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When Jongwu asks him to stay on as a roommate, Changdeok agrees to stay for a year, but he becomes uneasy when he returns home in December and cannot find Jongwu.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"A Lovely Meal Chapter 24 tells the story of Changdeok and Jongwu deciding to keep living together in the first week after Changdeok moves into Jongwu's house. The night, which begins with moving exhaustion, feels like newlywed life thanks to the cozy home setup, shared meals, and game chats. When Jongwu asks him to stay on as a roommate, Changdeok agrees to stay for a year, but he becomes uneasy when he returns home in December and cannot find Jongwu.","key_events":["A week has passed since Changdeok moved into Jongwu's house and he has grown comfortable living there","Changdeok returns home to find Jongwu missing and feels uneasy after no reply to his text","Changdeok is given a month of paid leave and told not to come to work until January 3rd","Jongwu offers Changdeok to keep living together and Changdeok agrees to stay for a year","Changdeok compares their dinner and chatting routine to a newlywed life fantasy and feels embarrassed","Changdeok unconsciously buys a Christmas cake on his way home"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"Ha... I don't want to.\nHYUNG.\nCHANGDEOK HYUNG.\nMM...\nARE YOU WORN OUT FROM MOVING TODAY...?\nIF YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP, WASH UP AND GET INTO BED.\nNNGH...\nI LEFT A BLANKET ON YOUR BED!\n\nMM...\nJONGWU.\nYES?\n\nTHANK YOU FOR LETTING ME STAY HERE.\nYOU WORKED HARD TODAY. SLEEP WELL.\nYOU TOO, HYUNG...\n\nIT'S ALREADY BEEN A WEEK...\nSINCE I MOVED INTO JONGWU'S PLACE.\n\nHONESTLY...\n...IT'S A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE THAN I EXPECTED...\nI THOUGHT LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOME...\n...WOULD AT LEAST BE A LITTLE AWKWARD OR INCONVENIENT...\nBUT... IT'S NOT.\n\nJONGWU IS STILL TAKING TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL...\nSO HE STAYS HOME AND COOKS.\nWE SPLIT THE REST OF THE CHORES...\nMORE OR LESS LIKE WE DID WHEN WE LIVED TOGETHER BEFORE.\nCOMING HOME FROM WORK, HAVING DINNER TOGETHER, TALKING ABOUT NOTHING IN PARTICULAR...\nAND EVENTUALLY FALLING ASLEEP HAS BECOME OUR DAILY ROUTINE.\n\nCOME TO THINK OF IT...\n...ISN'T THIS PRETTY MUCH...\n...WHAT I ALWAYS IMAGINED NEWLYWED LIFE WOULD BE LIKE...?\nWHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING?! GET A GRIP!\nARE YOU SURE THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME PLAYING THIS GAME, HYUNG?\n\nYOU ALREADY BEAT IT?\nWAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE HARD?\nIT WAS PRETTY EASY.\nHERE, YOUR TURN.\nAH...\nCHANGDEOK HYUNG.\nHAS ANYTHING MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE YOU'VE BEEN STAYING HERE?\nUNCOMFORTABLE?\nHMM...\n\nIF ANYTHING, THE PROBLEM IS THAT I'M TOO COMFORTABLE.\nHUH?\nNOW THAT I'VE LIVED SOMEWHERE THIS NICE...\n...I FEEL LIKE MY STANDARDS HAVE GONE UP.\nI HAVE A FEELING APARTMENT HUNTING LATER IS GOING TO BE A PAIN...\nUM... IN THAT CASE...\n...YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FOR A NEW PLACE.\nNEVERMIND\nYOU COULD JUST KEEP LIVING HERE.\n\nKEEP...\nLIVING HERE?\nTHIS PLACE IS TOO BIG FOR ONE PERSON...\n...SO I WAS PLANNING TO FIND A ROOMMATE.\nBUT LIVING WITH A TOTAL STRANGER WOULD BE A LITTLE AWKWARD...