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Chapter 228 Premeditation

They were in a panic.

After all, she and Qiao Luo made a mistake in this matter.

If they had secured an exclusive, this mistake would be understandable. But the problem is that they failed to secure the exclusive, so this mistake becomes the culprit.

This is a huge responsibility.

Qiao Luo was naturally aware of the seriousness of the problem, but compared to Bai Ge's panic and unease, she appeared much calmer.

Especially when I thought about what Lu Tingnian said last night, it seemed to have come true.

The person who broke the news discovered that she had not released the information within the stipulated time, so she simply gave the information to other media outlets.

This indicates that it was premeditated.

However, she didn't tell Bai Ge her suspicions, but instead comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, let's see how things go."

Hearing her say that, Bai Ge didn't say anything more.

Just then, Qiao Luo's phone rang; it was Zhou Bin calling.

She walked to the side to answer the call.

"Mr. Zhou."

"Ms. Qiao, I just saw the news. It wasn't published by your magazine. Is there some problem?"

Zhou Bin's voice came through the phone, asking questions.

Qiao Luo found it a bit ironic; she had actually wanted to ask Zhou Bin this question, but he hadn't expected him to ask her instead.

She said, "Mr. Zhou, I also wanted to ask you about this."

"ask me?"

Zhou Bin was puzzled.

Qiao Luo: "Mr. Zhou assured us that this was an exclusive news story, but it was suddenly published by other media outlets. Shouldn't Mr. Zhou give an explanation?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Bin chuckled and said, "Miss Qiao, I can't guarantee it's exclusive. Besides, when I told you, it hadn't been reported in the media yet, so calling it exclusive wouldn't be an exaggeration."

Zhou Bin's words were not wrong, since there was indeed no news about this matter at the time.

Besides, a day and a night have already passed, and there is always the possibility of unforeseen changes.

She said, "I misunderstood Mr. Zhou. I'm sorry. I'll treat Mr. Zhou to dinner another day to make amends."

Zhou Bin: "It's not as serious as apologizing, it's just a bit of a pity that Ms. Qiao didn't get the exclusive."

"There's nothing to regret. For us journalists, exclusivity isn't that important. As long as the news is true and reliable, it doesn't matter which media outlet breaks it. However, I still want to thank Mr. Zhou."

"You're welcome."

The two then ended the call. As soon as Qiao Luo put her phone away, Bai Ge asked, "Whose call was that?"

Qiao Luo: "Zhou Bin."

Bai Ge asked in surprise, "Is this the Mr. Zhou who gave us the tip?"

Qiao Luo nodded.

Bai Ge: "He still has the nerve to call you? Didn't he say he had an exclusive scoop? How come he gave it to someone else in the blink of an eye?"

Qiao Luo: "This matter is probably not that simple."

As soon as she finished speaking, Editor-in-Chief Tang came over, followed by Lin Mei.

Seeing the two approaching, Qiao Luo and Bai Ge exchanged a glance and quickly stepped forward.

"Editor-in-Chief Tang."

Editor-in-Chief Tang's expression was not good. He had originally thought he could snatch the exclusive article, but he did not expect that someone else would beat him to it.

She frowned.

"I believe you already know what happened. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Editor-in-Chief Tang was clearly there to question the two of them.

Qiao Luo knew perfectly well that this time she didn't give Bai Ge a chance to speak, and said first, "Editor-in-Chief Tang, the responsibility for this matter lies with me, and has nothing to do with Bai Ge."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Ge stepped forward and said, "Editor-in-Chief Tang, it's not like that. I also bear responsibility for this."