# WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #26: Chapter 24 ## Series - title: A Lovely Meal - slug: a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Chapter - number: 26 - chapter_key: 26-p4r8d2 - title: Chapter 24 - release_date: 2026-10-21 ### 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. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### 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 ## 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. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 113 ### Content Ha... I don't want to. HYUNG. CHANGDEOK HYUNG. MM... ARE YOU WORN OUT FROM MOVING TODAY...? IF YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP, WASH UP AND GET INTO BED. NNGH... I LEFT A BLANKET ON YOUR BED! MM... JONGWU. YES? THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME STAY HERE. YOU WORKED HARD TODAY. SLEEP WELL. YOU TOO, HYUNG... IT'S ALREADY BEEN A WEEK... SINCE I MOVED INTO JONGWU'S PLACE. HONESTLY... ...IT'S A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE THAN I EXPECTED... I THOUGHT LIVING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOME... ...WOULD AT LEAST BE A LITTLE AWKWARD OR INCONVENIENT... BUT... IT'S NOT. JONGWU IS STILL TAKING TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL... SO HE STAYS HOME AND COOKS. WE SPLIT THE REST OF THE CHORES... MORE OR LESS LIKE WE DID WHEN WE LIVED TOGETHER BEFORE. COMING HOME FROM WORK, HAVING DINNER TOGETHER, TALKING ABOUT NOTHING IN PARTICULAR... AND EVENTUALLY FALLING ASLEEP HAS BECOME OUR DAILY ROUTINE. COME TO THINK OF IT... ...ISN'T THIS PRETTY MUCH... ...WHAT I ALWAYS IMAGINED NEWLYWED LIFE WOULD BE LIKE...? WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING?! GET A GRIP! ARE YOU SURE THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME PLAYING THIS GAME, HYUNG? YOU ALREADY BEAT IT? WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE HARD? IT WAS PRETTY EASY. HERE, YOUR TURN. AH... CHANGDEOK HYUNG. HAS ANYTHING MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE YOU'VE BEEN STAYING HERE? UNCOMFORTABLE? HMM... IF ANYTHING, THE PROBLEM IS THAT I'M TOO COMFORTABLE. HUH? NOW THAT I'VE LIVED SOMEWHERE THIS NICE... ...I FEEL LIKE MY STANDARDS HAVE GONE UP. I HAVE A FEELING APARTMENT HUNTING LATER IS GOING TO BE A PAIN... UM... IN THAT CASE... ...YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FOR A NEW PLACE. NEVERMIND YOU COULD JUST KEEP LIVING HERE. KEEP... LIVING HERE? THIS PLACE IS TOO BIG FOR ONE PERSON... ...SO I WAS PLANNING TO FIND A ROOMMATE. BUT LIVING WITH A TOTAL STRANGER WOULD BE A LITTLE AWKWARD... I THINK I'D FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF IT WERE YOU. CAN'T YOU JUST KEEP LIVING HERE? HAH... I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH HIM... UM... I'M NOT TRYING TO PRESSURE YOU, HYUNG. I JUST HOPED YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT IT... THEN... ...MAYBE I COULD STAY HERE FOR A YEAR, THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME YOU STAYED AT MY PLACE. I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE ME SOME BREATHING ROOM TOO. BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT. WOULD THAT BE ALRIGHT? OF COURSE! STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT! HERE'S TO ANOTHER YEAR TOGETHER! OH, WHAT SHOULD I MAKE FOR DINNER TOMORROW? IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO EAT? UH... ANYTHING'S FINE... OKAY! I'LL MAKE YOU SOMETHING YUMMY. THIS WAS THE RIGHT DECISION... RIGHT? MAN, IT'S ALREADY DECEMBER. TIME PASSES WAY TOO FAST. 갑스 KDT WORLD No.1 IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU MOVED INTO JONGWU'S PLACE. HOW'S IT BEEN? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? IT'S JUST LIKE BEFORE. BUT YOU'RE LOOKING EXTRA CHIPPER. IT'S HIS COOKING. YOU KNOW HOW GOOD HE IS. ANYWAY, IT'S PAST TIME TO CLOCK OFF. I'M HEADING OUT. ALRIGHT! GOOD WORK TODAY. OH, AND... Team Leader Nam Ta ...YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME IN UNTIL JANUARY 3RD. THAT'S A WHOLE MONTH. DID SOMETHING HAPPEN? NO, IT'S NOTHING MAJOR, THERE ARE JUST SOME INTERNAL THINGS WE NEED TO SORT OUT. YOU'LL STILL GET PAID, SO DON'T WORRY. WELL...THEN I HOPE THE REST OF THE YEAR GOES WELL FOR YOU. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. YEP! GOOD JOB THIS YEAR, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! I REMEMBER HIM SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT REORGANIZING THE ORGANIZATION'S TERRITORY... ...BUT HE NEVER TELLS ME WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON. HE KEEPS DODGING MY QUESTIONS. A MONTH OF PAID LEAVE IS NICE, BUT... Merry Christmas CHRISTMAS CAKE...? NO... FORGET IT. WHAT DO I EVEN NEED A CAKE FOR? I BOUGHT IT BEFORE I REALIZED IT... DOES JONGWU EVEN LIKE SWEETS? IF HE SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT ANY, I'LL JUST EAT IT MYSELF. JONGWU...? HE HASN'T LEFT THE HOUSE ONCE SINCE I MOVED IN. HE DIDN'T MESSAGE ME EITHER... 7:16 PM Jongwu, did you go out somewhere? HE PROBABLY JUST HAD AN ERRAND TO RUN. WHY DO I... ...FEEL SO UNEASY? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #26: Chapter 24](/series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1/chapter-26-p4r8d2) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.