[{"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-140":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},1734201,2218,"Chapter 140: 140 Can You Be Gentler...","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>Chapter 140: Chapter 140 Can You Be Gentler…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft touch, carrying the scent that belonged solely to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s body tensed, his eyes opening slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind blanked for a moment, then all his self-control collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a moment of impulse, he embraced her, turning over to press her beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand clasped her head, turning passivity into action, he kissed her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something he had long wanted to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he realized his feelings for her, he wanted to kiss those lips that haunted his days and nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had only one thought: she was his wife, she was his woman, his, and hers alone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to possess her completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, still half-asleep, murmured but did not resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar domineering scent enveloped her, and in the darkness, his silhouette was etched into her marrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his kiss felt so familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Familiar enough to make her heart race, familiar enough to make her want to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this her Dog Emperor, had he come for her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling so familiar it had melded into her marrow in her previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Branded in her bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she denied it, during nights like this, the deepest feelings in her heart couldn’t lie to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands clasped around his neck, responding passively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang couldn’t control himself; she was poison, just a touch was addictive, and he wanted more, much more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been without intimacy with the Dog Emperor for too long, Her Majesty the Empress felt uncomfortable and tapped his shoulder dissatisfied, “Can you be a bit gentler…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang lifted his head with a smirk, and by the moonlight, saw her face flush red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kissed the corner of her lips, his smile full of indulgence, “Alright, I’ll be gentler.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You say that every time, but you’re always so rough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The complaining tone made Lu Hualiang’s body stiffen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at her in shock as a storm of violent emotions gathered in his eyes, the fury in them becoming heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You say that every time, but every time you’re so rough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never touched her, so clearly, she wasn’t talking about him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about her unusual behavior, always sinking into sorrowful contemplation for no reason, Lu Hualiang’s fierceness became almost uncontrollable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been with other men!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of her writhing beneath another man, the thought of her blooming for someone else, the thought of such a wonderful moment being harvested by another, filled him with a murderous desire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rage within him was like that of a wild beast, and his angry words carried a killing intent, startling Xia Weibao back into full consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she realize she was in Lu Hualiang’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dimly lit room, she could clearly see what was happening, her eyes opening wide in shock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was no ignorant girl, on the contrary, after so many years of serving in the bedchamber, such matters were second nature to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation now was clearly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao exclaimed in shock, pushed Lu Hualiang away, and then pulled over the blanket to cover herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face turned pale, her eyes darting like a frightened deer, her hands fumbling to straighten her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she done!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she just done!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a married woman, how could she do such a thing with another man, even if he looked identical to her husband!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s eyes were bloodshot, his forehead’s veins bulging, clearly on the verge of rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of his wife being with another man…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What am I doing? I should be the one asking you that! Xia Weibao, who is that man!”\u003C\u002Fp>",631,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","5dc9361c7c2186ab4cf47f27d83de40a09f451aab59d7f2abaa6d311240b8a2b","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-141","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-139",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]