But the next second, when she saw that the caller was not Ji Xiangchen, but the two large characters spelling Fang Ning, Ji Xiangyi immediately reined in her cold, unapproachable demeanor. Even her voice softened several degrees.
The assistant sat closest to Ji Xiangyi and saw every change in her expression and mood.
Ji Xiangyi's cool brows had just drawn tightly together, and displeasure had been about to spill across her face. The assistant could not help wondering whether something had gone wrong on the project lead's end.
At the thought, he prayed for the project lead, hoping he had guessed wrong.
Ji Xiangyi, that capitalist, was always meticulous and strict about work. If there was a problem, she would not let it go until it had been revised to her satisfaction.
He had once worked overtime for more than a whole month revising a proposal before Ji Xiangyi was satisfied.
The blood and tears of that month were still vivid in his mind!!
The assistant straightened up and secretly watched Ji Xiangyi, thinking about how to put in a few words for his colleague.
Yet the next second, he saw all the chill surrounding Ji Xiangyi vanish in less than a second. Her usually icy face now displayed boundless gentleness.
So it was the person on the phone who had made Ji Xiangyi like this!
What sort of divine being was this! They had made an icy, heartless work robot develop feelings! They had saved us!
Bless you, bless you!
The assistant breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Ji Xiangyi looking at her phone, he gathered his courage and asked cautiously, "President Ji, has something come up?"
Ji Xiangyi covered her phone and waved for everyone to continue. "Keep talking. I have something to take care of, so I'll step out to take this call."
Ji Xiangyi walked into the adjoining room, set aside her work, and answered the phone. "Is this Fang Ning? What's the matter?"
"Xiangyi! H-help! Find a lawyer for me and Ji Xiangchen! We're at the police station! We urgently need rescuing!"
"???"
At these words that came out of nowhere, Ji Xiangyi hesitantly checked the caller's name several times. Once she confirmed that it really was Fang Ning, she immediately collected herself from her shock and said calmly, "What happened? Tell me first..."
At the police station, with Ji Xiangchen? A younger brother-in-law and his sister-in-law at the police station together? What exactly had they done?
Zhou Lu's manager soon arrived with a lawyer.
He saw tea streaking down Zhou Lu's face. Zhou Lu was a complete mess, with none of his usual refined, delicate appearance left. He looked like a pig's head.
The manager sucked in a sharp breath. Zhou Lu made his living off his face!
Now that he looked like a pig's head, how was he supposed to make a living!
"Zhou Lu, what the hell have you been doing? How did you get your face into this state!"
Zhou Lu had only just managed to calm down a little, but his manager's words immediately set him off again. "That dumbass Ji Xiangchen beat me up! And that woman, Fang Ning-fuck! She's sick in the head! She either scratched me with her hands or splashed tea on me!"
The manager knew his artist had a conflict with Ji Xiangchen, but how had Fang Ning, a complete nobody, gotten involved too? What on earth was going on! It was a total mess!
Looking at his artist's face, which was unbearable to look at, the manager said earnestly:
"Forget it. Leave this to Lawyer He. Go to the hospital first and get checked out, and get the swelling in your face down. The company just booked you for a lifestyle
livestream
variety show. Look at that face of yours-what are we supposed to do? Can the swelling go down in a few days? Ugh!"
"Oh, for heaven's sake!"
After hearing this, Zhou Lu reined in his temper a little and did not argue with his manager. He really did need to go to the hospital for an examination now.
Before leaving, Zhou Lu told the lawyer his demands with a cold expression. "Lawyer He, I want both of them to apologize publicly. That dumbass Fang Ning insulted me and hit me! If they won't apologize publicly, I want to take them straight to court."
The manager patted Zhou Lu's shoulder, soothing his temper as it began to flare again. "All right, you little tyrant. Go to the hospital with Little Chen now. I'll talk to Lawyer He. Hurry up and go. Look at your face-I can't even bear to look at it. If your fans see you, we'll be lucky if they don't lose faith in you."
Zhou Lu nodded. He knew what his manager was capable of. His manager had always handled his private affairs very well for him.
After Zhou Lu left.
The manager repeated the whole sequence of events that Zhou Lu had told him over the phone.
In fact, he knew he could only believe half of what Zhou Lu said. After spending so many years together, he knew exactly what kind of person Zhou Lu was and what sort of temper he had.
But as far as he was concerned, the facts did not matter. What mattered was that Zhou Lu could get another wave of publicity out of this.
The manager took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and handed one to Lawyer He, then put another between his own lips. His tone turned sinister. "Old He, I shouldn't need to tell you how to handle this, should I?"
Lawyer He bit down on the cigarette filter. "We've worked together for so many years. Don't you know me by now? But I heard Ji Xiangchen's family background is pretty formidable. If we do this, could it..."
The manager exhaled a mouthful of smoke, which curled around him. "Zhou Lu is the top star at Xingchen Entertainment. Even the company has to put him on a pedestal. What's there to fear about some rich second-generation young master? It's not as if we haven't dealt with people like this before. What are you so afraid of?"
Lawyer He took a drag too and glanced at him. "Me, afraid? We've worked together for so many years, and you still don't know me? I don't even know the meaning of the word 'afraid.'"
Hearing Lawyer He's reply, the manager gave a satisfied smile. "Right. Since this has already drawn the police's attention, drawing the attention of people online and the fans too shouldn't be much of a problem."
Lawyer He said, "Mm, leave this to me. Keep an eye on the trending searches tonight. I'll go talk to them now."