[{"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-179":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},1601873,2071,"Chapter 178: 178: Did You Steal a Man?","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-179",179,"\u003Cp>Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Did You Steal a Man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t marry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly lady paused, and then after a moment began gravely, “Do you still remember your cousin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue looked up, clearly understanding her reference to his cousin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you push too hard, the one who may get hurt is Qiangwei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words left the elderly Mrs. Qin’s mouth, Qin Sijue remained silent for a long time without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he turned around again, “I will do everything in my power to protect her fully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never be like his cousin, watching helplessly as the person he loved disappeared from this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Qin Sijue turned around and had just taken a step when his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his phone and saw the familiar number displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day, he had not saved Gu Qiangwei’s name, but that string of digits was deeply etched in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seated on the sofa, Gu Qiangwei had thought for a long time and finally couldn’t resist calling Qin Sijue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she heard his deep voice on the other end, she suddenly didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qiangwei?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of silence and hearing no voice from the other end, Qin Sijue frowned slightly and couldn’t help calling her name again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei cleared her throat, “Um… have you eaten?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t find a topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh,” she responded mutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone once again fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you wake up?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single question made Gu Qiangwei’s face flush and her voice seem unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This afternoon…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t go back, missed me?” he asked confidently, a perfect slight curve lifting at the corner of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was startled, and it took her half a second to catch the arrogant tone of his voice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei fell silent, thinking of his parents’ passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I want to say sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue frowned slightly and casually retorted, “Did you steal a man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, why would you say sorry all of a sudden?” he spoke again, his tone ambiguously teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin Sijue! Can you not speak normally!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, why apologize?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei regained her composure and pursed her lips, “I heard from Uncle Qin that your parents…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, Qin Sijue’s expression darkened, and the slight curve at his mouth also fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took a long while before he softly spit out those two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Qiangwei’s heart still felt unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with a father like Gu Zhendong was already heartache enough, let alone knowing how he must have felt when she said those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m really sorry, I didn’t know…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said it’s okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone fell into silence again, and after a while, Qin Sijue spoke up again, “Have you eaten?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I got up very late, I’ve just had lunch not long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that’s perfect, I’ll join you when I get back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gu Qiangwei on the phone was taken aback, “Didn’t you just say you’ve eaten?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not the same without you, it’s not savory!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, then I’ll wait for you to come back—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t finished her sentence when suddenly she heard footsteps at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head and saw a dozen armed men in black entering, a sight that truly made her tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you people!? What do you want!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the commotion, Uncle Qin also came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the group of men in black paid no heed to his words and headed straight for Gu Qiangwei on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>",611,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.448Z",1,"novelbin.me","6d66b625c0650903e409e12609745ee0acb0ec47c5d5038cf16c6bae642bb367","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-180","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-178",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]