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The chapter closes with a tense business meeting with his father and Seo-An, shaken by a fit of hiccups, running into Ms. Kim.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Chapter 18 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace focuses on Woo-Won and Seo-An confessing their mutual feelings. As Seo-An tells Woo-Won that he is so kind to him because he wants to be and because he likes him, Woo-Won realizes that he has felt Seo-An's interest and confronts his own repressed emotions. The chapter closes with a tense business meeting with his father and Seo-An, shaken by a fit of hiccups, running into Ms. Kim.","key_events":["A man realizes suppressed feelings, torn between logic and selfish desire over his role.","A man admits curiosity and growing affection, fearing he is a burden expecting nothing.","A visitor greets a secretary, asks about Jinyoo, and learns of concert tickets.","A character makes hiccuping distressed sounds saying he is used to it and it is fine.","An elderly father scolds his son to return to work and prepare for Seojin's return and handover.","One man asks why the other is so kind, who replies he acts out of want and liking him."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"...WHY ARE YOU BEING SO KIND TO ME?\nDON'T BE SO KIND...\nWHY NOT?\n\nWHY AM I BEING NICE TO YOU?\n\nBECAUSE I WANT TO, OF COURSE.\nI'M CERTAIN THAT MY FEELINGS HAVE CHANGED.\n\"WILL HE REALLY BE ABLE TO HELP ME?\"\nI ADMIT THAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WOO-WON. IN FACT, I'M STARTING TO LIKE HIM.\nAM I A BURDEN? I'M NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING FROM HIM...\nBUT HE MIGHT, BY NATURE, BE FEELING OVERWHELMED BY MY ACTIONS.\n\nI'M FOND OF YOU.\nTHAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.\n\nDAY AFTER DAY, YOU WORK AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.\nYOU WORK SO HARD, BUT WHY WON'T ANYONE NOTICE?\nFROM NOW ON, I WISH YOU ONLY THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE.\n\nWHEN DID IT GET DARK?\nWHAT ABOUT SEO-AN...?\nOH, HE'S STILL HERE...\n\nI CAN SENSE THAT SEO-AN IS INTERESTED IN ME.\nIT WASN'T HARD FOR ME TO NOTICE, HAVING GROWN UP SELF-CONSCIOUS MY ENTIRE LIFE.\n\nA CLASSMATE ONCE ASKED ME OUT IN HIGH SCHOOL.\nI WAS GRATEFUL FOR HIS FEELINGS, BUT THAT WAS ALL.\nTHAT'S WHY I CAUGHT ONTO SEO-AN'S FEELINGS.\nNEVERTHELESS, I KEPT HOPING THAT I WAS MISTAKEN.\nIT HAD TO BE THAT WAY.\nBUT THEN I TOOK NOTICE...\nIN ANY CASE, I LEARNED THAT A MAN COULD FALL IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER MAN...\nAND WASN'T REPULSED BY THE IDEA.\n\n...OF MY OWN FEELINGS, THAT I HAD TRIED TO IGNORE.\nIT WAS AS IF A WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON WITHIN MY HEART.\nTHIS HOPE STALLS MY RATIONALITY AND MAKES ME WANT TO BE MORE SELFISH.\n\nI WANT TO RELAX AND ACCEPT THINGS FOR MYSELF.\nBUT I KNOW...\n...THAT'S NOT THE ROLE I'M MEANT TO PLAY.\n\nWHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STOP WASTING TIME?\nCOME BACK TO WORK. YOU'RE TOO OLD TO BE SITTING AROUND AT HOME.\nYOU BETTER BE PREPARED FOR SEOJIN'S RETURN.\nI'M CONSIDERING HANDING OVER THE REINS OF HIS OVERSEAS DIVISION TO YOU.\n\nHOW FRUSTRATING, STILL ACTING LIKE A CHILD. WILL YOU EVER GROW UP?\nDO I HAVE TO KEEP HEARING THAT I CAN'T EVEN CONTROL MY OWN SON?\nSTOP THE CAVALIER ATTITUDE. YOU'VE PLAYED AROUND LONG ENOUGH.\nNO ONE WILL PUT UP WITH THAT IMMATURITY OF YOURS FOREVER.\n...I APOLOGIZE.\nCOME IN.\nIT'S TIME TO ATTEND YOUR NEXT MEETING, SIR.\n\nALREADY? GIVE ME A MINUTE.\nYES, SIR.\nIDIOT.\nMASTER SEO-AN.\n\nSECRETARY KIM. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.\nHOW HAVE YOU BEEN?\nYOU LOOK BETTER THAN BEFORE.\nI GUESS. ALTHOUGH I'LL PROBABLY RELAPSE, THANKS TO MY FATHER.\nARE YOU GOING HOME IMMEDIATELY?\nI WAS THINKING OF SEEING JINYOO FIRST. IS SHE HERE?\nNO, LADY JINYOO HAS GONE OUT.\n\nTHAT'S TOO BAD. HOW IS SHE? I HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACT LATELY.\nTHE SAME AS ALWAYS. SHE EVEN GAVE ME A TICKET TO HER BAND'S UPCOMING CONCERT.\nHAHA\nHER DREAM OF PERFORMING IS FINALLY COMING TRUE, HUH?\nI'LL BE OFF NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.\nTAKE CARE.\n\nUGH...\n...HIC.\n...HIC.\n...HNGH.\n...UGH.\n\n...HIC,\n\nI'M USED TO IT.\nIT'S OKAY.","bubble_count":70,"pages_count":18,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Chapter 18 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace focuses on Woo-Won and Seo-An confessing their mutual feelings.","spoiler_summary":"Chapter 18 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace focuses on Woo-Won and Seo-An confessing their mutual feelings. As Seo-An tells Woo-Won that he is so kind to him because he wants to be and because he likes him, Woo-Won realizes that he has felt Seo-An's interest and confronts his own repressed emotions. 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