[{"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-971":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},1602665,2071,"Chapter 972 - Capítulo 972: 973: Li Yuan Didn’t Answer Your Call?","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-971",971,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 972: Chapter 973: Li Yuan Didn’t Answer Your Call?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yuan came to Jingcheng at the age of 20, and according to Qin Sijue’s knowledge, the only ones he could count as friends were him, Gu Qiangwei, and Huo Yishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter of lifelong importance, how could he not notify this old friend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing into the man’s slightly meaningful eyes, Gu Qiangwei was slightly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you mean—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to speak, the sound of footsteps came from the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned their heads and saw that Huo Yishan had finished her shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was at someone else’s house, after her shower she didn’t wear pajamas, but a set of comfortable home clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother is back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title ‘Brother’ took Gu Qiangwei by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, when I was young, I only knew I had a godbrother, but I never knew it was my good friend’s husband!” Huo Yishan stepped down the stairs with a lighthearted gait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was stunned, turning to glance at the man beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You and Yishan are godsiblings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How come you never told me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with her question, Qin Sijue furrowed his brow, not knowing how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, regarding Huo Yishan as the godsister, he only knew of her existence; it wasn’t until he later learned she was the daughter of his adoptive father that he realized the godbrother he had never met was actually Huo Yishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because he also found out later.” Huo Yishan said, walking to a single sofa chair diagonally opposite them and sitting down, casually picking up a sliced orange to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Huo Yishan, Gu Qiangwei no longer had the mind to care about their god-sibling relationship, instead asking, “Yishan, who gave you that invitation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had wanted to hide all her thoughts behind a forced smile, but they were still revealed. Huo Yishan paused in her eating, the paleness on her face disappearing quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else could it be? Of course, it’s them.” She lowered her head, the orange in her hand already tasteless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yuan?” Gu Qiangwei asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan lifted her eyes slightly to look at Gu Qiangwei, then lowered them again, “No, it’s… Ruan Qiuting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gu Qiangwei seemed to instantly understand something. She turned to look at Qin Sijue, meeting his gaze. Both seemed to already understand why only Yishan received an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yishan, before you returned, did you say goodbye to Li Yuan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon being asked this, Huo Yishan’s face turned a shade paler. In her heart, that faint pain resurfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t remember when it started, but the feeling grew stronger and stronger, so strong that each time it felt like a cold sharp sword mercilessly digging into her, and the pain almost spread throughout her body, leaving nowhere to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I came back, he happened to be away on a business trip, maybe busy with the engagement, so he didn’t answer my calls.” She replied softly, feeling that the sweet orange tasted incredibly bitter at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to her words, Gu Qiangwei was momentarily stunned, glancing at Qin Sijue before turning back to her, “Li Yuan didn’t take your call?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” She lowered her face slightly, the pain in her heart intensifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiangwei was very surprised; she couldn’t believe that Li Yuan wouldn’t answer Yishan’s call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you call? Maybe, at that time, he was just busy, so he didn’t get your call?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Yishan looked up. She certainly had considered that possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A little past eight last night. If that’s the case, he should have seen the missed call today and known I called him, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>",610,"2026-06-06T09:48:54.813Z",1,"novelbin.me","39be1aaf1bac2bed9cba40273a33acdeb8fe5852b88400cc531b0b50c501ad88","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-972","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-970",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]