Will We Stay Friends Forever? — Chapter 20

Will We Stay Friends Forever? Chapter 20 opens on a tense night between Lee Doyeong and Juyeong when she insists on having sex despite his clear hesitation. He says he is not in the mood, asks if she is sick, and worries that he has not washed up and is all sweaty, while she dismisses his concerns with let's do it and if not now, then never. His repeated checking and apologies underscore his hesitation and the emotional distance between them. Her pushiness quickly turns inward as she reflects on Doyeong's personality during their encounter. Will We Stay Friends Forever? Chapter 20 frames him as always the same even after doing it countless times, cautious and embarrassed all over again, apologetic over small things. Juyeong connects this to how others see him as proper, sincere, polite and serious, then reframes it as meticulous, sensitive, and overly conscious of other people's gazes. She accuses herself of selfishness for knowing everything while pretending to know nothing, and for keeping him by her side because he puts up with it. Afterward she tries to close the arrangement logically, saying the project planning is pretty much done and they have had more than enough sex, so they should end this kind of thing today. Doyeong agrees with fine, let's stop, but immediately changes the meaning of stopping. Will We Stay Friends Forever? Chapter 20 ends on his direct shift from casual physical involvement to commitment when he asks her to stop being stuck in the middle and date him.