A Lovely Meal — Chapter 16

COME ON...

I TOLD YOU TO TAKE CARE OF THE PAPERWORK YOURSELF.

WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THIS KIND OF GRUNT WORK TOO?

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE THAT BUSY. JUST DO IT YOURSELF.

I WAS GOING TO, BUT YOU'RE JUST SO GOOD AT IT.

IT'S WAY MORE EFFICIENT IF YOU HANDLE IT.

COME ON, DO ME A SOLID!

YOU'RE JUST GONNA TRY AND BRIBE ME WITH FOOD AGAIN, AREN'T YOU...?

WELL, YOU ALWAYS LOOK SO HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE EATING, HAHA.

HAA...

THAT STUPID CONTRACT...

Loan Agreement

September 12, 20

BatCash Co., Ltd.

THE DAY WE WENT TO SEE THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS...

<Contract> Condition 1: Wu Jongwu gets into college. Condition 2: Wu Jongwu tries dating a girl. If both conditions are met, Bae Changdeok will seriously consider dating Wu Jongwu.

April 4, 2019

Wu Jongwu Bae Changdeok

PLEASE SIGN HERE.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S THE DEAL WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.

I MADE IT INTO A REAL CONTRACT.

IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU OR ANYTHING...

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

YOU COULD FORGET OR SOMETHING...

SO I FIGURED PUTTING IT IN WRITING WOULD BE EASIER FOR BOTH OF US.

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SIGN.

WHY IS HE... TAKING THIS SO SERIOUSLY...?

I WAS JUST JOKING. WHY'S HE ACTING LIKE THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH...?

I THOUGHT HE LET IT GO...

I CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE DENSE OR JUST SLOW...

THAT WAS MY POLITE WAY OF SAYING "LET'S NOT DO THE DEAL." TAKE A HINT.

ARE YOU SAYING...YOU WON'T SIGN IT?

BUT I SPENT THE WHOLE DAY THINKING IT OVER AND EVEN WROTE UP A CONTRACT...

I JUST DON'T GET IT.

WHY ARE YOU BEING SO STUBBORN ABOUT A DEAL THAT CLEARLY PUTS YOU AT A DISADVANTAGE?

WHY RISK YOUR FUTURE OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WHAT'S THE POINT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE THAT IMPORTANT TO ME.

EVEN IF IT'S HOPELESS...

...I STILL WANT TO TRY.

ACK...!

ALRIGHT, FINE.

I ADDED WHAT WAS MISSING AND SIGNED IT.

THIS IS...

will seriously consider dating Wu Jongwu. If the contract is lost or damaged, it will still be sidered valid, and the other partys request must be honored. April 4, 2019 Wu Jongwu Bae Changdeok Bae Changdeok

IF WE'RE GONNA DO THIS, WE MIGHT AS WELL DO IT RIGHT. KEEP IT SOMEWHERE SAFE.

WHY DO WE EVEN NEED A CONTRACT FOR SUCH A SILLY DEAL...?

I'M NOT SURE IF AGREEING TO IT WAS A GOOD IDEA...

Hyung, I think I might be home late today... Is that okay?

MIDNIGHT? THAT'S REALLY LATE.

It might not be until after midnight.

I made some food for you, so make sure to eat.

WHAT'S HE EVEN DOING THAT'S GONNA KEEP HIM OUT THAT LONG?

Sure, do whatever you want.

MAYBE HE'S JUST HANGING OUT AT A FRIEND'S PLACE OR SOMETHING...

IF HE'S GONNA STAY THAT LATE, HE MIGHT AS WELL JUST CRASH THERE.

I'M GONNA DO MY ROUNDS.

HEY, CHANGDEOK, WAIT A SEC.

TOMORROW IS PARENTS' DAY, SO I'LL BE OUT.

ONCE YOU FINISH UP, JUST HEAD HOME, AND TAKE TOMORROW OFF TOO!

GOT IT.

PARENTS' DAY... PARENTS?

BUT...MY PARENTS DIED IN AN ACCIDENT.

I HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO...

Wu Jongwu Hyung, I think I might be home late today... Is that okay? It might not be until after midnight. I made some food for you, so make sure to eat. 4:28 PM

JONGWU...

DON'T TELL ME...

