Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 221

In the broadest sense of the term, Kim Donghu and Evelyn weren’t exactly at the peak of public recognition.

Evelyn was well-known in the musical scene, but she still carried the label of a rookie.

Kim Donghu was a respected name in the boxing world, but that was only within that specific sphere.

Judging by the fact that they had only been followed by a single paparazzo, it was safe to say that there weren’t many people who would recognize them yet.

Which meant—

“I never even considered that I could walk around with such a light disguise.”

“Well, that makes sense.”

They could grab a meal without needing to put much effort into hiding.

“But you’ve been in the U.S. for over a month now, and you still haven’t had a hamburger?”

“Exactly! So why didn’t you take me out while you were doing your musical?”

“T-That’s...”

Evelyn immediately clamped her mouth shut in response to my counter-question.

For a moment, she seemed to gauge my expression, watching me closely before answering with difficulty.

“...I didn’t expect things to turn out like this.”

“What do you mean, ‘like this’?”

“It’s a secret, so just eat instead of asking.”

Poke.

With that, Evelyn nudged a french fry toward my lips.

She mentioned it was fried in peanut oil, right?

That was something I’d never seen in Korea, and the taste was surprising.

A bold, distinct flavor.

Juices so rich they felt almost violent, as if they were clogging my arteries on the spot.

The burger itself felt like two regular burgers combined into one.

And since I’d ordered a large fry, the portion I got seemed fit for four people.

No wonder American hamburgers are famous.

So this was what people meant when they said the original was always on another level.

As I absentmindedly kept stuffing my mouth with the burger, Evelyn suddenly spoke up.

“I’m sorry.”

“Huh?”

“I said we should go eat, but... it’s just a hamburger. I thought you might be disappointed.”

“...You do realize I’m on my fifth burger right now, right?”

I had been wondering why she kept glancing at me while eating.

I never expected her to be worried about something like this.

“Still.”

“If you start thinking like that, you’ll have way too many things to feel sorry about. You sure you can handle it?”

“W-Wait, really? Are you serious?”

“Of course, I’m joking.”

Her blue eyes immediately widened in surprise.

The sunglasses she was wearing weren’t even that light, yet her eyes were so vivid and striking that I could still clearly see the change in them.

“I think you shouldn’t joke around so much.”

“...It worked fine back in Korea.”

“Didn’t you mostly use it on your subordinates?”

“I’m not that kind of person.”

“Hehe, okay.”

Evelyn giggled shyly and slid a few more burgers toward me.

I had ordered a total of eight.

My thought process was simple—I wanted to try one of each type.

No regrets.

The taste was worth it.

“But seeing how much you eat, I feel like the disguise is pointless.”

“Because I’m eating too much?”

“Yeah, not many people eat eight burgers... and hot dogs on top of that.”

“That just means this place was a great choice, since I’m enjoying the food so much.”

To be honest, I preferred this over a steak.

Considering how busy I usually was, hamburgers felt like a much more familiar food.

Besides, I ate way too many steaks while training.

And the difference between the regular and “little” size wasn’t as drastic as I expected.

Muttering to myself, I steadily finished off the rest of my food.

“...The only person I’ve seen eat this fast is my dad.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, well... this is also my first time eating alone with a guy.”

“What? You, Evelyn? I figured you’d have tons of admirers.”

“I-I... I’ve never dated before, not even had any experience with the opposite sex.”

As soon as she said that, Evelyn lowered her head.

“Well, that’s normal. If you weren’t interested or the timing wasn’t right, then it makes sense.”

Recalling my past life, I could completely relate.

Though, in my case, it wasn’t because of a lack of interest...

But if you only looked at the results, we weren’t so different, so I could empathize.

“Really? Doesn’t it seem weird?”

“No... why would it?”

At that moment, we locked eyes for a while.

Observing each other’s eye color.

Noticing how long the other’s eyelashes were, the shape of their brows.

And when the background music of the restaurant suddenly became more distinct—

We both broke eye contact and got up from our seats.

“I’ll treat you next time.”

“Then... could you cook for me instead? I really want to try some delicious Korean food.”

“My cooking?”

“Yes... If it’s not too much trouble, maybe at your place?”

“Sounds good.”

For her to want to try delicious Korean food—

That meant she’d never had truly good Korean food before.

That’s absolutely unacceptable.

I silently vowed to prepare the best Korean dish possible.