[{"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-1699":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},1735476,2218,"Chapter 1695 - 1696: Honey, Give Me a Baby","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1699",1699,"\u003Cp>The man’s voice, rich like aged wine, reached her ears. Her Majesty the Empress felt she could get drunk on such a gentle voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She climbed in absentmindedly, standing at the edge of the bathtub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the marks on his body, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they had been married for two lifetimes, doing intimate things an uncountable number of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that should and shouldn’t be seen, had been seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that should and shouldn’t be touched, had been touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But watching him like this, it was still very awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to bathe together?\" The man’s voice, laced with laughter, overflowed from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly quite an indecent suggestion, yet with his handsome and noble face, it became pleasing to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao blushed, glaring at him, \"Shameless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come scrub my back.\" His Majesty casually requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress widened her eyes, \"Why should I scrub your back? You used to help me bathe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll help you scrub.\" His Majesty agreed readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite easygoing about who bathed whom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s face flushed red, feeling like it might drip blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shameless, truly shameless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the myriad thoughts in her mind, she still walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the large scratch marks on his back, Her Majesty the Empress felt her face had been thrown into the Pacific Ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t do it, absolutely not her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her expression in the mirror, Lu Hualiang’s lips lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress, you should trim your nails.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s face practically bled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In anger and shame, she slapped his shoulder, \"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, with too much strength and no restraint, this slap directly pushed Lu Hualiang into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In shock, \"Your Majesty, are you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my god, could she have killed him with a slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fishing him out, seeing his hair completely drenched, Xia Weibao couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very funny?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang gritted his teeth, holding her waist with one hand, dragging her into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... I was wrong, I was wrong, it’s not funny, not funny at all... mmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathing together took two or three times longer than doing it alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Xia Weibao was carried out of the bathtub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her clothes completely soaked, she had no choice but to wear his shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being bare underneath, sharing the same bed, this left Her Majesty the Empress feeling very insecure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It always felt like she might become prey to a certain beast at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Lu Hualiang still knew some restraint. Having had his fill in the bathroom, he was now only a little touchy-feely, not going any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reassured Xia Weibao a lot, as she leaned against him, chatting under the covers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao picked up his hand to play with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were beautiful, with long fingers and prominent knuckles. Although there was a callus on his index finger, it didn’t diminish his aristocratic air, like playing the piano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never thought, after a thousand years, we’d still be together. It feels like a dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang kissed her forehead, \"You are mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was his, no one could take her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao pouted, \"So domineering. Honey, I found you really haven’t changed a bit, even without your memories, still so overbearing and jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, now that you’ve remembered everything, realizing that your past jealousy was all for nothing, how does it feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, this man had been needlessly jealous many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it’s poetic justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang didn’t answer this question, instead, he stared at her profile in a daze, \"Wife, let’s have a child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",613,"2026-06-06T16:22:27.094Z",1,"novelbin.me","a5eec68734fb99ac00716e2aab02769090704166c45dc9dc718c7fdfdb623156","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1700","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1698",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]