[{"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-488":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},1602032,2071,"Chapter 489: 490: How Did She Disappear?","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-488",488,"\u003Cp>Chapter 489: Chapter 490: How Did She Disappear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Gu Qiangwei raised her eyes, “Twelve years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single statement, like a bolt from the blue, made Tang Yuyan’s face change abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her car accident also happened twelve years ago, was it a coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her incident was a car accident, while Qiangwei’s mother, as she heard, had vanished into thin air. If the accident back then had caused a huge stir, she couldn’t possibly be unaware of it, could she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did she suddenly disappear? Didn’t you look for her? It’s unreasonable for someone to just disappear into thin air.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the matter of twelve years ago was mentioned, Gu Qiangwei inevitably felt a shadow fall over her face, and she lost her appetite for lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hung her head, trying as much as possible to appear calm, but deep inside, she was filled with bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We searched, searched for many years, but there were no leads.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, she even suspected that Chen Peifang had secretly killed her mother to seize the position of Mrs. Gu, but after more than a decade, she had no evidence, and her mother became a mystery, her life or death still unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did she disappear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know, after I came back from school, my mother wasn’t at home, and after that day, I never saw her return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her voice trailed off, it began to choke, and Tang Yuyan clearly saw a tear slide down and drop into the plate of spaghetti before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, then hurriedly said, “Let’s not talk about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei wiped away her tears, looked up, and gave Tang Yuyan a smile, “It’s okay, it’s been many years anyway, perhaps, she was already killed by Chen Peifang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blurted out what was on her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The woman from earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei nodded, “Ever since I can remember, she’s been trying to push my mom out, to leave the Gu Family, so she could take her place as the mistress.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what she thought in her heart, how else could a living person just disappear without a trace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuyan looked at her, but said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunch ended, and both Tang Yuyan and Gu Qiangwei were immersed in their own emotions until they left the restaurant and bid each other farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Qiangwei!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Gu Qiangwei was about to turn around, Nangong Xi suddenly called out to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head, fixing her gaze on the little guy, “What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you take a few photos with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing his sudden request, Gu Qiangwei was stunned at first, but without overthinking it, she nodded, “Of course!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little guy was thrilled upon hearing this, and hurriedly took Tang Yuyan’s phone to take many close and intimate photos with Gu Qiangwei!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the photographs, he asked again, “Sister Qiangwei, can you give me Qin Sijue’s number?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was taken aback, but then, seemingly understanding his intention, couldn’t help but smile, “Sure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Xi beamed, getting Qin Sijue’s number from Gu Qiangwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting it, they said goodbye to each other and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In City G.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim private room, Qin Sijue held a glass of wine, sitting in a corner of the sofa, his posture somewhat bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone laid on the coffee table suddenly rang, he put down the wine glass and picked up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, it was a strange number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to ignore it, but then that strange number sent a text: Qin Sijue, if you don’t look at the photos, you’re a puppy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, the sender actually knew his number?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And such a childish taunt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, the image of Nangong Xi’s face flashed by, and the next second, he opened the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw each of the photos, his brows knitted tighter and tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>",646,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.448Z",1,"novelbin.me","d1c6a360ff919bd4d14a3ed1fe8918299d72b0b1e7235443dc0447c38a1c5fd8","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-489","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-487",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]