A Lovely Meal — Chapter 25

WOW!

THE CAKE IS SO PRETTY!

BUT, HYUNG, WHY WERE YOU ASLEEP...

...WITH YOUR WORK CLOTHES ON?

DID YOU HAVE A ROUGH DAY?

NO. I JUST SAT DOWN ON THE COUCH FOR A MINUTE AND MUST'VE DOZED OFF.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHERE'VE YOU BEEN?

MY FRIEND'S OLDER SISTER INVITED ME TO TAKE A BAKING CLASS WITH HER.

WE MADE STRAWBERRY TARTS.

BUT...EVERYONE IN THE CLASS KEPT SAYING MINE WAS DELICIOUS, AND ONCE WE STARTED EATING IT...

WE ENDED UP DEVOURING THE WHOLE THING...

GOOD GRIEF.

NEXT TIME, STAND YOUR GROUND...

AND BRING SOME HOME.

WHAT?

UH... WELL...

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T REALLY LIKE SWEETS.

BUT YOU BOUGHT A CAKE...

I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'T LIKE SWEETS.

I ONLY BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS LIMITED EDITION FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

BUT EVERYTHING YOU COOK TASTES GOOD...

EVEN WHEN IT'S SOMETHING I NORMALLY DON'T LIKE.

IT MAKES ME WANT TO TRY EVERYTHING YOU MAKE.

SO, NEXT TIME, BRING SOME HOME...

HUH...?

WHAT'S WITH THAT LOOK?

YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

HUH?! NO...

IT'S JUST... WHAT DID YOU... JUST...?

WHAT'S WRONG? YOU HAD SOMETHING ON YOUR FACE, SO I WIPED IT OFF.

IS THAT REALLY WORTH MAKING SUCH A FUSS OVER?

WHY DID YOUR EYES TURN RED?

I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR ME TO FEED...

NEXT TIME, COULD YOU JUST TELL ME?

I'LL WIPE IT OFF MYSELF.

YEAH, YEAH. FINE.

HONESTLY...

COME TO THINK OF IT...

...AFTER BECOMING AN ADULT, HAVE YOU EVER FED DIRECTLY FROM-

NO.

WHAT...?

milk

AH, I MEAN...

I'VE...NEVER DONE IT BEFORE.

OH. GOTCHA.

WANT SOME MILK?

NO, I'M FINE...

I KNOW I ACTED WITHOUT THINKING, BUT...

MAN...

HE'S MAKING THIS REALLY AWKWARD.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S WILL FIND YOU HOME. THERE'LL BE NO MORE SORROW...

...NO GRIEF AND PAIN. AND I'LL BE HAPPY, HAPPY ONCE AGAIN...

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS THING? ARE THE BATTERIES DEAD?

JONGWU! DO YOU HAVE ANY SPARE BATTERIES?

IT'S FINE IF NOT.

WHAT? WHERE DID YOU SAY THEY ARE?

HEY.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU PROPERLY...

...WHEN THE DOOR IS...

AH...

OH, SORRY.

I SHOULD'VE KNOCKED.

IT'S OKAY...

THERE SHOULD BE SOME BATTERIES IN THE BACK OF THE TV CABINET. COULD YOU CHECK?

SURE.

THANKS.

HAA...

THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY...

I THOUGHT HE'D GET ALL WORKED UP LIKE LAST TIME...

BUT I GUESS HE'S FINE.

I SHOULD BE CAREFUL TOO.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE HE JUST FINISHED HIS MILITARY SERVICE...

...BUT HE'S A LOT MORE MUSCULAR THAN I EXPECTED... I WAS SURPRISED.

A FEW HOURS LATER

HEY, JONGWU.

YOU OKAY?

YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME YOU CAN'T HOLD YOUR LIQUOR.

I CAN'T BELIEVE ONE GLASS OF WINE KNOCKED YOU OUT...

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO WATCH THIS MOVIE.

EITHER WAKE UP OR GO SLEEP IN YOUR ROOM.

MMM... YOU CAN KEEP WATCHING, HYUNG...

I JUST NEED TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING FOR A MINUTE...

I'M GONNA CLOSE MY EYES FOR A LITTLE WHILE...

JUST LOOK AT YOU...

YOU COULD JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM AND SLEEP.

YOU'RE STUBBORN ABOUT THE STRANGEST THINGS.

HAA...

WE'VE SPENT ALMOST EVERY DAY TOGETHER...

...SINCE I MOVED INTO JONGWU'S PLACE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY...

...THE TWO YEARS WE SPENT APART SUDDENLY FEEL LIKE SUCH A LONG TIME.

DID HE RUN OFF AFTER THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM...

...BECAUSE I TURNED HIM DOWN?

IF HE LEFT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO GET OVER ME...

WHY DID HE LET ME MOVE IN WITH HIM?

I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS EASY TO READ...

...BUT NOW I CAN'T MAKE ANY SENSE OF HIM.

HE SAID HE DOESN'T LIKE ME ANYMORE, BUT HIS BODY TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY.

STILL, HE HASN'T COME ON TO ME LIKE HE DID WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO CALL WHATEVER THIS IS BETWEEN US...?

WE'RE TOO CLOSE TO BE JUST ROOMMATES...

IS THIS IDIOT OUT OF HIS MIND...?

WHY THE HELL WOULD HE SET AN ALARM FOR THIS HOUR...?

AH...

CHANGDEOK HYUNG...

MERRY CHRISTMAS...

YEAH...

MERRY CHRISTMAS.