Lina's face blazed with heat as she averted her gaze from the screen. "What did you just say?"
"I said, let's take a bath together!" Zuko's smile widened as he slowly removed his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body. "Why aren't you looking at me?"
"Zeke, you..."
Lina pursed her lips, torn between not wanting to look at the screen and stealing a few glances. She caught glimpses of his chest, washboard abs, and strong arms...
Her face grew even redder, and her heart raced uncontrollably.
Zuko remained composed and calmly said, "Do you actually want to look or not? If you don't want to, you can just end the video call, right?"
"You..."
"Since you're not ending the call, I'll take it that you're willing to take a bath with me."
A mischievous curve formed at the corner of Zuko's lips. "Lina, don't you undress when you take a bath?"
"Zeke!"
Lina's face turned as red as a tomato. She couldn't help but smile, trying to keep it subtle, as her heart overflowed with sweetness.
Her shyness was genuine. She hadn't expected the usually serious man to say such things with a serious expression.
Zuko set his phone aside, and the camera happened to be level with his waist. He casually hooked his fingers on his shorts. His voice, low and gentle, sounded hoarse as he said, "I'm going to start showering."
Lina lowered her eyes, afraid to look at the camera, only to hear a scream from the phone!
Startled, she glanced at the screen and saw Zuko wide-eyed, looking in a certain direction, his expression shocked.
The atmosphere suddenly grew unusually quiet, as if time had frozen for a dozen seconds. After a while, a smiling yet tearful-looking Dave appeared on the screen.
"Bro, Door Guardian... what a coincidence?" he said.
Zuko looked at him, then at his phone, trying to calm himself down.
"Um... Lina, I'll stop here for now. Rest early!" Zuko said.
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