“Hey, Lina, Mom was really scared by the door guardian today!” Dave chuckled. “She used that feather duster for over ten years, and it suddenly met its demise!”

Lina was taken aback. “What? Did Zeke dare to lay hands on Mom?”

“No!” Dave described the situation to her. “Mom was furious because the kitchen was too messy. She grabbed the feather duster to make a point, but she got carried away and accidentally hit him for real…

“And the feather duster snapped in half.”

Lina widened her eyes.

Dave looked toward the porch and lowered his voice. “Sis, he’s not a door guardian but Ironman, is he?”

Lina could not help but laugh and told her brother to go back to sleep.

She looked at the plate of risotto on the table for a while, then went to the porch for no reason.

Zuko was in a vigilant sleeping position, his body tilted to one side, hands crossed in front of his chest, and the blanket only covering his stomach.

His exposed arms and calves had well-defined and perfect muscle lines, exuding a masculine aura.

retracting her

peacefully spent their first day like

next morning, Lina

the busiest time at the store. Jesse and Melissa would wake up early to restock and tidy the shelves before

the morning and was likely studying in the

that Zuko was not there either. She was wondering

saw Zuko, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, walk toward her. It seemed like he had just finished exercising, his chiseled

damp with sweat clung to

fell on

you looking at?” Zuko’s

hurriedly turned her face

“I just… wanted to

“Fine.”

face with

He always seemed so reserved, with no

in a lively

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