Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Serenity Hunt got up first thing in the morning to make breakfast for her sister’s family of three before grabbing her birth certificate and slipping away in the silence.

“We’re going Dutch from now on, and I’m talking about everything – the living expenses, the mortgage, and auto loans! Your sister should be splitting the cost since she’s staying at our place. Sure, she pays two thousand bucks a month, but it doesn’t stretch very far. She’s basically mooching off us.”

Serenity overheard her brother-in-law’s comment during the couple’s argument last night.

She had to move out of her sister’s place.

However, there was only one way to put her sister’s mind to rest, and that was to get married.

Since Serenity wanted to tie the knot on short notice without ever having had a boyfriend, she decided to take up on Grandma May’s offer. Serenity had saved the old lady by chance and came to know that Grandma May was trying to marry off her grandson, Zachary York, who had trouble settling down.

Twenty minutes later, Serenity got off to her pit stop at City Hall.

“Serenity.”

A familiar voice summoned her attention the moment she got out of the car. It was Grandma May.

“Grandma May.”

yet distant figure standing next

a closer distance, Serenity was dumbstruck after getting a load of

grandson, Zachary had no luck with the ladies despite hitting thirty. Needless to say, Grandma May was

that he must

she heard that Zachary had a high-paying job up the corporate ladder in a

met face-to-face, Serenity realized that she got it all wrong.

aloofness. Standing next to Grandma May with

MPV parked nearby. Judging by the logo, it was a national car rather than a million-dollar vehicle. Serenity deduced that

started a bookshop

knit little knick-knacks to sell online. The sales were

would position her among the white collars.

her brother-in-law had no clue about her earnings. Serenity told her sister to pocket three thousand bucks and only disclose the

this is my oldest grandson, Zachary. He’s a thirty-year-old man and can’t even get himself out there. Although he’s not the warmest person, he’s attentive and considerate. You saved my life, and

in his gran’s description of him, Zachary looked askance at

he had grown immune to her

three grandsons, blessing her with nine grandsons. Since a granddaughter was missing in Grandma May’s life, she sought that affinity

to Zachary

gaze scanned Serenity from head to toe and back. With Nana clearing her throat, he reached out his right hand for a shake,

before informing Serenity. “I’m