Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, looking at Jiang Xinya with a leisurely air: "Before, I only had doubts, but now I really want to ask you, how did you become the editor-in-chief?"
The editor-in-chief is the kind of person who gives orders in the magazine. Jiang Xinya is about the same age as Xi Quan. Although she may be a few years older than Ye Qing, she is at most in her early thirties.
To become the editor-in-chief of a branch of a major international journal at such a young age speaks volumes about one's abilities.
So during the cover shoot, Jiang Xinya didn't seem very professional and couldn't manage her emotions well. Ye Qing thought it was because Jiang Xinya had a past conflict with him, but now Ye Qing had to question that.
After silently observing the furious Jiang Xinya, Ye Qing spoke indifferently: "I understand the meaning behind what I just said better than you do. After all, you can't just casually talk about cooperating with a university. If it's false and the university denies it, I'll be the one who loses face. I understand this simple principle. Moreover, I've gotten to where I am today entirely on my own, so I know all too well the importance of not making any mistakes. Therefore, I won't make a mistake that's so obvious that someone could use against me."
Jiang Xinya, who thought she had the upper hand, was unexpectedly humiliated by Ye Qing again, which made her, who was already in a bad mood, even angrier.
Ye Qing could see that there was no possibility of reconciliation between him and Jiang Xinya. Since that was the case, Ye Qing no longer wanted to maintain the so-called false friendship.
As the so-called interview was about to end, Ye Qing, thinking about Jiang Xinya's attitude, added: "I hope that at the end of this interview, the editor-in-chief can take the initiative to mention the grudges between us, to show that we are both people who can separate public and private matters, and will not trip each other up because of past grievances."
Jiang Xinya had already closed her notebook and was about to turn on the recorder when she heard Ye Qing's words. She stopped and looked up at Ye Qing. This time, she didn't show much anger, but if you looked closely, you could still see the intense emotions hidden in Jiang Xinya's eyes.
After a long silence, Jiang Xinya said, "Ye Qing, don't push your luck."
"You said it yourself, this is your inaugural issue. I'm doing this for the sake of your magazine. I told you before that there are benefits to me being on the cover of your magazine, namely that our conflict will boost your magazine's sales. Since people who buy the magazine want to see what our relationship is like, why avoid it?"
That's true, but before that, Ye Qing felt that since he had accepted Jiang Xinya's interview, he had already shown his stance, indicating that there was nothing between him and Jiang Xinya.
Of course, whether there's something going on or not is something only Ye Qing and Jiang Xinya know. Some things are better left unsaid. As long as everyone thinks that the two of them aren't irreconcilable enemies, that's fine.
After all, we're both working professionals; there's no need to tell everyone that we're incompatible or that we're on good terms.
Ye Qing felt that Jiang Xinya, having already reached the position of editor-in-chief, must know exactly what to do.
However, Jiang Xinya's attitude made Ye Qing feel it was necessary to mention something.
“Since you’ve agreed to this interview, we’ll definitely have to edit the text. If you’ve agreed to the interview, you have to accept that.” Jiang Xinya seemed to become professional at this moment.
"I accept that you may edit the text you present without affecting my original intention, but what I just said has nothing to do with that. I was talking about what I requested." Ye Qing looked at Jiang Xinya without fear.
Jiang Xinya's lips twitched slightly.
It wasn't that Jiang Xinya didn't want to agree, but in her view, agreeing would be tantamount to showing complete weakness in front of Ye Qing.
Because the interview itself was short, the staff hadn't left yet, and they all noticed the situation between Ye Qing and Jiang Xinya. It was clear that the two were on the verge of a confrontation.
However, despite the tense atmosphere, it was clear that Ye Qing was quite composed, and Jiang Xinya was obviously not on the same level as Ye Qing.
However, despite this, everyone was still worried about Ye Qing, since Ye Qing was pregnant and Jiang Xinya looked like she was about to hit someone, completely lacking any of her usual elegance.
Ye Shuang and Liang Lu were both tense, thinking about how they would help Ye Qing if he really had a conflict with Jiang Xinya.
Jiang Xinya may not have noticed everyone's expressions, but Ye Qing did. Just as she was thinking of saying a few words to ease the atmosphere, Dalson arrived.
"Is it over? It seems I arrived just in time. I'll treat everyone to dinner."
Upon hearing Dilson's words, everyone applauded and praised him enthusiastically.
Dalson seemed pleased as well, exchanged a few pleasantries with everyone, and then walked over to Ye Qing and Jiang Xinya, asking, "Is it over?"
Ye Qing smiled and said, "If the editor-in-chief agrees, then it's over. It depends on the editor-in-chief's attitude."
When Dalson heard Ye Qing say that, he looked at Jiang Xinya.
Jiang Xinya knew she was in a bind and had to agree. With a forced smile, she said to Ye Qing, "Don't worry, you're the cover star of our magazine's inaugural issue, so our magazine will definitely be very careful."
Upon hearing Jiang Xinya's words, Dalson turned to Ye Qing and asked, "What is it?"
Before Ye Qing could even speak, Jiang Xinya spoke up first. It wasn't that Jiang Xinya wanted to say it, but she had noticed that Dalson and Ye Qing had a very good relationship. Even though she was still there, she was afraid that if Ye Qing spoke up, he would exaggerate the situation, so she spoke first.
Although he didn't know Jiang Xinya's "petty mind," Ye Qing didn't say anything and tacitly agreed with Jiang Xinya's words since she hadn't omitted anything she had said.
It seemed like everything was resolved, but as Ye Qing was about to leave, she suddenly saw Dalson looking at Jiang Xinya with a half-smile.
When Ye Qing was abroad, Dilson was Ye Qing's only friend. Although Ye Qing couldn't say he knew Dilson completely, he had a basic understanding of him.
Seeing Dalson's expression, Ye Qing, leaning against the display case next to him, froze in shock.
The cover was finally finished, and the magazine owner wanted to treat everyone to dinner. At this point, no one would want to spoil the fun, so Liang Lu, Ye Shuang, and the magazine staff all prepared to go.
Just now, Ye Shuang chatted with the magazine staff and probed some information. Ye Shuang learned that because Ye Qing took fewer photos, the parts that should have been her photos in the inner pages are now being used to show the models' print photos. In other words, the models under Ye Shuang's management have more exposure than before.
Ye Shuang knew that this was all thanks to Ye Qing, and she was about to thank Ye Qing when she found Ye Qing standing there in a daze. She went over to support Ye Qing and asked, "What's wrong?"
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