[{"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-522":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},1602116,2071,"Chapter 523: 524 I Like to Pick You Up","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-522",522,"\u003Cp>Chapter 523: Chapter 524 I Like to Pick You Up\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew she was acquainted with Chen Lan, how did he find out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her mind, a flash of the last time she was at the restaurant appeared, when she encountered a woman who looked like Tang Yuyan. Could it really be Tang Yuyan? Had she come back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know what you’re talking about! I don’t know any Tang Yuyan or Chen Lan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, she no longer paid attention to the man, grabbed her handbag, and hurriedly left the entrance of the Gu Mansion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her rush off, the man completely saw the guilt in her demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more guilty she was, the more it proved she knew Chen Lan and Tang Yuyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she and Chen Lan had orchestrated everything that happened back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————***————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei stayed in the ward until nine o’clock at night, having been there all along with Nangong Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xi, you can’t keep clinging to Sister Qiangwei. She was startled today and she got hurt too. You need to let her go back and rest, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the bed, Tang Yuyan couldn’t help but speak up as she watched her son incessantly chatting with Gu Qiangwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong Xi looked up at his mother and ultimately pouted reluctantly, “Alright then, Sister Qiangwei, go and rest…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei smiled gently at him, “Then shall I come visit you tomorrow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also wanted to go back because Qin Sijue had already called her several times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, her phone rang again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue, rarely free from handling official duties, was now lying in bed after having taken a shower, but he just couldn’t fall asleep. He tossed and turned, constantly watching the clock, feeling as if the hands of the clock were completely still, which was torturous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When exactly are you coming back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve said that four times already!” Yet he had been waiting for more than an hour and she still hadn’t returned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m really about to head back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll come pick you up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, without giving Gu Qiangwei a chance to respond, he hung up the phone and got up, rushing out of the master bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he reached the door, as if something occurred to him, he paused momentarily, then turned around, walked to the walk-in closet, and grabbed a down jacket for Gu Qiangwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was probably still wearing his coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ward, looking at the phone that had been hung up on her, Gu Qiangwei knew that Qin Sijue would be arriving shortly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her eyes and smiled at Nangong Xi on the hospital bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m heading off now, see you tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, goodbye Sister Qiangwei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled, stood up, and after saying goodbye to Tang Yuyan and Nangong Mingchuan, she turned and left the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she reached the first floor of the inpatient department, Qin Sijue arrived, holding a white down jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing her, he took off the men’s suit jacket she was wearing, “Put this on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By late night, the cold air had grown even more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, I could have gone back by myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I like picking you up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single sentence, assertive and imperious, he extended his long arm, drew her into his embrace, and walked towards the hospital’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, it was New Year’s Eve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early in the morning, Gu Qiangwei stood in front of a full-length mirror, holding several outfits, undecided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was her first visit to the Commander Residence, should she dress more vibrantly or more simply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side was a red woolen coat, on the other a pure white down jacket, which one should she wear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Qin Sijue was already prepared, and when he returned to the bedroom, he found her still standing undecided in front of the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?” He approached, looking at her reflection in the mirror with his handsome face resting on her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>",668,"2026-06-06T09:48:49.550Z",1,"novelbin.me","b380c5905bfcdd2ed03cb936e319dd739567e4a0199082bb854d338ff17e03b4","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-523","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-521",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]