Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

River went on, "I can't sacrifice Yantail. I just can't. Does that mean the only option

is for Yantail to be absorbed by Lafond Group? Become one of their subsidiaries?"

If he didn't change industries, the only way to avoid rivalry would be to merge.

But River didn't want that. Lafond wanted to acquire Yantail-but that wasn't what he wanted.

Zachary answered, "Weren't you already working on transforming Yantail? The

company isn't stuck in just one industry anymore. As long as you move away from

competing directly with Lafond, it'll be fine."

"There are hundreds of industries out there. And in every field, there are

opportunities for top talent. You could pivot and still thrive."

He paused. "But River, this is your life. I can't make that decision for you. If you're

not ready to make sacrifices, then stick with the status quo and see how things

go. Maybe in a few years, things will change."

you'll be in your thirties. Grandma's

Who knows how long she'll

her grandsons get married. We were all hoping

you-could settle down soon.

been nudging Alex and Rowan

younger than River, and he was pushing

marry if he

it," Zachary said, "This is a lifelong commitment. You've got to be sure

truly believe Grandma will live to see us all married-with kids. She'll make

with their grandmother. Watching her grow

health issues

want to imagine life without

glue of the family. As long as she was there, home felt warm

gone-even though their parents would still be around-it would

how painful it had been when their grandfather passed.

it would be

longer now. Their connection with her

Just don't

transformation. I think that's the best route-move Yantail into a different industry. That