# WebtoonLib — Will We Stay Friends Forever? #17 ## Series - title: Will We Stay Friends Forever? - slug: will-we-stay-friends-forever-1knhl2y6 ## Chapter - number: 17 - chapter_key: 17-mjtee3 - release_date: 2026-09-27 ### 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. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### 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. ## 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. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 103 ### Content BACK TO THE DAY WE WATCHED A MOVIE... THE MOVIE WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT. RIGHT, IT WAS FUN. IT WAS SO POPU- LAR, WHY ARE YOU ONLY WATCHING IT NOW? PEOPLE WERE MAKING SUCH A FUSS, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO REBEL AGAINST IT... YOU LIVE SUCH AN EXHAUSTING LIFE, TOO. STILL~ THANKS TO THAT, WE GOT TO WATCH A MOVIE TOGETHER AFTER A LONG TIME, RIGHT? OH! THIS IS THE SONG YOU USED TO LISTEN TO ALL THE TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL. HUH...? OH... YOU REMEMBER THAT? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME ABOUT IT~ WHY~ BACK THEN~ WHEN I TEXTED YOU SAYING I WAS LOCKED IN THE GYM STORAGE ROOM, AND YOU SHOWED UP A WHOLE 4 HOURS LATER. I AM THE SINNER... THAT'S YOUR FAULT, TOO... IF I WASN'T ANSWERING MY PHONE, YO SHOULD'VE CONTACTED SOMEONE ELSE, TOO. WHY? YOU CAME FOR ME IN THE END ANYWAY. THE FREQUENCY OF SIGHS INCREASES DAY BY DAY... DON'T FEEL TOO PRESSURED AND JUST GO ON ONE D ATE~ I JUST THINK YOU'D MATCH SO WELL WITH MS. AYOUNG! I USED TO WORK HERE BEFORE, AND HE'S A REALLY GREAT GUY~ RIGHT! YOU KNOW ASSISTANT MANAGER LEE, TOO, RIGHT? ...HUH?! WHY~ THAT ASSISTANT MANAGER LEE, BEFORE HE BECAME AN ASSISTANT MANAGER, HE WAS A— AH... YES, I KNOW, I KNOW. DON'T YOU THINK HE'D MATCH SO WELL WITH MS. AYOUNG? SAVE ME, ASSISTANT MANAGER...! UH... WELL, YEAH. I THINK YOU TWO WOULD SUIT EACH OTHER WELL. RIGHT~?! YOUR PERSONALITIES SEEM KIND OF SIMILAR, TOO~ AH, WHAT A PITY~ MS. AYOUNG, GO DATE SOMEONE ANYWAY~ YOUTH GOES BY FAST, YOU KNOW? Yes.. SEEN IT ALL. OH, YOU SCARED ME...! WHEN DID YOU GET HERE? NOT LONG AGO. YOU ONLY NEED TO SHOW UP FOR THE FINAL REVIEW NOW ANYWAY, SO WHY ARE YOU WANDERING IN AND OUT SO MUCH? WHY? EVERYONE LIKES ME. I bought coffee and snacks~ Wow~ SORT OF PISSED OFF. WHY DID YOU DO THAT EARLIER? I THOUGHT YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, WOULD HELP ME OUT. SHE LOOKED QUITE PRETTY, THOUGH~? DON'T SAY A SINGLE WORD... Really? I PROPOSED TO JUYoung, YOU KNOW? AND I GOT REJECTED. ...WHAT? REJ... I UNDERSTAND YOU EVEN LESS THAN LEE JUYOUNG. I'VE WATCHED THE TWO OF YOU FOR OVER TEN YEARS NOW. WHILE PRETENDING NOT TO KNOW EVEN THOUGH YOU DO, AND WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL, YOU STILL GET WORKED UP AND SHOW ALL YOUR ANXIETY LIKE A PUPPY THAT NEEDS TO POOP. POOP...?! IT'S KIND OF CUTE, THOUGH~ CU...?! WAIT, WHAT, CUTE...? IT'S ALSO FRUSTRATING TO WATCH. WHATEVER YOU WERE GOING TO DO, YOU SHOULD'VE DONE IT AGES AGO. WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT ALL BY YOURSELF? I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. I FIGURED AS MUCH. I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT COUNTLESS TIMES. WHAT IF LEE JUYOUNG HAD BEEN ORDINARY? IF HE WERE SOMEONE WHO LOVED ORDINARILY, DATED ORDINARILY, DREAMED OF MARRIAGE, AND CHASED STABILITY OVER FREEDOM. IF HE HAD BEEN LIKE THAT, TEXT MESSAGE IDIOT, I'M LOCKED IN THE GYM STORAGE ROOM. COME OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME. CHECK MENU REPLY 메뉴 확인 I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY REASON TO LIKE HIM. LEE JUYOUNG!!! ARE YOU REALLY FALLING ASLEEP IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS?!! UGH..? HUH..? WHAT... LEE DOYOUNG, YOU JUST GOT HERE? MY PHONE DIED, SO I WAS CHARGING IT AND SAW IT LATE. Yikes, did I sleep for four hours?! WHAT, WHY ARE YOUR CLOTHES SO SOAKED? IS IT RAINING OUTSIDE? A SUDDEN SHOWER CAME DOWN... DID YOU RUN HERE WITHOUT EVEN AN UMBRELLA? I WAS WORRIED SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED... DOYOUNG... WOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN WAY TOO LATE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN AFTER FOUR HOURS? MY BAD... IT'S THOSE GUYS AGAIN, RIGHT? THEY STILL HAVEN'T LEARNED THEIR LESSON EVEN AFTER GETTING DISCIPLINED? I'LL TALK TO THE TEACHER. FORGET IT, FORGET IT. IT'S NOT THAT BAD. IF ANYTHING, IT'S NICE BECAUSE I GET A REASON TO MESS WITH THEM BACK. WHAT...? STOP THAT AND COME LIE DOWN OVER HERE, TOO. LET'S WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS BEFORE HEADING OUT. I REALLY LOVE THIS SONG. BEING WITH LEE JUYOUNG MADE ME ASHAMED OF MYSELF. PERHAPS BECAUSE FAILING TO WIN RECOGNITION FROM MY FAMILY REMAINED A DEEP DEFICIENCY, I ALWAYS STRIVED TO BE PERFECT. EVEN IF I COULDN'T BE THE ABSOLUTE BEST, I COULD CLAW MY WAY UP TO RIGHT BEFORE IT THROUGH SHEER EFFORT. IT WASN'T HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE OTHER PERSON WANTED FRO M ME. MATCHING MYSELF TO THOSE EXPECTATIONS WASN'T HARD, EITHER. IN FACT, IT EVEN BROUGHT ME JOY TO FEEL NEEDED. IF SO, HOW CAN I WIN THE HEART OF SOMEONE WHO WANTS NOTHING FROM ME? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Will We Stay Friends Forever? #17](/series/will-we-stay-friends-forever-1knhl2y6/chapter-17-mjtee3) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/will-we-stay-friends-forever-1knhl2y6 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.