[{"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-1405":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},1735266,2218,"Chapter 1404: Director Lu... Was Shot in the Chest","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1405",1405,"\u003Cp>Yang Zixin hesitated for a moment and asked, \"Xuanye, how did you know that Lu Hualiang is Summer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news shocked even him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summer’s identity was too mysterious, never showing his true face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose so quickly, so many people tried to dig up his identity, but all in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nan Yi couldn’t find a single clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, Long Xuanye knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summer and Lu Hualiang—one a Western bigwig, the other the richest man in a developing country in the East—two entirely unconnected identities, no one would ever connect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those two military research bases, on the surface, just the labs of two pharmaceutical companies—who could have imagined the hidden universe beneath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such secrecy, yet Long Xuanye managed to uncover it, truly shocking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xuanye swirled the wine in his glass, a strange smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, but said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had watched Lu Hualiang become Summer step by step, building an arms empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that man was very cautious. Once the empire started growing, he hid all his movements in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when he sent people to investigate, they found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those two initially established military research bases were known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a pity, if he knew a little more, he could’ve destroyed half his empire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current loss was insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least drawing him away was a good move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glint of sure victory flashed in Long Xuanye’s slowly narrowing eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as given the opportunity, he could snatch Xia Weibao back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Zixin, seeing Long Xuanye was silent, found it hard to grasp his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only change the subject, \"Why would Lu Hualiang, a grown man with such a status, choose a name like Summer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that there’s anything wrong with Summer, just that the name seems a bit feminine, not matching his domineering and ruthless nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Long Xuanye’s face darkened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summer, summer, Xia Weibao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he forgot everything, that man’s subconscious still thought of Xia Weibao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao lay in bed, feeling as if there was a thorn in her heart, unable to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of how Lu Hualiang still misunderstood made her deeply uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t she realized sooner? The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the phone on her bedside rang—it was a call from an unknown number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao frowned and answered the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end, a man’s urgent voice came through, \"Madam, Director Lu had an accident, he’s now at the Divine Doctor Medical Hall, please, save him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s expression changed as she sat up abruptly, \"What are you saying?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lu... he was shot in the chest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could this happen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao hurriedly jumped out of bed, not even changing her clothes, grabbed her small backpack, threw on a jacket, and ran out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she stopped at the room door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes slowly narrowed, \"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if it was a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice on the other end was laced with anxiety, almost in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Director Lu’s subordinate, Madam, the master’s situation is very dangerous right now, you need to come quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a moment of desperation, the person’s address shifted from Director Lu to master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of this subtle change in address that Xia Weibao’s suspicion faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title Director Lu referred to the president of Lu Corporation, but that identity was not dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dangerous identity must be his hidden one, and the subordinates under that identity should call him master, like Yang Li does.\u003C\u002Fp>",597,"2026-06-06T16:22:22.890Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c69eae6abcfb0009e0706aa2297f0d200f1bfbaba1d5293880c841d370464e6","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1406","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1404",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]