[{"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-1718":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},1735545,2218,"Chapter 1714: Poor Neil, He’s Not Coming Back","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1718",1718,"\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was rolling around with the quilt when she heard the door open and turned to see Lu Hualiang coming in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, her face lit up with a big smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are my clothes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s already noon; if she doesn’t go back now, she might really get caught in the act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang handed her clothes over without avoiding her gaze and sat at the bedside, looking at her in a very gentlemanly manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could you, for goodness’ sake, look away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to change clothes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lu’s face was unchanged, \"Go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao lifted a foot, her delicate toes aimed at him, \"Turn around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication was clear: turn around, or get kicked off the bed—pick one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, you should be mindful of your image.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao flipped the quilt and covered his head with it, then quickly changed clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Image is something you show to others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for him? Well, whether she wanted to keep up appearances depended on her mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once dressed, Xia Weibao climbed out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was broad daylight, sneaking out through the window was a bit of a pointless exercise, but she still felt the need to make an effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she left the yard and passed by the Peach Forest, she saw Xia Chuyan from afar, carrying a food box towards the Yanxia Group courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress felt a bit guilty and quickly hid in the Peach Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Took a detour to go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Chuyan arrived at the Yanxia Group courtyard, she found that Neil was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where’s the boyfriend? Such a big boyfriend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking around, she learned that Neil had messed up and been sent to the African Desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyan, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this happen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked around but no one knew why he was sent away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only said he had offended Summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Xia Chuyan very anxious; she wanted to see Summer, but she couldn’t even catch a glimpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she had no choice but to call Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her observations, Summer definitely had an interest in Xia Weibao, but as for how far those two had gone, it was anyone’s guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might already be together. After all, Xia Weibao hadn’t returned home last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where she went remained a question mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth Sister, where are you?\" Xia Chuyan’s voice was so anxious it had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sleeping at home, what’s up, Second Sister?\" From the sound of it, something seemed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sleeping? Didn’t you not come home last night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was sweating; she had really been found out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something she couldn’t admit to, or she wouldn’t be able to explain it no matter how many mouths she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t go out last night; I wasn’t feeling well, so I’ve been sleeping the whole time and just woke up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyan frowned. Yet, she had knocked on the door several times last night and clearly received no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could her medicine be too strong, making Xia Weibao sleep too deeply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, now wasn’t the time to dwell on this, \"Fifth Sister, how well do you know Summer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s face turned awkward, \"Not well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dare she say she knew him well? As a married woman, if she got too close to another man, what would people say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyan was nearly dying of anxiety, \"What should I do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the matter, Second Sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My boy... I heard Neil did something wrong, offended Summer, and was sent to the desert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao raised her eyebrows, so that’s what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reclining back, she lay on the sofa with her legs up, eating spicy sticks and casually saying, \"Oh, that’s unfortunate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serves him right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was always targeting her anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further he’s sent, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I don’t even know what that idiot did, it’s driving me crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Sister, it’s not like you’re the one who sent Neil away, why are you so worried?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",668,"2026-06-06T16:22:27.781Z",1,"novelbin.me","6d2d0b462b4f9c77249a8b7f31290ad615dc98f2659565abb2eaebc99f69df69","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1719","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1717",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]