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

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

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 tell Grandma? You're going to end up a

a few blind dates?" Romina had already walked away, but she

out your own. Someone like him? He's better off

me," Romina added, "I'd rather

resist. "You say that like I'm dying to be

at it

to look at or speak

was stuck in the

Romina out shopping because he wanted to

were out, his

had once said that if they