nycdaug Chapter 44 Beating the Editor-in-Chief
Chapter 44 Beating the Editor-in-Chief
Chapter 44 Beating the Editor-in-Chief
When Mu Xiaoyu said this, she blinked her big eyes and looked at Li Chenxu pitifully. If someone didn't know better, they would really think that Mu Xiaoyu was telling the truth. Unfortunately, Li Chenxu was much smarter than the average person, and he had seen all the changes in Mu Xiaoyu's face.
Therefore, he knew very well that Mu Xiaoyu was only saying this because she didn't want him to worry.
It was unclear what Li Chenxu was thinking. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'll go with you. I'll wait for you downstairs at the magazine office so as not to interfere with your work."
When Mu Xiaoyu first heard that Li Chenxu wanted to go with her, she was thinking about how to persuade him to give up. But now that she heard Li Chenxu say this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
She nodded quickly, then, after thinking for a moment, couldn't help but take Li Chenxu's arm and say, "I don't know what Chen Hao wants to say. If it takes too long, don't wait for me. Go buy some food, okay?"
Knowing that Mu Xiaoyu was concerned about him, Li Chenxu did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
The magazine where Mu Xiaoyu worked was a little far from Li Chenxu's company, so the two of them didn't delay any longer and drove towards the magazine.
In Beijing, quite a few companies actually require employees to work overtime, but magazines like Mu Xiaoyu's don't have many employees working overtime. When they arrived, there were hardly any people left at the magazine.
Looking around, the public office area was almost deserted. Seeing this, Mu Xiaoyu could roughly guess what Chen Hao was up to.
She couldn't help but sneer inwardly, but her face remained perfectly calm.
"Chen Xu, just wait for me here. There's a coffee shop nearby. Sit down there and grab something to eat if you get hungry. Don't let yourself go hungry."
Li Chenxu gave a soft "hmm," but his gaze was fixed on the magazine office not far away. Because it was all made of transparent glass, he could see the situation inside clearly.
At this moment, Li Chenxu's deep eyes were only focused on flashing unpredictable expressions. The next second, a chilling smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. However, it was only for a moment, so fast that no one had time to catch it before he returned to his usual appearance.
After making arrangements for Li Chenxu, Mu Xiaoyu didn't say anything more and went straight to the magazine office.
Just like with Lin Xia before, Mu Xiaoyu turned on the recording function before going in. If Chen Hao really made a move on her, the recording would provide evidence to bring him down.
Thinking about it this way, Mu Xiaoyu calmed down a lot.
Just like what she saw outside, the magazine office was indeed empty. Mu Xiaoyu walked to Chen Hao's office door, knocked, and then pushed it open. Sure enough, she saw Chen Hao inside.
"You're here. I thought you weren't coming."
Chen Hao's name was not good, his appearance was thin and sleazy, and his character was extremely bad. Mu Xiaoyu couldn't understand how such a person could sit in the position of editor-in-chief.
However, no matter how dissatisfied she was with Chen Hao, she didn't show it at this moment. After all, she still had a comic book serialized at the magazine, and she didn't want to have her hard work ruined because of this scoundrel Chen Hao.
So Mu Xiaoyu nodded somewhat coldly to Chen Hao and said, "What brings Editor-in-Chief Chen here?"
"Mu Xiaoyu, you should know that our magazine is planning a comic competition next month. The winner will not only have their currently serialized comic published as a standalone book, but will also have priority access to our magazine's recommendations for film and television adaptations. For people like you, the royalties are secondary; the real prize is in the copyrights. And your current comic is excellent; it has a very good chance of winning first place..."
Even after hearing this, Mu Xiaoyu's face still showed no sign of joy. Instead, she became even more wary because of Chen Hao's words.
Mu Xiaoyu subtly sized up Chen Hao, then her eyes darted around before she suddenly flashed a sweet smile at him and said, "Editor-in-Chief Chen, I know you're a straightforward person, so please just say what you want to say."
Upon seeing Mu Xiaoyu's alluring smile, Chen Hao immediately sensed a glimmer of hope. He quickly stood up, walked to Mu Xiaoyu's side, grabbed her hand, and said urgently, "Xiaoyu, you should know how I feel about you. Just be smart and play along. I'll help you get first place, and not only this comic book, but your next one will have even more privileges. I'll even have the magazine organize a special book signing for you..."
Seeing Chen Hao holding her hand, a barely perceptible look of disgust flashed in Mu Xiaoyu's eyes, but thinking of her purpose, she ultimately held back.
Suppressing her nausea, Mu Xiaoyu continued to smile at Chen Hao and said, "Editor-in-Chief Chen, do you mean you're in charge of this whole thing? You'll use your position as editor-in-chief to make sure I get first place, as long as I sleep with you?"
Mu Xiaoyu's words were too blunt, quite different from her usual demeanor. Editor-in-Chief Chen felt that something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Besides, all he could think about at that moment was sleeping with Mu Xiaoyu, so he didn't have time to think about anything else.
Hearing Mu Xiaoyu's words, he nodded hastily, about to say something more. The next moment, a chilling smirk appeared on Mu Xiaoyu's lips. Before he could react, a sharp pain shot through his lower body—Mu Xiaoyu had kicked him!
Mu Xiaoyu didn't hold back at all with this kick; she used every ounce of her strength. The pain was so intense that Chen Hao immediately released her hand, clutching his lower body and hopping around in pain. Judging from his contorted face and the look of agony on his face, you could tell how vicious Mu Xiaoyu's kick was.
"Mu...Mu Xiaoyu! How...how dare you kick me..."
Mu Xiaoyu chuckled, turned off the recording, picked up a thick volume of comic book, and started hitting Chen Hao on the head, saying as she did so, "So what if I kick you? I'm not only going to kick you, I'm going to hit you too! Chen Hao, you're shameless! I let it go before, but now you're trying to blackmail me with comics. If I don't beat you to death today, I'm not a Mu!"
As a grown man, Chen Hao certainly couldn't possibly be no match for Mu Xiaoyu. It's just that Mu Xiaoyu's initial kick was so powerful that Chen Hao was still weak from the pain. Now, when Mu Xiaoyu attacks him, he has no strength left to fight back!