# WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #3 ## Series - title: A Lovely Meal - slug: a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Chapter - number: 3 - chapter_key: 3-yxeihz - release_date: 2026-10-19 ### 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. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### 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. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser 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. ### Spoiler 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. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 140 ### Content WHAT?! SO YOU PICKED UP SOME KID YOU'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN BEFORE... AND HE'S GONNA LIVE WITH YOU FOR A WHOLE MONTH?! UGH... YOU SCARED ME. WHY ARE YOU FREAKING OUT AGAIN? NO, I MEAN... YOU DON'T EVEN LET ME COME TO YOUR HOUSE. THIS IS TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER. MAYBE HELL'S FINALLY FROZEN OVER. YOU'RE NOT ONE TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW WELL. WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? IT HAS BEEN FEELING A LITTLE CHILLY LATELY... WAIT... ...IS HE BLACKMAILING- OH, COME ON, HE'S JUST A KID. DON'T BE RIDICULOUS. AND THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM. WHAT ABOUT HIS SCHOOL LIFE? WHAT IF SOMETHING COMES UP AND HE NEEDS A GUARDIAN? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT RIGHT NOW- HYUNG... SORRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT... BUT CAN YOU PLEASE STOP STICKING YOUR NOSE IN EVERYTHING? YOU'RE THROWING QUESTIONS AT ME LIKE DARTS TO A DARTBOARD... WHAT...?! HEY, I'M ONLY SAYING ALL OF THIS CAUSE I CARE. Team Leader Nam Tae-geum ALL YOU DO IS WHINE ABOUT ME BEING NOSY...! HUH??? WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! I'M NOT DONE TALKING YET! Team Leader Nam Tae-geum YOU'VE BEEN NAGGING ME SO MUCH, I MUST BE FULL OF THE BULL. GOTTA POOP. UGH, THAT KID... HONESTLY... ...TAE-GEUM HYUNG ISN'T WRONG. MY HANDS ARE FREEZING... A MONTH CAN BE LONG OR SHORT, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. I REALLY LET HIM STAY WITHOUT THINKING IT THROUGH... I'M NOT CUT OUT TO BE THAT KID'S GUARDIAN... HM... NO MATTER HOW I LOOK AT IT, YOU SEEM SKETCHY... WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS STUDENT, ANYWAY? IT'S OKAY. HE'S NOT SOME WEIRDO. NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT... ...THAT KID... IT KINDA FELT LIKE HE ALREADY KNEW ME FROM WAY BACK OR SOMETHING. HEY! JONGJONG!!! DAEDAE!!! MAN, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU! HOW'VE YOU BEEN?! I'VE BEEN DOING FINE!! IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!! YOU'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT SINCE I LAST SAW YOU. ARE YOU NOT EATING PROPERLY AGAIN? HMM, YEAH, I GUESS SO... GIVEN THE SITUATION AND ALL... WHAT ABOUT THAT GUY YOU'RE STAYING WITH? HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW? YOU HAVEN'T TOLD HIM YET? AH, YEAH, IT STILL FEELS A BIT TOO SOON. HONESTLY, I THINK IT MIGHT BE BETTER IF HE DOESN'T KNOW. HMM... YEAH, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. SO, HOW'D YOU MEET THIS GUY ANYWAY? OH, WELL... ACTUALLY... ...HE USED TO BE A REGULAR AT OUR RESTAURANT. WOAH... I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE, BUT... HE'S KIND OF INTIMIDATING... ONE BEAN SPROUT SOUP, PLEASE. O-OH, YES!! MOM...THAT GUY LOOKS LIKE... A GANGSTER... OR SOMETHING. WHAT IF HE COMPLAINS THAT THE FOOD SUCKS AND CAUSES A SCENE? NO ONE HAS EVER SAID THAT OUR SOUP TASTES BAD. IF HE JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE A THUG AND CAUSES A RUCKUS, WE'LL CALL THE COPS. WEL...COME... QUIT BEING A WORRYWART AND BRING HIM HIS FOOD. THANK YOU, COME AGAIN! HE'S REALLY ENJOYING IT.. I'M HOME! BEAN SPROUT SOUP AGAIN TODAY... DID YOU GO TO THE MARKET? YES. HE ALWAYS... ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU ...SLURPS IT DOWN TO THE LAST DROP. FEELS LIKE I'M WATCHING A MUKBANG. PHEW HUH...? ANYWAY... I'VE SEEN HIM AROUND SO OFTEN, IT KINDA FEELS LIKE I ALREADY KNOW HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM... ANYWAY, I FIGURED I'D LIVE WITH HIM FOR A MONTH AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. PFFFT... W-WHAT? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE... IF YOU COULD JUST LIVE WITH US... YOU MEAN CAUSE YOUR SISTER DOESN'T HIT YOU WHEN I'M AROUND? I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU, DUDE. AHEM, I BELIEVE THEY CALL IT A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE OF YOUR... CONDITION. HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING, SO IT MUST BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR YOU TOO. I GUESS... BUT, IT'LL WORK OUT SOMEHOW. EVEN IF I'M CLOSE WITH YOUR SISTER... I THINK LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE WOULD MAKE THINGS AWKWARD. I ALREADY OWE YOUR PARENTS TOO MUCH. ESPECIALLY AFTER THE FUNERAL... I DON'T... WANT TO BE A BURDEN ANYMORE. ALRIGHT, I GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. BUT STILL, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME. OUR DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. YEAH, THANKS. SO, IS HE REALLY A GANGSTER? DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE DOES FOR WORK? HUH? NO... ...SO IT REALLY IS JUST BECAUSE YOU FELT LIKE YOU KNEW HIM FROM THE SHOP? IF I PUT A HAT ON... WHEN'S THE LAST TIME I SHAVED? YOUR.SOCIAL SKILLS ARE INSANE. I'D TOTALLY LOOK LIKE SANTA. I GUESS I LET IT GROW OUT A BIT... TO DRAW ATTENTION AWAY FROM MY SCAR... HMM... MAYBE... ...THAT WAS TOO IMPULSIVE. OH. HE'S HOME. DOES HE GET OFF WORK EARLY? IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE SOMEONE WAS HOME WHEN I GOT BACK FROM SCHOOL. I LEFT IN A RUSH THIS MORNING... IS IT GONNA BE AWKWARD IF WE RUN INTO EACH OTHER...? I'M HOME! IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO EAT FOR- HUH? HEY, WAIT. HUH? UH... WHEN I LIVED ALONE, I'D JUST SHOWER WITH THE DOOR OPEN... ...SO I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO CLOSE IT. WELL... NOT LIKE HE CAUGHT ME WITH MY PANTS 'ROUND MY ANKLES. DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. YOU ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO EAT? HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JONGWU? WHO... IS THAT? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #3](/series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1/chapter-3-yxeihz) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.