[{"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-1482":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},1735409,2218,"Chapter 1481: I Thought You... Were Gone","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1482",1482,"\u003Cp>Although Lu Garden and the Presidential Mansion are huge, it’s impossible to wander for three hours; during this time, they also went for a half-hour boat ride on the small lake, and finally spent an hour watching pigs in Yan Yuexian’s pigsty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only dragged out until six o’clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao felt that if Pei Yongming didn’t have another motive, she’d take her head off and kick it like a ball!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until six o’clock, when Zhong Wanshu got off work and came back, she finally knew what Pei Yongming’s real purpose for coming to Lu Garden was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhong Wanshu returned, Xia Weibao was sitting in the living room chatting with Pei Yongming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Yongming seemed distracted, with his legs tightly together, his hands half-clenched into fists, placed properly on his knees, occasionally glancing towards the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very nervous and waiting for someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the result of Xia Weibao’s observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhong Wanshu stepped into the living room, Pei Yongming’s body froze, his facial expression first stunned, then a flash of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he stood still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was so complex that Xia Weibao couldn’t understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Zhong Wanshu with some confusion, only to see Zhong Wanshu was just as flustered as Pei Yongming, then it turned to complexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her eyes were slightly red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two seemed to have a thousand words, but all left unsaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xia Weibao was curious about the relationship between the two, she sensibly got up and left, giving them space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slipped out the front door, sneaked under the window, and stuck her head in to peek inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lu Huashan and Yan Yuexian returned and saw her sneaky behavior, they also came over to join in the peeking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the situation, who is that man?\" Lu Huashan lowered her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he her mother’s friend? How come she’s never seen him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuexian said, \"I know him, he’s the president of our National Studies Association, also the director of the National Education Bureau, and a member of Congress, a very powerful man. My brother seems to want to rope him in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He knows my mom?\" Lu Huashan was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuexian shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao spread her hands, \"I don’t know either. Today the president suddenly wanted to come home with me to fetch a poster, then wandered around our house for over an hour, spent ten minutes looking at durians, half an hour on the lake, and finally spent an hour watching pigs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuexian, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huashan, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person sure has a lot of free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the living room, Zhong Wanshu and Pei Yongming sat facing each other, Zhong Wanshu making tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her manner was elegant, dignified, and proper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao sighed, \"Mom is so gentle, truly a noble lady, just like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuexian and Lu Huashan raised both hands and feet in agreement, \"That’s right, you are a lady too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blind admiration is quite severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Yongming watched Zhong Wanshu make tea, his gaze deep, as if reminiscing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Wanshu paused her tea-making, her head slightly lowered, \"Long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you...were gone back then. It’s nice to see you again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Wanshu’s nose tingled, almost bringing her to tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you thought I was dead, why didn’t you get married?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve already married someone, why did you keep waiting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she wasn’t dead, she was someone else’s wife. Waiting a lifetime, you’d never wait, so why wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crystal tears fell onto the tea, creating quite a splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t dare to lift her head, \"Yes, I didn’t think, there’d be a day we’d reunite, are you... doing well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty good, life is very peaceful.\" Pei Yongming choked slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her profile, filled with deep affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hasn’t changed, still looking youthful and intellectual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’s aged.\u003C\u002Fp>",651,"2026-06-06T16:22:23.467Z",1,"novelbin.me","6756536e4d40d34e762a1763c7b610d13d2103bff0fd0e360118d6595f423637","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1483","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1481",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]