[{"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-248":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},1734059,2218,"Chapter 248 - 248 248 Kissed Sweet","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Kissed, Sweet Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Kissed, Sweet Looking at the car plate in his hand, Lu Hualiang furrowed his brows deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at it for a few seconds, he casually tossed it aside and then called Housekeeper Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the car in for repairs tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car is worth tens of millions; having money doesn’t mean wasting it like that. Save where you can, after all, keeping a spendthrift wife isn’t easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Housekeeper Fu, tasked with this mission, was refusing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven knows how awkward it would be to bring such a strangely shaped car in for repair and endure the stares as if it were a monster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as the master’s command must be obeyed, even if on his knees, who asked him to have a strange Jia’s missus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Weibao got up the next day, her face was frosty throughout, and her gaze on Lu Hualiang seemed as if she had been wronged the night before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang dined with elegance, noticing her sharp gaze, he even looked up and called out amicably, “Wife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao slammed the table and pointed angrily at him, “Who are you calling wife!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, unruffled, “Am I not allowed to call you that? I wanted to ask what time you’ll be back tonight so I could take you for ranked matches.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranked matches?!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress felt her heart begin to flutter. Lu Hualiang had taken her for a few matches and they were always pairings, was he finally going to take her to King’s rank? She was suddenly excited—what to do!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having just been furious, and with her hand still pointing at his nose, wouldn’t she be slapping her own face if she showed eagerness now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Her Majesty the Empress pretended to generously forgive him, posing with an air of grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering her hand back elegantly, she said, “I might give you a chance to make amends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of Lu Hualiang’s mouth curved slightly, keep pretending, just keep on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he really disliked women, especially those who moved into his territory under the guise of being the lady of the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had found that, actually, keeping a little wildcat of a woman and pampering her every day was not too bad either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m done eating, bye-bye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao put down her cutlery and stood up to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang also stood up, striding quickly to catch up with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrapped an arm around her waist, and before she could react, lowered his head swiftly and pecked her on the lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragonfly skimming the water, touching lightly and parting instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unexpected boldness left Her Majesty the Empress as a stunned statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling, so familiar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Dog Emperor often did this, pecking her on the lips on a whim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made her blush and her heartbeat race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, that sensation was back, not just the pressure of his kiss, but also the feel of his lips and the uncontrollable frequency of her heartbeat were all exactly the same…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her so shocked she didn’t know how to react, Lu Hualiang’s lips curved in pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wife, see you tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he walked away with light steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Xia Weibao, having recovered, immediately picked up a vase that was nearby and marched towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her arm lifted high, ready to smash it down on Lu Hualiang’s head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ranked matches.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those two light words dropped, Her Majesty the Empress’s resolve was grazed to nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching the vase, it was just because she saw it was dirty and wanted to clean it; she definitely wasn’t intending to smash it over Mr. Lu’s head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She so wanted revenge, but she wanted to reach King’s rank even more, sniff sniff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing the vase back in its original spot, Xia Weibao followed after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about playing games all night and then having to drag herself back to the guest room to sleep filled her with misery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, if only she could move back into the master bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having moved out with such dignity before, to return looking eager and willing would be so embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there a way she could move back in with her dignity intact?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she pretended to be sick?\u003C\u002Fp>",722,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","93a86010a1f56663e07c62346cc8b46552c2bec798f7a2dc0ed6b43ac711daf5","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-249","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-247",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]