C1 Shoot

"Ryan, Ryan... um... not here... please... ah..." The woman's voice rose and fell in waves from the stall in the women's restroom, her heavy breathing clearly indicating what was happening.

"Xiao, Xiao, I need you... give it to me... right now..." The man's impatient voice mingled with the woman's gasps, the desire in his tone making Nuan, in the next stall, grip her phone tightly.

When Lee Xiao let out a satisfied yet pained moan, Nuan seemed to make up her mind. She pulled out a selfie stick from her bag, connected it to her phone, turned on the camera, and raised it over her head to peek into the next stall.

The camera revealed a familiar couple, disheveled and wrapped around each other. Their lower bodies pressed tightly together, their movements unmistakably primal.

Seeing the familiar faces on her phone screen, Nuan felt as if a giant hand was squeezing her heart. She clamped a hand over her mouth, struggling to suppress any sound, and then firmly pressed the button on the selfie stick.

"Click—" The loud shutter sound startled Nuan and made the couple in the next stall look up toward the source of the noise.

"Who's taking pictures!" Ryan shouted angrily.

Jiang Nuan reacted quickly, deciding to go all in. She rapidly pressed the photo button several times. After a few clicks, she swiftly put her phone away. Just as she was about to leave, the two people next door opened their stall door and started banging forcefully on Jiang Nuan's door.

"I know you're in there! Delete those photos right now, or else!" Zhao Yan's threatening voice came through, slightly breathless.

"Mr. Yan, I think that selfie stick looks like..." Lee Xiao's voice still carried a hint of seduction, making the man itch with frustration.

"What is it? This isn't the time to talk about that!" Zhao Yan interrupted Lee Xiao harshly, continuing to pound on the stall door, mixing in all sorts of unsavory curses and threats.

Inside the stall, Jiang Nuan uploaded all the photos to the cloud, then opened her social media app, ready to post. She edited the content, locked her screen, and put her phone in her bag. Taking out a mirror, she touched up her makeup, trying to hide her tear-reddened eyes, and then opened the door.

"I'll tell you, I..." The door, which had been unresponsive to all the pounding, suddenly swung open. Zhao Yan stumbled forward from the momentum, nearly falling flat on his face.

"Damn it..."

"Nuan... Nuan Nuan..." Before Zhao Yan could look up, he heard Lee Xiao stammering out a name behind him, causing his heart to skip a beat as he quickly turned to the restroom stall.

Seeing the two of them still looking flustered, Jiang Nuan chuckled, "What a coincidence, catching you two sneaking around here."

"Nuan, listen to me, it's not what it looks like!" Zhao Yan snapped back to reality at the sound of Jiang Nuan's voice. He stepped forward, grabbing her shoulders earnestly, as if he hadn't just been caught doing something unsavory with Lee Xiao in the restroom.

"Smack!" A heavy slap landed on Zhao Yan's face. Immediately, Jiang Nuan moved swiftly to Lee Xiao's side, delivering another slap with lightning speed.

"People can be shameless, but there's a limit to how brazenly shameless one can be. I believe that's the baseline for being a decent person," Jiang Nuan said, brushing off her clothes. She turned to leave when she heard a rush of air behind her. Instinctively, she spun around, blocking the incoming slap. "Lee Xiao, do you really think you can take me on?"

Frustrated and restrained, Lee Xiao shouted to Zhao Yan, "Mr. Yan! She has photos!"