Ni An was shocked, and her face turned a shade paler.
"Who...who picked it up?"
She stared intently at Guo Xiaorong and asked anxiously.
Guo Xiaorong frowned as if pondering, thought for a while, shook her head, and said with some distress, "So many people come and go in the restroom, how would I know who picked it up?"
"You can ask the girl you're closest to."
Guo Xiaorong deliberately brought up Mingyao, glancing at her out of the corner of her eye.
Ni An frowned and asked blankly, "Could it be that Sister Su picked up the photos?"
Given Mingyao's personality, she would definitely not keep the photo a secret from her.
Ni An did not believe that Ming Yao had picked up the photo and kept it.
She stepped forward and asked Guo Xiaorong for confirmation again.
"Cleaning lady, are you sure she picked it up?"
Guo Xiaorong knew that Ni An had become suspicious, and a fleeting smile flashed in her eyes.
Before Ni An could catch it, she said with a serious expression, "Who knows?"
Ni An still chose to believe Ming Yao, "Auntie, you must have seen wrong."
"Sister Su will definitely tell me if she finds the photo!"
Guo Xiaorong shook his head, feigning helplessness, "Miss, one should always be wary of others."
She wanted to continue provoking Ni An, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Manager Zhang walking towards her.
Ni An pressed on, asking, "Auntie, think about it again!"
"There are only so many colleagues in the company. Tell me what the person who found the photo looks like."
As Supervisor Zhang approached, Guo Xiaorong had no interest in answering her questions.
"Girl, I still need to clean the house."
"I'll talk to you later."
Before Ni An could ask any more questions, she pushed the cart, turned around, and left without looking back.
Ni An followed behind her, wanting to find out the truth.
She had only taken two steps when Manager Zhang's displeased voice rang out: "Ni An, what are you doing here during working hours?!"
"Manager Zhang, I'm asking the cleaning lady a question."
When Ni An looked back, Guo Xiaorong was nowhere to be seen.
Supervisor Zhang verbally reprimanded her and ordered her to return to her post immediately.
Ni An lowered her head like a deflated balloon, feeling uneasy as she thought about the missing photos.
After Ni An left, Manager Zhang stared intently in the direction Guo Xiaorong had gone.
How come he doesn't remember having such a young cleaning lady in the company?
Back at the front desk, Mingyao looked at Ni An's ashen face, her heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Didn't you find the photo?"
Ni An shook her head, lowering it even further.
Mingyao didn't know how to comfort her, so she advised, "Focus on your work first, and we'll look for it together during your break."
Ni An pinched her fingers together and bit her lower lip tightly.
If a colleague with ulterior motives finds the photo, won't the news of her being pregnant out of wedlock spread throughout the company?
By then, who knows what her colleagues will be saying about her behind her back.
Recalling what the cleaning lady had said, Ni An raised her eyes and carefully examined Ming Yao out of the corner of her eye.
Noticing her gaze, Mingyao turned her head and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Their eyes met, and Ni An looked away, feeling guilty and remorseful.
"nothing."
Ni An was distracted all morning, her mind preoccupied with the photos.
As lunchtime approached, Ni An could no longer resist and decided to test Ming Yao.
"Sister Su, when you went to the restroom to look for me, did you notice the photo?"
Mingyao shook her head: "I was so focused on finding you, how could I have noticed the photo on the ground?"
"Think carefully again about where you dropped it?"
Ni An's last glimmer of hope was extinguished once again. She lowered her head and said weakly, "The cleaning lady said she saw the photo of me that fell on the ground."
"It was just picked up by someone."
The more Ni An thought about it, the more frightened she became. She was very agitated. "What if the colleague who found the photo spreads it around? What should I do?"
Ni An looked helpless, her voice choked with sobs.
Since it concerned reputation, Mingyao could understand Ni An's feelings.
"Don't think too much about it."
"The photo is gone. Whether someone picked it up or it fell into a corner, you need to calm down first."
When faced with unexpected events, being anxious or worried is the most useless emotion.
For Mingyao, who has lived two lives, it's better to keep a calm mindset and take things one step at a time than to worry excessively and exhaust herself when faced with problems.
As long as life is not involved, what does it matter if someone insults or slanders you?
Mingyao can maintain a calm mindset in this kind of situation, but Ni An cannot.
She couldn't understand it and let herself wallow in negative and dejected emotions.
For Ni An at this moment, Ming Yao's advice would not calm her down, but would only make her angrier.
In a state of extreme panic and anxiety, Ni An lost control of her emotions.
"Ni An, have a glass of water first."
Mingyao knew that persuasion was useless, so she wanted to calm Ni Anping down.
When feeling depressed, people tend to act impulsively.
Just as Mingyao was about to deliver the water to Ni An, Ni An, with a dark expression, reached out and slapped her wrist.
Bang--
Mingyao's hand suddenly went empty, and the cup full of water fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
The sharp sound made Mingyao freeze in place.
She stared blankly at the shards on the ground.
The sound of the water glass shattering brought Ni An back to her senses amidst her anger.
She panicked when she saw the broken glass on the floor and hurriedly began to clean it up.
While tidying up, he kept apologizing to Mingyao.
"Sister Su, I'm sorry."
"I...I didn't mean to."
Ni An apologized with deep remorse, tears welling up in her eyes.
She was so angry just now that she found Mingyao an eyesore and just wanted to push her away.
Unexpectedly, I accidentally knocked the water glass over.
Mingyao snapped out of her daze, sighed, grabbed a mop, and helped Ni An tidy up.
"It's okay, I know you didn't mean it."
Ni An's actions made Ming Yao uncomfortable.
As an adult, you can express your bad mood instead of venting your anger on unrelated bystanders.
After tidying up, Ni An lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.
She would occasionally glance at Mingyao out of the corner of her eye, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something.
Mingyao let out a soft breath and said indifferently, "Your behavior made me a little unhappy, but you have already apologized, so let's just let this matter go."
"Sister Su, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to!"
Her eyes turned red, and tears hung in the corners of her eyes, threatening to fall, making her look wronged and pitiful.
"Don't cry, I'm not angry anymore."
"Are you calm now?"
Ni An held back the tears that hadn't yet fallen, and Little Chicken Pecking Rice Worm nodded: "Yes, I've calmed down."
After getting off work at noon, Mingyao and Ni'an found the fire escape ladder in the restroom.
The two searched every corner carefully, but couldn't find any trace of the photo.
Ni An was utterly devastated. She slumped into her chair, her face ashen, and said, "It's over. The photos really were taken."
"Sister Su, my life is over!"
"Once the photos are released, all my colleagues will laugh at me!"
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