[{"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-143":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},1602087,2071,"Chapter 142: Don't Believe I Can Take You Down!?","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Don’t Believe I Can Take You Down!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at the towels stacked on the towel rack, realizing she couldn’t reach them unless she stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing her restless gaze, Qin Sijue also glanced at the towels and, without teasing her, stood up and took one down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, he turned and left the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, staying in there was also a kind of ‘torture’ for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just settled on the plush sofa when the door was pushed open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, this medicine, once a day, apply it to her bruises!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slight turn of his head, he saw Li Yuan casually walk in holding the medication, taking a seat next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the box of medicine and thinking of the wound on her neck, Qin Sijue couldn’t help but speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are bruises on her neck as well, is this the right medicine for that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan raised an eyebrow, “If it’s just bruises and minor pain, this is all you need, guaranteed to work in three days!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the medicine, Qin Sijue looked it over, seemingly casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the sound of the bathroom door opening was heard again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His narrow eyes lifted slightly, and he saw Gu Qiangwei walking out wrapped in a towel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fair shoulders, slender legs, and a collarbone lethal to any man…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon her emergence, she stunned the two men on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I say, Qiangwei, I didn’t expect you to be quite…” Seeing her emerge from the bath, Li Yuan began with a smile, ready to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could finish, his face was abruptly covered by a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can get lost now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Bang’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as his words fell, Li Yuan was shut out of the master bedroom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the tightly closed wooden door, Li Yuan cursed in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t even naked, was there any need to be so petty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not expecting Li Yuan to be there, Gu Qiangwei couldn’t help feeling a bit shy and stood frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After closing the door, Qin Sijue turned around and stared at her, “Coming out dressed like that, who are you trying to seduce?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” She was dumbfounded by his comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she glared at him irritably, “It was you who carried me in there. You didn’t grab any clothes for me, just the towel. How else was I supposed to come out!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he was to blame?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough.” He cleared his throat, holding the medicine Li Yuan just brought over, and then pulled her hand, heading straight for the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he drew near, she adopted a highly defensive posture, which really irked him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next time you make that face, believe it or not, I’ll take you right then and there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, her expression was as if she was warding off a lecher. Without some concrete action, wouldn’t he be at a loss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the man’s brazen words, Gu Qiangwei was utterly dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed nervously and lowered her head, afraid he might just do as he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’s a man, after all, and she wasn’t dressed. With him so close to her, what other expression could she have but one of guard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her compliance, Qin Sijue felt satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his hand, maneuvering her body to have her back facing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly are you going to do!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue had just felt she was cooperative, but the next second, as his warm palm slid over her shoulder, she immediately adopted that defensive look again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man narrowed his eyes, “You’re challenging me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, “I am not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then lie down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obviously for…” His face got closer and closer, a hint of a suggestive smile forming on his lips, scaring her into retreating backwards!\u003C\u002Fp>",645,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.447Z",1,"novelbin.me","f6db67e08bcc7d205dcf891cba02280b0f635e0866181df932f0d080c9450242","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-144","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-142",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]