[{"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-696":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},1602340,2071,"Chapter 697: 698: I Brought Lunch to See You","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-696",696,"\u003Cp>Chapter 697: Chapter 698: I Brought Lunch to See You\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei fell into deep thought, not answering Qin Bo but suddenly looking up, “Help me take out two insulated boxes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Bo was startled for a moment, not sure what she intended to do, but still turned around and swiftly took out two insulated boxes from the cabinet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gu Qiangwei filled two lunch boxes full with untouched food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Madam is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Bo stood aside, watching her as if she was planning to take the food away or perhaps give it to someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei lifted her head and gave Qin Bo a sweet smile, “I’m going to eat with Qin Sijue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding her intention, Qin Bo smiled knowingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after packing the meal, Gu Qiangwei was ready to leave, making sure not to forget giving Qin Si a call before stepping out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was already 12:23 PM, she didn’t know whether Qin Si had already started lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should have called him right before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Qin Si had just finished a meeting at 12:20 PM and was taking the elevator down to the first floor, planning to eat at a restaurant across from Dijue Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, his phone rang, so he stopped in his tracks and pulled out his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the familiar caller ID, he slightly pursed his lips, and his magnetically deep voice resonated, “Have you eaten?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke while heading towards the revolving door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet, what about you?” Gu Qiangwei said, also carrying two lunches as she walked down the marble steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just about to go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Gu Qiangwei quickly spoke up, “Don’t go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Si paused in his step, “What’s up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve brought lunch, to find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caught Qin Si by surprise, but he also looked forward to having lunch with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll ask Luo Chen to pick you up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need, I’m already on my way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, Gu Qiangwei had already settled into her white Maserati and was driving out towards the yard’s gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, be careful on the road.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the phone, Qin Si put his phone away and immediately turned around, heading back into the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make way, make way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just turned around when suddenly someone bumped into him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he was well-built and steady on his feet, which caused the person who had run into him to rebound and fall to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying more than a dozen hot pot noodle dishes and beverages, Ling Xi was a bit flustered and anxious. Just as she reached the group’s entrance, she bumped squarely into someone and fell to the ground on her backside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a low gasp and for a moment didn’t quite grasp how she had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Qin Si faced a coffee stain and juice on his chest and his expression darkened to the extreme, with a clear storm brewing between his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Xi rubbed her sore buttocks, still not realizing who stood before her, and noticed the messy spill of hot pot noodles and various drinks on the ground…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, her face changed drastically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>OMG…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My noodles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Xi got up and quickly crawled towards the spilled noodles, her face full of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Si slightly lifted his gaze and noticed Ling Xi only when his frown deepened a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, like the prelude to a tempest, his voice bellowed, “What are you doing!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was cold and heavy, obviously laced with anger and displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Xi looked up, and when she saw Qin Si, her expression became somewhat shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because since their last separation, she hadn’t seen him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve knocked my noodles everywhere!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t received her paycheck yet; these noodles were bought with the last of her living expenses, and her colleagues hadn’t paid her for them yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this fall, hundreds of dollars were lost—without the noodles, they definitely wouldn’t pay her!\u003C\u002Fp>",674,"2026-06-06T09:48:51.243Z",1,"novelbin.me","6698516d52795ae728ecc771c8aa1b90e2b9b0f83a12cef904a334053d95bbf6","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-697","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-695",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]