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.”

distant figure standing next

distance, Serenity was dumbstruck after getting a load of

had no luck with the ladies despite hitting thirty. Needless

always assumed that he must

job up the corporate ladder

Serenity realized that

May with a sour face, he appeared standoffish and gave off vibes to stay away from him.

to a black MPV parked nearby. Judging by the logo, it was a national car rather than a million-dollar vehicle. Serenity deduced that the economic difference between her and Zachary was not that far

from school had started a bookshop at the entrance of Wiltspoon

would also knit little knick-knacks to sell online. The sales were not

in Wiltspoon would position her among

brother-in-law had no clue about her earnings. Serenity told her sister to pocket three thousand

attentive and

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

immune to her grumbles.

blessing her with nine grandsons. Since a granddaughter was

her right hand to Zachary and introduced herself with a smile, “Hello, Mr. York. I’m

clearing her throat, he

the time before informing Serenity. “I’m a busy man. Let’s get it done and over with.”