[{"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-587":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},1734348,2218,"Chapter 587: 567 You resemble the person I once was","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-587",587,"\u003Cp>Chapter 587: Chapter 567 You resemble the person I once was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used the kind of ointment with anesthetic effects, and not long after it was applied, the medication dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Xia Shi’s complexion improve somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her clothes were soaked through, and her lower lip was bitten, speckled with bloodstains; one could imagine just how painful it had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao closed her eyes in self-reproach, silent tears streaming down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t known this would happen, she really hadn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her overconfidence that had led to Xia Shi’s injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m really, very sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi’s voice was weak, the severe pain from before leaving her drained of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xia Weibao blame herself, she stretched out her other hand, lightly covering Xia Weibao’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not your fault; you don’t need to blame yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s because of me that you’re hurt…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overwhelming self-reproach pressed heavily on Xia Weibao’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From last night till now, two people had been hurt because of her negligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about this made her heart feel blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very oppressive, very uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi forced a smile, “Don’t take the blame onto yourself. I am your agent, protecting your safety is also part of my job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This counts as a work-related injury, I’ll claim compensation from President Leng, but he’s so stingy, I bet he won’t want to pay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was originally very sad, but was amused by her last remark despite herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she felt even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly her fault, and yet Xia Shi, not wanting her to feel burdened, went so far as to say it was the responsibility of an agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it be a responsibility!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An agent’s responsibilities could never include risking their life to save somebody!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was almost drowned by her remorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xia Shi had blamed her, resented her, even hated her, or had, like Sister Tong before, capitalized on Ruan Shushu’s life-saving favor, she would have felt a bit better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, showing neither cries nor tantrums, no resentment, no blame, even considering her feelings throughout,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it truly tormented her conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, Xia Shi had always been a very strict agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handled everything professionally and never got involved with personal feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet unexpectedly, in a crisis, she had rushed out fearlessly to shield her from that bottle of sulfuric acid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an action deeply impacted her inner self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of heat churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, “Sister Xia Shi, why did you save me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the doubt in her heart; her relationship with Xia Shi wasn’t actually that deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was confined to just work-related interactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi had also never shown much fondness for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why… risk her life to save her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi looked at her weakly, her eyes swimming with an undecipherable light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as though she was looking at her, and yet through her, at someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You and the ‘me’ from before… are very much alike.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very much indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xia Weibao, she seemed to see her younger self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already been ruined by sulfuric acid and couldn’t allow another ‘her’ to be destroyed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with her appearance as it was, even if she had one more scar on her, what difference would it make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xia Weibao was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was beautiful, vibrant, talented, with limitless prospects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her face were ruined, her star career would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was somewhat unable to understand her words, and just as she was about to ask what she meant, there was a knock at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression chilled as she stood up to open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was several police officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you Xia Weibao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Xia, I am a police officer from A City Police Station, someone reported that you intentionally inflicted injury, please accompany us back to the station.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s expression darkened, wanting to slam the door right in his face!\u003C\u002Fp>",669,"2026-06-06T16:22:08.708Z",1,"novelbin.me","73ada54bdbf9bfb952a529534a51f09dc3123d95f4db9c319c5a8868495273b0","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-588","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-586",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]