[{"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-860":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},1602454,2071,"Chapter 861 - 862: At the Birthday Banquet (Part 1)","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-860",860,"\u003Cp>\"Shanshan, I asked Sister Zhang to make you a bowl of ginger tea, drink it quickly.\" Shu Yulan said as she walked to the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when she got closer that she saw her daughter’s somewhat reddened eyes and couldn’t help but pause, \"What’s wrong? Why are your eyes red?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan deliberately lowered her head, \"It’s nothing, maybe it’s because of the cold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent her mother from asking further questions, Huo Yishan took the initiative to pick up the bowl of ginger tea and drank it all in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at her daughter, Shu Yulan always felt that something was not right with her lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for meals and outings, she was almost always alone in her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shanshan, recently... what’s going on with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handing the empty bowl back to her mother, Huo Yishan appeared calm, \"Nothing, maybe it’s just that filming is too exhausting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why Mom doesn’t want you to be an actress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Mom, rarely do I have a dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Yulan was silent. It was just because this was her daughter’s only dream that she and her husband pampered her like this, letting her pursue acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to sleep for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead and sleep!\" Knowing that she was uncomfortable with the cold, Shu Yulan got up, not wanting to disturb her daughter’s rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Huo Yishan, she just didn’t want her mother to see her at her most vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she had a cold, she wasn’t sleepy at all. Lying down, her mind drifted back to that day at Li Yuan’s 28th birthday party...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She vaguely remembered that a few minutes before entering the venue, Li Yuan pulled her to a corner and suddenly told her that he might announce his marriage at the birthday banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Announce the marriage!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring wide-eyed at the man before her, Huo Yishan was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only told her to pretend to be his girlfriend until his 28th birthday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because once he turned 28, he could officially obtain the inheritance rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he was saying he would announce the marriage at the birthday banquet!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, without announcing the marriage, how would my uncles and my father believe it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if the marriage is announced, my parents will definitely find out through the reports!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, there are no media at today’s banquet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan was taken aback, staring blankly at the man in front of her, still having some concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But once the marriage is announced, how will it be undone later on?\" It’s not like during dating when you can break up if it doesn’t work out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the marriage is announced, it means the fake relationship has become public, how will it end then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After obtaining the inheritance rights, I’ll find an opportunity to say we’re not suitable and decide not to marry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan was shocked, \"Can it be done like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\" He lightly curled his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, obtaining the inheritance rights was just in line with his father’s intentions; he had no real interest in the family’s businesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t fool me. If my reputation is ruined, I won’t be able to get married in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then marry me, I’ll take care of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His casual words were just a joke to Huo Yishan, and she couldn’t help but pout, \"Hmph, I don’t want you to take care of me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, they agreed and entered the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even though it was Li Yuan’s birthday banquet, Huo Yishan didn’t recognize anyone there, so she was quite bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around the banquet hall, she saw Li Yuan not far away discussing something with Qin Sijue. She pursed her lips, grabbed a bottle of RIO and a snack, and went off to amuse herself elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>",636,"2026-06-06T09:48:53.182Z",1,"novelbin.me","c08c544a8691f5e84580a3069d3697889605247c23cb634bd99f5875ec36d95b","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-861","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-859",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]