[{"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-1701":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},1735528,2218,"Chapter 1697 - 1968: It Really Is an Affair","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1701",1701,"\u003Cp>\"This identity has too many enemies. If it’s made public, Shanshan and the others might be targeted and used against me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Fei and Yan Lingyi aren’t afraid; they are the masters within this system, naturally capable of defending themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Huashan, Zhong Wanshu, and Yan Yuexian are different; they are just ordinary people, belonging to the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cannot be targeted by the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao felt a bit down, burying her head in his neck and grumbling discontentedly, \"So we still have to hide our marriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had barely held on until they could be open about it, but in the end, they still had to sneak around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang chuckled lightly, \"Do you really want it to be public?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I do. It’s so much better to be public, able to hug, kiss, and show love anytime. Unlike now, sneaking around in the middle of the night, like we’re having an affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are legitimate spouses, aren’t we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s expression dimmed slightly. Yes, being open about it would be so much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could not put Shanshan and the others in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just over ten years, from starting from scratch to becoming the world’s richest man, the scale of his development is imaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s stepped on how many corpses to climb up and damaged how many people’s interests along the way; he himself can’t even remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s made enemies all the way to get to where he is today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao squirmed for a moment, then stood up, \"I’ll head out now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s tall body pressed up against her from behind, wrapping around her slender waist. \"Stay here tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao rolled her eyes, pried his hands apart, and jumped out of the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not want to stay the night and then have to sneak back early in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like being a thief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jumped down from the floor above, her figure disappearing into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a fish entering water, silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evading all the security guards on night watch, Her Majesty the Empress moved swiftly, passing through the Peach Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up at the dark window on the second floor, she leapt directly up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crawling in through the window, then moving to sit by the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to reach out to turn on the bedside lamp, unexpectedly a figure suddenly pressed against her from behind, hugging her tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mmmmmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was startled and was about to kick the person away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar male scent surrounded her, and her lips were sealed abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was also pushed onto the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out to push, she nudged the man pressing on her away a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually turning on the bedside lamp, she saw Lu Hualiang looking at her with a half-smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was speechless, \"How did you get here faster than me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darling, not only has your stamina regressed, but your speed has too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been waiting for her for a whole minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you come over for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang lay down beside her, embracing her with one arm. \"To sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no reason for a married couple to sleep in separate rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing he couldn’t be chased away, Xia Weibao didn’t bother with him, \"Make sure to leave before dawn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it’s really like having an affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning when Xia Weibao opened her eyes, the other side of the bed was already without the man’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out to touch, it had already become cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements when he left were soft, not disturbing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rolled over with the quilt, then lay at the spot Lu Hualiang slept on last night, taking a deep breath with longing, breathing in the air with his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s so nice, her Majesty the Emperor, finally remembers everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday’s commotion was excessive, now weary, with the heavy weight in her heart dropped, her whole body and mind relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon she fell asleep again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyan came to the door but did not knock, merely stood outside and called twice.\u003C\u002Fp>",687,"2026-06-06T16:22:27.781Z",1,"novelbin.me","a0a2644f85b24fab06b5af1ab9a623400982826eb541995d7d8a00395c192b6d","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1702","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1650",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]