The CEO is Too Fierce: My Adorable Wife Needs Taming

Chapter 77 Making Friends

Chapter 77 Making Friends

Regardless of the comic book publisher or magazine, as long as the content you publish on the website does not exceed one-tenth of the free chapters, there will be no issues of breach of contract. That's why Mu Xiaoyu published the comic when she felt something was wrong with Chen Lan.

The content is brief, but sufficient to prove that someone else plagiarized her comics, rather than her plagiarizing others.

In addition, on the way back, Mu Xiaoyu had already contacted online trolls to search for and repost two comics with extremely similar content, making sure the dates were clear. Even people who don't understand comics could tell at a glance who was plagiarizing.

So upon hearing Xu Shu's words, Chen Lan nodded and continued, "So Editor-in-Chief Xu shouldn't worry about plagiarism. More importantly, when this matter escalates and becomes more 'serious,' my new book will have already gained fame almost without spending a single penny of its credit. From another perspective, isn't that a good thing?"

Normally, Mu Xiaoyu always appears aloof and unapproachable when she's out. However, when it comes to serious work matters, although she remains somewhat aloof, the confidence and composure she exudes make her almost glow, making it impossible for anyone to look away from her.

Even a woman like Xu Shu was attracted by Mu Xiaoyu's current appearance.

Xu Shu looked at Mu Xiaoyu for a few seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing. Her laughter clearly improved her mood. Xu Shu stood up and walked to Mu Xiaoyu's side, saying with a smile, "Miss Mu is indeed more resourceful than I thought... But since Miss Mu has already arranged all this, it would have been enough to explain things over the phone; there was no need for her to come all this way in person."

With the matter resolved and Xu Shu and SQ given an explanation, Mu Xiaoyu felt much relieved. Hearing Xu Shu's words, she smiled slightly and said, "Some things can't be explained clearly over the phone. Besides... coming in person is the only way to show my sincerity. After all, even if this matter is resolved, I've still caused trouble for Editor-in-Chief Xu and SQ. It's no big deal to make a trip to explain things clearly."

Her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and her tone was pleasant, which made Xu Shu feel more favorably toward Mu Xiaoyu. He looked at Mu Xiaoyu with even more smiles in his eyes.

She glanced at the neon-lit city of Beijing outside the window, and finally smiled and said, "I wonder if Miss Mu has eaten yet? If not, would you mind if we ate together?"

In fact, Mu Xiaoyu is not very willing to eat with other people. She has always been a bit of a germaphobe when it comes to food. She is fine with Western food, but she always feels awkward eating Chinese food.

But now that the plagiarism incident has just happened, strictly speaking, Xu Shu owes her a favor. Now that Xu Shu has taken the initiative to invite her, it would be ungrateful of Mu Xiaoyu to refuse.

So Mu Xiaoyu finally nodded and agreed.

Knowing that Li Chenxu was still waiting for her downstairs in the office building, Mu Xiaoyu quickly sent him a text message before going downstairs, just in case something went wrong.

Although Li Chenxu's possessiveness towards Mu Xiaoyu was terrifying, he gave Mu Xiaoyu enough freedom and trust when she was working.

So when he received Mu Xiaoyu's text message, Li Chenxu didn't say much and left the office building on his own.

Because it was a last-minute decision and it was peak dining season, most of the better restaurants were already packed. So when Xu Shu and Mu Xiaoyu left the office building, they randomly went to a relatively upscale restaurant that was less crowded.

Mu Xiaoyu and Xu Shu have only met a handful of times, and each time they talked about work. This is the first time they've had a meal together alone like today.

After they were seated, neither of them spoke first. After they ordered their food, Xu Shu looked at Mu Xiaoyu with a smile and said, "I saw Ms. Mu and Mr. Li's interview in the news before. To be honest, I was quite surprised when I saw that Ms. Mu had submitted her work to our comic book club."

"Editor-in-Chief Xu is being too modest with your thinness. Given SQ's current level in China, it's not surprising at all that a newcomer like me would submit a manuscript."

Mu Xiaoyu couldn't figure out what Xu Shu was thinking, and was currently just exchanging pleasantries with her. However, her smile and sincere words made her seem anything but perfunctory, which actually made her more likable.

Xu Shu smiled upon hearing this, her gaze towards Mu Xiaoyu filled with admiration. She had originally assumed that a wealthy woman like Mu Xiaoyu, even if she wanted to publish her comics in their SQ, would definitely use connections and wouldn't submit her work herself and wait for the results like Mu Xiaoyu did.

Adding to this, what happened today made Xu Shu realize even more that Mu Xiaoyu is an extremely responsible person, and he looked at Mu Xiaoyu with even greater respect.

Xu Shu has always been a strong woman, and most of her friends are like that too.

She admired and liked Mu Xiaoyu for being smart, responsible, and exceptionally capable. Putting work aside, she naturally wanted to make friends with her. So, she put aside her previous formalities and sincerely extended her hand to Mu Xiaoyu: "Actually, Miss Mu, you don't need to be so wary. I invited you out for dinner because I wanted to make friends with you. I didn't mean anything else."

Seeing Mu Xiaoyu's slightly surprised look, Xu Shu smiled and continued, "I admire Miss Mu's character. Besides, we're in the same industry, so we'll have a lot in common. We'll also be working at the same comic book company in the future, so we'll spend even more time together. I admire people like Miss Mu, so naturally I hope we can be friends."

Although Xu Shu is assertive, she has managed to reach her current position in the best and largest comic book company in the country, so her interpersonal skills are definitely not lacking.

Furthermore, the fact that she spoke to Mu Xiaoyu with genuine sincerity at that moment also made people feel good about her.

So Mu Xiaoyu only paused for a few seconds before shaking Xu Shu's hand in return: "I am honored to be friends with Editor-in-Chief Xu."

Mu Xiaoyu didn't know if what Xu Shu said was true or false, but becoming friends with someone like Xu Shu would be beneficial and harmless to her. However, having experienced so much betrayal before, she couldn't easily trust anyone again. But she believed that time would tell who was truly worthy of her deepest friendship.

Whether Xu Shu's feelings for her are genuine or not, time will tell...