Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

These days, everyone at Yantail-from upper management to entry-level staff- took their work seriously. No one dared slack off or try to coast, knowing a poor quarterly review could mean a pink slip.

As Yantail grew stronger, it had become one of the most sought-after companies

in Eaglioncile. Fresh college grads were lining up to land a spot there.

If you didn't hustle, someone else would. If you didn't value your job, someone else was ready to take it.

That's just how cutthroat the world had become.

Unless you were born into wealth, the only choice was to compete to survive. Serenity asked, "Do you think you're better off now than you would've been if you had taken that offer and worked under Romina?"

"Definitely better off now," River replied. "If I'd joined her, she probably wouldn't have even given me the time of day. But going up against her-that's where the fun is. It drives me to make Yantail even bigger, just to prove I've got what it takes."

He'd never once regretted choosing Yantail over Lafond's Group.

He wasn't like his sixth brother-willing to work for his sixth sister-in-law. River wanted to stand on equal ground.

realized you actually like Romina? Not just like-you

toward marriage,

destined

gave him a long look. "If that's how you see it,

nodded and drove his sister-in-law and nephew

was six and already used to sleeping alone, so River had set up

and her daughter slept in another wing,

to wake him up

need. Let him sleep. He

to cover the boy with a blanket,

the suit Romina gave him. He stood in front of the mirror, turning this way and that. The longer he looked,

few selfies

was custom made. Don't I look

messaged.

stared at her phone for a while