Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Work doesn't get in the way of having a second kid," Zachary said. "We were both working when we were trying for our second."

He didn't smoke or drink. He didn't work late anymore and always tried to be in

bed before 11 p.m.

During that time, Serenity had a lighter workload.

Once Jasmine and Elisa found out she was preparing for another baby, they took on more responsibility, giving Serenity time to relax.

Elisa and Remy also had a son after they got married. It wasn't clear yet if they'd go for a second child.

Elisa always joked that everyone around her kept having boys-then she had a boy too. She and her husband really wanted a girl.

Clive and Alice had a second child too-another boy. Even Audrey started joking that the Stone family might end up like the Yorks, full of boys, and joked they'd need to turn their house into a monastery.

got married last year but

kids yet.

Farrell, nicknamed Aspen. When she was a baby, she twisted around like a

than Belle. Now Belle was two years old-talkative, sharp, and clearly the darling of both the

said, "But let's be real, we

finish your meeting. I want to check on the kids. I'm a little worried River might be overwhelmed. Let's video chat tonight. The

The second they're out playing, they forget they even have a dad. Poor me, abandoned by wife and children, working like a mule at home, and sleeping alone in a cold bed every night." Serenity burst out laughing. “Zachary, are you trying to kill me with laughter? Fine, we'll be back in ten days. If the kids don't want to leave, I'll just leave them with River and come back by myself. Deal?" Even after all these years of marriage,

River for the summer. He'll have

A total headache."

Zachary knew he couldn't win

thought about disciplining his son, his parents and grandmother would come down hard on

him for trying to discipline the kid. They'd say violence doesn't work and he needs to find

a hanger-so where was the chance to actually