Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Despite tearing into Serenity in his mind, Zachary had no intention to say or do anything about it.

Serenity was his wife on paper, but they were no different than strangers.

Too scared to say anything, the driver started the car.

Serenity had no idea she nearly ran into her man’s car. She sped off on her e-bike and made it to the shop in no time. Jasmine always arrived earlier than Serenity since the former lived nearby.

“Seren.”

Jasmine ordered breakfast after she was done setting up the shop. She was enjoying breakfast when her best friend entered the scene. Jasmine asked with a smile, “Have you eaten?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh.” Jasmine went on to finish the most important meal of the day.

“I brought you some desserts. They’re delicious. Try them.”

Picking up a bag by the cash register, Jasmine told her best friend.

Serenity placed her bike key by the cash register and sat down before pulling over the bag containing the dessert. “You can’t go wrong with desserts. I saw a Roll Royce on my way to work, Jasmine.”

Jasmine replied, “I see. It’s not strange to spot a Rolls Royce in Wiltspoon, but it’s not a common sight. Did you see who’s in the car? Is it just like in the books – a hot and single CEO?”

Serenity stared at Jasmine without a word.

Jasmine chuckled. “That’s what it’s like in the books. Why are the young, hot, and rich CEOs eluding us?”

about your average wage earner? The leading man

burst into another

Are you free tonight, Seren?”

home or at

it only revolved around managing the shop and caring for her

high society. I got an invite. Do you want to come along and

down the offer. “I don’t run in the same circle as them. I’m not

quite a bit, the upper crust was beyond her reach. She had no intention to elbow her way into the community,

be frank, Serenity might be mistaken as the server if someone of her social status were to attend such a refined

my mom begged my aunt for an invite. I can bring a plus one, so I thought of taking you. Seren, oh Seren. Please come with me to see what it’s like. Wait, no. I need you there to be my rock. I don’t want my mom to nag at

of Wiltspoon. They owned several properties and half a block of stores, making their

into a rich and powerful family. It had been a few tough decades, but it finally worked out for the aunt as

believed her niece had just only what it took to bag a wealthy and influential bachelor. Since Jasmine’s mom asked, the

you to get married again?”

and make them another man’s problem once their daughters turn eighteen. I can make my own

it took her decades to get there. She faced a lot of difficulties when she first married her husband. She used to cry to

for freedom and not being bound by the upper crust’s unwritten

top 1% live. My aunt said there will be a lot of young eligible bachelors attending tonight. They’re all Wiltspoon’s finest and richest. We can check the scene out even if we’re not there to snag a man. It’s a dinner party, so

not one to say no to food.

So was Jasmine.

was that common interest that brought the pair together.

before Serenity gave in to her best friend’s request. They closed the store early to attend

nephew had seen a doctor, and

mind at

attending a dinner party with