A Lovely Meal — Chapter 21

IT'S ALREADY PAST FIVE...

HEY, JONGWU.

ARE YOU DONE?

CHANGDEOK...

GO AHEAD AND CALL IT A DAY.

SAY HI TO JONGWU FOR ME.

HYUNG... I CHECKED MY PRELIMINARY SCORES.

THEY'RE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AS MY MOCK EXAMS!

I AIMED PRETTY HIGH WITH MY FIRST-CHOICE SCHOOL, SO IT MIGHT BE TOUGH TO GET IN...

...BUT I'LL DEFINITELY GET INTO MY SECOND CHOICE!

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

THANKS, HYUNG.

WHY ARE YOU THANKING ME?

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO PUT IN THE WORK. THIS IS ALL YOU.

ANYWAY, I'LL TREAT YOU TO SOMETHING GOOD TODAY.

WHAT DO YOU WANNA EAT?

UH... WELL...

ACTUALLY, I WAS GONNA TELL YOU THIS MORNING, BUT DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE...

MY FRIEND ALREADY GOT A PLACE NEAR CAMPUS.

SO WE DECIDED TO LIVE TOGETHER.

I'M PLANNING TO MOVE IN TODAY.

RIGHT NOW...?

IS THERE REALLY ANY NEED TO RUSH?

WELL, MY FRIEND ALREADY MOVED IN...

AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH STUFF, SO I FIGURED I MIGHT AS WELL.

YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON ME...

...AND I'VE CAUSED YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR YOU AS SOON AS I CAN.

AND MORE THAN ANYTHING...

IF I DON'T GO NOW, I FEEL LIKE I'LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE...

...I SEE,

IF THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL, THEN GO AHEAD.

DOUBLE-CHECK YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ANYTHING BEHIND.

AND CALL ME IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

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WHAT SHOULD I EAT FOR DINNER...?

IT'S QUIET. I GUESS HE ALREADY LEFT.

A LETTER?

CHANGDEOK HYUNG...

Changdeok hyung, I made a few of your favorite side dishes and left them in the fridge. I know you usually eat well, but try to buy some fruit and take care of your health. Thank you for taking in that snowy day a year ag Thanks to you, this past yea warm and full of happines Stay healthy, eat lots of food, and most of all, I You'll be happy.

...I MADE A FEW OF YOUR FAVORITE SIDE DISHES...

AND LEFT THEM IN THE FRIDGE.

I KNOW YOU USUALLY EAT WELL...

BUT TRY TO BUY SOME FRUIT AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME IN THAT SNOWY DAY A YEAR AGO.

THANKS TO YOU, THIS PAST YEAR WAS SO WARM AND FULL OF HAPPINESS.

STAY HEALTHY, EAT LOTS OF GOOD FOOD...

...AND MOST OF ALL, I HOPE YOU'LL BE HAPPY.

HE WROTE THIS LIKE WE'RE NEVER GONNA SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN...

SERIOUSLY...

SO THIS IS WHY YOU DIDN'T TURN ME DOWN WHEN I ASKED TO GRAB A DRINK?

GUESS YOU JUST WANTED A FREE MEAL, HUH?

YOU ASKED ME KNOWING THAT, DIDN'T YOU?

THE FOOD'S GOOD HERE.

NO...

WELL...AS LONG AS YOU'RE ENJOYING IT.

HEY, AT LEAST I POURED A SHOT FOR YOU.

I'M SERIOUSLY SO GRATEFUL, I COULD CRY.

THERE WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO ASK YOU...

OH, I REMEMBER NOW.

HAVE YOU STILL NOT HEARD FROM JONGWU?

WELL, NO...

AFTER THAT...

I DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO COMPLETELY CUT OFF CONTACT.

TWO WHOLE YEARS WITHOUT A WORD...

THAT'S SURPRISING.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU GET SO CLOSE TO SOMEONE BEFORE.

I FIGURED YOU TWO WOULD KEEP IN TOUCH EVEN AFTER HE MOVED OUT.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE...

WHETHER WE TALK OR NOT?

HE'S PROBABLY BUSY WITH COLLEGE LIFE.

THEY SAY NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS, RIGHT?

HMM...

HAVE YOU...

...EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING INTO THE DATING SCENE?

HUH...?

WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

YOU'VE BEEN LIVING LIKE SOME LONELY OLD MAN LATELY.

HOME, WORK, HOME, WORK. AND WHEN YOU GET HOME, YOU JUST CRASH IN FRONT OF THE TV, RIGHT?

DON'T YOU GET BORED? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LIVING FOR THESE DAYS.

I'M JUST... CONTENT WITH THE ORDINARY.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, WHO'D WANT TO BE WITH SOMEONE LIVING LIKE A LONELY OLD MAN?

IT'D BE RUDE TO EXPECT THAT FROM SOMEONE.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN RELATIONSHIPS AND STUFF...

HONESTLY, I'M FINE WITH HOW THINGS ARE NOW.

A RELATIONSHIP, HUH?

I USED TO THINK I'D GET MARRIED SOMEDAY...

...BUT IT WAS ALWAYS JUST A VAGUE THOUGHT.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE DATED ANYONE THAT I'M NOT SURE IT'LL EVEN HAPPEN ANYMORE.

IF I DO END UP GETTING MARRIED SOMEDAY...

NOONA, I'M HOME.

DID EVERYTHING GO ALRIGHT TODAY?

MHMM! WELCOME HOME, CHANGDEOK.

WHAT SHOULD WE MAKE FOR DINNER?

WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE EATING, NOONA?

LET'S SEE...

WOAH, HEY, YOU'RE HEAVY!

HMM... LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OUT OF FOOD.

WE SHOULD GO GROCERY SHOPPING.

OH, IN THAT CASE...

...WANNA GO...

...TOGETHER...

...CHANGDEOK HYUNG?

HA...

WHAT A RIDICULOUS DREAM...

THAT WOKE ME RIGHT UP...

JONGWU... I HOPE YOU'RE DOING OKAY.

WOW! THESE SNOWFLAKES ARE HUGE!

SURE IS COMIN' DOWN QUICK THIS YEAR.

HOW'RE YA DOIN' WITH THE COLD?

UGH...

DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED. I'M FREEZING TO DEATH.

CAN'T BELIEVE THEY GOT LITTLE BABIES LIKE YOU RUNNIN' AROUND IN THE MILITARY...

WHAT KINDA HELP'RE YOU GONNA BE?

UGH, WHATEVER...

Y'BETTER GO DO AN EXTRA YEAR.

SPEAKIN' OF...

...YOU REALLY AIN'T GONNA COME EAT WITH US AFTER YER DISCHARGED?

MY 'RENTS ARE GONNA BE REAL DISAPPOINTED.

YEAH...

I SHOULD MAKE TIME TO VISIT THEM SOON.

BUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT CAME UP...

SO I'LL HAVE TO SIT THIS ONE OUT.

WELL...ALRIGHT. I'LL LET THEM KNOW.