“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.

school’s reputation. As a result, she was expelled from

chat, the wealthy heirs and heiresses who had been bullied by her but had never dared to resist sent a series of celebratory

leading the group, the study tour had

returning to Jangasas, Melissa was overjoyed to see Zuko. She almost set off a

him toward 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 he struggled to move those boxes alone… Now, his back is hurting

the supermarket, come back quickly. I

while you tidy up the shelves, clean the place

“Zeke—”

stomped her foot anxiously. “He just

Melissa stared at her. “He’s a grown man. Will

“Mom!”

mind when Lina didn’t know about Zuko’s identity before. Now that she knew he was the esteemed Hamerton

oblivious. She still treated Zeke the same as before—as the son-in-law

a gentle smile. “I’ll go to the store now. I’ll probably be done by noon, and the delivery truck won’t arrive until

this, Melissa’s eyes lit up, and she patted Zuko’s shoulder, looking at Lina. “See? I still have

his lips and walked

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

anymore

you, girl?” Melissa rolled

Zeke… He’ll be our son-in-law in the future, so we

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

of her mother’s distraction and secretly sneaked out of the house to

he saw someone bounding in with a bobbing head and two cups of milk

frowned. “Why are you drinking this artificially sweetened

cup of mango yogurt

they said, but when men acted similarly,

sat by the side, propping her 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

move he made exuded a

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