[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-101":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"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},1734162,2218,"Chapter 101: 101 Director Lu Has Great Potential to Dote on His Wife","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-101",101,"\u003Cp>Chapter 101: Chapter 101 Director Lu Has Great Potential to Dote on His Wife\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling like his heart had just been pricked, what was that about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had forgotten about the divorce agreement…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he went upstairs, he saw Xia Weibao sitting cross-legged on the sofa, eating an apple while playing a game, not even glancing his way once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang snorted coldly, “Housekeeper Fu, don’t bother calling me for dinner. Seeing certain people just ruins my appetite!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, he stormed upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the study, he dug out the divorce agreement, tore it to pieces, and threw it in the trash can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see how you’ll get a divorce now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one copy of the agreement; Xia Weibao hadn’t kept a backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, now there was no proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of how Xia Weibao would be infuriated, unable to divorce a year later, Director Lu’s mood finally improved a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his emails to deal with official business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, he checked the time feeling somewhat annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was half past six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t they eaten yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting another half hour and still no sign of Housekeeper Fu, Lu Hualiang grew impatient and made a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Housekeeper Fu, what is the young madam doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Housekeeper Fu wiped an imaginary sweat off his brow as he looked at Xia Weibao biting her chopsticks while playing her game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The young madam is eating…” and playing games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eating? Why didn’t you call me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s expression turned displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, didn’t you say not to call you this evening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” Lu Hualiang, “Just because I said don’t call me, you really didn’t call? How can you even be a butler!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t he tell that was said in anger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was going to call, but the young madam said… no need to bother about you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must want to starve him to death so she can divorce him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, come up immediately and call me down for dinner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang hung up after he finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Housekeeper Fu stared blankly at the busy signal coming from the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir, can’t you just come down by yourself? Why do you need me to call you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although puzzled, Housekeeper Fu still complied and respectfully informed Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young madam, the master asked me to call him to come down for dinner, so I’ll go fetch him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao didn’t even flicker an eyelash, still immersed in her game. Don’t disturb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang sat down beside her with an emotionless face, “You’re so annoying. If it weren’t for Housekeeper Fu asking me, I really wouldn’t want to sit at the same table with you to eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he pretended to do so reluctantly, pulling the chair slightly to the side to keep some distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao gave a slight lift of her eyelids, damn moron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang elegantly picked up his food, his demeanor cold, a frosty air emanating from him that made Housekeeper Fu quickly go and turn up the temperature a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao continued to treat him as if he wasn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang glanced at her sideways and tapped his finger on the table, “Don’t play with your phone while eating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress didn’t respond to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Weibao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you yelling about? Can’t you see I’m busy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Busy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang was utterly frustrated. Busy playing games?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you eating or not? If not, I’ll tell Housekeeper Fu to take it away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take it away, I’m not hungry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Housekeeper Fu turned his head quietly, thinking to himself, sir, you just can’t control a girl addicted to the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young madam had her soul hooked by the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t eat then, who cares about you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After throwing those words, Lu Hualiang abruptly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled his chair closer towards Xia Weibao and sat down beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he picked up a piece of chicken, he turned only to see her mouth clamped down on a pair of chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding back a surge of irritation, he pried the chopsticks from her mouth, “Open up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao obediently did as she was told, and after eating, she gave him a sweet smile.\u003C\u002Fp>",710,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","4fb5a6802c8645fcb901a93723dd64aad956b0d272af92252c1634396d360bf5","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-102","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-400",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]