Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Romina hung up the call and sighed.

It felt like everyone around her now saw her and River as a couple.

Leaning back in her seat, she grew more annoyed. But after sulking for a bit, that annoyance turned into something deeper-her heart started to ache.

She and her grandfather had already talked it through—there was no way she and River could be together.

Their families were business rivals. Even if she left the Lafond Group and married him, could he ever truly trust her? Wouldn't he always think she might steal company secrets?

And honestly, she had no intention of leaving the Lafond Group.

the price for love, then she'd rather

always taught her that women should be financially independent― before and after marriage. Depending on a man was a gamble. Even if she married rich and became some high-society lady, if she had no income of her

her own mother-in-law, Romina's great-grandmother, who lived a life of complete dependence. When she married into the Lafond family, her husband-Romina's great-grandfather was just starting his business. He didn't have time for home life. She stayed home,

remained in the same

he was in a good mood, he'd give her

in a bad mood, he gave that money to

the house had salaries-they were wealthier than the wife. She had

trip without giving her any money. She was forced to

was only when their children grew up and started giving their mother

had experienced this and refused to repeat it. When she married into the Lafond family, her father-in-law wanted her to stay home and live like