire semester. In a move perceived as a petty abuse of power, the professor not only berates Cheongsun for a perceived lack of effort but deliberately bases the entire final exam on the material from that one missed lecture, effectively jeopardizing his scholarship. This act of academic cruelty has ignited fury and profound empathy among readers, many of whom share personal anecdotes of being demoralized by similar educators. The event is framed as another crushing blow for a character already burdened by financial hardship and past trauma from other "shitty teachers." This injustice reinforces Cheongsun's deep-seated insecurities and lack of confidence, with readers expressing immense sorrow over how the world seems relentlessly cruel to him. The overwhelming stress is expected to further strain his fragile connection with Gonghyun, deepening the socio-economic divide and potentially causing Cheongsun to withdraw completely from the relationship.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Spring the Color of Love #18](/series/spring-the-color-of-love-5c2c24/chapter-18)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/spring-the-color-of-love-5c2c24

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