Lena asked, “Why did you give me money?”

Lina was taken aback.

“Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t mean anything else—” Lena interrupted her before she could end her sentence.

“I asked, why did you give me money?” Lena’s voice was clear and firm, showing maturity beyond her years.

Lina took a deep breath. “I wanted to thank you for helping me out in the restroom last time.”

Lena remained silent but pushed the money back into Lina’s hands. “No need to thank me.”

As Lena turned to leave, Lina wanted to call her back. But Lena stopped and turned around again. A gust of wind lifted the brim of her cap, finally allowing Lina to see her face clearly.

Lena was pretty, with a touch of youthful intelligence in her expression, but her eyes carried a sense of world-weariness beyond her years.

“If you ever encounter trouble again, you can find me to help you,” Lena said.

your name and how to contact you?” Lina

time, didn’t you investigate me? You claimed not to

exchanged glances, realizing they had met their

best approach when dealing with a strong-willed opponent was to be straightforward, so Lina said directly, “I did investigate you, mainly because

for a moment, then suddenly

was innocent and mischievous, like a child who had just succeeded in playing a prank. “I didn’t expect that even people like you sometimes fail to

Lina stayed silent.

cap. “If you need

Lina could say anything else, Lena left swiftly with a faint

Zuko chuckled softly. “But she doesn’t seem

she would’ve acted on it already if she had ill

fruitful day today.” Zuko looked at her. “We know her name now. I’ll have someone investigate her further and find

rented room and removed her cap and sweat-soaked T-shirt. She cleaned the fish and put it in the pot.

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