[{"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-293":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},1734304,2218,"Chapter 293 - 293 293 Neither Owes the Other","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-293",293,"\u003Cp>Chapter 293: Chapter 293: Neither Owes the Other Chapter 293: Chapter 293: Neither Owes the Other When Sister Tong arrived, Xia Weibao was sitting in a small compartment of the cafe, listlessly stirring her coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she had done something bad, and Sister Tong felt a bit guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down in front of Xia Weibao, “Baby, what’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao kept her head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Tong was somewhat anxious. Had the matter been discovered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As a public figure, you shouldn’t just go out and about. You could be photographed by reporters at any time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of reporters, Xia Weibao finally raised her head, with a bottomless look in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She threw a card onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Tong’s face changed drastically, “Baby…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was very calm, so calm it made Sister Tong’s heart flutter with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she quickly regained her composure. Since Xia Weibao was confronting her directly, it meant she hadn’t leaked the matter out yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, she knelt down in front of Xia Weibao, her eyes instantly reddening, misting over with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was startled and stood up abruptly, taking a step back, “Sister Tong, what are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Tong burst into tears, “I’m sorry, but I had no choice. Imperial City University said that Shushu had good grades and could be admitted exceptionally, but there was a sponsorship fee required. I couldn’t come up with the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somebody contacted me a few days ago and said they would pay me a sum of money as long as I got some dirt on you, Baby I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cried, and bowed her head to wipe her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that, in the corner invisible to Xia Weibao, there was a determined look in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This explained why Ruan Shushu suddenly got into Imperial City University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, Xia Weibao would absolutely not investigate further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the real reason that Ruan Shushu could go to Imperial City University would forever remain unknown to anyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you sold me out? Your actions have already breached professional ethics, and I can totally sue you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Tong’s face changed, as if this matter were to be exposed, an agent who manipulated her own artist wouldn’t be able to stay in this line of work anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed Xia Weibao’s hand, desperately pleading, “I’m sorry, Baby I’m sorry, I still need to earn money to pay for Shushu’s college, I can’t lose this job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In consideration of Shushu once saving your life, please forgive me this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s heart couldn’t stop feeling cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Shushu saved her once, for which she was grateful, and she truly considered Ruan Shushu as a little sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, she would not have given her the Solitary Zither, much less taught her the Fuxi Finger Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her genuine kindness was used for moral extortion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became a tool for others to manipulate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she not be disappointed, how could her heart not turn cold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene where Ruan Shushu rushed forward and pushed her away flashed through Xia Weibao’s mind, and she closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed Sister Tong’s hand away, “From now on, we’re even.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to owe anyone anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they wanted to materialize the favor, then she no longer needed to feel guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Shushu saved her once, and she had given a zither worth millions in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Shushu had defended her by slapping Yan Yuexian, a favor she had never mentioned, but always remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembered a girl who stood up against power to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By not exposing Sister Tong this time, she was repaying that favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had taught Ruan Shushu the basics of the Fuxi Finger Technique, thereby repaying the care she and her mother had shown her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, they would owe each other nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xia Weibao’s retreating figure, Sister Tong let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, it was a relief she hadn’t pursued the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that Xia Weibao probably didn’t know about the video being uploaded online, otherwise she, being so shrewd, would certainly have seen the obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>",699,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","cce737ee3a01d06dbe8a52d203fc97bb32fa862e635cee382f7fbdee8410acf9","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-294","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-292",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]