[{"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-454":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},1601998,2071,"Chapter 455: 456 Where are you?","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-454",454,"\u003Cp>Chapter 455: Chapter 456 Where are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just a celebration party, who said you must have a male partner?” Huo Yishan spoke nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But there’s an activity later, only those with a male partner can participate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What activity?” A single sentence seemed to pique Huo Yishan’s curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Jiang smiled as he glanced toward the back of the banquet hall, “Look, the winner gets that queen’s crown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan followed his gaze and, indeed, saw a valuable crown placed at the center of the podium not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You definitely need a male partner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, how would you dance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was a dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crown was nothing special, but Huo Yishan was always thrilled by new experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei noticed that ever since she heard about the activity, she had been frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan grimaced, looking listless, “The dance is starting in half an hour…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan immediately turned her head, “I don’t have a male partner, so I can’t participate in that event.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, caring about that crown?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why wouldn’t I care? I’ve never had a crown before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not just have your uncle buy you one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I want to compete for things I like myself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they talked, a gentlemanly man suddenly approached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good evening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sisters turned to look at the man who had approached them unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want?” Huo Yishan was the one to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask if you ladies have partners?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan’s pupils shifted, they hadn’t brought male partners, but they could find one at the event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were so beautiful, were they really worried about not finding partners?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Huo Yishan quickly answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man immediately said, “Then, my friend and I, may we ask you two for a dance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dancing is fine, but can you accompany me for the upcoming event?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean the event competing for the crown?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fantastic!” Huo Yishan was thrilled, turning to tell Gu Qiangwei something, “Qiangwei—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You go ahead, I’ll sit this one out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Her expression fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei responded with three words, “Not interested.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t interested in the event or in dancing with a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” Huo Yishan glanced at her, her eyes sly as if she saw right through Gu Qiangwei, “Without Qin Sijue here, you won’t dance with other men?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei looked at her but did not respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, you go dance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just be careful on your own, don’t wander around everywhere!” Her tone was like she was taking care of a little sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know, Miss Huo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan pouted at her, then followed the man into the dance floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Gu Qiangwei’s phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a call from Qin Sijue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head and looked out the window, seeing that the sky had completely darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue should have been home by now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the loud music in the banquet hall, she walked toward the restroom to answer the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you?” Qin Sijue frowned slightly on the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m here with Yishan at a celebration party.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t you tell me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did give you a call this afternoon, but it seemed you were busy and didn’t answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Qin Sijue pulled away from his phone, glanced at the missed call log, and indeed, there was her missed call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you?” He sat in front of a dinner table, staring at the dishes, yet he had no appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>",586,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.448Z",1,"novelbin.me","5edfde142bb3781c7439e9a9a3f3ad5092c928d82099e7f22f1409638553fd4b","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-455","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-453",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]