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An age and shaving argument that starts in the bathroom turns into closeness over a bean sprout ramen dinner, a conversation about the scar on his eye, and a cuddling-while-sleeping scene, before ending on a suspicious note with the dark, silent bathroom with the lights off upon returning home.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"A Lovely Meal Chapter 4 tells the story of the tension between Jong-U and the landlord who looks younger after shaving. An age and shaving argument that starts in the bathroom turns into closeness over a bean sprout ramen dinner, a conversation about the scar on his eye, and a cuddling-while-sleeping scene, before ending on a suspicious note with the dark, silent bathroom with the lights off upon returning home.","key_events":["Guest rubs arm from joint pain, calls it growing pains, landlord feels guilty for exploiting him","Guest enters bathroom while landlord is washing and comments he looks young after shaving","Landlord realizes guest never ate in front of him and finds him silent in dark bathroom","Morning talk reveals guest is high school senior and landlord is twenty-five years old","Guest suggests cuddling to stay warm in cold mornings and they sleep together","Landlord explains eye scar came from box cutter cut by wrong crowd in high school","Guest makes bean sprout ramen only for landlord, claiming he ate snacks and is full","Landlord reminds guest of deal to cook dinner for lodging and sends him to kitchen"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"ALL THIS TIME...\nI JUST ASSUMED...\nWHAT...WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?\nWAIT, WHY ARE YOU COMING IN?\nCAN'T YOU SEE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF WASHING UP?\nWOW, SIR...\n\n...YOU LOOK...\n...A LOT YOUNGER THAN I THOUGHT!\nYOU...\nHOW OLD DID YOU THINK I WAS?\nCAN I... BE HONEST WITH YOU?\n\nNO, FORGET IT. DON'T SAY ANYTHING.\nSIR-\nER, HYUNG, HOW OLD ARE YOU EXACTLY?\nWHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOU?\nI'M JUST CURIOUS.\nWHY WON'T YOU TELL ME?\n'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO.\nTSK...\nWHY DID YOU SHAVE ALL OF A SUDDEN?\nI JUST FELT LIKE IT...\nCAN YOU KEEP SHAVING FROM NOW ON?\n\nYOU LOOK MUCH BETTER WITHOUT THE-\nHEY.\nWHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO IN EXCHANGE FOR STAYING AT MY PLACE?\nUH... COOK DINNER...\nEXACTLY. SO THEN...\n...SHUT YOUR MOUTH...\nAND GO MAKE DINNER. NOW.\n\nOKAY...\nHMM...\nI GUESS HE'S REALLY HUNGRY.\nI BETTER HURRY UP AND MAKE SOMETHING.\nHIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.\n\nWAS I TOO HARSH?\nMY HANGRINESS IS OUT OF CONTROL...\nRAMEN WITH LEFTOVER BEAN SPROUTS.\nSO...\n...IS THIS REALLY WHAT YOU'RE MAKING FOR ME?\nI FORGOT TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANTED TO EAT...\nAND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING.\nYOU SAID YOU LIKE RAMEN ANYWAY.\n(COMPLETE SILENCE)\n\nWHY DID YOU ONLY MAKE ENOUGH FOR ME?\nWHAT ABOUT YOU?\nOH, WELL...\nI ATE A LOT OF SNACKS ON MY WAY HOME, SO I'M FULL.\nDON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, EAT UP!\nWHY ARE YOU RUBBING YOUR ARM?\nMY JOINTS HAVE BEEN ACHING A LOT LATELY.\nI THINK IT'S GROWING PAINS. IT'LL GET BETTER SOON.\nHE'S COOKING FOR ME IN RETURN FOR STAYING HERE...\n\n...SO WHY DO I...FEEL SO BAD...?\nI FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE WHO'S HUNGRY AND IN PAIN...\nAND OF COURSE, IT JUST HAS TO TASTE AMAZING TOO...\nLOOKS LIKE IT SUITS HIS TASTE. HE'S REALLY ENJOYING IT.\nLIVING WITH A STRANGER...\nMIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS I EXPECTED.