A minor jealousy incident: Who's jealous of whom? (Part 1)

Both of them lay on their sides on the bed. Nanqi stroked Song Zhao's cheek, closed her eyes, and took the initiative to kiss him.

As their lips mingled, a long-lost sweetness filled the air. Nanqi, somewhat out of control, deepened the kiss, her tongue plunging into Song Zhao's mouth, entwining and chasing with hers. Song Zhao responded passionately, their kisses fierce and urgent, giving each other no chance to breathe, as if they wanted to pour all their pent-up longing and desire into this kiss in a short time.

As their kiss deepened, their bodies grew increasingly hot, intertwining tightly. Finally, both collapsed onto the bed, exhausted and content. Tears still clung to Nanqi's eyes. Song Zhao kissed them gently, saying, "You're still so captivating."

Nanqi stared at her, remaining silent for a long time.

"What's wrong? Is your voice hoarse again?"

Nanqi shook her head, her voice choked with emotion, and said, "I want to look at you a little longer."

Song Zhao cupped her face and gently comforted her, "Don't be so sad, baby. There are only six months left. It will pass quickly."

"Yes, I know. It's getting late, let me help you get dressed."

Nanqi roused herself, stretched her tired body, and helped Song Zhao put on her clothes one by one, giving her a few more kisses along the way.

"I'll transfer you some money so you can get a better house," Song Zhao said with a helpless tone, glancing around.

Nanqi straightened the wrinkles in her clothes and said, "No need, I have money. I had saved up some money to transfer to you this month, and now I can use it to buy a new house."

"Okay, remember not to overwork yourself. We're not that short of money now. Also, remember to think of me."

"Yes, I will!"

After seeing Song Zhao off, Nan Qi quickly tidied herself up and returned to the hotel. The first thing she did upon arriving at the hotel was to review the security footage, especially the scenes of Song Zhao entering the elevator and being dragged along inside.

"Where are the surveillance cameras?!" Nanqi demanded.

Zhang Jun looked embarrassed and whispered in her ear, "Vice President Li made us delete yesterday's surveillance video first thing this morning, saying it involved the guests' privacy."

damn it!

"Hold!"

That was quick!

Nanqi cursed under her breath the whole way, her brows furrowed so tightly they could trap a fly, and she strode into the deputy general manager's office with a brisk pace.

Seeing her aggressive demeanor, Li Li already knew her purpose. She preemptively said, "Coming in without knocking? How rude!"

Knowing that Nanqi wouldn't listen to her, she continued to press the issue: "Yesterday you left with guests without even saying goodbye, and you didn't come back all night. According to the rules, this should be considered absenteeism."

Nanqi sat down directly opposite her, her posture upright, and said logically, "President Li, I was promoted by you, and everyone in the hotel says I'm one of your people. You know best what my work ethic is like. According to the first security rule, ensuring the personal safety of guests is my primary responsibility. Last night, the guest in room 501 was almost sexually assaulted in our hotel. Although I took her out, she remained unconscious due to intoxication. Under such circumstances, leaving her alone anywhere could not absolutely guarantee her personal safety. Therefore, I cannot leave her until she sobers up."

"If this is considered wrong, then punish me as you see fit; I have nothing to say."

Nanqi changed the subject and continued, "But I don't understand the surveillance issue and need to ask you for advice."

Li Li didn't mince words and simply stated, "I cannot disobey orders from above."

After listening, Nanqi pursed her lips and nodded gently: "Okay, I understand."

Nanqi seemed to have made up her mind, and got up to leave.

"Stop right there!" Li Li shouted angrily at Nan Qi.

"What do you think you're doing? Going to see the general manager? Are you fucking crazy or stupid? Even if you do go, what will you get? Besides getting fired, what do you think you'll gain, and what will you change?"

Seeing that Nanqi had lowered her eyes and did not refute, Li Li took two steps forward, raised her hand and patted her shoulder, her tone softening a bit, "If you have the ability, then climb to a high position yourself and fight against those big shots. If you don't have the ability, then keep your sharp edge to yourself and don't stick your neck out. It's not worth it for your so-called justice."

Nanqi lowered her head, revealing a bitter smile, but her voice was firm as she said, "I understand, boss. But the deletion of surveillance footage will not happen again."

Li Li was also helpless with Nan Qi. It was rare to have such a capable subordinate, but she was a bit dim-witted. Fortunately, Nan Qi trusted her and listened to what she said, otherwise she would have caused Nan Qi a lot of trouble.

