Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

River said, "I need a partner. How about you come with me to rob a bank? You stand lookout,

I'll do the job, and we split the money fifty-fifty. Deal?"

Romina frowned. “I'm a law-abiding citizen. I don't do anything illegal.”

River shrugged. "Well, if I don't have a partner, I won't go either. In that case, I'll just rob you."

His roguish expression irritated Romina even more. "A man like you shouldn't fall in love. You'd only hurt whoever you end up with. And here Sister Seren was asking me to find you a girlfriend."

“I'm not in a relationship. Can't you see I'm still single at thirty-one?"

River looked at her and grinned. "My sister-in-law gave you this impossible task on purpose, didn't she? Just so you could laugh at me. But hey, we're both in our thirties. Still single. Still mocking each other. A couple of lonely losers." Romina shot him a glare, grabbed the clothes, and turned to leave. She didn't want to keep arguing. Deep down, she'd already decided to give that blind date guy a chance.

At twenty-nine, being single with no prospects left her open to all sorts of gossip. Dating? Sure. Marriage? She'd decide that later.

Romina still felt that living alone

died down, Serenity finally spoke to

not like it would kill you. But no, you throw a fit and now Romina's ignoring you. If you keep acting like this, what am I supposed to

take ten days off and go on a few blind dates?" Romina had already walked away, but

own. Someone like him? He's better off single. Let's

rather stay single forever than end up with

like I'm dying to be with

two were at it again, snapping back and forth until they

to look at or speak to

in the

had asked her to bring Romina out

were out, his behavior was

were. Years of butting heads had turned into a habit. Romina had once said that if they didn't argue every time they saw each other, she'd feel uneasy-like River was plotting something behind