[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived":3,"chapter-contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-1040":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Contract Marriage: Love Has Finally Arrived",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1602561,2071,"Chapter 1042 - Capítulo 1042: 1043: If You Don't Want to Shower, Then Just Sleep!","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-1040",1040,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 1042: Chapter 1043: If You Don’t Want to Shower, Then Just Sleep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tidying up a room, the takeout also arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing all the delivered takeout on the dining table, Huo Yishan ate with little appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Not to your liking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that she had no appetite, he couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then looked up at him across the table, “No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, she shoveled several mouthfuls of rice into her mouth, finding it utterly tasteless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the belated dinner ended, Huo Yishan felt lost again, not knowing where to stand in such a big villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already 10:35 at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go take a shower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those calm words hit Huo Yishan like a jolt; she suddenly looked up at him, “Take a shower?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, “You don’t want to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood there, stunned and wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re tired and don’t want to, then just sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sleep!?” Her eyes widened in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His narrow eyes squinted slightly, “You don’t want to sleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head like a rattle, “No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed further, and he suddenly leaned closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, she leaned back, trying to put as much distance between them as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So are you planning to sit until dawn?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was dumbfounded, “If you don’t mind, I have no problem with it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words left her mouth, he picked her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, what are you doing!?” she exclaimed, her heart pounding like a drum! Instinctively trying to jump down from him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T- put me down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being held by him, Huo Yishan became even more nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he smiled silently, carrying her straight to the master bedroom on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master bedroom? Was he really planning to do something to her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yuan, put me down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still smiled silently, carrying her into the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Huo Yishan’s heart raced nervously, not knowing what to do, he put her down, standing in front of the bathtub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face turned as red as an apple, all the way to the roots of her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s still one set of clothes left from the last time. If it’s uncomfortable to sleep in, you can wear my shirt outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he looked at her for a few more seconds and bid her “Goodnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with her still in a daze, he turned around and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching him disappear at the bathroom door, after a while, Huo Yishan walked over, quietly opened the door a crack, and peeked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the master bedroom, covered in white carpet, Li Yuan was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a few seconds, she noticed she was still wearing an evening gown, and the next moment she walked back to the bathtub and took a comfortable bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after finishing the bath and changing clothes, as soon as she came out, her heart, which had finally calmed down, started racing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the master bedroom, right? He will definitely sleep here tonight, won’t he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approaching the bathroom door, she opened the door a crack again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peering outside, his figure was still nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange, not here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the door fully, she stepped out barefoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fair feet stepped onto the pure white Persian Carpet, wearing his white shirt, looking like a white-clad angel from a painting, endearing yet romantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spacious master bedroom, indeed, was devoid of anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tilting her head, Huo Yishan thought for a moment, then glanced at the clock on the wall, noticing it was already eleven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking to the bedroom door, she opened the door and looked out into the quiet corridor, where the shadowy hallway also had no sign of anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>",623,"2026-06-06T09:48:55.452Z",1,"novelbin.me","45e42a5db0b2294beff6583cdf793d50217d2c2fb3f77c5982ec0356c0468d2d","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-1078","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-1077",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]