[{"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-455":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},1734216,2218,"Chapter 455 - 455 455 Director Lu Finally Loses Control","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-455",455,"\u003Cp>Chapter 455: Chapter 455: Director Lu Finally Loses Control Chapter 455: Chapter 455: Director Lu Finally Loses Control After drinking, she smacked her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Lu, are these spicy strips expired? They taste off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her greedy little expression, Lu Hualiang almost wanted to laugh. These were not spicy strips at all, so of course, they would taste wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do they taste good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re okay, just not very spicy and lacking in chewiness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang reached out and tenderly touched her little head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without her usual arrogance when drunk, she was entirely guileless and really quite adorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, too, seemed to thoroughly enjoy this intimacy, squinting her eyes and tilting her head back, as lazy and leisurely as a little kitten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her so utterly defenseless, Lu Hualiang felt a twinge in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There it was again, that stirring of the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only she could give him this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been wavering, thinking of letting her go, but at that moment his resolve solidified!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman, even if she asked for his life, he could not let go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Housekeeper Fu said you were looking for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These last few days, she had called him many times, sent numerous messages; he had read them all, over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had always held back from going to find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to wean himself off this intoxication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the end, he still failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that she was drunk, his heart was a mess, fearing she might come to harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mhm,” Xia Weibao nodded with a blissful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why were you looking for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he asked that question, Lu Hualiang held his breath for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was hoping for a particular answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wanted to say thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in his eyes dimmed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, of course. He should have known without thinking; it must have been Yang Li who told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she sought him out just to express her thanks, not because she missed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concealing the disappointment in his heart, Lu Hualiang picked up a set of pajamas, “Change your clothes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reeked of alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Change clothes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress was momentarily stunned, then she spread her arms wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did this mean she wanted him to help her change?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s eyes slowly narrowed, “Are you sure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helping his wife change clothes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very thought was enough to make his nose bleed, slightly thrilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him not moving, Xia Weibao frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Cai, aren’t you going to help me change?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang… Wang Cai?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This address successfully chased away the thrill in Lu Hualiang’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Weibao, who are you calling Wang Cai!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was so grinding that nearly the whole room could hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Cai, why are you being so disobedient today? I’m exhausted, change my clothes quickly,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This palace maid was usually quite clever, so why did she seem like she was made of wood now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, infuriated, flung the clothes into her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Change them yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To forsake the privilege of helping his wife change was an indication of just how angry he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao looked left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she stared at Lu Hualiang for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she remember that she was in the twenty-first century, not the Great Xia Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man standing before her was her current husband, Lu Hualiang, not her Chief Palace Maid, Wang Cai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head hurt, felt like it was about to split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she wanted was to sleep, to have a good sleep right then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelmed by the alcohol, her brain was out of control and no longer capable of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also forgot to go to the bathroom or changing room to change clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There she sat on the bed, clumsily fumbling with the buttons on her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her movements, her snow-white skin began to be revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the crystal chandelier, it shone with the luster of jade, as beautiful as Tianshan Snow Lotus atop snow-capped peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazzling to the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her burgeoning outline suggested a deep cleavage, leading down to her slender waist.\u003C\u002Fp>",692,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.441Z",1,"novelbin.me","5c509baeeff8e3d972d442e01cd7b5c90cc0c24a2cce2b3c0cb2c2d6eb0aa010","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-456","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-454",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]