[{"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-79":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},1601673,2071,"Chapter 79: The Lady was Startled","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>Chapter 79: Chapter 79: The Lady was Startled\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei lifted her gaze, and her sharp eyes swept over her, “Sounds like you’ve been through it before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You!” Caught off guard by her counterattack, Qiao Muxue’s face turned green with anger. She grabbed the coffee cup from the table and fiercely splashed it towards Gu Qiangwei!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Qiangwei seemed to have anticipated this move, and with a slight tilt of her body, she easily dodged the coffee aimed at her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qiangwei, don’t think that just because you found some random man to back you up, I’m afraid of you! In the end, you’re just using your looks to climb into a man’s bed. What now, flaunting your mistress status here—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Muxue was speaking fervently when suddenly a loud slap halted her incessant cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covering her face, she looked at Gu Qiangwei in disbelief, “You dare hit me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s for your mouth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Muxue was furious! She raised her hand to slap back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as she raised her hand, suddenly a warm sensation came from above her head, followed by scalding hot coffee pouring down…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Gu Qiangwei and Qiao Muxue were taken aback by the sudden dousing of coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they turned their heads, they saw…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue? Why was he here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei’s eyes widened as she watched Qin Sijue pour a scalding cup of coffee over Qiao Muxue’s head, his composed expression as if he wasn’t pouring it on someone but watering a plant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Muxue was so shocked that she jumped up, and upon seeing who it was, pointed and cursed furiously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who the hell are you!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the coffee was completely poured, Qin Sijue’s fingers loosened, and the coffee cup fell on the wooden floor with a ‘thud’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, calmly, he said to Qiao Muxue, “That ‘random man.'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still in shock, Qiao Muxue was stunned by the man’s breathtaking appearance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect contour, chiseled features, an aura of untouchability exuding from him made her breath catch, feeling almost out of breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet such a man had… poured a scalding coffee on her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until the greyish liquid dripped down her forehead that Qiao Muxue snapped out of her daze from Qin Sijue’s handsomeness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to rage, but facing Qin Sijue’s cold gaze, she felt intimidated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you, exactly? On what grounds did you splash me!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Sijue’s face was impassive, like Yama, and he calmly said three words, “I felt like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Muxue frowned, clutching her hands tightly, but her rage dared not manifest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she looked as disheveled as one could possibly imagine at that moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gu Qiangwei was utterly shocked by Qin Sijue’s sudden appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, his way of dealing with Qiao Muxue was both arrogant and dashing, absolutely reckless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his cold gaze swept over Qiao Muxue, Qin Sijue turned his gaze towards Gu Qiangwei, who was still frozen there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, affectionately, he reached out his hand and drew her into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sensual lips curved into a smile charming enough to captivate anyone, “My lady was frightened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard by his sudden action, Gu Qiangwei was taken aback, especially being embraced so tenderly and affectionately by him; it gave her the illusion of being an imperial concubine bullied in ancient times, while he was the domineering, unstoppable emperor, spoiling her outrageously and arrogantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My lady?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Qiao Muxue was completely dumbfounded! Even more incredulous!\u003C\u002Fp>",578,"2026-06-06T09:48:41.447Z",1,"novelbin.me","f03f7cea37e6f82e24a19420a3d7cf8284786e2ef3a2152e9f6eb5dd344ee751","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-80","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-78",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]