roccoschili Chapter 76 Backhand
Chapter 76 Backhand
Chapter 76 Backhand
After saying this, Mu Xiaoyu didn't say anything more to Xu Shu and hung up the phone.
While Mu Xiaoyu was on the phone with Xu Shu, Li Chenxu hadn't said much. Now, seeing that Mu Xiaoyu had hung up, he slowly spoke: "Something happened to the new book?"
"Not really, it was expected anyway. After I found out about the relationship between Chen Lan and Chen Hao, I became wary of Chen Lan, so I expected the comic to be leaked. But... I didn't expect that after all this, Chen Lan would still have the guts to leak the comic."
Mu Xiaoyu couldn't help but laugh as she spoke, but this time her laughter carried a hint of ruthlessness and mockery.
She has always believed in "I won't offend others unless they offend me," but Chen Lan has repeatedly challenged her bottom line. She's not some saintly white lotus, so it's impossible for her to remain indifferent.
Before Li Chenxu could speak, Mu Xiaoyu added, "By the way, how did you handle Chen Lan's situation?"
Originally, Mu Xiaoyu didn't plan to interfere much with Chen Lan's situation. She had always believed that given Li Chenxu's ruthless and domineering methods, he would definitely not let Chen Lan get away with it. But now, she was a little curious.
If Li Chenxu suddenly softens his heart, or if he doesn't strike hard enough, she wouldn't mind stabbing him a couple more times.
Don't blame her for being ruthless; that's just how the real world is. Chen Lan was originally a person with no background, yet she repeatedly did things that harmed others. Since she had the guts to do those things, she should have the guts to be prepared to bear the consequences.
Li Chenxu didn't intend to tell Chen Lan about the previous actions she had taken. Li Chenxu knew very well what kind of person he was. Just like Mu Xiaoyu had described him as a terrifying police dog, Li Chenxu knew that he was many times more terrifying than a police dog.
However, since Mu Xiaoyu had taken the initiative to ask, Li Chenxu didn't hide anything and told her about his punishment of Chen Lan. Ever since the last news and public opinion storm, Chen Lan had been hitting walls wherever he looked for a job. This was partly due to Li Chenxu's interference, and partly because of those news reports.
Not only Chen Lan, but also other members of the Chen family have encountered problems at work one after another. If it weren't for the family's savings, they probably wouldn't be able to continue living by now.
Unfortunately, in Li Chenxu's plan, they wouldn't have many more days like this...
Mu Xiaoyu's expression didn't change much after hearing this. She simply asked, "Where is Chen Lan now?"
"She's working as a hostess at a club now."
To put it nicely, she was working as a hostess at a club, but in reality, Chen Lan was doing something far more sordid than that. Li Chenxu spoke casually, but Mu Xiaoyu understood.
They're all adults; they can imagine what Chen Lan is doing.
Even before Li Chenxu has taken the final step, Chen Lan has already become like this. When the final step is taken, the consequences for Chen Lan will be terrifying.
However, Mu Xiaoyu showed no sympathy for Chen Lan. Since she had fallen to this state, the fact that she still dared to leak Mu Xiaoyu's comics proved that she had no intention of repenting.
Since that's the case, there's no need to show mercy to such people!
Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu didn't talk about Chen Lan's matter for too long. Now that something like this had happened with the comic, they couldn't stay in B City any longer. They packed their things and went back.
When they arrived back in City A that day, it was already nearly six hours later, and it was already dark there.
On her way back, Mu Xiaoyu called Xu Shu to confirm that Xu Shu was still at the magazine office. As soon as she arrived in City A, she immediately headed towards SQ.
It was well past the time to leave work, but when Mu Xiaoyu arrived at SQ, there were still quite a few people in the comic book club who hadn't left yet, perhaps because of her new comic book.
Everyone visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Mu Xiaoyu arrive.
Mu Xiaoyu didn't have time to observe the others much. She only glanced at them before looking away and quickly walked into Xu Shu's office.
"I thought Miss Mu wouldn't be back until tomorrow."
Xu Shu was handling something when he saw Mu Xiaoyu knock and enter. He immediately stopped what he was doing and looked at Mu Xiaoyu calmly. However, upon closer inspection, his expression already carried a hint of coldness. Previously, Xu Shu's attitude towards Mu Xiaoyu had been quite good, after all, SQ highly valued talented and capable people.
When Mu Xiaoyu submitted her work, she possessed both of these qualities and was very confident. She also had a very good attitude, and Xu Shu always had a very good impression of her.
But now that something like this has happened with the comics, if she doesn't handle it well, she, as the editor-in-chief, will definitely be implicated.
Naturally, Xu Shu's attitude towards Mu Xiaoyu is not as good as before.
Mu Xiaoyu saw this and remained silent for a moment before looking at Xu Shu and saying seriously, "I told Editor-in-Chief Xu that this matter would be resolved, so there will definitely be a way. The people at the comic book company don't need to do anything. The comic book issue will be resolved first thing tomorrow morning."
"Ms. Mu, although I'm willing to believe what you say, why should I believe you based on mere words? You should know that after we saw your submitted comic, our comic book company has been preparing for the promotion and distribution, investing a lot of money and resources. If you can't resolve this matter, SQ will lose more than just money; it will also lose SQ's reputation in the industry over the years. Do you understand?"
Mu Xiaoyu knew that Xu Shu wouldn't just believe her words, so after arranging everything, she still rushed back to give Xu Shu a clear explanation.
So when she heard Xu Shu's words, Mu Xiaoyu didn't say anything. She simply took out her iPad, tapped a few times, and handed it to Xu Shu.
Faced with Mu Xiaoyu's sudden action, Xu Shu was initially puzzled. However, when she saw the content on the iPad, her eyes widened suddenly. As if to confirm, she looked at the iPad repeatedly for a while before stammering, "You said you had prepared beforehand... It seems this is it. If I'm not mistaken, tomorrow there will be online trolls accusing the plagiarist, right?"
Satisfied that her goal had been achieved, Mu Xiaoyu put away her iPad. The screen prominently displayed the first few chapters of her new comic book. It was released on the very day she met Chen Lan, and not just on this one website; because it had been released some time ago, the comic was available on several other websites.