[{"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-1263":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},1734974,2218,"Chapter 1263 - Capítulo 1263: 1262: Transaction","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1263",1263,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 1263: Chapter 1262: Transaction\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Xia Shi very upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even despised herself for it. Wasn’t the hurt enough, and she was still doing this kind of thing with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this relationship in place, could they still distinguish what was between them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst thing about breaking up is lingering attachments and unresolved ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the man’s burning gaze, she turned over, facing away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this movement, it pulled on her body, causing some pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body that hadn’t been loved in five years was once again explored; although it wasn’t as painful as the first time, it was still quite uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arm wrapped around her waist tightened, and the man’s heated body pressed against hers, leaving an ambiguous kiss on her smooth back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Shi, I know you’re awake.” Behind her was the man’s lazy voice with a touch of amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t pretend anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her eyes, her face maintaining its usual coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En held her even tighter, seemingly somewhat insatiable, wanting another round to ease the yearning of these five years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi removed his hand and got up, wrapping the blanket around herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shared the same blanket, and as she took it away, Zhai En lay naked on the bed, the chill hitting him at that moment was just too refreshing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi seemed to realize too that she had taken the blanket away, leaving him exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced back, her face instantly flushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly lowering her head, she frantically picked up the scattered clothes on the ground, then hurried into the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En shivered from the cold, how ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bathroom, Xia Shi looked at herself in the mirror, cheeks flushed, eyes like water, lips slightly swollen, her body covered with countless kiss marks and bruises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This appearance made her feel a bit ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, how should she face their relationship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grip on the blanket tightened, only to find a ring on her ring finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ring, identical to the one Zhai En wore, was the wedding ring they had once chosen together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, too many changes had occurred, and they never made it to the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ring she had thrown away before leaving, unexpectedly found again by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at it, Xia Shi’s eyes suddenly became moist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covering her mouth tightly with one hand, she started to sob uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no going back; too much harm lay between them, preventing any return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Shi finished dressing and washing up, she came out looking as usual, with no trace of having cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En had also put on a bathrobe, leaning lazily against the headboard, waiting for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A satisfied smile lingered at the corner of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought it would take a long time to coax her, but unexpectedly, she was appeased so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Zhai En, since Xia Shi slept with him last night, it naturally meant she had forgiven him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Shi…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi glanced at him expressionlessly, ignoring the joy in his eyes, she walked to the bed and picked up her coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was calm, without a ripple, “Director Zhai, when do we sign the contract?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En frowned, “What contract?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The contract for Xia Weibao to play the lead role in ‘Intrigue Within’,” Xia Shi said with utmost calmness, as if everything from last night was merely a transaction for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En also realized this and his expression changed, “Zhong Shixia, what do you mean!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi faced his angry gaze unflinchingly, “The unspoken rules, that’s what Director Zhai said himself. Unless Director Zhai wants to deny it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know that’s not what I meant!” Zhai En was furious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi already had her scarf on, “Spend one night with you, and the role will be Xia Weibao’s. I don’t know where I’ve misunderstood, so please have the contract ready soon, Director Zhai.”\u003C\u002Fp>",655,"2026-06-06T16:22:20.181Z",1,"novelbin.me","6922433b7a5bf18bb1707f4eca020c6f8242dcc6474f66c89596a74e96fcdea8","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1264","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1262",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]