“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.

had been privately accepting gifts from students, causing significant damage to the school’s reputation. As a result, she

by her but had never dared

absence of the teacher leading the group, the

She almost set

supermarket, 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

come back quickly. I

while you tidy up the shelves, clean the place too. It’s covered

“Zeke—”

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

why should he rest?” Melissa stared at her. “He’s a grown man. Will this little

“Mom!”

know about Zuko’s identity before. Now that she knew

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

Zuko said happily with 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 the afternoon, so it won’t disrupt

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

pursed his lips and walked out of the

broad back, feeling warmth in her heart. She smiled with her head lowered

around anymore in

you, girl?” Melissa rolled

in the future, so we can’t be too nice to him now. We

apron and hurried into the kitchen to

she took advantage of her mother’s distraction and secretly sneaked out of

the shelves when he saw someone bounding in with a bobbing head and two cups of milk tea in

are you drinking this artificially sweetened stuff

took a cup of mango yogurt from her and

but when men acted similarly, the level of surprise

her hand and sipping her milk tea as she watched him work. She saw his sweat-soaked T-shirt clinging to his body and

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