Chapter 42: The Enmity of a Slapped Butt Cannot be Shared Under the Same Sky

  Drinking a rich coffee while appreciating "Hui Ming", it took half an hour to finish, the coffee was gone, but the cup was still at his lips, he even forgot to put it back on the table.

  The remaining coffee liquid stained on the thin lips, and the arc in the middle of the lips was more prominent.

  Couldn't help but slap the table and praise: "Brilliant!"

  "The writing is smooth, the plot is compact, the main line is clear, and the characters are vividly portrayed, with a mature and skilled penmanship. I couldn't help but praise it, this must not be a new author."

  Winter melon also had this reaction, she was all too familiar with the shortcomings of new authors, always writing what they thought were masterpieces but were actually rotten books that made no sense.

  Just like Li Yelan from the Huàn Dāo Book Alliance when he first read "Return of the Condor Hero", but now Winter Melon has read 100,000 words in one go and feels even more strongly about it. He immediately searches for "Three Fatties" but can't find any useful information, so he adds the book name to the search and soon discovers that this guy is simultaneously releasing books on both sides.

  Moreover, on the side of Xian Jian Book Alliance, editor Ye Lang gave a recommendation for the new book to be added to the library at the first opportunity. Now this book has already gained some popularity and its divine aura has taken shape.

  What's most infuriating is that this author "San Pang" actually uploaded 4,000 more words than Dian Nang on the Xiangdao Book Alliance. What exactly does San Pang want to do?

  Winter melon quickly sensed with its sharp intuition that this "Return to Ming" would definitely become a bestseller, and it seems that San Pang is also very confident in himself. Both sides uploaded at the same time, obviously to maximize their gains.

  The circle of online writers is very small, and most of the earliest ones knew each other.

  Winter melon and Li Ye Lang also know each other, they even met once. She has a deep impression of this person, typical bookworm, with high quality, just die to save face, thin skin. Although he was interested in the book at first, he didn't sign it immediately, so there is still room for negotiation.

  But now it seems that Dian Niang has been moved, San Bao's heart is clearly biased towards Huan Dao Book Alliance, otherwise he wouldn't have uploaded 4,000 words there.

  At the thought of this, Donggua became very angry. This work was released during the National Day holiday, and she only saw it now, missing the best opportunity. The responsible editor for the warehouse audit actually rated it as a two-star with almost no potential. If their vision were any worse, they would have at least given it three stars. Maybe then she would have noticed it earlier.

  Thinking that such a masterpiece might be lost, this book could have opened the door to historical fantasy themes, directly leading to the rise of a new genre. Thinking of this, Donggua was filled with anger, her beautiful image instantly disappearing, and she couldn't help but call the responsible editor Ba Xi who had reviewed it back then.

  "Hello, who is it?" came 8 Xi's voice.

  "I'm the chief editor of Group Four, Winter Melon. Wasn't it you who reviewed and approved 'Return to Ming' for storage?" Winter Melon tried to keep his voice down, making it sound as calm as possible.

  Ba Xi was thrilled to hear that it was the beautiful editor-in-chief Donggua, and at that moment, half of his body had already melted away. This was a goddess, after all - only 19 years old and already an editor-in-chief, while he himself was 22 years old and had just graduated from university as a mere deputy editor. And yet, this goddess who normally made him drool from afar had actually called him on the phone, causing half of his soul to disappear instantly.

  "Ah, I think there is such a book, it's a historical fantasy novel. In the era when fantasy was all the rage, someone actually wrote this kind of messy and confusing book, it's hard to believe."

  "You don't have to come to work tomorrow, you pig head, not worthy of being a responsible editor." Donggua almost shouted out in anger, really too infuriated, without even this bit of vision, as a responsible editor would only harm people. Missing works like "Hui Ming" twice could become the key to victory or defeat between Dian Nang and Huan Dao Book Alliance.

  Ba Xi's ears almost went deaf, in order to hear every word of the goddess clearly, he stuck his ears tightly to the phone. After digging his ears, he felt that he was sleepwalking, this book is indeed at a two-star level.

  He immediately tensed up, with the beautiful editor Winter Melon's influence on the chief editor, it would be a matter of minutes to get him fired. He quickly dialed back, and Winter Melon was still fuming, seeing the incoming call, she hung up right away.

  The calabaza was really killed by this self-righteous editor, who couldn't even clarify the situation himself. At least he should have marked it out so that the chief editor could verify it as soon as possible.

  After dialing several times, Ba Xi gave up. He felt scared. This was his first job after graduating from university. He had just found a foothold in Jiangdu Station. If he lost his job, what would he do? Besides, he really liked this job.

  He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, so he opened his computer and found "Return to Ming", and then read it from cover to cover again, thinking carefully. Suddenly, he had an epiphany - this book could actually be read twice, and still be readable, which meant that it was indeed a very readable book.

  To be honest, many online literary works are not worth reading a second time, and even the first time requires skipping through large sections.

  I hastily wrote a very long text message and sent it over, the gist of which was: I really messed up, my dog eyes are blind, but I really love this job, I've read this book twice, it's indeed a rare good book, please Editor-in-Chief, have mercy on me and give me another chance.

  Winter melon still hasn't replied.

  Hanging up Ba Xi's phone call, Donggua was still very angry and even more worried that she would miss this book.

