[{"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-26":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},1601620,2071,"Chapter 26 - 26 What is your relationship with Li Yuan?","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>Chapter 26: Chapter 26 What is your relationship with Li Yuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Editor: Atlas Studios\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Are you having trouble at work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him, intending to cheer him up first before asking about the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Qin Sijue suddenly turned his head and leaned in close to her, catching Gu Qiangwei off guard. She immediately felt a bit panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, what are you doing?” she asked, her face full of wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue moved closer, his deep black eyes staring intensely into hers, “What is your relationship with Li Yuan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What relationship could she possibly have with Li Yuan? She had only met him a bit later than Qin Sijue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no relationship at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s breath was on her face, causing her to feel inexplicably nervous. She was breathing rapidly, her heart pounding like a scared deer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No relationship and yet you came here together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei felt this man was being somewhat unreasonable, yet she found herself explaining anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have a car, nor money, and my luggage is here with you; he just kindly gave me a ride.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Gu Qiangwei didn’t even know why she was explaining all this to Qin Sijue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue stopped his interrogation, seemingly satisfied with her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat up straight, no longer speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… can I have my phone back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after he had moved away, the tension in Gu Qiangwei’s chest had not yet subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re in such a hurry to leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head, his expression still somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei grumbled internally: This isn’t my home, why should I stay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to find a place to live this afternoon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only the afternoon left, what would she do if she couldn’t find a place? Would she end up sleeping on the street?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, staying at a hotel was an option, but it was too expensive given her limited funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, she had work to do at night, so finding a place quickly was essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Qin Sijue slightly knitted his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you from the Gu Family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up, meeting his eyes. Her expression suddenly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, but I ran away from home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you run away from home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally reserved, he didn’t know why he kept following up her statements with questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei looked up, somewhat puzzled by Qin Sijue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she lowered her gaze, her expression desolate, “That place has been devoid of love for a long time. There’s no reason to return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t want to go back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then stay here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bolted upright, her eyes widened, “What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it that you have nowhere to stay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… can find a place!” she stammered, feeling it unreasonable to stay here as they were not that close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you can leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her refusal stirred his emotions once more, which had just calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei noticeably sensed his dark mood, truly unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before leaving, she had to retrieve her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That, my phone…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue took the phone from beside the couch and placed it on the coffee table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had casually thrown it into the couch upon seeing the messages earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the phone, Gu Qiangwei immediately picked it up, expectantly checking the contacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she left the Gu Mansion, Gu Zhendong had neither called nor texted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, that familial bond was too much to hope for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the phone and dragging her suitcase, she walked away with a heavy heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she reached the door, seeing the vast blue sky, she hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was she going to leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning back, she saw the man sitting in the living room and, after a long silence, Gu Qiangwei walked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, “Could you arrange for someone to drive me away? I’ll pay for the ride!”\u003C\u002Fp>",648,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.168Z",1,"novelbin.me","f887455d6457593f334ac7bff7642e70aaff99b865ab7003b394215bf5318910","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-27","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-25",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]