“Do you not want to see me?” Zuko asked.

Lina felt a lump in her throat, overwhelmed with emotions. After a moment of shock, she broke into a smile, and tears started pouring down her face. She jumped and tightly embraced him.

Zuko held her tightly in return.

This morning, Zuko had left in a hurry and hadn’t had time to shave. His stubble was tickling her neck as his chin rubbed against it.

But she continued to hold him tightly.

It felt like a dream, and Lina was afraid of waking up from it.

Zuko felt the girl in his arms trembling, her shoulders shaking with sobs. He gently patted her back, comforting her like one would comfort a child. “Did my sudden appearance scare you?”

Zuko apologized, “I’m sorry, Lina… I didn’t tell you that I was coming. I was worried that you would feel lonely being here alone, so I wanted to come and be with you as soon as possible. That’s all.”

Zuko had panicked when he heard about Violet’s disfigurement from using the face cream Gia had bought. The thought of Lina having to face such a dangerous woman made him lose all sense of reason. He abandoned everything and hastily flew to Southeast Aciatic.

“I’ve taken care of things back home,” Zuko said softly. “I’ve sorted out the inventory in the store, and I’ll only be away for a few days. Your parents said they would take care of the store, and Dave will help too.

to cause trouble with us. So don’t worry.

hands. “What’s wrong? Are

playfully punched him. “You’re so annoying!

have been a surprise if I had told you in advance?” Zuko smiled and gently took out a necklace,

not particularly expensive. He had wanted to buy her a more

why Zuko had chosen this

her a necklace made of glass,

arrive

as soon as I got off the plane,”

your passport with you to

and made up an excuse. “I used to have one, and it hasn’t expired yet. They have visa-on-arrival

system, relied on her university for

asked with her doe eyes. “Are you hungry? Did you

too late now. Do you want to take a walk? I’ll

a moment and realized she had been busy with the university’s activities since arriving in Southeast Aciatic. She hadn’t had a chance

didn’t know when she would have the opportunity to visit again

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