“Hmm.” Zuko nodded after a moment. “You’re right…”

For some reason, Lina’s face flashed across his mind at that moment. He recalled sitting together with the Jenners for meals. Jesse, Melissa, and Dave looked like a family because Dave’s appearance combined the characteristics of his parents, but Lina was different.

It was often said that daughters resembled their fathers more, but this law seemed ineffective in Jesse and Lina’s case.

“Hey, bro?” Toph did not hear Zuko’s voice for a while and grew concerned. “What are you doing over there?”

“Oh, nothing,” replied Zuko. “I’m almost home. Let’s end here. You should rest too.”

“Well, I’m already awake. Let’s chat for a while more!” Toph lazily suggested, “You live alone in a big villa, and there’s no one else around. How about we have a video call?”

“I don’t want to chat with you!” Zuko emphasized. “I don’t live in a villa, and… people at home are asleep. I don’t want to wake them up!”

“What?” Toph suddenly became fully awake. “People at home?”

“Yeah, people at home… What’s the big deal?”

entered the alley and came to the entryway

directly. He chuckled lightly and tiptoed into the house. His first task was to quietly go upstairs and

weather, Lina rarely closed the door completely when she slept, always leaving a small gap. Zuko stood outside, peeking inside through

the banknote with her name on it, the one he had drawn, by her pillow. He also

mind, and he could not help

city, and the

to put everything aside

children in the house who needed to go to school, so the responsibility of running the small

including moving and unloading goods, organizing the shelves, counting the

before opening the supermarket and temporarily close it to

all this, he managed to handle each task meticulously and never made a mistake with

she began

also keeps such good records! Look at these clear and precise account

right, Zeke? How come you’re

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