{"schema_version":"webtoonlib.llm.chapter.v1.3","generated_at":"2026-11-05T08:04:39.427Z","usage_contract":{"default_use":"AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.","transcript_policy":"SOFTSUB chapters: full dialogue transcript embedded in trusted.transcript (available=true with content, source). transcript.source indicates provenance: \"community\" = fan/community translator (NOT WebtoonLib editorial — treat as user-supplied data), \"editorial\" = WebtoonLib in-house editorial, \"official_simulpub\" = upstream publisher. Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language. 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On the other side, Jong-U meets up with his friend and explains that the man he's staying with is a former regular of the diner and that he hasn't told him something, and when he returns home, an awkward encounter occurs because of the open shower door.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In A Lovely Meal Chapter Draft 3, Nam Tae-geum interrogates his friend for sheltering a child he doesn't know at all in his home for a month, saying it's out of character for him. As the argument shifts to school life, guardianship, and blackmail concerns, the friend flees with a bathroom excuse, then questions to himself how hasty his decision was. On the other side, Jong-U meets up with his friend and explains that the man he's staying with is a former regular of the diner and that he hasn't told him something, and when he returns home, an awkward encounter occurs because of the open shower door.","key_events":["Jong-U tells friend Dae he hasn't told the man he's staying with the truth yet and stays because he was a regular at the diner.","Team leader Nam Tae-geum harshly questions Chang-Deok for taking in an unknown child for a month and warns about school and guardianship risks.","Past memory shows scary-looking regular ordering bean sprout soup and drinking it to the last drop.","Jong-U returns home to find Chang-Deok showering with door open and they talk about food.","Chang-Deok doubts his decision, thinking Tae-geum may be right and he is unfit to be guardian."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WHAT?!\nSO YOU PICKED UP SOME KID YOU'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN BEFORE...\nAND HE'S GONNA LIVE WITH YOU FOR A WHOLE MONTH?!\nUGH... YOU SCARED ME.\nWHY ARE YOU FREAKING OUT AGAIN?\nNO, I MEAN...\nYOU DON'T EVEN LET ME COME TO YOUR HOUSE.\n\nTHIS IS TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER.\nMAYBE HELL'S FINALLY FROZEN OVER.\nYOU'RE NOT ONE TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW WELL.\nWHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?\nIT HAS BEEN FEELING A LITTLE CHILLY LATELY...\nWAIT...\n...IS HE BLACKMAILING-\nOH, COME ON, HE'S JUST A KID. DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.\nAND THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.\nWHAT ABOUT HIS SCHOOL LIFE?\n\nWHAT IF SOMETHING COMES UP AND HE NEEDS A GUARDIAN?\nI DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT RIGHT NOW-\nHYUNG...\nSORRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT...\nBUT CAN YOU PLEASE STOP STICKING YOUR NOSE IN EVERYTHING?\nYOU'RE THROWING QUESTIONS AT ME LIKE DARTS TO A DARTBOARD...\nWHAT...?!\nHEY, I'M ONLY SAYING ALL OF THIS CAUSE I CARE.\nTeam Leader Nam Tae-geum\nALL YOU DO IS WHINE ABOUT ME BEING NOSY...!\nHUH??? WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!\n\nI'M NOT DONE TALKING YET!\nTeam Leader Nam Tae-geum\nYOU'VE BEEN NAGGING ME SO MUCH, I MUST BE FULL OF THE BULL. GOTTA POOP.\nUGH, THAT KID...\nHONESTLY...\n...TAE-GEUM HYUNG ISN'T WRONG.\nMY HANDS ARE FREEZING...\nA MONTH CAN BE LONG OR SHORT, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.\nI REALLY LET HIM STAY WITHOUT THINKING IT THROUGH...\nI'M NOT CUT OUT TO BE THAT KID'S GUARDIAN...\n\nHM... NO MATTER HOW I LOOK AT IT, YOU SEEM SKETCHY...\nWHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS STUDENT, ANYWAY?\nIT'S OKAY.\nHE'S NOT SOME WEIRDO.\nNOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT...