Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

River knew Romina's character all too well.

She was popular with everyone, yet she always showed him her worst side.

It left a bitter taste in his mouth. Everyone else got the best version of her, but not

him.

Didn't he deserve her kindness too?

Then again, he had stolen her business. And he had stolen her. If she treated him too nicely after that, she'd look like a fool.

That thought made him feel better.

After all, he hadn't exactly treated her with kindness either.

"Oh, I've known you for five or six years, and this is the first time I've ever heard

you say I'm a good person," Romina said, pretending to be touched.

to call yourself a bad person, go ahead. I won't

bad. I'm a good person, and I'm not about to go around saying I'm not. I still need to get married someday. Don't

Guess no one's into you. Sure, you've got a pretty face and a great figure-but how come no one's

like that, the mood

Back to bickering.

boyfriend, I could get ten or

You're thirty-one. No girlfriend. Plenty of women are after you —so what, you too scared

Serenity's eyes widened.

actually liked

found out, would he call her

River's face darkened instantly.

sensed the tension and quietly crawled back into

and whispered, "Mom, Uncle River's face

Uncle River look like that before. Romina's words hit

even notice Maverick had moved. He snapped back at Romina. "Oh, so I don't have a girlfriend-what about you? No boyfriend. What's the deal? Are you into

the worst! Nothing but garbage comes out of your mouth. Either

"Ever seen a dog spit out ivory? I'll

fire. "You think I can't