Chapter 93 Even the Strongest Can Fall
Kong Nanzhu was frightened by Qin Qi's heavy breathing. He thought he was having difficulty breathing, and he found the strength from nowhere to half hug and half drag him to a bench in the corridor and asked him to sit down.
Qin Qi obediently let her do what she wanted, and he was secretly delighted in his heart.
Kong Nanzhu was very worried about him.
"Sister, I have a headache."
As he said this, he raised his head and looked at her pitifully and helplessly.
Kong Nanzhu was stunned. After the divorce, Qin Qi had never called her like this.
"I'll call a doctor to take a look."
"I just lack sleep. From Monday till now, I have only slept for seven or eight hours in total. I am a bit exhausted. Can you take me home?"
Today is Friday.
Five days, seven or eight hours of sleep.
This kind of work and rest schedule would tire even an iron man out.
Kong Nanzhu got angry for no apparent reason. "Do you think you are made of iron? Do you want to die?"
Qin Qi was quite happy after being scolded, and his originally numb and empty eyes gradually brightened up.
"You're distressed."
Kong Nanzhu quickly pulled himself out of his anxious mood.
Worry leads to confusion.
If Kong Nanzhu had truly done what she said and accepted from the bottom of her heart the fact that the two of them had returned to a brother-sister relationship, she could have openly explained her worries as concern for her family.
Unfortunately she didn't do it.
"I'll call the driver for you and ask him to take you home."
The fire that had just risen in Qin Qi's eyes quickly dimmed, and he lowered his head in disappointment, "Are you in a hurry to go back because someone is waiting for you?"
Kong Nanzhu reacted for a moment, "You eavesdropped on my phone call?"
Qin Qi hurriedly explained: "I just happened to hear it, I didn't eavesdrop, it wasn't intentional."
Qin Qi stood up. His little trick to gain sympathy had expired. Although he couldn't help but ask, he no longer had the courage to stay.
He was afraid of hearing an answer that would break his heart, afraid that Kong Nanzhu would accuse him of invading her private space, and even more afraid that Kong Nanzhu would look at him with fear or anger.
"My assistant is living with me recently." Kong Nanzhu took the initiative to explain.
Perhaps because he looked too pitiful, and more importantly, she didn't want to be misunderstood as a casual person, so Kong Nanzhu didn't care whether Qin Qi deliberately listened to her phone call.
Compared to this, she felt that the more important thing at the moment was to tell Qin Qi to go back to sleep.
Qin Qi was very surprised.
He felt like he had a disease called Kong Nanzhu syndrome. Just because of Kong Nanzhu's explanation, he was so happy that he wanted to jump on the spot.
When she returned to the apartment, her assistant Xiaoya had prepared dinner for her. As soon as Kong Nanzhu entered the room, she smelled the fragrance of the food. Unfortunately, she had no appetite today.
"You cooked so many dishes, we can't finish them all."
Xiaoya squatted on the ground with a sad face, trimming the branches of the roses. At her feet were the unwrapped colored paper. "Sister Nanzhu, why don't you talk to your suitor and stop putting these flowers away for two days? There's no room for them in the room, and even the studio is full."
One bunch a day, twenty-one flowers in a bunch, the meaning is obvious.
Kong Nanzhu and Song Linyuan mentioned it to him, but he was obviously not a person who would listen to advice. He agreed verbally, but still sent it the next day.
Xiao Ya teased, "Sister Nanzhu, who is so persistent? It's three weeks in a row, and you haven't responded, but the other party still insists on sending flowers."
Kong Nanzhu didn't want to say anything more. She thought her attitude was clear enough. All she could do now was not to leave any room for Song Linyuan.
"This flower delivery guy is also interesting. He always places the flowers at the door. He is not afraid that the neighbors will take them away. He also chooses to deliver them when we are not around."
Kong Nanzhu: " Take the studio. Anyone who likes them can take them home. If you can't let go, just throw them away. There's no point."
Xiaoya observed Kong Nanzhu's expression and realized that she was not very willing to continue talking about this topic. She understood and said seriously, "By the way, the magazine suddenly notified that the interview will be postponed for an hour. They said that it will be staggered with other people's schedules. It just so happens that you don't have any other schedules in the afternoon, so I agreed for you. This way, you will have time to rest after dinner."
