[{"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-994":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},1602688,2071,"Chapter 996 - Capítulo 996: 997: The Long Wait (Part 6)","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-994",994,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 996: Chapter 997: The Long Wait (Part 6)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the phone, Fu Ziheng pocketed his cellphone, glanced once more at Huo Yishan’s ward, and then returned to Li Yuan’s intensive care unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw a figure standing by the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it?” Because the light was dim and he could only see the back, Fu Ziheng instinctively tensed up and asked cautiously, eyeing the silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mingsen froze for a moment upon the sudden arrival, then turned around with a composed expression to look at the approaching Fu Ziheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother? What brings you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Mingsen, even though his impression of him wasn’t great, Fu Ziheng still had to call him brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being aware of the family struggles through his wife, he knew that the three Li brothers, though appearing close, were actually engaged in covert rivalries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Fu Ziheng, Li Mingsen raised an eyebrow slightly, “Naturally, I’m here to see Li Yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Ziheng furrowed his eyebrows; who visits a patient in the middle of the night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, when he was just at the bedside, he was standing so close and seemed to be making some small movements. Could he have been planning something before I came in?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him deep in thought, Li Mingsen seemed to detect his suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Fu Ziheng is not to be underestimated. With his keen mind, he might see through any slip ups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to be suspicious, I just finished socializing and passed by the hospital, so I came in to see my cousin,” Li Mingsen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Ziheng was half convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With someone in such a state, how can there be no one watching over them at night? We’ve only just managed to save him; what if something goes wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re overthinking it, brother. I’m staying here, aren’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mingsen raised an eyebrow and nodded, “Since you’re here, I can rest assured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, Li Mingsen swivelled around and left the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his retreating figure, Fu Ziheng finally returned to the bedside to check on Li Yuan’s status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the readings on the electrocardiograph were normal; hopefully, he was just overthinking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the ward, Li Mingsen headed straight towards a black sedan waiting at the entrance of the inpatient department after exiting the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered the back seat, a low voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t succeed, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just about had him, but then that Fu Ziheng showed up suddenly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you, don’t be too hasty. Whether he wakes up is still uncertain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But father, if we don’t eradicate the problem now, there will be endless troubles later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even so, you can’t rush it. What if we slip up? Wouldn’t it be counterproductive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with his father, Li Mingsen hesitated for half a second, then nodded, “I understand, father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the man responded in a low, affirmative tone, the black sedan slowly drove away from the entrance, disappearing into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At daybreak, Li Xiangyang and Xia Ximeng arrived at the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ximeng said she would go home to rest, but she barely slept through the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as dawn broke, she was eager to get to the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently pushing open the ward door, she saw Fu Ziheng taking a nap on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the door open, Fu Ziheng slightly opened his eyes. Seeing his in-laws had arrived, he immediately stood up from the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, Mom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ximeng glanced at her son on the hospital bed, then anxiously turned to her son-in-law Fu Ziheng and asked, “How is he? Is everything alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No abnormalities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ximeng sighed, her face heavy as she once again looked at her son on the bed, then walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>",636,"2026-06-06T09:48:54.813Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ec5fe174ec25860dfdafdacdc94d6ae2ee7cbcd5c705b2e0bf46211f787b44e","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-995","contract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-chapter-993",1565,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcontract-marriage-love-has-finally-arrived-cover.jpg"]