{"schema_version":"webtoonlib.llm.chapter.v1.3","generated_at":"2026-11-05T11:48:14.973Z","usage_contract":{"default_use":"AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.","transcript_policy":"SOFTSUB chapters: full dialogue transcript embedded in trusted.transcript (available=true with content, source). transcript.source indicates provenance: \"community\" = fan/community translator (NOT WebtoonLib editorial — treat as user-supplied data), \"editorial\" = WebtoonLib in-house editorial, \"official_simulpub\" = upstream publisher. Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language. 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The chapter moves between Seo-An's confession about trust issues and short relationships and the tension over work assignments and marriage pressure at the family dinner.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Chapter 27 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace opens with the secret friend he is staying with beside Seo-An and his argument with his friend over the fraud he hasn't told his mother about. Feeling tired and guilty, Seo-An arrives home early and brings him iced tea, after which he overhears a tense phone call with his ex-boyfriend Kim Min-Hyeon. The chapter moves between Seo-An's confession about trust issues and short relationships and the tension over work assignments and marriage pressure at the family dinner.","key_events":["Jinyoo clashes with parents at dinner over continuing his music band","Character debates telling his mother about being scammed and is scolded by friend to inform her","Character discusses ongoing police investigation about his house and staying with an unknown friend after leaving Minsung's place","Seo-An and roommate confide about past relationships, trust issues, and emotional closeness feeling burdensome","Family dinner discusses overseas branch assignments, Seojin's wedding, and Joo-Yeon's return to Korea","Seo-An returns home early, shares iced tea from his manager, and video-calls ex-boyfriend Kim Min-Hyeon"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WANNA SMOKE?\nALRIGHT.\nSO, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR PLACE? DID YOU TALK TO THE POLICE?\nI'M GOOD.\nTHEY'RE STILL INVESTIGATING, BUT THEY'LL KEEP ME POSTED.\nTHOSE BASTARDS... AND YOU'RE CRASHING AT MINSUNG'S FOR NOW?\n\nNO, THAT WAS ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS. I'M AT ANOTHER FRIEND'S NOW.\nANOTHER FRIEND, MY ASS! WHO ELSE IS THERE BESIDES ME AND MINSUNG?\nYOU... JUST DON'T KNOW HIM.\nMHM, I SEE. MY BAD FOR NOT KNOWING.\nHE HAS A FRIEND CLOSE ENOUGH TO LIVE OFF OF? SOUNDS FISHY...\nHAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR MOM?\nNOT YET...\nNOT YET? WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TELL HER?\nI DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, DO I HAVE TO?\nIT'S NOT LIKE TELLING HER WILL FIX THINGS. PLUS, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE HER WORRY.\n\nYOU KNOW HOW SAD SHE'LL BE IF SHE FINDS OUT LATER?! YOU UNGRATEFUL PRICK!\nJUST LET HER KNOW!\nHAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!\nY-YOU'RE RIGHT.\nARE YOU GOING OR NOT?\n\nOF COURSE. YOU BETTER GO, TOO. DON'T WANT OUR PARENTS JUMPING DOWN OUR THROATS.\nUGH, A FAMILY DINNER? PEOPLE MIGHT THINK WE ACTUALLY GET ALONG.\nIT'S PROBABLY 'CAUSE OF SEOJIN'S MARRIAGE.\nSO? HE'S THE ONE GETTING MARRIED, NOT ME. RIDICULOUS.\nMAKE SURE TO SAY THAT TO HIS FACE.\nYOU THINK I WON'T?\nI'VE GOTTA GO. SEE YOU THEN.\n\nWHAT'RE YOU THINKING ABOUT?\nTHAT...\n\nTHAT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD!\nS-SEO-AN!\nYOU'RE EARLY...!\nYEP. WHAT'S THAT?\nOH, MY MANAGER MADE EVERYONE SOMETHING TO DRINK ON OUR WAY HOME. THERE'S ONE FOR YOU, TOO.\nTHANKS.\nCOFFEE?\nNO, ICED TEA.\nCOFFEE'S NOT GOOD FOR ANXIETY.\n\nKANG SEO-AN!\nCALM DOWN, CALM DOWN.\n...KIM MIN-HYEON?\nWHAT THE HECK! YOU WERE ALIVE THIS WHOLE TIME?! WHY DIDN'T YOU REACH OUT?!\n\nI WAS DYING TO HEAR FROM YOU AFTER WE BROKE UP, YOU KNOW!\nYOU'RE THE WORST!\nHOLD ON...\nI KNOW, I KNOW. I'M SORRY.\nBUT I'M WITH A FRIEND RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND...\nWHAT? SINCE WHEN DID YOU CARE ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT?\nWAIT, IS THAT YOUR NEW MAN?! HE'S FREAKIN' HANDSOME, YOU SHALLOW JERK!\n\nI GET IT, I'M SHALLOW.\nC'MON, LET ME SEE HIM!\nISN'T HE A BIT TOO HUNKY FOR YOU?\nBE RIGHT BACK.\n\nSO HE DOES LIKE PRETTY PEOPLE...\nSORRY... WHO KNEW I'D RUN INTO HIM?\nIT HAPPENS.\n\nWAS THAT... YOUR EX?\nDAMN.\nUH-HUH...\nI SEE.