“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.

damage to the school’s reputation. As a result, she was expelled from her teaching position and could no longer work

had been bullied by her but had never dared to resist

the absence of the teacher leading the group, the

was overjoyed to see Zuko. She almost set

“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

come back quickly. I haven’t

the shelves, clean the place too. It’s covered

“Zeke—”

her foot anxiously. “He just

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

“Mom!”

mind when Lina didn’t know about Zuko’s identity before. Now that she knew he was the esteemed Hamerton heir, she had

Zeke the same as before—as the

it’s fine,” 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,

at Lina. “See? I still have to rely on

pursed his lips and walked out of

broad back, feeling warmth in her heart. She smiled with her head lowered before turning to glare

boss him around anymore in

you, girl?” Melissa rolled her eyes.

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

Melissa put on her apron and hurried into

didn’t have many classes in the afternoon, she took advantage of her mother’s distraction and

bounding in with a bobbing head and two cups of milk tea

you drinking

cup of mango yogurt from her and began to gulp

men acted similarly, the

watched him work. She

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