[{"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-959":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},1734670,2218,"Chapter 959: 959: Face-Slapping! 4","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-959",959,"\u003Cp>Chapter 959: Chapter 959: Face-Slapping! 4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s hands were the same—white, slender, and long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fair skin was so delicate that even the veins seemed like jade, and her nails were a naturally soft pink color, not needing any embellishments, naturally beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hands in front of her, Ruan Shushu’s, were really similar, but her skin wasn’t as good as Xia Weibao’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit rough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao’s was really like a baby’s, making one want to touch them, so tender and smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The type that never touches spring water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Pei Hong left, everyone gathered around Ruan Shushu, fawning over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shushu, Master Pei Hong is really good to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’m so envious. He even came to see you knowing you were sick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If only I had half your talent, I wouldn’t hope to become Master Pei Hong’s disciple, just to join the National Studies Association…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just a bit lucky to enter the National Studies Association first, you’ll have your chances in the future too,” Ruan Shushu said modestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in her heart, she was full of disdain, humph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just you, wanting to join the National Studies Association? Isn’t that wishful thinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the contempt in her heart, she smiled and interacted with everyone, feeling an unprecedented satisfaction in her vanity from the flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She casually glanced in the direction of Yan Yuexian, and upon seeing that area cold and deserted, Ruan Shushu felt even more smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the host came in with the program schedule, distributing a copy to each person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The performance order was decided by drawing lots earlier; Yan Yuexian drew the last spot, so she wasn’t in a rush to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly looked through, checking what pieces others would be performing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw that Ruan Shushu was second to last, just before her, Yan Yuexian felt upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most annoying thing was that Ruan Shushu had chosen the same competition piece as her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Xiang Shui Yun”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their names were side by side, with the same contest piece, what could be more frustrating than this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was the piece the same, even the order coincided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means that right after Ruan Shushu’s performance, it would immediately be her turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People have a preconceived notion; with this, she was already at a disadvantage from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuexian was furious, how could she be so unlucky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ruan Shushu, seeing such a result, laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly fate, same piece, yet she was performing before Yan Yuexian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her performance as a benchmark, Yan Yuexian would be embarrassed this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People around started whispering, clearly not expecting this turnout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my god, Ruan Shushu chose the same piece as Yan Yuexian, and even their performance order is together; how unlucky for Yan Yuexian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Shushu is so talented, playing the guqin so well. After her performance, how inferior will Yan Yuexian seem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk, tsk, Ruan Shushu and Yan Yuexian have always been the biggest rivals. Is this fate meddling, making Yan Yuexian lose to Shushu on such an occasion…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The discussion was loud, almost as if intentionally letting Yan Yuexian hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl who was usually quite close to Yan Yuexian couldn’t listen anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She interjected, “You can’t speak so conclusively, the competition hasn’t even started, who knows who will win.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, is there even a need to compete? Our Shushu is a disciple of Master Pei Hong, would she catch his eye without some skill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly, leaving skill aside, just look at the zither. Shushu’s using the Solitary Zither, an ancient famed instrument, can ordinary zithers compare?”\u003C\u002Fp>",598,"2026-06-06T16:22:13.075Z",1,"novelbin.me","a30c9ed2eb6f9b190ad8f8ad3a44554520daeb2a141a79d51cea6af9d2393df7","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-960","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-958",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]