A Lovely Meal — Chapter 22

HA...

HE TOLD ME TO MEET HIM AT THE GUKBAP PLACE...

I can, but why so sudden?

I'M HERE BUT...

There's something i want to give you

Let's meet in front of the gukbap place around four.

Okay, got it.

...THE PLACE HAS CHANGED.

WELL...

HE'LL FIND ME SOMEHOW.

I SHAVED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE.

IT FEELS REALLY WEIRD.

COLDER TOO...

EXCUSE ME...

IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT...

YOUR JUICE

COULD YOU HELP ME WITH DIRECTIONS?

HUH? OH...SURE.

I'M TRYING TO GO HERE...

BUT THESE ALLEYS ARE A BIT CONFUSING.

OH, THIS CAFÉ...

JUST GO A LITTLE FARTHER AND TURN LEFT.

AH! I SEE! THANK YOU.

IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TOGETHER?

HUH?

NO...

I WANTED TO BUY YOU A COFFEE AS THANKS.

AND YOU SEEM LIKE SUCH A NICE PERSON...

I'D LOVE TO TALK WITH YOU A LITTLE MORE...

'NICE PERSON' MY ASS...

I'M BUSY...

ARE YOU REALLY THAT BUSY?

I'M WAITING FOR SOMEONE...

OH!

THIS IS A CAFE I USED TO GO TO A LOT!

CAN I COME TOO?

HUH? UH... S-SURE...

HM, BUT...

CHANGDEOK HYUNG...

WHO IS SHE?

A FRIEND?

WOO JONG... WOO?

YES?

WOAH!

HYUNG?

A HAIR

AH...! THE CAFÉ IS OVER THERE...!

SHE PROBABLY WON'T FOLLOW US HERE.

HEY, YOU...

WOULD YOU GET A GRIP? YOUR EYES CHANGED.

HUH? REALLY?!

MMM...

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE?

WELL...I'M WEARING A HAT ANYWAY.

PEOPLE PROBABLY WON'T NOTICE.

OH, SURE. EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.

COME TO THINK OF IT...

IS IT BECAUSE OF THE UNIFORM?

HE LOOKS BIGGER THAN BEFORE.

AND YET HE STILL HAS THAT BABY FACE.

HE'S BASICALLY A...

BACON GUY...*

*HE USED WRONG SLANG

YOU MEAN A BAGEL GUY?*

THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED? WHATEVER...

YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE WALKING AROUND LOOKING LIKE THAT.

LET'S GO BACK TO MY PLACE.

CAN I REALLY? AWESOME!

YOUR PLACE HASN'T CHANGED ONE BIT.

IT'S NICE..HAHA

WELL...YEAH.

I DON'T HAVE ANY COFFEE, BUT I CAN GET YOU SOME WATER IF YOU'RE THIRSTY.

AH, NO, I'M OKAY.

OH, AND HERE...

WHAT IS IT?

WHY ARE YOU GIVING ME THIS?

IT'S FOR YOU, HYUNG.

YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS A FEW DAYS AGO.

OH...

IT'S A LITTLE LATE, BUT...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHANGDEOK HYUNG.

I NOTICED YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE MANY COATS.

SO I PICKED OUT A WINTER ONE FOR YOU.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE ONE WHEN YOU NEED IT.

I GOT IT A LITTLE OVERSIZED JUST TO BE SAFE.

IM NOT SURE IF YOU'LL LIKE THE COLOR THOUGH.

YOU...

...YES?

WHAT'S WRONG?

NEVERMIND...

I'LL PUT IT TO GOOD USE.

BUT...

HOW DID YOU KNOW MY BIRTHDAY...

WHAT THE HELL?

HMM...

THIS...

THE CONCRETE GOT DAMAGED FROM THE LEAK...

LOOKS LIKE IT COMPLETELY OPENED A HOLE.

THIS PLACE IS PRETTY OLD, YOU KNOW.

I'D ACTUALLY BEEN THINKING ABOUT RENOVATING THE WHOLE THING.

SO WHILE THE LEAK'S GETTING FIXED, I MIGHT AS WELL RENOVATE IT.

UH...YOUR LEASE IS ALMOST UP, RIGHT?

I WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT TO TELL YOU I WASN'T PLANNING ON RENEWING IT.

TALK ABOUT BAD TIMING...

I'LL RETURN PART OF YOUR DEPOSIT AHEAD OF TIME.

FOR NOW, YOU SHOULD START LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE ELSE TO STAY.

WITH THE CEILING LIKE THAT, IT'LL BE HARD TO KEEP LIVING HERE.

OH RIGHT, JONGWOO'S HERE...

HYUNG, ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH...

YOU DON'T NEED TO CLEAN THAT, JUST SIT DOWN.

BUT THE WATER...

I'LL BE STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE STARTING TODAY ANYWAY.

SOMEWHERE... ELSE?

SORRY, LET ME MAKE A QUICK CALL.

AH...

HELLO? HYUNG.

WELL, LOOK WHO DECIDED TO CALL.

YOU SAID YOU HAD A SPARE ROOM BEFORE.

IS IT STILL AVAILABLE?

WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN? THINKING OF MOVING IN?

NOT EXACTLY. I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD STAY THERE FOR A FEW DAYS.

THE ROOM'S STILL EMPTY, BUT I RECENTLY GOT A ROOMMATE.

THEY'RE KINDA SENSITIVE, SO... I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY'D FEEL ABOUT IT.

AH...THEN I GUESS THAT WON'T WORK.

NO, IT'S OKAY. I WAS JUST ASKING, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

OTHER THAN TAEGUM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYONE I CAN ASK.

THIS HAD TO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER...

...AND DURING A BLIZZARD TOO.

JONGWOO...

I NEED TO HEAD OUT FOR A BIT.

YOU SHOULD HEAD HOME FOR NOW. WE'LL CATCH UP ANOTHER TIME.

DID YOU FIND SOMEWHERE TO STAY?

I'M ABOUT TO START LOOKING.

HERE, TAKE THE UMBRELLA.

WHERE ARE YOU PLANNING TO GO?

I'LL CHECK A FEW REAL ESTATE OFFICES FIRST.

IF I HAVE TO, I'LL GET A MOTEL.

WORST CASE, I'LL HAVE TO STAY AT THE OFFICE FOR A WHILE.

CHANGDEOK HYUNG...

HM?

WHY...

DIDN'T YOU ASK ME?

WHAT...?

ABOUT FINDING A PLACE TO STAY.

I HAVE A PLACE TOO...

WHY WOULD I?

YOU SAID YOU WERE LIVING WITH YOUR FRIEND-

NO, I LIVE ALONE NOW.

THE PLACE IS BIG, AND I HAVE SPARE ROOMS.

SO...INSTEAD OF GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE...

COULDN'T YOU STAY WITH ME?

WOO JONGWOO'S... HOUSE?