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.

that

down, Serenity finally spoke to River. "River, stop picking

see how they looked. It's not like it would kill you. But no, you throw a fit and

sigh, "Why don't you take ten days off and go on a few blind dates?" Romina had already walked away, but she could still hear

like him? He's better off single. Let's not ruin

me," Romina added, "I'd rather stay

like I'm dying to

at it again, snapping back and forth until

away in frustration, refusing to look at or speak to each

stuck in the middle,

Romina out shopping because he wanted to see

out, his behavior was

was just how they 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