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Chapter 22 opens with Lee Juyeong being picked up late at night from work as her coworkers tease her about her boyfriend. The real turning point comes when Lee Doyeong tells her he doesn't want an ordinary love, but Juyeong recalls past criticism, insists she is comfortable being alone, and says she only wants to stay friends.","key_events":["Late at night a man picks up a woman from work while coworkers tease her about a boyfriend","Man confesses to his friend that he confessed his feelings and wants marriage without romance","Man decides to stop running away and try his best despite uncertainty","Woman firmly rejects dating, says she is comfortable alone and wants to stay friends","Man considers strategy team offer and email from older brother in Germany"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"LEE JUYEONG!\nWHAT...?\nIT'S LATE AND DANGEROUS, SO I CAME TO PICK YOU UP.\nOH...\nJUYEONG, YOU HAD A BOYFRIEND?\n\nAND YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T INTERESTED IN ROMANCE...\nAH, OF COURSE IN FRONT OF THE WRITER...\nIT'S NOT LIKE THAT.\nIT SO IS~\nHAVE FUN ON YOUR DATE~\nIT'S NOT LIKE TH... HA...\nSHALL WE GO?\n\nDINNER?\nDID A GHOST OBSESSED WITH FOOD POSSESS YOU OR SOMETHING?\nWHY ARE YOU ALWAYS HARPING ON ABOUT FOOD?\nSOMEONE HAS TO MAKE SURE YOU EAT PROPERLY.\nYOU DIDN'T JUST REPLACE A MEAL WITH COFFEE AGAIN, DID YOU?\nBULLSEYE.\nTHERE'S A PLACE NEARBY YOU'LL LIKE, LET'S GO.\n\nJUYEONG.\nDON'T OVERTHINK IT.\nIT'S NOT LIKE I'M ASKING YOU TO HAVE SOME ORDINARY ROMANCE.\nI WON’T PRESSURE YOU OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.\nDON’T WORRY.\n\nTHAT’S WHAT’S PRESSURING ME...\nJUYEONG IS A BIT STRANGE.\nYOU REALLY ONLY CARE ABOUT YOURSELF.\nYOU'RE SO SELFISH.\nSTOP BEING SO STUBBORN.\nWHY ARE YOU SO OBLIVIOUS?\nCAN'T YOU JUST MATCH THE MOOD A LITTLE?\nDO YOU REALLY HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT?\nAS A GIRL, YOU LACK A COMPLIANT CHARM.\nYOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO ENDURE THINGS SOMETIMES.\n\nWITH THAT ATTITUDE, WHO'S GOING TO LIKE YOU?\nLEE DOYEONG.\nYOU, FOLLOW ME HERE.\n\nLEE DOYEONG, LISTEN WELL.\nI WON'T SAY IT TWICE.\nI HAVE NO INTENTION OF DATING YOU.\n\nNO, EVEN IF IT'S NOT YOU,\nI HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING THAT WITH ANYONE.\nI'M JUST COMFORTABLE BEING ALONE.\nI REALLY DON'T ASK FOR MUCH.\nJUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT...\nWE CAN BE TOGETHER...\nBECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS...\n\nNO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU EXPECT NOTHING\nAND SAY THINGS ARE FINE AS THEY ARE,\nIN THE END, A FRIENDSHIP AND A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP CAN’T BE THE SAME, RIGHT?\nSINCE YOU’RE HUMAN TOO, YOU’LL DEVELOP DESIRES,\nAND I’LL FEEL PRESSURE.\nYOU WON’T EVEN BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT TO ME,\nAND EVENTUALLY YOU’LL GET TIRED OF TRYING TO MATCH MY PACE...\n\nAND I, IN MY OWN WAY, WILL WORRY ABOUT YOU\nTO THE POINT WHERE MOMENTS WILL COME WHEN I WANT TO THROW EVERYTHING AWAY...\nI KNOW MYSELF WELL.