Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

River's words hinted that Zachary had been the same as a child—always playing

the big brother role, leading the pack and keeping them all in line.

To this day, they still deeply respected and slightly feared their eldest brother.

River figured that came from how they were raised.

And honestly, he didn't think that fear was a bad thing. At the very least, it kept

them from doing anything reckless. If they did mess up, Zachary would step in,

correct them, and guide them through it.

They always felt safe knowing their big brother was around—like standing under a

big tree for shade. Zachary carried the weight of the family so that they, the

younger brothers, could chase their own goals.

Zachary caught the subtext in River's comment and smiled. "I didn't have nearly

when I was a kid. He's

father

him.

"Brother, have

at work. When

keep you. Go eat before you get too

upset, Sister-in-law will have to take care of it when

too—Romina's about to set me up

already knew about River's blind date plans. Serenity had

much—just gave a hum of acknowledgment and ended

down the phone,

River's found someone?"

rival. After all these years of fighting, they've

hide anything from Josh. Their families were so close,

for more than twenty years. Zachary trusted him

he settled down. He's already thirty-one. If he doesn't get married this year, he'll be thirty-two.

tied the knot at thirty. The rest of his cousins had

oldest to reach marriage age among the York brothers and