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!?

had only helped out a little when he saw an injustice. Was he being repaid with ingratitude? Was she going to cling to him for the rest of her

Her face reddened as she hurriedly explained, “Zeke, don’t worry. I’m not saying we should get married! I’m just saying,

hand dropped to the

head ached, and her words became incoherent. She could not explain it clearly. She just wanted to use Zeke as part of her strategy to temporarily

She was willing to do anything

“Zeke, listen to me…

she’ll involve my parents. They are getting older

pace in arranging the shelves slowed down, and he fell silent for a while before squeezing out a few words in a

redder. “It’s just… I want to

Zuko’s oppressive gaze, which caused her

about to say, “If you’re not willing,

persevered and analyzed everything with a clear

me today by fighting against Violet, so you won’t be able to stay in the Grist Group anymore. How will you support yourself when you don’t have a

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