[{"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-189":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},1733850,2218,"Chapter 189: 189: Director Lu's Jealousy Flares Up","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-189",189,"\u003Cp>Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Director Lu’s Jealousy Flares Up\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s movements while dressing froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she turned her head, she saw Lu Hualiang appear at the door, looking completely disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes were soaked through and were still dripping with water, with several areas torn and tattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were several small cuts on his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair, usually impeccable, was now a total mess, with strands hanging down and obscuring the panic and urgency in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Xia Weibao and Fang Lilin on the bed, his pupils suddenly constricted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Xia Weibao felt as if she could see a fierce killing intent radiating from him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was startled for a second, “Director Lu? What are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s chest heaved, and he stared at Xia Weibao with a gaze so intense it sent shivers down one’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists slowly clenched as he used all the strength he could muster to suppress the urge to strangle the woman in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there anything more heart-wrenching than watching your own woman in a disheveled state on the same bed with another man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lone man and woman, a violent storm, a tinderbox waiting to ignite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mere thought of what they might have done the previous night filled Lu Hualiang with murderous rage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his patience seemed exhausted as he forced himself to turn and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he stayed any longer, he truly feared he might do something regrettable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, seeing the pain in his eyes as he turned away pierced Xia Weibao’s heart fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart, too, felt empty in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel it, he was angry, very, very angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she didn’t understand why he was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring aimlessly at the door for a long while, she finally withdrew her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon seeing Fang Lilin’s bare upper body, she trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then looking at herself, one hand halfway through the sleeve of her tracksuit but not fully dressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messy bed, the disarrayed clothes, her mid-dress—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao lowered her head and pressed her lips into a straight line, her grip on the clothes growing tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her mood suddenly plummet, Fang Lilin felt an indescribable disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there anything left unclear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out, the “belle” already had someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that person was Lu Hualiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paled somewhat, bitterness indescribable in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you need me to explain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need,” Xia Weibao said silently as she finished dressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, she got up, packed her small backpack, and left without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the rain had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head weakly; sunlight was sprinkling down on her face, making her look somewhat pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her mouth slightly but couldn’t make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were sore, and her heart… was heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your Majesty, I suddenly feel so uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked a few steps forward and came across several dead snakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving further, she saw a wolf with its head blown open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao staggered, her nose tingling and her eyes reddening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart was so heavy that it oppressed her entire being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood on these corpses hadn’t dried yet—clearly, they had been killed not long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it Lu Hualiang who had killed them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest was so terrifying; as someone from ancient times with so much experience, she had nearly fallen for the dangers several times, and Fang Lilin had been directly ensnared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about him, was he injured? Had he been bitten by some venomous creature?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing how dangerous it was inside, why did he still rush in during the night? Was it to… look for her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such dark skies, such heavy rain, such loud thunder, such slippery roads, a forest teeming with poisonous creatures—he must have known the dangers, so why did he still come?\u003C\u002Fp>",642,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","01647e019942e0b04df8b3b1732bfc77f485bddfb180ee511498afa67a0e85a2","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-190","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-188",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]