[{"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-602":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},1734413,2218,"Chapter 602: 602: Flirt and Don't Want to Take Responsibility?","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-602",602,"\u003Cp>Chapter 602: Chapter 602: Flirt and Don’t Want to Take Responsibility?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips, moist like cherries, parted slightly, releasing a breath as delicate as that of an orchid, seemingly extending an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang half-closed his eyes, staring at her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as their lips were about to meet, Xia Weibao suddenly snapped back to her senses, turning her face away abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips brushed past the corner of hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao stood up in a bit of panic, “I’m tired, I’ll take a bath and go to sleep first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she hurried upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her flee in disarray, Lu Hualiang’s face grew darker and darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was resisting him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it, she had him in her heart, and she’d just been moved, but at the last moment, she still ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the moment she stood up in panic, he could feel her repulsion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was this happening, what secret was hidden in her heart? Clearly, she had him in her heart, yet she always refused to take that step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao hurried back to her room, then rushed into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and started splashing water on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned against the wall rather despondently, tilting her head back, staring blankly at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really was beyond help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her resistance to Lu Hualiang was getting weaker and weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to give him what he desired, yet unwilling to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, he wouldn’t let her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s possessiveness was too terrifying, no less intense than that of Emperor Xia Liang back in the days; even if it meant mutual torment, he would not let her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she, alone and unsupported in this world without her own power, couldn’t possibly evade his overwhelming presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao covered her face with her hands, determined not to let things go this far again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had suspected that there was something between Yuan Zhinan and Bai He, and just seeing a man who looked like Emperor Xia Liang had made her feel uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put in his shoes, how tormented would Emperor Xia Liang feel seeing her cosying up to another man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t fair to Emperor Xia Liang, nor to Lu Hualiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must keep her distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After washing her face again, she calmed herself down a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally opened the door and found Lu Hualiang seated on the sofa in the room, not knowing when he had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was looking at her, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao lowered her head, unable to meet his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked towards the closet with tiny, hesitant steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teasing me and don’t want to take responsibility?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s calm voice reached her, and Xia Weibao felt as if she had been pricked in the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, I won’t tease you again next time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, I want you to tease me and take responsibility, not stop teasing me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly are you worried about!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s tone was a bit grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s head hung even lower, like a child who had done something wrong, completely unable to retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was she worried about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A married woman getting intimate with another man was adultery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had reached the closet, her hand stretched out, intending to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly she remembered, this was A City, not Lu Garden, there were no clothes of hers here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet since her hand was already outstretched, it felt awkward, so she still pulled open the closet door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She discovered, to her surprise, that the closet was full of clothes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three-quarters of them were hers, including underwear, sleepwear, casual wear, dresses, evening gowns, everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining quarter was Lu Hualiang’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s eyes widened, “How come my clothes are here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was her first time here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the properties under my name have your clothes, you’re the mistress,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he knew many of them would be unnecessary for her, he still wanted to prepare every everyday item for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case she might need them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a simple logic, Xia Weibao naturally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because she understood that her heart felt even more chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>",692,"2026-06-06T16:22:09.235Z",1,"novelbin.me","fd5aead95e5feac9b287f3225e04e98266b3d5f88f61a53ec0c4d617f92783a8","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-603","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-601",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]