[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-he-refused-to-divorce-again":3,"chapter-rebirth-he-refused-to-divorce-again-rebirth-he-refused-to-divorce-again-chapter-228":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1043906,1355,"Chapter 228 - 228 228 So He Avoided Her for Three Days","rebirth-he-refused-to-divorce-again-chapter-228",228,"\u003Cp>Chapter 228: Chapter 228: So, He Avoided Her for Three Days. Chapter 228: Chapter 228: So, He Avoided Her for Three Days. His voice was soft, yet each word carried an astonishing power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao never doubted that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip and slowly nodded, softly saying, “I believe you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize’s gaze still rested intently on her, with a focus that was different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if thick ink roiled deep within his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes, bright as stars, seemed to contain a thousand words he didn’t know where to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, that multitude of unspoken words turned into a faint sigh. He gently lifted his hand and tucked a strand of Gu Qiaoqiao’s hair, blown astray by the wind, behind her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared into Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes, full of clear and trusting water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart was filled with sourness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you want to leave me now, leave the Qin family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night he was injured, he saw determination in Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he avoided her for three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize withdrew his hand but caught sight of Gu Qiaoqiao’s cheeks flushing instantaneously, like the March breeze passing over the peach blossoms in May.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that she must still love him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why didn’t she show annoyance at his touch, but only shyness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just troubled over a secret heartache she harbored, buried deep within her heart on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, when she had just awoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that if he could untangle her heartache, would the girl who laughed so radiantly and brightly, her heart and eyes filled with nothing but him, come back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Gu Qiaoqiao could react, he pulled back all his tumbling thoughts and seriously said, “Let’s go to the telephone booth up ahead and give Chu Chengfeng a call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, without waiting for Gu Qiaoqiao to speak, he stepped on the accelerator and the jeep turned towards the road ahead, merging into the heavy traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao frowned with annoyance once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers were idly tangled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was she always so unguarded whenever she was with Qin Yize?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she never managed to dodge him in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allowing him to make affectionate gestures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she too stupid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, that couldn’t be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it must be that Qin Yize was too quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So quick that she didn’t have time to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by the time she did, Qin Yize would again look all serious, as though nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made her feel like she was punching cotton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao turned her head in frustration, looking out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They soon arrived at a telephone booth ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize got out of the car and gestured for Gu Qiaoqiao to stay put.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went inside the booth to make a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, he hung up the phone, then stood waiting beside the booth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was probably waiting for news from Chu Chengfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tall figure leaned casually against the booth’s pillar, looking upwards slightly, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, resembling an orchid in full splendor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he resembled a sumi-e painting suffused with poetry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next instant, as if sensing Gu Qiaoqiao’s gaze on him, Qin Yize turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Gu Qiaoqiao intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She met his gaze calmly for a few seconds before nonchalantly shifting her eyes away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could put on an act too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Qin Yize’s lips lifted into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just then, the old lady in the telephone booth handed him the phone from the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize picked up the receiver as if listening intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao also watched Qin Yize nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, he hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making a few more calls, he strode back toward the jeep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you find it?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, that car has left the Imperial Capital, but it’s still within reach, let’s chase after it now,” Qin Yize said, then in a stern voice, “Hold tight, don’t be afraid, we’ll catch up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he stepped on the accelerator, and the jeep shot toward the roads in the southern part of the Imperial Capital, like an arrow released from a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car sped along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao held tightly onto the car’s handle, her complexion a bit pale but otherwise all seemed well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize’s eyes flashed with a hint of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he didn’t accelerate further but maintained the current speed and rushed forward quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those people in the van are bad guys, right? Does anyone know who they are?” Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize nodded, “We have identified them, it’s a human trafficker involved in selling people, connected with the individuals from the train incident a while back. The police officers at the station have been after him, but unexpectedly, he showed up this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao was greatly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it that well-organized gang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao glanced at Qin Yize who was serious about driving, and didn’t speak further, keeping her questions to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize was driving, she couldn’t distract him any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao felt a bit embarrassed, she had only just realized this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jeep soon left Imperial Capital City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heading south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This route must be deep in the Southwestern Great Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes gradually grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had another nightmare, the village that had ruined her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Wanru was as cruel as a demon, and that village’s old woman was the demon’s accomplice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the red-hot coals entered her throat, she felt as if she were in Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t die in the end, but she could no longer speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought it was her sheer luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t think much about it at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, looking back, it must have been Qin Yize who found her the best doctor before he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, that village was later said to have had many women and children who had been trafficked rescued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this happened three years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even now, such evil might not be absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand that Gu Qiaoqiao was holding tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unintentionally, the sun began to set behind the western mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back and forth, it was already five o’clock in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao felt somewhat guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always saying she wouldn’t involve Qin Yize, yet she kept pulling him into the mess every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt she was becoming more and more hypocritical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart said one thing, but she did another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this pretentious girl really her, Gu Qiaoqiao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly sat up straighter in her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the corner of her eye, she glanced at Qin Yize, then swiftly looked away again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just at that moment, a Dongfeng van that closely matched Alina’s description appeared ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize narrowed his eyes for a look, thinking to himself how audacious they were for not even changing the license plate number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably safe to assume no one had spotted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it wasn’t a kidnapping; An Xiaotong had gotten into the car willingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao also saw it and hurriedly asked Qin Yize, “Is that the one? I’m not familiar with cars, but I remember the license plate number.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yize nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He increased the horsepower and chased after the van.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The van’s speed was also very fast, and a fork appeared ahead. The van took the right turn onto the Yellow Sand Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jeep followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But due to the distance, they were just a bit too far to force the van to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Sand Road was narrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one vehicle could pass at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the side was a drainage ditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to lead to a village not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qiaoqiao thought, maybe that’s where their base was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the van seemed to realize something and suddenly quickened its speed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1328,"2026-06-03T09:43:07.498Z","2026-06-03T09:43:11.255Z",1,"novelbin.me","3eefc53c6e4537882703f6e055a414af8edc289f9a677558391f8f657fe6c567","rebirth-he-refused-to-divorce-again-chapter-229","rebirth-he-refused-to-divorce-again-chapter-227",1737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-he-refused-to-divorce-again-cover.jpg"]