Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Zachary's mother once shared a memory from his childhood. When he returned home from kindergarten for the first time, his entire family-parents, grandparents, and uncles-was waiting for him. As he stepped out of the car and ran toward them, his mother squatted down, arms wide open, ready for a hug.

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But instead of running to her, he bypassed her completely and ran straight into his grandmother's arms. After his grandmother hugged him, he turned to his grandfather for another embrace, ignoring his parents and uncles entirely.

This was because his parents were often busy with work and didn't have much time to care for or spend with him.

Take Sonny, for example. Since Duncan often spent time playing with Sonny and accompanying him, Sonny became more attached to Duncan than to his own father. This closeness even caused the Brown family to feel uneasy, worrying that Duncan might take Sonny away.

Children naturally grow closer to those who take care of them.

Serenity nodded in agreement. "That's exactly how it works. I'll make sure to take care of our baby myself. The nanny can help out, but the primary responsibility will be ours."

we have the baby, you'll need to earn more for all that formula," he teased with a laugh. "I've raised Sonny before-pretty much single-handedly-so I already have plenty of experience with kids." Zachary chuckled at her. "Between the two of us, we're sitting on a family fortune worth tens of billions. Do you really think we'll run out of money for formula? Besides, I don't care. Once the baby is born, I'll stay home to help. I'll be your nanny, looking after you and the baby. During your recovery period, you won't need to lift a finger-just rest and

so many younger brothers to pick up the slack at work. It's their turn to step up. I've been carrying the

he spoke, Zachary

on

His expression softened as he said, "Wife, I already feel for our child, even before they're born. Being the eldest in the family comes with

exhausting path.

hard it is. I don't want our child to carry that same burden, but it's their duty, their mission. There's no escaping it." Inwardly, Zachary comforted himself. If their firstborn was

pass the responsibility to their second child. Daughters, after all,

"It's way too

about that. For all we

forget-you still have eight younger brothers, and they'll all get married and have kids someday

members in the next generation. Who knows which one will turn out