\nI THINK I'D FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF IT WERE YOU.\n\nCAN'T YOU JUST KEEP LIVING HERE?\nHAH...\nI CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH HIM...\n\nUM...\nI'M NOT TRYING TO PRESSURE YOU, HYUNG.\nI JUST HOPED YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT IT...\nTHEN...\n...MAYBE I COULD STAY HERE FOR A YEAR, THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME YOU STAYED AT MY PLACE.\nI THINK THAT WOULD GIVE ME SOME BREATHING ROOM TOO.\nBUT ONLY IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT.\nWOULD THAT BE ALRIGHT?\n\nOF COURSE! STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT!\nHERE'S TO ANOTHER YEAR TOGETHER!\nOH, WHAT SHOULD I MAKE FOR DINNER TOMORROW? IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO EAT?\nUH... ANYTHING'S FINE...\nOKAY! I'LL MAKE YOU SOMETHING YUMMY.\nTHIS WAS THE RIGHT DECISION... RIGHT?\n\nMAN, IT'S ALREADY DECEMBER.\nTIME PASSES WAY TOO FAST.\n갑스 KDT WORLD No.1\nIT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU MOVED INTO JONGWU'S PLACE.\nHOW'S IT BEEN?\nWHAT DO YOU MEAN?\nIT'S JUST LIKE BEFORE.\nBUT YOU'RE LOOKING EXTRA CHIPPER.\nIT'S HIS COOKING. YOU KNOW HOW GOOD HE IS.\nANYWAY, IT'S PAST TIME TO CLOCK OFF.\n\nI'M HEADING OUT.\nALRIGHT! GOOD WORK TODAY.\nOH, AND...\nTeam Leader Nam Ta\n...YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME IN UNTIL JANUARY 3RD.\nTHAT'S A WHOLE MONTH.\nDID SOMETHING HAPPEN?\nNO, IT'S NOTHING MAJOR, THERE ARE JUST SOME INTERNAL THINGS WE NEED TO SORT OUT.\nYOU'LL STILL GET PAID, SO DON'T WORRY.\nWELL...THEN I HOPE THE REST OF THE YEAR GOES WELL FOR YOU.\nSEE YOU NEXT YEAR.\n\nYEP! GOOD JOB THIS YEAR, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!\nI REMEMBER HIM SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT REORGANIZING THE ORGANIZATION'S TERRITORY...\n...BUT HE NEVER TELLS ME WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON.\nHE KEEPS DODGING MY QUESTIONS.\nA MONTH OF PAID LEAVE IS NICE, BUT...\nMerry Christmas\n\nCHRISTMAS CAKE...?\nNO... FORGET IT.\nWHAT DO I EVEN NEED A CAKE FOR?\n\nI BOUGHT IT BEFORE I REALIZED IT...\nDOES JONGWU EVEN LIKE SWEETS?\nIF HE SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT ANY, I'LL JUST EAT IT MYSELF.\n\nJONGWU...?\nHE HASN'T LEFT THE HOUSE ONCE SINCE I MOVED IN.\n\nHE DIDN'T MESSAGE ME EITHER...\n\n7:16 PM Jongwu, did you go out somewhere?\n\nHE PROBABLY JUST HAD AN ERRAND TO RUN.\nWHY DO I...\n...FEEL SO UNEASY?","bubble_count":113,"pages_count":22,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"A Lovely Meal Chapter 24 tells the story of Changdeok and Jongwu deciding to keep living together in the first week after Changdeok moves into Jongwu's house.","spoiler_summary":"A Lovely Meal Chapter 24 tells the story of Changdeok and Jongwu deciding to keep living together in the first week after Changdeok moves into Jongwu's house. The night, which begins with moving exhaustion, feels like newlywed life thanks to the cozy home setup, shared meals, and game chats. When Jongwu asks him to stay on as a roommate, Changdeok agrees to stay for a year, but he becomes uneasy when he returns home in December and cannot find Jongwu."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1/chapter-26-p4r8d2","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #26: Chapter 24","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-05T08:04:28.778Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1"}}