[{"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-450":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},1601744,2071,"Chapter 451: 452: Slept, Then I Went Out Again","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-450",450,"\u003Cp>Chapter 451: Chapter 452: Slept, Then I Went Out Again\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wanted to know whether you were really asleep,” he said as he climbed onto the bed and sat down across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him. “So what if I was asleep? And what if I wasn’t?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slightly hooked his lips, “If you were asleep, I would have gone out again, but if not…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was suggestive, his tall figure pressing closer and closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei couldn’t help but recognize the suggestiveness in his eyes. She hurriedly burrowed into the bedding. “I don’t want to anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed her under the covers, “Don’t want to? But you seemed to enjoy it earlier quite a bit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, Gu Qiangwei felt unbearably embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A coquettish voice came from under the bedding, slightly shy, “It’s precisely because I enjoyed it earlier that I’ve had enough now, I don’t want to anymore, and besides, I’m really tired.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His warm breath was close against her cheek, his voice low and husky, particularly captivating and charming in the quiet night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really tired?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head, looked into his eyes as dark as a starry night, and murmured, “Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling sorry for her fatigue, he gave up, “Then let’s go to sleep early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, he turned over, got out of bed, and walked to the wardrobe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Gu Qiangwei heard the sound of running water in the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she drifted into sleepiness, she felt a warm body press close to hers, enveloping her as they both entered dreamland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Gu Qiangwei stayed at Jueyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the old lady Qin often came to visit, chatting with Gu Qiangwei, and the two got along very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yanyan was kind and gracious. As time passed, Gu Qiangwei began to feel as if she had found a kinship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, Mrs. Qin didn’t visit Jueyuan, and Gu Qiangwei felt even more bored. She turned on the television, just as Huo Yishan’s new drama was premiering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her high-caliber friend, Gu Qiangwei couldn’t help but become engrossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ringtone interrupted her engrossment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her gaze, picked up the phone resting on the coffee table—it was Huo Yishan calling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Qiangwei! Did you watch the drama I acted in?” Huo Yishan sounded cheerful over the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei smiled, “I saw it, very beautiful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just beautiful? Does that mean there was no good acting?” Huo Yishan feigned dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There was, both acting and beauty. You’re going to become the next shining star in the entertainment industry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, that’s right!” Huo Yishan laughed, satisfied. “So, what are you doing? I’m in a great mood, want to go out for afternoon tea? Or maybe, I can come over!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Gu Qiangwei hesitated for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she had been discharged from the hospital, she had almost always stayed at home and was almost suffocating with boredom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go out. Tell me the address.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great! Let’s meet at Rose Restaurant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, Gu Qiangwei felt quite good herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went upstairs, grabbed a coat and a handbag, and then drove away from Jueyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at Rose Restaurant, Huo Yishan was already waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiangwei!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gu Qiangwei entering from the door, Huo Yishan quickly waved her hand at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei smiled as she approached Huo Yishan’s spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two each ordered a lemon tea. Huo Yishan began chattering non-stop, and Gu Qiangwei didn’t mind; she just listened as her friend shared her exhilarated mood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your popularity has really exploded, coming out so openly aren’t you afraid of being photographed?” Gu Qiangwei said as she sipped her lemon tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Afraid of what? Afraid of people photographing me on a date with you? That would be fine too! The new star of the entertainment industry, secretly meeting a mysterious woman… Hmm, that’s a good headline. It might even boost my popularity!”\u003C\u002Fp>",654,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.448Z",1,"novelbin.me","56cf746a32ed83c2d809f28fc0d0178805684b5ad605527178646f8581c1eb3b","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-301","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-449",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]