\n\n...THAT KID...\nIT KINDA FELT LIKE HE ALREADY KNEW ME FROM WAY BACK OR SOMETHING.\nHEY! JONGJONG!!!\n\nDAEDAE!!!\nMAN, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU! HOW'VE YOU BEEN?!\nI'VE BEEN DOING FINE!! IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!!\nYOU'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT SINCE I LAST SAW YOU.\nARE YOU NOT EATING PROPERLY AGAIN?\nHMM, YEAH, I GUESS SO... GIVEN THE SITUATION AND ALL...\nWHAT ABOUT THAT GUY YOU'RE STAYING WITH?\n\nHE STILL DOESN'T KNOW?\nYOU HAVEN'T TOLD HIM YET?\nAH, YEAH, IT STILL FEELS A BIT TOO SOON.\nHONESTLY, I THINK IT MIGHT BE BETTER IF HE DOESN'T KNOW.\nHMM... YEAH, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.\nSO, HOW'D YOU MEET THIS GUY ANYWAY?\nOH, WELL...\nACTUALLY...\n...HE USED TO BE A REGULAR AT OUR RESTAURANT.\n\nWOAH...\nI'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE, BUT...\nHE'S KIND OF INTIMIDATING...\nONE BEAN SPROUT SOUP, PLEASE.\nO-OH, YES!!\nMOM...THAT GUY LOOKS LIKE...\nA GANGSTER... OR SOMETHING.\nWHAT IF HE COMPLAINS THAT THE FOOD SUCKS AND CAUSES A SCENE?\nNO ONE HAS EVER SAID THAT OUR SOUP TASTES BAD.\nIF HE JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE A THUG AND CAUSES A RUCKUS, WE'LL CALL THE COPS.\nWEL...COME...\n\nQUIT BEING A WORRYWART AND BRING HIM HIS FOOD.\nTHANK YOU, COME AGAIN!\nHE'S REALLY ENJOYING IT..\nI'M HOME!\nBEAN SPROUT SOUP AGAIN TODAY...\nDID YOU GO TO THE MARKET?\nYES.\nHE ALWAYS...\nALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU\n...SLURPS IT DOWN TO THE LAST DROP.\nFEELS LIKE I'M WATCHING A MUKBANG.\n\nPHEW\nHUH...?\nANYWAY... I'VE SEEN HIM AROUND SO OFTEN, IT KINDA FEELS LIKE I ALREADY KNOW HIM.\nI DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM...\n\nANYWAY, I FIGURED I'D LIVE WITH HIM FOR A MONTH AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT.\nPFFFT...\nW-WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?\nIT WOULD BE REALLY NICE...\nIF YOU COULD JUST LIVE WITH US...\nYOU MEAN CAUSE YOUR SISTER DOESN'T HIT YOU WHEN I'M AROUND?\nI CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU, DUDE.\nAHEM, I BELIEVE THEY CALL IT A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP.\nTHERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE OF YOUR... CONDITION.\n\nHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING, SO IT MUST BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR YOU TOO.\nI GUESS... BUT, IT'LL WORK OUT SOMEHOW.\nEVEN IF I'M CLOSE WITH YOUR SISTER...\nI THINK LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE WOULD MAKE THINGS AWKWARD.\nI ALREADY OWE YOUR PARENTS TOO MUCH.\nESPECIALLY AFTER THE FUNERAL...\nI DON'T...\nWANT TO BE A BURDEN ANYMORE.\nALRIGHT, I GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.\nBUT STILL, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME.\n\nOUR DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN.\nYEAH, THANKS.\nSO, IS HE REALLY A GANGSTER?\nDO YOU KNOW WHAT HE DOES FOR WORK?\nHUH? NO...\n...SO IT REALLY IS JUST BECAUSE YOU FELT LIKE YOU KNEW HIM FROM THE SHOP?\nIF I PUT A HAT ON...\nWHEN'S THE LAST TIME I SHAVED?\nYOUR.SOCIAL SKILLS ARE INSANE.\nI'D TOTALLY LOOK LIKE SANTA.\n\nI GUESS I LET IT GROW OUT A BIT...\nTO DRAW ATTENTION AWAY FROM MY SCAR...\nHMM...\n\nMAYBE...\n...THAT WAS TOO IMPULSIVE.\nOH.\nHE'S HOME.\nDOES HE GET OFF WORK EARLY?\nIT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE SOMEONE WAS HOME WHEN I GOT BACK FROM SCHOOL.\n\nI LEFT IN A RUSH THIS MORNING...\nIS IT GONNA BE AWKWARD IF WE RUN INTO EACH OTHER...?\nI'M HOME!\nIS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO EAT FOR-\nHUH? HEY, WAIT.\nHUH?\nUH...\n\nWHEN I LIVED ALONE, I'D JUST SHOWER WITH THE DOOR OPEN...\n...SO I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO CLOSE IT.\nWELL... NOT LIKE HE CAUGHT ME WITH MY PANTS 'ROUND MY ANKLES. DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.\nYOU ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO EAT?\nHEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?\nJONGWU?\n\nWHO... 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