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In the present, pressure to matchmake Ms. Ayoung at work, a confession of a rejected marriage proposal, and an inner reckoning about the effort to be perfect come to the fore.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Two old friends watching a movie together travel back in time with a song they listened to in high school. The memory of being locked in the gym storage room and the rescue that came soaking wet in the rain four hours later comes to life. In the present, pressure to matchmake Ms. Ayoung at work, a confession of a rejected marriage proposal, and an inner reckoning about the effort to be perfect come to the fore.","key_events":["Two friends watch a movie together after a long time and recall high school memories.","Flashback shows waiting together in storage room after running through rain without umbrella.","Narrator reflects on perfectionism, lack of family approval, and shame around JUYOUNG.","Coworkers pressure Ms. AYOUNG to date Deputy Manager Lee.","Someone confesses they proposed to JUYOUNG and were rejected."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"BACK TO THE DAY WE WATCHED A MOVIE...\nTHE MOVIE WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT.\nRIGHT, IT WAS FUN.\nIT WAS SO POPU- LAR, WHY ARE YOU ONLY WATCHING IT NOW?\nPEOPLE WERE MAKING SUCH A FUSS, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO REBEL AGAINST IT...\nYOU LIVE SUCH AN EXHAUSTING LIFE, TOO.\n\nSTILL~\nTHANKS TO THAT, WE GOT TO WATCH A MOVIE TOGETHER AFTER A LONG TIME, RIGHT?\n\nOH!\nTHIS IS THE SONG YOU USED TO LISTEN TO ALL THE TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL.\nHUH...? OH... YOU REMEMBER THAT?\n\nYOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME ABOUT IT~\nWHY~ BACK THEN~\nWHEN I TEXTED YOU SAYING I WAS LOCKED IN THE GYM STORAGE ROOM,\nAND YOU SHOWED UP A WHOLE 4 HOURS LATER.\nI AM THE SINNER...\nTHAT'S YOUR FAULT, TOO...\nIF I WASN'T ANSWERING MY PHONE, YO SHOULD'VE CONTACTED SOMEONE ELSE, TOO.\n\nWHY?\nYOU CAME FOR ME IN THE END ANYWAY.\n\nTHE FREQUENCY OF SIGHS INCREASES DAY BY DAY...\nDON'T FEEL TOO PRESSURED AND JUST GO ON ONE D ATE~\nI JUST THINK YOU'D MATCH SO WELL WITH MS. AYOUNG!\nI USED TO WORK HERE BEFORE, AND HE'S A REALLY GREAT GUY~\nRIGHT! YOU KNOW ASSISTANT MANAGER LEE, TOO, RIGHT?\n...HUH?!\nWHY~ THAT ASSISTANT MANAGER LEE, BEFORE HE BECAME AN ASSISTANT MANAGER, HE WAS A—\n\nAH... YES, I KNOW, I KNOW.\nDON'T YOU THINK HE'D MATCH SO WELL WITH MS. AYOUNG?\nSAVE ME, ASSISTANT MANAGER...!\nUH...\nWELL, YEAH. I THINK YOU TWO WOULD SUIT EACH OTHER WELL.\n\nRIGHT~?! YOUR PERSONALITIES SEEM KIND OF SIMILAR, TOO~\nAH, WHAT A PITY~\nMS. AYOUNG, GO DATE SOMEONE ANYWAY~ YOUTH GOES BY FAST, YOU KNOW?\nYes..\nSEEN IT ALL.\n\nOH, YOU SCARED ME...! WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?\nNOT LONG AGO.\nYOU ONLY NEED TO SHOW UP FOR THE FINAL REVIEW NOW ANYWAY,\nSO WHY ARE YOU WANDERING IN AND OUT SO MUCH?\nWHY? EVERYONE LIKES ME.\nI bought coffee and snacks~ Wow~\nSORT OF PISSED OFF.\nWHY DID YOU DO THAT EARLIER?\n\nI THOUGHT YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, WOULD HELP ME OUT.\nSHE LOOKED QUITE PRETTY, THOUGH~?\nDON'T SAY A SINGLE WORD...\nReally?\nI PROPOSED TO JUYoung, YOU KNOW?\n\nAND I GOT REJECTED.\n...WHAT? REJ...\nI UNDERSTAND YOU EVEN LESS THAN LEE JUYOUNG.\nI'VE WATCHED THE TWO OF YOU FOR OVER TEN YEARS NOW.