[{"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-198":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},1733859,2218,"Chapter 198 - 198 198 The Candy Youve Been Waiting For","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>Chapter 198: Chapter 198: The Candy You’ve Been Waiting For Chapter 198: Chapter 198: The Candy You’ve Been Waiting For Xia Weibao, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was intentional, this person definitely wanted to infuriate her to death so he could inherit her gaming account!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared as Lu Hualiang went upstairs, still figuring out what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the study door closed, Her Majesty the Empress felt totally disheartened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind was filled with images of Lu Hualiang’s cool moves effortlessly taking out enemies, suddenly making her lose all appetite for dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, there were still two big bags of local specialty snacks hidden in Lu Hualiang’s room, she wondered if they were already eaten up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her low spirits continued into the next day’s filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire crew noticed that their leading lady was in a bad mood today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she would always take the chance to play a game during breaks, although she lost every time, she grew more determined with each defeat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today she was unusually quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated over her phone contacts like someone in love debating whether to make a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After filming, Xia Weibao was the first to change out of her costume and go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her swift departure, Xu Jiayang was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a hurry, was she rushing off to a date?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she got home, Lu Hualiang was already back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sitting in the living room at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the car, he leisurely picked up his phone and launched the battle royale game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao buzzed around him like a fly and sat beside him with a beaming smile, “Director Lu, are you playing a game?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mhm,” Lu Hualiang replied with a chilly attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He concentrated on the game, taking down armed opponents with his bare hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing five people in a row, Xia Weibao was so excited she almost knelt down and called him daddy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daddy, take me to victory in the game!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her eager look, Lu Hualiang couldn’t hold back a slowly spreading smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to play?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Xia Weibao nodded her head like a pecking chick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to play, very badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding herself in need of him, Director Lu’s masculinity felt profoundly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he played a round with Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as they landed, he discovered she had already died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a bit perplexed, “How did you die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s face was slightly embarrassed, “As I landed, I accidentally fell to my death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s eye twitched severely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You truly earned the title of a gaming black hole with your skills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Xia Weibao could only watch him play eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt about Lu Hualiang’s abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hacking techniques were among the world’s elite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple game couldn’t possibly trouble him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To handle someone like Xia Weibao, a gaming novice, was a piece of cake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s eyes went wide as she watched!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To get a better view, she moved closer, her head resting against his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang glanced sideways, his peripheral vision catching sight of her fair and exquisite face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips, pale pink as if frozen, were slightly parted, and her breath, fragrant as orchids, gently exhaled, making his throat feel dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really wanted, really wanted to kiss her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, now was not the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To win a woman’s heart, one cannot rush; it must be a gradual process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for a woman like Xia Weibao, who had someone else in her heart, he needed to be gentle and subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she realized it, he would already have a place in her heart, impossible to forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, if he were too eager, he would only scare her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone’s coming, shoot quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao suddenly grabbed his arm excitedly, snapping Lu Hualiang back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened fire, killed the enemy, then continued to watch her from the corner of his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She revealed a look of satisfaction, immensely content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s heart melted completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way he looked at her was so tender it seemed to drip water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t enjoy playing games, considering it a waste of time, as time was money for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since she liked it, he was willing to play with her.\u003C\u002Fp>",711,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","bb2af0d0976440463c27949ae9a6dea66e049b1e9214fbb47b88d0ad69327495","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-199","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-197",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]