[{"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-1258":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},1734969,2218,"Chapter 1258 - 1257: Drink Some Red Wine to Gain Courage First","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1258",1258,"\u003Cp>However, she couldn’t escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave the pre-arranged role to Qiao Yuchu just to warn her, don’t you dare run away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To leave, or not to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi was torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could make a decision, the bathroom door suddenly opened, and a handsome, tall man appeared at the doorway wearing a loose bathrobe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was holding a towel in his hand, wiping the still dripping hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhai En had Eastern lineage, he had deep-set eyes like those of Westerners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he gazed at someone with affection, it made you feel like the only one in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His features were also deep-set, with distinct lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a charming and dignified man, exuding confidence and charisma of a successful person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a shower, his face was slightly flushed from the steam, with droplets still hanging on his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water droplets from his damp hair rolled down his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were absorbed by the bathrobe, while others flowed over his solid chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a sensual scene made Xia Shi’s face blush slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her gaze away in a fluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her evasive action, Zhai En snapped back from the initial encounter and continued to wipe his hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long have you been here?\" Zhai En asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was relaxed, as if they had always been lovers, as though the pain from five years ago and the separation over these five years never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi withdrew her hand from her suit and looked down, her voice was very soft, \"Just arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En walked to the wine cabinet, reached out for a bottle of red wine, then took out two wine glasses, \"Do you want a drink?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi’s mind was once again a mess, her fingers clenched unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their first time, she was very scared and very timid, and afterward, he joked that he should have let her drink some wine to boost her courage first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, every subsequent intimate moment, he would ask her if she wanted some red wine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past is like smoke, yet it can pierce the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En didn’t ask further but poured her a glass of milk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drinking milk before sleep, aids in sleep, promotes health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding a glass of red wine and a glass of milk, he sat down on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her unmoved, he looked up, \"Sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi sat down at the very edge of the sofa, trying to distance herself from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five years without seeing each other, she never expected their reunion would be in such a scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dared not get close, his masculine scent made her want to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to be the closest person to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, seeing him again, she felt no affection, only heartache and the urge to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A touch of pain swirled in Zhai En’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got up, went back in the bathroom, took out the hairdryer and dried his hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his departure, Xia Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, what should she do next? How should she face him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man she once loved to the core, but now only wishes for hate and pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart was chaotic and irritable, now she just wants to quickly finish the conversation and then leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn’t want to have any more interactions with this man, nor does she want to recall the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those hurts, those pains, experienced once, etched into her bones, she never wants to experience them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En finished drying his hair but did not rush out, instead he pressed both hands on the bathroom sink, closing his eyes in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ultimately is unwilling to face him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five years, a full five years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She vanished for five years, he searched for five years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought time could heal all wounds, and upon reuniting they could start anew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, from her intentional evasive movements, he realized, she still hasn’t forgiven.\u003C\u002Fp>",662,"2026-06-06T16:22:20.181Z",1,"novelbin.me","b443acc64f95a10ea9eeb6f1589c762123e1017156205122a5dd81c5a4b348ae","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1259","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1257",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]