\nIS WAY MORE UNCOMFORTABLE THAN I EXPECTED.\n\nIT'S ALREADY TIME FOR BED? ALL I'VE DONE SINCE I GOT HOME IS COOK AND CLEAN UP.\nIT WILL BE SUNNY TOMORROW...\n\nHYUNG...\nIF YOU'RE TIRED, JUST LAY DOWN AND SLEEP.\nMMM...\nYEAH...\nI'M GONNA SLEEP...\nBY THE WAY, HOW DID YOU GET THAT SCAR ON YOUR EYE?\nIT'S PRETTY BIG.\n\nTHIS? WHEN WAS IT...?\nI THINK IT WAS WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL...\nI GOT MIXED UP WITH THE WRONG CROWD...\nAND GOT SLASHED BY A BOX CUTTER SOME JERK WAS SWINGING AROUND.\nWHAT?!\nYOU COULD'VE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT!! DID YOU REPORT IT?!\nTHE GUYS WHO DID IT SAW THE BLOOD AND FREAKED OUT, SO THEY RAN AWAY.\nI WAS SO DUMBFOUNDED THAT I JUST WENT HOME.\nWAIT, YOU JUST LET IT GO AFTER GETTING A SCAR LIKE THAT!?\nI DUNNO... IT WAS TOO MUCH OF A HASSLE...\n\nHYUNG?\nARE YOU ASLEEP?\nHYUNG...\nIT GETS SO COLD IN THE MORNING...\n...CAN'T WE JUST CUDDLE FROM THE START?\nWE'D BOTH BE WARMER.\n\nMMM...\nYOU'RE NOT EVEN WARM...\nSO IT'S OKAY? GOT IT.\nTHAT'S NOT WHAT I-\nGREAT!\nIT'S WARM.\nHE SMELLS LIKE SOAP.\nTHIS FEELS GOOD...\n\nI WISH TIME WOULD SLOW DOWN A LITTLE.\nHAHAHAHA!!\nYOU GOT CALLED A BABY?!\nBY A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR?!\nIT'S NOT THAT FUNNY...\nYOU'RE BEING DRAMATIC.\n\nLAST NIGHT.\nCOME TO THINK OF IT, ARE YOU IN MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL?\nI'M A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.\nWHAT?!\nTHEN YOU SHOULD BE STUDY-\n...NEVER MIND.\nSO HOW OLD ARE YOU?\n\nHM MH MM. (TWENTY-FIVE).\nWHAT...?\nWHAT'S WRONG?\nYOU'RE JUST A BABY...\nHAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?\n\nBY THE WAY, IF HE'S A SENIOR, HE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON STUDYING.\nHERE'S TODAY'S LIST.\nSHOULDN'T HE BE THINKING ABOUT HIS FUTURE AND STUFF?\nGOTCHA. THANKS.\nI DON'T KNOW. HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.\nI'M GOING HOME NOW.\nOKAY! BE CAREFUL ON YOUR WAY, BABY BOY!\nHONESTLY, STUDYING ASIDE... THERE ARE A LOT OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS ABOUT THAT KID...\nBUT I WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM IN A MONTH ANYWAY, SO...\n\nAS LONG AS HE DOESN'T CAUSE ME TROUBLE, I'M NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT.\nWITH HIS GOOD LOOKS AND FRIENDLY PERSONALITY...\n...HE'LL BE JUST FINE AFTER HE LEAVES MY PLACE.\nPEOPLE WILL LOVE HIM WHEREVER HE GOES.\nUGH, IT'S COLD.\nI COULD REALLY GO FOR SOME HOT SOUP RIGHT NOW.\n\nCOME TO THINK OF IT...\nI DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN HIM EAT ANYTHING SINCE HE STARTED STAYING WITH ME.\nTHE DOOR'S OPEN.\nMIGHT JUST BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT STILL...\nDOES IT MAKE SENSE...\nFOR A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR TO EAT SO LITTLE?\nWHY IS IT SO QUIET?\nJONGWU...\nWHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE BATHROOM WITH ALL THE...\n...LIGHTS... 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An age and shaving argument that starts in the bathroom turns into closeness over a bean sprout ramen dinner, a conversation about the scar on his eye, and a cuddling-while-sleeping scene, before ending on a suspicious note with the dark, silent bathroom with the lights off upon returning home."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1/chapter-4-nhn3t9","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — A Lovely Meal #4","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-05T08:04:47.323Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/a-lovely-meal-5nnpgnf1"}}