Zuko paused and called Jacob. “What happened at home?”

“It’s not your family,” Jacob replied in a low voice. “It’s the Thompsons.”

“The Thompsons?”

“It seems… it’s about the little girl betrothed to you in childhood,” Jacob said hastily. “I couldn’t inquire too much about your family matters. Just make a trip back.”

“Okay, got it,” replied Zuko, agreeing and ending the call.

Lina was walking ahead and did not hear him making the call. The night enveloped her joyful figure as she occasionally turned around and waved at him.

Zuko spent the next two days contemplating how to take a “leave” from the Jenners. After much consideration, he decided to be honest. “My younger brother called and said there’s something going on at home. He wants me to go back for a while. I won’t be away for long, just two or three days, and I’ll definitely rush back.”

After speaking, Zuko looked directly at Jesse and Melissa, who were standing in front of him. They both stared at him intently for a moment before exchanging a smile and nodding.

Zuko was taken aback. In the blink of an eye, the couple swept the shelves clean and packed everything into a large duffle bag.

“Sir, ma’am, you—”

“Zeke!” Jesse looked at him, beaming. “We got nothing much for you to take home, but we run a supermarket. We have plenty to eat and drink!”

the in-laws— Oh no, no, I mean to your parents

Zuko was dumbfounded.

Even when they could not

at the empty shelves and the couple’s satisfied expressions, feeling

don’t need to do

they

We’ll help carry these

like telling them a private plane was coming to

the way, where’s your family

for a moment and answered

fell silent. They had always been in sync for so many years, never mentioning the place “Centrolis” in front of

believed that even though a little girl did not have memories, they might rush forth like

for the rest of their lives, so they never mentioned the word “Centrolis” in front

was just that not mentioning it did not mean it did not exist. After all, a person

Apart from telling Zuko to return quickly, she repeatedly reminded him that

is studying intensively. She’s quite nervous,

found it strange,

next day, he carried the bags and hopped into the car waiting for him at the alley entrance early in

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