Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

— Sonny asked, “Mom, Uncle isn’t coming to pick me and Aunt up soon, right? | haven't had enough fun yet.

| want to play a little longer.” When Titus heard Sonny, he got worried too, thinking Sonny might leave for Wiltspoon early.

He quickly came over and said to Liberty, “Auntie Hunt, please don't take Sonny back so soon.

Let him stay a few more days.

We haven't had enough fun yet.

| promise | won't fight with him over anything, just let him play here longer.” Liberty smiled and said, “Okay, Sonny can stay another week.

His uncle should be able to pick him up then.” Titus thought a week wasn't long enough, so he negotiated, “Auntie Hunt, how about ten days?” “Ten days...’ Liberty thought for a moment and said, “That's during my New Year holiday.

Alright, Sonny can stay for ten days, but you two better get along and not fight all the time.” “Auntie Hunt, you're so nice! | like you so much.

| won't fight with Sonny.

Besides, he can't beat me anyway.

we'll just argue.” sometimes Titus

when Titus

cried, and his teacher would tease him, saying he was supposed to be a man but cried

still just a kid, far from being

him for

It wasn't fair.

Manor, the teacher always seemed to

decided hed have to talk to the teacher later—it wasn't fair to be so

a child and needed love

instructions, then said she had to get

talk to them later when she had

to Liberty too, but seeing she was busy, she stayed quiet.“Auntie, Mom said

smiled warmly and said, “You can play

practice the piano, do your writing,

it's time to play, play

study, study hard.” “Got it.” Whenever Sonny was with Titus, he knew he had to study harder when

Titus—his classmates were all doing

families were wealthy, so even though they were