Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Mom, we're on our way back. Uncle Yang picked us up. We should be home around 7:30 p.m. If you're hungry, go ahead and eat first-you don't need to wait for us."

"We had something to eat on the plane, so we're not hungry."

In our family, dinner usually starts at 6 p.m.

Our dining schedule rarely changes.

Zhan Yuan felt a little guilty for making the whole family wait.

Tang Junye replied, "It's okay. We're not hungry either. We had afternoon tea, so we're fine. We'll wait for you two to get back before eating."

"Make sure to take good care of Miss Ouyang."

Tang Junye was very pleased with Ouyang Ya. In the past, she might have even said this younger daughter-in-law was better than Haitong, her elder daughter-in- law.

But now, after spending years with Haitong, their bond had grown.

satisfied she was with her, she wouldn't speak poorly of Haitong. Deep

"Mom, I will."

you're

Yuan gave a hum of

wanted to say more, but his mother

called to check if he had landed-nothing more?

would be like when they got home. Ouyang Ya would be the center of attention, warmly welcomed by everyone and doted on by the whole family.

evening, the car carrying Zhan

reached the foot of the mountain, Zhan Yuan had asked

to the main house, the night scenery along the way made Ouyang Ya-who had seen her fair share of the world-let out a sigh of admiration. "Ruotong said your Zhan family's estate

night view

gave a faint smile. "After breakfast tomorrow, I'll take you on a walk around the villa.

was waiting

first time meeting

and likely wouldn't have time for