# WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #24: Chapter 23 ## Series - title: A Lovely Meal - slug: a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Chapter - number: 24 - chapter_key: 24-cpesm5 - title: Chapter 23 - release_date: 2026-10-20 ### Summary Chapter 25 of A Lovely Meal follows Changdeok Hyung's move after his house is demolished, and Jongwu driving him to his new home. Changdeok is surprised that Jongwu got his driver's license and owns a car and a house, and is shaken when he learns the truth about the inheritance. Jongwu admits he didn't need a place to stay in the past, the old contract resurfaces, and the two decide to split the housework. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Changdeok is forced to move out due to demolition and moves his few belongings to Jong-U's house by car - Old contract falls out from books; Jong-U realizes it was kept and Changdeok reassures him he sorted feelings after military - Jong-U reveals his parents died, restaurant closed, inheritance managed by friend's family, and he bought house and car - The two eat black bean noodles together and agree to split housework and pay rent - Jong-U confesses he had already closed restaurant when they met and stayed with Changdeok to not lose him ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Chapter 25 of A Lovely Meal follows Changdeok Hyung's move after his house is demolished, and Jongwu driving him to his new home. ### Spoiler summary Chapter 25 of A Lovely Meal follows Changdeok Hyung's move after his house is demolished, and Jongwu driving him to his new home. Changdeok is surprised that Jongwu got his driver's license and owns a car and a house, and is shaken when he learns the truth about the inheritance. Jongwu admits he didn't need a place to stay in the past, the old contract resurfaces, and the two decide to split the housework. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 162 ### Content IS THIS REALLY ALL YOUR STUFF? IT'S NOT MUCH. DID YOU THROW A LOT AWAY? MOST OF THE APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE CAME WITH THE PLACE, SO I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE MUCH. I SEE... THAT'S A RELIEF, THEN. AT LEAST IT MEANS WE CAN MOVE EVERYTHING IN ONE TRIP. WELL... YEAH. UM... HEY... HYUNG... WHY HAVE YOU BEEN STARING AT ME LIKE THAT...? IT'S STARTING TO MAKE ME SELF-CONSCIOUS... YOU...GOT YOUR LICENSE? OH, A FRIEND ASKED IF I WANTED TO DO IT WITH HIM AFTER THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM... SO I JUST WENT AHEAD AND GOT IT. WHAT ABOUT THIS CAR? DID YOU BORROW IT FROM SOMEONE? NO, A FRIEND'S DAD SAID HE'D GIVE ME A USED ONE FOR CHEAP, SO...I BOUGHT IT. IT FEELS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY THIS KID WAS RUNNING AROUND IN HIS SCHOOL UNIFORM. ANYWAY, ARE YOU OKAY, CHANGDEOK HYUNG? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU HAD TO LEAVE YOUR PLACE ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU'D LIVED THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE? I ONLY STAYED WITH YOU FOR ABOUT A YEAR... BUT HEARING THAT THEY'RE TEARING THE WHOLE PLACE DOWN... IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE AN APARTMENT FULL OF MEMORIES IS DISAPPEARING. DOES IT...? BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE SAD ABOUT, IS THERE? ALL THE MEMORIES WE MADE IN THAT HOUSE... ARE STILL WITH US. JUST BECAUSE THE APARTMENT IS GONE DOESN'T MEAN THOSE MEMORIES DISAPPEAR... I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLACE. OH, BUT IT'S GOOD I HAVE A PLACE TO STAY RIGHT AWAY. YOU KNOW... YOU CAN BE A LITTLE ROMANTIC SOMETIMES. 24ELEVEN WHATEVER, I'M JUST STATING A FACT. ANYWAY... ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE GOING THE RIGHT WAY? I KNOW I'M BAD WITH DIRECTIONS... BUT I CAN AT LEAST FIND MY OWN PLACE. YOU SERIOUSLY LIVE HERE? I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT PLACE. DON'T WORRY, HYUNG. THERE ISN'T MUCH, SO IF WE SPLIT IT UP... WE SHOULD BE DONE IN A COUPLE OF TRIPS! RIGHT... SO... YES? CARE TO EXPLAIN? EXPLAIN WHAT...? OH! JUST MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME. I'LL HANDLE THE HOUSEWORK LIKE I DID BEFORE. HUH? I'M THE ONE IMPOSING. WHY WOULD YOU... NO, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THE CAR AND THIS APARTMENT? DID YOU WIN THE LOTTERY OR SOMETHING? OH, THAT? HMM... WHEN MY PARENTS PASSED AWAY... THERE WAS A LOT TO TAKE CARE OF, LIKE CLOSING THE RESTAURANT AND SORTING OUT MY INHERITANCE. MY FRIEND'S PARENTS, WHO ARE BASICALLY LIKE FAMILY TO ME, HELPED ME WITH ALL OF IT. I WAS STILL A STUDENT AND DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW THE WORLD WORKED... SO THEY MANAGED MY INHERITANCE FOR ME. ONCE I BECAME AN ADULT, THEY HANDED IT ALL OVER AND I BOUGHT THIS PLACE. I JUST... WANTED A PLACE OF MY OWN. