[{"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-552":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},1734313,2218,"Chapter 552 - 552 552 My lady you must control your urges","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-552",552,"\u003Cp>Chapter 552: Chapter 552: My lady, you must control your urges Chapter 552: Chapter 552: My lady, you must control your urges “I know you’re afraid of people accusing you of using the casting couch, so you’ve never let me act in your films,”“I have such a natural talent for acting, but you buried my gifts for the sake of your own reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiayang, your downfall today is all because of your obstinacy and refusal to change!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you’re such a chauvinist, not wanting me to become a star. Not only did you prevent me from acting in your films, but you also forbid other directors from hiring me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reason I didn’t let you act in my films is because you weren’t ready!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointment filled Xu Jiayang’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made films based on merit, not connections, and Chu Ying had absolutely no acting experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a renowned director, he had very high standards for his movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he let an actor with insufficient experience and awkward skills ruin his production?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ying felt provoked and laughed with a touch of madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at my achievements today, and you dare say I’m not ready?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My choice back then was indeed the right one. Only Wan Ke could help me become famous, and you, you’re just fit to be despised by everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me tell you the truth, the only reason I was with you initially was because I valued your status as a director, thinking you could make me a huge star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you were useless, so I had to turn to Wan Ke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I’ve made it, and you, you’ll always be a loser!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiayang gazed at the woman in front of him, feeling like she was a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out the love he believed in was just a stepping stone for someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about the child,” Xu Jiayang asked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past incidents, he’d chalk them up to being blind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to pursue further, he just wanted to know about the child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that child mine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to think Leng Yan’s words were nothing but hot air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, facing such a stranger in Chu Ying, he suddenly felt inclined to believe Leng Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ying smiled coldly, her eyes full of irony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean that child? Of course, it’s not yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, Xu Jiayang was now worthless to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she wasn’t afraid to spill the beans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stinging this man was an added bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I had already started seeing Wan Ke by then, and naturally, the child is his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t want to take responsibility, so I thought I’d make you take the fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You fool, I got you drunk that night, claimed we slept together, and you actually believed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve never seen someone so foolish, not even knowing whether they’ve been with a woman or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right, the blood on the couch was from a cut I made on your hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told you it was from cutting yourself while drunk, and you actually believed it, hahaha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have never met a man as dumb as that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiayang couldn’t describe what he was feeling inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, “And later, why did you help Wan Ke against me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I didn’t promote you, I never harmed you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Chu Ying’s expression turned fierce, “Never harmed me? My child was lost because of you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for you and that bastard Leng Yan, would I have been so stressed that I fell down the stairs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You killed my child, so I resolved to destroy everything you have!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Wan Ke promised me, as long as I made you fall from grace, he would support my career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this, you owe me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiayang clenched his fists tightly, his eyes bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About to explode with rage, Xia Weibao, who was hiding and eavesdropping, feared he couldn’t handle the blow and might actually kill in his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she tried to find a way to separate the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at another small pavilion not far away, she picked up a pebble from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Inner Strength, she flicked it gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only intended to cause a distraction, to scare Chu Ying away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she hadn’t meant to use so much force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—The small pavilion… collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>",727,"2026-06-06T16:22:08.708Z",1,"novelbin.me","b13c8b23f4c9676feb551ee2e6043353279ba30c4750743b7ac5fb7e6a7f397e","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-553","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-551",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]