“Zuko, what are you thinking?” asked Lina.

“Hmm?” Zuko regained his focus and rubbed her hair. “Nothing.”

“Did you hear what I just said?” she asked.

Bewildered, Zuko’s expression showed that he hadn’t heard a thing.

Lina smiled helplessly and repeated herself, “I said, don’t let my classmates know about your identity either, okay?”

“Oh…”

“I’m concerned that it might bring unnecessary trouble for you…”

Lina turned her face away, trying to appear nonchalant, but her voice was soft and barely audible.

But what did she mean by “unnecessary trouble”?

Simply put, if her female classmates found out about Zuko’s identity, they would undoubtedly pursue him. Even Mrs. Nash’s daughter had her eyes on him, didn’t she?

It was better for him to maintain the image of an ordinary guy!

Lina pouted, and Zuko saw through her little plan. He gently hugged her and pulled her back into his arms. “Don’t worry. None of those things you’re worried about will happen.”

“What are you saying…”

Zuko pressed his forehead against hers, giving her a faint smile, and whispered, “I’ll follow your lead.”

The next day, Lina received a message in the school group chat.

school’s reputation. As a result, she was expelled from her teaching position

been bullied by her but had never

of the teacher leading the group, the study tour had to

Zuko. She almost set

saying, “You have no idea. The shelves have been in disarray these past two days while you were gone! And your father-in-law couldn’t handle the deliveries when they arrived. Dave was still in class, so he struggled to move those boxes alone… Now, his back is hurting again! By the way, your treatment worked well

back quickly. I haven’t taught you how to make caramelized

shelves, clean the place

“Zeke—”

her foot anxiously. “He just came back. Can’t you

stared at her. “He’s a grown man. Will this

“Mom!”

Zuko’s identity before. Now that she knew he was the esteemed Hamerton heir, she

treated Zeke the same as before—as the son-in-law

a gentle smile. “I’ll go to the store now. I’ll probably be done by noon, and the delivery truck won’t arrive until

up, and she patted Zuko’s shoulder, looking at Lina. “See? I still have to

pursed his lips and walked

in her heart. She smiled with her head lowered before

anymore in the

girl?” Melissa rolled her

to push them constantly, especially someone like Zeke… He’ll be our son-in-law in the

talking about setting rules, Melissa put on her apron and hurried into

classes in the afternoon, she took advantage of her mother’s distraction and secretly sneaked out of the house to go to

most of the shelves when he saw someone bounding in

frowned. “Why are you drinking this artificially sweetened

mango yogurt from her and began

never meant what they said, but when men acted similarly, the level of surprise could be

tea as she watched him work. She saw his sweat-soaked T-shirt clinging

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