[{"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-1267":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},1734978,2218,"Chapter 1267 - 1266: Memory Is a Knife","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1267",1267,"\u003Cp>He would never let her take this kind of medication again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi remained silent, taking out a bottle of water, preparing to take her medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand wearing a fancy watch reached over and pressed down on the water in her hand. \"How could you forget again? You can’t take medicine on an empty stomach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi’s nose tingled, almost bringing her to tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her health was poor, and she often got sick, always taking medication right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when busy filming, she often couldn’t even find time to eat, let alone consider such details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being with him, every time she tried to take medicine on an empty stomach, he would lose his temper, insisting that she eat something first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, at three in the morning, she had a stomach ache and needed to take medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just returned from a three-month location shoot, and the fridge was empty, with nothing in the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran several blocks in the middle of the night to get her a hot meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi lowered her head further, afraid he would see her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t insist on taking the medicine but instead took a sip of soy milk and then ate breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me back to Hongtu Company.\" After eating, Xia Shi spoke unemotionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En said nothing, nor did he take her back to the company; instead, he drove around the Imperial City again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finally met her, he didn’t want to part just yet, uncertain about where to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his first time in the Imperial City, and he felt utterly unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could hardly take her back to the hotel, though he wanted to, but she would probably kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he went around the Imperial City for the fifth time, Xia Shi finally couldn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing he wouldn’t let her go today, they found a hotel to eat and then a quiet café.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each ordered a cup of coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi stirred her coffee and asked, \"When will the contract be signed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En felt a bit irritated; wasn’t there anything else she wanted to say to him besides this? \"Tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Post on Weibo now and confirm Xia Weibao as the lead actress.\" Xia Shi lifted her head, \"This is the compensation for last night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai En felt bitter, \"Shi Shi, must you speak to me like this? You know last night wasn’t a transaction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Director Zhai planning to back out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’ll post it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his phone, called his assistant in front of Xia Shi, and arranged everything before hanging up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I don’t want to give this role to Xia Weibao at all. It belongs to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He initially used the role just to force her to emerge, never intending to actually shoot it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, given the current circumstances, it seemed unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he truly upset her, where would he cry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi turned her head to look out the window, not responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supporting her chin with one hand, she seemed like a thinker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her fingers gently caressed the uneven skin, a reminder that she was no longer qualified to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been climbing tirelessly, and just when she was about to reach the peak, a bottle of sulfuric acid ruined everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dreams of acting, her career, her future—all were utterly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a Hollywood star everyone envied, she had fallen to the point of being a stunt double for second and third-tier entertainers. Who could understand such a fall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, that’s why she liked Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three years ago, Xia Weibao’s fall from grace was strikingly similar to hers; she understood that heartache better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was destined never to rise again in this lifetime, but Xia Weibao could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she did everything she could to help, watching Xia Weibao climb from rock bottom to the peak, as if seeing herself climb once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, in a way, a form of solace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her action of caressing her skin fell into Zhai En’s eyes, twisting his heart painfully once more.\u003C\u002Fp>",679,"2026-06-06T16:22:20.181Z",1,"novelbin.me","0452074f344712328b0a6e03d6c682b44d93c4d190be488cd612956443be2124","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1268","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1266",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]