\nTHAT'S WHY I'M SAYING THIS.\n...I\n\nDON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU...\nIF THINGS ARE FINE JUST LIKE THIS,\nCAN'T OUR RELATIONSHIP JUST STAY LIKE THIS TOO?\n\nCAN'T WE JUST...\nREMAIN FRIENDS?\nJuyeong. Are you home now? Did you get back safely? Pick up the phone. Juyeong. I'm worried, so at least check your messages.\n\nLEE JUYEONG...!\n\nDON'T FOLLOW ME.\n\nOKEY-DOKEY, I'LL GO ORDER.\nI READ THE EMAIL.\nSORRY FOR NOT REPLYING RIGHT AWAY, THINGS WERE CHAOTIC.\nIT'S NOT LIKE I CAN JUST PACK UP AND LEAVE HERE IMMEDIATELY.\nI HAVEN'T EVEN DECIDED TO DO THAT YET.\nI NEED TIME TO THINK...\n\nWHO IS IT? HYUNG? THE ONE IN GERMANY WITH YOUR DAD?\nYEAH...\nFOR LONG?\nYEAH. SEEMS LIKE HE'S CLASHING WITH HEADQUARTERS WHILE EXPANDING THE BUSINESS.\nTELLING ME TO JOIN THE STRATEGY TEAM.\n\nTHEY JUST NEED ONE MORE PERSON TO BACK UP THEIR BUSINESS, I GUESS.\nSEEING HIM DO THIS WHILE ACTING LIKE HE HATES HIS FAMILY,\nHE MUST CARE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT?\n\n...I CONFESSED TO LEE JUYEONG.\nWHAT?! YOU DID...?!\nOH DEAR, I'M SORRY;;\nSORRY;;\nMY, MY... YOU'RE ALL GROWN UP, LEE DOYEONG.\nDAD IS PROUD OF YOU...\nWANT TO GET HIT ONCE?\n\nYOU ALWAYS SEEMED TO LIVE AIMLESSLY,\nWHAT BROUGHT THIS ON ALL OF A SUDDEN?\nIT'S PARTLY YOUR FAULT.\nWHY ON EARTH DID YOU GIFT SOMETHING LIKE A RING...\nAND MAKE JOKES ABOUT GETTING MARRIED...\nBUT THAT WASN'T A JOKE.\nEVEN NOW, I WANT LEE JUYEONG TO MARRY ME.\nWHAT...?\n\nTHAT DOESN'T MEAN I THINK OF LEE JUYEONG IN THAT KIND OF WAY,\nI JUST THINK WE CAN BE TOGETHER\nEVEN IF IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP.\nEVEN WITH- OUT ROMANTIC FEELINGS,\nCAN'T THERE BE SOMEONE YOU GET ALONG WITH, FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, AND ENJOY BEING WITH,\nSO YOU WANT TO KEEP STAYING TOGETHER?\n\nHOW IS IT? SINCE I SAID I DON’T LIKE LEE JUYEONG,\nDO YOU FEEL A BIT MORE AT EASE?\nNOT REALLY? LEE JUYEONG IS A REALLY FUNNY KID.\n...SO\nI’M GOING TO MAKE UP MY MIND NOW TOO.\n\nI’VE TRIED AVOIDING IT EVERY WHICH WAY UNTIL I’M SICK OF IT.\nSO I'M GOING TO TRY AS FAR AS I POSSIBLY CAN.\nAND IF IT DOESN'T WORK, ARE YOU GOING TO RUN AWAY TO GERMANY?\nTHEY SAY OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, AFTER ALL...\nA RELATIONSHIP ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN HANDLE ALL ON MY OWN...\nUNCOOL, RIGHT? SETTING UP A SPARE\nAND ACTING LIKE THIS...\n\nMAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF BEING \"COOL\" IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS IS WHAT'S UNCOOL.\nSO? WHY DID YOU CALL ME OUT?\nOH, RIGHT.\n\nWHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?\nDIDN'T YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO YOUR DAD'S GRAVE FOR MEMORIAL SERVICES?\nLEE DOYEONG'S SUBSTITUTE~","bubble_count":120,"pages_count":24,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Will We Stay Friends Forever?","spoiler_summary":"Will We Stay Friends Forever? Chapter 22 opens with Lee Juyeong being picked up late at night from work as her coworkers tease her about her boyfriend. 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