[{"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-245":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},1601804,2071,"Chapter 246: 246: An Unexpected Encounter at the Restaurant (2)","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>Chapter 246: Chapter 246: An Unexpected Encounter at the Restaurant (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure!” Xianggu laughed, originally thinking that Gu Qiangwei would be angry and feel stood up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she hung up the phone, Nangong Mingchuan and Tang Yuyan unexpectedly did not leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei lifted her gaze and glanced at the two of them. If Xianggu wasn’t coming, then there was no need for her to stay and have a meal here anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend isn’t coming?” Tang Yuyan spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nangong Mingchuan was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Tang Yuyan had always been a woman of few words, let alone with strangers, she had never taken the initiative to say so much even to acquaintances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” Gu Qiangwei pursed her lips and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must have deduced from her earlier conversation that she had arranged to meet a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you mind joining us?” Tang Yuyan said with a smile, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was taken aback, a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was only their second meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confronted with her invitation, Gu Qiangwei suddenly didn’t know how to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for quite some time, she awkwardly began, “No, it’s okay, I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Consider it a thank you for the last time you gave up the book for me.” Even Tang Yuyan wasn’t clear why she was inviting this unfamiliar girl to dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously, she felt this girl to be very familiar and not at all like a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But where this feeling came from, she herself could not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if these words inviting her to dinner had just naturally slipped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her persistence made the words of refusal stuck in Gu Qiangwei’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the middle-aged woman standing before her bore the shadow of her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuyan took the initiative to link arms with her and headed toward the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei, stunned, watched the familiar sideline of her face and followed her steps upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the private room, there sat a boy of about ten years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mommy’s here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s face showed little expression when he saw Tang Yuyan, but it was clear that he was very close and intimate with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this woman appeared much younger than her mother and had a son who was only about ten years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must be in her thirties, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come over, meet a friend.” Tang Yuyan said smiling, pulling her son and then turning to Gu Qiangwei, “Mommy’s friend, named…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuyan paused, only then remembering she didn’t know Gu Qiangwei’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei quickly said, “Gu Qiangwei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had she spoken than the expression on Tang Yuyan’s face visibly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your name is Gu Qiangwei?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Mingchuan also spoke up in surprise, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their astonished expressions, Gu Qiangwei was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, was she the girl Qin Sijue liked? Or was it just a coincidence of identical names?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s Mommy’s friend, Gu Qiangwei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, Tang Yuyan regained her composure, the smile still present on her face as she spoke to her son, Nangong Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy looked at Gu Qiangwei, his gaze lingering for a few seconds, “Hello!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should call her sister!” Tang Yuyan corrected, watching her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was always like this, impolite, not fond of addressing people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that the boy pursed his lips, not showing any dislike for Gu Qiangwei, but somewhat reluctantly called out, “Hello, sister!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei smiled, the awkwardness of moments before vanishing with the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please sit here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gestured to Gu Qiangwei to sit down beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the family, Gu Qiangwei felt somewhat uneasy, but still took a seat politely.\u003C\u002Fp>",615,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.448Z",1,"novelbin.me","58efa1da876ad5a71dd0771538da89ac381fbed9585b29a34a2c9ffa1e592286","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-316","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-244",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]