A Lovely Meal — Chapter 8

IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE I FOUND OUT THAT WU JONGWU IS A VAMPIRE.

I DIDN'T REALLY CARE IN THE FIRST PLACE...

...BUT NOTHING MUCH HAS CHANGED, ANYWAY.

WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK, DINNER IS READY, AND HE DOES HIS OWN THING...

MAYBE IT'S JUST HIS PERSONALITY, BUT HE EVEN CLEANS UP ON HIS OWN.

HONESTLY... IT'S REALLY CONVENIENT.

AFTER COOKING A FEW TIMES, HE GOT REALLY GOOD AT PICKING WHAT TO MAKE...

I WONDER WHAT HE'S GOING TO MAKE FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

UGH... I REALLY DON'T WANT TO WORK.

I JUST WANNA CLOCK OUT AND GO HOME ALREADY...

NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, HE'S NOT REALLY LIKE A VAMPIRE, MORE LIKE...

A HOUSEWIFE...?

WELL...ANYWAY, I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED AFTER WE EXCHANGED NUMBERS...

HE'D ACTUALLY LOOK GOOD IN A HANBOK...

...BUT WE HAVEN'T TEXTED EVEN ONCE-

OH...?

HEY, CHANGDEOK.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OUT-OF-OFFICE STUFF TO DO TODAY, RIGHT?

NOPE.

THEN LET'S GO OUT FOR LUNCH. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA EAT?

Don't be mad, 'kay?

WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

I'M FEELING CHINESE. SOUND GOOD?

LET'S GO.

HEHEHE.

HMM... SHOULD I HAVE CHOW MEIN? I'M ALWAYS SO INDECISIVE...

ONE SEC, HYUNG. I GOT A CALL.

KAY!

IT'S AN UNKNOWN NUMBER...

WHY'D I HAVE TO GET A WORK CALL RIGHT NOW?

YES, BAT CASH EUNPYEONG BRANCH, BAE CHANGDEOK SPEAKING.

PARDON...?

THIS IS BAT CASH EUNPYEONG BRANCH. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

A WORK CALL?

I'M SORRY, BUT IF YOU COULD CALL BACK AFTER LUNCH...

I'D BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU...

W-WAIT! I'M JONGWU'S HOMEROOM TEACHER.

I'M CALLING BECAUSE JONGWU GOT INTO A LITTLE SCUFFLE WITH A CLASSMATE AND GOT HURT...

PARDON...?

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THANK YOU FOR COMING, ESPECIALLY ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

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JONGWU HAS BEEN EXCUSED FOR THE DAY, SO YOU CAN TAKE HIM HOME WITH YOU.

PLEASE GET HOME SAFELY.

THANK YOU.

A SCHOOL...

I THOUGHT I'D NEVER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH SCHOOL AFTER I DROPPED OUT.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, JONGWU...

...I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS ON HIS MIND...

I SPOKE TO THE OTHER PARENTS ABOUT THE SITUATION, SO IT'S BEEN CLEARED UP.

THE REASON I ASKED TO MEET YOU TODAY...

IS ACTUALLY TO TALK ABOUT JONGWU'S FUTURE.

WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT HIS COLLEGE PLANS RECENTLY...

...HE SAID HE'D RATHER WORK THAN GO TO COLLEGE.

I DON'T WANT THOSE BRAINS OF HIS TO GO TO WASTE...

I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOU HAD A TALK WITH HIM.

I'M NOT REALLY IN ANY POSITION...

TO TELL HIM HOW TO LIVE HIS LIFE...

BUT SHOULD I AT LEAST ASK, OUT OF COURTESY?

HYUNG...

WHAT IN THE WORLD...?

WHY ARE YOU ALL WRAPPED UP?

A MASK AND AN EYE PATCH...

OH...

I SMELLED BLOOD AND MY FANGS CAME OUT, SO I PUT ON A MASK.

AS FOR THE EYE PATCH...I HAVE A BRUISE...

IT'S ALREADY HEALING, BUT THE COLOR OF MY EYE CHANGED, SO...

LET'S GO HOME.

AH...! UM... WELL...

HYUNG...

I'M REALLY SORRY!

WE JUST GOT INTO A LITTLE FIGHT WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL...

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO BE ASKED TO COME AS MY GUARDIAN.

BUT I HAD NO ONE ELSE TO CALL...

I WORRIED ABOUT IT FOR QUITE A WHILE BEFORE CALLING YOU...

I KNOW I PROMISED I WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU...

I'M SORRY...

...?

DO YOU WANT ME...

...TO TEACH THEM A LESSON?

TEACH THEM...A LESSON? YOU?

...FORGET IT.

LET'S JUST GO HOME AND EAT DINNER. I'M HUNGRY.

HUH? HOLD ON...!!

WHAT... DID I...

JUST DO?????

"WANT ME TO TEACH THEM A LESSON?" SERIOUSLY... BE MORE CRINGE, MAN...

NO WAY...

...AFTER EATING ALL HIS FOOD, HAVE I BEEN AFFECTED BY THAT SEDUCTION CHARM OR WHATEVER?

THAT REALLY IS THE REASON...

...THAT LOWKEY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE CRAP.

IF...

I'VE GOT ENOUGH CASH TO BUY DINNER FOR TWO...

JONGWU...

YOU DON'T NEED TO COOK TODAY.

WHAT?!

WHY?!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHY?

WHAT KIND OF COOKING COULD YOU POSSIBLY DO IN A STATE LIKE THAT...?

BUT...

YOU SAID YOU WERE HUNGRY EARLIER.

I'LL BUY US DINNER BEFORE WE HEAD HOME.

IF YOU'RE DOWN, FOLLOW...

...ME...