When Nanqi returned to the security department, the first thing she did was change the surveillance password. She also placed a hard drive in the monitoring room, instructing the security guards on duty to back up the videos daily. The videos could only be deleted after two months of storage, and she would buy more if the hard drive ran out of space.

Even if it costs her own money, she will get this done.

Fortunately, she had taken precautions and, fearing she might get into trouble at work, she had attached a miniature camera to her uniform. No one knew about this except for herself; otherwise, Song Zhao would have had no evidence at all.

Two weeks later, while Nanqi was scrolling through her phone, a gossip notification suddenly popped up. The headline read: "Song Zhao and fellow actor Xing Haiming 'return to hotel together late at night,'" and the post included several videos of the two entering and leaving the same hotel one after the other, the footage edited to be highly misleading.

Nanqi naturally didn't care about such trivial gossip. She knew that Song Zhao wouldn't be interested in men. She only clicked on these videos because Song Zhao was in them, hoping to alleviate her longing for him a little.

But when she flipped to the last video, Nanqi's expression suddenly froze. In the video, Song Zhao was chatting happily with another young actress, her eyes crinkling and her smile genuine. The girl was affectionately linked with her arm, their heads close together, their posture familiar and intimate, seemingly very compatible, even Xing Haiming opposite them seemed to have become a mere background figure.

Seeing this scene, Nanqi felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her, instantly chilling her to the bone. A bitter feeling spread through her veins, and even Song Zhao's smile on the screen seemed somewhat jarring.

Even though she knew they might just be colleagues, and that it was normal for two girls to be like this, she couldn't help but overthink it when she thought about how Song Zhao was gay and how young and beautiful the other girl was, with two charming dimples when she smiled.

Compared to his own plain looks, that girl seemed much more vibrant and eye-catching. If they spent more time together, it wasn't impossible for Song Zhao to develop feelings for her.

"Sister Qi! What's wrong?" Cui Yingying waved her hand in front of Nan Qi's eyes twice.

"It's time to eat." Cui Yingying looked at Nanqi's phone and said, "You're also gossiping about them?"

"I was so angry when I saw it. The actor's fans even said that Sister Weiwei was trying to ride on his brother's popularity. It really made me furious. It's not even a hint yet. Sister Weiwei doesn't care about his brother at all."

“Yes, that’s what I was thinking too.” Nanqi said with a smile. “Let’s go, I’ll treat you to that meal.”

"Then I'm going to eat stir-fried chicken! A new place just opened, and it tastes especially good!" Cui Yingying stretched out the word "especially," exaggerating her statement.

"Okay, let's eat at that restaurant."

Nanqi was eating heartily, but her mind was preoccupied with Song Zhao and that actress, trying to figure out how far their relationship had progressed. The more she analyzed it, the less confident she became.

Even if Zhaozhao hasn't changed her mind, there's no guarantee that the actress won't develop feelings for her...

It's quite normal for Zhao Zhao to attract her with her charm. What if she launches a fierce offensive against Zhao Zhao during filming...?

I wasn't that good to her back then, but she fell in love with me. If someone else were to shower her with attention and flirt with her every day, what chance would I have?

Sigh, there's nothing I can do. There are still six months left, and who knows what will happen after six months.

"I'm full," Nanqi said, putting down her chopsticks and sulking as she rested her chin on her hand.

"You're full before you've even finished your food? That's not like you at all."

I'm not very hungry today.

"Oh." Cui Yingying picked up a piece of chicken and started eating. After a while, she asked with a smile, "Sister Qi, why don't you find a boyfriend?"

"I'm pregnant," Nanqi replied calmly.

Cui Yingying burst out laughing instantly, "You're pregnant?"

Nanqi realized what she meant and rolled her eyes at her speechlessly, "That's enough, I knew I couldn't talk to you seriously."

"Haha, seriously, you really have a boyfriend?"

"Yes, I've always had a boyfriend."

Cui Yingying couldn't help but laugh again and said, "I would believe you if you said you were pregnant, but I really can't believe you have a boyfriend."

"Whether I have a partner or not is not up to me to decide?"

Do you have a photo with them?

Yes, but I can't show it to you.

"Oh, so you've been dating for so long, and your boyfriend has never once come to pick you up from a hotel or even called you. We've known each other for so many years, you can fool others, but you can't fool me, can you?"

"..." Nanqi looked like she couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her.

"Actually, I know why you don't have a boyfriend?"

"Why?"

"Because you like me!" Cui Yingying laughed after saying that.

A black line flashed across Nanqi's forehead. "Are you stupid?"