[{"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-358":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},1734090,2218,"Chapter 358 - 358 358 Director Lu Arrives Time for Sweetness","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-358",358,"\u003Cp>Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Director Lu Arrives, Time for Sweetness Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Director Lu Arrives, Time for Sweetness “Why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao hurriedly looked behind her and, upon finding the host had not followed, closed the door a bit like a thief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fearing being discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t get caught coming here, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so long since they’d seen each other, and Lu Hualiang was originally delighted to see her, but her skulking manner instantly soured his mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, am I an embarrassment to you? Not fit to be seen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was astonished, wondering what was wrong now, who had provoked him this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it’s not that, we’re in a secret marriage, what if someone saw you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small arrow of sorrow struck Director Lu’s tiny heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hurdle was insurmountable…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured to her to come over, and Xia Weibao was somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she went over anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang grabbed her hand and with a slight tug, pulled her into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was about to struggle when he sternly stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, her arm was lifted up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does it still hurt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was gentle with a hint of heartache, causing Xia Weibao to be taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still hurt? What did he mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her speechless, Lu Hualiang flicked her forehead with his finger, full of indulgence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he gently took her arm, his movements tender, as if afraid of hurting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing her fair and delicate arm, he frowned, “Weren’t you injured?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, after learning she had been attacked, he immediately had Yang Li investigate what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only this morning that Yang Li reported back to him, saying she had been injured, and it was very serious, almost rendering her entire arm useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven knows how worried he had been and couldn’t help but come to see her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that arm, did it look like it was injured?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao belatedly realized, oh, he was talking about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine, it’s fake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Jiang Liang have hurt her, those wounds were faked with medicine to create an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing more than a scare tactic to keep that man in line, that’s all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her cunning expression, Lu Hualiang was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His long index finger lightly tapped her forehead, “Can’t you stay out of trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so worried for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao pouted; how was she to know that he would find out about the matters in the military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’s not like she had thought that far ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attention diverted, Her Majesty the Empress totally failed to notice that she was still sitting in Lu Hualiang’s lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang wrapped his arms around her waist, his smile lingering as he gazed at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was seductive, “Did you miss me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His warm breath was on her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such intimate gestures made Xia Weibao’s neck ticklish, as if a faint electric current was running through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shrank her neck back, “No…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nice here, with beauties, people to fight with, and so many king accounts to play with, no time to miss anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another small arrow of sorrow struck Lu Hualiang’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could his wife not have been a bit less candid, even a little white lie would have been better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang felt somewhat defeated, wondering just when her heart would belong to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there was now only one man by her side, him, giving him time to pursue her slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will deal with Jiang Liang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who dared to mess with his woman must be tired of living!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao shook her head, “It’s not necessary, I already beat him so badly he is bedridden, don’t bother with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, she added, “Director Lu, don’t intervene in my affairs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life, she had already been controlled enough by Dog Emperor, having lost her freedom, unable to make her own decisions about anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this life, she just wanted to live freely and happily, never again wanting anyone to interfere in her affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>",693,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.441Z",1,"novelbin.me","c57e1aa3904edfc7cdcc3060336bd88bd79fa20de6668c4ec5b046b67cc8a646","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-22","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-357",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]