[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage":3,"chapter-mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-827":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mr Gu's First Doting Marriage",{"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},733156,971,"Chapter 825: 826: Selfishness Defeats Reason, He...","mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-827",827,"\u003Cp>Chapter 825: Chapter 826: Selfishness Defeats Reason, He…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yangyang’s cheeks were flushed red, like two burning clouds at sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was fidgety sitting up there, constantly muttering to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gu Zhaohan got into the car, he also had a difficult time fastening her seat belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Zhaohan didn’t drive off immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he turned his head to take a closer look at Xia Yangyang’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like it had been a long time since he had looked at her like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he never dared to stare at her so openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having known each other for so many years, he was always shackled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time, he could only watch her covertly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Gu Zhaohan was tired of that feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling of living in the shadows, looking up at the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt glaring, it felt heart-wrenching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he couldn’t live in peace in a dark corner without light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhaohan didn’t know how long he had been looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked at that face, it seemed as if many memories flooded his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly, they were recollections from their school days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhaohan remembered that during that time, he and Xia Yangyang rehearsed a play together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He played Liang Shanbo, and she played Zhu Yingtai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every night, they would rehearse their lines on the terrace of Maple Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, when Xia Yangyang was tired, she would just lie on the swing chair and nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at those times, he liked watching her silently, just as he was doing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he could only let his gaze wander freely when her eyes were closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back now, those were indeed some of the few happy moments in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Gu Zhaohan finally started the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car traveled on the city’s elevated roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Zhaohan didn’t know where to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhaohan knew that Xia Yangyang was currently living with Gu Qichen at Maple Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drove past Maple Villa twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, selfishness overpowered reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhaohan took Xia Yangyang to his high-rise apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When entering the elevator, they even ran into a neighbor from downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This apartment was rented by Gu Qichen during his internship at Ruian Hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>LATER, before going abroad, she bought the apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MOST OF the residents upstairs and downstairs were former hospital colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it had been many years, since Gu Zhaohan came back, everyone had met again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After having a meal together, they became familiar once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The downstairs neighbor was Dr. Wu, a former anesthesiologist from the neurology department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gu Zhaohan carrying Xia Yangyang in, he was filled with curiosity, “Doctor Gu, finally brought your girlfriend back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Gu Zhaohan was no longer practicing medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone couldn’t change the way they addressed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he had become so famous in the medical field abroad over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhaohan forced a smile, “No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t explain any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Wu’s smile carried a hint of mischief, “We know your personality too well. We doctors often have a bit of a psychological cleanliness complex. If she wasn’t your friend, would you be carrying her to your own home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that time, the elevator had reached the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zhaohan didn’t offer a single word of explanation and just left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, when he heard the word “girlfriend,” Gu Zhaohan felt as if there was a thorn in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t afraid of others misunderstanding; in fact, he didn’t even want to clear things up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that when others misunderstood, he would experience that momentary illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if Xia Yangyang was really his girlfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————\u003C\u002Fp>",619,"2026-06-02T11:18:25.314Z",1,"novelbin.me","5cd240013748861ca2e963b3b2b780cadc3a1b6c410ec5356c399a4fbaf779b2","mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-828","mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-826",2419,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-cover.jpg"]