\n\nWHILE PRETENDING NOT TO KNOW EVEN THOUGH YOU DO,\nAND WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL,\nYOU STILL GET WORKED UP AND SHOW ALL YOUR ANXIETY LIKE A PUPPY THAT NEEDS TO POOP.\nPOOP...?!\nIT'S KIND OF CUTE, THOUGH~\nCU...?!\nWAIT, WHAT, CUTE...?\nIT'S ALSO FRUSTRATING TO WATCH.\nWHATEVER YOU WERE GOING TO DO, YOU SHOULD'VE DONE IT AGES AGO.\n\nWHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ALL BY YOURSELF?\nI DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.\nI FIGURED AS MUCH.\n\nI'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT COUNTLESS TIMES.\nWHAT IF LEE JUYOUNG HAD BEEN ORDINARY?\nIF HE WERE SOMEONE WHO LOVED ORDINARILY, DATED ORDINARILY, DREAMED OF MARRIAGE,\nAND CHASED STABILITY OVER FREEDOM.\nIF HE HAD BEEN LIKE THAT,\nTEXT MESSAGE IDIOT, I'M LOCKED IN THE GYM STORAGE ROOM. COME OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME. CHECK MENU REPLY 메뉴 확인\n\nI WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY REASON TO LIKE HIM.\nLEE JUYOUNG!!!\n\nARE YOU REALLY FALLING ASLEEP IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS?!!\nUGH..? HUH..?\n\nWHAT... LEE DOYOUNG, YOU JUST GOT HERE?\nMY PHONE DIED, SO I WAS CHARGING IT AND SAW IT LATE.\nYikes, did I sleep for four hours?!\nWHAT, WHY ARE YOUR CLOTHES SO SOAKED? IS IT RAINING OUTSIDE?\nA SUDDEN SHOWER CAME DOWN...\nDID YOU RUN HERE WITHOUT EVEN AN UMBRELLA?\n\nI WAS WORRIED SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED...\nDOYOUNG...\nWOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN WAY TOO LATE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN AFTER FOUR HOURS?\nMY BAD...\nIT'S THOSE GUYS AGAIN, RIGHT? THEY STILL HAVEN'T LEARNED THEIR LESSON EVEN AFTER GETTING DISCIPLINED?\n\nI'LL TALK TO THE TEACHER.\nFORGET IT, FORGET IT. IT'S NOT THAT BAD.\nIF ANYTHING, IT'S NICE BECAUSE I GET A REASON TO MESS WITH THEM BACK.\nWHAT...?\nSTOP THAT AND COME LIE DOWN OVER HERE, TOO.\n\nLET'S WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS BEFORE HEADING OUT.\nI REALLY LOVE THIS SONG.\n\nBEING WITH LEE JUYOUNG MADE ME ASHAMED OF MYSELF.\n\nPERHAPS BECAUSE FAILING TO WIN RECOGNITION FROM MY FAMILY REMAINED A DEEP DEFICIENCY,\nI ALWAYS STRIVED TO BE PERFECT.\nEVEN IF I COULDN'T BE THE ABSOLUTE BEST, I COULD CLAW MY WAY UP TO RIGHT BEFORE IT THROUGH SHEER EFFORT.\nIT WASN'T HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE OTHER PERSON WANTED FRO M ME.\nMATCHING MYSELF TO THOSE EXPECTATIONS WASN'T HARD, EITHER.\nIN FACT, IT EVEN BROUGHT ME JOY TO FEEL NEEDED.\n\nIF SO,\nHOW CAN I WIN THE HEART OF SOMEONE WHO WANTS NOTHING FROM ME?","bubble_count":103,"pages_count":23,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Two old friends watching a movie together travel back in time with a song they listened to in high school.","spoiler_summary":"Two old friends watching a movie together travel back in time with a song they listened to in high school. The memory of being locked in the gym storage room and the rescue that came soaking wet in the rain four hours later comes to life. In the present, pressure to matchmake Ms. Ayoung at work, a confession of a rejected marriage proposal, and an inner reckoning about the effort to be perfect come to the fore."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/will-we-stay-friends-forever-1knhl2y6/chapter-17-mjtee3","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Will We Stay Friends Forever? #17","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-17T02:45:50.511Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/will-we-stay-friends-forever-1knhl2y6"}}