Chapter 1006


    The phone rang for a while without anyone answering, making Zuko even more anxious. His face


    turned pale, and tiny beads of sweat formed on his nose.


    By then, the car had already entered Hamerton Manor.


    As expected, Cordelia had fallen asleep in the car. Zephyr made a gesture for everyone to stay quiet


    and carefully carried her out of the car.


    Toph, wearing headphones and whistling, watched his father’s back and almost had “envious” written


    on his forehead.


    “Ah, I wonder when I’ll meet someone I like. Just like dad doting on mom, I want to dote on her forever!


    Right, bro?”


    Zuko did not react.


    Toph then noticed that his brother’s face had turned pale with a look of tension.


    “What’s wrong?” asked Toph.


    Zuko nced at him indifferently, telling him to go back and rest, then he walked briskly to a secluded


    corner of the courtyard. He dialed the number repeatedly, but no one answered. With each passing


    minute, his heart grew more troubled.


    Countless possibilities filled his mind.


    Perhaps she encountered danger while walking that small path.


    Perhaps Violet had plotted something against her.


    Perhaps she was already…


    Zuko’s heart pounded, and it felt like his blood surged through his body in reverse. He was about to ask


    the butler to arrange a private ne to rush back to Jangasas when his phone suddenly vibrated in his


    hand.


    “Hello!?”


    “What’s gotten into you?” The voice on the other end was soft and carried a hint ofughter. “Why does


    your voice sound like that? It’s scary!”


    Zuko was stunned for a few seconds and gradually calmed down. Not only did Lina find it scary, but he


    also found it scary.


    For someone who had been mature beyond his years and ustomed to disguising his emotions, what


    had just happened was truly abnormal.


    Zuko used a light cough to cover up his embarrassment, but his words came out incoherently. “N-


    Nothing, I-I just, I suddenly remembered that you might be taking a walk by the seaside, and I wanted


    to call and remind you that… it’s cold, soyer up.”


    Lina was puzzled and took a while to react. “What are you talking about? It’s summer now!”


    “Oh, then it’s hot, soyer up.”


    “Zeke!” Lina burst intoughter. “What’s wrong with you? I remember that Jangasas isn’t far from


    Centrolis! Why does it feel like we’re living in different hemispheres?”


    Zuko bit his tongue and grimaced, wishing he could take back what he had just said!


    “Besides, I didn’t go for a walk today.” Lina spoke softly. “There’s no moon tonight, and I didn’t feel like


    going out.”


    “No moon?”


    Lina confirmed it. “Hmm, it’s overcast in Jangasas, and the fog has set in.”


    Zuko naturally replied, “Oh… Can you tell me the shape of the fog tonight?”


    “Huh?”


    Zuko cursed himself again for his foolishness.


    He did not want to admit that he was worried about her safety, which was why he kept calling. He was


    rambling on because he wanted to hear her voice more and have a conversation with her.


    He also did not want to admit that Lina had unknowingly entered his heart.


    Lina’s heart also raced like a startled deer’s as she held her phone. Just moments ago, she had been


    doing her homework and had put her phone on silent mode. Once she was done and saw over 20


    missed calls—all from the same person—her smile became sweeter than honey. She felt like she had


    the whole world in that instant.


    What happened next?


    He rambled on with a few sentences and stopped. Now, she could only hear his slightly heavy


    breathing through the phone. After a moment of silence, Lina finally gathered her courage and asked,


    “Zeke… w-when are youing back?”


    Zuko’s heart melted right away. Then, countless possibilities flooded his mind.


    Could it be that she liked him?


    Perhaps she was also thinking of him when he was looking at the moon and thinking of her?


    Or maybe… her family really could not do without him as their door guardian.


    Zuko sighed, feeling that thest possibility was the most likely.


    “Zeke, are you even listening?” she asked,


    Zuko hurriedly answered, “Oh, yes!”


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    “So when are youing back?”


    Zuko almost blurted out “tomorrow” but managed to suppress it with reason. “I… I might have to stay a


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    “Yeah, that’s true.” Lina was understanding. “But don’t stay away for too long, okay? Because I…”


    She did not continue her sentence.


    Another awkward silence followed.


    However, Lina quickly smiled and said, “Before youe back, send me the train schedule, and I’ll


    pick you up at the train station!”


    Zuko nodded in agreement. “Okay.”


    “Zeke, I saw a little squirrel at university today!”


    Zukoughed. “Really?”


    “Yes, it was small and very agile!”


    “Mm.”


    “Oh, by the way, I learned how to fry crullers and sweet rolls. I’ll secretly make some for you when you


    come back!”


    “Oh.” Zuko furrowed his brows but smiled after that. Why did she have to make them “secretly”?


    “And also, I found a snack that’s really delicious and sells well! When youe back, let’s stock up on


    it!”


    “No problem.”


    “Zeke, and…”


    Zuko found a rock to sit on and listened quietly. The gentle moonlight bathed him, smoothing away his


    sharp edges, and a hint of warmth colored his gaze.


    She was willing to share every bit of her life with him, and he was willing to listen. Whatever she said,


    he would listen.


    That phone callsted nearly two hours, and the phone had heated up. Only when Lina mentioned


    wanting to sleep did he reluctantly hang up.


    As he turned around, a figure shed by in the bushes!


    “Who’s there?” he shouted.


    “Bro, it’s me!” Toph walked out with a carefree smile. “You took a while with that call! Did you find a


    girlfriend in Jangasas?”


    “Go y somewhere else!” Zuko carefully put his phone back in his pocket.


    “Aww, Zuko.” Toph’s gossip-loving heart started to stir. “You don’t really have a girlfriend, do you? That


    won’t do. You still have to fulfill your engagement with Pammy…”


    “What Pammy?” Zuko furrowed his brow. “We still don’t know if it’s actually her or an impostor.”


    “What if it’s actually her?” Toph nced at him. “That girl from Jangasas, will she take the initiative to


    step back and let you fulfill your engagement?”