“Zuko, what are you thinking?” asked Lina.

“Hmm?” Zuko regained his focus and rubbed her hair. “Nothing.”

“Did you hear what I just said?” she asked.

Bewildered, Zuko’s expression showed that he hadn’t heard a thing.

Lina smiled helplessly and repeated herself, “I said, don’t let my classmates know about your identity either, okay?”

“Oh…”

“I’m concerned that it might bring unnecessary trouble for you…”

Lina turned her face away, trying to appear nonchalant, but her voice was soft and barely audible.

But what did she mean by “unnecessary trouble”?

Simply put, if her female classmates found out about Zuko’s identity, they would undoubtedly pursue him. Even Mrs. Nash’s daughter had her eyes on him, didn’t she?

It was better for him to maintain the image of an ordinary guy!

Lina pouted, and Zuko saw through her little plan. He gently hugged her and pulled her back into his arms. “Don’t worry. None of those things you’re worried about will happen.”

“What are you saying…”

Zuko pressed his forehead against hers, giving her a faint smile, and whispered, “I’ll follow your lead.”

The next day, Lina received a message in the school group chat.

from students, causing significant damage to the school’s reputation. As a result, she was expelled from her teaching position and could no longer work

bullied by her but had never dared to resist sent

the teacher leading the group, the study tour had

She almost set off

the supermarket, saying, “You have no idea. The shelves have been in disarray these past two days while you were gone! And your father-in-law couldn’t handle the deliveries when they arrived. Dave was still in class, so

quickly. I haven’t taught you how to make caramelized

while you tidy up the shelves, clean the place

“Zeke—”

ever stop?” Lina stomped her foot anxiously. “He just came back.

why should he rest?” Melissa stared at her. “He’s a grown man. Will this

“Mom!”

that she knew he

Zeke the same as before—as the son-in-law she wanted

a gentle smile. “I’ll go to the store now. I’ll probably be done by noon, and the delivery truck

patted Zuko’s shoulder, looking at Lina. “See? I still have

lips and walked

back, feeling warmth in her heart. She smiled with her head lowered

around anymore in

gotten into you, girl?” Melissa rolled her eyes.

them constantly, especially someone like Zeke… He’ll be our son-in-law in the future,

setting rules, Melissa put on her apron and hurried into the kitchen to cook

Since she didn’t have many classes in the afternoon, she took advantage of her mother’s distraction and secretly

most of the shelves when he saw someone bounding in with a bobbing head and two cups of

you drinking this artificially sweetened stuff

that, he willingly took a cup of mango yogurt from her and began to gulp

but when men acted similarly, the level of

cheek with her hand and sipping her milk tea as she watched him work. She saw his sweat-soaked T-shirt clinging to his body and the lines of his biceps when he raised his

he made exuded a

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