Kong Nanzhu received an invitation from a fashion magazine. In the afternoon, she was going to participate in an interview on the topic of "Freelance Women in the New Era". The magazine was not very famous and its sales had always been very poor, but Kong Nanzhu was very interested in this topic.
It is said that four or five female freelancers were invited, including self-employed female entrepreneurs, full-time authors, and painters. The coverage is very wide. Kong Nanzhu has been looking forward to this event for a long time.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Kong Nanzhu arrived at the office building where the magazine was located. The staff member in charge of reception apologized and said that the previous interview had not yet ended, so she should go to the lounge and wait.
The staff led her directly into the independent VIP lounge. When she opened the door, Kong Nanzhu saw an unexpected person.
"Sister Nanzhu, what a coincidence, you are also here to participate in this interview?"
Du Ying stood up from the sofa in surprise. Kong Nanzhu felt a little strange in her heart. She was not good at hiding secrets, and she also didn't like prying into other people's secrets. Ever since Song Linyuan told her that Du Ying and Du Ran were sisters, she felt embarrassed about discovering other people's secrets.
This awkwardness was quickly dispelled by Du Ying's enthusiasm.
The two sat side by side on the sofa, facing each other sideways for easier chatting. Kong Nanzhu noticed that Du Ying's makeup was very heavy today, and kindly suggested that she use less foundation.
Du Ying had a look of wanting to cry but not being able to. "It's all to cover up the dark circles under my eyes. It's all the fault of that bastard Song Linyuan."
Kong Nanzhu: “?”
Du Ying complained about Song Linyuan, sarcastically calling him a hypocritical vampire boss and an evil capitalist who madly exploited employees in the company and required anchors like them to complete their daily live broadcast hours.
As if realizing it belatedly after he finished scolding her, he asked cautiously, "Excuse me, Sister Nanzhu, are you two dating now?..."
Kong Nanzhu burst out laughing, "Why would you think that? You can scold me all you want, there is no chance for me to play with him, we are just ordinary friends."
Du Ying's eyes widened, "But didn't he confess to you?"
"Your company knows about this?" Kong Nanzhu was stunned.
"No, no, I just watched the live broadcast where he gave you a gift. I thought he confessed to you in private."
Kong Nanzhu smiled and shook his head, "Your guess is quite accurate, but I just treat him as my younger brother."
Du Ying breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to want to talk to Kong Nanzhu about something. The staff came to urge her to go for the interview first. Kong Nanzhu gestured for Du Ying to come earlier. The staff explained that Du Ying's interview was scheduled for 4:30.
Du Ying: "I came too early. I have never participated in such an event. I was so excited."
"Then I'll go first." Kong Nanzhu nodded and prepared to leave.
"Sister Nanzhu." Before leaving, Du Ying suddenly called her, "Are you still broadcasting live tonight?"
"Today is my day off, what's wrong?"
Du Ying looked embarrassed. "Our company is having a team building at A-house, but except for me, all the people we have signed are male anchors. There are only two operations ladies, and I don't know them very well. So, I would like to ask you to go with me."
Kong Nanzhu: "It's not appropriate for me to go to your company's party. I don't like occasions with so many people. Sorry."
Du Ying probably didn't expect Kong Nanzhu to refuse so bluntly. She always thought Kong Nanzhu spoke softly and should have a gentle and friendly personality. Such a person would generally find it difficult to refuse invitations from others. She was sure of this, so she used such a reason that ordinary people would find difficult to refuse to ask her out.
Unexpectedly, she was wrong.
Du Ying quickly adjusted her expression and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Go ahead and do your work. I'll ask my other friends if they have time."
Although she rejected Du Ying's invitation, Kong Nanzhu still went to A-house that night in a daze. One of the studio's operators happened to have his birthday that day and invited her to join in the fun.
A student who had just graduated from university was so proud of working for a well-known internet celebrity that he boasted to his friends that he could definitely get Kong Nanzhu to come forward.
"Sister Nanzhu, I've said all the big words. Can you please help me? I don't want this month's performance bonus. Come on, come on!"
Kong Nanzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Normally, she didn't have any hard and fast rules for the employees in her team and they got along more like friends. She learned this from Song Linyuan.
