An Empress's Return to the Present: The Real Young Lady's Strong Comeback - Chapter 176
Chapter 176: Hot Potato
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Hearing Gu Xiao’s relaxed voice from the other end of the phone, Ji Chen’s initial heartache disappeared completely.
“Of course there is need for a meal.” Ji Chen said with a smile that even he was not aware of. “But besides eating, I have something else to tell you.”
Hearing what Ji Chen said, Gu Xiao became more serious.
“Brother, tell me.”
“Dad saw the publicity for ‘The Return of the Crimson Child’. I’m afraid he’ll use his connections to prevent ‘The Return of the Crimson Child’ from being broadcasted.”
After Ji Chen said this, Gu Xiao fell silent for a moment. He vaguely heard Chu An say something on the other end of the phone, but his voice was too soft for him to hear clearly.
He was already used to Chu An’s voice to appear on the other end of the phone when he called Gu Xiao.
Especially after more contact with Gu Xiao in the past year or so, he finally realized how attached Chu An was to his sister. However, Gu Xiao seemed to be enjoying it, so it wasn’t good for an outsider like him to get too involved.
Ji Chen’s mind was filled with these random thoughts, which made him feel much more relaxed than when he was facing Ji Gao.
“Brother, don’t worry. If Ji Gao really wants to do something, we don’t have to worry either!”
Just as Ji Chen was distracted, Gu Xiao’s voice pulled him back to the present.
He chuckled. “Yes, I thought so. But it’s better to let you know than for you to be caught off guard completely.”
Ji Chen did not say how Ji Gao treated him in the office. After confirming that Gu Xiao was not afraid of Ji Gao’s tricks, he agreed on the time and place for the next meal and hung up the phone.
Ji Chen held the phone that had a screen that was already darkened with a dark expression. No one knew what he was thinking about.
Gu Xiao had just put down her phone when Chu An hugged her.
She gently rubbed against him and found a more comfortable position in Chu An’s arms. Then, she snuggled up and stopped moving.
“Ji Gao only realized that something is wrong now. It seems that he was really busy previously!” As for what Ji Gao was busy with, they naturally knew in their hearts.
Chu An gently rested his chin on Gu Xiao’s head and hugged her whole body. He felt an indescribable satisfaction in his heart with her in his arms.
His eyes became half-lidded in comfort. “Yes, but Brother must have helped a lot behind the scenes.”
In the beginning, he still had some prejudice against Ji Chen. After all, when Gu Xiao was in the Ji residence, Ji Chen did not protect Gu Xiao much.
Although he knew that it was because Ji Chen was always busy with his own company and was not aware of the situation, he still resented it.
But over the past year, he had felt how much Ji Chen cared about Gu Xiao, and he had truly let go of his prejudice against Ji Chen.
“That’s why I asked my brother out for dinner.”
They were well aware of the current situation of the Ji family. Ji Chen was practically an undercover in the Ji family, which was probably not easy for him. However, since Ji Chen did not want to talk about it, they would not ask too much.
As for what Ji Chen said, they were not worried about Ji Gao’s tricks.
The television drama had already been filmed and had already passed the review. All that was left was for a television station to broadcast it.
However, they already had Cherry TV as their back up plan. Even if the other television stations were unmoved, they would still have the last resort.
Gu Xiao looked up and exchanged a smile with Chu An before throwing Ji Gao’s threat to the back of her mind.
Ji Gao had been in the Ji Group for so many years, so he still had some ability. The day after Ji Chen called Gu Xiao, Gu Xiao received a call from Tian Xian. “President Gu, the television station that we had been negotiating with previously rejected our ‘The Return of the Crimson Child’. 1 heard that Huang Tu still has a big production that has been temporarily suppressed. It seems like they want to go head to head with our ‘The Return of the Crimson Child’!” As Tian Xian spoke, he could not help but sound angry.
After all, before this, when those television stations saw The Return of the Crimson Child, they tried their best to build a relationship with him, hoping that he would sell the copyright to them.
But now, these television stations were treating ‘The Return of the Crimson Child’ like a hot potato.. They no longer dared to accept it!
