Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Neither Bianca nor Fox reveals Abby's true self. Her real identity is the Abby that Evan sees. Evan had to fall for her-not as Fox, but as Abby.

Unable to endure the way Evan was looking at her, Abby finally stood up, her voice sharp with frustration. "When are you going to give me back my things? Hand them over, and we can finally end this. No more ties. No more crossing paths."

Evan leaned back casually, his voice calm but laced with a subtle challenge. "I don't have them with me. I kept them on me for months, but you never came to claim them. Now they're at my place. Funny how you're in such a rush to cut ties. We've known each other for over half a year. Sure, it was rocky at first, but didn't things get better between us?"

He thought she was using the breakup as an excuse-trying to transition from Fox to Abby and make him accept her for who she really was.

Abby's laugh was bitter, almost mocking. "Better? Evan, do you even understand what 'getting along' means? Every time we met, we fought. We argued. That's your idea of harmony? If you hadn't taken my things and refused to return them, I wouldn't have been chasing you for six months like this." She took a steadying breath, her tone softening but still resolute. "I admit I was wrong at the start. I shouldn't have destroyed your stuff or taken your valuables. But I gave them back. I even apologized. Now, I just want what's mine. "And since you've decided to pursue Miss Du again, maybe focus on her instead of dragging me into your life. Don't make her jealous. You can't play both sides, Evan. Let's end this. For good."

as Fox, but she understood Evan's feelings for her

was the

had provoked Evan first. She'd destroyed some of his things and taken one or two valuables. But Evan hadn't let it go. His relentless

Hall, and it was something Abby had always carried with her. Without it, she felt humiliated every time she returned to her brothers and sisters. They never said anything, but

world, her reputation was impeccable-she'd never lost a fight. But despite her superior skills, she had lost

spent half a year chasing him to get it back, but every time she thought she was close,

knew what that look meant. Evan's feelings for her made retrieving the token even harder. He used it as leverage, knowing she wouldn't leave as long as he