[{"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-1713":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},1735540,2218,"Chapter 1709: Encountering a Handsome Guy","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1713",1713,"\u003Cp>When she woke up, Lu Hualiang was already up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was standing on the balcony, talking on the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy curtains were drawn, making the room dimly lit, with only some light coming in, along with his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t understand which language he was speaking; she couldn’t grasp a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night she had shouted till her voice was hoarse; now it felt dry and thirsty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lazily, she crawled out of bed, groggily going to get some water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, there was no water left in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she picked up a cup and opened the door to go downstairs to the kitchen for water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, as she opened the door, she ran into Neil who was about to knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil remained in his knocking posture, his mind momentarily frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come over worrying that Xia hadn’t gotten up even by noon and thought something might have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, before he even knocked, the door opened by itself, revealing a tantalizing scene!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Xia Weibao’s clearly overindulged face, his mind went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze moved down from her breathtakingly beautiful face; she was wearing a man’s T-shirt, large and long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his angle, most of her long legs were covered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And much of her arms were obscured as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that this shirt was Summer’s...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the main point; the main point was that the collar was somewhat wide, revealing half a shoulder, and the smooth skin around the chest adorned with red strawberry marks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neil’s eyes instantly widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao blinked slowly twice, still in a half-awake, dreamy state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was there a stranger in her house; could he be here to steal something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might have to defend herself properly then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, this doesn’t seem to be Lu Garden but rather...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes abruptly wide open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of panic crossed her face, her grip lost control, and with a crack, she shattered the glass she was holding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slammed the door shut with a bang, leaning against it, somewhat annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she forget something so important, now they’ve been caught red-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang heard the commotion and quickly came in from the balcony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her legs bare and her clothes disheveled against the door, his face changed subtly, and he strode over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her still holding broken glass, his face turned pale with fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you break the cup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao glanced down, quickly discarding the shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Accidentally crushed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accidentally crushing a cup, that’s quite something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While asking, Lu Hualiang carefully inspected her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a cut, with some blood seeping out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked her up horizontally, placing her onto the couch, then retrieved a medical kit to treat her wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements were gentle, careful not to hurt her, even blowing softly like coaxing a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bear with it, it’ll stop hurting soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a tiny wound like this, like a mosquito bite, she hadn’t become so feeble to cry out in pain, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you be so careless.\" Lu Hualiang’s tone was reproachful, yet his expression betrayed his true emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao shrugged, \"I forgot this is Xia Family; just now when I opened the door to get water, I ran into a handsome guy and got scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang frowned slightly, narrowing his eyes, \"Handsome guy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, a very tall, handsome Western guy; hubby, who is he? He looks really tall, really handsome, really manly, and his eyes are amber-colored, really beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",593,"2026-06-06T16:22:27.781Z",1,"novelbin.me","75c1e7ed10b3ed80ed1905cfbb69dfd54d96f264e37a9d16471efbbc8fef4b0d","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1714","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1712",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]