Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

When Bianca reached the door of the small courtyard, she saw Camryn coming out.

“Bianca!” Camryn greeted her with a smile. “I heard you arrived a while ago but hadn’t seen you. I figured you must have gone to your aunt’s place, so I was just about to look for you.”

Bianca replied, “Grandma York is home, so I stopped by to greet her. We chatted for a bit before I came here.”

She then walked up, linked arms with Camryn, and asked, “Is Evan home?”

“Why? Are you looking for him?” Camryn asked, puzzled.

“No, he always gives me dirty looks when Grandma York isn’t around. I don’t want to bump into him and have him assume I’m following Grandma’s orders. Who cares about him? I have plenty of fellow apprentices to choose from, and they wouldn’t dare refuse me.”

Camryn’s expression darkened. “Evan behaves like that? You’re an honored guest in our family, yet he says one thing to my face and another behind my back. All Grandma asked was for him to see you off a few times, and he’s already overthinking things.”

“Exactly. Who cares about him? Bianca, you’re young, beautiful, and admired by everyone. Wherever you go, flowers bloom. There’s no need to worry about marriage, right? You’re just not ready yet.”

and

Bianca’s frustrations

who was hiding near a window, overheard everything. He thought to himself, “So Camryn has wanted to scold me

he might have upset Camryn. Fortunately, the courtyards in each

as calm as ever. Though she dressed simply, she wasn’t short on money. If Camryn hadn’t known that Bianca was one of Senior Silver Fox’s apprentices, she might’ve mistaken her for someone from

are your in-laws home? If they are, I should

they’re out. I was bored being home alone, so

Bianca

but didn’t see Evan’s car parked nearby. His usual car wasn’t in the open-air

all but the youngest—who wasn’t old enough to drive—had several cars