[{"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-18":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},1601612,2071,"Chapter 18 - 18 Are you going to break into a private house?","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>Chapter 18: Chapter 18 Are you going to break into a private house?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Editor: Atlas Studios\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woof! Woof! Woof!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue’s movement to get into the car came to a halt, and even Luo Chen felt that this barking sound was unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking towards the sound, they could not see Mengqi, and the barking was coming from inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue stood beside the car, his deep eyes staring intently at the Gu Family villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Qin, it seems something has happened inside,” Luo Chen spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue turned his gaze, looking at Luo Chen with utter disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen paused, knowing that his question was obviously intentional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Destroy this door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to break into a private home?” Luo Chen asked, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue turned his cold gaze, “Do you have an objection?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen: “…No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning around, Luo Chen took out a silenced pistol, aimed at the villa’s door lock and with a ‘biu’ sound, he holstered his weapon, walked to the door and pushed. It opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Qin, please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the living room, seeing his daughter lying on the ground, Gu Zhendong was panic-stricken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at Chen Peifang, who was still standing nearby, “What are you standing there for? Call an ambulance immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did indeed favor sons over daughters, but this was after all his own flesh and blood; naturally, he couldn’t remain apathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiangwei, how do you feel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her forehead was already wrapped in a bandage. With the tumble she took, fresh blood soaked through the gauze, creating a vivid red stain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Gu Qiangwei suddenly regained consciousness, the pain throughout her body causing her eyebrows to furrow tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiangwei?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his daughter awake, Gu Zhendong finally sighed in relief, his burden lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, how do you feel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Gu Shijie also came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that nauseating ‘Sis’, Gu Qiangwei opened her eyes to see her father and Gu Shijie’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled to get up, unwilling to let Gu Shijie touch even an inch of her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiangwei, you’ve been hurt. Dad will take you to the hospital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her struggle to get up, Gu Zhendong worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed away her father’s support, her heart cold as ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staggering and braving the pain throughout her body, she dragged her suitcase towards the entrance. Gu Zhendong didn’t understand what she was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiangwei, what are you planning to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei clutched the handle of her suitcase tightly, her vision blurred by tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you had asked that question to my mom ten years ago, would she… still be in this house?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words made Gu Zhendong freeze, but ultimately he remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to Gu Qiangwei, his silence was nothing but callous indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragging her weary body, she took step after step towards the door. The pain was severe, particularly in her ankle, causing her to break out in a cold sweat from the agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, unable to support herself, she felt her legs give out, and she collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as she thought she was about to hit the ground, suddenly a strong hand caught her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woof woof woof!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until then that Gu Qiangwei heard Mengqi’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mengqi was at home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up again, she met a pair of deep, dark eyes; profound as the night, inscrutable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s gaze, upon seeing her disheveled appearance and especially the wound on her forehead, darkened notably, emitting a cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is he here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was just as confused by his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she had the chance to respond to his question, her strength gave out. She lost consciousness the next second, vision darkening as she collapsed into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>",630,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.168Z",1,"novelbin.me","34e5c787ce88be11be30b09542e3ecb7ef23c4c0ded32235d4466d8b81a52281","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-19","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-17",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]