Lina felt like she should say something but did not know what to say. Every time she thought about Ziuko, her heart felt like it was being gnawed at by ants, causing unbearable pain.

However, if Ziko had not been there, she would have had a hard time dealing with it alone. Lina bit her lip, and in her mind, these words flashed like lightning—three days, marriage certificate, smashing the store.

She took a deep breath, and a bold thought emerged.

“Z-Zeke,” she tried calling his name, “Your name is Zeke, right?”

Zuko’s back stiffened, and he paused in arranging the shelves. Even though he was facing away from her, he could still sense her trembling.

“Zeke, how about… we stay together?” she asked.

“What?” Zuko’s tone changed as he turned around abruptly, his deep gaze fixed on her.

What nonsense was this girl saying!?

repaid with ingratitude? Was she going to cling to him for the rest of her

face reddened as she hurriedly explained, “Zeke, don’t worry. I’m not

bottle of drink in Zuko’s hand dropped to the

kind of living together!” Lina’s head ached, and her words became incoherent. She could not explain

would go along with it! She was willing to do anything as long as she could protect her family’s small supermarket. Also,

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my parents. They are getting older and have invested their lifelong savings in

down, and he fell silent for a while before squeezing

grew even redder. “It’s just… I want to

She looked up and met Zuko’s oppressive gaze, which caused her heartbeat to quicken

thought she was about to say, “If you’re not

she persevered and analyzed everything

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