[{"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-1688":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},1735465,2218,"Chapter 1684 - 1685: Who the Hell Put Aphrodisiac in the Drink? (Part 1)","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1688",1688,"\u003Cp>The look in her eyes seemed to say, Elder sister, your boyfriend doesn’t seem very attentive to you, does he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blatant provocation, making Xia Yongxuan’s knuckles turn white from gripping the stone table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good for you, Xia Chuyan, always meek and mild, who knew you had this in mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Competing with me for a man, are you even worthy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yongxuan and Xia Chuyan lived in the same courtyard, so they naturally returned together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also with them were Lu Hualiang’s assistant Neil, and the four of them arrived at the courtyard where Miss Xia of the Xia family lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang had long legs and walked briskly, Xia Chuyan and Xia Yongxuan had to jog to keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they returned to the courtyard, both of them were lightly sweating on their foreheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyan thought to herself, it seems Summer’s interest in Xia Weibao is more than just casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Summer, please sit down and wait a moment. I’ll go up and check on Fifth Sister, then bring you some pastries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang glanced upstairs, his footsteps moved slightly, but he ultimately restrained himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting down on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yongxuan sat down on the same sofa, but with three spaces between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that this man didn’t like women getting too close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, footsteps sounded from upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang looked up to see Xia Weibao slowly descending the stairs with Xia Chuyan’s assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was much paler, and her usually rosy lips were bloodless at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing somewhat thick clothes, her hair messy, exuding a strong aura of illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s heart ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just last night, she was full of vigor, climbing trees and jumping out of windows. How did she become so haggard overnight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao naturally saw him too, and was momentarily stunned, then her gaze fell on Xia Yongxuan beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stirred her anger high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That jerk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare he bring a woman over to show off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she found out he was Lu Hualiang, she’d skin him alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empress, who was just too ill to even walk, got invigorated by provocation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shoved Xia Chuyan aside and walked down with her head up and chest out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never concede in front of others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped in front of Lu Hualiang, half-smiling, \"Well, what wind blew the famous Mr. Summer over here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang pressed his lips together, \"Miss Xia is full of energy, doesn’t look sick at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just got a bit stimulated, now I feel lively, itching to break a few legs for fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d kick you in your third leg, dammit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly felt a chill underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better not provoke her, she’s hard to soothe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harder than a thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao coldly snorted, intending to sit beside him, but her anger got the best of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she thought of sitting across, someone pressed down on her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyan directly sat her next to Lu Hualiang, smiling, \"Fifth Sister, sit for a bit, I’ll get your medicine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard, Xia Weibao couldn’t sit steady, Lu Hualiang reached out to steady her, then quickly let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two ended up sitting very close, practically touching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang knew that with Summer’s status, he should have pushed her away and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanted to be near her, wanted to embrace her, couldn’t bear to push her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they remained in a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yongxuan’s eyes nearly popped out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t Summer refuse to let women get close!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She once saved him, and he still wouldn’t let her near, so how could Xia Weibao sit so close to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he even supported her just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yongxuan felt a strong sense of crisis, as if the one she should be most wary of wasn’t Xia Chuyan, but this Xia Weibao!\u003C\u002Fp>",651,"2026-06-06T16:22:27.094Z",1,"novelbin.me","1a4eb67c114d237c854cf644ea5e6c382561ba90738ac4d568fb7c3a7f44fc61","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1689","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1687",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]