Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

The security guard handed a basket to Evan.

Evan accepted it, poured the bag of chili peppers inside, and walked over to face the camera as instructed by the live broadcast team. With a determined expression, he began, "Last year, I unintentionally hurt Abby's self-esteem. That was my mistake, and I sincerely apologize to her.

"Abby doesn't want anything to do with me right now. Miss Adalee told me that if I eat chili peppers live on camera, I'll be allowed to come here every day to wait for Abby. I don't eat spicy food-honestly, I'm terrified of it. But to see Abby and have a chance to ask for her forgiveness, I'm willing to take on Miss Adalee's challenge." The live broadcast team exchanged speechless glances.

Adalee hadn't prepared a script for Evan, yet he went ahead and explained the entire situation himself. Was that allowed?

Someone discreetly sent Adalee a message for clarification. Her response was simple: Evan could say whatever he wanted. He knew where the boundaries were.

he wouldn't just fail to win Abby back-he'd drive her even further

grabbed a handful of chili peppers and stuffed them into his mouth. The fiery heat hit him instantly, making him want to spit them

like his mouth

the courage to grab a second

live stream of Evan eating chili peppers was broadcast to everyone in the Du Group via their mobile phones. Adalee even shared

reached the entire Du family and the York family, including

the elderly matriarch on WhatsApp, and forwarding the live

the fan of drama, immediately shared the live broadcast in the family group chat. Now, the entire York family could witness the spectacle

entire basket of peppers?" Evan was Callum's younger brother and Rosella's second son. Naturally, Rosella had tuned in to the live stream as well. Nodding,