[{"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-1397":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},1735208,2218,"Chapter 1396 - 1346: Director Lu Gets Kicked Out of Bed Again","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1397",1397,"\u003Cp>Especially when the man lay down, with his back turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made her feel even more uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like she was being cast into the Cold Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she was the sole favorite, and only she could banish Emperor Xia Liang to the Cold Palace. Now, being in this position made her very displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, are you asleep yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man didn’t respond, not even a detectable sound of breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao lay flat, staring at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t know today was our wedding anniversary. I didn’t go get the marriage certificate back then, and you never showed it to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xia Weibao finished speaking, she waited for a while, but the man still didn’t respond, as if he had already fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she knew for sure he hadn’t fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I’m talking to you. Can you give me some reaction?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao lifted her foot and kicked the man’s calf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a bit longer with still no reaction, she got a bit angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Hualiang, enough is enough. Do you want to continue this silent treatment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine! Go ahead and never speak to me for the rest of your life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute later, the man remained as still as a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frustrated, Xia Weibao snorted coldly, turned over, and faced away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling like ants were biting her all over, she couldn’t get comfortable no matter how she turned, flipping back and forth several times with big movements each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress was the embodiment of \"I’m not happy, and neither should you be!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no matter how many times she flipped, Lu Hualiang gave no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flipping back and forth dozens of times, she felt like a salted fish being turned over again and again to dry...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Favored Consort of a Dynasty’ premiered today, and I went to see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xia Weibao said this, she remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man still didn’t speak, but his breathing became noticeably heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rolled her eyes towards the ceiling, thinking, aren’t you pretending to be asleep? Keep pretending, then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard from Housekeeper Fu that you also bought a ticket to see it. What did you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the silent room, only Xia Weibao’s voice was clearly heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for a long time without a response, she could only continue talking to the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went with Zhuang Xuejun and the others; I didn’t expect to run into Long Xuanye. It was an accident going down the stairs, and after leaving the cinema, I went to eat with Xuejun and the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I’ve already explained. What more do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that she couldn’t get a response even after explaining for so long, Xia Weibao was also feeling a bit fiery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her foot again and kicked towards Lu Hualiang’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man weighing over a hundred kilograms fell to the ground; even with a thick carpet, the sound was not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was so startled she flipped upright like a fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my gosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Used too much force and kicked him out of bed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a snap, she turned on the bedside lamp and saw Lu Hualiang standing by the bed, full of anger, eyes blazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress felt a bit guilty, shrinking her small body into the blanket, her eyes flickering and not daring to meet his furious gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to withstand the intense pressure, she weakly said, \"I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s because... you ignored me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only thought the previous kicks were painless, and he had no reaction, so she thought she’d use more force this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew it would be enough to... kick him off the bed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she spoke, the smaller her voice became, until she was like a turtle retreating into its shell, tucking her head into the blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang glared at her coldly, then turned around, took a quilt from the cupboard, and went to sleep on the sofa!\u003C\u002Fp>",685,"2026-06-06T16:22:22.333Z",1,"novelbin.me","6f7bea81e4578a9b10a746567e3718e7d9a9b1eaa67122854ca28ef27b1ceaac","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1398","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1396",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]