"...Damn, that was fast, wasn’t it?"
Compared to the excitement on the other end of the phone, Zhuang Shuqing was rather indifferent, "The editor-in-chief called me back."
"Then... do you know what happened? What do you plan to do?"
"What happened?" Zhuang Shuqing looked puzzled.
"It’s about the thing with you being called back by your editor-in-chief. Your studio issued a statement today saying the news about Tan Biyang was a misunderstanding, merely a mistake made by a junior intern."
"Yeah, no wait, Shuqing, you don’t know about this, do you? This is bad, I shouldn’t have said anything."
Zhuang Shuqing: "...Friendship over."
"No, wait, I’ll tell you everything, I’ll let you know everything I know." Having known Zhuang Shuqing for so long, she knew she was being blamed for regretting spilling the truth.
Zhuang Shuqing took a deep breath, suppressing the irritation in her heart, and asked in a lowered voice, "What exactly happened?"
The next morning, Zhuang Shuqing arrived at the studio on time. Right as work hours began, the editor-in-chief called her to the office.
"Xiao Zhuang, do you know why I asked you to come back?" The editor-in-chief sounded somewhat downcast.
"Editor-in-chief, you don’t have to feel bad. I did this, let him do what he wants."
The editor-in-chief looked surprised, "You... know already?"
Here, aside from the general editor and the boss, the editor-in-chief had the most authority. Since she was now being forced to do something she didn’t want to do, it was clear there was pressure from above.
The editor-in-chief spoke earnestly, "Xiao Zhuang, you are a promising young talent, you can’t change careers after leaving here."
Hearing the editor-in-chief’s words, Zhuang Shuqing felt the urge to laugh, "Editor-in-chief, he doesn’t seem to have the right to fire people, does he?"
The editor-in-chief was astonished, "If you stay here, he will definitely find ways to make things difficult for you. Are you willing to put up with that?" Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on noᴠelfire.net
"Why not? Where doesn’t one encounter troublesome people at work?" Consider it adding some excitement to my life.
Seeing Zhuang Shuqing so resolute, though the editor-in-chief was still worried, she seemed much better than before, "Well, that’s good. If you have any problems, just come to..."
A series of knocks on the door interrupted the editor-in-chief, who frowned in displeasure, "Come in."
The knocker was a trusted assistant of the general editor, "Editor-in-chief, the general editor is asking for Shuqing to come over."
The editor-in-chief looked at her expressionlessly, "Got it. I’ll send her over after I’m done here."
After the person left, the editor-in-chief said with some headache, "You see, they’re already on it. Remember, fight for what you should fight for..."
Five minutes later, Zhuang Shuqing appeared in the general editor’s office, her usual composed demeanor restored.
Behind the desk, a slightly overweight man with glasses sat there, talking on the phone. Seeing her enter, he told the person on the phone, "I’ll call you back later," then hung up and looked at her with a very dismissive gaze.
"Zhuang Shuqing, you haven’t been working here long but seem to lack any professional ethics, casually publishing the private life of a public figure?"
Professional ethics? Casually publishing? Zhuang Shuqing’s eyes grew colder. Who in this line of work hasn’t done this kind of thing?
So, he is trying to pin a baseless charge on her?
Which newspaper goes through every celebrity’s approval for entertainment news?
"General Editor Li, I don’t understand what you’re implying."
"You don’t need to understand, your internship is ending prematurely. Go pack your stuff and leave now."
Zhuang Shuqing pursed her lips and stared at him for a moment. She said, "General Editor Li, are you familiar with our company’s corporate culture?"