  Currently, the web novel platform is undergoing financing, but several investors are observing from a distance. They think that web novels have poor quality and are just some nonsense written by unemployed slackers who can't find jobs. Most of them are plagiarized from foreign works and are full of absurd fantasy elements, making it hard to find any truly high-quality content.

  If "Hui Ming" this native historical fantasy novel is published, it might be able to increase the chips for financing.

  This shows that more and more powerful authors have joined in the original web writing.

  "Little Winter Melon, you haven't finished work yet, why are you frowning? Who made you angry?" Winter Melon was still fuming and didn't notice that Editor Xiao Mi had returned.

  "Winter melon rolled her eyes and said: 'How did you come back? Didn't you go out with your boyfriend on a sweet date?'"

  "This isn't your phone charger, is it? Come back and get it. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Why don't we go together? After all, you know Sun Bin too." Xiaomi said with a smile, affectionately pinching Donggua's adorable face.

  Winter melon stuck out her cute little tongue, "I'm not going to be a super big light bulb, you go sweetly, I'll read two more books and leave."

  Xiaomi is also a responsible editor under Donggua, the two are very good friends, often playing and joking together, and getting along extremely well at work.

  After Xiao Mi left, Donggua curled up in the chair, thinking about how to get "Hui Ming" back. For a while, he couldn't think of a good way, and thought that he would discuss it with the editor-in-chief at work tomorrow. Thinking of this, he first sent an internal message to "Hui Ming".

  Congratulations, your work "Return to Ming" has reached the signing conditions. Please contact Editor Donggua as soon as possible. Contact QQ: 213215217.

  Winter melon directly left her own contact QQ, she was afraid that the signed editor would mess things up again. This three-fat is absolutely not a fuel-efficient lamp, and not giving him the respect he deserves is not acceptable.

  He has absolute confidence in his own work, which shows that he is an absolutely confident and even somewhat arrogant guy.

  Winter melon furrowed his brow and pondered.

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  Haha, Liu Meng, who was sleeping, didn't know what beautiful thing he thought of and smiled with a curved mouth. Xiaoyao looked at Liu Meng on the side and also burst out laughing, hehe.

  He rubbed his head, finally woke up, Liu Meng got up, with a big mouth, wiped his saliva, "Sorry, I fell asleep, didn't disturb you, did I?"

  "Don't bother, don't bother." Zhou Shiyan didn't even look at Liu Meng, and replied while focusing on her homework.

  My legs have fallen asleep, just as I was about to get up, "Ah", a painful cry came out. When I touched my hair, it had been tied up with a thin thread and stuck to the back of the chair. Suddenly, a handful of hair was pulled off. Liu Meng was furious, looking at Zhou Shiyan who was still pretending to be innocent, he said word by word: "Zhou - Shi - Yan, you are too much."

  Hehe, Xiaoyao smiled awkwardly and didn't respond.

  Xiao Yaotou's desk had a large mirror on it, and Liu Meng suddenly saw himself, surprisingly with the face of a big flower cat, painted with colorful patterns. Several pictures connected together actually formed a small story, and he immediately became angry.

  The little girl is really too mischievous and troublesome.

  Seeing Liu Meng's furious face in the mirror, Xiaoyu also got a bit scared and felt that she might have gone too far. She stuttered: "I... we do have a gentleman's agreement, you can't just do whatever you want."

  Good! You still know about the gentleman's agreement. One breath of anger is not enough, Liu Meng grabbed Xiaoyu, and with a clear and crisp sound, he slapped her little butt twice.

  The little girl had never been beaten like this before, and she was both angry and ashamed. She pointed at Liu Meng, but couldn't say a word due to her shame and indignation.

  A girl under the age of eleven, still in the development stage, with a slender figure and a small buttocks that is very elastic to the touch, carrying the youthful aura characteristic of girls at this stage.

  After the fight, Liu Meng's anger dissipated by half. Looking at Xiaoyu who was on the verge of tears, he suddenly had a change of heart. If this little girl were to cry and make a scene, and Guo Yunting found out, she would definitely blame him and might even ask him to leave.

  We have to think of a way to calm this little girl down.

  "Hmph, you little scamp, how dare you tease me like this? I'm your teacher, after all. If your mother found out, she'd be so worried. You're not considerate at all. This time, let's just forget about it, but next time, don't do this again." Liu Meng spoke angrily, his finger pointing at Xiaoyu's nose, trembling with rage.

  The little girl was suddenly stunned, thinking that it was indeed her own fault and she should be punished. The tears that were about to fall were held back, and in a voice as thin as a mosquito's thread, she said: "Sorry, I won't do it again."

  Liu Meng secretly let out a sigh of relief, after all, she was still a little girl and easy to coax. He quickly gave her another sweet date and helped her wipe away the tears that had welled up in her eyes with a tissue. With a serious face, he said, "Alright, we have a gentleman's agreement, I won't tell your mom, you've finished your homework, right?"

  "It's done early." The little girl saw Liu Meng's attitude soften and immediately became overbearing with a bad temper.

  Liu Meng's forehead almost broke out in a cold sweat again. He took a look at the time and it was about right, so he hurriedly ran back to his dormitory.

  Zhou Shiyan watched Liu Meng walk out the door, clenched her small fist, and had a determined expression on her face. She touched her still slightly sore butt and said viciously: "Hmph, you big bully, I won't give in. I will definitely get revenge for this spanking."