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS... ...YOU STRUCK IT RICH IN YOUR EARLY TWENTIES? THANKS TO THEM, EVERYTHING GOT WRAPPED UP PRETTY QUICKLY. ON TOP OF THAT... YOU DIDN'T ACTUALLY NEED MY HELP... ...WHEN YOU ASKED TO STAY AT MY PLACE BACK THEN. IS THAT RIGHT? UH... WELL... I MEAN... PCMM LET'S EAT FIRST. WE CAN TALK LATER. THANKS FOR THE MEAL... SURE. EAT UP. HEY... CHANGDEOK HYUNG... MM? YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST RAN INTO EACH OTHER IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT? I HAD ALREADY CLOSED IT DOWN AND PUT IT UP FOR SALE. THE MOMENT I SAW YOU... ...IT HIT ME THAT I MIGHT NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME OR AGE... ...BUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE RESTAURANT THAT I BECAME INTERESTED IN YOU. WHEN I REALIZED EVEN THAT SMALL CONNECTION WAS ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR... ...I PANICKED. SO I JUST SAID WHATEVER CAME TO MIND TO HOLD ON TO YOU. I'M ONLY ADMITTING THIS NOW... BUT THE TRUTH IS, I COULD HAVE STAYED AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE. I GUESS I PUSHED MY LUCK BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD SOMEWHERE ELSE TO FALL BACK ON. I FIGURED I'D TRY STAYING WITH YOU FOR A DAY OR SO, AND IF IT DIDN'T WORK OUT, I'D JUST LEAVE... BUT NOTHING I TOLD YOU WAS A LIE. I MEAN THAT. 8:88 COOKER I JUST DIDN'T TELL YOU THE WHOLE STORY. I SEE... I GET WHAT YOU ARE SAYING... ...BUT I THINK YOU'RE MISUNDERSTANDING SOMETHING. I'M NOT MAD. I JUST ASKED BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS. YOU DON'T NEED TO OVEREXPLAIN YOURSELF. R-REALLY...? YEAH, SO STOP AND EAT, WILL YOU? YOUR NOODLES ARE GETTING SOGGY. THAT'S A RELIEF... I THOUGHT YOU WERE REALLY MAD AT ME. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO... I WAS JUST CONFUSED WHEN YOU SUDDENLY STOPPED EATING... AND LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE ABOUT TO CRY. AH, HAHA, SORRY. LET'S EAT. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAD BLACK BEAN NOODLES. THEY'RE GOOD. OH, RIGHT. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ME STAYING HERE EARLIER. OH, YEAH. WHAT'S UP? DON'T TRY TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE HOUSEWORK BY YOURSELF. LIKE I SAID, I'M THE ONE IMPOSING ON YOU RIGHT NOW. WE'LL SPLIT THE CHORES, AND I'LL PAY RENT WHILE I LOOK FOR A PLACE. HMM, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO... AH. OOPS. I DROPPED A BOOK. I'M S- A BOOK? OH, I BROUGHT IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ IT. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT. HYUNG... WHAT NOW? THE CONTRACT... YOU STILL HAVE IT. OH, THAT...? THAT'S WHERE IT WAS? I MUST HAVE PUT IT IN THERE AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT. GOOD TIMING. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT IT ANYWAY... UH... WAIT... WHY... ARE YOU...? CHANGDEOK HYUNG. DON'T WORRY. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I MOVED OUT OF YOUR PLACE. I EVEN FINISHED MY MILITARY SERVICE. I'VE SORTED OUT MY FEELINGS. I'M NOT GOING TO PUSH MYSELF ON YOU LIKE I DID BACK THEN... OR PUT YOU IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION. SO... I WANT YOU TO THINK OF THIS PLACE AS YOUR HOME... ...AND MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE. WELL... ...IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT... ANYWAY, WE'RE STILL SPLITTING THE HOUSEWORK. I WON'T BE ABLE TO RELAX OTHERWISE. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. THEN LET'S DIVIDE THE CHORES UP. I WOULD HONESTLY BE FINE DOING IT ALL MYSELF... IT WASN'T HARD BEFORE. IF ANYTHING, I ENJOYED IT. I SHOULD PROBABLY HANDLE THE COOKING... AND YOU CAN SEPARATE THE TRASH. HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS DON'T MATCH AT ALL... BUT IF THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS, THEN FINE... I'M ONLY STAYING HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO I'M SURE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #24: Chapter 23](/series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1/chapter-24-cpesm5) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.