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

day now. Who knows how long she'll be around? She's always

married. We

settle down soon. Give

also been nudging Alex

just a year younger than River, and he was

younger, could marry if

get it," Zachary said, "This is a lifelong commitment. You've got to be sure so you won't regret it

I truly believe Grandma will live to see us all married-with

bond with their grandmother. Watching her grow old

health issues terrified

even want to imagine life

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

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

how painful it had been when their

it would

even longer now. Their connection with

Just don't let it turn into a

think that's the best route-move Yantail into a different industry. That way, you're