Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

River smiled and nodded back at everyone.

After he passed, the two receptionists whispered to each other.

"Mr. York looks so energetic today," one of them said, starry-eyed. "Especially handsome. I get to work early every day just to see him a little longer."

"Seriously," the other receptionist sighed. "Just seeing him in the morning puts me in a good mood."

"Right? He's just so handsome. I wonder who the lucky girl will be-who's gonna marry our Mr. York?" "I wish the matchmaker would match me with him," the first one laughed. "If I could marry Mr.

York, I'd wake up smiling every single day."

Her colleague chuckled. "You and half the women here."

Most of the female employees in the company had the same daydream.

But unfortunately for them, none of those dreams had come true.

joined Yantail, plenty of women had fallen for him—but none had been given special attention. A few even worked up the courage to confess their feelings, only to be transferred to a branch office the very next day-

everyone realized something: while Mr. York looked

have led Yantail

out of our league,"

a few minutes, they

they wanted to keep their jobs at the head office, they'd better not actually fall in love with the

him from afar, sure. But

saw Mr. York, the more they fell for him. And once they fell, they chased after him with bold confessions-only to

staff showed up, the two receptionists glanced at their phones. Both had received a push notification: a celebrity gossip headline that

They tapped in immediately.

photos-River York and Romina Lafond, the

the photos, River was holding a little boy around six or seven years old, and Romina held a one-year-old girl. Their faces weren't visible-only side profiles. They walked

River and Romina were secretly married

receptionists stared at each other in

you believe it?"