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!?

only helped out a little when he saw an injustice. Was he being repaid with ingratitude?

as she hurriedly explained, “Zeke, don’t worry. I’m not saying we should get married! I’m just saying, let’s live

drink in Zuko’s hand dropped to the ground

her words became incoherent. She could not explain it clearly. She just wanted to use Zeke as

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

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I’m afraid she’ll involve my parents. They are getting older and have invested their lifelong savings in this

the shelves slowed down, and he fell silent for a while before squeezing out a few words in a low voice.

grew even redder. “It’s just…

froze. She looked up and met Zuko’s oppressive gaze, which caused her

about to say, “If you’re not willing, then forget

that she persevered and

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