Chapter 145
The short-haired nurse immediately chimed in, "Exactly. Before, Director Gao had only *heard* that An Xiaoqing was cheating. But now, he’s about to see it with his own eyes. Hearing something and seeing it are two completely different things. Rumors can be explained away with all sorts of excuses."
"But seeing it for himself? That’s a direct slap in the face. Especially in front of all of us. As a top director, there’s no way Director Gao can just ignore it and let himself be utterly humiliated."
"You know, you guys might have a point."
As she spoke, Sister Ling’s furrowed brow instantly smoothed out. "He’s a man, and a director who cares a lot about his reputation. If he pretends not to see this, people will definitely start calling him a cuckold behind his back. Forget about a top director like him—even a regular guy couldn’t stand being called such a nasty name."
"So, the show is definitely about to start."
A smirk played on Xiaoyun’s lips. She exchanged a look with the other two nurses, and all three of them had mischievous, gloating expressions.
Just then, Gao Tianqi walked up.
"Shouldn’t you all be working? What are you doing huddled here?"
Gao Tianqi did not look pleased. As he reprimanded them, his face was grim and his voice was tinged with irritation.
Usually, seeing him in such a mood, Xiaoyun and the others would have scattered immediately to avoid accidentally provoking him and facing the consequences.
But wanting to see the show, not only did they not leave, they even feigned innocence. "Director Gao, we needed to see Director An about a work matter, but we’ve been knocking for a while with no answer."
"An Xiaoqing isn’t in?" Gao Tianqi asked with a frown.
"Oh, she’s in. We heard some sounds from inside just a moment ago. But..."
"But what?"
"The sounds from inside were a little... strange."
"Strange?"
"How so?" Gao Tianqi asked, looking perplexed.
Xiaoyun put on a troubled expression. "Well... it’s hard to describe. I’m afraid I’ll say it wrong and give you the wrong impression."
Ordinarily, Gao Tianqi wouldn’t have been in the mood to entertain this.
But Xiaoyun’s peculiar expression piqued his curiosity and sparked a faint, uneasy feeling.
"What’s so hard to describe? Just tell me what you heard. Spit it out."
Xiaoyun deliberately hesitated before saying, "Well, Director An’s voice was going from high to low... It sounded a bit like pained moans, like when someone’s sick, but also a bit like happy cries. And every now and then, she’d say things like ’faster,’ or ’harder.’"
"What?"
Hearing those suggestive words, Gao Tianqi’s mind was instantly flooded with an image of An Xiaoqing with another man, doing... *that*.
After all, what else could possibly involve sounds that were sometimes pained moans and sometimes cries of pleasure?
And it certainly wouldn’t involve shouting things like ’faster’ and ’harder.’
The thought of An Xiaoqing in there, cheating on him, made his face instantly contort with a chilling fury.
Even though the three nurses across from him had been prepared for it, they couldn’t help but take a step back in fear when they felt the wave of anger radiating off him.
Xiaoyun quickly added, "Director Gao, please don’t get the wrong idea. My description probably wasn’t very accurate. Maybe Director An just isn’t feeling well and is having a doctor treat her."
’Maybe she’s moaning in pain because she’s sick, and maybe she’s telling the doctor to hurry up with the treatment.’
’But why would she need to say ’harder’?’
’And she definitely wouldn’t be crying out in pleasure during a medical treatment.’
Gao Tianqi wanted to use this logic to refute Xiaoyun, but he forced the words back down his throat.
As the old saying goes: don’t air your dirty laundry in public.
An Xiaoqing was his wife, after all.
If word of her affair got out, he, her husband in name, would be the first one to be completely humiliated.
What’s more, these nurses were their subordinates.
Gao Tianqi had no desire to be ridiculed by his subordinates, let alone have them witness him being cuckolded.
After taking a deep breath, he said in a low voice, "You’re reading too much into it. Director An isn’t *maybe* unwell, she *is* unwell. I’m the one who called that doctor in for her. What you heard was simply the sounds she made while being sick and undergoing treatment, that’s all."
Hearing this, Xiaoyun and the other nurses could barely contain their laughter.
’The man inside was a doctor, true, but he certainly wasn’t one Gao Tianqi had called.’
’And any fool could tell that the sounds An Xiaoqing was making had nothing to do with being sick or getting medical treatment.’
The nurses knew it, and they were sure Gao Tianqi knew it, too.
Of course, Xiaoyun and the others could understand why he was so desperately trying to deceive himself.
He was a top director, after all; he had his reputation and image to maintain.
Suppressing their smirks, they nodded. "Director An being sick is a serious matter. Since you’re already aware, you should go in and check on her..."