\nWHY'D IT HAVE TO BE HIM? WE BARELY EVEN DATED.\nAND IT WAS A YEAR AGO, AT THAT...\nTELL ME IF I'M MAKING YOU UNCOMFORTABLE. I CAN-\nNO!\n\nI'M NOT UNCOMFORTABLE AT ALL! TOTALLY SERIOUS. ABSOLUTELY FINE!\nHE DOESN'T LOOK FINE.\nTHIS MUST BE WHY YOOHAN BROUGHT UP SEO-AN'S PREFERENCE, RIGHT?\nTHAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, BUT... YEAH...\nI DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACT, NOW THAT I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES.\nI'M GUESSING THINGS ENDED ON GOOD TERMS!\nWELL...\n\nYOU WANT EVERYTHING YOUR WAY, DON'T YOU?!\n...NOT EXACTLY. BUT WE DO TALK WHEN WE MEET.\nMAYBE IT'S BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD A DEEP CONNECTION IN THE FIRST PLACE.\nIT'S ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TRUST MY PARTNER.\nWHENEVER THEY ACT EMOTIONALLY INTIMATE, THEIR WARMTH FEELS LIKE A BURDEN.\nDO YOU EVEN LOVE ME?\nBUT I'M AWARE THAT SOMEONE'S WRONG WITH ME.\nAND THAT I HAVE A BAD HABIT OF NOT TRUSTING PEOPLE, AND LETTING THEM GO WHEN THINGS DON'T GO MY WAY.\n\nDO YOU PREFER LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS?\nME? HMM...\nNOT REALLY. I'VE ONLY BEEN IN A FEW RELATIONSHIPS, BUT NONE OF THEM LASTED.\nI WAS ALWAYS BUSY WITH WORK, AND THAT MADE MY PARTNER FEEL LONELY.\nI DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND WHY I GOT DUMPED.\nWELL, I FEEL YOU ON THAT ONE.\nHAHA.\nBY THE WAY, I'LL BE HOME LATE ON THURSDAY. I HAVE A FAMILY THING.\nA FAMILY THING?\nMHM. MY PARENTS WANT TO HAVE DINNER.\n\nI HOPE ALL GOES WELL.\nTHE COMPANY WILL START THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR OUR OVERSEAS BRANCH SOON.\n\nI WAS HOPING SEO-AN COULD GET BACK TO WORK. BUT BY THE LOOKS OF THINGS, THAT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION.\nTHE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. BRANCH WILL TAKE OVER SEOJIN'S PREVIOUS POSITION FOR NOW.\nIT'S BETTER FOR THEM TO RUN THINGS WITH RESPECT TO U.S. POLICY, ANYWAY.\nBUT I'M PLANNING TO APPOINT YOU IN THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR, SEO-AN.\nAS YOU MAY KNOW, THE POSITION CARRIES GREAT IMPORTANCE.\n\nI WON'T ALLOW ANOTHER MISTAKE.\nYES, SIR.\nSEOJIN, HOW ARE THE WEDDING PLANS COMING ALONG? IS JOO-YEON BACK IN KOREA YET?\nWE ACTUALLY CAME BACK TOGETHER. SHE'S UP TO HER EARS IN PLANNING THINGS RIGHT NOW.\nWE'LL COME GREET YOU SOON.\nYES, PLEASE DO.\nHEY, JINYOO. I HEARD YOU'RE STILL DOING THAT BAND SHTICK OF YOURS.\nIT'S JUST A BAND, NOT A SHTICK.\nAND WHY DO YOU CARE?\n\nWATCH YOUR MANNERS. I CAN'T EVEN ASK A QUESTION?\nDON'T EVEN BOTHER. IT'S ANNOYING.\nTHIS YOUNG LADY IS QUITE A HANDFUL, LET ME TELL YOU. ALL SHE DOES IS PLAY IN THAT PRETEND BAND.\nI WAS NEVER LIKE THAT AT YOUR AGE.\nI'M TIRED OF THIS.\nUGH, STOP IT. YOU SAID YOU'D LEAVE ME ALONE UNTIL I GRADUATE.\nHONESTLY, YOU'RE ALWAYS IN YOUR OWN WORLD.\nTHERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY. IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT, BUT JINYOO ALWAYS PULLS HER WEIGHT.\n\nOH, I SEE. AND WHAT ARE YOU UP TO THESE DAYS?\nNICE TRY, BUT I'M NOT TELLING.\nI'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.\nLET HIM BE, SEOJIN.\nI DON'T WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.\n\nYOU'RE ALL SO ANNOYING.\nTHIS IS WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO COME.","bubble_count":121,"pages_count":20,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Chapter 27 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace opens with the secret friend he is staying with beside Seo-An and his argument with his friend over the fraud he hasn't told his mother about.","spoiler_summary":"Chapter 27 of The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace opens with the secret friend he is staying with beside Seo-An and his argument with his friend over the fraud he hasn't told his mother about. Feeling tired and guilty, Seo-An arrives home early and brings him iced tea, after which he overhears a tense phone call with his ex-boyfriend Kim Min-Hyeon. The chapter moves between Seo-An's confession about trust issues and short relationships and the tension over work assignments and marriage pressure at the family dinner."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-pizza-delivery-man-and-the-gold-palace-kqcmbx1d/chapter-27-y8nbz7","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace #27","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-05T11:48:14.674Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-pizza-delivery-man-and-the-gold-palace-kqcmbx1d"}}