The CEO is Too Fierce: My Adorable Wife Needs Taming

Chapter 56, edited by Chen Lan

Chapter 56, edited by Chen Lan

Li Chenxu took in all of Mu Xiaoyu's emotions. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, patting her gently as he softly comforted her, "Xiaoyu, if the person seeking revenge against us is someone powerful or influential, it's understandable that you're afraid. But someone like Chen Hao is far too insignificant to me. Even if he really wants to take revenge on us in the future, do you think I can't handle him?"

Li Chenxu's words made sense, but as the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. A villain like Chen Hao might do something crazy.

But on second thought, perhaps she was just overthinking it. After all, someone as meticulous as Li Chenxu wouldn't let someone like Chen Hao take advantage of her.

Thinking of this, Mu Xiaoyu nodded, leaned against Li Chenxu's chest, and said, "I hope I'm just overthinking it..."

A day passed in the blink of an eye, and once the anniversary was over, Li Chenxu and Mu Xiaoyu threw themselves into their work. However, Chen Hao's phone call reminded Mu Xiaoyu of something she had been neglecting during this time.

In the immediate period after her rebirth, she was constantly planning to find the murderer who killed her in her previous life. During that time, she was also always on guard against those around her, in order to prevent such a thing from happening again.

However, she had been living a very comfortable life during this period, and since Wu Qianru and the people around her had basically resolved the issue, she had put the matter out of her mind. If it weren't for Chen Hao's phone call yesterday, she would have almost forgotten about it.

So now, while working, Mu Xiaoyu is also planning how to find the murderer who killed her back then. However, considering the timeline, there's still a long period of time since her death, and the incident hasn't happened yet, so she probably won't be able to find any evidence.

All she can do now is to carefully observe the suspects around her during this time, look for clues, and finally find a way to force out the murderer who wanted to kill her!

Now that she has been given a second chance at life, what she must do is to completely eliminate those who want to frame her and harm her!

"Sister Xiaoyu, take a look at the list of participants for this comic competition, and some sample copies of the art book to be published. See which version you like, and we'll publish your favorite version later."

The day before, Mu Xiaoyu had already discussed the more important matters with the magazine's president, so today the editor came to her to discuss the specifics of the comic.

Mu Xiaoyu's editor is a young woman who graduated less than a year ago. She is the main person in charge of the magazine right after graduation.

The girl was fair-skinned and pretty. She was also very agreeable to Mu Xiaoyu in her daily life. She didn't talk much and never gossiped about others, so Mu Xiaoyu always felt relaxed when she was with her.

Hearing this, she nodded, looked at the sample books Chen Lan handed her, as well as the list of contestants, and finally selected the sample book that suited her best before saying, "Chen Lan, I have a question for you. Tell me your opinion."

Chen Lan was taken aback at first, then lowered her eyes, chuckled, and said, "Xiao Yu, you can ask me anything. You know, there are many things I don't understand."

Mu Xiaoyu didn't sleep well last night, so she wasn't feeling well today. She hadn't noticed when Chen Lan first arrived, but now, upon closer inspection, she realized Chen Lan's complexion wasn't good. And perhaps because she'd been overly sensitive lately, she felt that the way Chen Lan looked at her today was a little off.

After all, she had been with him for almost a year, so she had developed some feelings for him. Seeing Chen Lan's pale face, Mu Xiaoyu finally asked with concern, "Chen Lan, are you feeling unwell? If you are, I'll talk to the club president about the comic, and we can discuss it another day."

"No need, Xiaoyu, just say what you wanted to say."

Chen Lan rejected Mu Xiaoyu almost without thinking, her face still bearing the same faint smile as before. If it weren't for her terrible complexion, she would have looked no different from before.

Mu Xiaoyu felt that something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Seeing that Chen Lan was clearly unwilling to say anything more, she gave up on asking any further questions and focused on talking to Chen Lan about work.

There's not much to say about Mu Xiaoyu's current serialized comic. Chen Lan has already arranged everything, and she just needs to go through the motions. As for future book signings, that depends on how well the separately published comic sells.

So later, Mu Xiaoyu talked to Chen Lan about the comic. Chen Lan had been by her side for so long, so she trusted him completely. She told Chen Lan that the new book was ready and wanted to hear his opinion.

"From what Sister Xiaoyu said, the new book seems even better than the one currently being serialized. If Sister Xiaoyu doesn't mind, could you let me see the outline of the new book...?"

"Of course I don't mind. Why would we care about these things between us?"

As Mu Xiaoyu spoke, she took out the outline she had prepared long ago. However, the outline only contained a small portion of it. It wasn't that she didn't trust Chen Lan; it was just that when she first started working, her drafts had been stolen by her superiors too many times, so now every time she took out an outline, it was only a tiny fraction of what she had.

It's become a habit, and it's hard to break it all at once.

Fortunately, Chen Lan didn't notice this either, and thought that the outline that Mu Xiaoyu had taken out was the whole content.

After taking the outline, Chen Lan read it carefully. When she handed it back to Mu Xiaoyu, she smiled slightly and said, "Sister Xiaoyu, your new book is sure to be a hit, but... are you telling me this now because you don't plan to submit it to our magazine?"

"Chen Lan, if it were you, would you post this here? I know you also work at a magazine, but you told me before that your major is the same as mine, and that if you went to a professional comic book company, you might have a better future than you are now. So I'm asking you these questions now to ask if you have any plans to leave the magazine."

For professionals like Mu Xiaoyu, having a good editor makes things much easier and less stressful. Over the past year, she and Chen Lan have worked together very well.

Therefore, she hopes that when she leaves the magazine for her next book, Chen Lan can go with her.

After all, the difference between a professional and an amateur is significant, which will benefit both her and Chen Lan.