HYUNG, I THINK I NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF STARTING TODAY.

Sure, do whatever you want.

ALSO, I'M GONNA BORROW YOUR CAR. YOU'RE NOT USING IT THESE DAYS ANYWAY, RIGHT?

HUH?

WAIT... HEY, HOLD ON!

I'LL PARK IT OUT BACK WHEN I'M DONE!

HUH...?

WHAT THE HELL...? WHAT'S UP WITH HIM?

HE COULD'VE AT LEAST TOLD ME WHAT WAS GOING ON... NOW I'M ALL CURIOUS...

HAA, WHATEVER! GUESS I'LL HEAD HOME EARLY TOO.

MY BODY'S ACHING LIKE CRAZY TODAY.

JUDGING BY HOW OVERCAST IT IS...

...A REAL STORM'S COMING.

I BETTER HURRY HOME.

WHAT SHOULD I DO...?

I'M COMPLETELY LOST...

ZERO SENSE OF DIRECTION.

I'M PRETTY SURE I TOOK THE SAME ROUTE AS LAST TIME...

...BUT I GOT CONFUSED, SO I ASKED A LOCAL FOR DIRECTIONS.

THEY TOLD ME WHICH BUS TO TAKE, BUT IT TOOK ME SOMEWHERE TOTALLY DIFFERENT, SO I GOT OFF IN A HURRY.

NO SMOKING

THEN IT STARTED POURING OUT OF NOWHERE...

NOW I'M STRANDED AT THIS RANDOM BUS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I'M SOAKED...

...BUT I'M FREEZING, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MAY...

THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN THE RAIN WILL STOP...

I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL MAKE IT BACK HOME TONIGHT.

I MISS CHANGDEOK HYUNG...

I WAS GOING TO ASK HIM THIS MORNING TO COME WITH ME BUT DECIDED NOT TO...

HE PROBABLY WOULD'VE TURNED ME DOWN RIGHT AWAY.

STILL, MAYBE I SHOULD'VE ASKED ANYWAY...

WOAH?!

THAT SCARED ME...

UH, HELLO?

HELLO? WHO IS THIS...?

AH...CRAP... HANG ON, I GOTTA TURN HERE.

WHY IS THE GPS GIVING ME SUCH CRAPPY DIRECTIONS?!

Changdeok Hyung 010-6784-3451

!!

Wu J

HEY, YOU PUNK! DID YOU HANG UP ON ME?!

WU JONGWU!!!

AH! SORRY!!

I'M LISTENING! GO AHEAD!

I'M ALREADY STRESSED OUT TRYING TO DRIVE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER?! YOU GOT A DEATH WISH?!

I WAS ACTUALLY... THINKING ABOUT YOU.

THEN YOU SUDDENLY CALLED, AND I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT...

CUT THE CRAP. YOU'RE IN GANGNEUNG, RIGHT? I'M COMING TO GET YOU, SO STAY PUT.

HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS IN GANGNEUNG?!

I FIGURED YOU'D GO VISIT YOUR PARENTS' GRAVE FOR PARENTS' DAY, SO I ASKED YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER.

OH... THAT MAKES SENSE...

YOU'RE PRETTY SMART.

YOU COULD'VE JUST TOLD ME WHERE YOU WERE GOING.

WHY DO YOU KEEP EVERYTHING TO YOURSELF? YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY, SERIOUSLY.

HEHE...

ANYWAY, DON'T WANDER AROUND.

SEND ME YOUR LOCATION AND DON'T MOVE.

I DON'T HAVE AN UMBRELLA ANYWAY, SO I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. DON'T WORRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING...?

HANG UP AND SEND ME YOUR LOCATION.

UH... CAN'T WE JUST STAY ON THE PHONE WHILE YOU DRIVE?

WHAT?

I JUST...

REALLY LIKE HEARING YOUR VOICE.

YOU LITTLE...

HAA... NO. I NEED TO FOCUS ON DRIVING, SO HANG UP.

OKAY...

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THE SMELL OF WET EARTH...

THE SOUND OF RAIN...

THIS FEELS SO NICE...

WHENEVER IT RAINS FROM NOW ON...

...I THINK I'LL REMEMBER THIS MOMENT.