[{"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-599":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},1734360,2218,"Chapter 599: 599: Director Lu Wooing His Wife Effortlessly","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-599",599,"\u003Cp>Chapter 599: Chapter 599: Director Lu Wooing His Wife Effortlessly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s eye corner twitched fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wife, at such a romantic moment, all you think about is eating. It’s quite sad,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrapped one arm around her waist and helplessly met her innocent eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wife, at such a romantic atmosphere, can you not mention something as mundane as eating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m hungry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Her Majesty the Empress” hasn’t eaten all day, my stomach is flattened with hunger, I’m in no mood for your flirtatious antics!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang felt helpless, his well-defined fingers lightly tapped her nose tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such lack of sentiment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao chuckled, “Let’s address my basic needs first, I haven’t eaten anything since last night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Lu Hualiang’s expression changed, “Since last night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I wasn’t hungry in the morning, and then I got thrown into the police station. They are so stingy, not providing meals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t provide food, but they didn’t even allow food to be delivered, I could have starved to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pang of pain struck Lu Hualiang’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s a foodie, itching to eat every hour, and now she hasn’t eaten for a whole day and night!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s usually no one living in this villa, so the fridge is empty of ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a small supermarket downstairs, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wife, let’s go grocery shopping together, and I’ll cook for you when we get back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve often seen couples shopping at the supermarket, the woman sitting in the shopping cart while the man pushes her around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used to find such behavior quite childish, but now, I want to experience all those immature acts of love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Director Lu’s dream of sweetly pushing his wife around the supermarket didn’t come true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because “Her Majesty the Empress” was too hungry to walk, she kicked him out alone to buy groceries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the kitchen, Xia Weibao sat at the bar, swinging her fair and dainty feet, resting her head on one hand while watching the man focused on frying steaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Lu, I really didn’t see it coming that you could cook,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just because I don’t do it often doesn’t mean I can’t,” he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So lazy, knowing how to cook yet hiring so many chefs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Garden employs many servants, security guards, maids, gardeners, butlers, and not to mention, several chefs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That must be quite the expense, mustn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang chuckled, “I only cook for the person I love.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao sighed, “Such a great man, the CEO of Lu Corporation cooking personally. The woman who gets to eat your cooking must be very fortunate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That fortunate woman is you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, Xia Weibao was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his tall figure from behind, her heart suddenly skipped a beat faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes became a little frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said he only cooks for the person he loves, and she hadn’t thought of herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he was indeed cooking for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was in turmoil, feeling a strong sense of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he wanted, she couldn’t give.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t give up the warmth he brought either, a warmth very similar to that of Dog Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her defenses were getting weaker by the day, and she feared one day she would succumb, doing something to betray Dog Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at his silhouette, this angle allowing her to see his hands perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were long, noble hands, very beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hands that pointed at rivers and mountains, hands that strategized and commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a typical day, documents passing through those hands were worth billions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, such distinguished hands were now preparing her soup and dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man like this deserved a better woman, not someone like her who, despite having another man in her heart, still longed for the warmth of another man, a fickle and bad woman.\u003C\u002Fp>",643,"2026-06-06T16:22:08.708Z",1,"novelbin.me","c7847f21845b296dca0773f82144002aae072fe212e387162a20f4373a8487cf","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-600","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-598",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]