Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Mr. York."

Evan stepped into the office building, where a lone receptionist greeted him.

She'd already gotten a call from Abby. When she saw Evan walk in, she politely led him to the VIP room on the first floor.

"Mr. York, Vice President Du mentioned it's cold outside, so she asked me to have you wait in the VIP room for a bit. Warm up, have some hot water, and then head back."

Evan smiled gently. "I'll wait here for Vice President Du to finish work."

The receptionist nodded and didn't press further. She'd said her piece. Whether Evan listened or not was up to him.

She was used to seeing Evan show up with flowers and an armful of gifts. Every time he visited, he brought something for Vice President Du. He never came empty-handed.

It had always been like this.

Evan was handsome, came from a good family, and had a way of making women feel special. Which woman could resist his charm?

Vice President Du

she'd started to fall for him, Evan had pulled back and returned to Wiltspoon. Vice President Du had even chased him there, only to

she'd been in a funk. Everyone speculated about what had happened, but no

came back,

help but side-eye Evan's

in his place, the employees—especially the male ones who secretly admired Vice

the gifts he'd brought on the coffee table in front of

poured him a cup

here's some hot water

"Thank you."

make yourself comfortable. I'll step out

waited for nearly two hours before he finally heard footsteps

cup and stood up, stepping out of

walking side by side, deep in conversation, with Spencer's secretary trailing behind.

"Abby."

suddenly stopped. When Abby paused too, he reached out to adjust